While the Main Event may be the last event here is Vegas, the World Series of Poker is not over! The Player-of-the-Year race will continue through to October when the WSOP-Europe begins in Cannes, France. If you're from Europe and weren't able to make it to the good, old U.S.A., here is your shot at some WSOP gold!
Rumor around the Amazon Room is that Phil Hellmuth will be making his signature late arrival. According to Hellmuth's Twitter: "Making my 'Entrance' to the 2011 WSOP main event today at 5:00 pm! No hat, no sunglasses...Hint: will be a 'Network' entrance."
The hint is certainly intriguing . . . perhaps some sort of Facebook/Social Network/Mark Zuckerberg sort of thing, but that is just a guess. One way or the other, we'll find out soon enough.
Speaking of Hellmuth, he currently sits atop the 2011 WSOP POY Leaderboard, as seen below:
Ellen Deeb, the oldest player in the field has been eliminated after she was all in on the turn of a board holding against the cutoff's . Deeb needed to catch a lucky lady to survive but the river was the and her dream was over, sadly too fast.
Cedric de Rivasson opened for 500 from under the gun and action passed to Ray Romano in the big blind. Romano raised to 2,500 and Rivasson repopped it to 6,500. Romano moved all in for his remaining 13,000 and Rivasson called.
Romano:
Rivasson:
The board ran and it seems that Brad Garret owes Rivasson a massage from a last longer prop bet between Garret and Romano.
Although we aren't sure how he lost most of his chips, we caught Theo Tran all in for around 1,500 holding against another player's on a board reading . Tran's set of threes helped him double up to 3,050.
On the next hand the hijack raised to 675 and Tran moved all in again on the button. The small blind called while the original raiser folded.
Tran:
Small Blind:
The board ran out and Tran doubled for a second time to get back up to 6,400.
The board read and about 3,500 sat in the middle. Sean Getzwiller's opponent fired a bet of 1,500 from Seat 9, and Getzwiller leaned forward to look past the dealer and get a better idea of his opponent's remaining stack. He then pushed out a raise to 5,100.
His opponent hesitated just a second, then folded his face up. "Is that a call?" Getzwiller grinned, and the dealer pushed him the pot.
Getzwiller -- who won Event No. 8 ($1,000 NLHE) -- now sits with about 32,000.
On a flop of , Phil Gordon bet 1,100 only to have his opponent raise to 2,800. Gordon made the call and then check-called a bet of 2,800 on the turn. Both players then checked the river and Gordon flipped over for trips.
It was good enough to take down the pot, and Gordon chipped up to 37,000.
board holding 
against the cutoff's 
. Deeb needed to catch a lucky lady to survive but the river was the 
and her dream was over, sadly too fast.
and it seems that Brad Garret owes Rivasson a massage from a last longer prop bet between Garret and Romano.
against another player's 
. Tran's set of threes helped him double up to 3,050.
and Tran doubled for a second time to get back up to 6,400.
and about 3,500 sat in the middle. Sean Getzwiller's opponent fired a bet of 1,500 from Seat 9, and Getzwiller leaned forward to look past the dealer and get a better idea of his opponent's remaining stack. He then pushed out a raise to 5,100.
face up. "Is that a call?" Getzwiller grinned, and the dealer pushed him the pot.
, Phil Gordon bet 1,100 only to have his opponent raise to 2,800. Gordon made the call and then check-called a bet of 2,800 on the 
turn. Both players then checked the 
river and Gordon flipped over 
