# World Series of Poker 2011 thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 29, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695 "2011-05-29T20:43:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/61 "2011-07-18T19:49:13Z")
I don’t dislike Norman, but Antonio is an excellent analyst. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/62 "2011-07-19T15:20:53Z")
Down to 22 players going into the last day before the November 9. Before the WSoP I have never heard of any of the players that are left. the chips stacks are pretty linear. No one is a severe short stack and no one has a humongous big stack. ```auto Name Chips #BB Anton Makievskyi 21,045,000 132 Eoghan O'Dea 19,500,000 122 Khoa Nguyen 16,435,000 103 Andrey Pateychuk 16,245,000 102 Ben Lamb 14,690,000 92 Phil Collins 13,805,000 86 John Hewitt 13,265,000 83 Ryan Lenaghan 10,415,000 65 Matt Giannetti 8,920,000 56 Konstantinos Mamaliadis 8,195,000 51 Pius Heinz 7,510,000 47 Aleksandr Mozhnyakov 7,075,000 44 Scott Schwalich 6,920,000 43 Martin Staszko 6,380,000 40 Bryan Devonshire 6,190,000 39 Sam Barnhart 4,935,000 31 Samuel Holden 4,740,000 30 Gionni Demers 4,655,000 29 Kenny Shih 4,530,000 28 Lars Bonding 4,140,000 26 Badih Bounahra 3,835,000 24 Chris Moore 3,040,000 19 ``` antes and blinds are 20k/80k/160k so the smallest stack has 19 BB. One double up and the short stack moves up 7-8 positions. He should not be in panic mode. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/63 "2011-07-19T21:24:27Z")
TV today? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/64 "2011-07-19T21:28:39Z")
7 pm on espn. then 11 pm on espn2 central time, (and prairie time). Down to 15 players as of 4:30 central time. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/65 "2011-07-20T03:46:14Z")
they are down to 12 players going into the after dinner session. My program guide says ESPN2 has 5 hours of coverage allotted to poker coverage starting at 11 pm central. Theoretically, they could be done within 30 minutes, or it could take 8 hours. I think they will be down to the November Nine in less than 2 hours. Play has been very aggressive. The shortest stack has about 15 BB and the next two shortest have about 30 BB. _Ewe_ got to think that Ben Lamb is the casinos favorite right now. He is really on a _ram_page and his play has been _baa_rilliant. There appears to _mutton_ to it. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/66 "2011-07-20T06:40:30Z")
I’m loving the live coverage – so much better than the canned stuff that somehow produces awful analysis and worse jokes, and of course tends to focus on a bunch of short stack all-ins. Esfandiari, I think, does a really good job, though really any competent pro who isn’t camera-shy and knows how to express himself could do about as well. Too bad they didn’t figure this out until now, when the party is over. Without PokerStars et al. buying ad time, there won’t be much incentive for ESPN to broadcast more than the final table in years to come. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/67 "2011-07-20T13:44:32Z")
I made it until the final 11 last night before I fell asleep, and I astounded that John Hewitt was the bubble boy. finishing 10th. I think, at one point yesterday, that he was the chip leader. I know he was in the top 3 for sure after he caught Heinz with a three barrel bluff. I guess it took about 3-4 hrs to go from 10 to 9 players. Chip counts: 1 Martin Staszko 40,175,000 2 Eoghan O’Dea 33,925,000 3 Matt Giannetti 24,750,000 4 Phil Collins 23,875,000 5 Ben Lamb 20,875,000 6 Badih Bounahra 19,700,000 7 Pius Heinz 16,425,000 8 Anton Makievskyi 13,825,000 9 Samuel Holden 12,375,000 ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/68 "2011-07-20T14:12:28Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > I made it until the final 11 last night before I fell asleep, and I astounded that John Hewitt was the bubble boy. finishing 10th. Hewitt got all in unnecessarily with KQ os against KK and pissed away 10mm chips. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/69 "2011-07-20T19:23:20Z")
I’ve only watched coverage from day 4, but got a schload of the coverage on my hard drive…long shot question…Is Phil Collins…_the Phil Collins_? ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/70 "2011-07-20T19:39:16Z")
Nevermind…saw the November 9 video on the WSOP site. I’m rooting for the Irish kid. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/71 "2011-07-21T15:11:06Z")
> [@Yeticus\_Rex](#): > > …long shot question…Is Phil Collins…_the Phil Collins_? It is. Just kidding, it isn’t. Just some guy with the same name. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/72 "2011-11-01T02:29:36Z")
Halloween Bump for “The November Nine” Tomorrow night, ESPN is broadcasting the last two episodes of the WSoP going into this year Novmeber 9. I believe they will resume play at Noon local time in Vegas on Saturday Checking the listings, ESPN2 has WSoP next Monday from 9:30 pm to 12:30 am (eastern time). I believe that will be the final 2 on a two hour delay (semi-live). Tuesday night, we get the edited version of Saturday and Monday’s final table on ESPN. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/73 "2011-11-02T04:10:19Z")
here are the chips stacks and Ladbrokes odds of the final table: Martin Staszko (40,175,000 chips) … 4-1 ~80 BB Eoghan O’Dea (33,925,000 chips) … 4-1 ~68 BB Ben Lamb (20,875,000 chips) … 11-2 ~42 BB Matt Giannetti (24,750,000 chips) … 13-2 ~49 BB Phil Collins (23,875,000 chips) … 7-1 ~48 BB Pius Heinz (16,425,000 chips) … 9-1 ~ 33BB Badih Bou-Nahra (19,700,000 chips) … 10-1 ~39BB Anton Makiievskyi (13,825,000 chips) … 10-1 ~28BB Sam Holden (12,375,000 chips) … 11-1 ~25BB is it me, or does there seem to be an inordinate amount of “Vig” in these odds? 10% juice would lead to an average of about 8-1 odds, This looks to be an 7-1 average to me. Blinds/Antes 50K/250K/500K. each orbit is 1.1 Million. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/74 "2011-11-05T21:25:58Z")
I was wrong about the final table. It starts tomorrow (Sunday) at Noon Vegas Time. ESPN2 starts covering the final table on a 30 minutes delay. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/75 "2011-11-07T21:33:55Z")
I managed to stay up watching until 1AM when the 4 remaining players were still trading blows, and I guess they ran another couple of hours before Gianetti got knocked out. I’m glad to see Lamb still hanging in there…what a year. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/76 "2011-11-07T23:48:48Z")
I fell asleep about 11:30 pm cst. ESPN has a telecast tonight at 7:30 cst. Not sure if it will be an edited broadcast of yesterday and or a repeat. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/77 "2011-11-08T22:07:28Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I managed to stay up watching until 1AM when the 4 remaining players were still trading blows, and I guess they ran another couple of hours before Gianetti got knocked out. I’m glad to see Lamb still hanging in there…what a year. Here…let me just hang in there with these pocket Kings… \ :eek: Here…let me just scoop up these chips with these quad Kings… Four more hours…😛 I’m really loving this “almost live” coverage, cause we see almost every hand that doesn’t get cut out for the edited shows…I see alot more playstyle from each player that makes truly interesting to watch. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/78 "2011-11-08T22:33:58Z")
Starts at 8 pm ct tonight on ESPN and have two hours scheduled. It could be over in 3 or 4 hands, or it might take 5 or 6 hours. I also like the unedited shows, but my gawd, how can Pius Heinz take 5+ minutes to make a decision? I don’t dislike any of these players, but I am hoping Ben Lamb wins, mainly because I like sheep puns. Ewe got to like sheep puns because they are really baaaaaad. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/79 "2011-11-09T02:38:23Z")
I hope nobody tuned in 10 minutes after the start. You missed all the fireworks! ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695/80 "2011-11-09T03:05:52Z")
Fire up Twitter - Negreanu made a very interesting comment a little while ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2011-thread/583695.md?page=5)