2011 Main Event – By the Numbers

Total # of Entries: 6,865
Game: No Limit Texas Hold’em
Entry Fee: $10,000
Net Prize Pool: $64,531,000

Final Table:
9 payers
7 countries.
205,925,000 chips
$28,269,365 prize money

Entries by Day:
1A: 897
1B: 978 1C: 2,171 1D: 2,809
2A: 2,031 2B: 2,490
Total Day 2 Players: 4,521
Total Day 3 Players: 1,865
Total Day 4 Players: 853
Total Day 5 Players: 378
Total Day 6 Players: 142
Total Day 7 Players: 57
Total Day 8 Players: 22

Players in the Money: 693
1st Place Prize: $8,711,956
2nd Place Prize: $5,430,928
3rd Place Prize: $4,019,635
4th Place Prize: $3,011,665
5th Place Prize: $2,268,909
6th Place Prize: $1,720,396
7th Place Prize: $1,313,851
8th Place Prize: $1,009,910
9th Place Prize: $782,115
*Note: Final 9 players will receive 9th place prize money on July 20 and the rest of the money will be placed in an interestbearing
account to be added to the prize pool on a percentage basis for the final 8 finishers.
693rd place pays (last place): $19,359

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Poker Game Busted By Police

Top Remodeling's Organized Poker Game Busted By Police: MyFoxCHICAGO.com

Top Remodeling's Organized Poker Game Busted By Police
Updated: Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011, 11:06 PM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011, 10:33 PM CDT

By Darlene Hill, FOX Chicago News

Chicago - It's a home remodeling store by day. But at night, Oak Lawn Police business really picks up.

"Do you ever see customers going in and out of the remodeling shop? Never the front door,” Gus Kukowski said about the business next door to his guitar store on Southwest Highway. “I see once in a while, people going in the back. I don't know who they are."

For nearly a week, area business owners said when most stores close for the day, the True Remodeling shop has been open.

At about eight o'clock Monday night, Oak Lawn Police busted up a poker game. Twenty five men were arrested and charged with gambling.

The salon owner next door said he saw about 50 cars in the parking lot when he left work and asked the landlord all about it.

"Yeah I see poker tables inside the property, I went in there to carry beet with him and I see the tables and I questioned him and said, how come they have their games here?” Michael Alexander, a salon owner said. “He said, you know and I see the chips.”

In all, police picked up about $1200. Law officials say in Illinois, unless you have a state issued license to gamble, you're going to jail. Business owners along Southwest Highway said they hope the other tenant has folded his cards for good.

"It's not right,” Alexander said. “They have to respect everybody's business you know because this is a good neighborhood."

Police said the investigation continues. They're trying to figure out how long the games have been going on and they're also trying to figure out who the joker is who's been setting them all up.

PokerView.com American Friendly Site

The newest site I found is pokerview.com It's american friendly, and you can play just online using your browser, or you can download their Poker Room software. PokerView.com has an interesting option with tables that use your webcam so you can see everyone at the table. Try it, it's fun. My favorite game at PokerView.com is $2-$4 PLO, and you can find me often at the table.

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First hand in Omaha tournanment

In the first hand of PLO tournament I bet the pot preflop, and the flop gave me the nut flush, so I bet the pot again. One of the players went all in. To see the rest of the hand move your mouse over the picture.

My New Card Protector

Last week I found online two interestiong coins, and decided to buy both and use as a card protector in poker games. I recomend it to all patriots and poker players.

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Online Poker After The Black Friday

Two weeks ago the Obama administration has just trampled on the rights of millions of Americans. This is also a scary reminder of President Obama's vision of a government with the power to shut down websites it doesn't like, before a trial has even started. The adults should have the right to gamble with their own money. Government has no business interfering. Congress should repeal the laws that prohibit gambling, whatever the format.

The shut down of the big three online poker sites is not the end of the online poker for americans. Just the last week I received a few emails from an "american friendly" poker sites. So, if you need your daily fix of online poker you can join one of the smaller sites that accept (for now) US players, and many offer rake back from 33%-50% and double rewards. Just Google "us online poker" and you will find many sites like Bodog.com, LockPoker.com, CarbonPoker.com and multiple sites from the Merge netrwork.

Sportsbook।com have the best credit card acceptance rates and you can get an instant cash bonus up to $100 PLUS an additional $1000 poker bonus। SportsBook Poker has some incredibly loose cash games and offers great support.

CakePoker।com has long been one of the most popular U.S.-friendly rooms and is still taking U.S. players.

Make a deposit at BlackChipPoker.com, enter the bonus code BCP375 and you will be rewarded with a 75% bonus of up to $375. And now the good news, this bonus can be claimed as many times as you'd like.

Aced.com is now offering a brand new Aced Poker Bonus Code! This bonus is a 100% initial deposit bonus of up to $600. To get this Aced Poker Bonus, you need to use the Aced Bonus Code: ACED

At ClubWPT.com and GoldStrikePoker.com you can play unlimited risk free online poker for a flat $19.95 monthly membership fee.
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The newest site I found is pokerview.com It's american friendly, and you can play just online using your browser, or you can download their Poker Room software. PokerView.com has an interesting option with tables that use your webcam so you can see everyone at the table. Try it, it's fun. My favorite game at PokerView.com is $2-$4 PLO, and you can find me often at the table.

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WPT Hand

Last week at WPT final table I saw an interesting hand. It started with a pre-flop raise by Jason holding 6,5 and bravely bluffing all the way to the river. Click on the photo to see all cards.

The $500 Poker Challenge

John Hhayes "$500 Poker Challenge" articles

The Challenge: Start with $500 and build a poker bankroll over a period of one year into a bankroll for higher-stakes games.

RULES:
1. You can only play in a casino.
2. You cannot play online or in a home game (see Rule 1: only in casinos).
3. You are allowed to accept stake from backers for tournaments or cash games, but the data must be logged.