6,865 players entered the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. Only the November Nine remain alive for the champions $8,715,638 first place prize .
2011 November Nine and chip count:
November Nine Bob Bounahra, Phil Collins, Matt Giannetti, Pius Heinz, Sam Holden, Ben Lamb, Anton Makiievskyi, Eoghan O'Dea, Martin Staszko
[1] Martin Staszko (40.1 million) 35, Chip leader from Czech Republic
[2] Eoghan O’Dea (33.9 million) 26-year-old poker pro from Ireland
[3] Matt Giannetti (24.7 million) 26-year-old poker pro now living in Las Vegas
[4] Phil Collins (23.8 million) 26-year-old poker pro now living in Las Vegas
[5] Ben Lamb (20.8 million) 26-year-old WSOP 2011 Player of the Year
[6] Bob Bounahra (19.7 million) 49, Amateur live poker player from Belize
[7] Pius Heinz (16.4 million) 22, first German player in the November Nine
[8] Anton Makiievskyi (13.8 million) 22, Ukraine aggressive in it to win it style
[9] Sam Holden (12.3 million) 22-year-old short stack from England
Video: November Nine WSOP 2011 main event final table 9 players to 4 complete
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