2011 WSOP Circuit Events, Schedule & Results

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As the World Series of Poker 2011 kicks into high gear, players are preparing themselves for the bigger poker pots and showdowns. So far, the series of 58 poker events has captivated a global audience of players, poker fans and casino aficionados. The veritable rush associated with high-stakes Texas Hold’em is showing no signs of slowing down and more players are taking to the WSOP than ever before.

Here at 777.com we’ve got the latest scoop on all the fun facts, figures and news results as they happen, when they happen. Informed poker fans, poker gaming pundits and veterans of Hold’em are here to add input and provide feedback on this most extraordinary series of poker tournaments at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino. With barely a few days to go before the much-anticipated Main Event, players are rushing to build chip stacks and gain the ascendancy over their competition.

Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan and Phil Helmuth are the focal point of many poker players during this 42^nd annual poker contest. These big-three poker titans are locked in battle to out-muscle one another. The Poker Brat – aka Hellmuth – is looking to win his 12^th WSOP gold bracelet, but standing in his way is the Godfather of Poker – Brunson himself and the legendary Johnny Chan. The final poker table will be streamed live when the game reaches 7-handed play status.

Set in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino is the hottest gaming destination in Vegas at the moment. Perched in an ethereal setting in 3700 West Flamingo Road, this massive entertainment paradise has set up 380 poker tables for this glittering event. Everything players can ask for is here – in abundance.  Buy-ins to the poker games range from $500 to $50,000, certainly not chump change, but big enough to be taken seriously.

The Purported Butterfly Effect Pays a Visit

It is said that nothing happens in isolation – and especially not in poker. So when the 31^st May rolled around and Seat 6 at Table 278 got a wake-up call from fate, a great story was about to unfold. Brian Rast – who returned from Brazil – arrived in Vegas on the 9^th June. His buddy Antonio Esfandiari bankrolled him and low and behold, Rast won a massive $227,232 in the $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold’em Championship. It appears that the luck of the casinos was on their sides!

Fun Facts at this Year’s WSOP

• If Phil Hellmuth finishes in the Top 3 of the $10k Deuce-to-Seven, he will have his best year since 2008. In 2009 he won $87k and in 2010 he won $110k.
• The average number of poker bracelets at this year’s WSOP is 29. The oldest bracelet winner is G. Klein at the age of 44 and the youngest winners are but 22 years old.
• British poker ace, Jonathan Spinks has enjoyed two 4^th place finishes to date. He has participated in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event (4^th place) and the $1,500 NL Hold’em Shootout (4^th place).
• John Juanda holds 5 WSOP bracelets after he won the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Championship on Saturday night, denying Phil Hellmuth his 12^th WSOP bracelet.