World Series of Poker Main EventJust 10 Players Remain In WSOP Main Event |
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There are now just 10 players remaining in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. After one more elimination, the field will be down to the official members of the November Nine.
Read on below for an update of the action:
Note: Play will continue until the field reaches 9 players.
Players Remaining: 10 out of 6,865
Average Chip Count: 20,595,000
Current Chip Counts:
1. Eoghan O’Dea — 40,540,000
2. Martin Staszko — 27,965,000
3. Ben Lamb — 24,260,000
4. John Hewitt — 22,300,000
5. Phil Collins — 19,475,000
6. Anton Makievskyi — 19,475,000
7. Pius Heinz — 16,080,000
8. Samuel Holden — 13,125,000
9. Badih Bounahra — 12,985,000
10. Matt Giannetti — 9,535,000
Day 8 Eliminations:
11. Khoa Nguyen — $607,882
12. Bryan Devonshire — $607,882
13. Konstantinos Mamaliadis — $478,174
14. Scott Schwalich — $478,174
15. Andrey Pateychuk — $478,174
16. Ryan Lenaghan — $378,796
17. Sam Barnhart — $378,796
18. Kenny Shih — $378,796
19. Aleksandr Mozhnyakov — $302,005
20. Gionni Demers — $302,005
21. Chris Moore — $302,005
22. Lars Bonding — $302,005
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Big Hands from Day 8:
Lars Bonding Eliminated in 22nd Place ($302,005)
Lars Bonding got the last of his chips into the middle of the table when the flop read 7-4-3 and he held pocket aces in the hole. Unfortunately for the pro his opponent Konstantinos Mamaliadis held pocket fours. The set held and Bonding was the first player to be eliminated on day 8, falling in 22nd place, which was good for $302,005.
Chris Moore Eliminated in 21st Place ($302,005)
Anton Makievskyi raised to 350,000 preflop and Chris Moore reraised to 1 million. Anton then moved all in and Moore made the all-in call. Their cards:
Anton: A 10
Moore: K-K
Board: A 8 3 6 Q
Anton won the hand and he grew his chip lead to 24 million. Moore was eliminated in 21st place and he took home $302,005 in prize money.
Aleksandr Mozhnyakov Eliminated in 19th Place ($302,005)
Sam Barnhart raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Mozhnyakov reraised all in for his final 1.5 million. Barnhart made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Barnhart: A 10
Mozhnyakov: K Q
Board: 4 4 3 J 2
Mozhnyakov was eliminated in 19th place on the hand and he will now take home $302,005 in prize money. Barnhart grew his stack to 6,245,000 after the hand.
Sam Barnhart Eliminated in 16th Place ($378,796)
Sam Barnhart raised to 550,000 from middle position preflop and Pius Heinz reraised all in from the small blind for 5.51 million. Barnhart was then forced to make an all-in call for 4 million. Their cards:
Barnhart: 9 9
Heinz: K K
Board: J 4 3 10 8
Barnhart won the WSOP Circuit National Championship event at the start of the summer and he ends it with an impressive 16th place finish in the main event. He will take home $378,796 in prize money.
Scott Schwalich Eliminated in 14th Place ($478,174)
Phil Collins raised to 550,000 and Scott Schwalich reraised all in for 575,000 total. Martin Stazsko made the call and then Eoghan O’Dea reraised to 2 million to isolate. Both Collins and Stazsko mucked and the final two players in the pot then flipped over their cards:
Schwalich: J 10
O’Dea: A 10
Board: Q 6 2
Schwalich was eliminated in 14th place and he will take home $478,174 in prize money. O’Dea now holds 28.1 million in chips.
Bryan Devonshire Eliminated in 12th Place
Eoghan O’Dea raised to 650,000 and Bryan Devonshire moved all in for 3,000,000 from the big blind. O’Dea called with A Q and he had Devonshire’s K Q dominated.
The board fell J 4 2 Q 7 and Devonshire was eliminated. O’Dea now has 39 million in chips.
Khoa Nguyen Eliminated in 11th Place
Martin Staszko raised to 675,000 and Khoa Nguyen reraised to 1,750,000 from late position. Staszko then moved all in and Nguyen called with pocket tens.
Staszko had pocket kings, however, and they held when the board fell A 5 2 6 6. Nguyen was eliminated and the final ten players began to redraw for the unofficial final table.