On Tuesday, the final three of the 2011 WSOP November Nine took center stage at the Rio in Las Vegas, NV.  After over six grueling hours of play, Pius Heinz emerged as the champion.  Here are some of my thoughts and impressions of the final three spectacle. Ben Lamb’s Exit Indicative of His Play at Final Table I was one of the main peopleRead Full Article

It didn’t take long for the three remaining players in the World Series of Poker Main Event to tangle in a big pot, as no sooner had the players been introduced than Martin Staszko and Ben Lamb found themselves all-in pre-flop with Staszko holding pocket 7’s and Lamb K/J offsuit on the very first hand of the night. Lamb must have forgotten to rechargeRead Full Article

Like many in the poker world on Sunday, I tuned in to the WSOP Main Event coverage on ESPN2.  I actually stayed with the broadcast for the entire day and into the late night here in Virginia, making it the longest I have watched poker in a very long time.  Below are some thoughts regarding the live broadcast. Live Coverage Great for Poker PlayersRead Full Article

The World Series of Poker will crown its 2011 Champion on Tuesday night, but before that fateful moment there will be plenty of activities and festivities taking place. Chief amongst the scheduled events will be the 2011 Poker Hall of Fame inductions of Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson, which will precede the seating of the final three players –Ben Lamb, Martin Staszko, and PiusRead Full Article

The three players remaining in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event are quite a contrast. You have the stereotypical US poker star in Ben Lamb; the up-and-coming European Internet whiz kid in Pius Heinz; and the older, more workmanlike, player in Martin Staszko. But which of these players will win the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event? Going by Matchbook.com’s updatedRead Full Article

After a fairly quick pace (quick for the World Series of Poker final table anyway) that saw the November Nine play down to just four players well before the dinner break the action slowed down a bit as Pius Heinz, Matt Giannetti, Ben Lamb, and Martin Staszko all had plenty of chips to work with and it seemed that whenever a player was atRead Full Article

  ***Heinz ends Collins run 9:15PM Well, the 2011 WSOP Final table may not last until the wee hours of the morning as has been the MO in recent years. on the very next hand after Eoghan O’Dea’s elimination Phil Collins hit the rail after pushing with A7s and running into Pius Heinz’s pocket 9′s. After a brutal sweat on a 456 flop, followedRead Full Article

The “live” coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table on ESPN and ESPN 2 (as well as being streamed on ESPN3 at www.watchespn.com) is likely going to last some 12+ hours if history is any indicator. At PokerNewsBoy.com we understand that unlike us the average poker fan isn’t going to want to watch the entire broadcast. So with that inRead Full Article

It would seem that even Black Friday will not be able to slow down the appeal for online poker sites to sign a November Niner, as it was announced that PokerStars has added the young German Pius Heinz to their Team PokerStars Pro roster. Heinz is one of the longer shots to win the Main Event (coming off at 11-to-1 according to Matchbook.com) butRead Full Article

With the 2011 November Nine set to reconvene in just two days this countdown article will focus on the one way all of us can have some the skin in the game: BETTING on the WSOP! While it isn’t Euro 2012 betting it’s still something right? This isn’t our first look at the betting lines for the 2011 World Series of Poker Main eventRead Full Article