Final table for WSOP established

arniesarmy · Jul 20, 2011

I don't really follow it. Why are there nine players on the final table? Is the the maxiumum number of seats at any poker table?

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The final nine players in the World Series of Poker main event, as determined Tuesday night after an eighth session of no-limit Texas Hold ‘em at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The finalists emerged from a field of 6,865 players and will compete Nov. 5-7 for the tournament’s top prize of $8.71 million. Ninth place will win $782,115, to be paid Wednesday; higher finishers will win at least $1,009,910 and be paid the difference from ninth-place money in November. Players are in order of their seating arrangement at the final table.
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1. Matt Giannetti (24,750,000)
AGE: 26
HOMETOWN: Las Vegas
OCCUPATION: poker player
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: eight cashes for $205,541
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2. Badih Bounahra (19,700,000)
AGE: 49
HOMETOWN: Belize City, Belize
OCCUPATION: poker player
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: one cash in 2008 for $7,582
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3. Eoghan O’Dea (33,925,000)
AGE: 26
HOMETOWN: Dublin, Ireland
OCCUPATION: student
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: five cashes for $37,516
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4. Phil Collins (23,875,000)
AGE: 26
HOMETOWN: Las Vegas
OCCUPATION: poker player
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: eight cashes, $48,769
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5. Anton Makiievskyi (13,825,000)
AGE: 21
HOMETOWN: Dnipropetrous’k, Ukraine
OCCUPATION: poker player
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: none
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6. Sam Holden (12,375,000)
AGE: 22
HOMETOWN: Canterbury, United Kingdom
OCCUPATION: poker professional
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: none
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7. Pius Heinz (16,425,000)
AGE: 22
HOMETOWN: Cologne, Germany
OCCUPATION: student, poker player
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: one cash in 2011 for $83,286
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8. Ben Lamb (20,875,000)
AGE: 26
HOMETOWN: Las Vegas
OCCUPATION: poker professional
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: leads 2011 Player of the Year race; one bracelet, 12 cashes for $2.16 million
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9. Martin Staszko (40,175,000)
AGE: 35
HOMETOWN: Trinec, Czech Republic
OCCUPATION: poker professional
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: four cashes for $22,875
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Information from: World Series of Poker, Associated Press interviews, gameplay.

oldmanTED · Jul 20, 2011

That's the way the WSOP is set up. Actually, they were playing 10 at the table last night to determine who would be the last person eliminated thus leaving the November 9.

arniesarmy · Jul 20, 2011

Thanks Ted. I suppose the IRS allows you to declare yourself a poker player as an occupation. With the exception of the 49-year-old, this would be closer to a frat party than a $1 million tournament. Like any sport, you have to be young to be good.

oldmanTED · Jul 20, 2011

arniesarmy

arniesarmy said:
Thanks Ted. I suppose the IRS allows you to declare yourself a poker player as an occupation. With the exception of the 49-year-old, this would be closer to a frat party than a $1 million tournament. Like any sport, you have to be young to be good.

Yes! The game has really changed. 8 of the final 10 were in their 20's.

KillaRSox · Jul 20, 2011

Lets go Giannetti!
Just found yesterday he's from about a half hour away from where I live in NY.

gmenknicks · Jul 21, 2011

Matt Giannetti6/1

From what I saw on TV and have heard about him this is a nice bet..

Jstack34 · Jul 21, 2011

From what I have seen Lamb seems to be the man to beat, but a lot can happen leading up to November 9 and also lots of time to study the other players, etc.

VegasVic · Jul 21, 2011

gmenknicks said:
Matt Giannetti6/1

From what I saw on TV and have heard about him this is a nice bet..

Which shops are taking bets on the final?

seanm0520 · Jul 21, 2011

Definitely rooting for Lamb. Really wish Negraneau or Cunningham had made it.

silver7 · Jul 21, 2011

Lamb, Collins or Giannetti, like em all. O'Dea looks weak @ times to me. Not sure about the Czech. What a terrible call the last guy out made w/K hi for a huge bet.

hno:

CHOPTALK · Jul 21, 2011

Is the guy who lost his AJ to KJ FH still in the tourney?

gmenknicks · Jul 21, 2011

VegasVic said:
Which shops are taking bets on the final?

got this from Sportsbetting.com

gmenknicks · Jul 21, 2011

silver7 said:
Lamb, Collins or Giannetti, like em all. O'Dea looks weak @ times to me. Not sure about the Czech. What a terrible call the last guy out made w/K hi for a huge bet.hno:

Oh ya that was pretty bad..i really can't find any way to justify this call.. I guess he could say that he was fairly certain that the guy had 99 1010 or JJ and was willing to gamble with 2 overs but thats a severe stretch..Hard to see how someone could make it that far and then make such a ridiculous error..its a shame

awmllc2000 · Jul 21, 2011

Lamb will be extremely tough to beat with this many chips in play.

Albatross · Jul 21, 2011

awmllc2000 said:
Lamb will be extremely tough to beat with this many chips in play.

What level did you make it to buddy?

KillaRSox · Jul 21, 2011

I think the Czech takes it down. He just seems so calm, cool, and collective at the table.

For sure it's going to be a good final table, and Let's go Giannetti!

AdamSelene · Jul 21, 2011

I'll wager this will hold the title as the youngest final table for a long time.

Interesting age/chip count distribution.

The three young guys (22, 21, 22) with the short stacks followed by their chaperone (49), then four 26-year-olds behind the 35-year-old Czech.

awmllc2000 · Jul 21, 2011

Albatross said:
What level did you make it to buddy?

After playing for 3.5 weeks I decided it wasn't in my best interest to play the ME. I'm not quite sure I could have handled another week at the tables. The bracelet events are a grind, but the ME is a grueling grind. Next year I plan on getting there for the start of the series, playing for the first 3-4 weeks then coming home for a week leading into the ME.

gynecologist · Jul 21, 2011

VegasVic · Jul 22, 2011

gynecologist said:

my choice as well. you can feel it in the air.

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