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WSOP Main Event: Lenaghan Is in the Chiplead

The 2011 WSOP Main Event enters Day 7 on Monday, 18th July with 57 players remaining in the contest for the ultimate poker title, the WSOP Main Event Champion’s. Yesterday, Event Day 6 brought about a major set of eliminations.

WSOP Live Coverage Stream Every Day on Rakerace.com

As we informed you on Facebook, the WSOP Main Event "almost live" coverage started yesterday. You can watch the 2 TV tables at ESPN2.com and ESPN3.com, or without any need for registration, right here at Rakerace.com. The broadcast starts everyday at 7 p.m. ET.

WSOP 2011 - Winning a Pot with Someone Else's Chips

Darrell Roberts won a nice pot under quite funny circumstances at the World Series of Poker Main Event. Roberts sat down at his table after returning from the bathroom. What he did not notice, however, was that his table (table 308) had actually been moved to the ESPN main stage section during Roberts' break.

Record Turnout at WSOP 2011 - Largest World Series Ever

Despite the early predictions, this year's World Series of Poker turned out to be the largest in history. The 42nd annual WSOP, with a record-breaking 75,672 entries and 58 events created the largest prize pool in the history of the Series: $191,999,010. 6865 players registered for the Main Event, which is currently underway.

WSOP Event #56 and Event #57 - $1,500 NLHE and $5,000 Omaha H/L

The Swedish programmer Hasan Alexander Anter took down the WSOP Event #56 ( in style: he defeated his opponent with a royal flush. The Event #57 bracelet ($5,000 Omaha H/L) went to Nick Banger.

WSOP Main Event Launches Today

World Series of Poker 2011 Event #58 $10,000 NLHE Championship, commonly known as the Main Event, kicks off today at 12:00 p.m. PST. Probably the most notable poker event of the year, in 2010 it featured 7,319 entrees and Jonathan Duhamel, the champion could take home $8,944,310.

WSOP Event #54 and Event #55 - $1,000 NLHE and $50,000 Poker Players Championship

Max Lykov had the lead throughout the final table of WSOP Event #54 $1,000 NLHE, eventually defeating Dror Michaelo heads-up. In the famous $50,000 Poker Players Championship (WSOP Event #55), Phil Hellmuth lost his third HU battle in WSOP 2011, this time against Brian Rast.

WSOP Event #52 and Event #53 - $2,500 Mixed Hold'em and WSOP $1,000 Ladies NLHE

The 52nd and 53rd Events ended, Matt Matros won the $2,500 Mixed Hold'em Event for $303,501 and Marsha Wolak the $1,000 Ladies NLHE Event for $192,344. As last year, many males entered the ladies event, which caused major upheaval amongst other players.

WSOP Event #50 and Event #51 - $5,000 Triple Chance NLHE and $1,500 PLO Hi-low

The French Antonin Teisseire won the $5,000 Triple Chance NLHE, cashing an amazing $825,604. Event #51, the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-low was won by David Singontiko, who earned $268,235 with his bracelet.

WSOP Event #48 and Event #49 - $1,500 NLHE and $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball

Athanasios Polychronopoulos has the golden bracelet for WSOP Event #48 $1,500 NLHE. Event #49 $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball was won by Leonard Martin, who clashed with Justin Bonomo heads-up for the title.

WSOP Event #46 and Event #47 - $10,000 NLHE 6-max and $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low

American Joe Ebanks won WSOP Event #46 $10,000 NLHE 6-max, taking home more than $1.1 million. $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low (Event #47) victory went to Owais Ahmed, who defeated Michael Mizrachi heads-up.

EPT Season 8 Satellites Running

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Season 8 is close, launching on 2nd August, 2011 in Tallinn, Estonia. Satellites for the 6 days long event are already running for from as little as €5.55 at PokerStars: look for the EPT tab under “Events.”

WSOP – Summary: Events #40, #41, #42, #43, #44, #45

Due to some recent developments here at Rakerace.com (especially the addition of two new rooms, Tiltao and Betfred), as well as in the poker industry (the suspension of the operating license of Full Tilt Poker), we had little time updating the WSOP results. To make up for it, here is our summary of the latest events.

WSOP – Weekend Results: Events #36, #37, #38, #39

Four events were concluded during the past weekend at the WSOP in Las Vegas: the $2,500 NLHE (won by Mikhail Lakhitov), the $10,000 HORSE (Fabrice Soulier), the $1,500 NLHE (Arkadiy Tsinis) and the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha (Mitch Schock).

WSOP Event #34 and Event #35 - $1,000 NLHE and $5,000 PLO 6-max

Mark Schmid won WSOP Event #34 $1,000 NLHE, taking home $488,283. Event #35 $5,000 PLO 6-max victory went to poker pro Jason Mercier, who got his second PLO WSOP bracelet after the one from 2009.
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