2011 WSOP Main Event Down to Three

Pius Heinz, chip leader with 107,800,000

Sometime in the early morning hours on Wednesday the 2011 WSOP Main Event should finally deal the final hand and crown a world’s poker champion.  Three players remain in the quest for poker’s most sought after world championship bracelet, $8,715,638 in cash and the bragging rights as the top poker player of 2011.  Second place will receive $5,433,086 and third place will have to settle for $4,021,138.

A total of 693 entrants paid $10,000 for a seat in the main event and built a prize pool of $64,540,858 of which $18,169,862 goes to the following final three players:

Pius Heinz, 22-year-old from Cologne, Germany

Ben Lamb, 26-year-old from Las Vegas and Tulsa Oklahoma

Martin Staszko, 35-year-old from Trinec, Chech Republic

Cards will be in the air at 9 PM ET from the Rio Resort in Las Vegas.  ESPN will broadcast the event near-live (15 minute delay) with visible hole cards on ESPN and ESPN3.