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THREE'S A CROWD What started with 6,865 players has come down to the final three. Pius Heinz of Germany (left) holds the chip lead at the start of play with 107.8 million in chips, Ben Lamb (center) sits on a 55.4 million chip stack, while Martin Staszko trails behind with 42.7 million. TO THE VICTOR GO THE SPOILS It's the biggest achievement in all of poker - winning the World Series of Poker Main Event. In addition to being ingrained into poker history, the winner of the 2011 WSOP Main Event will take home over $8.7 million and the WSOP Main Event Bracelet. TRUE AMBASSADORS Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton welcomes the Hall's newest member, Linda Johnson. TEXAS DOLLY 10-time WSOP Bracelet champion Doyle Brunson shares a few kind words about Barry Greenstein during his presentation speech. BARRY GREENSTEIN, 2011 POKER HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE Barry Greenstein gives his acceptance speech during the 2011 Poker Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Greenstein is a three-time WSOP bracelet winner with over $7.7 million in lifetime tournament earnings. He is also considered to be one of the top cash game players. Known as "The Robin Hood of Poker", Greenstein has donated over $3 million during his career, most of it to children's charities. THE CLASS OF 2011 Two of the newest inductees into the Poker Hall of Fame, Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson, pose for photos shortly after their induction ceremony. LAMB CHOPS IT UP WITH HIS CREW Ben Lamb shares a few words with some of his supporters. NOVEMBER NINER: PIUS HEINZ Pius Heinz of Germany started the day third lowest in chips but played his way to a dominant chip lead, which he held for much of the day. THERE'S ALWAYS ONE A bit of controversy away from the Final Table emerged when Allen Bari was ejected from the Penn and Teller Theater by Tournament Director Jack Effel. It is alleged that Bari's ejection was due to disruptive behavior, however the WSOP bracelet champion quickly took to Twitter to proclaim his innocence. NOVEMBER NINER: MARTIN STASZKO Martin Staszko of Czech Republic moves in his stack at the 2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table. There are 1400 entries in the photo blog.
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