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The Official WSOP Photo BlogSelect Year:
EASTERN BLOC(KED) Ahead with two pair- kings and jacks after the flop, Anton Makiievskyi of Ukraine reels after Germany's Pius Heinz makes a set of nines on the turn. The river would be no help to Makiievskyi, eliminating him in eighth place, worth $1,010,015. RAIN ON ME Phil Collins' friends and family erupt after Collins catches running flush cards to double up through Ben Lamb. SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER TO BE LUCKY THAN GOOD As any poker player knows, you have to be more than just good to be successful in the game, you also have to be lucky. Ben Lamb experiences this first hand after catching a lucky eight on the river to double up through Eoghan O'Dea. Unfortunately for O'Dea, he was left crippled after the hand and was eliminated shortly afterward. BEN'S LAMBS One of the crowd favorites of the 2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table, Ben Lamb was supported by a huge cast of friends and family. Lamb's contingent came complete with t-shirts, signs and of course, a full grown man-lamb. NOVEMBER NINER: BEN LAMB Looking more like a wolf than his namesake, Ben Lamb maintains an intense focus at the Main Event Final Table. EYES ON THE PRIZE While undoubtedly, the final nine players of the 2011 WSOP Main Event have their sights set on the $8.7 million in 1st place prize money, the prospect of being launched into poker history as the Main Event Champion isn't far off their radars. THE POWER OF RED Whether on a car or a tie, it is said that the color red conveys power. Color psychology aside, at the WSOP Main Event Final Table, red IS power. Here, the red 500,000 denomination chips are brought into play. ALL THE PRETTY COLORS Various chip denominations at the 2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table. As you can see, greens are worth 25,000, pinks are worth 100,000 and light yellows are worth 250,000. NOVEMBER NINER: MATT GIANNETTI Matt Giannetti tanks for minute before deciding to act in a hand. FIRST TO GO As the short stack heading into the 2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table, it wasn't shocking to see Sam Holden of the UK eliminated in ninth place. The lovely and talented Kara Scott interviews Holden about his experience as consolation. There are 1400 entries in the photo blog.
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