Final Table Places Set At WSOP

20th July, 2011

After a week of solid play and more than 6,800 hopefuls sitting at the poker felt, the final nine has been decided for the WSOP Final Table, which will take place in November.

It was the 'unlucky' John Hewitt who became the last player to hit the rail, winning a bitter sweet $607,000 and leaving a final table that includes...

Martin Staszko (40,175,000 chips remaining)
Eoghan O'Dea (33,925,000)
Matt Gianneti (24,750,000)
Phil Collins (23,875,000)
Ben Lamb (20,875,000)
Badih Bounahra (19,700,000)
Pius Heinz (16,425,000)
Anton Makievski (13,825,000)
Samuel Holden (12,375,000)

Play at the World Series of Poker now takes a four month sabatical, with the nine getting together again in November, where the top eight players are all guaranteed to win million dollar cheques.

The eventual winner of the 2011 WSOP not only bagging a cheque for around $6,000,000 - but also the most coveted trinket in poker.