The 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event Championship has come down to just two playing sessions.
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The first session begins Sunday, November 6th -- starting at 11:30 am in Las Vegas (2:30 pm EST). Sunday’s session will include play from nine initial players down to just three survivors. Once the final three have been determined, play will take a one-day recess.
The final playing session begins Tuesday, November 8th -- starting at 5:30 pm local time (8:30 pm EST). Tuesday’s session will play from the three surviving players down to the world champion.
This year’s championship finale promises to be the most widely watched and highly-scrutinized poker match in history. Indeed, no poker group nor game is likely to be seen by as many people in as many different countries as this year's final curtain call. Players and all the hands they play will be watched, dissected, and ultimately discussed as thoroughly as any poker game, ever.
If the pressure of playing in a once-in-a-lifetime game were not enough, through the magic of hole-card cameras and semi-live television there’s also the weight of the entire world looking over each player’s shoulder, so to speak, and seeing every card, every hand, and every decision one-at-a-time, for the first time in history. With the global microscope of intense scrutiny – the eyes of the entire world watching -- extra drama is inevitably added to this year’s finale.
Alas, no one knows what will happen, or who will win.
But, history does provide some insights. Based on past WSOP finales, there are certainly things to watch out for. Although most final tables have been wildly unpredictable, a rare few have played out much as was expected. Given that nearly 400 players have made it to the Main Event final table since the tournament freezeout format was first adopted in 1971, history provides some interesting nuggets of speculation for this year’s cast of finalists.
