2011 World Series of Poker

Event #58: $10,000 Main Event
Day: 1d
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Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠k♣
Prize
$8,715,638
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$64,531,000
Entries
6,865
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
300,000

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Holly Madison, Jack Effel, and Phil Hellmuth jointly give the Shuffle Up and Deal
Holly Madison, Jack Effel, and Phil Hellmuth jointly give the Shuffle Up and Deal

Tournament Director Jack Effel gave the daily announcements here on the bracelet stage in the Pavilion Room. Among the highlights was Phil Gordon presenting Phil Hellmuth with an award for biggest contributor to Bad Beat on Cancer during the 2011 WSOP.

When presented with the award, Hellmuth deadpanned, "I finally won something." The entire room seemed to know Hellmuth finished runner up three times this year, so the joke got a pretty good laugh. After that, Hellmuth was joined by Holly Madison, of Playboy, "The Girls Next Door," and "Peepshow" fame, and they jointly gave the ceremonial "Shuffle up and deal!"

With that, the cards are in the air and Day 1d is officially underway.