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BREAKING: 2011 WSOP Main Event Live Broadcast Holds Big Rating

by Wicked Chops Entity on 11.9.2011 in Poker News | 1 comment

2011 WSOP TV Ratings

PIUS HEINZ surprisingly helped carry a strong WSOP live rating on Tuesday evening.

Live poker raked in strong ratings for ESPN.

The overnights for the 2011 WSOP Main Event final broadcast on Tuesday were strong, holding an average 1.01 rating during the 6.5 hours of live broadcast.

While that’s down from last year’s 1.28 produced primetime 2-hour comparable, the 1.01 rating stretches over six hours, bringing significantly more eyeballs and exposure overall. This despite losing arguably the most well-known and marketable (and American) of the bunch–Ben Lamb–on the fourth hand.

In all, that’s a major win for the WSOP and the viability of live poker programming in general.

We expect to see the broadcast finals out sometime by end of day Wednesday.

We’ll have our take on this year’s overall WSOP ratings–for both produced shows (down) and live shows (solid)–and the future of poker on TV in general–on Wicked Chops Insider by Thursday.

Tagged as: 2011 WSOP, 2011 WSOP Main Event, featured, Poker News

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One More Time for PIUS HEINZ

by Wicked Chops Entity on 11.9.2011 in Humor | 1 comment

It’s so inexplicably weird and random that it’s kind of awesome.

For whatever reason, whenever PIUS HEINZ won a hand, his German supporters in the crowd began singing “Na na na na na na na na now, Pius Heinz, Pius Pius Heinz” to the tune of KC & the Sunshine Band‘s “Baby Give it Up.” It happened, oh, maybe 100 times over the past few days.

So for us and all of the other poker media–the song is embedded in our head and likely will be for awhile.

It’s not like this song was popular the year when PIUS HEINZ was born. It came out about a decade before he was conceived. And as far as we know, it’s not like this song is the German equivalent of say, “Don’t Stop Believing” for us. Or that “Baby Give it Up” sounds anything like “PIUS HEINZ.” It’s…just…random.

So enjoy the song one more time for the 2011 WSOP Main Event winner. Off to iTunes to download it now. Dammit.

Tagged as: 2011 WSOP Main Event, Baby Give it Up, KC & the Sunshine Band, Pius Heinz

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Pius Heinz Wins 2011 WSOP Main Event

by Wicked Chops Entity on 11.9.2011 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Pius Heinz is the 2011 WSOP Main Event champion.

Pius Heinz is the 2011 WSOP Main Event champion.

Pius Heinz has won the 2011 WSOP Main Event.

The 22 year-old German defeated 42 35 year-old Czechoslovakian Martn Staszko heads-up for the title.

WSOP POY Ben Lamb went out early in third place.

For the win, Heinz captures his first bracelet and banks $8,715,638. Staszko takes home $5,433,086 for second. Ben Lamb adds another $4,021,138 to his 2011 WSOP haul for third.

It was an action packed final three. Ben Lamb pushed all in twice early and was eliminated on the fourth hand. And Martin Staszko and Pius Heinz changed chip leadership eight times heads-up.

Heinz becomes the first ever German Main Event winner.

* Photo: Bluff Magazine

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And Then There Were Three: 2011 WSOP ME Down to Lamb, Heinz, and Staszko

by Wicked Chops Entity on 11.7.2011 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Pius Heinz, Ben Lamb, and that other guy will come back to compete for the 2011 WSOP Main Event title on Tuesday.

The 2011 WSOP Main Event final table played out like most episodes of The Walking Dead: really slow at first, then picking up with a bang at the end.

While Sunday’s final table didn’t match 2009′s ridiculousness of swings, bad beats, and storylines, the near-live feed on ESPN2 showcased a level of skill among the participants that’s likely been unmatched in previous years.

In the end, you can make the case that the three guys who played the best ultimately survived for Tuesday’s championship battle. Taking the chip lead when the final three return is German PIUS HEINZ with 107,800,000. He’s followed by U.S. American and reigning WSOP POY Ben Lamb with 55,400,000. And in third overall is the man who started play as chip leader, Martin Staszko, with 42,700,000.

Follow the final three on Tuesday on ESPN.

Get 4-9 payouts after the jump. Get a full live blog recap from Dr. Pauly here.

* Photo courtesy Jon Boncek/2011 WSOP

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Tagged as: 2011 WSOP Main Event, Ben Lamb, Martin Staszko, Pius Heinz, Poker News

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2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table Live Airing on ESPN2

by Wicked Chops Entity on 11.6.2011 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Among the burning questions at the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table: Will Badih Bounahra's wife/girlfriend/fiance/daughter/niece/etc make another GOTR appearance?

As we hope you’re aware at this stage: the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table will air near live on ESPN2 starting at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT.

The live-ish airings have exceeded ratings expectations for ESPN/WSOP, and we believe they’ll be the primary means for watching the World Series of Poker in the upcoming years.

For a refresher, here are your starting table chip counts and subsequent latest betting odds (according to Bodog):

1. Martin Staszko – 40,175,000 (4/1)
2. Eoghan O’Dea – 33,925,000 (9/2)
3. Matt Giannetti – 24,750,000 (6/1)
4. Phil Collins – 23,875,000 (11/2)
5. Ben Lamb – 20,875,000 (9/2)
6. Badih Bounahra – 19,700,000 (9/1)
7. Pius Heinz – 16,425,000 (9/1)
8. Anton Makievskyi – 13,825,000 (11/1)
9. Sam Holden – 12,375,000 (12/1)

They’ll play down to the final three, who will all come back on Tuesday to battle it out for the title.

Get more WSOP betting breakdowns from Dr. Pauly here.

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