The 2011 WSOP Main Event is underway, this year there have been 6,865 registered players with most of the players registering on the last two days. The total prize pool is set at more than $65 million with a decent $8,7 million for the Main Event Champion.

Here are the 2011 WSOP updates and highlights of the World Series of Poker Main Event at the Rio Casino, in Las Vegas.

Watch the Main Event Live on ESPN from 14th July to see who will be crowned the 2011 World Series of Poker champion.

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Phil Hellmuth has another 2nd place finish in the 2011 WSOP, this time it’s not John Juanda preventing Hellmuth from winning his 12th WSOP bracelet. In Event #33: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship, Hellmuth managed to survive a tough playing field of 168 players and was eventually defeated Heads-up against Eric Rodawig.

Phil Hellmuth misses his 2nd attempt at winning a bracelet at this years World Series of Poker, although we have only reached the half way mark of the 58 events in the series. So far Hellmuth has cashed more than half a million dollars for his two 2nd place finishes, not bad even though he hasn’t won Gold yet.

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Full Tilt Poker FTOPS XVIII takes place this November with a pro hosting each event, play poker online against the 2010 WSOP November Nine players from the World Series of Poker main event.

The Full Tilt Online Poker Series is hosted by Team Full Tilt Poker pros which includes John Racener, Filippo Candio, John Dolan, Matthew Jarvis and Soi Nguyen and many more pros in the online poker series.

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The WSOP 2010 main event winner is Jonathan Duhamel, the first Canadian to win a main event. The PokerStars player now joins the team of PokerStars bracelet winners which include Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate and Joe Cada.

On Saturday the November Nine played 11 hours until two players remained Jonathan Duhamel and John Racener, they played heads-up on Monday night to determine the 2010 WSOP main event champion.

Duhamel had a 6-1 chip lead on Racener going into the Heads-up match and finally won the WSOP bracelet and main event title for 2010.

Watch the 2010 World Series Of Poker main event highlights and action on the final table tonight on ESPN on 9 November at 10 – 12 pm

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The WSOP 2010 November Nine will resume play on 6 November with coverage being broadcast on ESPN, seven of the November 9 poker players play poker online at Full Tilt Poker. The chip leader Jonathan Duhamel and short stack Jason Senti are both PokerStars players.

I’m sure both online poker rooms are looking for a WSOP bracelet win from their players, the WSOP 2010 winner will not only win the bracelet and $8.9 million in cash, he will also instantly become a signed pro player with his face featured on every poker magazine and website.

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