For the first time in World Series of Poker history, fans will be able to enjoy all the action of the 2011 Main Event live on ESPN. Coverage begins this Thursday at 3 pm on ESPN3.com and then at 11 pm on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com.

Here is acomparison of the bracelets won by county for this and last years WSOP Events.

Day 1B entries of the Main event yesterday were 978..

The recent events of Black Friday (April 15, 2011) has had a tremendous impact on the lives of many Americans. The Department of Justice made the decision to prosecute online poker as if it was al-Quaeda. It has always been my belief that our government cared about it's citizens. After watching the Black Friday fiasco unfold, I now realize how wrong that statement is.

Here are the Top 10 ways the DOJ has hurt our economy.

Doyle Brunson at the start of day one of the WSOP Main Event did the traditional directive,“let’s shuffle up and deal! to dealers. There were five 120-minute levels yesterday for the players to complete day one.

With the 2011 WSOP Main Event just hours away, the question on many of players minds is how many players will there be. The number (so the smart guys say) is going to be lower than last years attendance of 7319. This is mainly due to the decrease of the online poker rooms running almost non-stop satellites for the WSOP in years past.

The WSOP has teamed up with The Prevent Cancer Foundation and The Nevada Cancer Institute to provide their First Annual Bad Beat Seminar Series at The Rio Convention Center. Admission is FREE (with donations welcome) and speakers include Annie Duke, Annette Obrestad, Sam Chauhan and Phil Hellmuth.