This year, the broadcasting of the tournament started with the final 16 players of a 593-player field. With a prize pool of €5,692,800 that generated and €1,400,000 reserved for first place, the competition was fierce and comprised of some of the game’s best.

At the beginning, both Elio Fox and Arnaud Mattern managed to double back into contention, but Michael Drummond was not so lucky. In the end, Drummond was sent packing in 16th place, good for €43,000. Poker Holdem

Later on, a three-way pot developed that saw Amir Lehavot and Andy Moseley both all-in and at risk against Brian Roberts.

Unfortunately, Lehavot was sent to the rail in 15th place for €43,000.

Shawn Buchanan opened for 50,000 only to have Steven Moreau move all-in for 474,000. Unfortunately for the Frenchman, was sent home in 14th place with a consolation pay of €53,000. Hold em Poker 

Even with the aforementioned triple, Andy Moseley couldn’t get much going and soon found himself eliminated in 13th place, earning €53,000 for his performance.

Thibaud Guenegou was also eliminated in 12th place for €67,500.

Arnaud Mattern opened for 60,000 only to have Alex Dovzhenko move all-in for 455,000. Elio Fox then looked down at his cards and also moved all-in. Mattern snap-called off his stack of 1.53 million, and the cards were turned up. In the end, Dovzhenko was sent home in 11th place (€67,500), followed by Mattern in 10th (€90,000).

After being three-outed on the river by Chris Moorman and losing 95 percent of his chips, Patrik Antonius called off his paltry stack after Shawn Buchanan had raised to 60,000. Sadly, Antonius was eliminated in ninth place (€90,000).

Chris Moorman opened for 65,000 only to have Max Silver three-bet to 165,000. By the middle of the game, the chip leader at the start of the WSOPE broadcast was at risk with 3.5 million chips on the line. In the end, Silver, the youngest player left in the tournament, was the first final-table casualty and took home €115,000.

In the next hand, Elio Fox opened for 110,000, Jake Cody three-bet to 250,000 from the button, and Fox four-bet to
600,000. After a very well played match, Cody was eliminated in seventh place (€115,000).

Action folded to Elio Fox on the button and he applied the pressure with a raise to 120,000. Dermot Blain then peered down in the small blind and moved all-in for 1.7 million, Shawn Buchanan called off 985,000 and Fox got out of the way. This time, Buchanan was made his exit in sixth place (€200,000).

In another hand, Dermot Blain opened under the gun for 175,000 and was three-bet to 350,000 by Brian Roberts. Blain responded by moving all-in for 1.76 million, Roberts called, and Blain was at risk. When the board ran out, Blain made his exit in fifth place (€275,000). And Roberts was eliminated in fourth place (€400,000).

In the very next hand, Elio Fox was on the button and opened for 160,000. Moritz Kranich was in the small blind and shoved for 1,515,000, Fox called, and the Kranich was in terrible shape. Kranich was eliminated in third place (€550,000).

For the final hand, Elio Fox held 11,095,000 in chips to Chris Moorman’s 6,720,000, and the two battled back and forth for quite a while. Finally, Moorman finished the tournament in second place, good for €800,000. And so Fox, as the chip leader, became the 2011 WSOP Europe Main Event Champion, bringing the title back to the United States.