WSOP: Down to Three Finalists in World Championship as Matt Giannetti Exits in Fourth Place

Monday, 07 November 2011 10:58

Matt Giannetti’s dream of becoming the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event champion is officially over.The 26-year-old poker pro from Las Vegas, NV (USA) became the sixth player to exit from the WSOP Main Event Championship final table on Sunday -- following Great Britain’s Sam Holden (9th place), Anton Makiievskyi (8th place), Bob Bounahra (7th place), Eoghan O’Dea (6th place) and Phil Collins (5th place).

Giannetti lost a heartbreaking hand late on Sunday night against Ben Lamb and was eliminated a short time later, at approximately 10:50 pm.

Giannetti's bust out means only three players still remain alive in the quest for poker’s world championship title. Fitting perhaps for an event which has become an international attraction for both players and fans alike, three different nations -- the Czech Republic, Germany and the United States -- are represented among the last survivors. The remaining players and their chip counts are as follows:

final3 PIUS HEINZ (Cologne, Germany) – 107,800,000
MARTIN STASZKO (Trinec, Czech Republic) – 42,700,000
BEN LAMB (Tulsa, OK USA/Las Vegas, NV) -- 55,400,000

As the final table reaches what promises to be a thrilling, if unpredictable conclusion, all eyes are on the current chip leader, Pius Heinz. He seized the chip lead just 90 minutes into final table and held the advantage during all of the following nine hours of play. Heinz was never in serious danger of elimination once he double up early in the finale.

On Tuesday, play resumes at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT live on ESPN and ESPN3.com.

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