OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE 42nd ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER May 31 - July 19, 2011 Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas November Nine – November 5-7 www.WSOP.com 1 2011 Media Guide Documents: COVER PAGE ................................................................................................................................................................................................1 TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................................................................. 2-3 WSOP COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ............................................................................................................................................................4 2011 WSOP INFORMATION: DAILY TIME SCHEDULE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6-10 ABOUT THE WSOP.....................................................................................................................................................................................11 FACT SHEET – 2011 WSOP........................................................................................................................................................................12 2011 ESPN TV SCHEDULE.........................................................................................................................................................................13 ESPN LIVE PROGRAMMING ....................................................................................................................................................................14 WSOP.COM LIVE STREAMING SCHEDULE ..........................................................................................................................................15 BRACELET CEREMONY - 42ND ANNUAL WSOP...................................................................................................................................16 1ST ANNUAL BAD BEAT SEMINAR SERIES SCHEDULE ....................................................................................................................17 2011 WSOP PLAYER OF THE YEAR .......................................................................................................................................................18 MAIN EVENT – FINAL TABLE – THE “NOVEMBER NINE” ................................................................................................................19 $50,000 POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP – 8 GAME MIX................................................................................................................20 $25K HEADS UP NO LIMIT HOLD’EM EVENT ......................................................................................................................................21 LADIES NO LIMIT HOLD’EM CHAMPIONSHIP ....................................................................................................................................22 PLAYERS ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC) ..................................................................................................................................................23 EXECUTIVE BIOS: JACK EFFEL BIO.........................................................................................................................................................................................25 TY STEWART BIO ......................................................................................................................................................................................26 2010 WSOP INFORMATION/DATA: OFFICIAL RESULTS – 2010 WSOP ...........................................................................................................................................................28 EVENT SNAPSHOT – 2010 WSOP.............................................................................................................................................................29 HOW $8.9 MILLION STACKS UP..............................................................................................................................................................30 7-YEAR CHART - # OF NATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE WSOP ....................................................................................................31 WSOP EUROPE: ABOUT WSOP EUROPE .............................................................................................................................................................................33 SCHEDULE – 2011 WSOP EUROPE ..........................................................................................................................................................34 POKER HALL OF FAME: POKER HALL OF FAME MEMBERS AND CRITERIA ...........................................................................................................................36 POKER HALL OF FAME VOTING GUIDELINES....................................................................................................................................37 WSOP ALL-TIME LISTS: TOP 25 BRACELET WINNERS ..................................................................................................................................................................39 TOP 25 ALL-TIME MONEY LIST ..............................................................................................................................................................40 TOP 25 ALL-TIME CASHES.......................................................................................................................................................................41 TOP 25 ALL-TIME FINAL TABLE APPEARANCES ...............................................................................................................................42 TOP 25 ALL-TIME MAIN EVENT CASHES .............................................................................................................................................43 TOP 25 ALL-TIME MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLES.................................................................................................................................44 TOP 25 MOST CASHES WITHOUT A BRACELET..................................................................................................................................45 ALL-TIME TOP 10 PLAYERS BY DECADE....................................................................................................................................... 46-47 2 HISTORICAL INFORMATION/DATA: BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER .........................................................................................................................49 HISTORY OF THE WSOP GOLD BRACELET.................................................................................................................................... 50-52 BY THE NUMBERS ....................................................................................................................................................................................53 MAIN EVENT CHAMPIONS BY YEAR – FINAL HAND DETAILS ......................................................................................................54 ENTRANTS SINCE 2000 - WSOP...............................................................................................................................................................55 FEMALE BRACELET WINNERS AT WSOP ............................................................................................................................................56 MULTIPLE BRACELET WINNERS IN ONE YEAR – WSOP HISTORY................................................................................................57 FAMOUS WSOP HANDS...................................................................................................................................................................... 58-59 AMATEURS WHO HAVE WON THE WSOP MAIN EVENT ..................................................................................................................60 CELEBRITY PARTICIPANTS IN THE WSOP ..........................................................................................................................................61 SPONSOR/PARTNER INFO: JACK LINK’S BEEF JERKY HISTORY BACKGROUNDER...................................................................................................................63 JACK LINK’S BEEF JERKY PRODUCT AVAILABILITY.......................................................................................................................64 JACK LINK’S BEEF JERKY PRODUCT BACKGROUNDER............................................................................................................ 65-67 MEDIA GUIDELINES FOR 2011 WSOP........................................................................................................................................... 68-70 RIO ALL-SUITE HOTEL AND CASINO INFORMATION: RIO FACT SHEET.................................................................................................................................................................................. 72-76 BLUEPRINT OF THE RIO CONVENTION AREA....................................................................................................................................77 3 WSOP COMMUNICATIONS TEAM SETH PALANSKY Communications Director, WSOP Editor-In-Chief,