It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada between May 31 – July 19, 2011.

Due to the nature of the competition, live coverage was not allowed by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

[2] For the first time ever, television coverage of the WSOP Main Event was "live" with a 30-minute delay.

[3] The "live" coverage of the WSOP Main Event ran for six consecutive days from July 14-19 and offered 32 additional hours of coverage, with Lon McEachern and David Tuchman handling the play-by-play commentary.

As per Nevada Gaming Commission stipulations, play was broadcast with a 15-minute delay and the hole cards were not shown to the television audience until after the hand was over.

In 2004, Harrah's Entertainment purchased the rights to the WSOP and almost immediately started to expand the name brand.

After reaching the final table of nine players on July 19, the remainder of the tournament was delayed until November 6.