Coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event rolled on Tuesday night on ESPN, featuring more action from Day 3 of the $10,000 buy-in tournament and even more quips from show host Norman Chad. The final two hours of Day 3 coverage aired on Tuesday beginning at 8:00pm ET, with Patrick Poirier holding down the chip lead and U.S. players occupying six of the top eight spots on the leaderboard.

Max Heinzelmann (pictured above), fresh off cracking Shaun shaundeebDeeb’s aces with A-6, was seated at the feature table alongside Daniel Negreanu and Kristy Gazes. Chad, who has been quick to poke fun of Heinzelmann’s blonde hair, joked, “Something tells me Max Heinzelmann is a fan of Cirque du Soleil.” Heinzelmann was also compared to a character on the animated poker series “The Micros.”

The first hour of coverage kicked off with Todd Brunson doubling up after committing his chips with 7-5 of clubs on a flop of Q-4-3 with two of the suit for straight and flush draws. He was up against bullets and drew out when a third club hit on the turn.

Elsewhere in the room, Josh AAeveryhandHillock was all-in before the flop with pocket tens against the A-J of Patrik Antonius (pictured) for a race. The board ran out 5-6-6-6-7, giving Hillock a boat, and he picked up one-quarter of Antonius’ stack. Then, Andrew Brussard 7bet all-in pre-flop with jacks, but ran into pocket queens and was drawing dead by the river.

Amanda manderbuttMusumeci picked off a river bluff by former World Poker Tour champ Kevin BeL0WaB0Ve Saul to chip up. Shortly after that hand, a feature on the indoor driving range in Negreanu’s Las Vegas home aired. As if that weren’t enough, his backyard features a Jack Nicklaus-designed putting green complete with a sand trap. Back at the feature table, a player called all-in on the river with pocket nines, but Negreanu had him easily bested with a set of aces.

Next door at the secondary feature table, 1996 Main Event champ Huck Seed was all-in blind before the flop and received a call from Ben Benba Lamb (pictured), who showed A-7 of clubs. Seed flipped up 10-4 offsuit and promptly spiked a 10 on the turn to stay alive. Chad joked, “Sometimes it pays not to know your cards.”

Gazes called all-in before the flop for half of her stack with pocket jacks, a hand that was roasted over and over during Day 3 coverage. This time, she ran into queens and was drawing dead after the turn.

Out in the field, a boisterous Phil Hellmuth (pictured) continued to badger his tablemates. This time, he lamented his image: “That’s what I love about poker. I fold 16 hands in a row and I still get called by three people.”

Erick Lindgren was all-in with A-3 on a board of A-K-3-3 with two clubs and received two takers. One opponent held Q-10 of clubs, while the other came to the party with A-10. No help came on the river for either when a red six hit and Lindgren tripled up. Not as fortunate was Seed, whose elimination ended the first of two one-hour episodes on ESPN on Tuesday night.

The second hour of coverage included an inside look at Lamb’s perfect table. He told ESPN cameras, “My ideal table is older people that don’t play poker professionally and that are passive.” Relive Lamb’s march to the 2011 WSOP November Nine.

Antonius met his demise after losing a coin flip with A-9 of spades against pocket sixes. The board fell 3-4-10-7-7 and Antonius, Chad’s man-crush, departed the Amazon Room at the Rio in Las Vegas. Chad found a new horse in Finland’s Sami Kelopuro, telling viewers after he won a pot, “With Patrik Antonius gone, I don’t mind seeing Kelopuro’s finely toned forearms drag another pot.”

At the end of Day 3 of the 2011 WSOP Main Event, Poirier continued to have the chip lead at 1.33 million, while Daryl Jace sat in second place with 1.28 million. Coverage of Day 4 will kick off next Tuesday at 8:00pm ET on ESPN.