2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 10
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$8,150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Entries
7,221
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000

Hands #223-227: Blumstein Extends His Lead

Level 43 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 500,000 ante

Hand #223: Dan Ott limped from the button and Scott Blumstein checked his option. The flop came {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {2-Clubs} on the turn. Blumstein checked again and Ott bet 5 million. Blumstein folded and Ott took down the pot.

Hand #224: Blumstein just called on the button and Ott raised to 8 million from the big blind. Blumstein tossed his cards away and Ott took down another one.

Hand #225: Ott called from the button and Blumstein checked the big blind. The flop was {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and the action was checked to the {a-Clubs} on the turn. Blumstein checked again and Ott made a bet of 3 million. Blumstein quickly folded and Ott raked in the pot.

Hand #226: Blumstein limped his button and Ott raised to 8 million from the big blind. Blumstein raised all-in and Ott quickly folded.

Hand #227: Ott raised to 6 million on the button and Blumstein called from the big blind. Both players checked the {10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop and the {5-Diamonds} fell on the turn. Both players checked again and the {10-Spades} completed the board. Blumstein led out for 7 million and Ott threw his cards away.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
307,275,000
4,500,000
4,500,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Ott us
Dan Ott
53,300,000
-4,500,000
-4,500,000

Tags: Scott BlumsteinDan Ott

Hands #218-222: Blumstein Holds an Overwhelming Chip Lead

Level 43 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 500,000 ante
Scott Blumstein
Scott Blumstein

Hand #218: Scott Blumstein limped in on the button and Dan Ott raised it up to 8 million. Blumstein moved all in and Ott mucked.

Hand #219: Ott called on the button and Blumstein raised to 14 million. Ott folded.

Hand #220: Blumstein called on the button and Ott checked his option. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Ott checked. Blumstein bet 3 million and Ott folded.

Hand #221: Ott folded his button and Blumstein got a walk.

Hand #222: Blumstein limped in on the button and Ott checked. The flop came {j-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Ott checked. Blumstein bet 3.5 million and Ott called. The turn was the {4-Clubs} and both players checked to the {9-Clubs} on the river. Ott led out for 10 million and Blumstein mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
302,775,000
10,500,000
10,500,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Ott us
Dan Ott
57,800,000
-10,500,000
-10,500,000

Tags: Scott BlumsteinDan Ott

Hands #213-217: Small Ball From Both

Level 43 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 500,000 ante

Hand #213: Dan Ott called on the button, and Scott Blumstein checked his option. The flop came down {9-Clubs}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts}, and Blumstein checked to Ott, who fired 3 million. Blumstein tossed in the call, and the {5-Clubs} hit the turn. Blumstein checked again, and Ott fired 9 million. Blumstein kicked his hand in, and Ott took the pot.

Hand #214: Blumstein limped in on the button, and Ott checked. The flop was {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}, and Ott checked to Blumstein, who bet 4 million. Ott quickly released his hand, and Blumstein took the chips.

Hand #215: Ott raised it up to 6 million on the button, and Blumstein released his cards.

Hand #216: Blumstein folded his hand on the button, giving Ott a walk.

Hand #217: Ott limped on the button, and Blumstein checked his option. The flop ran down {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{a-Spades}, and Blumstein checked to Ott. He checked as well, and the {8-Clubs} hit the turn. Blumstein bet 4 million, and Ott kicked his hand in.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
292,275,000
-5,000,000
-5,000,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Ott us
Dan Ott
68,300,000
5,000,000
5,000,000

Tags: Dan OttScott Blumstein

Level: 43

Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000

Ante: 500,000

Hands #208-212: Blumstein Closes in On 300 Million

Level 42 : 1,200,000/2,400,000, 400,000 ante

Hand #208: Scott Blumstein limped on the button and Dan Ott raised to 7 million from the big blind. Blumstein folded his hand and Ott took down the pot.

Hand #209: Ott raised to 5 million from the button and Blumstein called in the big blind. The flop came {j-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and both players checked to the {10-Hearts} on the turn. Blumstein led out for 8.5 million and Ott folded.

Hand #210: Blumstein called from the button and Ott checked his big blind. The flop was {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades} and Ott checked to Blumstein who bet 3.5 million. Ott called and the {5-Diamonds} fell on the turn. Ott checked again and Blumstein made a bet of 9 million, forcing Ott to lay his hand down.

Hand #211: Ott limped in on the button and Blumstein raised to 12.5 million from the big blind. Ott quickly mucked his cards and Blumstein took down another pot.

Hand #212: Blumstein called from the button and Ott raised it up to 7 million from the big blind. Blumstein called and the flop came {q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Ott led out for 6 million and Blumstein tossed his cards away, sending the pot to Ott.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
297,275,000
4,300,000
4,300,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Ott us
Dan Ott
63,300,000
-4,300,000
-4,300,000

Tags: Scott BlumsteinDan Ott

Hands #203-207: Blumstein Scoops Five Pots in a Row

Level 42 : 1,200,000/2,400,000, 400,000 ante
Scott Blumstein and Dan Ott
Scott Blumstein and Dan Ott

Hand #203: Dan Ott raised to 5 million on the button and Scott Blumstein three-bet to 18 million. Ott folded.

Hand #204: Blumstein limped in and Ott checked his option. The flop came {k-Spades}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. Ott checked and Blumstein bet 3 million. Ott folded.

Hand #205: Ott raised it up to 5 million and Blumstein three-bet to 18.5 million. Ott thought for a moment and ended up folding.

Hand #206: Blumstein raised to 5 million on the button and Ott called. The flop came {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Ott checked. Blumstein bet 4 million and Ott mucked.

Hand #207: Ott raised to 5 million and Blumstein defended. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Blumstein checked, as did Ott. The turn was the {q-Hearts} and Blumstein took control of the betting, leading out for 11 million. Ott folded.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
292,975,000
24,400,000
24,400,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Ott us
Dan Ott
67,600,000
-24,400,000
-24,400,000

Tags: Scott BlumsteinDan Ott

Hands #199-202: Blumstein Limps Two Buttons

Level 42 : 1,200,000/2,400,000, 400,000 ante

Hand #199: Dan Ott raised to 5 million on the button, and Scott Blumstein reraised to 19 million. Ott kicked his hand in, and Blumstein took the pot.

Hand #200: Blumstein called from the button, and Ott raised it up to 7 million. Blumstein folded, and Ott took the pot.

Hand #201: Ott made it 5 million to go on the button, and Blumstein made the call. The flop came down {8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, and Blumstein checked to Ott, who did the same. The {8-Hearts} hit the turn, and Blumstein bet 8 million. Ott folded, and Blumstein took the pot.

Hand #202: Blumstein called on the button, and Ott checked his option. The flop came down {j-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, and Ott checked it over to Blumstein, who checked it back. The {A-Hearts} hit the turn, and Ott checked again. Blumstein bet 4 million, and Ott released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
268,575,000
10,800,000
10,800,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Ott us
Dan Ott
92,000,000
-10,800,000
-10,800,000

Tags: Dan OttScott Blumstein

Hands #193-198: Blumstein Gets Value from Two Pair

Level 42 : 1,200,000/2,400,000, 400,000 ante
Heads Up Scott Blumstein
Heads Up Scott Blumstein

Hand #193: Dan Ott raised to 5 million on the button and Scott Blumstein called from the big blind. The dealer fanned the flop of {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and both players checked to the {10-Diamonds} on the turn. Blumstein led out for 7 million and Ott stuck around to see the {q-Hearts} on the river. Blumstein bet again, 19 million this time. Ott grabbed a stack of chips and pushed them forward into the pot for a call. Blumstein tabled {q-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for two pair and Ott sent his hand to the muck.

Hand #194: Blumstein limped in on the button and Ott checked his option. The flop came {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and both players checked to the {9-Clubs} on the turn. Ott checked again and Blumstein fired out a bet of 4 million. Ott made the call and the {j-Clubs} completed the board. Ott checked for the third time and Blumstein checked behind. Ott showed {a-Clubs}{5-Hearts} for the nut flush and raked in the pot.

Hand #195: Ott raised to 5 million on the button and Blumstein let his hand go, sending his big blind to Ott.

Hand #196: Blumstein folded his button and Ott received a walk.

Hand #197: Ott opened to 5 million on the button and Blumstein three-bet to 18 million from the big blind. Ott pushed his cards toward the muck and Blumstein took this pot down.

Hand #198:Blumstein limped in on the button, and Ott checked his option. The flop came down {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{6-Spades}, and Ott checked to Blumstein, who bet out 3 million. Ott folded, and Blumstein took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
257,775,000
28,400,000
28,400,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Ott us
Dan Ott
102,800,000
-28,400,000
-28,400,000

Tags: Dan OttScott Blumstein

Hands #189-192: Ott Takes Down Three in a Row

Level 42 : 1,200,000/2,400,000, 400,000 ante

Hand #189: Dan Ott raised to 5 million on the button and Scott Blumstein paused for a few seconds before releasing his hand.

Hand #190: Blumstein limped in and Ott checked his option. The flop came {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and both players checked to the {k-Clubs} on the turn. Ott reached for chips and led out for 3.5 million. Blumstein folded.

Hand #191: Ott raised it up to 5 million and Blumstein called. The flop came {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Blumstein checked. Ott bet 6 million and Blumstein came in for a check-raise to 17 million. Ott called. The turn was the {2-Diamonds} and Blumstein checked this time. Ott paused and then bet 21 million. Blumstein thought about it but opted to fold.

Hand #192: Blumstein raised to 5 million on the button and Ott came in for a three-bet to 17 million. Blumstein called. The flop came {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Ott checked. Blumstein cut out chips and bet 15 million. Ott folded.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
229,375,000
-10,600,000
-10,600,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Ott us
Dan Ott
131,200,000
10,600,000
10,600,000

Tags: Dan OttScott Blumstein

Hands #185-188: Blumstein Adds a Bit

Level 42 : 1,200,000/2,400,000, 400,000 ante
Heads Up Scott Blumstein
Heads Up Scott Blumstein

Hand #185: Dan Ott raised to 5 million on the button, and Scott Blumstein called. The flop came down {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}, and both players checked. The {8-Clubs} hit the turn, and Blumstein bet 13 million. Ott released his hand, and Blumstein took in the pot.

Hand #186: Blumstein raised to 5.5 million on the button, Ott made the call, and the flop came down {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. Ott checked to Blumstein, who bet 6.5 million. Ott folded his hand, and Blumstein took another one.

Hand #187: Ott bumped it up to 5 million on the button, and Blumstein made the call in the big blind. The flop came {8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{k-Spades}, and Blumstein led out for 6 million. Ott raised it up to 16.5 million, and it was back to Blumstein. He thought it over for a bit before folding, and Ott took the pot.

Hand #188: Blumstein limped in on the button, and Ott checked his option. The flop ran down {10-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, and Ott checked to Blumstein, who checked it back. The {A-Hearts} hit the turn, and Ott tapped the felt again. Blumstein fired 4 million, and Ott quickly released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
239,975,000
2,700,000
2,700,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Ott us
Dan Ott
120,600,000
-2,700,000
-2,700,000

Tags: Dan OttScott Blumstein