Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-22-2017 22:32 UTC-7

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

Adam Lamers

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 and both players checked to the 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 and Ott checked to Blumstein who bet 3.5 million. Ott called and the 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 . Ott led out for 6 million and Blumstein tossed his cards away, sending the pot to Ott.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	297,275,000 4,300,000	4,300,000

Dan Ott	63,300,000 -4,300,000	-4,300,000

Tags: Scott Blumstein Dan Ott

Level: 43

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

Ante: 500,000

07-22-2017 22:41 UTC-7

Hands #213-217: Small Ball From Both

tayke2

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 , and Blumstein checked to Ott, who fired 3 million. Blumstein tossed in the call, and the 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 , 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 , and Blumstein checked to Ott. He checked as well, and the hit the turn. Blumstein bet 4 million, and Ott kicked his hand in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	292,275,000 -5,000,000	-5,000,000

Dan Ott	68,300,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Tags: Dan Ott Scott Blumstein

07-22-2017 22:53 UTC-7

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

ElleSriracha

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

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 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 and Ott checked. Blumstein bet 3.5 million and Ott called. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Ott led out for 10 million and Blumstein mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	302,775,000 10,500,000	10,500,000

Dan Ott	57,800,000 -10,500,000	-10,500,000

Tags: Scott Blumstein Dan Ott

07-22-2017 23:03 UTC-7

Hands #223-227: Blumstein Extends His Lead

Adam Lamers

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 and both players checked to the 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 and the action was checked to the 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 flop and the fell on the turn. Both players checked again and the completed the board. Blumstein led out for 7 million and Ott threw his cards away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	307,275,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Dan Ott	53,300,000 -4,500,000	-4,500,000

Tags: Scott Blumstein Dan Ott

07-22-2017 23:18 UTC-7

Hands #228-232: Everyone Loves A Chopped Pot... or Two

tayke2

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

Hand #228: Scott Blumstein raised to 6 million on the button, and Dan Ott made the call. The flop came down , and Ott checked to Blumstein, who did the same. The hit the turn, and both players checked again. The completed the board, and Ott checked a third time. Blumstein followed suit, and Ott showed for the winning hand.

Hand #229: Ott limped in on the button, and Blumstein checked his option. The flop was , and Blumstein checked to Ott, who checked it back. The came on the turn, and both players checked again. The completed the board, and Blumstein checked a third time. Ott thought for about 45 seconds before betting 7 million, and Blumstein made the call. They both had the straight, as Blumstein had , while Ott tabled , and the pot was chopped.

Hand #230: Blumstein limped in, and Ott checked. The two saw a flop of , and Ott checked it over to Blumstein, who checked as well. The hit the turn, and Ott checked to Blumstein, who bet 5.5 million. Ott tossed in the call, and the river was the . Ott checked a third time, and Blumstein fired out 17 million. Ott called, and it was another chopped pot, as Blumstein showed , while Ott had .

Hand #231: Ott open folded the button, giving Blumstein a walk.

Hand #232: Blumstein limped in, and Ott checked his option. The flop came , and Ott checked. Blumstein bet 3.5 million, and Ott quickly released his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	306,275,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Dan Ott	54,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Dan Ott Scott Blumstein

07-22-2017 23:30 UTC-7

Hands #233-236: Blumstein Makes a Hero Call

ElleSriracha

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

Hand #233: Dan Ott limped in on the button and Scott Blumstein checked his option. The flop came and Blumstein checked, as did Ott. The turn was the and Blumstein bet 4.5 million. Ott called. The river was the and Blumstein checked. Ott bet 8 million and Blumstein called. Ott started to push his hand forward, face-down, and Blumstein showed for a pair of threes to scoop the pot.

Hand #234: Blumstein moved all in on the button and Ott folded.

Hand #235: Ott raised to 6 million on the button and Blumstein mucked.

Hand #236: Blumstein limped in on the button and Ott and checked his option. The flop came and Ott checked, as did Blumstein. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Both players checked and Ott tabled for a pair of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	318,775,000 12,500,000	12,500,000

Dan Ott	41,800,000 -12,500,000	-12,500,000

Tags: Dan Ott Scott Blumstein

07-22-2017 23:41 UTC-7

Hands #237-242: Blumstein Applies More Pressure

Adam Lamers

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

Hand #237: Dan Ott limped in from the button and Scott Blumstein raised to 8.8 million from the big blind. Ott called and the flop came . Blumstein led out for 7 million and Ott quickly folded.

Hand #238: Blumstein called on the button and Ott checked his option. The two players saw a flop of and the action was checked to the on the turn. Ott checked again and Blumstein bet 4.5 million. Ott mucked his cards again and Blumstein took down the pot.

Hand #239: Ott limped on the button and Blumstein shoved all-in from the big blind. Ott slid his cards to the muck and Blumstein raked in the pot.

Hand #240: Blumstein called on the button and Ott checked his big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Ott led out for 4 million and Blumstein laid his hand down, sending a pot Ott's way.

Hand #241: Ott limped on the button again and Blumstein checked his option. The flop was and Blumstein checked the action over to Ott who checked behind. The fell on the turn and Blumstein checked again. Ott checked as well, and the completed the board. Blumstein bet 3 million and Ott quickly called. Blumstein tabled for a pair of eights and Ott showed for a pair of tens.

Hand #242: Blumstein limped from the button, and Ott checked his option. The flop came , and Ott checked to Blumstein, who fired 3.5 million. Ott folded, and Blumstein took the hand.