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Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Andrew Ostapchenko raised all in for 1,850,000 from early position and John Hesp called from the hijack.
Ostapchenko: 
Hesp: 
The board came down 
, safe for Ostapchenko to double up.
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 6
Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Total Entries
7,221
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000
Players Left 1 / 7,221
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Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
[Removed:508] raised to 300,000 from middle position and Florian Lohnert called from the small blind. The flop came 
and Lohnert check-called a bet of 600,000 from Crivello.
Both players checked the on the turn and the 
on the river. Crivello tabled 
and Lohnert showed . Crivello was left with just a little over 3,000,000 chips.
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Mike Linster raised to 275,000 from early position, Ben Lamb called from the button, and Michael Ruane called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and action checked to Lamb who bet. Only Linster called to see the 
turn where he checked again. Lamb bet 600,000, Linster called, and the river completed the board. Linster checked, Lamb bet 1,350,000, and Linster called after about three minutes.
Lamb tabled 
for kings full of sevens, Linster mucked, and Lamb won the pot.
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Pedro Oliveira raised to 260,000 under the gun and Valentin Messina called in middle position. The remaining players folded and they were heads up. The flop came 
and Oliveira bet 330,000. Messina called and the turn was the 
, pairing the board. Oliveira bet 470,000 this time and Messina let it go.
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
From under the gun, Bryan Piccioli raised to 300,000. Action folded around to Gregory Goldberg who defended from the big blind.
The flop came down 
. Goldberg checked to Piccioli who put out a bet of 225,000 which Goldberg called.
On the turn, Goldberg checked again. Piccioli put out another bet, this time for 950,000. Goldberg thought for a bit, then moved all in, and Piccioli snap-called.
Piccioli:
Goldberg:
"I told you I was gonna bust you!" Piccioli said to Goldberg.
"So you wanna run it twice this time?" Guay asked Piccioli referring to an earlier hand against Ian Johns.
"Nah," Piccioli replied. "I'm running pretty good today. I think I'll stick with once."
The river was the 
and that wasn't the club or the queen that Goldberg needed to survive, so he was eliminated from the tournament in 49th place while Piccioli scooped the pot and moved above 14 million in chips.
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Scott Stewart is keeping the pressure on his opponents at Table 724. In his latest big pot, he opened to 240,000 in the hijack and got action from big blind Travis Lutes. Lutes check-called 225,000 on the flop and 340,000 on the turn to see a final board of 
. Stewart's 850,000 river bet convinced Lutes to give up.
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Dan Ott is pretty new to live tournament play. In fact, this is his first summer at WSOP, and the Main Event is one of the first tournaments he's entered. "Go big or go home," comes to mind.
He did rack up two cashes which created a player profile on WSOP.com and Hendon Mob, the first step to becoming known. And to say his result here is making the transition from online to live a success is an understatement.
As we caught up with Dan Ott on the second break of the day, he was talking with Neil Patel about being on the feature table.
Patel: How are you doing? I'm stuck on 6 [million], and they're moving me to the feature table. I hate all the cameras.
Ott: I'm at 18 [million]. Yeah, I'm doing well. I just left the feature table. There's so much going on; the cameras are everywhere. The rail is deep, but you get used to it. It gets easier.
Patel: See you at the final table.
Ott: Hell, yeah.
PokerNews: I see you're getting to know the other players. Tell me about your journey to 18 million. Can you summarize your tournament so far?
Ott: All my bluffs have been getting through. All of my hands have been getting value. I've been able to win some pots with favorable boards textures to either run some bluffs or get full value. I've been winning some all-ins.
Winning the all-ins is what has helped the most. Kings versus ace-king. I held with that. Top pair versus a flush draw and that held. People have been making some aggressive plays against me, like ace high shoving into my set. So, yeah, it's been going my way.
PokerNews: You talk like you're a pro, but you only have two cashes, and both were from this summer. How much poker do you play?
Ott: This is one of the first tournaments I've played and cashed in. This is a huge opportunity for me. I've been playing online, studying a little bit, trying to get better. I was able to take a shot out here, and it's obviously going really well.
PokerNews: How did you get started playing poker?
Ott: I started watching poker in 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won. I was a 12-year-old kid then, and I started watching and playing with my friends. And then I started playing online and just kept studying the game.
PokerNews: What prompted the decision to come out and try your luck here this summer?
Ott: I heard these were some good tournaments and I finally had some money to buy in. And I decided to take my shot at this, and the rest is history.
PokerNews: Do you feel comfortable in this environment?
Ott: Some moments I'm really comfortable, and other moments it just hits me, and I panic. There have definitely been some anxious moments. I'm just trying to take deep breaths and not be as anxious. Overall, though, I think I've remained pretty calm.
PokerNews: We're getting into the big pay days now. Have you started to think about the money?
Ott: Honestly, I'm already guaranteed over $100,000, and that's better than I expected. I'm trying not to think of the millions of dollars at the top. I'm just trying to stay focused on where I am now and playing as best as I can.
PokerNews: How do you plan to use the chip lead to your advantage?
Ott: I think I can bully some short stacks around, especially as we get close to the pay jumps. I have the chips to put pressure on people in some spots, but I have to be smart about it. Having chips helps more the further down the road we get.
PokerNews: I imagine the play is getting tougher by the minute. What's your plan to navigate the day?
Ott: I'm going to try to keep playing my game. I will be aggressive in the spots I should be aggressive in, and if I lose, I'm going to try not to be so worried about it. I'm going to do my best to brush it off. That's my plan. I'm just going to play the best I can and go from there.
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded around to Benjamin Pollak in the cutoff and he raised it up to 255,000. Zu Zhou was in the big blind and decided to defend, continuing with the apparent rivalry that has been building between the two.
The flop came 
and Zhou checked. Pollak bet 280,000 and Zhou called. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river.
Zhou took his time and led out for 460,000. Pollak asked for a count and went into the tank for about a minute before reaching for his glasses to put them on. After another minute, a player at the table called the clock. A few seconds later, Pollak let go of his hand.
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Sean Gibson raised to 300,000 from early position and John Hesp called from the cutoff.
The flop came down 
and Gibson check-called 600,000 from Hesp to see the 
turn. Gibson check-called another 600,000 from Hesp, the river completed the board, and Gibson checked. Hesp bet 1,000,000, Gibson folded, and Hesp collected the pot.
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Joining the action on the 
flop, Michael Sklenicka checked out of the big blind and Max Silver bet 325,000, which the Czech called. After the 
turn, Sklenicka checked again and Silver made it 900,000 to go. Sklenicka called, immediately checking the on the river.
Silver fired a third barrel worth 2,100,000 and Sklenicka verified the bet size before tossing in a single chip for the call. Silver immediately mucked and forfeited a decent portion of his stack. "I thought you had it," Daniel Turner said.
"Thanks," Silver replied and Turner asked for his name. "I am Max," Silver replied, still smiling after just having lost almost half of his stack.
