Level 35
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 7
Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Entries
7,221
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000
Players Left 1 / 7221
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Level 35
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Hand #125: Damian Salas raised to 1,200,000 from the hijack and scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #126: Karen Sarkisyan limped in from the small blind and Jack Sinclair raised to 1,700,000, forcing a fold from Sarkisyan.
Hand #127: John Hesp in the cutoff raised to 1,200,000 and Sinclair called in the small blind, while Pedro Oliveira did so from the big blind. The three-way flop of 
was checked through and the 
appeared on the turn. Sinclair bet 1,800,000 and Oliveira called before Hesp raised it up to 4,000,000.
Sinclair called and Oliveira let go, which then brought the 
on the river. Hesp showed 
for top set and Sinclair mucked the 
, receiving some "wows" on the table.
Hand #128: Sinclair made it 1,100,000 to go from the button and scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #129: Hesp raised to 1,100,000 and Karen Sarkisyan three-bet to 2,950,000 from one seat over in the hijack. Oliveira four-bet to 8,000,000 on the button. Hesp gave it some thought and folded, as did Sarkisyan, and Oliveira picked up a decent pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,400,000
3,120,000
|
3,120,000 |
|
||
|
33,220,000
7,070,000
|
7,070,000 |
|
29,320,000
1,770,000
|
1,770,000 |
|
26,920,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
24,075,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
20,650,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
||
|
15,500,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
||
|
8,200,000
4,320,000
|
4,320,000 |
Level 35
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Hand #106: Ben Lamb raised to 1,100,000 from the hijack position and Michael Ruane called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Ruane checked it over to Lamb, who bet 725,000. Ruane decided to give up on the hand and Lamb took down the pot.
Hand #107: Dan Ott raised to 1,175,000 from the cutoff and Ruane shoved all-in for 7,825,000 from the small blind. Valentin Messina sent his cards to the muck from the big blind and Ott thought for a moment before doing the same.
Hand #108: Scott Stewart raised to 1,100,000 from early position and did not get any action, picking up the blinds and antes.
Hand #109: Stewart raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun and the action was folded around to Ben Lamb in the big blind. Lamb thought for a moment but also decided to fold his hand, sending the pot towards Stewart again.
Hand #110: Ott raised to 1,125,000 from under the gun and Richard Dubini called directly to his left. Ruane jammed all-in for 9,800,000 from the hijack and the action was folded back around to Ott. Ott tossed his cards in the muck and Dubini followed suit as Ruane scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,175,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
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|
26,250,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
||
|
19,200,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
||
|
17,700,000
2,675,000
|
2,675,000 |
|
13,325,000
4,250,000
|
4,250,000 |
|
9,125,000
1,675,000
|
1,675,000 |
|
|
3,500,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
Level 35
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak’s previous best finish in the WSOP Main Event was 27th place in 2013 for $285,488. Pollak is a French tournament pro who will exceed $3 million in lifetime tournament earnings and possibly much, much more by the time this event comes to a conclusion on Saturday.
Pollak started today with about 8 million in chips, and within the first few levels, he worked his stack up to his current count of 32 million. He had a similar run on Day 5 when he started with 240,000 and 12 big blinds. Within the first two hours, he ran it up to 4 million.
“I came into Day 5 with 12 big blinds and built it to 4 million in two hours. It was the biggest rush I’ve had in the last 10 years. I got a lot of value hands and got paid most of the time.”
Pollak managed to knock out the Day 6 chip leader, Christian Pham, shortly before the second break of the day.
“It was a crazy hand. We played a lot together yesterday, and I knew he could call with a lot of hands. So I shoved. He was very loose; he called me with ace-three of hearts. So he only had seven outs against me for a huge pot.”
With 15 players left, Pollak’s spot at the final table is not guaranteed, and he acknowledged how uncertain the future can be in a poker tournament. He is now one of three French players remaining in the final 15. He went to the same engineering school as his recently eliminated countryman, Alexandre Reard.
Pollak worked for about three months as an engineer before deciding he would give poker a try. He gave himself a year and a half to succeed in poker, and so far, the rest is history. Depending on how the next few days go, Pollak could be in store for something even more historic — becoming the first French WSOP Main Event Champion.
Level 35
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Hand#130: John Hesp raised to 1,200,000 from early position, Jack Sinclair called from the hijack, and the flop came down 
. Hesp check-called 1,000,000 from Sinclair, the turn was the 
, and both players checked. The river was the 
. Hesp bet 4,000,000 and Sinclair folded.
Hand #131: Damian Salas raised to 1,300,000 from the button and received no action.
Hand #132: Pedro Oliveira raised to 1,200,000 from middle position, Salas called from the cutoff, and they were heads up. The flop came down 
and Oliveira bet 1,550,000. Salas called and the 
fell on the turn. Both players checked, the 
river completed the board, and both checked again.
Salas tabled 
and it was good enough to win the pot.
Hand #133: Benjamin Pollak raised to 1,200,000 from middle position and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #134: Antoine Saout raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff and Sinclair called from the big blind.
They checked to the turn of a 
board where Sinclair bet 1,500,000. Saout called, the 
river completed the board, and both players checked.
Saout showed 
for jacks and nines, Sinclair mucked, and Saout won the pot.
Hand #135: Sinclair raised to 1,500,000 from the small blind and Oliveira called in the big. The flop came down 
and Sinclair bet 1,200,000. Oliveira called, and the turn fell. Sinclair checked, Oliveira bet, and Sinclair folded.
Level 35
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Hand #111: Ben Lamb raised to 1,100,000 on the button, and Dan Ott defended his big blind. The flop came 
, and Ott checked. Lamb bet 1,100,000, and Ott called. The turn was the 
, and both players checked to the 
on the river. Ott bet 2,500,000, and Lamb mucked.
Hand #112: Action folded around to Ott in the small blind, and he completed. Richard Dubini was in the big blind and raised to 1,500,000. Ott called. The flop came 
, and Ott checked, as did Dubini. The turn was the . Ott checked again, and Dubini bet 1,600,000 this time. Ott paused for a moment and check-raised to 5,900,000. Dubini mucked.
Hand #113: Ben Lamb raised to 1,100,000 from under the gun, and Michael Ruane called from the big blind. The flop came 
. Ruane checked, and Lamb bet 850,000. Ruane mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,750,000
1,575,000
|
1,575,000 |
|
|
||
|
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24,525,000
1,725,000
|
1,725,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
24,000,000
6,300,000
|
6,300,000 |
|
|
15,550,000
3,650,000
|
3,650,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,675,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
|
8,575,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
3,800,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level 35
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Feature Table Hand #114: Ben Lamb raised to 1,100,000 from middle position, and Valentin Messina moved all in for 3,200,000 from the big blind. Lamb quickly called.
Messina was at risk and well behind with , up against Lamb's .
The flop came 
and Lamb remained ahead, but Messina picked up some outs to make a straight. The turn was the and the river was the 
, providing no help to Messina.
Messina was eliminated in 15th place, taking home $450,000 for his deep run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,725,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 35
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Hand #115: Damian Salas was just moved to the table, and he was the single big blind. Scott Blumstein raised to 1,100,000 from under the gun, and two seats over, Scott Stewart moved all in for his final 8,575,000. Blumstein asked for a count, then called.
Stewart:
Blumstein:
The flop came down 
, keeping Stewart out in front. The 
came on the river, meaning only the nine of hearts would work for Blumstein now. The river brought the 
, and Stewart doubled up on the last hand before dinner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,175,000
8,575,000
|
8,575,000 |
|
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18,025,000
9,450,000
|
9,450,000 |
Level 35
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Hand #136: Damian Salas raised to 1,050,000 from under the gun, and Benjamin Pollak called from the big blind. The flop was , and Pollak checked. Salas checked behind. They checked again on the turn to see the 
on the river. There, Pollak bet 1,400,000, and Salas folded.
Hand #137: Jack Sinclair opened with a raise to 1,200,000 from the cutoff. Bryan Piccioli called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
. Piccioli checked to Sinclair, who bet 1,400,000. Piccioli called. The turn was the , and Piccioli checked to Sinclair, who checked behind. The river was the , and Piccioli checked again. Sinclair bet 4,500,000. Piccioli folded, and Sinclair took down the pot.
Hand #138: Pedro Oliveira raised to 1,250,000 from the cutoff. Benjamin Pollak three-bet to 3,150,000 from the button. Oliveira folded, allowing Pollak to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,400,000
3,150,000
|
3,150,000 |
|
|
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|
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38,350,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
31,775,000
3,950,000
|
3,950,000 |
|
|
27,700,000
1,725,000
|
1,725,000 |
|
|
25,800,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
11,225,000
3,075,000
|
3,075,000 |
|
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|
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6,775,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Level 35
: 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
The remaining players in the Main Event are on a 90-minute dinner break. Here is a look at how the players on the Feature Table stack up:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,175,000 | |
|
|
||
|
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27,650,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
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|
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23,925,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
23,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
18,025,000 | |
|
|
15,475,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,600,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
