John Hesp on Day 7
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Level 36
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Melissa caught up with John Hesp during the last break to hear about his amazing Main Event run so far.
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 7
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Entries
7,221
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000
Unofficial Final Table Redraw
Level 36
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hesp | 71,500,000 |
| 2 | Scott Blumstein | 65,750,000 |
| 3 | Antoine Saout | 26,250,000 |
| 4 | Benjamin Pollak | 30,975,000 |
| 5 | Jack Sinclair | 58,500,000 |
| 6 | Michael Ruane | 23,300,000 |
| 7 | Damian Salas | 24,850,000 |
| 8 | Ben Lamb | 16,150,000 |
| 9 | Bryan Piccioli | 17,800,000 |
| 10 | Dan Ott | 27,875,000 |
Redraw in Progress
Level 36
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
The 10 remaining players are in the process of redrawing for seats at the unofficial final table.
Pedro Oliveira Eliminated in 11th Place ($675,000)
Level 36
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Secondary Table Hand #190: Pedro Oliveira raised to 1,500,000 from the hijack and John Hesp called from the big blind.
They checked to the turn of a 
board where Oliveira bet 2,200,000. Hesp check-raised to 5,000,000, Oliveira reraised all in for just about 15,000,000, and Hesp called.
Oliveira: 
Hesp: 
Oliveira trailed with two pair against Hesp's flopped flush, and found no help from the 
river, ending his Main Event in 11th place for $675,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,500,000 | 16,875,000 |
|
Busted |
Feature Table Hands #164-165: Ruane Puts Lamb in the Tank
Level 36
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #164: Dan Ott raised to 1,300,000 from under the gun, and Michael Ruane three-bet to 3,150,000 from the cutoff. Ott open-folded .
Hand #165: Ruane raised to 1,500,000 from under the gun, and Ben Lamb called from the small blind. The flop came 
, and Lamb checked. Ruane bet 2,000,000, and Lamb called. The turn was the 
. Lamb checked again, and Ruane bet 4,500,000. Lamb tanked for several minutes and eventually folded.
Secondary Table Hand #188-189: Miracle Double for Piccioli
Level 36
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #188: Antoine Saout opened with a raise to 1,200,000 from under the gun. Action folded around and Benjamin Pollak put out a three-bet to 4,000,000 on the button. Everyone folded and Pollak was able to take down the pot.
Hand #189: Bryan Piccioli opened shoved all in from the small blind for 8,650,000. Saout thought for a bit, shrugged, then called from the big blind and the hands were tabled.
Piccioli: 
Saout: 
The flop came down putting Piccioli in a deep hole as Saout flopped trips. The on the turn didn't help him improve either. But the river was the and Piccioli's rail exploded with a cry of cheers and screams as he hit a miracle two outer to make a full house.
"It's an 888 conspiracy!" Someone on Piccioli's rail yelled.
Piccioli doubled to over 17 million after being the shortest stack in the tournament just moments before. Saout's stack is still healthy despite the hit, as he sits with just over 44 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,650,000 | -10,050,000 |
|
17,900,000 | 8,450,000 |
Bryan Piccioli Hits an Eight on the River
Feature Table Hands #159-163: Blumstein Increases his Lead
Level 36
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #159: Dan Ott raised to 1,300,000 from the under the gun, and Ben Lamb three-bet to 3,700,000. Ott tossed his cards into the muck, and Lamb picked up the pot.
Hand #160: Scott Blumstein raised to 1,200,000 on the button, and Ott called from the big blind.
The flop came 
, and both players checked to the on the turn. Ott led out for 2,000,000, and Blumstein called. The landed on the river, and Ott bet 1,000,000. Blumstein called.
Ott tabled 
for a pair of sixes. Blumstein showed 
for a pair of eights to take down the pot.
Hand #161: The action was folded to Lamb, who raised to 1,300,000 on the button. Both Ott and Michael Ruane called from the blinds, and they went three ways to the 
flop. The blinds checked to Lamb, who continued for 1,900,000, and that was good enough to earn him the pot.
Hand #162: Blumstein raised to 1,300,000 from under the gun, and Damian Salas called from the big blind. The flop was 
, and Salas checked to Blumstein, who bet 1,100,000. Salas threw his cards away, and Blumstein took down the pot.
Hand #163: Everyone decided to take a breather, and Blumstein was the beneficiary of a walk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,650,000 | 7,100,000 |
|
30,075,000 | -7,300,000 |
|
25,150,000 | -2,100,000 |
|
20,550,000 | 4,400,000 |
|
16,900,000 | -2,100,000 |
Secondary Table Hands #180-187: No Flops and Several Three-Bets
Level 36
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #180: Benjamin Pollak raised to 1,400,000 from under the gun, Jack Sinclair three-bet to 4,000,000 from the small blind, and Pollak gave it up.
Hand #181: Sinclair raised to 1,300,000 from the button and received no action.
Hand #182: Pollak raised to about 11,000,000 from the small blind, covering Bryan Piccioli's stack in the big blind. Piccioli took a look at his cards and slid them towards the muck.
Hand #183: Sinclair raised to 1,500,000 from the hijack, Pollak three-bet to 4,100,000 from the button, and Sinclair folded.
Hand #184: Pedro Oliveira raised to 1,400,000 from the hijack and received no action.
Hand #185: Sinclair received a walk in the big blind, showing 
.
Hand #186: Sinclair raised to 1,800,000 from the small blind, and Oliveira folded his big blind.
Hand #187: John Hesp raised to 1,500,000 from the cutoff, Pollak three-bet to 4,700,000 from the big blind, and Hesp folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,800,000 | 3,900,000 |
|
|
54,625,000 | -3,195,000 |
|
|
36,700,000 | -1,700,000 |
|
28,875,000 | 3,800,000 |
|
|
16,575,000 | -1,100,000 |
|
|
9,450,000 | -1,700,000 |
Richard Dubini Eliminated in 12th Place ($535,000)
Level 36
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Feature Table Hand #158: Richard Dubini raised to 1,200,000 in the cutoff, and Scott Blumstein moved all in from the big blind. Dubini snap-called, and the cards were tabled.
Dubini: 
Blumstein:
The flop came down 
, giving Blumstein the lead and sending his rail into a frenzy. Dubini needed a queen now to survive, and the turn was red paint, but it was the . The river brought red paint again, but it was the , knocking the Day 1B chip leader out in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
59,550,000 | 4,675,000 |
|
|
37,375,000 | 6,400,000 |
|
|
27,250,000 | -2,100,000 |
|
|
19,000,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
|
16,150,000 | -300,000 |
|
Busted |