Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 8 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-20-2017 15:17 UTC-7

The WSOP Main Event Resumes Today; Final Nine Battle at 5:30 p.m.

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The 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event is down to a final table. Only nine players remain of a field of 7,221, all guaranteed $1,000,000 at this point. Instead of a months-long hiatus like in recent years, this time play continues after just two days off. The November Nine is no more; the summer survivors return to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino this evening to battle it out for $8,150,000 and the coveted WSOP Gold Bracelet.

The nine remaining players return to action today at 5:30 p.m. local time to commence the final table. When play gets under way, the clock will have 68 minutes and 30 seconds left in Level 37 (400,000/800,000 with a 100,000 ante). Play is scheduled to continue until six players remain, with Friday reserved for playing down from six to three. On Saturday, the three remaining players will play down to a winner.

WSOP Main Event Final Table Seat Draw

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	John Hesp	United Kingdom	85,700,000	107
2	Scott Blumstein	United States	97,250,000	122
3	Antoine Saout	France	21,750,000	27
4	Benjamin Pollak	France	35,175,000	44
5	Jack Sinclair	United Kingdom	20,200,000	25
6	Damian Salas	Argentina	22,175,000	28
7	Ben Lamb	United States	18,050,000	23
8	Bryan Piccioli	United States	33,800,000	42
9	Dan Ott	United States	26,475,000	33

Payout

Position	Prize
1	$8,150,000
2	$4,700,000
3	$3,500,000
4	$2,600,000
5	$2,000,000
6	$1,675,000
7	$1,425,000
8	$1,200,000
9	$1,000,000

Career Earnings and More Stats for the finalists

Player	Country	WSOP Cashes	WSOP Bracelets	Career Earnings	GPI Ranking
Antoine Saout	France	13	0	$5,551,412	341
Ben Lamb	United States	14	1	$7,207,830	16,828
Benjamin Pollak	France	16	0	$2,967,781	116
Bryan Piccioli	United States	30	1	$1,909,374	471
Damian Salas	Argentina	14	0	$919,525	494
Dan Ott	United States	2	0	$3,656	64,460
Jack Sinclair	United Kingdom	2	0	$13,500	14,761
John Hesp	United Kingdom	0	0	$2,208	21,184
Scott Blumstein	United States	3	0	$312,142	1,682

How to Follow the Action

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ESPN will bring you live coverage of all three days of the final. The live World Series of Poker broadcast will begin on Thursday, July 20 at 9 p.m. ET on the ESPN and ESPN+. WatchESPN and ESPN Play will broadcast the final table via TV network simulcasts.

PokerCentral has announced that PokerGO will be broadcasting the World Series of Poker Main Event final table to non-ESPN markets for all three days of this week's tournament to areas that don't carry ESPN or networks affiliated with ESPN.

Canada	The Sports Network (TSN) will provide live coverage of the WSOP Main Event final table throughout Canada, with the exclusion of Quebec. TSN2 will join the progress of the final table on Thursday, July 20 at 9:30 PM ET, with complete coverage on Friday and Saturday. TSN GO will broadcast the final table via TV network simulcasts.
United Kingdom	BT Sports will provide live coverage of the WSOP Main Event final table throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The live coverage will also stream on BT Sports’ internet and mobile service.
Australia	ESPN will broadcast the final table in Australia.
Balkans	Arena Sport HD will provide live coverage of the WSOP Main Event final table in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Macedonia. The live coverage will also stream on Arena Sport HD’s internet and mobile service.
Israel	One Sport HD will broadcast the WSOP Main Event final table in Israel. The live coverage will also stream on One Sport HD’s internet and mobile services.
Rest of World	PokerGO will provide live coverage of the WSOP Main Event final table throughout the rest of the world. Countries with access to PokerGO’s live stream include Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, Czech Republic and Japan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	97,250,000
John Hesp	85,700,000
Benjamin Pollak	35,175,000
Bryan Piccioli	33,800,000
Dan Ott	26,475,000
Damian Salas	22,175,000
Antoine Saout	21,750,000
Jack Sinclair	20,200,000
Ben Lamb	18,050,000

Level: 37

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 100,000

07-20-2017 17:37 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

tayke2

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Cards are officially in the air for the 2017 Main Event final table! The button is starting with chip leader Scott Blumstein, with Antoine Saout and Benjamin Pollak in the blinds.

07-20-2017 17:50 UTC-7

Hands #1-3: Hesp Takes the First Three Pots

Adam Lamers

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

John Hesp cheers as he shows king-nine, the crowd cheers with him

Hand #1: John Hesp raised to 1.6 million from the cutoff and Antoine Saout three-bet to 4.6 million in the small blind. John Hesp called and the flop came . Saout led out for 3.2 million and Hesp min-raised to 6.4 million. Saout laid his hand down and Hesp took down the first pot, showing .

Hand #2: Dan Ott raised to 1,700,000 from middle position and John Hesp re-raised to 5 million from the hijack. The action folded back around to Ott who released his hand.

Hand #3: Hesp raised to 3.5 million but got no action. Hesp tabled to pick up the blinds and antes for his third pot in a row.

Tags: Antoine Saout Dan Ott John Hesp

07-20-2017 17:53 UTC-7

Ben Lamb Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,000,000)

Adam Lamers

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #4: Jack Sinclair raised to 1.6 million on the button and Ben Lamb jammed all in from the big blind. Sinclair quickly made the call and the cards were tabled. Lamb showed and Sinclair was in a dominating position with .

The flop came and Sinclair was still in the lead. The turn brought the giving Lamb some chop outs as well. The river landed the , giving no help to Lamb as he became the first elimination on the final table.

The remaining eight players are guaranteed at least $1,200,000 from here on out.

Ben Lamb after his elimination:

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Sinclair	37,200,000	17,000,000
Ben Lamb	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Jack Sinclair

07-20-2017 18:06 UTC-7

Hands #5-8: Blumstein Takes Two

tayke2

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #5: Action folded around to John Hesp, who made it 1.6 million to go. It folded around to Bryan Piccioli in the big blind, and he talked with Hesp for a bit before releasing his hand, giving the pot to Hesp. Hesp showed .

Hand #6: Scott Blumstein made it 1.7 million in early position, and it folded around to Dan Ott in the big blind. He made the call, and the flop came down . Ott checked to Blumstein, who bet 1.8 million. Ott quickly folded, and Blumstein took it down.

Hand #7: Jack Sinclair made it 1.6 million to go from middle position, and John Hesp defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Hesp check-folded to a continuation bet of 1.8 million from Sinclair.

Hand #8: Action folded around to Hesp in the small blind, and he limped in. Blumstein checked his option, and the flop came . Hesp checked in the dark, and Blumstein fired a min bet of 800,000. Hesp called, and the hit the turn. Hesp checked again, and Blumstein checked as well. The completed the board, and Hesp checked a third time. A bet of 3 million from Blumstein was good enough to get Hesp off the hand, and the chip leader added to his stack.

Due to technical difficulties, exact chip counts are not immediately available at the moment.

07-20-2017 18:18 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Webjoker

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Because of a glitch in the tracking software, chip counts were not readily available at the start. The software has since been restored, and the screen is showing us the following chip counts right now:

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	111,550,000	14,300,000
John Hesp	92,200,000	6,500,000
Jack Sinclair	38,850,000	1,650,000
Benjamin Pollak	31,675,000	-3,500,000
Bryan Piccioli	31,500,000	-2,300,000
Dan Ott	21,575,000	-4,900,000
Damian Salas	17,875,000	-4,300,000
Antoine Saout	15,350,000	-6,400,000

07-20-2017 18:23 UTC-7

Hands #9-12: Hesp "Can't Show Every One!"

ElleSriracha

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #9: Damian Salas raised to 2 million from late position and John Hesp called on the button. Scott Blumstein three-bet to 6.2 million from the small blind and action was back on Salas and he folded. Hesp called. The flop came and Blumstein bet 4.4 million. Hesp folded.

Hand #10: Action folded around to Blumstein on the button and he raised it up to 1.7 million. Antoine Saout moved all in from the small blind and Blumstein folded.

Hand #11: Blumstein raised to 2 million from the cutoff and the chip leader picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #12: Dan Ott raised to 1.7 million from early position and Hesp quickly three-bet to 5 million from middle position. Ott paused for a moment and eventually folded. Hesp, who has normally been showing his cards when he takes down a pot, said "I can't show every one!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	111,450,000	-100,000
John Hesp	95,800,000	3,600,000
Jack Sinclair	38,350,000	-500,000
Benjamin Pollak	31,575,000	-100,000
Bryan Piccioli	31,400,000	-100,000
Dan Ott	19,775,000	-1,800,000
Damian Salas	16,975,000	-900,000
Antoine Saout	15,250,000	-100,000

Tags: John Hesp Scott Blumstein Antoine Saout Benjamin Pollak Jack Sinclair Damian Salas Bryan Piccioli Dan Ott

07-20-2017 18:38 UTC-7

Hands #13-16: The John Hesp Show

Adam Lamers

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #13: John Hesp raised to 1.8 million from early position and everyone tossed their cards to the muck. Hesp showed as he raked in the pot.

Hand #14: Hesp opened to 2 million from under the gun and Dan Ott called from the big blind. The flop came and Ott checked to Hesp who bet 2 million. Ott quickly folded and Hesp flashed the to the table.

Hand #15: Jack Sinclair raised to 1.6 million from the hijack and Bryan Piccioli called on the button. Hesp also tagged along from the big blind and the flop came . Hesp led out for 3 million and Sinclair called. Piccioli thought for a bit before folding and they were heads up to the turn. Hesp bet 3 million again and Sinclair decided to toss his cards away. The table and crowd begged Hesp to show his cards but he elected not to this time.

Hand #16: Piccioli raised to 2 million from the cutoff and Scott Blumstein called from the big blind. The flop was and Blumstein checked it over to Piccioli who checked behind. The came on the turn and Blumstein led out for 3.1 million. Piccioli made the call and the completed the board. Both players checked and Piccioli tabled to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hesp	107,600,000	11,800,000
Scott Blumstein	105,950,000	-5,500,000
Bryan Piccioli	34,500,000	3,100,000
Jack Sinclair	33,350,000	-5,000,000
Benjamin Pollak	31,175,000	-400,000
Dan Ott	16,975,000	-2,800,000
Damian Salas	16,175,000	-800,000
Antoine Saout	14,850,000	-400,000

Tags: Bryan Piccioli Dan Ott Jack Sinclair John Hesp Scott Blumstein

07-20-2017 18:53 UTC-7

Hands #17-18: Blumstein Check-Raises the River

tayke2

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #17: Action folded around to Scott Blumstein in the small blind. He limped in, and Antoine Saout checked his option in the big blind. The flop came down , and Blumstein led out for 800,000. Saout called, and the hit the turn. Blumstein checked this time, and Saout fired out 1.2 million. Blumstein called, and the completed the board. Blumstein checked again, and Saout spent over a minute in the tank before betting 1,750,000. Blumstein decided to check-raise to four million, and Saout snap folded, giving the pot to Blumstein.

Hand #18: Dan Ott raised to 1.7 million from the hijack, and it folded to Benjamin Pollak in the big blind. He made the call, and they went heads up to a flop of . Pollak quickly checked, and Ott continued for 1.3 million. Pollak rechecked his hole cards, then sent them to the dealer, giving Ott the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	111,100,000	5,150,000
John Hesp	107,400,000	-200,000
Bryan Piccioli	34,300,000	-200,000
Jack Sinclair	33,150,000	-200,000
Benjamin Pollak	29,275,000	-1,900,000
Dan Ott	19,675,000	2,700,000
Damian Salas	15,975,000	-200,000
Antoine Saout	9,700,000	-5,150,000