Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 7 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-17-2017 22:34 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #156-157: Ott Takes From Blumstein

Kevin Taylor

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #156: Scott Blumstein raised to 1.3 million in early position, and Daniel Ott reraised to 3.1 million. Action folded around to Blumstein, who called. The flop came , and Blumstein checked to Ott, who fired out 2.1 million. Blumstein made the call, and the hit the turn. Another check from Blumstein led to Ott firing 5.9 million. That was enough to get Blumstein to kick his hand in.

Hand #157: Action folded around to Michael Ruane in the small blind, and he completed. Damian Salas checked his option, and the flop came down . Both players checked, and the hit the turn. Ruane bet out 900,000, and Salas called to see the complete the board. Ruane checked to Salas, who checked behind as well. Ruane showed , and Salas mucked his hand.

Tags: Damian Salas Dan Ott Michael Ruane Scott Blumstein

07-17-2017 22:27 UTC-8

Scott Stewart Eliminated in 13th Place ($535,000)

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[user323482]

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Feature Table Hand #155: Scott Blumstein raised to 1,300,000 from the hijack, and Scott Stewart moved all in for 7,725,000 on the button. Blumstein thought for a moment and eventually called.

Stewart was at risk with , up against Blumstein's .

The flop came , and the rail went crazy as Stewart paired his ace, but Blumstein picked up the nut flush draw.

The turn was the and Blumstein picked up outs to make a straight in addition to his flush draw.

The river was the , and Stewart was eliminated in 13th place, taking home $535,000 for his deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	54,875,000 7,100,000	7,100,000

Scott Stewart	Busted

Tags: Scott Blumstein

07-17-2017 22:26 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hand #176-179: Saout Takes Down a Three-Bet Pot

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MrCleverFox

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand# 176: Pedro Oliveira opened with a raise to 1,500,000 from the button. Benjamin Pollak folded his small blind, and Bryan Piccioli folded his big. Oliveira took down the pot.

Hand #177: John Hesp raised from under the gun to 1,500,000. Action folded to Antoine Saout in the big blind who called the raise.

The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Both players checked again and the came on the river. There, Saout checked a third time. Hesp put out a bet of 1,500,000. Saout folded and Hesp took down the pot.

Hand #178: Piccioli raised to 1,350,000 from the button. From the small blind, Saout three-bet, making it 4,000,000. Hesp flatted from the big blind and Piccioli folded. Saout and Piccioli went to the flop.

On the flop, Saout led out with a bet of 3,550,000. That was enough to get through as Hesp folded and Saout took down the pot.

Hand #179: Saout opened with a raise to 1,200,000 from the button. Jack Sinclair called from the big blind.

The flop was and both players checked to the on the turn. There, Saout led out with a bet of 1,600,000. Sinclair folded and Saout took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hesp	57,820,000 -2,305,000	-2,305,000
Jack Sinclair	54,900,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Antoine Saout	38,400,000 6,150,000	6,150,000
Benjamin Pollak	25,075,000 -700,000	-700,000
Pedro Oliveira	17,675,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Bryan Piccioli	11,150,000 -2,650,000	-2,650,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Benjamin Pollak Bryan Piccioli Jack Sinclair John Hesp Pedro Oliveira

07-17-2017 22:24 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #152-154: Stewart Shoves

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[user323482]

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #152: Scott Stewart moved all in for 7,325,000 from under the gun and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #153: Scott Blumstein limped in on the button , Ben Lamb folded his small blind, and Stewart checked his option in the big blind. The flop came . Stewart checked, Blumstein bet 700,000, and Stewart folded.

Hand #154: Blumstein raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff, and everyone folded, sending the blinds and antes his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	47,775,000 4,675,000	4,675,000

Dan Ott	30,975,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000
Damian Salas	29,350,000 2,950,000	2,950,000

Michael Ruane	17,800,000 -525,000	-525,000
Ben Lamb	16,450,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Richard Dubini	9,875,000 -1,225,000	-1,225,000

Scott Stewart	7,825,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Damian Salas Dan Ott Michael Ruane Richard Dubini Scott Blumstein Scott Stewart

07-17-2017 22:13 UTC-8

Play Resumes

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Mickey Doft

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

The cards are back in the air. There is one hour remaining in this level.

07-17-2017 22:08 UTC-8

Jack Sinclair: From Online to Poker's Biggest Stage

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[user250068]

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Jack Sinclair might not be a familiar face to many of the players in the field, but if the people he hangs out with are any indication, his opponents should keep their guard up. This 26-year-old Brit has been playing professionally for two years and mainly cut his teeth online. He never really took to playing live and only started playing live tournaments at the prodding of his friends, Philipp Gruissem and Anton Morgenstern.

To date, Sinclair has only three live tournament cashes for a total of $13,500, logging his first cash in April at the partypoker Millions Live in Nottingham for £ 7,500 (USD $ 9,412). The other two cashes came during Sinclair's first visit to the WSOP earlier this summer in Event #60 $888 No-Limit Hold'em - Crazy Eights for $1,742 and Event #52 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $2,346.

It's usually an advantage to show up to the table with your opponents not having a clue as to who you are. In poker, the less people know about you the better. But apparently, Sinclair can't use that to his advantage for more than a hand.

"As soon as I sit down at a table, people automatically assume I'm three betting them light and doing a bunch of crazy stuff. I don't know why it must be the way I look at them or something. If someone looks me up, they are basically going to find nothing. They might think, "This guy is going to be a huge fish." I sit down and play one hand, and my image is completely gone. Maybe the first hand I play, I can get away with something. But overall no."

No one would argue that the Main Event is the ultimate grind. The days start to run together, hands are forgotten and what happened when is a blur. Sinclair, however, was able to recall his Main Event journey with amazing detail.

"Day 1 was a breeze; I won most of the pots I played. Day 2 was kind of similar. I did make a few bad decisions toward the end, but I had a decent stack at the end. I had a horrendous table draw on Day 3. The first four hours were just brutal. I played most of Day 5 with Mickey Craft. That was probably the most fun I had at a table, maybe ever. Day 6 was an insane day. I started with a little over 2 million, and now I'm at about 30 million. It's been quite the day."

Sinclair took that momentum and kept running with it well into Day 7. When asked if he's aware of the enormity of this moment, Sinclair's smile gets a little bigger, and he paused for a moment.

"I'm trying not to think too much about anything except the poker. But, yeah, it is definitely surreal. I'm just trying to play good poker, make the best decisions and if I do that, then I'll be happy."

Tags: Anton Morgenstern Jack Sinclair Philipp Gruissem

07-17-2017 22:01 UTC-8

Secondary Table Chip Counts at Break

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Mickey Doft

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hesp	60,125,000 -25,000	-25,000
Jack Sinclair	56,500,000 225,000	225,000

Antoine Saout	32,250,000 -25,000	-25,000
Benjamin Pollak	25,775,000
Pedro Oliveira	16,575,000 -125,000	-125,000
Bryan Piccioli	13,800,000 -50,000	-50,000

07-17-2017 21:55 UTC-8

Feature Table Chip Counts at Break

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Kevin Taylor

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	43,100,000 4,700,000	4,700,000

Dan Ott	32,325,000 -2,700,000	-2,700,000
Damian Salas	26,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Michael Ruane	18,325,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000
Ben Lamb	17,550,000 -200,000	-200,000

Richard Dubini	11,100,000 -500,000	-500,000

Scott Stewart	7,550,000 -200,000	-200,000

07-17-2017 21:54 UTC-8

Break Time

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Adam Lamers

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

The 13 remaining players are taking a 20-minute break.

07-17-2017 21:54 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #170-175: Hesp Takes the Chip Lead From Sinclair

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Mickey Doft

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #170: Jack Sinclair raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff, and Bryan Piccioli defended his big blind.

They checked down a board of and Piccioli showed for the pair of nines with king-high. Sinclair, though, tabled for nines with ace-high to win the pot.

Hand #171: Sinclair raised to 1,400,000 from the hijack and won the pot uncontested.

Hand #172: Sinclair raised to 1,500,000 from under the gun, and John Hesp called from the big blind.

The flop came down . Hesp led for 1,500,000 and Sinclair called. The turn was the . Hesp bet 3,000,000, Sinclair called, and the river completed the board. Hesp bet 3,000,000 again and Sinclair folded. Hesp showed as he collected the pot.

Hand #173: Hesp limped from the small blind, Sinclair raised to 2,000,000 from the big blind, and Hesp folded.

Hand #174: Sinclair raised to 1,800,000 from the small blind, and Pedro Oliveira folded his big blind.

Hand #175: Piccioli raised to 1,350,000 from under the gun. Antoine Saout three-bet to 4,500,000 from the hijack, prompting folds from all remaining players, including Piccioli.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hesp	60,150,000 5,700,000	5,700,000
Jack Sinclair	56,275,000 -500,000	-500,000

Antoine Saout	32,275,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Benjamin Pollak	25,775,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000
Pedro Oliveira	16,700,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000
Bryan Piccioli	13,850,000 -3,550,000	-3,550,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Bryan Piccioli Jack Sinclair John Hesp Pedro Oliveira