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

07-17-2017 21:51 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #149-151: Blumstein Takes Some More Back From Ott

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

Hand #149: Dan Ott made it 1,300,000 to go on the button and both of the blinds folded, sending the pot Ott's way.

Hand #150: Action folded to Michael Ruane in the small blind and he decided to limp in. Damian Salas was in the big blind and checked. The flop came Ruane checked, Salas bet 700,000 and Ruane folded.

Hand #151: Ott raised to 1,300,000 from the hijack and Scott Blumstein defended his big blind. The flop came , Blumstein checked and Ott bet 700,000. Blumstein called. The turn was the . Blumstein checked, Ott bet 2,000,000 and Blumstein called. The river was the . Both players checked and Blumstein tabed for the winner. Ott mucked.

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

07-17-2017 21:49 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #144-148: Ruane Gets a Four-Bet Through

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Adam Lamers

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

Hand #144: Michael Ruane raised 1,500,000 on the button, and both blinds folded. Ruane showed .

Hand #145: Ruane raised to 1,500,000 again from the cutoff, and Ben Lamb three-bet to 4,000,000 from the big blind. Ruane thought for a bit and moved all in for 16,525,000, getting a fold from Lamb.

Hand #146: Richard Dubini raised to 1,500,000 from middle position, and Scott Blumstein called from the button. Scott Stewart also tagged along from the big blind.

The flop came . The action was checked around to the turn, and Stewart led out for 2,250,000. Dubini tossed his cards away, and Blumstein called. The river brought the , and both players checked.

Blumstein rolled over , which was good enough to earn him the pot.

Hand #147: The action was folded around to Stewart, in the small blind, who raised all in for 6,550,000. Dan Ott was in the big blind and let his hand go.

Hand #148: Ruane raised to 1,500,000 from under the gun, and Dan Ott three-bet to 4,000,000 in the small blind. Dubini folded his big blind, and Ruane decided not to continue, either, allowing Ott to pick up a pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	38,400,000 4,850,000	4,850,000

Dan Ott	35,025,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Damian Salas	25,300,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Michael Ruane	19,725,000 4,600,000	4,600,000
Ben Lamb	17,750,000 -4,900,000	-4,900,000

Richard Dubini	11,600,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000

Scott Stewart	7,750,000 -3,050,000	-3,050,000

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

07-17-2017 21:40 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #165-169: Saout Shows a Bluff; Piccioli Finds His Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Hand #165: Pedro Oliveira raised to 1,400,000 from the cutoff and Antoine Saout defended his big blind. On a flop of , Saout quickly checked and Oliveira bet 1,500,000. Saout called to see the turn and checked again. Oliveira slowed down and checked behind.

The fell on the river and Saout made it 2,600,000 to go. Oliveira folded and was shown for jack-high and a busted gutshot.

Hand #166: Bryan Piccioli raised to 1,350,000 on the button and John Hesp called in the big blind. After the flop, a check by Hesp was followed by Piccioli's bet for 1,600,000 and Hesp folded. Piccioli's rail applauded and he joked back at them with a "Where have you guys been all day?"

Hand #167: In the hijack, Benjamin Pollak opened the action with a raise to 1,300,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #168: Hesp raised to 1,500,000 from the button and John Sinclair called in the small blind. Oliveira moved all in for 15,100,000 out of the big blind and forced folds from both opponents.

Hand #169: Sinclair raised to 1,400,000 from the button and that won the blinds and antes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Sinclair	56,775,000 -1,095,000	-1,095,000

John Hesp	54,450,000 -3,650,000	-3,650,000
Antoine Saout	30,925,000 3,005,000	3,005,000
Benjamin Pollak	27,275,000 405,000	405,000
Pedro Oliveira	18,200,000 -100,000	-100,000
Bryan Piccioli	17,400,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

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

07-17-2017 21:30 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #139-143: Blumstein Doubles Through Ott

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Kevin Taylor

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

Hand #139: Action folded around to Michael Ruane in the hijack, and he raised to 1,500,000. Everyone else got out of the way, and Ruane took down the pot.

Hand #140: Damian Salas made it 1,300,000 to go in the hijack, and Scott Blumstein three bet it to 2,900,000 next to act. It folded back around to Salas, and he tanked for a couple of minutes before he released his hand.

Hand #141: Blumstein raised to 1,200,000, and Dan Ott re-raised to 3,100,000 million. Blumstein called, and they went heads-up to the flop. Ott was first to act, and he led out for 2,400,000. Blumstein called, and the came on the turn. Ott moved all in, and Blumstein snap-called to put himself at risk.

Ott:
Blumstein:

Ott turned an open-ended straight draw and needed an ace or a nine on the river to knock out Blumstein. The completed the board, and Blumstein scored the massive double-up to 37,000,000.

Hand #142: Salas limped in from under the gun, and it folded around to Ruane in the big blind. He checked his option, and the flop came down . Both players checked, and the turn was the . Ruane checked again to Salas, who bet 700,000. Ruane folded, and Salas took in the pot.

Hand #143: Blumstein raised to 1,300,000 under the gun, and Ott called from the cutoff. Ruane also called from the small blind, and they went three ways to the flop. Ruane checked to Blumstein, who bet 2,000,000. Ott was the only caller, and the hit the turn. Blumstein tapped the felt, and Ott bet 4,200,000. Blumstein released his hand, and Ott won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Blumstein	33,550,000 18,275,000	18,275,000

Dan Ott	33,325,000 -13,075,000	-13,075,000
Damian Salas	26,800,000 -100,000	-100,000

Ben Lamb	22,650,000 -700,000	-700,000

Michael Ruane	15,125,000 -800,000	-800,000
Richard Dubini	14,200,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000

Scott Stewart	10,800,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000

Tags: Damian Salas Dan Ott Michael Ruane Scott Blumstein Stewart Scott

07-17-2017 21:27 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #161-164: Pollak Straightens Sinclair Then Doubles Piccioli

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MrCleverFox

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

Hand #161: John Hesp raised to 1,200,000 from the small blind and was called by Jack Sinclair in the big blind. The flop came down and Hesp checked over to Sinclair, who checked back.

The turn was the and Hesp bet 1,500,000. Sinclair folded and Hesp took in the pot.

Hand #162: Antoine Saout opened with a raise to 1,200,000 from the cutoff seat. He was called by John Hesp on the button.

The flop came down and Saout checked over to Hesp. Hesp bet 2,000,000. Saout folded his hand quickly and Hesp took down the pot.

Hand #163: Jack Sinclair opened with a raise to 1,300,000 on the button. Pedro Oliveira folded his small blind, but Benjamin Pollak defended from the big blind to see a flop of . Both players checked it through to the where Pollak put out a bet of 1,600,000 that Sinclair called.

On the river, Pollak put out a bet of 5,000,000. Sinclair thought for a while then decided to call. Pollak showed for a rivered straight, and that was good enough to earn a muck from Sinclair.

After the hand, Bryan Piccioli went over to his rail.

“Guys, I hope you are ready," Piccioli commented. "They will be in there really soon. I need you guys.”

Hand #164: Action folded around to Benjamin Pollak in the small blind who raised enough to put Piccioli all in. Piccioli called quickly and the hands were tabled.

Pollak:
Piccioli:

The flop put Piccioli in a commanding lead when it came . He held on through the turn and the river and that earned him a double up through Pollak to just under 16 million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hesp	58,100,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Jack Sinclair	57,870,000 -9,805,000	-9,805,000

Antoine Saout	27,920,000 -1,605,000	-1,605,000
Benjamin Pollak	26,870,000 720,000	720,000
Pedro Oliveira	18,300,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000
Bryan Piccioli	15,950,000 7,875,000	7,875,000

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

07-17-2017 21:13 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #156-160: Sinclair Wins Four in a Row

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Mickey Doft

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

Hand #156: Benjamin Pollak raised to 1,400,000 from under the gun, and Jack Sinclair three-bet to 4,150,000 from the small blind. Pollak called, and the flop came . Sinclair continued with a bet of 2,700,000. That was enough to take down the hand right there, as Pollak sent his cards into the muck.

Hand #157: Antoine Saout raised to 1,200,000 from the hijack, and Sinclair three-bet to 3,300,000 from the button. Saout called, and the flop came . Saout checked, Sinclair bet 2,500,000, and Saout folded.

Hand #158: Sinclair raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and won the pot.

Hand #159: Sinclair raised to 1,400,000 from the hijack, and Saout defended his big blind. They checked to the river of an board, where Saout took it down with a bet.

Hand #160: Pedro Oliveira raised to 1,400,000 from the hijack, and John Hesp called from the big blind. The flop came down , and Hesp checked to Oliveira, who bet 1,500,000. Hesp check-raised to 3,000,000, and Oliveira mulled it over for a bit before he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Sinclair	67,675,000 9,525,000	9,525,000

John Hesp	54,000,000 3,250,000	3,250,000
Antoine Saout	29,525,000 -1,850,000	-1,850,000
Benjamin Pollak	26,150,000 -5,600,000	-5,600,000
Pedro Oliveira	19,600,000 -4,250,000	-4,250,000
Bryan Piccioli	8,075,000 -1,450,000	-1,450,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Benjamin Pollak Jack Sinclair John Hesp

07-17-2017 21:09 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #134-138: Everyone's in on the Action

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

Hand #134: Scott Blumstein raised to 1,300,000 from the hijack and Ben Lamb three-bet to 3,200,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded. Blumstein folded too and Lamb won the pot.

Hand #135: Action folded to Richard Dubini in the small blind and he decided to call. Michael Ruane raised to 1,800,000 from the big blind and Dubini mucked.

Hand #136: Lamb raised to 1,300,000 from middle position and Scott Stewart moved all in for 9,400,000 from the hijack. The remaining players folded and so did Lamb.

Hand #137: Damian Salas limped in from the small blind and Blumstein decided to check his option in the big blind. The flop came and Salas checked, as did Blumstein. The turn was the , Salas checked, and Blumstein bet 700,000. Salas folded.

Hand #138: Dan Ott raised to 1,300,000 from middle position and Lamb defended his big blind. The flop came and Lamb checked to Ott, who bet 700,000. Lamb folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Ott	46,400,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Damian Salas	26,900,000 -1,675,000	-1,675,000

Ben Lamb	23,350,000 -500,000	-500,000

Michael Ruane	15,925,000 525,000	525,000
Richard Dubini	15,600,000 -1,650,000	-1,650,000

Scott Blumstein	15,275,000 -775,000	-775,000

Scott Stewart	12,100,000 2,425,000	2,425,000

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

07-17-2017 21:04 UTC-8

Pedro Oliveira: Ready to Party

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

As players get closer and closer to the final table, Portugal’s Pedro Oliveira believes there is some meat on the bone when it comes to players left in the tournament.

The 32-year-old now calls Sao Paulo, Brazil, home after online poker was made illegal in his home country. With 14 years of experience as a pro (he’s been playing since age 18), he’s hoping to take advantage of his online and live tournament experience. Hyper aggressive and willing to take chances to grab any pot, he’s looking to make some moves to keep his perch as one of the leaders.

Fourteen remained after the dinner break and he liked his chances of making the final table.

“With the competition that I play on a daily basis online and in high-stakes games, that competition is way, way harder,” he says. “I’m not saying there are not good players, there are a few good players, but there are a few amateurs in a $10,000 buy-in with $8.15 million for first – it’s sweet.”

When not playing online and in high-stakes cash games, Oliveira has some small business investments. With a degree in economics, he loves discussing anything to do with money, business, and finance. And when not talking business and money or playing poker, he’s pretty specific about his pastime: “I like to go to the beach and party.”

If he can bring home the title, no doubt Oliveira and his friends will be doing plenty of partying.

Tags: Pedro Oliveira

Level: 36

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 100,000

07-17-2017 20:58 UTC-8

Karen Sarkisyan Eliminated in 14th Place ($450,000)

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Mickey Doft

Level 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante

Secondary Table Hand #155: Karen Sarkisyan raised all in for 6,350,000 from the small blind and Jack Sinclair called from the big blind.

Sarkisyan:
Sinclair:

The flop came down , giving Sarkisyan the lead with a pair of queens. The fell on the turn, giving Sinclair a flush draw, and the river was the to give Sinclair a winning flush.

Sarkisyan was eliminated in 14th Place for $450,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Sinclair	58,150,000 6,800,000	6,800,000

Karen Sarkisyan	Busted

Tags: Jack Sinclair Karen Sarkisyan