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

2017-07-18 00:23 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #166-170: Sinclair Can't Get Through

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

Hand #166: Jack Sinclair raised to 1,500,000 from early position, John Hesp called on the button, and Scott Blumstein called in the small blind. The flop came , and action checked to Hesp, who bet 3,000,000. Both Blumstein and Sinclair mucked.

Hand #167: Sinclair raised to 1,500,000 from under the gun, and Blumstein three-bet to 4,500,000 on the button. Sinclair folded.

Hand #168: Action folded around to Sinclair, and he received a walk after unsuccessfully opening the last two hands.

Hand #169: Damian Salas raised to 1,600,000 from under the gun, and everyone folded, sending the blinds and antes to the Argentinian.

Hand #170: Hesp raised to 1,500,000 from late position, and Sinclair called on the button, as did Salas in the big blind. The flop came , and Salas checked. Hesp bet 3,000,000, Sinclair called, and Salas folded. The turn was the . Hesp bet 3,000,000 again, and Sinclair folded, sending the pot to the chip leader.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Hesp	82,900,000 11,400,000	11,400,000
Scott Blumstein	67,150,000 500,000	500,000

Jack Sinclair	51,500,000 -7,000,000	-7,000,000

Benjamin Pollak	29,575,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000
Dan Ott	27,375,000 -2,700,000	-2,700,000
Antoine Saout	24,850,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000
Damian Salas	24,750,000 -400,000	-400,000

Michael Ruane	21,900,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Bryan Piccioli	17,300,000 -500,000	-500,000

Ben Lamb	15,650,000 -4,900,000	-4,900,000

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

2017-07-18 00:15 UTC-7

John Hesp on Day 7

Niveau 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.

Tags: John Hesp

2017-07-18 00:09 UTC-7

Unofficial Final Table Redraw

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Niveau 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

2017-07-18 00:02 UTC-7

Redraw in Progress

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Niveau 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.

2017-07-17 23:59 UTC-7

Pedro Oliveira Eliminated in 11th Place ($675,000)

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Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Hesp	71,500,000 16,875,000	16,875,000
Pedro Oliveira	Eliminé

Tags: John Hesp Pedro Oliveira

2017-07-17 23:57 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #164-165: Ruane Puts Lamb in the Tank

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Niveau 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.

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

2017-07-17 23:53 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hand #188-189: Miracle Double for Piccioli

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Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Antoine Saout	26,650,000 -10,050,000	-10,050,000
Bryan Piccioli	17,900,000 8,450,000	8,450,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Bryan Piccioli

2017-07-17 23:53 UTC-7

Bryan Piccioli Hits an Eight on the River

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2017-07-17 23:47 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #159-163: Blumstein Increases his Lead

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Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Scott Blumstein	66,650,000 7,100,000	7,100,000

Dan Ott	30,075,000 -7,300,000	-7,300,000
Damian Salas	25,150,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000

Ben Lamb	20,550,000 4,400,000	4,400,000

Michael Ruane	16,900,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000

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

2017-07-17 23:44 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #180-187: No Flops and Several Three-Bets

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Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jack Sinclair	58,800,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

John Hesp	54,625,000 -3,195,000	-3,195,000
Antoine Saout	36,700,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000
Benjamin Pollak	28,875,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Pedro Oliveira	16,575,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
Bryan Piccioli	9,450,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

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