Author: Remko Rinkema

Blumstein, Ott and Pollak Face Off for WSOP Main Event Title

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Scott Blumstein, Dan Ott or Benjamin Pollak, one of these three names will be etched into poker history on Saturday night, as they are the final three players in the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event. The chip counts heading into the final table of play look as following:

Nothing But Smiles as John Hesp Mania Ends

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“Fourth place, what can I say? It’s absolutely wonderful!” John Hesp said unprompted, as a legion of media gathered around the man that provided color to this year’s Main Event for nearly a week straight had just been eliminated. John Hesp added a different flavor to the biggest poker tournament of

Antoine Saout Falls Short of Main Event Immortality in 5th Place

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French pro Antoine Saout was one of two former November Niners who made the 2017 Main Event final table, and after Ben Lamb was eliminated in ninth place, Saout exited in fifth for $2,000,000. Saout’s inconceivable run puts him high on the list of “all time greatest Main Event performances”

Bryan Piccioli’s Main Event Dream Ends in 6th Place

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WSOP bracelet winner Bryan Piccioli has been eliminated in sixth place from the World Series of Poker Main Event, collecting $1,675,000 for his impressive run into this event. Piccioli had a tough run on the second day of final table action, starting third in chips but nothing seemed to go

Scott Blumstein Dominates First Day of Main Event Final Table

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The World Series of Poker Main Event is down to seven players after a relatively long, exciting and eventful first day of final table play. Scott Blumstein holds a commanding chip lead with 178 million chips while his next closest competitor Benjamin Pollak sits on 77 million. The story of

Get to Know the Main Event Finalists Part 1

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Every year the World Series of Poker Main Event brings nine unique stories to the limelight, but this year there’s something else that makes this final special. The top 2 stacks belonging to John Hesp and Scott Blumstein are so far ahead of the rest of the pack that we’re

Chip Leader Christian Pham was Down on His Luck

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The story of Christian Pham is captivating. The current chip leader with 35 players left in the Main Event sits on 23,200,000 chips, putting him in pole position to win $8,150,000 in just a few days time. However, just a few days ago things were looking very different for the

Golden Summer Ends for Silver on Day 6 of the Main Event

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One bracelet, 45th in the Main Event and five total cashes at the 2017 World Series of Poker totaling $477,056, that was the summer of British pro Max Silver. Silver became the 35th ever player from the United Kingdom to take home a gold WSOP bracelet, but ultimately the aftertaste