Blumstein Takes Massive Chip Lead Into Final Day of Play
Published on 2017-07-22 13:52:00
There are currently three players left heading into the final day of the 2017 World Series of Poker main event. Here are the chip counts:
Scott Blumstein, 226,450,000
Dan Ott, 88,375,000
Benjamin Pollak, 45,850,000
All three players are guaranteed $3,500,000 for making it this far, with the eventual winner taking down $8,150,000.
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With roughly double the chips of Ott and Pollak combined, Blumstein is obviously the clear favorite to win the WSOP main event.
Here are the current betting odds:
Scott Blumstein, 1/2
Benjamin Pollak, 4/1
Dan Ott, 10/3
Pollak is widely regarded as being the most talented player left in the tournament, though he is going to be severely crippled by his short stack.
With a $1.2 million pay jump between second and third place, you would have to assume that Blumstein will be putting a tremendous amount of pressure on his table mates when action resumes on Saturday night.
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While Pollak and Ott are both skilled players, they are going to have a very hard time overcoming Blumstein's massive stack.
I really like Blumstein to take down the tournament at 1/2 - I think that there is value in this number, as Blumstein's massive stack should give him plenty of opportunity to bully his table mates.
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Filed Under: World Series of Poker