July 21 2017, by Eric Danis
GPI Stats Pack: 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event
WORLD SERIES OF POKER MAIN EVENT
Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
July 8-22, 2017
Entries: 7,221
Total Purse: $67,877,400
Winning Share: $8,150,000
Defending Champion:
Qui Nguyen (USA)
$8,005,310
FINAL TABLE OVERVIEW
SEAT | PLAYER | NATION | CHIP STACK | BIG BLINDS |
1 | John Hesp | UK | 85,700,000 | 107 (2nd) |
2 | Scott Blumstein | USA | 97,250,000 | 122 (1st) |
3 | Antoine Saout | FRA | 21,750,000 | 27 (7th) |
4 | Benjamin Pollak | FRA | 35,175,000 | 44 (3rd) |
5 | Jack Sinclair | UK | 20,200,000 | 25 (8th) |
6 | Damian Salas | ARG | 22,175,000 | 28 (6th) |
7 | Ben Lamb | USA | 18,050,000 | 23 (9th) |
8 | Byan Piccioli | USA | 33,800,000 | 42 (4th) |
9 | Daniel Ott | USA | 26,475,000 | 33 (5th) |
EVENT PAYOUTS
POS | PAYOUT | GPI SCORE* |
1st | $8,150,000 | 824.26 |
2nd | $4,700,000 | 723.45 |
3rd | $3,500,000 | 664.94 |
4th | $2,600,000 | 623.73 |
5th | $2,000,000 | 592.02 |
6th | $1,675,000 | 566.29 |
7th | $1,425,000 | 544.70 |
8th | $1,200,000 | 526.14 |
9th | $1,000,000 | 509.88 |
*Unofficial GPI Score
PLAYER STATS
Scott Blumstein
STACK: 97,250,000 (122 BB) | FROM: Morristown, NJ | AGE: 25 | @SBlum2711 | ||||||
GPI WORLD RANK: #2250 (PEAK: #1368 Jan/17) |
2017 GPI PoY Race: #5066 |
National USA: #1185 (GPI) / #2420 (PoY) |
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CAREER › | WINS: 5 | TOP 10: 11 | RESULTS: 43 | $311,625 | ||||
2017 › | WINS: 0 | TOP 10: 0 | RESULTS: 6 | $11,484 | ||||
WSOP › | BRACELETS: 0 | TOP 10: – | RESULTS: – | $- | ||||
THM ALL-TIME MONEY LIST: 5,661th (2,984th in the USA) |
FIRST RESULT: AUG 2012 – 2nd/121 Empire State Champ. Prelim, Turning Stone (Verona, NY) | LAST RESULT: JUN 2017 – 51st/683 SugarRush Challenge, SugarHouse (Philadelphia) | ||||||
TOP 5 CAREER RESULTS › |
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CHIPS › | DAY 1C | DAY 2C | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | FT | |
RANK › | 799th/3,300 | 34th/1,549 | 8th/1,084 | 44th/297 | 14th/85 | 8th/27 | 1st/9 |
John Hesp
STACK: 85,700,000 (107 BB) | FROM: Bridlington, England | AGE: 64 | ||||||
GPI WORLD RANK: #19078 (PEAK: NOW) |
2017 GPI PoY Race: #10062 |
National UK: #2418 (GPI) / #1137 (PoY) |
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CAREER › | WINS: 1 | TOP 10: 7 | RESULTS: 7 | $2,207 | ||||
2017 › | WINS: 1 | TOP 10: 6 | RESULTS: 6 | $1,994 | ||||
WSOP › | BRACELETS: 0 | TOP 10: – | RESULTS: – | $- | ||||
THM ALL-TIME MONEY LIST: – |
FIRST RESULT: NOV 2016 – 5th/49 Napoleons Casino Daily (Hull, UK) | LAST RESULT: JUN 2017 – 3rd/49 Napoleons Casino Sunday Rebuy (Hull, UK) | ||||||
TOP 5 CAREER RESULTS › |
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CHIPS › | DAY 1A | DAY 2AB | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | FT | |
RANK › | 271st/576 | 75th/1,023 | 166th/1,084 | 106th/297 | 40th/85 | 6th/27 | 2nd/9 |
Benjamin Pollak
STACK: 35,175,000 (44 BB) | FROM: Paris, France (lives in London) | AGE: 34 | @PollakB | ||||||
GPI WORLD RANK: #154 (PEAK: #12 Apr/15) |
2017 GPI PoY Race: #836 |
National FRANCE: #2 (GPI) / #23 (PoY) |
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CAREER › | WINS: 7 | TOP 10: 30 | RESULTS: 85 | $2,967,782 | ||||
2017 › | WINS: 0 | TOP 10: 2 | RESULTS: 7 | $67,085 | ||||
WSOP › | BRACELETS: 0 | TOP 10: 3 | RESULTS: 16 | $532,038 | ||||
THM ALL-TIME MONEY LIST: 400th (8th in France) |
FIRST RESULT: DEC 2007 – 1st/111 Euro Finals of Poker Bronze Championship (Paris) |
LAST RESULT: JUN 2017 – 46th/630 WSOP 3K Pot Limit Omaha – Six Handed (Las Vegas) |
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TOP 5 CAREER RESULTS › |
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CHIPS › | DAY 1C | DAY 2C | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | FT | |
RANK › | 654th/3,300 | 504th/1,549 | 235th/1,084 | 291st/297 | 23rd/85 | 17th/27 | 3rd/9 |
Bryan Piccioli
STACK: 33,800,000 (42 BB) | FROM: Allegany, NY (lives in San Diego) | AGE: 28 | @theczar19 | ||||||
GPI WORLD RANK: #460 (Peak: #61 Jul/16) |
2017 GPI PoY Race: #1820 |
National USA: #228 (GPI) / #1022 (PoY) |
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CAREER › | WINS: 5 | TOP 10: 22 | RESULTS: 73 | $1,909,374 | ||||
2017 › | WINS: 0 | TOP 10: 0 | RESULTS: 5 | $67,421 | ||||
WSOP › | BRACELETS: 1 | TOP 10: 2 | RESULTS: 27 | $552,208 | ||||
THM ALL-TIME MONEY LIST: 734th (420th in the USA) |
FIRST RESULT: AUG 2007 – 18th/468 Empire State Champ. Prelim, Turning Stone (Verona, NY) | LAST RESULT: JUL 2017 – 176th/8,120 WSOP $888 Crazy Eights (Las Vegas) |
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TOP 5 CAREER RESULTS › |
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CHIPS › | DAY 1A | DAY 2AB | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | FT | |
RANK › | 38th/576 | 320th/1,023 | 477th/1,084 | 47th/297 | 25th/85 | 10th/27 | 4th/9 |
Daniel Ott
STACK: 26,475,000 (33 BB) | FROM: Altoona, PA | AGE: 25 | ||||||
GPI WORLD RANK: #64749 (PEAK: #63680 Jun/17) |
2017 GPI PoY Race: #36973 |
National USA: #16403 (GPI) / #10405 (PoY) |
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CAREER › | WINS: 0 | TOP 10: 0 | RESULTS: 2 | $2,666 | ||||
2017 › | WINS: 0 | TOP 10: 0 | RESULTS: 2 | $2,666 | ||||
WSOP › | BRACELETS: 0 | TOP 10: 0 | RESULTS: 2 | $2,666 | ||||
THM ALL-TIME MONEY LIST: 169,251st (83,955th in the USA) |
FIRST RESULT: JUN 2017 – 69th/843 WSOP 1K Tag Team Event (Las Vegas) | LAST RESULT: JUN 2017 – 691st/6,716 WSOP Monster Stack (Las Vegas) | ||||||
TWO CAREER RESULTS › |
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CHIPS › | DAY 1B | DAY 2AB | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | FT | |
RANK › | 42nd/1,643 | 138th/1,023 | -/1,084 | 35th/297 | 6th/85 | 20th/27 | 5th/9 |
Damian Salas
STACK: 22,175,000 (28 BB) | FROM: Chascomus, Argentina | AGE: 42 | @tritu27 | ||||||
GPI WORLD RANK: #506 (Peak: #275 May/15) |
2017 GPI PoY Race: #1264 |
National ARGENTINA: #6 (GPI) / #13 (PoY) |
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CAREER › | WINS: 3 | TOP 10: 17 | RESULTS: 49 | $919,525 | ||||
2017 › | WINS: 0 | TOP 10: 2 | RESULTS: 7 | $79,571 | ||||
WSOP › | BRACELETS: 0 | TOP 10: 1 | RESULTS: 13 | $177,983 | ||||
THM ALL-TIME MONEY LIST: 1,770th (11th in Argentina) |
FIRST RESULT: JAN 2009 – 3rd/216 LAPT Vina Del Mar (Chile) |
LAST RESULT: JUL 2017 – 1,081st/8,120 WSOP $888 Crazy Eights (Las Vegas) |
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TOP 5 CAREER RESULTS › |
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CHIPS › | DAY 1C | DAY 2C | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | FT | |
RANK › | 1,168th/3,300 | 92nd/1,549 | 31st/1,084 | 1st/297 | 5th/85 | 21st/27 | 6th/9 |
Antoine Saout
STACK: 21,750,000 (27 BB) | FROM: Saint Martin des Charmes, FRA (lives in London) | AGE: 33 | @tonio292 | ||||||
GPI WORLD RANK: #340 (Peak: #89 May/17) |
2017 GPI PoY Race: #742 |
National FRANCE: #10 (GPI) / #20 (PoY) |
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CAREER › | WINS: 1 | TOP 10: 20 | RESULTS: 58 | $5,551,412 | ||||
2017 › | WINS: 0 | TOP 10: 2 | RESULTS: 8 | $326,862 | ||||
WSOP › | BRACELETS: 0 | TOP 10: 2 | RESULTS: 13 | $3,999,582 | ||||
THM ALL-TIME MONEY LIST: 152nd (5th in France) |
FIRST RESULT: NOV 2008 – 6th/97 Spanish Tour Marbella, Casino Marbella (Spain) |
LAST RESULT: JUL 2017 – 186th/1,413 WSOP 1K NLH Event (Las Vegas) |
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TOP 5 CAREER RESULTS › |
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CHIPS › | DAY 1B | DAY 2AB | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | FT | |
RANK › | 239th/1,643 | 51st/1,023 | 3rd/1,084 | 30th/297 | 8th/85 | 15th/27 | 7th/9 |
Jack Sinclair
STACK: 20,200,000 (25 BB) | FROM: London, England | AGE: 26 | @jacksincredible | ||||||
GPI WORLD RANK: #14910 (Peak: #14590 Jul/17) |
2017 GPI PoY Race: #6885 |
National UK: #1871 (GPI) / #755 (PoY) |
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CAREER › | WINS: 0 | TOP 10: 0 | RESULTS: 3 | $13,500 | ||||
2017 › | WINS: 0 | TOP 10: 0 | RESULTS: 3 | $13,500 | ||||
WSOP › | BRACELETS: 0 | TOP 10: 0 | RESULTS: 2 | $4,088 | ||||
THM ALL-TIME MONEY LIST: 80,409th (4,300th in England) |
FIRST RESULT: APR 2017 – 161st/1,204 partypoker Million Live, Dusk Till Dawn (Nottingham) |
LAST RESULT: JUL 2017 – 689th/8,120 WSOP $888 Crazy Eights (Las Vegas) |
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THREE CAREER RESULTS › |
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CHIPS › | DAY 1B | DAY 2AB | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | FT | |
RANK › | 63rd/1,643 | 141st/1,023 | 267th/1,084 | 95th/297 | 69th/85 | 3rd/27 | 8th/9 |
Ben Lamb
STACK: 18,050,000 (23 BB) | FROM: Tulsa, OK (lives in Las Vegas) | AGE: 32 | @BenbaLamb | ||||||
GPI WORLD RANK: #17021 (Peak: #22 Dec/11) |
2017 GPI PoY Race: #9606 |
National USA: #6123 (GPI) / #3870 (PoY) |
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CAREER › | WINS: 7 | TOP 10: 24 | RESULTS: 41 | $7,207,830 | ||||
2017 › | WINS: 1 | TOP 10: 1 | RESULTS: 2 | $312,587 | ||||
WSOP › | BRACELETS: 1 | TOP 10: 5 | RESULTS: 14 | $6,209,724 | ||||
THM ALL-TIME MONEY LIST: 92nd (61st in the USA) |
FIRST RESULT: JUN 2006 – 14th/203 Scotty Nguyen Challenge Prelim, Cherokee Casino (Tulsa) |
LAST RESULT: JUN 2017 – 15th/428 WSOP 10K PLO Championship (Las Vegas) |
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TOP 5 CAREER RESULTS › |
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CHIPS › | DAY 1B | DAY 2AB | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | FT | |
RANK › | 562nd/1,643 | 63rd/1,023 | 32nd/1,084 | 14th/297 | 32nd/85 | 4th/27 | 9th/9 |
Photo credit: Jamie Thomson/World Series of Poker
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