Scott_Blumstein

Scott Blumstein

Scott Blumstein

American poker player (born 1992)

Scott Blumstein (born March 27, 1992) is an American poker player from Morristown, New Jersey. In 2017, he won the World Series of Poker Main Event for $8,150,000.[2]

Quick Facts Residence, Born ...

Blumstein graduated from Temple University with an accounting degree before becoming a professional poker player.[3] Prior to the Main Event, his largest career cash came in a preliminary event at the Borgata Summer Poker Open in July 2016, where he earned $199,854.[4] He also has three cashes on the WSOP Circuit. Online, he has nearly $150,000 in total career winnings.[5]

At the 2017 Main Event, Blumstein prevailed over a field of 7,221 players, the third-largest in history at the time. He entered the final table as chip leader and defeated Dan Ott on the 246th hand and 65th of heads-up play when his A♥ 2♦ overcame Ott's A♦ 8♦ with a deuce on the river.[6]

As of 2019, Blumstein's career tournament winnings exceed $8,500,000.[7]

World Series of Poker bracelets

More information Year, Tournament ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Scott Blumstein". WSOP.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "48th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2017, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Championship (Event #73)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  3. [3]
    McCrone, Brian (July 22, 2017). "Temple Graduate Living in Philadelphia on Verge of $8 Million Payday With Commanding Lead in World Series of Poker". NBC Philadelphia. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "This Week's Big Winner: Hands That Propelled Scott Blumstein To Winning the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event". CardPlayer.com. September 19, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Sblum2711". PokerStake. May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  6. [6]
    Fiorvanti, Tim (July 23, 2017). "Scott Blumstein wins 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event, $8.15 million purse". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Scott Blumstein's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Scott_Blumstein, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.