Scott Blumstein opens as betting favorite at WSOP Main Event final table
Chip leader Scott Blumstein is the favorite to win the World Series of Poker Main Event, according to odds released Wednesday by the Westgate Superbook.
Blumstein, a professional poker player from Morristown, New Jersey, opened at 2-1 and begins the final table with nearly 30 percent of the chips in play.
Blumstein, 25, is the youngest player in the field and making his first appearance in the Main Event. He won an event at the Borgata Summer Poker Open last year for almost $200,000 and has $312,142 in live tournament earnings.
Amateur John Hesp of Bridlington, England, is 4-1 by Westgate. The 64-year-old fan favorite is second in chips and looks to become the first British-born player to win the Main Event bracelet.
Ben Lamb, a professional poker player residing in Las Vegas, is listed at 12-1 despite being last in chips.
Three players —Argentine Damian Salas (14-1), England’s Jack Sinclair (15-1) and Dan Ott of Altoona, Pennsylvania, at 18-1 — have longer odds at the Westgate than Lamb, who is making his second career appearance at the Main Event final table.
Lamb opened at 50-1, according to odds released by USFantasy Sports on Tuesday.
Frenchman Benjamin Pollak is third in chips and listed at 5-1, while former WSOP bracelet winner Bryan Piccioli is 6-1.
Antoine Saout of France, who finished third in the Main Event in 2009, is at 10-1.
The $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship resumes at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Rio Convention Center.
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