Scott Blumstein (born March 27, 1992) is an American poker player from

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, he won the

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Main Event for $8,150,000. Blumstein graduated from

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with an accounting degree before becoming a professional poker player. 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. He also has three cashes on the WSOP Circuit. Online, he has nearly $150,000 in total career winnings. 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 overcame Ott's with a deuce on the river. As of 2019, Blumstein's career tournament winnings exceed $8,500,000.

World Series of Poker bracelets

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blumstein, Scott 1992 births Living people American poker players World Series of Poker Main Event winners World Series of Poker bracelet winners Temple University alumni Morristown High School (Morristown, New Jersey) alumni People from Morristown, New Jersey 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews