Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

Hand #152: Scott Stewart moved all in for 7,325,000 from under the gun and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #153: Scott Blumstein limped in on the button , Ben Lamb folded his small blind, and Stewart checked his option in the big blind. The flop came    . Stewart checked, Blumstein bet 700,000, and Stewart folded.

Hand #154: Blumstein raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff, and everyone folded, sending the blinds and antes his way.

Scott Blumstein	47,775,000	4,675,000
Dan Ott	30,975,000	-1,350,000
Damian Salas	29,350,000	2,950,000
Michael Ruane	17,800,000	-525,000
Ben Lamb	16,450,000	-1,100,000
Richard Dubini	9,875,000	-1,225,000
Scott Stewart	7,825,000	275,000

Jack Sinclair might not be a familiar face to many of the players in the field, but if the people he hangs out with are any indication, his opponents should keep their guard up. This 26-year-old Brit has been playing professionally for two years and mainly cut his teeth online. He never really took to playing live and only started playing live tournaments at the prodding of his friends, Philipp Gruissem and Anton Morgenstern.

To date, Sinclair has only three live tournament cashes for a total of $13,500, logging his first cash in April at the partypoker Millions Live in Nottingham for £ 7,500 (USD $ 9,412). The other two cashes came during Sinclair's first visit to the WSOP earlier this summer in Event #60 $888 No-Limit Hold'em - Crazy Eights for $1,742 and Event #52 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $2,346.

It's usually an advantage to show up to the table with your opponents not having a clue as to who you are. In poker, the less people know about you the better. But apparently, Sinclair can't use that to his advantage for more than a hand.

"As soon as I sit down at a table, people automatically assume I'm three betting them light and doing a bunch of crazy stuff. I don't know why it must be the way I look at them or something. If someone looks me up, they are basically going to find nothing. They might think, "This guy is going to be a huge fish." I sit down and play one hand, and my image is completely gone. Maybe the first hand I play, I can get away with something. But overall no."

No one would argue that the Main Event is the ultimate grind. The days start to run together, hands are forgotten and what happened when is a blur. Sinclair, however, was able to recall his Main Event journey with amazing detail.

"Day 1 was a breeze; I won most of the pots I played. Day 2 was kind of similar. I did make a few bad decisions toward the end, but I had a decent stack at the end. I had a horrendous table draw on Day 3. The first four hours were just brutal. I played most of Day 5 with Mickey Craft. That was probably the most fun I had at a table, maybe ever. Day 6 was an insane day. I started with a little over 2 million, and now I'm at about 30 million. It's been quite the day."

Sinclair took that momentum and kept running with it well into Day 7. When asked if he's aware of the enormity of this moment, Sinclair's smile gets a little bigger, and he paused for a moment.

"I'm trying not to think too much about anything except the poker. But, yeah, it is definitely surreal. I'm just trying to play good poker, make the best decisions and if I do that, then I'll be happy."

Hand #170: Jack Sinclair raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff, and Bryan Piccioli defended his big blind.

They checked down a board of       and Piccioli showed    for the pair of nines with king-high. Sinclair, though, tabled    for nines with ace-high to win the pot.

Hand #171: Sinclair raised to 1,400,000 from the hijack and won the pot uncontested.

Hand #172: Sinclair raised to 1,500,000 from under the gun, and John Hesp called from the big blind.

The flop came down    . Hesp led for 1,500,000 and Sinclair called. The turn was the  . Hesp bet 3,000,000, Sinclair called, and the   river completed the board. Hesp bet 3,000,000 again and Sinclair folded. Hesp showed    as he collected the pot.

Hand #173: Hesp limped from the small blind, Sinclair raised to 2,000,000 from the big blind, and Hesp folded.

Hand #174: Sinclair raised to 1,800,000 from the small blind, and Pedro Oliveira folded his big blind.

Hand #175: Piccioli raised to 1,350,000 from under the gun. Antoine Saout three-bet to 4,500,000 from the hijack, prompting folds from all remaining players, including Piccioli.

John Hesp	60,150,000	5,700,000
Jack Sinclair	56,275,000	-500,000
Antoine Saout	32,275,000	1,350,000
Benjamin Pollak	25,775,000	-1,500,000
Pedro Oliveira	16,700,000	-1,500,000
Bryan Piccioli	13,850,000	-3,550,000

Hand #144: Michael Ruane raised 1,500,000 on the button, and both blinds folded. Ruane showed   .

Hand #145: Ruane raised to 1,500,000 again from the cutoff, and Ben Lamb three-bet to 4,000,000 from the big blind. Ruane thought for a bit and moved all in for 16,525,000, getting a fold from Lamb.

Hand #146: Richard Dubini raised to 1,500,000 from middle position, and Scott Blumstein called from the button. Scott Stewart also tagged along from the big blind.

The flop came    . The action was checked around to the   turn, and Stewart led out for 2,250,000. Dubini tossed his cards away, and Blumstein called. The river brought the  , and both players checked.

Blumstein rolled over   , which was good enough to earn him the pot.

Hand #147: The action was folded around to Stewart, in the small blind, who raised all in for 6,550,000. Dan Ott was in the big blind and let his hand go.

Hand #148: Ruane raised to 1,500,000 from under the gun, and Dan Ott three-bet to 4,000,000 in the small blind. Dubini folded his big blind, and Ruane decided not to continue, either, allowing Ott to pick up a pot.

Scott Blumstein	38,400,000	4,850,000
Dan Ott	35,025,000	1,700,000
Damian Salas	25,300,000	-1,500,000
Michael Ruane	19,725,000	4,600,000
Ben Lamb	17,750,000	-4,900,000
Richard Dubini	11,600,000	-2,600,000
Scott Stewart	7,750,000	-3,050,000

Hand #139: Action folded around to Michael Ruane in the hijack, and he raised to 1,500,000. Everyone else got out of the way, and Ruane took down the pot.

Hand #140: Damian Salas made it 1,300,000 to go in the hijack, and Scott Blumstein three bet it to 2,900,000 next to act. It folded back around to Salas, and he tanked for a couple of minutes before he released his hand.

Hand #141: Blumstein raised to 1,200,000, and Dan Ott re-raised to 3,100,000 million. Blumstein called, and they went heads-up to the     flop. Ott was first to act, and he led out for 2,400,000. Blumstein called, and the   came on the turn. Ott moved all in, and Blumstein snap-called to put himself at risk.

Ott:   
Blumstein:   

Ott turned an open-ended straight draw and needed an ace or a nine on the river to knock out Blumstein. The   completed the board, and Blumstein scored the massive double-up to 37,000,000.

Hand #142: Salas limped in from under the gun, and it folded around to Ruane in the big blind. He checked his option, and the flop came down    . Both players checked, and the turn was the  . Ruane checked again to Salas, who bet 700,000. Ruane folded, and Salas took in the pot.

Hand #143: Blumstein raised to 1,300,000 under the gun, and Ott called from the cutoff. Ruane also called from the small blind, and they went three ways to the     flop. Ruane checked to Blumstein, who bet 2,000,000. Ott was the only caller, and the   hit the turn. Blumstein tapped the felt, and Ott bet 4,200,000. Blumstein released his hand, and Ott won the pot.

Scott Blumstein	33,550,000	18,275,000
Dan Ott	33,325,000	-13,075,000
Damian Salas	26,800,000	-100,000
Ben Lamb	22,650,000	-700,000
Michael Ruane	15,125,000	-800,000
Richard Dubini	14,200,000	-1,400,000
Scott Stewart	10,800,000	-1,300,000

Hand #156: Benjamin Pollak raised to 1,400,000 from under the gun, and Jack Sinclair three-bet to 4,150,000 from the small blind. Pollak called, and the flop came    . Sinclair continued with a bet of 2,700,000. That was enough to take down the hand right there, as Pollak sent his cards into the muck.

Hand #157: Antoine Saout raised to 1,200,000 from the hijack, and Sinclair three-bet to 3,300,000 from the button. Saout called, and the flop came    . Saout checked, Sinclair bet 2,500,000, and Saout folded.

Hand #158: Sinclair raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and won the pot.

Hand #159: Sinclair raised to 1,400,000 from the hijack, and Saout defended his big blind. They checked to the river of an       board, where Saout took it down with a bet.

Hand #160: Pedro Oliveira raised to 1,400,000 from the hijack, and John Hesp called from the big blind. The flop came down    , and Hesp checked to Oliveira, who bet 1,500,000. Hesp check-raised to 3,000,000, and Oliveira mulled it over for a bit before he folded.

Jack Sinclair	67,675,000	9,525,000
John Hesp	54,000,000	3,250,000
Antoine Saout	29,525,000	-1,850,000
Benjamin Pollak	26,150,000	-5,600,000
Pedro Oliveira	19,600,000	-4,250,000
Bryan Piccioli	8,075,000	-1,450,000

As players get closer and closer to the final table, Portugal's Pedro Oliveira believes there is some meat on the bone when it comes to players left in the tournament.

The 32-year-old now calls Sao Paulo, Brazil, home after online poker was made illegal in his home country. With 14 years of experience as a pro (he's been playing since age 18), he's hoping to take advantage of his online and live tournament experience. Hyper aggressive and willing to take chances to grab any pot, he's looking to make some moves to keep his perch as one of the leaders.

Fourteen remained after the dinner break and he liked his chances of making the final table.

"With the competition that I play on a daily basis online and in high-stakes games, that competition is way, way harder," he says. "I'm not saying there are not good players, there are a few good players, but there are a few amateurs in a $10,000 buy-in with $8.15 million for first – it's sweet."

When not playing online and in high-stakes cash games, Oliveira has some small business investments. With a degree in economics, he loves discussing anything to do with money, business, and finance. And when not talking business and money or playing poker, he's pretty specific about his pastime: "I like to go to the beach and party."

If he can bring home the title, no doubt Oliveira and his friends will be doing plenty of partying.

Secondary Table Hand #155: Karen Sarkisyan raised all in for 6,350,000 from the small blind and Jack Sinclair called from the big blind.

Sarkisyan:   
Sinclair:   

The flop came down    , giving Sarkisyan the lead with a pair of queens. The   fell on the turn, giving Sinclair a flush draw, and the river was the   to give Sinclair a winning flush.

Sarkisyan was eliminated in 14th Place for $450,000.

Jack Sinclair	58,150,000	6,800,000
Karen Sarkisyan	0	-6,425,000

Hand #152: Jack Sinclair made it 1,200,000 to go from the hijack, and Antoine Saout called in the big blind.

The flop fell    , and Saout checked. Sinclair continued for 1,500,000, and Saout called. The   turn paired the board, and Saout checked once more. Sinclair fired a second barrel worth 3,300,000, and Saout check-raised to 7,875,000, leaving himself with less than 10,000,000 behind. Sinclair called to create a pot of almost 22 million, and the   river completed the board. Saout moved all in for his last 9,850,000, and Sinclair tanked.

"I have a really strong hand here," the Brit said.

Short stack Karen Sarkisyan called the clock, and Sinclair folded    for a straight face-up. Pedro Oliveira and Bryan Piccioli said that they wanted to bet on Saout's holdings and promised to be watching the broadcast.

Hand #153: Sinclair made it 1,200,000 to go from early position, and Benjamin Pollak called in the cutoff. On the     flop, Sinclair checked, and Pollak bet 1,400,000, which Sinclair called. The   turn brought another check from Sinclair and a bet of 2,600,000 from Pollak, which won the pot.

Hand #154: Sinclair raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun, and Piccioli called in the cutoff, as did Hesp in the small blind and Sarkisyan in the big blind.

Hesp bet the     flop for 1,500,000, and Sinclair was the only caller. The   appeared on the turn, and both players checked. After the   river completed the board, the action went check-check again.

Hesp tabled   , and that was good enough to win the pot.

Jack Sinclair	51,350,000	-16,100,000
John Hesp	50,750,000	4,900,000
Benjamin Pollak	31,750,000	3,650,000
Antoine Saout	31,375,000	10,875,000
Pedro Oliveira	23,850,000	-225,000
Bryan Piccioli	9,525,000	-1,675,000
Karen Sarkisyan	6,425,000	-1,425,000