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

Hand #181: Benjamin Pollak moved all in for 35.2 million on the button and Dan Ott moved all in from the small blind for 45.8 million. Scott Blumstein was in the big blind and asked for a count. After a few short seconds, he called. The crowd went wild as the chip leader held the best hand in this epic three-way all in.

Benjamin Pollak:   
Dan Ott:   
Scott Blumstein:   

Pollak and Ott were all in, with Pollak being the first player at risk and well behind. Ott was the second player at risk and was very live against Blumstein's ace-high.

The flop came     and the rail erupted as Ott took the lead with a pair of kings. Pollak picked up an open-ended straight draw, and Blumstein still had outs with a gut-shot straight draw to possibly win the entire thing.

The turn was the  , and the river was the  , giving Ott more than a double-up and sending Pollak out in third place, collecting an impressive payout worth $3.5 million.

Scott Blumstein and Dan Ott are guaranteed $4,700,000, and will battle heads up for $8,150,000 when play resumes.

PokerNews caught up with Pollak after his elimination. The Frenchman expressed his disappointment but expects that to subside once his emotions calm.

"I guess in a few days I'll look back and think 'yeah, that was the Main Event that was an insane run.' Over 7,000 players to finish third is insane."

Pollak also explained his thoughts on his final hand of the tournament.

"My shove was standard, I think, with my stack of 15 big blinds. Dan is pretty short too. They can fold a lot of hands here. I was surprised that Dan decided to shove king-nine off suit. I thought that was really bad because at best he has 60 percent equity. Scott's ace-queen he has to call. Flop was amazing as well — king-jack-three with two diamonds. The turn and river didn't help though.

"It should be an amazing heads up especially with Dan having chips now. Should be fun to watch."

Have a look at his entire interview here:

Scott Blumstein	232,575,000	-52,595,000
Dan Ott	128,000,000	81,800,000
Benjamin Pollak	0	-35,600,000

Hand #175: Benjamin Pollak pushed all-in from the button for 17.9 million and Dan Ott called from the small blind. Scott Blumstein moved all-in over the top from the big blind and the action was back on Ott. Ott mucked his hand and the remaining two players tabled their cards.

Blumstein:   
Pollak:   

The flop came    , giving Pollak the lead with a pair of jacks but Blumstein picked up a two-way straight draw. The turn was the   and the river landed the   providing no help for Blumstein. Pollak found a timely triple up to around 23 big blinds.

Scott Blumstein	260,575,000	-13,995,000
Benjamin Pollak	56,600,000	38,300,000
Dan Ott	49,400,000	-18,300,000

Hand #167: Dan Ott folded his button, and Scott Blumstein called in the small blind. Benjamin Pollak checked his big blind, and the dealer put out a flop of    . Blumstein checked, as did Pollak, and the   hit the turn. Both players checked again, and the   completed the board. Blumstein checked a third time, as did Pollak, and Blumstein showed    for two pair. Pollak mucked, and the pot went to Blumstein.

Hand #168: Blumstein folded on the button, and Pollak raised it up to 7.8 million in the small blind. Ott quickly released his hand, and Pollak took in the pot.

Hand #169: Pollak folded his button, and Ott thought from the small blind for a bit before folding as well, giving Blumstein a walk.

Hand #170: Ott released from the button, and in the small blind, Blumstein limped in. Pollak checked his option, and they went heads up to a flop of    . Blumstein led out for 2.5 million, and Pollak called. The turn brought the  , and Blumstein fired again, this time for 5.5 million. Pollak released his hand, and Blumstein took in the chips.

Hand #171: Blumstein open shoved from the button, and both of the blinds released.

Scott Blumstein	258,370,000	14,900,000
Benjamin Pollak	55,150,000	-6,900,000
Dan Ott	47,050,000	-8,000,000

Hand #165: Scott Blumstein raised to 4.3 million on the button and Benjamin Pollak folded his small blind. Dan Ott folded the big blind and Blumstein picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #166: Pollak folded his button and Ott limped in from the small blind. Blumstein checked his option and they went heads-up to the     flop. Both players checked to the   on the turn and the   on the river. Ott checked again and Blumstein checked behind. Ott tabled    for the best hand.

Scott Blumstein	243,470,000	1,300,000
Benjamin Pollak	62,050,000	-1,600,000
Dan Ott	55,050,000	300,000

The action is back underway with 15 minutes remaining in level 41.

Hand #159: Scott Blumstein raised to 4.3 million on the button, and Benjamin Pollak folded in the small blind. Dan Ott defended his big blind, and the flop came down    . Ott checked to Blumstein, who bet out 3.5 million. Ott called, and the   hit the turn. Ott tapped the felt again, and Blumstein bet again, this time 8.5 million. Ott made the call again, and the   completed the board. Ott checked one more time, and Blumstein did the same. Blumstein showed    for a pair of aces to take down the pot, beating the pair of jacks that Tournament Director Jack Effel announced for Ott.

Hand #160: Pollak bumped it up to 4.3 million on the button, and Ott moved all in from the small blind for about 34 million. Blumstein folded, and Pollak didn't take very long to call.

Pollak:   
Ott:   

The flop came down    , shooting Ott out into the lead. Pollak picked up backdoor flush and straight outs, but the   on the turn ended those hopes for that. Pollak needed one of the two eights left in the deck to win the hand now, but the river brought the   instead.

Ott doubled up to nearly 70 million, while Pollak dropped down to under 24 million.

Scott Blumstein	268,350,000	15,200,000
Dan Ott	68,850,000	19,175,000
Benjamin Pollak	23,375,000	-34,375,000

Hand #154: Dan Ott called from the small blind and Scott Blumstein checked his option from the big blind. The flop came     and Ott checked. Blumstein bet 3 million and Ott called.

The turn was the  . Ott checked and Blumstein decided to check back.

The dealer completed the board with the   on the river and Ott checked for a third time. Blumstein bet 9.5 million and Ott reached into his stack to put out a check-raise worth 25 million.

Blumstein came halfway out of his seat to look at the board and then tossed out a single chip to call. Ott tabled    for two pair nines and sevens, but Blumstein revealed    for trip sevens to scoop the pot.

Hand #155: Blumstein raised it up to 6.4 million from the small blind and Benjamin Pollak defended his big blind. The flop came     and both players checked to the   on the turn. Blumstein led out for 8.5 million and Pollak called. The river was the   and Blumstein reached into his stack to cut out a bet worth 12 million. Pollak tanked for about two minutes and eventually called. Blumstein tabled    for two pair sevens and deuces and Pollak mucked his hand, sending the pot to the chip leader.

Scott Blumstein	268,450,000	58,100,000
Dan Ott	46,875,000	-30,600,000
Benjamin Pollak	45,250,000	-27,500,000

Hand #147: Scott Blumstein raised to 4.3 million on the button and Dan Ott three-bet to 14.5 million from the big blind. Blumstein laid his hand down and Ott took down the pot.

Hand #148: Ott limped from the small blind and Blumstein checked his option. The flop came     and Ott checked to Blumstein who bet 2.5 million. Ott folded and Blumstein earned himself a pot.

Hand #149: Ott opened to 4.4 million on the button and Benjamin Pollak announced all-in from the big blind. Ott looked back at his cards but decided to send them into the muck.

Hand #150: Blumstein raised to 4.3 million on the button and Pollak shoved all-in for 45,950,000 from the small blind. Ott folded his big blind and Blumstein mucked his cards as well.

Scott Blumstein	225,050,000	-7,900,000
Dan Ott	82,375,000	-3,400,000
Benjamin Pollak	53,150,000	9,000,000

Hand #142: Dan Ott limped in from the small blind and Scott Blumstein checked his option from the big blind. The flop came     and Ott checked, as did Blumstein. The turn was the   and both players checked to the   on the river. Both players checked again, and Ott tabled    for a flush. Blumstein mucked.

Hand #143: Blumstein limped in from the small blind, Benjamin Pollak moved all in from the big blind and Blumstein folded.

Hand #144: Blumstein raised it up to 4.3 million on the button and Pollak folded his small blind. Action was on Ott in the big blind and he decided to three-bet to 14.2 million. Blumstein paused for a moment but opted to fold.

Hand #145: Ott called from the small blind and Blumstein raised to 6.2 million from the big blind. Ott reached into his stack and put out a raise to 19 million. Blumstein folded.

Hand #146: Ott raised to 4.4 million on the button and Blumstein three-bet to 13.5 million from the small blind. Pollak folded his big blind and action was back on Ott. He wasted no time and called.

The flop came     and Blumstein led out for 16 million. Ott thought about it for a moment and called.

The turn was the  . Blumstein led out for 20 million and Ott slowly cut out chips for a call.

The river was the   and Blumstein moved all in, putting Ott to the test for his remaining 85,775,000 chips. The entire crowd gasped, and Ott thought for about a minute before folding. Blumstein's rail went crazy as he raked in the big pot.

Scott Blumstein	232,950,000	36,400,000
Dan Ott	85,775,000	-34,795,000
Benjamin Pollak	44,150,000	700,000

John Hesp has announced "Shuffle up and deal!" and cards are now in the air.

The button is starting on Benjamin Pollak, with just over 90 minutes left in Level 41. Blinds are at 1,000,000/2,000,000 with a 300,000 ante.