Scott Blumstein

Scott Blumstein, born 27 March 1992, is an American poker player from Morristown, New Jersey, who won the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event for $8,150,000. He graduated from Temple University with an accounting degree before becoming a professional poker player. Before the Main Event his largest career cash came in a preliminary event at the Borgata Summer Poker Open in July 2016, worth $199,854. In 2017 he outlasted a field of 7,221 players, then the third largest in history, entered the final table as chip leader and beat Dan Ott on the 246th hand, the 65th of heads-up play, when his ace and deuce overcame Ott's ace and eight. As of 2024 his career tournament winnings exceed $8,600,000.