Rookie Scott Blumstein Wins WSOP Main Event, $8.1M In Prize Money

A New Jersey man "with a degree in accounting" today won this year's World Series of Poker Main Event as a rookie. Scott Blumstein is now more than $8.1M "richer after eliminating Pennsylvania's Daniel Ott on the 246th hand of the final table." Unlike the past several years, the final nine players "didn't have to wait until November to take their spots at the final table." The WSOP Main Event "marked the end of this year's series, in which dozens of tournaments drew 120,995 entrants from around the world, shattering attendance records" (AP, 7/23). The first hour of play from the final threesome of Blumstein, Ott and French pro Benjamin Pollack was "aired on ESPN" (NJ.com, 7/23).