Scott Blumstein

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Scott Blumstein
Scott Blumstein (2017)
Scott Blumstein (2017)
  Personal information  
Date of birth March 27, 1992
place of birth United StatesUnited States Morristown
Nicknames
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SBlast2711Borgata Poker NJ

2Due4UWSOP NJ

TooDue4Upartypoker NJ
place of residence United StatesUnited States Philadelphia
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money $ 8,150,000
Total prize money $ 8,595,159
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 1
Cashes 3
Best main event Win ( 2017 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
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Cashes 2
Last updated: August 2, 2020

Scott Blumstein (born March 27, 1992 in Morristown , New Jersey ) is a professional American poker player . He won the World Poker Championship in 2017 .

Personal

Blumstein grew up in his native Morristown . He attended Temple University and graduated with an accounting degree . Blumstein lives in Philadelphia .

Poker career

Blumstein has been playing online under the nicknames SBlast2711 (Borgata Poker NJ) , 2Due4U (WSOP NJ) and TooDue4U ( partypoker NJ ) since December 2013 and has earned more than 250,000 US dollars with tournament poker . Since 2012 he has been participating in renowned live tournaments .

Blumstein won the Deepstack Kick Off of the Borgata Summer Poker Open in Atlantic City in mid-July 2016 with a prize of almost 200,000 US dollars. At the end of July 2017 , he won the Main Event of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas after reaching the final table as chip leader. In return, Blumstein prevailed against 7,220 other players and, in addition to the title of poker world champion, secured a bracelet and a prize of 8.15 million US dollars. This achievement was named Tournament Performance of the Year 2017 at the American Poker Awards in Los Angeles in late February 2018 . Beginning November 2019 Blumstein reached at the first event of the Poker Masters in Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas the final table and took the prize worth nearly US $ 60,000 sixth place.

In total, Blumstein has earned more than 8.5 million US dollars with poker in live tournaments.

Web links

Commons : Scott Blumstein  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b WSOP Winner Scott Blumstein Key To Making Poker Fun Again on playnj.com, accessed on December 25, 2017 (English).
  2. ↑ Temple Graduate Living in Philadelphia on Verge of $ 8 Million Payday With Commanding Lead in World Series of Poker on nbcphiladelphia.com on July 22, 2017, accessed August 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ Scott Blumstein in the Global Poker Index database, accessed July 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ Sblum2711 in the PocketFives database, accessed July 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ a b Scott Blumstein in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on July 24, 2017 (English).
  6. ↑ Borgata Summer Poker Open ($ 500 + 60 No Limit Hold'em - $ 1 million Deepstack Kick Off) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on July 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ Meet the 2017 Non-November Nine: WSOP Main Event Final Table Bios on pokerlistings.com on July 18, 2017, accessed on July 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ 48th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2017 ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Championship (Event # 73)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed July 24, 2017.
  9. ↑ Poker Awards: Polk gets nothing , Neeme wins double on pokerfirma.com on February 23, 2018, accessed on February 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ 2019 Poker Masters ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Poker Masters # 1 $ 10K NLHE) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 2, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Blumstein, Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES SBlast2711 (nickname); 2Due4U (nickname); TooDue4U (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Morristown , New Jersey , United States