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Scott Seiver Wins the Party Poker Premier League V

Seiver Earns $500,000 After Defeating Dan Cates Heads-Up

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Scott Seiver Scott Seiver has won the $125,000 buy-in Party Poker Premier League V, earning $500,000 for defeating Daniel “Jungleman12” Cates heads-up. Cates earned $300,000 for his runner-up finish.

A total of 16 players put up the sizable six-figure buy-in, and were sorted into two separate groups. Each group played four heats, with their finishes in these heats determining who would make the final table and with how many chips. After all of these preliminary rounds, the final table was decided, with a number of big names including Seiver, Cates, Tom Dwan, Patrik Antonius, Sam Trickett and Phil Laak.

Cates and Seiver scored the majority of the knockout blows, accumulating chips until they arrived at heads-up play with just over one big blind in difference between their two stacks. Seiver found a way to pull out to a 2-to-1 lead when the final hand arose, with the two players getting all the money in on what amounted to a coin flip: Cates was ahead with pocket sevens against the KHeart SuitQSpade Suit of Seiver. Cates’ pair kept the lead until the river, when the KSpade Suit fell to give Seiver the pot, the title and the $500,000 first place prize. Seiver now has lifetime tournament earnings of nearly $5.4 million.

Here is a look at the final table payouts:

Place Player Earnings
1st Scott Seiver $500,000
2nd Daniel Cates $300,000
3rd Phil Laak $175,000
4th Patrik Antonius $125,000
5th Tony G $100,000
6th Tom Dwan $80,000
7th Mathew Frankland $65,000
8th Sam Trickett $55,000