WATCH: Erik Seidel Suffers Brutal Bad Beat At World Series Of PokerRunner-Runner Claims Two Stacks In $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event |
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Poker can be so cruel sometimes, even to a 10-time bracelet winner. Erik Seidel was looking strong for yet another deep run at the World Series of Poker, which has been his annual summer stomping grounds for the better part of four decades.
The Poker Hall of Famer was sitting on a comfortable stack during day 3 of the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event, which drew a field of 660 players with $660,000 earmarked for first place, when he ran into one of the worst beats of his career.
With blinds at 25,000-50,000, Seidel limped the small blind with Q
4 and Sami Bechahed checked his option from the big blind with 9 7.
The flop came down Q
10 2 and Seidel bet 50,000. Bechahed called and the J fell on the turn, giving both players a flush but a higher hand for Seidel. He then checked and Bechahed bet 135,000 before Seidel eventually announced a raise to 450,000. Bechahed then moved all in with his opponent quickly making the call.
According to the Card Player Poker Odds Calculator, Seidel had a 97.7% chance to win the hand with Bechahed only winning if the one outer fell on the river. That’s exactly what happened.
The 8 miraculously appeared, giving Bechahed an unlikely winner. Seidel was eliminated and finished 21st for $26,007. Bechahed, a poker dealer turned pro, went on to finish 15th for $32,059.
“That is disgusting,” said PokerGO commentator Remko Rinkema.
But that wasn’t the only tough beat of the tournament. The hand in question came during the money bubble, with Denmark’s Martin Stausholm all in with Q
6 after flopping a flush and straight flush draw on a flop of 7 5 3.
Alex Keating, of California, held the 10 7 and looked to be handing Stausholm a key double-up.
In fact, Stausholm held a 97.2% chance to win the hand with Keating only at 2.8%. But the 10 on the turn gave Keating at least a better chance to find the miracle knockout, moving his percentage to 9.1% with Stausholm now at 90.9%.
The 7 hit the board, sending Stausholm to the rail empty-handed and bringing some groans from players at the table after the bad luck. Even the dealer couldn’t help but feel bad.
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Stausholm, who has $2.9 million in winnings, has one cash so far this summer in the series. Keating, who has $4.1 million in earnings, went on to finish 103rd for $9,964.
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