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Event 21 - No-Limit Hold'em

  • Jun 11, '08 - Jun 13, '08
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Updates on Final Day (Jun 13, 08)

 
 

$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Scott Seiver Wins Event No. 21

Scott SeiverDave Seidman raised to 200,000 preflop Scott Seiver made the call. The flop was dealt 973 and Seidman checked. Seiver bet 380,000 and Seimdan raised all in for 980,000. Seiver made the call and Seidman showed down A7. Seiver flipped up K9 and with the crowd chanting for a deuce, the turn and river fell 53. Seiver captured Event No. 21 ($5,000 no-limit hold'em).

Seiver earned $755,891 for his victory and Seidman took home $482,372 for his runner-up finish.

Stay tuned for a recap of the final table, as well as the final results.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Dave Seidman,   Scott Seiver
 

$5,000 NLHE - Final Table - Down to Heads Up

Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 of 731

Chip Counts:


Scott "gunning4you" Seiver: 4,500,000
Dave Seidman: 2,900,000

Eliminations:

4th Place: Jacobo Fernandez ($238,781)
3rd Place: Ben Sprengers ($292,034)

Big Hands/Storylines:

Jacobo FernandezJacobo Fernandez Eliminated in Fourth Place ($238,871)

Jacobo Fernandez got all of his chips into the middle and Scott Seivers had him covered. Their cards:

Seiver: A8
Fernandez: K-K

Board: A99QJ

Fernandez was eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $238,871 in prize money.

Ben SprengersBen Sprengers Eliminated in Third Place ($292,034)

Ben Sprenger got all of chips in on a flop of J108 and Dave Seidman made the call. Their cards:

Seidman: 76
Sprenger: Q-Q

Turn and River: KK

Sprengers was eliminated in third place, and he took home $292,034 in prize money.

 

$5,000 NLHE - Final Table - Two Eliminations

Blinds/Antes: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 of 731

Chip Counts:


Scott "gunning4you" Seiver: 3,600,000
Dave Seidman: 990,000
Ben Sprengers: 800,000
Jacobo Fernandez: 700,000

Average Stack: 1,218,333

Eliminations:

Chuck Sklar: 6th Place ($154,606)
Rajesh Vohra: 5th Place ($195,834)

Big Hands/Storylines:

Chuck Sklar Eliminated in Sixth Place ($154,606)

Scott Seiver raised to 130,000 on a flop of J85 and Chuck Sklar moved all in. Seiver made the call and they flipped up their hands:

Seiver: AA
Sklar: AK

Turn and River: 2Q

Rajesh Vohra



Sklar was eliminated in sixth place, and he took home $154,606 in prize money.

Rajesh Vohra Eliminated in Fifth Place ($195,834)


Dave Seidman raised to 100,000 preflop and Rajesh Vohra reraised all in. Seidman made the call and they turned up ther cards:

Seidman: K10
Vohra: 44

Board: KQ579

Vohra was eliminated in fifth place, and the took home $195,834 in prize money.


Player Tags: Chuck Sklar,   Dave Seidman,   Scott Seiver
 

$5,000 NLHE - Final Table - Chuck Sklar Doubles Up Twice

Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 of 731

Chip Counts:


Scott "gunning4you" Seiver: 3,600,000
Dave Seidman: 990,000
Ben Sprengers: 800,000
Jacobo Fernandez: 700,000
Rajesh Vohra: 550,000
Chuck Sklar: 500,000

Average Stack: 1,218,333

Eliminations:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Chuck SklarChuck Slkar Doubles Up

Chuck Sklar pushed all in preflop and Dave Seidman made the call. Their cards:

Sklar: J7
Seidman: 55

Board: 84374

Sklar doubled up on the hand to survive.

Sklar Doubles Up Again


Once again Sklar moved all in preflop and Seidman called him down. Their cards:

Sklar: A7
Seidman: A10

Board: Q527A

Sklar doubled up again and he continued to cling to life on the short stack.

Ben Sprengers Doubles Up


Ben Sprenger moved all in preflop to grow a pot to 664,000 preflop and Rajesh Vohra went into the tank for a minte. He counted out the chips required for a call, and then pushed them into the middle. Their cards:

Sprengers: AA
Vohra: 93

Board: 107245

Sprengers' aces held up and he doubled up.

Player Tags: Ben Sprengers,   Chuck Sklar,   Dave Seidman
 

$5,000 NLHE - Final Table - Three Quick Eliminations and One Double Up

Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 6 of 731

Chip Counts:


Scott "gunning4you" Seiver: 3,000,000
Dave Seidman: 1,658,000
Rajesh Vohra: 1,000,000
Ben Sprengers: 1,000,000
Jacobo Fernandez: 591,000
Chuck Sklar: 185,000

Eliminations:

Scott "SCTrojans" Freeman: 9th Place ($68,714)
Adam "csimmsux" Geyer: 8th Place ($94,481)
Anders Henriksson: 7th Place ($120,249)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Scott FreemanScott "SCTrojans" Freeman Eliminated in Ninth Place ($68,714)


Scott Freeman moved all in preflop and Scott Seiver made the call. Their cards:

Freeman: AK
Seiver: QQ

Board: 87657

Freeman was eliminated in ninth place, and he took home $68,714 in prize money.

Dave Seidman Doubles Up


Dave Seidman raised all in preflop for 618,000 and Scott Seiver made the call. They then turned up their hands:

Seidman: J10
Seiver: KK

Board: 98447

Seidman hit a 7 on the river to make a straight and survive.

Adam Geyer Adam "csimmsux" Geyer Eliminated in Eighth Place ($94,481)


Adam geyer raised all in preflop and Dave Seidman made the call. Each player flipped up a pocket pair, and each player made a set on the turn when it delivered an ace and a 9. Unfortunatley for Geyer, it was Seidman that held the pocket aces, and he was sent to the rail in eighth place when no help fell on the turn or river. Geyer took home $94,481 in prize money.

Anders Henriksson Eliminated in Seventh Place ($120,249)

Anders Henriksson raised to 60,000 preflop and both Ben Sprengers and Chuck Sklar made the call. The flop was dealt K98 and Sklar bet 135,000. Henriksson raised all in for 285,000. Sprengers came over the top of him all in for 460,000 and Sklar went into the tank for a moment before folding. The final two players then flipped up their cards:

Sprengers: AA
Henriksson: 99

Turn and River: 10A

Henriksson was eliminated on the hand in seventh place, and he took home $120,249 in prize money. Once again, a set of aces prevailed against a set of nines.

 

 

$5,000 NLHE - Final Table - Late Start

The final table of the $5,000 no-limit hold'em event is busting at the seams with online poker professionals on the final day of play. We will see if one of them can walk away with the bracelet, or if Jacobo Fernandez will be able to walk away with the prize at his second final table of the summer. Here is a look at the starting chip stacks:

Scott Seiver: 2,512,000
Rajesh Vohra: 1,040,000
Jacobo Fernandez: 848,000
Dave Seidman: 653,500
Adam Geyer: 645,000
Ben Sprengers: 441,000
Chuck Sklar: 439,000
Scott Freeman: 645,000
Anders Henriksson: 311,000

Action is slated to begin late at 2:30 p.m.

Note: Cards got in the air shortly after 2:30 p.m. Next post up at 3:30 p.m.

Player Tags: European Report
 
 
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