Mark Seif Wins Event #22 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold'em)
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 05, 4:45 PM
Mark Seif wins Event #22 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold'em), earning $611,145 and his second World Series of Poker bracelet this week. Minh Nguyen finishes in second place, earning $329,975.
Mark Seif Wins Event #22 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold'em)
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 05, 4:44 PM
Hand 184 - Nguyen has the button, he limps, Seif raises to $100,000, Nguyen raises to $600,000, Seif pushes all in, and Nguyen calls. Nguyen shows Ad-10d, but Seif has pocket kings (Kc-Kd). Nguyen is the shorter stack, facing possible elimination on this hand. The flop comes Kh-7h-4c, and Seif has flopped a set of kings. The only way Nguyen will survive is if he catches a jack and a queen on the last two cards for a straight. The turn card is the 9c, and Nguyen is drawing dead. Minh Nguyen is eliminated in second place, earning $329,975.
Mark Seif wins Event #22 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold'em), earning $611,145 and his second World Series of Poker bracelet this week.
Update
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 05, 4:41 PM
Hand 182 - Nguyen has the button, he limps, and Seif checks. The flop comes Kd-Jc-8h, Seif bets $40,000, and Nguyen folds.
Hand 183 - Seif has the button, he limps, and Nguyen checks. The flop comes Qh-10c-3s, and they both check. The turn card is the Qc, Seif bets $40,000, Nguyen raises to $200,000, and Seif folds pocket sevens face up. Nguyen shows J-9 (open-ended straight draw) as he collects the pot.
Updated Chip Counts
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 05, 4:39 PM
Here are the approximate chip counts:
Mark Seif - $2,000,000
Minh Nguyen - $1,030,000
Update
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 05, 4:38 PM
Hand 180 - Nguyen has the button, he limps, Seif raises to $80,000, and Nguyen calls. The flop comes 8c-5c-2c, and both players check. The turn card is the 3d, Seif checks, Nguyen bets $100,000, and Seif calls. The river card is the 9d, Seif bets $200,000, and Nguyen calls. Seif shows Kc-9x (pair of nines) to win the pot.
Hand 181 - Seif has the button, he raises to $100,000, and Nguyen calls. The flop comes Kc-Jc-8h, and they both check. the turn card is the 8d, and they check again. The river card is the 9d, and they check again. Seif shows A-7 (ace high) to win the pot.
Update
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 05, 4:35 PM
Hand 178 - Nguyen has the button, he limps, and Seif checks. The flop comes A-5-3, and both players check. The turn card is the Jh, Seif bets $40,000, and Nguyen calls. The river card is the Ac, Seif bets $100,000, and Nguyen calls. Seif shows J-4 and Nguyen shows J-2. The kickers don't play, so it's a chopped pot.
Hand 179 - Seif has the button, he raises to $100,000, and Nguyen calls. The flop comes Ad-5s-4s, Nguyen checks, Seif bets $150,000, and Nguyen folds.
Update
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 05, 4:32 PM
Hand 177 - Seif has the button, he raises to $100,000, and Nguyen calls. The flop comes Jd-4c-4s, and both players check. The turn card is the 8d, Nguyen checks, Seif bets $100,000, Nguyen raises to $200,000, and Seif calls. The river card is the 6s, Nguyen bets $200,000, and Seif calls. Seif shows pocket tens, but Nguyen shows J-2 (pair of jacks) to win the pot.
Minh Nguyen has just taken a slight chip lead.
Update
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 05, 4:30 PM
Hand 174 - Nguyen has the button, he limps, and Seif checks. The flop comes with two spades, Seif bets, and Nguyen folds.
Hand 175 - Seif has the button, he limps, and Nguyen folds. The flop comes Q-5-4, and both players check. The turn card is the Qh, and they check again. The river card is the 7c, Seif bets $40,000, and Nguyen calls. Seif shows K-7 (pair of sevens) to win the pot. (Nguyen shows a 7 with a smaller kicker.)
Hand 176 - Nguyen has the button, he limps, and Seif checks. The flop comes Ah-Kd-6d, Seif bets $45,000, and Nguyen folds.
Update
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 05, 4:26 PM
Hand 172 - Nguyen has the button, he limps, and Seif checks. The flop comes 8h-6c-4s, and both players check. The turn card is the 3s, Seif bets $40,000, and Nguyen calls. The river card is the 2s, Seif checks, Nguyen bets $60,000, and Seif calls. Nguyen shows 3-2 (two pair) to win the pot.
Hand 173 - Seif has the button, he raises to $100,000, and Nguyen calls. The flop comes 6d-3s-3c, and both players check. The turn card is the 7c, Nguyen checks, Seif bets $200,000, and Nguyen folds.
