01-19-2008 17:19 UTC+11

Experience counts

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[user22113]

Erik Seidel has just proven to the poker community that experience counts. He has just made a great read on young Peter Ling and put his tournament life on the line.

With the flop reading {6-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{7-Clubs}

{6-Diamonds}

Seidel check-called a bet of 125,000. The turn brought the {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

and again Seidel checked with Ling leading out with a 325,000 bet. With only 508,000 behind, it left Seidel with a tournament life decision.

After tanking for a good 5 minutes Seidel pushed all of his last chips in holding {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{7-Diamonds}

and Ling was pot committed to call for Seidel's last 183,000 reluctantly showing {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{J-Spades}

The river was the {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

and Seidel is now back where he belongs up amongst the chip leader's. Currently sitting at 1,400,000.