Eazy-E
Erik Seidel is unquestionably one of the most decorated players in the history of poker. The eight-time World Series of Poker Bracelet winner has banked over $17.6 million on the tournament circuit, including a fourth-place finish in the Season 8 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller and a sixth-place finish in the Season 9 EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller.
Seidel has just arrived here to play in the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event. In one of the first hands he played, he opened to 500 in early position, and received three callers including Claudio Pollin and Jeff Hakim. The flop fell , all four players checked, and the turn brought the . Both blinds checked to Seidel, who fired 1,200. Only Pollin called.
The turn was the , Seidel led out for another 2,500, and Pollin folded.
Seidel is just barely above the starting stack with 33,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Erik Seidel |
33,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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