After the hand, Kim was up to 1.35 million in chips.
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 5
After the hand, Kim was up to 1.35 million in chips.
The board and Blevins is eliminated.
Before Seed won the 1996 World Series of Poker main event, he already had an impressive resume for a young player. He made seven final tables at the WSOP including winning a bracelet in 1994 for $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha. During the early 1990s, Seed had two second place finishes in Deuce to Seven Draw events and missed winning a bracelet by one spot. Seed also won two bracelets in Razz. He beat Phil Ivey heads up in 2002 for the title. Over his career Seed won $3.4 million in tournaments.
While not too much is known about Huckleberry Seed's personal life, most of the stories about Huck have him involved in outrageous prop bets.
Seed lost a beard bet once. He had to not shave for an entire year in order to win. He lost when he had to attend a family funeral and had to shave before going home.
Seed won one of the most amazing golf bets of all time. His feat was recently replicated by Erick Lindgren, except Seed's was a little tougher. Seed had to shoot four rounds of golf in under 100 using just three clubs... 5-iron, a sand wedge and a putter. Depending on who you talk to, it took Seed five or six attempts to shoot under 100 four times. And he had to run between the holes and the guy who set the bet with him picked the hottest day of the year for Seed to do the bet. It was 120 degrees that day.
Seed has also lost the ocean bet to Phil Hellmuth. The Poker Brat bet Seed $50,000 that he could not stand in the ocean for 18 straight hours. Seed also won money from Howard Lederer when he did a standing back flip. Lederer also bet Seed that he could run a 50-yard dash faster then him... hopping on one foot. When Lederer did a test run, Seed saw that he'd lose and handed over $5,000.
Aside from those wacky prop bets that are a part of Las Vegas lore, Seed can actually play poker. He's trying to win his fifth WSOP bracelet and his second world championship. Not too many players can boast that they have won multiple events. And Seed is trying to make that list that includes Johnny Moss (3), Stu Ungar (3), Johnny Chan (2), and Doyle Brunson (2).
Out of the last 100 players, Seed and Scotty Nguyen are the only two former champions who are remaining in the field.
"All in and a call on 3!" bellowed Spitzberg as he shoved his stack in the middle, making the call. He was about to table his hand before he realized that Louriero still had to act. After a few minutes in the tank, Louriero folded, claiming he mucked A-A.
Hilm turned over for a flush draw while Spitzberg showed for a middle set. The turn, though, was the , making Hilm's flush. Spitzberg would need to pair the board to win the pot. It wasn't to be, though, when the fell on the river. Hilm took down the pot and upped his stack to 3.2 million, while Spitzberg was crippled down to only 120,000.
On the next hand, Spitzberg moved all in pre-flop from middle position, Hilm called, Hyon Kim moved all in over the top for 720,000 and Hilm folded. Spitzberg turned up but had run into Kim's . The flop was making a set of kings for Kim, and leaving Spitzberg drawing to running cards. The turn was the , the river was the , and Spitzberg's Main Event run came to a close.
After that hand, Kim was up to 1,100,000.
Board:
Edler made two pair on the flop to beat out Blevins and is now up to 900,000.
Scotty Nguyen made it 125,000 to go on the turn and Cory Carroll called. The river was the and Scotty led out for 300,000. Carroll came over the top for 450,000 more and Scotty called. Scotty showed for the full house while Carroll showed . After the hand, Scotty is up 2,200,000 to while Carroll is crippled to 350,000.
The flop came , giving Mikkelsen a flush and gutshot draw, and on the turn Dag hit the to make his flush. Lovelace still had outs, he could win with a Jack or Eight, but the river brought the , giving Mikkelsen a Royal Flush and knocking Lovelace out.
After the hand, Seagle's stack stood at 460,000.