2011 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,720,328
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,144,000
Entries
128
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
30,000

"Biggest Flip of My Life"

Scott Seiver couldn't hold.
Scott Seiver couldn't hold.

Pot-Limit Omaha

Scott Seiver raised to 55,000 in the cutoff, Josh Arieh called on the button, and Brian Rast defended his big blind. The dealer fanned {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, Rast checked, Seiver continued for 115,000, and both Arieh and Rast called.

Time for things to get crazy.

The turn was the {8-Clubs}, and Rast led for 250,000. Seiver potted (1.27 million), Arieh quickly mucked, and Rast went into the tank. He eventually shrugged, and called all in for 1.05 million chips.

Seiver: {a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Rast: {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}

"Please hold," Seiver chanted. "Please hold."

The river was the {8-Hearts}, which paired the board and gave Rast a winning full house. Seiver slapped the table furiously. It took a minute or so for the dealer to verify the counts, and Seiver was frantically typing on his phone the entire time.

"I'm pretty sure that was the biggest flip of my life," he lamented after Rast was shipped a wave of chips.

We later found out what he was typing on his phone:

@Scott_Seiver: Had to fade 13 outs once for 5 million chips where avg is 1.3 with 13 left. Brian Rast is luckier than I am.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Rast
3,100,000
1,540,000
1,540,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Scott Seiver
1,100,000
-1,380,000
-1,380,000
WSOP 7X Winner

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