"Biggest Flip of My Life"
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 , Rast checked, Seiver continued for 115,000, and both Arieh and Rast called.
Time for things to get crazy.
The turn was the , 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:
Rast:
"Please hold," Seiver chanted. "Please hold."
The river was the , 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 |
---|---|---|
Brian Rast |
3,100,000
1,540,000
|
1,540,000 |
|
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Scott Seiver |
1,100,000
-1,380,000
|
-1,380,000 |
|