The story of the summer season on the 2024 World Collection of Poker (WSOP) was that of Scott Seiver profitable three gold bracelets, a feat that hadn’t been completed in Las Vegas since Jeff Lisandro did it again in 2009 (Be aware: George Danzer received three bracelets enroute to changing into 2014 POY however one in all them was at WSOP Asia-Pacific).
Seiver’s summer season efficiency was so good that it not solely earned him 2024 WSOP Participant of the Yr Honors, regardless of robust competitors from each Michael Rocco and Jeremy Ausmus but additionally the dignity of being PokerNews’ No. 8 story of 2024.
Seiver Goals to Make a Level
Whereas he has a match poker resumé most would envy – he sits thirty fourth on the all-time cash record with over $27 million in lifetime earnings courting again to 2006 in accordance with The Hendon Mob – Seiver is primarily a money recreation participant.
He’ll typically forgo match play, together with the annual WSOP, in favor of the aspect motion. That was very true in 2023 when he amassed simply $227,620 in match earnings, a career-low since 2007 not together with the pandemic yr of 2020.
After seeing his colleague Brian Rast, who one may argue is reduce from the identical fabric when it comes to balancing money video games and tournaments, get inducted into the Poker Corridor of Fame in 2023, Seiver felt a little bit of inspiration.
You see, Rast had received the $50,000 Poker Gamers Championship for the second time that summer season, which gave him his sixth gold bracelet. It was a outcome that little question helped push him over the sting with Poker Corridor of Fame voters. With solely 4 bracelets to his credit score and slated to show the PHoF-eligible 40 years outdated on April 14, 1985, Seiver figured it was a great time to indicate everybody simply why he belonged amongst poker’s greats.
“It’s actually the rationale I’m doing this proper now,” Seiver advised PokerNews in the course of the summer season. “I feel that some individuals which are supremely accustomed to poker may need forgotten me as a lot. I’ve been actually taking part in largely money video games, very high-stakes nosebleed video games, however extra out of the match scene, which makes it extra out of the general public eye.
“And turning 40 subsequent yr, that’s why I needed to come back play these tournaments and simply put some cherries on prime of the resume.”
Seiver’s Prior Bracelets
Seiver received his first bracelet on the 2011 WSOP when he took down $5,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em for $755,891. A decade later, Seiver took down the $10,000 Restrict Maintain’em Championship on the 2018 WSOP for a second bracelet and $296,222.
Seiver’s third bracelet was earned in the course of the 2019 WSOP when he took down the $10,000 Razz occasion for $301,421. He got here near profitable a fourth bracelet on the 2021 WSOP within the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hello-Lo 8 or Higher Championship however in the end completed in fourth place for $107,967.
In 2022, Seiver received his fourth bracelet by taking down Occasion #3: $2,500 Freezeout No-Restrict Maintain’em for $320,059.
Scott Seiver’s WSOP Bracelets
Hitting a Turkey in 2024
Seiver grew to become a five-time WSOP bracelet winner in 2024, taking down Occasion #10: $10,000 Omaha Hello-Lo 8 Or Higher Championship for $426,744.
“I got here into this summer season with an actual need to attempt to win as many bracelets as I can”
“This bracelet truly means so much to me,” he stated after the victory. “Everybody (who) performs a match, they at all times need to win. However I got here into this summer season with an actual need to attempt to win as many bracelets as I can.”
He added: “Truthfully, I’ve been the most effective on this planet at money video games, heads-up no-limit tournaments, actually virtually any type of poker there was. And I simply really feel that it was vital to let individuals know that I’m nonetheless right here and doing this.”
Two weeks after capturing his fifth bracelet, Seiver received the $1,500 Razz occasion for bracelet quantity six and one other $141,374 in prize cash.
“It’s this bizarre feeling the place you set a aim that needs to be near not possible after which take the steps to do it,” Seiver stated after the second win. “It’s the whole motivator. I actually, actually need to win Participant of the Yr this yr. I’m going to do as a lot as I can to make that occur.”
Amazingly, Seiver accomplished a outstanding hat-trick after taking down Occasion 72: $10,000 No-Restrict 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship for his third bracelet of the summer season and one other $411,041.
“I really feel very happy proper now,” Seiver advised PokerNews after the win. “I can not actually describe it. I am like on Cloud 9 proper now. This simply means a lot to me, and it is also a step in a private journey I’ve made for myself the place I’ve had an eye-in-the-sky dream the place I need to win one bracelet in each single self-discipline there’s.”
Seiver stated he want to win a bracelet in 9 poker variants throughout his profession, and he is already achieved 5 earlier than turning 40. The champ’s three bracelets in a single collection put him in elite firm with Lisandro (2009), Phil Ivey (2002), Ted Forrest (1993), Phil Hellmuth (1993), and Puggy Pearson (1973). Danzer received three in 2014, however his first got here within the World Collection of Poker Asia Pacific (APAC) collection.
Profitable POY as Properly
The three bracelet wins propelled Seiver to the highest of the 2024 WSOP Participant of the Yr race, which he by no means relinquished and he picked up that prestigious accolade for the primary time.
Humorous sufficient, in late Could after the Daniel Negreanu $25K Fantasy Draft, Seiver, who was chosen by Staff AJ’s Eagles for $37, took to X for what little question proved one other money-making enterprise.
2024 WSOP Participant of the Yr High 10 Standings
Seiver’s efficiency on the WSOP was one for the file books, and are available subsequent yr, if he has his method, it’s going to be what in the end helps push him over the sting for induction into the Poker Corridor of Fame.
Chad Holloway
PR & Media Supervisor
