Scott Seiver recorded a very historic victory on the 2024 World Sequence of Poker on Sunday, June 30. The 39-year-old poker professional based mostly out of Las Vegas took down the distinguished $10,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw lowball championship for his third bracelet of the collection and seventh general. He additionally earned $411,041 in prize cash to deliver his profession whole to greater than $26.8 million.
Seiver is simply the seventh participant in poker historical past to have gained three bracelets in a single yr, becoming a member of Puggy Pearson (1973), Phil Hellmuth (1993), Ted Forrest (1993), Phil Ivey (2002), Jeffrey Lisandro (2009), and George Danzer (2014). Seiver is the primary to have achieved the unimaginable feat in almost a decade.
This title run additionally noticed Seiver be a part of an unique group of solely 11 gamers who’ve seven or extra profession bracelets to their identify.
“I imply, I’m on cloud 9 proper now. I couldn’t be extra excited. I believed I might do large issues this summer season, however I imply clearly you possibly can by no means dream one thing like this. However, I believe I’m going to get extra. I actually do,” Seiver instructed Card Participant after popping out on high.
After profitable his second bracelet earlier this summer season, Seiver stated that his impending eligibility for the Poker Corridor of Fame (he turns 40 subsequent yr) impressed a selected deal with success on this yr’s WSOP Participant of the Yr race.
“It’s all the time been one thing behind my thoughts, and as I’ve gotten older and extra individuals I do know have gotten in, I noticed that a whole lot of my life I’ve devoted to this recreation and this occupation, and it might imply so much to me to indicate that I’ve left my mark on this area,” stated Seiver when requested about these feedback. “So, I believed by popping out right here this summer season and actually simply reminding people who I’m somebody that got here by means of poker.”
The best buy-in no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw occasion has lengthy been thought of some of the coveted titles by high gamers within the recreation. When requested about securing a historic win on this explicit match, Seiver supplied, “It means every little thing to me. I used to be actually devastated after I acquired second on this two years in the past. I’ve all the time wished this bracelet a lot. This ultimate desk was unbelievably troublesome. From two tables down, everybody was super and actually, that makes it much more particular. I’m good at this recreation, however I’m not like world-class nice. Attending to play with Jason Mercier, Billy Baxter… these are people who have gained this match 10 instances or no matter. It was very particular.”
Seiver additionally secured 840 Card Participant Participant of the Yr factors with this win, sufficient to maneuver him inside attain of the highest 50 within the 2024 POY standings introduced by World Poker. He additionally locked up 411 PokerGO Tour factors, which had been sufficient to maneuver him into twelfth place on the season-long leaderboard. He has additionally taken over the lead within the aforementioned WSOP POY race, edging out six-time bracelet winner Jeremey Ausmus, who additionally made the ultimate desk of this occasion.
This match drew 186 entries, making a prize pool of $1,729,800 that was cut up amongst the highest 28 finishers. Primarily each participant that cashed would qualify as a giant identify, with five-time bracelet winner Yuri Dzivielevski (seventeenth), seven-time bracelet winner Billy Baxter (14th), six-time bracelet winner Jason Mercier (ninth), and six-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi (eighth) being simply among the many notables that ran deep.
Aaron Kupin was the primary to be knocked out on the official ultimate desk, together with his pat 10-9 being outdrawn by Ausmus, who drew one to make a 9-8. Kupin was awarded $51,661 because the seventh-place finisher.
Mike Watson, who started the third and ultimate day because the chip chief with 9 remaining, finally completed sixth for $68,672. The Canadian World Poker Tour champion and two-time European Poker Tour major occasion winner had his pat jack outrun by the 78-7-6-2 draw of David Lin, who hit a ten to attain the knockout.
Two-time bracelet winner and Poker Corridor of Famer Jennifer Harman was the following to fall. She acquired all-in with a 9-4-3-2 up towards a pat 10-7-5-3-2 for Seiver and a pat 10-9-7-6-4 for Jonathan Krela. Harman was unable to enhance on the draw and was despatched to the rail in fifth place ($93,615).
Harman was quickly joined by Ausmus, who check-called all-in after the draw with 10-9-7-4-2. Krela had the most effective of it with 9-8-4-3-2, which meant Ausmus’ run resulted in fourth place ($130,794). This was Ausmus’ sixth final-table end of the collection and thirteenth general on the yr. He now sits in eighth place within the Card Participant Participant of the Yr race, second within the WSOP standings, and second within the PGT rankings.
Lin acquired his brief stack all-in with 9-8-7-3 main the 10-7-6-2 of Seiver. Each gamers paired, however Lin’s pair of nines had been larger than Seiver’s sixes. Lin headed house with a career-best rating of $187,177 because the third-place finisher.
Heads-up play started with Krela holding 6,500,000 to Seiver’s 4,685,000. It didn’t take lengthy for Seiver to edge his means in entrance. Krela was in a position to regain the lead briefly, however Seiver was forward when the ultimate hand of the match was dealt.
Seiver raised on the button to 250,000 and Krela three-bet to 800,000. Seiver referred to as and each gamers drew one. Krela moved all-in for 4,350,000 with a 10-8-6-4-2 and Seiver thought it over for some time earlier than making the decision with a 9-7-6-5-2.
Krela cashed for $274,217 because the runner-up. This was by far the biggest match payday but for the Canadian.
Here’s a have a look at the payouts and rankings factors awarded on the ultimate desk:
Place
Participant
Earnings
POY Factors
PGT Factors
1
Scott Seiver
$411,041
840
411
2
Jonathan Krela
$274,217
700
274
3
David Lin
$187,177
560
187
4
Jeremy Ausmus
$130,794
420
131
5
Jennifer Harman
$93,615
350
94
6
Michael Watson
$68,672
280
69
7
Aaron Kupin
$51,661
210
52
Winner photograph credit score: PokerGO / Enrique Malfavon.
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