Although the $100,000 Super High Roller at the World Poker Tour World Championship was only supposed to last two days, play was extended to three after Erik Seidel and Erick Lindgren got into heads-up play. Seidel returned to the duel with the chip lead and went on to win the event for $1,092,780.
The match resumed with Seidel having a chip lead of 7.12 million to Lindgren’s 4.48 million. On the third hand of the day, Lindgren found a key double-up to really put the pressure on Seidel and knock him all the way back to 2.575 million in chips.
According to the WPT Live Update Team, the blinds were at 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante and Lindgren opened with a raise to 200,000. Seidel made the call and the two players took the flop of
Lindgren:
Seidel:
Seidel’s flopped flush only lasted until the turn against Lindgren’s two pair as the
Seidel battled and found a double-up a few hands later. On the 294th hand of the final table, Seidel was all-in preflop with the
Over the next 30 hands or so, Seidel took the lead and began extending it. The final hand came up on the 326th hand of the final table with the blinds at 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Seidel limped from the button and Lindgren checked in the big blind to see the flop come down
Seidel scooped the massive first-place prize of $1,092,780 and another major title having conquered the stacked field of the largest-ever buy-in WPT event. He’ll add that to his already $4.3 million earned in 2011 in what could easily be the best year anyone has ever had on the felt – and it’s only May! Surely, Seidel is the player to watch at the upcoming World Series of Poker. If he keeps playing and winning at his current rate, he could very well win every bracelet event he plays.
Final Results
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Erik Seidel | $1,092,780 |
2 | Erick Lindgren | $700,500 |
3 | Daniel Negreanu | $448,320 |
4 | Vivek Rajkumar | $336,240 |
5 | Justin Bonomo | $224,160 |
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