After a day off in the World Poker Tour World Championship, the players returned to play the official final table on Friday. Galen Hall entered the day as chip leader but at the end of the day all that mattered was that Scott Seiver was the last man standing and holding the $1,618,344 first-place prize.
The first elimination occurred on the 45th hand, according to the WPT Live Update Team. Justin Young was the one who fell in sixth place at the hands of Hall. The two got all the money in preflop with Young’s
On the very next hand, Tony Gargano hit the rail. He moved all-in over the top of a raise from Seiver, who called with
Just 12 hands later, Roger Teska was sent off stage. With the blinds at 60,000/120,000 with a 15,000 ante, Hall moved all-in from the small blind for 4.295 million. Teska called all-in for less from the big blind and tabled the
Hall, Seiver and Farzad Bonyadi battled until Hand #113 when Hall was eventually eliminated. He raised all-in from the small blind for 2.4 million with the blinds at 80,000/160,000 with a 15,000 ante. Seiver made the call in the big blind holding
When heads-up play started, Seiver held a big lead with 16.265 million in chips to Bonyadi’s 5.735 million. The battle between the two lasted 41 hands before Seiver was finally able to put the finishing touches on Bonyadi.
Seiver min-raised the button to 400,000 and Bonyadi called to see the flop come down
Bonyadi claimed $1,061,900 for his second-place finish while Seiver notched the largest win of his career at $1,618,344! Now, Seiver holds a WPT bracelet to go along with his World Series of Poker bracelet won back in 2008.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Scott Seiver | $1,618,344 |
2 | Farzad Bonyadi | $1,061,900 |
3 | Galen Hall | $589,355 |
4 | Roger Teska | $371,665 |
5 | Tony Gargano | $278,749 |
6 | Justin Young | $225,654 |
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