Seiver Drops Two in a Row
Action folded to Mustapha Kanit in the cutoff seat, and he raised to 65,000. Scott Seiver made the call from the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, and Seiver checked. Kanit fired a bet of 70,000, and Seiver check-raised to 190,000. Kanit called.
The river was the 
, and Seiver led for 230,000. Kanit took some time to think through his options, then made the call with the 
to beat Seiver's 
.
On the very next hand, play folded to Morten Klein on the button, and he raised to 65,000. Seiver called from the small blind, and that put Sam Trickett in an interesting spot in the big blind. With a stack of 313,000 behind after paying his ante and big blind, Trickett tanked for a bit. He eventually folded and left Seiver to battle with Klein.
The flop came down 
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the turn. That's where Seiver led for 130,000, and Klein called.
The 
completed the board on the river, and Seiver bet 275,000. Klein mulled it over, then called.
Seiver tabled the 
for two pair, aces and sixes. His rockets were no good, though, as Klein rolled over the 
for trip sixes, and he won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,140,000 | 179,000 |
|
1,600,000 | 89,000 |
|
500,000 | -957,000 |
|
313,000 | -38,000 |