Huck Seed

WSOP Bracelets:	4
Total Live Earnings:	$7,649,865
Nationality:	United States

Biography

Huck Seed is an American poker player who won the 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.

He has won four WSOP bracelets and made two WSOP final tables during his career He also won the WSOP Tournament of Champions in 2010, and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2009.

In 2008 and 2009 he made back-to-back final tables in the WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.

In 2020, Seed was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Biography

Seed was born in Corvallis, Montana on January 15, 1969. He was a member of both the 1987 Montana All-State and Caltech basketball teams. He studied electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology but took a leave of absence in order to pursue poker, and never returned.

He first cashed at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 1990. In fact, he managed top ten finishes in eight of his first nine cashes at the WSOP.

1996 WSOP Main Event

The 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event attracted 295 entries. Six-handed, Seed was second in chips behind John Bonetti, at a final table featuring Men "The Master" Nguyen.

The final table was noted for aggressive play from Seed, Nguyen and Bonetti, but Seed eventually triumphed over Bruce van Horn heads-up to win the $1,000,000 first prize.

"Ever watch the Super Bowl, it’s like that," Seed said about his win. "Look at the guys who win. They go crazy, they’re so happy. I think of poker as a sport. Sometimes it’s hard work, and sometimes it’s not so much fun.

"But when you win something like this, everything is worth it. It’s the same as winning the biggest event in any other sport. You can’t accomplish much more than that."

Huck Seed Poker Achievements

Seed would go on to make the final table of the 1999 WSOP Main Event final table, finishing sixth. He won Razz bracelets in 2000 and 2003.

In 2009, Seed won the NBC Heads-up Poker Championship for $500,000. One year later, Seed won the invitational WSOP Tournament of Champions, overcoming Howard Lederer heads-up.

Huck Seed Prop Bets

As well as an impressive poker resume, Seed has a rich history of prop betting. Here is a list of some of his more infamous ones:

He bet Phil Hellmuth he could float in the ocean for either 18 or 24 hours - he lost
He bet he could break 100 four times in a single day playing on a desert golf course with just three clubs - he won
He could go a year without shaving - he lost (a funeral obligation forced him to give up)
He bet Howard Lederer he could do a standing backflip - he won
He bet Howard Lederer he could beat him in a 50-yard dash while hopping on one leg - he lost
He bet Doyle Brunson he could run a mile in 4:40 - he lost (he ran a 4:47)

Huck Seed WSOP Bracelets

Year	Event	Payout (USD)
1994	Event #3: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha	$167,000
1996	Event #25: $10,000 NLHE WSOP Main Event	$1,000,000
2000	Event #17: $1,500 Limit Razz	$77,400
2003	Event #27: $5,000 Limit Razz	$71,500

Huck Seed Top Five Poker Cashes

Date	Event	Buy-in	Place	Payout (USD)
May 1996	WSOP Main Event	$10,000	1st	$1,000,000
January 1998	Carnivale of Poker	$5,080	1st	$306,000
June 2008	WSOP H.O.R.S.E.	$50,000	7th	$284,160
June 2009	WSOP H.O.R.S.E.	$50,000	5th	$276,609
May 1999	WSOP Main Event	$10,000	6th	$167,700

WSOP Main Event Winners 1987-96

YEAR	ENTRIES	CHAMPION	COUNTRY	PRIZE
1996	295	Huck Seed	United States	$1,000,000
1995	273	Dan Harrington	United States	$1,000,000
1994	268	Russ Hamilton	United States	$1,000,000
1993	220	Jim Bechtel	United States	$1,000,000
1992	201	Hamid Dastmalchi	Iran	$1,000,000
1991	215	Brad Daugherty	United States	$1,000,000
1990	194	Mansour Matloubi	Iran	$895,000
1989	178	Phil Hellmuth	United States	$755,000
1988	167	Johnny Chan	United States	$700,000
1987	152	Johnny Chan	United States	$625,000

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2014 World Series of Poker Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.	27^th	$5,185
2014 World Series of Poker Event #7: $1,500 Seven-Card Razz	12^th	$6,852
2014 World Series of Poker Event #3: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	110^th	$1,928
2013 World Series of Poker Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship	11^th	$147,882
2013 World Series of Poker Event #33: $2,500 Seven-Card Razz	28^th	$4,759
2013 World Series of Poker Event #25: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better	23^rd	$9,741
2012 World Series of Poker Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	527^th	$21,707
2012 World Series of Poker Event 54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	220^th	$2,377
2012 World Series of Poker Event 35: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em	19^th	$6,437
2012 World Series of Poker Event 27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.	50^th	$3,876
Epic Poker League Event #1 Main Event	6^th	$107,980
World Series of Poker Europe 2010 Event #4: £10,350 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Heads-Up	7^th	£47,045
2010 World Series of Poker WSOP Tournament of Champions	1^st	$500,000
2010 World Series of Poker Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship	25^th	$17,138
2010 World Series of Poker Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better	18^th	$9,099
2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2010 PCA Main Event	49^th	$45,000
2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship	7^th	$56,240
2009 World Series of Poker Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.	5^th	$276,610
2009 World Series of Poker Event 12 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event	5^th	$102,286
2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship $20,000 Heads-up Championship	1^st	$500,000
2008 World Series of Poker Event 45 - $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship	7^th	$284,160
2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship $20,000 Heads-Up Championship	3^rd	$125,000