Cooler Flop Leads to Seidel's Exit
After a player had opened from early position, Erik Seidel three-bet to 40,000 from the hijack. When action reached Team PokerStars Pro Ville Wahlbeck in the small blind, he put in a four-bet to 90,000 and the original raiser folded. Seidel thought for a bit before making the call, and it was heads-up action to the 
flop.
Wahlbeck was first to act and bet 70,000. Seidel responded by moving all in for right around 220,000 and Wahlbeck snap-called.
Wahlbeck: 
Seidel: 
It was a huge flop as Wahlbeck held an overpair while Seidel flopped top pair with a flush draw. According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Seidel had a 43.13% chance of hitting his hand while Wahlbeck would hold 56.87% of the time.
The 
turn was a blank, and Seidel dropped to a 3-1 dog. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
. Seidel missed his plethora of outs, and just like that he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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700,000
260,000
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260,000 |
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Busted | |
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