Seidel Draws First Blood
Level 22
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Vitaly Lunkin raised the button to an unknown amount with 
and Erik Seidel flat called holding the 
. The flop came 
and both players rapped the table to see the 
pair the board on the turn. Seidel cut out a bet of 300,000 and Lunkin flat called.
The river was the 
and Seidel fired one last bet, this time making it 650,000 to go. Lunkin called but threw his hand at the muck after he saw Seidel's pair of kings. Seidel scooped up the pot and now has about 9 million in chips to Lunkin's 3.8 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,000,000
1,270,000
|
1,270,000 |
|
||
|
3,800,000
-1,220,000
|
-1,220,000 |