03-07-2010 17:58 UTC-12

Erik Seidel Eliminated ($250,000)

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Erik Seidel - eliminated

Erik Seidel had his shot in the rubber match of this best-of-three final. When he lost a big all in with ace-king against Annie Duke's queen-nine, it seemed that the momentum was in Duke's favor.

Seidel moved all in pre-flop with {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{2-Clubs}

. Duke made an easy call with {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{9-Hearts}

. Victory was that much closer for Duke after a great flop of {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{7-Clubs}

. Some in the gallery thought the {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

turn, which gave Duke a straight, ended the tournament. But Seidel still had two outs to chop the hand -- the remaining two nines.

Once the river fell {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

, it was truly over. Erik Seidel was eliminated in second place.

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