We've got limited details on this one, but here's what we know.
Erik Seidel got himself all in in a four-way pot (against Huck Seed, Humberto Brenes, and John Hennigan), and the board ended up showing . On the last betting round, Seed was in position and closed the pot with a call. It was quite a showdown:
Seed:
Seidel:
Brenes:
Hennigan:
Everyone gets a quarter of the low pot with their ace-deuces, and Seed will gladly accept the full high half for his fives full of fours. He gets 5/8ths of the pot, while the other three have to settle for just a paltry 1/8th apiece. For Seidel, it's not good news at all as he's left with 3,200 lonely chips.
If you're wondering how the World Series of Poker Player-of-the-Year Race is shaping up after the first week of events, here is a look at the current leaderboard:
Current 2011 WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard
Player
Points
Cashes
Bracelets
Winnings
Amir Lehavot
315
1
1
$573,456
Jake Cody
300
1
1
$851,192
Allen Bari
270
1
1
$874,116
Jarred Solomon
220.5
1
0
$354,460
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
210
1
0
$525,980
Francesco Barbaro
190
1
1
$262,283
Maria Ho
189
1
0
$540,020
Harrison Wilder
170
1
1
$205,065
Sam Stein
157.5
1
0
$264,651
Eugene Katchalov
150
1
1
$122,909
*Standings through Event #9 (not including Event #8 which is still in progress)
It was a raised pot preflop, and on a flop of , David "ODB" Baker, Daniel Negreanu, and Mike Sexton got in enough bets to have Baker all in. The turn was the , Negreanu bet into the dry pot, and Sexton called.
The river was the , and both players checked. Negreanu tabled for a pair of queens, but Baker tabled a wired pair of aces; .
Amnon Filippi raised from middle position, and was called by Eric Kurtzman on the button. The flop came down , Filippi led lout, and Kurtzman called. The same action took place on the turn (), and the river (), and Filippi tabled for the nut-straight and a seven-low. Kurtzman mucked, and the whole pot was shipped to Filippi.
Stuart Rutter was all in by the time the turn card came on the board. Jim Grove showed up , and Rutter simply stood up and left with one card to come. Grove improved to threes full of kings on the river, and he scooped the pot to scoop Rutter right out the door.
Just before break, David "ODB" Baker raised from early position, Jerry Buss three-bet on the button, and Jean-Robert Bellande cold-called from the blinds. Baker called too, and the flop came down . Bellande checked, Baker bet, and Buss raised, putting himself all in. Both Bellande and Baker called.
The turn was the , and Bellande bet out. Baker mucked.
Bellande:
Buss:
Buss could chop the pot with any low card, or scoop with any jack, but the river bricked and Buss was eliminated.
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. On the last betting round, Seed was in position and closed the pot with a call. It was quite a showdown:
, David "ODB" Baker, Daniel Negreanu, and Mike Sexton got in enough bets to have Baker all in. The turn was the 
, Negreanu bet into the dry pot, and Sexton called.
, and both players checked. Negreanu tabled 
, Filippi led lout, and Kurtzman called. The same action took place on the turn (
for the nut-straight and a seven-low. Kurtzman mucked, and the whole pot was shipped to Filippi.
board. Jim Grove showed up 
, and Rutter simply stood up and left with one card to come. Grove improved to threes full of kings on the 
