Seidel's Flopped Straight Can't Hold On
Level 16
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
David Einhorn opened to 700,000 on the button and Erik Seidel just called from the big blind despite being the short stack. The flop came 
and Seidel checked to Einhorn who continued for another 700,000. Seidel check-raised to 1,400,000 and Einhorn three-bet to 3,480,000. Seidel quickly shoved all in for 2,080,000 chips more and the cards were tabled.
Erik Seidel: 
David Einhorn: 
Seidel flopped the nut straight but Einhorn was drawing live with a flush draw. The turn was the 
giving Einhorn even more outs. Seidel couldn't dodge the river as it was the 
giving Einhorn a flush. Seidel was eliminated on the official final table bubble, leaving just eight players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,300,000 | 3,900,000 |
|
Busted |