Seidensticker Takes the Lead After Epic Multi-Way All In

Patrick Leonard grabbed the attention of PokerNews as there was a huge hand brewing over at his table. There were already two players all in and another was under pressure to call for his tournament life too. Thankfully, the players and dealer were able to fill in the details of the action up until that point.

Lee Horton had moved all in for 25,000 preflop and was called by Derek Raymond, Todd Witteles and Tim Seidensticker. There were four players in the hand as they went to the flop and it came down . Raymond was first to act and moved all in for 94,000, which Witteles called. The action was on Seidensticker and he raised over the top, enough to cover Witteles.

With an extremely tough decision, he went deep, deep into the tank, until Raymond called the clock. Before the time expired, Witteles decided to let it go and all the cards were turned over.

Lee Horton:
Derek Raymond:
Tim Seidensticker:

Seidensticker had flopped top set and was looking to eliminate two opponents so long as the board held. The turn was the and the river the , sending two to the rail and putting Seidensticker in pole position in what is undoubtedly the hand of the tournament so far.