Scott Seiver won his fifth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and in doing so may have secured his place in the Poker Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible next year.
Seiver, a longtime pro from New York who poker fans may remember from his appearance on the Big Game in the early 2010s, took down Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed) for $426,744 after an intense and grueling final table battle that eventually saw him denying Jonathan Cohen a second bracelet.
Seiver turns 40 next April and thus will be eligible for the Poker Hall of Fame, a club home to other five-plus bracelet winners like Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Erik Seidel and Phil Hellmuth.
Not only is the Hall of Fame already on Seiver's mind, it's the 39-year-old's primary motivator.
Sammy Dubonnet raised to 16,000 from middle position and David Gonzalez three-bet to 52,000 in the cutoff. When the action got back to Dubonnet, he four-bet to 100,000, and Gonzalez called.
The dealer fanned a flop of A♥8♠2♦ and Dubonnet continued with a bet of 50,000, which Gonzalez called.
Dubonnet checked the 10♥ turn and Gonzalez took it upon himself to fire a bet of 100,000. Dubonnet responded by shoving all in for around 300,000, and Gonzalez snap-folded.
A board of 10♣6♣A♦9♠8♠ was visible on the table when Ivan Deyra bet enough to put Artan Dedusha all in. Dedusha had around 200,000 chips behind and after contemplating for a while, he made the call which put him at risk.
Deyra flipped over the nuts with Q♦J♦ and Dedusha quickly mucked his hand and vacated the tournament area.
Hand-for-hand play will now begin after Dedusha was eliminated in 126th.
Erick Lindgren raised to 16,000 from early position and Brent Hart called from the hijack.
They both checked it down to the river on the 3♦J♥A♠3♠J♠ board and Hart fired a bet of 25,000. Lindgren looked as if he wanted to call but ultimately decided against it and folded.