Seiver Will Not Defend his Title
The 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller champion is no more.
Guy Laliberté opened for a raise in early position, Scott Seiver called out of the small blind, and the dealer fanned . Seiver checked, Laliberté continued for 33,000, and the defending champion check-raised to 75,000.
Laliberté moved all in for 274,000, and Seiver snap-called with for a set of sevens. The ONE DROP founder sheepishly revealed .
"I need runner-runner," Laliberté said, grinning.
The French Canadian could indeed make a flush with running hearts, but Matt Glantz pointed out that he could also make a straight with any .
Low and behold, the turn was the giving him said straight. The river was the .
Laliberté doubled to 600,000 chips, while Seiver was left with just 80,000. The very next hand he three-bet shoved over an open to 20,000 from Max Altergott. Altergott's was slightly ahead of Seiver's .
"Just ask for runner-runner," Glantz joked.
Seiver didn't seem to think Glantz's comment was very funny, but after the board came he sincerely wished his tablemates good fortune for the remainder of the tournament.
On an adjacent table, Joseph Cheong was eliminated by Antonio Esfandiari with unknown action.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Max Altergott |
920,000
125,000
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125,000 |
Antonio Esfandiari |
620,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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Guy Laliberté |
600,000
390,000
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390,000 |
Scott Seiver | Busted | |
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Joseph Cheong | Busted | |
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