Seif Eliminated Just Before Day's End

Chad Holloway

Mark Seif was a powerhouse throughout Day 1 of the tournament; however, that all changed in one big hand.

We are unsure of the action, but with the board reading {8-Hearts} {7-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {6-Hearts} , both Seat 6 and Seif had all of their chips in the middle. Seif had {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} and Seat 6 {A-Spades} {K-Spades} . Seat 6 took down the pot of 55,300 and Seif was left with only 4,200.

Two hands later, Seif shoved all in for 4,100 and was called by the small blind.

Seif: {Q-Clubs} {4-Clubs}
Small Blind: {K-Spades} {J-Spades}

The board was kind to Seif coming {Q-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {2-Hearts} and giving him a much needed double up to around 9,500.

The very next hand, Seif again went all in and was called by one player. Again, Seif was behind with {J-Diamonds} {10-Spades} against his opponent's {K-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} . When the board ran out {3-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {8-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} , Seif's luck ran out. He was eliminated at the very end of Day 1.