Joel Seewald Eliminated in 21st Place ($17,910)

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Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Joel Seewald had quite the run in this event and it started before the cards were even in the air. Seewald was a winner of free seat to this event from WSOP.com. On his way to his 21st place finish, Seewald knocked out former Main Event Champion, Jonathan Duhamel. All Seewald, a Las Vegas resident, had to do to win his seat was sign up for a free account with the site.

Seewald was short-stacked most of the day yesterday and came into the day with just eight big blinds. He played the short stack well and got it in good against Phillip Vert. The action started when Vert raised to 20,000 from under the gun and was called by Jason Mercier on the button. Seewald moved all in from the small blind and was followed by an all in from Vert. This prompted Mercier to fold and the hands were tabled.

Seewald:
Vert:

Seewald went to the flop ahead and looking for the double up. The flop was good to him as was the river. The river, however, would end Seewald's magical run and send him home $17, 910 richer.