Seidel Sliding
A recent stretch of hands at the hands of Matthew Ashton has seen nine-time WSOP bracelet winner Erik Seidel slide deeply into the danger zone as the money bubble approaches.
Limit Omaha 8 or Better
After defending his big blind from Seidel preflop, on a flop of , Ashton bet from the big blind and received a call.
the turn brought the , and after another bet from Ashton, Seidel chose to fold.
Razz
The round of Razz began immediately after, and after Ashton completed with an , Seidel defended with a . Seidel then drew a queen on fourth while Ashton picked up a , prompting a bet from Ashton and a fold from Seidel.
The following hand saw the two do battle yet again, with Ashton defending his bring-in to a completion from Seidel. Ashton then bet fourth street picking up a , while Seidel opted to call despite picking up a .
Fifth street saw Seidel draw a , while Ashton picked up an . Seidel quickly folded to a bet which would have cost his last 100,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthew Ashton |
3,350,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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Johannes Becker |
3,220,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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Dan Cates |
2,550,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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Erik Seidel |
100,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
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