Scott Seiver Explained

Scott Seiver
Nickname:The Deipnosophist / mastrblastr / Gunning4you
Residence:Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Birth Place:Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Wsop Bracelet Count:7
Wsop Money Finishes:73
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:=77th
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:2020
Wpt Titles:1
Wpt Final Tables:3
Wpt Money Finishes:12

Scott Seiver (born April 14, 1985, in Columbus, Ohio) is a professional poker player from Cold Spring Harbor, New York, now residing in Las Vegas, Nevada who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event[1] and is the winner of the $25,100 buy-in High Roller event at the 2010 L.A. Poker Classic.On April 29, 2015, Seiver became the 9th player in GPI history to be ranked #1.[2]

Live poker

Seiver won his first bracelet in the 2008 WSOP $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event earning $755,891.[3]

Seiver's other poker accomplishments include springing to fame by appearing on Pokerstars' the Big Game, showcasing his unique mouth-covering method of hiding mouth-breathing tells, as well as winning the $25,100 buy-in High Roller event at the 2010 L.A. Poker Classic earning $425,330 in a final table that included runner-up Daniel Alaei, Jason Mercier (3rd), Lee Markholt (4th), Tommy Vedes (5th) and Will Molson (6th).[4]

In 2009 he finished 3rd in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $24,500 No Limit Hold'em – High Roller event earning $137,000 and later that year won the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the 2009 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic earning $218,008.[5] [6]

In 2010 he came in 4th in the $25,000 Invitational High Roller Bounty Shootout earning along with the bounties a total of $215,000 at the 2010 Deep Stack Extravaganza,[7] later he finished 4th at the Main Event of the 2010 PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour (NAPT) at Mohegan Sun earning $190,000.[8]

In May 2011, Scott Seiver won the Season IX WPT World Championship. He defeated Farzad Bonyadi heads-up, earning $1,618,344.[9]

On January 8, 2013, Seiver won the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller event for $2,003,480.[10]

On June 29, 2014, he finished 6th in the $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop at the 2014 World Series of Poker.[11]

As of May 2015, he hit #1 on the Global Poker Index Ranking.[12]

On July 2, 2015, Seiver finished 2nd in the $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl for $5,160,000.[13] As of 2023, his total live earnings exceed $25,600,000.[14]

On May 13, 2022, Seiver was announced as Phil Hellmuth's Round 4 opponent in High Stakes Duel III.[15] The match was for $800,000, and Hellmuth defeated Seiver on May 18, 2022.[16]

On June 3, 2022, Seiver won his fourth WSOP bracelet in Event #3: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout for $320,059.[17]

On June 4 2024, Seiver won his fifth WSOP bracelet in Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $426,744.[18] on June 16, he won his sixth bracelet in the $1,500 Razz event for $141,374.[19] and on June 30th, he won his third bracelet in a month and seventh overall in event #72 $ 10,000 No Limit 2-7 lowball draw championship for $411,041.[20]

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearEventPrize Money
2008$5,000 No Limit Hold'em$755,891
2018$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship$296,222
2019$10,000 Razz Championship $301,421
2022$2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em$320,059
2024$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$426,744
2024$1,500 Razz$141,374
2024$10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship$411,041

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WSOP: Scott Seiver Wins Event No. 21 . June 7, 2010 . Lucchesi . Ryan . June 13, 2008 . CardPlayer.com.
  2. Web site: Danis . Eric . April 29, 2015 . GPI300: Great Scott! Seiver stops the streak, new #1 . March 30, 2024 . Global Poker Index.
  3. Web site: 39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, No Limit Hold'em . April 21, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  4. Web site: 2010 L.A. Poker Classic, High Roller Event . April 21, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  5. Web site: PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2009, No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Event . April 21, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  6. Web site: 2009 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em . April 21, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  7. Web site: 2010 Deep Stack Extravaganza, Invitational High Roller Bounty Shootout . April 21, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  8. Web site: North American Poker Tour - PokerStars NAPT Mohegan Sun, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event . March 26, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  9. Web site: Ninth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em - WPT Championship . March 26, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  10. Web site: PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2013, No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller (Event #1) . March 26, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  11. Web site: 45th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2014, No Limit Hold'em - The Big One for One Drop (Event #57) . March 26, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  12. Web site: Scott Seiver . April 22, 2024 . Global Poker Index.
  13. Web site: 2015 Super High Roller Bowl, No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller Bowl . March 26, 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  14. Web site: Scott Seiver's profile on The Hendon Mob . April 22, 2024 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . en.
  15. Web site: Peters . Donnie . May 13, 2022 . Scott Seiver Revealed as Phil Hellmuth's High Stakes Duel Challenger . June 4, 2022 . PokerGO Tour . en-US.
  16. Web site: Duckworth . Tim . May 18, 2022 . Phil Hellmuth Wins Round 4 of High Stakes Duel III for $800,000 . June 4, 2022 . PokerGO Tour . en-US.
  17. Web site: Peters . Donnie . June 4, 2022 . Scott Seiver Wins 4th WSOP Bracelet and $320,059 . June 4, 2022 . PokerGO Tour . en-US.
  18. Web site: Fast . Erik . 2024-06-04 . Scott Seiver Wins Fifth Career World Series of Poker Bracelet . 2024-06-05 . Card Player.
  19. Web site: Slezak . Brett . 2024-06-17 . Two Bracelets in Two Weeks: Scott Seiver Wins Sixth WSOP Gold in $1,500 Razz . 2024-06-18 . PokerNews.com . en.
  20. Web site: Sofen . John . 2024-06-30 . Determined Scott Seiver Captures 3rd 2024 Bracelet by Winning $10k No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw . 2024-06-30 . PokerNews.com . en.