Scott Seiver | |||||||
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Nickname(s) | The Deipnosophist / mastrblastr / Gunning4you | ||||||
Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||
Born | April 14, 1985 39) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | (age||||||
World Series of Poker | |||||||
Bracelet(s) | 7 | ||||||
Money finish(es) | 73 | ||||||
Highest ITM Main Event finish | =77th, 2020 | ||||||
World Poker Tour | |||||||
Title(s) | 1 | ||||||
Final table(s) | 3 | ||||||
Money finish(es) | 12 | ||||||
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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]
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]
Year | Event | Prize Money |
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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 |
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