Erik Seidel Eliminated in 2nd Place (HK$ 2,326,000)

Within two hands, the very intense and roller coaster heads up came to an end, and Erik Seidel was eliminated in 2nd place.

Hand 1

Dan Colman opened to 80,000 and Seidel called to see a flop of . Both players checked before Seidel took the lead on the turn by betting 75,000, Colman called. After the river, Seidel made it 250,000 to go and Colman gave it plenty of thought before calling after two minutes of consideration.

"Good call," Seidel said and tapped the table, sending his cards into the muck.

Hand 2

A raising war ended up with both players all in and Seidel, down to just under one million in chips, was covered by a few big blinds in the last hand of the level.

Erik Seidel:
Dan Colman:

The board ran out and Colman locked up the victory on the turn with an unbeatable full house. A quick check on the stack sizes confirmed the winner and Seidel had to settle for a payday of HK$ 2,326,000. That's enough for a re-entry tomorrow," the American joked.