Steicke and Seidel Collide
Level 19
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Erik Seidel got his stack all in preflop holding the 
and was well out in front of David Steicke's 
. Seidel was the player at risk, but Steicke didn't have him covered by much. The 
flop was no help to Steicke, and neither was the 
turn. In order to score the elimination he needed to catch a seven and a seven only. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
. Seidel held to double to over 600,000 while Steicke was left with less than 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
629,000
329,000
|
329,000 |
|
||
|
180,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |