03-08-2009 21:37 UTC-7

Huck Seed Eliminates Vanessa Rousso, Wins 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship!

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Vanessa Rousso had fallen into short stack territory, with her stack down to about 400,000 and blinds at 15,000 and 30,000. She and Huck Seed took a limped flop of {8-Hearts}

, which they both checked.

The turn came {10-Spades}

and brought a half-pot bet of 30,000 from Rousso. Seed deliberated thoughtfully and then re-raised to 130,000, putting the short-stacked Rousso to the test. She took her time, then made a back-handed waving motion and announced she was all in. Seed wasted no time in calling. He rolled over {K-Spades}

for top pair of kings. Rousso showed {J-Diamonds}

for a turned pair of tens. With Seed already up 1-0 in this best-of-three match, Rousso needed to improve on the river to stave off elimination.

With the gallery all pressed around the table, MOC Jordan Siegel announced, "Here's the river!" The dealer burned and turned the {5-Clubs}