Seidel Crowned by Alaei

When we happened upon Table 359, we discovered Erik Seidel with 17,500 out in front of him. Meanwhile, Daniel Alaei had 29,000 out front. Seidel was debating what to do, and eventually moved all in for right around 120,000. Alaei, who barely had him covered, snap-called.

Seidel:
Alaei:

It was a bad spot for Seidel, and his best shot of winning was to catch either an ace or diamonds. The flop made the diamonds a mute point, and the turn meant Seidel needed an ace on the river to survive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the , the last card Seidel would see here in Event #20: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout.