Scott Seiver
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.[2] On April 29, 2015 Seiver became the 9th player in GPI history to be ranked #1.[3]
| Scott Seiver | |
|---|---|
 Seiver at American Poker Awards (2015) | |
| Nickname(s) | The Deipnosophist / mastrblastr / Gunning4you |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Born | April 14, 1985 (age 35) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 43 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 39th, 2020 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
Live poker
Seiver, with twelve cashes at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), won his first bracelet in the 2008 WSOP $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event earning $755,891.[2]
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).[2]
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.[2]
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,[2] later he finished 4th at the Main Event of the 2010 PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour (NAPT) at Mohegan Sun earning $190,000.[4]
In May 2011, Scott Seiver won the Season IX WPT World Championship. He defeated Farzad Bonyadi heads-up, earning $1,618,344.
On January 8, 2013, Seiver won the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller event for $2,003,480.
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.
As of May 2015, he hit rank 1 on the Global Poker Index Ranking.[5]
On July 2, 2015, Seiver finished 2nd in the $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl for $5,160,000. As of October 2016, his total live earnings exceed $21,600,000. [6]
References
- Lucchesi, Ryan (June 13, 2008). "WSOP: Scott Seiver Wins Event No. 21". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- Butt, Robert. "Scott Seiver – results". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- GPI View from the Top
- Butt, Robert. "$ 4,700 No Limit Hold'em – Main Event". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- "Scott Seiver – stats". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- "Scott Seiver – stats". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.