Scott Seiver Buys In 43 Times For $1,000 World Series Of Poker Flip & Go Event

Scott Seiver is having an excellent summer season on the 2022 World Series of Poker, having gained his fourth-career bracelet within the $2,500 no-limit maintain’em occasion together with $320,059. But his luck might have soured on Sunday within the $1,000 Flip & Go occasion, held in the course of the sequence at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.

The occasion incorporates a distinctive format that appeals to the purest of gamblers. A desk of eight gamers every put up the $1,000 buy-in. The vendor then passes out three playing cards to everybody, who then see a flop. After the flop, every participant discards one, and the vendor places out the flip and river.

The profitable hand at showdown will get into the event and routinely finishes within the cash. Everyone else then has to determine in the event that they need to strive their luck once more.

Assuming everybody has equal discarding expertise after the flop, a participant ought to count on to win 12.5% of the time. Just don’t inform that to Seiver, who purchased in a whopping 43 occasions and nonetheless didn’t get in.

43 flip and goes later and I’m not even enjoying the event. #JBL

— Scott Seiver (@scott_seiver) June 12, 2022

Even when Seiver hit his palms, he nonetheless misplaced. Twice he made a straight, solely to lose to a rivered full home. Photographer Katerina Lukina caught one in every of Seiver’s doomed Flip & Gos on digicam. The gamers needed to win their seat by 3 p.m., and Seiver ran out of time.

Lot’s of motion right now at WSOP</a> Flip & go tournament! <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_seiver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">scott_seiver @_HERfavoriteDJ #poker #wsop2022 pic.twitter.com/MqOiDLZUSH

— Katerina Lukina (@k8te_look) June 13, 2022

According to some novice mathematicians on Twitter, Seiver had a few 0.3% likelihood of not making it by way of on that many makes an attempt, and that’s with out accounting for any talent benefit, nonetheless small that could be. Another follower identified that Seiver had paid greater than $4,700 in rake alone to play 43 palms of poker. In reality, he was entered into greater than 27% of the overall tables that ran.

As it seems, even when Seiver had made it into the sphere on his final try, he would have wanted to complete in fifth place or higher to point out any revenue.

This yr’s occasion drew a discipline of 1,256, creating an total prize pool of $1,117,840. A complete of 157 gamers gained their Flip & Go, all routinely incomes a min-cash of $2,000. The winner will in the end earn $187,770, and the customary gold bracelet.

Last yr was the primary time the occasion was held, with Dejuante Alexander incomes his first bracelet and $180,665.

The event has drawn some criticism within the poker group from those that really feel gamers are shopping for their approach to a assured money. Although as we discovered this yr, even probably the most cussed gamers aren’t assured entry.

I entered as soon as per ex-wife you’ve got had!

— Scott Seiver (@scott_seiver) June 13, 2022

But whereas some don’t just like the occasion, others have identified that there are tournaments for different teams of individuals, so why shouldn’t the gamblers have a event of their very own as nicely?

Respectfully disagree.

Other occasions cater to sure demos (i.e., Dealers, Ladies, Seniors, Razz sickos).

This one caters to degenerates.

Also, a cool / possibly finest likelihood for recs to money.

Sure, not as prestigious because the PPC (what’s?); however, it is enjoyable and good for the sport.

— Ryan Davis (@rynersafety) June 13, 2022

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