Scott “mastrblastr” Seiver emerged victorious in the PartyPoker Premier League V (buy-in $125.000) on Tuesday, and earned USD $500,000 and a ticket to the $25,000 World Poker Tour Championship next month for his victory.
Hosted at Montesino Casino in Vienna, Austria, the event featured a USD $1.4 million prize pool and 16 of some of the world’s best-known poker players.
In the Heads-Up play Seiver outlasted Daniel “jungleman12” Cates, after he spiked a king on the river with his K-Q offsuit against Cates’ pair of sevens.
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According to HendonMob.com, Seiver has now earned almost USD $5 million from live-tournaments during his career, including a WPT-title and a WSOP gold bracelet.
Final Payouts:
1st Scott Seiver USD $500,000
2nd Daniel “jungleman12” Cates USD $300,000
3rd Phil Laak USD $175,000
4th Patrik Antonius USD $125,000
5th Tony G USD $100,000
6th Tom “durrrr” Dwan USD $80,000
7th Mathew Frankland USD $65,000
8th Sam Trickett USD $55,000
With his win, Seiver joins the elite group of previous Premier League winners , which include Andy Frankenberger, Juha Helppi, Andy Black, JC Tran, and David Benyamine .
For all the key hands in the final table and a interview with the newly crowned champion, head to PartyPoker blog.