2010 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship

$20,000 Heads-up Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$20,000
Prize Pool
$1,280,000
Entries
64

Erik Seidel Wins Second Match, All Square at 1-1

Well, we're going to the rubber match here at the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. A short-stacked Annie Duke moved all in with {K-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} and was called by Erik Seidel, who showed {8-Spades} {7-Hearts}.

The audience members sprang to their feet and rushed the stage to watch the dealer produce a flop of of {6-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}. Duke was still in the lead with king-high but Seidel had an up-and-down straight draw. That draw filled when the turn came {5-Hearts}, but Duke picked up a draw of her own to a flush. She needed a heart to continue Match No. 2, but the river fell {9-Spades}. Seidel has knotted the finals at one match apiece.

Tags: Annie DukeErik Seidel