Scott Seiver wins Event 21
Scott Seiver won the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event, leaving behind 720 other participants and securing $755,856 in prize money.
2nd Hand, 1st Elimination
Just in the second hand of the final table, Scott Seiver was able to eliminate his first opponent. With 
he defeated Scott Freeman who held 
. The board didn't help Freeman and he dropped out as ninth.
First Clash between Seidman and Seiver
In the 24th hand, the later heads-up opponents clashed for the first time. With 
Seidman made the straight on the river, cracking Seiver's 
and doubling up.
Seiver eliminates Chuck Sklar
In hand 69, Chuck Sklar raised from middle position to 80,000. Only Scott Seiver (BB) called. The flop came with 
, both players checked. The turn card was the 
. Seiver bet 130,000 and Sklar pushed all-in. Seiver called without a second thought and showed aces. Sklar held 
and was drawing dead. The on the river was meaningless and Sklar joined the rail as sixth.
Dave Seidman eliminates Rajesh Vohra
18 hands later Vohra pushed all-in after a raise from Seidman. Dave called and showed 
facing Vohra's 
. The flop gave Seidman top pair. Turn and river changed nothing and Vohra dropped out at rank 5.
Scott Seiver eliminates Jacobo Fernandez
In the 120th hand of the evening, Jacobo Fernandez raised to 100,000. Seiver went all-in. Fernadez made an insta-call and showed pocket kings. Seiver held 
and had to hope for an ace, which came in the flop, 
. Turn and river didn't change.
Dave Seidman eliminates Ben Sprengers
19 hands later, Seidmen sent Ben Sprengers to the rail. With 
he busted Sprengers' 
. On the flop, Seidman got a flush draw plus gutshot and called Sprengers' all-in. The flush hit on the river, and Seidman and Seiver were facing each other heads-up.
Heads-Up
The heads-up between the two took 40 hands in which neither gave in. Many hands were characterized by raises and re-raises. In the last hand of the tournament, Seiver limped into the pot. Seidman raised to 200,000 and Seiver called. The flop came with 
. Seidman checked, Seiver bet 380,000 and Seidman check-raised to 980,000. Seiver pushed all-in with and Seidman called with 
. The turn card was the 
, the river brought the 
. Not enough for Seidman. Scott Seiver won his first bracelet after 5 WSOP cashes, and received $755,891.
| WSOP 2008 Event 21 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em |
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| Rank |
Name |
Prize money |
| 1 | Scott Seiver | $755,891 |
| 2 | Dave Seidman | $482,372 |
| 3 | Ben Sprengers | $292,034 |
| 4 | Jacobo Fernandez-Hernandez | $238,781 |
| 5 | Rajegh Vohra | $195,834 |
| 6 | Chuck Sklar | $154,606 |
| 7 | Anders Henriksson | $120,249 |
| 8 | Adam Geyer | $94,481 |
| 9 | Scott Freeman | $68,714 |
