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And finally, it has been revealed! The three times WSOP bracelet winner Scott Seiver will be stepping into the ring to face Phil Hellmuth in Round 4 of the High Stakes Duel III! The heads-up match will take place on May 17 at the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
PokerGO made the announcement less than 24 hours ago.
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— PokerGO (@PokerGO) May 13, 2022
Seiver replaces Tom Dwan, who was forced to pull out of Thursday’s Round 4 match because of a scheduling conflict and didn’t sound very happy about being replaced.
I guess that means rescheduling didn’t happen? https://t.co/3nIX5toJrk
— Tom Dwan (@TomDwan) May 11, 2022
“This program has been a must-watch event each episode so far, and I wanted an opportunity to be a part of the action and hopefully add my own mark on it,” Seiver said in a statement released by PokerGO. “There will be trash talk before and during, 100 percent.”
Hellmuth is a beast in the High Stakes Duel format, having won eight of the nine matches he has played, coming out 3-0 against poker superstars like Antonio Esfandiari and Daniel Negreanu. The Poker Brat also defeated FS1 talk show personality Nick Wright in a $50,000 buy-in heads-up match before losing a $100,000 buy-in game to Tom Dwan in August.
Hellmuth avenged the loss to Dwan, a regular at high-stakes cash games around the world, and the two were set to meet on May 12 for Round 4, with each player putting up a $400,000 entry fee.
Prospects for a tough Round 4 match have increased with 37-year-old Seiver stepping into the ring. While primarily a high-stakes cash game reg, Seiver has over $24 Million in live tournament earnings. He holds a heads-up record of 13-8, according to his Hendon Mob profile, and has crossed paths with Hellmuth at multiple final tables during his career.
However, most records fade compared to 57-year-old Hellmuth’s 16 WSOP bracelets and $27+ Million in career live earnings.
Complimenting Hellmuth, Seiver said, “It is impossible to not respect Phil Hellmuth’s poker game because the results speak for themselves; however, where his talent lies is probably most misunderstood by the general public as opposed to those with a more nuanced view. His game is speech play, but he is one of the best in the world at it.”
Based on the rules of High Stakes Duel, there will be a Round 5 match with each competitor buying in for $800,000 regardless of whether Hellmuth or Seiver wins the Round 4 match. The loser will get the first right to a rematch, and a new player will be invited if they decline.
Both Hellmuth and Seiver need to win two consecutive matches to be eligible to walk away with their winnings.
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