Huck Seed
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 Seed at the 2007 World Series of Poker |
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| World Series of Poker | |
|---|---|
| Bracelet(s) | 4 |
| Money finishes | 37 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
Winner, 1996 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | None |
| Money finishes | 3 |
| Information accurate as of 12 July 2009. | |
Huckleberry Seed (born January 15, 1969) is an American professional poker player who won the main event of the 1996 World Series of Poker.
Seed grew up in Corvallis, Montana, where he attended Corvallis High School. He was a member of the 1987 Montana All-State basketball team. [1] Huck Seed was an electrical engineering student at California Institute of Technology and a member of Fleming House. He took a leave of absence in 1989, started playing poker, and never returned to college. Seed was a star player on Caltech's basketball team and is featured in the 2006 documentary Quantum Hoops.
Seed won the 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event, and the $1,000,000 first prize. He made the final table of the 1999 WSOP event, but was eliminated in sixth place by eventual champion Noel Furlong. In the 2007 Main Event, Seed finished 73rd out of 6358 players.
Seed won the 2009 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship.[2] In doing so, he took the top prize of $500,000 and improved his overall record in the event to 18-4, an all-time best for win total. In addition, Huck Seed became the only player to cash in every NBC Heads-Up tournament.
Seed is often considered intimidating because of his height at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) and the fact that he rarely speaks at the table. An avid proposition gambler, he was said to have once lost $50,000 on a proposition bet with Phil Hellmuth that he could stand in the ocean with water up to his shoulders for eighteen hours, having lasted only three hours.[3] He has denied this, stating the actual bet was never carried out and was actually for $10,000 to float in the ocean for 24 hours.[4] He then went on to win $24,000 back from Hellmuth by playing 9 Ball at $2,000 a game.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,000,000.[5] He has four WSOP bracelets and 37 total cashes at the WSOP, accounting for $2,805,737 of his live tournament winnings.[6]
[edit] World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $167,000 |
| 1996 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship | $1,000,000 |
| 2000 | $1,500 Razz | $77,400 |
| 2003 | $5,000 Razz | $71,500 |
[edit] References
- ^ Missoulian: Lending a hand: Huckleberry hounded by competition at Texas Hold 'Em charity event
- ^ Huck Seed Wins the 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
- ^ Top Ten Proposition Bets
- ^ Two Plus Two PokerCast (Huck Seed, 10/MAR/2009)
- ^ Hendon Mob tournament results
- ^ World Series of Poker Earnings, www.worldseriesofpoker.com
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