Scott Seaver is having a great summer in 2022 World Series of Poker, after winning his fourth bracelet in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em event along with $320,059. But his luck may have dwindled on Sunday at the $1,000 Flip & Go event, which was held during the series at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.
The event features a unique format that attracts the purest gamblers. A table of eight players each offering a $1,000 entry fee. The dealer then passes three cards to each person, and then sees the flop. After the flip, each player discards one, and the dealer takes out the turn and the river.
The winning hand in the confrontation enters the tournament and it automatically ends with the money. After that, everyone else has to decide if they want to try their luck again.
Assuming everyone has equal throwing skills after the flop, the player should expect to win 12.5% of the time. Just don’t tell it to Sefer, who has bought a whopping 43 times and hasn’t gotten into it yet.
43 flips and goes later and I don’t even play the tournament. #JBL
– Scott Seiver (@scott_seiver) June 12 2022
Even when Sefer hit his hands, he was still losing. Twice he made a straight line, but lost to a whole house next to the river. Photographer Katerina Lukina snapped a Flip & Gos photo of Sefer in front of the camera. The players had to win their seats by 3 p.m., and Sevres ran out of time.
Lots of work today in
WSOP</a> Flip &amp; go tournament! <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_seiver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">scott_seiver Tweet embed # poker # Hahaha pic.twitter.com/MqOiDLZUSH– Katrina Lukina (@k8te_look) June 13, 2022
According to some amateur mathematicians on Twitter, Seiver had about a 0.3% chance of not passing those many attempts, and that’s without accounting for any skill advantage, no matter how small. Another follower noted that Seiver paid more than $4,700 in poker alone to play 43 hands. In fact, it was entered into over 27% of the total streams turned on.
As it turns out, even if Seaver manages to make it onto the court on his last try, he would need to finish fifth or better to show any profit.
This year’s event drew a field of 1,256, creating a total prize pool of $1,117,840. A total of 157 Flip & Go players have won, and they all automatically earn a minimum cash amount of $2000. The winner will eventually receive $187,770 and the usual gold bracelet.
Last year was the first time this event took place, with Dejuante Alexander receiving his first bracelet for $180,665.
The tournament has come under some criticism in the poker community from those who feel that players are buying their way in to get guaranteed money. Although we learned this year, even the most stubborn players aren’t guaranteed to get in.
I entered once for every ex-wife you have!
– Scott Seiver (@scott_seiver) June 13, 2022
But while some don’t like the event, others have pointed out that there are tournaments for other groups of people, so why shouldn’t gamblers have their own tournament as well?
I respectfully oppose.
Other events cater to some demo (eg Traders, Ladies, Seniors, Razz sickos).
This one caters to the decadent.
Also, a great/maybe better opportunity for cash registers.
Certainly, not as prestigious as PPC (What is the?) ; But it’s fun and a good game.
– Ryan Davis (@rynersafety) June 13, 2022
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