Erik Seidel won a championship to his name to add to his growing reputation as a star in poker. One of the big names who was most overlooked before the event began was Full Tilt Poker Pro Erik Seidel. He really struggled the first four times he entered this event, however last year he blasted his way through the field to finish second (losing to Annie Duke in the final), but this year he managed to turn his fortunes around and take down the event for a massive $750,000 payday.

Seidel had a very tough road to the final and defeated Vanessa Selbst, Jennifer Harman, and Andrew Robl before taking his seat against Chris Moneymaker. After the event Seidel praised how Victory Poker Pro Andre Robl played, stating:

“There really were a lot of tough matches. Robl was really tough and that was one that really stood out to me.”