Phil Hellmuth and Scott Seiver’s highly-anticipated High Stakes Duel rematch is scheduled to take place on August 22 at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The Poker Brat remains the most successful player on the show with nine wins and just one defeat. He outclassed Seiver during Round 4 of High Stakes Duel III and is aiming to score a second win against the 37-year-old high-stakes legend.
The upcoming match comes with a huge $1.6 million pot, but there will be more than just money at stake!
Will Seiver Redeem Himself?
A victory for Seiver will prevent him from suffering the same fate as Antonio Esfandiari and Daniel Negreanu both of whom were swept by Hellmuth in all of their three matches against him. Seiver will also earn bragging rights if he ends up defeating Hellmuth as he becomes just the second player to beat the 16-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner on High Stakes Duel (the first being Tom Dwan).
Hellmuth Needs to Win
Hellmuth hardly gets praises as a player partly due to his behavior at the table. Many pros, especially the younger ones, also believe his skills are not on a par with the best players in the game today.
But a victory in the upcoming match will be a way for him to silence his naysayers, those who continuously criticize his skills despite proving time and again that he can win big tournaments against top-notch opponents.