Huck Seed
{{Short description|American poker player (born 1969)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{infobox poker player
|name=Huckleberry Seed
|nickname=
|image=Huck seed.jpg
|caption=Seed at the 2007 World Series of Poker
|hometown=
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1969|1|15}}
|birth_place=Santa Clara, California
|wsop bracelet count=4
|wsop money finishes=54
|wsop main event best finish rank=Winner
|wsop main event best finish year=1996
|wpt titles=None
|wpt final tables=None
|wpt money finishes=4
|updated=2021-02-04
}}
Huckleberry
Early life
Seed was born in Santa Clara, California, but grew up in Corvallis, Montana, where he attended Corvallis High School. He was a member of the 1987 Montana All-State basketball team.{{citation needed|date=April 2010}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Huck Seed - Poker Player - PokerListings.com |url=http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_huck-seed |website=Pokerlistings}} Seed was a star player on Caltech's basketball team and is featured in the 2006 documentary Quantum Hoops.{{Cite web |title=Quantum Hoops |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135944/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=IMDb}}
Poker career
Huck Seed played under the screen name “HuckleberrySeed” on the now defunct site Full Tilt Poker, and was a sponsored “red” poker pro on Full Tilt.{{Cite web |title=Huck Seed's Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life |url=http://somuchpoker.com/huck-seeds-life-net-worth-biggest-profits-losses-and-private-life/ |website=Somuchpoker.com}}
Seed won the 1996 World Series of Poker main event, which resulted in his second bracelet and the $1,000,000 first prize.{{Cite web |title=27th World Series of Poker – WSOP 1996, No Limit Hold'em World Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7843 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} He made the final table of the 1999 WSOP main event, but was eliminated in sixth place by eventual champion Noel Furlong.{{Cite web |title=30th World Series of Poker – WSOP 1999, No Limit Hold'em World Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7797 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
In the 2003 World Series of Poker, Seed won his fourth career bracelet in a $3,000 Limit Razz tournament. He defeated Phil Ivey in heads-up play to win the bracelet.{{Cite web |title=34th World Series of Poker – WSOP 2003, Razz |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=17344 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
In the 2007 Main Event, Seed finished 73rd out of 6,358 players.{{Cite web |title=38th World Series of Poker – WSOP 2007, World Championship No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26201 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Seed won the 2009 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship,{{Cite web |last=Lucchesi |first=Ryan |date=March 8, 2009 |title=Huck Seed Wins the 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/6284-huck-seed-wins-the-2009-nbc-national-heads-up-poker-championship |access-date=July 30, 2011 |publisher=Card Player}} where 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, Seed became the only player to cash in every NBC Heads-Up tournament. Seed's streak ended in the 2010 tournament with his first round loss to eventual runner-up Erik Seidel.
In 2010, Seed won the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions freeroll for $500,000.{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Gary |author-link=Gary Wise |date=August 2, 2010 |title=Seed surprised with a TOC invite |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/columns/story?columnist=wise_gary&id=5432313 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2010 |title=Full Tilt Poker's Huck Seed Wins WSOP* Tournament of Champions |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/full-tilt-pokers-huck-seed-wins-wsop-tournament-of-champions-97922744.html |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=PR Newswire |language=en}}
On December 17, 2020, Seed was announced as one of the ten finalists for the 2020 induction into the Poker Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2020 |title=2020 POKER HALL OF FAME FINALISTS ANNOUNCED |url=https://www.wsop.com/news/2020/Dec/12402/2020-POKER-HALL-OF-FAME-FINALISTS-ANNOUNCED.html |access-date=February 4, 2021 |website=WSOP.com}} On December 30, 2020, Seed was announced as the 2020 inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame after receiving 76 votes ahead of Matt Savage (51 votes), Isai Scheinberg (45 votes), and Eli Elezra (30 votes).{{Cite web |last=Ryder |first=Chelsea |date=December 30, 2020 |title=HUCKLEBERRY SEED NEWEST MEMBER OF POKER HALL OF FAME |url=https://www.wsop.com/news/2020/Dec/12404/HUCKLEBERRY-SEED-NEWEST-MEMBER-OF-POKER-HALL-OF-FAME.html |access-date=February 4, 2021 |website=WSOP.com}}
As of February 2021, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,600,000.{{Cite web |title=Huck Seed Stats – Poker Player |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/1166-huck-seed/stats |website=www.cardplayer.com}} He has four WSOP bracelets and cashed 54 times at the WSOP, accounting for $3,653,465 of his live tournament winnings.{{Cite web |title=Huck Seed |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=245 |access-date=February 4, 2021 |website=WSOP.com}}
World Series of Poker bracelets
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Tournament !Prize (US$) |
| 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 |
Prop bets
Seed has been involved in many "prop bets". He once made a $10,000 proposition bet with Phil Hellmuth and Konstantin Othmer that he could float in the ocean for 24 hours without touching the bottom. By bet rules, he was not allowed to bet more than an additional $15,000, and could settle the bet without attempting the feat for $5,000, which is what eventually happened. This bet has been incorrectly reported;{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Nicole |date=January 28, 2009 |title=The PokerNews Top 10: The Top 10 Prop Bets |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/01/pokernews-top-10-list-all-time-prop-bets-1034-6061.htm |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}} Seed discussed it in a podcast.{{Cite web |title=Pokercast Episode 62 – Huckleberry Seed & Rob 'BobboFitos' Eckstut – Two Plus Two Pokercast – Presented by PokerStars VIP |url=http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/97/two-plus-two-pokercast/pokercast-episode-62-huckleberry-seed-rob-bobbofitos-eckstut-432304/ |website=forumserver.twoplustwo.com}}
Seed once took a six-figure bet that he could break 100 on a desert golf course four times in a day using just a five iron, sand wedge, and putter. He has also bet that he would be able to go an entire year without shaving.{{Cite web |date=February 2006 |title=Top 10 proposition bets |url=http://www.pokerplayer.co.uk/news/features/678/top-10-proposition-bets.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209032839/http://www.pokerplayer.co.uk/news/features/678/top-10-proposition-bets.html |archive-date=February 9, 2010 |access-date=February 19, 2010 |website=PokerPlayer}}
References
External links
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- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/1166-huck-seed Card Player profile]
- [https://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/huck-seed-211/ Global Poker Index profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=211 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/huck-seed/ PokerNews profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/huck-seed/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=245 WSOP profile]
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{{World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions Winners}}
{{National Heads-Up Poker Championship Winners}}
{{Late Night Poker Winners}}
{{1990s WSOP Bracelet Winners}}
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Category:American poker players
Category:World Series of Poker Main Event winners
Category:World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Category:National Heads-Up Poker Championship winners
Category:Poker After Dark tournament winners
Category:California Institute of Technology alumni
Category:People from Santa Clara, California
Category:People from Ravalli County, Montana