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{{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]], U.S.
|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 <nowiki>''Huck''</nowiki> Seed''' (born January 15, 1969) is an American professional [[poker]] player best known for winning the Main Event of the [[1996 World Series of Poker]].

==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 [[House System at the California Institute of Technology#Fleming House|Fleming House]]. He took a [[leave of absence]] in 1989, started playing poker, and never returned to college.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Huck Seed - Poker Player - PokerListings.com |url=http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_huck-seed |website=Pokerlistings}}</ref> Seed was a star player on Caltech's basketball team and is featured in the 2006 documentary ''[[Quantum Hoops]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quantum Hoops |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135944/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Seed won the [[1996 World Series of Poker]] main event, which resulted in his second bracelet and the $1,000,000 first prize.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He made the final table of the [[1999 World Series of Poker|1999 WSOP]] main event, but was eliminated in sixth place by eventual champion [[Noel Furlong]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In the [[2007 World Series of Poker#Main Event|2007 Main Event]], Seed finished 73rd out of 6,358 players.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Seed won the [[National Heads-Up Poker Championship#2009|2009 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship]],<ref name="seed">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

On December 17, 2020, Seed was announced as one of the ten finalists for the 2020 induction into the [[Poker Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 (poker director)|Matt Savage]] (51 votes), [[Isai Scheinberg]] (45 votes), and [[Eli Elezra]] (30 votes).<ref>{{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}}</ref>

As of February 2021, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,600,000.<ref name="cardplayer">{{Cite web |title=Huck Seed Stats – Poker Player |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/1166-huck-seed/stats |website=www.cardplayer.com}}</ref> He has four [[World Series of Poker bracelet|WSOP bracelets]] and cashed 54 times at the WSOP, accounting for $3,653,465 of his live tournament winnings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Huck Seed |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=245 |access-date=February 4, 2021 |website=WSOP.com}}</ref><ref name="cardplayer" />

==World Series of Poker bracelets==

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Tournament
!Prize (US$)
|-
|[[1994 World Series of Poker|1994]]
|$2,500 [[Omaha hold 'em|Pot Limit Omaha]]
|$167,000
|-
|[[1996 World Series of Poker|1996]]
|$10,000 [[Texas hold 'em|No Limit Hold'em]] World Championship
|$1,000,000
|-
|[[2000 World Series of Poker|2000]]
|$1,500 [[Razz (poker)|Razz]]
|$77,400
|-
|[[2003 World Series of Poker|2003]]
|$5,000 [[Razz (poker)|Razz]]
|$71,500
|}

==Prop bets==
Seed has been involved in many "[[Proposition bet|prop bets]]". He once made a $10,000 proposition bet with [[Phil Hellmuth]] and [[Carrier IQ#History|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;<ref>{{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}}</ref> Seed discussed it in a podcast.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[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]

{{WSOP Main Event champions}}
{{World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions Winners}}
{{National Heads-Up Poker Championship Winners}}
{{Late Night Poker Winners}}
{{1990s WSOP Bracelet Winners}}
{{2000s WSOP Bracelet Winners}}
{{Poker Hall of Fame}}

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[[Category:1969 births]]
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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]]
[[Category:People from Las Vegas]]
[[Category:Poker Hall of Fame inductees]]