Ex-Patriot Richard Seymour Making Strong Run At World Series Of Poker

Former Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour is doing really well in the World Series of Poker Main Event as it opens Day 5 on Wednesday. The seven-time Pro Bowler is having a really good time, and his competitiveness is actually helping him in the World Series.

According to Yahoo Sports, “Seymour finished Tuesday night in 35th place with a 2,750,000 stack total. There are only 354 players remaining from the 8,569 players who began the tournament, the marquee event of the year for poker players. This year’s field is the second-largest in the tournament’s 50-year history.

“Dean Morrone, a native of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, ended Day 4 with a substantial lead over the other competitors: his chip stack sits at 4,980,000, with second place Lars Bonding at 4,040,000.

“The ultimate winner of the event, which had a $10,000 buy-in, will win $10 million, while others in the top nine will win at least $1 million each. Seymour is well in the money at this point, as the top 1,286 finishers were to be paid at least $15,000.”

It turns out that his physical appearance is helping Seymour a lot. You can’t deny the fact that he casts an intimidating presence at the table.

Have you ever noticed that he likes to top his chip stack with a Super Bowl ring? Oh yes, he has three rings.

“In April, Seymour was 15th at a World Poker Tour event at the Seminole Hard Rock in Florida, winning over $36,000; last year, he was third at a PokerStars event in the Bahamas, winning over $375,000. It was by far his biggest payday in poker to date.

“He told the Patriots team website a couple of years ago that he enjoys poker because it’s ‘a game of people, situations, discipline, and I felt like I honed in on all of those skills as I played.’”

Seymour was the sixth overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft and the best 3-4 DE of his era. He was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, but wasn’t voted as a member of the Class of 2019.