15 Facts About Huck Seed

Huck Seed was a member of the 1987 Montana All-State basketball team.

Huck Seed was an electrical engineering student at California Institute of Technology and a member of Fleming House.

Huck Seed took a leave of absence in 1989, started playing poker, and never returned to college.

Huck Seed was a star player on Caltech's basketball team and is featured in the 2006 documentary Quantum Hoops.

Huck Seed won the 1996 World Series of Poker main event, which resulted in his second bracelet and the $1,000,000 first prize.

Huck Seed made the final table of the 1999 WSOP main event, but was eliminated in sixth place by eventual champion Noel Furlong.

Huck Seed defeated Phil Ivey in heads-up play to win the bracelet.

Huck Seed's streak ended in the 2010 tournament with his first round loss to eventual runner-up Erik Seidel.

In 2010, Huck Seed won the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions freeroll for $500,000.

On December 17,2020, Huck Seed was announced as one of the ten finalists for the 2020 induction into the Poker Hall of Fame.

On December 30,2020, Huck Seed was announced as the 2020 inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame after receiving 76 votes ahead of Matt Savage, Isai Scheinberg, and Eli Elezra.

Huck Seed has four WSOP bracelets and cashed 54 times at the WSOP, accounting for $3,653,465 of his live tournament winnings.

Huck Seed 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.

Huck 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.

Huck Seed has bet that he would be able to go an entire year without shaving.