Round 3: Seth was winning his heat while Kelly Slater was in the following heat. Seth knew very well that if he won this heat and Kelly won his, they will go face to face in the next round. i think that was extra motivation for this kid that loves to go up against giants! 
i went up to check out the Leaderboard. every year i do this and i still can remember 15 years ago when i thought how cool it would be to have one of my nephews names on there someday. 
and that day has come! Seth surfed the first round and beat Ryan Callihan and Yago Dora. he actually dominated that heat…
then Round 3 he came up against Billy Kemper. remember that Billy Kemper is big wave world champion and it was big waves at Pipeline. that’s a major upset in the history books…
now it’s round 4 and the day i dreamed of is here. i always wanted Seth to go man on man with Kelly Slater. the Rookie vs. the GOAT (Greatest of all time). this is the most talked about heat in the contest right now because Kelly looks unstoppable. but if he’s stopped, Seth will take out the final page in the book of Kelly’s accomplishments, including a possible Olympic Medal… crazy huh???
notice that Kelly Slater won 7 times. and he won his first 3 Pipe Masters before Seth was even born. crazy huh???
i had to take a photo of the entrance for the Pipe Masters. this is my nephew up there and out of all the worlds surfers, they chose him! 
and look who’s on the right side. yes, 2x World Champion Gabriel Medina. wouldn’t that be cool if Seth and Gabriel made the finals??? anyway, stay tuned for the final showdown. it’s going to be exciting!
