Mark Seif
| Mark Seif | |
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 Mark Seif at the 2005 World Series of Poker |
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| Nickname(s) | Un |
| Hometown | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Born | October 4, 1967 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 10 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
None |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 11 |
| Information accurate as of 20-08-2010. | |
Mark Seif (born October 4, 1967) is an Egyptian American attorney and professional poker player.
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[edit] Personal life
Seif was born in Cairo, Egypt before moving with his family at the age of two, to Southern California.[1][2] He received a bachelor’s degree in Economics from UCLA and a juris doctorate from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.[3]
Seif currently resides in Henderson, Nevada with his wife (Jennifer) and their two daughters (Sarah and Ashley).[4]
[edit] Poker
In 2001, Seif all but quit practicing law to play poker full-time.
Seif started playing poker at the age of six in his parents' home game, but did not gain widespread public recognition until finishing fourth in the second ever World Poker Tour (WPT) event in August 2002. In May 2003, Seif had his first money finish in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the $3,000 no limit Texas hold'em event, where he finished in 9th place. That final table included Phil Hellmuth, Jr., Daniel Negreanu, and Erik Seidel among others.
However, Seif is best known for winning two WSOP bracelets back-to-back events in 2005 in the $1,500 limit hold'em shootout and the $1,500 no limit hold'em events. He bested a field of 2,013 players to win his second bracelet. At that final table, he defeated Greg Raymer, Dave Ulliott, and Bill Gazes among others. Winning those two WSOP Bracelets in a span of six days in 2005, places Seif's accomplishment among the greatest in WSOP history considering the massive fields entered in those events.
Later in 2005, Seif won the US Poker Championship in seven-card stud at the Taj Majal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He also made the final table at the World Championship of Online Poker that same year. 2005, was, without a doubt, Seif's best year thus far in his career.
Seif was a color commentator for the Professional Poker Tour television series which aired on the Travel Channel starting in July 2006 and ended in late 2007. He has been a spokesperson for Absolute Poker since 2004.
In 2007, Seif purchased a US Poker Bowl franchise named the Detroit Absolute Nuts, who went on to win the first ever US Poker Bowl Conference Championship.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3 million.[5] His 10 cashes at the WSOP account for $866,303 of those winnings.[6]
[edit] WSOP Bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize |
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| 2005 | $1,500 Limit Texas hold'em | $181,330 |
| 2005 | $1,500 No limit Texas hold'em | $611,145 |
[edit] Quotes
- "There are three ways to play jacks, and they're all wrong."[7]
- "To play great poker, sometimes you’ve got to go broke." [8]
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.absolutepoker.net/team-ap-poker-pros/mark-seif/
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/poker/columns/story?columnist=rosenbloom_steve&id=2209056
- ^ http://www.markseif.com/bio
- ^ http://www.markseif.com/bio
- ^ Hendon Mob tournament results
- ^ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com
- ^ ESPN Poker Tip of the Week, sports.espn.go.com
- ^ Know When to Hold’em, enRoute, Air Canada's in-flight magazine
