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Birthdate: Oct 04, 1967 (Age: 57)
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| Sep 21, '24 | CPPT XII - DeepStack Extravaganza III | $1,100 CPPT No-Limit Hold'em $300K GTD | 3 | + |
Gary Boone vs. Mark SeifSep 20, '24 There was 2,000 in the pot, and the board read Q The river delivered the 3 Gary Boone – 56,500 (282 bb) Player Tags: Mark Seif, Gary Boone Denise Pratt Takes One DownSep 21, '24 There was over 1,000 in the pot, and the flop read A All three players checked the 8 Pratt flipped over Q Denise Pratt – 55,600 (278 bb) Player Tags: Mark Seif, Denise Pratt, Nohad Teliani |
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| Sep 20, '24 | CPPT XII - DeepStack Extravaganza III | $1,100 CPPT No-Limit Hold'em $300K GTD | 2 | + |
Gary Boone vs. Mark SeifSep 20, '24 There was 2,000 in the pot, and the board read Q The river delivered the 3 Gary Boone – 56,500 (282 bb) Player Tags: Mark Seif, Gary Boone Denise Pratt Takes One DownSep 21, '24 There was over 1,000 in the pot, and the flop read A All three players checked the 8 Pratt flipped over Q Denise Pratt – 55,600 (278 bb) Player Tags: Mark Seif, Denise Pratt, Nohad Teliani |
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| Feb 16, '24 | CPPT XII - DeepStack Extravaganza I | $1,600 CPPT No-Limit Hold'em $400K GTD | 2 | + |
Mark Seif Busts OneFeb 16, '24
Seif now has 135,000 after dragging this sizable pot. Player Tags: Mark Seif |
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| Nov 19, '22 | CPPT X - DeepStack Extravaganza | $2,500 CPPT No-Limit Hold'em $750,000 GTD | 3 | + |
Early Notables In The MixNov 19, '22
Player Tags: Mark Seif |
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| May 30, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 3 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 9 Update: Adam Levy EliminatedMay 30, '10 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 265 out of 4,345 Notable Eliminations: Adam Levy Card Player Chip Counts: Justin Marchand – 22,700 Big Hands:
Adam Levy Eliminated Adam Levy pushed all in for about 3,300 with the Q Jonathan Aguiar Doubles Up Opponent We just got the tail of end of the preflop action, but Jonathan Aguiar called the all in of an opponent. Aguiar tabled pocket jacks and his opponent exposed A-Q. Aguiar’s opponent spiked a queen on the flop and the hand held. Aguiar has about 20,000 in chips. Mark Seif Over Bets the River We made it to the table in time for a river bet by Mark Seif. On a board of 9 Left in the Deck: Players are on a short break to remove the green 25 chips. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Jonathan Aguiar, Adam Levy Level 7 Update: Layne Flack GoneMay 30, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 450 out of 4,345 Notable Eliminations: Layne Flack Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen A. Murphy – 7,000 Big Hands: Layne Flack Runs Into Full House and Sent Packing This hand happened right before the dinner break. Layne Flack held A-5 against his opponents pocket kings on an A K Q flop. Flack raised his opponents bet and got the rest of his money in when another A fell on the turn. The river bricked off for Flack and he was sent home.
Mark Seif Finds a Four Neil Crilly raised to 900 from under-the-gun and was called by Mark Seif and the player in the small blind. The flop was J Crilly held K Seif continued his aggressive preflop play as he three-bet the very next hand and made his opponent lay his hand down. Seif is up to 25,000 in chips and seems to be very confident. The Master Chops Pot, But Eliminates Opponent There was some preflop action that led to a player being all in wit two callers, one of them being Men Nguyen. The flop was A The river was the K “You got lucky,” joked Nguyen. “You would have folded for 3,800.” The other player assured him he was calling and they moved on to the next hand. Kent Washington Eliminates a Player Kent Washington was in the small blind with about 23,000. Action was folded to a player in the cutoff who just limped in. Washington called the additional 150 and the big blind shoved for 4,400. The cutoff quickly folded and Washington went into the tank. He eventually made the call and exposed the 4
Lee Markholt Doubles Up a Player Lee Markholt (about 13,000 in chips) called a 3,000 all in from an opponent preflop. Markholt tabled the A Interesting Chop We caught up with the action on the river here, after an unknown player open shipped with the 9 If you are curious about the odds of 9 Player Tags: Mark Seif, Lee Markholt, Men Nguyen, Kent Washington Level 5 Update: Baldwin Steadily Climbing the Chip CountsMay 30, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: 820 out of 4,345 Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen Murphy – 14,000 Notable Eliminations: Vitaly Lunkin Big Hands:
We missed all of the action but we saw Eric Baldwin stacking a bunch of chips and his opponent was getting up from his seat. Baldwin had pocket fives and there was a 5 on the flop and his opponent was showing unimproved pocket jacks. “He definitely wanted to raise before the flop,” said Baldwin to the table. “I don’t know if I get to the flop if he does.” Baldwin now has 12,000 in chips. Seif’s Slick Holds, Knocks out Opponent There was some heavy action preflop, where one player was all in and three people called, including Mark Seif. The flop was K The turn and river bricked off for Seif, as he improved his stack around 13,000. Mizzi Knocks Off an Opponent Sorel Mizzi raised to 450 from late position and the player on the button moved in for 1,200. Mizzi made the call and tabled K The board was ace-free and Mizzi improved his stack to 5,800.
Justin Marchand Eliminates Vitaly Lunkin Card Player’s own Justin Marchand raised Vitaly Lunkin’s big blind with pocket jacks. Lunkin then shoved in his remaining chips with J-10 and was instantly called by Marchand. A jack on the flop sealed the hand for Marchand, who is now up to 8,400 in cihps. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Eric Baldwin, Vitaly Lunkin, Sorel Mizzi |
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| Feb 28, '10 | 2010 L.A. Poker Classic | WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event | 3 | + |
Level 9 Update -- Erica Schoenberg on the RiseFeb 27, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 218 out of 745 Chip Counts: 1. Eugene Katchalov — 290,000 Average Chip Count: 68,349 Notable Eliminations: Amit Makhija Big Hands:
A pot worth 12,000 sat on the table alongside a board of J Mark Seif Takes a Hit On a flop of Q Seif: A Turn and River: 4 Seif took a hit as his opponent doubled up at his expense and he now holds 118,000. Men Nguyen Doubles Up Men Nguyen moved all in preflop for 14,500 from the small blind and one opponent called him down on the button. Their cards: Nguyen: A Board: K Nguyen doubled up on the hand to survive. Chris Moore Doubles Up Chris Moore just took a slight hit when he doubled up an opponent. He was all in with J Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up Daniel Negreanu raised to 1,800 from middle position and the button made the call. William James also made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 5-3-2 with two clubs and James checked. Negreanu bet 3,500 and the button mucked. James check-raised to 9,700 and Negreanu reraised to 24,700. James reraised all in and Negreanu faced an all-in call. He quickly called all in and the two players flipped over their cards: Negreanu: 4 Turn and River: 4-K Negreanu won the hand with two pair to double up and grow his stack to 240,000. James was crippled after the hand and he busted out of the tournament a short time later. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Men Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, Chris Moore, Erica Schoenberg Level 13 Update -- Mark Newhouse Takes the Chip LeadFeb 28, '10 Blinds: 900-1,800 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 110 out of 745 Chip Counts: 1. Mark Newhouse — 415,000 Average Chip Count: 135,454 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Big Hands:
Mark Newhouse was all in preflop and Jason Smith had him covered. Their cards: Newhouse: A Board: A Newhouse won the hand and doubled up to 400,000 to take the chip lead. Smith was crippled with 22,000 after the hand. Adam Levy Eliminated Adam Levy raised to 3,500 preflop from the hi-jack and seat 5 raised to 14,000 from the small blind. Levy thought for a moment and then reraised all in. Seat 5 made the call and they flipped over their cards: Levy: 10 Board: 10 Levy was eliminated on the hand. Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up Through Mark Seif A pot worth 15,000 sat on the table along with a flop of Q Schoenberg: K Turn and River: 7 Schoenberg doubled up to 123,000 on the hand and Seif held 83,000. Jason Mercier Eliminated Jason Mercier raised to 4,100 under the gun and Tim Begley reraised to 12,700 from the small blind. Mercier then reraised all in for 120,000and Begley made the call. Their cards: Mercier: 9 Board: 8 Mercier was eliminated on the hand and Begley grew his stack to 340,000. Left in the Deck Sibling Rivalry Howard Lederer has been moved to the same table as his sister Annie Duke. The two siblings are seated at table 15 with Lauren Kling, David Singer, Dee Luong, Brett Richey, and Peter Hedlund, which is one of the tougher lineups left at any table in the tournament. High Roller Report The $25,000 no-limit hold’em high roller championship has begun and there are currently 26 players in action in the event. Registration will remain open for the first three levels so that number is likely to grow. All of the big names you would expect are in action in this big-money event from established professionals (Erik Seidel, John Juanda, David Benyamine, and Erick Lindgren) to the best young talent in the game (Bertrand Grospeller, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Scott Seiver, and Justin Bonomo). Player Tags: Mark Seif, Erica Schoenberg, Mark Newhouse, Adam Levy, Jason Mercier |
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| Feb 27, '10 | 2010 L.A. Poker Classic | WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event | 2 | + |
Level 9 Update -- Erica Schoenberg on the RiseFeb 27, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 218 out of 745 Chip Counts: 1. Eugene Katchalov — 290,000 Average Chip Count: 68,349 Notable Eliminations: Amit Makhija Big Hands:
A pot worth 12,000 sat on the table alongside a board of J Mark Seif Takes a Hit On a flop of Q Seif: A Turn and River: 4 Seif took a hit as his opponent doubled up at his expense and he now holds 118,000. Men Nguyen Doubles Up Men Nguyen moved all in preflop for 14,500 from the small blind and one opponent called him down on the button. Their cards: Nguyen: A Board: K Nguyen doubled up on the hand to survive. Chris Moore Doubles Up Chris Moore just took a slight hit when he doubled up an opponent. He was all in with J Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up Daniel Negreanu raised to 1,800 from middle position and the button made the call. William James also made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 5-3-2 with two clubs and James checked. Negreanu bet 3,500 and the button mucked. James check-raised to 9,700 and Negreanu reraised to 24,700. James reraised all in and Negreanu faced an all-in call. He quickly called all in and the two players flipped over their cards: Negreanu: 4 Turn and River: 4-K Negreanu won the hand with two pair to double up and grow his stack to 240,000. James was crippled after the hand and he busted out of the tournament a short time later. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Men Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, Chris Moore, Erica Schoenberg Level 13 Update -- Mark Newhouse Takes the Chip LeadFeb 28, '10 Blinds: 900-1,800 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 110 out of 745 Chip Counts: 1. Mark Newhouse — 415,000 Average Chip Count: 135,454 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Big Hands:
Mark Newhouse was all in preflop and Jason Smith had him covered. Their cards: Newhouse: A Board: A Newhouse won the hand and doubled up to 400,000 to take the chip lead. Smith was crippled with 22,000 after the hand. Adam Levy Eliminated Adam Levy raised to 3,500 preflop from the hi-jack and seat 5 raised to 14,000 from the small blind. Levy thought for a moment and then reraised all in. Seat 5 made the call and they flipped over their cards: Levy: 10 Board: 10 Levy was eliminated on the hand. Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up Through Mark Seif A pot worth 15,000 sat on the table along with a flop of Q Schoenberg: K Turn and River: 7 Schoenberg doubled up to 123,000 on the hand and Seif held 83,000. Jason Mercier Eliminated Jason Mercier raised to 4,100 under the gun and Tim Begley reraised to 12,700 from the small blind. Mercier then reraised all in for 120,000and Begley made the call. Their cards: Mercier: 9 Board: 8 Mercier was eliminated on the hand and Begley grew his stack to 340,000. Left in the Deck Sibling Rivalry Howard Lederer has been moved to the same table as his sister Annie Duke. The two siblings are seated at table 15 with Lauren Kling, David Singer, Dee Luong, Brett Richey, and Peter Hedlund, which is one of the tougher lineups left at any table in the tournament. High Roller Report The $25,000 no-limit hold’em high roller championship has begun and there are currently 26 players in action in the event. Registration will remain open for the first three levels so that number is likely to grow. All of the big names you would expect are in action in this big-money event from established professionals (Erik Seidel, John Juanda, David Benyamine, and Erick Lindgren) to the best young talent in the game (Bertrand Grospeller, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Scott Seiver, and Justin Bonomo). Player Tags: Mark Seif, Erica Schoenberg, Mark Newhouse, Adam Levy, Jason Mercier |
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| Oct 24, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 4 | + |
Level 18 Update: In The Money EliminationsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Left: 18 of 275 Average Chip Count: 916,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 3,050,000 Notable Eliminations: 27. Markus Gonsalves — $23,885 Big Hands:
Markus Gonsalves got the rest of his short stack all in for 167,000 and Mark Seif made the call. Larry Berg then moved all in for 147,000 and Seif called that as well.Berg showed pocket queens, Gonsalves showed pocket kings and Seif was behind with A The board ran out 10 Prahlad Friedman Eliminated in 26th Place ($23,885) Prahlad Friedman (pictured right) raised in middle position and Jason Lavallee called on the button. The flop came down 10 Freidman moved all in for 340,000 and Lavallee called with pocket jacks. Friedman showed A Friedman is now eliminated and Lavallee is over the 2 million mark.
Chris Ferguson raised to 40,000 and Jonas Entin reraised to 178,000 from the small blind. Ferguson moved all in for 300,000 and Etin called. Ferguson showed A Mark Seif Eliminated in 24th Place ($23,885) Mark Seif has been eliminated from the tournament by Larry Berg. Seif held top pair, but ran into the set of sixes from Berg, who chips up to 1.4 million.
Chad Batista was all in with a superior A-K against Corwin Cole’s A-J. Batista looked fine until the board produced a jack and sent him to the rail. Lee Markholt Eliminated in 22nd Place ($23,855) The perpetually short stack Lee Markholt was eliminated during the chaos of the level and details are unknown. Corwin Cole Eliminated in 21st Place ($23,855) Freddy Deeb raised and Jason Lavallee called on the button. Corwin Cole then reraised to 188,000 from the small blind. Deeb folded and Lavallee moved all in. Cole instantly called with pocket aces and is in great shape against Lavallee’s pocket jacks. Unfortunately, the flop brings a jack and Cole’s tournament comes to an end. Lavallee now has over 3 million, more than double his closest opponent. Jonas Entin Eliminated in 20th Place ($23,885) Jonas Entin raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Kido Pham made the call. The flop came down K Pham then moved all in and Entin called for his last 200,000. Pham showed pocket sevens for the set and Entin was in major trouble with A The turn and river came 4 Terry Ryan Eliminated in 19th Place ($23,855) Terry Ryan was just eliminated by Jason Lavallee when he moved all in on the river and was snap called by a spade flush. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Chris Ferguson, Prahlad Friedman, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Markus Gonsalves, Jonas Entin, Corwin Cole |
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| Jul 06, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 1 | + |
Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Grospellier And Ivey Very HealthyJul 06, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Loic Bellabarba – 110,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 62,000 Notable Eliminations: Roy Winston Big Hands:
Scott Seiver raised to 900 from early position. Seat 4 was next to act and he raised to 2,600. Seiver made the call and the flop came 7 The river was the 3 Tran Takes A Pot J.C. Tran raised to 800 from the button and the small blind made the call. The big blind mucked and the flop came down 9 The action was checked to Tran and he bet 1,200. The small blind mucked and Tran showed 8
Five players, including Steve Sung and and Mark Seif, limped in preflop. The flop fell K The river was the Q Marlon Wayans Wins A Pot Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A Wayans tabled A
On a flop of K The river was the 9 Big Slick For Ivey With 2,850 in the pot, three players saw a flop of A Ivey then tabled A
After a flop of K The turn was the A Left In The Deck: Players have gone on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8:20 p.m. It was briefly displayed on the tournament clock that the total number of entrants at the WSOP is 6,493. The number was taken down prior to the dinner break so it is still unofficial. The official numbers should be in after players return from dinner. Player Tags: Mark Seif, J.C. Tran, Daniel Alaei, Phil Ivey, Steve Sung, Bertrand Grospellier Level 2 Hour 1 Update: Seif Gets GoingJul 06, '09 Blinds: 100-200 Chip Counts: 1. Dennis Peyton – 64,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 45,000 Spade Club Chip Counts: Harry Robertson – 30,000 Big Hands:
Mark Seir raised to 550 preflop from middle position and received one caller. The flop came down 6 Both players checked again and Seif turned over 8 TheWacoKidd Snags A Pot After a flop of 6 Hamby made the call and tabled 10
Peter Feldman raised to 550 from the button and both blinds called him. The flop came down 6 His opponent called and Feldman showed Q Garza Backs Into a Straight Jeff Garza raised to 600 from late position and is three-bet by the player on the button. Garza quickly tosses in a call and both players check all three streets as the board runs out K Garza turned over the 10 After a preflop raise, Vanessa Rousso was heads-up with her opponent. The flop was 8 The turn was the 4 Sunar’s Set Scoops the Pot Surinder Sunar check-raised all in for his last 3,075 on a flop of 9 Sunar needed to dodge a jack as his opponent held the J Player Tags: Mark Seif, Peter Feldman, Jared Hamby |
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| Jun 01, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 6 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud | 1 | + |
Level 5 Update: Seif Takes One From DarioJun 01, '09 Ante: 100 Players Remaining: 141 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Glantz – 63,000 Average Chip Count: 30,212 Big Hands:
Minieri: X-X-7 Minieri completed to 500 and both Seif and Pescatori called. Minieri: X-X-7 Pescatori led out with 500 and Minieri called. Seif then raised to 1,000 and Pescatori mucked, but Minieri stuck around. Minieri: X-X-7 The betting was on Seif and he fired 1,000. Minieri gathered his hand and threw it in the muck, leaving his stack around 34,000. With the pot, Seif improved to 13,000. Jesus Pushes Out The Professor Chris Ferguson: X-X-9 Howard Lederer fired 1,000 into the pot and Ferguson called, along with seat 7. Chris Ferguson: X-X-9 Ferguson paired his King and led out with 1,000. Lederer and seat 7 quickly got out of the way and Ferguson raked in the pot, his stack at 37,000. Lederer was not doing too bad himself with 46,000.
David Levi: X-X-J Levi completed to 500 and Traniello called. David Levi: X-X-J Levi bet 500 and Traniello stuck around for 5th street. David Levi: X-X-J Traniello checked and Levi fired 1,000. Traniello made the call. David Levi: X-X-J Levi fired another 1,000 into the pot with four diamonds showing and one card to go. Traniello had enough and mucked his hand. His stack was at 41,000 while Levi was up to 27,000. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Chris Ferguson, David Levi, Max Pescatori, Howard Lederer, Marco Traniello, Dario Minieri |
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Among the 30 players to take a seat so far on day 1C are a number of accomplished players, including two-time bracelet winner Mark Seif, World Poker Tour main event winner Lee Markholt, and 2021 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian main event runner-up finisher Anselmo Villarreal, who earned $253,441 after striking a heads-up deal that saw Ankush Mandavia secure the title.
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Basebaldy Knocks Out Opponent
Erica Schoenberg Stacking Chips
Mark Newhouse Doubles Up to take the Chip Lead
Markus Gonsalves Eliminated in 27th Place ($23,885)
Chris Ferguson Eliminated in 25th Place ($23,885)
Chad Batista Eliminated in 23rd Place ($23,885)
Seiver Turns A Set
Mark Seif Getting Low
Alaei Dropping More Chips
Elky Gets A Knockout
Seif Turns Trips
Feldman Drops A Pot
Rousso’s Nines Trump Opponent
Mark Seif vs. Dario Minieri
Levi vs. Traniello