Mark Seif talks about his 2021 back-to-back Venetian Deepstacks wins & his two WSOP wins in 2005

Mark Seif discusses contracting COVID-19 and also his future plans in poker

Mark Seif

In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the Cardplayer Lifestyle Podcast Family, Bernard Lee interviews Mark Seif, who recently captured two Deepstacks Championship Series Events in a week at the Venetian.

At the start of the interview, Mark talks about his tournament success this summer at the Venetian Deepstacks and his two previous WSOP bracelets in 2005. Mark discusses how his hyper-aggressive style was so advantageous in 2005, and how it has changed as he has to be careful in today’s poker world. Mark advises players to watch every hand and pay attention to every hand. Then Mark talks about how to play a big chip stack and pay close attention to opponents’ chips stacks.

During the second part of the interview, Mark talks about stepping away from full-time tournament poker to be a dedicated father to his two daughters. Mark talks about the convenience of playing cash poker. He also discusses his excitement to play in the 2021 WSOP. Mark describes playing at the Venetian Deepstacks to prepare for the WSOP with no expectations. Unfortunately, Mark contracted COVID-19 in December 2020 and talks about his time in the hospital. Finally, Mark discusses his future plans for poker and travel.

0:00	Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as this week’s guest is Mark Seif, two-time WSOP bracelet & Venetian DeepStacks Championship Poker Series Winner.
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2:42	Bernard welcomes Mark Seif to the show.
4:01	Mark joins the show and talks about his tournament success this summer at the Venetian Deepstacks.
6:48	Mark talks about winning two WSOP bracelets within a week in 2005.
8:21	Mark discusses how his hyper-aggressive style was so advantageous back in 2005, how it has changed and how he has to be careful in today’s poker world.
14:49	Mark gives advice to watch every hand and pay attention to every hand.
21:10	Mark talks about how to play a big chip stack and pay close attention to opponents’ chips stacks.
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30:34	Bernard continues his interview with Mark Seif, two-time WSOP bracelet winner.
31:33	Mark talks about stepping away from full-time tournament poker to be a dedicated father to his two daughters. He also talks about the convenience of playing cash poker over the years. He discusses his excitement to play in the 2021 WSOP.
37:50	Mark recalls playing at the Venetian Deepstacks to prepare for the WSOP with no expectations.
41:10	Mark talks about contracting COVID in December 2020 and spending time in the hospital.
45:55	Mark explains that large poker tournaments like the WSOP still have weak spots and the importance of paying attention to opponent’s stack sizes. Also, Mark talks about the early levels decision making process in rebuy tournaments.
50:47	Mark discusses his poker future and travel.