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David "Seal" Eisentein

The Basics of Razz
Razz is seven card stud played only for the low hand with straights and flushes null and void, meaning they do not make your hand high – only the card ranks count. The best possible hand in razz is 5432A. read more>

Right Thought
The $50 buy-in multi-table online tournament was heading towards the money. Of the original 689 entrants, 63 would get paid. Now, 80 were left and I was one of them. My 19000 chip stack put me square in the middle of the pack and, as I am patiently waiting for a playable hand, I am doing a lot of watching. read more>

Money Management
We've all heard that Texas Holdem takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master. Money management is not at all like Texas Holdem. In most cases, proper money management takes a long time and many mistakes to learn and very few people ever master it. read more>

A Blind Stealing Primer
Even though I have said as much in a few of my videos, I know that there are some people who are visual rather than auditory learners. These people learn something better if they see it or read it than if they hear it. read more>

I don't care
Sometimes I'll be at a table playing a tournament and there'll be one guy who keeps pushing all in almost every time he acts. I know there may be many reasons for this, but more and more I see the same reason in chat at the table " "I don't care." read more>

Live Play
Even though there are more $10k buy-in events than ever this year, the WSOP main event still reigns as the king of them all. And, for lower buy-in events, those at the WSOP are also more prestigious than others. In a nutshell, for the time being at least, the WSOP is THE place to win a tournament. read more>

Pocket Tens
In my last article I presented a hand history illustrating a situation I found myself in when I held AK. I find AK a difficult hand to play correctly sometimes and it is important to pay careful attention to everything going on at your table in order to make the best decision you can. read more>

Changing With The Game
Back when I first started playing poker in casinos Ronald Reagan was President of the USA. I was a single guy driving to the card clubs in Los Angeles in a small red Japanese car. Madonna had just released her first album and most of the winning poker players I knew were older, math guys who played with the odds. read more>

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