High Stakes Poker veteran and businessman Eli Elezra thinks being prepared for failure and having a lot of patience makes a good player because anything can happen at the high stakes table.
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@OLDELK95 i agree ... ( 1 year ago by treezX)

@OLDELK95 i agree mike and sheiky are the first ones that come to mind..dwan seems loaded most of the time but i know hes borrowed from zigmund before..

Makes you wonder if ... ( 1 year ago by OLDELK95)

Makes you wonder if thats why Sammy Farha has not been back huh? I have not heard about him for quite some time, or if he's even playing in the big game any longer either at the Bellagio...

Pretty good advice ... ( 1 year ago by nemeth2009)

Pretty good advice from Eli, and he's right about the, having other income streams as backup, having poker as your sole source of income is very risky unless you're ridiculously well bankrolled.

Array ( 1 year ago by janjin46)

@OLDELK95 Maybe Sammy, the last times he was gammbling so much, all the time drawing. i hope he is ok because he is great for the show and good guy.

They've ruined the ... ( 1 year ago by worldofoutlaws9)

They've ruined the atmosphere by bringing in Ivey. The other players seem afraid to be themselves and have fun talking, which is the fun pat to listen to them BS. Ivey is a boring stiff and looks it. Has a huge chip on his shoulder. Lose him b4 show loses ratings.

Forgot what I ... ( 1 year ago by worldofoutlaws9)

Forgot what I originally was going to write> key words of wisdom from Eli for new players: "something can go wrong and everything can go wrong". AMEN

compulsive gambler! ... ( 1 year ago by yuddda)

compulsive gambler! so pretty much to get rich playing poker you need to first be really rich.

New cummer! Haha! ( 1 year ago by Kwwwstas)

New cummer! Haha!

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Eli kinda looks ... ( 1 year ago by Aeonian199)

Eli kinda looks like the lost Baldwin brother.

Array ( 11 months ago by smartypants01108)

Eli's a good guy I like him

patience ( 10 months ago by lisbon6767)

patience

Mike Mattusow is ... ( 10 months ago by Tehui1974)

Mike Mattusow is the high stakes player that is broke. Negreanu, Hellmuth & Ivey are freckin loaded.

@Tehui1974 Yeah ... ( 10 months ago by GaChristianHY)

@Tehui1974 Yeah it's a shame too... He got cheated out of all his money from that fat rat mother fucker Russ Hamilton on Ultimate Bet... And Russ is now playing golf everyday in Florida driving expensive BMWs and avoiding interviews about his scandal... America the land of cheating opportunities lol.

@GaChristianHY Yeah ... ( 10 months ago by Tehui1974)

@GaChristianHY Yeah, I don't know much about the scandal involving Russ Hamilton but will look into it.

I you decided that ... ( 8 months ago by yaadain2012)

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@Aeonian199 well ... ( 8 months ago by bastymanguy)

@Aeonian199 well maybe so but he looks ridiculous. An average height guy with a very fat round head with skinny limbs attached to his plump body. He looks really silly and has had the same hair cut (slick back hair) for 25 yrs. Thats the only thing he knows, to project this Israeli bad boy image, hehe pls.

@worldofoutlaws9 Ya ... ( 8 months ago by bastymanguy)

@worldofoutlaws9 Ya that's right. Ivey isn't a loose easy going character. It all stems from him being half-black, its like "yo i got money , who the fuck are you ?" Thinks he is better than everyone else, like an elitist. Its just a black thing "like yo i made it i got mad money now, back da fuck up." i want him off the show too.

@nemeth2009 true ... ( 8 months ago by bastymanguy)

@nemeth2009 true but that's like basic knwoledge to anyone who starts out in poker, let's be honest. So he didn't really say anything thats gives insight from a long-time succesful poker player. Hee didn't share any wisdom, in other words, it was a very weak statement.

@OLDELK95 the fact ... ( 8 months ago by bastymanguy)

@OLDELK95 the fact that he mentioned high-stakes players are going broke and rebuilding their bank roll is extremely disrespectful. You don't have to implicate others misfortunes just to show them up. It wasn't a classy statement at all from Eli, hope you realize that now.

What businesses ... ( 8 months ago by chri2453)

What businesses does he have?

@bastymanguy eh.. I ... ( 7 months ago by Aeonian199)

@bastymanguy eh.. I just always compare people to people i've seen before -- when you get to a certain age, everyone seems to remind me of someone else. Anyways.. he looks healthy enough, who cares if he's not a bodybuilder or whatevs. Hope I look okay when i am that age.

these vidoes are so ... ( 3 months ago by HauntUinYourDreams)

these vidoes are so full of meaningless shit ^^