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Antonio Esfandiari (born Amir Esfandiari, December 8, 1978 in Tehran
Tehran

Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia....
, Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
) is a professional poker
Poker

Poker is a family of card game that share betting rules and usually List of poker hands. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed....
 player.

When he was 9 years old his family moved to San Jose, California
San Jose, California

San Jose or San Jos? is the List of cities in California city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States....
.

At the age of 19, he changed his name to Antonio which was adopted from living in a Mexican American
Mexican American

Mexican Americans are United States of Mexican descent. They account for 9% of the country's population: 28.3 million Americans listed their ancestry as Mexican as of 2006....
 community in San Jose, and became a professional magician. While he was performing magic, he was invited to a game of Texas Hold 'em
Texas hold 'em

Texas hold 'em is the most popular poker game in the casinos and poker card rooms across North America and Europe, as well as online poker. According to Doyle Brunson and Johnny Moss, it was originally considered a variation of seven card stud, and was called "Texas hold 'em seven card stud" back in the 1920's....
 and started to play poker
Poker

Poker is a family of card game that share betting rules and usually List of poker hands. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed....
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Antonio Esfandiari (born Amir Esfandiari, December 8, 1978 in Tehran
Tehran

Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia....
, Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
) is a professional poker
Poker

Poker is a family of card game that share betting rules and usually List of poker hands. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed....
 player.

When he was 9 years old his family moved to San Jose, California
San Jose, California

San Jose or San Jos? is the List of cities in California city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States....
.

At the age of 19, he changed his name to Antonio which was adopted from living in a Mexican American
Mexican American

Mexican Americans are United States of Mexican descent. They account for 9% of the country's population: 28.3 million Americans listed their ancestry as Mexican as of 2006....
 community in San Jose, and became a professional magician. While he was performing magic, he was invited to a game of Texas Hold 'em
Texas hold 'em

Texas hold 'em is the most popular poker game in the casinos and poker card rooms across North America and Europe, as well as online poker. According to Doyle Brunson and Johnny Moss, it was originally considered a variation of seven card stud, and was called "Texas hold 'em seven card stud" back in the 1920's....
 and started to play poker
Poker

Poker is a family of card game that share betting rules and usually List of poker hands. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed....
. In 2004, he won close to $1.4 million at the Commerce Casino
Commerce Casino

Commerce Casino is a cardroom located in the Los Angeles, California suburb of Commerce, California. With over 240 tables on site, Commerce Casino is the largest cardroom in the world....
. He won his first World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker

The World Series of Poker is the "the oldest, largest, most prestigious, and most media-hyped gaming competition in the world". It is held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada....
 bracelet a few months later in Pot-Limit Texas Hold 'em.

Esfandiari appeared in the second and third seasons of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament
Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament

The Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament is a series of Betting #No limit Texas hold 'em poker tournaments. The first season is available on NTSC DVD....
. After finishing dead last the previous year, Antonio was able to redeem himself with an impressive 2nd place finish the third season. He was also in the first four seasons of GSN
Game Show Network

GSN is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994....
 series High Stakes Poker
High Stakes Poker

High Stakes Poker is a ring game poker television program broadcast by the cable television network Game Show Network in the United States. The poker variant played on the show is betting #No limit Texas hold 'em....
 and each season of NBC Poker After Dark
Poker After Dark

Poker After Dark is an hour-long poker on television program airing in the early mornings six times a week on NBC.The show made its debut on January 1, 2007....
.

On April 17, 2008, Esfandiari made the final table at the 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo is one of Monaco's various administrative areas, sometimes erroneously believed to be a town or the country's capital. The official capital is Monaco-Ville and covers all quarters of the territory....
 finishing in 8th place, winning €168,000 ($266,004).

While touring the poker circuit, he often shares a room with Phil Laak
Phil Laak

Philip "Phil" Laak is a professional poker player, now residing in Los Angeles, California. Laak was the winner of a World Poker Tour title in 2004 and has appeared on numerous nationally-aired television shows....
. He is also known for his chip trick techniques.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,000,000.

Esfandiari is currently co-starring in the TV show, I Bet You
I Bet You

I Bet You is a buddy show about the lives of best friends and professional poker players Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari as they wander the streets of America betting and daring each other on anything and everything that inspires them, using their own money....
, on MOJO HD with Phil Laak. He is also the face of World Poker Tour's Poker-Made Millionaire.

World Series of Poker Bracelet

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2004
2004 World Series of Poker

The 2004 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January....
$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em$184,860


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