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Esfandiari knows this, and he abused the button liberally this session. Esfandiari was the face of the nowdefunct poker site, ultimate poker. Lex veldhuis bashes antonio esfandiari dutch poker pro lex veldhuis doesnt like antonio esfandiari, and hes not afraid to let everybody know. The facts visually explained dk book online at best prices in india on. The world poker tour recently released the third in its series of books on poker, in the money by antonio the magician esfandiari. Antonio esfandiari poker player, antonio esfandiari. Letting an opponent do this is allowing them to print money against you. Join facebook to connect with antonio esfandiari and others you may know. I started implementing what the book said, and i started winning. Antonio esfandiari generally travels from palo alto, ca, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches. The world poker tour is the most popular show in the history of the travel channel. M is for money is a kids guide to financial literacy. Congratulations to esfandiari on making poker history and being the envy of his peers. Antonio esfandiari is a professional poker player known as the magician due to his previous job.
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He was born in tehran, iran and moved to the states at the age of nine with his family because of hardships they had to endure. Money is a rare treasureit looks at the economy through eyes focused on common sense and logical solutions. During an episode of chicagojoeys poker life podcast, veldhuis used the word worthless to describe esfandiari. Antonio esfandiari apologizes for his bad behavior and.
View the profiles of people named antonio esfandiari. Amir esfandiari was the birth name given to him by his family. Antonio esfandiariborn on december 8, 1978 in tehran, iran, antonio esfandiari is a professional poker player that has won a bracelet and finished in the money at thirteen major events. Nevertheless, antonio is probably best known for his chip trips. A exclusive featuring the underground magic of paul vigil, alain nu, and joey burton. In addition to appearing on several poker television shows, he has won two world poker tour wpt. Antonio esfandiari was born on december 8, 1978 in tehran, iran. Recently, a new global money space has been created, a joint venture between the public and private sector. Esfandiari didnt want to disclose just how much money would be on the line between the two, but he did note that hart was a serious favorite. The series has revolutionized televised poker by offering expert analysis, and varying camera angles and closeups of the players hole cards, creating a whole new brand of hightech, highstakes, highanxiety entertainment. Antonio esfandiari speakers bureau and booking agent info. Antonio esfandiari told tmz sports that he is planning to fight kevin hart in the boxing ring next march, and that the comedian is giving him 351 odds on the bout. My first career was as a magician, and then i moved to playing professional poker.
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Before his lightning rise to the top of the poker world, antonio esfandiari was a professional magician, and turned 12hour days of practice into a thriving professional career. The game was absolutely booming, as evidenced by the turnout for the 2006 world series of poker main event. Pro poker player profiles antonio esfandiari pokerzone. Antonio esfandiari, jamie gold take it back to 2006. The magician has also made quite a few tv appearances, and made a fortune off sponsorship deals in the.
He graduated from tehran university of medical sciences, faculty of medicine in 1981 and specializes in internal medicine. Esfandiari continued to work as a waiter and a magician until, in 2000, a friend gave him the book winning lowlimit holdemby lee jones conjelco, 2000. Antonio esfandiari shrugs off alltime tournament earnings title. Antonio esfandiari says he will fight kevin hart in boxing match for. Classic, which automatically got them really interested in me. Esfandiari, iran ali esfandiari, known as nima yooshij. Antonio esfandiari is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Engaging and funny, rife with anecdotes and advice, the book defangs a.
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