Antonio Esfandiari - Definition and Overview

Antonio Esfandiari (born Amir Esfandiari, December 8, 1978 in Tehran, Iran) is a professional poker player.

He moved to the San Jose, California when he was 9 years old, along with his family. Because of teasing at school, he changed his name to Anthony.

At 19 years old, he changed his name again to Antonio, and became a professional magician. While he was performing magic, he was invited to a game of Texas Hold 'em and started to play poker. In 2004, he won close to $1.4 million at the Commerce Casino. He won first first World Series of Poker bracelet a few months later in Pot-Limit Hold 'em.

References

• Shulman, Allyn Jaffrey (Mar. 26, 2004). Antonio Esfandiari Performs Wizardry at Commerce Casino (http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_magazine/archives/?a_id=13905). Cardplayer.
• Anderson, Lessley (April. 04, 2004). All-In (http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2004-04-14/news/feature.html) SF Weekly.

External links

• Antonio's Official Website (http://www.magicantonio.com)
• Hendon Mob tournament results (http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=17408)