American poker player and former professional magician
Antonio Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari in 2008
Nickname(s)
The Magician
Residence
San Francisco, California
Born
Amir Esfandiary (1978-12-08) December 8, 1978 (age 45) Tehran, Iran
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)
3
Final table(s)
10
Money finish(es)
46
Highest ITM Main Event finish
24th, 2009
World Poker Tour
Title(s)
2
Final table(s)
8
Money finish(es)
16
European Poker Tour
Title(s)
None
Final table(s)
1
Money finish(es)
1
Information accurate as of 8 August 2021.
Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari (Persian: امیر اسفندیاری; born December 8, 1978, as Amir Esfandiary), is a professional poker player and former professional magician, known for his elaborate chip tricks. Esfandiari was the face of the now-defunct poker site, UltimatePoker.com.[1][2]
In addition to appearing on several poker television shows, he has won two World Poker Tour (WPT) championships and three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets in his career, including the "Big One for One Drop" in 2012, a $1,000,000 buy-in tournament benefiting the One Drop Foundation. By winning the event, Esfandiari won the second largest single payout in tournament poker history at $18,346,673. Esfandiari was ranked number one for all-time tournament poker winnings, until Daniel Negreanu took this title by finishing 2nd in the "Big One For One Drop 2014".
In 2012, he authored The Magician's Secrets for Winning Tournaments on Insta Poker, a poker strategy game available for iOS.[3]
^Ryan, Rich; Collson, Brett (April 2, 2013). "Ultimate Poker Signs Antonio Esfandiari as Brand Ambassador". PokerNews.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
^Purdum, David (November 14, 2014). "Ultimate Gaming closes company Ultimate Poker". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
^Shapiro, Michael (July 4, 2012). "'Insta Poker': instructional game for iPhone, iPad". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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