Royal Flush Poker

Antonio Esfandiari was born in Iran on December 8th 1978 and his birth name was actually Amir but he eventually changed it to Antonio. He moved to California with his parents at the age of 9 and only decided to change his name when he decided he was going to become a magician, the nickname on the poker circuit of ‘the magician’ is one which he keeps to this day. It isn’t difficult to tell that Antonio harboured ambitions of being a great magician, he is legendary for his many card and poker chip tricks and still shows them for the enjoyment of his fans sometimes. it was whilst working in his chosen profession that he encountered Texas Holdem and began to take up the game himself, over time he established himself as an up and coming talent and managed to win his first World Series bracelet in 2004 at Pot limit Holdem. He has also appeared in many live, televised poker games and has his own co starring part in a television series with Phil Laak called ‘I bet you’.

As well as one WSOP bracelet, Antonio also has a WPT title and one EPT final table appearance to his name too. Texas Holdem would probably rank as the game that he finds the most success in and his live tournament earnings to date are over the $3 million mark. I am sure Antonio will be entering and doing well in many more tournaments of this type in the coming months, as well as being a constant danger on the cash tables.