1. Antonio 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".
17 Facts About Antonio Esfandiari
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Antonio Esfandiari graduated from Del Mar High School in 1997.
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Antonio Esfandiari then went briefly to jail after he got caught by the police selling marijuana.
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At the age of 19, he changed his name to Antonio Esfandiari, which was adopted from a desire to be a magician.
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Antonio Esfandiari has a younger brother, Pasha, who plays poker.
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Antonio Esfandiari is married to Amal Bounahra, daughter of Lebanese-Belizean poker pro Badih "Bob" Bounahra.
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In 2004, Antonio Esfandiari won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in pot-limit Texas Hold 'em.
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Antonio Esfandiari appeared in the second and third seasons of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament.
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Antonio Esfandiari was in each season of GSN series High Stakes Poker and each season of NBC's Poker After Dark.
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On July 14,2009, Antonio Esfandiari made his deepest finish to date in the World Series of Poker Main Event, finishing 24th on day 8 of the tournament, earning $352,832.
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On January 10,2016, Antonio Esfandiari was disqualified from the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $5,300 Main Event after apparently urinating in a bottle as a result of a prop bet with Bill Perkins.
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Antonio Esfandiari co-starred in the TV show I Bet You, on MOJO HD, with Phil Laak.
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Antonio Esfandiari is the face of World Poker Tour's Poker-Made Millionaire.
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Antonio Esfandiari was seen in the season 7 opener of Entourage.
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In 2012 Antonio Esfandiari appeared as an undercover officer in the movie Freelancers starring Robert De Niro and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
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In January 2014, Antonio Esfandiari began shooting a web reality series with Ultimate Poker: Strip Magic.
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The series features Antonio Esfandiari performing street magic on the Las Vegas strip along with exclusive interviews.