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{{short description|American poker player and former professional magician}} | |||
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|name=Antonio Esfandiari | ||
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|birth_name = Amir Esfandiary | |||
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'''Antonio ''' "'''The Magician'''" '''Esfandiari''' ({{langx|fa|امیر اسفندیاری}}; born December 8, 1978, as '''Amir Esfandiary'''),<ref name="s868">{{cite web | title=Antonio Esfandiari | website=Card Player | url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/1283-antonio-esfandiari | access-date=2024-12-31}}</ref> is a professional ] player and former professional ], known for his elaborate chip tricks. Esfandiari was the face of the now-defunct poker site, ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Rich |last2=Collson |first2=Brett |date=April 2, 2013 |title=Ultimate Poker Signs Antonio Esfandiari as Brand Ambassador |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2013/04/ultimate-poker-signs-esfandiari-as-ambassador-plans-to-launc-14657.htm |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=PokerNews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Purdum |first=David |date=November 14, 2014 |title=Ultimate Gaming closes company Ultimate Poker |url=https://www.espn.com/sports-betting/story/_/id/11876170/betting-ultimate-gaming-closes-nevada-operation-ultimate-poker |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> | |||
In addition to appearing on several poker television shows, he has won two ] (WPT) championships and three ] (WSOP) bracelets in his career, including the "]" in ], a $1,000,000 buy-in tournament benefiting the ]. By winning the event, Esfandiari won the ] in tournament poker history at $18,346,673. Esfandiari was ranked number one for all-time tournament poker winnings, until ] took this title by finishing 2nd in the "]". | |||
'''Antonio Esfandiari''' (born '''Amir Esfandiari''', December 8, 1978 in ], ]) is a professional ] player, known for his elaborate ]s. | |||
In 2012, he authored ''The Magician's Secrets for Winning Tournaments'' on Insta Poker, a poker strategy game available for iOS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Michael |date=July 4, 2012 |title='Insta Poker': instructional game for iPhone, iPad |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/gaming/article/Insta-Poker-instructional-game-for-iPhone-iPad-3682946.php |access-date=December 3, 2023 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Esfandiari was born in ], ]. When he was nine years old, his family moved to ]. He graduated from ] in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antonio Esfandiari |url=http://www.teamnarnia.com/antonio-esfandiari.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430102130/http://www.teamnarnia.com/antonio-esfandiari.php |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |access-date=March 31, 2011 |website=Team Narnia}}</ref> He then went briefly to jail after he got caught by the police selling marijuana.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2018 |title=Antonio Esfandiari's Life: Net Worth, Losses and Private Life |url=http://somuchpoker.com/antonio-esfandiaris-life-net-worth-losses-and-private-life |access-date=November 12, 2018 |website=SoMuchPoker.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
When he was 9 years old his family moved to ]. He graduated from ] in 1997.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} | |||
At the age of 19, he changed his name to Antonio, which was adopted from a desire to be a magician. Antonio the magician sounded more mystical than Amir the magician. At the same time he also had a nose job done to look less foreign. | |||
He became a professional ]. While he was performing magic, he was invited to a game of ] and started to play poker. He has a younger brother, Pasha, who also plays poker.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Esfandiari |first=Antonio |date=September 2005 |title=Little Brother |url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/magazine/Little-Brother-Antonio-Esfandiari-228.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701065444/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/magazine/Little-Brother-Antonio-Esfandiari-228.htm |archive-date=July 1, 2010 |access-date=October 10, 2010 |website=Bluff Magazine}}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | |||
At the age of 19, he changed his name to Antonio, which was adopted from living in a ] community in San Jose, and became a professional ]. While he was performing magic, he was invited to a game of ] and started to play poker. He has a younger brother, Pasha, who also plays poker.<ref>http://www.bluffmagazine.com/magazine/Little-Brother-Antonio-Esfandiari-228.htm</ref> | |||
Esfandiari is married to Amal Bounahra, daughter of Lebanese-Belizean poker pro ].<ref>https://www.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Badih-Bounahra:-Age-Not-an-Issue_52641/</ref> Esfandiari and his wife had a son on January 7, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 6, 2015 |title=Antonio Esfandiari on Fatherhood |url=http://www.bluffeurope.com/PokerMagazine/Antonio-Esfandiari-on-Fatherhood_402.aspx |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=BluffEurope.com}}</ref> | |||
==Live poker== | ==Live poker== | ||
In 2004, Esfandiari won his first ] bracelet in pot-limit Texas Hold 'em.<ref>{{Cite web |title=35th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2004, Pot Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=6608 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> He won close to $1.4 million and his first ] title at the L.A. Poker Classic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 L.A. Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em Championship - WPT |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=9906 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> | |||
In 2004, he won close to $1.4 million and his first ] title at the L.A. Poker Classic. He won his first ] bracelet a few months later in pot-limit Texas Hold 'em. | |||
Esfandiari appeared in the second and third seasons of the '']''. After finishing last the previous year, Antonio was able to redeem himself with a second |
Esfandiari appeared in the second and third seasons of the '']''. After finishing last the previous year, Antonio was able to redeem himself with a second-place finish the third season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3, Grand Final |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25545 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> He was also in each season of ] series '']'' and each season of ]'s '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Will |date=May 11, 2016 |title="Poker After Dark" Debuts in PokerGO Studio with "Open House" Week |url=https://www.pgt.com/news/poker-after-dark-debuts-in-pokergo-studio-with-open-house-week |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=PokerGO Tour |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Tom |date=April 22, 2009 |title=Antonio Esfandiari Does 47 Pushups on High Stakes Poker |url=https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/antonio-esfandiari-does-47-pushups-on-high-stakes-poker-2080/ |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=Poker News Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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On April 12, 2008, Esfandiari made the final table at the 2008 PokerStars.com ] Grand Final in ] finishing in eighth place, winning €168,000 ($266,004).<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Poker Tour - EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Grand Final |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=31625 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> On July 14, 2009, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, World Championship No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=35108 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> | ||
In 2010, he won his second World Poker Tour title by winning the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World for over $870,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=47350 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> On July 3, 2012, he won the largest buy-in tournament in history, the Big One for One Drop, a $1,000,000 buy-in live event.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geller |first=Shari |date=July 3, 2012 |title=Antonio Esfandiari Wins $18 Million at WSOP Big One for One Drop $1M Buy-in Poker Tournament |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/07/antonio-esfandiari-18-million-wsop-big-one-for-one-drop-12994.htm |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}}</ref> After beating 47 other players, he earned $18,346,673, the biggest cash prize in poker history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=43rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2012, The Big One for One Drop (Event #55) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=64804 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> The same year at the ], Esfandiari won his third bracelet in the €1,100 No Limit Hold'em event, defeating Remi Bollengier heads-up to earn €126,207.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Series Of Poker Europe - WSOPE 2012, No Limit Hold'em - (Event #2) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=70125 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> In the 2013 World Series of Poker, he placed fourth in the One Drop High Roller tournament, the successor to the Big One that he had won a year earlier, and earned $1,433,438.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fiorvanti |first=Tim |date=June 29, 2013 |title=Esfandiari Finishes Fourth in $111K One Drop High Roller |url=http://www.bluff.com/news/esfandiari-among-final-13-in-111k-one-drop-high-roller-45406/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702011433/http://www.bluff.com/news/esfandiari-among-final-13-in-111k-one-drop-high-roller-45406/ |archive-date=July 2, 2013 |access-date=June 30, 2013 |website=BLUFF.com}}</ref> | |||
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As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $27,800,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antonio Esfandiari's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=17408 |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=]}}</ref> Esfandiari has been ranked as high as #14 on the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antonio Esfandiari - DYF033 - United States |url=http://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/antonio-esfandiari-17408/ |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=The Official Global Poker Index}}</ref> | |||
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On January 10, 2016, Esfandiari was disqualified from the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $5,300 Main Event after apparently urinating in a bottle as a result of a prop bet with ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holloway |first=Chad |date=January 10, 2016 |title=2016 PCA Main Event Day 2: Leonardo Pires Leads Final 195, Antonio Esfandiari DQ'd |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2016/01/2016-pca-main-event-day-2-23781.htm |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=PokerNews}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | ===World Series of Poker Bracelets=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Year | !Year | ||
!Tournament | !Tournament | ||
!Prize (US$) | !Prize (US$/EU€) | ||
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|] | |] | ||
|$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | |$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | ||
|$184,860 | |$184,860 | ||
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|$1,000,000 Big One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em | |||
|$18,346,673 | |||
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|€1,100 No Limit Hold'em | |||
|€126,207 | |||
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<small>An "E" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Europe</Small> | |||
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|$870,124 | |$870,124 | ||
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==Online poker== | |||
Esfandiari is currently affiliated with Victory Poker and is a Victory Poker Pro.<ref>http://www.victorypoker.net/victory-pros/antonio-esfandiari</ref> Other Victory Poker Pros include ] and ]. | |||
==Other television appearances== | ==Other television appearances== | ||
Esfandiari co-starred in the TV show '']'', on ], with Phil Laak. He is |
Esfandiari co-starred in the TV show '']'', on ], with ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=O’Callaghan |first=Dan |date=September 9, 2022 |title=Antonio Esfandiari Works His Magic as Poker Player and Crazy Prop Bettor! |url=https://www.888poker.com/magazine/poker-world/antonio-esfandiari-poker-impact |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=888 Poker Online |language=en}}</ref> He is the face of World Poker Tour's Poker-Made Millionaire. He was also seen in the season 7 opener of '']''. In 2012 Esfandiari appeared as an undercover officer in the movie '']'' starring Robert De Niro and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1882810/|title=Antonio Esfandiari|website=IMDb|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> | ||
In January 2014, Antonio Esfandiari began shooting a web reality series with Ultimate Poker: Strip Magic. The series features Esfandiari performing street magic on the Las Vegas strip along with exclusive interviews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holloway |first=Chad |date=March 5, 2014 |title=Antonio Esfandiari Stars in Six-Part "Strip Magic" Web Series |url=http://www.pokernews.com/muck/antonio-esfandiari-stars-in-six-part-strip-magic-web-series.htm |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=PokerNews.com}}</ref> In March 2014, the season one debuted on Youtube.com/UltimatePoker.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2014 |title=Strip Magic - Episode 1 - Ultimate Poker |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs_Igbz70fA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/zs_Igbz70fA |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=YouTube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | |||
In September 2014, Esfandiari paired with fellow poker professional Phil Laak on 'Underground Poker', which aired on the Discovery Channel as part of a three-part mini-series entitled 'All In, All Night'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gibson |first=Sean |date=September 8, 2014 |title=Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak to Star in Underground Poker |url=http://www.cardschat.com/news/antonio-esfandiari-phil-laak-star-underground-poker-6396 |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=CardsChat.com}}</ref> | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*''World Poker Tour: In the Money'' (2006) ISBN |
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 31 December 2024
American poker player and former professional magician
Antonio Esfandiari | |
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Antonio Esfandiari in 2008 | |
Nickname(s) | The Magician |
Residence | San Francisco, California |
Born | Amir Esfandiary (1978-12-08) December 8, 1978 (age 46) 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 last updated on 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.
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.
Early life
Esfandiari was born in Tehran, Iran. When he was nine years old, his family moved to San Jose, California. He graduated from Del Mar High School in 1997. He then went briefly to jail after he got caught by the police selling marijuana.
At the age of 19, he changed his name to Antonio, which was adopted from a desire to be a magician. Antonio the magician sounded more mystical than Amir the magician. At the same time he also had a nose job done to look less foreign.
He became a professional magician. While he was performing magic, he was invited to a game of Texas Hold 'em and started to play poker. He has a younger brother, Pasha, who also plays poker.
Personal life
Esfandiari is married to Amal Bounahra, daughter of Lebanese-Belizean poker pro Badih "Bob" Bounahra. Esfandiari and his wife had a son on January 7, 2015.
Live poker
In 2004, Esfandiari won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in pot-limit Texas Hold 'em. He won close to $1.4 million and his first World Poker Tour title at the L.A. Poker Classic.
Esfandiari appeared in the second and third seasons of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. After finishing last the previous year, Antonio was able to redeem himself with a second-place finish the third season. He was also in each season of GSN series High Stakes Poker and each season of NBC's Poker After Dark.
On April 12, 2008, Esfandiari made the final table at the 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo finishing in eighth place, winning €168,000 ($266,004). On July 14, 2009, 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.
In 2010, he won his second World Poker Tour title by winning the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World for over $870,000. On July 3, 2012, he won the largest buy-in tournament in history, the Big One for One Drop, a $1,000,000 buy-in live event. After beating 47 other players, he earned $18,346,673, the biggest cash prize in poker history. The same year at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe, Esfandiari won his third bracelet in the €1,100 No Limit Hold'em event, defeating Remi Bollengier heads-up to earn €126,207. In the 2013 World Series of Poker, he placed fourth in the One Drop High Roller tournament, the successor to the Big One that he had won a year earlier, and earned $1,433,438.
As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $27,800,000. Esfandiari has been ranked as high as #14 on the Global Poker Index.
On January 10, 2016, Esfandiari was disqualified from the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $5,300 Main Event after apparently urinating in a bottle as a result of a prop bet with Bill Perkins.
World Series of Poker Bracelets
Year | Tournament | Prize (US$/EU€) |
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2004 | $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | $184,860 |
2012 | $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em | $18,346,673 |
2012E | €1,100 No Limit Hold'em | €126,207 |
An "E" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Europe
Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
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2004 | $10,000 L.A. Poker Classic | $1,399,135 |
2010 | $10,000 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | $870,124 |
Other television appearances
Esfandiari co-starred in the TV show I Bet You, on MOJO HD, with Phil Laak. He is the face of World Poker Tour's Poker-Made Millionaire. He was also seen in the season 7 opener of Entourage. In 2012 Esfandiari appeared as an undercover officer in the movie Freelancers starring Robert De Niro and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
In January 2014, Antonio Esfandiari began shooting a web reality series with Ultimate Poker: Strip Magic. The series features Esfandiari performing street magic on the Las Vegas strip along with exclusive interviews. In March 2014, the season one debuted on Youtube.com/UltimatePoker.
In September 2014, Esfandiari paired with fellow poker professional Phil Laak on 'Underground Poker', which aired on the Discovery Channel as part of a three-part mini-series entitled 'All In, All Night'.
Bibliography
- World Poker Tour: In the Money (2006) ISBN 0-06-076305-1
References
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- 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.
- "Antonio Esfandiari". Team Narnia. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- "Antonio Esfandiari's Life: Net Worth, Losses and Private Life". SoMuchPoker.com. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- Esfandiari, Antonio (September 2005). "Little Brother". Bluff Magazine. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- https://www.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Badih-Bounahra:-Age-Not-an-Issue_52641/
- "Antonio Esfandiari on Fatherhood". BluffEurope.com. February 6, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- "35th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2004, Pot Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- "2004 L.A. Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em Championship - WPT". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- "Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3, Grand Final". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- O'Connor, Will (May 11, 2016). ""Poker After Dark" Debuts in PokerGO Studio with "Open House" Week". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- Jenkins, Tom (April 22, 2009). "Antonio Esfandiari Does 47 Pushups on High Stakes Poker". Poker News Daily. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- "European Poker Tour - EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Grand Final". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- "40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- "2010 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- Geller, Shari (July 3, 2012). "Antonio Esfandiari Wins $18 Million at WSOP Big One for One Drop $1M Buy-in Poker Tournament". PokerNews.com. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
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- "World Series Of Poker Europe - WSOPE 2012, No Limit Hold'em - (Event #2)". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
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- "Antonio Esfandiari's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- "Antonio Esfandiari - DYF033 - United States". The Official Global Poker Index. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- Holloway, Chad (January 10, 2016). "2016 PCA Main Event Day 2: Leonardo Pires Leads Final 195, Antonio Esfandiari DQ'd". PokerNews. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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External links
- Antonio Esfandiari at IMDb
- Shulman, Allyn Jaffrey (March 26, 2004). Antonio Esfandiari Performs Wizardry at Commerce Casino. Cardplayer.
- Card Player profile
- Hendon Mob profile
- Poker News profile
- WPT profile
- WSOP profile
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