Amir Vahedi

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Amir Vahedi

Name – Amir Vahedi
Birthday – 1961
Location – Sherman Oaks, CA
Online Screen Names – None known

Amir Vahedi is one of the most sparkling personalities on the poker circuit. Although he would be the first to admit that he is not the world’s best player, nor indeed the best player in any of the tournaments that he has participated in, he sure knows how to play the game. Vahedi is one of the most unpredictable players out there and most professionals quake in their boots when they pit their boots against the Sherman Oaks resident.

Amir Vahedi was born in Iran and took up immigrant status in the United States a long time before taking up professional poker. In fact, he didn’t emerge on the major poker scene until the late 1990s. Literally as soon as he did, he took the tables by storm, winning the Carnival of Poker in January 2000 and the LA Poker Classic in February 2000.

Vahedi has gained notoriety during his time at the tables, and with good reason when you consider the accolades that have been sent his way ever since. He was the number one Texas Hold ‘Em player in 2003, No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em player of the years in 2003 and was the season champion of the Ultimate Poker Challenge in the third series. His fame at the tables earned him the role of personal poker tutor to Ben Affleck until 2004.

Vahedi made the World Series of Poker final table in 2003, eventually coming sixth. He has one WSOP bracelet and has earned millions in winnings during his now ten year stint at the tables. Since he began playing in 1997, he has sat at the final table in various major tournaments well over sixty times, with over eighty cash prizes to his name.

He has been in the heads up at over twenty of those tournaments and has won over 80% of the titles in which he found himself face to face with his ultimate opponent. These figures are truly astonishing, but the simple fact is that Vahedi doesn’t care. He will put himself out there and take risks without batting an eyelid. It is this attitude that will make him one of the most successful poker players in the world for years to come!

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