AMIR
VAHEDI - POKER PRO
Born
in Iran, Amir Vahedi now resides in Southern
California
and plays tournaments professionally. Amir is always
laughing and having a good time. He has a great
sense of humor and is sure to make you laugh...sometimes
right after he takes a mound of your chips. Amir
is typically seen sporting a cigar, and he is quite
the
aficionado.
In 2003, Amir Vahedi took 6th place and $250,000 in
the WSOP Championship Event. He played aggressively,
but was caught on a couple key bluffs by Farha
to dash his
chances for poker immortality as World Champion.
Amir finished 2003 as #2 Player of the Year, just
behind Men "the Master" Nguyen.
Amir also spent considerable time in 2003 tutoring actor Ben Affleck
in poker, initially as Ben?s birthday present. Affleck won the $10,000
California State Poker Championship main event
at
the Commerce Casino in 2004, taking down $356,000
for his victory. Ben played great and deserved
the win, earning
the respect of the pros. Ben has most recently been
tutored by 2004 WSOP Bracelet
holder,
Annie Duke.
Overall,
Amir Vahedi has cashed in 118 poker tournaments
equalling a payout of over $2.5 Million Dollars.
Below
are some of Amir's
past poker accomplishments.
Poker
Accomplishments
2003
WSOP $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event ? 6th Place
2003
WSOP Bracelet - World Series of Poker $1500
No Limit Hold'em
2001 No Limit Texas Hold'em Player of the Year
2003
World Poker Open Limit Hold'em Champion
2003
Legends of Poker Limit Hold'em Champion
2003
Hustler Challenge Cup first place victory
2003
Foxwoods World Poker Finals Omaha Hi-Lo Champion
2003
Foxwoods World Poker Finals No Limit Hold'em Champion
2004 Poker Derby Limit Hold'em Winner
2005 L.A. Poker Classic at the Commerce - Limit Hold'em Shootout
Champion
Favorite
Quotes:
"I
am not afraid to put my money out there and sometimes
you just need to let these players know who is the
boss. You wanna mess with me, it's going to cost you.
Sometimes you have to be willing to die in order to
live in these tournaments. That is basically it."
--Amir
Vahedi (2003 WSOP Interview)
Amir
is very charismatic and friendly. If you enjoy
cigars, book Amir Vahedi and enjoy a nice
stogie and talk poker with him. Call us to book
Amir for your next poker tournament.
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