These days, it seems like Antonio Esfandiari just can't stay out of the poker news. Whether he's doing his Strip Magic show for Ultimate Poker or entering into a no sex prop bet with Bill Perkins, Esfandiari is all across the headlines.
Antonio is one of the most-successful professional poker players in the world. Born in Tehran, Iran, Antonio Esfandiari, also known as Amir Esfandiari, currently lives in San Francisco, California. International champion Antonio Esfandiari and his father, Bejan Esfandiari, had just returned home from a trip to California on July 13, when they discovered $150,000 in cash and another $300,000. 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. Antonio Esfandiari is one of those rare poker pros who's both lived a fascinating life and has experienced massive, long-term success. So it's little surprise that Esfandiari was a big draw when he recently did a Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' session. Antonio Esfandiari. Quite the same Wikipedia.
Speaking of the latter, 'The Magician' recently gave some intimate details on the no sex prop bet. As he told PokerStategy, the Big One for One Drop winner has already bought out of the $500k wager. Esfandiari made the bet when he was drunk, but decided against it after doing some deep thinking. Here's an excerpt on what he said:
I wasn't even worried about it. Then the next couple days I spent doing a little bit of research and calling my other friends who I know had done it, and I realised that, as much as I thought I could do it, it was something that I didn't want to do. As a man, what is my purpose of being here? To put one of those things, one of the most important things, on the shelf for a year was going to be really tough.
Esfandiari never said how much he paid to get out of the bet. But it must have been quite a bit since he recently found himself at the Las Vegas airport, broke and starving. Below you can see what the famed poker pro tweeted on the matter:
I kid u not I found myself at LV airport right now w ZERO cash and no CC – and starving – what did I do ?!? Walked around until I found a…Poker fan n asked him to borrow 30$ He could not believe it !! Now I get to eat and he will be paid back in spades TY
We imagine that this was all really just an oversight on Esfandiari's part, or he just wanted something challenging to do like seeing if somebody would give him food money. After all, he's less than two years removed from his $18.35 million payday for winning the One Drop tourney. And we can't imagine the less-than-$500k payout that he gave Perkins would leave him begging at airports for food. But it's still kind of a funny coincidence.
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| Celebrated Name/Nick Name: | Antonio Esfandiari |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Birth Name: | Antonio 'The Magician' Esfandiari |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 42 years old |
| Birth Date/Birthday: | 8 December 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality: | American, iranian |
| Ethnicity: | White |
| Height/How Tall: | 1.6 m |
| Weight: | 82 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Amal Bounahra |
| Children: | Yes (1 child) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Is Antonio Esfandiari Gay? (Name of Partner): | No |
| Does he have tattoos?: | No |
| Smoking: | No |
| Drinking: | Yes |
| Profession: | professional poker player and former professional magician |
| Net Worth in 2021: | $22 million |
| Last Updated: | February 2021 |
Antonio Esfandiari or better known as the magician and is famous for his poker championships. The former magician is well known for his chip tricks and this has made him a professional poker player. Due to his vast popularity amongst youngsters, Antonio Esfandiari appeared on multiple television shows.
He has also won two world Poker Tour championships and three World Series of Poker bracelets in his poker career. Not only this, he is also philanthropic. He has helped the one drop foundation by winning the ‘Big One for One Drop' in the year 2012.
Perhaps you know a thing or two about Antonio Esfandiari, however, how well do you know about him? For instance, how old is he? How about his height and weight, moreover his net worth? In another case, Antonio Esfandiari might be a stranger, fortunately for you we have compiled all you need to know about Antonio Esfandiari's biography-wiki, his personal life, today's net worth as of 2021, his age, height, weight, career, professional life, and more facts. Well, if your all set, here is what I know.
Early Life & Biography
Antonio Esfandiari was born on 8 December 1978 in Iran and thus he was born with an Iranian nationality. Originally, Antonio Esfandiari was born with the birth name as ‘Amir Esfandiari'. Antonio Esfandiari was born to father ‘Bejan Esfandiari' though Antonio's mother's name is still unknown to us. Antonio has grown up along with his other sibling ‘Pasha Esfandiari' who was a poker player by profession.
At the age of only 9, Antonio along with his parents have moved to the city of California in the United States. Antonio Esfandiari did his schooling from the ‘Del Mar High School' in the year 1997. At a very early age, Antonio has developed an urge to become a magician with his hidden skill and talent. He then decided to change his original name ‘Amir' to the magician name ‘Antonio'.
Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
Antonio Esfandiari's age is 42 years old as of today's date 9th February 2021 having been born on 8 December 1978. Though, he is 1.6 m tall, he weighs about 82 kg.
Personal Life: Affair, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
Antonio Esfandiari got hitched to ‘Amal Bounahra' who was the daughter of the popular and well-known poker ‘Badih Bounahra'. The couple together has one child.
Career, Awards & Nominations
Antonio Esfandiari has started his professional career with Poker and significantly participated in various Poker games and events. This has eventually fetched him the ‘World Poker Tour Title' at the L.A. Poker Classic. Next, Antonio participated at the ‘Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament'.
Again in 2008, Antonio appeared for the ‘EPT Grand Finale'. After two years, Antonio participated at the ‘2012 World Series of Poker Europe'. In addition to this, Antonio has also made television appearances in TV shows such as ‘I Bet You', ‘Freelancers', ‘Ultimate Poker: Strip Magic', and many others.
Antonio Esfandiari has been awarded in the history of poker a cash prize of $18,346,673. In addition to this, Antonio Esfandiari has also won the ‘World Poker Tour Title'.
Antonio Esfandiari's Net Worth & Salary in 2021
Antonio Esfandiari along with his wife ‘Amal Boundhra' has recently purchased a lavish home in California and also in Venice which has an estimated worth of $3.5 million. The total estimated net worth of Antonio Esfandiari is about $22 million approximately as of 2021.
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Antonio Esfandiari's Wife
The poker strategy game author, Antonio Esfandiari authored the famous book on poker namely ‘The Magician's Secrets for Winning Tournaments on Insta Poker' available on IOS. This only shows his innate in-depth knowledge in the field of gambling. His elaborate tricks and hand maneuver has made him vastly popular amongst the youth. We can also proudly say that Antonio Esfandiari is the true example of the famous saying, ‘If you chase your passion, success will chase you back'.
