Antonio Esfandiari

Antonio Esfandiari

Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari (born Amir Esfandiari; December 8, 1978,iran,tehran) is a professional poker player and former professional magician, known for his elaborate chip tricks. 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, along with the largest cash prize in the history of poker at $18,346,673, Esfandiari is ranked number one for all-time tournament poker winnings. In 2012, he authored The Magician's Secrets for Winning Tournaments on Insta Poker, a poker strategy game available for iOS.