Early Life
Esfandiari was born in Tehran, Iran. When he was 9 years old his family moved to San Jose, California. He graduated from Del Mar High School in 1997.
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. 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.
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