Amir Vahedi

Name: Amir Vahedi
Current Residence: Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Birth Date: 1961
Birth Place: Teheran, Iran

Amir Vahedi had a tumultuous life as a youth, leaving the Iranian army at his mother's behest and getting bounced from country to country as a war refugee before finally landing in Los Angeles. Later, after owning several businesses in the United States, Amir took on poker as a full-time profession.

Amir gained added notoriety as a celebrity poker player after he began tutoring Ben Affleck in No-Limit Hold'em. The first lessons Ben took...

Trivia

Taught Ben Affleck to play No-Limit Hold'em
Smokes Cuban cigars

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
WPT Season 7, Bellagio Cup IV	51st	$19,390
WPT Season 6, WPT World Championship	7th	$237,435
2007 WSOP, Event 8, No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys	7th	$63,327
WPT Season 5, World Poker Open	16th	$22,850
2006 WSOP, Event 14, No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys	24th	$11,589
2005 WSOP, Event 28, $5,000 Limit Hold'em	10th	$15,170
2004 WSOP, Event 30, No-Limit Hold'em	13th	$16,180
2003 WSOP, Event 15, No-Limit Hold'em	4th	$35,400
2003 WSOP, Event 22, No-Limit Hold'em	1st	$270,000
2003 WSOP, World Series of Poker Main Event - 2003	6th	$250,000
2003 WSOP, Event 29, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo	18th	$2,880
2001 WSOP, Event 22, $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	22nd	$6,670