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Amir Vahedi

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...

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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, World Series of Poker Main Event - 2003 6th $250,000

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Player Statistics

Cashes8
Total Winnings$635,941
First Place Finishes0
WSOP Bracelets0

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