Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari (Persian: امیر اسفندیاری; born December 8, 1978, as Amir Esfandiary), is a professional poker player and former professional magician, … See more

Esfandiari was born in Tehran, Iran. When he was nine years old, his family moved to San Jose, California. He graduated from Del Mar High School in 1997. He then went briefly to jail … See more

Esfandiari is married to Amal Bounahra, daughter of Lebanese-Belizean poker pro Badih "Bob" Bounahra. Esfandiari and his wife had a son on January 7, 2015. See more

In 2004, Esfandiari won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in pot-limit Texas Hold 'em. He won close to $1.4 million and his first World Poker Tour title at the L.A. Poker Classic.
Esfandiari appeared in the second and third seasons of the See more

Esfandiari co-starred in the TV show I Bet You, on MOJO HD, with Phil Laak. He is the face of World Poker Tour's Poker-Made Millionaire. He was also seen in the season 7 opener of Entourage. In 2012 Esfandiari appeared as an undercover officer in the movie See more

• World Poker Tour: In the Money (2006) ISBN 0-06-076305-1 See more

• Antonio Esfandiari at IMDb
• Shulman, Allyn Jaffrey (March 26, 2004). Antonio Esfandiari Performs Wizardry at Commerce Casino. Cardplayer.
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