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Amir Vahedi is a Southern California tournament professional with a funny and charming personality. He spent a good deal of time tutoring actor Ben Affleck. Amir Vahedi pictures, links and information.
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Date of Birth: 1961
Birthplace: Iran
Started playing: 1997
About Amir
Amir is a Southern California tournament professional with a funny and charming personality.
Amir Vahedi spent a good deal of time tutoring actor Ben Affleck in his poker game. Ben Affleck later went on to be a
student of Annie Duke and won the California state poker championship.
In 2003 Amir Vahedi made the final table of the main event of the World Series of Poker and finished 6th, netting a
$250,000 prize.
Earlier in the series he won his first WSOP bracelet and $270,000 in a separate no limit Texas hold'em event.
Amir Vahedi was named no limit Texas hold'em player of the year in 2001 and was 2nd place to Men "The Master" Nguyen for
Card Player's 2003 player of the year.
Major Accomplishments
(2005)  $500 buyin LHE Commerce Poker Classic  $49,800
(2005) $1500 buy in LHE Commerce Poker Classic $446,250
(2004) $100 buy in LHE Hollywood Park $18,500
(2003) $1000 buy in NLHE World Poker Finals $82,250
(2003) $500 Omaha8 World Poker Finals $24,250
(2003) $500 LHE Legends of Poker $44,250
(2003) $10000 WSOP Main event 6th $250,000
(2003) $1500 NLHE WSOP LV $270,000
Amir Vahedi 2005 Results
Date: 12 Feb
Position: 1st
Winnings: $446,292
Event: 2005 L.A. Poker Classic
Date: 04 Feb
Position: 3rd
Winnings: $37,505
Event: 2005 L.A. Poker Classic
Date: 31 Jan
Position: 1st
Winnings: $49,832
Event: 2005 L.A. Poker Classic
Date: 21 Jan
Position: 9th
Winnings: $6,392
Event: The Sixth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open
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