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Ali Eslami

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Ali Eslami
BornMarch 26[1]
Occupation(s)Business analyst, poker player
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)1
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)38

Ali Eslami is a business strategist and renowned high-stakes poker primarily focused on limit mix-games.

Biography

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Eslami is one of the first two people to win the Man-Machine Poker Competition.[3] He represented the United States on the U.S. Poker team in the IFP's Nation's Cup inaugural event.

Since Eslami's appearance at the Legends of Poker WPT Season 2 in 2003, he has gone on to pocket over $200,000 with over 14 cash showings in tournament play. Eslami is primarily a cash game player, however, playing chiefly in high-limit poker games in Los Angeles.

In June 2007, Ali Eslami took 5th in the 2007 World Series of Poker, $2,500 H.O.R.S.E event.[4]

Following his showing in the 2007 WSOP event, Eslami appeared alongside fellow professional poker player Phil Laak in July 2007 to participate in a competition against Polaris, the University of Alberta poker bot.[5] The matches consisted of 500 hands with four matches total and 16 hours of cumulative play, in Texas Hold'Em poker. Eslami and Laak split the $10,000 prize for defeating the bot in two of the four matches and an additional $2,500 for drawing in a third.[6]

In November 2011 Eslami represented the United States as part of the U.S. Poker Team in the International Federation of Poker's Poker Nation's Cup, held in London, England.[7]

Eslami won a bracelet in the 2022 WSOP $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Don (March 31, 2011). "Congratulations to Ali Eslami, WSOP-C West Regional Champion ($282,242)!". Poker News. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ali Eslami". World Series of Poker. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ali Eslami, the One Who Beat Machine in Poker". Poker Software Pal. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ali Eslami's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Harris, Martin (July 22, 2007). "The First 'Man-Machine Poker Championship' Begins Tomorrow". PokerNews.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Glaister, Dan (July 27, 2007). "Chips are down as man beats poker machine". The Guardian. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Burton, Earl (November 13, 2011). "IFP's Nations' Cup Draws Top Players, Strong Teams For Inaugural Competition". Poker News Daily. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ali Eslami Takes Down Event #36: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better for $135,260 and Maiden WSOP Bracelet". PokerNews.com. June 19, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

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