Who says gambling can't be rich...Well, Antonio has did it. Born in 1978, Antonio who lived in Iran , shifted to US as his parents wanted to seek a better live for the family. By the age of eleven, Antonio has already began a telemarketing career making about $400 a week so that he can buy more fashionable clothes and treat his good friends to fun times.
At 16, Antonio's passion for magic started when a bartender at the restaurant showed him a card trick. He purchased every videotapes and books on the market that had to do with magic and practise for hours every day. Soon after, he was invited to private parties as to do magic.
Antonio's father was displeased on seeing how his son's way of living and forced him to leave the house. Fortunately, he managed to seek shelter with a friend. One day, Antonio's roomate asked him to accompany him to a poker tournament. This was the first time Anotonio had tasted cards. His intrigue brought him to a non-tournament table and that's how it all started.
Some of the winnings Antonio has won $$$$ :
-Placed third winning $44,000 at the 49'er Gold Rush Bonanza in San Francisco.
-2004, he was the youngest entrant to win over $1,000,000 at the World Poker Tour.Took the first place prize of $184,860 at the WSOP $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em event.
-2004, he was the youngest entrant to win over $1,000,000 at the World Poker Tour.Took the first place prize of $184,860 at the WSOP $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em event.
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His total live tournament earnings in the short time of poker play already amounts to over $2.5 million.
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4 comments:
Interesting article. Antonio has a great show on MOJO with another poker character, The Unabomber, which is worth a watch
Thanks for sharing
wow!
Yeap, his the man
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