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Antonio Esfandiari is world’s flushest poker player in $18 million payday

posted July 4, 2012 by



Antonio Esfandiari has won a whopping $18,346,673 at the World Series of Poker, the largest payday in the history of the game. Watch his glorious moment below:


Antonio for the Win
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Antonio, who was born in Iran and moved to California at age 9, is a former pro magician who apparently learned a trick or two about cards. Today he had the hottest hand in the world, but he was recently ice-cold in a dunk tank in the Canadian winter:


Antonio Freezes His Balls Off
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This dude seems like a good sport, right? It's hard to resent him for clearing more cash in one sitting than most of us will earn in a lifetime. What would you do with $18 million? What's the greatest poker night you ever had? Start a conversation in the comment section below.