Hamid Dastmalchi

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Hamid Dastmalchi
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Hamid Dastmalchi in the World Series of Poker
Hometown San Diego, California
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 3
Money finishes 10
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
Winner, 1992
World Poker Tour
Titles None
Final tables None
Money finishes 1
Information accurate as of 17 July 2009.

Hamid Reza Dastmalchi is an Iranian-American professional poker player.

Dastmalchi won the 1992 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event, which is his largest tournament win at $1 million. He again made the final table of the main event in 1995, finishing fourth.

Dastmalchi was involved in a legal dispute in 1999 with Binion's Horseshoe after the new management would not let him cash in over $800,000 in chips he had won prior to a legal battle in which Becky Binion Behnen replaced Jack Binion as the head of the casino. The Nevada gaming commission ultimately ruled the chips should be cashed.

In his career, Dastmalchi has won three WSOP braclets.

Although he rarely plays in tournaments any more, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,800,000 as of 2009,[1] with his ten cashes at the WSOP accounting for $1,600,760 of those winnings.[2]

[edit] World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1986 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em $165,000
1992 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship $1,000,000
1993 $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em $114,000

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Hamid Dastmalchi Hendon Mob tournament results
  2. ^ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com

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