Ali Eslami

American poker player and business strategist

Ali Eslami
Born	March 26^[1] Tehran, Iran^[2]
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

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

^ Peters, Don (March 31, 2011). "Congratulations to Ali Eslami, WSOP-C West Regional Champion ($282,242)!". Poker News. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
^ "Ali Eslami". World Series of Poker. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
^ "Ali Eslami, the One Who Beat Machine in Poker". Poker Software Pal. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "Ali Eslami's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ Harris, Martin (July 22, 2007). "The First 'Man-Machine Poker Championship' Begins Tomorrow". PokerNews.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ Glaister, Dan (July 27, 2007). "Chips are down as man beats poker machine". The Guardian. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
^ Burton, Earl (November 13, 2011). "IFP's Nations' Cup Draws Top Players, Strong Teams For Inaugural Competition". Poker News Daily. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "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.

Sources

"Polaris drawing professionals to a stand-still", University of Alberta: Express News, July 20, 2007.
Ryan Smith. "U of A researchers win computer poker title", University of Alberta: Express News, August 9, 2006.
R. Colin Johnson. "Humans deal computer a loss in poker challenge", EETimes, July 26, 2007.
David Staples. "Poker pros out of luck in battle with 'bot", The Edmonton Journal, June 11, 2007, p. A2.
Chris Ayres. "How to beat a computer: lies, bluffing and taking risks are all on the cards", The Times Online, July 27, 2007.
"Ali Eslami - Professional Poker Player Profile" PokerPages.Com
Official 2007 World Series of Poker results and schedule" WorldSeriesOfPoker.Com