Born in Tehran, Iran in 1961, Amir Vahedi was a Southern California-based tournament professional.
Many people recognize him from the WSOP final table in 2003 where he had a considerable amount of chips until he went up against Sammy Farha in a key hand. Farha had a full house and slowplayed it nicely. Vahedi bet into Farha very strong in order to steal the pot but ended up losing a lot of his stack. Casual observers thought that he made a very stupid move, but this aggressive style is exactly what made him successful because his unpredictable style made him hard to read. It just didn't work out that time. This is exactly what skilled players talk about when they tell you that you need to be selectively aggressive in poker because aggressive that is badly-timed will hurt you. Vahedi said that he thought he made the right move because he would have had a good chance to win the whole tournament.
Sadly, Vahedi died due to possible complications from diabetes on January 8, 2010. He was 48 years old. His successful poker career included $3 million in lifetime tournament earnings, 9 WSOP cashes, and 1 WSOP bracelet in the 2003 No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 buy-in event. Vahedi was named no-limit Texas hold 'em player of the year in 2001. He is also known for teaching Ben Affleck how to play poker.
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People, state your opinions about the player's approach to the game or his moves in the game, not where he comes from.
I have to say though, I thought the salad comment was funny, perhaps good eating habits for all of us are in order unless we want to wind up overweight.
Good luck at the tables people.