Victory Poker Pro Antonio Esfandiari Wins Second Title

Date: Thu, Dec 9, 2010 Professional Internet

Celebrating more than just his birthday early Thursday morning, Team Victory Poker pro Antonio Esfandiari won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic. Facing fellow Team Victory pro and good friend Andrew Robl in final heads-up action, Esfandiari secured the title and $870,124.

The event, also known as the Bellagio Resort & Casino’s “Doyle Brunson World Poker Classic,” boasted one of the most notable WPT televised final table line-ups in history. The las six players included Team Victory Pros Esfandiari and Robl, female poker phenomenon Vanessa Rousso, World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winners Ted Lawson and Kirk Morrison, and recent WSOP "November Niner" John Racener.

Both Esfandiari and Robl dominated a starting field of 438 entrants throughout all four days of competition that began on Friday, December 3rd, maintaining their chip leads heading into Wednesday’s televised final table.

Victory Poker CEO Dan Fleyshman witnessed his team dominate the final table from a front row seat located directly behind Robl. “At the moment when Antonio and Andrew went heads up,” he exclaimed, “it felt like we had all just won the tournament.”

At 25 years old, Esfandiari won his first WPT championship in 2004, becoming the youngest poker player to win a WPT title and a million dollar prize. That same year he went on to win the WSOP $2,000 pot-limit hold'em event and a coveted WSOP bracelet. His stylish performances would fast-track him to stardom, eventually becoming one of the most televised poker players in the world. Esfandiari appears regularly on Poker After Dark, High Stakes Poker, and has made several cameo appearances in film and television, most recently HBO’s award-winning program Entourage.
Also going deep in Season VIII of the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic were Victory Poker pros Jonathan Little, finishing in 38th place, and Keith Gipson, finishing in 59th place.

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Victory Poker Pros Soar to Televised Final Table

Date: Wed, Dec 8, 2010 Professional Internet

For four straight days, Victory Poker pros Antonio Esfandiari and Andrew Robl have led the way during the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic hosted by the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The prestigious event, also known as the "Doyle Brunson World Poker Classic," began on December 3rd and boasted 438 entrants, each contributing $10,000 to the more than $4 million prize pool.

 Six players will head into the televised final table that is set to begin at 4:00 pm PT on Wednesday, December 8th. The distinguished lineup includes...

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First winner for victory Poker announced!

Date: Sat, Nov 6, 2010 Professional Internet

Winner #1 for a spot on the 25 is Mr. Ace Ten Bomber with the most votes by far,,, he earned his automatic spot!!!

2 pm everyday for the next 24 days we will be announcing the rest of the winners that will be flown out to Las Vegas to compete for the $100,000 sponsorship contest ; )

check out the video here!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wzc9EXg-yE

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DJ Steve Aoki Hosts Celebrity Home Game With Victory Poker

Date: Tue, Nov 2, 2010 Professional Internet

World famous music DJ Steve Aoki hosted a celebrity poker game at his home in Hollywood Hills that included big name celebs, producers, and, of course, our very own Victory Poker crew. Invited guests included record producer/actor/and Good Charlotte lead singer Joel Madden, actor/stunt performer Verne Troyer, Playboy's Sara Jean Underwood, Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari, Phil "The Unibomber" Laak, Victory Poker CEO Dan Fleyshman, HBO Entourage music supervisor Scott Vener, Las Vegas Nightlife Executive Jonathan "SheckygGreen" Schecter, and more.

Check out the latest video HERE!

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CalvinAyre.com covers Victory Poker & Cake Network Launch Party

Date: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 Professional Internet

CalvinAyre.com is proud to announce its partnership with Victory Poker to provide media coverage of the Victory Poker party on September 1 in London's Hotel No 5. We couldn't pass up the chance to cover this event as Victory Poker celebrates their launch on the Cake Network. You know how we do it, we mix business with pleasure and make pleasure our business, so join us for a night of partying and exciting announcements on the future of Victory Poker!

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Great News! We've extended the video contest!

Date: Thu, Jul 29, 2010 Professional Internet

We’ve decided to extend contest video submissions until October 31st, 2010! With this extension we will also be adding additional prizes to the already amazing prize package.

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Victory Poker to host charity tournament in London

Date: Wed, Jul 28, 2010 Professional Internet

Stars to turn out for Victory Poker charity event at the world’s largest poker festival ...

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Andrew Robl featured in documentary

Date: Sat, Mar 27, 2010 Professional Internet

Andrew Robl is featured in a compelling new poker documentary series 'From Busto to Robusto'.

To watch a preview, visit … http://robustothemovie.com

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Mind Set Chauhan Takes Industry by Storm

Date: Mon, Mar 15, 2010 Professional Internet

Even the most cynical critic can’t ignore the startling statistics. Chauhan has guided prominent poker players Antonio Esfandiari, Paul Wasicka, Gavin Smith, Lee Markholt, Josh Arieh, and Phil Helmuth. All are considered masters of their craft, but each was seeking a resurgence in their careers. All experienced impressive tournament results, elevated their bottom lines, and enjoyed headline media coverage since implementing Chauhan’s techniques.

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Brain Rast has very successful tournament

Date: Sat, Mar 13, 2010 Professional Internet

Victory's Brian "tsarrast" Rast had a very successful tournament at the Bay 101 Shooting Star.  Rast went out in 9th place, but still received a nice payday of $38,000.

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The Past Three Months

Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2008 Professional Internet

This is a graph of my past three months of online poker.  The light green line is what my equity is in all in pots, for example if I get it all in for 20k with AA vs JJ I have 80% equity so on average I win 16k from the pot.  Over the past [...]

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On ESPN Tomorrow

Date: Mon, Aug 4, 2008 Professional Internet

My final table of the 5k Mixed event will air on ESPN2 tomorrow between 8pm and 10pm.  I’m not sure exactly when as the schedule is kind of confusing but I’m guessing 9pm.  My trip to Maui was awesome.  I didn’t play any poker for two weeks and it was exactly what I needed.  I don’t [...]

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Playing your A game and life as a poker robot –

Date: Thu, Jul 17, 2008 Professional Internet

“There is no mind so machinelike that you can depend upon it to function with equal efficiency at all times” – Reminiscences of a Stock Operator  I have played more hands of poker over the past three years that almost any other individual.  At times I’ve played unbelievable poker.  I have perfectly narrow down my opponents [...]

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Main Event and After

Date: Tue, Jul 15, 2008 Professional Internet

I busted from the main event during the last level of day 2.  I’m pretty disappointed with my performance, as I feel I didn’t feel that I play my best poker.  I played my A-game for the first few levels each day but I feel as fatigued and laziness kicked in and I made some [...]

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