- Farzad Bonyadi
infobox poker player
firstname=Farzad
lastname=Bonyadi
nickname=Freddie
caption=Farzad Bonyadi at the2005 World Series of Poker
hometown=Aliso Viejo, California
wsop bracelet count=3
wsop money finishes=15
wsop main event best finish rank=27th
wsop main event best finish year=1998
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=2
wpt money finishes=10Farzad "Freddy" Bonyadi (born 1959? in
Tehran ,Iran ) is an Iranian professionalpoker player based inAliso Viejo, California , who has won 3World Series of Poker bracelets.Bonyadi moved from Iran to America in 1983, where he worked as an executive host in the LA Commerce Casino and as a shift manager at Hollywood Park Casino.
Bonyadi first came to the attention of poker players when he won the $2,000 limit
hold'em event at the1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP), defeating a final table that includedMimi Tran andJohn Cernuto on the way to a $429,940 first prize. In the same WSOP, he also made the final table of the $1,500 seven card stud split event, and placed in the money in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event.Bonyadi also made a final table in the second season
World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker event, where he finished 5th at a final table featuringMel Judah , Paul Phillips,T.J. Cloutier ,Chip Jett andPhil Laak .Bonyadi has also won WSOP bracelets in the 2004 $1,000 deuce to seven triple draw and the 2005 no limit hold'em tournaments.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,400,000.
Bonyadi is an exclusive professional poker player at
Full Tilt Poker .World Series of Poker Bracelets
External links
* [http://www.farzadbonyadi.com/ Official website]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=14529 Hendon Mob tournament results]
* [http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/farzadBonyadi.php Bonyadi's profile by Full Tilt Poker]
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