Saif Ahmad

infobox poker player
firstname=Saifuddin
lastname=Ahmad
nickname=


caption= Ahmad at the 2007 World Series of Poker.
hometown=Newport Beach, California
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=2
wsop main event best finish rank="None"
wsop main event best finish year=
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables="None"
wpt money finishes=1

Saifuddin "Saif" Ahmad is a Bangladeshi-American restaurateur and World Series of Poker champion. Ahmad is the owner of several Tony Roma's restaurants in Los Angeles, California, and won the 2007 World Series of Poker bracelet in the $2,000 Limit Hold'em.

Ahmad came to the U.S. from Bangladesh to attend college where he earned a Masters Degree in chemical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. While Ahmed takes pride in his WSOP bracelet, it is his children that he's most proud of. His son graduated from Harvard University and is currently working for Goldman, Sachs & Co. His daughter completed her education at University of California, Berkeley. [Nolla, Dolla. [http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/news/article.asp?newsID=1333 Saifuddin Ahmad: 2007 WSOP - Event 43 ($2,000 LHE) Winner Profile] June 29, 2007. World Series of Poker.com]

As of 2008, Ahmad has live tournament winnings of over $560,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=36626 HendonMob Results] ]

Ahmad is currently on tour with Tia Tanaka for the World Series of Poker charity events, which will end on November 5th 2008.

World Series of Poker bracelets

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