Antonio Esfandiari
Antonio
Esfandiari..... Rocks and Rings...... Phil Hellmuth.....Rocks
in the head.....
Any
Questions?
Yea...
we had a few.....
LaB: What
is it like working in the company of "The
Greatest Hold Em Player in History" Phil Hellmuth?
Antonio: It's such an honor working in the likes of such greatness
such as
Phil
Hellmuth...LOL...
Phil is cool but I certainly don’t feel
honored to be working with him...to me he is just another guy...oh
and a very good customer!!!
LaB: I
spent all night (and all my money) at Pure...seriously, this isn't
the best club in Vegas, right?
Antonio: PURE is very good. My favorite is TAO.
LaB: Why
don't you and a couple other players open a club?
Antonio: Thought about opening a club...takes
BIG money to do it right. And right now in my life I want to focus
on poker.
LaB: What
% of you is an entertainer at heart and what % is a poker player?
Antonio: 80% entertainer
20% poker player...
LaB: Who
gets more ladies...you or Joe Sebok? (Joe was asked the same here)
Antonio: I like
Joe’s
answer....I have to plead the 5th on this one.
(I smell a bet coming
on...)
LaB: My girlfriend wants to know how to get invited
to go clubbing with you. Should that bother me? Would that be like
bringing sand to the
beach?
Antonio: Never bring sand to the beach...no it should
not bother you...if I know you in any way shape or form your girl
is automatically off
limits.
LaB: What was your best trick before you gave up magic for
poker? Could you still do it now?
Antonio: I
never gave up magic. I still perform (mostly for friends and girls...)
LaB: Are
you working on improving other games than tournament hold em? If
so, what is your favorite?
Antonio: I actually
haven’t
played many tournaments lately do to the filming of our new TV
show. Check out myspace.com/ibetyoutv
LaB: We've
seen pros like Daniel Negreanu and Marcel Luske mentor a few players.
Ever consider making anyone your apprentice?
Antonio: I
have a few buddies I have tried to teach...so far its working out
ok.
LaB: In
your opinion, what should be the "Main Event" of the
WSOP?
Antonio: Just the way it is. 10k buy in open to
earth.
LaB: Tell
us the people who inspired your game the most.
Antonio: Scotty Lundgren and bobby Hoff.
LaB: Who
would you pay to watch play?
Antonio: Phil Hellmuth....LOL!!!
LaB: Who
gets more ladies…. You or Gus Hansen?
Antonio: Gus
will sleep with anything that walks...me? I’m rather picky...
LaB: At
the expense of sharing trade secrets… How exactly do you
saw a women in half and not kill her?
Antonio: I was
never a stage magician. only close up...I have no clue how they saw
the girl..but
it does look fun.
the girls are always cute.
LaB: How
do you feel about "the wave" catching on at sports
stadiums around the world? Must be nice being responsible for such
a trend.
Antonio: I can't take all the credit....something
tells me the wave was here before I arrived.
LaB: What
CD is in your car right now?
Antonio: DJ
VICE’s club mix. He is awesome.
LaB: Who’s
on your Ipod?
Antonio: eminem...tupac...doors...talking
heads...zepplin...madonna...
LaB: We
have all seen you do the reverse gravity chip trick where you transfer
the chip upwards from one hand to another and I’ve
been trying it for the last couple of months with some success, my
question is how do you make it so the string isn’t visible
to spectators?
Antonio: That’s
why its called INVISIBLE string my friend.
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And
then he disapeared.
Thanks
to Antonio for taking the time to talk to us. We wish him nothing
but the best of luck in 2007 and all his prop bets with Phil Laak!
Find
out more about him @ his website www.magicantonio.com
And
be sure to check out his upcoming TV show, I
Bet You.
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