Hamid Dastmalchi

Iranian-American poker player

Hamid Dastmalchi
Dastmalchi in the World Series of Poker
ResidenceSan Diego, California, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)3
Final table(s)7
Money finish(es)10
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
Winner, 1992
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of 17 July 2009.

Hamid Reza Dastmalchi (Persian: حمیدرضا دستمالچی) is an Iranian-American professional poker player.

Dastmalchi finished in fifth in the 1985 WSOP Main Event for $70,000.[1] Dastmalchi won the 1992 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, which is his largest tournament win at $1 million.[2] He again made the final table of the Main Event in 1995, finishing in fourth place.[3]

Dastmalchi was involved in a legal dispute in 1999 with Binion's Horseshoe after the new management would not let him cash in $865,000 in chips he had won under the prior management. A gaming commission ultimately ruled the chips should be cashed.[4]

In his career, Dastmalchi has won three WSOP bracelets, his last victory coming in 1993.[2][5][6]

Dastmalchi's last major tournament cash came in 2002 in the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic.[7]

Although he rarely plays in tournaments anymore,[citation needed] his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,800,000 as of 2009,[8] with his ten cashes at the WSOP accounting for $1,600,760 of those winnings.[9]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1986 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em $165,000
1992 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship $1,000,000
1993 $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em $114,000

References

  1. ^ "16th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1985, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "23rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 1992, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "26th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1995, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Binion's Horseshoe ordered to pay $1.225 million". Las Vegas Sun. 16 March 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ^ "17th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1986, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ^ "24th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1993, Hold'em Pot Limit". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Five Diamond World Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em - Final: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Hamid Dastmalchi's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Hamid Dastmalchi". WSOP.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

External links

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  • Hendon Mob profile
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1980s WSOP bracelet winners
Note
number in brackets represents the number of bracelets earned in that year
1980
1981
  • Ed Barmach
  • Frank Cardone
  • Fred David
  • Sid Gamerman
  • Ruth Godfrey
  • Bruce Hershenson
  • Juanda Matthews
  • Johnny Moss
  • A.J. Myers
  • Mickey Perry
  • Dody Roach
  • Glen Rodgers
  • Stu Ungar (2)
1982
1983
1984
  • Dick Albano
  • Todd Baur
  • William Bennett
  • Norman Berliner
  • Paul Fontaine
  • Mike Hart
  • Jack Keller (2)
  • Sandy Stupak
  • Bob Martinez
  • Mike Schneiberg
  • Dewey Tomko (2)
  • Karen Wolfson
1985
  • Dick Carson
  • Johnny Chan
  • Tommy Fischer
  • Rick Hamil
  • John Lukas
  • Mark Mitchell
  • Rose Pifer
  • Amarillo Slim
  • Zorn Smiljanic
  • Bill Smith
  • Tony Thang
  • Harry Thomas
  • Don Williams
  • Edwin Wyde
1986
1987
1988
1989
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1990s WSOP bracelet winners
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number in brackets represents the number of bracelets earned in that year
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s