Mohsin Charania

American poker player (born 1985)

Mohsin Charania
Mohsin Charania in 2019
Nickname(s)chicagocards1
ResidenceChicago, Illinois
Born (1985-02-27) February 27, 1985 (age 39)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)1
Final table(s)3
Money finish(es)44
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
35th, 2020
World Poker Tour
Title(s)2
Final table(s)6
Money finish(es)28
European Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)5
Information accurate as of 30 July 2017.

Mohsin Charania (born February 27, 1985) is a professional poker player from Chicago, Illinois who has won titles at the World Series of Poker, the World Poker Tour, and the European Poker Tour.

Charania briefly worked as a financial analyst for J.P. Morgan.[1] His first major poker title came in 2012 at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, where he won €1,350,000.[2] On the WPT Charania has 25 cashes and made five final tables. In 2013, he won his first WPT title at the Grand Prix de Paris. His second WPT win came in 2014 at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, earning $1,177,890.[3]

Charania first cashed at the WSOP in 2009. In total he has 43 cashes and made three final tables. In 2017 he won his first WSOP bracelet in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event. The win allowed him to complete poker's Triple Crown, becoming the sixth player to accomplish the feat.[4]

Playing under the names "chicagocards1" and "sms9231", Charania has online winnings of nearly $6,000,000.[5][6] In 2010 he won a Spring Championship of Online Poker event.

As of 2017, Charania's total live winnings exceed $5,618,000.[7] His WSOP cashes account for $807,000 of those earnings.[8]

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2017 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em $364,438

References

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Julio (August 5, 2012). "A Poker Life -- Mohsin Charania". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "European Poker Tour - EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "World Poker Tour - WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em WPT Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Jadavji, Aleeyah (June 30, 2017). "Mohsin Charania Completes Poker Triple Crown With First WSOP Bracelet". PokerNews.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "sms9231 profile". officialpokerrankings.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "chicagocards 1 profile". officialpokerrankings.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Mohsin Charania's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Mohsin Charania". WSOP.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.

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  • Yaniv Birman
  • Scott Bohlman
  • Justin Bonomo (2)
  • Farhintaj Bonyadi
  • David Brookshire
  • Joe Cada (2)
  • Joey Couden
  • John Cynn
  • Matthew Davis
  • Jessica Dawley
  • Shaun Deeb (2)
  • Ognyan Dimov
  • Benjamin Dobson
  • Roberly Felicio
  • Elio Fox
  • Adam Friedman
  • Phil Galfond
  • Mykhailo Gutyi
  • Galen Hall
  • Jeremy Harkin
  • Brian Hastings
  • Phil Hellmuth
  • John Hennigan
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  • Anderson Ireland
  • Martin Kabrhel
  • Ronald Keijzer
  • Arne Kern
  • Loren Klein
  • Chance Kornuth
  • Jay Kwon
  • Preston Lee
  • Ryan Leng
  • Philip Long
  • Nikita Luther
  • Timur Margolin (2)
  • Julien Martini
  • Dan Matsuzuki
  • Matthew Mendez
  • Michael Mizrachi
  • Benjamin Moon
  • Asi Moshe
  • Robert Nehorayan
  • Tommy Nguyen
  • Daniel Ospina
  • Giuseppe Pantaleo
  • Robert Peacock
  • Jeremy Perrin
  • Nick Petrangelo
  • Jordan Polk
  • Mario Prats
  • Brian Rast
  • William Reymond
  • Tamir Segal
  • Nicholas Seiken
  • Scott Seiver
  • Warren Sheaves
  • Jack Sinclair
  • Filippos Stavrakis
  • Norbert Szecsi
  • Mike Takayama
  • Longsheng Tan
  • Denis Timofeev
  • Ryan Tosoc
  • Hanh Tran (2)
  • Anson Tsang
  • Craig Varnell
  • Diogo Veiga
  • Paul Volpe
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