John Tabatabai is a
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professional
poker player (
Lisvane
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,
Cardiff
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) based in
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,
England
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. He was the runner-up to
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poker player
Annette Obrestad
Annette Obrestad (born 18 September 1988) is a Norwegian YouTuber and poker player. She is the youngest person to ever win a World Series of Poker bracelet, which she accomplished at the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE). She also runs a ...
in the first
World Series of Poker Europe
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Main Event.
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Education
Tabatabai was a Law graduate of the
University of Reading
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.
Whilst at Llanishen High School, John was briefly a member of the ska/punk band Uncle Chipps.
Early chess career
Before embarking on a professional poker playing career, Tabatabai was a chess player. He represented Wales in numerous international competitions as a junior.
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Poker
World Series of Poker Europe
In the final hand Annette Obrestad had a slight chip lead with 3,851,000 over Tabatabai with 3,381,000. In the small blind flat, called Obrestad's big blind, Obrestad raised the pot from 68,000 to 138,000. Tabatabai
flat called the preflop raise which brought the pot to 208,000. The flop was and Obrestad lead out with a 250,000 bet, bringing the pot to 458,000. Tabatabai re-raised an additional 750,000. Obrestad then went
all-in, which was called by Tabatabai who had flopped two pair with , however Obrestad had flopped top set with . Tabatabai was in need of two running cards (fives or sixes) to win the hand or two running cards for a straight; the turn brought the , securing Obrestad the win. The irrelevant river card was the .
Tabatabai earned £570,150 for his second-place finish.
Other Events
In March 2008 John Tabatabai won the 12th All Africa Poker Tournament collecting the one million Rand ($127,584) pot.
In January 2009, John won the $5,000au heads up event in Australia for $120,000au.
As of November 2010, his live tournament earnings exceed $1,360,000.
[ ] His lone cash at the WSOP accounts for $912,240 of those winnings.
World Series of Poker Earnings
, worldseriesofpoker.com
Notes
External links
Official BlogBetfair ProfileBlack Belt Poker Interview
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Welsh poker players
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)