Saifuddin "Saif" Ahmad is a Bangladeshi-American restaurateur and

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champion. Ahmad is the owner of several

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restaurants in

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, and won the 2007

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in the $2,000 Limit Hold'em. Ahmad came to the United States from

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to attend college where he earned a master's degree in

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from the

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. As of 2008, Ahmad has live tournament winnings of over $560,000.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmad, Saif American poker players Bangladeshi emigrants to the United States World Series of Poker bracelet winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people)