Amir Vahedi Passes Away

Posted on January 11, 2010 
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After some initial disbelief, it has now been confirmed that famed Los Angeles/Las Vegas poker pro Amir Vahedi has passed away due to complications with diabetes. Vahedi died in Las Vegas on January 8th, with first news of his death having been delivered through the personal blog of friend Mark Seif.

"Have spoken to two more of Amir’s close friends who have been in contact with Amir’s family. Sadly, they each confirmed the terrible news. Amir was a gentle and kind man who always made me laugh. I will miss him terribly."

Following the release of Vahedi’s passing, numerous poker pros posted their condolences on their Twitter pages.

"Amir Vahedi was one of the good guys. I'm very sad. RIP," Howard Lederer wrote.

"Rest In Peace my old friend...Amir was one of the nicest, gentlest guys on tour, and everyone loved him," Phil Hellmuth said.

"Wow. This is real? Few people showed me as many smiles and as much love as Amir Vahedi, in my poker infancy. Truly heartbroken," offered Joe Sebok.

Vahedi rose to poker fame when he made the final table at the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event, the same tournament where Chris Moneymaker helped launch all of poker into international celebrity. Amir also won his first and only WSOP bracelet that year, winning the $1,500 no-limit hold’em event. He was also known as one of the best poker coaches around, having a stable of students that included Ben Affleck.

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