Sami Bechahed
435 global poker index
0 world poker tour index
$1,212,159 total poker live earnings
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Profile
- name
- Sami Bechahed
- Nationality
United States- GPI Rank
- 435
- WPT Wins
- 0
- total poker live earnings
- $1,212,159
Biography
Sami Bechahed is a French-American poker player and dealer, best known for winning the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Main Event in 2023.
Bechahed, who works part-time as a dealer on Hustler Casino Live, defeated a 1,095-entry field to win $268,945 and the title of first NAPT champion in 12 years.
After winning the NAPT Main Event, Bechahed said he would keep his dealing job.
I will never do poker full time, ever. I dont need the stress of the downswings, he told PokerNews. I like to have my little dealing job, and it keeps me in poker. Im always thinking poker, whether Im at work or when Im playing.
One year before his NAPT victory, World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Main Event for $274,916.
Read More: Poker Dealer & Soon-to-Be-Father Sami Bechahed Wins PokerStars NAPT Main Event ($268,945).
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 NAPT Las Vegas$1,650 Main Event | 1st | $268,945 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #19: $500 NL Hold’em Summer Saver | 19th | $4,851 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #20: $777 No-Limit Hold’em Lucky 7’s | 207th | $1,197 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #77: $777 Lucky 7’s | 240th | $2,920 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) | 43rd | $18,898 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw | 27th | $5,043 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker | 242nd | $8,069 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty | 65th | $4,065 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 257th | $3,202 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | 525th | $1,400 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max | 219th | $1,324 |
| 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris5,300 EPT Paris Main Event | 48th | €21,450 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship | 879th | $17,000 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #66: $1,000 Mini Main Event | 287th | $3,222 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em | 91st | $880 |
