Sami Bechahed

Sami Bechahed

Sami Bechahed

GPI:435

$1,212,159

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Profile

Name
Sami Bechahed
Nationality
United States
GPI Rank
435
WPT Wins
Total 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

EventPlacePrize
2023 NAPT Las Vegas$1,650 Main Event1st$268,945
2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #19: $500 NL Hold'em Summer Saver19th$4,851
2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #20: $777 No-Limit Hold'em Lucky 7's207th$1,197
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #77: $777 Lucky 7's240th$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 Draw27th$5,043
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker242nd$8,069
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty65th$4,065
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em257th$3,202
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack525th$1,400
2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max219th$1,324
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris5,300 EPT Paris Main Event48th€21,450
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship879th$17,000
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #66: $1,000 Mini Main Event287th$3,222
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em91st$880
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