| Date | Event | Buy-In | Place | Entries | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jun 4 - 6, 2013 Las Vegas, NV,  |
44th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed (Event #11) QE |
$2,500 | 16th | 924 | $17,657 |
|
Jun 2 - 4, 2013 Las Vegas, NV, |
44th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 No Limit Hold'em (Event #7) QE |
$1,000 | 135th | 1837 | $2,033 |
|
Mar 3, 2013 San Jose, CA, |
Bay 101 Shooting Stars No Limit Hold'em - Shooting Star Event QE |
$1,900 | 1st | 344 | $140,500 |
|
Jun 28 - 30, 2012 Las Vegas, NV, |
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 No Limit Hold'em (Event #50) QE |
$5,000 | 9th | 1001 | $67,889 |
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Jun 23 - 25, 2012 Las Vegas, NV, |
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 No Limit Hold'em (Event #43) QE |
$1,500 | 282nd | 2770 | $2,730 |
|
Jun 9 - 11, 2012 Las Vegas, NV, |
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 No Limit Hold'em (Event #19) QE |
$1,500 | 26th | 2302 | $16,004 |
|
Jun 2 - 6, 2012 Las Vegas, NV, |
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 No Limit Hold'em - Re-Entry (Event #9A) QE |
$1,500 | 216th | 3404 | $3,584 |
|
Mar 5 - 9, 2012 San Jose, CA, |
Bay 101 Shooting Stars No Limit Hold'em - Championship Bounty QE |
$9,500 | 17th | 364 | $25,620 |
|
Jan 18, 2012 Biloxi, MS, |
2012 Southern Poker Million Dollar Heater No Limit Hold'em QE |
$1,500 | 5th | 47 | $3,419 |
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Dec 6 - 10, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, |
2011 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE |
$10,000 | 92nd | 413 | $11,942 |
|
Oct 14 - 19, 2011 Cannes,  |
2011 World Series of Poker - Europe Main Event - No Limit Hold'em QE |
€10,000 | 15th | 593 | €43,000 |
|
Jun 8 - 10, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, |
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011 No Limit Hold'em - Shootout QE |
$1,500 | 21st | 1440 | $4,998 |
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Jun 3 - 5, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, |
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship QE |
$10,000 | 1st | 249 | $573,456 |
|
May 31, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, |
Deep Stack Extravaganza III No Limit Hold'em QE |
$1,070 | 23rd | 274 | $2,909 |
|
Apr 26, 2011 Hollywood, FL, |
Seminole Hard Rock Showdown No Limit Hold'em - Double Stack Turbo |
$500 | 15th | 198 | $1,287 |
|
Feb 25 - Mar 3, 2011 Los Angeles, CA, |
2011 L.A. Poker Classic No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE |
$10,000 | 4th | 681 | $421,680 |
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Feb 23, 2011 Los Angeles, CA, |
2011 L.A. Poker Classic No Limit Hold'em QE |
$5,100 | 7th | 101 | $20,960 |
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Aug 27, 2010 San Jose, CA, |
2010 Bay 101 Open Spread Limit Hold'em - Shootout |
$500 | 2nd | 100 | $10,000 |
|
Jul 5, 2010 Las Vegas, NV, |
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em QE |
$10,000 | 448th | 7319 | $31,647 |
|
Jun 30, 2010 Las Vegas, NV, |
2010 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III No Limit Hold'em QE |
$2,000 | 54th | 502 | $4,166 |
|
Jun 17, 2010 Las Vegas, NV, |
2010 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III No Limit Hold'em QE |
$2,000 | 16th | 350 | $7,363 |
|
Nov 22, 2009 San Francisco, CA, |
2009 Gold Rush No Limit Hold'em - Championship QE |
$1,000 | 3rd | 308 | $24,650 |
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Nov 17, 2009 San Francisco, CA, |
2009 Gold Rush No Limit Hold'em - Shootout |
$300 | 17th | 90 | $330 |
|
Jul 3 - Nov 10, 2009 Las Vegas, NV, |
40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009 World Championship No Limit Hold'em QE |
$10,000 | 226th | 6494 | $32,963 |
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Mar 16 - 20, 2009 San Jose, CA, |
Bay 101 Shooting Stars No Limit Hold'em QE |
$9,500 | 39th | 391 | $12,500 |
|
Jun 6, 2008 San Francisco, CA, |
10th Annual Battle of the Bay No Limit Hold'em |
$300 | 3rd | 170 | $4,640 |
|
Nov 7, 2007 San Francisco, CA, |
8th Annual Gold Rush Tournament No Limit Hold'em |
$500 | 8th | 183 | $2,750 |
|
Aug 25, 2007 San Jose, CA, |
2007 Bay 101 Open Spread Limit Hold'em QE |
$1,000 | 13th | 149 | $1,490 |
|
Aug 24, 2007 San Jose, CA, |
2007 Bay 101 Open Hold'em |
$500 | 7th | 86 | $2,150 |
|
Jun 6, 2007 San Francisco, CA, |
Battle of the Bay 2007 No Limit Hold'em |
$500 | 13th | 205 | $1,330 |
A rarity in the poker world, Amir Lehavot did not have a childhood interest in the game. His interest in poker – and his resulting success – was driven by his business sense and investments made regarding the game.
Born in 1975 in Israel, Amir and his family moved to the United States when he was sixteen. The family originally called San Francisco home, but Lehavot would soon move on to pursue his academic interests. He graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with an engineering degree, which he used to enter into a career in ASIC (Application-specific integrated circuit) design. Until the mid-2000s, Lehavot would be happy with his life, until an investment opportunity brought him into a new world.
In 2004, Lehavot decided to take time off from the world of technology – with every intention of returning – to travel the world. During this time, he began to dabble with the game of poker and came up with a teaching innovation that he thought was worth looking into further. He invested in a poker training site and, as the site began to grow and he began to earn a living from playing the game online, Amir gradually shifted his career path.
Playing as “AmirSF” on PokerStars and other top online sites, Lehavot began to terrorize the online tournament arena. According to Bluff Magazine, “AmirSF” has amassed $1,543,763 between 2006 and July of 2011. Almost all of those winnings have come in multi-table tournaments, where he has over $1.3 million in cashes.
In addition to becoming one of the top players in the online world, Amir also began to move into the live tournament arena. Lehavot’s first live tournament cash dates back to June 2007 at the Battle of the Bay at the Lucky Chances Casino in San Francisco. In a $500 NLHE event, Amir finished in thirteenth place for a score of $1330. Over the remainder of 2007 and 2008, Lehavot would continue to hone his live tournament skills, earning four more cashes (with three final tables) in various San Francisco card rooms.
In 2009, Lehavot would put all his attention on becoming a skilled live tournament player. He would earn four cashes that year alone, including his first World Series of Poker cash. In the $10,000 Championship Event, Amir finished the 6494 player field in 226th place. 2010 would see Amir come back to the WSOP Championship Event again and earn his second WSOP cash.
For all of his success online, Lehavot had yet to capture a major live tournament championship as of the beginning of 2011. Amir very nearly broke that streak in February when, at the World Poker Tour’s L. A. Poker Classic, he finished in fourth place behind Carlos Mortensen, Vivek Rajkumar and eventual champion Gregory Brooks, earning $421,680 in the process. With that performance fresh in his mind, Lehavot was ready to attack the WSOP for the third consecutive year.
In one of the marquee events of the 2011 WSOP – the $10,000 PLHE World Championship – Amir would achieve his breakthrough win and a major championship. Making the final table of the 249 player field against such notables as Nenad Medic, Mike Matusow and Robert Mizrachi, Amir would dominate the final table, taking just over five hours to capture the championship. Along with earning his first WSOP bracelet, Lehavot would also make his largest tournament score to date of $573,456.
Amir’s WSOP bracelet victory also catapulted him into poker’s millionaire club. For his career, Amir has the bracelet, eight final tables and nineteen cashes on his poker resume for $1,161,269 in career earnings. Added with his online results, Lehavot has over $2.7 million in career tournament poker earnings since 2006.
Now calling Weston, Florida, home, Amir has been hard hit by the recent activity in the online poker world. “My plan was to play live tournaments and see how I did,” Lehavot explained following his WSOP bracelet victory. “So this achievement is a big help towards staying with poker as a way to make a living.” With such a successful background in the game, Amir Lehavot should have no problems with his new career as a professional poker player.
