Poker
The most successful year in the career of Negron was the year 2004 - which, however, was 2013 even topped . In 2004, namely the Canadians to the Card Player Player of the Year, WSOP Player of the Year and the 2004-05 WPT Player of the Year was named. In 2013 again, he secured two SWOOP bracelets and was again among other SWOOP Player of the Year. He is the first poker player ever, who was able to secure this item for the second time.

A look at the current ranking of poker players with the biggest live poker winnings shows that Antonio Sandier here is the number one. More than 25 million U.S. dollars , the Americans won, with "The Magician" alone over $ 18.3 million at the Big One for One Drop 2012 at the SWOOP has won. But who is actually this Antonio Sandier.

Antonio Sandier Born Antonio "The Magician" Sandier on 8 December 1978 in the Iranian capital Tehran Air Sandier. When he was nine years old, his family moved with him to San Jose in California. Here he was often teased at school because of his first name, so that the renamed Anthony was. When he was 19 years old, followed the next name was changed to Antonio. At this time, Sandier was already working as a professional artist trick. But even during his time as a magician Antonio Sandier played poker .

While earning him his career as a magician no worldwide fame, it went with the poker career steeply uphill. Because shortly after he decided to want to play poker, he won the first major tournament with the World Poker Tour (WEPT) LA Poker Classic. For this, he cashed 1.4 million U.S. dollars. A short time later he also won his first bracelet at the World Series of Poker (SWOOP) in Pot Limit Texas Hold'Em.

Overall, he secured another two gold bracelets at the SWOOP so far. In addition, he was 22 times prize money to retract with the most important poker tournament series in the world. In the Main Event of the SWOOP poker player Antonio Sandier of already has a deep run. For 2009, he finished the main event on 24th place When the World Poker Tour are today two title wins and five final tables. Inseam managed native of Iran U.S. poker pro at the WPT nine times in the paid ranks.