Sometimes a nickname reflects the person’s most obvious characteristics – as with Chris Ferguson and his ‘Jesus’ moniker, the long-haired resemblance quite stark.
Formerly a professional stage magician, Esfandiari’s nickname is about as good as they come for a card player.Ī natural follow-up to that would be Barry Greenstein, known to the poker and gambling community as the ‘Robin Hood of Poker’ – the philanthropist known for donating much of his winnings to charity. Let’s start with one player who has been in the headlines this week, Antonio 'The Magician' Esfandiari, whose World Series of Poker bracelet was swiped in a recent robbery. What’s in a name? Or more relevant to poker players out there, what’s in a nickname? Any poker player or gambler worth their salt has one and today we’re going to look at the most famous and where they came from…
