Martin Zamani

Martin Zamani

Nationality
United States
United States
GPI Rank 169
Total Live Earnings $5,594,547
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Biography

Martin Zamani is a highly accomplished professional poker player from the United States, with over $5 million in total live earnings. Since beginning his poker career in, Zamani has proven himself as a formidable force in high-stakes poker. His journey through the poker circuit has seen him cash in more than 200 tournaments globally, solidifying his reputation as a consistent and skilled competitor of the fely.

Zamani's poker skills have been on full display in some of the most prestigious tournaments around the world. He has amassed an impressive list of victories and high finishes, particularly in high-roller events.

His win at the 2019 PCA High Roller for $895,110 remains his most significant accomplishment.

In addition to his notable victories, Zamani has made several deep runs in some of the world's toughest poker tournaments, including the U.S. Poker Open and the European Poker Tour. His impressive results in these events have earned him recognition and respect from his peers.

Martin Zamani's Top 5 Results

DateEventPlacePrize
14-Jan-2019$25,000 PCA High Roller1st$895,110
03-Apr-2023$50,000 U.S. Poker Open1st$666,000
26-Aug-2024€1,100 ESPT Main Event EPT Barcelona3rd$518,559
22-Feb-2019USPO #10 100K NLH Main Event4th$330,000
27-Sep-2022$10,000 Poker Masters #6, PokerGO Tour1st$223,100

Zamani Comes Clean in Major Poker Controversy

Zamani found himself at the centre of a major poker controversy in 2022, when he appeared on the Doug Polk Podcast and made explosive allegations against Bryn Kenney, one of the most successful players in poker history. Zamani accused Kenney of running a "cult-like" cheating operation in online poker, specifically on the GGPoker platform. These allegations included forced collusion, ghosting, and the use of Real-Time Assistance (RTA) tools—practices that undermine the integrity of the game.

Zamani, who admitted to being part of this group, claimed that Kenney's "horses" (players staked by Kenney) were required to follow strict guidelines that extended beyond poker, including adhering to a vegan diet and participating in bizarre rituals, such as one involving frog poison administered by a shaman. He described a controlling environment where players faced reprimands for not following Kenney's lifestyle demands.

The interview, which garnered widespread attention in the poker community, came on the heels of other high-profile cheating accusations within the poker world, further igniting debates about integrity in the game.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 NAPT Las Vegas
$10,300 NAPT High Roller
19th $22,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$2,200 Eureka High Roller
206th $3,260
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
39th $6,660
2024 WSOP Europe
Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship
56th €24,700
2024 WSOP Europe
Event #11: €1,100 NLH Turbo Bounty Hunter
61st €1,375
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
3rd €463,250
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€12,300 PokerStars Cuatro Knockout
8th €21,500
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #97: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha
3rd $177,114
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Limit Hold'em
7th $81,660
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
126th $6,024
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
879th $3,001
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot (8-Handed)
83rd $3,530
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
27th $12,821
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $1,500 Big O
130th $3,152
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold'em
54th $6,243
2024 Wynn Millions
$3,500 Championship
10th $45,174
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€5,300 EPT Main Event
107th €17,900
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
342nd €4,650
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€10,200 Mystery Bounty
9th €11,600
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #93: $10,000 Short Deck Championship
9th $29,028
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #95: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
98th $2,316
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty
15th $16,659
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #83: $1,500 Short Deck
54th $2,413
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #17: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max Championship
102nd $1,685
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
18th $24,509
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
336th $1,299
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty
156th $1,658
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
24th $8,846
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
23rd $56,931
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
21st $17,826
2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
65th $61,400
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 PCA High Roller
20th $57,900
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,300 PCA Main Event
95th $22,300
2022 MSPT Venetian November
$1,600 Main Event
10th $19,203
2022 WSOP Online
Event #25: $2,000 NLH 8-Max
7th $13,286
2022 WSOP Online
Event #18: $1,000 NLH Turbo Deepstack
40th $2,198
2022 WSOP Online
Event #4: $1,000 PLO 6-Max
9th $4,152
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
7th $86,472
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
456th $31,900
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty
803rd $1,900
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
45th $12,013
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] $600 Deepstack Championship
159th $1,126
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] $1,000 PLO 6-Max
44th $2,780
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
93rd $6,428
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
154th $3,541
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] No-Limit Hold'em BIG $500
157th $959
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold'em
225th $2,400
2021 World Series of Poker
WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $5,300 NL Hold’em Freezeout
1st $210,600
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #32: $1,000 NLH Championship
126th $1,478
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #27: $1,000 PLO Championship
52nd $1,542
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #19: $888 PLO Crazy Eights - 8-Handed
1st $92,598
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #17: $400 NLH 8-Max
123rd $648
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #15: $5,300 NLH High Roller Freezeout
5th $56,400
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #12: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack
136th $734
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #10: $333 No-Limit Hold'em
45th $1,638
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #8: $888 NLH Crazy Eights
18th $4,254
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #5: $1,000 NLH 8-Max
26th $3,827
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #4: $500 NLH Super Turbo
4th $22,950
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #2: $600 Monster Stack
40th $2,130
2020 World Series of Poker Main Event
2020 WSOP Main Event - WSOP.com
12th $62,266
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event
3rd $148,829
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #82: $1,050 Beat the Pros [Bounty]
5th $40,390
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #74: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha
25th $6,701
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #71: BIG 50, $1M GTD
1818th $230
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD
1313th $1,444
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #58: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
67th $12,511
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #57: $150 GGMasters WSOP Edition [Freezeout], $1M GTD
907th $382
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD
14th $15,641
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #52: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
90th $3,099
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #45: $840 Bounty No Limit Hold'em
109th $1,278
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #42: $400 PLOSSUS [Day 2], $1M GTD
279th $1,300
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #41: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 2], $3M GTD
678th $1,463
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #36: $1,500 FIFTY STACK No Limit Hold'em
4th $113,698
2020 Irish Open Online
Event #16: €200,000 GTD JP Poker Masters
27th €1,746
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas
$2,200 High Roller
1st $89,143
2020 Aussie Millions
A$25,000 Challenge
11th 91,260 AUD
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #85: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
53rd $6,392
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
299th $2,490
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #78: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty
21st $5,169
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
144th $2,330
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
9th $16,586
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
134th $1,746
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $600 WSOP.com ONLINE Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
4th $41,565
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
2519th $1,024
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #10 - $100,000 Main Event
4th $330,000
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #7 - $25,000 NLH
8th $60,000
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #2 - $10,000 PLO
3rd $83,200
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 PCA High Roller
1st $895,110
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
239th $42,980
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #74: Big Blind Antes $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
7th $74,162
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
200th $4,492
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $365 GIANT No-Limit Hold'em
219th $1,846
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
47th $5,227
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON No-Limit Hold'em
157th $4,435
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
197th $1,001
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em
1169th $1,027
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
448th $27,743
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #19: THE GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold'em
10th $20,582
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
229th $2,254
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
463rd $3,793
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #33: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
140th $2,766
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
773rd $2,061

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