Mori Eskandani

Mori Eskandani (born January 29, 1956) is a producer of many American television poker programs such as Poker After Dark, High Stakes Poker, and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship.[2] Eskandani is a veteran cash game poker player who has amassed several live tournament winnings as well. Mori began his gambling career in the Portland, Oregon area playing card rooms and moved to Las Vegas in the mid 1980s. Mori's first foray into television was in collaboration with Henry Orenstein on Poker Superstars in 2004 as Co-Creator, Tournament Director and Consultant. Since then Mori's Production Company, PokerPROductions, has gone on to produce Poker After Dark, High Stakes Poker, National Heads-Up Poker Championship, Face the Ace, and more. As of 2009, Poker PROductions started producing WSOP Europe and in 2011, the World Series of Poker.

Mori Eskandani
ResidenceUnited States
Born (1956-01-29) January 29, 1956
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Money finish(es)16[1]
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
15th, 1993
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)1

Eskandani was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2018.[3][4][5]

Notes

  1. "MORI ESKANDANI". wsop.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 10, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Rinkema, Remko (July 27, 2018). "Mori Eskandani's Journey to the Poker Hall of Fame". Poker Central. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  4. Pempus, Brian (July 13, 2018). "Poker Hall Of Fame: John Hennigan, Mori Eskandani Inducted". cardplayer.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  5. Holloway, Chad (July 13, 2018). "John Hennigan & Mori Eskandani in as Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2018". PokerNews. Retrieved January 1, 2019.


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