Martin Zamani

Nationality

GPI Rank 192

Total Live Earnings $5,493,323

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

Date	Event	Place	Prize
14-Jan-2019	$25,000 PCA High Roller	1st	$895,110
03-Apr-2023	$50,000 U.S. Poker Open	1st	$666,000
26-Aug-2024	�1,100 ESPT Main Event EPT Barcelona	3rd	$518,559
22-Feb-2019	USPO #10 100K NLH Main Event	4th	$330,000
27-Sep-2022	$10,000 Poker Masters #6, PokerGO Tour	1st	$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 PokerStars EPT Barcelona �1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event	3^rd	€463,250
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona �12,300 PokerStars Cuatro Knockout	8^th	€21,500
2024 World Series of Poker Event #97: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha	3^rd	$177,114
2024 World Series of Poker Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Limit Hold'em	7^th	$81,660
2024 World Series of Poker Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em	126^th	$6,024
2024 World Series of Poker Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em	879^th	$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)	83^rd	$3,530
2024 World Series of Poker Event #36: $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack	27^th	$12,821
2024 World Series of Poker Event #27: $1,500 Big O	130^th	$3,152
2024 World Series of Poker Event #23: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold'em	54^th	$6,243
2024 Wynn Millions $3,500 Championship	10^th	$45,174
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona �5,300 EPT Main Event	107^th	€17,900
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona �1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event	342^nd	€4,650
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona �10,200 Mystery Bounty	9^th	€11,600
2023 World Series of Poker Event #93: $10,000 Short Deck Championship	9^th	$29,028
2023 World Series of Poker Event #95: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em	98^th	$2,316
2023 World Series of Poker Event #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty	15^th	$16,659
2023 World Series of Poker Event #83: $1,500 Short Deck	54^th	$2,413
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #17: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max Championship	102^nd	$1,685
2023 World Series of Poker Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	18^th	$24,509
2023 World Series of Poker Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship	336^th	$1,299
2023 World Series of Poker Event #68: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty	156^th	$1,658
2023 World Series of Poker Event #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	24^th	$8,846
2023 World Series of Poker Event #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed)	23^rd	$56,931
2023 World Series of Poker Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha	21^st	$17,826
2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship	65^th	$61,400
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 PCA High Roller	20^th	$57,900
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,300 PCA Main Event	95^th	$22,300
2022 MSPT Venetian November $1,600 Main Event	10^th	$19,203
2022 WSOP Online Event #25: $2,000 NLH 8-Max	7^th	$13,286
2022 WSOP Online Event #18: $1,000 NLH Turbo Deepstack	40^th	$2,198
2022 WSOP Online Event #4: $1,000 PLO 6-Max	9^th	$4,152
2022 World Series of Poker Event #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship	7^th	$86,472
2022 World Series of Poker Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship	456^th	$31,900
2022 World Series of Poker Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty	803^rd	$1,900
2022 World Series of Poker Event #67: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout	45^th	$12,013
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $600 Deepstack Championship	159^th	$1,126
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $1,000 PLO 6-Max	44^th	$2,780
2022 World Series of Poker Event #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	93^rd	$6,428
2022 World Series of Poker Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	154^th	$3,541
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] No-Limit Hold'em BIG $500	157^th	$959
2021 World Series of Poker Event #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold'em	225^th	$2,400
2021 World Series of Poker WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $5,300 NL Hold��em Freezeout	1^st	$210,600
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #32: $1,000 NLH Championship	126^th	$1,478
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #27: $1,000 PLO Championship	52^nd	$1,542
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #19: $888 PLO Crazy Eights - 8-Handed	1^st	$92,598
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #17: $400 NLH 8-Max	123^rd	$648
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #15: $5,300 NLH High Roller Freezeout	5^th	$56,400
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #12: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack	136^th	$734
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #10: $333 No-Limit Hold'em	45^th	$1,638
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #8: $888 NLH Crazy Eights	18^th	$4,254
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #5: $1,000 NLH 8-Max	26^th	$3,827
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #4: $500 NLH Super Turbo	4^th	$22,950
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #2: $600 Monster Stack	40^th	$2,130
2020 World Series of Poker Main Event 2020 WSOP Main Event - WSOP.com	12^th	$62,266
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event	3^rd	$148,829
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #82: $1,050 Beat the Pros [Bounty]	5^th	$40,390
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #74: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	25^th	$6,701
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #71: BIG 50, $1M GTD	1818^th	$230
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD	1313^th	$1,444
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #58: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship	67^th	$12,511
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #57: $150 GGMasters WSOP Edition [Freezeout], $1M GTD	907^th	$382
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD	14^th	$15,641
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #52: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em	90^th	$3,099
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #45: $840 Bounty No Limit Hold'em	109^th	$1,278
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #42: $400 PLOSSUS [Day 2], $1M GTD	279^th	$1,300
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #41: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 2], $3M GTD	678^th	$1,463
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #36: $1,500 FIFTY STACK No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$113,698
2020 Irish Open Online Event #16: �200,000 GTD JP Poker Masters	27^th	€1,746
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas $2,200 High Roller	1^st	$89,143
2020 Aussie Millions A$25,000 Challenge	11^th	91,260 AUD
2019 World Series of Poker Event #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	299^th	$2,490
2019 World Series of Poker Event #85: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed	53^rd	$6,392
2019 World Series of Poker Event #78: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty	21^st	$5,169
2019 World Series of Poker Event #60: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	144^th	$2,330
2019 World Series of Poker Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	9^th	$16,586
2019 World Series of Poker Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	134^th	$1,746
2019 World Series of Poker Event #24: $600 WSOP.com ONLINE Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed	4^th	$41,565
2019 World Series of Poker Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em	2519^th	$1,024
2019 US Poker Open USPO #10 - $100,000 Main Event	4^th	$330,000
2019 US Poker Open USPO #7 - $25,000 NLH	8^th	$60,000
2019 US Poker Open USPO #2 - $10,000 PLO	3^rd	$83,200
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 PCA High Roller	1^st	$895,110
2018 World Series of Poker Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship	239^th	$42,980
2018 World Series of Poker Event #74: Big Blind Antes $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship	7^th	$74,162
2018 World Series of Poker Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place	200^th	$4,492
2018 World Series of Poker Event #6: $365 GIANT No-Limit Hold'em	219^th	$1,846
2018 World Series of Poker Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	47^th	$5,227
2018 World Series of Poker Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON No-Limit Hold'em	157^th	$4,435
2018 World Series of Poker Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha	197^th	$1,001
2018 World Series of Poker Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold��em	1169^th	$1,027
2017 World Series of Poker Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship	448^th	$27,743
2017 World Series of Poker Event #19: THE GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold'em	10^th	$20,582
2017 World Series of Poker Event #52: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	229^th	$2,254
2017 World Series of Poker Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK	463^rd	$3,793
2017 World Series of Poker Event #33: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	140^th	$2,766
2017 World Series of Poker Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em	773^rd	$2,061