Melika Razavi

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Melika Razavi
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Razavi at WPTDeepStacks in Johannesburg, 2019
Residence South Africa
Born26 June 1989
Iran
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Highest WSOP
Main Event finish
1st
World Poker Tour
Final table(s)7th
European Poker Tour
Final table(s)9th
Information last updated on 6 February 2025.

Melika SadatRazavi Jamali (born 26 June 1989) is an Iranian-South African beauty queen, magician and professional poker player.

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Biography

Melika Sadat Razavi Jamali was born in Iran in 1989 and grew up in South Africa. [1] [2]

Razavi was crowned Miss Iran in 2016, Miss Global Fitness in Manilla, Philippines in 2016 and Miss Power Woman in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in 2017, [3] [4] despite how gambling, magic and beauty pageants are all banned in Iran. [3] [5]

Razavi is a professional poker player. [6] [7] Her first poker tournament was the 888poker LIVE Barcelona in 2017. [6] She was knocked out of the 2019 European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Main Event by Chinese player Wei Huang. [8]

Razavi achieved 1st place and became pro champion in the $1,050 No Limit Beat the Pros Event (Bounty event #82) at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2020, winning a bracelet and the grand prize of $239,180. [4] [9] Razavi is the second Iranian player and the third female player to win a WSOP bracelet. [10] At the next day of the tournament, she won a further $80,000 when she finished 13th in the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Super MILLION$ (Event #83). [11]

In 2022, Razavi participated in the Triton Poker Series in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, taking $75,000 in winnings. [2] In 2023, she beat the Paris Saint-Germain FC football player and poker enthusiast Neymar during a high-stakes cash games at Casino Barcelona. [2]

Razavi's Iranian passport disqualifies her from participating in America’s poker tournaments. [2]

References

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  3. 1 2 Cross, Valerie (2 May 2019). "Iranian Beauty Queen Melika Razavi Making a Splash in EPT Monte Carlo Main Event". Pokernews.com. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
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  5. Frate, Luciano Del (8 March 2023). ""Miss Iran" Melika Razavi: quando una donna iraniana si emancipa grazie al poker e la moda". Assopoker (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Melika Razavi's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Archived from the original on 25 February 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  7. "10 High Stakes Texas Hold'em Hands: Melika Razavi Analysis". Coin Poker. 23 January 2025. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  8. Epskamp, Yori (5 March 2019). "Six Remain in 2019 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event; Riess, Loeser Still in Contention". Pokernews.com. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  9. McMillan, Jeff; Epskamp, Yori (6 September 2020). "Melika Razavi Wins First WSOP Gold Bracelet in Event #82: $1,050 Beat the Pros ($239,180)". Pokernews.com. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  10. Duckworth, Tim (7 September 2020). "Four More Bracelets Awarded to Fedor Holz, Melika Razavi, Alexander Kobbeltvedt, and Michael Gathy - $10K WSOP Super MILLION$ Reaches Final Table | PGT". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  11. "Melika Razavi: A Rising Star in the World of Poker". World Poker Federation . 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.