Melika Razavi

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Melika Razavi
Melika Razavi 2019.jpg
Razavi at WPTDeepStacks in Johannesburg, 2019
Born (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 36)
Iran
World Series of Poker
Bracelet 1
Highest WSOP
Main Event finish		1st
World Poker Tour
Final table7th
European Poker Tour
Final tables9th
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

  1. ↑ Minty, Zareef (27 January 2022). "Get to know: Melika Razavi, prettiest, smartest female poker star of our time". NOW in SA. Archived from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Harris, Joe (14 December 2022). "Melika Razavi Biography(Net Worth, News, & Images)". Online Casino Finders. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  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.
  4. 1 2 "WSOP Online 2020: Beauty Diva Melika Razavi From Iran Clinches Career-First Bracelet in Event #82 ($239,180)". PokerGuru. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  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.
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