Korosh Nejad (born Korosh Arshadnejad) is an Iranian professional poker player based in London, England. He was born in Tehran.

Nejad has played for over 30 years.[1] He first came to the public attention with three impressive performances in the Stakis Festival in London during May 1999 where he had a 2nd-place finish in a £100 Pot Limit Omaha tournament, a 1st-place finish in a £100 Seven Card Stud tournament and a 4th-place finish in a £250 No Limit Hold'em tournament.[2][3][4]

He went on to make regular appearances on the Late Night Poker television show. In the third season he won a tournament featuring Charalambos "Bambos" Xanthos, "Gentleman" Liam Flood, Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani and Hemish Shah.[citation needed] He won a tournament in the fifth season, which featured Joe "The Elegance" Beevers, Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott and Julian "The Kid" Gardner.[citation needed] He went on to finish 2nd to Padraig Parkinson in the Series 5 Grand Final.[5]

Korosh finished as runner-up to Neil "Bad Beat" Channing in his heat of the 2005 World Speed Poker Open.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Korosh Nejad's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Stakis Festival, Pot Limit Omaha". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Stakis Festival, Seven Card Stud". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Stakis Festival, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Late Night Poker Series 5, No Limit Hold'em - Grand Final". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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