Esfandiari to appear on Entourage
A well-known Victory Poker pro will appear on an upcoming episode of the HBO series “Entourage”.
Antonio Esfandiari, who plays for the Victory Poker team (www.victorypoker.net) will be featured in the upcoming episode along with poker legend Alec Torelli.
“I was shooting a poker scene for ‘Entourage’ and Alec came along for the ride,” said Esfandiari. “Somehow he got to be in the scene with me, which was pretty cool.”
The inclusion of the online poker players is a nod to the increasing relevance of poker in American culture. No longer do players have to slide up to a real table when they can join a virtual table at one of the many online poker websites and play against thousands of other players online.
Torelli and Esfandiari play for the Victory Poker team along with Andrew Robl and Brian Rast. All are well known in the online poker world and Esfandiari hopes that the screen time will bring more attention to online poker in general and Victory Poker specifically.
“We were both allowed to wear our Victory patches (during filming),” said Esfandiari.
‘Entourage’ highlights the party atmosphere surrounding a young movies star and his entourage of friends and relatives, so Esfandiari says that his reputation as a party animal will fit well with the general vibe of the show.
