Sherkhan Farnood

Sherkhan Farnood was born to an admittedly poor family in Afghanistan in 1961, specifically the Jamanchi Village in the Kunduz Province. He worked his way out of poverty, obtained an education, and started a business in Moscow, Russia. Eventually, business transactions brought him back to Kabul, where he worked his way to becoming the Chairman of Kabul Bank, the largest financial institution in Afghanistan. His poker career began as a leisure activity in 2002, but Farnood quickly found success at the poker tournament tables. Final tables at small series in Helsinki led to his first win in Velden at the Worthersee Trophy series. By 2003, he had wins in two events at the Crown Australasian Poker Championships in Melbourne, at the Autumn Tournament in Paris, and the Midland Masters in Walsall. He final tabled events at the 2005 and 2006 World Series of Poker, as well as the 2007 WSOP Europe in London, and in 2008, he won the WSOPE £2,500 HORSE tournament in London for a gold bracelet. In total, he accumulated more than $625K in several years of tournament play. But Farnood found himself in trouble in 2010 when he was accused of being involved in bad real estate deals and unsubstantiated loans. He was forced to resign his position at Kabul Bank, and he was put under house arrest until he could be tried for the accused crimes. As of 2011, his house arrest in Afghanistan prohibited him from visiting his villas in Dubai, traveling, or playing poker tournaments.

Sherkhan Farnood Poker Results

EVENT	PLACE	PRIZE	DATE
World Series of Poker Europe 2008 (WSOPE) Event #2 - WSOPE H.O.R.S.E Championship	1st	$152,867	Sep 24, 2008
World Series of Poker Europe 2007 (WSOPE) WSOP Pot Limit Omaha Championship	6th	$71,651	Sep 8, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #14 - WSOP 7 Card Stud	25th	$4,259	Jun 8, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #11 - WSOP 7 Card Stud World Championship	22nd	$8,460	Jun 6, 2007
37th Annual World Series of Poker WSOP Pot Limit Omaha Event #26B	2nd	$165,274	Jul 17, 2006
36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #43 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em	8th	$35,730	Jul 11, 2005
The 6th Jack Binion World Poker Open / WPT Event Season 3 Event #12 - WPO Pot Limit Omaha	6th	$19,730	Jan 17, 2005
2004 Crown Australasian Poker Championship Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	8th	$2,208	Jan 11, 2004
Midland Masters No Limit Hold'em	1st	$12,392	Nov 26, 2003
Midland Masters Pot Limit Hold'em & Omaha	2nd	$13,592	Nov 25, 2003
Midland Masters Pot Limit Hold'em	10th	$2,362	Nov 24, 2003
Autumn Tournament No Limit Hold'em	4th	$1,088	Sep 21, 2003
Autumn Tournament No Limit Hold'em	4th	$11,665	Sep 20, 2003
Autumn Tournament Pot Limit Omaha	1st	$26,501	Sep 18, 2003
Autumn Tournament Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	1st	$5,636	Sep 16, 2003
34th Annual World Series of Poker Event #29 - WSOP Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	21st	$2,160	May 12, 2003
Crown Australasian Poker Championship Pot Limit Hold'em	1st	$64,413	Jan 9, 2003
Crown Australasian Poker Championship Pot Limit Omaha	1st	$50,058	Jan 5, 2003
Master Classics of Poker Event #2 - Pot Limit Omaha	4th	$15,334	Nov 4, 2002
Midnight Sun Event #4 - Pot Limit 7 Card Stud	9th	$1,328	Jul 11, 2002

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