Ben Roberts

Benjamin (Ben) Roberts (born Mehdi Javdani on 3 November 1956 in Iran) is a British professional poker player based in London. Roberts began playing poker in the mid 1970s, and claims to have won every year. In 1998 he almost made the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event. He finished sixth and received $150,000, but as he and Jan Lundberg were both eliminated in the same hand, the final table that year consisted of just 5 players. ... more

Benjamin (Ben) Roberts (born Mehdi Javdani on 3 November 1956 in Iran) is a British professional poker player based in London. Roberts began playing poker in the mid 1970s, and claims to have won every year. In 1998 he almost made the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event. He finished sixth and received $150,000, but as he and Jan Lundberg were both eliminated in the same hand, the final table that year consisted of just 5 players. In his final hand, his pocket Aces lost to Scotty Nguyen's Ace-Queen of Diamonds when Nguyen hit a flush. In 2002 he made his one and only appearance on Late Night Poker. He finished 3rd in his heat, ahead of such players as Ross Boatman, Daniel Negreanu and Malcolm Harwood. In 2004 he made his first final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT), where he finished 5th in the third season Grand Prix de Paris event won by Surinder Sunar. Roberts won €101,980 at the event. In 2005 he made the final table of the VC Cup and competed in the World Speed... less