Mustapha Kanit
{{Short description|Italian poker player (born 1991)}}
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|birth_place = Alessandria, Italy
|hometown=London, United Kingdom
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Mustapha Kanit (born 24 January 1991) is an Italian professional poker player.{{Cite web |last=Nuwwarah |first=Mo |date=25 February 2016 |title=The Out-of-Position Float: Breaking Down Mustapha Kanit's Big Bluff at EPT Dublin |url=http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/out-of-position-float-mustapha-kanit-bluff-ept-dublin-24168.htm |access-date=15 March 2016 |website=PokerNews Global}}
Biography
Kanit was born in Alessandria, Italy and currently resides in London, United Kingdom.
He began playing poker as a teenager participating in live tournaments at private clubs. He worked at these clubs as a bartender and dealer. He later started playing in online poker under the alias lasagnaaammm.{{Cite web |date=14 March 2016 |title=Mustapha "lasagnaammm" Kanit wins Sunday Million |url=https://www.highstakesdb.com/6665-mustapha-lasagnaammm-kanit-wins-sunday-million.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316025507/https://www.highstakesdb.com/6665-mustapha-lasagnaammm-kanit-wins-sunday-million.aspx |archive-date=16 March 2016 |access-date=15 March 2016 |website=HighstakesDB}}
Poker career
Kanit overtook Max Pescatori on the Italian all time money list and is currently ranked 2nd behind Dario Sammartino.{{Cite web |last=Derbyshire |first=Marty |date=24 February 2016 |title=Italy's Leading Money Earner Mustapha Kanit Wins Largest Buy-In Event Ever in Ireland |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2016/02/2016-ept-dublin-25k-3-24075.htm |access-date=15 March 2016 |website=PokerNews Global}} His results include thirteen cashes and two final tables at the WSOP winning $800,424, a 4th place finish in the High Roller PCA Bahamas, followed by two victories in the Aussie Millions in Melbourne.
Kanit won 13 March 2016 $215 PokerStars Sunday Million.{{Cite web |last=Pitt |first=Matthew |date=14 March 2016 |title=Unstoppable Mustapha Kanit Takes Down the PokerStars Sunday Million |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2016/03/mustapha-kanit-wins-pokerstars-sunday-million-24296.htm |access-date=15 March 2016 |website=PokerNews Global}}
As of 2021, his career live tournament winnings exceed $11,500,000.{{Cite web| title = Mustapha Kanit's profile on The Hendon Mob| work = The Hendon Mob Poker Database| accessdate = 26 January 2021| url = http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=125297}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/183108-mustapha-kanit Card Player profile]
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=125297 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/mustapha-kanit/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=137658 WSOP profile]
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