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Tamer Kamel is a London-based professional poker player with over $2.4 million in career live earnings — a career he stumbled into after a knee injury during a trial for an Egyptian professional football team cut short his sporting ambitions. Of Egyptian and Scottish descent, Kamel is a consistent circuit performer who has posted results on the WPT, EPT, and across the UK and US circuits, and who juggles poker with running his own pizza restaurant in London.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
Total live earnings stand at over $2,426,000 across 171 recorded cashes, per The Hendon Mob. His career-best cash is $172,144 for a fifth-place finish in the UKIPT High Roller in London in 2013.
💰 Live Earnings: $2,426,000+ | 🎯 Live Cashes: 171 | 💵 Best Cash: $172,144 | 🍕 Also runs ICCO Pizzeria, London
Notable Results (click to expand)
| Date | Event | Result | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UKIPT High Roller, London | 5th | $172,144 |
| 2013 | EPT London Main Event | 7th | $120,311 |
| 2014 | WPT UK Main Event | Final Table | – |
His estimated poker net worth is over $2 million.
Biography & Poker Background
Tamer Kamel is a Manchester University graduate with a BA (Hons) who planned a career in football before injury intervened. During a trial for an Egyptian professional football team, a knee injury ended those hopes and redirected him toward poker. He took to the game quickly, progressing from recreational play to significant results within four years.
Based in London, Kamel is as well known in local poker circles for running the ICCO Pizzeria — a restaurant he owns in the city — as for his results on the circuit. He has spoken about his dual life as both a businessman and a poker professional, balancing the two with a reported sense of gratitude for where the game has taken him.
His 2013 was a breakthrough year: two major London results in the same calendar year — a top-five in the UKIPT High Roller and a final table at the EPT London Main Event — established him as a genuine force in UK poker. He followed that with a WPT UK final table in 2014, confirming an ability to perform at the highest live stakes. With over 171 cashes, he is one of the most consistent volume players on this list.
Play Style & Strategy
Kamel is a patient, positionally aware player who plays well in large-field events requiring long stretches of disciplined accumulation before final table aggression. His volume of 171 cashes across a career reflects a player who runs consistently deep rather than relying on isolated peaks — a testament to solid fundamental play.
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