Career
He is of Iranian descent. He has been featured on the first three seasons of High Stakes Poker. In 2007, Alaei cashed in the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, coming in 25th place out of a field of 6,358 players and winning $333,490.
Alaei has two other Main Event cashes (59th in 2004 and 140th in 2005).
On December 19, 2009 he outlasted a field of 329 players to take down the WPT Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond Classic, winning $1,428,430 in the process. He also cashed the $111,111 Big One for One Drop Super High Roller Event for $173,723.
As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,800,000. His 20 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,535,621 of those winnings.