Poker player

Kaykhosro Zemoudeh

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United States

Kaykhosro Zemoudeh is an American poker player and university professor. He has recorded multiple cashes in WSOP Circuit events, with career live earnings of over $7,000. Outside of poker, he served as a Professor of Computer Science at California State University, San Bernardino for nearly 30 years.

Career earnings: $ 60,321

Overview

Kaykhosro Zemoudeh (also known as Kay Zemoudeh) is an American poker player and academic. He has participated in several WSOP Circuit events, achieving multiple in-the-money finishes. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and spent nearly three decades as a professor at California State University, San Bernardino.

Poker Career

Zemoudeh’s recorded tournament results all come from WSOP Circuit events at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. According to WSOP.com data, he has cashed in four WSOP Circuit events between November 2024 and November 2025. His best finish came in November 2024, when he placed 24th out of 1,082 entrants in Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack, earning $3,209. In November 2025, he placed 11th in Event #7: $400 Monster Stack NLH for $2,841 and 25th in Event #17: $600 ITM XL Bounty NLH for $848. Overall, his recorded live tournament earnings total $7,298.

Zemoudeh does not hold any WSOP bracelets or Circuit rings, and his cashes have been primarily in low-to-mid buy-in events. A second WSOP profile lists only the two 2025 results with total earnings of $3,689, suggesting possible duplicate accounts or updated records.

Academic Career

Outside of poker, Zemoudeh built a distinguished career in computer science education. He earned a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1981 and 1983), followed by a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of South Carolina-Columbia (1990). From January 1990 to January 2019, he served as a Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at California State University, San Bernardino. His research includes self-routing algorithms for multistage interconnection networks (1992) and a paper on MiniCA: A Web-Based Certificate Authority (2007).

Playing Style and Reputation

Publicly available information does not provide detailed analysis of Zemoudeh’s playing style. Given his academic background, he may approach the game analytically, but no specific observations or interviews are available. He maintains a low profile in the poker media, with no notable nicknames or anecdotes widely reported.

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