Playing under the name "MUSTAFABET", he won a World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) event in 2009 in Pot-Limit Omaha for $86,000.
[1] His first World Series of Poker cash came in 2011, when he finished in 6th place in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.
[6] His second-place finish in $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low came to Mike Matusow.
[7] His Poker Player's Championship came at a final table that included bracelet winners John Hennigan, David Benyamine, Mike Wattel, and Jonathan Duhamel as well as Minh Ly.
[4] The Championship was contested using an eight-game mix that included No Limit Hold’em, Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven card Stud, Seven card Stud Hi-Lo, Razz, and Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw.