Mustapha Kanit (born 24 January 1991) is an Italian professional poker player.

[1] 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.

[2] Kanit overtook Max Pescatori on the Italian all time money list and is currently ranked 2nd behind Dario Sammartino.

[3] 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.