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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Amit and his Surprises

By James Brown


Rafi Amit entered the poker world as a surprise and once again causes something to talk about. This year has seen his profits grow considerably despite major losses. As of spring this year he was at $767,000. The summer showed some rocky shores with a down spell of over $800,000 in the hole during mid july. Just in september now he won a grand $1 million converting him into the biggest winner of 2011 so far with a $ 1.8 million profit.

This Israeli semi professional poker player made his name abruptly in 2005 when he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet. Relatively unknown at this time he made it into the headlines of USA Today.

What made some sparks in that World Series of Poker Tournament was his penalty for swearing at the table. He was the first player to ever incur a penalty for swearing at a WSOP final and had to sit out for 10 minutes watching nearly $200,000 of his chips get swiped away by Vinn Vinh.

Despite his down time in that World Series of Poker he still was able win the bracelet at that $10,000 Pot- Limit Omaha championship with a $500,000 final prize. Since then he has won a second World Series of Poker Bracelet at the 38th Annual WSOP Pot Limit Omaha Event in 2007. After 2007 he did not see any top finishings until this year when he has gotten into online playing.

Soon he proved to be an accomplished player and entered live tournaments winning before the age of 21. His first major victory was at the San Remo EPT walking away with $1.4 million. Since then he has consistently proved his skill at the table and his total winning surpass $6,500,000.

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