Donnie Peters
Brown has been eliminated
Andrew "Browndog19" Brown won't be adding this title to his resume as he's just busted out at the hands out Rafi Amit. Brown and Amit got all of the money in preflop and here are the hands.
Amit:
Brown:
The flop came down and Amit flopped a straight. The turn was the and helped Brown stay alive with a draw to a full house. The landed on the river though, and Brown was sent to the rail. Amit moved up to 67,000 chips.
Amit has a solid list of performances in Omaha events and should be considered one of the favorite in this event. Back in 2005, Amit won the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha event at the World Series of Poker for $511,835. The following year, he almost went back-to-back in the very same event, placing fourth for $143,444. He also final tabled the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys event at the 2006 Series to showoff some more of his Omaha prowess.
In 2007, Amit won his second gold bracelet in the $1,000 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball with Rebuys event for $227,005. Later that year, he placed 16th at the WSOP Europe in the £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event.
Donnie Peters
The player over in the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha event are just kicking back and taking it easy. There's not as much excitement going on and you wouldn't even know there's another $10,000 event going on in the back of the room other than the Main Event.
"Anything exciting ahppen?" asked Rafi Amit to our reporter.
"No, nothing yet really." he responded.
Most of the players are more fixed on the tennis match going on at the Autsralian Open that's on the television. A few of the players are setting some odds on who's a favorite and discussing their bets on the entire tournament.
Donnie Peters
Action checked all the way to the river on a board of between Ralph Burd and Roberto Romanello. Burd fired the river for 2,000 and Romanello called.
Burd tabled having made a straight on the river. He scooped the pot and moved to 24,000. Romanello mucked his hand and now has 20,000.
Donnie Peters
Tsapkounis eliminated
On the flop of , Con Tsapkounis fired all in for about 4,000 and then Josh "JJProdigy" Field moved all in for 10,200. Andrew "Browndog19" Brown snap-called.
Tsapkounis:
Field:
Brown:
"I can't win," announced Tsapkounis, standing from his chair.
"Yes, you can. Runner-runner straight," responded Rafi Amit.
Brown held top set and a flush draw and Field a straight draw along with a pair of sevens. Tsapkounis held a dominated flush draw, but needed a backdoor wheel draw to come in.
The turn was the and Tsapkounis got a card he needed. The river was the though and Tsapkounis could complete his straight. He was eliminated while Brown's hand was cracked by Field's straight on the river.
Field moved up to 25,000 while Brown was left with 7,200.
, MIchael Zowie bet 5,500 and then Ralph Burd moved all in. Zowie made the call.
and the river the 
. Burd failed to hit and Zowie's hand held. Burd was sent to the rail and Zowie is up to 50,000.
and Amit flopped a straight. The turn was the 
having made a straight on the river. He scooped the pot and moved to 24,000. Romanello mucked his hand and now has 20,000.
in the middle of the felt, Jeff Lisandro checked to RIchard Ashby. Ashby fired 5,000 and Lisandro made the call.
for kings full of aces. Ashby added the chips to move back to 19,000. Lisandro slipped to 33,000.
, Con Tsapkounis fired all in for about 4,000 and then Josh "JJProdigy" Field moved all in for 10,200. Andrew "Browndog19" Brown snap-called.
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