Rafi Amit

Rafi Amit was born in 1980

Rafi Amit was born and raised in Holon. He was exposed to gambling while still in high school.

After his release from the IDF, he worked in odd jobs. From 2002 he lived in Las Vegas, where he played poker online and in organized tournaments.

In 2005 he won a World Series of Poker event in Pot Limit Omaha and earned $511,835 and a bracelet. In 2006 he finished fourth in an Omaha event, and in 2007 he won his second bracelet in a Deuce to Seven Triple Draw event. In 2010 he finished fifth at the Aussie Millions.

In 2016 he was part of a court case with the Israel Tax Authority, which ruled that he must pay Israeli tax on part of his winnings as work income. In 2018 the Supreme Court rejected his appeal.