$350 + $50
Una-BrahmiIn the back of the tournament area of the Poker Room an ominous figure has his hood up and his shades on. Partly because he wants to avoid spreading germs during a coughing fit, but mostly because he's been sporting this look since the 90s.
"I was the Unabomber before Phil Laak was playing poker," says Brahmi who won a World Series bracelet in 1999." Laak, of course is the more recognizable pro, benefiting from lots of tv exposure.
But Brahmi's no slouch after taking down the WSOP final table that included John Juanda & Layne Flack. He's based in Ventnor, NJ, and doesn't mind his relative anonymity, as he consistently plays Borgata tournaments.
In this event he cracks pocket aces during the stud rotation with a pair of kings (K J) K to start. Brahmi hits a king on 5th street for trips and Tim D'Alessandro (West Chester, PA) is frustrated when his aces-up are no good.
"Don't go anywhere," says D'Allesandro, "You might as well stay and see me bust," after losing 3k to Brahmi. On the next hand D'Allesandro loses his final 1k when aces-up loses again, this time to trip 5s.
"Yeah, put me on the blog so all my friends can see how bad I'm running," he says.
As for Brahmi he's above the chip average with 13k and giving a shout out to his wife Debbie.
Only 8 of the starting field of 78 are out, but Level 6 is winding down and chips will start moving during the next couple of levels.
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