"It's From the Film Rain Man. I Was Always Good with Numbers."
Last month, the PokerStars Micro Millions Main Eventplayed out on the world’s largest online poker site. The $22 buy-in tournament attracted a ridiculous field of over 63,000 entrants and, when it finally concluded, PocketFiver Raphael Jude RainmanRJA Augustin (pictured) came away with the win following a heads-up chop and ran off with $78,000, or nearly 3,600 times his buy-in.
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“It still hasn’t really sunk in yet,” Augustin said of his largest tracked cash to date by a sizable margin. “I’m on cloud nine. I can’t believe I actually won!” The tournament stretched for 13 hours and Augustin said he began while watching the Barcelona versus Real Madrid football game with fellow poker players who were also grinding online. “I was playing pretty solidly,” he said, “folding and waiting for good hands and good spots to get chips.”
He’s not quite sure what his plans are for the money, telling us, “I’m going to save a chunk of it, spend a little of it, and use a little to allow me to play higher buy-in tournaments.” Augustin originally tried to strike a deal four-handed when he was the chip leader and everyone agreed sans the short stack, who had only 10 big blinds. He said, “I didn’t mind carrying on because I had a huge edge over the other two opponents.”
Augustin’s older sister taught him how to play poker five years ago while he was in university. “She taught me the basics and I really got into it,” he commented. “I joined a private poker club in London and started to take the game seriously.” He plays part-time now and works in ladies fashion merchandising. “I really enjoy the balance now,” he said. “Away from poker, I play and watch football and spend a lot of time enjoying life with my family and friends.”
What has helped this up-and-coming player score big in one of the largest-field tournaments ever held online? “The main thing that helped me coming up in poker was the group of players I was surrounded with. I have met several fantastic players, many of whom are now my best friends. Being able to discuss poker with some of the best players in the game has definitely helped me improve as a player. In addition, having a love for the game itself is vital. I enjoy the strategy and the difficult decisions and am always looking to improve my game because I love it.”
In case it wasn’t obvious, his RainmanRJA user name here on PocketFives comes from a combination of his initials and the 1988 movie “Rain Man” with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman (pictured). Why are we talking about the 80s flick? “The ‘Rain Man’ part is what my dad used to and still calls me,” he said. “I was always good with numbers.”
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