2026 African Poker Championship Tanzania

$1,000 APC Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 African Poker Championship Tanzania
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$215,040
Total Entries
256
Players Left
39
Average Chip Stack
251,282
Total Chips
9,800,000
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
8,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
143
Players Left
39
Players Left 39 / 256
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Sardini Eliminated by Keshav

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Gavin Sardini
Gavin Sardini

Menesh Keshav raised to 10,000 and Sami Matar flat-called in the small blind. Gavin Sardini then three-bet jammed for 210,000 in the big blind and Keshav rejammed.

"Should I gamble?" Matar asked when he was in the brief tank before letting go.

Gavin Sardini: 10♥10♦ All in
Menesh Keshav: A♥K♥

The typical flip went to Keshav on a board of A♠5♣3♣Q♣Q♦ to send Sardini to the rail.

Tags: Gavin SardiniMenesh KeshavSami Matar

Nortje Among Latest Casualties

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Marko Nortje
Marko Nortje

Tutu Russon jammed the river of a 7♦6♥5♥7♠10♠ board and Marko Nortje eventually called to get shown the 6♦6♣ for a full house, sixes over sevens. The A♣7♣ for trips sevens by Nortje went second-best and he left the table.

Another all-in followed thereafter when Ioannis Panagiopopoulos was at risk in a flip against Mark Tao.

Ioannis Panagiopopoulos: J♥7♣ All in
Mark Tao: 3♥3♠

The A♠8♥2♣K♥9♥ board kept the mighty pair ahead all the way.

Tags: Ioannis PanagiopopoulosMark TaoMarko NortjeTutu Russon

It Was Only Da Matta of Time

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Franco Da Matta
Franco Da Matta

Three players had their chips in the middle preflop and the largest stack Franco Da Matta also had the best hand in an attempt to knock out Gopal Gorsia as well as Praful Patwa.

Gopal Gorsia: K♣Q♣ All in
Praful Patwa: A♦J♥ All in
Franco Da Matta: A♣K♠

Neither player hit anything on the 8♥7♥7♣3♥4♣ runout and ace-king high was enough for the double knockout.

Tags: Franco Da MattaGopal GorsiaPraful Patwa

Singh Eliminated by Li

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Sugen Singh
Sugen Singh

Sugen Singh three-bet jammed for 66,000 in the big blind and Xianbin Li called from under the gun.

Sugen Singh: 7♥7♠ All in
Xianbin Li: A♦Q♦

The suited ace got there on the A♣3♣3♠5♠K♣ board to send Singh to the rail.

Tags: Sugen SinghXianbin Li

Bsiri Eliminated by Hyman

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Raphael Bsiri
Raphael Bsiri

On the former live stream table, Clayton Chipando squeezed to 55,000 out of the blinds and it folded back to Raphael Bsiri who pushed for around 190,000. Jonathan Hyman in between them came along and Chipando folded.

Raphael Bsiri: A♥Q♣ All in
Jonathan Hyman: J♠J♦

The 9♥7♠2♦3♦K♣ runout kept pocket jacks in the lead and sent Hyman to the top of the leaderboard.

Tags: Clayton ChipandoJonathan HymanRaphael Bsiri

Ah-Nien Leads Secondary Room

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jerome Bradpiece
Jerome Bradpiece

Biru Asefa raised to 7,000 and Jay Kamli called for Jerome Bradpiece to then push for 56,500 on the button. Patrice Ah-Nien reraised to 200,000 in the small blind and isolated successfully.

Jerome Bradpiece: A♥Q♣ All in
Patrice Ah-Nien: A♣K♥

Asefa said he had folded a "big pair" but the K♠K♦J♦ flop gave Ah-Nien trips. "Not that big," another player joked to Asefa.

The 3♣ turn and 8♦ river were blanks and Bradpiece departed.

Tags: Biru AsefaJay KamliJerome BradpiecePatrice Ah-Nien

Brooks Among Recent Casualties

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Harold Brooks
Harold Brooks

With some 145,000 in the middle to the J♥9♥2♦3♣3♠ river, Harold Brooks jammed for 108,000. Praful Patwa asked for an exact count and reluctantly called.

"Good call," Brooks said as he exposed the 8♣8♠ for eights and treys. Patwa had that beat with the J♠10♥ to score the knockout.

Tags: Harold BrooksPraful Patwa

James Catches Gani Bluffing

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ryan James
Ryan James

On a flop of K♣Q♦2♠, Ryan James bet 19,000 out of the small blind and Muaaz Gani came along on the button to see them head to the 10♥ turn. James now checked before calling a bet of 27,000 and checked the 7♣ on the river.

Gani fired a bet of 75,000 and James splashed out his time bank extension cards. He used only one of them to call and Gani tabled his A♠8♦ for a bluff, while James won the pot with the J♦J♣.

Tags: Muaaz GaniRyan James

"Unlucky Andy"

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Marko Nortje
Marko Nortje

Xianbin Li raised to 7,000 and Abu Msuya called. Marko Nortje on the button made it 28,000 to go and was called both ways.

On the J♣5♥4♠ flop, Li check-raised from 27,000 to 80,000 to force out Msuya while flop bettor Nortje called.

The 9♦ turn was checked and Li bet the 6♣ river for 100,000 to pick up a snap call.

Li showed the J♥8♥ and Nortje won the pot with the A♣J♠ to say "unlucky Andy" to his opponent.

Li was down to around 80,000 but snatched a double through Nortje when they got it in on the K♣10♥9♦8♣ turn.

Xianbin Li: K♥9♣ All in
Marko Nortje: 10♦8♦

The 9♥ river further improved Li to nines full of kings and he doubled for 63,000.

Hellyar off to a Rough Start

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Brian Rettmann
Brian Rettmann

"Wow you flop quads and get paid," Kumi Pather exclaimed over on table ten and that came right after big stack Todd Hellyar had taken a big hit with a full double for Brian Rettmann.

"Yeah because it was me," Hellyar replied who paid off the last 78,500 with Q♥Q♣ on a board of A♣A♠3♦J♠2♦ as Rettmann had the A♦A♥ rockets.

Tags: Brian RettmannKumi PatherTodd Hellyar