$1,000 APC Main Event | 2026 African Poker Championship Tanzania

Oct 04, 2026

Arnas Grygalis Eliminated in 12th Place ($3,700)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The tables were switched on the break and Aidan Jacobs opened to 80,000 right away. Steven Radloff three-bet to 250,000 and Jacobs folded.

One hand later, Jacobs made it 80,000 to go and Arnas Grygalis three-bet to 195,000. It folded back to Jacobs and he four-bet to 320,000. Grygalis gave it some consideration before he pushed all-in and was snap-called.

Arnas Grygalis: K♦Q♣ All in
Aidan Jacobs: A♣A♥

The J♠J♣4♥ flop left the Lithuanian with runner-runner equity only and his run ended after the 8♠ turn and 10♠ river.

Tags: Aidan Jacobs Arnas Grygalis Steven Radloff

Oct 04, 2026

Dinh Takes From Taliwanth

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Cliton Taliwanth raised to 80,000 with the K♦9♣ and Tome Dinh called with the Q♠10♠ in the cutoff. The 7♠6♣2♠ flop gave Dinh the flush draw and Taliwanth opted to bet 80,000 for Dinh to call.

On the 3♣ turn the second flush draw arrived and Taliwanth fired a bet of 140,000, Dinh opted to raise it up to 350,000 and forced a fold from the fellow big stack.

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Oct 04, 2026

Updated Counts on the Third Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Oct 04, 2026

Third Break of the Day With 12 Players Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The level closed with a staggering 71 big blinds average but will drop to "only" 53 big blinds for the next level, which features blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000. There will also be no dinner break on the final day as players can order the food directly to their table.

Oct 04, 2026

Dinh Flops a Straight

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Anuj Sareen won a pot when he bet the J♠9♣2♠Q♦ turn for 80,000 and then raised to 60,000 next. Only Tome Dinh called and Sareen checked the 10♦9♥6♠ flop. Dinh bet small for 60,000 and that got Sareen to fold A♥K♠, Dinh flashed the 8♣7♣ for the flopped straight.

Tags: Anuj Sareen Tome Dinh

Oct 04, 2026

Naidoo Folds the Better Ace

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Reagan Naidoo raised to 65,000 with the A♠Q♦ and Panayiotis Giannakopoulos in the big blinds clicked it up to 265,000 with the A♥J♣. Naidoo opted to fold the best hand and Giannakopoulos further extended his stack.

Tags: Big Blinds Panayiotis Giannakopoulos Reagan Naidoo

Oct 04, 2026

Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Anuj Sareen opened the action with a button raise to 60,000 and Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr then pushed for 520,000 in the small blind. It folded back to Sareen and he used one time bank before he called.

Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr: Q♠J♠ All in
Anuj Sareen: A♠J♦

The 10♠9♣4♥ flop and 6♠ turn gave Lingenfelder the straight and flush draw along with his queen, but neither came on the 9♥ river to bring the field down to the final 12 players.

Tags: Anuj Sareen Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr

Oct 04, 2026

Lingenfelder Jr Sliding Quickly

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

On the river of a A♥K♣7♣6♣Q♦ board, Dimitri Hadjipaschali bet 210,000 and was called by Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr. The former tabled his Q♣10♣ for a flush and Lingenfelder Jr took a hit.

Soon after, Lingenfelder Jr opened to 65,000 and Tome Dinh three-bet to 150,000 for Lingenfelder Jr to call and check the Q♠J♦10♦ flop. Dinh bet and got the instant fold. While he was stacking the chips, Dinh said "no bluff, one hundred percent".

Tags: Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr Dimitri Hadjipaschali Tome Dinh

Oct 04, 2026

Dusan Pavlovic Eliminated in 14th Place ($3,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Panayiotis Giannakopoulos raised to 75,000 with the A♠J♣ and Dusan Pavlovic called in the hijack with the superior ace in A♦K♣.

The J♠10♠6♣ flop gave Giannakopoulos the lead and he checked, Pavlovic bet 150,000 and Giannakopoulos check-raised all-in with the covering stack. Pavlovic opted to call for 955,000 and found no help on the 9♣ turn nor 5♣ river to bust in 14th place.

Tags: Dusan Pavlovic Panayiotis Giannakopoulos