2026 African Poker Championship Tanzania

$1,000 APC Main Event
Day: 1b
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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 1b
Entries
47
Players Left
16
Players Left 39 / 256

Giannakopoulos Soars to Massive Stack

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Panayiotis Giannakopoulos
Panayiotis Giannakopoulos

Marko Nortje raised to 2,000 and Rajeev Poonhath called before Panayiotis Giannakopoulos then squeezed to massive 70,000.

When Nortje was in the tank, Giannakopoulos said "you know what it is". Nortje eventually called all-in for less and Poonhath folded.

Marko Nortje: A♠7♠ All in
Panayiotis Giannakopoulos: A♣K♦

The Q♥9♠3♠ flop was a sweat, but the 6♣ turn and 9♦ river brought no help for Nortje.

What followed was a three-bet pot between Giannakopoulos and Dan Zvonaru which led to the 9♣7♥6♦ flop. Giannakopoulos check-raised from 5,500 to 16,500 and called Zvonaru's shove.

Panayiotis Giannakopoulos: 8♦5♥ All in
Dan Zvonaru: Q♥Q♣

"Well done," Zvonaru exclaimed and then added "I am dead".

The 8♥ turn made a split pot possible but the J♠ river brought no miracle. Both stacks were counted and Giannakopoulos doubled for 162,500.

Down to around 21,000, Zvonaru three-bet jammed from the small blind and Franco Da Matta called.

Dan Zvonaru: J♠8♠ All in
Franco Da Matta: A♣K♦

"Oh shit, that's my favourite hand ... even the suits," Da Matta said when looking at the suited jack of Zvonaru and the table chuckled. Sure enough the jack came on the J♥5♥4♣5♠2♣ board for Zvonaru to double.

Tags: Dan ZvonaruFranco Da MattaMarko NortjePanayiotis GiannakopoulosRajeev Poonhath