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

19 hours 39 minutes ago

More for Zeus A and Hyman

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jonathan Hyman jammed the 10♣8♥7♥2♦A♥ river for 81,500 out of the big blind. That sent Mark Da Matta into the rail from the button and he used two time banks before he folded.

"You show I show," Hyman suggested and Da Matta tabled his K♣10♠ for a pair of tens. That would have been good, as Hyman had the 9♠8♦ for an inferior pair.

In the meanwhile, Zeus A had re-entered and reluctantly called a 16,000 wager by Menesh Keshav on the A♠Q♣10♣Q♠2♣ river. Keshav tabled A♠K♣ but Zeus A had the winner with K♠Q♦ for trips queens.

Tags: Jonathan Hyman Mark Da Matta Menesh Keshav Zeus A

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

19 hours 53 minutes ago

Li Wins Big Pot Off Hyman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

So far, everything had been smooth sailing for Jonathan Hyman but that all changed in a larger pot against Xianbin Li.

He check-called the A♦J♥2♣10♣ turn for 40,000 and then checked the 5♣ on the river. Li bet 70,000 and Hyman called with a single chip after burning through two time banks. Li tabled the A♣6♣ and Hyman replied "that is the most outrageous river" right before he exposed the A♥Q♥.

Muhammad Yasir was knocked out from that table right after. He was short for a while after doubling Anjan Mulji and could never recover.

Tags: Anjan Mulji Jonathan Hyman Muhammad Yasir Xianbin Li

20 hours 1 minute ago

Hellyar Storms Into Huge Lead

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jaco Mouton raised to 5,000 and Alvin Pillay then jammed for 16,000. The action folded to Todd Hellyar who gave it some thought, which was interrupted by Mouton's table chat. Hellyar then called and Mouton opted to flat behind.

On the 8♣4♦2♠ flop, Hellyar check-raised from 12,000 to 33,000 before Mouton reraised for most of his chips. Hellyar pushed all-in and Mouton called to create a pot of more than half a million.

Alvin Pillay: A♦Q♦ All in
Jaco Mouton: A♠A♣ All in
Todd Hellyar: 4♥4♣

Mouton had just one out which never came on the 6♣ turn and 10♦ river, Pillay had been drawing dead on the turn already.

Tags: Alvin Pillay Jaco Mouton Todd Hellyar

20 hours 12 minutes ago

Yasir Jams Into Da Matta

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Heads-up to the A♥Q♣10♦4♦ turn, Muhammad Yasir checked out of the small blind and then called a bet of 12,500 by Mark Da Matta. He then jammed the 2♣ river for 71,500 and Da Matta asked for a count before folding.

Tags: Mark Da Matta Muhammad Yasir

20 hours 15 minutes ago

Mouton Double Leaves Pillay Short

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Alvin Pillay raised to 4,000 and the action folded to Jaco Mouton in the big blind, who grabbed his chips and plunked them into the middle.

"How much is it?" Pillay asked and Mouton replied "I don't know, I just grabbed the chips ... ." When Pillay asked if Mouton wanted the call, the latter replied "I don't know what I am doing". The table chatter worked as Pilaly eventually called.

Jaco Mouton: Q♦Q♠ All in
Alvin Pillay: J♦J♠

"I gonna hit a jack," Pillay predicted but instead, Mouton made quads on the Q♥6♣3♣6♠Q♣ runout.

Tags: Alvin Pillay Jaco Mouton

20 hours 22 minutes ago

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

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20 hours 23 minutes ago

Naidoo Double Leaves Brooks Short Again

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With 34,000 in the middle to the 9♥3♠2♠ flop, Keegan Naidoo was more than happy to get it in for 61,000 against Harold Brooks and that set up the following showdown.

Keegan Naidoo: K♥K♦ All in
Harold Brooks: 6♠6♥

The 7♦ turn and 5♥ river were both blanks.

Less fortunate were Rajeev Poonhath and David Olivier, who both departed within one minute from each other.

Tags: David Olivier Harold Brooks Rajeev Poonhath Keegan Naidoo

20 hours 27 minutes ago

More for van der Berg, Mouton Earns a Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Rajeev Poonhath led the 9♠6♣4♣ flop for 10,000 and Daniel van der Berg raised to 30,000. Iqubal Mohamed called and Poonhath folded.

Van der Berg bet the 7♥ turn for 20,000 to pick up a call and made it another 30,000 on the 6♥ river. Mohamed called the former and folded to the latter, as van der Berg showed the 8♦8♥ for eights full of sixes.

Zeus A then departed from a different table when he was all-in with 9♠9♥ against the 4♦4♠ of Jaco Mouton. The inferior pair got there on the J♣8♥4♠3♥5♥ runout.

Tags: Daniel van der Berg Iqubal Mohamed Jaco Mouton Rajeev Poonhath

20 hours 38 minutes ago

Sgiaravello Eliminated by Scott

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop of K♠J♣2♥, the chips went into the middle between Jean Pierre Sgiaravello and Daniel Scott with the former at risk.

Jean Pierre Sgiaravello: K♣J♥ All in
Daniel Scott: 2♦2♣

Sgiaravello needed a king or jack but that was all moot after the 2♠ turn when Scott made quads to render the 10♦ river a formality. Gavin Sardini also busted after he had come back from the break as one of the shortest stacks.

Tags: Daniel Scott Jean Pierre Sgiaravello Gavin Sardini