South African Poker Open Main Event Day 1 | 2008 PokerNews Cup - South African Poker Open

South African Poker Open Main Event

Day 1 Completed

02-09-2008 01:56 UTC+3

Seventy-Five

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There are 75 players remaining as the last level of the night draws to a close.

02-09-2008 01:53 UTC+3

Middle Pair Good Enough

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On a flop of {4-Diamonds}

, Mike Byrd bets 40,000 and his opponent folds. "I had a six," Byrd says. He's sitting on 78,500 in chips.

02-09-2008 01:03 UTC+3

Last Level

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This is the last level of Day 1 of the South African Poker Open Main Event.

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

02-09-2008 00:45 UTC+3

Koor Doubles Through Rahme

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At the aforementioned feature table, a hand that will look great on South African television is shaping up. Sandy Koor is all in with Raymond Rahme, with Rahme having {A-Spades}

against Koor's Q-Q. The flop comes 6-2-10 with two spades, but the turn and river are K-5 with no more spades. Koor doubles up.

02-09-2008 00:31 UTC+3

Eighty-Eight

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There are 88 players remaining. Play stops in 90 minutes, and everyone who's still alive will come back to play down to a final table of nine.

02-09-2008 00:22 UTC+3

Colin Moss, the presenter of "Idols," the South African version of "American Idol," is Ryan Seacrest's counterpart in this country. He's at the feature table this evening in seat 3, and is the biggest local celebrity here. In seat 2 is Raymond Rahme. In seat 4 is Sandy Koor, the tournament director for poker site All Africa Poker. The luck of the draw produced a good table for TV.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

02-08-2008 23:20 UTC+3

Many Updates

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The chip counts for Lindsay, DeBlock, Byrd, and Rahme are posted in the Chip Counts area. We've posted the current round's betting structure. And, we've put in the total entrants, prizepool, and payouts into the appropriate areas.