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

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

02-08-2008 22:56 UTC+3

PokerNews Freeroll Winners

These players won a freeroll to make it to the PokerNews Cup here in Johannesburg:

Sang Nguyen
Danny Durkens
Andrew Lindsay
Kenneth DeBlock
Enrico Lencia
Mike Byrd

Out of these players, only three are left. Lindsay and DeBlock are right next to each other. Lindsay has 97,000 and DeBlock is at the other end of the spectrum with 11,350. Over on another table is Mike Byrd, with his imposing 68,000.

Also present is Raymond Rahme, who final-tabled the WSOP Main Event last year. He's got 51,000 in chips.

02-08-2008 22:48 UTC+3

An Update

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We're back on the air here in beautiful, warm Johannesburg, South Africa, where 175 players have assembled to fight it out for a first-place prize of R1,100,000, or $140,575.03. That's more than a half-million in the prize pool. Players are just getting back from dinner break, and we have some status updates and chip counts to give you. Stay tuned!

02-08-2008 19:37 UTC+3

Delays on the Ground

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We apologize for the delay in starting coverage of the South African Poker Open. We're having some unanticipated problems on the ground in Johannesburg. Check back with us shortly.

02-08-2008 09:15 UTC+3

From the Four Corners of the Globe....

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Get ready for all the action, coming at you live from the South African Poker Open, a PokerNews Cup Event. Players from all over the globe have gathered in Johannesburg. Live Coverage will start a bit later today, so feel free to check back in for all the poker - African Style.