Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Imran Bhojani opened the action with a cutoff raise and was once more three-bet by Adam Woolf, who made it 205,000 to go in the small blind. It folded back to Bhojani and he pushed all-in this time.
Woolf asked for a count and the shove was deemed to be for 940,000 total. After using one additional time bank, Woolf called.
Imran Bhojani: 8♣8♦
Adam Woolf: 10♦10♣
Bhojani was caught with the fingers in the cookie jar. He vaulted out of his chair on the K♦5♥2♥ flop and found no help with the J♠ turn nor 4h] river, ending the run of the Day 2 chip leader in 12th place for ZAR85,725 ($4,543)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,400,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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Busted | |
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Patrice Ah-Nien raised with the A♠4♠ and was called by Harold Brooks in the big blind with the Q♣10♥. Brooks check-called the 9♠8♠5♣ flop for 75,000 and the 9♥ turn for 100,000.
The J♣ river completed his straight and he bet 215,000, Ah-Nien folded with a lot of frustration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,630,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
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800,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
The preflop raise sizings have been very different with many odd numbers in play, but barely any flop came to light on the outer table in the past fifteen minutes. Mariette Language and Adam Woolf increased their big stacks with none of the short stacks in the ultimate danger zone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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|
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1,900,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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1,450,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
1,075,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
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740,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
675,000
105,000
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105,000 |
Jedd Kossew raised to 90,000 with the 9♦8♦ and Warren Zackey called in the cutoff with the A♠10♠. Gerrit van der Spoel three-bet to 220,000 with the K♣Q♣ out of the small blind and everyone behind folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,100,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
910,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Warren Zackey raised to 100,000 with the K♥J♥ and Harold Brooks defended the K♣Q♣ in the big blind. They checked the Q♥10♠4♣ flop and Brooks bet the 7♠ turn for 140,000, Zackey folded and the pot was sent to the shorter stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
880,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
815,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Mariette Language raised to 80,000 and Sean Bloom pushed all-in from the button for 375,000. Kosta Kotsikaris in the big blind asked for a count and folded, Language called.
Sean Bloom: Q♠J♥
Mariette Language: A♠J♦
The board of 6♦4♥3♥10♠5♣ missed both players and Bloom exited in 13th place for ZAR72,175 ($3,825).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Harold Brooks limped the 7♥4♥ in the small blind and Jedd Kossew checked the 8♥5♦ in the big blind. Brooks min.bet the 8♣6♣4♣ flop for Kossew to call and then bet again for 60,000 on the 10♦ turn, Kossew called. They checked the 7♠ river and Kossew won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,100,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
615,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Down to around four big blinds, Sean Bloom was all-in with A♥3♦ versus Q♣J♠ on the outer table.
The 9♠7♥2♠4♣6♠ board kept ace-high in the lead and Bloom bumped his stack to nine big blinds. Still in the danger zone but very much alive, he will seek another double-up on the pay jump.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Imran Bhojani | South Africa | 925,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 2 | Mariette Language | South Africa | 1,150,000 | 29 |
| 1 | 5 | Sean Bloom | South Africa | 175,000 | 4 |
| 1 | 6 | Adam Woolf | South Africa | 2,040,000 | 51 |
| 1 | 7 | Kosta Kotsikaris | South Africa | 1,785,000 | 45 |
| 1 | 8 | Banks Solomons | South Africa | 565,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 9 | Luqman A | Tanzania | 780,000 | 20 |
| 9 | 1 | KM | South Africa | 1,855,000 | 46 |
| 9 | 2 | Gerrit van der Spoel | Netherlands | 1,095,000 | 27 |
| 9 | 3 | Harold Brooks | South Africa | 635,000 | 16 |
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| 9 | 5 | Jedd Kossew | South Africa | 2,025,000 | 51 |
| 9 | 6 | Patrice Ah-Nien | Mauritius | 1,210,000 | 30 |
| 9 | 7 | Warren Zackey | South Africa | 1,190,000 | 30 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,040,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,025,000 | |
|
|
1,855,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,785,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
1,350,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
1,210,000 | |
|
|
1,190,000 | |
|
|
1,145,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
1,095,000 | |
|
|
780,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
635,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
565,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
175,000 | |