Upon completion of level three, the first scheduled 15-minute break has kicked off. So far, a field of 45 entries has emerged and 36 players remain in contention.
Upon completion of level three, the first scheduled 15-minute break has kicked off. So far, a field of 45 entries has emerged and 36 players remain in contention.
In the last hand before the break, there was a big clash over on table five. "Always with the nuts, eh?" another player joked and Okkie Fourie sighed "well, he is my friend" after he had all but felted Sugen Singh.
On a board of Q♦8♣3♥3♣10♥, the K♣Q♥ of Singh had made two pair but Fourie had the best of it with Q♠Q♣ for queens full. Singh remained at the tables somewhat in shock and typed messages on his phone while all other players headed into the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
700
41,300
|
41,300 |
Kushil Shah limp-called a raise to 2,000 by Nick Sissou and then led the 10♦5♥2♠ flop for 3,000, which Sissou called. Shah bet another 6,000 on the 7♦ turn to earn a call and fired a big bet of 15,000 on the 7♠ river.
Sissou folded and was shown the 5♠.
Down to around 20,000 - 50 big blinds at this stage - he then opted to open shove from middle position in the next hand. Jacobus de Nysschen rejammed with the biggest stack to force out everybody else.
Nick Sissou: 10♣10♥
Jacobus de Nysschen: J♣J♠
The board ran out A♦A♣3♠4♣K♦ and Sissou busted, re-entered and drew the very same seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
110,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
70,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
40,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Darryl Shaff had already more than doubled his stack and was involved in a ton of the hands on his table. Leon Potgieter then tangled with early chip leader David Ng and check-raised a bet on the J♣7♦2♠6♦ turn to 6,000, Ng called. On the 5♠ river, Potgieter bet 6,000 and Ng reluctantly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
55,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
|
25,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
On the tail end of a K♦10♠2♥3♥J♥ river, Sugen Singh bet 1,100 into a pot of around 5,000. His opponent folded and Singh flashed his Q♥Q♣ for a pair of queens, as well as straight and flush blockers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
The cards were already on their backs and the dealer announced a seat open on table five, which had recently opened. Bradley Moore was spotted raking in a large pot as his K♥7♦ in the blinds had outflopped an opponent with the A♥K♣. The K♠Q♣7♥8♥6♠ board had provided two pair and top pair as well as top kicker went broke.
It was the second elimination on Day 1b and another one followed shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Vygandas Simuntis bet the 6♠5♦3♠7♦ turn for 2,700 and Tanith Rothman checked with a short stack behind. Simuntis then checked the 9♣ on the river and Rothman jammed for her last 8,500. Simuntis reluctantly called and was shown the K♠J♠ for a bluff, which he had beat with the A♠7♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Khushil Shah kick-started the action with a raise to 600 and earned multiple callers, including Alvin Pillay and Nick Sissou. On the K♣8♦8♠J♥A♥ riv er, Sissou bet 2,000 and his table neighbour folded the J♦. Sissou won the pot without disclosing his cards and Pillay suspected him to have an eight for trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
36,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Three ways to the Q♥J♦10♣ flop with some 4,000 in the middle, the action checked to Leon Potgieter on the button and he bet 2,000. He picked up one call before David Ng then check-raised to 6,500. Two folds later, Mauritius-based Ng earned the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
35,500
1,500
|
1,500 |