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5 days 9 hours ago

Steenkamp Eliminated by Gani

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The former feature table had seen some wild swings to the chip stacks and Dirk Steenkamp was left on the shorter side once more. Muaaz Gani had doubled through him with A♦10♣ versus A♥9♦ when the kicker played on the J♦J♥2♣5♦Q♦ and they clashed again on the outer table thereafter.

On the 9♣9♦6♦J♥2♥ board, Steenkamp check-jammed for 300,000 and Gani called.

Steenkamp tabled the Q♣J♠ for jacks and nines but Gani had the goods with the 9♠8♥ for trips eights. For his 24th place, he receives ZAR 40,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Muaaz Gani	1,375,000 700,000	700,000
Dirk Steenkamp	Busted

Tags: Dirk Steenkamp Muaaz Gani

5 days 9 hours ago

Blanc Also Doubles Off Adam

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alexandre Blanc made it 60,000 to go with the 8♠8♣ and was called only by Rayhaan Adam in the cutoff. On the Q♠7♥7♣ flop, both players checked. Blanc check-called the 6♣ turn for 175,000 and checked the Q♦ on the river with 830,000 behind.

Adam pushed all-in with his missed straight draw but Blanc reluctantly called to leave Adam on a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Blanc	1,700,000 515,000	515,000
Rayhaan Adam	525,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Rayhaan Adam Alexandre Blanc

5 days 9 hours ago

Nortje Doubles Through Adam

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Marko Nortje made it 65,000 to go and Rayhaan Adam called in the big blind. On the 9♥8♠8♥ flop, Adam check-called for 75,000 and the 7♠ turn brought more straight and flush action. Adam pushed all-in and Nortje called for the last 405,000.

Marko Nortje: Q♥Q♦ All in
Rayhaan Adam: A♦5♦

The river was the 4♠ and Nortje doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayhaan Adam	1,300,000 595,000	595,000
Marko Nortje	1,120,000 575,000	575,000

Tags: Rayhaan Adam Marko Nortje

5 days 9 hours ago

One Chip for Fine

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With 360,000 in the pot to the 10♥10♦5♦ flop in a three-bet pot, Damon Fine led for 130,000 from the small blind and Jayson Zulch raised to 300,000 in the cutoff. Fine called and they checked the Q♠ on the turn.

Fine bet the J♦ river for 600,000 and left a single chip behind.

Zulch asked for a count and spread out his time banks in front before tank-calling.

Fine tabled the A♦5♣ and Zulch scooped the big pot with the A♥J♥ to then gloat about it vividly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franco Da Matta	3,875,000
Jayson Zulch	2,725,000 1,075,000	1,075,000
Jon Persent	2,250,000 10,000	10,000
Alvin Pillay	1,650,000 50,000	50,000
Jaco Mouton	1,525,000 100,000	100,000
TA	850,000 100,000	100,000
Justin Cohen	575,000 45,000	45,000
Damon Fine	5,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Tags: Damon Fine Jayson Zulch

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

5 days 9 hours ago

First Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The field is down to the last 24 players and they are now on a scheduled 15-minute break during which the feature table line-up will change.

5 days 9 hours ago

Cupido Bad Beats Manns to the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In the last hand of the level on their table for what was going to be the next live stream line-up, there was an open raise and Michael Cupido called. Sascha Manns squeezed to 205,000 out of the big blind and the initial raiser folded. Cupido pushed all-in and Manns called for more than 1.2 million effective.

Sascha Manns: A♦K♠ All in
Michael Cupido: K♦10♦

The 9♦6♦5♥5♦10♥ board improved Cupido to a flush on the turn and Manns failed to catch another diamond, bowing out in 25th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Cupido	4,565,000 1,315,000	1,315,000
Rayhaan Adam	1,895,000 480,000	480,000
Dean Hutchison	1,695,000 130,000	130,000
Alexandre Blanc	1,185,000 610,000	610,000
Jedd Kossew	1,140,000 60,000	60,000
Jonathan Bland	595,000 105,000	105,000
Marko Nortje	545,000 5,000	5,000

Sascha Manns	Busted

Tags: Michael Cupido Sascha Manns

5 days 9 hours ago

Adam Doubles Through Nortje in Bizarre Hand

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the outer tables, a limped battle of the blinds brought zero action on the 7♠5♦3♥ flop and 10♦ turn.

Rayhaan Adam then jammed the Q♠ river for his entire stack of 1,150,000. Marko Nortje asked for a count and used a time bank while staring at the board.

He eventually tossed in the call for two thirds of his stack and Adam rolled over the 6♥4♠ for the flopped nuts.

Nortje flung his cards what appeared to be king-queen into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayhaan Adam	2,375,000 1,225,000	1,225,000
Marko Nortje	550,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Marko Nortje Rayhaan Adam

5 days 9 hours ago

Steenkamp Doubles Through Rizvi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alexander Rizvi three-bet jammed the small blind with the K♠10♠ and Dirk Steenkamp called with the A♣K♣.

The Q♦8♣7♠J♥J♠ board was a sweat but Steenkamp doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Rizvi	1,500,000 500,000	500,000

Dirk Steenkamp	1,100,000 240,000	240,000

5 days 9 hours ago

Kayalsum Eliminated by Persent

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Robin Kayalsum was all-in preflop with a shorter stack and up against Jon Persent.

Robin Kayalsum: A♥Q♦ All in
Jon Persent: A♠K♣

The kicker played on the A♦10♣9♠8♠4♠ board to spell the end for Kayalsum. When he was waiting at the payout desk, Kayalsum jokingly said "even if I have six times as many chips there, I bust".

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	2,150,000 310,000	310,000
Robin Kayalsum	Busted

Tags: Jon Persent Robin Kayalsum