High Roller Action Underway
After a short Day 1, the ZAR 50,000 High Roller saw 42 players out of 58 entries bag up chips and the top ten players are all hailing from South Africa with one exception. The 2023 WSOP Main Event finalist Dean Hutchison is in Cape Town on semi-vacation mode alongside poker buddy James Rann, who also bagged up an above-average stack as well.
The action recommenced at 11 a.m. local time in level seven with blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a big blind ante of 6,000 and there are at least ZAR 2,436,000 up for grabs, through that figure is expected to rise further with the registration and re-entry period open until 3 p.m. local time.
In case you want to follow the action, the SunBet Poker Tour YouTube channel is featuring a live-stream with cards-up and commentary all day long for the penultimate tournament day. Below are the top 10 in chip count at the start of Day 2.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divan Van Wyk | South Africa | 934,000 | 156 |
| 2 | Reza De Bruyns | South Africa | 933,000 | 156 |
| 3 | Robert Le Roux | South Africa | 915,000 | 153 |
| 4 | Jubal Chetty | South Africa | 795,000 | 133 |
| 5 | Cliton Taliwanth | South Africa | 710,000 | 118 |
| 6 | Nic Sissou | South Africa | 654,000 | 109 |
| 7 | Jonathan Hoal | South Africa | 629,000 | 105 |
| 8 | Harold Brooks | South Africa | 620,000 | 103 |
| 9 | Bradley Moore | South Africa | 597,000 | 100 |
| 10 | Dean Hutchison | Scotland | 593,000 | 99 |