On the river of a A♣9♣3♦6♣6♥ board, Lory Dugast checked and then faced a bet of 10,000 by Jamie Vilela. That was for more than two thirds of the pot and Dugast eventually called. Vilela tabled the A♦9♠ for aces and nines, Dugast mucked what appeared to be ace-queen.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Three ways to the Q♥10♥9♣ flop, Alvin Pillay in the big blind and Greg Mokgoatlheng checked. Sunelle Kirstein bet 600 on the button and both opponents called. Only Pillay then check-called the 2♣ turn when Kirstein bet another 1,500. The 9♠ river was checked and Pillay tabled the 10♠8♠, which Kirstein had beaten holding the Q♠3♠.
Throughout two tournament days, the ZAR 50,000 High Roller has seen a field of 72 entries cut down to the nine-handed final table and the UK's James Rann was the unfortunate bubble finisher last night after which the remaining players bagged up their chips.
Rayhaan Adam leads the way but he is closely followed by one of the two non South-African players in the field in Sascha Manns. The other contender to try and pry away the trophy from home soil is Scotsman Dean Hutchison, who is among the shorter stacks.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sascha Manns | Germany | 3,930,000 | 66 |
| 2 | Dean Hutchison | Scotland | 1,300,000 | 22 |
| 3 | Darren Kramer | South Africa | 3,565,000 | 59 |
| 4 | Braam Van Huyssteen | South Africa | 970,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Jonathan Hoal | South Africa | 2,470,000 | 41 |
| 6 | Jehan Richards | South Africa | 1,330,000 | 22 |
| 7 | Bradley Moore | South Africa | 1,075,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Rayhaan Adam | South Africa | 4,170,000 | 70 |
| 9 | Jonathan Woolley | South Africa | 2,775,000 | 46 |
The 72 entries generated a prize pool of ZAR 3,024,000 (USD 175,392) and the nine finalists have already locked up at least ZAR 104,000 (USD 6,032) for their efforts. Below are the full payouts:
| *Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in ZAR) | Prize (in USD) |
| 1 | 1,050,000 | $60,900 | ||
| 2 | 620,000 | $35,960 | ||
| 3 | 370,000 | $21,460 | ||
| 4 | 260,000 | $15,080 | ||
| 5 | 205,000 | $11,890 | ||
| 6 | 160,000 | $9,280 | ||
| 7 | 135,000 | $7,830 | ||
| 8 | 120,000 | $6,960 | ||
| 9 | 104,000 | $6,032 |
You can follow the conclusion of the tournament on the SunBet Poker YouTube channel with the live stream embedded into the PokerNews coverage. The cards-up coverage and commentary is available on a 30-minute security delay.
The field is now up to 28 entries with one casualty so far.
Cliton Taliwanth raised to 800 and received no fewer than five callers after which Terry Brookes joked "you raise the first three hands, that's the respect you get". The A♥10♥7♥ flop was checked all the way to the 6♦ turn on which Alexandra Müller bet 2,000 from the small blind, only Lory Dugast called.
On the 7♠ river, Dugast called another 5,000 and was shown A♣K♥ to claim the pot with his 9♥5♥ for a flush.
Nawal Jaftha was unable to spin up her short stack and bowed out after around 33 minutes into Day 1b with the clock showing some 20 entries thus far.
Tanith Rothman raised to 800 and was called by Reza De Bruyns. Nawal Jaftha then three-bet to 1,600 and Franco Da Matta called in the big blind. Rothman four-bet to 7,800 to force out De Bruyns, while Jaftha then five-bet to 27,600. Da Matta folded and Rothman called to check the K♣6♠2♣ flop. She then check-called for 25,000 and opted to check the Q♥ on the turn.
Jaftha moved all-in and Rothman sighed for a second, but called and said "I have to, do you have kings?"
Tanith Rothman: Q♣Q♦
Nawal Jaftha: A♣A♦
The river was the 7♠ and Rothman doubled to leave Jaftha short. "Sorry Noelle," she told her opponent who snapped a picture of the hand.
Sunelle Kirstein raised to 600 and was called by both players in the blinds. The action checked on the K♣8♠4♥ flop and 3♥ turn. Nawaal Jaftha bet the A♦ river for 1,000 and Siva Naidoo as well as Kirstein both folded.
Barely any major pots have been played so far in the opening minutes but that may change with the arrival of more new entries.
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