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11-28-2025 20:36 UTC+2

Lukhai Is Going Home This Time

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With the flop showing 10♣9♥8♠, Jonathan Hoal called a bet worth 12,000 by Terry Brookes and Navin Lukhai also came along. Bradley Moore then jammed for 139,000 and Brookes was in the tank.

Hoal leaned over to the next table and when Brookes had folded, he was not right next to his chair again so the dealer mucked his cards. Lukhai then sigh-called all-in and the following showdown proceeded.

Navin Lukhai: 7♣7♥ All in
Bradley Moore: 9♣8♣

Prior to the call, Lukhai had declared Moore to have two pair and was right with his read. However, the 10♠ turn and Q♠ river changed nothing and Moore claimed the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Moore	350,000 200,000	200,000
Jonathan Hoal	155,000 15,000	15,000
Navin Lukhai	Busted

Tags: Bradley Moore Jonathan Hoal Navin Lukhai Terry Brookes

11-28-2025 20:31 UTC+2

Dugast Doubles Through Brauer

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Lory Dugast raised to 3,500 and Daniel Brauer three-bet big to then call the four-bet shove of Dugast for 96,000 total.

Lory Dugast: K♦K♣ All in
Daniel Brauer: Q♥Q♠

The clash of pocket pairs ran out 9♦6♣2♦J♣2♥ and that awarded the double to the French player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Ledresseur	359,000 69,000	69,000
Lory Dugast	205,500 77,500	77,500
Daniel Brauer	48,500 52,500	52,500

Tags: Lory Dugast Daniel Brauer

11-28-2025 20:27 UTC+2

Nortje Eliminated by Rothman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Marko Nortje had been terrorising the table with large river bets but didn't gain a ton of chips. He was able to get Tanith Rothman off a hand not long ago and they both tangled in a pot again. Rothman defended out of the blinds and check-raised the 9♠5♠5♣ flop from 7,000 to 15,000 for Nortje to call.

Rothman led the K♣ turn for 25,000 and Nortje called to then have Rothman bet the 2♠ river for 50,000.

Nortje pushed all-in for 80,500 total and that sent Rothman into agony.

"Flush again?" she asked and one time bank expired before she made the call.

"It was such a good bluff," Nortje said while he rolled over the A♥4♥ and he was then upset when Rothman flipped over the 8♣5♦ for trips fives.

Nortje got into some table chat with Rothman and Cliton Taliwanth, the latter of who he told "she has the worst five" before eventually heading out of the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tanith Rothman	299,000 163,000	163,000
Clive Kikia	190,000 90,000	90,000
Cliton Taliwanth	182,500 19,500	19,500
Alexandra Müller	130,000 30,000	30,000
Lissa Szymonowicz	78,000 20,000	20,000
Brandon Bruintjies	50,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth Marko Nortje Tanith Rothman

11-28-2025 20:20 UTC+2

Hoal With Another Shove

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Four ways to the K♦J♥J♦ flop, Navin Lukhai bet and was called two times to see the Q♣ on the turn. It now checked to Lukhai once more and he bet 23,000. Jonathan Hoal jammed for 131,000 and Lukhai sigh-folded after first admitting "I am going home".

Player	Chips	Progress
TA	215,000 15,000	15,000
Jonathan Hoal	170,000 45,000	45,000
Navin Lukhai	107,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Jonathan Hoal Navin Lukhai

11-28-2025 20:12 UTC+2

Another Double for Hoal

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jonathan Hoal doubled off a short stack and then got it in again soon after. Tim Akinnusi then went all-in over the top and Terry Brookes folded.

Jonathan Hoal: A♦8♠ All in
Tim Akinnusi: 9♦9♥

"Don't make me win," Brookes said and saw the board run out 6♦3♦3♠A♠10♥ to send him into agony, as he mentioned to have folded ace-jack.

Player	Chips	Progress
TA	230,000 60,000	60,000
Terry Brookes	145,000 85,000	85,000
Tanith Rothman	136,000 40,000	40,000
Marko Nortje	135,000 20,000	20,000

Jonathan Hoal	125,000

Tags: Jonathan Hoal Terry Brookes Tim Akinnusi

11-28-2025 20:05 UTC+2

Ledresseur Catches Ferreira on a Move

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Frederic Ledresseur raised to 3,000 and then called a three-bet to 15,000 by Calvin Ferreira with the A♠10♣. Ferreira had the J♦J♣ and they headed to the K♥Q♦6♥ flop on which Ferreira check-called for 10,000. On the 6♦ turn, both checked and Ferreira bet the A♦ river for 50,000.

Ledresseur used one time bank before making the call and jumped to a big stack on the live stream table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Ledresseur	290,000 187,000	187,000
Rajeev Poonhath	190,000 17,000	17,000
Lyle Abrahams	150,000 59,000	59,000
Lory Dugast	128,000 43,000	43,000
Daniel Brauer	101,000 5,500	5,500
Troy Mc Teer	90,500 11,500	11,500
Calvin Ferreira	64,500 163,500	163,500

Tags: Calvin Ferreira Frederic Ledresseur

11-28-2025 20:02 UTC+2

Turbo Heat 1c Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The third and final starting day was pushed back to the original start time of 8 p.m. local time and just kicked off with two tables, while the satellite for it is still ongoing. Two tables are currently in play with Okkie Fourie and Jamie Vilela among those in contention.

Tags: Jamie Vilela Okkie Fourie

11-28-2025 19:54 UTC+2

Da Matta Bumps Up the Aggression

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Beat Schlegel raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Franco Da Matta three-bet to 8,500 in the next seat. Sachin Naidoo then four-bet to 22,000 and Schlegel folded, while Da Matta called.

On the K♠9♦3♠ flop, Da Matta check-raised from 15,000 to 37,000 and Naidoo let go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Beat Schlegel	316,500 36,500	36,500
Franco Da Matta	280,000 35,000	35,000
Sachin Naidoo	110,500 10,500	10,500

Tags: Beat Schlegel Franco Da Matta Sachin Naidoo

11-28-2025 19:45 UTC+2

Muller Rivered to the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a duel of short stacks on the feature table, Philipp Muller got it in ahead with 7♣7♦ against the 6♣6♠ of Lyle Abrahams. The J♣10♣3♦ flop and Q♦ turn were safe but the 6♦ followed on the river to knock out the German.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyle Abrahams	91,000 9,000	9,000
Philipp Muller	Busted

Tags: Lyle Abrahams Philipp Muller

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500