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11-28-2025 17:43 UTC+2

Mokgoatlheng Out Before the Dinner Break

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Greg Mokgoatlheng was spotted on his way to the exit just moments before the field was sent into the dinner break. He has last been spotted with only two T-5,000 chips and those vanished with A♥5♣ versus 9♥9♠ on a board of Q♥8♦2♠5♥6♣.

In the meanwhile, former short stack Sunelle Kirstein was able to spin up her chips en route to reaching the starting stack again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sunelle Kirstein	75,000 50,000	50,000
Greg Mokgoatlheng	Busted

Tags: Greg Mokgoatlheng Sunelle Kirstein

11-28-2025 17:36 UTC+2

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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11-28-2025 17:35 UTC+2

Pillay Loses Loads to Hoal

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alvin Pillay and Jonathan Hoal clashed in a hand and with words when the 9♥8♦4♠ flop saw Pillay fire a bet of 19,000 and he was then raised to more than 60,000. Pillay asked if Hoal would show and added "I always show you" before he eventually laid down his cards and flashed the 10♥10♠.

"I had a set," Hoal replied but never showed his cards.

A few minutes later, they clashed in an even bigger pot that went to showdown. On the Q♥J♥9♠10♠10♥ river, Pillay paid off a bet of 45,000 by tossing in a single T-5,000 chip with the K♥6♥. Hoal had the superior flush in A♥2♥ and claimed another big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Hoal	235,000 99,000	99,000
Bradley Moore	155,000 5,000	5,000
Ryan Brauer	43,000 3,000	3,000
Alvin Pillay	40,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Alvin Pillay Jonathan Hoal

11-28-2025 17:31 UTC+2

Brooks Bounces Back Up

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Harold Brooks made it 4,700 to go on the 10♦8♣6♣ flop and was called only by the player on the button. That led to the 3♦ on the turn on which Brooks bet another 7,700, picking up a call. The J♦ river was checked and Brooks' K♣10♠ won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeebaun Singh	380,000 55,000	55,000
Harold Brooks	130,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Harold Brooks

11-28-2025 17:25 UTC+2

No Sets About Here

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With some 25,000 in the middle to the J♥5♥2♣ flop, Jared Luyt checked before calling a bet of 7,000 by Ben and he checked again the K♦ on the turn. Ben now bet 22,000 and Luyt inquired "how much do you have behind brother". When spotting it was some 50,000 more, Luyt jammed and Ben called.

Ben was ready to leave with the A♠K♥ but the A♣K♠ of Luyt was as strong to ensure a split pot already even before the J♠ river.

According to the table chat, Luyt had suspected a set of jacks but "ace king makes sense also".

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Luyt	175,000 10,000	10,000
Ben	95,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Jared Luyt Ben

11-28-2025 17:17 UTC+2

Preflop Button Clicking

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ryan Brauer raised to 3,000 in the cutoff and Terry Brookes on the button three-bet to 7,500. In the big blind, Menesh Keshav made it 20,000 to go and Brauer folded. Brookes glanced over to see the stack of his opponent before he splashed in the five-bet to 70,000.

"Aces? Must be nice," Keshav said and folded while flashing the A♦. "I had ace of hearts jack of diamonds," Brauer mentioned while Brookes replied "you know what I had".

New on the table is Bradley Moore, who won the ZAR 50,000 High Roller not long ago in heads-up against Jonathan Woolley with the final four players having previously agreed to a deal.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Brookes	230,000 22,000	22,000
Bradley Moore	160,000 160,000	160,000
Menesh Keshav	150,000 53,000	53,000
Jonathan Hoal	136,000 2,000	2,000
Ryan Brauer	40,000 20,600	20,600

Tags: Menesh Keshav Ryan Brauer Terry Brookes Bradley Moore

11-28-2025 17:08 UTC+2

The Chips "Slowly Come Back" to Duncan

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On the tail end of a A♠6♣5♣5♥10♠ board, Gareth Duncan bet 12,600 and Michele Lodi-Fe check-folded after some consideration.

Duncan started some chatter with Divan Van Wyk and pointed out that he had just won some of his chips back, a mere three big blinds in that hand.

Duncan then raised to 2,500 in the next hand and Van Wyk called, as did Lodi-Fe. Van Wyk checked in the dark to the J♣4♥3♦ flop, both other players checked. The A♥ appeared on the turn and Van Wyk joked "that is in your range" to Duncan. He checked, as did Lodi-Fe, Duncan bet 4,500 and Lodi-Fe was the only caller.

Both checked the 6♥ river and Duncan tabled his A♦K♥, Lodi-Fe mucked the A♠Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Divan Van Wyk	210,000 7,000	7,000
Gareth Duncan	120,000 500	500
Michele Lodi-Fe	115,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Divan Van Wyk Gareth Duncan Michele Lodi-Fe

11-28-2025 17:05 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rajeev Poonhath	210,000 20,000	20,000
Cliton Taliwanth	185,000 18,000	18,000
Chris Luyt	145,000 20,000	20,000
Harold Brooks	135,000 12,000	12,000
Gavin Sardini	120,000 20,000	20,000
Hanre Retief	106,000 42,000	42,000
Djordje Stojic	100,000
Clive Kikia	100,000 100,000	100,000
Marko Savvas	100,000 100,000	100,000
Sugen Singh	55,000 125,000	125,000

11-28-2025 16:57 UTC+2

Bruintjies Chips Up Through Rothman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Only two players remained in the hand by the time the turn showed Q♦3♥3♣4♣ and Tanith Rothman bet 5,000 out of the big blind. Brandon Bruintjies called from an early position and Rothman then bet another 5,500 by using most of her small chip denominations on the 4♦ river.

The call of Bruintjies was not instant but he came along to get shown the A♥5♠, which he had beat with the 7♠7♥ for sevens and fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tanith Rothman	176,000 21,000	21,000
Brandon Bruintjies	65,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Brandon Bruintjies Tanith Rothman

11-28-2025 16:49 UTC+2

Muller Doubles Through Szymonowicz

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On the river of a completed board of A♦J♦10♣8♥3♦, Lissa Szymonowicz bet 10,000 into around 30,000 from under the gun. Paul Muller near instantly moved all-in and Szymonowicz sigh-called after a couple of seconds.

Muller showed his K♥Q♣ for flopped broadway and Szymonowicz said "yeah, nice flop" before paying off the all-in and sliding her cards into the muck.