Fourie Among the Latest Casualties
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
On a 8♦4♣2♣A♣ turn, KM in the blinds checked and then called a bet of 10,000 by Kinesh Pather. They checked the [Qh6 on the river and Pather announced a straight to reveal 5♦3♦.
"I thought you had a flush," KM replied as he showed his winning 9♣7♣.
One table over, Norman Cherry Sr limped in and Okkie Fourie jammed the hijack for 37,500. Bradley Moore called in the small blind and everyone else folded.
Okkie Fourie: K♠Q♦ 
Bradley Moore: 5♥5♠
Pocket fives came out on top again on table eight on a board of A♠10♦3♠A♦7♠ to reduce the field to the last 18 contenders.
Floor staff has also confirmed 67 entries for Day 1b, which means the top 15% of the field are the final 11 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
125,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted |