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03-06-2025 23:45 UTC+2

Adey Eliminated by Taliwanth

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Kinesh Pather raised to 8,000 and Cliton Taliwanth in the small blind called, as did new arrival James Adey in the big blind as the shortest stack. Taliwanth checked the Q♥9♦8♥ flop and Adey jammed for 37,000, Pather folded and Taliwanth called.

James Adey: 8♠7♥ All in
Cliton Taliwanth: K♠Q♣

Both had a piece of the board and Taliwanth remained ahead throughout the J♠ turn as well as the 5♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliton Taliwanth	280,000 75,000	75,000
Kinesh Pather	125,000 5,000	5,000
James Adey	Busted

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth James Adey JS Kinesh Pather

03-06-2025 23:39 UTC+2

Sardini Adds Chips; Ioannoy Departs

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Gavin Sardini limps in and Bradley Moore on the button raises small to 7,000, which got the blinds to fold and Sardini called.

The K♥10♠9♠ flop brought a check of Sardini, who then called Moore's bet of 12,000. Both checked the 9♦ turn and J♣ river for Sardini to table his 8♥7♥. Moore exposed his 4♠4♥ before sending them to the muck.

"I was gonna lose so many chips to you, I had king-eight," big blind Jaco Mouton mentioned and then added "I was not gonna beat that much but you are not folding up and down."

Soon after that hand played out, Nic Ioannoy was knocked out by JS to reduce the field to the final 14 hopefuls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin Sardini	315,000 15,000	15,000

JS	275,000 47,000	47,000
Jedd Kossew	235,000 85,000	85,000
Jaco Mouton	199,000 21,000	21,000

Norman Cherry Sr	175,000 58,500	58,500
Bradley Moore	130,000 45,000	45,000
Gareth Fourie	130,000 10,000	10,000
Huawei Sun	80,000 25,000	25,000
James Adey	54,000 21,500	21,500
Nic Ioannoy	Busted

Tags: Bradley Moore Gavin Sardini JS Jaco Mouton Nic Ioannoy

03-06-2025 23:26 UTC+2

Wiechers Crashes Out on Final Two Tables

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nico Wiechers raised from under the gun for 7,000 and then jammed into the three-bet worth 20,000 by Cliton Taliwanth in the big blind, who instantly called.

Cliton Taliwanth: A♣A♥ All in
Nico Wiechers: A♠10♥

The A♦K♦8♦3♣3♠ flop was no threat for Taliwanth, who doubled with aces full for 103,500. Wiechers had two blinds remaining and busted in the very next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliton Taliwanth	205,000 105,000	105,000
Nico Wiechers	Busted

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth Nico Wiechers

03-06-2025 23:23 UTC+2

Vilela Eliminated by KM in Setup Hand

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

JS raised and KM then three-bet in the next seat. Only Jamie Vilela in the small blind called the three-bet and they checked the Q♥8♥4♦ flop. After the 6♦ turn, Vilela checked and KM bet 25,000. The check-shove by Vilela for around 125,000 followed and KM snap-called.

Vilela rolled over the 8♣8♦ for a flopped set of eights. However, he was down to a single out as KM had slow-played Q♦Q♠ for top set. The river was the 7♠ and Vilela was knocked out. "I thought you had ace-queen," he said rather depleted.

Player	Chips	Progress
KM	385,000 137,000	137,000
JS	228,000 7,000	7,000
Jamie Vilela	Busted

Tags: Jamie Vilela JS KM

03-06-2025 23:10 UTC+2

Ioannoy Gets a Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nico Wiechers had previously doubled while Nic Ioannoy slipped down the pecking order.

Ioannoy it was then who jammed the 9♣7♦6♦Q♠ turn for 38,000. Kinesh Pather reluctantly folded and flashed an ace, while Ioannoy announced a straight. He then revealed K♥10♥ and declared "it was coming".

Player	Chips	Progress
KM	248,000 18,000	18,000
JS	235,000 45,000	45,000
Jonathan Hoal	140,000 10,000	10,000
Kinesh Pather	130,000 30,000	30,000
Nico Wiechers	103,000 49,000	49,000
Cliton Taliwanth	100,000 10,000	10,000
Jamie Vilela	90,000 43,000	43,000
Nic Ioannoy	78,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Kinesh Pather Nic Ioannoy Nico Wiechers

03-06-2025 23:02 UTC+2

Hoal Takes From Taliwanth

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Three ways to the 10♣3♣2♠4♦ turn, Jonathan Hoal checked and Cliton Taliwanth in the big blind bet 6,500. It folded back to Hoal and he called. The river was the 3♠ and Hoal checked. "You didn't call with a five?" Taliwanth asked and checked it back.

"Pair of sixes," Hoal replied and tabled his 6♦6♥, which won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Hoal	130,000 129,925	129,925
Cliton Taliwanth	110,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth Jonathan Hoal

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

03-06-2025 22:55 UTC+2

Steenkamp Flipped Out by Pather

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Nico Wiechers made it 5,500 to go and was called by Nic Ioannoy. Dirk Steenkamp then jammed for 46,000 in the small blind and Kinesh Pather reshoved in the next seat, forcing out Wiechers and Ioannoy.

Dirk Steenkamp: A♣Q♣ All in
Kinesh Pather: 10♥10♦

"Hold ... hold!" Pather demanded and got his wish granted on the K♣5♦3♠3♥9♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kinesh Pather	160,000 35,000	35,000
Nic Ioannoy	100,000 85,000	85,000

Nico Wiechers	54,000 41,000	41,000
Dirk Steenkamp	Busted

Tags: Dirk Steenkamp Kinesh Pather Nic Ioannoy Nico Wiechers

03-06-2025 22:51 UTC+2

Adey More Than Doubles Against Jardien

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jaco Mouton raised to 6,000 and Huawei Sun called in the next seat. James Adey then jammed for 28,500 in the cutoff and Jaryd jardien on the button reraised to 65,000. Mouton reluctantly folded, Sun also quickly let go.

"I hope you have at least kings" Mouton told Jardien and then added an "oh fuck" when he saw the A♠Q♥. Adey was at risk with the A♦2♦ and escaped on the 9♣5♦2♥J♠6♦ board.

Mouton groaned "I had pocket jacks".

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaryd Jardien	240,000 15,000	15,000
Jaco Mouton	220,000 20,000	20,000

Huawei Sun	105,000 5,000	5,000
James Adey	75,500 40,500	40,500

Tags: Huawei Sun Jaco Mouton James Adey Jaryd Jardien

03-06-2025 22:44 UTC+2

Sardini Among the Biggest Stacks

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Three ways to the A♠Q♥10♠ flop, only Gavin Sardini in the big blind check-called for 7,500 when Huawei Sun bet on the button. They checked down the 6♠ turn and 4♣ river for Sardini to win the pot with A♣8♦ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin Sardini	300,000 90,000	90,000

Huawei Sun	110,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Gavin Sardini Huawei Sun