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Mar 06, 2025

Fourie Among the Latest Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

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♦ All in
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.

Tags: Kinesh Pather KM Bradley Moore Okkie Fourie Norman Cherry Sr

Mar 06, 2025

Zanette and Adam Also on the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The floor was about to balance tables but that need vanished because each of the other two tables also lost one player each, reducing the field to the last 19 contenders.

Giovanni Zanette jammed a 7♣6♥5♥ flop for 30,000 with Q♦7♦ and ran into the 9♦8♦ of Gareth Fourie, nothing changed with the 2♠7♥ on turn and river.

Rayhaan Adam then three-bet jammed A♠Q♠ from the small blind and Jaryd Jardien called with the 5♥5♦ in the cutoff. The J♠7♥5♣K♠K♦ board gave Jardien fives full of kings.

Tags: Gareth Fourie Giovanni Zanette Jaryd Jardien Rayhaan Adam

Mar 06, 2025

Two Knockouts for Pather

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Kinesh Pather limped under the gun and Stephen Courtney jammed for 20,000 in the small blind. Braam Van Huyssteen called in the big blind, as did Pather and they headed to the K♥Q♦7♥ flop. Van Huyssteen check-folded when Pather bet 45,000.

Stephen Courtney: J♠10♣ All in
Kinesh Pather. K♣J♥

The 6♥ turn and Q♥ river gave Pather, who was already in the lead, more strength in the form of a flush.

One hand later, Van Huyssteen got it in preflop with 10♦9♣ versus Q♥J♥ against Pather in a battle of the blinds. Neither player hit on the [Kc7c3sAsKh6 board and the queen played for Pather to earn another knockout.

Tags: Braam Van Huyssteen Kinesh Pather Stephen Courtney

Mar 06, 2025

Late Registration for Day 1b Closed

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The official number of entries is currently being verified while the late registration for the second flight has now closed. Giovanni Zanette was the last player to enter into the former live stream table, which contains some of the biggest stacks.

Gavin Sardini check-called a bet of 7,000 on the 9♦7♥5♣ flop before they checked the 8♣ turn and K♠ river. Sardini showed his K♦Q♦ for rivered top pair and it won the pot.

Tags: Gavin Sardini Giovanni Zanette

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Mar 06, 2025

Break At the End of the Registration Period

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Level ten comes to an end with some 22 players remaining out of an unofficial field of 66 entries, which is to be confirmed shortly, Only ten minutes are left for any last-minute additions to Day 1b as the late registration closes once the current break is over.

Mar 06, 2025

Sun Takes From Mouton

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On the outer tables, JS and Jaco Mouton lead the way near the end of the registration period while Rajeev Poonhath was eliminated on the stream table.

Mouton took on Huawei Sun and check-called a bet of 6,500 on the Q♥10♣4♠ flop. He checked the 5♠ turn and Sun bet 10,500 to claim the pot uncontested.

Tags: Huawei Sun Jaco Mouton JS Rajeev Poonhath

Mar 06, 2025

Pather Scores a Triple Up

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jamie Vilela raised from under the gun and Jonathan Hoal then three-bet to 12,000 in the next seat. Kinesh Pather four-bet jammed his last 20,000 in the big blind for Vilela and Hoal to call.

Both active players checked down the Q♣7♠6♦8♠9♦ board and KM said "ten wins it."

Neither player had a ten, as Vilela's K♠J♠ and the J♦J♥ of Hoal were exposed. However, it was Pather with the 9♥9♠ for a rivered set to triple up.

Tags: Jamie Vilela Jonathan Hoal Kinesh Pather KM

Mar 06, 2025

Jung and Zanette on the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Giovanni Zanette flipped for his short stack with 3♠3♥ against the K♣Q♦ of Huawei Sun. The K♠J♦10♠2♣8♦ board delivered the king on the flop and that spelled the end for Zanette. He then provided the details for his previous elimination when he flopped the nut straight with 6♦4♦ in three-way action only for Jaryd Jardien with 7♣6♣ to have top pair and gutshot, then hit running clubs.

Moments after Zanette departed, it was also all over for Alan Jung. In a duel button versus small blind against JS, he was at risk with A♣Q♥ on a A♠7♣7♠ flop. JS had the superior kicker with A♦K♥ and the 8♦ turn as well as the 6♦ river sent Jung to the rail, too.

Tags: Alan Jung Giovanni Zanette Huawei Sun Jaryd Jardien JS

Mar 06, 2025

Pather Cannot Call the River

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Shortly after the elimination of Hennie Appel by KM, three-way action emerged to the K♦4♦4♥ flop. Jonathan Hoal checked and so did Alan Jung as well as Kinesh Pather in the cutoff.

Hoal bet the 10♥ turn for 7,000 and Jung folded, while Pather called with only 15,000 behind. Hoal bet the Q♠ river for said 15,000 and Pather folded after using one time bank extension.

Tags: Alan Jung Hennie Appel Jonathan Hoal Kinesh Pather KM