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03-08-2025 16:44 UTC+2

Fourie Gets "Another Christmas Gift"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Rudolf Fourie had been down to only 12 big blinds on the live stream table not long ago and joked about "a Christmas gift" that will show up on the stream shortly, He returned from the break with a very healthy stack and got the chips in for a big pot against Nic Ioannoy with both knowing each other for a very long time.

Rudolf Fourie: A♦A♥ All in
Nic Ioannoy: A♣K♥

The Q♥6♥2♦3♦8♠ board gave Fourie a massive double for 422,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rudolf Fourie	875,000 706,000	706,000
Nic Ioannoy	310,000 444,000	444,000

Tags: Nic Ioannoy Rudolf Fourie

03-08-2025 16:41 UTC+2

Some Updated Counts From the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Courtney	937,000 272,000	272,000
Keenan Pienaar	907,000 69,000	69,000

Harold Brooks	622,000 101,000	101,000

Giovanni Zanette	585,000 10,000	10,000
Braam Van Huyssteen	560,000 115,000	115,000
Vishal Ghoorbin	550,000 125,000	125,000
Jamie Vilela	526,000 51,000	51,000
Gavin Sardini	483,000 154,000	154,000

Chris Luyt	440,000 30,000	30,000
Robin Moir	243,000 107,000	107,000
Taariq Jaftha	219,000 11,000	11,000
Kinesh Pather	155,000 80,000	80,000
Alan Jung	120,000
Jaryd Jardien	110,000 30,000	30,000
Eben Lottering	78,000 57,000	57,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

03-08-2025 16:27 UTC+2

Fourie Doubles Through Kljajic

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Rudolf Fourie raised to 30,000 with the K♠K♣ and Nic Ioannoy called with the 10♥8♥ in the small blind. Zoran Kljajic then pushed all-in for 474,000 in the big blind with the 10♣9♦ and Fourie called, Ioannoy folded.

The Q♦4♥2♠6♥6♠ board was no threat at all as Fourie went from very short stack "back into the game" as per Rex Hsu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nic Ioannoy	682,000 89,000	89,000

Rudolf Fourie	550,000 320,000	320,000
Zoran Kljajic	219,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Nic Ioannoy Rex Hsu Rudolf Fourie Zoran Kljajic

03-08-2025 16:26 UTC+2

Second Break on Day 2 With 29 Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Only 29 players remain after the first four hours of play, which has cut the initial field right into half. The second 10-minute break is underway and after the next two hour session, the dinner break is scheduled.

03-08-2025 16:20 UTC+2

Fourie Doubles Through Ioannoy on the Stream Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Nic Ioannoy raised to 23,000 with the A♠7♦ and Rex Hsu called with the 3♦3♣ in the cutoff. Rudolf Fourie finally found a hand to shove with for 91,000, as he picked up 9♠9♥ on the button. Only Ioannoy called but couldn't get there on the 7♠6♣6♦J♣2♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nic Ioannoy	771,000 17,000	17,000

Rudolf Fourie	230,000 61,000	61,000
Rex Hsu	230,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Nic Ioannoy Rex Hsu Rudolf Fourie

03-08-2025 16:20 UTC+2

Zanette Takes Another Hit

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alan Jung pushed for only 53,000 on the button and Giovanni Zanette called from the big blind with A♦4♣. Jung vaulted out of his chair on the A♥3♦2♠ flop as his K♥Q♥ was in rough shape.

The Q♦ turn and K♣ river brought a miracle escape.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Zanette	575,000 155,000	155,000
Alan Jung	120,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Alan Jung Giovanni Zanette

03-08-2025 16:18 UTC+2

Luyt Doubles Through Zanette

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Chrissy Luyt ended up all-in and at risk for 193,000 preflop and had the best of it with A♦A♥ against the 9♦9♣ of Giovanni Zanette.

The celebrations started on the A♠K♦8♥ flop, as the 8♦ turn and 7♥ river were a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Zanette	730,000 40,000	40,000
Chris Luyt	410,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Chrissy Luyt Giovanni Zanette

03-08-2025 16:14 UTC+2

Vilela Doubles; Pienaar Thrives

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Gavin Sardini three-bet out of the big blind and Jamie Vilela called on the button before they got it all-in after the Q♦7♠4♦ flop with Vilela at risk.

Jamie Vilela: Q♥J♦ All in
Gavin Sardini: A♦K♦

The 10♠ turn gave Sardini some more outs with the gutshot but the 6♣ river kept Vilela in contention.

Soon after on the same table, Stephen Courtney called a three-bet by Keenan Pienaar in the small blind and they headed to the A♣10♣8♣ flop. Pienaar continued for 25,000 and Courtney clicked it to 50,000, which Pienaar called.

After the 9♣ turn, both players checked and Pienaar called Courtney's bet of 75,000 on the 2♥ river. Courtney showed A♥J♣ but Pienaar had that pipped with the A♦Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keenan Pienaar	976,000 276,000	276,000

Stephen Courtney	665,000 210,000	210,000
Gavin Sardini	637,000 343,000	343,000

Jamie Vilela	475,000 305,000	305,000

Tags: Gavin Sardini Jamie Vilela Keenan Pienaar Stephen Courtney

03-08-2025 16:06 UTC+2

Mouton Eliminated by Van Huyssteen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jaco Mouton had been the chip leader of the turbo heat 1d but never gained any traction throughout the entire Day 2. He ultimately dropped to around 15 big blinds and got those in preflop with the J♣9♦. Braam Van Huyssteen happily called with the A♥Q♥ and locked up the elimination on the turn of the A♦Q♠6♦4♣6♠ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braam Van Huyssteen	675,000 150,000	150,000
Jaco Mouton	Busted

Tags: Braam Van Huyssteen Jaco Mouton