Marko Nortje raised to 85,000 with the 8♠6♠ and Sugen Singh in the cutoff three-bet to 275,000 in the cutoff holding the A♦K♥. The blinds folded and Nortje also let go as well after double-checking his cards once more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
1,200,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The blinds will go up when the final nine players return to their seats and the updated counts of all remaining hopefuls can be found below. They have locked up ZAR 40,000 for their efforts, while the winner can look forward to a payday of ZAR 450,000 ($24,903).
On top of that, the eventual champion also gets a 2025 package to any THMC of their choosing including the Main Event buy-in and four nights accommodation.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugen Singh | South Africa | 2,230,000 | 56 |
| 2 | Braam Van Huyssteen | South Africa | 515,000 | 13 |
| 3 | Renier Britz | South Africa | 555,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Wesley Blom | South Africa | 730,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Florian Bock | Germany | 2,000,000 | 50 |
| 6 | Marko Nortje | South Africa | 1,215,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Muaaz Gani | South Africa | 600,000 | 15 |
| 8 | Cliton Taliwanth | South Africa | 50,000 | 1 |
| 9 | Clive Kikia | South Africa | 1,145,000 | 29 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,230,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
2,000,000 | |
|
|
1,215,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,145,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
730,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
600,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
||
|
555,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
515,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
50,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
After a double knockout on the live stream table, the field has been reduced to the final nine players with fewer than one minute left in the level ahead of the second scheduled break. There will now be a redraw for everyone still remaining and all further updates will be taking place on a 30-minute delay, the previous stream hands will be backfilled.
Florian Bock raised in the cutoff and Edgar Antezana pushed for around 415,000 on the button, Gerhard Oosthuizen called all-in for 180,000 in the big blind and Bock called to put two players at risk.
Gerhard Oosthuizen: 10♥10♦
Edgar Antezana: A♥K♣ 
Florian Bock: A♣Q♣
The 7♣3♣2♦ flop gave Bock the nut flush draw and the 4♣ turn left both shorter stacks drawing dead prior to the 3♦ river. Oosthuizen bowed out in 11th place for ZAR 32,000 while Antezana made the pay jump to ZAR 40,000 thanks to his larger stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Florian Bock picked up the blinds with jacks and soon after faced a raise to 75,000 by Clive Kikia in the cutoff holding the 7♥6♥. Bock on the button had the K♦K♣ and three-bet massive to 350,000, Kikia folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 |
For the fourth time, Marko Nortje opted to open shove and this time it was from the button. Jonathan Woolley called all-in from the big blind and Nortje instantly called for the attention of Cliton Taliwanth on the feature table.
Jonathan Woolley: A♥K♦
Marko Nortje: Q♥10♥
The two live cards struck on the Q♦10♦2♠ flop to leave Woolley on the ropes. He needed a jack when the 7♣ followed on the turn, but found none on the 8♦ river to leave the outer table with his head shaking.
"Fourth time. I just shoved so you he can't shove ace-five," Nortje clarified his adjustment in strategy.
Woolley's exit came in 12th place for ZAR 28,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,365,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Cliton Taliwanth had dropped to just 55,000 and got them in from the button with the K♥Q♠. Renier Britz called with the 4♥3♠ and the A♥2♠2♦6♣8♥ runout kept Taliwanth in the mix.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
720,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
155,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Jonathan Woolley raised to 60,000 and Wesley Blom defended the big blind, then checked the A♠10♠7♥ flop. Woolley asked what the minimum was and thought it was sixty thousand, before he bet 50,000. Blom folded without much hesitation.
One hand later, Muaaz Gani raised to 60,000 on the button. Blom three-bet to 175,000 and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
425,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
420,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
Florian Bock moved all-in from the small blind into the big blind of Edgar Antezana, who called all-in with fewer than six big blinds.
Edgar Antezana: A♣7♠
Florian Bock: Q♥8♣
Neither player connected with the K♥5♦2♥9♠K♣ board and the ace was enough for Antezana to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
350,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
