THMC Main Event
Day 2 Started
2024 THMC Cape Town Million
THMC Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 THMC Cape Town Million
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
8,000 ZAR
Prize Pool
2,009,280 ZAR
Entries
299
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
39
Players Left
1
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The third and final starting day brought a total of 118 entries as last chance to join the action and that boosted the overall attendance to 299 entries, with 15 players punching their ticket for Day 2 and securing a portion of the prize pool. Marko Nortje topped the leaderboard of Day 1c by a very large margin and will return as the overall chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
810,000
810,000
|
810,000 |
|
||
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546,000 | |
|
363,000
363,000
|
363,000 |
|
324,000
324,000
|
324,000 |
|
245,000 | |
|
236,000 | |
|
173,000 | |
|
161,000 | |
|
160,000 | |
|
139,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
134,000 | |
|
120,000 | |
|
83,000 | |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
57,000 | |
The second edition of The Hendon Mob Challenge Cape Town Million sailed past the 210 entries of the previous year and gathered a field of 299 entries, which doubled the guarantee for the ZAR 8,000 ($440) buy-in and pay out ZAR 2,009,280 ($111,193) to all 39 survivors of the three starting days. All those who return to their seats of the GrandWest Casino in Cape Town by Sun International have locked up a payday of ZAR 15,000 ($830) in Africa's Richest Poker Tour during the final stop of the SunBet Poker Tour in 2024.
Leading the way is Marko Nortje, who stormed to a massive stack of 810,000 on Day 1c last night and he is most closely followed by Jaco Mouton (558,000) and Marc Fourie (546,000). Fourth on the leaderboard is Day 1a chip leader Muaaz Gani (425,000).
Other notables in the top ten include Edgar Antezana, Sugen Singh, and Wesley Blom.
Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 2
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Nortje | South Africa | 810,000 | 81 |
| 2 | Jaco Mouton | South Africa | 558,000 | 56 |
| 3 | Marc Fourie | South Africa | 546,000 | 55 |
| 4 | Muaaz Gani | South Africa | 425,000 | 43 |
| 5 | Sean Botes | South Africa | 401,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Renier Britz | South Africa | 371,000 | 37 |
| 7 | Edgar Antezana | South Africa | 363,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Sugen Singh | South Africa | 332,000 | 33 |
| 9 | Didier Mery | France | 330,000 | 33 |
| 10 | Wesley Blom | South Africa | 324,000 | 32 |
Some international contenders have also locked up a cash prize and flag for their The Hendon Mob profile such as Nellie Park (160,000), THM qualifier Florian Bock (139,000), the UK's Max Deveson (134,000), and Maureen Bloechlinger (71,000), The latter has been chasing flags all over the world and secured that one earlier in the series after taking down the Ladies Event.
Bloechlinger will return with a shorter stack of 71,000 and will aim to spin that one up on the live-stream feature table. Cards will be back in the air at noon local time with blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000. For the final day, the levels will last 40 minutes each and there is a 25-second shot clock in play.
Only one further redraw awaits once the field is down to the final nine contenders. The live stream action can be followed on the Monster Jam Poker Tour YouTube channel with cards-up coverage and commentary on a 30-minute delay.
All PokerNews updates of the outer tables will be in real time until the final table before then switching to the same delay.
A total of 299 entries throughout the three starting days generated a prize pool of ZAR 2,009,280 ($111,193) and the top 39 returning players will earn at least ZAR 15,000 ($830) for their efforts. Below are all payouts, which are also available in the website menu shortly as well.
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in ZAR) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 450,000 | $24,903 | ||
| 2 | 280,000 | $15,495 | ||
| 3 | 197,000 | $10,902 | ||
| 4 | 140,000 | $7,748 | ||
| 5 | 100,280 | $5,549 | ||
| 6 | 80,000 | $4,427 | ||
| 7 | 60,000 | $3,320 | ||
| 8 | 50,000 | $2,767 | ||
| 9-10 | 40,000 | $2,214 | ||
| 11 | 32,000 | $1,771 | ||
| 12-13 | 28,000 | $1,550 | ||
| 14-16 | 25,000 | $1,383 | ||
| 17-19 | 22,500 | $1,245 | ||
| 20-24 | 20,000 | $1,107 | ||
| 25-27 | 18,000 | $996 | ||
| 28-32 | 16,500 | $913 | ||
| 33-39 | 15,000 | $830 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
BC Van Rooyen got his chips into the middle right away with K♦10♠ against the K♣Q♦ of Muzamil Gothey.
The board ran out 8♦3♠2♠5♦2♥ and that spelled the end for one of the short stacks heading into the final day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
72,000
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72,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
In a standard preflop raise and call to the 8♣8♠3♣ flop, the stack of Michael Franken then went into the middle against Marko Nortje.
Michael Franken: A♣A♥ 
Marko Nortje: K♥8♦
The 10♦ turn and 3♠ river brought no miracle and Franken was gone, while Nortje reached seven figures.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,110,000
300,000
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300,000 |
|
|
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Busted | |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Alan Jung got his short stack into the middle with 9♦9♣ against the A♣8♣ of Jaco Mouton. The board brought 5♠4♦3♣2♦8♥ and Mouton turned a wheel.
Dirk Steenkamp bowed out shortly thereafter. He was at risk with 8♦8♥ and flipped against Eben Mare, who had the A♦K♣. There was a king right away on the K♦Q♠9♦6♠7♣ runout to reduce the field further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
||
|
|
300,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
"At least I can go sleep now," Monica Rosie joked after she was eliminated by Sean Botes in the opening stages of Day 2. She was all-in before the flop with A♦Q♥ and Sean Botes looked her up holding the 9♦9♥.
There was no paint on the 7♣7♦5♥10♣6♣ board and the field plummeted to 35 hopefuls.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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460,000
59,000
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59,000 |
|
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Busted |
