Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2024 THMC Cape Town Million
THMC Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2024 THMC Cape Town Million
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
8,000 ZAR
Prize Pool
2,009,280 ZAR
Entries
299
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
216
Players Left
28
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Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Initially, the dealer announced a seat open on table 12 and Adam Gamsy was left shaking, though he didn't exit but doubled through Stephen Courtney.
"Such a sick table ... again," Jaco Mouton added as it was another setup hand that had unfolded. Gamsy and Courtney had both flopped a set and turned a full house on the Q♥J♠7♦J♣4♦ board. The Q♦Q♠ of Gamsy were best versus 7♣7♥ and he doubled for 65,000 on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
240,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
|
220,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
215,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
180,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Renier Britz raised to 18,000 and Rajeev Poonhath called in the big blind. They checked to the 9♣3♦2♣3♥3♣ river with some table chat included. "Do you have a small ace?" Britz asked and Poonhath replied "I have a big ace".
Poonhath was first to act and bet 8,000, Britz folded the K♦J♦ face up.
"I had you beat anyways then, I wanted to put it in preflop," Poonhath declared and exposed his A♠10♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
215,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
190,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
100,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
75,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Kiran Moodley pushed for only 27,000 from under the gun and Greg Mokgoathleng jammed on the button to force out the blinds.
Kiran Moodley: Q♦10♥ 
Greg Mokgoathleng: 10♦10♣
The board came K♣9♥5♦A♣A♠ and the pocket pair held to reduce the field to the final two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With the money bubble on Day 1b in sight, the last chance for players to take a stand is the heat 1c which is currently in level six. The field has reached 78 entries and some 69 players remain. It comes as no surprise that many of the late 1b casualties jumped right in there such as Bernard Gossard, Kiran Moodley, Simon Solomon, Ronit Chamani and Marko Nortje.
Compared to the 2023 edition which attracted 210 entries, the attendance is way beyond that with up to 258 total entries now. Another three levels of late registration remain for Day 1c, after which the level duration decreases to 15 minutes each.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Greg Mokgoathleng raised to 12,000 and Jaco Mouton called. Gerhard Oosthuizen then three-bet to 40,000 only for Mokgoathleng to shove for 83,000 total. Mouton quickly folded and Ooosthuizen asked for an exact count. He used one time bank and then folded the A♣K♠ face-up, Mokgoathleng flashed his 10♥10♠ for what would have been a classic flip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
260,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
230,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
175,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
150,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
150,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
140,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
85,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Three ways to the K♥7♦5♥ flop, Didier Mery checked out of the big blind. Gregory Maistry bet 13,000 from under the gun and Gerhard Oosthuizen in the cutoff was the only caller. Maistry checked the 6♠ turn and Oosthuizen bet 15,000 to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | |
|
|
260,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
140,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Rajeev Poonhath raised from under the gun and Michael Franken called in the big blind.
On the Q♠5♣4♣ flop, Franken checked and Poonhath bet 20,000 with the words "maybe now you believe me".
What followed was the check-raise to 55,000 by Franken and Poonhath called after checking the stack of his table neighbour on the other side of the dealer. Franken bet the 7♥ turn for 90,000 and Poonhath folded the Q♦J♦ face-up.
Franken first flashed the 4♥ followed by the Q♥ to rake in the pot moments later.
In the next hand, Adam Gamsy min-raised to 16,000 but folded when Jaryd Jardien jammed the button.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
284,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
215,000 | |
|
|
156,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
125,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
115,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
88,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
70,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
