THMC Main Event Day 1bc | 2024 THMC Cape Town Million

Nov 25, 2024

Hoal Eliminated by Jung With a Royal Flush

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jonathan. Hoal was all-in preflop with a shorter stack and looked up by Alan Jung, who had lost a big portion of his stack in the first level but stuck around. "Let me get some chips back," Hoal grinned while they opened their cards.

Jonathan Hoal: J♦8♦ All in
Alan Jung: K♣Q♣

The board ran out A♣J♣7♦5♠10♣ and Hoal's jack on the flop went down to a royal flush!

"I never had one, let me take a picture," a very excited Jung said and grabbed his phone.

Tags: Alan Jung Jonathan Hoal

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Nov 25, 2024

Updated Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Nov 25, 2024

Gurin Chops for Some Profit

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With a straight on the 5♣4♠2♠6♣3♣ board, Alexander Gurin looked up a shorter stack who tabled the Q♥J♣ to play the board. Gurin's A♣K♦ chopped the pot as he hovers around two times the starting stack.

Tags: Alexander Gurin

Nov 25, 2024

Hira Gets a Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On the heads-up turn of J♣9♣3♣4♠ turn, Ashley Hira pushed all-in for the last 9,900 and that sent Clinton Heap into the tank. Heap used one time bank and eventually folded for Hira to show one of the cards.

"You might as well show me the other one," Heap replied.

"That one costs nine grand," Hira said with a big smirk on the face before adding "I had queen-ten with the queen of clubs.

Tags: Ashley Hira Clinton Heap

Nov 25, 2024

Mokgoathleng Adds to His Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Two of the biggest stacks in the field can be found on the same table and sandwiched between them is Marko Nortje. The latter took on Greg Mokgoathleng, who bet the A♠6♥5♠ flop for 1,400 to force a quick fold.

Tags: Greg Mokgoathleng Marko Nortje

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Nov 25, 2024

Second Break of Day 1b Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After the end of level seven, the field has reached 77 entries and 64 players remain as they are onto their second 10-minute break. At the same time, the Super High Roller has reached the money and a Single Day High Roller is underway with two tables running.

Nov 25, 2024

Gossard Gets His Revenge Versus Frick

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Bernard Gossard opened to 1,100 on the button and Wesley Blom called in the small blind. Rudalf Frick jammed the big blind for 10,100 and Gossard sighed "why always me" before he reluctantly called. Blom folded and Frick joked a "good call" as he exposed the Q♠4♣.

Gossard took a few seconds before he grinned and exposed the Q♥Q♣.

"That's not good for you ... I would have called if he didn't," Blom added.

There was no upset on the 6♥4♥3♣10♥5♦ runout and Frick was knocked out.