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11-25-2025 18:12 UTC+2

Nortje Takes From Boyer

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Kevin Boyer made it 125,000 to go with the K♣Q♦ first to act and Marko Nortje three-bet small to 285,000 on the button holding the A♦6♥. Boyer called to see a flop of 10♦10♣3♠ and checked to Nortje, who bet 230,000 and won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	5,300,000 500,000	500,000

Sean Bloom	3,500,000 200,000	200,000
Alvin Pillay	1,500,000 115,000	115,000
Kevin Boyer	1,100,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Marko Nortje Kevin Boyer

11-25-2025 18:05 UTC+2

Prenesh Naidoo Eliminated in 5th Place (ZAR 123,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Prenesh Naidoo opened to 125,000 and Marko Nortje three-bet to 325,000. It folded back to Naidoo who pushed all-in for 1,175,000 and Nortje instantly called.

Prenesh Naidoo: 10♣10♦ All in
Marko Nortje: A♦Q♥

The JsJc9cQd6h] board improved Nortje to the superior two pair and that sent Naidoo out in fifth place for ZAR 123,000, as the field was suddenly cut down to the final four contenders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	4,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Prenesh Naidoo	Busted

Tags: Marko Nortje Prenesh Naidoo

11-25-2025 18:03 UTC+2

Nortje Gets Bloom to Fold Kings

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Marko Nortje raised to 125,000 with the 9♦8♥ on the button and Sean Bloom called out of the big blind with K♠K♦. The overpair was checked on the 9♥7♦3♥ flop and Nortje bet 150,000 for Bloom to call.

That led them to the 2♥ turn on which Bloom checked again and Nortje bet 350,000. Bloom folded and only then, Nortje exposed pocket queens with a big smirk on the face as the graphics had read the wrong cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Bloom	3,700,000 300,000	300,000
Marko Nortje	3,500,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Sean Bloom Marko Nortje

11-25-2025 17:58 UTC+2

Jason De Villiers Eliminated in 7th Place (ZAR 78,000); Dylan Barnard Eliminated in 6th Place (ZAR 94,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jason De Villiers has been blinding out for more than four hours while having to attend a business meeting but he made it all the way to seventh place for ZAR 78,000 when his last 20,000 were forced all-in from the small blind and dead since he was nowhere near the table.

Soon after, Dylan Barnard was then all-in against Sean Bloom in a classic flip.

Dylan Barnard: A♥K♠ All in
Sean Bloom: 10♠10♣

The two over cards missed on the J♠9♠9♦5♣8♦ board and Barnard was sent to the payout desk next. Since De Villiers was blinded out previously, Barnard took home ZAR 94,000 for sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Bloom	4,000,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Marko Nortje	3,200,000 400,000	400,000

Jason De Villiers	Busted
Dylan Barnard	Busted

Tags: Dylan Barnard Jason De Villiers Sean Bloom

11-25-2025 17:49 UTC+2

Bloom Doubles Through Nortje

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action folded to Marko Nortje in the cutoff and he simply decided to push all-in into shorter stacks. Sean Bloom called all-in for 1,160,000 in the big blind and the cards were flipped over.

Sean Bloom: A♣K♣ All in
Marko Nortje: 5♣4♠

The A♦6♣3♠ flop gave Bloom the top pair while Nortje had the up and down straight draw. Neither the 10♦ turn and the A♥ river improved Nortje and Bloom took a chunk out of the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	2,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Sean Bloom	2,400,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Sean Bloom Marko Nortje

11-25-2025 17:47 UTC+2

Kinesh Pather Eliminated in 8th Place (ZAR 62,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Kinesh Pather opened to 225,000 on the button for one third of his stack and Marko Nortje pushed all-in from the big blind for Pather to call all-in for 785,000.

Kinesh Pather: K♠K♥ All in
Marko Nortje: A♣8♣

The 8♥5♣3♠ flop gave Nortje a pair of eights and back door clubs. He spiked the 8♠ turn for trips and the 10♠ on the river knocked out Pather in 8th place worth ZAR 62,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	3,900,000 800,000	800,000

Kinesh Pather	Busted

Tags: Kinesh Pather Marko Nortje

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

11-25-2025 17:40 UTC+2

Showdown Pot for Nortje

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Marko Nortje opened to 80,000 from under the gun with the 7♥6♦ and Dylan Barnard called thereafter with the 5♠5♣. The rest of the table folded and the 8♦6♥2♣ flop gave Nortje the superior pair. He bet 110,000 and Barnard called. They checked the 2♦ turn to the K♣ river that was checked through again and Nortje claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	3,100,000 500,000	500,000

Dylan Barnard	1,200,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Dylan Barnard Marko Nortje

11-25-2025 17:33 UTC+2

Blom Jams Once More

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Prenesh Naidoo raidsed to 85,000 with the K♣Q♣ and was three-bet to 225,000 by Sean Bloom with the A♦10♦ in the small blind. Naidoo called and they headed to the A♥J♦8♣ flop. Bloom bet 120,000 for Naidoo to call and the 2♥ turn saw the shove by Bloom for 440,000, Naidoo folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Prenesh Naidoo	1,300,000 400,000	400,000
Sean Bloom	1,200,000 335,000	335,000

Tags: Prenesh Naidoo Sean Bloom

11-25-2025 17:28 UTC+2

Naidoo Applies Pressure on Pather

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kinesh Pather raised to 80,000 with the 5♠5♣ and Prenesh Naidoo three-bet to 325,000 in the hijack with the A♠Q♣. It folded back to Pather and he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Prenesh Naidoo	1,700,000 195,000	195,000
Kinesh Pather	1,000,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Prenesh Naidoo Kinesh Pather