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11-25-2025 15:50 UTC+2

Boyer Doubles Through Nortje

Christian Zetzsche

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

Marko Nortje opened to 70,000 from under the gun with the A♠5♥ on the feature table and then called the shove of Kevin Boyer for 395,000 from the big blind. Boyer had the K♦10♣ and the Q♥10♦3♥5♦J♣ board secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	2,100,000 300,000	300,000

Kevin Boyer	835,000 395,000	395,000

Tags: Marko Nortje Kevin Boyer

11-25-2025 15:50 UTC+2

Hutchison Eliminated by Pillay

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dean Hutchison raised it up to 60,000 and the action folded all the way to Alvin Pillay in the big blind, who declared all-in. Hutchison used one time bank extension and then called with a similar stack size.

Dean Hutchison: 8♥8♣ All in
Alvin Pillay: 10♦10♠

"Again," Pillay said referring to him picking up pocket tens and Sean Bloom replied "the fourth time".

The dominated pair of Hutchison found no help on the A♦K♦9♠2♠A♥ board and the stacks were counted. Pillay's 770,000 covered Hutchison's 665,000 to send the Scottish player out in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvin Pillay	1,480,000 700,000	700,000
Dean Hutchison	Busted

Tags: Alvin Pillay Dean Hutchison Sean Bloom

11-25-2025 15:42 UTC+2

Mazabow Eliminated by Bloom

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ariel Mazabow was all-in for his last 90,000 in the cutoff and found a customer in fellow short stack Sean Bloom out of the small blind.

Ariel Mazabow: K♣3♦ All in
Sean Bloom: A♦J♥

The 8♣5♦3♣ flop gave Mazabow a pair but the 2♠ turn and 5♣ river provided no further help.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Bloom	375,000 125,000	125,000
Ariel Mazabow	Busted

Tags: Ariel Mazabow Sean Bloom

11-25-2025 15:35 UTC+2

Pather and Nortje Tangle Again

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Kinesh Pather opened to 75,000 with the A♥5♥ and Marko Northe called in the big blind holding the A♣9♥. Both checked the 9♣7♥3♦ flop and Nortje's check-raise from 100,000 to 290,000 was called by Pather.

Nortje then led the 8♦ river for 525,000 and that sent Pather into the tank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	2,400,000 400,000	400,000

Kinesh Pather	1,600,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Marko Northe Kinesh Pather

11-25-2025 15:35 UTC+2

Bloom and Pillay Double on Outer Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Sean Bloom got the last 130,000 in with the K♣Q♣ and PN looked him up holding the A♠10♣. The 7♠5♦2♥3♣K♦ board saved Bloom on the river.

Soon after that, Dean Hutchison defended out of the blinds against Alvin Pillay and called the shove of Pillay for 290,000 on the 9♥8♣2♥ flop.

Alvin Pillay: 10♦10♠ All in
Dean Hutchison: K♥8♥

The 5♣ turn and Q♦ river awarded the double to Pillay.

Player	Chips	Progress
Prenesh Naidoo	1,550,000 275,000	275,000
Alvin Pillay	780,000 520,000	520,000
Dean Hutchison	575,000 375,000	375,000
Sean Bloom	250,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Alvin Pillay Dean Hutchison PN Sean Bloom

11-25-2025 15:30 UTC+2

Pather Gets Value From Nortje

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Marko Nortje raised to 70,000 from under the gun with the A♦2♥ and was called by Dylan Barnard out of the cutoff holding the K♣Q♣, Kinesh Pather on the button with the A♠9♠ and Keyin Boyer who called from the big blind with 9♣8♥.

It was checked to Pather who bet 125,000 and Nortje was the only caller. That led the duo to the 6♦ turn that was checked through. On the 10♥ river, Nortje check-called a bet and Pather won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kinesh Pather	2,000,000 800,000	800,000
Marko Nortje	2,000,000 700,000	700,000

Dylan Barnard	845,000 170,000	170,000
Kevin Boyer	440,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Dylan Barnard Kinesh Pather Marko Nortje Kevin Boyer

11-25-2025 15:30 UTC+2

More Pictures of the Final Day

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Christian Zetzsche

11-25-2025 15:24 UTC+2

Naidoo Gets River Value From Bloom

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Sachin Naidoo raised to 60,000 and was called only by Sean Bloom in the big blind. They checked to the 10♠9♣8♥3♥J♠ river on which Bloom check-called a bet of 65,000. Naidoo tabled the A♣Q♠ for the straight and knocked Bloom down to fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sachin Naidoo	675,000 150,000	150,000
Sean Bloom	130,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Sachin Naidoo Sean Bloom

11-25-2025 15:18 UTC+2

Hutchison Doubles Through Mazabow

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dean Hutchison raised to 60,000 on the button and Ariel Mazabow then jammed from the small blind for the Scotsman to call.

Dean Hutchison: A♥Q♦ All in
Ariel Mazabow: A♦2♦

"Ran into it," Mazabow told a friend on the rail. He picked up some outs on the 6♥5♦4♥ flop and 8♣ turn to survive but the J♥ river was a blank. Hutchison doubled for 445,000 to leave Mazabow on a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Hutchison	950,000 200,000	200,000
Ariel Mazabow	110,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Ariel Mazabow Dean Hutchison

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000