Marko Nortje opened to 60,000 and then called when Hennie Appel pushed all-in for 505,000 in the hijack on the live stream table.
Hennie Appel: A♠J♣ 
Marko Nortje: K♠K♥
The 10♦7♦3♠3♣J♦ board only delivered one jack and Appel had to settle for 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Alvin Pillay was all-in with a severe short stack on the button with the A♠J♥ and was up against K♦Q♣. Neither hand connected on the 4♣4♠3♣2♥7♦ board and Pillay stayed in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,825,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
750,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
550,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
525,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
480,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
300,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
290,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
260,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Kinesh Pather opened the action with a raise to 65,000 and then called all-in for 590,000 when Marko Nortje pushed from the small blind with the covering stack.
Kinesh Pather: K♠K♥
Marko Nortje: A♦Q♣
There was no ace on the 7♠5♥2♣10♥2♠ board and that knocked down the massive stack of Nortje somewhat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,200,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
BC Van Rooyen pushed all-in for only 200,000 over the top of a raise by Marko Nortje and the live stream table chip leader quickly called.
BC Van Rooyen: 7♥7♦
Marko Nortje: J♠10♣
The Q♠4♣3♥A♦K♣ board gave Nortje broadway for the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Dean Hutchison three-bet jammed for 290,000 in the big blind and Alvin Pillay as the initial raiser reluctantly called for more than half of his stack.
Dean Hutchison: 8♦8♥
Alvin Pillay: K♠Q♠
The 6♠4♠4♥ flop was a sweat but the 4♣ turn and 5♣ river were both blanks.
Soon after on the outer table, Sachin Naidoo raised to 55,000 and then called all-in when Sean Bloom jammed out of the blinds.
Sachin Naidoo: A♥K♠
Sean Bloom: A♦Q♦
The [Td89c8h7c2c] board ensured that the kicker played for Naidoo to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
675,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
585,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
|
255,000
246,000
|
246,000 |
|
|
225,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Following an open raise by Kinesh Pather, Kevin Boyer jammed for only 155,000 in the hijack and Pather called.
Kevin Boyer: 9♠9♥
Kinesh Pather: A♥7♥
Only one seven was not enough on the K♥8♦7♠2♠4♠ runout and Boyer secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
360,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Hennie Appel raised to 45,000 with the A♠J♠ and Kinesh Pather called in the small blind holding the 3♣3♦. Marko Nortje applied maximum pressure and three-bet to 165,000 with the K♥6♣. Appel folded and Pather used a time bank to fold as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
645,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
640,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
565,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
265,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Tanith Rothman was down to only 90,000 in chips when she got it all-in preflop and she was up against two opponents. Vincent Albert had pushed with a small pocket pair and PN looked both up with his monster stack.
Tanith Rothman: Q♣9♥
Vincent Albert: 4♠4♣
PN: A♥10♠
The 8♠6♠3♥10♥K♥ board provided the ten on the turn to knock out two opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
