It took around 50 minutes for the first all-in showdowns and two players were subsequently eliminated. The first one to go was Stephen Kurland who bowed out against none other than Tanith Rothman. On a draw-heavy board of K♣Q♣8♦J♦6♣, Rothman flopped the top two pair with K♥Q♥ and Kurland's K♦J♣ for inferior two pair on the turn went down in flames.
Kurland re-entered and drew the very same seat right next to Rothman.
On the K♠10♠8♥9♥ turn, Cliton Taliwanth bet 200 and Alexandra Müller called to then face a min-bet of only 100 on the 2♥ river. Müller shrugged and called to get shown the 9♦8♠ for two pair, which beat her Q♦8♣ for a pair of eights.
Four ways to the A♠A♣2♣ flop, it checked to Alan Jung and he opted to bet for 1,600. One opponent after the other folded and Jung exposed his Q♠Q♦ before raking in the pot.
Soon after that, Wesley Blom joined the field and took a seat on the same table.
Heads-up to the 10♥3♠3♣6♣ turn, Sascha Manns called a bet of 2,000 by Mariska Du Toit and was then curious enough to do so again on the 8♠ on the river. Du Toit tabled the A♠A♦ for aces up and won the pot. "Nice hand," Maureen Swart replied on a table with three women seated in a row.
According to the screens, there are now up to 31 players and several notables have entered the fray close to the start of the second level.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Three ways to the J♦10♥4♠ flop, Franco Da Matta in the small blind was the only one to call a bet of 600 by Didier Mery on the button. He snap-called another bet of 600 on the 6♦ turn before they checked down the 3♠ on the river.
"Such a good float," Da Matta said as he slammed the A♦5♦ on the felt for the turned nut flush draw that missed. Mery had that beat with the J♥9♠ and won the pot.
In three-way action to the 9♣6♥2♥10♦ turn, Alexandra Müller called a bet worth 1,600 and the 7♦ was then checked by both remaining players on the river. Müller tabled her A♦10♥ for top pair top kicker on the four-card straight board and it was good enough to win the pot.
With no ante in play yet, the opening few minutes have been timid but the field will start to fill up throughout the next few hours. So far, there are 20 players seated and among those is also Jaco Mouton who is a previous finalist in the SunBet Poker Tour Main Event.
Mouton was involved in a heads-up pot in which he checked to the A♦10♣6♦Q♦9♠ river. His opponent then bet 500 and Mouton instantly folded the 4♣4♠ face-up.
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