THMC Cape Town Million Day 1cd | 2025 THMC Cape Town Million

11-24-2025 16:40 UTC+2

Blom Gets a Shove Through

Christian Zetzsche

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

Picking up the action on the K♥8♠2♣ flop, Wesley Blom bet 2,500 and Yoni Lipshitz called on the button. Daniel Scott then raised to 13,400 only for Blom to shove. Lipshitz got out of the way and Scott sigh-folded, then declared he didn't want to see Blom's cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yoni Lipshitz	90,000 5,000	5,000
Wesley Blom	45,000 15,000	15,000
Daniel Scott	18,200 18,200	18,200

Tags: Daniel Scott Wesley Blom Yoni Lipshitz

11-24-2025 16:33 UTC+2

Nortje and Richards Chop Naidoo

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In four-way action to the 6♦4♠2♦ flop, Keegan Naidoo bet 5,500 and got rid of Alan Jung, while Marko Nortje called on the button and Jehan Richards came along out of the big blind. That led the trio to the 8♣ turn on which Richards checked. Naidoo jammed for 56,900 and Nortje asked for a count before he reluctantly called after using two time banks.

Richards sigh-called with the words "there is so much value" to create the following showdown.

Jehan Richards: 8♦7♥ All in
Keegan Naidoo: 10♥10♠ All in
Marko Nortje: 7♣7♦

The river was the 5♣ and that improved Richards as well as Nortje to the eight-high straight. Naidoo lost the main pot and was eliminated in the large side pot by Nortje.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	127,000 68,000	68,000

Caleb October	85,000 55,000	55,000
Jehan Richards	45,000 15,000	15,000
Alan Jung	10,500 24,500	24,500
Niklas Nyman	Busted
Keegan Naidoo	Busted

Tags: Alan Jung Jehan Richards Keegan Naidoo Marko Nortje

11-24-2025 16:25 UTC+2

Singh Doubles Through Brooks

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Christian Zetzsche

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

After he was eliminated on their table, Sugen Singh had asked Harold Brooks if he should re-enter now or wait for Day 1d at 6 p.m. local time. With the prospect of waiting nearly two hours, he opted to buy back in now and came back to the same table albeit different seat.

Singh and Brooks then tangled in a pot where they headed all the way to the 10♣10♦8♥K♥A♦ river. Singh jammed his last 6,800 and Brooks called with the A♣J♥ to get shown Q♦J♣ for broadway.

"On the flop I go nowhere because I can hit the nine. The turn gives me up and down," Singh told Brooks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sugen Singh	37,000 37,000	37,000
Harold Brooks	26,900 3,900	3,900

Tags: Sugen Singh Harold Brooks

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-24-2025 16:19 UTC+2

Da Matta Jams Up His Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On the heads-up flop of A♠7♣5♠, Franco Da Matta raised to 8,500 and was called by his table neighbour who then checked the 4♦ on the turn. Da Matta pushed all-in and was awarded the pot without and further resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franco Da Matta	70,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Franco Da Matta

11-24-2025 16:12 UTC+2

Some New Entries and a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Marco Macchia flopped two pair with the 9♦5♥ out of the big blind and faded a flush draw of J♣3♣ on the 9♥5♣2♣A♠3♥ runout to secure the double.

On his table, Keegan Naidoo can be found after his re-entry and the same also applies for Alan Jung. Jehan Richards entered for the first time while the field has already reached some 93 entries.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Macchia	50,000 17,300	17,300
Keegan Naidoo	40,000 35,000	35,000
Alan Jung	35,000 35,000	35,000
Jehan Richards	30,000 30,000	30,000
Wesley Blom	30,000 3,000	3,000
Clive Kikia	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Alan Jung Jehan Richards Keegan Naidoo Marco Macchia

11-24-2025 16:06 UTC+2

Van Huyssteen Prevails in Showdown Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The elimination of Jonathan Hoal had vaulted Divan Van Wyk into a big stack and he then took on multiple opponents including Braam van Huyssteen with the latter leading the K♦6♥3♣ flop for 6,000. Only Van Wyk called and they checked down the A♠ turn as well as the 4♣ river.

Van Huyssteen revealed the K♠J♠ for a pair of kings, which beat the pocket tens of Van Wyk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Divan Van Wyk	120,000
Braam van Huyssteen	41,000 11,000	11,000
Jonathan Hoal	Busted

Tags: Braam Van Huyssteen Divan Van Wyk Jonathan Hoal

11-24-2025 16:00 UTC+2

Singh Eliminated by Persent

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Harold Brooks made it 2,000 to go from under the gun and Sugen Singh called off a short stack one seat over. Jon Persent then three-bet to 7,500 and Brooks called. Singh jammed for 7,700 total to get called both ways.

On the 6♥5♣4♥ flop, Brooks check-called for 6,000 and then check-folded the 9♣ turn when Persent increased his sizing to 11,000.

Sugen Singh: K♦J♠ All in
Jon Persent: Q♦Q♣

"Aces?" Singh asked before the cards were exposed and then said "thank you ... I have three outs. Dealer, the king of spades please."

However, the river was the blank A♠ and that sent Singh to the rail for now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	68,000 23,000	23,000
Harold Brooks	23,000 27,000	27,000
Sugen Singh	Busted
Jonathan Hoal	Busted

Tags: Harold Brooks Jon Persent Sugen Singh

11-24-2025 15:52 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
William Henderson	155,000 90,000	90,000
Ariel Mazabow	120,000 40,200	40,200
Michael Cupido	100,000 42,800	42,800
Yoni Lipshitz	85,000 85,000	85,000
Keegan Naidoo	75,000 75,000	75,000
Kevin Boyer	65,000 21,000	21,000
Jon Persent	45,000 15,000	15,000
Gareth Duncan	35,000 3,000	3,000
Wouter Van Der Merwe	33,000 2,000	2,000
Wesley Blom	33,000 2,000	2,000
Marco Macchia	32,700 32,700	32,700
Kinesh Pather	30,000 12,000	12,000
Niklas Nyman	26,100 3,900	3,900
Jaryd Jardien	7,000 8,000	8,000
Clive Kikia	Busted
Didier Mery	Busted
Maureen Swart	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800