Down to the last 250,000 only, Keenan Pienaar jammed the button with the K?J? and KM called in the big blind with J?8?.
The 10?9?7?5?K? board gave KM. the flopped jack-high straight and Pienaar had to settle for eighth place worth ZAR97,200 ($5,346)
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
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Stephen Courtney made it 130,000 to go with the A?Q? on the button and Harold Brooks simply pushed all-in K?J? to apply maximum pressure and win the pot uncontested.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
2,000,000 | |
|
1,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
890,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
375,000 | |
|
|
||
Keenan Pienaar opened to 115,000 in the hijack with the A?9? and Sean Bloom came along in the big blind with the 7?5?. The J?6?3? flop was checked by Bloom and Pienaar bet 65,000 for Bloom to call.
Both checked the A? on the turn and Bloom jammed for 375,000 effective on the J? river after he missed his gutshot straight draw. Pienaar used two time bank extensions before sigh-folding.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
375,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
Sean Bloom opened the action with a raise to 105,000 with A?10? in an early position and Taariq Jaftha moved all-in for 535,000. Harold Brooks on the button reraised big and Bloom instantly folded.
Taariq Jaftha: 8?8? 
Harold Brooks: Q?Q?
The Q?7?3? flop further improved Brooks to top set and Jaftha needed running spades or eights to stay in contention. It was all over on the A? turn to make the 8? river bittersweet. Jaftha has become the first casualty of the final table in ninth place for ZAR77,600 ($4,268)
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,800,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
Greg Tucker made it 105,000 to go with the A?J? and KM three-bet to 225,000 in the next seat with K?K?. Sean Bloom in the cutoff folded the 10?10? and Tucker also sent his cards into the muck.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
1,900,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
765,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
555,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
535,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Max Deveson made it 100,000 to go with the J?J? and Keenan Pienaar three-bet to 275,000 from two seats over in middle position with the 10?10?. It folded all the way to Taariq Jaftha in the big blind and he carefully counted his remaining stack holding the J?9? before sending them into the muck.
Deveson glanced at the tournament info clock and pushed all-in and Pienaar sighed visibly. After using two time banks, Pienaar folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,020,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
710,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
555,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
||
Niveau: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Stephen Courtney raised to 85,000 with the A?5? and Max Deveson called in the next seat with the A?Q?. Greg Tucker squeezed to 585,000 for most of his shorter stack in the cutoff and forced out everyone behind until Deveson. The Brit moved all-in and Tucket called for 780,000.
Both suited ace-queen chopped on the 10?9?8?7?7? runout.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
870,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Max Deveson opened to 80,000 with the 4?4? and Harold Brooks called in the next seat with the Q?8?. On the K?3?2? flop, Deveson bet 60,000 for Brooks to flat-call with his flush draw. The 7? turn was checked and the 5? fell on the river. Deveson checked and Brooks bet 150,000
Soon after that, Keenan Pienaar raised to 85,000 with J?3? and then folded when Greg Tucker three-bet to 425,000 on the button with the 8?8?.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,500,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
830,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
780,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
