Celebrity Charity Tournament Winner!

Michelle Garforth-Venter has won the Celebrity Charity Tournament, beating out first time poker player and Miss Earth South Africa 2012 finalist Tamerin Jardine.  On her final hand, Tamerin was all in holding [As][Kc] against the [6h][3c] of Michelle.  When the flop fell [5c][4h[6c], Michelle took a lead with top pair and a straight draw.  The turn fell the [6d], leaving Tamerin drawing dead, and the [6s] hit the river for effect, giving Michelle the winning had with quad sixes.

Emerald Resort & Casino would like to thank all of the participants for coming out to support this event.  R30,000 will be donated to charity due to your help.

The final 3 participants

Michelle shows off her final hand, quad sixes

Tamerin, Tournament Direct Jack Effel, Michelle, & Managing Director Martin Rice

Michelle gets congratulated by Tamerin for her win

Flight B Update

While the Celebrity Charity Tournament plays on their final table, there are 68 players remaining in Flight B of Event #1 - $365 No-Limit Hold’em.  The blinds have just increased to 500/1,000 with a 100 ante, and the average chip stack is just over 40k.

Final Table Streaming Live!

The final table of the Celebrity Charity Tournament is now streaming live on our featured table.  Click on "Watch Live Stream" at the top of this page to tune in!

Flight A: 16 Players Advance

Flight A has completed play for the day, and only 16 players remain from the starting field of 115 entrants.  Rui Gouveia is the chip leader with 190,500.  Rui and the 15 other players will combine with the players that make it through Flight B, and they will return tomorrow at 12pm to play down to a champion.

Scotty Nguyen Making His Rounds

Scotty Nguyen is having a great time in the Celebrity Charity Tournament, and we have the pictures to prove it!

Celebrity Charity Tournament is Under Way!

The $150 Celebrity Charity Tournament is now under way.  So far, 37 entrants have joined this boisterous tournament, including Scotty Nguyen.  The final table will be streaming live in a few hours, so stay tuned!

Event #1 Prize Pool & Payouts

Registration is now closed for Flight B in Event #1 - $365 No-Limit Hold’em.  115 players entered Flight A, and 163 players entered Flight B.  The total entrants for both flights is 278 players, creating a $83,400 prize pool.  The top 30 places will be paid, with a mincash worth $565.  First place will earn $20,018 plus a World Series of Poker Circuit ring (pictured above).  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $20,018.00
2nd Place: $12,370.00
3rd Place: $8,976.00
4th Place: $6,622.00
5th Place: $4,966.00
6th Place: $3,785.00
7th Place: $2,929.00
8th Place: $2,302.00
9th Place: $1,836.00
10th-12th Place: $1,487.00
13th-15th Place: $1,222.00
16th-18th Place: $1,018.00
19th-21st Place: $861.00
22nd-24th Place: $738.00
25th-27th Place: $641.00
28th-30th Place: $565.00

Scotty Nguyen & Michael Mizrachi Join Flight B

Scotty Nguyen and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi have joined Flight B of Event #1 - $365 No-Limit Hold’em. 

Raymond Rahme is playing WSOP Africa

2007 World Series of Poker 3rd place finisher Raymond Rahme is playing Flight B of WSOP Africa.

Flight B is Under Way

Flight B of Event #1 - $365 No-Limit Hold’em has begun, and late registration is open until approximately 6:15pm.  140 players are already registered, while just 45 players remain in Flight A.

The Celebrity Charity Tournament will be starting at 7pm, and we will be streaming the final table live on www.WSOPEmerald.com.  Tournament Director Jack Effel estimates the final table will be reached at approximately 9:30pm local time.  For our friends in the United States, this is 11:30am PST, 2:30pm EST.

Michael Mizrachi has been eliminated

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi has been eliminated from Flight A.  He got a late start, but was in good position to double up when he got all in on a J-9-2 flop holding J-2 against his opponent's J-8.  Unfortunately for The Grinder, an 8 spiked to send him to the rail.

After his elimination, Jack Effel took to the mike to tell players that The Grinder was looking to get a 50/100 rand PLO game started.

Registration Closed for Flight A

Registration is now closed for Flight A of Event #1 - $365 No-Limit Hold’em.  There were a total of 115 entrants for this flight, and after a brief 15 minute break, 83 players remain.

Flight B begins at 4pm, and registration will be open until approximately 6:15pm.  At that point, prize pool & payouts will be posted.

WSOP Africa is Under Way!

After a brief introduction by Tournament Director Jack Effel, the announcement to shuffle up and deal has been given and cards are in the air.  The tournament is a $365 re-entry, with two flights today.  Each player starts with 10,000 in chips and the blinds begin at 25/50.  Each flight will play 8 hours before play will halt until tomorrow.