Event #2 Final Table (heads up)

Event #3A End of Day 1 Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Place	First Name	Last Name	Chips	City / Country	Table	Seat
1	Warren	Zackey	108,200	Johannesburg, South Africa	18	6
2	Nahum	Lum	98,900	Johannesburg, South Africa	19	6
3	Robbie	Sham	94,400	Johannesburg, South Africa	19	5
4	Kyria	Lombard	80,900	Mpumalanga, South Africa	18	8
5	Rudolf	Fouzie	69,700	Bloemfontein, Free State	11	8
6	Daniel	Habib	62,300	Cape Town, South Africa	17	1
7	Ant	Gordon	55,100	Durban, South Africa	12	5
8	Shadley	Abrahams	48,700	Cape Town, South Africa	18	5
9	Evro	Psiloyenis	45,700	Ballito, South Africa	17	2
10	Ray	Rahme	42,600	South Africa	11	5
11	Sascha	Dreyer	31,700	Johannesburg, South Africa	10	9
12	Jimmy	Sarkis	21,300	South Africa	12	8
13	Gary	Citron	20,600	KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	10	2

Changes to Main Event Re-Entry

Since the plan is to play until 13 players remain in Flight A, the tournament organizers have offered players a chance to re-enter on Day 2 of the event as well as in Flight B.  Only one re-entry is allowed, so players cannot play both flights plus Day 2.  However, players that have not yet played Flight A can play Flight B, bust, and re-enter on Day 2 now.

Currently 14 players remain in Flight A, so play conclude when one more player busts.

Video: Event #1 Final Table (part 1)

2012/2013 WSOP Circuit Africa
Event #1: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Starting chip counts:
Seat 1: Levi Dare - 768,000
Seat 2: Eben Lottering - 214,000
Seat 3: Jarred Solomon - 340,000
Seat 4: Jason Dominguez-Baya - 123,000
Seat 5: Nawal Jaftha - 293,000
Seat 6: Jay Sookoo - 136,000
Seat 7: David Dadic - 354,000
Seat 8: Eric Brand - 296,000
Seat 9: Tyronne Sacks - 89,000
Seat 10: Michael Holden - 152,000

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 Place: $1,487.00

Main Event is now on their dinner break

The players remaining from Flight A of the $3,300 Main Event are now on their 90 minute dinner break.  Today's field had 25 players, and currently 15 players remain.  After dinner, they will be playing 400/800 blinds with a 100 ante.  The plan is to continue play until 13 players remain, and then halt play for the night.

Video: Greg Tucker Winner Interview

Event #2 Final Results

2012/2013 WSOP Circuit South Africa

Event #2: $580 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed (Wedneday, February 6, 2013)

76 entries / $38,000 prize pool

The first all in at the final table came by Jonathan “Safehands” Kalil , holding K♣8♥ against the A♠7♠ of Ahmed Karrim.  The T♥K♠2♥ flop paired Jonathan, and another king on the turn guaranteed him a doubleup.  Jonathan doubled up a second time when his Q♥J♥ spiked a jack on the turn against the A♥Q♣ of Greg Tucker after getting it all in on a K♥9♠6♠.

                     

The double ups continued when Kamlan Naidoo coolered Greg, Kamlan holding K♥K♠ against Greg’s A♣K♣.  Greg failed to find an ace on the 2♠9♥Q♠4♥4♠ runout, and Kamlan got the doubleup much to the excitement of his supporters in the room.  Jonathan then earned his third double up of the day when his A♠7♦ held against Menesh Keshau’s Q♠J♥.  Menesh flopped a queen, but Jonathan flopped an ace, and that was all he needed to survive.

Menesh quickly got his last eight big blinds in and was called by Matt Beckett.  Menesh was racing with his 6♠6♣ against Matt’s A♦Q♥, and it looked like we’d have our fifth doubleup as the board read J♦5♥9♥9♣ on the turn.  But the A♥ hit the river to send Menesh to the payout desk in 7^th place, good for $1,757.  Menesh is a financial advisor from Pretoria, and he hopes to one day play the WSOP Main Event.

The next player to hit the rail was Jonathan.  His luck finally ran out when he was unable to overcome Kamlan’s A♦K♣ with A♠Q♦.  Jonathan did his best to spike a queen, but came up short when the board fell

3♥4♣7♣8♠K♦.  Jonathan is married to his wife Natasha and has an eight month old child, so his family will put the $2,135 he earned for his 6^th place finish to good use.

Matt had a one-two punch to spell out his 5^th place elimination.  First he doubled up Greg when his Ah8d failed to crack Greg’s JsJd.  Matt turned a gutshot and an overcard when the board read 6s6d5s9c, but the 3h on the river failed to improve his hand.  He went out a few hands later when his opponent made a pair of nines.  Matt operates poker tournaments and previously cashed in a similar six max tournament at WPT Africa.  This time he’ll collect $2,730 for his efforts.

Daniel Lamberti is one final table participant who hadn’t made much noise so far, at least on the felt.  He had been tweeting under the name @Daniel_Lamberti throughout the event, and has many tournament cashes on his poker resume.  This would be his 6^th cash at the Emerald Resort & Casino.  Unfortunately for Daniel, his hopes of a win were dashed when his A♥5♦ ran into Greg’s A♠J♥.  The board ran out pure, and Daniel was sent to the rail in 4^th place for $3,684.

Greg claimed another elimination, though this time it wasn’t as easy.  Kamlan was all in preflop holding 9♦5♦ against Greg’s K♦K♠.  While Greg made top set on the K♥7♦Q♦ flop, Kamlan picked up a flush draw.  The T♠ on the turn gave Kamlan more outs for a gutshot straight, but the T♣ on the river gave Greg the winning full house.  Kamlan was born in Durban and now lives in Midrand, and he is a high stakes cash game player who one day hopes to play the big games in Las Vegas.  The $5,262 he earned today for his 3^rd place finish might convince Kamlan that tournaments are OK, too.

When heads up play began, Greg had a 581k to 331k lead over Ahmed.  Ahmed battled his way back to take over the lead, and he had the tournament all but won when he got all in on a Q♥3♠6♥9♣ board.  Ahmed had made two pair with 9♠6♠ against Greg’s A♣9♦ and needed to dodge the three remaining aces.  But this tournament was not to be over, yet, as the A♦ landed on the river to give Greg the chip lead back.

Greg entered the final table as the chip leader, and after regaining the chip lead heads up, he never looked back.  The final hand had Greg holding A♣7♠ against Ahmed’s K♥J♥.  Though he had a slight sweat on the turn when the board read 4♣6♦A♥K♠, a harmless 5♣ hit the river to knock Ahmed out in 2^nd place for $7,994.

Greg is no stranger to WSOP Circuit Africa final tables, as he got 4^th place in a $350 event last year, as well as a 16^th place finish in the WSOP Circuit Africa Main Event in 2010.  He also recently won the Montecasino Poker Challenge High Roller event in November for over $40,000.  Greg lists Vanessa Selbst and Faraz Jaka as his two favorite poker players, and hopes to emulate that success by one day winning the Triple Crown.  On Twitter, Greg can be followed under the name @GregTucker_.

Place	First Name	Last Name	Chips/Prize	City / Country
1	Greg	Tucker	$12,920	Johannesburg, South Africa
2	Ahmed	Karrim	$7,994	Cape Town, South Africa
3	Kamlan	Naidoo	$5,262	Midrand, Gauteng
4	Daniel	Lamberti	$3,684	Johannesburg, South Africa
5	Matt	Beckett	$2,730	Johannesburg, South Africa
6	Jonathan	Kalil	$2,135	Bedfordview, Gauteng
7	Menesh	Keshav	$1,757	Pretoria, South Africa
8	Eugene	Du Plessis	$1,518	Johannesburg, South Africa

Event #2 Is Now Heads Up

Event #2: $580 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed is now heads up between Greg Tucker (551k) and Ahmed Karrim (331k).  You can watch the two players fight for a WSOP Circuit ring by clicking "Watch Live Stream" at the top of this page.  Here are the other final table payouts:

Place	First Name	Last Name	Prize	City / Country
3	Kamlan	Naidoo	$5,262	Midrand, Gauteng
4	Daniel	Lamberti	$3,684	South Africa
5	Matt	Beckett	$2,730	Johannesburg, South Africa
6	Jonathan	Kalil	$2,135	Johannesburg, South Africa
7	Menesh	Keshav	$1,757	Pretoria, South Africa
8	Eugene	Du Plessis	$1,518	South Africa

Event #2 Updated Chip Counts

Here are the chip counts at the break for Event #2: $580 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed Final Table:1

Seat 1: Greg Tucker - 127,000
Seat 2: Matt Beckett - 161,000
Seat 3: Kamlan Naidoo - 325,000
Seat 4: Ahmed Karrim - 171,000
Seat 5: Daniel Lamberti - 128,000

Video: Jarred Solomon Winner Interview

Today's schedule

It's 2pm and currently Event #2: $580 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed is about to kick off.  Jack Effel is introducing the players before they shuffle up and deal, and we are streaming live.  To watch, click on "Watch Live Stream" at the top of this page.

Meanwhile, the Event #3 $3,300 Main Event Flight A has begun with a bit of a late start.  Registration is open for most of today, or you can register for tomorrow's Flight B.

At 6pm today there's one more $200 Mega Satellite to the Main Event.  Yesterday's satellite got 90 entrants and awarded 4 seats plus cash for 5th place.  We anticipate more entrants today.

Don't forget tomorrow is also the $235 Ladies Event at 2pm, which is a non-ring event that is one single day.

Event #1 Final Results

2012/2013 WSOP Circuit South Africa

Event #1: $365 No-Limit Hold’em (Tuesday, February 5, 2013)

278 entries (115 for Flight A, 163 for Flight B) / $83,400 prize pool

It didn’t take long for action to get started at the first final table of the 2012/2013 WSOP Circuit South Africa.  On the very first hand, Eric Brand from Cape Town, South Africa was all in with K♥K♣ against his opponent’s J♠J♥ on a 4♥3♥6♥ flop.  Eric was in great shape to double up as he only needed to dodge one of the two remaining jacks.  The 6♠ on the turn changed nothing, but the J♦ on the river dashed Eric’s hopes at winning a WSOP ring in this event.  For his 10^th place finish, Eric earns $1,487, which will help fund his future chinese poker games.

Jay Sookoo from Durban, South Africa was the next player to get all in, this time holding 3♥3♣ vs. Jarred Solomon’s A♣Q♥.  Jay was in a race for a tournament life, but he didn’t have to sweat it for too long as he made quads when the flop fell 3♦5♦3♠.  The board ran out K♦Q♣ to give Jay the doubleup.

Jarred lost a few more chips when his Q♠Q♥ ran into attorney David Dadic’s K♦K♣ on a 7♥2♦T♥ flop.  Jarred couldn’t find a queen when the turn and river fell 6♥6♦, and David doubled up to be back in the hunt.

Jason Dominguez had stayed quiet so far, mostly due to his short stack entering this final table.  He finally committed the last of his chips holding pocket fours and was called by his opponent in the big blind holding 6-7.  Jason’s small pair was outrun, and he was eliminated in 9^th place, good for $1,836.

Jay Sookoo got his chips working again when he moved all in with pocket jacks, but unfortunately ran into Jarred’s pocket kings.  The board ran out 9♠Q♦8♦6♠7♦ to give Jarred the knockout.  Jay earned $2,302 for his 8^th place finish.

Tyronne Sacks also tried to crack kings when his A♥T♥ ran into the second best starting hand.  Kings continued to hold up as this time the board fell 6♠8♦5♥8♠T♠, and he exited the tournament in 7^th place for $2,929.  Tyronne is a former actor/model who now runs a poker shop in Johannesburg, South Africa who lists “bubbling” as his superstition.

Nawal Jaftha, the only female at the final table, got unlucky when her A♠K♦ was 3-outed by Dr. Eben Lottering’s K♣5♦, all in preflop.  Eben spiked a 5 on the flop and took a good chunk of Nawal’s stack.  But Eben didn’t hold on to those chips for very long as Nawal doubled through him with pocket treys against Eben’s A-Q.

Michael Holden from Johannesburg, South Africa looked to be in good position to double up as he took his J♠J♣ up against Jarred’s inferior A♣8♦.  However, luck was on Jarred’s side as he spiked an ace on the 2♥A♦3♥ flop.  The 6♣ turn and 2♦ river failed to materialize the jack Michael was looking for, and he would have to settle for the $3,785 payday for 6^th place.  Micheal owns a horse racing website and claims his wife Maxine is a better poker player than he is.

Eben lost the bulk of his chips with A♦5♥ when he ran into the A♣6♣ of David Dadic, all in on a A♠4♥8♥ flop.  The T♣ turn and 3♥ river ensured David’s 6 kicker played, crippling Eben.  He got the remainder of his chips in with the best of it, holding K♥2♠ against Jarred’s J♣T♣.  Jarred turned trips to send Eben to the payout desk, cashing in his 5^th place ticket for $4,966.  Eben’s poker ambition is to play in the WSOP Main Event, and with his cash today, he is halfway to his dream.

Nawal found herself all in again, this time on a 5♣2♦J♥ flop.  Nawal had a gutshot and an overcard with A♥4♦, up against 23 year old poker pro Levi Dare’s K♠K♣.  In continuing the earlier trend, pocket kings held for a third time at this final table when the turn and river fell J♦T♣.  Nawal started the day in 37^th place out of 43 players, so surely she was pleased with the $6,622 she earned for her 4^th place finish.  Nawal is married with 4 kids and resides in Cape Town, South Africa.

On the first hand back after break, David moved all in with A♦T♥ and was snap called by Jarred, who held Q♣Q♦.  Pocket queens held up through a 8♣7♥K♦8♠3♠, and David was eliminated in 3^rd place for $8,976.  David hopes to one day own a WSOP bracelet.

Jarred entered heads up with a 4 to 1 chip advantage, and it didn’t take him long to get Levi all in.  Levi had turned two pair on the 3♦9♦T♠Q♦ with his Q♣3♣, but was in terrible shape as Jarred held K♦J♠ for a king high straight.  Levi would need to hit one of the two remaining queens or treys to survive, but he just missed as the river fell 4♠.  Levi entered the final table as the chip leader, but will have to settle for 2^nd place in this tournament, good for $12,370.

A former personal trainer, Jarred is now a professional poker player.  While he won this no limit hold’em tournament, Jarred prefers Omaha tournaments.  In an interview with Tournament Director Jack Effel after his win, 26 year old Jarred admitted that he faced tough opponents throughout the tournament, both young and old.  Good cards and well-timed aggression were key aspects that earned Jarred the win.  Discussing the 3^rd annual WSOP Circuit Africa, Jarred explained that “The World Series of Poker is amazing.”  His love of the tour will definitely be expanded now that he has a WSOP Circuit Ring and an additional $20,018 in his pocket.

Place	First Name	Last Name	Payout	City / Country
1	Jarred	Solomon	$20,018	Johannesburg, South Africa
2	Levi	Dare	$12,370	South Africa
3	David	Dadic	$8,976	Johannesburg, South Africa
4	Nawal	Jaftha	$6,622	Cape Town, South Africa
5	Eben	Lottering	$4,966	Bloemfontein, Free State
6	Michael	Holden	$3,785	Gauteng, South Africa
7	Tyronne	Sacks	$2,929	Johannesburg, South Africa
8	Jay	Sookoo	$2,302	Durban, South Africa
9	Jason	Dominguez-Baya	$1,836	Johannesburg, South Africa
10	Eric	Brand	$1,487	Cape Town, South Africa
11	Ilija	Martinovic	$1,487	Johannesburg, South Africa
12	Regan	Naidoo	$1,487	Durban, South Africa
13	Peter	Niksch	$1,222	South Africa
14	Ettiene	Swan	$1,222	South Africa
15	Rui	Gouveia	$1,222	Johannesburg, South Africa
16	Dimitri	Stephanis	$1,018	Cape Town, South Africa
17	Armand	Saayman	$1,018	Johannesburg, South Africa
18	Albert	Lloyd	$1,018	South Africa
19	Alon	Argaman	$861	Johannesburg, South Africa
20	David	Bechus	$861	Johannesburg, South Africa
21	Tony	Kamiosky	$861	Johannesburg, South Africa
22	Paul	Smith	$738	Warrenton, Northern Cape
23	Cornelius	Jansen van Vuuren	$738	Vaalpark, South Africa
24	Dean	Carrol	$738	Johannesburg, South Africa
25	Shawn	Cash	$641	Johannesburg, South Africa
26	Glen	Bezuidenhout	$641	Alberton, South Africa
27	Kyria	Lombard	$641	Middelburg, South Africa
28	Ian	Starr	$565	Pretoria, South Africa
29	George	Modinos	$565	South Africa
30	Gary	Citron	$565	Durban, South Africa

Event #2 End of Day 1 Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

2012/2013 WSOP Circuit South Africa
Event #2: $580 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed (Wedneday, February 6, 2013)
76 entries / $38,000 prize pool
End of Day 1 Chip Counts & Seating Assignments
Place First Name Last Name Chips/Prize City / Country Table Seat 1 Greg Tucker 216,000 Johannesburg, South Africa 1 3 2 Matt Beckett 179,500 Johannesburg, South Africa 1 5 3 Kamlan Naidoo 144,000 Midrand, Gauteng 1 2 4 Ahmed Karrim 139,000 Cape Town, South Africa 1 7 5 Daniel Lamberti 103,000 South Africa 1 4 6 Meshern Keshav 96,000 Pretoria, South Africa 1 1 7 Jonathan Kalil 34,500 Johannesburg, South Africa 1 6 8 Eugene Du Plessis $1,518 South Africa
Play will continue at 2,000/4,000/500.  Button is in the 6 seat.
Payouts:

1st Place: $12,920
2nd Place: $7,994
3rd Place: $5,262
4th Place: $3,684
5th Place: $2,730
6th Place: $2,135
7th Place: $1,757

Event #2 Has Concluded For The Night

The 7 remaining players in Event #2: $580 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed have completed play for the night.  They will return at 2pm to play out to a winner.  Chip counts and seating assignments will be posted shortly.