Sunday, February 10, 2013

Event #4 Final Results

2012/2013 WSOP Circuit Africa
Event #4: $580 No-Limit Hold'em (Saturday, February 9, 2013)
141 entries / $70,500 prize pool
Place First Name Last Name Prize City / Country
1 Neville Todd $19,741 Dublin, Ireland
2 Lagen Zackey $12,201 Johannesburg, South Africa
3 Matt Mulhall $8,807 Cape Town, South Africa
4 Fazel Dawood $6,471 Durban, South Africa
5 Werner Smit $4,838 Pretoria, Gauteng
6 Eben Lottering $3,678 Bloemfontein, Free State
7 Sydney Masinga $2,843 Witbank, South Africa
8 Greg Tucker $2,233 Johannesburg, South Africa
9 Alvin Pillay $1,783 Durban, South Africa
10 Paulo Goncalves $1,445 Lisbon, Portugal
11 Edgar Antezana $1,445 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
12 David Crookes $1,445 Johannesburg, South Africa
13 Clint De Klerk $1,190 Durban, South Africa
14 Michael Holden $1,190 Johannesburg, South Africa
15 Ryan Brauer $1,190 Cape Town, South Africa

Event #4 - 1st Place: Neville Todd ($19,741)

2nd place finisher Legen Zackey (left) congratulates winner Neville Todd (right)

Event #4: 2nd Place - Lagen Zackey ($12,201)


Video: Main Event Heads Up

Lagen take a big chip lead over Neville

Lagen was all in preflop for 619k holding the [Qd][Jd] and was in great shape against Neville's [Qs][9s].  The rail erupted when the flop fell [9d][Ah][8c], giving Neville a pair of nines and the lead.  If he could dodge a jack or a ten, Neville would be win this tournament.  The turn was the harmless [Kc], but the [Ts] caused a huge roar from the crowd as Lagen survived by rivering the nuts.

Event #4: 3rd Place - Matt Mulhall ($8,807)


Event #5 Final Results


2012/2013 WSOP Circuit South Africa
Event #5: $10,400 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (Sunday, February 10, 2013)
4 entries / $38,800 prize pool
Place First Name Last Name Prize City / Country
1 Roman Szymonowicz $38,800 Cape Town, South Africa
2 Michael Mizrachi $0 Miami, FL, USA
3 Rachid Amamou $0 South Africa
4 Scotty Nguyen $0 Las Vegas, NV, USA

Event #6 Prize Pool & Payouts

Event #6: $365 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em had 76 entrants, creating a $22,800 prize pool.  Here are the payouts:

1st Place: $7,753
2nd Place: $4,796
3rd Place: $3,157
4th Place: $2,210
5th Place: $1,638
6th Place: $1,281
7th Place: $1,054
8th Place: $911

Event #4 chip counts on dinner break


On the last hand before dinner break, Matt won a massive pot against Lagen when he made a brave all in call.  The board read [9d][9c][4d][Tc] and Lagen put Matt all in.  Matt tanked and eventually called all in for around 260k, revealing [7d][7c].  He was ahead of Lagen's [6s][6c] and had to dodge two outs to survive.  The [9h] on the river gave Matt the winning full house and the chip lead, while Lagen was knocked down to last place.

Here are the final 3 players chip counts on dinner break.  They will return at approximately 9:10pm.

Matt Mulhall - 838,000
Neville Todd - 443,000
Lagen Zackey - 417,000

Video: Michael Mizrachi is denied a second WSOP Circuit ring

Event #4: 4th Place - Fazel Dawood ($6,471)


Down to 4 players, Fazel had yet to be all in or even call another player’s all in.  With few chips left to play with, he elected to move all in under the gun with [Qd][2d].  Matt made the call in the small blind holding [Kc][Qs], and Fazel would need to spike a deuce to survive.  By the river, the board showed [5d][Jh][9h][9s][Th] and Matt earned the knockout with a king high straight.  Fazel busted in 4th place for $6,471, placing higher than his favorite poker player: Alvin Pillay.

Event #4: 5th Place - Werner Smit ($4,838)


Alvin finally met his demise when he ran his [8d][8c] ran into Matt’s [Ad][Ac].  Alvin tried to find an eight to survive, but instead Matt found an unneeded ace on the river to win the pot with top set.  Alvin is a father of 2 from Durban, South Africa who has 15 final tables to his name.  Today he will earn $1,783 for his 9th place finish.

Photos from Event #5: $10,400 High Roller

All four High Roller participants are on their feet to sweat the flop
It's Scotty Nguyen, baby!
Roman Szymonowicz enjoys a double up.
Satellite qualifier Rachid Amamou
Michael Mizrachi, feeling relaxed after a Main Event win
Tournament Director Jack Effel joins Roman for his winner photo.

High Roller Winner: Roman Szymonowicz ($38,800)


Event #4: 6th Place - Eben Lottering ($3,678)

Event #5: $10,400 High Roller Prize Pool & Payouts

After much delay, registration for Event #5: $10,400 High Roller has closed.  Four players ended up ponying up the $10,400 buyin, and the tournament is already down to heads up play between Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Roman Szymonowicz.

The Grinder almost had his 2nd win locked up when he got Roman all in with K-Q against 7-7, but Roman hit a queen to survive and double up.

Both players are now on break.

Event #4 Updated Chip Counts

Here are updated chip counts for Event #4: $580 No-Limit Hold'em.  Play is currently six handed, and the average stack is 282,000.  When players return from break, they will be playing 6,000/12,000 blinds with a 2,000 ante.

Matt Mulhall - 414,000
Neville Todd - 357,000
Werner Smit - 281,000
Fazel Dawood - 264,000
Eben Lottering - 195,000
Lagen Zackey - 161,000

Event #4: 7th Place: Sydney Masinga ($2,843)


Event #4: 8th Place - Greg Tucker ($2,233)


Event #4: 9th Place - Alvin Pillay ($1,783)


Alvin finally met his demise when he ran his [8d][8c] ran into Matt’s [Ad][Ac].  Alvin tried to find an eight to survive, but instead Matt found an unneeded ace on the river to win the pot with top set.  Alvin is a father of 2 from Durban, South Africa who has 15 final tables to his name.  Today he will earn $1,783 for his 9th place finish.

Event #5 & Event #6 Updates

Event #6: $365 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em begun about an hour ago, and is currently at 83 entrants.  Players have until approximately 8:15pm to register for the last WSOP Circuit Africa event on the schedule.

Event #5: $10,400 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em is finally underway after the players kept pushing it back to get more entrants.  Currently there are four entrants: Michael Mizrachi, Scotty Nguyen, and two local South Africans.  All the players seem to be having a good time, and Scotty's laugh can be heard all the way at the feature table, where Event #4 is still nine handed.

Event #4: 10th Place - Paulo Gonclaves ($1,445)


Paulo was all in and needed a huge amount of help as his [Kd][5c] was way behind his opponent’s [Ah][5h].  Paulo found a king on the [9h][Kh][4c] flop, but his excitement didn’t last long as the [Jh] on the turn completed his opponent’s flush.  The meaningless [Qd] fell on the river to send Paulo to the rail in 10th place, good for $1,445.

Event #3: $3,300 Main Event Final Results & Report

2012/2013 WSOP Circuit South Africa
Event #3: $3,300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event (Thursday, February 7, 2013)
116 entries / $337,560 prize pool

The World Series of Poker Circuit Africa is back for a 3rd year, and 2013 saw 116 entrants pony up $3,300 to take their shot at a WSOP Gold Ring.  Players battled on the felt for 3 days before reaching the official final table, and it was a stacked final table at that.  Three time WSOP bracelet winner Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi occupied the 2 seat.  In seat 4, Event #1 winner Jarred Soloman.  In seat 8, 2010 WSOP Africa Main Event winner Warren Zackey, who has cashed in all four WSOP events he has played in.  Below are chip counts and seating assignments going into the final table:

Seat 1: Menesh Keshav - 139,000
Seat 2: Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi - 344,500
Seat 3: Eric Brand - 465,000
Seat 4: Jarred Soloman - 545,500
Seat 5: Karl Myburgh - 158,000
Seat 6: Kenneth Morgan - 532,000
Seat 7: Markus “Feurinho” Feurie - 726,500
Seat 8: Warren Zackey - 342,200
Seat 9: Kinesh Pather - 228,000

Warren played two hands that left him felted.  On the first, Manesh three-bet all in with J♠J and Warren made the call with AK♠.  The 9♠4T♣7T♠ board left Warren short-stacked.  It didn’t take long for him to get the rest of his chips in, and this time he would need a lot of help.  Warren held J♣7♣ and was up against Grinder’s Q♠Q♣.  The 3♣2♣4 opened the door for Warren to make a flush, and the 6♠ turn gave him even more outs with a gut-shot straight.  The 7♣ hit the river to give Warren a pair of sevens, but it was not good enough to beat Grinder’s pair of queens.  Warren hit the rail in 9th place, good for $8,696.

Eric was the next player to be all in and at risk, when he three-bet jammed A9♠ over Grinder’s opening minraise.  Grinder decided to gamble by making the call with Q♣8♣.  The gamble paid off when he turned a flush on the 2♣A♣6J♣9board, and Eric would have to settle for $10,907 he’d collect for his 8th place finish. Eric is a 26 year old student who has been playing poker since 2007, and this was his second cash at this year’s WSOP Circuit Africa, having previously come 10th place in Event #1.

A pot started brewing after Menesh raised to 25,000 preflop and Jarred made the call.  The K♣4K flop was checked through, but Menesh check-called a 40,000 chip bet on the 2♣ turn.  When the 2 hit the river, Menesh checked a third time only to see Jarred bet 130,000.  Menesh had only a little bit more than that bet, and he elected to put the rest of his chips in, only to see Jarred snap call and reveal 22♣ for quad deuces.  Menesh had JJ♣ which was obviously not good enough to stave off elimination.  He shrugged his shoulders and headed to the rail in 7th place for $13,924.  Menesh is a financial advisor who has a few final tables under his belt, but has not yet locked up a win.

Kenny and Markus had a major confrontation when they got it all in on a 28♠9♠6 board.  It would be a momentum shifting pot as Kenny only had Markus slightly covered.  Markus had flopped two pair with his 9♣8♣, but Kenny had plenty of outs with second pair and a flush draw with his J8.  The 4♠ kept Markus’s two pair in front, and Kenny was crippled.  After folding a few hands, he was all in for his last ante with KT♠ against Grinder’s A5.  The board ran out 94♠532 to give Grinder the wheel.  Kenny will earn $18,103 for his 6th place finish.  Kenny is a big soccer fan and has 5 kids.

Going into 6k/12k blinds, Kinesh was in last place with 155,000 chips.  It wasn’t a tough decision for him to commit the rest of his of his chips when he was dealt 88.  Unfortunately for him, Markus woke up with JJ.  It only got worse for Kinesh when the flop fell 5♣J♠A♣, and he would need to find both of the remaining eights to survive.  His 0.1% did not come through when the turn and river fell 59, and Kinesh would have to settle for a 5th place finish, awarding him $23,980.  This is Kinesh’s third largest cash, with his largest being a runner-up finish in last year’s WSOP Circuit Africa High Roller.

The coolers continued when Jarred ran his JJ into Grinder’s KK♣.  Grinder barely had Jarred covered, so it would be a monumental pot at the chips in the middle neared two million.  Jarred was live all the way to the river, but could not hit a jack to survive.  He will earn $32,372 for his 4th place finish on top of the $20,018 he picked up for winning Event #1.  As well as being a solid poker player, Jarred enjoys watching sports as well as playing them, namely golf and soccer.  His favorite poker player?  Phil Ivey.

Karl was next to get all in, but his AK♣ was in pretty good shape against Markus’s KT♣.  The 52K♠8A♣ board left Karl with a winning two pair to double up.  Now with a short stack, Markus went with his hand when he found the 4♠4.  Unfortunately for him, Grinder picked up a bigger pocket pair with TT♠.  The AJ 8 flop was no help for Markus, and the 9 on the turn gave Grinder the winning flush.  The 7 river landed to improve Grinder to a straight flush, and Markus headed to the payout desk to collect $44,565 for his 3rd place finish.  Markus is a 35 year old poker professional from Bregenz, Austria, but he’s a big fan of South Africa.

Karl started heads up play with a 9 to 1 chip disadvantage, but he put up quite a fight and doubled his stack without a showdown.  Those extra chips made it into the middle on a 76T 7♠ board, but once again Grinder had the best of it with QQ♣.  Karl held A♣8 for a gutshot straight draw and an overcard, and he’d only have one shot to catch.  With a WSOP Circuit Main Event title on the line for Grinder, the dealer burned and rivered the J♣, dashing Karl’s hopes at evening out the chip counts.  Karl has been playing poker since 2009, and today he picked up his biggest win of $62,590 for his 2nd place finish.  Karl is 51 years old and has been playing poker since 2009.  He plans to make it to the WSOP in Las Vegas one day.

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi is no stranger to the winners circle, having 22 first place finishes listed on his Hendon Mob profile.  Today he makes that number 23 and his second international title.  In an interview with Tournament Director Jack Effel after his win, The Grinder said that it was his first time in South Africa, and he loved the event and plans to come back in 2014.  For his win, The Grinder picks up $101,267 or over 900,000 South African rand.



Place
First Name
Last Name
Prize
City / Country
1
Michael
Mizrachi
$101,267
Miami, FL
2
Karl
Myburgh
$62,590
Johannesburg, South Africa
3
Markus
Feurie
$44,565
Bregenz, Austria
4
Jarred
Soloman
$32,372
Johannesburg, South Africa
5
Kinesh
Pather
$23,980
South Africa
6
Kenneth
Morgan
$18,103
South Africa
7
Menesh
Keshav
$13,924
South Africa
8
Eric
Brand
$10,907
Cape Town, South Africa
9
Warren
Zackey
$8,696
Johannesburg, South Africa
10
Nahum
Lum
$7,052
Johannesburg, South Africa
11
Ray
Rahme
$7,052
South Africa
12
Kyria
Patsalos
$7,052
South Africa

Event #4 Payouts so far...

Place First Name Last Name Prize City / Country

11 Edgar Antezana $1,445 Port Elizabeth, South Africa

12 David Crookes $1,445 Johannesburg, South Africa

13 Clint De Klerk $1,190 Durban, South Africa

14 Michael Holden $1,190 Johannesburg, South Africa

15 Ryan Brauer $1,190 Cape Town, South Africa

Event #4 Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments


Seat First Name Last Name Chips City / Country
1 Paulo Goncalves 35,000 Lisbon, Portugal
2 Matt Mulhall 159,000 Cape Town, South Africa
3 Lagen Zackey 159,000 Johannesburg, South Africa
4 Fazel Dawood 310,000 Durban, South Africa
5 Alvin Pillay 71,500 Durban, South Africa
6 Sydney Masinga 303,000 Witbank, South Africa
7 Werner Smit 106,000 Pretoria, Gauteng
8 Neville Todd 66,000 Dublin, Ireland
9 Greg Tucker 296,000 Johannesburg, South Africa
10 Eben Lottering 187,000 Bloemfontein, Free State

Event #4 Final Table streaming live now!

Tournament Director Jack Effel is introducing the players at the final table from Event #4, and we are now streaming live.  Click on "Watch Live Stream" at the top of this page to tune in!

Video: Michael Mizrachi Winner Interview

Event #4 Final Table Reached, Streaming Shortly...

As the Main Event wrapped up, Event #4: $580 No-Limit Hold'em has reached their unofficial final table.  They are now on break, and when they return from break they will be heading over to our featured table and will be streaming live.  Average stack is just under 170k, and blinds will be 4,000/8,000.

1st Place: Michael Mizrachi ($101,267)


2nd Place: Karl Myburgh ($62,590)



Karl started heads up play with a 9 to 1 chip disadvantage, but he put up quite a fight and doubled his stack without a showdown.  Those extra chips made it into the middle on a [7d][6d][Th][7s] board, but once again Grinder had the best of it with [Qd][Qc].  Karl held [Ac][8h] for a gutshot straight draw and an overcard, and he’d only have one shot to catch.  With a WSOP Circuit Main Event title on the line for Grinder, the dealer burned and rivered the [Jc], dashing Karl’s hopes at evening out the chip counts.  Karl has been playing poker since 2009, and today he picked up his biggest win of $62,590 for his 2nd place finish.

Heads Up Chip Counts


Heads up play has now begun.  Michael Mizrachi has 3,126,000, while Karl Myburgh has 354,000.  With a 9 to 1 chip disadvantage, Karl has his work cut out for him.  You can watch live by clicking on "Watch Live Stream" at the top of this page.

3rd Place: Markus Feurie ($44,565)


Karl was next to get all in, but his [Ad][Kc] was in pretty good shape against Markus’s [Kh][Tc].  The [5d][2d][Ks][8d][Ac] board left Karl with a winning two pair to double up.

Now with a short stack, Markus went with his hand when he found the [4s][4h].  Unfortunately for him, Grinder picked up a bigger pocket pair with [Th][Ts].  The [Ah][Jh][8h] flop was no help for Markus, and the [9h] on the turn gave Grinder the winning flush.  The [7h] river landed to improve Grinder to a straight flush, and Markus headed to the payout desk to collect $44,565 for his 3rd place finish.

4th Place: Jarred Soloman ($32,372)


The coolers continued when Jarred ran his [Jh][Jd] into Grinder’s [Kd][Kc].  Grinder barely had Jarred covered, so it would be a monumental pot for either player.  Jarred was live all the way to the river, but could not hit a jack to survive.  He will earn $32,372 for his 4th place finish on top of the $20,018 he picked up for winning Event #1.

5th Place: Kinesh Pather ($23,980)


Going into 6k/12k blinds, Kinesh was in last place with 155,000 chips.  It wasn’t a tough decision for him to commit the rest of his of his chips when he was dealt [8h][8d].  Unfortunately for him, Markus woke up with [Jh][Jd].  It only got worse for Kinesh when the flop fell [5c][Js][Ac], and he would need to find both of the remaining eights to survive.  His 0.1% did not come through when the turn and river fell [5h][9d], and Kinesh would have to settle for a 5th place finish, awarding him $23,980.

Main Event Chip Counts - 5 Handed

The 5 remaining players in the Main Event are now on a 15 minute break.  When they return, they will be playing 6,000/12,000 blinds with a 2,000 ante.  Here are estimated chip counts:

Jarred Soloman - 1,124,000
Michael Mizrachi - 1,024,000
Markus Feurie - 944,000
Karl Myburgh - 211,000
Kinesh Pather - 155,000

6th Place: Kenneth Morgan ($18,103)



Kenny and Markus had a major confrontation when they got it all in on a [2d][8s][9s][6d] board.  It would be a momentum shifting pot as Kenny only had Markus slightly covered.  Markus had flopped two pair with his [9c][8c], but Kenny had plenty of outs with second pair and a flush draw with his [Jd][8d].  The [4s] kept Markus’s two pair in front, and Kenny was crippled.

After folding a few hands, he was all in for his last ante with [Kd][Ts] against Grinder’s [Ad][5h].  The board ran out [9d][4s][5d][3h][2d] to give Grinder the wheel.  Kenny will earn $18,103 for his 6th place finish.

7th Place: Menesh Keshav ($13,924)


At 5,000/10,000 blinds, Menesh raised to 25,000 and Jarred Soloman made the call.  Both players checked the [Kc][4d][Kh] flop, but Menesh check-called a 40,000 chip bet from Jarred on the [2c] turn.  When the [2h] hit the river, Menesh checked a third time, only to see Jarred bet 130k.  Menesh moved all in for just a few chips more, and Jarred snap called and tabled [2d][2c] for quad deuces.  Menesh's [Jh][Jc] was no match for this powerhouse hand, and he was sent to the rail in 7th place, good for $13,924.

8th Place: Eric Brand ($10,907)


Michael Mizrachi opened the pot for the minimum at 10,000/20,000 blinds.  Eric Brand, next to act, moved all in for around 120k, and Mizrachi made the call.

Michael [Qc][8c]
Eric [Ad][9s]

Eric had the best hand preflop, but a drama-filled [2c][Ac][6h] flop fell to give The Grinder a flush draw.  The [Jc] was just was he needed, and the meaningless [9d] on the river meant Eric will be our 8th place finisher, good for $10,907.

9th Place: Warren Zackey ($8,696)


Warren Zackey has been eliminated when his [Jc][7c] failed to improve against Karl Myburgh's [Qs][Qc].  Warren will earn $8,696 for his 9th place finish.

Video: Main Event Playdown from 16 to 10

WSOP Main Event Final Table Streaming Now


Tournament Director Jack Effel is introducing the players, and cards are about to be in the air for the Main Event.  Blinds will be 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante.  Tune in by clicking on "Watch Live Stream" at the top of this page.

Video: Main Event: Final Table Bubble

Event #4 End of Day 1 Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Place First Name Last Name Chips City / Country Table Seat
1 David Crookes 89,500 Johannesburg, South Africa 14 9
2 Werner Smit 170,500 Pretoria, Gauteng 1 14
3 Greg Tucker 111,000 South Africa 8 1
4 Paulo Goncalves 44,500 South Africa 8 9
5 Ofer Assabi 19,500 South Africa 19 5
6 J.C. Venter 10,500 South Africa 14 7
7 Fazel Dawood 233,000 Durban, South Africa 14 8
8 Lagen Zackey 80,000 Johannesburg, South Africa 8 7
9 Neville Todd 129,000 South Africa 14 5
10 Eben Lottering 88,500 Bloemfontein, Free State 8 6
11 Ryan Brauer 31,000 Cape Town, South Africa 14 4
12 Matt Mulhall 39,500 Cape Town, South Africa 14 2
13 Edgar Antezana 110,500 Port Elizabeth, South Africa 8 2
14 Sydney Masinga 297,000 Johannesburg, South Africa 3 8
15 Michael Holden 52,000 Johannesburg, South Africa 8 8
16 Clint De Klerk 40,000 Durban, South Africa 14 3
17 Alvin Rillay 116,500 Johannesburg, South Africa 8 4
18 Ahmed Karrim 29,500 Cape Town, South Africa 14 6

Event #4 down to 27

The final 27 players have been reached and the tournament staff has redrawn to the final 3 tables.  Currently the field is playing 1,200/2,400 blinds with a 400 ante.  They will play the rest of this level and 1 more level before wrapping up play for the night.