2012/2013 WSOP Circuit Africa
Event #6: $365 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em (Sunday, February 10,
2013)
76 entries / $22,800 prize pool
The final table for Event #6 did not
get underway until after midnight on Monday morning, and the players and rail
were boisterous during the introductions due to the late hour and the fact that
it was the last event of the 2013 WSOP Circuit Africa. Two players still needed to be eliminated,
however, before the money would be reached.
Here are the starting chip counts and seating assignments:
It was Cornelia Steenkamp who would be
the bubble, when her Q-J was unable to overcome Trevor’s A-K, and the remaining
eight players were guaranteed at least $911, with first place worth $7,753.
It looked as if Nawal would be our 8th
place finisher when she ran her pocket queens into Jaco’s pocket aces, but a
lucky queen on the flop gave Nawal the double up. Trevor wasn’t as lucky, as his all in shove
with K♠9♥ was called by two players. On the 8♠3♥3♣
flop, Antonio moved all in to push Jason out of the pot, and Trevor received
the bad news. Antonio had hit a pair
with his T♥8♦,
and the 2♦ turn and A♠ river failed to improve
Trevor’s hand. For his 8th
place finish, Trevor will earn $911.
Trevor is 47 years old and has 3 kids, and lists his brother as his
inspiration in poker.
Antonio was next out the door when his
8♦8♣ ran into his opponent’s J♠J♣. The board ran out A♠2♦2♠K♣A♣
to eliminate Antonio in 7th place.
He will earn $1,054 for his efforts.
Antonio is a 40 year old economist who previously placed 3rd
in the 2010 WSOP Circuit Africa event.
Jason was next to get all in and was
in good shape to double up. His A♥Q♠ had Ahmed’s A♠8♠ dominated, but Jason had a sweat
on the J♠3♠5♦ flop as Ahmed picked up the nut
flush draw. The T♠ spelled disaster as
Ahmed hit his flush and sent Jason to the rail in 6th place, good
for $1,281.
Jaco’s all in was called by two
players, and they checked all the way to the river. Menesh produced a winning full house to send Jaco
to the rail in 5th place. He
will earn $1,638 for his efforts. Jaco
is a 37 year old structured finance director whose favorite poker player is Daniel
Negreanu.
Going into the break at 3am, the chip
counts were as follows:
Nawal Jaftha – 228,000
Menesh Keshav – 94,000
Ivan Pakkiri – 300,000
Ahmed Karrim – 146,000
Action had been slow before the break,
but after the break Menesh bet enough from the small blind to put Ivan all
in. Ivan made the call with Ad4d and was
ahead of the Q♠J♣ of Menesh The board ran out 8♠3♦7♦K♣A♠ to give Ivan a doubleup and crippled Menesh to
less than 2 big blinds. He got the rest
of his chips in the next hand with J♣T♣ and failed to improve against Ivan’s A♥4♦. Today is Menesh’s 3rd final table
this week, and he collects $2,210 for his 4th place finish.
Ahmed and Nawal took their turn next
to have a major clash. It was a classic
coin flip with Nawal taking her 5♦5♣ up against Ahmed’s
A♦Q♦. It looked as if Nawal would earn a double-up
on a 7♦7♠2♠K♦,
but the A♥ river dashed her hopes at a WSOP
Circuit ring. Nawal hit the rail in 3rd
place for $3,157.
Thanks to that coin flip, Ahmed
entered heads up play with a 513,000 to 247,000 advantage over Ivan. Ahmed chipped away at Ivan’s stack until Ivan
took a stand with A♠8♥. Ahmed revealed 7♥5♦ and needed to improve to win the title. His rail erupted when the dealer pealed the 2♦5♥T♦ flop, giving Ahmed the best hand. However, the 8♣ hit the turn to pair Ivan,
and put him in the lead. When the 5♠ landed
on the river, Ahmed’s rail exploded again.
His meek holding had rivered trip fives to lock up the win.
Ivan is 40 years old and has 2
children, and has an impressive 12 final tables on his resume. The $4,796 he earns for his runner-up finish
is sure to be a highlight in his four year poker career.
Ahmed is a 23 year old poker
professional who says his favorite game is PLO.
On his bio sheet, he wrote that his player is Tom Dwan. In celebrating Ahmed’s win, his rail poked fun
at him for writing this down. It was all
smiles as Ahmed headed to the payout desk to collect his $7,753 prize for his
first place finish.
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| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize | City / Country | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ahmed | Karrim | $7,753 | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ivan | Pakkiri | $4,796 | Polokwane, Limpopo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nawal | Jaftha | $3,157 | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Menesh | Keshav | $2,210 | Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jaco | Van Niekerk | $1,638 | Centurion, Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jason | Anthony | $1,281 | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Antonio | Alfaia | $1,054 | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Trevor | Govender | $911 | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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