2024 THMC Cape Town Million
On the heads-up turn of 10♣6♠2♥3♠, Maureen Bloechlinger check-raised out of the blinds for half of her stack and then called when Rudolf Frick pushed all-in.
Bloechlinger's 10♦9♠ for top pair were drawing dead as Frick had flopped a set with the 2♠2♦. That made the Q♦ river a formality and the stacks were counted. The 25,500 of Bloechlinger were covered and she headed to the rail.
"Sorry Maureen," Frick said and Bloechlinger smiled "I am not coming back". Her attempt at running up a bigger stack than on Day 1a will thus conclude for the time being.
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Rudalf Frick
|
55,000 | |
Jamie McCarthy
|
30,000 | |
Maureen Bloechlinger | Eliminado |
Heads-up to the 10♣10♥7♦2♦ turn, Hennie Appel check-called for 2,200 against Colin Horgan and then bet the K♠ river for 5,000. Horgan raised to 20,000 and Appel quickly called all-in.
Horgan showed 2♥2♠ for a turned full house and Appel's J♣10♠ for trips tens went down in flames.
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Colin Horgan
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Hennie Appel | Eliminado |
Three ways to the 8♥6♦5♣ flop, a trio of players invested 1,500 chips with Wessel Conradie leading the way versus Gilbert Tin Fook and Francis Vanderlinden. It was the latter who then bet the J♣ turn for 600. Conradie jammed for 6,900 and Tin Fook asked for the count, then folded.
Vanderlinden used one time bank extension and folded, too.
"Show one card," Tin Fook demanded and Conradie replied "no, you guys are too clever and will use it against me".
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Francis Vanderlinden
|
37,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Gilbert Tin Fook
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Wessel Conradie
|
14,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
The second of three starting days shapes up to be larger than the opening flight and there are already up to 56 entries in the field with at least one casualty. Greg Mokgoathleng has become one of the early chip leaders followed by Damian Nigro, while Colin Horgan and Jon Persent have recently entered.
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Greg Mokgoathleng
|
65,000 | |
Damian Nigro
|
43,000 | |
Jon Persent | 30,000 | |
Colin Horgan
|
30,000 |
Nivel: 4
Ciegas: 200/300
Ante: 300
Heads-up to the J♥8♥3♦4♥ turn, Ricky Toker bet 400 and Joe Rahme asked him "how much is it?" before he raised to 1,500. Toker folded the A♣ and Rahme first showed the A♥ followed by the 6♥.
"I was ahead preflop," Toker joked and Rahme replied "how do you get away from it?"
The final conclusion of Toker was rather simple: "I didn't have any heart".
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Ricky Toker |
27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Joe Rahme |
23,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
On a recently opened new table, the board showed A♥Q♥9♦8♣9♣ and the opponent of Dhinesh Soopramanien check-called for 3,000. The player from Mauritius showed the A♠J♠ and had to chop versus A♦7♦.
New on this table are KM, Rajeev Poonhath and Maureen Bloechlinger, who already has a short stack through to Day 2.
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Dhinesh Soopramanien
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
KM |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Rajeev Poonhath
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Maureen Bloechlinger |
30,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
The field is now up to 49 entries on Day 1b of which 48 players remain.
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Hennie Appel |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Vishal Ghoorbin |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jacobus De Nysschen | 30,000 |
Nivel: 3
Ciegas: 100/200
Ante: 200