2010.02.22 08:44:24
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We're getting ready for the Royal Swazi Rumble

We here at BLUFF are getting ready for this weekend's action... Stay tuned for regular updates over the course of this weekend! Cool

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The Royal Swazi Rumble tournament is on it's way with 112 players seated which will make the prize pool just over 1 million. Currently there are three big names out of the tournament already, Mike Gossayn, Ivan Mitev and Max Satriana which makes it anyone's game... Stay tuned for further updates. May the best poker player win...WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

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Player’s views on the Royal Swazi Rumble Tournament:

Clinton Nourse:

I have a good feeling about this tournament. It is a nice tournament with a good blind structure. There is a pretty strong field at the moment…. I am sitting at a nice table where there are a couple of decent player’s seated with me.

Bennie Lingerfelder:

My hopes are high although there is a very competitive field out there. So I am hoping for the best, I will just take the tournament as it comes.

Nicholas Zakhem:

I feel like I may do well in this tournament if I play my cards right…. Therefore, I am going to play very conservatively. On my table there is already one player out. I must admit, I have not been getting good cards but I am hanging in there. I am sure I will progress.

First Hand that was Knocked Out:

*Mike Glossayn*

I was on the BB. Pieter Taljaard raised under the gun and I called with JQ suited… the flop came Queen of spades, 10 of hearts and 5 of diamonds. I bet, he re-raised, I called. The turn came 8 of diamonds.... I raised and Pieter pushed all in where I called because I put him on AK pre-flop; he turned over AQ and the river came 5 of hearts knocking me out.

First break for the first evening chips stacks are as follows:

  1. Warren Zackey- 78 100
  2. Mark Andrews – 71 500
  3. Pietera Taljaard – 64 100
  4. Sonja Booysens - 63 100

Currently the blinds are at 200/400.

The average stack is 30 000

Chips in play is 3,360, 000

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The end of night one… and the top 5 chips stacks as follows:

1. Warren Zacky – 107 000

2. Hennie Appel – 89 000

3. Wynand Fick – 83 500

4. Pieter Taljaard – 79 800

5. Ian Van Niekerk – 79 000

Players to still keep in mind:

Jay Sookoo - 39 000

Ryan Dreyer – 34 000

Daniel Lamberti – 45 000

Bennie Lingerfelder – 62 000

Emmanuel Kisten - 54 000

Round 5

Blinds 300/600

Avg – 35 000

91 player’s left

Prize Money:

1st – R320 000

2nd – R200 000

3rd - R150 000

4th – R90 000

5th – R62 500

6th – R50 000

7th – R40 000

85h – R30 000

9th – R25 000

10th – R20 000

11th – Royal Swazi Rumble Free Seat to next tournament

12th – Samsung Plazma

A hand to remember before closing for the evening:

An extremely friendly Lamberti was kind enough to discuss why he is currently sitting on 45,000 chips

Lamberti told me that despite a patient start; he had one great hand that allowed him to sit above chip average.

Lamberti picked up pocket 5’s against A/J unsuited and the flop fell Ah, Jc, 5d.

After some trap betting on Lamberti's part, he clearly picked up a great pot, which has left him 10 000 chips above average as well as a top contender in this tournament!!!!!

Good Luck Lamberti!!!

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Day 2 of the Swazi Rumble:

86 Players left

Blinds – 400/800

Average Stack 40 000

Round 6

There has been 1 hour of play and already 5 players have been knocked out. It looks like the battle has begun and the players are determined to make final table with all the aggressive play that’s going on at the moment….. Stay tuned for further updated!!!