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26th August 2010
After two years of consistent performance, it's great to see Jay Sookoo get to the top of the BLUFF SA Poker Player Rankings. For me to be dethroned from the top of the rankings is the right result for a few reasons.
Firstly, I have played a very limited number of events over the past year and I have relied too heavily on my past results, so it is good that the top spot now belongs to someone else.
Maybe coming off the top of the rankings will inspire me to play a few more tournaments and hopefully motivate me to get back to my old winning ways.
Well done Jay, but don't get too comfy in my spot.
Take a look at how the rankings have been shaken up with the results of the past month, with the results from All Africa Poker, Royal Swazi Rumble and Matrix Millions.
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19 August 2010
Are you one of the 106 players registered and getting ready to rumble this weekend at the Royal Swazi Rumble?
If not, you should think about it. Among the big names travelling through are Darren Kramer and Greg Ronaldson. Unfortunately I will have to sit this one out due to prior golf tournament commitments. The tournament organizers are confident that a full field of around 120 will be met, and the estimated prize pool is a cool Million Rand – a very good reason for you to think about going through for this one!
The guys at Ace High Poker are still accepting late registrations, R12,500 gets you your R10k seat, plus accommodation for yourself & a mate/partner at the Royal Swazi Spa. You’ll start with 30,000 chips and the blinds are 45 minutes.
Tonight they are hosting a Big Cash Game – R100/R200 and R200/R400 … min buy-in is R20,000 and R40,000 respectively, so if you have a strong heart and deep pockets, don’t miss out on this action cash game.
If you want to find out anything further on the tournament, give Matt a call on 083 457 4199, or click here to register May the best player win!!
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19 August 2010
Are you one of the 106 players registered and getting ready to rumble this weekend at the Royal Swazi Rumble?
If not, you should think about it. Among the big names travelling through are Darren Kramer and Greg Ronaldson. Unfortunately I will have to sit this one out due to prior golf tournament commitments. The tournament organizers are confident that a full field of around 120 will be met, and the estimated prize pool is a cool Million Rand – a very good reason for you to think about going through for this one!
The guys at Ace High Poker are still accepting late registrations, R12,500 gets you your R10k seat, plus accommodation for yourself & a mate/partner at the Royal Swazi Spa. You’ll start with 30,000 chips and the blinds are 45 minutes.
Tonight they are hosting a Big Cash Game – R100/R200 and R200/R400 … min buy-in is R20,000 and R40,000 respectively, so if you have a strong heart and deep pockets, don’t miss out on this action cash game.
If you want to find out anything further on the tournament, give Matt a call on 083 457 4199, or click here to register May the best player win!!
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8 August 2010
While many have spent the week recovering from serious bad beat hits and celebratory hangovers after the All Africa Poker Tournament last weekend, others have been preparing for the next round of tournies which are taking place across the country.
Among these tournaments are the GrandWest Casino Series of Poker, which is taking place this weekend in Cape Town, and the satellites for the SilverStar Casino set to take place on Monday 9th August, and of course the Ace High Royal Swazi Rumble VI Freeze Out taking place from 20th to 22nd August.
Someone recovering from pain of a different kind, is international poker pro Phil "The Unabomber" Laak, who was injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident this past week while on holiday in Oregon. News of the accident was broadcast across Twitterville, not only by Laak (from the emergency room!) but also by his best friend Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari via their Twitter accounts.
Esfandiari tweeted : "At hospital with poor @RealPhilLaak in Oregon. We went a little 2 crazy atv'ing in the doons. Broke 7bones. Ouch," and included a Twitpic of an injured Laak in his hospital bed.
From the photo on Laak's Twitter account, this was a pretty serious accident. "The Unabomber" sustained severe lacerations around his right eye, with a significant amount of swelling and some bruising. His right arm has been immobilized in a temporary cast and the fractures appear to be internal and not compound, which bode well for recovery. In the photos, Laak appears to be in good shape overall, but could also be under some medication to alleviate any pain issues.
Laak was in pretty good spirits during the ordeal (or had really good pain meds!), Tweeting throughout, http://twitter.com/RealPhilLaak: "Atv accident, massive arm injury and lacerations to eye in oregon. Life is good."
Get better soon Phil, hope that check/raise/all in hand is still in good shape. Rhino
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8 August 2010
While many have spent the week recovering from serious bad beat hits and celebratory hangovers after the All Africa Poker Tournament last weekend, others have been preparing for the next round of tournies which are taking place across the country.
Among these tournaments are the GrandWest Casino Series of Poker, which is taking place this weekend in Cape Town, and the satellites for the SilverStar Casino set to take place on Monday 9th August, and of course the Ace High Royal Swazi Rumble VI Freeze Out taking place from 20th to 22nd August.
Someone recovering from pain of a different kind, is international poker pro Phil "The Unabomber" Laak, who was injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident this past week while on holiday in Oregon. News of the accident was broadcast across Twitterville, not only by Laak (from the emergency room!) but also by his best friend Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari via their Twitter accounts.
Esfandiari tweeted : "At hospital with poor @RealPhilLaak in Oregon. We went a little 2 crazy atv'ing in the doons. Broke 7bones. Ouch," and included a Twitpic of an injured Laak in his hospital bed.
From the photo on Laak's Twitter account, this was a pretty serious accident. "The Unabomber" sustained severe lacerations around his right eye, with a significant amount of swelling and some bruising. His right arm has been immobilized in a temporary cast and the fractures appear to be internal and not compound, which bode well for recovery. In the photos, Laak appears to be in good shape overall, but could also be under some medication to alleviate any pain issues.
Laak was in pretty good spirits during the ordeal (or had really good pain meds!), Tweeting throughout, http://twitter.com/RealPhilLaak: "Atv accident, massive arm injury and lacerations to eye in oregon. Life is good."
Get better soon Phil, hope that check/raise/all in hand is still in good shape. Rhino
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THESE TOURNAMENT UPDATES ARE BROUGHT TO YOU COURTESY OF ALL AFRICA POKER www.allafricapoker.com
MJ PIETERS IS ALL AFRICA POKER CHAMPION!
Hand 122: M J moves all-in and Eber calls with his last few chips M J shows A K off suit and Eber Q 6 suited in spades Flop: 5 7 K all hearts Turn: 8 - hope for Eber who now has a straight draw River: J - it's all over
Ryan Eber is eliminated in 2nd place and wins R 500,000.
M J Pieters is the new All Africa Poker Champion and wins R1 million. Ryan Eber will tell people that he lost All Africa with 4 2 and M J Pieters will tell people that he won All Africa with A K. Both will be true.
Good night from me George "Bullets" Kramvis, we will chat over the internet again in November!
Hand 121: Ryan completes and we see a flop. Flop: 7 5 3 - Eber bets 140k and M J calls Turn: A - Ryan bets 250k and again M J makes the call again River: 8 Eber bets 400k, and M J goes all-in. Eber snap-calls and we go to the showdown. In a hand made for television, Ryan Eber turned the straight with a 4 2 but M J Pieters had already flopped the higher straight with 6 4!
A huge double up for M J and Eber is left with less than 200k and a feeling of "what just happened?"!
One each Aug.01, 2010 Hand 119: M J raises to 300k and Ryan calls. Flop: 3 6 J - M J bets another 300k and is called again Turn: 2 M J checks and Ryan bets 500k. M J folds.
Hand 120: M J completes and we see a flop Flop: 3 10 7 all spades - Ryan bets 150k and M J calls Turn: Kd - check River: 9s - Mj bets and Ryan folds.
Heads up for a million Aug.01, 2010 The count: M J Pieters 3,2m Ryan Eber 2,6m
It is very close and anyone can win this. Ryan Eber has more final table experience and may have the edge despite the chip deficit but we have seen that M J is fearless and may make some inspired calls.
Heads-up action in a few minutes.
Blinds: 50,0000/100,000 Antes: 10,000 Average Stack: 2,904,000 Players Remaining: 2 Next Blind Level: 75,0000/150,000 (ante 10,000)
Robbie runs third Robbie moves all-in again but is not permitted to get away with it. Ryan makes the call with 10 10. Sham shows a paltry A 5. Flop: 3 5 J - a few extra outs for Sham Turn: 10 - it's all over. Ryan hits hi set to lock the hand River: J - and a full house for overkill!
Robbie Sham on the day of the July handicap runs 3rd and wins R300,000 Well played Robbie!
When we return, Ryan Eber and M J Pieters will be heads up for a million!
One hand each Aug.01, 2010 Hand 115: Robbie and M J go to the flop with the minimum bet yet again. Flop: Q 9 9 - M J bets 250k and when Robbie folds he shows the Q.
Hand 116: Robbie moves all-in from the SB and takes it down.
Hand 117: Eber raises to 300k and wins the hand.
Calling stations Aug.01, 2010 Hand 112: All three players get to see the flop for the minimum investment. Flop: 8 Q Q - Eber checks but Sham bets 250k and gets the other two players to fold. He obligingly shows an 8.
Hand 113: M J raises again to 250k. He gets no action but shows A Q.
Hand 114: Sham on the button flat calls, M J completes from the SB and Ryan checks his BB. Flop: Q 8 4 - then minimum bet by M J is called by Sham, Ryan gets out of the way. Turn: 3 - checks River: K - checks On showdown M J's 8 9 wins the pot as Robbie mucks.
Sham survives Aug.01, 2010 Hand 109: Robbie Sham raised and was reraised by M J. Robbie moved all-in and was called. Robbie shows Kh Ks and M J As Js Flop: 5 4 9 - no help for M J Turn: 3 - a straight draw also River: 10 The blank on the river doubles Robbie Sham up at M J Pieters expense.
Hand 110: Robbie uses 350k of his new stack to raise but pretty much resigns to losing them when Eber reraises all-in and Sham mucks.
Hand 111: M J raise to 250k from the S B and wins the hand.
Train derailed
A great run by horsey
Hand 106: Eber raises to 260k and M J comes over the top. Eber lets go.
Hand 107: M J Raise from the S B and shows 10 10 as he takes the hand.
Hand 108: Matt sent his last few chips over the line and was called by Ryan. Ryan showed Ad 9c and Matt Kc Qh Flop: 10 3 8 Turn: 9 - any J Q K for Train River: 8 Ryan Eber wins the hand and Matt Train is eliminated in 4th place winning R 250,000
Blinds: 50,0000/100,000 Antes: 10,000 Average Stack: 1,936,000 Players Remaining: 3 Next Blind Level: 60,0000/120,000 (ante 10,000)
M J dictates the pace Aug.01, 2010 Hand 103: Robbie bets 250k and gets no callers.
Hand 104: M J raises to 250k and he gets no callers either.
Hand 105: M J makes his standard raise and is called by Ryan from the button. Flop: 3 5 5 - M J bets out and takes down the pot.
We are on break for 15 minutes.
Eber imposes himself Aug.01, 2010 Hand 98: Sham on the button announces raise and the B B Pieters lets go before we even find out how much Sham would have bet with his J J.
Hand 99: Sham raises again up to 200k but this time Eber in the B B will have none of it and moves in after a count. Sham doesn't want to risk the rest of his chips and mucks.
Hand 100: Ryan Eber from the small blind moves all-in and wins again.
Hand 101: Robbie Sham gets a walk!
Hand 102: Eber raises to 220k UTG and wins the hand exposing K K. Benny Busted Hand 97: Robbie moves all-in from the small blind picking on the seriously short stacked Bennie in the B B. Bennie is getting tired and makes the call for his tournament life. Sham shows K 10 off and Lingenfelder Q J off. Flop: 4 10 8 - Sham widens his lead but Bennie picks up a few extra outs Turn: 5 River: A Bennie Lingenfelder's run has ended as he is eliminated in 5th place and wins R 220,000
Blinds: 40,0000/80,000 Antes: 10,000 Average Stack: 1,452,000 Players Remaining: 4 Next Blind Level: 50,0000/100,000 (ante 10,000)
M J the calling station Aug.01, 2010 Hand 92: Matt Train moves all-in and the rest of the table mucks.
Hand 93: Matt tries a new tactic and only raises to 190k. M J who seems to always be keen for a game makes the call from the SB. Flop: 6d Jd 7d - all diamonds and Matt likes this which we realise when he moves all-in. M J folds in disgust showing A K with no diamonds.
Hand 94: Ryan raises to 220k and wins the blinds and antes.
Hand 95: Bennie raises to 220k an is called by M J. Flop: 2 9 7 - Bennie follows up with a 200k bet that is immediately reraised by M J by another 200k. Bennie throws his cards in the muck.
Bennie Lingers Aug.01, 2010 Hand 89: Bennie, still fuming from his previous loss shoves his remaining 475k to at least take the 170k that is sitting in the middle.
Hand 90: A 220k raise from UTG by Ryan is good enough for the win.
Hand 91: Bennie raises all-in from his button and gets called by M J in the small blind for 495k. Bennie is utterly horrified because he was clearly trying a steal! He did not want to show his cards but eventually turned over a 6s 4s! M J had made the call with a Kc Qc Flop: 3h 9h 9c - Bennie looking bleak Turn: 6h - Bennie looking excited as the gallery erupts in support for him. River: 8c An unlikely but very welcome double up for the Lingenfelders...
Sham comes from behind Aug.01, 2010 Hand 85: Bennie tries his magical 150k bet again but this time Ryan Eber does not want to watch the proceedings, he wants to be involved. He reraises all-in for 455k and Bennie folds. Eber shows A K.
Blinds are up to 40k/80k ante 10k
Hand 86: Matt moves all-in from his button and steals the new and improved blinds and antes.
Hand 87: M J raises to 160k and Ryan shoves again with the same success.
Hand 88: Robbie tries the all-in move but this time Bennie makes the call. Robbie shows A 6 and is at risk against Bennie's A Q Flop: 10 A 9 Turn: 5 River: 6 - Robbie catches the miracle river to stay alive and double up.
Blinds: 40,0000/80,000 Antes: 10,000 Average Stack: 1,162,000 Players Remaining: 5 Next Blind Level: 50,0000/100,000 (ante 10,000)
Convery will not make it three Aug.01, 2010 Bad beats are the only way... Hand 82: Matt tries his raise move but Robbie Sham moves all-in and Matt mucks.
Hand 83: Matt tries again with a raise of 150k and this time he succeeds.
Hand 84: Robbie Sham raises to 165k and is called by M J in the cutoff. Chris reraises all-in from the button to 310k. Robbie as the initial aggressor, thinks about his next move and eventually lets go. M J will do no such thing and makes the call with his oversized stack. Pieters turns over A 4 off to Convery's A 8 off Flop: 10c Kd 4c - M J takes the lead Turn: 9h River: Jc M J knocks off another player and keeps growing his stack.
Two time winner Chris Convery is eliminated in 6th place and wins R 185,000
Bennie polishes Aug.01, 2010 Hand 77: M J raises to 150k but gets no action
Hand 78: Bennie raises to 150k and he gets left alone.
Hand 79: Bennie has worked out the magic number and raises to 150k. And once again he wins the pot.
Hand 80: M J will not be bullied and raises to a huge 250k for the win.
Hand 81: Bennie calls UTG and his only action is Robbie in the BB who checks his option. Flop: 4c 3h 9h - check Turn: 4d - check River: Kh - check Bennie paired his King on the river for the win. He polished them...
Matt Train rolls on Jul.31, 2010 Hand 73: Bennie completes from the SB and he and BB M J go to the flop. Flop: 10 2 K - Bennie checks and M J uses his 2 million chips to chase him away.
Hand 74: Matt Train moves all-in and wins the hand.
Hand 75: Bennie raises to 130k but Kramer's horse moves all-in again and puts Bennie under pressure. The nickname of "Horsey" may just stick to Matt Train after Kramer's repeated cries from the gallery. Marlene Lingenfelder, who has been very vocal all evening does not appreciate her husband being bullied and is making just as many derogatory remarks as she can muster. Bennie eventually lets go and Matt Horsey Train shows 9 9. Bennie exposes an Ace.
Hand 76: Ryan tries the raise to 165k but Matt Train moves all-in again! Ryan also folds and Mrs L has decided that Horsey is under the influence of banned substances.
Robbie the bully Jul.31, 2010 Hand 68: Ryan draws first blood after the break with a raise to 160k.
Hand 69: Robbie Sham pushes in his stack of 380k and gets in back with interest.
Hand 70: Robbie tries again and gets the same result. He shows A J suited in clubs just to keep the big stacks from getting too upset with his antics.
Hand 71: Bennie raises to 120k and his only caller is Robbie. Flop: 3 8 K - Robbie checks and Bennie pounces with another bet of 120k which frightens off the jockey.
Hand 72: Matt learnt something from Robbie and he pushes in his stack of 330k. He takes down the hand.
M J in the lead Jul.31, 2010 After the Neil Andrews elimination, M J Pieters is looking strong.
MJ Pieters 2205000 Bennie Lingenfelder 1,290,000 Ryan Eber 960,000 Chris Convery 540,000 Matt Train 480,000 Robert Sham 395,000
The blinds are up: Blinds: 30,0000/60,000 Antes: 5,000 Average Stack: 968,000 Players Remaining: 6 Next Blind Level: 40,000/80,000 (ante 10,000)
Walking on water Jul.31, 2010 Hand 66: Chris raises to 150k. Ryan makes the all-in re-raise. Chris decides that Ryan is the wrong player to tangle with and lets go.
Hand 67: Bennie Lingenfelder raises to 150k UTG. Everybody folds to the SB Matt Train who moves all-in. Bennie makes the call and Train is at risk. Bennie shows J J and is in a great position to Matt's 9 9. Flop: Qh Ah Kh - Matt needs a lot of help and even Kramer in the gallery is reaching for any improbable scenario to save this situation Turn: Kd - One of the crazy scenarios has appeared. Any Q or A makes it a split pot. River: Qd !!!! Split pot A remarkable escape for Matt Train to still be in the tournament.
A fifteen minute break and then the action continues.
Jul.31, 2010 After the Neil Andrews elimination, M J Pieters is looking strong.
MJ Pieters 220,500 Bennie Lingenfelder 1,290,000 Ryan Eber 960,000 Chris Convery 540,000 Matt Train 480,000 Robert Sham 395,000
The blinds are up: Blinds: 30,0000/60,000 Antes: 5,000 Average Stack: 968,000 Players Remaining: 6 Next Blind Level: 40,0000/80,000 (ante 10,000)
Walking on water Jul.31, 2010 Hand 66: Chris raises to 150k. Ryan makes the all-in re-raise. Chris decides that Ryan is the wrong player to tangle with and lets go.
Hand 67: Bennie Lingenfelder raises to 150k UTG. Everybody folds to the SB Matt Train who moves all-in. Bennie makes the call and Train is at risk. Bennie shows J J and is in a great position to Matt's 9 9. Flop: Qh Ah Kh - Matt needs a lot of help and even Kramer in the gallery is reaching for any improbable scenario to save this situation Turn: Kd - One of the crazy scenarios has appeared. Any Q or A makes it a split pot. River: Qd !!!! Split pot A remarkable escape for Matt Train to still be in the tournament.
A fifteen minute break and then the action continues.
Settling down to six players Jul.31, 2010 Hand 62: Bennie raises to 125k and wins the hand. He shows A 8
Hand 63: Chris raises to 140k and M J makes the call. The flop is rags and after a check from M J, Chris shoves and takes the pot.
Hand 64: Matt pushes his stack of 420k into the middle and gets back a little more.
Hand 65: M J raises to 150k and the hand is his.
Blinds: 25,0000/50,000 Antes: 5,000 Average Stack: 968,000 Players Remaining: 6 Next Blind Level: 30,0000/60,000 (ante 5,000)
The finish line for Neil Jul.31, 2010 A stunning performance Hand 61: Neil makes the call but M J raises the stakes by 150k. Neil makes the call again. Flop: 8d 3d 9h - M J bets on the innocuous looking board and all the money ends up going in. Neil shows K Q and M J flopped top set with 9 9! Turn: A River: A
No help to Neil Andrews who is eliminated in 7th place and wins R 165,000
A great performance from the steadily improving Andrews. Maybe the July was a good omen? And maybe having Robbie Sham next to him at the final table helped too? Well Played Neil!
M J gets stronger Jul.31, 2010 Hand 59: In some blind on blind action Neil and Bennie go to the flop. Flop: 9d 4d Ac - check Turn: 2c - check River: 3c - Neil bets 100k and takes the hand.
Hand 60: Matt Train raises to 120k and is called by M J from the BB. Flop: 9 4 4 - Matt bets 150k and M J re-raises another 150k. After a long period of thought Matt lets go and M J shows his overplayed trip with A 4.
Play settles into an easy rhythm Jul.31, 2010 Hand 55: Neil raises from the cutoff and no one wants to tangle with a celebrity...
Hand 56: M J flat calls from his button and is called by Chris in the SB and even gets a check from Ryan in the BB. Flop: K 2 8 - The blinds did not seem keen to win the pot so they both checked. M J took a stab with a bet of 150k and it worked. He even showed his Q 9 off as he raked in the pot.
Hand 57: Robbie Sham raises to 150k and he wins the hand.
Hand 58: Ryan takes down this pot with a raise of 135k.
Neil Andrews is bored! He says it's like the July being delayed by three hours...
Everyone wins a hand Jul.31, 2010 With the increase in blinds the pot starts out with 110k in forced bets. It is worth stealing the blinds now.
Hand 51: Matt Train raises to 150k and is called by Bennie. Flop: 9 A K - Matt takes the initiative and bets 165k which is good enough for the win.
Hand 52: Chris Convery raises to 125k but there are no takers.
Hand 53: Bennie attempts to recover some of his chips and raisess to 115k. He is successful, to Mrs L's delight.
Hand 54: Ryan raises to 120k from the cutoff but gets no callers.
Blinds: 25,0000/50,000 Antes: 5,000 Average Stack: 830,000 Players Remaining: 7 Next Blind Level: 30,0000/60,000 (ante 5,000)
Convery races Sham Jul.31, 2010 Hand 49: Robbie Sham moves all-in from UTG for his remaining 182k after his earlier mistake. He must have been full of dread when Convery reached for the sweatband again and made the call. Chris showed A K and needs to catch up to Sham's J J Flop: 4 2 2 Turn: 8 River: 5 No help for Convery as Robbie Sham doubles up.
Hand 50: M J raises to 100k and it's good.
The blinds are increasing from the next hand.
Making moves Jul.31, 2010 Hand 46: Neil Andrews moves all-in with the full might of his 652k and picks up the blinds and antes.
Hand 47: Matt raises to 92k from middle position with his newly replenished stack and gets a call from Chris in the BB. Flop: 4h 9c 7h - Chris checks and the 150k continuation bet from Matt seals the hand.
Hand 48: M J flat calls from his button and is called by SB Robbie and checked by B B Neil. Flop: Ah Kh 8d - Robbie takes charge with a bet forcing Neil to fold but M J wasn't falling for that. His re-raise made Robbie realize the folly of his ways and give up the hand.
Everyone gets a piece of Eber Jul.31, 2010 Hand 42: Bennie raises to 80k from middle position and is called by Chris. Ryan Eber reraises from the SB to 300k. Bennie moves all-in and both Chris and Ryan fold. Bennie reveals his pocket rockets and takes a generous portion of Eber's stack.
Hand 43: Chris Convery raises to 80k in the cutoff and recovers his chips from the previous hand.
Hand 44: Bennie raises to 90k from UTG and its good.
Hand 45: Ryan Eber raises from the hijack to 80k and Matt Train from the cutoff moves all-in. The blinds get out of the way of this aggression but Eber makes the quick call. Eber reveals Kd Kc to the attempted steal of Train with Qs 9h! Train was desperate for a lot of help from the community cards. Flop: 6c 9c 9s - Train flops a set to Eber's obvious disgust! Turn: 2h - Eber looking for the miracle now River: 2d No help for a very unlucky Eber and the protégé of Kramer seems to have inherited some of his luck. A huge double up for Matt and Eber is looking a little ragged.
Hand 41: Neil flat calls the 40k from middle position but Chris raises to 80k from the button. Thomas has had enough and shoves in the remainder of his diminishing stack. Neil gets out of the way and it is another 143k for Chris to make the call. After a very long period of thought and discussion the dreaded sweatband comes out and Chris almost reluctantly makes the call. His reluctance is understandable when he shows Js 8s and becomes dread when Thomas reveals 8d 8c. Flop: 9s 5s J c - Chris takes the lead with the Jack and has a flush draw to boot. Turn: 5 River: 3
No help from the community cards and Thomas Toich is eliminated in 8th place winning R 145,000
Toich in the thick of things Jul.31, 2010 Hand 37: Bennie gets a walk
Hand 38: A raise from early position secures the hand for Thomas Toich
Hand 39: Thomas moves all-in for 220k from UTG and not even the big stack of Chris Convery is prepared to take him on.
Hand 40: M J raises to 80k from the button and is called by the very active Thomas in the BB. Flop: 7 7 4 - M J Bets 200k after a check from Thomas and shows A Q when Thomas folds.
Andrews makes a move after dinner Jul.31, 2010 Hand 35: Bennie starts off aggressively with a 100k raise and takes the first hand worth 92k.
Hand 36: Thomas raises to 120k and Neil Andrews moves all-in from the BB. Thomas makes the call and the pot is over 700k. Thomas shows Ah Kh and Neil 9d 9c. Flop: 2 5 10 Turn: J - giving Thomas four more outs River: 7 Neil doubles up and is back in business with an average sized stack.
Blinds: 20,0000/40,000 Antes: 4,000 Average Stack: 726,000 Players Remaining: 8 Next Blind Level: 25,0000/50,000 (ante 5,000)
Ryan still in command Jul.31, 2010 Here are the standings as we go to dinner:
Seat 5 Ryan Eber 1,387,000 Seat 10 Bennie Lingenfelder 956,000 Seat 3 Chris Convery 895,000 Seat 1 MJ Pieters 868,000 Seat 4 Thomas Toich 644,000 Seat 7 Robert Sham 424,000 Seat 8 Neil Andrews 392,000 Seat 6 Matt Train 347,000
The big winners of the first session are Bennie, Chris and Thomas who all added to their stack whilst Neil has lost the largest percentage of his. Ryan is as stable as ever and still comfortably in the lead although the gap has closed and there are more serious contenders.
Sham doesn't want to gamble Jul.31, 2010 Hand 31: Thomas flat calls the blinds from early position and M J obliges with a check from the BB. Flop: 9 6 9 - all check Turn: 8- all check River: 4- all check Thomas takes down the pot with Ace high.
Hand 32: Sham flat calls from middle position. M J completes from the S B and Chris checks his option from the BB. Flop: Q 8 8 - Sham bets out for 95k and the blinds let go. Sham shows A Q - another flop hit.
Hand 33: M J flat calls from the button but Chris from the SB is having none of that and puts in a raise of 100k. BB Thomas folds as does M J.
And in the last hand before dinner:
Hand 34: Robbie Sham raises to 100k from early position but his party is spoiled by Thomas Toich's all-in from the SB. Robbie folds and shows J J! Thomas obliges and shows A Q. It would have been a race but Robbie did not want to gamble at this stage - had he won the hand however, he would have been in great position for the second half of the final table.
It is dinner time. Play will commence again at 20h30.
M J gets stronger Jul.31, 2010 Hand 28: Neil raises to 90k from UTG and is looking good for the win until the action comes around to Robbie Sham in the BB. Sham makes the call for another 60k. Flop: 2h 4h Kh - Robbie moves all-in for his remaining 257k. Neil deliberates for a while and even says that he has the Ah. He eventually lets go and Sham shows A K for top pair. Mrs Lingenfelder adds her two cents worth with a "Ja skelm jockey."
Hand 29: Bennie in the mix again with a raise to 85k. No customers this time.
Hand 30: M J raises to 80k from under the gun and is called by Thomas and Matt. Neil also makes the call from the small blind. The pot is at 374k. Flop: 8h Ks Qs - Neil checks and M J continues by betting 200k. Noone liked the bet and M J takes down the hand. He flips over K Q for top two pair!
A few more hands remain before the dinner break.
Mr and Mrs Lingenfelder Jul.31, 2010 Hand 25: Chris raises from the SB to 74k. Thomas in the BB moves all-in and it is another 202k for Chris to make the call. He eventually does and the red all-in lights come on. Chris turns over A 5 of clubs and Thomas shows 6 6 Flop: 5 J J - Chris hits but Thomas has a better two pair Turn: 2 River: 7 Thomas Toich doubles up and can breathe again.
Hand 26: Bennie raises to 70k and Ryan Eber makes the call out of the BB. Flop: 4 4 3 - Eber checks and Bennie puts out a bet of 60k. It is good enough for the win and Mrs Lingenfelder again embarrasses her husband with her exuberance.
Hand 27: Bennie raises up to 80k this time and no one feels like taking him on. Mrs Lingenfelder's excitement cannot be contained as her "Engel" wins another pot.
Gordon gone Jul.31, 2010 Gordon the grinder Hand 23: Chris raises from middle position to 72k. Robbie moves all-in inspiring the blinds to get out of the way and it is another 146k for Chris to make the call. After much muttering Chris exclaims that it's a sham (I bet Robbie has never heard that one before) and folds his hand.
Hand 24: Anthony Gordon in the cutoff survives without any raises before him, so he makes his all-in move with almost no fold equity for his last 53k. Chris Convery has to make the call for another 23k from the BB. Anthony shows Qh 5h and Chris A 7 Flop: 10 7 8 Turn: 10 River: 4 Anthony Gordon is eliminated in 9th place and wins R 125,000.
Blinds: 10,0000/20,000 Ante: 2000 Average Stack: 726,000 Players Remaining: 8 Next Blind Level: 15,0000/30,000 (ante 3,000)
Train and Toich put on the pressure Jul.31, 2010 72k in the pot as the hands begin with only the blinds and antes!
Hand 19: MJ raises to 60k from the hijack and Chris reraises to 120k from the cutoff. M J makes the call. Flop: 5 A 6 - M J bets 100k and Chris moves all-in. M J folds.
Hand 20: Thomas Toich raises to 60k and is called by Matt Train. Flop: Ad 7s 9s - Thomas bets 60k and Matt moves all-in. After a very long time, Thomas makes the reluctant fold.
Hand 21: Everyone folds round to Matt Train who raises to 75k from the cutoff. The raise was designed to pick on Anthony Gordon and his very small stack in the BB. It worked
Hand 22: Thomas Toich moves all-in from middle position for his remaining 208k. Bennie in the BB reluctantly lets go of his K J offsuit.
Blinds: 15,0000/30,000 Antes: 3,000 Average Stack: 645,000 Players Remaining: 9 Next Blind Level: 20,0000/40,000 (ante 4,000)
Bullets for Eber Jul.31, 2010 Hand 17: Chris Convery raises by 45k from the SB and is called by Thomas Toich from the BB. Chris checks dark again. Flop: J 8 A - Thomas bets 45k and Chris gives it up.
Hand 18: Neil flat calls and it is good enough for a call from the SB by Thomas. Ryan Eber spoils the party and raises by another 65k from the BB. Neil makes the call and Thomas gets out of the way. Flop: Jh Kh Qd - Ryan bets 85k and Neil folds. Eber shows A A.
The blinds increase.
Hand 16: Bennie raises to 50k from the cutoff and is reraised by Frano from the SB to 120k. Bennie makes the call. Flop: Kh 3s 5s - Frano ships the baby and is called by Bennie. We have our first at risk all-in! Bennie shows K Q and Frano J J Turn:A River:4 We have our first exit. Frano Lottering is eliminated in 10th place and wins R 110,000.
Blinds: 10,0000/20,000 Ante: 2000 Average Stack: 645,000 Players Remaining: 9 Next Blind Level: 15,0000/30,000 (ante 3,000)
Bokkie blasted Jul.31, 2010 Hand 13: Neil raises his button and collects the blinds and antes
Hand 14: Frano raises to 64k from UTG. Everybody folds including M J from the BB who looked like he wanted to play.
Hand 15: Neil raise to 65k from hijack and is reraised by Bennie from the button 160k. Neil snap-calls and we see a flop: 3 Q 9 - Neil bets out with 100k and after an interminable amount of time Bennie lets go. No "Bokkie" this time.
The big stacks clash Jul.31, 2010 Hand 11: Chris raise to 47k again but this time Ryan Eber obliges with a call. Chris checks dark and the flop is 2 J Q - Ryan bets 75k and Chris goes over the top with his all-in bet. Ryan gives it up.
Hand 12: Bennie Lingenfelder raises to 55k and gets no callers. His wife in the galler does shout "Polish hulle Bokkie!"
Blinds: 10,0000/20,000 Ante: 2000 Average Stack: 581,000 Players Remaining: 10 Next Blind Level: 15,0000/30,000 (ante 3,000) Comments (0) Posted by: piggsadmin Category: July Sham takes a hit Jul.31, 2010 Hand 9: Robbie Sham raises from early position to 60k and is reraised by M J to 120k. Sham makes the call. Flop: 10 10 3 - Robbie bets out 75k and MJ reraises him all-in. Robbie lets go and MJ screams "Baby"
Hand 10: Chris raises to 47k and gets no callers
30 minutes left at this level
A bit more adventurous Jul.31, 2010 Hand 6: Ryan Eber raises to 55k and gets respect.
Hand 7: M J Pieters raises his button to 50k and is called by Chris Convery in the BB. Flop: 4 8 A - Chris bets out with 50k and MJ lets go.
Hand 8: Neil and Bennie flat call from middle position as does Chris from the SB. This is juicy ineogh for Thomas Toich who moves all-in. All three players let go and Toich shows Q Q
Feeling each other out Jul.31, 2010 Hand 1: Neil Andrews raises from middle position to 64k and draws first blood.
Hand 2: Robbie Sham from the SB follows Neil's example with a raise to 47k and he takes the blinds and antes.
Hand 3: SB Neil, BB Anthony Gordon and Frano Lottering go to the flop in an unraised pot. Flop: 4 2 5 Frano bets and takes it down.
Hand 4: Matt Train raises to 46k and wins the hand
Hand 5: Neil raises to 64k and wins the pot. He then runs out the room to check on the next race for his pick 6 and jackpot predictions.
The Final Table The R3 million All Africa Poker Tournament for July 2010 is at the Final Table stage. Here are your players in their seats: MJ Pieters Seat 1 Frano Lottering Seat 2 Chris Convery Seat 3 Thomas Toich Seat 4 Ryan Eber Seat 5 Matt Train Seat 6 Robert Sham Seat 7 Neil Andrews Seat 8 Anthony Gordon Seat 9 Bennie Lingenfelder Seat 10
In a few hours one of these players will be R1 million richer.
The button is on Seat 5 and the clock has been rolled back so we will have a full hour at this blind level.
Blinds: 10,0000/20,000 Ante: 2000 Average Stack: 581,000 Players Remaining: 10 Next Blind Level: 15,0000/30,000 (ante 3,000)
Final Table experience, Will it count? Jul.31, 2010 Three of our ten finalists have been under the spotlight before. Frano Lottering came sixth in the February 2009 Tournament earning R225,000. He will certainly be trying to improve on that performance and with at least ten rotations in hand, he will have a fair chance.
This will be Ryan Eber's 5th All Africa final table! With winnings of over R1,5 million in his previous four cashes including a fourth place finish, two thirds and a win, he is the man to beat. He also has a massive advantage in that he holds 26% of the chips currently in play and out chips his nearest rival by 2:1. As it stands, Ryan Eber must be the favourite for his second title.
Chris Convery is the man who has managed to convert his final table appearances into wins. In his previous three final tables he has come 9th once and taken every single chip on the other two occasions. He has slightly less than Eber in total winnings only because his first win was only worth R400,000 in the early days of the tournament. With an above average stack and lying third in chips, Chris will be the most dangerous competitor at the final table.
As to the other seven players facing the bright lights and the TV cameras for the first time... Good Luck Gents.
The Final Table Decided Jul.31, 2010 Congratulations to the final ten. Well played and well done to get so far. The first hurdle has been successfully navigated and now the last big one awaits. Playing for R1 million! Here are the chip counts heading into a massive payday!
Ryan Eber 1,518,000 MJ Pieters 834,000 Chris Convery 701,000 Bennie Lingerfelder 612,000 Neil Andrews 533,000 Robert Sham 451,000 Frano Lottering 368,000 Matt Train 354,000 Thomas Toich 272,000 Anthony Gordon 165,000
Play will start again at 5pm when we will be reporting hand for hand.
Dayani Bubbles Jul.31, 2010 Hagai Dayani held out and held out but it was all to no avail. He did get it in with the best of it against Chris Convery but his luck did not hold out. His A Q was out flopped by Convery's A J and never caught up.
Hagai Dayani bubbles at the 21st All Africa Poker Tournament in 11th position. For his excellent play he does get an entry into the November 2010 All Africa Poker Tournament.
Well played Hagai!
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All Africa Poker - on the other side of the table 31st July 2010
So, that was All Africa Poker from a player's perspective. My debut at this tournament ended for me in 16th position .... aaaargh! So close to the money. In my exit hand I had J J but came up against Chris Convery's K K, he spiked the King on the flop and that was the end of my tournament. Ryan Brauer didn't get to celebrate his 30th birthday with a cash either, but Neil Andrews made me look good by reaching the final table and ended in 7th position. This is how Neil’s final hand went down :
Neil makes the call but MJ Pieters raises the stakes by 150k. Neil makes the call again.
Flop : 8d 3d 9h – MJ bets on the innocuous looking board and all the money ends up going in. Neil shows K Q and MJ flopped top set with 9 9! Turn: Ace River: Ace
No help to Neil and he’s sent on his way to fetch his R165,000 cheque!
Play continues as the final 6 players duke it out for the Million Rand first prize. Bennie Lingenfelder is the only threat to my top position on the Bluff SA Rankings, as he currently has 587 points, a win or second place could move him right up at the top. That's all from the flop side today! Rhino
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All Africa Poker - on the other side of the table 31st July 2010
So, that was All Africa Poker from a player's perspective. My debut at this tournament ended for me in 16th position .... aaaargh! So close to the money. In my exit hand I had J J but came up against Chris Convery's K K, he spiked the King on the flop and that was the end of my tournament. Ryan Brauer didn't get to celebrate his 30th birthday with a cash either, but Neil Andrews made me look good by reaching the final table and ended in 7th position. This is how Neil’s final hand went down :
Neil makes the call but MJ Pieters raises the stakes by 150k. Neil makes the call again.
Flop : 8d 3d 9h – MJ bets on the innocuous looking board and all the money ends up going in. Neil shows K Q and MJ flopped top set with 9 9! Turn: Ace River: Ace
No help to Neil and he’s sent on his way to fetch his R165,000 cheque!
Play continues as the final 6 players duke it out for the Million Rand first prize. Bennie Lingenfelder is the only threat to my top position on the Bluff SA Rankings, as he currently has 587 points, a win or second place could move him right up at the top. That's all from the flop side today! Rhino
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28th July 2010
Time is flying this year and it’s hard to believe that seven months have already passed! It feels like yesterday that the All Africa Poker team were heading down to Piggs Peak Casino in Swaziland, to run and film the March tournament, and here we are again with preparations in full swing for the second AAPT for 2010.
My favourites for this tournament : Ryan Brauer - as always - and then you can’t discount Jay Sookoo, who has been playing great poker recently. Of course with Jarred Solomon and Greg Ronaldson coming off hot performances at WSOP 2010, they are up there among the local supporters’ top players.
I always have to put money on Neil Andrews, the brilliant SuperSport and Betting World presenter, and sometimes brilliant poker player - he’s hoping to beat his 30th place finish from last year, let’s just hope he uses some of the tips I’ve taught him!
I am finally heading to Swaziland as a player. What a novel experience that will be for me. It will always feel like home, even though I have never played an All Africa. This is my first one, so wish me good luck!
All the best to the AAP team, Michael Collet & his production crew (these guys put in 18 – 20 hour days over the weekend to make this tournament work so seamlessly!) and of course, to the players who make the tournament such an entertaining show!
Rhino
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28th July 2010
Time is flying this year and it’s hard to believe that seven months have already passed! It feels like yesterday that the All Africa Poker team were heading down to Piggs Peak Casino in Swaziland, to run and film the March tournament, and here we are again with preparations in full swing for the second AAPT for 2010.
My favourites for this tournament : Ryan Brauer - as always - and then you can’t discount Jay Sookoo, who has been playing great poker recently. Of course with Jarred Solomon and Greg Ronaldson coming off hot performances at WSOP 2010, they are up there among the local supporters’ top players.
I always have to put money on Neil Andrews, the brilliant SuperSport and Betting World presenter, and sometimes brilliant poker player - he’s hoping to beat his 30th place finish from last year, let’s just hope he uses some of the tips I’ve taught him!
I am finally heading to Swaziland as a player. What a novel experience that will be for me. It will always feel like home, even though I have never played an All Africa. This is my first one, so wish me good luck!
All the best to the AAP team, Michael Collet & his production crew (these guys put in 18 – 20 hour days over the weekend to make this tournament work so seamlessly!) and of course, to the players who make the tournament such an entertaining show!
Rhino
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