Giannakopoulos Out But Can Celebrate Anyways
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Former chip leader Panayiotis Giannakopoulos was seen on his way to the rail but he had reason to celebrate soon after, as his father Costa Giannakopoulos won the ZAR50,000 High Roller in heads-up against Gavin Sardini.
On Giannakopoulos' former table, Rudolf Fourie jammed a three-way flop of 10♣9♦5♠ for 39,700. Jamie Vilela reluctantly folded and later showed a nine while Stephen Courtney also let go.
The next table over saw a flop of 9♥8♥6♠J♣ on which Cliton Taliwanth in the big blind jammed for just 9,700. Kinesh Pather reluctantly folded and both showed a seven first. Taliwanth ended up revealing his 7♥5♦ for the flopped straight while Pather mucked Q♦7♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
140,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
125,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
115,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
105,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
60,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
43,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
Busted | |