With a straight on the 5♣4♠2♠6♣3♣ board, Alexander Gurin looked up a shorter stack who tabled the Q♥J♣ to play the board. Gurin's A♣K♦ chopped the pot as he hovers around two times the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
On the heads-up turn of J♣9♣3♣4♠ turn, Ashley Hira pushed all-in for the last 9,900 and that sent Clinton Heap into the tank. Heap used one time bank and eventually folded for Hira to show one of the cards.
"You might as well show me the other one," Heap replied.
"That one costs nine grand," Hira said with a big smirk on the face before adding "I had queen-ten with the queen of clubs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
35,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Two of the biggest stacks in the field can be found on the same table and sandwiched between them is Marko Nortje. The latter took on Greg Mokgoathleng, who bet the A♠6♥5♠ flop for 1,400 to force a quick fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
110,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
48,000
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
After the end of level seven, the field has reached 77 entries and 64 players remain as they are onto their second 10-minute break. At the same time, the Super High Roller has reached the money and a Single Day High Roller is underway with two tables running.
Bernard Gossard opened to 1,100 on the button and Wesley Blom called in the small blind. Rudalf Frick jammed the big blind for 10,100 and Gossard sighed "why always me" before he reluctantly called. Blom folded and Frick joked a "good call" as he exposed the Q♠4♣.
Gossard took a few seconds before he grinned and exposed the Q♥Q♣.
"That's not good for you ... I would have called if he didn't," Blom added.
There was no upset on the 6♥4♥3♣10♥5♦ runout and Frick was knocked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Rudalf Frick jammed a severe short stack with the 10♥8♣ and was called by Bernard Gossard who held the 10♣7♦.
The kicker played on the A♣K♦4♦5♠2♥ runout for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
12,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Three ways to the A♥J♠5♣ flop, Tanith Rothman check-called a bet of 1,600 by Renier Britz and they checked the 2♦ turn as well as the 10♥ river. Rothman showed 5♥4♥ for a pair of fives but Britz had that beat holding the J♣8♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
22,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600