THMC Main Event | 2024 THMC Cape Town Million

2024-11-26 21:07 UTC+2

Florian Bock Eliminated in 3rd Place (ZAR 197,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Niveau 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Florian Bock moved all-in from the button for 1,100,000 and Sugen Singh called out of the big blind.

Florian Bock: 7♠7♦ All in
Sugen Singh: A♣J♣

The A♠J♠3♦ flop left Bock on the ropes and in need of a seven or running spades. Some hope came with the 3♠ turn but the K♥ river was a blank to end the run of the German qualifier in third place for ZAR 197,000 ($10,902)

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Muaaz Gani	4,700,000

Sugen Singh	4,300,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Florian Bock	Eliminé

Tags: Florian Bock Sugen Singh

2024-11-26 20:50 UTC+2

Renier Britz Eliminated in 4th Place (ZAR 140,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Niveau 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Muuaz Gani opened to 210,000 from under the gun and then called the all-in of Renier Britz for another 90,000 on top of that out of the small blind.

Renier Britz: K♥Q♥ All in
Muaaz Gani: K♠6♠

Britz was in great shape to start a come back but the A♠4♠3♠ flop instantly left Britz with zero equity. The 10♦ turn and 6♦ river became a formality, as Brith busted in fourth place to pick up ZAR 140,000 ($7,748) for the efforts.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Muaaz Gani	5,000,000 500,000	500,000

Sugen Singh	2,400,000 100,000	100,000
Florian Bock	1,600,000 200,000	200,000
Renier Britz	Eliminé

Tags: Muaaz Gani Renier Britz

2024-11-26 20:26 UTC+2

Marko Nortje Eliminated in 5th Place (ZAR 100,280)

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Christian Zetzsche

Niveau 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The action started with an under-the-gun shove by Marko Nortje and Renier Britz folded the A♥5♦ in the small blind. Florian Bock in the big blind, however, called and Nortje was at risk for the second time after the dinner break.

Marko Nortje: A♦4♠ All in
Florian Bock: 9♣9♥

The Q♦10♦5♠8♦6♥ board was not without a major sweat but Nortje had to settle for fifth place, which comes with a payday of ZAR 100,280 ($5,549).

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Florian Bock	3,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Marko Nortje	Eliminé

Tags: Florian Bock Marko Nortje Renier Britz

2024-11-26 18:50 UTC+2

Cliton Taliwanth Eliminated in 6th Place (ZAR 80,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Niveau 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Muaaz Gani opened to 125,000 with the 2♥2♦ in the hijack. Cliton Taliwanth made it 400,000 to go from the cutoff with 75,000 behind and Renier Britz pushed all-in from the small blind. Gani folded and Taliwanth called for the fumes behind.

Cliton Taliwanth: Q♠J♠ All in
Renier Britz: A♥A♣

Taliwanth had a mountain to climb, but could not escape this time on the Q♥7♣5♣8♦2♠ board to see his chip and a chair come back story cut down in sixth place for ZAR 80,000 ($4,427)

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Florian Bock	2,800,000 200,000	200,000
Sugen Singh	2,000,000 100,000	100,000
Renier Britz	2,000,000 600,000	600,000
Muaaz Gani	1,500,000

Marko Nortje	700,000

Cliton Taliwanth	Eliminé

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth Muaaz Gani Renier Britz

2024-11-26 18:43 UTC+2

Clive Kikia Eliminated in 7th Place (ZAR 60,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Niveau 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Florian Bock made it 125,000 to go from the hijack and Clive Kikia defended his shorter stack out of the big blind with a shorter stack of 415,000 behind. Following the J♠10♦3♠ flop, Kikia pushed all-in and Bock instantly called.

Clive Kikia: K♥Q♣ All in
Florian Bock: A♦A♣

The open-ended straight draw lost outs on the J♣ turn and the 10♣ river paired the board once more, eliminating Kikia to the rail in 7th place for ZAR 60,000 ($3,320).

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Florian Bock	3,000,000 700,000	700,000
Clive Kikia	Eliminé

Tags: Clive Kikia Florian Bock

2024-11-26 18:16 UTC+2

Wesley Blom Eliminated in 8th Place (ZAR 60,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Niveau 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action folded all the way to Wesley Blom on the button and he pushed all-in for 330,000, Marko Nortje called out of the big blind.

Wesley Blom: A♦5♣ All in
Marko Nortje: Q♦Q♣

The K♦3♠2♠ flop provided additional outs with the wheel draw but the K♥ turn as well as the 8♠ river failed to improve Blom, sending him to the rail in 8th place for ZAR 60,000 ($3,320).

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Marko Nortje	1,100,000 365,000	365,000

Wesley Blom	Eliminé

Tags: Marko Nortje Wesley Blom

2024-11-26 17:52 UTC+2

Braam Van Huyssteen Eliminated in 9th Place (ZAR 40,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Niveau 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Sugen Singh raised it up to 100,000 with the A♦2♥ and Braam Van Huyssteen jammed for 315,000 in the next seat. It folded to Muaaz Gani in the big blind, who asked for the stack size and then said "well, I can't fold this, not for eight blinds" before the chips went in, Singh folded.

Braam Van Huyssteen: 10♦10♣ All in
Muuaz Gani: J♠J♦

The dominated pocket pair found no escape on the 4♣4♠3♥A♣K♦ board and that sent Van Huyssteen to the rail in 9th place for ZAR 40,000 ($2,214).

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sugen Singh	3,300,000 100,000	100,000
Muaaz Gani	835,000 235,000	235,000

Braam Van Huyssteen	Eliminé

Tags: Muaaz Gani Sugen Singh Braam Van Huyssteen

2024-11-26 16:16 UTC+2

Bock Busts Oosthuizen and Antezana

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Christian Zetzsche

Niveau 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Florian Bock raised in the cutoff and Edgar Antezana pushed for around 415,000 on the button, Gerhard Oosthuizen called all-in for 180,000 in the big blind and Bock called to put two players at risk.

Gerhard Oosthuizen: 10♥10♦
Edgar Antezana: A♥K♣ All in
Florian Bock: A♣Q♣

The 7♣3♣2♦ flop gave Bock the nut flush draw and the 4♣ turn left both shorter stacks drawing dead prior to the 3♦ river. Oosthuizen bowed out in 11th place for ZAR 32,000 while Antezana made the pay jump to ZAR 40,000 thanks to his larger stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Florian Bock	2,000,000 800,000	800,000
Gerhard Oosthuizen	Eliminé
Edgar Antezana	Eliminé

Tags: Edgar Antezana Florian Bock Gerhard Oosthuizen

2024-11-26 16:08 UTC+2

Woolley Eliminated by Nortje

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Christian Zetzsche

Niveau 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

For the fourth time, Marko Nortje opted to open shove and this time it was from the button. Jonathan Woolley called all-in from the big blind and Nortje instantly called for the attention of Cliton Taliwanth on the feature table.

Jonathan Woolley: A♥K♦ All in
Marko Nortje: Q♥10♥

The two live cards struck on the Q♦10♦2♠ flop to leave Woolley on the ropes. He needed a jack when the 7♣ followed on the turn, but found none on the 8♦ river to leave the outer table with his head shaking.

"Fourth time. I just shoved so you he can't shove ace-five," Nortje clarified his adjustment in strategy.

Woolley's exit came in 12th place for ZAR 28,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Marko Nortje	1,365,000 540,000	540,000

Jonathan Woolley	Eliminé

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth Jonathan Woolley Marko Nortje

2024-11-26 15:33 UTC+2

Blom Strikes Twice to Reduce Field to Last Dozen

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Christian Zetzsche

Niveau 23 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Maureen Bloechlinger got her last chips into the middle preflop with the K♥4♠ and was dominated by her previous nemesis Wesley Blom, who tabled the K♣Q♠.

The kicker played on the 10♣5♣3♠9♦2♥ board and Bloechlinger was ousted in 14th place, following Nellie Park to the payout desk to collect ZAR 25,000.

Blom then took on Didier Mery got 175,000 preflop in the very next hand from under the gun with Blom in the big blind.

Didier Mery: A♥A♠ All in
Wesley Blom: 6♠6♣

The J♠7♣5♣ flop gave Blom some runner runner equity and that percentage grew on the 2♣ turn. Blom vividly demanded for a club and the celebrations could then be heard in the entire room when the 9♣ struck on the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Wesley Blom	675,000 260,000	260,000
Maureen Bloechlinger	Eliminé
Didier Mery	Eliminé

Tags: Didier Mery Maureen Bloechlinger Nellie Park Wesley Blom