| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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38,000 |
A raising war broke out on the J?8?7?K? turn on which Rajeev Poonhath jammed all-in for 25,500 when facing a squeeze to 18,500. Lee Thaver was his opponent, who needed a few seconds before making the call.
Rajeev Poonhath: K?J? 
Lee Thaver: J?J?
Poonhath was somewhat perplexed and another player pointed out it was a slow roll. The river was the Q? and that spelled the end for Poonhath.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted |
Three ways to the 9?7?5? flop, Alan Jung bet and earned two callers. Jung bet again the 4? turn to receive the same amount of callers for 1,600 each and then bet the J? river for 2,500. It folded to Sunelle Swart, who eventually called.
Jung showed the Q?9? but Swart had the superior kicker with A?9?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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28,000
-12,000
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-12,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Following a raise to 700 by Rajeev Poonhath, two players called including Jacobus de Nysschen and Kielan Kriel. The K?Q?2? flop was checked through and Kriel bet the 6? turn for 1,100, only Poonhath called. No action followed on the 8? river and the 9?9? of Poonhath ended up second-best as Kriel had the K?J?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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39,000
-1,000
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-1,000 |
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37,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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There are now up to 54 players registered in the first level of the day, which is quite busy despite most of the notable players still being active on Day 2 of the High Roller. That field has reached 61 entries with 40 contenders still in the mix.
Below are some of those who opted to jump in the last few minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 |
Five ways to the A?K?10? flop, Sheldon Grove bet 1,100 and received no fewer than four callers. He was among those to check the 8? turn and Robert Cowley bet 5,500. Only Okkie Fourie called and they checked the 6? river on which Fourie won the pot with the A?2?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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32,000
-8,000
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-8,000 |
On a three-way flop of 10?7?3?, Christopher Dean faced a bet of 500 by Mister Severaj and Caleb October called. Dean then raised to 4,000 and earned one call only. Dean bet the Q? turn for 6,500 and Severaj folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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46,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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38,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
Sean Bloom squeezed to 2,000 preflop and earned a single caller to then see a flop of J?J?7?, on which he bet 1,100. Bloom received a call but the bet on the turn won it as quickly as that card and the rest of the board was mucked by the dealer. He shares a table with fellow SunBet Poker Tour Main Event champion Sugen Singh in the early stages.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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42,000
2,000
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2,000 |
