All Africa Poker players dominate at PokerAce
The 5th PokerAce tournament which took place on the
20 January 2008 and featured a prize pool over just over R1 Million. After a long day of poker the field was down to the final table which was packed with familiar faces on The All Africa Poker Channel with the likes of Aston Soon Shiong, Mark Christie, Ilan Diraz and Gordon Harris – all of who have played at The All Africa Poker Tournament. Previous All Africa Poker Runner-Up Dermot Sweeney finished in a respectable 6th place whilst 3rd place went to Bob Masson. Bob, who will be attending the upcoming R3,000,000 All Africa Poker, bubbled at the All Africa Poker Tournament in November 2008 and was subsequently free rolled into the 12th All Africa Poker Tournament as a result. Top honors went to Conrad Coetzer who claimed the PokerAce title and walked away with the first prize of R250,700.
Final Positions:
Conrad Coetzer R250,700
Hagai Dayani R152,600
Bob Masson R119,900
Velissarios Tomakidis R98,100
Gordon Harris R76,300
Dermot Sweeney R65,400
Adri Depreez R59,950
Nic Poole R54,500
Ilan Diraz R43,600
Hillel Eshkur R43,600
Mark Christie R38,150
Gareth Kalil R32,700
Aston Soon Shiong R27,250