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The 15th All Africa Poker Tournament is over.

admin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:06:36 +0000

Evern Van Niekerk is the new champion and not only was this his first All Africa but also his first live tournament! Once again the tournament was a resounding success with the players enjoying the weekend and appreciating the effort and organisation that goes into running a successful event of this magnitude.

All of the finalist will be jetting off to the Aussie Millions tournament in Melbourne in January and maybe one of them will best that field and bring more glory to Southern African poker.

All of the finalists have also received cell phones sponsored by Samsung with Evern taking home the remarkable Omnia. This will help everyone stay in touch with their loved ones back home.

Watch out for the airing dates of this tournament on the All Africa Poker Channel on DSTV.

The next All Africa Poker Tournament will be held in February and this time seats to the WSOP will be up for grabs. The campaign begins tomorrow!

Good night from Piggs Peak Hotel and Casino in Swaziland, the home of All Africa Poker!

Minnaar is the next victim

admin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:23:16 +0000

Hand 30: Deon all-in from the button with 131k and is called by Evern.

Evern shows AK and Deon A 9.

Flop: A 5 6 Turn: 7 River: 3.

Deon Minnaar has been eliminated in 8th place winning R50,000 and a trip to the Aussie Millions valued at R150,000

Blinds: 15000/30000
Antes: 2000
Players Left: 7
Average Stack: 486,000

Aucamp crippled

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:10:06 +0000

It would seem that Joggie’s run may be ending. He had pocket Kings and found the one nightmare hand that you never want to see. The Ace magnets proved to be very aptly named and they were in the hands of Francis van den Linden. No help and he is down to 30,000 chips.

Damien Cornelli doubled up at the expense of Andre Johnstone. Johnstone showed 8 8 and Damien “the curse” A 5. Named the curse because it is the hand that Darren Kramer has lost with twice at All Africa, Kramer is not allowed to play with it because it will cost him R100,000 to Ryan Brauer! The curse applied to Andre though this time…

Win your way to the WSOP 2008 with the All Africa Poker Tournament.

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:51:31 +0000

The WSOP 2008 will be the 39th edition of the worlds most prestigious and talked about poker tournament. From the first WSOP tournament where there were fewer than 50 poker tables in the whole state of Nevada to a world renowned tournament which is internationally broadcasted and is home to over 8000 poker players, who flock in the masses to the Nevada desert yearly to take their seats at the esteemed event. The All Africa Poker Tournament is the only poker tournament in Africa that offers packages to international tournament such as the WSOP. The 12th All Africa Poker Tournament, which is being from the 28th of February to 2nd March 2008 at Piggs Peak, Swaziland, is offering 2 packages to the WSOP 2008 in Las Vegas valued at R150 000.
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Top 10 Placings

admin — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:11:43 +0000

Greg Ronaldson – R1 Million plus seat to WSOP 2008

Michael Simoes – R400,000 plus seat to WSOP 2008

Daniel Callighan – R300,000 plus seat to WSOP 2008

Peter Kortleve – R200,000

Jaco Mouton – R160,000

Jaco Storm – R150,000

Clyde Sham – R140,000

Barry Shum – R130,000

Hennie Appeal – R120,000

Andre Clarke – R100,000

Greg Ronaldson the new All Africa Poker Millionaire

admin — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:25:05 +0000

Greg Ronaldson has been crowned the new All Africa Poker King. After an intense and grueling poker marathon Ronaldson, 24, walked away with the Million Rand prize. Piggs Peak Casino, Swaziland will also be flying him to Las Vegas in July 2008, to take up his seat at the coveted World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event.

Ronaldson has been a regular face on the poker scene and a top finisher at the final tables over the past months, but has not placed higher than the fourth position. He went heads up with Michael Simoes, who finished runner-up at the final table and earned R400,000 and a complimentary package to participate at the World Series of Poker!

Ronaldson, the newest instant poker millionaire, intends to invest his winnings wisely to ensure a solid bank roll to continue to play in future live tournaments. He also hopes to follow in the footsteps of Ray Rahme, the historical US $3 million winner of the most recent African poker legend.

Piggs Peak added to the prize pool by offering another World Series of Poker package to the value of R150,000 to the player who placed third in the Main Event. The honours went to Daniel Callighan, who won R300,000, he will be joining the All Africa Poker Team at the World Series of Poker 2008.

The rest of the players who made the televised final table were Peter Kortleve who finished fourth, Jaco Mouton in fifth, Jaco Storm in sixth, Clyde Sham in seventh, Barry Shum in eighth, Hennie Appel in ninth and Andre Clarke in tenth.

“It was an exciting tournament with 111 entries and totalling 32 hours of play. We also had a great balance with both new and regular players. The lady entrants also proved that there are fists of steel under those velvet gloves”, explained Wendy Graaf, Marketing Manager at Piggs Peak Casino.

“Living up to our reputation of being the richest freeze-out poker tournament in Africa, we are pleased that we could create yet another instant poker millionaire,” continued Graaf.

Bob Masson who went out on the “bubble” – 11th place, and just missed out on the money was relieved to find out that even through he didn’t make the final table, Piggs Peak had given him a complimentary seat at the 12th All Africa Poker Tournament held from February 28 to March 2, 2008.

In addition to the Main Event, Piggs Peak provided a second chance tournament and cash games for players who were knocked out and spectators. The winner of the second chance tournament, with a prize of R80,000 was legendary Raymond Rahme.

“It was a fun weekend of poker, and the freeze-out format of this tournament was enjoyed by all. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back on the 28th of February 2008 for the next All Africa Poker Tournament. In the meantime, keep an eye out for the live footage that will be launched on DSTV Channel 393 soon.”

Greg Ronaldson is the All Africa Poker Millionnaire

admin — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:48:20 +0000

KD JD is the hand which won Greg Ronaldson the title of All Africa Poker champion, and a million rand richer. He will also be flying to Las Vegas in July 2008, to take up his seat at the World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event, and hopes to follow in the footsteps of Raymond Rahme’s $3 million US win.

30 year old Michael Simoes’ 10C KC was not to be the winning hand on the board of AS 10H QS 6S 3H, but a very happy Michael has lots to look forward to, with his fully complementary package to the World Series of Poker. He was literally speechless about his win, he only won his seat online in a satellite on Monday night, “My girlfriend went for a shower, so I had a few minutes to spare, so I went online and won the satellite … now I’m R400,000 richer!”. Michael is a director in a family steel business, and will be wisely investing his prize money.

It has been a marathon weekend of poker, 32 hours of tournament play and 111 players. Many new faces, amongst the experienced. 24 year old, Gauteng resident, Greg Ronaldson has been a regular face at final tables in the past months, not placing higher than 4th position, and he has now reached his goal. His first thoughts when he realised he had won the tournament was, “Thank goodness I didn’t come 4th!” Ronaldson will be investing his winnings and ensuring that he has a bankroll for future live tournaments.

A final word from the All Africa Poker team, is to thank all the staff and management at Piggs Peak Hotel & Casino, Swaziland for their tireless efforts. The team looks forward to welcoming everyone back on the 28th February 2008.

Its heads up time at All Africa Poker

admin — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:26:40 +0000

Greg Ronaldson has knocked out Daniel Callighan in 3rd place. It’s heads up with Michael Simoes who has 1,650,000 chips against Greg’s 2,250,000.

We’re on our way to Las Vegas …

admin — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:05:48 +0000

Daniel Callighan – chip leader with 1,7 million chips, Greg Ronaldson – 1,2 million and Michael Simoes – 1,010,000 chips are the winners of all inclusive packages to the World Series of Poker US$10,000 Main Event Tournament in Las Vegas in July 2008.

Now it's down to deciding who takes the Million Rand first prize.

Peter Kortleve is on his way home …

admin — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:45:56 +0000

… with R200,000 in his pocket, but has missed out on a trip to the WSOP 2008. He bubbled this amazing prize when he went up against Greg Ronaldson’s A Q with pocket 8’s. The board came K 3 3 A Q, giving Greg two pairs to beat Peter.