Overnight chip count
33 players will go to bed knowing that they have negotiated the longest part of the tournament and are now faced with the hardest. The other consideration will be that we are at about ten players more than usual at this time in past tournaments meaning that tomorrow will be a longer and harder day than usual.
The chip leaders who are hoping for an easier run to the final table are:
| Savvas | Koushis | 383 000 |
| Stanley | Topol | 372 500 |
| Greg | Ronaldson | 254 000 |
| Johan | Kemp | 252 500 |
| Simon | Solomon | 243 000 |
| Paul | Spies | 216 500 |
| Eben | Lottering | 214 500 |
| Andre | Rheeder | 212 500 |
| Michael | Nwabueze | 204 000 |
Around the average with time on their hands:
| David | Rosenthal | 199 500 |
| Gareth | Kalil | 192 500 |
| Ryan | Eber | 173 000 |
| John | Abrosie | 161 000 |
| Ilija | Martinovic | 158 500 |
| Jay | Sookoo | 148 500 |
| Mark | Christy | 147 500 |
| Anton | Klansfer | 145 000 |
| Ryan | Brauer | 135 000 |
| Brian | Winterstein | 131 500 |
| Francis | Vanderlinden | 115 000 |
| Roger | De Charmony | 108 500 |
| Matt | Train | 102 500 |
The short stacks that are going to have to fight for the paying spots:
| Daniel | Lamberti | 99 500 |
| Eugene | Du Plessis | 88 000 |
| Stefan | Ostlind | 86 500 |
| Joseph | Vinecombe | 86 500 |
| Muaaz | Gani | 73 500 |
| Robbie | Sham | 72 000 |
| Nick | Sissou | 69 500 |
| Marcus | Theron | 68 000 |
| Renier | Van Den Berg | 47 500 |
| Greg | Tucker | 43 000 |
| Peter | Kortleve | 42 000 |
