The SunBet Poker Tour stop at GrandWest Casino in Cape Town tends to be the largest of the year and the 2024 edition will be no different after a very busy start to the series for Africa’s Richest Poker Tour. It has teamed up with The Hendon Mob to bring in some international players, some of which made the trip to South Africa for this stop to combine sightseeing with their love for the card game.
Held in cooperation with Sun International and the Monster Jam Poker Tour, the series is one of the most well-known in the country and on the African continent with multiple stops every year. PokerNews already reported on the previous two stops in Pretoria earlier this year and this makes the third time for exclusive updates from this series in 2024.
Among the key events on the schedule is the The Hendon Mob Championship Cape Town Million, which officially kicked off yesterday with the first of three starting days. With a buy-in of ZAR 8,000 ($440) and a ZAR 1 Million ($55,079) guarantee, the opening flight attracted a total of 83 entries and 11 players advanced. That has put the tournament well on track to surpass the guarantee.
One year ago, the same tournament attracted a field of 210 entries and the top 28 finishers earned a portion of the ZAR 1,498,560 ($79,948) prize pool. Defending champion Rachid Amamou and runner-up Cliton Taliwanth have already been participating during events in Cape Town since the start of the festival, along with Sean Bloom, Janno Cazemier, Lyle Julien, and Sugen Singh. Many of these familiar names of the close-knit South African poker community are expected to return to the felt today.
All participants receive 30,000 in chips and the levels will last 30 minutes each with the late registration open until the end of level level 11. Day 1b will continue with 30-minute levels for the entire duration whereas the final starting heat Day 1c reduces the levels to 15 minutes each after the end of the late registration. Unlimited re-entries are available during the registration period and all three Day 1 will play down to the money with one out of eight entries set to advance.
The second flight kicks off at noon local time while Day 1c follows at 6 p.m. local time. All PokerNews updates will focus on Day 1b and the final chip counts for Day 1c as well as the Day 2 seat draw are provided the next morning.
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Janno CazemierLyle JulienRachid AmamouSean BloomSugen Singh
