THMC Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
2024 THMC Cape Town Million
THMC Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2024 THMC Cape Town Million
Buy-in
8,000 ZAR
Prize Pool
2,009,280 ZAR
Entries
299
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
216
Players Left
28
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The penultimate starting day of the 2024 The Hendon Mob Challenge Cape Town Million surpassed the attendance of the opening flight with a total of 97 entries to bring the field size up to 180 entries while surpassing the ZAR 1,000,000 guarantee before the late registration had closed. Once the final river card was dealt, another 13 players advanced to the money stages and the bubble burst in cruel fashion at the GrandWest Casino in Cape Town, South Africa.
Jaco Mouton applied maximum pressure preflop with six-four and jammed them into the pocket aces of Werner Smit only to flop two pair and turn a full house. Smit's misfortune propelled Mouton to a mighty stack of 558,000, the far biggest for Day 1b. All but one of the 13 survivors hail from South Africa with Renier Britz (371,000) following next, Saint-Pierre resident Didier Mery (330,000) occupied the final spot on the podium.
Among the notables to advance from Day 1b were also Gregory Maistry, Jaryd Jardien, as well as Rajeev Poonhath.
Final Chip Counts Day 1b
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaco Mouton | South Africa | 558,000 |
| 2 | Renier Britz | South Africa | 371,000 |
| 3 | Didier Mery | France | 330,000 |
| 4 | Gerhard Oosthuizen | South Africa | 303,000 |
| 5 | Michael Franken | South Africa | 284,000 |
| 6 | Adam Gamsy | South Africa | 176,000 |
| 7 | Samuel Finder | South Africa | 121,000 |
| 8 | Gregory Maistry | South Africa | 152,000 |
| 9 | Jaryd Jardien | South Africa | 150,000 |
| 10 | Rajeev Poonhath | South Africa | 136,000 |
| 11 | Greg Mokgoathleng | South Africa | 125,000 |
| 12 | Alan Jung | South Africa | 82,000 |
| 13 | BC Van Rooyen | South Africa | 62,000 |
Alongside the second flight of The Hendon Mob Challenge, the ZAR 75,000 Super High Roller ($4,130) determined a winner as well. Only nine players out of a field of 47 entries returned to their seats on the live stream feature table with the ZAR 2,961,000 ($163,861) prize pool up for grabs with the top five spots paid.
Joey Weissman held the lead and reached the money as well, the bubble burst with the elimination of Panayiotis Giannakopoulos. First to call in the money was Remy Murcia. His buddy Mario Fata then jumped into the Single Day High Roller along with Murcia and Fata defeated the UK's Max Deveson heads-up to clinch a trophy late in the evening, while Ahmed Karrim finished in third.
Rayhaan Adam bowed out next followed by Weissman, which set up the heads-up duel between Giovanni Zanette and Dylan Wilkerson.
It came down to a classic flip with Zanette three-bet jamming K♥J♦ and Wilkerson calling 8♠8♦. The 10♦8♥5♦7♦3♠ board gave Wilkerson the winning flush and he earned the biggest slice of the pie.
Final Result ZAR 75,000 Super High Roller
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in ZAR) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Wilkerson | United States | 1,250,000 | $69,175 |
| 2 | Giovanni Zanette | South Africa | 810,000 | $44,825 |
| 3 | Joey Weissman | United States | 500,000 | $27,670 |
| 4 | Rayhaan Adam | South Africa | 250,000 | $13,835 |
| 5 | Remy Murcia | France | 151,000 | $8,356 |
| Bubble | Panayiotis Giannakopoulos | Prize Pool | 2,961,000 | $163,861 |
With three tournaments already wrapped up for the day, the third and final starting day of THMC Cape Town Million continued to grow in the late evening and surpassed 100 entries. One year ago, the very same tournament in South Africa had attracted a field of 210 entries but that figure has certainly be shattered this time.
During today's proceedings, Roland Boothby of The Hendon Mob also announced that the event will return to Cape Town in 2025 with a larger guarantee and declared a bounty on his head in the Day 1c flight. The special prize for his elimination was an entry to the third edition and it was claimed well before the end of the registration period of the evening heat.
The prize pool information, full chip counts of the Day 1c survivors and Day 2 seat draw will be published later on. Stay tuned right here on PokerNews, as this marquee event of the 2024 SunBet Poker Tour Cape Town stop will be playing down to a winner on Tuesday, November 25, 2024.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With Day 1b having wrapped up, the last chance for players to jump into The Hendon Mob Challenge Cape Town Million is Day 1c, which has entered level nine with the late registration still open. Some 90 entries so far put it on the verge of becoming the strongest of the three flights and around 60 players remain in contention.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
558,000 | |
|
||
|
371,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
330,000 | |
|
303,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
284,000 | |
|
176,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
|
171,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
152,000 | |
|
150,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
136,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
125,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
82,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
62,000 | |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Werner Smit raised to 25,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Jaco Mouton on the small blind. Mouton declared all-in and Smit quickly called for around 250,000, 25 big blinds at this stage. They waited for the other table to finish and the showdown then unfolded.
Werner Smit: A♦A♠ 
Jaco Mouton: 6♥4♠
The Q♥6♠4♣ flop gave Mouton two pair and he made that a full house with the 4♥ turn. Smit failed to catch one of his two outs as the 8♦ river sent him to the rail on the Day 1b bubble.
After the hand, the other players at the table told Mouton that he was not on the button as he thought, and had three-bet jammed into an open raise. File that one as a sucker punch bubble story!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
558,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
BC Van Rooyen jammed for the last 57,000 from the small blind and Jaco Mouton called from the big blind.
BC Van Rooyen: 9♣8♥
Jaco Mouton: Q♦5♠
The 4♥4♦3♣3♦A♠ board came to the rescue for Van Rooyen as they chopped it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
62,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Alan Jung got a shove through for around 11 blinds in the new level and BC Van Rooyen did so from under the gun, as Gregory Maistry forfeited the big blind.
Didier Mery then raised the button to 26,000 and Maistry shoved for 106,000. It folded back to Mery, who asked for a count and let go, too.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | |
|
|
152,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
125,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
67,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Two of the shorter stacks on table ten got their chips into the middle preflop with Werner Smit and Stephen Courtney involved.
Stephen Courtney: A♥8♠
Werner Smit: A♠Q♣
The kicker played on the 10♥9♦3♦6♦10♠ board and the chips were counted. Smit had 124,000 and Courtney was covered by a single T-1,000 chip to bust two spots away from the money on Day 1b. After the current hand, the action will continue on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Last man standing - or sitting in this case - for The Hendon Mob team was Anthony Charter on a shorter stack. He got it in preflop from the hijack and Jaryd Jardien did so on the button. They bumped fists prior to the classic flip.
Anthony Charter: A♥Q♦
Jaryd Jardien: J♣J♥
The J♦5♥3♦ flop had Charter on the ropes but the 10♣ turn provided a lifeline. However, the 3♥ river only improved Jardien to jacks full and brought the field to the last 15 contenders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
Busted |