26 November to 6 December 2020
Champion
Ivan Pakkiri
Tournament Info
| Total entries | 169 |
| Total Prize Pool | R 818,000 |
| Buy-in | R5,500 |
| Starting Stack | 35,000 |
| Levels | 30mins |
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3 Days Day 1B will end at approx 19h45. |
Day 1 A – 26 Nov Thurs, 15h00 Day 1B – 27 Nov Friday 12h00 Day 2 – 28 Nov Saturday 15h00 |
A 9% buy-in and 3% gratuity/staffing fee will be charged for all events. Schedule is subject to change.
All previous guarantees are no longer applicable to this tournament.
Events will be played at a maximum of 7 handed. Poker room closes no later than 23h00 daily.
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Updates
Elton Chin doubles Hercules Gouws up!
Level 12
Blinds 2000/4000 Ante 4000
Hercules Gouws goes all-in on the flop Elton Chin calls
Hercules opens 8♠8
Elton opens A♥Q♠
Flop 3♠ 6♠ 9♣ Turn 10♣ River 4♦
Hercules doubles up with a pair of 8’s
Graham Savings Takes It Down.
Level 11
Blinds: 1 500/3 000
Graham Saving raises in the BB to 7 000 on top on of the blinds
Maneesh in the SB decides to call
FLOP: J J A
Maneesh Checks
Saving bets 15 000
Maneesh folds.
Graham Savings takes the pot.
Micheal Finely takes the pot on the river!
Level 10
Blinds: 1 200/2 400 Ante: 2 400
Wade Lo has A♥ 5♥ and decides to raise 3 800
Michael Finley sitting with J♠ 7♠, thinks for a bit and calls.
FLOP DELIVERS: 6♣ 6♥ 2♠
Wade checks, Michael checks as well.
TURN CARD: 3 ♠
With the turn now giving both Wade and Michael draws, this should be interesting…
Wade with a gut shot straight draw decides to check.
Michael now with a flush draw bets 4 500.
Wade calls.
The river is a 7♥
Wade after missing his gut shot, bets 5 000
Michael missed his flush draw, but hit a second pair with the 7 Calls.
MICHAEL WINS WITH TWO PAIRS 6’s & 7’S
Players in middle position battle it out
Level 10
Blinds: 1 200/2 400 Ante: 2 400
Ivan Pakkiri calls the blinds,
Ivan Kitching raises 10 500
Ivan Pakkiri calls
Flop: 10♦ 3♣ 9♦
Both players check
Turn delivers a 10♠
Ivan Pakkiri runs out betting 7 000
Ivan Kitching raises to 15 700
Ivan Pakkiri calls.
On the River comes an A♣
Ivan Kitching Shoves ALL-IN
Ivan Pakkiri thinks for while, and calls.
Ivan Kitching turns over A 5, Ivan Pakkiri mucks.
Ivan Kitching wins a huge pot damaging Ivan Pakkiri’s stack.

Sven Grune takes the pot before the turn!
Level 10
Blinds: 1 200/2 400 Ante: 2 400
Sven on the button Raises 6 000, Elton Chin (SB) calls, The BB Darnash Calls.
Flop: 10♦ 4♦ 4♥
Darnash Checks, Sven Bets 16 000, Elton Folds, Darnash Folds.
Sven’s bet of 16 000 scares off his opponents allowing him take the pot before the turn.
Late Registration for Day 1A of the Freeze-out has closed
We have reached the end of late reg. for Day 1 A of the WPT Freeze-Out, if you missed out today, be sure to join us tomorrow at 12h00 for Day 1B😎
Moon Khan strikes again!
Level: 9
Blinds: 1 000/ 2 000 Ante: 2 000
We join the action with Moon Khan on the Button, There have been fold from Jaime Vilela and Elton Chin.
Moon Khan calls the blinds, Bruce in Small Blind fold, Big Blind Checks.
The flop produces 10♥ Q♦ 7♥
Moon comes out betting 3 000, Big Blind Calls
Turn: 5♣
Both players check
River gives us a J♥
Once again both players check.
Big Blind shows 10 9, giving the BB a pair of 10’s
Moon turns over J 8, giving Moon the win on the River with a pair of J’s.

Darryn Lipman all in with A♠4♠
Darryn Lipman in the small blind shoves all-in for 17,100 with A♠4♠
and gets a snap call from Maneesh Singh in the big blind. Maneesh opens A♦Q
Flop Q♦10♣ 4♣
Turn 5♠
River 3♠
Maneesh Singh takes down the pot with a pair of Queens, Darryn Lipman is out.
Nahum Lum takes the pot.
Level: 6
Blinds: 500 / 1 000 Ante: 1 000
Mr Singh calls the blinds in the cut-off position, Nahum Lum on the button calls,
Small Blind calls, Big Blind Checks.
Flop: 6♦ K♣ 9♠
Big Blind checks, Mr Singh bets 1,000, Graham Savings calls, Nahum calls, Small Blind folds and Big Blind calls.
Turn: A♦
All players check.
River: 9♦
All players check, The action is on Nahum Lum on the button, He bets 7,500.
All players fold. Nahum Lum take the pot and turns his cards showing 10♦ 7♦, giving Nahum a flush.
Defending Champion Returns!!!
Last years Semi-Freeze Champion Cliff Safi here to defend his title at the WPT Deepstacks Freeze-Out. 😎
Payouts
| Total Prize Pool | # | Name | Surname | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R 818,000 | 1 | Ivan | Pakkiri | R220,000 |
| 2 | Liam | Draycott | R142,000 | |
| 3 | Mark | Elias | R85,000 | |
| 4 | Collin | Moodley | R51,000 | |
| 5 | Sven | Grune | R40,000 | |
| 6 | Tutu | Russon | R33,000 | |
| 7 | Rui | De Gouvia | R29,000 | |
| 8 | Moon | Khan | R25,000 | |
| 9 | Gareth | Edmonds | R22,000 | |
| 10 | Darryl | Shaff | R19,000 | |
| 11 | Joshua | Hendriks | R19,000 | |
| 12 | Karl | Myburgh | R19,000 | |
| 13 | Hennie | Appel | R16,000 | |
| 14 | Jaime | Vilela | R16,000 | |
| 15 | Gary | Allen | R16,000 | |
| 16 | Darshan | Baijnath | R14,000 | |
| 17 | Eben | Lottering | R14,000 | |
| 18 | Boris | Milwidsky | R14,000 | |
| 19 | Bruce | Kannemeyer | R12,000 | |
| 20 | Gavin | Sardini | R12,000 |
Chip Counts
| Time: | # | Name | Surname | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12h45 | 1 | IVAN | PAKKIRI | WINNER |
| 2 | LIAM | DRAYCOTT | BUSTED | |
| DATE: | 3 | MARK | ELIAS | BUSTED |
| 29 NOV | 4 | COLLIN | MOODLEY | BUSTED |
| 5 | SVEN | GRUNE | BUSTED | |
| 6 | TUTO | RUSSON | BUSTED | |
| 7 | RUI | DE GOUVIA | BUSTED | |
| 8 | MOON | KHAN | BUSTED | |
| 9 | GARETH | EDMONDS | BUSTED | |
| 10 | DARRYL | SHAFF | BUSTED | |
| 11 | JOSHUA | HENDRIKS | BUSTED | |
| 12 | KARL | MYBURGH | BUSTED | |
| 13 | HENNIE | APPEL | BUSTED | |
| 14 | JAIME | VILELA | BUSTED | |
| 15 | GARY | ALLEN | BUSTED | |
| 16 | DARSHAN | BAIJNATH | BUSTED | |
| 17 | EBEN | LOTTERING | BUSTED | |
| 18 | BORRIS | MILWIDSKY | BUSTED | |
| 19 | BRUCE | KANNEMEYER | BUSTED | |
| 20 | GAVIN | SARDINI | BUSTED | |
| 21 | CLAYTON | DIAB | BUSTED | |
| 22 | JOSEPH | ANTHONY | BUSTED | |
| 23 | GRAHAM | SAVINGS | BUSTED | |
| 24 | MANESH | SINGH | BUSTED | |
| 25 | AMAAN | MOHAMED | BUSTED | |
| 26 | RIVASH | MARAJ | BUSTED | |
| 27 | ELTON | CHIN | BUSTED | |
| 28 | RAS | DONNELLY | BUSTED | |
| 29 | CHANDRA | DEIB | BUSTED | |
| 30 | NATHANIEL | CHINSAMY | BUSTED | |
| 31 | KAZ | GOVENDER | BUSTED | |
| 32 | WEI-MING | LO | BUSTED | |
| 33 | WARREN | SEAMAN | BUSTED | |
| 34 | MAXINE | CATANO | BUSTED | |
| 35 | HERCULES | GOUWS | BUSTED | |
| 36 | THILAN | GOVENDER | BUSTED | |
| 37 | IVAN | KITCHING | BUSTED | |
| 38 | GREG | TUCKER | BUSTED | |
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