Gareth Duncan powered his way to winning the Concept Quarterly Game #1 on Sunday, which sees him shoot up to first place on the log.
Overall, it was a great day of poker in Maitland. Exciting prize money on the day, while the league prize pool continues to grow nicely. With double league points on offer, there was plenty to play for.
Gareth showed devastating form on final table, making 5 of the 7 eliminations to earn first place and R8000 in cash (reduced for bubble prize).
The knockouts saw him cruise with the monster chip lead, which he managed to maintain en route to victory.
The tourney triumph also secured 30 log points on the day (double points), which shoots him to the top of the table. This highlighted how important Quarterly Games are where the league race is concerned.
Chris Hadzi did well to grind to second place with a short stack, earning a cool R5000 (reduced for bubble prize). His tournament run should see him rise into the Top 9 on the table.
Ryan David-Andersen reached third place after shoving with K10 Under the Gun. He got called by Gareth, who woke up with 10s in the small blind and held up.
Terry Hangone relinquished a monster stack in 4th place as he shoved all in with 7s from the big blind. Gareth made a difficult call with 9s to score a big knockout.
Francis Vanderlinden played a good game to end in 5th spot. He was all in with Q10, and was dominated when called by Terry with QJ. Although Francis flopped the 10, Terry hit a runner-runner straight on the River.
Shameegh Suarez made a move at the wrong time as he shoved with KJ, and got called by Gareth with AJ in late position. An Ace high flush sealed the elimination.
Two bubble prizes were created for 7th and 8th place respectively, which meant final table started with all players in the money.
Vicky Moodley finished 7th after a preflop shove with Jacks. His hand was cracked by Ryan’s AQ, which hit two pair.
Cas du Toit’s Pocket 4s were cracked by Gareth’s AQ to finish in 8th place, while Mercia Sampson ended in 9th – just missing out on final table but good enough to secure some useful log points.
BONUS POINTS
Veronica Chetty eliminated Dimitri Stephanis with pocket 2s to earn the bounty.
Uri Hartuv (Quad Queens) and Tony Smith (Quad 6s) earned bonus points for their special hands that made showdown.
WELL DONE TO THE WINNERS!
Next Concept game will be Midweek Game #12 on Thursday.
Please standby for a few tournament detail changes to accommodate new curfew time of 11PM.
RESULTS FROM CONCEPT QUARTERLY GAME #1
1) Gareth Duncan
_R8000 (reduced)_
2) Chris Hadzi
_R5000 (reduced)_
3) Ryan David-Andersen
_R4000_
4) Terry Hangone
_R3500_
5) Francis Vanderlinden
_R3000_
6) Shameegh Suarez
_R2000_
7) Vicky Moodely
_R1000 (bubble prize)_
8) Cas du Toit
_R500 (bubble prize)_
9) Mercia Sampson
TOTAL PRIZEPOOL: R27000
*League rake on the day:* R3100
*League prize pool so far:* R17 950 _(corrected)_ with 28 fixtures to go in the season!