Willem van Brakel took down first place in the R500 Montecasino Satellite on Sunday.
Willem accompanied his son Jacque to Concept to make his tournament debut at the club.
Jacque jokingly told his dad that he needs to watch out as the poker play at the club is far better than the average home game.
However, Willem rolled back the years as he played a solid game en route to victory. He played his hands aggressively and the run-outs worked well in his favour.
First place earned him a Montecasino Main Event accommodation package worth R14100 (R12500 seat plus 2 nights accommodation). *An exciting prize as the tournament is guaranteeing R2.5mil prize pool!*
He beat Dan Wolman in the heads-battle.
Willem was the overwhelming chip leader early on, but Dan picked up two double-ups to play his way back into the contest.
However, Willem ended the tournament with a sneaky play.
On a 10♣️10♠️9♥️ flop, Willem checked before Dan shoved. Willem snap called with 105 ♥️ suited, while Dan tables 86 ♠️ for a world of outs. The Turn and River bricked for Dan, which sealed the result for Willem.
The top 3 decided to split second prize, creating R7000 vouchers for 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
This was picked up by Dan and Michael Cupido.
Michael shoved the short stack on the button with A5. He ran into Willem, who made the call in big blind with A9, which flopped and rivered a 9 for trips.
Cas du Toit was out on the money bubble as he lost most of chips in a race with AJ against Willem’s pocket 10s. The board ran dry for Cas, who was eliminated a few hands later.
Mustak Chothia suffered a bad beat in 5th place when he shoved all in with AQ. He received a surprise call by Willem with J9, which hit trip 9s for the cruel knockout.
There was a 3-way all-in pot midway during final table, which had a huge influence on the tournament.
Chris Gin shoved with Jacks, and Willem made the with A2. George Hendricks woke up with Kings in late position and joined the party.
The board ran 842A5, giving Willem two pair and a massive pot. George and Chris were eliminated in 6th and 7th spot respectively.
Donavan Driver had a good run to final table but he ran into Willem’s Ace-high straight to fall out in 8th place.
WELL DONE WINNERS!
Concept Social Club has planned an action-packed week of live poker with fixtures on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday!
We will announce a fixture list for the rest of the year, which includes exciting satellites for the big games!
Keep an eye out for updates.
R500 Montecasino Satellite:
1) Willem van Brakel
Montecasino Main Event package
(R12500 Main Event seat + 2 nights accommodation)
2) Dan Wolman
R7000 voucher
3) Michael Cupido
R7000 voucher
4) Cas du Toit
5) Mustak Chothia
6) George Hendricks
7) Chris Gin
8) Donavan Driver
Total: R28400 (including R200 for Player of the Year)