5/29/07posted by Dr. Poker @ 7:46 AM
The South African Poker Open took place for the first time last week, with players from all over the world playing the hands out at the MonteCasino Resort in Johannesburg, South Africa. The lucky winner was Jaime Vilela.
More than 100 players made the trip to South Africa to play in this event, creating a prize pool of 2 million SA Rand.
Vilela, who also cashed in 56th place at the All-African Poker Tournament in February, came up against Danny K. for heads-up play.
Danny K. had the chip lead, but Vilela wore it away until his four of a kind cleared the street for his win.
A film crew was also on hand to catch all the action of the final table, which took eight hours to play out.
The tournament was hosted by Kenna James and Robert Williamson III, and saw pros, locals and Internet qualifiers from around the world come out to play.
One such player was Ryan S. from the United States who won his spot online. Though he didn't last long in the tournament, he still had a great time playing tourist in South Africa.
Dr. Poker
source: pokerlistings.com
Labels: Poker Tourneys
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