Naidoo had big swings and eventually bagged up a very good stack worth 80,100. Another ambassador of the casino, Shashi Naidoo, also managed to impress not only with two giant billboards in the poker room, but also with her play at the tables. Rousso was ‘in the zone’ by her own account and comes back on Day 2 with 46,500 chips. In the end Solomon won a big pot with ace-king versus ace-jack, and he starts on Day 2 with 103,200.Įmperor Casino ambassador Vanessa Rousso also came to play today, and she got involved in many pots over the course of the day. Top South African pro Jarred Solomon even re-entered five times before finally picking up some chips. The third ever National event in South Africa started out with about 170 players, but the numbers rose quickly as players were keen to get their money into the pot. Plenty of top pros entered the first day of the World Poker Tour National Event in Johannesburg, and due to the re-entry possibilities they are all still alive.
Shashi Naidoo had a blast on Day 1 and she’s in strong contentionĪfter a crazy action-packed day of poker there are 128 players still standing, with Sunil Devachander on top with 182,900.