Alexandre hero calls to fall in 6th

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-11-03

R9k THMC SA Millions

Alexandre Blanc commits his tournament life with a hero call on the River against Madankumar Elagala.

R9K THMC SA Millions - Level 24: 25000-50000-50000

Madankumar Elagala wins the pot, knocking out Alexandre Blanc.

Preflop: Naven Naicker folds; Darren Buytenhuys folds; Tutu Russon folds; Hagai Dayani folds; Madankumar Elagala calls; Alexandre Blanc checks Flop [A♣️ K♣️ 4♥️]: Madankumar Elagala checks; Alexandre Blanc bets 50,000; Madankumar Elagala raises to 100,000; Alexandre Blanc calls Turn [A♣️ K♣️ 4♥️ J♣️]: Madankumar Elagala checks; Alexandre Blanc checks River [A♣️ K♣️ 4♥️ J♣️ 8♠️]: Madankumar Elagala bets 1,070,000 all-in; Alexandre Blanc calls all-in for their last 615,000

Cards: Madankumar Elagala (A♦️ 2♦️), Alexandre Blanc (K♥️ 5♥️).

Board: [A♣️ K♣️ 4♥️ J♣️ 8♠️].

Win probability for Madankumar Elagala: preflop 59% (1% chop) → flop 77% → turn 89% → river 100%.

With that, Alexandre Blanc is eliminated and Madankumar Elagala drags a big pot for a net +715,000 or +690,000 profit once the blind they posted is paid for.

Alexandre Blanc finished 6th.