Gilbert scores lucrative double elimination

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-07-27

Gilbert Tin Fook stacks Ben Maxton and Dhinesh Soopramanien with a straight on the river.

R10K Player of The Year Freeze, Level 18 · 15,000/30,000

Gilbert Tin Fook scoops a massive pot after rivering a straight.

Based on chip stacks, Ben took 6th place for R26,000 and Dhinesh took 5th for R32,000.

Preflop: David NG folds; Dhinesh Soopramanien raises to 130,000; Donce Mitev folds; Gilbert Tin Fook raises to 340,000 all-in; Ben Maxton calls; Max Deveson folds; Dhinesh Soopramanien calls all-in for their last 172,000

Cards: Gilbert Tin Fook (A♥️ K♦️), Ben Maxton (A♦️ T♥️), Dhinesh Soopramanien (6♦️ 6♣️).

Board: [J♠️ T♦️ 4♣️ 9♠️ Q♠️].

Win probability for Gilbert Tin Fook: 33% (preflop) → 29% (flop) → 17% (turn) → 100% (river).

Gilbert Tin Fook takes it down, a net +572,000.