Darren Buytenhuys gets lucky doubles up

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-11-03

R9k THMC SA Millions

Darren Buytenhuys found a fortunate turn against Hennie Appel to double-up on final table.

R9k THMC SA Millions, Level 23 · 20,000 - 40,000 - 40,000

Darren Buytenhuys found a fortunate turn against Hennie Appel to double-up on final table.

Preflop: Tutu Russon folds; Hagai Dayani folds; Madankumar Elagala folds; Alexandre Blanc folds; Naven Naicker folds; Hennie Appel raises to 120,000; Darren Buytenhuys calls Flop [K♣️ 2♣️ 3♥️]: Hennie Appel checks; Darren Buytenhuys bets 525,000 all-in; Hennie Appel calls

Cards: Hennie Appel (K♦️ Q♦️), Darren Buytenhuys (K♠️ 4♠️).

Board: [K♣️ 2♣️ 3♥️ 4♣️ 2♠️].

Win probability for Darren Buytenhuys: preflop 26% (5% chop) → flop 15% (4% chop) → turn 93% → river 100%.

Darren Buytenhuys takes it down, a net +605,000 or +525,000 profit once the blind and ante they posted is paid for.