Max spikes King to send Jono home

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-09-10

R18k High Roller

Max Deveson wins the pot, knocking out Jono Hyman.

R18k High Roller, Level 14 · 8,000 - 16,000 - 16,000

Though he dominated preflop, an unlucky runout saw Jono Hyman's AJ fall short against Max Deveson's KJ.

Preflop: Benjamin “Guppie” Lingenfelder raises to 32,000; Stephen Courtney folds; Giovanni Zanette folds; Muaaz Gani folds; Max Deveson raises to 705,000 all-in; Jono Hyman calls all-in for their last 147,000; Patmaseelan Naicker folds; Benjamin “Guppie” Lingenfelder folds

Cards: Max Deveson (K♠️ J♠️), Jono Hyman (A♠️ J♥️).

Board: [4♣️ K♥️ 2♦️ 3♦️ 8♦️].

Win probability for Max Deveson: preflop 28% (2% chop) → flop 84% → turn 84% → river 100%.

With that, Jono Hyman is eliminated and Max Deveson drags a big pot for a net +211,000.