Neville cracks Hendrie's aces in huge pot

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-07-28

The R8K Ultimate

Hendrie loses most of his stack with aces against Neville's two pair.

In a limped pot, Hendrie Uys squeezes to 27,000, finding a call from Neville Mutsvanga.

Hendrie: (AA) Neville: (T9) Blinds: 2,000 / 5,000

On a T83 flop, Hendrie fired a bet for another 27,000, Neville calls.

The turn was a 9, giving Neville two pair, Hendrie continued to apply pressure with another bet of 21,000, this time facing a 3-bet from Neville to 125k. Hendrie jams for 390k, Neville snaps, putting himself at risk with the shorter stack.

The river bricks with a 2 and Neville holds up to find a double, crippling Hendrie.

An unlucky beat for Hendrie who found himself all-in in the next hand, running AT into AK, sending him to the rail.

This is the 3rd time this series that Hendrie has had his aces cracked, crippling him in this tournament and sending him home in both the One Life and Player of the Year.