Sheldon hits the rail on the soft bubble

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-08-02

Main Event

Imran Bhojani wins the pot, knocking out Sheldon Grove.

Main Event, Level 24 · 15,000/25,000

Imran Bhojani holds up with pocket 8s to send Sheldon to the rail, moving the tournament to hand-for-hand play.

Preflop: Darren Kramer folds; Tutu Russon folds; Sheldon Grove raises to 250,000 all-in; Nickolas Ioannou folds; Imran Bhojani calls; Keegan Naidoo folds; BadReg folds; Kyle Krishnan folds

Cards: Sheldon Grove (3♠️ 3♦️), Imran Bhojani (8♣️ 8♠️).

Board: [A♣️ 4♣️ 2♠️ K♠️ 2♦️].

Win probability for Imran Bhojani: 82% (preflop) → 77% (flop) → 86% (turn) → 100% (river).

With that, Sheldon Grove is eliminated and Imran Bhojani drags a big pot for a net +315,000.