Steven Wylie takes 8th place in the High Roller

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-07-31

R25K High Roller

Marko Nortje wins the pot, knocking out Steven Wylie.

R25K High Roller, Level 21 · 50,000/100,000

Steven Wylie gets his last chips in behind with KQ against Marko Nortje's AJ, with no help from the runout, he was sent to the rail in 8th place with a prize of R120,000.

Preflop: Ray Adam folds; Max Deveson folds; Steven Wylie raises to 725,000 all-in; Steven Radloff folds; Cliton Taliwanth folds; Rudolf Fourie folds; Marko Nortje raises to 5,605,000; Rajeev Poonhath folds

Cards: Marko Nortje (A♣️ J♠️), Steven Wylie (K♦️ Q♥️).

Board: [3♠️ 5♦️ T♥️ 9♠️ 2♠️].

Win probability for Marko Nortje: 60% (preflop) → 75% (flop) → 80% (turn) → 100% (river).

With that, Steven Wylie is eliminated and Marko Nortje drags a big pot for a net +925,000.