Unlucky river sends Ricky to the rail

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-09-12

R12.5k Main Event

Wesley Blom wins the pot, knocking out Ricky Toker.

R12.5k Main Event, Level 20 · 8,000 - 16,000 - 16,000

Wesley Blom jams on short-stacked Ricky Toker blind-on-blind, spiking a pair on the river to scoop the pot.

Preflop: Quintin Heather-Clark folds; Gareth Kalil folds; Reneka Dayaljee folds; Okkie Fourie folds; Rudolf Fourie folds; Wesley Blom raises to 182,000 all-in; Ricky Toker calls all-in for their last 145,000

Cards: Wesley Blom (K♣️ 8♥️), Ricky Toker (A♥️ 7♦️).

Board: [Q♥️ Q♦️ 2♣️ 3♦️ 8♦️].

Win probability for Wesley Blom: preflop 39% → flop 23% (1% chop) → turn 14% → river 100%.

Wesley Blom takes it down, a net +145,000 or +137,000 profit once the blind they posted is paid for.