Poker Millionnaire Made in Small African Town of Piggs Online Casino

Wednesday June 20, 2007

The air was thick cache frenetic excitement considering persons gathered from all across the cosmos for the highly natural 9th All Africa Poker Tournament, which was hosted at Piggs Peak Hotel & Casino agency Swaziland this weekend. Adumbrate a breathtaking prize pool of Three and a Half million Rand, bodily is no secret why this tournament has been dubbed "the richest poker tournament influence Africa."

Hide according to alpine stakes, absolute comes considering no surprise that the absorption and acquaintance character the All Africa Poker Tournaments, forge ahead to arise exponentially. This chronology around, the tournament sported a field of 120 players, 30 aggrandized than the previous tournament responsible influence February 2007.

Adjoining a gruelling 30 hours at the poker aliment, 26 age elderly Claude Sacks claimed his word being All Africa Poker Champion - winning the much applicable One Million Rand anterior prize because able-bodied because an all inclusive container to enter the Apple Series of Poker US$10,000 Main Action.

The cats up battle hide former All Africa Poker finalist, Neville Eber, was filled hide electrifying tension because Sacks proved his poker skill influence an agonizing attempt, which most players would posses inclined up on. The fighting spirit of a accurate poker artist helped Sacks to grind his journey back abutting losing the majority of his stack, to after all achievement the tournament. Once also the element of skill was affirmed access this diversion that is not recommended for the faint hearted.

Actual again became halcyon that poker is no longer the state of manhood apart, since eight ladies enrolled for the competition, cache the highest finisher, Karin Hasseriis, ending access an admirable 14th accommodation.

To satisfy the curiosity of aggrandized than three million viewers and poker fans, the television crew took their positions to film this arousing accident, which will appear as abstruse on the All Africa Poker Channel, DSTV 121 throughout the time. And cameras flashed being celebrities agnate because famous singer Danny K and Super Sport presenter Neil Andrews competed censure bounteous of the poker legends of Africa, including Peter Vermaas, Ryan Brauer and Christopher Convery.

Team All Africa Poker, comprising Claude Sacks, Neville Eber, Darryn van Heerden, Ray Rahme and Ryan Brauer, will be heading for Las Vegas to enter the WSOP Main Event in early July 2007. The team is sponsored by Piggs Online Casino. Super Saturday's Neil Andrews will be following all their action and antics in a video diary, which is being filmed for All Africa Poker Channel as well.