Sunbet Poker Tour Heads to Cape Town for R10 Million GTD Festival


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The countdown is on for the Sunbet Poker Tour GrandWest, where a 14-event schedule awaits those who journey to Cape Town, South Africa, for the R10 Million guaranteed festival.

From November 20 to December 1, the GrandWest Casino turns into a poker playground, where there is something for every type of player. From affordable buy-ins to super high rollers, the Sunbet Poker Tour has crafted an offering that will surely excite locals and travellers.

Sunbet Poker Tour GrandWest Full Schedule

Date Time Buy-In USD for Ref Event
Wed 20 Nov 12:00 R8,000 $450 #1 – WELCOME TO CAPE TOWN 1A – R500K GTD
Wed 20 Nov 18:00 R8,000 $450 #1 – WELCOME TO CAPE TOWN 1B – R500K GTD
Thu 21 Nov 12:00     #1 – WELCOME TO CAPE TOWN – Day 2
Thu 21 Nov 13:00 R30,000 $1,650 #2 – ONE DAY HIGH ROLLER
Thu 21 Nov 19:00 R25,000 $1,350 #3 – MEGA MILLION – R1.5MIL GTD
Fri 22 Nov 11:00 R25,000 $1,350 #3 – MEGA MILLION – Day 2
Fri 22 Nov 19:00 R5,000 $280 #4 – LITTLE SLAM
Sat 23 Nov 11:00     #3 – MEGA MILLION – Day 3
Sat 23 Nov 11:00 R5,000 $280 #4 – LITTLE SLAM – Day 2
Sat 23 Nov 13:00 R1,500 $85 #5 – LADIES EVENT
Sat 23 Nov 15:00 R10,000 $550 #6 – SUPASTAK 1
Sat 23 Nov 19:00 R75,000 $4,200 #7 – SUPER HIGH ROLLER – R1MIL GTD
Sun 24 Nov 11:00 R5,000 $280 #8 – THE SOUTH AFRICAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Sun 24 Nov 12:00 R75,000 $4,200 #7 – SUPER HIGH ROLLER – Day 2
Sun 24 Nov 13:00 R8,000 $450 #9 – CAPE TOWN MILLION 1A – R1MIL GTD
Mon 25 Nov 12:00 R8,000 $450 #9 – CAPE TOWN MILLION 1B – R1MIL GTD
Mon 25 Nov 18:00 R8,000 $450 #9 – CAPE TOWN MILLION 1C – R1MIL GTD
Tue 26 Nov 12:00     #9 – CAPE TOWN MILLION Day 2
Tue 26 Nov 19:00 R50,000 $2,750 #10 – HIGH ROLLER – R1.5MIL GTD
Wed 27 Nov 11:00 R50,000 $2,750 #10 – HIGH ROLLER – Day 2
Wed 27 Nov 12:00 R15,000 $850 #11 – MAIN EVENT 1A – R4MIL GTD
Thu 28 Nov 11:00     #10 – HIGH ROLLER – Day 3
Thu 28 Nov 12:00 R15,000 $850 #11 – MAIN EVENT 1B – R4MIL GTD
Thu 28 Nov 18:00 R10,000 $550 #12 – MIXED PLO/NLTH with MJ
Fri 29 Nov 11:00 R15,000 $850 #11 – MAIN EVENT 1C – R4MIL GTD
Fri 29 Nov 20:00 R15,000 $850 #11 – MAIN EVENT 1D – R4MIL GTD
Sat 30 Nov 12:00     #11 – MAIN EVENT – Day 2
Sat 30 Nov 15:00 R10,000 $550 #13 – SUPASTAK 2 – R500K GTD
Sun 1 Dec 11:00     #11 – MAIN EVENT – Day 3
Sun 1 Dec 12:00 R5,000 $225 #14 – SEMI-FREEZE

Event Highlights

All eyes will be on the R4 million (approx. $225,000) guaranteed Main Event, which shuffles up and deals on Wednesday, November 27. The buy-in is R15,000 ($850), and players can book their seat for Day 2 by advancing through one of the four starting flights. Survivors will need to navigate the second stage to make it through to the finale, which crowns its champions on the festival’s final day.

The R75,000 ($4,200) Super High Roller is the biggest buy-in event of the series and boasts an R1 million guarantee, while the R50,000 High Roller ($2,750) has a slightly juicier guaranteed prize pool of R1.5 million.

Also, with an R1.5 million guarantee, the Mega Million will cost R25,000 ($1,350) to enter. The Cape Town Million also looks to produce some heavy ROI for the eventual winner as the R8,000 ($450) buy-in tournament will pay out no less than R1 million to those who make the paid places.

The Welcome to Cape Town and Supastak 2 events round out the tournaments with guarantees, hosting a minimum prize pools of R500,000.

Karrim Tops the Field in 2023

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Ahmed Karrim and Mario Fata

Back in 2023, Ahmed Karrim took home the trophy and title after overcoming a field of 429 entries. Karrim made a heads-up deal with France’s Mario Fata before hoovering every chip in play.

Karrim took R1,050,000 ($56,316) for the victory, while Fata banked R900,000 ($48,271).

The triumph marked a hattrick of Sunbet Poker Tour Main Event victories for Karrim, who was previously the last player standing at the Port Elizabeth stops in 2022 and 2023.

Place Name Country Prize (ZAR) Prize (USD)
1 Ahmed Karrim South Africa R1,050,000 $56,316
2 Mario Fata France R900,000 $48,271
3 Marko Nortje South Africa R475,000 $25,476
4 Danny Dayani South Africa R300,000 $16,090
5 Bradley Moore South Africa R223,400 $11,981
6 Benji Berman South Africa R175,000 $9,386
7 Anand Kumar South Africa R145,000 $7,777
8 Daniel Habib South Africa R120,000 $6,436
9 Imran Bhojani South Africa ZAR104,000 $5,577

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Calum has been a part of the CelestialPoker team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game.

Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at CelestialPoker, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).




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