An Online Player From The United States Has Qualified To Play In An Online Tournament, In South Africa

Montecasino complex which is located in Johannesburg, had been selected as the site of the inaugural South African Poker Open which was brought to an end with success this week following an impressive show of skills by veteran players, All Africa poker champs, and a number of international online qualifiers.

There were 105 players who took part in the televised tournament. The overall prize pool came to an impressive Rands 2 million ($280 607.47) while the top ten players collected prizes.

At the end of the day the culminating event was a difficult 8 hour head to had battle between the designated chip leader Danny K and Jaime Vilela, the prior All African runner-up. This event came to a close only after Vilela was able to win with a four of a kind hand and was crowned the 2007 SA Poker Open Champion.

Play at Poker Time.com the online poker site, United States player Ryan S participated in this unique event by traveling to South Africa having received as all expenses paid bonus prize following his having won as an online qualifier at the site. He was eliminated prior to the heads up at the final table but still managed to enjoy the once in a lifetime adventure of a trip to Africa where he was shown the sights by his Poker Time hosts following his participation in the tournament.

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