All Africa Poker Tournament is held at the Orion Piggs Peak Hotel and Casino located in the kingdom of Swaziland. |
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Position |
First Name |
Surname |
Prize |
1 |
Evern |
Van Niekerk |
1,000,000 + Aussie Millions package valued at R150,000 |
2 |
Rudolph |
Fourie |
400,000+ Aussie Millions package valued at R150,000 |
3 |
Andre |
Johnstone |
250,000 +Aussie Millions package valued at R150,000 |
4 |
Sami |
Sidia |
150,000+Aussie Millions package valued at R150,000 |
5 |
Melanie |
Banfield |
125,000+ Aussie Millions package valued at R150,000 |
6 |
Lolly |
Jackson |
100,000+ Aussie Millions package valued at R150,000 |
7 |
David |
Spangenberg |
75,000+ Aussie Millions package valued at R150,000 |
8 |
Deon |
Minnaar |
50,000+ Aussie Millions package valued at R150,000 |
9 |
Neville |
Eber |
25,000+ Aussie Millions package valued at R150,000 |
10 |
Robert |
Kay |
Aussie Millions package valued at R150,000 |
With a record number of eight ladies who entered the Tournament, Melanie Banfield proved that dynamite comes in small packages by proving to be one of the leading poker players with her 5th place finish. Evern even commented that Melanie was the only person that he could not read!

<< Sandy Koor hands the One Million Rand Cheque to Evern Van Niekerk as well as his Samsung sponsored Omina.
Position |
First Name |
Surname |
Prize |
1 |
Marco |
Farrell |
45,000 |
2 |
Darren |
Chandler |
38,250 |
3 |
Louis |
De Lira |
31,500 |
4 |
John |
Chapman |
22,500 |
5 |
Donovan |
Casey |
20,250 |
6 |
Kevin |
Van Den Berg |
18,000 |
7 |
Pat |
Abrahams |
15,750 |
8 |
Eugene |
Du Plessis |
13,500 |
9 |
Wayne |
Du Pleez |
11,250 |
10 |
Jay |
Sookoo |
9,000 |
