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Dan "Jungleman" Cates Wins A8 Johannesburg

It was a small but tough field that turned up at Emperors Palace Casino Resort in South Africa for WPT Alpha8 Johannesburg as nine players put up at least $100,000 each to compete for the prestigious A8 title and $500,000 in first-place prize money. In the end, however, it was Dan “Jungleman” Cates who emerged…

Matt Clark
Feb 15, 2014

12547234284_403d0853c3_b It was a small but tough field that turned up at Emperors Palace Casino Resort in South Africa for WPT Alpha8 Johannesburg as nine players put up at least $100,000 each to compete for the prestigious A8 title and $500,000 in first-place prize money. In the end, however, it was Dan “Jungleman” Cates who emerged victorious, defeating local South African entrepreneur Kinesh Pather in a short, 12-hand, heads-up battle. Visit our Live Updates for a full recap and look for the first episode of WPT Alpha8 premiering next month on FS1 in the United States. Payouts

  1. Dan “Jungleman” Cates – $500,000
  2. Kinesh Pather – $275,000
  3. Jason Mercier – $200,000
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