2024 SunBet Time Square

SPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 SunBet Time Square

Final Results
Winner
Prize
707,675 ZAR
Event Info
Buy-in
15,000 ZAR
Prize Pool
5,266,800 ZAR
Entries
418
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
105
Players Left
16

Cherry Hits a Set as Promised

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In three-way action to the 932 flop, Thomas Bedford checked and so did Norman Cherry. Timothy Du Plessiers also checked and they did so again on the J turn. After the 6 river, Shannon Elizabeth and another player joked that someone must have hit a set.

Bedford checked and Cherry now finally bet 20,000.

"I hit a set, don't waste your money," he joked while Du Plessiers was to act. The reluctant fold by Du Plessiers followed and Bedford also let go. Cherry indeed showed his cards, the 99 for a slow-played set of nines.

One hand later, Elizabeth raise-folded the A to a shove by Bedford, who showed his A.

Player Chips Progress
Norman Cherry za
Norman Cherry
240,000
90,000
90,000
Thomas Bedford za
Thomas Bedford
175,000
-35,000
-35,000
Timothy Du Plessis za
Timothy Du Plessis
140,000
-45,000
-45,000
Shannon Elizabeth us
Shannon Elizabeth
100,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Norman CherryShannon ElizabethThomas BedfordTimothy Du Plessiers

Sardini Takes the Lead for Now

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Gavin Sardini continued his private duel with Adam Woolf and check-called a bet on the 322 flop. He then bet big for 75,000 on the 3 turn and Woolf went into the tank. "I think you might have me this time," Woolf said while both players continued to stare at the board and each other.

Eventually, Woolf folded and declared to be certain that Sardini held a better overpair than himself.

Over on table six, Ricky Toker opened to 11,000 two hands in a row. In the first hand, he folded to a three-bet by Jarred Solomon in the small blind for 40,000. The second hand saw Tutu Russon defend the big blind and check-fold the subsequent 1096 flop.

Player Chips Progress
Gavin Sardini za
Gavin Sardini
440,000
140,000
140,000
Jarred Solomon za
Jarred Solomon
325,000
15,000
15,000
Ricky Toker za
Ricky Toker
250,000
66,000
66,000
Adam Woolf za
Adam Woolf
80,000
-50,000
-50,000
Tutu Russon za
Tutu Russon
54,000
-21,000
-21,000

Tags: Adam WoolfGavin SardiniJarred SolomonRicky TokerTutu Russon

Liebenthal Doubles; Torres Chips Up

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Josh Liebenthal
Josh Liebenthal

On a three-way flop of 1085, Josh Liebenthal was all-in for the last 34,000 and Gary Citron was the only caller.

Josh Liebenthal: 87 All in
Gary Citron: Q10

The 7 turn improved Liebenthal and the K river was a blank.

At the same time one table over, the completed board showed 8656J. Tutu Russon bet 15,000 into 40,000 out of the small blind. Marvin Torres in the big blind raised it up to 55,000 and Russon used two time banks before he folded the K. It was the correct fold as Torres showed J6 for sixes full of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Marvin Torres za
Marvin Torres
275,000
-12,000
-12,000
Joshua Liebenthal za
Joshua Liebenthal
90,000
20,000
20,000
Tutu Russon za
Tutu Russon
75,000
-32,000
-32,000
Gary Citron za
Gary Citron
70,000
-67,000
-67,000

Tags: Gary CitronJosh LiebenthalMarvin TorresTutu Russon

Manganas Eliminated by Bedford

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Aleko Manganas
Aleko Manganas

In a battle of the blinds, Thomas Bedford jammed the 22 and Aleko Manganas called all-in from the big blind for around 12 blinds with the KQ. The board ran out A86210 and Manganas sunk deep into his chair in disappointment after bowing out late on Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Bedford za
Thomas Bedford
210,000
70,000
70,000
Aleko Manganas za
Aleko Manganas
Busted

Tags: Aleko ManganasThomas Bedford

Updated Counts on the Break (full)

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Anand Kumar za
Anand Kumar
395,000
95,000
95,000
Chad Khoury za
Chad Khoury
330,000
-22,000
-22,000
Jarred Solomon za
Jarred Solomon
310,000
-40,000
-40,000
Gavin Sardini za
Gavin Sardini
300,000
79,500
79,500
Jody Van Wyk za
Jody Van Wyk
283,000
103,000
103,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Kade Ollewagen za
Kade Ollewagen
225,000
-20,000
-20,000
Gideon Scheepers za
Gideon Scheepers
220,000
-1,000
-1,000
Brett Toker za
Brett Toker
185,000
-35,000
-35,000
Timothy Du Plessis za
Timothy Du Plessis
185,000
-55,000
-55,000
Ricky Toker za
Ricky Toker
184,000
-11,000
-11,000
Marvin Torres za
Marvin Torres
180,000
-5,000
-5,000
Norman Cherry za
Norman Cherry
150,000
55,000
55,000
Shannon Elizabeth us
Shannon Elizabeth
140,000
-31,000
-31,000
Thomas Bedford za
Thomas Bedford
140,000
-20,000
-20,000
Gary Citron za
Gary Citron
137,000
-8,000
-8,000
Adam Woolf za
Adam Woolf
130,000
-70,000
-70,000
Jacques Marais za
Jacques Marais
110,000
-190,000
-190,000
Tutu Russon za
Tutu Russon
107,000
-8,000
-8,000
Raymond van der Vyver za
Raymond van der Vyver
95,000
30,000
30,000
Joshua Liebenthal za
Joshua Liebenthal
70,000
-15,000
-15,000
Aleko Manganas za
Aleko Manganas
65,000
-135,000
-135,000
Kyle Krishnan za
Kyle Krishnan
Busted

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Final Break on Day 1a

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Level thirteen has drawn to a close and there are 21 players out of 106 entries remaining. They will play a maximum of two more 50-minute levels before bagging and tagging or when the field is down to the last 16. In the final 15-minute break of the night, some of the smaller chip denominations will be colored up.

Lim Runs Into Ollewagen's Aces

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Kade Ollewagen raised from under the gun and happily called the big blind shove by Bernard Lim. When the cards were revealed, some players joked to Ollewagen "you are the aces magnet".

Bernard Lim: KQ
Kade Ollewagen: AA

The 107649 board brought no upset and that spelled the end for Lim.

"Now you are back where you were before," Marvin Torres mentioned while another player remarked that Ollewagen had previously lost with aces against jack-ten.

Player Chips Progress
Kade Ollewagen za
Kade Ollewagen
245,000
-60,000
-60,000
Bernard Lim mu
Bernard Lim
Busted

Tags: Bernard LimKade OllewagenMarvin Torres

No Day 2 for Prinsloo Via the First Flight

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Theuns Prinsloo
Theuns Prinsloo

Theuns Prinsloo was seemingly unstoppable in the early and middle stages of the day, shining from atop the leaderboard. However, since losing the last multi-way showdown he never recovered and eventually hit the rail just now.

The cards were all but rushed away when his 99 on the button came up short versus Timothy Du Plessiers' KJ when his table neighbour improved on the K65 flop.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Du Plessis za
Timothy Du Plessis
240,000
165,000
165,000
Theuns Prinsloo za
Theuns Prinsloo
Busted

Tags: Theuns PrinslooTimothy Du Plessiers

Russon Doubles Through Torres

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Tutu Russon got it in after the 754 flop and was ahead with his 75 for the top two pair. Marvin Torres had some outs with the Q7 but never got there on the A turn and 10 river.

In the meanwhile, Danny Dayani was knocked out to bring the field down to the last 24 contenders.

Player Chips Progress
Marvin Torres za
Marvin Torres
185,000
-35,000
-35,000
Tutu Russon za
Tutu Russon
115,000
55,000
55,000
Danny Dayani za
Danny Dayani
Busted

Tags: Marvin TorresTutu Russon

Toker Becomes the Hunter

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Down to the last 34,500 and in the hijack, Theo Hunter pushed all-in and was looked up only by Ricky Toker on the button.

Theo Hunter: A2 All in
Ricky Toker: AK

The kicker played on the 65399 runout and that sent Hunter to the rail, reducing th field to the last 25 contenders.

Player Chips Progress
Ricky Toker za
Ricky Toker
195,000
25,000
25,000
Theo Hunter za
Theo Hunter
Busted

Tags: Ricky TokerTheo Hunter