SPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 SunBet Time Square

03-07-2024 01:59 UTC+2

Cherry Hits a Set as Promised

Christian Zetzsche

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

In three-way action to the 9♥3♣2♠ 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 9♠9♦ 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	240,000 90,000	90,000
Thomas Bedford	175,000 -35,000	-35,000
Timothy Du Plessis	140,000 -45,000	-45,000
Shannon Elizabeth	100,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Norman Cherry Shannon Elizabeth Thomas Bedford Timothy Du Plessiers

03-07-2024 01:50 UTC+2

Sardini Takes the Lead for Now

Christian Zetzsche

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 3♥2♦2♣ 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 10♣9♣6♥ flop.

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

Tags: Adam Woolf Gavin Sardini Jarred Solomon Ricky Toker Tutu Russon

03-07-2024 01:38 UTC+2

Liebenthal Doubles; Torres Chips Up

Christian Zetzsche

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

On a three-way flop of 10♠8♠5♥, Josh Liebenthal was all-in for the last 34,000 and Gary Citron was the only caller.

Josh Liebenthal: 8♣7♥ All in
Gary Citron: Q♣10♥

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

At the same time one table over, the completed board showed 8♣6♣5♣6♦J♣. 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 J♥6♠ for sixes full of jacks.

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

Tags: Gary Citron Josh Liebenthal Marvin Torres Tutu Russon

03-07-2024 01:28 UTC+2

Manganas Eliminated by Bedford

Christian Zetzsche

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

In a battle of the blinds, Thomas Bedford jammed the 2♠2♥ and Aleko Manganas called all-in from the big blind for around 12 blinds with the K♣Q♣. The board ran out A♠8♦6♥2♦10♦ and Manganas sunk deep into his chair in disappointment after bowing out late on Day 1a.

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

Tags: Aleko Manganas Thomas Bedford

03-07-2024 01:22 UTC+2

Updated Counts on the Break (full)

Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Anand Kumar	395,000 95,000	95,000
Chad Khoury	330,000 -22,000	-22,000
Jarred Solomon	310,000 -40,000	-40,000
Gavin Sardini	300,000 79,500	79,500
Jody Van Wyk	283,000 103,000	103,000

Kade Ollewagen	225,000 -20,000	-20,000
Gideon Scheepers	220,000 -1,000	-1,000
Brett Toker	185,000 -35,000	-35,000
Timothy Du Plessis	185,000 -55,000	-55,000
Ricky Toker	184,000 -11,000	-11,000
Marvin Torres	180,000 -5,000	-5,000
Norman Cherry	150,000 55,000	55,000
Shannon Elizabeth	140,000 -31,000	-31,000
Thomas Bedford	140,000 -20,000	-20,000
Gary Citron	137,000 -8,000	-8,000
Adam Woolf	130,000 -70,000	-70,000
Jacques Marais	110,000 -190,000	-190,000
Tutu Russon	107,000 -8,000	-8,000
Raymond van der Vyver	95,000 30,000	30,000
Joshua Liebenthal	70,000 -15,000	-15,000
Aleko Manganas	65,000 -135,000	-135,000
Kyle Krishnan	Busted

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03-07-2024 01:09 UTC+2

Final Break on Day 1a

Christian Zetzsche

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.

03-07-2024 01:05 UTC+2

Lim Runs Into Ollewagen's Aces

Christian Zetzsche

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: K♠Q♦
Kade Ollewagen: A♠A♣

The 10♠7♠6♦4♠9♦ 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	245,000 -60,000	-60,000
Bernard Lim	Busted

Tags: Bernard Lim Kade Ollewagen Marvin Torres

03-07-2024 01:01 UTC+2

No Day 2 for Prinsloo Via the First Flight

Christian Zetzsche

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

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 9♦9♥ on the button came up short versus Timothy Du Plessiers' K♠J♣ when his table neighbour improved on the K♥6♠5♠ flop.

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

Tags: Theuns Prinsloo Timothy Du Plessiers

03-07-2024 00:53 UTC+2

Russon Doubles Through Torres

Christian Zetzsche

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

In a battle of the blinds, Tutu Russon got it in after the 7♠5♥4♠ flop and was ahead with his 7♣5♣ for the top two pair. Marvin Torres had some outs with the Q♠7♦ 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	185,000 -35,000	-35,000
Tutu Russon	115,000 55,000	55,000
Danny Dayani	Busted

Tags: Marvin Torres Tutu Russon

03-07-2024 00:43 UTC+2

Toker Becomes the Hunter

Christian Zetzsche

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: A♣2♣ All in
Ricky Toker: A♠K♥

The kicker played on the 6♠5♥3♠9♦9♠ runout and that sent Hunter to the rail, reducing th field to the last 25 contenders.

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

Tags: Ricky Toker Theo Hunter