SPT Main Event Day 1b | 2024 SunBet Time Square

03-07-2024 19:06 UTC+2

Sissou Out After Clash With Sun

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a preflop raising war, Huawei Sun in the cutoff made it 65,600 total to go. Peter Sissou was his only opponent in the small blind and had 25,600 invested by then. Once Sissou confirmed the amount of Sun's reraise, he declared the call and they headed to the 7♥4♦2♦ flop. Sissou moved all-in and Sun snap-called.

Huawei Sun: K♥K♣ All in
Peter Sissou: J♠J♣

The clash of pocket pairs kept Sun ahead with the 8♦ turn and 10♥ river. He counted the own stack and secured a double for 37,300, Sissou was left with just 8,300 and lost those few chips right after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huawei Sun	220,000 85,000	85,000
Peter Sissou	Busted

Tags: Huawei Sun Peter Sissou

03-07-2024 18:57 UTC+2

Ng Scores a Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action has picked up a lot in the last hour or so and another three-way pot emerged over on table eight. Darryl Shaff and David Ng looked up the all-in of a shorter stack before Shaff then mucked the K♦8♦7♠6♣J♣ river, exposing K♠J♠ for rivered two pair.

He had been up against the 7♣7♦ of the short stack and the K♣K♥ for top set by Ng, as the field was reduced by one.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Ng	195,000 53,000	53,000
Darryl Shaff	145,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Darryl Shaff David Ng

03-07-2024 18:50 UTC+2

Persent No More; Fourie Back in the Mix

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Okkie Fourie raised to 3,400 from under the gun and David Ng called in the small blind. Jon Per Persent was down to just 7,800 in the big blind and jammed, Fourie then reraised to force out Ng.

Jon Per Persent: A♠7♣ All in
Okkie Fourie: K♦K♣

The one over card never came on the Q♥9♣5♥7♥2♦ board to spell the end for Persent. "See you later guys," the Norwegian promised.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Ng	142,000 -8,000	-8,000
Okkie Fourie	50,000 35,000	35,000
Jon Per Persent	Busted

Tags: David Ng Jon Per Persent Okkie Fourie

03-07-2024 18:48 UTC+2

Karrim and Corront Add Chips

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads-up to the K♥6♥2♥A♦ turn, Bradley Moore in the big blind checked the second street in a row. He then faced a bet of 9,000 by Merwan Corront and sent the cards into the muck eventually.

One table over, Ahmed Karrim invested 9,500 on the 9♠5♥2♣K♠ turn along with Nick Sissou. They checked the J♠ river and Sissou showed his A♥4♥ for a missed wheel draw. Karrim won yet another pot with Q♣9♣ to further cement his status as one of the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Karrim	225,000 25,000	25,000
Merwan Corront	125,000 35,000	35,000
Bradley Moore	105,000 25,000	25,000
Nick Sissou	45,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Bradley Moore Merwan Corront Nick Sissou

03-07-2024 18:39 UTC+2

Sissou Triples While Zhang Busts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three ways to the 10♣9♥2♣ flop, Nick Sissou was all-in out of the small blind and earned calls from Ahmed Karrim in the hijack as well as Tony Zhang on the button. Karrim bet the 6♠ turn for 19,000 and Zhang called for nearly two thirds of his remaining stack.

That led them to the Q♣ river on which Karrim bet another 10,000. Zhang was covered by that and called all-in to get shown 9♦9♣ for a set by Karrim. Zhang knuckled the table in defeat and mucked his cards but Sissou showed his J♣6♣ for a rivered flush to triple up in the main pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Karrim	200,000 15,000	15,000
Nick Sissou	80,000 15,000	15,000
Tony Zhang	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Nick Sissou Tony Zhang

03-07-2024 18:33 UTC+2

Corront Wins Another Showdown Pot Against Rahme

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Joe Rahme bet the 8♣6♣4♣8♠ turn out of the big blind for Merwan Corront to call on the button. They checked the A♣ river with the fourth club on the board and Rahme tabled his 7♥6♦. Corront won the pot with the A♦9♦ to stay right on the current average.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Rahme	148,000 -2,000	-2,000
Merwan Corront	90,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Joe Rahme Merwan Corront

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

03-07-2024 18:23 UTC+2

Courtney Cannot Bluff Karrim

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Stephen Courtney opened to 2,500 first to act and Ahmed Karrim three-bet to 10,000 one seat over in the hijack for the initial raiser to call. On a K♥8♥8♣ flop, Courtney check-raised from 6,000 to 16,000 and Karrim came along.

Both checked the J♥ on the turn before Courtney bet the 10♣ river for 31,000. Karrim called after a couple of seconds and was shown the 4♥4♦ by Courtney, which he had beat with the A♠K♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Karrim	185,000 65,000	65,000
Stephen Courtney	165,000 -65,000	-65,000

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Stephen Courtney

03-07-2024 18:15 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvin Pillay	180,000 -10,000	-10,000
Joe Rahme	150,000
David Ng	150,000 -10,000	-10,000
Huawei Sun	135,000 30,000	30,000
Adam Woolf	90,000 10,000	10,000
Bradley Moore	80,000
Kushil Shah	80,000 10,000	10,000
Nick Sissou	65,000 10,000	10,000
Nahum Lim	45,000 45,000	45,000
Samuel Tebege	40,000 15,000	15,000
Vygandas Simuntis	35,000 -15,000	-15,000