2024 SunBet Time Square

SPT Main Event
Day: 1cd
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 1cd
Entries
240
Players Left
43

SPT Main Event

Day 1cd Completed

Lingenfelder Takes Overall Lead After Day 1c at the SunBet Poker Tour Time Square Main Event

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Benjamin "Guppie" Lingenfelder
Benjamin "Guppie" Lingenfelder

The late registration for the 2024 SunBet Poker Tour Time Square Main Event has concluded at the Time Square Casino on the outskirts of Pretoria and the marquee event of the live poker series surpassed the ZAR5,000,000 guarantee thanks to the busy two final starting days.

Day 1c gathered the strongest turnout with 155 entries of which 24 players advanced while the turbo heat 1d drew another 85 entries. This boosted the overall field size to 418 total entries in the ZAR15,000 (~$790) buy-in to generate a prize pool of ZAR5,266,800 ($281,989). The top 53 spots will get paid and the money bubble will dominate the early stages of Day 2.

A new overall chip leader has been crowned and further notables punched their seats for the penultimate tournament day, on which the money stages will be reached. The top spot of Benjamin "Guppie" Lingenfelder comes under very unique circumstances, as his father Bennie Lingenfelder - a well-known member of the close-knit South African poker community - passed away just a few days ago on March 5, 2024 while the series was already underway. During the first break of the three Main Event starting days so far, all players observed a minute of silence in his honour.

"My dad would have wanted me to play this event," Lingenfelder had mentioned and he bagged up 614,000 chips. Only Elai Mazor came close to that amount on Day 1c and advanced with 592,000 while Danny Dayani claimed the final spot on the podium for Day 1c with 455,000.

Top 10 Chip Counts Day 1c

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBB Day 1c
1Benjamin LingenfelderSouth Africa614,000123
2Elai MazorFrance592,000118
3Danny DayaniSouth Africa455,00091
4Stephen CourtneySouth Africa450,00090
5SMSouth Africa438,00088
6Sugen SinghSouth Africa425,00085
7Menesh KeshavSouth Africa368,00074
8Gareth KalilSouth Africa333,00067
9Marko NortjeSouth Africa313,00063
10Kinesh PatherSouth Africa248,00050

Besides Mazor, Stephen Courtney finished the live stream table session on a high-note to claim 450,000 to his name while other notables such as Menesh Keshav (368,000) and Kinesh Pather (248,000) also earned top ten stacks. Sugen Singh claimed 425,000 to his name and was responsible for the final elimination of the night on Day 1c when his ace-queen beat the ace-king of Lagen Zackey in a preflop contest.

Zackey's father Warren, who finished 22nd in the 2009 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas, was also among the late casualties as well when his short-stacked shove with eight-five suited had zero equity against Pather's big slick as of the flop.

Other notables who came up short in the penultimate starting day were Jon Per Persent, Greg Tucker, Rayhaan Adam, Ronit Chamani and Shannon Elizabeth. The latter was trying to improve upon her 114,000 stack from Day 1a as the bigger stack will be carried forward, but she first lost a big pot on the live stream table to then succumb with a short stack against Mathew Ord-Hume soon after.

Main Event Day 1 Info and Schedule

Day 1EntriesSurvivorsStarting TimeLevel Duration
Day 1a10516March 6, 12.00 p.m.50-minute levels
Day 1b7312March 7, 12.00 p.m.50-minute levels
Day 1c15524March 8, 11 a.m.50-minute levels
Day 1d8519March 8, 8 p.m.30/15-minute levels

All Day 1 survivors will return to their seats in the Time Square Casino at noon local time on Saturday, March 9, 2024 when the chase to the money stages commences. Only the top 53 spots will be paid and some of the remaining hopefuls will leave empty-handed.

The action picks up with 48:14 minutes left in level 13 at blinds of 2,000-4,000 and a big blind ante of 4,000, granting an average of more than 50 big blind. As of Day 2, the level duration increases to 60 minutes each and up to ten levels are scheduled for the penultimate tournament day.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide as many of the key hands as possible. Furthermore, the live stream action with cards-up coverage and commentary will also be available via the Monster Jam Poker Tour Twitch and YouTube channels on a security delay of 30 minutes as well.

Tags: Benjamin LingenfelderDanny DayaniElai MazorGareth KalilGreg TuckerJon Per PersentKinesh PatherLagen ZackeyMarko NortjeMathew Ord-HumeMenesh KeshavRayhaan AdamRonit ChamaniShannon ElizabethSMStephen CourtneySugen Singh

Day 1d Final Chip Counts

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The final turbo heat drew a total of 85 entries and was the only flight not to reach the top 15% prior to the end of level 15. A total of 19 players bagged up chips with Graham Savings topping the leaderboard. Other notables to advance were Ronit Chamani, High Roller champion Imran Bhojani, Aleko Manganas, Harold Brooks and Merwan Corront.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Graham Savings za
Graham Savings
370,000
370,000
370,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Michael Gossayn za
Michael Gossayn
350,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Ronit Chamani za
Ronit Chamani
336,000
336,000
336,000
Profile photo of John van der Westhuizen za
John van der Westhuizen
287,000
287,000
287,000
Profile photo of Jamie Vilela za
Jamie Vilela
245,000
245,000
245,000
Profile photo of Imran Bhojani za
Imran Bhojani
216,000
216,000
216,000
Profile photo of MAJ za
MAJ
213,000
213,000
213,000
Profile photo of Aleko Manganas za
Aleko Manganas
211,000
211,000
211,000
Profile photo of Jehan Richards za
Jehan Richards
207,000
207,000
207,000
Profile photo of Harold Brooks za
Harold Brooks
205,000
205,000
205,000
Profile photo of Merwan Corront fr
Merwan Corront
160,000
160,000
160,000
Profile photo of Massimo Zanette za
Massimo Zanette
151,000
151,000
151,000
Profile photo of Moon Khan za
Moon Khan
132,000
132,000
132,000
Profile photo of Jedd Kossew za
Jedd Kossew
120,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Nahum Lum za
Nahum Lum
89,000
89,000
89,000
Profile photo of Greg Tucker za
Greg Tucker
88,000
88,000
88,000
Profile photo of Cliton Taliwanth za
Cliton Taliwanth
79,000
79,000
79,000
Profile photo of Nabeel Khan za
Nabeel Khan
63,000
63,000
63,000
Profile photo of Joe Rahme za
Joe Rahme
45,000
45,000
45,000

End-of-Day 1c Chip Counts (full)

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benjamin Lingenfelder za
Benjamin Lingenfelder
614,000
-103,000
-103,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Elai Mazor za
Elai Mazor
592,000
342,000
342,000
Profile photo of Danny Dayani za
Danny Dayani
455,000
-35,000
-35,000
Profile photo of Stephen Courtney za
Stephen Courtney
450,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of SM za
SM
438,000
-112,000
-112,000
Profile photo of Sugen Singh za
Sugen Singh
425,000
Profile photo of Menesh Keshav za
Menesh Keshav
368,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Gareth Kalil za
Gareth Kalil
333,000
93,000
93,000
Profile photo of Marko Nortje za
Marko Nortje
313,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Kinesh Pather za
Kinesh Pather
248,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Teren Ramnundlall za
Teren Ramnundlall
240,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Joseph Stegers za
Joseph Stegers
221,000
56,000
56,000
Profile photo of Patrice Ah-Nien mu
Patrice Ah-Nien
194,000
34,000
34,000
Profile photo of Mathew Ord-Hume za
Mathew Ord-Hume
193,000
-22,000
-22,000
Profile photo of Keegan Pillay za
Keegan Pillay
150,000
-20,000
-20,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ahmed Karrim za
Ahmed Karrim
150,000
-280,000
-280,000
Profile photo of Alexi Alexandrou za
Alexi Alexandrou
140,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Kosta Kotsikaris za
Kosta Kotsikaris
130,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Tanith Rothman za
Tanith Rothman
123,000
48,000
48,000
Profile photo of David Ng mu
David Ng
104,000
49,000
49,000
Profile photo of Ismal Abdoola za
Ismal Abdoola
97,000
97,000
97,000
Profile photo of Djordje Stojic rs
Djordje Stojic
95,000
Profile photo of Jaco van der Westhuizen za
Jaco van der Westhuizen
91,000
91,000
91,000
Profile photo of Hennie Appel za
Hennie Appel
78,000
-2,000
-2,000

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Day 1c Completed; Day 1d Still in Late Registration

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The 155-entry strong field of Day 1c has been whittled down to the last 24 players who all bagged and tagged their chips for Day 2 already. In the meanwhile, the turbo heat Day 1d is nearing the end of level eight with 45 players out of 72 entries remaining. The late registration is open for another one and a half hours.

Day 1c Concludes With Two Quick Eliminations

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Lagen Zackey
Lagen Zackey

Tony van Eeden ran with pocket tens into the pocket kings of Menesh Keshav and that brought the field down to the last 25 hopefuls. One more elimination was required to end Day 1c and it would follow moments later on the other outer table.

Kinesh Pather raised to 12,000 and Sugen Singh in the small blind three-bet to 38,000. Lagen Zackey then four-bet jammed for the last 99,000 in the big blind and Pather asked for a count. He then folded while Singh reluctantly called.

Lagen Zackey: AK
Sugen Singh: AQ

The dominated ace paired up on the QJ7 flop, then stayed ahead on the 4 turn and 9 river to eliminate Zackey one spot away from making Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sugen Singh za
Sugen Singh
425,000
225,000
225,000
Profile photo of Menesh Keshav za
Menesh Keshav
370,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Tony van Eeden
Tony van Eeden
Busted
Profile photo of Lagen Zackey za
Lagen Zackey
Busted

Tags: Kinesh PatherLagen ZackeyMenesh KeshavSugen SinghTony van Eeden

Down to the Last Three Tables

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The previously large stack of Rayhaan Adam melted on the live stream table whereas Stephen Courtney leaped to nearly half a million in chips.

On the outer tables, Leon G and Amstel were eliminated and that reduced the field to the last 26 contenders.

It was almost 25 as Djordje Stojic got it in dominated with K10 versus AJ but scored a lucky punch on the Q83610 runout.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stephen Courtney za
Stephen Courtney
470,000
195,000
195,000
Profile photo of Djordje Stojic rs
Djordje Stojic
95,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Rayhaan Adam za
Rayhaan Adam
Busted
Profile photo of Leon G za
Leon G
Busted
Profile photo of Amstel za
Amstel
Busted

Tags: AmstelDjordje StojicLeon GRayhaan AdamStephen Courtney

Lingenfelder Keeps Adding Chips

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Alexi Alexandrou jammed the J64 flop and Joseph Stegers reluctantly folded the 52 for a gutshot and flush draw, as Alexandrou flashed the 4.

One hand later, Kinesh Pather raised to 11,000 from an early position. Alexandrou jammed again and Pather reluctantly folded.

"I had a good hand," Alexandrou said and flashed his AQ. "It was a race," Pather replied and exposed his 88.

One table over, the big stack of Benjamin "Guppie" Lingenfelder grew even further when he got two streets from Marko Nortje. The latter then folded the Q76JA river and was shown AQ for aces and queens.

"Good river ... I had king-queen," Nortje mentioned in table chat.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benjamin Lingenfelder za
Benjamin Lingenfelder
717,000
297,000
297,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Marko Nortje za
Marko Nortje
275,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Kinesh Pather za
Kinesh Pather
245,000
Profile photo of Keegan Pillay za
Keegan Pillay
170,000
-130,000
-130,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Joseph Stegers za
Joseph Stegers
165,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Alexi Alexandrou za
Alexi Alexandrou
120,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Benjamin LingenfelderJoseph StegersKinesh PatherMarko Nortje

It'a All Appel's And Oranges for Dayani

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Danny Dayani raised to 13,000 and Leon G called in the small blind. Hennie Appel jammed in the big blind and earned two folds.

Soon after, Appel made it 15,000 to go in the cutoff and Dayani defended the big blind. Dayani led the 1096 flop for 25,000 for Appel to call.

After the 8 turn, Dayani bet 75,000 and Appel reluctantly folded to drop back to five figures.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Danny Dayani za
Danny Dayani
490,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Hennie Appel za
Hennie Appel
80,000
-35,000
-35,000
Profile photo of Leon G za
Leon G
45,000
-46,000
-46,000

Tags: Danny DayaniHennie AppelLeon G

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000