SPT Main Event
Day 1cd Started
2024 SunBet Time Square
SPT Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2024 SunBet Time Square
Buy-in
15,000 ZAR
Prize Pool
5,266,800 ZAR
Entries
418
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
240
Players Left
43
Two Starting Days Remain in the 2024 SunBet Poker Tour Time Square Main Event
Two starting days have been completed and two remain in the 2024 SunBet Poker Tour Time Square Main Event at the Time Square Casino on the outskirts of Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa. So far, an overall field of 178 entries has emerged and 28 players bagged up chips for Day 2 on Saturday, March 9, 2024.
The marquee Main Event comes with a buy-in of ZAR15,000 (~$790) and the tournament features a ZAR5,000,000 (~$263,400) guarantee, which requires some 400 total entries. It is expected to be a busy day in the Time Square Casino as the Main Event flights are the only tournament scheduled for today. Yesterday's satellite brought in eleven tickets and many poker players from nearby are expected to make the trip for the upcoming weekend.
Main Event Day 1 Info and Schedule
| Day 1 | Entries | Survivors | Starting Time | Level Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | 105 | 16 | March 6, 12.00 p.m. local time | 50-minute levels |
| Day 1b | 73 | 12 | March 7, 12.00 p.m. local time | 50-minute levels |
| Day 1c | March 8, 11 a.m. local time | 50-minute levels | ||
| Day 1d | March 8, 8 p.m. local time | 30-minute levels late reg, 15-minute levels after |
There are two starting days today with Day 1c slated to kick off one hour earlier than the previous two regular flights at 11 a.m. local time. The level duration will once more be 50 minutes throughout with a maximum of 15 levels scheduled or down to the top 15% of the field, whichever of the two comes first.
All players receive 40,000 in chips and the late registration and re-entry period is open for the first ten levels. By the end of it, the turbo heat 1d is also underway as of 8 p.m. local time with 30-minute levels during the registration period and 15 minute levels thereafter.
As of the first break on Day 1c, the live stream will pick up the action and will be hosted on a security delay of 30 minutes on the Monster Jam Poker Tour Twitch and YouTube channels.
The PokerNews live updates will focus on Day 1c and chip counts as well as a recap of the final two flights will be provided at the end of the night, along with the Day 2 redraw.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal for Day 1c
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The third starting day has kicked off with three tables running and some 17 players are seated. If there are three or more players ready to go, the respective new tables will kick off.
First Entries in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Kinesh Pater finished in fifth place in the ZAR50,000 High Roller on the live stream table last night and he is among the notables in the Day 1c field. There are now already four tables open and that number will certainly increase in the next few hours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
40,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 |
Mazor Takes From Slade
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
On a flop of 9♦5♣2♠, Warren Slade bet 500 for Elai Mazor to call and they checked the 7♦ on the turn. Slade bet again the Q♣ river for 1,100 and Mazor called after brief consideration to win the pot with the K♣5♦, as Slade sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
38,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
More Additions to the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
At nearly half way in level one, the field has grown to 34 entries spread across seven tables. Warren Zackey and his son Lagen are signed up now, along with several other notables from the last two days.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
40,000 |
Wessels Loses a Big Pot to Brooks
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
With 3,600 in preflop by Ivan Wessels, Harold Brooks called and they checked the 8♠2♥2♦ flop. Brooks then check-called for 3,600 on the 10♠ turn before the 3♠ river was checked again.
Wessels tabled his K♥8♥ but Brooks won the pot with the J♠J♦ for jacks and deuces.
"Nice hand," Wessels sighed as he dropped to half the starting stack early already.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Courtney Off to a Decent Start
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
With some 8,000 in the middle to the K♥K♦4♦7♠3♥ river, Warren Zackey checked and Stephen Courtney bet 4,000. The check-raise to 10,000 by Zackey followed and Courtney called within a few seconds to instantly roll over his K♣9♥ already.
Zackey never showed his cards but slid them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
36,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Elizabeth Caught Bluffing Early On
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Shannon Elizabeth is the second player to enter Day 1c after having bagged chips for Day 2 already and will try to surpass her stack size of Day 1a, as the bigger stack will be carried over for the race towards the money stages.
She was involved in a hand with "Amstel" and bet the 8♥5♣5♦6♥4♣ river for 4,000. "Amstel" called and Elizabeth shrugged "you got it, I don't have anything" before she flashed her 10♠2♣. The pot went to "Amstel" with the A♠5♠ for trips fives.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
34,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |