SPT Main Event | 2024 SunBet GrandWest

12-01-2024 16:51 UTC+2

Giovanni Zanette Eliminated in 8th Place (ZAR 165,555)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The action was on Saurabh Gulati and he open-jammed from the hijack. It folded to Giovanni Zanette called all-in from the big blind for around 1.2 million.

Giovanni Zanette: A♠Q♥ All in
Saurabh Gulati: K♠10♠

The 5♥4♦3♥10♦K♥ runout gave Gulati two pair and Zanette was knocked out in eighth place for ZAR 165,555.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saurabh Gulati	3,900,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Giovanni Zanette	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Zanette Saurabh Gulati

12-01-2024 16:48 UTC+2

Short Stack Double for Fourie

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hennie Appel limped in with the 3♦3♣ in an early position and Ronit Chamani did so from the small blind with the 10♠7♠. Gareth Fourie then jammed for 410,000 in the big blind with A♣4♥ and Appel called, Chamani folded.

The baby kicker for Fourie was live and hit on the Q♦6♥4♦ flop. Nothing changed on the Q♣ turn or Q♥ river and Fourie more than doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronit Chamani	3,300,000 100,000	100,000
Hennie Appel	2,500,000 800,000	800,000
Gareth Fourie	1,100,000 570,000	570,000

Tags: Gareth Fourie Hennie Appel Ronit Chamani

12-01-2024 16:40 UTC+2

Gulati Escapes With a Chop Against Chamani

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Ronit Chamani raised from an early position to 240,000 and Saurabh Gulati defended the big blind. On the A♦A♣9♣ flop, Gulati checked and then jammed into a bet by Chamani for 200,000 to get snapped off.

Saurabh Gulati: A♠4♦ All in
Ronit Chamani: A♥J♥

The 9♦ turn made a split pot very likely and Gulati fist-pumped already. Nothing changed with the 3♣ and Gulati chopped to stay in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronit Chamani	3,200,000 100,000	100,000
Saurabh Gulati	2,800,000

Tags: Ronit Chamani Saurabh Gulati

12-01-2024 16:36 UTC+2

Chamani Gets Some Value From Horgan

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Ronit Chamani made it 240,000 to go from an early position with the A♦K♥ and Colin Horgan came along out of the big blind with the Q♥8♥. On the flop of J♠10♣8♣ flop, Horgan check-called for 200,000 and made two pair with the Q♣ turn to check. Chamani checked behind with broadway and the J♥ river paired the board.

Horgan checked once again and Chamani bet 300,000. The smirk of the Irishman followed, who then glanced back at the board. He eventually called and Horgan nodded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Horgan	3,900,000 900,000	900,000

Ronit Chamani	3,100,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Colin Horgan Ronit Chamani

12-01-2024 16:31 UTC+2

Divan Le Roux Eliminated in 9th Place (ZAR 124,230)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Divan Le Roux opted to push all-in for 780,000 from the hijack and Diane Walker got her shorter stack in as well on the button.

Divan Le Roux: J♠8♣ All in
Diane Walker: 10♠10♣

The 5♣4♣2♦7♣2♣ board gave Walker the higher flush and Le Roux was the first casualty of the final table for ZAR 124,230.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diane Walker	1,900,000 990,000	990,000

Divan Le Roux	Busted

Tags: Diane Walker Divan Le Roux

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

12-01-2024 16:26 UTC+2

Ioannoy Takes From Chamani

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Nic Ioannoy raised it up to 250,000 with the A♦9♦ and Ronit Chamani flat-called in the hijack with A♥Q♦, everyone else behind folded. On the 10♦8♠2♠ flop, Ioannoy bet 375,000 and Chamani folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Horgan	4,800,000 470,000	470,000

Nic Ioannoy	3,800,000 305,000	305,000
Hennie Appel	3,300,000 50,000	50,000
Saurabh Gulati	2,800,000
Ronit Chamani	2,200,000 205,000	205,000
Giovanni Zanette	1,300,000 250,000	250,000
Diane Walker	910,000 200,000	200,000

Divan Le Roux	780,000 250,000	250,000
Gareth Fourie	530,000

Tags: Nic Ioannoy Ronit Chamani

12-01-2024 16:21 UTC+2

Gulati Doubles in the First Hand

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In the first hand of the final table, Saurabh Gulati pushed all-in from the hijack for 1,295,000 and Gareth Fourie called in the small blind.

Saurabh Gulati: Q♥3♥ All in
Gareth Fourie: A♦Q♦

The 10♥5♥4♣ flop was a mighty sweat and the 8♥ turn secured the double of the Aussie, making the 7♣ river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saurabh Gulati	2,800,000 1,505,000	1,505,000
Gareth Fourie	530,000 1,295,000	1,295,000

Tags: Gareth Fourie Saurabh Gulati

12-01-2024 15:42 UTC+2

Redraw of the Nine-Handed Final Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

There are seven minutes left in the level and the updated counts of the final nine players along with the redraw of the finalists can be found below. All players will be introduced to the crowd in the room before the action will get underway after a break of at least 20 minutes.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Gareth Fourie	South Africa	1,825,000	18
2	Divan Le Roux	South Africa	1,030,000	10
3	Giovanni Zanette	South Africa	1,550,000	16
4	Diane Walker	South Africa	1,110,000	11
5	Hennie Appel	South Africa	3,250,000	33
6	Colin Horgan	Ireland	4,330,000	43
7	Saurabh Gulati	Australia	1,295,000	13
8	Nic Ioannoy	South Africa	3,495,000	35
9	Ronit Chamani	South Africa	2,405,000	24

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Horgan	4,330,000 30,000	30,000

Nic Ioannoy	3,495,000 205,000	205,000
Hennie Appel	3,250,000 200,000	200,000
Ronit Chamani	2,405,000 105,000	105,000
Gareth Fourie	1,825,000 275,000	275,000
Giovanni Zanette	1,550,000 250,000	250,000
Saurabh Gulati	1,295,000 745,000	745,000
Diane Walker	1,110,000 290,000	290,000

Divan Le Roux	1,030,000 195,000	195,000

12-01-2024 15:35 UTC+2

Wessel Conradie Eliminated in 10th Place (ZAR 103,005)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Over on the outer table, Colin Horgan open-jammed from the button into both shorter stacks in the blinds. Wessel Conradie was among them and called all-in for around 13 blinds, Divan Le Roux in the big blind folded.

Wessel Conradie: A♦10♦ All in
Colin Horgan: A♥4♦

In the previous showdown between them, Horgan had asked for a chop but didn't do so this time.

Both went silently to the A♠4♣3♦ flop on which Horgan made aces and fours, Conradie groaned mildly. Nothing much changed with the 2♠ turn but a split pot was now possible. However, the 7♥ river was a brick and Conradie bowed out to set up the nine-handed final table.

Conradie receives URA 103,005 for his efforts and there will now be a break prior to the live-streamed conclusion.