SPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 SunBet GrandWest

11-28-2024 01:37 UTC+2

Leblanc Elimination Concludes Day 1a

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Remy Leblanc open-jammed for 55,000 from under the gun and Ahmed Karrim called in the cutoff. Simon Solomon then put his last 56,000 in from the big blind and Karrim added the single chip to put two players at risk.

Remy Leblanc: 7♥7♦ All in
Simon Solomon: A♥A♣ All in
Ahmed Karrim: A♠J♥

The Q♦10♣5♣ flop gave Karrim a gutshot and the 9♣ turn added further outs to potentially knock out two players. He hit a king on the river, but it was the K♣ to give Solomon a flush for the triple up. Leblanc was eliminated and that reduced the field to the last 20 players who will now bag and tag the chips for the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Karrim	179,000 56,000	56,000

Simon Solomon	175,000 95,000	95,000
Remy Leblanc	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Remy Leblanc Simon Solomon

11-28-2024 01:27 UTC+2

Berlin Eliminated by Kavnat

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Devid Berlin lost a portion of his shorter stack with ace-queen suited against Gareth Fourie, who rivered the bottom end of the straight and almost didn't notice it.

Berlin was then all-in for a severe short stack of 34,000 with 10♦9♦ against the 9♠9♣ of Jaron Kavnat.

The board came A♥J♦6♦2♥3♠ and Berlin bowed out two spots away from reaching Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gareth Fourie	680,000 35,000	35,000
Jaron Kavnat	570,000 110,000	110,000
Devid Berlin	Busted

Tags: Devid Berlin Gareth Fourie Jaron Kavnat

11-28-2024 01:20 UTC+2

Two to the Finish on Day 1a

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jaron Kavnat raised to 11,000 and Wessel Conradie called in the small blind. Justin Cohen pushed all-in for 42,000 from the big blind and Kavnat called, Conradie folded.

Justin Cohen: J♦9♠ All in
Jaron Kavnat: A♣10♣

"I am in big trouble," Cohen had declared Cohen before the cards were turned over.

Cohen was very much live but failed to connect on the J♦6♣4♦2♥10♥ board to bow out in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaron Kavnat	460,000 45,000	45,000
Wessel Conradie	180,000 75,000	75,000
Justin Cohen (SA)	Busted

Tags: Jaron Kavnat Justin Cohen (SA)Wessel Conradie

11-28-2024 01:12 UTC+2

Young Eliminated by Andritz

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Young jammed a short stack with the Q♣10♥ and was called by Adrian Andritz in the small blind who had the A♦6♥, Jacobus de Nysschen let go from the big blind.

The K♦2♦2♠J♠7♠ board missed both players and the ace was good enough to knock out Young.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Andritz	145,000 20,000	20,000
Jacobus de Nysschen	45,000 50,000	50,000
Ben Young (SA)	Busted

Tags: Adrian Andritz Ben Young Jacobus de Nysschen

11-28-2024 01:08 UTC+2

Cohen Bleeds Off Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Just before the blinds went up, Justin Cohen limped in and Gareth Fourie did so from the cutoff. Jaron Kavnat on the button raised to 12,000 and earned two calls. The Q♠4♥4♦ flop was checked to Fourie and he bet 5,000, only Cohen called with a shorter stack behind.

That led them to the 8♠ turn on which Cohen check-called for another 5,000.

On the 3♥ river, Cohen checked and Fourie now bet 10,000. The curiosity caught Cohen, as he sighed and almost silently let out an "fuck ... I am bleeding off my chips". He asked Fourie if he had a four or queen, to which the big stack replied "honestly ... no, I swear".

Cohen called to get shown 8♥8♣ for a turned full house, exposed his 6♠6♥ and plummeted to only a handful of big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gareth Fourie	645,000 45,000	45,000
Jaron Kavnat	415,000 90,000	90,000
Justin Cohen (SA)	34,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Gareth Fourie Jaron Kavnat Justin Cohen (SA)

11-28-2024 00:54 UTC+2

Van Huyssteen Busts; Dean Thrives Further

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Justin Cohen value-bet a queen-high river for 20,000 and was called by Christopher Dean to declare "I have a queen" before Dean replied "so do I", exposing the A♦Q♦.

"That's bad," Cohen chimed in as he flashed the Q♠J♠ before the pot was shipped to the other side of the table.

At the same time one table over, the flop showed 9♠5♠3♥ and Braam van Huyssteen bet for 12,000 out of the small blind to get called by Eban Lottering in late position. Van Huyssteen used a time bank on the 8♥ turn before he jammed for a short stack and Lottering instantly tossed in calling chips.

Braam van Huyssteen: [pc]9d8d] All in
Eban Lottering: 5♣5♥

Van Huyssteen needed an eight or nine but the A♦ river ended his run shy of making Day 2. Fellow The Hendon Mob Challenge finalist Renier Britz followed suit moments later to bring the field down to the last 24 contenders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Dean	540,000 29,000	29,000
Eban Lottering	180,000 110,000	110,000
Justin Cohen (SA)	64,000 51,000	51,000
Braam van Huyssteen	Busted
Renier Britz	Busted

Tags: Braam van Huyssteen Christopher Dean Eban Lottering Justin Cohen (SA)Renier Britz

11-28-2024 00:24 UTC+2

The Finish is Getting Closer

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Christian Zetzsche

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

When the players returned to their seats, table 13 broke as the final three tables were reached. Sean Bloom was nowhere to be found anymore on table 10 and Clive Berman had soared to a massive stack atop the leaderboard. Only 26 hopefuls remain of which the top 20 are set to advance to Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clive Berman	640,000 360,000	360,000
Sean Bloom	Busted

Tags: Clive Berman Sean Bloom

11-28-2024 00:03 UTC+2

Break With 28 Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Only 28 players still have chips at their disposal and they have been sent on a scheduled 15-minute break, during which the T-500 chips will be raced off.

Patrice Ah-Nien bowed out with a severe short stack according to Ahmed Karrim, who scored the knockout with jack-ten versus ace-king.

In the last hand before the break, Max Deveson sent a player from Mozambique to the rail after he raised from under the gun with K♣Q♥ and called a short stack shove versus Q♠J♥. The board ran out 4♦3♣2♦8♣K♠ and that reduced the field further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Deveson	180,000 80,000	80,000
Patrice Ah-Nien	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Max Deveson Patrice Ah-Nien

11-27-2024 23:57 UTC+2

Persent Among the Recent Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Bradley Sweetman was nowhere to be found anymore while Stefan Bittger had chipped up on his former table. Bittger then took on Dylan Wilkerson, who bet the K♦Q♠J♠ flop for 9,000 and received a call.

Wilkerson used a time bank on the 6♦ turn to then bet 45,000 and Bittger folded.

After the hand was over, Jon Persent walked out of the tournament area but not without mentioning that he had busted.

"I played six hands in a row, all of them premiums and lost four. I guess, I got a little impatient. In the last hand, Chris opened and received two callers. I jammed pocket sevens and he had pocket jacks".

Chris in this case was Christopher Dean, who then also knocked out Rudalf Frick shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Dean	440,000 115,000	115,000
Stefan Bittger	340,000 105,000	105,000
Dylan Wilkerson	130,000 35,000	35,000

Bradley Sweetman	Busted
Jon Persent	Busted
Rudalf Frick	Busted

Tags: Bradley Sweetman Christopher Dean Dylan Wilkerson Jon Persent Rudalf Frick Stefan Bittger

11-27-2024 23:49 UTC+2

Dean Knocks Out Kossew

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Christopher Dean had lost a larger portion of his stack but made up for it when he sent Jedd Kossew to the rail.

Following a Kossew open to 7,000, Dean three-bet to 20,000 and Kossew called to check the 6♣3♠2♠ flop. Dean bet 40,000 and instantly called the shove by Kossew.

Jedd Kossew: 9♣9♥ All in
Christopher Dean: K♣K♠

The 4♣ turn and J♣ river confirmed the exit of Kossew, who had been the chip leader half an hour ago.