SPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 SunBet GrandWest

11-27-2024 20:09 UTC+2

Kossew On a Massive Stack

Christian Zetzsche

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

The hero earlier on, Joe Rahme has lost a massive pot to Jedd Kossew who stormed to the top of the leaderboard by quite some margin at the end of the first level after dinner.

It was the most classic of setups with the K♣K♦ for Rahme and the A♦A♠ of Kossew that got the chips into the middle. The board ran out 7♥6♣2♠4♥3♥ and that spelled the end for Rahme. Kossew also won the next much smaller pot without showdown against Jon Persent to build his stack further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jedd Kossew	350,000 175,000	175,000
Jon Persent	115,000 15,000	15,000
Jehan Richards	40,000 40,000	40,000
Joe Rahme	Busted

Tags: Jedd Kossew Joe Rahme Jon Persent

11-27-2024 18:13 UTC+2

Four-Way All-In Without a Casualty and a Lot of Confusion

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Table 16 was the next to break, but that had to wait after an enormous four-way all-in had brought no casualty and the main plus side pots needed to be split.

So what exactly had happened? Jon Persent raised to 3,500 and received three callers on the button as well as the blinds.

The flop came Q♣7♥5♥ and it checked to Persent, who bet 3,500. Gareth Fourie called on the button and Jaco Mouton jammed the small blind for 17,300. Keenan Pienaar in the big blind called, as did Persent and Fourie.

On the 2♣ turn, Pienaar pushed all-in and Persent reluctantly called, Fourie also put in his last 34,500 as well.

Jaco Mouton: 6♠4♠ All in
Gareth Fourie: 6♥4♦ All in
Keenan Pienaar: 7♦5♦ All in
Jon Persent: A♠Q♦

Persent needed an ace, queen or deuce to knock out three players. However, the twist then came with the 8♥ river as Mouton and Fourie improved to a straight. Mouton chopped the main pot with Fourie, Fourie won the larger side pot and Pienaar doubled the rest off Persent as no player busted!

Player	Chips	Progress
Gareth Fourie	95,000 95,000	95,000
Keenan Pienaar	80,000 80,000	80,000
Jon Persent	77,400 62,600	62,600
Jaco Mouton	39,500 35,500	35,500

Tags: Gareth Fourie Jaco Mouton Jon Persent Keenan Pienaar

11-27-2024 17:48 UTC+2

"Sexy Piet" Eliminated by Jung

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Over on table 11, two players have been eliminated and the last one of them was Pieter "Sexy Piet" Terblanche in his colourful hoodie.

He got it in with 8♦8♣ against the A♠A♥ of Alan Jung and failed to get there on the J♦9♣4♥3♥2♦ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Jung	88,000 13,000	13,000
Pieter Terblanche	Busted
Monica Rosie	Busted

Tags: Alan Jung Pieter Terblanche

11-27-2024 17:18 UTC+2

Hoal Eliminated by Rahme in Massive Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jonathan Hoal tangled with Joe Rahme and the latter defended out of the blinds to check-call the 7♦6♦5♠ flop. On the 7♣ turn, Rahme check-raised and instantly called the shove by Hoal to create a massive pot.

Jonathan Hoal: 9♥8♥ All in
Joe Rahme: 7♠7♥

Rahme's turned quads had Hoal drawing dead to make the 10♥ river a formality.

"How do you raise and get all the chips in ... is that in your book?" fellow big stack Jedd Kossew asked with a smirk on the face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Rahme	190,000 125,000	125,000
Jedd Kossew	165,000 45,000	45,000
Lissa Szymonowicz	55,000 15,000	15,000
Lee Thaver	55,000
Nico Du Toit	35,000 3,000	3,000
Toran Tate	20,000 20,000	20,000
Jonathan Hoal	Busted
Werner Smit	Busted

Tags: Jedd Kossew Joe Rahme Jonathan Hoal

11-27-2024 15:35 UTC+2

Horgan Wins With "A Set of Bullshit"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Panayiotis Giannakopoulos limped in and called a raise to 1,800 by Colin Horgan in the big blind. On the K♣J♦7♠ flop, both players checked and Giannakopoulos bet the A♥ turn for 2,000 to earn a call. He bet again the J♣ river for 5,000 and Horgan then pulled the trigger with a large raise.

"Set? Giannakopoulos asked and shortly after said "a set of bullshit" before he folded. Horgan grinned and flashed his cards, the K♦J♥ for a full house.

"I only show to get some folds later," Horgan grinned and added "I get very aggro at times".

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Horgan	105,000 13,300	13,300

Jacobus de Nysschen	65,000 15,000	15,000
Kielan Kriel	30,300 2,300	2,300
Panayiotis Giannakopoulos	20,700 20,700	20,700

Tags: Colin Horgan Panayiotis Giannakopoulos

11-27-2024 15:16 UTC+2

Hoal Busts Solomon and Singh in Quick Succession

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Simon Solomon got his short stack in with the A♠K♣ and had a classic flip against the Q♥Q♣ of Jonathan Hoal.

The board ran out 9♠7♥4♠J♥8♥ and that spelled the end for Solomon.

Soon after, Singh was flipping against Hoal in the following preflop contest.

Sugen Singh: A♥K♣ All in
Jonathan Hoal: 10♠10♦

The J♥9♦5♥2♦3♠ board brought no help either and Hoal won the second flip in a row.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Hoal	115,000 60,000	60,000
Simon Solomon	Busted
Sugen Singh	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Hoal Simon Solomon Sugen Singh

11-27-2024 14:23 UTC+2

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Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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11-27-2024 13:02 UTC+2

Poonhath First Casualty of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

A raising war broke out on the J♣8♠7♦K♦ turn on which Rajeev Poonhath jammed all-in for 25,500 when facing a squeeze to 18,500. Lee Thaver was his opponent, who needed a few seconds before making the call.

Rajeev Poonhath: K♣J♦ All in
Lee Thaver: J♠J♥

Poonhath was somewhat perplexed and another player pointed out it was a slow roll. The river was the Q♥ and that spelled the end for Poonhath.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lee Thaver	70,000 30,000	30,000
Rajeev Poonhath	Busted

Tags: Lee Thaver Rajeev Poonhath

11-27-2024 12:45 UTC+2

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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11-27-2024 12:37 UTC+2

Fourie Chips up Early

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Five ways to the A♣K♠10♣ flop, Sheldon Grove bet 1,100 and received no fewer than four callers. He was among those to check the 8♥ turn and Robert Cowley bet 5,500. Only Okkie Fourie called and they checked the 6♥ river on which Fourie won the pot with the A♥2♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Okkie Fourie	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jaco Mouton	38,000 38,000	38,000
Sheldon Grove	38,000 38,000	38,000
Robert Cowley	32,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Jaco Mouton Robert Cowley Sheldon Grove