SPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 SunBet GrandWest

11-27-2024 15:35 UTC+2

Horgan Wins With "A Set of Bullshit"

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

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

11-27-2024 15:48 UTC+2

Gossard Eliminated by Steenkamp

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Bernard Gossard had entered not long ago but never got anything running over on table 10 to drop to a short stack. He eventually got it in preflop against Dirk Steenkamp and saw his 4♠4♣ dominated by J♣J♠.

There was no escape on the 9♣2♠2♦A♠6♥ board and Steenkamp scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dirk Steenkamp	55,000 15,000	15,000
Bernard Gossard	Busted

Tags: Bernard Gossard Dirk Steenkamp

11-27-2024 15:55 UTC+2

Rosie is Out ... Or Not?

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A new player arrived on table 11 and started playing. Monica Rosie then got it in against them with Q♠Q♦ versus 10♠10♥ and the 9♣8♣6♦2♦10♣ but then some table chat broke out in which it came to light that the player was supposed to be in the Freeroll satellite instead.

He even suggested to pay the ZAR 15,000 entry fee on the spot, but that's obviously not going to happen. Sheldon Grove arrived at the table for his re-entry, where he had been knocked out before, to take Rosie's seemingly vacated seat. It still took a while to figure out everything and Rosie got her chips back while the other player headed to his seat in the satellite.

As for Grove ... he is back on the table where he busted the first time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sheldon Grove	40,000 40,000	40,000
Monica Rosie	35,500 4,500	4,500

Tags: Monica Rosie Sheldon Grove

11-27-2024 16:04 UTC+2

Some of the Day 1a Casualties and New Entries

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Blom	45,000
Werner Smit	40,000 40,000	40,000
Rajeev Poonhath	Busted
Jamie McCarthy	Busted
Maureen Bloechlinger	Busted
Panayiotis Giannakopoulos	Busted

11-27-2024 16:11 UTC+2

Bloom Takes From Berman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Clive Berman had run up a massive stack over on table 10 and that was dented somewhat when he took on Sean Bloom. Berman opened to 1,700 and received one caller on the button. Bloom three-bet to 7,500 and Berman was the only caller.

After the 10♦7♦5♦ flop, Bloom's bet of 4,000 was called before he bet the Q♣ turn for 16,500. This time, Berman let go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clive Berman	185,000 145,000	145,000
Sean Bloom	90,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Clive Berman Sean Bloom

11-27-2024 16:15 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	135,000 95,000	95,000
Jonathan Hoal	125,000 10,000	10,000
Jedd Kossew	120,000 15,000	15,000
Eban Lottering	95,000 55,000	55,000
Vygandas Simuntis	90,000 50,000	50,000
Alan Jung	75,000 39,000	39,000
Diane Walker	70,000 54,000	54,000

Ben	65,000 65,000	65,000
Joe Rahme	65,000 5,000	5,000
Lee Thaver	55,000 27,000	27,000
Lissa Szymonowicz	40,000
Janno Cazemier	40,000 40,000	40,000
Nico Du Toit	38,000 5,000	5,000
Patrice Ah-Nien	28,000 2,000	2,000
Toran Tate	Busted

11-27-2024 16:23 UTC+2

Frick and Ah-Nien Rising

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a multi-way flop of A♦7♥5♥ with around 8,500 in the middle, the action checked to Patrice Ah-Nien and he bet 5,000. One opponent after the other folded and the Time Square runner-up from earlier this year finally climbed back above the starting stack.

Also on the rise is Rudalf Frick. He needed two barrels against Benji Berman, who defended the big blind and check-called once for 1,500 on the 6♦3♣2♣ flop before check-folding the 10♥ turn to a bet of 5,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rudalf Frick	135,000 65,000	65,000
Eban Lottering	85,000 10,000	10,000
Patrice Ah-Nien	46,000 18,000	18,000
Benji Berman	38,800 17,200	17,200

Tags: Benji Berman Patrice Ah-Nien Rudalf Frick

11-27-2024 16:30 UTC+2

Second Break of Day 1a Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A field of 100 entries has been culled down to the last 76 thus far upon completion of level five. All those with chips at their disposal have been sent on a scheduled 15-minute break.

In the meanwhile, the ZAR 50,000 High Roller has reached level ten with 81 entries and 34 players remaining. The late registration will close at the end of the current level in fewer than half an hour.

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800