SPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 SunBet GrandWest

11-27-2024 17:42 UTC+2

Ben and Fourie Chip Up

Christian Zetzsche

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

In five-way action to the 7♥5♥5♣ flop, it checked to Sheldon Grove and he bet 2,000. Gareth Duncan, Ben and Eban Lottering called while Patrice Ah-Nien folded. The 3♣ turn was checked to Grove, who bet 2,000 again and everyone behind called.

They checked the 3♥ river and Grove showed ace-deuce. Ben revealed his 10♥9♥ for a flush to win the pot and Duncan said "I thought my flush was good" before briefly exposing 8♥6♥.

One hand later, Eban Lottering called two streets on a jack-ten high board against Okkie Fourie. They checked the river and Lottering showed K♣J♦ for top pair, beaten by the A♥A♠ of Fourie.

Player	Chips	Progress
Okkie Fourie	120,000 75,000	75,000
Ben	105,000 40,000	40,000
Gareth Duncan	70,000 70,000	70,000
Patrice Ah-Nien	70,000 10,000	10,000
Sheldon Grove	55,000 55,000	55,000
Eban Lottering	29,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Gareth Duncan Okkie Fourie Patrice Ah-Nien Sheldon Grove

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 17:55 UTC+2

Horgan Jams Into Bittger

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Stefan Bittger checked the 8♥3♥3♣3♠ turn and then called a bet worth 20,000 into a pot of 25,000 by Colin Horgan. Bittger checked the Q♣ river as well and Horgan jammed for 71,900.

After using two time banks, Bittger asked for an exact count but ended up folding.

"Did you have a boat?" Bittger asked and Horgan replied if he wanted to see the cards. "No, if I don't pay I don't want to see them," the German replied.

"He didn't have quads," Bradley Sweetman in the nine seat chimed in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Bittger	200,000 15,000	15,000
Colin Horgan	145,000 50,000	50,000

Bradley Sweetman	60,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Bradley Sweetman Colin Horgan Stefan Bittger

11-27-2024 18:04 UTC+2

Smit Felted by Kavnat

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The shorter stack of Martin Smit went into the middle with the A♥8♣ and he was pipped by Jaron Kavnat with the A♠10♦.

On a board of Q♠9♥9♦4♣5♠, the kicker played and Smit headed out of the tournament area.

The table features Wesley Blom again, who had won a flipout SNG with a rivered set of kings. As fate would have it, he beat Maureen Bloechlinger to the ticket who had been in the lead prior with two pair. Yesterday, Blom had knocked out Bloechlinger on the final day of The Hendon Mob Challenge.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaron Kavnat	153,000 2,000	2,000
Wesley Blom	40,000 40,000	40,000
Martin Smit	Busted

Tags: Jaron Kavnat Martin Smit Maureen Bloechlinger Wesley Blom

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 18:18 UTC+2

Tate Eliminated by Kossew

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Toran Tate flopped a set of fours and turned a full house with 4♥4♠ on the board of A♣10♣4♦A♠K♥. That's usually a pretty strong hand. However, he busted as Jedd Kossew had him crushed all the way with the 10♥10♠ on the button to score another knockout.

Tate can return at a bargain as he was one of the winners of the Flipout SNG during the level, but that may not necessarily be much of a consolation right now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Rahme	200,000 10,000	10,000
Jedd Kossew	125,000 40,000	40,000
Diane Walker	110,000 40,000	40,000

Toran Tate	Busted

Tags: Jedd Kossew Toran Tate

11-27-2024 18:21 UTC+2

Dinner Break on Day 1a

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Out of a field of 116 entries, only 65 players remain and they have been sent on a scheduled 60-minute dinner break until approximately 7.20 p.m. local time.

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-27-2024 19:24 UTC+2

Late Registration is Still Open

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Christian Zetzsche

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

So far, a field of 116 entries has emerged and not many new faces emerged prior to or after the dinner break. Max Deveson, Divan Le Roux and Maxwell Young all jumped in with the latter two having busted the High Roller earlier today. Some assorted casualties can also be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Divan Le Roux	60,000 60,000	60,000
Max Deveson	50,000 50,000	50,000
Maxwell Young	42,600 42,600	42,600
Ruchir Severaj	Busted
Benji Berman	Busted
Sunelle Swart	Busted
Julie Ramos	Busted

11-27-2024 19:31 UTC+2

Conradie Takes From Simuntis

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a duel cutoff versus button, Wessel Conradie bet the Q♠6♥4♥ flop for 2,500 and earned a call. He then bet the A♦ turn for 5,500 and Simuntis sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Barnard	180,000 98,000	98,000
Vygandas Simuntis	95,000 5,000	5,000
Adrian Andritz	90,000 28,000	28,000
Patrice Ah-Nien	65,000 5,000	5,000
Wessel Conradie	58,000 11,500	11,500
Jacobus de Nysschen	38,000 27,000	27,000