SPT Main Event Day 1b | 2024 SunBet GrandWest

11-28-2024 22:49 UTC+2

Big Flop But No Action for Diggle

Christian Zetzsche

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

In three-way action to the 7♦6♦4♥ flop, the action checked to Martin Diggle and he bet 15,000. Saurabh Gulati folded and Werner Smit came to the same conclusion. "I had a big hand, just look at that," Diggle said and exposed the A♦5♦ for the open-ended straight draw and nut flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Diggle	210,000 30,000	30,000
Werner Smit	165,000 165,000	165,000
Saurabh Gulati	130,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Martin Diggle Saurabh Gulati Werner Smit

11-28-2024 22:53 UTC+2

Appel Doubles Through Weissman

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Joey Weissman had apparently knocked out Huawei Sun and leaped well above the average. He then called a raise to 6,000 by Darren Kramer and Hennie Appel jammed a short stack behind. Kramer folded but Weissman called.

Hennie Appel: 4♦4♣ All in
Joey Weissman: A♣9♣

The 10♥7♥2♦J♣3♥ board put a minor dent into the stack of Weissman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	215,000 125,000	125,000

Darren Kramer	140,000 10,000	10,000
Hennie Appel	65,000 10,000	10,000
Huawei Sun	Busted

Tags: Darren Kramer Hennie Appel Huawei Sun Joey Weissman

11-28-2024 22:57 UTC+2

Zanette Sends Richards Packing

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On a heads-up flop of Q♣8♣5♠, Jehan Richards as well as Giovanni Zanette got near identical stacks into the middle with Richards as the player at risk.

Jehan Richards: A♣6♣ All in
Giovanni Zanette: 5♣5♥

The K♠ turn was a blank, as was the J♦ river. Richards asked if he was covered and Zanette was pretty sure that wasn't the case. However, when the stacks were counted, Zanette had 98,000 and that covered his opponent by a few blinds.

"Sorry, I am colour blind. I thought you had three blue chips," Zanette apologised from the other side of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Zanette	211,000 81,000	81,000
Jehan Richards	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Zanette Jehan Richards

11-28-2024 23:04 UTC+2

Park Eliminated by Smit

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Nellie Park jammed a short stack from an early position and was called by Werner Smit out of the small blind.

Nellie Park: 4♦4♠ All in
Werner Smit: 9♣9♦

The dominated pair found no escape on the K♦J♣8♣A♦K♣ runout and that spelled the end for Park. Lauren Piha had also been eliminated from the feature table not long ago.

Player	Chips	Progress
Werner Smit	210,000 45,000	45,000
Lauren Piha	Busted
Nellie Park	Busted

Tags: Lauren Piha Nellie Park Werner Smit

11-28-2024 23:15 UTC+2

Latest Counts and Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Table 15 has been short-handed after the departure of Renier Britz, while Colin Horgan jumped to a big stack. The feature table lost Reza de Bruyn to Jaryd Jardien, while Alvin Pillay chipped up against Joey Weissman on the outer tables.

On the heads-up turn of A♠10♥3♦4♣, Pillay check-called for 18,000 and they checked the 7♥ river. Pillay only had the 6♦3♣ for the bottom pair but it was good enough.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Horgan	330,000 225,000	225,000

Jaryd Jardien	230,000 85,000	85,000
Joey Weissman	187,000 28,000	28,000

Alvin Pillay	110,000 5,000	5,000
Carlos Morais	45,000 100,000	100,000
Renier Britz	Busted
Reza de Bruyns	Busted

Tags: Alvin Pillay Colin Horgan Jaryd Jardien Joey Weissman Renier Britz

11-28-2024 23:23 UTC+2

Morais Busts With Kings

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Carlos Morais got his chips in with the K♥K♠ and chip leader Matthew Whitelaw looked him up holding the J♠J♥. The board ran out J♦5♦4♥9♠2♠ and that spelled the end for Morais to bring the field down to the last 27 hopefuls.

In the meanwhile, Russel Wheatley had lost all but the last 2,000 chips to Darren Kramer, then tripled up to stay in for a miracle comeback.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Whitelaw	470,000 20,000	20,000
Darren Kramer	430,000 290,000	290,000
Alvin Pillay	135,000 25,000	25,000
Hennie Appel	45,000 20,000	20,000
Russel Wheatley	12,000 258,000	258,000
Carlos Morais	Busted

Tags: Carlos Morais Darren Kramer Matthew Whitelaw Russel Wheatley

11-28-2024 23:31 UTC+2

Wheatley Flops A Straight to Spin

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Ryan Brauer raised to 7,000 and Russel Wheatley then jammed for the last 12,000 in the next seat. Darren Kramer reraised to 30,000 and it forced out everyone else including Brauer.

"You are way ahead," Wheatley said as he tabled the 6♦4♦. Kramer had the 5QcQd] but the table burst into laughter when the 7♠5♥3♣ flop provided Wheatley with a straight. No upset followed with the 10♥ turn and 2♦ river for Wheatley to stay in contention.

One table over, Saurabh Gulati tangled with Dhinesh Soopramanien on the 9♥8♥3♦ flop. The former bet 16,000 and the latter raised to 50,000 on the button, forcing out Didier Mery. Gulati tank-folded and exposed the 9♣, Soopramanien allowed him to show the A♥3♥ for bottom pair and nut flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Kramer	410,000 20,000	20,000
Dhinesh Soopramanien	350,000 125,000	125,000
Saurabh Gulati	63,000 67,000	67,000
Ryan Brauer	43,000 2,000	2,000
Russel Wheatley	40,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Darren Kramer Dhinesh Soopramanien Didier Mery Russel Wheatley Ryan Brauer Saurabh Gulati

11-28-2024 23:32 UTC+2

Final Break of the Night

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Upon completion of level 12, only 27 players remain and the feature table broke as the live stream came to an end for tonight. Day 2 is set to conclude when 19 hopefuls are left or at the end of level 15, whichever comes first.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

11-28-2024 23:51 UTC+2

Kramer Runs Bad in Two Hands

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Darren Kramer three-bet to 30,000 and then called the four-bet shove by Alvin Pillay with the K♥K♣. Pillay only had A♦K♠ but spiked a double for 104,000 thanks to the A♣Q♠4♠J♣8♣ runout.

Muaaz Gani was then all-in with A♠10♦ against the 6♦6♥ of Kramer soon after. The 8♣6♣2♣ flop left Gani on the ropes but the 3♣ turn and A♣ river saved Gani with a split pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Kramer	300,000 110,000	110,000
Alvin Pillay	220,000 85,000	85,000
Muaaz Gani	75,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Alvin Pillay Darren Kramer Muaaz Gani