SPT Main Event Day 1b | 2024 SunBet GrandWest

11-28-2024 13:50 UTC+2

Wild Ride Ends With Early Exit for Sardini

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Gavin Sardini had played a lot of hands early on and that initially paid off. He even got Didier Mery to fold when betting all streets of a J♠4♥2♠2♥7♥ board without disclosing his cards.

However, that all came to a crashing end when he plummeted to a short stack and was then knocked out by a rivered nine-high straight. Below are some updated counts of players on his former table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Didier Mery	55,000 15,000	15,000
Lee Thaver	55,000 8,000	8,000
Nadav Mazor	42,000 2,000	2,000
Alvin Pillay	41,000 41,000	41,000
Janno Cazemier	37,000 3,000	3,000
Gavin Sardini	Busted

Tags: Didier Mery Gavin Sardini

11-28-2024 13:56 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilbert Tin Fook	110,000 25,000	25,000
Russel Wheatley	85,000 36,000	36,000
Jaryd Jardien	50,000 10,000	10,000
Harold Brooks	45,000
David Ng	45,000 45,000	45,000
Edgar Antezana	44,000 2,000	2,000
Muaaz Gani	42,000 2,000	2,000
Bradley Moore	40,000 40,000	40,000
Muzamil Gothey	37,000 37,000	37,000
Joe Rahme	37,000 3,000	3,000
Hennie Appel	34,000 34,000	34,000
Jean Souprayenmestry	34,000 6,000	6,000
Sugen Singh	33,000 7,000	7,000
Rudolf Fourie	15,000 30,000	30,000

11-28-2024 13:56 UTC+2

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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11-28-2024 14:03 UTC+2

McCarthy Takes From Gamsy

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot to the K♠7♣7♥9♦10♦ river, Adam Gamsy bet 7,500 out of the big blind. Jamie McCarthy briefly tanked but then called and Gamsy announced a nine before showing the Q♦9♠. McCarthy had that beat with the K♣J♥ for kings and sevens to pull ahead of Gamsy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie McCarthy	73,000 28,000	28,000
Adam Gamsy	41,000 1,600	1,600

Tags: Adam Gamsy Jamie McCarthy

11-28-2024 14:10 UTC+2

King-High Beats Queen-High

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a three-way three-bet pot with very jovial table chat between Joe Rahme and Edgar Antezana, the flop showed J♠7♥2♦. Russel Wheatley checked and Rahme bet 4,000, Antezana called. The 9♠ turn was checked and so was the ]6h] river. Rahme showed Q♣10♦ but Antezana won the pot with the K♥Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Russel Wheatley	105,000 20,000	20,000
Joe Rahme	30,000 7,000	7,000
Edgar Antezana	29,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Edgar Antezana Joe Rahme Russel Wheatley

11-28-2024 14:15 UTC+2

Assorted Pictures From Day 1b of the Main Event

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Christian Zetzsche

11-28-2024 14:23 UTC+2

Full House is Good for Dormehl

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In three-way action, Alvin Pillay bet 600 and was called only by Leonard Dormehl with the flop showing K♣K♦10♦. They checked the A♦ turn and Pillay led the J♥ river for 3,000 in the small blind.

"Raise," Dormehl announced and tossed out 11,000. Pillay reluctantly called with the words "full house is good" and that's exactly what Dormehl showed, as he had flopped it with the K♠10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Dormehl	105,000 105,000	105,000
Alvin Pillay	41,000
Nadav Mazor	28,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Alvin Pillay Leonard Dormehl

11-28-2024 14:30 UTC+2

Flashback: Harold Brooks Wins SPT Time Square Main Event After Five-Way Deal

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Back in August, the 2024 SunBet Poker Tour Time Square Main Event crowned a champion as SPT regular Harold Brooks posed for the winner shots inside of the Time Square Casino in Pretoria after a short-lived day. Brooks cut a deal with four other dealers to claim the largest piece of the ZAR4,926,600 ($266,036) prize pool.

Held in cooperation between South African gaming and entertainment giant Sun International and the Monster Jam Poker Tour (MJPT), the second SPT Time Square Main Event in the current year attracted a field of 391 entries across four starting days. The top 49 finishers earned a cash prize for their efforts, and the final five contenders agreed to deal numbers after a short final day.

For his efforts, Brooks took home ZAR714,287 ($37,857) and Patrice Ah-Nien from Mauritius officially finished in second place, followed by live satellite qualifier Gerrit van der Spoel.

SPT Time Square Main Event Final Table Results

*Rank	Player	Country	Prize (ZAR)	Prize (USD)
1	Harold Brooks	South Africa	714,287	$37,857*
2	Patrice Ah-Nien	Mauritius	555,000	$29,415*
3	Gerrit van der Spoel	South Africa	530,000	$28,090*
4	Adam Woolf	South Africa	510,000	$27,030*
5	KM	South Africa	425,000	$22,525*
6	Jedd Kossew	South Africa	193,860	$10,275
7	Mariette Language	South Africa	162,330	$8,603
8	Warren Zackey	South Africa	132,130	$7,003
9	Banks Solomons	South Africa	102,130	$5,413