SPT Main Event Day 2 | 2024 SunBet GrandWest

11-30-2024 15:45 UTC+2

Simuntis Eliminated in Three-Way All-in

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Over on the live stream feature table, Vygandas Simuntis was all-in for 82,000 from an early position and Gilbert Tin Fook did so from the button for just shy of ten blinds. Both were called by Imran Bhojani from under the gun.

Vygandas Simuntis: J♦J♣ All in
Gilbert Tin Fook: K♣10♠ All in
Imran Bhojani: A♠8♠

The K♠10♣5♦Q♣6♥ board dented the healthy stack of Bhojani while Simuntis departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imran Bhojani	449,000 51,000	51,000
Gilbert Tin Fook	288,000 175,000	175,000
Vygandas Simuntis	Busted

Tags: Gilbert Tin Fook Imran Bhojani Vygandas Simuntis

11-30-2024 15:42 UTC+2

Deveson and Van Rooyen Eliminated by Souprayenmestry

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A short-stacked BC Van Rooyen was all-in and Max Deveson got the chips in thereafter only for the nearly even-stacked Jean Souprayenmestry to look them up.

BC Van Rooyen: A♣4♥ All in
Max Deveson: A♥Q♠ All in
Jean Souprayenmestry: Q♦Q♥

The 9♠6♠4♦8♣8♦ board brought no miracle escape for Van Rooyen and Deveson's 20 blinds were also narrowly covered by Souprayenmestry.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Souprayenmestry	500,000 290,000	290,000
BC Van Rooyen	Busted
Max Deveson	Busted

Tags: BC Van Rooyen Jean Souprayenmestry Max Deveson

11-30-2024 15:37 UTC+2

Moore Eliminated by Bland

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Bradley Moore raised to 27,000 and Keegan Naidoo called on the button. Johnny Bland then three-bet jammed from the small blind and Moore called all-in, Naidoo folded.

Bradley Moore: Q♠Q♣ All in
Johnny Bland: A♦A♣

The J♠10♥2♠6♠7♥ board was not without a sweat but Bland held onto his lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Bland	600,000 425,000	425,000
Keegan Naidoo	310,000 50,000	50,000
Bradley Moore	Busted

Tags: Bradley Moore Johnny Bland Keegan Naidoo

11-30-2024 15:35 UTC+2

Appel Keeps Rising

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

"You just had king-queen, I didn't think you'd have it again. What am I supposed to do with two pair?" BN Lubbe said after his stack was shipped over to Hennie Appel. The 10♣9♥ of Lubbe had flopped two pair but the J♠ river gave Appel the king-high straight.

MAJ then doubled through Gavin Sardini when A♠A♣ held versus K♥Q♣ on a board of 9♥5♠4♠4♥7♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hennie Appel	1,100,000 385,000	385,000
MAJ	220,000 45,000	45,000
Gavin Sardini	85,000 65,000	65,000
BN Lubbe	Busted

Tags: BN Lubbe Gavin Sardini Hennie Appel MAJ

11-30-2024 15:30 UTC+2

Karrim Skyrockets to the Bruintjies

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Brandon Bruintjies limp-called a raise by Ahmed Karrim in the small blind and they then somehow got it in after the Q♦6♠6♣ flop. Karrim bet small, Bruintjies raised to 50,000 and Karrim reraised to 90,000. The shove by Bruintjies for almost 400,000 followed and Karrim instantly called.

Brandon Bruintjies: 8♥8♣ All in
Ahmed Karrim: 6♥5♥

The 5♦ turn and A♣ river brought no miracle escape.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Karrim	1,595,000 670,000	670,000

Brandon Bruintjies	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Brandon Bruintjies

11-30-2024 15:10 UTC+2

Karrim Claims Another Victim

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On the tail end of a A♦K♣7♣3♦7♥ board, Dave Nundloll checked and then faced a big bet by Ahmed Karrim. He eventually called and was shown the 3♣3♥ for a turned set and rivered full house by Karrim.

Nundloll smashed his A♠Q♣ on the felt and stormed away from his chair.

"Did he check the flop?" other players at the table asked and Jean Souprayenmestry confirmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Karrim	925,000 310,000	310,000

Brandon Bruintjies	490,000 235,000	235,000
Max Deveson	315,000 205,000	205,000
Adrian Andritz	300,000 95,000	95,000
Jean Souprayenmestry	210,000 86,000	86,000
Rudalf Frick	155,000 60,000	60,000
BC Van Rooyen	140,000 71,000	71,000
Jedd Kossew	90,000 30,000	30,000
Dave Nundloll	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Dave Nundloll Jean Souprayenmestry

11-30-2024 15:05 UTC+2

Poonhath Eliminated by Chamani

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Rajeev Poonhath jammed for around 125,000 in the cutoff and Ronit Chamani three-bet jammed the button to isolate.

Rajeev Poonhath: A♠5♥ All in
Ronit Chamani: K♦J♦

Everybody saw the ace in the window first but the A♣Q♣10♦ flop had Poonhath on the ropes. The 2♦ turn ended his run as the meaningless 9♣ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronit Chamani	575,000 310,000	310,000
Rajeev Poonhath	Busted

Tags: Rajeev Poonhath Ronit Chamani

11-30-2024 14:51 UTC+2

Fourie Doubles; Diggle Doesn't

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of K♠K♣6♦, Martin Diggle was all-in and at risk with the A♦10♥ and in dire shape, as Rohan Conradie had flopped the goods with the K♦8♠.

The A♣ turn gave some possible outs to Diggle but the 5♠ river bricked for Diggle to bust.

Rudolf Fourie was more fortunate when he three-bet jammed the A♥K♥ into the A♣J♦ of Imran Bhojani. Both hit their kicker on the 7♦4♠3♥K♦J♣ board and Fourie banged his hand on the table in celebration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imran Bhojani	500,000 125,000	125,000
Rohan Conradie	390,000 41,000	41,000
Rudolf Fourie	215,000 65,000	65,000
Martin Diggle	Busted

Tags: Imran Bhojani Martin Diggle Rohan Conradie Rudolf Fourie

11-30-2024 14:43 UTC+2

Grove Eliminated on the Bubble by Taliwanth

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Cliton Taliwanth had raised from under the gun and then quickly called the shove by Sheldon Grove out of the big blind for what appeared to be around 75,000. They had to wait for all other tables to finish before proceeding with the following showdown.

Sheldon Grove: A♦10♠ All in
Cliton Taliwanth: A♠K♣

The K♦Q♣8♣10♥5♠ board kept Taliwanth ahead all the way and he burst the bubble. Grove received an entry to an SPT Main Event in 2025 of his choice.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliton Taliwanth	775,000 505,000	505,000
Jaron Kavnat	280,000 95,000	95,000
Sheldon Grove	Busted

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth Sheldon Grove

11-30-2024 14:04 UTC+2

The Creme Rises to the Top

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Defending champion Ahmed Karrim has been adding chips to become one of the bigger stacks in the room. On the river of a heads-up blind battle with Max Deveson, he bet 35,000 on the Q♦Q♥3♠3♦10♦ board. Deveson used one time bank extension and then called, but mucked versus Q♠9♥ for a full house.

Ryan David Anderson then chopped in the next hand with the table chip leader when both had a jack-high straight on the turn.

Fast forward one hand, Kumi Pather three-bet jammed for 56,000 and Karrim called as the initial raiser.

Kumi Pather: A♦K♥
Ahmed Karrim: A♠7♥

The J♠9♥7♠J♦Q♣ board delivered the sucker punch and Pather was gone before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Bruintjies	725,000 150,000	150,000
Ahmed Karrim	510,000 120,000	120,000

Rudalf Frick	215,000 83,000	83,000
Dave Nundloll	160,000 85,000	85,000
Ryan David Anderson	125,000 1,000	1,000
Jedd Kossew	120,000 100,000	100,000
Max Deveson	110,000 121,000	121,000
Kumi Pather	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Kumi Pather Max Deveson Ryan David Anderson