SPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 SunBet Time Square

08-07-2024 20:39 UTC+2

October Gets River Value From Appel

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Three ways to the 6♣5♥4♣ flop, Hennie Appel checked in the small blind and Vygandas Simuntis bet 7,000 in the big blind. Caleb October called from an early position, as did Appel.

The K♠ turn was checked and the Q♣ fell on the river. Appel bet 5,000 for Simuntis to call and October then raised to 17,000. A reluctant call by Appel forced out Simuntis and October revealed A♣3♣ for the nuts to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Caleb October	120,000 86,000	86,000
Hennie Appel	90,000 5,000	5,000
Vygandas Simuntis	22,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Caleb October Hennie Appel Vygandas Simuntis

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

08-07-2024 20:32 UTC+2

Juma Wins Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Vygandas Simuntis raised to 3,700 and was called by Hafiz Juma on the button as well as Anders Hellstrom in the small blind.

The K♣8♦4♥ flop was checked to the preflop raiser and Simuntis continued for 5,700, only Juma called. They headed to the A♣ turn on which Simuntis check-folded when Juma made it 10,500 to go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harold Brooks	100,000 50,000	50,000
Hafiz Juma	75,000 5,000	5,000
Anders Hellstrom	55,000 11,800	11,800
Vygandas Simuntis	33,000 22,000	22,000
Rajah Vempati	Busted
Ricky Sandler	Busted

Tags: Anders Hellstrom Hafiz Juma Vygandas Simuntis

08-07-2024 20:25 UTC+2

Down to the Last Three Tables

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Nearing the end of level eight, the field has already been culled down to just 25 players across three tables and the late registration remains open for another two levels. Among those to bust as of lately were Vinay Lala, Pano Giannakopoulos, and Huawei Sun.

Player	Chips	Progress
Willem Vorster	Busted
Vinay Lala	Busted
Panayiotis Giannakopoulos	Busted
Huawei Sun	Busted

Tags: Huawei Sun Pano Giannakopoulos Vinay Lala

08-07-2024 20:15 UTC+2

Grove Continues to Add Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Wesley Wiegand was responsible for an elimination on table six to climb on the leaderboard, which currently features Sheldon Grove on top. Grove tangled with Okkie Fourie in a three-bet pot in which some 18,000 chips went into the middle prior to the J♠8♦2♣ flop. Fourie in the hijack check-called Grove's bet of 7,500 on the button and they checked the 8♥ on the turn.

Fourie bet the 2♥ river for 15,000 and Grove called to win the pot with the A♦K♠, as Fourie only had the 10♥9♥ for a missed straight draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sheldon Grove	250,000 30,000	30,000
Wesley Wiegand	160,000 75,000	75,000
Okkie Fourie	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Okkie Fourie Sheldon Grove Wesley Wiegand

08-07-2024 20:13 UTC+2

Blom Binks the River to Bust Rothman

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Tanith Rothman was all-in with a shorter stack and tabled the Q♣J♣. She had two live cards against the A♠8♠ of Wesley Blom and found an open-ender on the K♦10♠6♣ flop. The Q♠ turn gave her the lead with a pair while Blom needed a jack or spades.

Blom asked for the deuce of spades and celebrated once he got there with the 6♠ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Blom	120,000 40,000	40,000
Tanith Rothman	Busted

Tags: Tanith Rothman Wesley Blom

08-07-2024 20:06 UTC+2

Smith Eliminated by Bergh

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Shawn Smith took a flip with his shorter stack and his 7♣7♠ was up against the A♥K♠ of Human Bergh.

On a board of K♥Q♦6♦8♦10♣, the overcard came right away and Smith could not escape.

Player	Chips	Progress
Human Bergh	90,000
Shawn Smith (SA)	Busted

Tags: Shawn Smith Human Bergh

08-07-2024 20:02 UTC+2

Updated Counts After Dinner

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Sugen Singh vanished while Mariette Language jumped up on the leaderboard. Huawei Sun only played two hands after max late registering the High Roller, then entered right away into Day 1a of the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sheldon Grove	220,000 30,000	30,000
Mariette Language	170,000 60,000	60,000
Wesley Wiegand	85,000 25,000	25,000
Wesley Blom	80,000 20,000	20,000
Hafiz Juma	80,000 4,000	4,000
Cliton Taliwanth	55,000 15,000	15,000
Huawei Sun	40,000 40,000	40,000
Joe Rahme	35,000 15,000	15,000
Caleb October	34,000 18,000	18,000
Rex Hsu	30,000 25,000	25,000
Tanith Rothman	25,000 2,000	2,000
Howard Lipman	Busted
Sugen Singh	Busted

Tags: Huawei Sun Mariette Language Sugen Singh

08-07-2024 19:57 UTC+2

Brooks Takes From Simuntis

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Harold Brooks raised to 2,800 and was called by Vygandas Simuntis as well as Quintin Heather-Clark in the big blind. On the A♠8♠5♠ flop, it checked to Simuntis and he bet 3,700. Heather-Clark folded whereas Brooks quickly called.

They checked the 9♠ turn and Brooks' bet of 11,500 on the 5♦ river forced a fold. He showed the 10♠ before raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harold Brooks	150,000 15,000	15,000
Vygandas Simuntis	55,000
Quintin Heather-Clark	45,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Harold Brooks Quintin Heather-Clark Vygandas Simuntis

08-07-2024 19:51 UTC+2

Van Blerk and Poonhath Eliminated

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Alvin Pillay raised to 3,400 in the hijack and called the shove by Kyle van Blerk in the big blind for 19,500 after short consideration.

Kyle van Blerk: K♦J♦ All in
Alvin Pillay: Q♥J♥

"You are ahead," Pillay had said when van Blerk got out of his seat immediately. That still remained to be the case on the 6♣4♠2♦ flop but Pillay took the lead with the Q♣ turn. The river was a blank A♠ and satellite qualifier van Blerk was eliminated.

At almost the same time one table over, Harold Brooks sent Rajeev Poonhath to the rail as well. Before the dinner break, Brooks had declared that they were playing "donkey poker" on the table. His 6♣5♥ had flopped an open-ender and turned a straight on K♠7♦4♥8♦ to crack the Q♠Q♣ of Poonhath to reduce the field by one more hopeful.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harold Brooks	135,000 70,000	70,000
Alvin Pillay	110,000 30,000	30,000
Rajeev Poonhath	Busted
Kyle van Blerk	Busted

Tags: Alvin Pillay Harold Brooks Kyle van Blerk Rajeev Poonhath