SPT Main Event Day 1de | 2024 SunBet Time Square

08-09-2024 19:27 UTC+2

SM Back on Track

Christian Zetzsche

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

One of the local players by the name of Ash got it in after the J♥10♠5♣ flop only to get looked up by SM. They had the Q♠J♦ for top pair and were also in the ongoing flip for another seat at the same time. SM was way out in front with K♣K♥ and nothing changed with the 10♥ turn or 9♦ river.

The flip was not a success either as Harold Brooks was the winner in that.

Jarred Solomon had been eliminated, too, and couldn't bink the flip for a bargain entry either.

Player	Chips	Progress
SM	150,000 105,000	105,000
Jarred Solomon	Busted

Tags: Harold Brooks Jarred Solomon SM

08-09-2024 19:10 UTC+2

Ng Chips Up; Team Toker Down to One

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On the heads-up flop oif A♥8♠4♦, David Ng bet 2,800 and was called by Huawei Sun. They got another 4,000 in after the 4♥ turn before the 3♦ river was checked. Ng showed the A♠J♦ and won the pot.

One table over, Ricky Toker was talking to his dad Brett Toker who had come from a severe short stack above the average. In the meanwhile, his monster stack was gone after he lost them all in two big hands. The final hand saw his superior pocket pair cracked by pocket sevens with one player mentioning they had folded a seven.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Toker	95,000 15,000	15,000
David Ng	75,000 33,000	33,000
Huawei Sun	55,000 20,000	20,000
Ricky Toker	Busted

Tags: Brett Toker David Ng Huawei Sun Ricky Toker

08-09-2024 19:09 UTC+2

Padayachee Knocks Out Soopramanien

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Dhinesh Soopramanien defended his big blind against the button raise by Gordon Padayachee and they got it in after the 9♦8♣7♠ flop.

Dhinesh Soopramanien: 6♦5♥ All in
Gordon Padayachee: J♠10♣

Soopramanien had rough luck with the bottom end of the straight and found no miracle chop on the 4♥ turn and A♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gordon Padayachee	245,000 245,000	245,000
Dhinesh Soopramanien	Busted

Tags: Dhinesh Soopramanien Gordon Padayachee

08-09-2024 18:56 UTC+2

Giannakopoulos Rises in the Ranks

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Panayiotis Giannakopoulos first doubled with 10♥3♥ against the A♦Q♥ of Dhinesh Soopramanien when he got there on the 9♦9♥3♣J♣6♠ board.

He then knocked out Nic Ioannoy who got it in with A♣Q♠ on the K♠7♥4♣8♠Q♥ board. Giannakopoulos was just waiting for that move as he had turned a straight with the 6♣5♣.

"I know how to build the stack, now I just have to keep it," Giannakopoulos said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Panayiotis Giannakopoulos	165,000 130,000	130,000
Dhinesh Soopramanien	57,000 13,000	13,000
Nic Ioannoy	Busted

Tags: Dhinesh Soopramanien Nic Ioannoy Panayiotis Giannakopoulos

08-09-2024 17:22 UTC+2

Aucamp Loses Two Bullets in a Row

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Joachim Aucamp arrived with a new entry and put the chips to use right away, jamming the J♣5♣. Cliton Taliwanth looked him up with the K♦Q♦ and held on a board opf 9♠7♠4♦4♠9♥.

Aucamp got up from his chair, then crashed on the ground from the rapid movement and needed a short while to recover. Once he did, he re-entered into the same seat and open-jammed the 9♥3♣. Zash Ebrahim took the "flip" with 3♥3♦ and doubled on a A♠Q♠10♦7♥A♣ runout. Aucamp had very few chips left and busted right before dinner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliton Taliwanth	120,000 54,000	54,000
Zash Ebrahim	78,000 78,000	78,000
Joachim Aucamp	Busted

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth Joachim Aucamp Zash Ebrahim

08-09-2024 17:08 UTC+2

Juma Gets a Shove Through; Chetty Busts

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Three ways to the J♦10♦7♥ flop, Alan Jung and Cliton Taliwanth checked. Hafiz Juma bet 6,000 and Taliwanth was the only caller. Taliwanth checked again the 9♦ turn and then faced the shove by Juma for 30,600. Two time banks vanished and Taliwanth folded.

In the next hand, Jubal Chetty raised in the hijack and earned calls from Jaryd Jardien on the button as well as Kosta Kotsikaris in the big blind. The latter checked and Chetty jammed for 16,000. Jardien called but folded to the check-shove by Kotsikaris.

Jubal Chetty: A♠J♣ All in
Kosta Kotsikaris: 10♣8♥

The 2♥ turn and 3♠ river brought no help and Chetty departed. Jardien mentioned in the table chat he had folded pocket fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaryd Jardien	90,000 20,000	20,000
Alan Jung	80,000 39,900	39,900
Kosta Kotsikaris	73,000 38,000	38,000
Cliton Taliwanth	66,000 31,000	31,000
Hafiz Juma	51,500 5,500	5,500
Jubal Chetty	Busted

Tags: Alan Jung Cliton Taliwanth Hafiz Juma Jaryd Jardien Jubal Chetty Kosta Kotsikaris

08-09-2024 16:31 UTC+2

Pre Dinner Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Former big stack Sheldon Grove was seen on his way out of the tournament area and Stephen Courtney also bowed out. Hennie Appel busted and re-entered, as did Ahmed Karrim.

So far, the field has reached some 128 entries with 75 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Karrim	40,000 40,000	40,000
Hennie Appel	40,000 20,000	20,000
Stephen Courtney	Busted
Sheldon Grove	Busted
Rudolf Fourie	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Hennie Appel Sheldon Grove Stephen Courtney

08-09-2024 16:10 UTC+2

Karrim Out for Now; Steenkamp Chips Up

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ahmed Karrim was eliminated when he and his opponent held straight draws on a jack-ten high board and Q♥8♣ was out-kicked by Q♣9♠.

One table over, Jarred Solomon bet the J♦8♠8♣ flop for 1,500 from under the gun and Darick Steenkamp raised to 2,600 on the button before the min-raise to 3,000 was corrected. Solomon called and checked the 5♣ turn, then check-called a bet of 1,500.

Both checked the 5♥ river as Steenkamp said "check is free" and Solomon showed 9♥9♦, which Steenkamp had beat with the K♦J♥.

"I burned myself yesterday when I didn't check behind," Steenkamp iterated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darick Steenkamp	60,000 14,000	14,000
Jarred Solomon	54,000 3,000	3,000
Ahmed Karrim	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Darick Steenkamp Jarred Solomon

08-09-2024 16:02 UTC+2

Double Knockout for Lipman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Two short stacks got their chips into the middle against Howard Lipman with Anjan Mulji and Muddassir Ameer at risk in what turned out to be a clash of three premium hands.

Anjan Mulji: A♥Q♥ All in
Muddassir Ameer: J♦J♣ All in
Howard Lipman: Q♠Q♦

The board ran out K♠10♠4♠A♠2♥ and Lipman knocked out the two opponents with the nut flush.

"Howard ... only the nuts!" another player at the table remarked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Howard Lipman	80,000 22,000	22,000
Muddassir Ameer	Busted
Anjan Mulji	Busted

Tags: Anjan Mulji Howard Lipman Muddassir Ameer

08-09-2024 14:24 UTC+2

Nortje Knocked Out Once More

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Marko Nortje had nearly doubled his stack after the recent re-entry only to then lose most of it. The remainder went in with the Q♦7♦ and he was looked up by Gerrit van der Spoel with the 2♥2♣.

On a board of A♦7♠2♦8♦8♠, the roller coaster ride gave Nortje a flush but van der Spoel paired up to a full house.