SPT Main Event Day 1de | 2024 SunBet Time Square

08-09-2024 20:04 UTC+2

SM Goes on Roller Coaster Ride

Christian Zetzsche

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

Gavin Sardini check-called the A♣9♠5♥8♦ turn for 22,000 in a larger pot versus SM and then checked the 10♣ river. SM loaded up a bet of 52,000 and Sardini folded.

Soon after, SM built another big pot and bet the Q♦J♣5♥K♦ turn. Wesley Blom moved all-in and SM sigh-called with the words "well done". Blom had spiked his gutshot with the A♠10♦ and SM could only chop with a ten, as his A♥A♣ were suddenly crushed.

The river was the 3♣ and Blom doubled.

In the meanwhile, Hafiz Juma told Muzamil Gothey about his exit on a nearby table.

Player	Chips	Progress
SM	150,000
Wesley Blom	130,000 55,000	55,000
Gavin Sardini	80,000 45,000	45,000
Muzamil Gothey	70,000 2,000	2,000
Hafiz Juma	Busted

Tags: Gavin Sardini Muzamil Gothey SM Wesley Blom

08-09-2024 19:56 UTC+2

Karrim Eliminated by Giannakopoulos

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Ahmed Karrim was all-in preflop for the last 19,000 and looked up by High Roller champion Costa Giannakopoulos.

"I am ahead of you," Karrim said as he rolled over the 7♣7♦.

"But I have king kong and flush," Giannakopoulos replied as he flipped over the K♥5♥.

The suited king got there on the 8♥6♠6♥5♣4♥ board to knock out Karrim.

Player	Chips	Progress
Costa Giannakopoulos	72,000 7,000	7,000
Ahmed Karrim	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Costa Giannakopoulos

08-09-2024 19:52 UTC+2

Updated Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Anand Kumar	280,000 100,000	100,000
Sean Bloom	245,000 55,000	55,000
Kade Ollewagen	185,000 50,000	50,000
Jacobus de Nysschen	170,000 55,000	55,000
Panayiotis Giannakopoulos	170,000 5,000	5,000
Brett Toker	150,000 3,000	3,000
Kinesh Pather	130,000 40,000	40,000
Gavin Sardini	125,000 5,000	5,000
Muddassir Ameer	110,000 110,000	110,000
Chrissy Luyt	105,000 55,000	55,000
Rajeev Poonhath	105,000 35,000	35,000
Adriaan Bekker	85,000 20,000	20,000
Wesley Blom	75,000 30,000	30,000

08-09-2024 19:45 UTC+2

Appel Flops Best to Nearly Triple

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On a three-way flop of K♥Q♥10♦, Gerrit van der Spoel bet 15,000 and then called the all-ins of two shorter stacks.

One of them revealed the Q♠10♠ for bottom two pair, while Hennie Appel had the J♠9♣ for the made straight. Van der Spoel had outs with Q♣Q♦ but didn't get there on the 8♠ turn and J♥ river runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hennie Appel	115,000 75,000	75,000
Gerrit van der Spoel	95,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Gerrit van der Spoel Hennie Appel

08-09-2024 19:36 UTC+2

Successful Dust Spin For Ebrahim

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Zash Ebrahim jammed for the last 16,100 and was called by Cliton Taliwanth in the next seat.

"This is for the dust spin," Ebrahim declared and was behind with K♠9♠ versus A♠8♠.

The 5♠2♠2♣ flop left Ebrahim in rough shape but he caught running kings with the K♥ turn and K♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Jung	200,000 105,000	105,000
Vishal Ghoorbin	145,000 6,800	6,800
Jaryd Jardien	110,000 20,000	20,000
Cliton Taliwanth	100,000 20,000	20,000
Edgar Antezana	60,000 4,000	4,000
Zash Ebrahim	35,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Zash Ebrahim Cliton Taliwanth

08-09-2024 19:27 UTC+2

SM Back on Track

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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 19:19 UTC+2

Padayachee Adds More Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On the J♦6♦4♦3♣ turn, Gordon Padayachee had not acted yet when Brad Simpson bet 16,200 out of turn. Padayachee then pushed all-in and the floor was called to clarify the action. Simpson forfeited his bet and folded to the shove, as the rich got richer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gordon Padayachee	275,000 30,000	30,000
Brad Simpson (SA)	31,200 33,800	33,800

Tags: Brad Simpson Gordon Padayachee

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

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.