SPT Main Event Day 2 | 2024 SunBet Time Square

08-11-2024 00:22 UTC+2

Luqman A Eliminated in 10th Place (ZAR85,725/$4,543)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Gerrit van der Spoel was moved to the outer table which had been four-handed and was in the big blind next. Luqman A jammed the button for his last 330,000 and the Dutch player checked his cards, then declared "I call".

Luqman A: A♠2♦ All in
Gerrit van der Spoel: A♥K♦

There was no escape for the player from Tanzania on the Q♠10♦6♦4♦10♠ board as the kicker played. Luqman A was ousted in 10th place and that ended the day with the nine-handed final table being set.

Full counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerrit van der Spoel	1,095,000 320,000	320,000
Luqman A	Busted

Tags: Gerrit van der Spoel Luqman A

08-11-2024 00:18 UTC+2

Kosta Kotsikaris Eliminated in 11th Place (ZAR85,725/$4,543)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Over on the outer table, Kosta Kotsikaris was all-in as the second shortest stack via open-shove from the cutoff. Mariette Language called in the big blind and the following coin flip emerged.

Kosta Kotsikaris: 3♣3♥ All in
Mariette Language: A♦9♦

The board ran out K♦5♥2♦A♠8♥ and Language turned the ace to sent Kotsikaris out in 11th place for ZAR85,725 ($4,543).

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariette Language	2,000,000 500,000	500,000
Kosta Kotsikaris	Busted

Tags: Kosta Kotsikaris Mariette Language

08-10-2024 23:59 UTC+2

Imran Bhojani Eliminated in 12th Place (ZAR85,725/$4,543)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Imran Bhojani opened the action with a cutoff raise and was once more three-bet by Adam Woolf, who made it 205,000 to go in the small blind. It folded back to Bhojani and he pushed all-in this time.

Woolf asked for a count and the shove was deemed to be for 940,000 total. After using one additional time bank, Woolf called.

Imran Bhojani: 8♣8♦ All in
Adam Woolf: 10♦10♣

Bhojani was caught with the fingers in the cookie jar. He vaulted out of his chair on the K♦5♥2♥ flop and found no help with the J♠ turn nor 4h] river, ending the run of the Day 2 chip leader in 12th place for ZAR85,725 ($4,543)

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Woolf	3,400,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Imran Bhojani	Busted

Tags: Adam Woolf Imran Bhojani

08-10-2024 23:21 UTC+2

Sean Bloom Eliminated in 13th Place (ZAR72,175/$3,825)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mariette Language raised to 80,000 and Sean Bloom pushed all-in from the button for 375,000. Kosta Kotsikaris in the big blind asked for a count and folded, Language called.

Sean Bloom: Q♠J♥ All in
Mariette Language: A♠J♦

The board of 6♦4♥3♥10♠5♣ missed both players and Bloom exited in 13th place for ZAR72,175 ($3,825).

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariette Language	1,750,000 400,000	400,000
Sean Bloom	Busted

Tags: Kosta Kotsikaris Mariette Language Sean Bloom

08-10-2024 22:47 UTC+2

Darren Kramer Eliminated in 14th Place (ZAR72,175/$3,825)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In the last hand on the outer table, Darren Kramer raised off a short stack from middle position and he received two callers including Gerrit van der Spoel on the button and Patrice Ah-Nien in the big blind.

Ah-Nien bet the 9♥5♣2♣ flop for 140,000 and Kramer jammed for 350,000, van der Spoel folded and Ah-Nien called.

Darren Kramer: J♣10♣ All in
Patrice Ah-Nien: 9♦6♥

The 4♥ turn and A♠ river completed the board, leaving Kramer chip and speechless. He exited in 14th place for ZAR72,175 ($3,825).

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrice Ah-Nien	1,210,000 495,000	495,000
Gerrit van der Spoel	1,095,000 55,000	55,000
Darren Kramer	Busted

Tags: Darren Kramer Gerrit van der Spoel Patrice Ah-Nien

08-10-2024 22:43 UTC+2

NT Eliminated in 15th Place (ZAR72,175/$3,825)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Over on the outer table, Warren Zackey had raised and was called by NT and Jedd Kossew, the latter being in the big blind.

The flop came 6♦5♦2♦ and Kossew checked as did Zackey. NT bet 185,000 and Kossew check-raised to 400,000. Zackey tank-folded and that sent NT into the tank. He had 600,000 behind and used two time banks before moving all-in, Kossew called.

NT: 9♦9♣ All in
Jedd Kossew: 6♥5♣

The 3♥ turn and A♠ river were both blanks and NT was knocked out in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jedd Kossew	2,025,000 975,000	975,000
Warren Zackey	1,190,000 110,000	110,000
NT	Busted

Tags: Jedd Kossew NT Warren Zackey

08-10-2024 22:24 UTC+2

Kade Ollewagen Eliminated in 16th Place (ZAR59,120/$3,133)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Kade Ollewagen was all-in for just 305,000 with the A♣J♦ and Banks Solomons looked him up on the button with the marginally covering stack, holding the A♥K♥.

The board ran out 10♠5♥3♥2♣K♣ and Ollewagen departed in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Banks Solomons	775,000 380,000	380,000
Kade Ollewagen	Busted

Tags: Banks Solomons Kade Ollewagen

08-10-2024 21:24 UTC+2

Henk Wiese Eliminated in 17th Place (ZAR59,120/$3,133)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The outer table brought the next all-in and call with Henk Wiese ending up at risk for around 200,000 against Harold Brooks.

Henk Wiese: 7♠7♦ All in
Harold Brooks: A♣10♣

The classic flip left Wiese on thin ice after the A♦10♠5♣ flop. No help came with the 5♠ turn and J♦ river to eliminate Wiese in 17th place for ZAR59,120 ($3,133).

Player	Chips	Progress
Harold Brooks	1,150,000 225,000	225,000
Henk Wiese	Busted

Tags: Harold Brooks Henk Wiese

08-10-2024 18:44 UTC+2

Nadav Mazor Eliminated in 18th Place (ZAR59,120/$3,133)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Mariette Language raised to 40,000 with the 7♣6♣ and Nadav Mazor moved all-in for 234,000 in the hijack. Kosta Kotsikaris called from the small blind and Language folded.

"You have jacks, right?" Mazor asked but Kotsikaris was one notch worse.

Nadav Mazor: 8♥8♣ All in
Kosta Kotsikaris: 10♦10♣

"He found the heat" another player remarked when Kotsikaris showed the superior hand once more.

There was no escaping for Mazor on a board of A♦J♣10♥A♠6♠ and he bowed out in 18th place shortly after the field was balanced on the final two tables.