SPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 SunBet Time Square

03-06-2024 23:58 UTC+2

Nortje Among the Next Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Brett Toker raised to 8,000 and Gideon Scheepers called in the small blind. Marko Nortje then jammed for 71,000 in the big blind and Toker asked for an exact count before folding, while Scheepers called.

Marko Nortje: 7♥7♣
Gideon Scheepers: 8♥8♠

The Mystery Bounty Event winner was pipped by one notch and was drawing dead on the K♥Q♥4♣8♦ turn to make the 5♠ river a formality. El-Juan Du Plessiers followed suit shortly after as the next player hit the rail in quick succession.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gideon Scheepers	200,000 1,000	1,000
Brett Toker	80,000 20,000	20,000
El-Juan Du Plessis	Busted
Marko Nortje	Busted

Tags: Brett Toker Gideon Scheepers Marko Nortje El-Juan Du Plessiers

03-06-2024 23:52 UTC+2

End of the Road for Van Der Merwe

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

El-Juan Du Plessiers raised to 8,000 from under the gun and then folded when Theo Hunter from one seat over and Wouter Van Der Merwe in the big blind moved all-in.

Theo Hunter: A♦K♦ All in
Wouter Van Der Merwe: A♠J♠

The 4♥3♣2♠7♦K♥ runout kept Hunter in the lead and he doubled for 48,500. Van Der Merwe was left on fumes and lost the last of it with J♥7♦ against the K♥J♦ of Marvin Torres.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marvin Torres	220,000 38,000	38,000
Theo Hunter	105,000 35,000	35,000
Wouter Van Der Merwe	Busted

Tags: El-Juan Du Plessiers Marvin Torres Theo Hunter Wouter Van Der Merwe

03-06-2024 23:43 UTC+2

Woolf Beats Sardini Once Again

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Gavin Sardini opened the action with a raise to 5,500 and earned three callers in Adam Woolf, Kyle Krishnan and Josh Liebenthal. The K♦10♠6♥ flop saw Sardini continue for 10,500 and the only caller was Woolf. Sardini then check-called the 10♥ turn for 16,000 before leading the 2♠ river for 25,000.

Woolf gave it a few seconds before he called and Sardini shook his head with the words "I missed". He never disclosed the cards as Woolf won the pot with the J♣10♣ for trips tens. While the hand played out, Patrice Ah-Nien was knocked out one table over and Anand Kumar took over the lead there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anand Kumar	300,000 215,000	215,000
Gavin Sardini	220,500 59,500	59,500
Adam Woolf	200,000 80,000	80,000
Kyle Krishnan	160,000 30,200	30,200
Joshua Liebenthal	85,000 15,000	15,000
Patrice Ah-Nien	Busted

Tags: Adam Woolf Anand Kumar Gavin Sardini Josh Liebenthal Kyle Krishnan Patrice Ah-Nien

03-06-2024 23:07 UTC+2

Ollewagen Near the Top, van der Vyver Short

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up to the A♣10♦7♣Q♥ turn, Kade Ollewagen checked and subsequently called a bet worth 22,000 by Raymond van der Vyver from the next seat. Ollewagen then led the 5♣ river for 25,000 and van der Vyver sigh-called after a few seconds.

Ollewagen revealed his 8♣3♣ for a flush and van der Vyver mucked his A♦9♠ for the top pair face-up.

In the meanwhile, there was only one further seat open as Alvin Pillay bowed out to reduce the field to the last 32 contenders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kade Ollewagen	305,000 80,000	80,000
Raymond van der Vyver	40,000 120,000	120,000
Alvin Pillay	Busted

Tags: Kade Ollewagen Raymond van der Vyver Alvin Pillay

03-06-2024 22:47 UTC+2

Russon Survives; Poonhath Busts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tutu Russon doubled his short stack of just 29,000 with A♥K♠ versus A♠4♠ when the superior kicker paired up on the A♦9♥7♥Q♠K♦ runout.

One table over, Rajeev Poonhath was all-in and at risk shortly after for even fewer than that versus Kade Ollewagen.

Rajeev Poonhath: K♠8♠ All in
Kade Ollewagen: A♦6♠

The suited king failed to connect with the Q♦6♣5♣Q♠2♦ board for Poonhath's chip and a chair comeback story to end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kade Ollewagen	225,000 5,000	5,000
Tutu Russon	60,000
Rajeev Poonhath	Busted

Tags: Kade Ollewagen Rajeev Poonhath Tutu Russon

03-06-2024 22:22 UTC+2

Just a Casual Five-Way All-In Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Olivier jammed for 21,500 from under the gun and so did Rajeev Poonhath with a near identical stack from one seat over. Theuns Prinsloo called before Chris Gower in the small blind as well as Gideon Scheepers in the big blind also got their short stacks into the middle. Scheepers was the bigger stack for 37,000 and Prinsloo called to put four players at risk near the end of the registration period.

David Olivier: A♠Q♥
Chris Gower: 8♦8♣
Gideon Scheepers: 9♣9♥
Rajeev Poonhath: A♦K♣
Theuns Prinsloo: A♥K♦

The board ran out 10♣8♠7♦6♥3♠ and Scheepers turned a straight to more than quadruple up. Poonhath had him covered by a single chip and survived the next all-in showdown, while Gower and Olivier were eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gideon Scheepers	175,000 95,000	95,000
Theuns Prinsloo	145,000 15,000	15,000
Rajeev Poonhath	3,000 72,000	72,000
David Olivier	Busted
Chris Gower	Busted

Tags: Chris Gower David Olivier Gideon Scheepers Rajeev Poonhath Theuns Prinsloo

03-06-2024 21:36 UTC+2

Assorted Counts and Casualties on Day 1a

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacques Marais	300,000 94,000	94,000
Gavin Sardini	190,000 10,000	10,000
Jarred Solomon	175,000 10,000	10,000
Raymond van der Vyver	160,000 30,000	30,000
Wouter Van Der Merwe	115,000 25,000	25,000
El-Juan Du Plessis	92,000 56,000	56,000
Gideon Scheepers	80,000 8,000	8,000
Rajeev Poonhath	75,000 23,000	23,000
Sven Strommes	70,000 95,000	95,000
Chris Gower	25,000 50,000	50,000
Banks Solomons	Busted
Chris Saraglis	Busted
Jaryd Jardine	Busted

03-06-2024 21:13 UTC+2

KM Goes KO

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Bernard Lim in the small blind and "KM" in the under-the-gun position invest 9,000 each on the 10♠7♦6♥4♥ turn. Lim checked the J♠ river and "KM" jammed for the last 11,100.

Lim asked for a count and then came along for "KM" to announce ace-high. The A♦6♦ of Lim won the pot as his opponent tossed the cards into the muck.

"Sometimes I just have a feeling," Lim said while he dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Lim	105,000
KM	Busted

Tags: Bernard Lim

03-06-2024 21:01 UTC+2

Recent Casualties on Day 1a

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Christian Zetzsche

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

With five tables in action, the Day 1a field has plummeted to 40 contenders out of a field of 100 entries. Among the latest players to hit the rail were Damon Fine, Carel Snyman, Raymond Rahme, Sugen Singh and Eben Lottering. Marriette Language is also no longer to be found in the field as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sugen Singh	Busted
Marriette Language	Busted
Eben Lottering	Busted
Carel Snyman	Busted
Damon Fine	Busted
Mac Anamourlis	Busted
Raymond Rahme	Busted

03-06-2024 20:29 UTC+2

Rothman Eliminated by Bedford

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Just before the blinds moved up, Rajeev Poonhath raised to 2,500 from under the gun. Tanith Rothman jammed for 10,600 in the cutoff and Thomas Bedford in the big blind moved all-in to force out Poonhath.

Tanith Rothman: Q♠10♦ All in
Thomas Bedford: K♦Q♣

The 9♣4♣3♠5♣6♦ board missed both players and king-high beat queen-high.