SPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 SunBet Time Square

03-06-2024 17:20 UTC+2

Sun Raises the River

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With the High Roller slowly winding down, some of those who bust enter the Main Event and one of them happened to be Huawei Sun. He just tangled in a pot with Kyle Krishnan who bet the river of a kinbg-high board for 5,000 out of the small blind. Sun raised to 20,000 and that did the trick to force out Krishnan.

Some 60 players out of 85 entries remain and the latter number may very well reach three digits until the end of the late registration period.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huawei Sun	65,000 65,000	65,000
Kyle Krishnan	50,100 18,200	18,200

Tags: Huawei Sun Kyle Krishnan

03-06-2024 17:12 UTC+2

Liebenthal Scores a Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

One of the short stacks in the field got their chips into the middle via three-bet shove with the 9♣8♣. Initial raiser Josh Liebenthal called with the A♣6♣ and remained ahead all the way on a 7♥7♠2♦4♣A♥ runout to reduce the field by one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Liebenthal	71,000 26,000	26,000

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03-06-2024 17:09 UTC+2

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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03-06-2024 17:05 UTC+2

Lipshitz Short; Citron Squeezed Out of Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There were two consecutive all-in showdowns over on table six and one of them left Yoni Lipshhitz while Gary Citron was sent to the rail.

Lipshitz's Q♥J♦ for flopped top pair ran into the 6♣6♦ of Chris Saraglis on J♣6♥4♣. The set became a flush on the K♣ turn and 7♣ river runout.

Right after, a preflop raising war brought the chips into the middle with Citron at risk for around 35,000.

Gary Citron: A♠Q♥ All in
Marvin Torres: J♠J♥

The K♥5♦3♦4♣7♦ runout kept pocket jacks in the lead for Citron to bust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marvin Torres	145,000 33,150	33,150
Chris Saraglis	50,500 50,500	50,500
Yoni Lipshitz	10,000 62,000	62,000
Gary Citron	Busted

Tags: Chris Saraglis Gary Citron Marvin Torres Yoni Lipshhitz

03-06-2024 16:56 UTC+2

Ollewagen Flips to a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a preflop all-in contest, Kade Ollewagen was the player at risk against the red-hot running Shannon Elizabeth and the following cards were revealed.

Kade Ollewagen: J♠J♦ All in
Shannon Elizabeth: A♥K♦

The 10♠10♥5♥10♣6♦ runout kept the pocket pair in the lead all the way and Ollewagen doubled for 25,200.

"What is happening, I am losing both ways? Can I ask for a new dealer?" Elizabeth said, clearly joking with a big smile on the face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Elizabeth	100,000 20,000	20,000
Kade Ollewagen	52,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Shannon Elizabeth Kade Ollewagen

03-06-2024 16:51 UTC+2

The Rich Get Richer

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Joining the action on the A♥5♣3♠ flop, Theuns Prinsloo checked out of the big blind. Gideon Scheepers bet 3,500 from middle position and the current table chip leader called. Prinsloo quickly checked again the 7♥ turn to then call another bet worth 5,100 before Scheepers checked behind the 4♠ on the river.

Prinsloo grinned and showed the 6♣3♣ for a pair on the flop that became a straight on the river, further boosting his wall of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Theuns Prinsloo	165,000 24,500	24,500
Gideon Scheepers	92,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Gideon Scheepers Theuns Prinsloo

03-06-2024 16:45 UTC+2

Showdown Pot for van der Vyver

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Three ways to the K♣5♠5♦2♦ turn, Kade Ollewagen checked and Marriette Language bet 8,000 from the very next seat in the big blind. Raymond van der Vyver then raised to 18,000 and Ollewagen folded while Language reluctantly called.

Language checked the 6♥ on the river and instantly sighed when van der Vyver bet just 8,000. The reluctant call followed and van der Vyver won the seizable pot with the 5♣4♣ for trips fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raymond van der Vyver	130,000 35,000	35,000
Kade Ollewagen	34,000 12,000	12,000
Marriette Language	25,100 29,400	29,400

Tags: Kade Ollewagen Raymond van der Vyver Marriette Language

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

03-06-2024 16:40 UTC+2

Elizabeth Continues to Add Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Shannon Elizabeth in the big blind and Josh Liebenthal on the button headed to the Q♥Q♠10♥2♣Q♦ river with some 26,000 in the middle. The usually very talkative Liebenthal was quiet as he faced a bet worth 14,000 by Elizabeth, who stared at the middle of the table without saying a word, too.

Liebenthal used two time bank extensions and then folded.

"Give me a clou," Liebenthal asked and the player between them jokingly replied "you were beat".

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Elizabeth	120,000 37,000	37,000
Joshua Liebenthal	45,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Josh Liebenthal Shannon Elizabeth

03-06-2024 16:31 UTC+2

Poonhath Eliminated by van der Vyver

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Three ways to the 5♠4♦3♠ flop, Rajeev Poonhath was all-in for the last 6,400 after Raymond van der Vyver had already bet bigger. David Olivier was still in the tank and eventually folded.

"Only six thousand four hundred for you, Sir. You got a big pair over there?" Poonhath inquired before the cards were revealed.

Rajeev Poonhath: 10♠6♠ All in
Raymond van der Vyver: 5♦5♥

The open-ender and flush draw of Poonhath had some outs still but neither the 9♦ turn nor the 4♥ river were among them.