SPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 SunBet Time Square

03-06-2024 21:01 UTC+2

Recent Casualties on Day 1a

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 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 21:17 UTC+2

Kumar Once More with a Spectacular Three-Way Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

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

One of the latest players to register and Anand Kumar got their chips into the middle and Kumar talked a third player into committing the shorter stack as well with the 7♦5♠.

The first player to shove tabled the A♥J♣ while Kumar announced "the ten is coming" while he exposed the A♣10♠.

Kumar was in rough shape on the J♥8♠4♠ flop but somehow spiked the 10♦ turn as well as 10♣ river. He doubled for 31,000 and knocked out the slightly shorter stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anand Kumar	85,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Anand Kumar

03-06-2024 21:19 UTC+2

Break and One More Level to Register

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Level nine has concluded with 39 players out of 101 entries remaining. The T-100 chips are raced off during the 15-minute break and one more level of late registration is available when the cards go back in the air.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

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 21:47 UTC+2

Ollewagen Reduces the Field By One

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Kade Ollewagen checked the 10♥9♦8♠5♣ turn out of the big blind and the under-the-gun player then jammed for 34,000. The 25-second shot clock of Ollewagen ran down to zero and he used one time bank extension before coming along with the covering stack.

The short stack revealed the K♠J♦ for two overcards and a gutshot, while Ollewagen was ahead with Q♦10♦ and held one of the straight outs. Nothing changed with the 5♠ river for Ollewagen to win the pot with a pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kade Ollewagen	220,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Kade Ollewagen

03-06-2024 21:54 UTC+2

Small Pot for Elizabeth

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The frantic action prior to the dinner break has slowed down and there aren't as many big pots anymore. One of the latest three-way pots brought no betting action on the 8♦6♠3♣2♥ turn and 9♠ river for Alvin Pillay in the small bind as well as Patrice Ah-Nien in the big blind to check.

Shannon Elizabeth checked behind on the button and Pillay tabled the 5♣2♣ for bottom pair. Ah-Nien mucked but Elizabeth won the pot with 10♣9♣ for a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrice Ah-Nien	175,000 30,000	30,000
Shannon Elizabeth	171,000 11,000	11,000
Alvin Pillay	95,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Alvin Pillay Patrice Ah-Nien Shannon Elizabeth

03-06-2024 22:00 UTC+2

Bedford Beats Prinsloo in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Chris Gower saw his stack reduced below the starting stack when early chip leader Theuns Prinsloo bet for 21,000 on the 9♣8♥3♠3♣ turn. "That good, eh? ... I fold," Gower announced and Rajeev Poonhath joked "I think my eight was good."

"Which eight?" Prinsloo replied and flashed the 8♣.

One hand later, Prinsloo didn't fire the 10♠9♥5♠4♣8♥ river against Thomas Bedford and showed the 8♣7♥ as last aggressor for a missed straight draw and rivered third pair. It was no good, as Bedford had the 10♦8♦ for two pair.

Prinsloo has been involved in many of the hands but the most recent ones saw his stack reduced somewhat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Bedford	190,000 60,000	60,000
Theuns Prinsloo	160,000 35,000	35,000
Chris Gower	35,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Chris Gower Rajeev Poonhath Theuns Prinsloo Thomas Bedford

03-06-2024 22:07 UTC+2

Sardini Gets No Value

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Danny Dayani raised to 5,000 first to act and received two callers in Gavin Sardini and Sven Strommes out of the blinds.

They checked the 6♥3♠2♦ flop, as well as the 5♦ turn. Sardini bet the 7♦ river for 10,000 and Strommes sigh-folded, Dayani also let go.

"The board got worse and worse for me, I was hoping you bet Danny," Sardini said as he flashed the 3♣3♥ for a flopped set.

"You are unreadable to me," Strommes replied. The former big stack has plummeted to fewer than the starting stack while Sardini is among the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin Sardini	215,000 25,000	25,000
Sven Strommes	41,000 29,000	29,000
Danny Dayani	35,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Sven Strommes Gavin Sardini Danny Dayani