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There are currently seven players remaining in the ZAR50,000 High Roller as only the shortest stack heading into the showdown today, Eben Mare, has been eliminated thus far.
2024 SunBet Time Square
SPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 SunBet Time Square
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
15,000 ZAR
Prize Pool
5,266,800 ZAR
Total Entries
418
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
73
Players Left
12
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Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Following a raise to 700 and a call by Alvin Pillay in the small blind, Nick Sissou bumped it up to 3,000 from the big blind. Both the initial raiser and Pillay called to see the K♣10♠3♣ flop. Only Pillay check-called for 3,500 before they checked the 10♦ turn.
Pillay then fired a bet of 12,000 on the 5♦ river and Sissou reluctantly folded. They bantered back and forth until the cards were eventually exposed as Sissou had the A♣Q♦ for a missed gutshot, which was beaten by Pillay's A♦K♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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34,000
34,000
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34,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
On the tail end of a heads-up pot to the Q♥J♣3♣10♣9♠ board, Peter Sissou bet 2,500 in an early position. Only the button called but mucked when Sissou tabled the K♣7♣ for the second nuts.
One table over, Tanith Rothman has already lost half her stack while another table has seen Darryl Shaff increase his stack by some margin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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18,000
22,000
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22,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
In a three-way limped pot to the K♥5♣3♣ flop, Rudolf Fourie bet 500 out of the small blind and Alvin Pillay called in the big blind, as did Bradley Moore on the button . The A♦ turn was checked by Fourie, Pillay bet 2,000 and two calls followed.
When the A♠ river paired the board, Fourie inquired "where is the button, I am lost" before he then checked. So did the other two players and Fourie showed his 3♠2♦. Pillay had that beat with the 10♦5♥ and Moore also exposed his 8♣4♣ for a missed flush draw and gutshot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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41,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
From under the gun, Cape Town's Bradley Moore bet 1,600 on the 8♠6♠5♠8♥ turn and Bernard Gassard called on the button. The river brought the J♠ for a fourth spade and it killed the action as both checked down.
"Do you have a spade?" Moore asked before he flashed his A♣8♣ for trips eights, and Gassard mucked the 9♥9♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Samuel Tebege bet the 7♦6♦4♦2♠7♥ river out of the big blind for 1,700 against Tony Zhang and that won him the pot uncontested, as Zhang folded after very brief consideration. Also new on the table is Stephen Courtney, who just sat down a minute ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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41,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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37,000
3,000
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3,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
During the 12-day live poker series, the most expensive tournament on the schedule was is the three-day ZAR50,000 High Roller ($2,664). A total of 72 entries created a prize pool of ZAR3,024,000 ($161,105), which doubled the initial guarantee of ZAR1,500,000.
After two days, the money stages were reached and the conclusion of the tournament will unfold on the live stream table as of 12.30 p.m. local time with cards-up coverage and commentary on a security delay of 30 minutes.
Final Table Seat Assignments
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nic Ioannoy | South Africa | 2,945,000 | 49 |
| 2 | Imran Bhojani | South Africa | 3,995,000 | 67 |
| 3 | Muaaz Gani | South Africa | 1,540,000 | 26 |
| 4 | Eben Mare | South Africa | 485,000 | 8 |
| 5 | Kinesh Pater | South Africa | 2,100,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Ronit Chamani | South Africa | 3,005,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Nahum Lim | South Africa | 2,340,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Cliton Taliwanth | South Africa | 5,120,000 | 85 |
Cliton Taliwanth starts the final table as the chip leader with 85 big blinds but it won't be an easy or short ride to victory with an average stack of 40 big blinds. Recommencing blinds will be 30,000-60,000 with a big blind ante of 60,000 and there are 56:29 minutes remaining in level 17.
The bubble burst on stream last night when Tim A flopped top pair with the A♥Q♠ and couldn't get away from it throughout a board of A♠10♠6♦3♣J♣ to get shown 6♠6♥ for a set of sixes by Taliwanth. That sent the latter into the top spot and secured a cash prize for the remaining eight contenders.
Payout Information
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize in ZAR | Prize in USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | R1,000,000 | $53,000 | |
| 2 | South Africa | R650,000 | $34,450 | |
| 3 | South Africa | R476,000 | $25,228 | |
| 4 | South Africa | R348,000 | $18,444 | |
| 5 | South Africa | R225,000 | $11,925 | |
| 6 | South Africa | R150,000 | $7,950 | |
| 7 | South Africa | R100,000 | $5,300 | |
| 8 | South Africa | R75,000 | $3,975 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Howard Lipman arrived and won the first battle of the blinds against Alvin Pillay. He then bet a three-way flop of Q♠J♥7♣ for 1,500 and was check-called by Russel Wheatley as well as Leon Potgieter.
The same action repeated on the 8♠ turn for 2,000 before Wheatley in the big blind led the 3♦ river for 3,000. Potgieter and Lipman folded for Wheatley to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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37,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Sugen Singh, the man with the many rings, got into a three-bet pot with Alvin Pillay right out of the gates but then folded the A♠8♠5♠ flop when Pillay bet 1,000. He was shown two low black cards for a flopped flush.
Soon after, Leon Potgieter barreled through a king-high board and took it down with a larger bet to become the early chip leader on their table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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41,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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39,000
1,000
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1,000 |
