SPT Main Event Day 1cd | 2024 SunBet Time Square

03-08-2024 13:17 UTC+2

Rettman Knocks Out Butler

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

"If you can't beat kings and aces ..." Richard Butler sighed as his final all-in showdown also brought no fortune. He had been all-in with the A♥J♠ against Brian Rettman, who tabled 9♦9♥.

The pair remained ahead all the way on the 8♥6♠4♠7♦5♠ board and Rettman earned the knockout with the nine-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rettman	57,000 57,000	57,000
Richard Butler	Busted

Tags: Brian Rettman Richard Butler

03-08-2024 13:03 UTC+2

Lipman Tests Language Skills

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The turn showed J♠6♦3♥9♣ and Howard Lipman was facing a bet worth 7,500 by Marriette Language to then push all-in for 20,100. That sent Language deep into the tank and she called after using three time bank extensions.

Howard Lipman: J♣9♥ All in
Marriette Language: K♣J♦

The river brought the 6♣ and Lipman doubled, while Language dropped to fewer than one quarter of the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nahum Lim	60,000 20,000	20,000
Howard Lipman	50,000 10,000	10,000
David Ng	33,000 33,000	33,000
Marriette Language	8,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Howard Lipman Marriette Language

03-08-2024 12:57 UTC+2

Moore and Courtney Chop a Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a three-way river of K♣7♦4♠5♦3♦, Bradley Moore raised to 7,000 and earned two calls.

"Anyone got a flush?" he asked when he tabled his 6♣6♠ for the straight. One muck later, Richards exposed his A♥6♥ for the same straight and they chopped the pot. Also on the table is Stephen Courtney, who is already up to three times the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Courtney	120,000 30,000	30,000
Jehan Richards	60,000 60,000	60,000
Bradley Moore	42,000

Tags: Bradley Moore Stephen Courtney

03-08-2024 12:53 UTC+2

Manganas Visits the Sinnema

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

One player limped in and Brad Sinnema raised to 1,200 for Peter Smith to call. Aleko Manganas in the big blind called and the limper folded. On the J♦9♦7♦ flop, Manganas bet 2,000 and won the pot, as Sinnema and Smith folded.

The latter bemoaned a very bad flop for his hand and mucked his cards with disgust, exposing the A♠ in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleko Manganas	45,000 5,000	5,000
Peter Smith	44,000 44,000	44,000
Brad Sinnema	32,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Aleko Manganas Brad Sinnema Peter Smith

03-08-2024 12:48 UTC+2

Vilela Hits a Fine Turn

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With 11,000 in the middle to the 8♦7♥3♣ flop, Jaime Vilela was all-in for 17,400. Damon Fine called with the superior stack and another player added "I am rooting for you" to Vilela when the cards were exposed.

Jaime Vilela: 10♠10♥ All in
Damon Fine: Q♥Q♣

Things were not looking fine for Vilela as he needed running cards to a straight or one of the two tens in the deck. Sure enough, the turn brought the 10♦ and the 6♦ river secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Vilela	45,000 45,000	45,000
Damon Fine	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Damon Fine Jaime Vilela

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

03-08-2024 12:36 UTC+2

Successful Shove for Ghoorbin

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

SM squeezed to 2,600 on the button and received no fewer than three callers before they checked the J♣4♣3♣ flop. On the 9♦ turn, Vishal Ghoorbin checked in the small blind and the big blind bet 5,500. Another opponent in early position called and SM then raised to 16,000.

Ghoorbin check-jammed and that forced out the first two opponents pretty quickly. SM went into a brief tank and then asked if Ghoorbin had a flush before he folded. Ghoorbin first flashed the A♣ before he also revealed the A♠ as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vishal Ghoorbin	70,000
SM	32,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Vishal Ghoorbin SM

03-08-2024 12:35 UTC+2

Early Pictures on Day 1c of the Main Event

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Christian Zetzsche

03-08-2024 12:21 UTC+2

Courtney Builds Big Stack Further

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

In a preflop raising war, a pot of 21,300 emerged and Stephen Courtney then faced the shove by Greg Tucker on the Q♦9♠7♠ flop for 17,300. Courtney bemoaned the spot but for a few seconds but called anyways with the covering stack.

Greg Tucker: A♥K♠ All in
Stephen Courtney: K♥Q♣

Courtney was ahead and that remained the case throughout the 3♣ turn and J♥ river. Shortly after, Warren Zackey also lost his stack-ey and the second player bowed out from that table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Courtney	90,000 25,000	25,000
Warren Zackey	Busted
Greg Tucker	Busted

Tags: Greg Tucker Stephen Courtney Warren Zackey

03-08-2024 12:13 UTC+2

New Additions to the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Day 1c is now up to 65 entries with 63 players remaining and it seems destined to become the biggest starting day thus far.

Player	Chips	Progress
SM	40,000 40,000	40,000
Merwan Corront	40,000 40,000	40,000
Marriette Language	40,000 40,000	40,000
Vygandas Simuntis	40,000 40,000	40,000
Richard Butler	40,000 2,900	2,900