SPT Main Event Day 1cd | 2024 SunBet Time Square

03-08-2024 20:18 UTC+2

Turbo Heat 1d Underway

Christian Zetzsche

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

Half-way through the first level on Day 1d, a field of 35 entries has emerged thus far. Some notable names in contention can be found below while Day 1c is nearing the end of the registration period with 50 players out of 153 entries remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Sissou	40,000 40,000	40,000
Greg Tucker	40,000 40,000	40,000
Aleko Manganas	40,000 2,000	2,000
Peter Smith	40,000 10,000	10,000
Nahum Lum	40,000 40,000	40,000
Brad Sinnema	40,000 1,000	1,000
Rajeev Poonhath	40,000 -25,000	-25,000

03-08-2024 20:10 UTC+2

Pater Doubles Through Stegers

Christian Zetzsche

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

Kinesh Pater had been an early big stack but plummeted to around 30 big blinds before the dinner break. He got those in for 63,000 preflop and Joseph Stegers looked him up with the covering stack.

Kinesh Pater: K♦K♥ All in
Joseph Stegers: A♦Q♣

No ace came on the J♠8♣3♠4♦5♠ board and Pater doubled back into contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kinesh Pather	130,000 -100,000	-100,000
Joseph Stegers	72,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Joseph Stegers Kinesh Pater

03-08-2024 20:03 UTC+2

Adam Knocks Out Mazor

Christian Zetzsche

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

Rayhaan Adam raised and then called a three-bet shove by Nadav Mazor for eleven blinds out of the blinds.

Nadav Mazor: K♣8♣ All in
Rayhaan Adam: J♦9♥

The 10♣8♥2♠ flop gave Adam an open-ended straight draw and the 7♣ turn improved Adam to the straight. He needed to dodge clubs and did so with the 3♥ river. Mazor sighed, grabbed his belongings and told the bad news to his brother Elai before heading out of the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elai Mazor	265,000 -5,000	-5,000
Rayhaan Adam	230,000 35,000	35,000
Nadav Mazor	Busted

Tags: Nadav Mazor Rayhaan Adam

03-08-2024 20:00 UTC+2

Easy Game for Ramnundlall

Christian Zetzsche

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

Two players limped in including Jehan Richards and Teren Ramnundlall then squeezed to 12,000 in the big blind. Only Richards called and the flop came 8♦7♥5♦. Ramnundlall continued for 20,000, which did the trick to win the pot without any further resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teren Ramnundlall	170,000 20,000	20,000
Jehan Richards	105,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Jehan Richards Teren Ramnundlall

03-08-2024 19:55 UTC+2

OrdHume Doubles Back Into Contention

Christian Zetzsche

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

Soon after the action resumed upon completion of the dinner break, Rayhaan Adam raised to 5,000 first to act. Paul Mantzios in the small blind and Mathew OrdHume in the big blind called. It checked to OrdHume on the K♥4♦3♥ flop and he jammed for 14,000, only Mantzios called.

Mathew OrdHume: K♣Q♠ All in
Paul Mantzios: 6♠6♦

The J♠ turn and 9♦ river brought no upset, as OrdHume doubled.

Moments later, Brian Rettman walked past the table as he was knocked out on the live stream table by Keegan Pillay.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keegan Pillay	330,000 225,000	225,000

Rayhaan Adam	195,000 35,000	35,000
Paul Mantzios	63,000 -7,000	-7,000
Mathew Ord-Hume	60,000 -1,000	-1,000
Brian Rettman	Busted

Tags: Brian Rettman Keegan Pillay Mathew OrdHume Paul Mantzios Rayhaan Adam

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

03-08-2024 19:03 UTC+2

Dinner Break on Day 1c Underway

Christian Zetzsche

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

According to the tournament info, there are 153 entries after nine levels of play on Day 1c. The field has been cut down all the way to just 57 players already and they are on a 45-minute dinner break now. During the break, the T-100 chips are raced off and they will soon be needed as the turbo heat 1d is set to kick off at 8 p.m. local time.

Day 1d will recommence at approximately 7.48 p.m. local time with one more 50-minute level of late registration and re-entries.

03-08-2024 19:02 UTC+2

Corront Doubles; Russon Busts Before Dinner

Christian Zetzsche

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

Merwan Corront took a flip for his last 41,400 right before the end of the level and he was up against Warren Zackey to create the following showdown.

Merwan Corront: 4♣4♥ All in
Warren Zackey: A♦Q♦

It became a mighty sweat on the 8♦6♠2♦ flop but Corront held up on the 3♠ turn as well as J♠ river.

"How do you miss there?" a stunned Zackey sighed.

One table over, Tutu Russon three-bet jammed a shorter stack out of the blinds and Menesh Keshav called in middle position.

Tutu Russon: K♣Q♥ All in
Menesh Keshav: A♥8♥

The ace stayed ahead on the A♠J♣5♥2♦8♦ board and Russon hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Menesh Keshav	278,000 93,000	93,000
Merwan Corront	84,000 14,000	14,000
Warren Zackey	32,000 -6,000	-6,000
Tutu Russon	Busted

Tags: Menesh Keshav Merwan Corront Tutu Russon Warren Zackey

03-08-2024 18:57 UTC+2

Karrim With a Big Stack Out of Nowhere

Christian Zetzsche

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

Ahmed Karrim had re-entered not long ago and was moved over to table nine. He had already more than doubled and then won another big pot when challenging lady luck to some degree. Having turned top pair with the Q♥10♥, he was up against A♣Q♣ on 4♣3♠2♣Q♠ and spiked the 10♦ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Karrim	190,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Ahmed Karrim

03-08-2024 18:52 UTC+2

Tucker Eliminated in Three-Way All-In

Christian Zetzsche

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

On a flop showing J♣9♠7♣, it checked to Jehan Richards who bet 5,000. Vishal Ghoorbin called before Greg Tucker jammed a shorter stack of around 28,000. Richards also moved all-in and Ghoorbin eventually called.

Greg Tucker: K♦9♥ All in
Jehan Richards: Q♦J♥ All in
Vishal Ghoorbin: 4♣2♣

"Give me spades!" Ghoorbin demanded and Richards instantly replied "yeah, give him spades" because Ghoorbin actually had the club flush draw. The 5♥ turn and 4♥ river were blanks and Tucker was eliminated, Ghoorbin only then noticed how silly his request had been.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vishal Ghoorbin	130,000 10,000	10,000
Jehan Richards	80,000 40,000	40,000
Greg Tucker	Busted

Tags: Greg Tucker Jehan Richards Vishal Ghoorbin