SPT Main Event Day 1cd | 2024 SunBet Time Square

03-08-2024 18:46 UTC+2

Mazor Sends Kossew and Ioannoy Packing

Christian Zetzsche

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

Jedd Kossew raised to 3,500 and Nic Ioannoy called. Elai Mazor then three-bet to 14,500 on the button only for Kossew and Ioannoy to move all-in. Mazor asked for the stack size of Ioannoy's bigger shove, which happened to be for 53,300, and Mazor then called.

Jedd Kossew: J♦J♥ All in
Nic Ioannoy: 10♦8♥ All in
Elai Mazor: A♣Q♣

"I like your hand ... I gonna need one of them," Ioannoy told Kossew.

The Q♠6♣2♠ flop vaulted Mazor into the lead, which he retained throughout the 10♣ turn and 2♥ river to knock out two players.

"You told me you were gonna get me," Ioannoy told Mazor, who nodded while raking in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elai Mazor	270,000 55,000	55,000
Jedd Kossew	Busted
Nic Ioannoy	Busted

Tags: Elai Mazor Jedd Kossew Nic Ioannoy

03-08-2024 18:43 UTC+2

Updated Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
SM	380,000 15,000	15,000
Marko Nortje	107,000 69,000	69,000
Gareth Kalil	100,000 10,000	10,000
Danny Dayani	85,000 60,000	60,000
Jaco van der Westhuizen	45,000 10,000	10,000
Ahmed Karrim	40,000 5,000	5,000
Gregory Maistry	25,000 60,000	60,000
Tutu Russon	25,000 25,000	25,000
Ivan Wessels	Busted

03-08-2024 18:33 UTC+2

Bloom Dents Ioannoy's Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Having defended the big blind against a raise by Nic Ioannoy, Sean Bloom got it in after the Q♠6♥4♠ flop and was looked up by Ioannoy to find himself in a dream scenario.

Sean Bloom: Q♥10♥ All in
Nic Ioannoy: 10♣10♠

The K♠ turn was a sudden sweat but the 4♣ river ensured Bloom's double for 40,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Bloom	92,000 37,000	37,000
Nic Ioannoy	55,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Nic Ioannoy Sean Bloom

03-08-2024 18:24 UTC+2

Taliwanth No More; Mazor and SM Thrive

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Elai Mazor rivered a superior flush with K♦J♦ versus 7♦6♦ on a board of 3♠3♦2♦7♠4♦ to knock out an opponent before Nic Ioannoy then arrived and instantly got his 40,000 stack in preflop. Cliton Taliwanth called with the marginally covering stack and they flipped.

Nic Ioannoy: K♦Q♦ All in
Cliton Taliwanth: J♣J♦

"I have the same hand as yesterday when I busted you ..." Taliwanth joked and Ioannoy replied "ah, when you rivered the nine".

It was a classic flip and Ioannoy got there with the A♣K♠6♠10♦2♦ runout.

Taliwanth was down to a mere 8,000 and all-in shortly after with the 5♦5♥. Another short stack was involved with the K♥8♥ and SM jammed over the top to isolate both with the A♠K♣.

The current chip leader smashed the 7♦2♣2♠A♣4♠ runout to send two opponents packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
SM	395,000 25,000	25,000
Elai Mazor	215,000 60,000	60,000
Nic Ioannoy	82,000 82,000	82,000
Cliton Taliwanth	Busted

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth Elai Mazor Nic Ioannoy SM

03-08-2024 18:18 UTC+2

Adam Cannot Ask For Moore on the Flop

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Rayhaan Adam raised to 4,000 and earned two callers in Bradley Moore as well as Alexi Alexandrou in the big blind.

The K♣6♣4♣ flop was check-folded by Alexandrou when Adam continued for 2,000 and Moore called. Both checked the 7♥ turn and Adam bet the 2♥ river for 15,000. Moore quickly folded and Adam flashed his A♣J♣.

"You are hitting a lot now, eh?" Leon G joked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayhaan Adam	160,000 20,000	20,000
Leon G	110,000 10,000	10,000
Alexi Alexandrou	95,000 10,000	10,000
Bradley Moore	60,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Alexi Alexandrou Bradley Moore Leon G Rayhaan Adam

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

03-08-2024 18:09 UTC+2

Gossard Is Not Blossoming On Day 1c

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bernard Gossard had last been spotted with a shorter stack and he got it in against Sean Bloom in a typical flip.

Bernard Gossard: 4♥4♣ All in
Sean Bloom: A♥J♥

The suited overcards struck on the J♠6♦2♠A♦5♥ runout and Gossard headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Bloom	55,000 4,500	4,500
Bernard Gossard	Busted

Tags: Bernard Gossard Sean Bloom

03-08-2024 18:02 UTC+2

Corront Fires Enough Barrels

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Costa Koutsikaris defended the big blind and check-called a first bet by Merwan Corront on the 10♣7♦3♥ flop. He checked again the Q♣ turn and called when Corront made it 5,500 to go before checking the A♥ river.

Corront now bet 11,000 and Koutsikaris eventually folded.

"Ten?!" Corront inquired and Koutsikaris nodded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kosta Kotsikaris	72,000 72,000	72,000
Merwan Corront	70,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Costa Koutsikaris Merwan Corront

03-08-2024 17:58 UTC+2

Mazor Steady Above the Average

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Elai Mazor has been a bigger stack throughout the day without any major pots spotted by the live reporting team yet.

The latest hand was no different when he limped the small blind and Cliton Taliwanth checked the big blind. A small bet of 2,000 on the J♠8♣3♦ flop followed and Taliwanth called. They checked the 4♣ turn and Mazor's bet of 2,400 on the 5♦ river took it down uncontested.

High Roller runner-up Taliwanth has not gotten much going yet on his third bullet and sits just above the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elai Mazor	155,000 5,000	5,000
Cliton Taliwanth	45,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth Elai Mazor

03-08-2024 17:51 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kinesh Pather	230,000 65,000	65,000
Menesh Keshav	185,000 65,000	65,000
Elai Mazor	150,000 60,000	60,000
Harold Brooks	110,000 49,000	49,000
Jon Per Persent	105,000 3,000	3,000
Tanith Rothman	90,000 5,000	5,000
Alexi Alexandrou	85,000 45,000	45,000
David Ng	70,000 44,000	44,000
Sugen Singh	70,000 60,000	60,000
Damon Fine	55,000 13,000	13,000
Cliton Taliwanth	48,000
Jamie Vilela	35,000 2,000	2,000
Nahum Lim	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jaryd Jardien	25,000 1,000	1,000