SPT Main Event Day 2 | 2024 SunBet Time Square

03-10-2024 00:23 UTC+2

Fireworks Continue as Pillay Doubles Through Mazor

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Over on the outer table, the cards were already on their backs with Elai Mazor and Keegan Pillay all-in, holding similar stack sizes.

Keegan Pillay: A♦10♣ All in
Elai Mazor: K♦Q♣

Neither player connected with the 7♥5♠3♦8♦8♠ runout and Pillay doubled back to where he was not long ago, while Mazor now became the shortest stack on the outer table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keegan Pillay	1,420,000 720,000	720,000

Elai Mazor	100,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Keegan Pillay Elai Mazor

03-10-2024 00:30 UTC+2

Mazor Steals a Cherry

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Elai Mazor was all-in with a short stack and tabled the K♦6♣. He was up against the 6♠6♥ by Norman Cherry and improved on the K♠3♠2♠ flop.

"There is still a sweat," he instantly said as three spades were out there. The 3♣ turn and A♣ river kept him in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norman Cherry	1,600,000 150,000	150,000
Elai Mazor	240,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Elai Mazor Norman Cherry

03-10-2024 00:30 UTC+2

Courtney Successfully Bluffs Solomon

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jarred Solomon raised to 90,000 with 10♥10♦ in the small blind and Stephen Courtney called with the K♦Q♥ in the big blind.

Solomon bet the J♠5♥3♦ flop for 55,000 and Courtney came along. The A♦ turn saw Solomon check and call a bet worth 100,000 before check-folding the 9♠ river when Courtney used one time bank and bet again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Courtney	1,345,000 195,000	195,000
Jarred Solomon	520,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Jarred Solomon Stephen Courtney

03-10-2024 00:38 UTC+2

Elai Mazor Eliminated in 17th Place; Moon Khan Eliminated in 16th Place (ZAR61,885 each)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

On the outer table, Elai Mazor moved all-in for his last 240,000 in the under-the-gun position. Moon Khan called in the hijack and left himself 35,000 behind. Danny Dayani in the big blind then moved all-in and Khan shrugged before calling it off.

Elai Mazor: 2♥2♦ All in
Moon Khan: A♦10♠ All in
Danny Dayani: A♠Q♠

"Ten one time!" Khan demanded while Dayani was as vocal about scooping the pot and potentially sending two opponents to the rail.

The A♥K♦4♦ flop gave Dayani the lead and he retained it throughout the 9♥ turn as well as the 7♠ river. Mazor took 17th place and Khan bowed out in 16th, both receiving ZAR61,885 for their efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Dayani	1,275,000 400,000	400,000
Moon Khan	Busted
Elai Mazor	Busted

Tags: Danny Dayani Elai Mazor Moon Khan

03-10-2024 00:53 UTC+2

Nortje Takes From Antezana; Doubles Singh

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Marko Nortje in the under-the-gun position check-called a bet worth 200,000 by Edgar Antezana on a completed board of K♠9♦5♦7♦Q♥. He was good with the J♥9♥ as Antezana only showed the 8♠8♦.

Shortly after, Sugen Singh raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Nortje three-bet jammed out of the small blind for Singh to call.

Sugen Singh: Q♣Q♥ All in
Marko Nortje: 9♣9♦

The A♦8♦7♣3♣K♦ board brought no upset and Singh doubled for 580,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	1,250,000 100,000	100,000
Sugen Singh	1,250,000 655,000	655,000
Edgar Antezana	350,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Edgar Antezana Marko Nortje Sugen Singh

03-10-2024 00:57 UTC+2

Marko Nortje Eliminated in 15th Place (ZAR75,315)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Over on the outer table, Marko Nortje raised the button and Keegan Pillay called from the big blind. The hand was rather innocent preflop and led to the 9♣7♠6♠ flop, on which Pillay announced all-in for multiple times the pot.

Nortje had more than 1.1 million chips behind (nearly 40 big blinds) and asked for a count. While the dealer was busy trying to gather an exact count on the massive shove, Nortje had leaped out of his chair and then declared call, signalling his rail to the massive showdown.

Marko Nortje: 10♣10♦ All in
Keegan Pillay: A♠10♠

The Q♣ turn bricked but the A♣ on the river left Nortje absolutely flabbergasted, while Pillay quickly said "I cover".

When the massive pot was shipped to Pillay, he then said the following.

"I am never folding, so I might as well shove it".

Player	Chips	Progress
Keegan Pillay	2,800,000 1,380,000	1,380,000

Marko Nortje	Busted

Tags: Keegan Pillay Marko Nortje

03-10-2024 01:00 UTC+2

Final Five Hands for the Night

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With 14 players remaining, the final five hands have been announced for the night. Once those are completed, all survivors will bag and tag for the night and return for tomorrow's grand finale.

03-10-2024 01:02 UTC+2

Bitton Still Dominates Feature Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

MAJ opened to 60,000 with the 9♥7♥ and Roy Bitton called with the A♥6♥ in the small blind, SM did so in the big blind with the 10♠8♠. On a flop of A♣9♦6♦, Bitton check-raised from 80,000 to 225,000 and MAJ folded.

Gareth Kalil then jammed for 680,000 with the K♠Q♦ and Bitton folded the A♦J♦ on the button.

In the meanwhile, Stephen Courtney has chipped below one million again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roy Bitton	2,500,000 100,000	100,000

MAJ	1,600,000
Stephen Courtney	845,000 500,000	500,000
Gareth Kalil	755,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Gareth Kalil Roy Bitton MAJ Stephen Courtney SM

03-10-2024 01:03 UTC+2

Djordje Stojic Eliminated in 14th Place (ZAR75,315)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Djordje Stojic jammed a shorter stack out of the small blind and was called by David Ng in the big blind, who had arrived not long ago to balance the final two tables.

Djordje Stojic: A♣Q♥ All in
David Ng: 6♦6♥

The two overcards missed the 10♦8♠7♥5♣4♠ runout as Ng made an eight-high straight, knocking out Stojic in 14th place in the final hands of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Ng	1,925,000 325,000	325,000
Djordje Stojic	Busted

Tags: David Ng Djordje Stojic

03-10-2024 01:09 UTC+2

Solomon Hits a Big River

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

First to act over on the live stream table, MAJ opened to 60,000 with the A♥A♣ and Jarred Solomon called one seat over with the J♠J♣. The flop came Q♥9♣6♦ and MAJ's continuation bet for 80,000 was called by Solomon.

After the Q♠ turn, both players checked and MAJ bet the J♥ river for 250,000. Solomon tanked, used a time bank and raised to 630,000 with some 200,000 behind with his full house. MAJ used several time bank extensions before he paid it off to get shown the bad news.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jarred Solomon	1,800,000 1,280,000	1,280,000
MAJ	850,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Jarred Solomon MAJ