Joe-Boy Rahme MonsterStaK Main Event | 2025 SunBet GrandWest

5 days 17 hours ago

Small Boost for Antezana

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Franco Da Matta raised it up to 135,000 with the A♠7♠ and Edgar Antezana only called out of the big blind holding the J♥J♦. Once they checked the Q♣5♥2♥ flop, Antezana checked the K♠ turn. Da Matta bet only 80,000 and Antezana called. They checked the 4♥ river and the draw heavy conclusion was checked down for Antezana to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	6,200,000 100,000	100,000
Franco Da Matta	3,900,000 300,000	300,000
Edgar Antezana	3,200,000 200,000	200,000
Alexander Rizvi	1,600,000

Jayson Zulch	1,500,000
Jaco Mouton	1,500,000 300,000	300,000
Muaaz Gani	945,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Franco Da Matta Edgar Antezana

5 days 17 hours ago

Gani Climbs Out of the Danger Zone

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jon Persent raised to 125,000 from the cutoff with the A♥5♥ and Muaaz Gani called on the button with his K♠J♠. They checked to the 6♣6♦2♥10♦J♦ river on which Persent check-folded to a small bet of 90,000.

Gani then raised the K♠9♦ and Jayson Zulch came along from the big blind with 10♠7♠. The A♦5♣2♠6♠K♣ board was checked to the end on which Zulch checked once again. Gani bet 175,000 and forced the next fold.

Persent made it 125,000 to go next with the Q♦J♠, Gani called the hijack with the 5♥5♣ and Zulch defended the 5♦4♦ in the small blind. Franco Da Matta came along with 8♥2♥ in the big blind.

The K♠Q♣10♠ flop saw a bet worth 200,000 by Persent take it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	6,300,000 80,000	80,000
Franco Da Matta	4,200,000 200,000	200,000
Edgar Antezana	3,000,000 300,000	300,000
Alexander Rizvi	1,600,000 200,000	200,000

Jayson Zulch	1,500,000 100,000	100,000
Jaco Mouton	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Muaaz Gani	1,100,000 655,000	655,000

Tags: Franco Da Matta Jayson Zulch Muaaz Gani

5 days 17 hours ago

Naicker Cannot Continue Past the Turn

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Naven Naicker raised to 150,000 and TA called to see a flop of 10♠7♦3♣ on which both players checked. Naicker also checked the 4♥ turn and then folded the A♣Q♣ face-up when TA bet 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
TA	2,365,000 215,000	215,000
Naven Naicker	1,750,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Naven Naicker TA

5 days 17 hours ago

Kitching Eliminated by Kossew

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

One hand after the previous clash on the outer table, the action folded to Pierre Kitching in the small blind. He pushed all-in for around one million in chips and Jedd Kossew glanced at his cards, then snap-called to reveal the K♥K♣ right away.

Kitching sat there stunned and had not shown his cards yet before he slowly tabled the 10♦8♦.

Kossew turned to the rail and didn't want to see the showdown. The A♣10♣6♠ flop gave Kitching some equity, but the 3♦ turn and 5♠ river ended his run in 14th place for ZAR 64,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jedd Kossew	4,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Pierre Kitching	Busted

Tags: Jedd Kossew Pierre Kitching

5 days 18 hours ago

Persent Extracts Value From Rizvi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Edgar Antezana raised to 120,000 with the 8♦8♥ and earned two callers in Alexander Rizvi out of the hijack with Q♦Q♣ as well as Jon Persent in the big blind holding K♠J♦.

The K♣9♣7♥ flop was checked to the 3♥ turn on which Persent made it 200,000 to go. Antezana folded and Rizvi called.

Persent bet the 2♦ river for 425,000 and Rizvi paid it off eventually for the Norwegian to pull further ahead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	6,200,000 1,015,000	1,015,000
Franco Da Matta	4,400,000 100,000	100,000
Edgar Antezana	3,300,000 100,000	100,000
Alexander Rizvi	1,800,000 800,000	800,000

Jayson Zulch	1,600,000
Jaco Mouton	1,100,000 200,000	200,000
Muaaz Gani	445,000

Tags: Jon Persent Edgar Antezana Alexander Rizvi

5 days 18 hours ago

Pillay Cracks Kings to Survive

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

TA opened to 150,000 on the button and Alvin Pillay reluctantly folded from the big blind.

"If you shove, I call. I have queens," TA said.

One hand later, Michael Cupido raised to 135,000 and Pillay then jammed from the small blind.

Cupido snap-called and declared "sometimes they have kings."

Alvin Pillay: A♥7♣ All in
Michael Cupido: K♥K♦

The kings were cracked on the A♣Q♣3♦8♦8♠ board and Pillay doubled for 685,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Cupido	4,100,000 600,000	600,000
Jedd Kossew	3,300,000 750,000	750,000
TA	2,150,000 250,000	250,000
Naven Naicker	2,150,000 50,000	50,000
Alvin Pillay	1,490,000 640,000	640,000
Alexandre Blanc	1,485,000 435,000	435,000
Pierre Kitching	975,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Alvin Pillay Michael Cupido

5 days 18 hours ago

Persent Extendes Lead on Feature Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jaco Mouton limped the A♣10♣ and Jon Persent raised to 200,000 one seat over with the A♥Q♦, which Mouton called. On the Q♣9♠5♣ flop, Mouton check-called a bet of 200,000 and they checked the K♦ on the turn.

Mouton hit top pair with the A♠ river and checked again. Persent bet 450,000 and Mouton paid it off very reluctantly to get shown the bad news.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	5,300,000 800,000	800,000
Franco Da Matta	4,300,000 300,000	300,000
Jaco Mouton	1,300,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Jaco Mouton Jon Persent

5 days 18 hours ago

Turn Jam Wins it For Blanc

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Michael Cupido opened the action with a raise to 130,000 and Alexandre Blanc three-bet to 300,000 in the cutoff, all players behind folded to Cupido who came along.

On the K♣J♣10♠ flop, Cupido quickly check-called for 200,000 and checked again the J♦ turn. Blanc emptied the clip with a shove for 710,000. Cupido flashed his cards to the French player and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Cupido	4,700,000 650,000	650,000
Alexandre Blanc	1,920,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Alexandre Blanc Michael Cupido

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

5 days 18 hours ago

Zulch Bad Beats Antezana for a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jayson Zulch jammed for the last 740,000 from under the gun and Muaaz Gani tank-folded the K♠Q♥ with a short stack on the button. Edgar Antezana three-bet jammed in the small blind. Alexander Rizvi was in the big blind and folded the A♦J♦.

Jayson Zulch: A♣8♠ All in
Edgar Antezana: A♠K♣

The 8♣6♣6♦ flop paired up the weaker kicker of Zulch. Nothing changed on the [Qd turn and 9♦ river, which would have given Rizvi the ace-high flush.