Joe-Boy Rahme MonsterStaK Main Event | 2025 SunBet GrandWest

Nov 30, 2025

Steenkamp Eliminated by Gani

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The former feature table had seen some wild swings to the chip stacks and Dirk Steenkamp was left on the shorter side once more. Muaaz Gani had doubled through him with A♦10♣ versus A♥9♦ when the kicker played on the J♦J♥2♣5♦Q♦ and they clashed again on the outer table thereafter.

On the 9♣9♦6♦J♥2♥ board, Steenkamp check-jammed for 300,000 and Gani called.

Steenkamp tabled the Q♣J♠ for jacks and nines but Gani had the goods with the 9♠8♥ for trips eights. For his 24th place, he receives ZAR 40,000.

Tags: Dirk Steenkamp Muaaz Gani

Nov 30, 2025

Blanc Also Doubles Off Adam

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alexandre Blanc made it 60,000 to go with the 8♠8♣ and was called only by Rayhaan Adam in the cutoff. On the Q♠7♥7♣ flop, both players checked. Blanc check-called the 6♣ turn for 175,000 and checked the Q♦ on the river with 830,000 behind.

Adam pushed all-in with his missed straight draw but Blanc reluctantly called to leave Adam on a short stack.

Tags: Rayhaan Adam Alexandre Blanc

Nov 30, 2025

Nortje Doubles Through Adam

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Marko Nortje made it 65,000 to go and Rayhaan Adam called in the big blind. On the 9♥8♠8♥ flop, Adam check-called for 75,000 and the 7♠ turn brought more straight and flush action. Adam pushed all-in and Nortje called for the last 405,000.

Marko Nortje: Q♥Q♦ All in
Rayhaan Adam: A♦5♦

The river was the 4♠ and Nortje doubled.

Tags: Rayhaan Adam Marko Nortje

Nov 30, 2025

One Chip for Fine

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With 360,000 in the pot to the 10♥10♦5♦ flop in a three-bet pot, Damon Fine led for 130,000 from the small blind and Jayson Zulch raised to 300,000 in the cutoff. Fine called and they checked the Q♠ on the turn.

Fine bet the J♦ river for 600,000 and left a single chip behind.

Zulch asked for a count and spread out his time banks in front before tank-calling.

Fine tabled the A♦5♣ and Zulch scooped the big pot with the A♥J♥ to then gloat about it vividly.

Tags: Damon Fine Jayson Zulch

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Nov 30, 2025

First Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The field is down to the last 24 players and they are now on a scheduled 15-minute break during which the feature table line-up will change.

Nov 30, 2025

Cupido Bad Beats Manns to the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In the last hand of the level on their table for what was going to be the next live stream line-up, there was an open raise and Michael Cupido called. Sascha Manns squeezed to 205,000 out of the big blind and the initial raiser folded. Cupido pushed all-in and Manns called for more than 1.2 million effective.

Sascha Manns: A♦K♠ All in
Michael Cupido: K♦10♦

The 9♦6♦5♥5♦10♥ board improved Cupido to a flush on the turn and Manns failed to catch another diamond, bowing out in 25th place.

Tags: Michael Cupido Sascha Manns

Nov 30, 2025

Adam Doubles Through Nortje in Bizarre Hand

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the outer tables, a limped battle of the blinds brought zero action on the 7♠5♦3♥ flop and 10♦ turn.

Rayhaan Adam then jammed the Q♠ river for his entire stack of 1,150,000. Marko Nortje asked for a count and used a time bank while staring at the board.

He eventually tossed in the call for two thirds of his stack and Adam rolled over the 6♥4♠ for the flopped nuts.

Nortje flung his cards what appeared to be king-queen into the muck.

Tags: Marko Nortje Rayhaan Adam

Nov 30, 2025

Steenkamp Doubles Through Rizvi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alexander Rizvi three-bet jammed the small blind with the K♠10♠ and Dirk Steenkamp called with the A♣K♣.

The Q♦8♣7♠J♥J♠ board was a sweat but Steenkamp doubled.

Nov 30, 2025

Kayalsum Eliminated by Persent

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Robin Kayalsum was all-in preflop with a shorter stack and up against Jon Persent.

Robin Kayalsum: A♥Q♦ All in
Jon Persent: A♠K♣

The kicker played on the A♦10♣9♠8♠4♠ board to spell the end for Kayalsum. When he was waiting at the payout desk, Kayalsum jokingly said "even if I have six times as many chips there, I bust".

Tags: Jon Persent Robin Kayalsum