2025 SunBet GrandWest

Joe-Boy Rahme MonsterStaK Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 SunBet GrandWest
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
908,900 ZAR
Event Info
Buy-in
15,000 ZAR
Prize Pool
4,334,400 ZAR
Total Entries
344
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
43
Players Left
1
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Ducan Eliminated on the Stream

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

A very short-stacked Gareth Duncan was all-in with the A3 and up against Muaaz Gani with the A8. The KJ792 runout made sure that the kicker played.

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Tags: Gareth DuncanMuaaz Gani

Rizvi Jams Into Gani

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

Muaaz Gani opened to 40,000 with the A3 and then four-bet to 240,000 when Alexander Rizvi three-bet to 100,000 with the JJ.

Rizvi opted to call and they checked the 442 flop. On the 6 turn, Gani check-called for 150,000 and checked the 6 on the river. Rizvi moved all-in and Gani folded.

Tags: Muaaz GaniAlexander Rizvi

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Pillay on a Massive Heater

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jehan Richards
Jehan Richards

Jehan Richards was moved tables to balance the field and then took a flip with AK against the 55 of Alvin Pillay.

On the K83 flop, Richards took the lead but the J turn and 9 river improved Pillay to a flush.

"How many chips do you have now?" another player asked in disbelief.

Tags: Alvin PillayJehan Richards

The Eliminations Start Piling In

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Imran Bhojani
Imran Bhojani

After an elimination on the feature table and the exit of Kiran Moodley, the field was down to the last 36 players. That brought a pay jump and Jonathan Hyman jammed his short stack, Damon Fine went all-in over the top.

Jonathan Hyman: K5 All in
Damon Fine: KQ

Imran Bhojani called for clubs and two came untiul the J628 turn, the Q river was a brick to knock out Hyman.

Djordje Stojic bowed out next one table over before Bhojani was all-in and called by Andrew Holland as well as Naven Naicker.

The K43J7 river saw Naicker bet 30,000 and Holland folded. Naicker showed A10 for the nuts and Bhojani mucked the 7. His tea was finished and so was his tournament in 34th place.

Tags: Andrew HollandDamon FineDjordje StojicImran BhojaniJonathan HymanKiran MoodleyNaven Naicker

Pillay Pulls a Rabbit Out of the Hat

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Alvin Pillay
Alvin Pillay

Kiran Moodley jammed for 60,000 and Alvin Pillay did so for 215,000, both of which were called by Justin Cohen with the covering stack.

Kiran Moodley: KQ All in
Alvin Pillay: A3 All in
Justin Cohen:; 44

"Hold!" Cohen demanded but the QJ109K board gave Pillay miracle broadway to knock out Moodley and double through Cohen.

Tags: Alvin PillayJustin CohenKiran Moodley

Bhojani Gets Short and Doubles

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Imran Bhojani jammed with A5 into the AJ of Damon Fine and the AJ. The 764 flop was a sweat but the Q turn and K river secured the double for Fine.

Bhojani then trapped a flopped top pair to get it in after the A86J turn via check-shove for 180,000 and Andrew Holland called after he bet 55,000.

Imran Bhojani: A3 All in
Andrew Holland: QJ

"I need a queen or jack," Holland said but neither came on the A river.

Tags: Andrew HollandDamon FineImran Bhojani

Benjamin Busts in Massive Flip

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Reagan Benjamin
Reagan Benjamin

Franco Da Matta three-bet to 135,000 in the hijack and Reagan Benjamin then four-bet jammed for a massive stack to force out the blinds and initial raiser. Da Matta asked for a count and the shove was for 1,405,000 and Da Matta called.

"Ace king?!" Marko Nortje asked and Da Matta nodded.

Reagan Benjamin: JJ All in
Franco Da Matta: AK

The huge flip went to Da Matta on the AKQ46 board to send Da Matta into the comfortable chip lead.

Tags: Franco Da MattaMarko NortjeReagan Benjamin

More Chip Changes on the Outer Tables

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Marko Nortje took another hit on the outer tables when Dean Hutchison bet the A72J8 river for 400,000. Two time bank extensions later, Nortje folded and both stacks were evened out.

Naven Naicker then opened to 40,000 in the cutoff and Alexandre Blanc three-bet to 120,000 in the next seat. It folded back to Naicker who started some table chat with his opponent. "How do you always have it against me" before declaring fold.

The dealer verified if it was fold or call and Naicker added "do you want me to call?"

Blanc flashed his QQ and Naicker flashed the monster hand of ... 42.

Tags: Alexandre BlancDean HutchisonMarko NortjeNaven Naicker

Updated Counts on the Outer Tables

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante