Joe-Boy Rahme MonsterStaK Main Event | 2025 SunBet GrandWest

5 days 19 hours ago

Another Pot for Blanc

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alexandre Blanc raised to 200,000 with the K♥7♠ in the cutoff and earned a caller in Naven Naicker out of the big blind, who had the 7♦5♣. Naicker check-raised the K♦9♠8♣ flop from 100,000 to 350,000 and was called by Blanc.

They checked the 4♥ on the turn and Naicker gave up on the Q♥ river with the check. Blanc bet 650,000 and Naicker folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Cupido	4,200,000 200,000	200,000
Alexandre Blanc	3,900,000 700,000	700,000
Naven Naicker	3,600,000 800,000	800,000
Jedd Kossew	3,300,000 800,000	800,000
TA	700,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Naven Naicker Alexandre Blanc

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

5 days 19 hours ago

Pillay Eliminated by Blanc

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alexandre Blanc limped in with the A♣K♣ and Alvin Pillay checked the K♥6♠ in the big blind. Thery checked the 10♠9♥8♥ flop and Blanc check-called the Q♣ turn for the J♠ river to complete the board.

Blanc now bet 400,000 with the nut straight and instantly called the shove by Pillay to send the local player out in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Blanc	3,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Alvin Pillay	Busted

Tags: Alvin Pillay Alexandre Blanc

5 days 19 hours ago

Updated Counts on the Outer Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jayson Zulch won two small showdown pots and then raised the button to 165,000, Jon Persent called in the big blind. Persent led the 5♠4♠3♥ flop for 125,000 and Zulch folded.

Franco Da Matta then raised into the big blind of Muaaz Gani, who called. They checked the 9♠5♠4♠ flop, Gani check-raised the K♦ turn from 80,000 to 260,000 to force a snap-fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	6,250,000 15,000	15,000
Edgar Antezana	4,200,000 60,000	60,000
Franco Da Matta	2,950,000 760,000	760,000
Jayson Zulch	1,925,000 160,000	160,000
Muaaz Gani	1,750,000 450,000	450,000
Alexander Rizvi	1,050,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Franco Da Matta Jayson Zulch Jon Persent Muaaz Gani

5 days 19 hours ago

Blanc's Turn to Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Naven Naicker raise-called the shove by Alexandre Blanc with the latter at risk for five big blinds.

Alexandre Blanc: 2♥2♣
Naven Naicker: A♣5♦

The 7♠7♦6♦9♣10♣ board kept the mighty ducks ahead for an urgently needed double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naven Naicker	4,400,000 700,000	700,000
Alexandre Blanc	1,200,000 675,000	675,000

Tags: Alexandre Blanc Naven Naicker

5 days 19 hours ago

TA Spikes a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The action folded to TA in the small blind and he jammed the 5♥5♦ for the last couple of blinds from the small blind. Alexandre Blanc called all-in for 410,000 with the 8♣6♣ and the A♣10♣3♥7♦7♠ board was a sweat, though, but kept the pocket pair ahead all the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
TA	900,000 800,000	800,000
Alexandre Blanc	525,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: TA Alexandre Blanc

5 days 19 hours ago

Antezana Catches Persent Bluffing

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Edgar Antezana check-called the K♦6♣3♣ flop for 250,000 against Jon Persent and they checked the 7♥ on the turn. Antezana checked again the A♠ on the river and Persent now bet 590,000. The call by Antezana followed and Persent tabled his J♣10♣ for the missed flush draw, which was beaten by the K♥3♦ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	6,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Edgar Antezana	4,140,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Edgar Antezana Jon Persent

5 days 19 hours ago

Rizvi Surpasses Gani

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alexander Rizvi raised for Muaaz Gani to defend the big blind and both short stacks checked the 10♥10♠5♣ flop. On the 9♣ turn, Gani check-called for 125,000 and the 8♦ river was checked by Gani. Rizvi now bet 300,000 and Gani esxpected to be taken into value town to send his cards into the muck, albeit very reluctantly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Rizvi	1,400,000 425,000	425,000

Muaaz Gani	1,300,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Alexander Rizvi Muaaz Gani

5 days 19 hours ago

More Chips for Gani

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Muaaz Gani raised to 175,000 from under the gun and Jon Persent called in the big blind to see the Q♠10♣8♣ on the flop. Both checked and did so again on the A♥ turn. The river was the 3♣ and Gani checked behind to win the pot with the Q♥J♠ as Persent's K♥9♦ had missed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	7,200,000 500,000	500,000
Muaaz Gani	1,575,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Jon Persent Muaaz Gani

5 days 20 hours ago

Naicker Adds Chips on the Feature Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jedd Kossew made it 170,000 to go with the 4♦4♣ and Naven Naicker three-bet his K♠J♥ in the hijack to 320,000, Kossew called. They checked the entire board of A♥3♠2♣Q♥J♣ and Naicker won the pot as Kossew just shook his head prior to the river showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Cupido	4,400,000 200,000	200,000
Jedd Kossew	4,100,000 400,000	400,000
Naven Naicker	3,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
TA	1,700,000 200,000	200,000
Alexandre Blanc	1,000,000
Alvin Pillay	915,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Naven Naicker Jedd Kossew