Joe-Boy Rahme MonsterStaK Main Event Day 1a | 2025 SunBet GrandWest

11-27-2025 23:00 UTC+2

Mouton Earns a Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Chad Moolman raised to 8,000 and Jaco Mouton then three-bet big to 200,000 on the button. The big blind sigh-called all-in for 27,500 and Moolman folded when he admitted to be "his worst hand" since re-entering, exposing the A♥10♦.

Big Blind: 4♣4♠ All in
Jaco Mouton: A♣J♣

The Q♠5♠5♣3♥A♠ runout delivered the ace on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaco Mouton	285,000 135,000	135,000
Chad Moolman	110,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Chad Moolman Jaco Mouton

11-27-2025 22:48 UTC+2

Boyer Among the Late Night Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kevin Boyer was covered by another short stack when he got it in with the A♥Q♠. That was flipping versus 7♥7♦ while the third player in the hand had the A♣J♣. On the K♣7♣5♠K♦Q♥ board left Boyer drawing dead on the turn.

The same short stack then moved tables while Joggie Aucamp chipped up significantly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joggie Aucamp	375,000 115,000	115,000
Kevin Boyer	Busted
Marko Nortje	Busted

Tags: Joggie Aucamp Kevin Boyer

11-27-2025 22:38 UTC+2

Late Night Entries

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Imran Bhojani	100,000 100,000	100,000
Muaaz Gani	100,000 100,000	100,000
Wayne Monks	100,000
Chad Moolman	100,000 100,000	100,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

11-27-2025 22:20 UTC+2

Final Break of the Night

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

While the money bubble in the ZAR 50,000 High Roller is near, Day 1a of the Main Event has reached the end of level eight. Only one further level will be played for tonight and all survivors then bag up their chips for Day 2 on Saturday. Some 78 players out of 120 entries remain.

11-27-2025 22:20 UTC+2

Feinauer Spikes River Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In the last hand before the break, Carrie Feinauer pushed all-in for 61,500 and was called by Daniel Habib.

Carrie Feinauer: 6♣4♠ All in
Daniel Habib: K♠Q♦

The 8♦ turn was a blank but Feinauer and her rail exploded when the 5♣ river completed her gutshot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Habib	165,000 30,000	30,000
Carrie Feinauer	135,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Carrie Feinauer Daniel Habib

11-27-2025 22:14 UTC+2

Taliwanth Hits the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Yoni Lipshitz raised to 4,000 in the hijack and was called by Jedd Kossew on the button as well as Cliton Taliwanth in the big blind, who had a short stack behind. On the J♠7♦6♣ flop it checked to Kossew who bet 4,500. Taliwanth called only for Lipshitz to check-raise to 17,000 in order to force out both opponents.

Taliwanth had some 12 blinds after the hand and bowed out shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yoni Lipshitz	475,000 59,000	59,000
Jedd Kossew	245,000 45,000	45,000
Cliton Taliwanth	Busted

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth Jedd Kossew Yoni Lipshitz

11-27-2025 22:12 UTC+2

Wright Pays Off Aucamp

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On the tail end of a A♥K♦5♥J♠10♥ board, Joggie Aucamp fired a large bet of 63,000. Mark Wright gave it some consideration before he called and Aucamp rolled over the 9♥2♥ for a flush.

"Well done," Wright replied and exposed his losing A♦K♠ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joggie Aucamp	260,000 95,000	95,000
Mark Wright	245,000 75,000	75,000

11-27-2025 22:02 UTC+2

Jung Double Leaves Boyer on Fumes

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Alan Jung raised to 5,000 and then called all-in when Kevin Boyer jammed the marginally covering stack.

Alan Jung: A♠K♦ All in
Kevin Boyer: A♣J♦

The 10♣4♣3♦10♠ turn provided some possible split outs but the 5♠ river secured the double of Jung for 73,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Jung	150,000 45,000	45,000
Kevin Boyer	13,000 107,000	107,000

Tags: Alan Jung Kevin Boyer

11-27-2025 21:55 UTC+2

Retief's Aces Get Cracked

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Hanre Retief was standing in line at the registration desk perhaps to jump last minute into the Main Event satellite which is on the add-on break right now.

"How bad was it," the live reporting team asked and Retief replied "very bad, you can't even write about it," he joked and then recalled the action while showing a picture of the cards and board.

According to Retief, he three-bet preflop and was called by Joggie Aucamp who then called a bet on the 8♥4♦2♥ flop before also looking up Retief's shove on the 6♠ turn.

Hanre Retief: A♦A♠ All in
Joggie Aucamp: 9♣4♣

The river was the 4♠ for the sucker punch.

Aucamp was then spotted in action at the same table. He check-called bets of 5,000 by Mark Wright on the K♠J♠5♠A♣2♥ turn and river. Wright announced a king first and then flashed his K♦J♦ which was actually two pair. That beat the A♠8♦ of Aucamp.

"I stayed in for the spade," Aucamp mentioned.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Wright	320,000 210,000	210,000
Joggie Aucamp	165,000 165,000	165,000
Hanre Retief	Busted

Tags: Hanre Retief Joggie Aucamp Mark Wright