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

11-28-2025 19:37 UTC+2

Akinussi Forces Out Hoal

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jonathan Hoal raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Tim Akinnusi three-bet to 15,000 two seats over, which Hoal called. On the [3h2h2d| flop, Hoal check-called for 30,000 and checked in the dark to the 9♦ turn.

Akinnusi now bet 45,000 and Hoal sighed. "The tens are holding strong, eh?" he said before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Courtney	317,000 192,000	192,000
TA	290,000 140,000	140,000
Bradley Moore	150,000 5,000	5,000
Jonathan Hoal	125,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Jonathan Hoal Tim Akinnusi

11-28-2025 19:29 UTC+2

No Call for Nortje

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On the river of a K♣9♦4♣9♥2♠ board, Cliton Taliwanth checked and Marko Nortje fired a pot-sized bet of 32,000.

"Do you have kings?" Taliwanth inquired and his shot clock ran down to almost zero before he announced the fold.

They both teased each other to show cards and eventually settled on revealing one. Taliwanth exposed the 10♣ and Nortje's 10♥ was picked by his opponent.

The action after the dinner break has been timid once again with some 86 entries and 59 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliton Taliwanth	202,000 43,000	43,000
Marko Nortje	115,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Cliton Taliwanth Marko Nortje

11-28-2025 19:22 UTC+2

Updated Feature Table Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Ferreira	228,000 228,000	228,000
Rajeev Poonhath	207,000 3,000	3,000
Lory Dugast	171,000 83,000	83,000
Frederic Ledresseur	103,000 103,000	103,000
Troy Mc Teer	102,000 102,000	102,000
Daniel Brauer	95,500 95,500	95,500
Philipp Muller	33,000 10,000	10,000

11-28-2025 19:11 UTC+2

Mery Christmas for Smith

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Following the 5♥4♦2♦ flop, Didier Mery check-called a bet of 5,000 by Andrew Smith and then checked the 2♣ on the turn. Smith bet another 10,000 for Mery to then check-raise to 25,000. Smith called and also instantly called the shove by the French player on the 9♠ river.

Mery tabled his K♣Q♣ and was on his way out already, while Smith claimed the pot with the K♦K♥.

"That was a gift for you," Beat Schlegel mentioned in the table chat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Beat Schlegel	280,000 180,000	180,000
Franco Da Matta	245,000 26,500	26,500
Andrew Smith (SA)	225,000 125,000	125,000
Djordje Stojic	86,000 14,000	14,000
Didier Mery	Busted

Tags: Andrew Smith Beat Schlegel Didier Mery

11-28-2025 19:02 UTC+2

Muller Exits After the Dinner Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Paul Muller flopped top pair with the K♦Q♥ but the A♠K♠ of Tissnik Naidoo prevailed on a board of K♥10♣7♦3♥A♦ to end the run of Muller on Day 1b for now. He may still re-enter or join the turbo flight 1c.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tisshik Naidoo	118,000 118,000	118,000
Paul Muller (SA)	Busted

Tags: Paul Muller Tissnik Naidoo

11-28-2025 18:55 UTC+2

No River Call for Taliwanth

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Cliton Taliwanth and Chris Luyt checked the A♠8♥3♦7♦ turn before the latter then bet the 10♣ river for 30,000, more than the pot. Luyt opted to fold and showed his 6♦6♠ while Taliwanth first flashed the 10♠. He then also exposed the A♦ for two pair before raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliton Taliwanth	245,000 60,000	60,000
Chris Luyt	130,000 15,000	15,000
Gavin Sardini	130,000 10,000	10,000
Marko Nortje	95,000 25,000	25,000

Sugen Singh	95,000 40,000	40,000
Navin Lukhai	78,000 22,000	22,000
Marko Savvas	35,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Chris Luyt Cliton Taliwanth

11-28-2025 18:49 UTC+2

Live Stream Action Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The final three levels of the day will be streamed and Rajeev Poonhath is among those who have taken a seat. Not all players returned to their seats in time but the cards are back in the air already while a satellite for the third and final flight is also running.

Among those in there: Hanre Retief. "Kings into aces preflop, I am not good enough to fold kings," he said. Divan Van Wyk was the one to claim the chips and join the big stacks.

Day 1c is also scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. local time with a 40-minute clock, though the start may be slightly delayed.

Tags: Divan Van Wyk Hanre Retief Rajeev Poonhath

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

11-28-2025 17:53 UTC+2

Bradley Moore Wins the ZAR 50,000 High Roller After Four-Way Deal

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The third and final day of the ZAR 50,000 High Roller brought back nine players out of 72 entries and each of them was secured a portion of the ZAR 3,024,000 ($175,392) prize pool already after the bubble had burst last night.

Sascha Manns started the final table second in chips but bowed out in seventh place. The only other finalist from outside of South Africa was Dean Hutchison, who had pocket aces cracked by ace-queen preflop, among others, to eventually bow out in fifth place. Soon after that, the final four players agreed to deal numbers and the action continued with the battle for the winner's trophy.

Darren Kramer was the chip leader when the deal was cut but had to settle for third place. Bradley Moore eventually defeated Jonathan Woolley in heads-up to claim the trophy and then jumped into Day 1b of the Main Event shortly after.

Final Table Result

Place	Player	Country	Prize (in ZAR)	Prize (in USD)
1	Bradley Moore	South Africa	573,000	$33,234*
2	Jonathan Woolley	South Africa	504,000	$29,232*
3	Darren Kramer	South Africa	649,000	$37,642*
4	Rayhaan Adam	South Africa	574,000	$33,292*
5	Dean Hutchison	Scotland	205,000	$11,890
6	Jehan Richards	South Africa	160,000	$9,280
7	Sascha Manns	Germany	135,000	$7,830
8	Braam Van Huyssteen	South Africa	120,000	$6,960
9	Jonathan Hoal	South Africa	104,000	$6,032
		Total Prize Pool	3,024,000	$175,392

*Denotes four-way deal

Tags: Bradley Moore Darren Kramer Dean Hutchison Jonathan Woolley Sascha Manns

11-28-2025 17:47 UTC+2

Dinner Break on Day 1b

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Out of a field of 83 entries, some 62 players remain upon completion of level six and they are now on a scheduled dinner break of 60 minutes.

The action will resume at 6.45 p.m. local time with another three levels to be played and the action for the remainder of the evening will be picked up on the SunBet Poker Tour YouTube channel as well.