Joe-Boy Rahme MonsterStaK Main Event Day 2 | 2025 SunBet GrandWest

Nov 29, 2025

Kirstein Eliminated by McCarthy

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

The flop showed Q♠9♣5♦ and Jamie McCarthy bet 6,500 from under the gun. Marko Nortje called on the button and Sunelle Kirstein check-raised to 16,000 for both opponents to call.

Kirstein led the 7♥ turn for 25,000 and this time, only McCarthy came along to the 7♠ river. Kirstein bet 25,000 with 27,000 behind and sigh-called all-in when McCarthy raised big blind.

McCarthy rolled over his 9♠9♥ and Kirstein mucked her cards, but as per all-in showdown the Q♦J♦ were briefly exposed.

Tags: Jamie McCarthy Marko Nortje Sunelle Kirstein

Nov 29, 2025

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nov 29, 2025

Adam Gets Value From Vilela

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

On thr three-way flop of 8♣6♠2♦, Rayhaan Adam in the small blind and Kabir Mulla in the big blind both checked. Jamie Vilela bet 12,500 and was check-raised to 26,000 by Adam for Mulla to fold and Adam to call.

After the A♥ turn, Adam's bet of 30,000 was called and he bet the 7♦ river for another 40,000.

"Such a good draw and I miss it," Vilela groaned and his shot clock expired once. He then grabbed the ace from the turn and said "stupid card" before another shot clock expired. He eventually called and Adam tabled the 10♣8♦ for a pair of eights, which won the pot.

Tags: Jamie Vilela Kabir Mulla Rayhaan Adam

Nov 29, 2025

Da Matta Takes From Razavi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Heads-up to the Q♣9♦7♣5♦ turn, Franco Da Matta bet 33,000 into 85,000 out of the small blind and melika Razavi called in the cutoff after using a time bank. Both players checked the K♠ on the river and Razavi won the pot with the Q♥J♥.

Tags: Franco Da Matta Melika Razavi

Nov 29, 2025

Aucamp Gets a Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

With a pot of more than 84,000 showing by the 9♦8♣5♣ flop, Joggie Aucamp checked and Tim Akinnusi bet 60,000. Aucamp then pushed all-in for two times as much and Akunnusi asked for an exact count.

The shove was for 121,000 and Akinnusi used two time banks before folding.

Tags: Joggie Aucamp Tim Akinnusi

Nov 29, 2025

Van Huyssteen Chips Up Some

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Damon Fine and Braam van Huyssteen both invested 16,000 each on the A♥10♣9♦K♦ turn and Fine then checked the 6♣ on the river. Van Huyssteen bet 25,000 and it was enough to win the pot on the same table on which the high-stakes player had won the Single-Day High Roller.

Tags: Braam van Huyssteen Damon Fine

Level: 11

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Nov 29, 2025

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Nov 29, 2025

Wright Makes the Wright Call

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mark Wright checked the small blind on the 10♣7♠5♦J♠ turn and then called a bet worth 12,500 by Jonathan Bland. On the Q♠ river, Wright check-called another 22,000 and then announced he had a queen before flashing his K♠Q♣. Bland mucked and Wright claimed the pot.

Tags: Jonathan Bland Mark Wright

Nov 29, 2025

Berman Earns a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Benji Berman raised to 7,500 and Sascha Manns called. The button three-bet to 25,000 and Berman quickly jammed for 81,000, Manns folded and the button called.

Benji Berman: K♦K♥ All in
Button: 10♥10♦

The Q♦4♥2♠7♣6♣ board changed nothing and Berman earned the double.

Tags: Benji Berman Sascha Manns