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

11-29-2025 21:17 UTC+2

Zulch Gets Dicey on the Flop

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alvin Pillay three-bet to 60,000 preflop and was called by both Reagan Benjamin and Jayson Zulch, leading them to the K♣5♣3♦ flop. Pillay continued for 40,000 and Benjamin called.

Zulch then raised to 105,000 and Pillay reluctantly folded, as did Benjamin.

Pillay teased him into showing and Zulch flipped over one of his cards, the 5♥. In the same motion, his 3♥ was also revealed, perhaps on purpose, and Pillay was left stunned.

"What did you have?" Benjamin was asked, who replied "pocket fours".

Dirk Steenkamp summed it up as follows: "What the fuck are you doing?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Jayson Zulch	1,350,000 280,000	280,000
Alvin Pillay	475,000 175,000	175,000
Reagan Benjamin	430,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Alvin Pillay Dirk Steenkamp Jayson Zulch Reagan Benjamin

11-29-2025 21:15 UTC+2

Singh Among the Next Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Clive Kikia and Jeebaun Singh left the tournament area at almost the same time and the latter lost a flip with Q♦Q♠ against the A♦K♣ of Alexander Rizvi. The field has now already been whittled down to only 59 hopefuls and the rapid descent towards the money bubble on the higher blinds is in full swing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	1,400,000 200,000	200,000

Alexander Rizvi	1,375,000 965,000	965,000

Jeebaun Singh	Busted
Clive Kikia	Busted

Tags: Alexander Rizvi Clive Kikia Jeebaun Singh

11-29-2025 21:09 UTC+2

Frick Survives a Flip

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Rudy Frick jammed for 64,000 on the button and Robin Kayalsum called in the small blind.

Rudy Frick: 9♠9♥ All in
Robin Kayalsum: A♦K♣

The 9♦5♥2♦7♦A♥ board was a sweat despite the set but Frick survived.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edgar Antezana	1,100,000 357,000	357,000
Braam van Huyssteen	908,000 43,000	43,000
Robin Kayalsum	487,000 97,000	97,000
Jamie McCarthy	427,000 133,000	133,000
Jaco Mouton	427,000 87,000	87,000
Simon Solomon	194,000 96,000	96,000
Rudy Frick	144,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Robin Kayalsum Rudy Frick

11-29-2025 21:08 UTC+2

Rush Hour for Steenkamp

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dirk Steenkamp has experienced his usual roller coaster ride throughout the entire tournament day and just notched up two eliminations in a row.

In the first hand, his 6♦2♥ out of the big blind hit a full house on the A♣2♠2♣6♣6♥ board to beat an opponent with the A♠8♣.

He then had the K♥5♥ in the small blind and got it in against Calvin Ferreira on the J♥4♥4♣ flop. Ferreira was down to around 60,000 and jammed the A♠Q♠. The 7♥ turn left Ferreira drawing dead to make the K♣ river a formality.

Another table broke and Lissa Szymonowicz ran out of chips to become the next casualty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dirk Steenkamp	935,000 235,000	235,000
Calvin Ferreira	Busted
Lissa Szymonowicz	Busted

Tags: Calvin Ferreira Dirk Steenkamp Lissa Szymonowicz

11-29-2025 21:00 UTC+2

The Plan for the Rest of the Night

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The eliminations keep coming at a more rapid pace now and the screens show 65 players left with 43 of them set to be in the money. That number may be corrected shortly, however, as the action has picked up.

Earlier in this level, tournament staff confirmed that at least ten full levels will be played for tonight with one additional level possible thereafter depending on the progress for Day 2.

11-29-2025 20:51 UTC+2

Ka-Ching for Kitching

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A shorter stack got it in with the 8♠8♣ only to run into the Q♦Q♣ of Pierre Kitching. The 9♦4♣3♥K♣10♠ board missed both players and pocket queens secured the knockout. Also no longer in cointention on the same table is Bradley Moore as he now sat down in a Side Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Kitching	490,000 200,000	200,000
Bradley Moore	Busted

Tags: Bradley Moore Pierre Kitching

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

11-29-2025 20:36 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Cupido	1,600,000 25,000	25,000
Franco Da Matta	1,450,000 50,000	50,000
Marko Nortje	1,200,000 285,000	285,000

Sascha Manns	1,075,000 75,000	75,000
Braam van Huyssteen	951,000 361,000	361,000
Dean Hutchison	950,000 100,000	100,000
Edgar Antezana	743,000 253,000	253,000
Stephen Courtney	730,000 370,000	370,000
Djordje Stojic	625,000 75,000	75,000
Nico Wiechers	550,000 150,000	150,000

Jaco Mouton	514,000 19,000	19,000
Imran Bhojani	415,000 55,000	55,000
Jehan Richards	350,000 11,000	11,000
Jonathan Bland	260,000 10,000	10,000
Muaaz Gani	175,000 155,000	155,000

11-29-2025 20:28 UTC+2

Kitching Doubles Through Habib

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Pierre Kitching was flipping for his stack of 134,000 on the outer tables against Daniel Habib, who had recently doubled himself.

Pierre Kitching: A♦Q♣ All in
Daniel Habib: J♣J♠

The Q♠10♥7♣K♠3♠ board was sweaty but the over cards got there for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Habib	600,000 275,000	275,000
Pierre Kitching	290,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Daniel Habib Pierre Kitching

11-29-2025 20:25 UTC+2

Adam Gets a Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Three ways to the J♦8♥2♠5♦ turn, Rayhaan Adam faced a bet of 12,000 by Kiran Moodley and the call by SM on the button. He check-jammed for 134,000 out of the big blind and Moodley folded.

SM did the same and said "I hope you show better than a five" to which Adam replied "king jack I can show".