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

11-29-2025 20:14 UTC+2

The Big Stacks Get Bigger

Christian Zetzsche

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

Gregory Zetler lost a flip with pocket tens against the ace-queen of Michael Cupido despite hitting a set, as Cupido hit a four-card straight to the queen.

Another big stack to reduce the field by one was Franco Da Matta, who dispatched Yoni Lipshitz. With the 9♦9♥, Da Matta flopped a set and Lipshitz barreled through his J♦J♣ on a nine-high flop and turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Cupido	1,575,000 375,000	375,000
Franco Da Matta	1,400,000 125,000	125,000
Gregory Zetler	Busted
Yoni Lipshitz	Busted

Tags: Franco Da Matta Gregory Zetler Michael Cupido Yoni Lipshitz

11-29-2025 20:09 UTC+2

Assorted Counts After Dinner

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	915,000 20,000	20,000

Dean Hutchison	850,000 125,000	125,000
Jedd Kossew	830,000 266,000	266,000
Caleb October	730,000 190,000	190,000
Andrew Holland (SA)	435,000 60,000	60,000
Brett Kramer	430,000 210,000	210,000
Sugen Singh	415,000 415,000	415,000
Bradley Moore	410,000 100,000	100,000
Alexandre Blanc	400,000 120,000	120,000
Daniel Habib	325,000 5,000	5,000
Jonathan Bland	250,000 100,000	100,000
Lissa Szymonowicz	120,000 95,000	95,000
Hennie Matthee	Busted

11-29-2025 20:05 UTC+2

Radloff Loses to Ten-High

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Steven Radloff was all-in with a short stack and the 3♦3♣ to flip against Matthew Mulhall, who had the 10♦8♦. The 6♦5♣5♦7♥7♣ board was one of the more cruel exits as his pair was counterfit and ten-high secured the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Mulhall	430,000 180,000	180,000
Steven Radloff	Busted

Tags: Matthew Mulhall Steven Radloff

11-29-2025 19:55 UTC+2

Boyer Out Right After Dinner

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Kevin Boyer returned from the dinner break with a short stack and flipped with A♠K♠ versus 9♠9♥. The Q♥3♣3♦J♥9♦ board gave Calvin Ferreira nines full of treys.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Ferreira	250,000 250,000	250,000
Kevin Boyer	Busted

Tags: Kevin Boyer Calvin Ferreira

11-29-2025 19:50 UTC+2

Prize Pool Information Released

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Christian Zetzsche

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

During the dinner break, the tournament staff verified all entries and a total of 344 entries generated a prize pool of ZAR 4,334,400 ($251,395) which is set to be shared among the top 43 finishers. The min-cash is worth two times the buy-in and the winner can look forward to a top prize of ZAR 908,900 ($52,716) on the final day.

Place	Prize (in ZAR)	Prize (in USD)
1	908,900	$52,716
2	600,000	$34,800
3	400,000	$23,200
4	260,000	$15,080
5	208,000	$12,064
6	170,000	$9,860
7	135,000	$7,830
8	110,000	$6,380
9	92,000	$5,336
10-12	78,000	$4,524
13-15	64,000	$3,712
16-18	53,000	$3,074
19-21	45,000	$2,610
22-24	40,000	$2,320
25-27	36,000	$2,088
28-36	32,500	$1,885
37-43	30,000	$1,740

The screens were also updated with the number of remaining players, which currently stands at 79 hopefuls.

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

11-29-2025 19:30 UTC+2

Flashback: Saurabh Gulati Wins Record-Breaking 2024 SPT GrandWest Main Event

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The biggest live poker event of 2024 in South Africa came to an end, with Mauritius based Saurabh Gulati taking down the 504-entry strong 2024 SPT GrandWest Main Event after a three-way deal. He took home the biggest slice of the ZAR 6,350,400 ($351,395) prize pool and denied a home victory for several fierce local competitors at the GrandWest Casino outside of Cape Town on the southern cusp of the African continent.

“Loved it. It was pressure in the start, but after that it got easier with the chip lead and everything. It got so much easier and I had a ball time,” Gulati said in the winner's interview after his victory. He joked that there was no big competitor at the table because he “knew I would take it down,” albeit with a big smirk on the face.

2024 SPT GrandWest Main Event Final Table Result

Place	Player	Country	Prize (ZAR)	Prize (USD)
1	Saurabh Gulati	Australia	975,280*	$53,966*
2	Diane Walker	South Africa	800,000*	$44,267*
3	Ronit Chamani	South Africa	900,000*	$49,801*
4	Colin Horgan	Ireland	388,265	$21,484
5	Nic Ioannoy	South Africa	298,025	$16,491
6	Gareth Fourie	South Africa	248,430	$13,747
7	Hennie Appel	South Africa	206,835	$11,445
8	Giovanni Zanette	South Africa	165,555	$9,161
9	Divan Le Roux	South Africa	124,230	$6,874

*Denotes three-way deal

Read the Full Recap Here

Tags: Colin Horgan Diane Walker Divan Le Roux Gareth Fourie Giovanni Zanette Hennie Appel Nic Ioannoy Ronit Chamani Saurabh Gulati

11-29-2025 18:45 UTC+2

Dinner Break on Day 2 Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The 342-entry strong field has been cut down to only 86 hopefuls and they are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Another five levels are scheduled for tonight and the prize money information will likely be released once the action is back underway at approximately 7.45 p.m. local time.

11-29-2025 18:43 UTC+2

Scott Felted by Luyt

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Daniel Scott was all-in for 225,000 preflop out of the big blind against Chris Luyt over on the feature table and flipped with A♣K♣ versus Q♠Q♥. The Q♦J♠9♣ flop left Scott in rough shape as he needed a ten or running clubs to survive. The 7♦ turn was a blank, as was the 8♠ on the river to end his run before the dinner break.

Just before they headed out of the tournament area, Ashley Hira ran with sevens into jacks and could not improve either.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Luyt	674,000 324,000	324,000
Daniel Scott	Busted
Ashley Hira	Busted

Tags: Ashley Hira Chris Luyt Daniel Scott

11-29-2025 18:41 UTC+2

Double Knockout for Louw

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Gustav Louw shouted from the top of his lungs "come on, hold" and then burst into celebration when that did happen. By the time the live reporting arrived, two players were gone and a healthy pot was shipped to Louw.

His A♦A♥ was good on the 6♥5♥4♥K♣2♥ runout as he hit the ace-high flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustav Louw	800,000 375,000	375,000
Troy Mc Teer	Busted
Billy Henderson	Busted

Tags: Gustav Louw