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

11-29-2025 18:39 UTC+2

Zulch Wins Big Pot Off Benjamin

Christian Zetzsche

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

On the 9♣3♣2♦4♦ turn, Reagan Benjamin bet 25,000 and Jayson Zulch raised to 60,000. Benjamin reraised to 125,000 for Zulch to call. That led them to the 9♦ river on which Benjamin bet 100,000.

Zulch was visibly annoyed and burned through two time banks before he called. Benjamin tabled his A♥K♠ for a bluff and Zulch won the pot with his A♠5♦ for the wheel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jayson Zulch	1,070,000 145,000	145,000
Reagan Benjamin	500,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Jayson Zulch Reagan Benjamin

11-29-2025 18:34 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dirk Steenkamp	700,000 50,000	50,000
Damon Fine	626,000 126,000	126,000
James Rann	600,000 290,000	290,000
Braam van Huyssteen	590,000 240,000	240,000
Jamie McCarthy	560,000 57,500	57,500
Karol	550,000 45,000	45,000
Jaco Mouton	495,000 80,000	80,000
Ariel Mazabow	490,000 205,000	205,000
SM	290,000 190,000	190,000
Simon Solomon	290,000 77,000	77,000
Rudy Frick	120,000 240,000	240,000

11-29-2025 18:32 UTC+2

Cupido Joins the Chip Millionaires

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Alexander Rizvi opened to 10,000 with the 6♣5♣ in the hijack and was popped up to 33,000 by Michael Cupido in the small blind holding the A♠K♦. On the 8♦4♥4♠ flop, Cupido check-called for 30,000 and did so again for 60,000 on the 8♥ turn.

The 10♥ fell on the river and Cupido checked once more. Rizvi fired a bet of 130,000 and was called by the ace to lose a decent chunk of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Cupido	1,200,000 480,000	480,000
Stephen Courtney	1,100,000 142,000	142,000
Alexander Rizvi	410,000 379,000	379,000

Tags: Alexander Rizvi Michael Cupido

11-29-2025 18:26 UTC+2

Nortje Back to the Usual Aggression

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Once Marko Nortje gets chips, he can be relentless and table 11 may very well see that unfold in the next couple of hours.

In three-way action to the A♥A♣Q♠J♣ turn, Karin Hasseriis checked and Nortje bet 32,000. Alexandre Blanc called and Hasseriis folded. Nortje then piled more on the 3♥ river and Blanc folded to get shown the 7♣ by Nortje.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Nortje	935,000 300,000	300,000

Karin Hasseriis	290,000 10,000	10,000
Alexandre Blanc	280,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Alexandre Blanc Karin Hasseriis Marko Nortje

11-29-2025 18:20 UTC+2

Persent Loses a Chunk to Richards

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Jon Persent raised to 12,000 from under the gun and was only called by Jehan Richards in the cutoff. On a flop of K♦J♠9♦, Persent continued for 10,000 and Richards called. The same action repeated on the 3♣ turn for 35,000 and Persent checked the A♦ river.

Richards bet 67,000 with 100,000 behind and was paid off to show the Q♦5♦ for a flush, Persent mucked the Q♠10♠ for the flopped nut straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	855,000 325,000	325,000
Djordje Stojic	550,000 475,000	475,000
Jehan Richards	361,000 86,000	86,000
Ryan Brauer	130,000 25,000	25,000
Martin Smit	125,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Jehan Richards Jon Persent

11-29-2025 18:15 UTC+2

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Christian Zetzsche

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

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11-29-2025 18:10 UTC+2

End of the Road for Van Wyk

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Divan van Wyk was all-in for a short stack of 95,000 on the previous feature table and he was looked up by Billy Henderson.

Divan van Wyk: K♥Q♥ All in
Billy Henderson: A♣5♥

The J♠J♥6♠ flop and A♠ turn left van Wyk with only four outs. No ten came but the 9♦ fell on the river to end his run. On a nearby table, Tanith Rothman also bowed out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Henderson	325,000 155,000	155,000
Tanith Rothman	Busted
Divan Van Wyk	Busted

Tags: Billy Henderson Divan Van Wyk Tanith Rothman

11-29-2025 18:07 UTC+2

Hutchison Approaching a Million

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On the tail end of a 10♣8♥4♠10♥5♦ board, Dean Hutchison bet 75,000 when checked to by Karin Hasseriis. Once the Scotsman was called, he rolled over the 10♠8♠ for the nut full house to further boost his already large stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Hutchison	975,000 245,000	245,000
Karin Hasseriis	300,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Dean Hutchison Karin Hasseriis

11-29-2025 18:03 UTC+2

Hira Doubles Back In Contention

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On the live stream table, Ashley Hira was all-in for a short stack with the A♠7♣ and Daniel Scott looked him up with the K♥Q♣.

The A♦7♦6♠K♣3♦ board kept Hira in contention just over the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Scott	235,000 15,000	15,000
Ashley Hira	115,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Daniel Scott Ashley Hira

11-29-2025 18:01 UTC+2

Nortje Pays Off de Nysschen

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On the tail end of a 8♦2♣2♠A♦A♠ board, Jacobus de Nysschen made it 55,000 to go and was reluctantly paid off by Marko Nortje. He tabled the 9♣9♦ and Nortje mucked, somewhat surprised that his opponent had found the value bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Hutchison	730,000 80,000	80,000
Marko Nortje	635,000 35,000	35,000

Nico Wiechers	400,000 75,000	75,000

Alexandre Blanc	375,000 200,000	200,000
Jacobus de Nysschen	340,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Marko Nortje Jacobus de Nysschen