SPT Main Event Day 1b | 2025 SunBet Poker Tour Time Square

03-06-2025 14:32 UTC+2

Govender Eliminated by Wiechers

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Just before the end of the level, a completed board showed 8♥7♠6♥A♠K♠ and Nico Wiechers pushed all-in for far more than the size of the pot. Neville Govender called all-in and then sighed when Wiechers rolled over the 7♥7♣ for a flopped set of sevens. Govender briefly exposed his A♥6♠ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nico Wiechers	78,000 38,000	38,000
Neville Govender	Busted

Tags: Neville Govender Nico Wiechers

03-06-2025 14:28 UTC+2

Rahme Jams Into Poonhath

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Joe Rahme four-bet to 7,500 preflop in the hijack and Rajeev Poonhath called in the cutoff. "How much are you playing?" Rahme asked and Poonhath counted around 40,000 behind.

The Q♠5♦4♦ flop saw Rahme continue for 7,000 and Poonhath raised to 21,000. What followed was the shove by Rahme and Poonhath reluctantly folded, getting shown K♦K♥ by Rahme.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Rahme	110,000 70,000	70,000
Rajeev Poonhath	19,200 20,800	20,800

Tags: Joe Rahme Rajeev Poonhath

03-06-2025 14:22 UTC+2

Fourie Bets Out Sher

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three ways to the K♣8♦3♠ flop, Okkie Fourie and Neville Govender checked to Rubel Sher who bet 3,500. Only Fourie called and they then checked the Q♥ turn to the K♠ river. Fourie now bet 6,600 and Sher folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Okkie Fourie	55,000 15,000	15,000
Neville Govender	33,600 6,400	6,400
Rubel Sher	30,500 5,700	5,700

Tags: Neville Govender Okkie Fourie Rubel Sher

03-06-2025 14:12 UTC+2

Sher Takes From Mokgoatlheng

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With 700 each invested on the 9♣7♥3♦ flop, Rubel Sher and Greg Mokgoatlheng checked the A♦ on the turn. Sher bet the 4♣ river for 2,500 and Mokgoatlheng folded.

One table over, there was an open raise to 1,000 and three callers. Hennie Appel in the small blind pushed for 13,900 and forced folds all around. Last to fold was Jonathan Hoal on the button.

"I have nothing, ace-high," Appel said and exposed his A♦K♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Mokgoatlheng	38,000 2,000	2,000
Rubel Sher	36,200 3,800	3,800
Hennie Appel	19,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Greg Mokgoatlheng Hennie Appel Jonathan Hoal

03-06-2025 14:02 UTC+2

Dayani Wins Two Pots

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

It limped to Nathan Dayani in the big blind and he raised it up to 1,700, which only Jamie Vilela called. They checked to the 6♣6♥2♥Q♣J♦ river on which Dayani's bet of 1,500 went through uncalled.

"I missed everything," Vilela said as he folded the 5♣3♣. Dayani showed his A♥Q♠.

Shortly after, Dayani won another pot with ace-king versus A♣J♣ on a paired ace-high board to get back above the starting stack. In the meanwhile, Wessel Conradie was eliminated one table over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Vilela	72,000
Nathan Dayani	42,000 2,000	2,000
Wessel Conradie	Busted

Tags: Jamie Vilela Nathan Dayani Wessel Conradie

03-06-2025 13:52 UTC+2

Hoal Beats Sun in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jonathan Hoal in the big blind bet the Q♥10♠9♣5♣ turn for 2,000 and Huawei Sun called in the cutoff. They checked it down when the 10♦ river paired the board and Hoal tabled the Q♥5♦, which was good enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Hoal	44,000 4,500	4,500
Huawei Sun	32,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Huawei Sun Jonathan Hoal

03-06-2025 13:50 UTC+2

New Entries for Day 1b

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Mokgoatlheng	40,000
Rajeev Poonhath	40,000
Robert Cowley	40,000
Nico Wiechers	40,000 40,000	40,000
Menesh Keshav	40,000
Alan Jung	40,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

03-06-2025 13:36 UTC+2

Assorted Pictures Early on Day 1b

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Christian Zetzsche

Dirk Steenkamp, Peter Sissou and Nico Wiechers

03-06-2025 13:33 UTC+2

Taliwanth Doubles Through Steenkamp

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The hot start of Dirk Steenkamp has been cooled down for the time being as Cliton Taliwanth earned a double off him.

On the river of a 5♣4♣3♣Q♥5♦ board, Taliwanth jammed for 19,100 in the small blind. Steenkamp reluctantly called while Gavin Sardini had already folded prior. Taliwanth tabled K♣J♣ for the flopped king-high flush and Sardini flashed his folded A♣.