The business end of the 2025 SunBet Poker Tour Time Square festival is nearing and two starting flights remain for the Nahum Lum Memorial Main Event at the Time Square Casino in Pretoria, South Africa. So far, the ZAR 15,000 ($820) buy-in has attracted 147 entries across the two opening flights and needs another 171 to reach the ZAR 4 Million guarantee.
Africa's richest poker tour takes place in cooperation between casino and entertainment giant Sun International as well as the Monster Jam Poker Tour, and Pretoria has been a frequent stop to attract familiar faces from all over the country. The close-knit South African poker community usually also welcomes some players from nearby countries such as Mauritius, Botswana and Tanzania whereas international visitors are not as common yet.
So far, 23 players advanced to Day 2 and many more will hope to follow into their footsteps with two flights remaining. Day 1c will kick off at 11 a.m. local time while the turbo heat 1d follows as of 8 p.m. local time to cater to the working poker enthusiasts ahead o the weekend.
For Day 1c, the level duration remains at 50 minutes each throughout while the turbo heat 1d will have 30 minute levels during the registration period and 15 minutes thereafter. Both flights play a maximum of 15 levels each or until the top 15% of each respective field are reached - whichever of the two options arrives first. The late registration and re-entry period is open for the first ten levels, which in case of Day 1d will be after 1 a.m. local time.
Top 10 Chip Counts So Far
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds Day 1b |
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| 1 | Gavin Sardini | South Africa | 579,000 | 145 |
| 2 | Keenan Pienaar | South Africa | 576,000 | 144 |
| 3 | Harold Brooks | South Africa | 503,000 | 126 |
| 4 | Robin Moir | South Africa | 386,000 | 97 |
| 5 | KM | South Africa | 367,000 | 92 |
| 6 | JS | South Africa | 343,000 | 86 |
| 7 | Jedd Kossew | South Africa | 341,000 | 85 |
| 8 | Braam Van Huyssteen | South Africa | 326,000 | 82 |
| 9 | Greg Tucker | South Africa | 290,000 | 73 |
| 10 | Stefan Van Huyssteen | South Africa | 273,000 | 68 |
The PokerNews live updates will feature on Day 1c for today and a live stream is also available until bagging and tagging for the night on a security delay of 30 minutes each. There might be a delay in the early stages to provide some of the action in case only the live stream table is up and running.
