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

03-07-2025 20:50 UTC+2

Goren Takes From Padayachee

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Hadar Goren has re-entered a while ago and kept leaping out of his chair to see the board whenever he was involved in a hand. That's also what happened just now in a heads-up duel with Gordon Padayachee when they check the Q♥J♥2♥10♠K♥ river. Padayachee sighed with his 7♥6♥ in the small blind as he had flopped the flush, but Goren took the pot holding the Q♠10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Zanette	245,000
Ronit Chamani	240,000
Hadar Goren	175,000
Gordon Padayachee	135,000
Nic Ioannoy	125,000

Rayhaan Adam	110,000
Tony Van Eeden	100,000

Tags: Gordon Padayachee Hadar Goren

03-07-2025 20:42 UTC+2

Keshav Busts Van Der Merwe

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Wouter Van Der Merwe was all-in and at risk preflop with the A♣J♠ and had a kicker problem to solve against the A♥K♣ of Menesh Keshav.

However, the 3♣3♠2♣9♦Q♥ board provided no help whatsoever and the king played for Keshav to reduce the field by one contender.

Player	Chips	Progress
Menesh Keshav	100,000 30,000	30,000
Wouter Van Der Merwe	Busted

Tags: Menesh Keshav Wouter Van Der Merwe

03-07-2025 20:40 UTC+2

Suckerman Straightened Out by Karrim

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Sean Suckerman opened the action with a raise to 4,000 and Ahmed Karrim three-bet to 12,000. It folded all the way back to Suckerman, who four-bet to 27,000 and Karrim called.

On the 10♣9♠8♣ flop, Suckerman continued for 21,000 with around 34,000 behind and picked up a call from Karrim.

The remaining chips went into the middle on the 9♣ turn and Karrim instantly called.

Sean Suckerman: J♥J♣ All in
Ahmed Karrim: Q♣J♠

Suckerman was not drawing dead but on rather thin ice, and found no escape on the 8♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Karrim	215,000 80,000	80,000
Sean Suckerman	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Sean Suckerman

03-07-2025 20:32 UTC+2

Poonhath Eliminated by Zanette

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After his previous large double-up, nothing went the way of Rajeev Poonhath and he dropped towards the bottom of the leaderboard around the starting stack. He ultimately got the chips into the middle and Giovanni Zanette looked him up with the covering stack, Dirk Steenkamp folded.

Rajeev Poonhath: A♠J♦ All in
Giovanni Zanette: K♥K♠

The 10♣10♠Q♦6♣Q♣ board failed to improve Poonhath and he was knocked out during the final level of the registration period on Day 1c. "I had pocket fives," Steenkamp mentioned.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Zanette	165,000 45,000	45,000
Rajeev Poonhath	Busted

Tags: Dirk Steenkamp Giovanni Zanette Rajeev Poonhath

03-07-2025 20:27 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rex Hsu	325,000 2,500	2,500
Ronit Chamani	170,000 15,000	15,000
Stephen Courtney	170,000 20,000	20,000
Chris Luyt	140,000 20,000	20,000
Ahmed Karrim	135,000 15,000	15,000
Giovanni Zanette	120,000 5,000	5,000
Nic Ioannoy	100,000 65,000	65,000

Wesley Blom	70,000 85,000	85,000
Okkie Fourie	70,000 45,000	45,000
Menesh Keshav	70,000 30,000	30,000
Rayhaan Adam	45,000 45,000	45,000
Djordje Stojic	35,000 5,000	5,000
Jean Okes	35,000 80,000	80,000

03-07-2025 20:17 UTC+2

Van Eeden Doubles Through Akinnusi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tony Van Eeden got his short stack of 19,400 into the middle with the 8♠8♥ and needed help, as Tim Akinnusi revealed the Q♦Q♣.

The 10♥8♣7♠5♣K♠ board improved Van Eeden to a set and he survived, silently fist-pumping before stacking the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Akinnusi	77,000 77,000	77,000
Tony Van Eeden	44,000

Tags: Tony Van Eeden Tim Akinnusi

03-07-2025 20:11 UTC+2

Turbo Heat 1d About to Kick Off

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

While it had been rather quiet in the room after the dinner break up until now, there is an undeniable buzz now as several spectators have arrived. Many of them will be very tempted to jump into the turbo heat which is about to kick off and among those to enter will be Diane Walker and Adam Gamsy for sure as they both won a Flipout table.

The registration for Day 1c remains open but the field size has been stuck on 92 entries for a while now.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

03-07-2025 20:01 UTC+2

Hsu Continues to Dominate

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jamie Vilela check-called the K♦Q♦5♥Q♠ turn for 8,000 and then checked the 6♦ on the river out of the big blind. Rex Hsu bet 25,000 from under the gun and Vilela carefully checked his stack before he opted to fold.

"Did you hit your flush?" Vilela asked and Hsu glanced at both of his cards again, then flashed the A♠.

"I was beating you before that queen appeared, I swear," Vilela added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rex Hsu	315,000 40,000	40,000
Jamie Vilela	125,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Jamie Vilela Rex Hsu

03-07-2025 19:55 UTC+2

Gaggia Rivers a Straight

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Giovanni Zanette raised and was called by Giovanni Gaggia, the latter of which then bet the 9♦4♥3♣4♠ turn. Zanette check-called and checked the 7♣ on the river once again. Gaggia bet 10,000 and forced a reluctant fold to reveal his 6♦5♠ for a straight while Zanette rolled his eyes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rex Hsu	275,000 35,000	35,000
Giovanni Gaggia	143,000 22,000	22,000
Giovanni Zanette	115,000

Tags: Giovanni Gaggia Giovanni Zanette