SPT Main Event Day 2 | 2025 SunBet Poker Tour Time Square

03-08-2025 16:03 UTC+2

Cronje Gets a Shove Through

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In three-way action to the A♠6♣3♣ flop, only Dawie Cronje came along against Jedd Kossew while Max Deveson got out of the way. The board paired with the 6♦ turn and Cronje announced all-in, Kossew snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Tucker	750,000 10,000	10,000
JS	500,000 100,000	100,000
Hennie Appel	440,000 65,000	65,000
Sean Bloom	440,000 10,000	10,000
Max Deveson	385,000 10,000	10,000
Dawie Cronje	290,000 10,000	10,000
Jedd Kossew	250,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Dawie Cronje Jedd Kossew Max Deveson

03-08-2025 15:57 UTC+2

Van Huyssteen Doubles Through Zanette

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Maverick Zackey was eliminated on the feature table to bring the field down to the last 30 contestants and the next all-in showdown unfolded on the outer tables.

It was a classic flip in which Braam Van Huyssteen was all-in for 243,000 with the Q♣Q♥. Giovanni Zanette put him at risk with the A♦K♣ but couldn't get there on the 10♣4♣2♦6♦7♣ runout to fork over a portion of his big stack.

"Nice hand Braam, I folded an ace and queen," Jaco Mouton said in table chat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Zanette	770,000 165,000	165,000
Braam Van Huyssteen	525,000 230,000	230,000
Jaco Mouton	150,000 10,000	10,000

Maverick Zackey	Busted

Tags: Braam Van Huyssteen Giovanni Zanette Maverick Zackey

03-08-2025 15:53 UTC+2

Zackey Eliminated by Wiechers

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Over on the feature table, Maverick Zackey was all-in for the last 40,000 and ahead with A♦J♥. Nico Wiechers had the slightly inferior kicker with the A♣10♦ but got there on a board of Q♣8♦2♠Q♦10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nico Wiechers	462,000 77,000	77,000
Maverick Zackey	Busted

Tags: Maverick Zackey Nico Wiechers

03-08-2025 15:50 UTC+2

Cherry Sr Eliminated on Feature Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Norman Cherry Sr got the short stack in with the K♠J♠ and KM did so with A♦7♠ in the next seat. The 5♥4♥3♥6♦5♦ board gave KM a straight for the double and Cherry Sr had 12,000 left.

He was all-in the next hand with the A♣10♥ while Nic Ioannoy with A♥9♥ and Rudolf Fourie with 7♥7♣ played the side pot. They checked the A♦8♦5♦ flop, Ioannoy bet the 9♣ turn for 20,000 and Fourie folded. Cherry Sr couldn't escape on the 2♠ river

Player	Chips	Progress
Nic Ioannoy	754,000 22,000	22,000

Jonathan Kalil	615,000 10,000	10,000
Zoran Kljajic	464,000 5,000	5,000
Nico Wiechers	385,000 55,000	55,000
KM	301,000 173,000	173,000
Rex Hsu	217,000
Rudolf Fourie	169,000 31,000	31,000
Maverick Zackey	40,000 65,000	65,000
Norman Cherry Sr	Busted

Tags: KM Nic Ioannoy Norman Cherry Sr Rudolf Fourie

03-08-2025 15:45 UTC+2

Dayani Eliminated by JS

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Norman Cherry Sr was last spotted on the feature table with a mere ten blinds and lost those to bow out in 33rd place.

Moments later on the outer tables, Danny Dayani raised to 30,000 and then faced the shove by JS for 213,000.

"I am guessing queens or jacks," Dayani said and then called all-in.

Danny Dayani: A♠K♥ All in
JS: A♣Q♦

The Q♠10♦2♠2♥2♦ runout gave JS deuces full of queens and Dayani was knocked out as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS	400,000 160,000	160,000
Danny Dayani	Busted
Norman Cherry Sr	Busted

Tags: Danny Dayani JS Norman Cherry Sr

03-08-2025 15:44 UTC+2

Kljajic Doubles Through KM

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

KM opened to 25,000 with the 3♥3♦ and Zoran Kljajic called with the 4♥4♦ as they headed to the 7♦4♠3♣ flop, which both checked. The K♣ turn brought a clicking war in which Kljajic was at risk for 202,000 with the superior set. Nothing changed on the 7♥ river and KM was left with a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoran Kljajic	469,000 232,000	232,000
KM	128,000 133,000	133,000

Tags: Zoran Kljajic KM

03-08-2025 15:40 UTC+2

Four Tables Remain

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The Little Slam is picking up a lot of speed while the Main Event has slowed down on the last four tables. There are 33 players remaining at the moment but several short stacks are hanging in there to try and reach the next few pay jumps.

03-08-2025 15:32 UTC+2

Fourie Eliminated by Bloom

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Gareth Fourie was all-in with a short stack and tabled the A♣8♣, looked up by Sean Bloom with the A♥J♠. The kicker played on the J♦4♠2♣8♦5♠ board as both connected to preserve the preflop order and Fourie was ousted in 34th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Bloom	450,000 165,000	165,000
Gareth Fourie	Busted

Tags: Gareth Fourie Sean Bloom

03-08-2025 15:30 UTC+2

Kljajic Doubles Through Nic Ioannoy

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Down to only 106,000 in chips, Zoran Kljajic was all-in with the 10♦10♣ via three-bet shove as second player to act following an open raise by Nic Ioannoy, who called.

Ioannoy had one over card with the A♥6♠ but couldn't get there on the 9♥7♠7♣Q♦4♥ runout.