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

03-08-2025 15:22 UTC+2

Van Huyssteen and Blom Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Stefan Van Huyssteen raised from under the gun and Hennie Appel called. On the button, Danny Dayani moved all-in for 45,000 and Van Huyssteen then limp-shoved for 86,000. Appel called to put two players at risk.

Danny Dayani: Q♥J♥ All in
Stefan Van Huyssteen: K♥10♥ All in
Hennie Appel: 8♠8♦

The 6♥3♥2♣J♦9♠ board ensured a triple up for Dayani while Van Huyssteeen was eliminated. He was going to share the bad news to Wesley Blom, who himself suffered bad news, too.

"Bad runout," Blom said. His K♦Q♠ had turned the nut straight on the 10♦9♠8♣J♣J♥ board but Keenan Pienaar rivered a full house with the J♠10♠!

Player	Chips	Progress
Keenan Pienaar	700,000 325,000	325,000

Hennie Appel	375,000 34,000	34,000
Danny Dayani	160,000 95,000	95,000
Wesley Blom	Busted
Stefan Van Huyssteen	Busted

Tags: Danny Dayani Hennie Appel Keenan Pienaar Stefan Van Huyssteen Wesley Blom

03-08-2025 15:17 UTC+2

Updated Counts Table 10

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Harold Brooks raised on the button and Vishal Ghoorbin three-bet to 54,000 in the small blind. It folded back to Brooks, who contemplated the next move and motioned a "sooner or later" type of reaction. However, Brooks folded and Ghoorbin flashed the A♦Q♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Zanette	935,000 60,000	60,000
Harold Brooks	723,000 3,000	3,000

Vishal Ghoorbin	425,000 100,000	100,000
Braam Van Huyssteen	295,000 30,000	30,000
JS	240,000 85,000	85,000
Chris Luyt	195,000 30,000	30,000
Jaco Mouton	160,000 15,000	15,000

Jaryd Jardien	140,000 10,000	10,000
Alan Jung	100,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Harold Brooks Vishal Ghoorbin

03-08-2025 15:14 UTC+2

Poonhath Among the Latest Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

At almost the same time, Rajeev Poonhath on the outer tables and Adriaan Fourie on the feature table hit the rail and head to the payout desk.

Poonhath was all-in for only 14,000 with A♣2♣ and Max Deveson in the big blind had the J♦4♣. The 7♥7♠6♠J♥5♦ board sent the small boost to Deveson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Deveson	375,000 135,000	135,000
Rajeev Poonhath	Busted
Adriaan Fourie	Busted

Tags: Adriaan Fourie Max Deveson Rajeev Poonhath

03-08-2025 15:13 UTC+2

Chamani Eliminated by Zanette

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a preflop all-in and call, Ronit Chamani was at risk for around 240,000 against Giovanni Zanette and it was a classic setup that put the third-place finisher from the last stop at risk.

Ronit Chamani: Q♠Q♥ All in
Giovanni Zanette: A♦A♥

There was no escape for Chamani on the J♣8♣6♣4♦A♠ board and Chamani had to settle for a min-cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Zanette	875,000 250,000	250,000
Ronit Chamani	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Zanette Ronit Chamani

03-08-2025 15:10 UTC+2

Fourie Eliminated by KM

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Over on the feature table, Adriaan Fourie was in torrid shape when his two direct outs had been folded and he was at risk with the 6♣6♥. KM looked him up with the A♠A♥ and the 9♦5♠2♣8♠3♥ runout brought no miracle.

Player	Chips	Progress
KM	261,000 59,000	59,000
Adriaan Fourie	Busted

Tags: Adriaan Fourie KM

03-08-2025 15:08 UTC+2

Pather Scores a Dirty Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Okkie Fourie was the first casualty in the money and Kinesh Pather was then all-in two times in a row. The first shove didn't get called but he was then at risk out of the big blind with the 8♠7♣. Keenan Pienaar looked him up with the K♠Q♠ and somebody joked "this is gonna be dirty".

Pather was all smiles and made two pair on the A♣7♥6♠5♥8♦ board to survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keenan Pienaar	375,000 58,000	58,000

Kinesh Pather	235,000 145,000	145,000
Okkie Fourie	Busted

Tags: Keenan Pienaar Kinesh Pather Okkie Fourie

03-08-2025 15:03 UTC+2

Appel Chips Up With(out) Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Hennie Appel limped in and Jaryd Jardien raised to 20,000 on the button. Stephen Courtney called in the small blind and Appel then limp-raised to 59,000. That was only called by Courtney, and both players checked the K♦8♦5♠ flop. Courtney check-called the Q♣ turn for 29,000 and checked the 3♣ on the river.

Appel bet 48,000 with around 95,000 behind and Courtney folded. Appel first flashed the K♠ and turned the other card upside down behind it. He rolled it over and the K♥ was exposed as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Courtney	875,000 60,000	60,000
Hennie Appel	341,000 26,000	26,000
Jaryd Jardien	130,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Hennie Appel Jaryd Jardien Stephen Courtney

03-08-2025 14:53 UTC+2

Jardien Stays Alive After the Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jaryd Jardien was all-in with a short stack after the bubble and his K♦10♦ needed help to beat the A♠Q♥ of Jonathan Kalil.

The 10♠7♣6♥9♥2♦ board did just that and Jardien doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Kalil	625,000 75,000	75,000
Jaryd Jardien	140,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Jonathan Kalil Jaryd Jardien

03-08-2025 14:49 UTC+2

Assorted Counts After the Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Courtney	935,000 120,000	120,000
Greg Tucker	740,000 36,000	36,000
Harold Brooks	720,000 30,000	30,000

Giovanni Zanette	625,000 400,000	400,000
Jedd Kossew	470,000 21,000	21,000
JS	325,000 75,000	75,000
Max Deveson	240,000 115,000	115,000
Stefan Van Huyssteen	120,000 8,000	8,000
Alan Jung	120,000
Kinesh Pather	90,000 35,000	35,000
Jaryd Jardien	85,000 35,000	35,000
Gareth Fourie	75,000 75,000	75,000
Danny Dayani	65,000 5,000	5,000
Rajeev Poonhath	31,000 34,000	34,000

03-08-2025 14:45 UTC+2

Fourie Doubles and Taliwanth Bubbles

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Cliton Taliwanth Eliminated on the Bubble

On the live stream table, Adriaan Fourie jammed the small blind for 30,000 with the Q♣8♣ and KM called with the J♣4♥ in the big blind. The board ran out 8♦4♠3♣8♠3♦ and Fourie doubled with a full house.

By that time, Cliton Taliwanth had raised to 32,000 from under the gun with a single T-1,000 chip behind. Eben Lottering jammed in the small blind and Taliwanth joked "I might fold" before calling it off.

Cliton Taliwanth: 5♥5♦ All in
Eben Lottering: J♠J♥

The 10♦8♦6♥7♠9♠ board let the bubble burst, Taliwanth received an entry for the next SPT Main Event as consolation prize.