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

03-08-2025 14:40 UTC+2

Cronje Doubles Through Bloom

Christian Zetzsche

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

Several hands passed without any major action and it was then back to table nine when the completed board showed K♠8♥8♣K♦7♦. Sean Bloom bet 75,000 and Dawie Cronje celebrated vividly before he called all-in for 73,000.

Bloom showed the A♣ and Cronje rolled over K♣K♥ for quads kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Bloom	285,000 155,000	155,000
Dawie Cronje	280,000 112,000	112,000

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03-08-2025 14:30 UTC+2

Fourie Doubles on the Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Sean Bloom raised in late position and then called the shove by Okkie Fourie for 42,000 in the cutoff in the first hand of the money bubble.

Okkie Fourie: K♣K♦ All in
Sean Bloom: K♠9♠

The J♥8♦8♣7♣2♣ board had a small sweat but Fourie survived. For each hand on the stone cold money bubble, three minutes will be deducted from the clock.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Bloom	440,000 68,000	68,000
Okkie Fourie	104,000 55,000	55,000

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03-08-2025 14:25 UTC+2

Lingenfelder Jr Eliminated by Sardini

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Gavin Sardini raised and then called the shove by Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr for 77,000 in the next seat out of the hijack. They had to wait for all other tables to finish in case there was a second all-in near the money bubble before proceeding.

Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr: A♠8♠ All in
Gavin Sardini: A♥Q♠

The A♣Q♣3♦6♥Q♦ board sent Lingenfelder Jr to the rail and the field was down to the last 41 contenders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin Sardini	980,000 230,000	230,000

Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr	Busted

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03-08-2025 14:18 UTC+2

Early Pictures From Day 2

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Christian Zetzsche

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

03-08-2025 14:03 UTC+2

First Break Two Away From the Money

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The field is down to the last 42 players and they are now on a scheduled ten-minute break.

03-08-2025 14:03 UTC+2

Courtney Near the Top of the Leaderboard

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On the rail end of a A♠A♥6♥Q♠5♣ board, Alan Jung checked and faced a bet of 80,000 by Stephen Courtney. Jung reluctantly called and instantly showed his J♠J♦, which was no good as Courtney had the A♣Q♥ for the nut full house.

Another big stack added some chips and that was Gavin Sardini. On a 8♣4♥3♠ flop, Sardini in the small blind and Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr in the big blind checked. Keenan Pienaar bet 18,000 on the button and Sardini called. Lingenfelder Jr check-raised to 50,000 and Sardini was the only caller.

Both checked the 6♥ turn and Sardini bet the 9♣ river for 80,000, Lingenfelder Jr reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Courtney	815,000 325,000	325,000
Gavin Sardini	750,000

Keenan Pienaar	433,000 22,000	22,000

Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr	151,000 114,000	114,000
Alan Jung	120,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Alan Jung Benjamin Lingenfelder Jr Gavin Sardini Keenan Pienaar Stephen Courtney

03-08-2025 14:00 UTC+2

Bloom Takes From Tucker

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Greg Tucker had previously scored a big knockout to soar up the leaderboard and then defended the big blind with the K♦8♦ against a min-raise by Sean Bloom with the Q♥10♣ from an early position. Tucker check-called for 12,000 on the Q♦8♥5♦ flop and 22,000 on the Q♠ turn.

On the K♣ river, Tucker checked and Bloom bet 55,000 to win the pot without showdown as Tucker let go of his two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Tucker	704,000 193,000	193,000
Sean Bloom	437,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Sean Bloom Greg Tucker

03-08-2025 13:58 UTC+2

Two to the Money in the Main Event

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The field is down to the last 42 players, though, it could have been forty when the last two all-in showdowns would have brought an elimination.

Venesen Naidoo was the one to leave empty-handed and there was more action on table ten moments later.

Braam Van Huyssteen limped in from under the gun and Chrissy Luyt raised to 27,000. Eben Lottering moved all-in for very little more in the big blind, which Van Huyssteen and Luyt called. The two active players checked down the 7♦4♦4♥10♦Q♠ board and Lottering's K♠Q♣ earned a triple up, as Van Huyssteen with A♠9♠ and Luyt with K♣9♣ could not beat him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braam Van Huyssteen	325,000 1,000	1,000
Chris Luyt	225,000 35,000	35,000
Eben Lottering	95,000 9,000	9,000
Venesen Naidoo	Busted

Tags: Braam Van Huyssteen Chrissy Luyt Eben Lottering Venesen Naidoo

03-08-2025 13:52 UTC+2

Karrim Also Gone Before the Money

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Yogesh Jeebaun had departed from the feature table as Max Deveson took his seat. On the way there, Deveson pointed out that Ahmed Karrim was all-in on the outer tables with A♠2♠ against the K♣K♦ of Hennie Appel.

The 8♦6♦2♣7♦10♦ board failed to improve Karrim and he was sent to the rail as well. Only 43 players remain.