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

03-08-2025 22:40 UTC+2

Quick Hands on the Outer Table

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Max Deveson claimed the first pot after the break once the tables switched for the final two hours of the night.

Vishal Ghoorbin then raised to 60,000 on the button and the Brit three-bet to 175,000 in the small blind. Ghoorbin folded after some consideration.

Up next, Harold Brooks raised and Jonathan Kalil defended the big blind. Kalil led the K♠5♥4♥ flop for 75,000 and Brooks folded the 3♥3♠, Kalil flashed his K♣ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Deveson	1,400,000 125,000	125,000
Jonathan Kalil	1,375,000 100,000	100,000
Harold Brooks	1,350,000 80,000	80,000

Vishal Ghoorbin	550,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Harold Brooks Jonathan Kalil Max Deveson Vishal Ghoorbin

03-08-2025 22:33 UTC+2

Updated Counts on the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Courtney	1,475,000
Harold Brooks	1,430,000 30,000	30,000

Max Deveson	1,275,000 425,000	425,000
Jonathan Kalil	1,275,000 365,000	365,000
Keenan Pienaar	1,265,000 135,000	135,000

Taariq Jaftha	1,135,000 285,000	285,000
KM	1,050,000 50,000	50,000
Sean Bloom	950,000 150,000	150,000
Greg Tucker	760,000 50,000	50,000
Rudolf Fourie	650,000 100,000	100,000
Vishal Ghoorbin	630,000 110,000	110,000
Eben Lottering	410,000 115,000	115,000
Nico Wiechers	320,000 80,000	80,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

03-08-2025 22:22 UTC+2

Last Break of the Evening

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Only 13 players remain and they are on their final scheduled ten-minute break. Another two levels are scheduled for tonight or down to the final nine contenders, whichever of the two scenarios comes first.

03-08-2025 22:20 UTC+2

Kalil Bets All Three Streets

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Max Deveson opened to 50,000 with the A♠10♦ on the button and Jonathan Kalil called out of the big blind with the 5♠5♥.

On the J♣8♠7♦ flop, Kalil led for 50,000 and did so again for 75l000 on the 4♦ turn, both of which Deveson called.

After the 3♣ river, Kalil bet 200,000 and Deveson reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Deveson	1,400,000 300,000	300,000
Jonathan Kalil	1,300,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Jonathan Kalil Max Deveson

03-08-2025 22:00 UTC+2

Updated Counts Outer Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Stephen Courtney has been active with open raises and three-bets, but also had Nico Wiechers and Eben Lottering jam into him. Both times, he let go. Soon thereafter, Sean Bloom started a streak and claimed several small pots. He defended against a raise by Lottering and led the 7♣3♣3♦ flop for 75,000 to win the pot, joking "sometimes you don't even need to hit".

Bloom then check-raised the 9♥7♦2♣ flop against Keenan Pienaar and forced a fold to add more chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Courtney	1,475,000 110,000	110,000
Keenan Pienaar	1,400,000 290,000	290,000

Taariq Jaftha	850,000 200,000	200,000
Greg Tucker	810,000 130,000	130,000
Sean Bloom	800,000 325,000	325,000
Eben Lottering	525,000 425,000	425,000
Nico Wiechers	400,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Eben Lottering Keenan Pienaar Nico Wiechers Sean Bloom Stephen Courtney

03-08-2025 21:56 UTC+2

Giovanni Zanette Eliminated in 14th Place (ZAR52,400)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

KM made it 55,000 to go from under the gun and was called only by Giovanni Zanette in the big blind, who had become the shortest stack on the feature table. Following the 9♠3♠3♣ flop, Zanette pushed all-in for 135,000 and KM called.

Giovanni Zanette: 9♣6♣ All in
KM: A♣10♣

The 10♥ on the turn improved KM to superior two pair, as did the A♠ on the river. Zanette's run ends in 14th place and he collects ZAR52,400 ($2,882).

Player	Chips	Progress
KM	1,100,000 175,000	175,000
Giovanni Zanette	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Zanette KM

03-08-2025 21:51 UTC+2

Zanette Pays Off Brooks

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Giovanni Zanette opened the action with a raise to 60,000 from under the gun holding the 9♠9♦ and was called only by Harold Brooks in the hijack with the J♣10♣.

The K♣5♣3♠ flop saw Zanette bet 80,000 and Brooks stuck around with his flush draw. Both checked the 6♥ turn and Zanette also checked the 2♣ on the river. Brooks bet 200,000 and Zanette used two time banks before making the call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harold Brooks	1,400,000 400,000	400,000

Giovanni Zanette	295,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Giovanni Zanette Harold Brooks

03-08-2025 21:47 UTC+2

Alan Jung Eliminated in 15th Place (ZAR44,800)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Vishal Ghoorbin opened to 50,000 on the button and then called the big blind shove by fellow short stack Alan Jung for 235,000 total.

Alan Jung: A♥Q♠ All in
Vishal Ghoorbin: 9♠9♦

The fortune was on Jung's side earlier today but this time, he failed to catch any help on the 8♣4♠2♦5♦J♦ runout to finish in 15th place, which comes with a payday of ZAR44,800 ($2,464)

Player	Chips	Progress
Vishal Ghoorbin	740,000 455,000	455,000
Alan Jung	Busted

Tags: Alan Jung Vishal Ghoorbin

03-08-2025 21:44 UTC+2

Deveson Adds More Chips Against KM

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

KM made it 55,000 to go with the J♦9♣ in the cutoff and Max Deveson called with the K♣9♦ in the big blind. They headed to the 9♥6♦2♥ flop on which Deveson checked, KM bet 80,000 and then called a check-raise to 195,000.

Deveson bet the 3♥ turn for 95,000 and KM stuck around to the 5♣ river on which both players checked, awarding the pot to the Brit.