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

03-08-2025 21:02 UTC+2

Another Double for Jaftha

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Keenan Pienaar three-bet Sean Bloom to force a fold and continue his relentless aggression on the outer table after the dinner break.

He then opened to 60,000 from the cutoff into the big blind of Taariq Jaftha, who jammed for 250,000 and was called.

Taariq Jaftha: 3♦3♣ All in
Keenan Pienaar: A♠8♥

The 10♣5♣3♠7♣3♥ board awarded the double for Jaftha in style via four of a kind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keenan Pienaar	1,110,000 260,000	260,000

Taariq Jaftha	530,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Keenan Pienaar Sean Bloom Taariq Jaftha

03-08-2025 21:00 UTC+2

Dawie Cronje Eliminated in 17th Place (ZAR38,800)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dawie Cronje limped in and Giovanni Zanette did so from the small blind with the 8♦2♦. KM raised to 100,000 in the big blind and Cronje called, Zanette folded.

After the 6♣5♣2♠ flop, KM bet 125,000 and called the shove by Cronje for 240,000 total.

Dawie Cronje: 9♠9♥ All in
KM: J♦J♣

Cronje needed one of the two remaining nines in the deck or running cards to a straight. But he couldn't pull it off with the 6♠ turn and 10♣ river to bow out in 12th place for ZAR38,800 ($2,134).

Player	Chips	Progress
KM	1,300,000 350,000	350,000
Dawie Cronje	Busted

Tags: Dawie Cronje Giovanni Zanette KM

03-08-2025 20:55 UTC+2

Jaftha Finds a Magic Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Taariq Jaftha jams for the last 130,000 in the cutoff and Sean Bloom in the big blind used one time bank before making the call.

Taariq Jaftha: 7♣4♣ All in
Sean Bloom: K♠8♦

The 10♣6♦3♣ flop gave Jaftha a double draw, which he missed with the 10♦ turn. However, there was one more card to come and the 5♠ river improved Jaftha to a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Bloom	475,000 55,000	55,000
Taariq Jaftha	290,000 145,000	145,000

03-08-2025 20:47 UTC+2

Brooks Finds Some River Value Against Zanette

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Giovanni Zanette opened to 45,000 with the A♦8♦ and Harold Brooks three-bet to 100,000 with K♥K♦ two seats over in middle position. They headed to the A♠5♥4♥ flop on which Zanette check-called for 50,000 and checked again the 10♦ on the turn. Brooks fired a second barrel for 90,000 and received a second check-call.

There was one further twist to the story as the K♠ river on which Zanette checked. Brooks bet 150,000 and his opponent grabbed some of his time bank extensions to mull it over some more. Zanette eventually called and was shown the bad news.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harold Brooks	1,400,000 465,000	465,000

Giovanni Zanette	410,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Giovanni Zanette Harold Brooks

03-08-2025 20:44 UTC+2

Wiechers Escapes From Elimination

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sean Bloom raised the button to 45,000 and Rudolf Fourie three-bet to 115,000 in the small blind. The very active Keenan Pienaar four-bet to more than 600,000 and both folded.

One hand later, Taariq Jaftha raised from an early position and was called by Pienaar in the small blind as well as Nico Wiechers in the big blind. Pienaar checked the J♦8♠2♥ flop and Wiechers jammed for 165,000. Jaftha called and Pienaar folded, albeit with a sm irk on the face.

Nico Wiechers: 10♠9♦
Taariq Jaftha: 2♣2♦

The 7♣ turn improved Wiechers to the jack-high straight, and the Q♠ river bumped it up to the queen-high straight for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keenan Pienaar	1,125,000 595,000	595,000

Nico Wiechers	475,000 190,000	190,000
Taariq Jaftha	210,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Keenan Pienaar Nico Wiechers Rudolf Fourie Sean Bloom Taariq Jaftha

03-08-2025 20:40 UTC+2

Cronje Flops the Goods for a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Howard Brooks opened to 50,000 in the cutoff with the Q♠J♦ and Dawie Cronje defended the big blind off a short stack with 120,000 behind, holding the 5♦4♣.

The 7♥6♦3♠ flop saw Cronje with the nut straight and he check-raised all-in, Brooks called 85,000 on top of his bet.

Nothing changed with the 10♣ turn and 3♥ river for Cronje to double as well on the live stream table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harold Brooks	935,000 230,000	230,000

Dawie Cronje	370,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Dawie Cronje Howard Brooks

03-08-2025 20:38 UTC+2

Pienaar Takes From Bloom

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Keenan Pienaar opened from an early position and was called only by Sean Bloom in the big blind. They checked the J♥10♣8♠ flop and Bloom led the 6♠ turn for 55,000, Pienaar called.

Both checked the 5♠ on the river and Bloom shook his head before exposing K♦Q♦ for a missed straight draw, while Pienaar won the pot with the A♥9♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keenan Pienaar	950,000 100,000	100,000

Sean Bloom	725,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Keenan Pienaar Sean Bloom

03-08-2025 20:30 UTC+2

Ghoorbin Doubles Through KM

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Vishal Ghoorbin was all-in for the last 155,000 and KM looked him up for the following flip.

Vishal Ghoorbin: A♣J♦ All in
KM: 7♠7♦

The board ran out A♥9♠4♥2♠6♥ and Ghoorbin doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
KM	950,000 155,000	155,000
Vishal Ghoorbin	320,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Vishal Ghoorbin KM

03-08-2025 20:27 UTC+2

Chrissy Luyt Eliminated in 18th Place (ZAR38,800)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Before their table broke, Greg Tucker and Chrissy Luyt tangled in a preflop confrontation to get all the chips into the middle.

Tucker opeened to 40,000 and Luyt three-bet to 90,000. The four-bet shove by Tucker followed and Luyt instantly called.

Chrissy Luyt: K♠K♥ All in
Greg Tucker: A♦K♦

The 4♦2♦2♠ flop provided an additional flush draw for Tucker, which he missed on the 7♣ turn. However, the 9♦ fell on the river and Luyt was eliminated in 18th place for ZAR38,800 ($2,134)

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Tucker	1,525,000 610,000	610,000
Chris Luyt	Busted

Tags: Chrissy Luyt Greg Tucker

03-08-2025 20:25 UTC+2

Jamie Vilela Eliminated in 19th Place (ZAR38,800)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jamie Vilela jammed the button for 145,000 and was called by both players in the blinds including Keenan Pienaar and Eben Lottering.

They checked the J♦J♠2♠ flop before Pienaar led the 9♣ turn for 25,000, Lottering called. Both invested another 50,000 on the 9♠ river and Pienaar revealed his A♠J♥ for jacks full of nines. Lottering had the K♦Q♥ and Vilela was eliminated holding the A♥6♥.