SPT Main Event Dia 1a | 2025 SunBet Poker Tour Time Square

Mar 05, 2025

Moore Back From the Brink of Elimination

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Christian Zetzsche

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Craig Hartland jammed for 69,000 preflop and Bradley Moore moved all-in for slightly more, the rest of the table folded.

Craig Hartland: 9♠9♣ All in
Bradley Moore: A♦10♠

The Q♠6♠3♦3♣K♦ board kept the pocket pair ahead and Moore was left with a mere 24,000. He got those into the middle soon after, picking up calls from Braam Van Huyssteen in the hijack and Hartland in the small blind. Both active players checked down the Q♥5♣2♣7♠4♥ board.

Hartland showed his 10♣8♣ for a missed flush and Van Huyssteen had the A♠K♥ for ace-high. Moore was ahead all the way with 4♣4♦ and rivered a set for the triple up.

Mar 05, 2025

Hartland gets a Flop Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Four ways to the Q♥10♠3♣ flop, Craig Hartland pushed all-in for the last 34,000. Stefan Van Huyssteen reluctantly folded, and none of the other two players showed their cards either. Hartland flashed the 8♣ before raking in the pot.

Tags: Craig Hartland Stefan Van Huyssteen

Mar 05, 2025

Piha Takes a Rough Beat Against Van Huyssteen

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Christian Zetzsche

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Stefan Van Huyssteen raised to 7,000 and then "gambled" as per his table chat when calling the three-bet shove by Lauren Piha for 88,000.

Lauren Piha: A♥Q♥ All in
Stefan Van Huyssteen: A♣10♣

The 10♠9♣8♥A♦K♠ board improved Van Huyssteen to a pair of tens and Piha departed shy of making Day 2.

Tags: Lauren Piha Stefan Van Huyssteen

Mar 05, 2025

Fourie Doubles Through Jeebaun

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Christian Zetzsche

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With 26,000 in the middle to the Q♣8♦7♣ flop, Rudolf Fourie was all-in for 111,500 and looked up by table neighbour Yogesh Jeebaun who flipped over the 8♠7♠ for the bottom two pair.

The Q♥ turn improved Fourie to trips and he started a little happy dance even before the 5♥ river completed the board.

Tags: Rudolf Fourie Yogesh Jeebaun

Mar 05, 2025

Late Night Pictures From Day 1a

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Christian Zetzsche

Mar 05, 2025

Two Seat Open at the Same Time

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Christian Zetzsche

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A short-stacked Roy Bitton jammed with J♥7♦ into the K♠J♠ of Rudolf Fourie and found no help on the A♣5♣2♦2♠3♠ runout.

Moments later, Eben Lottering was at risk with 3♣3♦ for around 55,000 and looked up by Braam Van Huyssteen with the dominating Q♥Q♠.

The superior pair reigned supreme throughout the 5♦2♦2♣A♥5♥ board to reduce the field to the last 16 contenders.

Tags: Braam Van Huyssteen Eben Lottering Roy Bitton Rudolf Fourie

Mar 05, 2025

Pienaar Adds To his Growing Tower

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Christian Zetzsche

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The multi-way flop of 9♦6♥4♥ was checked before Yogesh Jeebaun bet the 6♦ turn for 11,000 in the small blind. It folded to Keenan Pienaar and he raised to 33,000 for Jeebaun to call.

Jeebaun then check-folded the A♠ river to a bet of around 50,000.

Soon after, Gilbert Tin Fook raise-folded to the shove of Rudolf Fourie.

"Just ask him what my hand is," Fourie told Tin Fook after the latter had exposed the Q♣10♣. He referred to Harold Brooks, who instantly said "ace king," which was exactly what Fourie showed by revealing A♠K♦.

Shortly after, Pienaar chipped up even further when he got some value out of Divan Vyn Wyk on a board of K♣10♥8♥J♥A♣. His Q♥9♥ was the nuts with a queen-high straight flush and Van Wyk mucked the K♠10♠.

Nível: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Mar 05, 2025

Kinesh Pather Bubbles the ZAR 50,000 High Roller

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Christian Zetzsche

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

While the last two tables of the Main Event Day 1a are ongoing, six players were on their feet on the live-streamed final table in the ZAR 50,000 High Roller. Only five of them were paid and Kinesh Pather was all-in against Ronit Chamani with both players holding nearly the same stack.

Pather's J♦J♣ were up against A♣K♦ and Chamani flopped best on A♠6♦4♠. The 9♥ turn and 8♥ river changed nothing and the bubble burst. Payouts and chip counts of the final five contenders will be provided later on in the Day 1a recap. Max Deveson will be the shortest stack coming back but has more than 50 big blinds at his disposal.

Mar 05, 2025

Jeebaun Chips Up Against Van Wyk

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Christian Zetzsche

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Three ways to the A♣7♥2♣ flop, Yogesh Jeebaun raised to 12,000 and was called by Gilbert Tin Fook in the small blind and Divan Van Wyk from the under-the-gun position. The A♦ turn was checked to Jeebaun, who bet 30,000 and earned a call by Van Wyk only. Both then checked the 6♥ on the river and Van Wyk revealed his 9♥9♣ first, which was beaten by the A♠J♣ of Jeebaun.

Tags: Gilbert Tin Fook Divan Van Wyk Yogesh Jeebaun