Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2024 SunBet GrandWest
SPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
1
85,000
2
82,000
3
65,000
5
55,000
6
52,000
7
48,000
8
46,000
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
On the tail end of a J♦7♣4♥2♣6♦ board, Sugen Singh and Toran Tate both invested 5,100 chips. Singh showed J♥10♥ but had a kicker problem, as Tate earned the pot with AxJ♠.
That sent Singh's stack to around half of what he started with while several players on this particular table have already chipped up significantly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
60,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
55,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
48,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
21,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Three ways to the Q♣10♣7♦ flop, Mariette Language was the only one to check-call a bet of 1,500 while in the blinds. The duo checked the 7♥ on the turn and Language then bet the Q♥ river for 2,000 when the board paired for a second time. She received no call and claimed the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
43,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
39,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
28,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
There are now up to nine tables in play and the most recent one to open features Rajeev Poonhath, who had re-entered a few minutes ago. He bet a flop of J♦9♥6♦ and won the pot uncontested.
One hand later, Tanith Rothman opened to 700 and Jaco Mouton three-bet to 2,600 two seats over. Rothman folded and the table was shown the A♥J♠ by Mouton.
"I have twenty now, but rather went to spin it up or re-enter," Mouton said after glancing at his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
23,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
One of the larger pots of the day went to Pieter Terblanche, who won a showdown hand on a board of K♠10♥8♥K♦5♠ board out of the small blind. The local, known as "sexy Piet", tabled the K♥K♣ for quads kings to rake in the pot with a big smirk on the face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
As decent as the opening stages had been for Okkie Fourie, as quick came the crash to half the starting stack. Robert Cowley also lost a chunk of his stack while Richard Barnard took over the early lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
25,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
20,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
|
38,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
A raising war broke out on the J♣8♠7♦K♦ turn on which Rajeev Poonhath jammed all-in for 25,500 when facing a squeeze to 18,500. Lee Thaver was his opponent, who needed a few seconds before making the call.
Rajeev Poonhath: K♣J♦ 
Lee Thaver: J♠J♥
Poonhath was somewhat perplexed and another player pointed out it was a slow roll. The river was the Q♥ and that spelled the end for Poonhath.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Three ways to the 9♠7♣5♠ flop, Alan Jung bet and earned two callers. Jung bet again the 4♥ turn to receive the same amount of callers for 1,600 each and then bet the J♥ river for 2,500. It folded to Sunelle Swart, who eventually called.
Jung showed the Q♦9♦ but Swart had the superior kicker with A♦9♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
28,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300