2024 SunBet GrandWest

SPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 SunBet GrandWest

Event Info
Buy-in
15,000 ZAR
Prize Pool
4,000,000 ZAR
Entries
130
Players Left
22
Average Chip Stack
236,364
Total Chips
5,200,000
Level Info
Level
14
Blinds
2,500 / 5,000
Ante
5,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
130
Players Left
22

Up to 77 Entries in the Third Level

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The clock shows a total of 77 entries with 75 players remaining and the latest trio to get a fresh starting stack includes the likes of Clive Kikia, Werner Smit and Colin Horgan. All three of them played in The Hendon Mob Challenge Cape Town Million and Kikia reached the live-streamed final table yesterday.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Clive Kikia za
Clive Kikia
40,000
Profile photo of Colin Horgan ie
Colin Horgan
40,000
Profile photo of Werner Smit za
Werner Smit
40,000

Tags: Werner SmitColin HorganClive Kikia

Dean's River Bet Not Paid Off

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up to the 875 flop, Christoper Dean checked and the button bet 2,500 for Dean to call. They checked the 9 turn and Dean then bombed the Q river for 11,500.

"Why so much?" his opponent asked and then later mentioned "remember, in the first hand we played I said to trust my instinct. I want to call," he declared but eventually opted to fold the A7 face-up. Dean didn't show any of his cards and instead collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christopher Dean za
Christopher Dean
63,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Caleb October za
Caleb October
53,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Christoper Dean

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Singh Loses a Bunch to Tate

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Toran Tate
Toran Tate

On the tail end of a J7426 board, Sugen Singh and Toran Tate both invested 5,100 chips. Singh showed J10 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
Profile photo of Lee Thaver za
Lee Thaver
82,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Joe Rahme za
Joe Rahme
60,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Hoal za
Jonathan Hoal
55,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Toran Tate us
Toran Tate
48,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Jedd Kossew za
Jedd Kossew
38,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Sugen Singh za
Sugen Singh
21,000
-19,000
-19,000

Tags: Sugen SinghToran Tate

Language Wins Pot Without Showdown

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Three ways to the Q107 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
Profile photo of Jacobus de Nysschen za
Jacobus de Nysschen
44,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Nico Du Toit za
Nico Du Toit
43,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Mariette Language za
Mariette Language
39,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Kielan Kriel za
Kielan Kriel
28,000
-17,000
-17,000
Profile photo of Jaryd Jardien za
Jaryd Jardien
22,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Mariette Language

Poonhath Back in Action

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 J96 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 AJ 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
Profile photo of Benji Berman za
Benji Berman
65,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Rajeev Poonhath za
Rajeev Poonhath
42,000
42,000
42,000
Profile photo of Rudalf Frick za
Rudalf Frick
38,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Tanith Rothman za
Tanith Rothman
37,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of Jaco Mouton za
Jaco Mouton
23,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Jaco MoutonRajeev PoonhathTanith Rothman

Sexy Board for "Sexy Piet"

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 K108K5 board out of the small blind. The local, known as "sexy Piet", tabled the KK for quads kings to rake in the pot with a big smirk on the face.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pieter Terblanche za
Pieter Terblanche
52,000
12,000
12,000

Tags: Pieter Terblanche

Barnard Among the Early Chip Leaders

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
Profile photo of Richard Barnard za
Richard Barnard
85,000
Profile photo of Monica Rosie za
Monica Rosie
40,000
Profile photo of Julie Ramos za
Julie Ramos
40,000
Profile photo of Robert Cowley za
Robert Cowley
25,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Okkie Fourie za
Okkie Fourie
20,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Okkie FourieRichard BarnardRobert Cowley

Poonhath First Casualty of the Day

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Rajeev Poonhath
Rajeev Poonhath

A raising war broke out on the J87K 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: KJ All in
Lee Thaver: JJ

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
Profile photo of Lee Thaver za
Lee Thaver
70,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Rajeev Poonhath za
Rajeev Poonhath
Busted

Tags: Lee ThaverRajeev Poonhath