SPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 SunBet Time Square

Mar 06, 2024

Sun Raises the River

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With the High Roller slowly winding down, some of those who bust enter the Main Event and one of them happened to be Huawei Sun. He just tangled in a pot with Kyle Krishnan who bet the river of a kinbg-high board for 5,000 out of the small blind. Sun raised to 20,000 and that did the trick to force out Krishnan.

Some 60 players out of 85 entries remain and the latter number may very well reach three digits until the end of the late registration period.

Tags: Huawei Sun Kyle Krishnan

Mar 06, 2024

Liebenthal Scores a Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

One of the short stacks in the field got their chips into the middle via three-bet shove with the 9♣8♣. Initial raiser Josh Liebenthal called with the A♣6♣ and remained ahead all the way on a 7♥7♠2♦4♣A♥ runout to reduce the field by one.

Tags: Josh Liebenthal

Mar 06, 2024

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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Mar 06, 2024

Lipshitz Short; Citron Squeezed Out of Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There were two consecutive all-in showdowns over on table six and one of them left Yoni Lipshhitz while Gary Citron was sent to the rail.

Lipshitz's Q♥J♦ for flopped top pair ran into the 6♣6♦ of Chris Saraglis on J♣6♥4♣. The set became a flush on the K♣ turn and 7♣ river runout.

Right after, a preflop raising war brought the chips into the middle with Citron at risk for around 35,000.

Gary Citron: A♠Q♥ All in
Marvin Torres: J♠J♥

The K♥5♦3♦4♣7♦ runout kept pocket jacks in the lead for Citron to bust.

Tags: Chris Saraglis Gary Citron Marvin Torres Yoni Lipshhitz

Mar 06, 2024

Ollewagen Flips to a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a preflop all-in contest, Kade Ollewagen was the player at risk against the red-hot running Shannon Elizabeth and the following cards were revealed.

Kade Ollewagen: J♠J♦ All in
Shannon Elizabeth: A♥K♦

The 10♠10♥5♥10♣6♦ runout kept the pocket pair in the lead all the way and Ollewagen doubled for 25,200.

"What is happening, I am losing both ways? Can I ask for a new dealer?" Elizabeth said, clearly joking with a big smile on the face.

Tags: Shannon Elizabeth Kade Ollewagen

Mar 06, 2024

The Rich Get Richer

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Joining the action on the A♥5♣3♠ flop, Theuns Prinsloo checked out of the big blind. Gideon Scheepers bet 3,500 from middle position and the current table chip leader called. Prinsloo quickly checked again the 7♥ turn to then call another bet worth 5,100 before Scheepers checked behind the 4♠ on the river.

Prinsloo grinned and showed the 6♣3♣ for a pair on the flop that became a straight on the river, further boosting his wall of chips.

Tags: Gideon Scheepers Theuns Prinsloo

Mar 06, 2024

Showdown Pot for van der Vyver

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Three ways to the K♣5♠5♦2♦ turn, Kade Ollewagen checked and Marriette Language bet 8,000 from the very next seat in the big blind. Raymond van der Vyver then raised to 18,000 and Ollewagen folded while Language reluctantly called.

Language checked the 6♥ on the river and instantly sighed when van der Vyver bet just 8,000. The reluctant call followed and van der Vyver won the seizable pot with the 5♣4♣ for trips fives.

Tags: Kade Ollewagen Raymond van der Vyver Marriette Language

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Mar 06, 2024

Elizabeth Continues to Add Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Shannon Elizabeth in the big blind and Josh Liebenthal on the button headed to the Q♥Q♠10♥2♣Q♦ river with some 26,000 in the middle. The usually very talkative Liebenthal was quiet as he faced a bet worth 14,000 by Elizabeth, who stared at the middle of the table without saying a word, too.

Liebenthal used two time bank extensions and then folded.

"Give me a clou," Liebenthal asked and the player between them jokingly replied "you were beat".

Tags: Josh Liebenthal Shannon Elizabeth

Mar 06, 2024

Poonhath Eliminated by van der Vyver

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Three ways to the 5♠4♦3♠ flop, Rajeev Poonhath was all-in for the last 6,400 after Raymond van der Vyver had already bet bigger. David Olivier was still in the tank and eventually folded.

"Only six thousand four hundred for you, Sir. You got a big pair over there?" Poonhath inquired before the cards were revealed.

Rajeev Poonhath: 10♠6♠ All in
Raymond van der Vyver: 5♦5♥

The open-ender and flush draw of Poonhath had some outs still but neither the 9♦ turn nor the 4♥ river were among them.

Tags: David Olivier Raymond van der Vyver Rajeev Poonhath