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15K Women’s Special – 8 Max – Live Updates

01: 30: Take a look at the final table payouts

15K Women’s Special – Final table payouts 

1.  Jyoti Krishna – ₹1,00,300
2. Taruna Kamdar – ₹60,500
3. Riyana Rasheed – ₹40,540
4. Kanchan Sharma – ₹30,540

01: 15: And the winner lifts the trophy

Jyoti Krishna ships the DPT Nov 2022 15K Women’s Special event for ₹1,00,300. While talking about her game Krishna said that her husband encouraged her to play this event and that’s what made her participate in the Women’s Special tournament. The runner-up Taruna Kamdar took a pay cheque of ₹60,500.

01:05: Jyoti Krishna ships the 15K Women’s Special

00:45: Shiny new trophies

Take a look at the shiny new trophies which will be awarded to the winner and runner-up of the 15K Women’s Special tournament.

00:40: Heads up begins with Taruna and Jyoti

00:35: Riyana Rasheed out in 3rd spot for ₹40,540

00:10: Kanchan Sharma out in 4th spot for ₹30,540

23:35: Ankit Malik is the bubble girl, out in 5th spot

23:10: Jyoti Krishna shows Sunita Jakhar the door

Jyoti Krishna who entered the final table as the chip lead is on a busting spree. Why? Read on. On Level 8, blinds 600 – 1,200/ big blind ante 1,200, Jakhar’s K ❤ 5 ❤ were up against Krishna’s A ♣ 5 ♦ . The community cards fell Q ♠ 7 ❤ A ❤ T ♦ 9 ♠. This board gave Ace-pair and it was time to leave the table for Jakhar at the 7th spot.

• Sunita Jakhar: K ❤ 5 ❤
• Jyoti Krishna: A ♣ 5 ♦
• Board: Q ♠ 7 ❤ A ❤ T ♦ 9 ♠

22: 45: Radhika finishes 6th

Radhika Shankar aka ‘Poker Mom’ finishes 6th
Radhika Shankar aka ‘Poker Mom’ ends her journey in the 15K Women’s Special tourney. She took the 6th spot. Shankar took to her Instagram story to announce her bust out. Take a look below.

22:35: Milena is the first player to bust 

On Level 8, blinds 600 – 1,200/ big blind ante 1,200, Milena Mezhueva (K ♣ Q ♠) opens with 3K from UTG and finds a caller in Jyoti Krishna (Q ♦ T ♣). The flop shows 7 ♦ Q ❤ 8 ♣ and both players hit a pair with their respective Queen. The turn brings A ♣ but the river of T ♦ seals the deal for Krishna as she hits two pairs (QQ, TT). Sadly for Mezhueva it was time to leave the tourney.

• Milena Mezhueva: K ♣ Q ♠
• Jyoti Krishna: Q ♦ T ♣
• Board: 7 ♦ Q ❤ 8 ♣ A ♣ T ♦

22:30: Final table is set and Jyoti Krishna is leading

The final table of the 15K Women’s Special is set with Jyoti Krishna leading with 72.9K. Take a look at the final table chip counts.

1. Jyoti Krishna – 72.9K
2. Kanchan Sharma – 38.8K
3. Ankita Malik – 36.1K
4. Sunita Jakhar – 35.1K
5. Riyana Rasheed – 34K
6. Milena Mezhueva – 17.6K
7. Taruna Kamdar – 11.8K
8. Radhika Shankar – 8.7K

22:15: Time to pose

Players of the 15K Women’s Special event made sure to have some fun along with the grind. Here’s a picture of the happy ladies who were all smiles while posing for the photogs!

22:00: Gunisha Singh exits the Women’s Special tourney

On Level 7, blinds 500 – 1,000/ big blind ante 1,000, Gunisha Singh (4 ♣ 4 ❤ ) open shoves with 12K from under the gun and Jyoti Krishna (J ♣ J ♠) calls from the button. The board shows 2 ❤ T ♠ 8 ♣ 6 ♣ 6 ♦ and with that Krishna and Singh both hit two pairs but the former has a better hand with her Fishhooks to grab the pot!

• Jyoti Krishna: J ♣ J ♠
• Gunisha Singh: 4 ♣ 4 ❤
• Board: 2 ❤ T ♠ 8 ♣ 6 ♣ 6 ♦

21:30: Payouts of the 15K Women’s Special

• 1st – 1,00,300
• 2nd – 60,500
• 3rd – 40,540
• 4th – 30,540

21:15: Kanchan Sharma arrives

Finally, one of the most popular poker pros in the country, Kanchan Sharma has joined the action in the 15K Women’s Special tournament. Now, poker fans can expect some spectacular fireworks.

21:00: Taruna Kamdar get a flush

On Level 6, blinds 400 – 800/ big blind 800, action got more intense when the flop was revealed as 3 ❤ 8 ♠ 7 ♣. Taruna

Kamdar checked the flop from the big blind position and Sunita Jakhar bet 1.5K from the button. Kamdar calls and the turn shows 4 ♠. Kamdar takes the check route again despite hitting a flush draw and Jakhar once again bets but this time a higher amount of 2.5K. Q ♠ came on the river and then there was a role reversal which was quite expected; with a flush in hand, Kamdar bets 2K and her rival calls.

• Sunita Jakhar: 8 ♣ A ♣
• Taruna Kamdar: 9 ♠ 6 ♠
• Board: 3 ❤ 8 ♠ 7 ♣ 4 ♠ Q ♠

20:30: Milena in winning mode

On Level 5, big blinds 300 – 600/ big blind ante 600, Jyoti Krishna opens with 1K from the small blind position and Milena Mezhueva calls the bet from the cutoff. The flop presented 2 ♣ 7 ♣ 4 ♦ and both the players checked. 6 ♠ came on the turn and Krishna bet 1K and her rival calls. The river brought 2 ♦ and Krishna checks. Mezhueva throws in 1.2K into the pot. After tanking for a bit Krishna makes the call. Krishna’s Ah 8h did her no good while Mezhueva’s 6c 3d prevailed for her to win the pot.

• Jyoti Krishna: A ❤ 8 ❤
• Milena Mezhueva: 6 ♣ 3 ♦
• Board: 2 ♣ 7 ♣ 4 ♦ 6 ♠ 2 ♦

20:00: Two more players join the 15K Women’s Special – 8 Max tournament

The women only tourney has two more players in Karishma A, Gunisha Singh and Milena Mezhueva.

19:00: Blast From The Past

Kanchan Sharma in April 2022 took down the ₹10K RE Women’s Special at the DPT event. The diva took a pay cheque of ₹92,400 for her first place finish. The runner-up was a Russian player named Katya Joule who added ₹64,400 to her bankroll.

18:15: Check out our story with Radhika Shankar from our Unheard Stories HERE.

18:00: Sunita Jakhar collecting chips steadily

On Level 4, blinds 200 – 400/big blind ante 400, Sunita Jakhar (BB) and Taruna Kamdar (UTG) check the flop of 5 ❤ 6 ♣ K ❤ . The turn of K ♣ sees Jakhar check but Kamdar takes the opportunity to throw in 1K into the pot. Jakhar matches the bet made by her rival. On the river of 2 ♠, Jakhar makes a bet of 2K and her rival in the hand calls. Jakhar with her 7 ♦ 6 ❤ scoops the pot and Kamdar’s A ♣ 5 ♣ couldn’t outweigh her rival’s hand.

• Sunita Jakhar: 7 ♦ 6 ❤

• Taruna Kamdar: A ♣ 5 ♣

• Board: 5 ❤ 6 ♣ K ❤ K ♣ 2 ♠

17:30: Jyoti Krishna scoops a pot!

On Level 4, blinds 200 – 400/big blind ante 400, Sohini Bhattacharya (J ♣ 8 ♣) opens with 1.5K from under the gun (UTG) and Jyoti Krishna (A ♦ T ❤ ) makes the call from the button position. The dealer fanned out a flop of 4 ❤ Q ♠ Q ♦ and both players chose to check. The turn presented 3 ♦ and that too went checked. The river of 5 ❤ made Krishna bet 1K and her rivals matches the bet.

• Jyoti Krishna: A ♦ T ❤
• Sohini Bhattacharya: J ♣ 8 ♣
• Board: 4 ❤ Q ♠ Q ♦ 3 ♦ 5 ❤

17:00 Some more players join the game

The 15K Women’s Special tournament welcomes some more players in the form of Riyana R, Taruna Kamdar, Sohini Bhattacharya, Karishma Awalegaonkar among others.

16:30: Radhika Shanakar becomes the first player to bust

At Level 1, blinds: 100 – 200, Harshita Jain (Pocket Rockets) from limps from the cutoff position while Radhika Shanakar aka ‘Poker Mom’ (6h 4x) takes the all-in route from the big blind position and the former calls without wasting any time. The community cards fell as follows 7d 5h 2c 9s 9h. This board gave Jain two pairs and for her rival it was game over on the very first level of the game.

Harshita Jain: Ad Ah
Radhika Shankar: 6h 4x
Board: 7d 5h 2c 9s 9h

16:00: A glimpse into the tourney

Adda52 Live shared a glimpse of the 15K Women’s Special – 8 Max tournament on its Instagram handle and we are sure you will love it. Take a look below.

15:50: Defending champ Kanchan Sharma to miss this event?

The popular female pro Kanchan Sharma is reportedly grinding in the DPT Nov 2022 Main Event 1C flight. The poker dynamo is among the chip leads in the Main Event Day 1C flight. Looks like this pro will miss the Women’s Special event.

3:35: Some tournament info

The late registration for this event will last till the end of Level 6 and the starting stack in this tourney stands at 15K. The levels in this Women’s Special will last for 25 minutes.

11.35: Excitement levels are high

The 15K Women’s Special event is scheduled to kick-start at 4 PM today. But the excitement levels to see how the event turns out are at an all time high. Poker fans are eagerly waiting to see pros like Nikita Luther and Kanchan Sharma setting the live felts ablaze with their poker moves. Stay tuned to Gutshot Magazine for all the live updates on this DPT Nov 2022 event. 

Welcome to the 15K Women’s Special – 8 Max tournament. This event as it’s name suggests will have only female players grinding for the top spot. The Women’s Special happens to be that tourney which not only encourages female players to play live events but also proves to be a significant motivator for aspiring female poker players to join the fold. The Women’s Special event is a clear sign that there will never be a dearth of support for those who wish to be apart for the poker circuit. The April 2022 edition of the Women’s Special was won by Kanchan Sharma who finished fourth in the 1.1 Lakh High Roller event of the Nov 2022 edition of the Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT). With the current event, many would be keeping a close eye on whether or not the defending champion will once again grab the top spot.

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