DPT Grand 2024 ended with a bang, and the winner of the Grand Championship has now been crowned—and that’s Ashwin Vijay Vergiya. Vergiya had a lot of competition and stood tall among a whopping 421 entries. With this, Vergiya carved his name in history by taking the Grand Championship and a coveted DPT bracelet. He did that after a heads-up ICM Chop deal with runner-up Nikhil Gutta. While Ashwin took home ₹34,01,055, Nikhil Gutta took 37,13,653.
The final hand was stiffly fought but lasted only a brief while. Ashwin had 5 ♠ and 5 ❤ , while narrowly missed shipping the championship, as his cards worked out to be A ♦ and 8 ♣board flew out with 7 ♦ 4 ❤ 7 ♠ J ♦ and 10 ♠. An Ace or an 8 would have changed it all. However, Ashwin won the tournament with pocket 5s.
Rank | Name | Prize |
1 | Ashwin Vijay | ₹34,01,055 |
2 | Nikhil Gutta | ₹37,13,653 |
3 | Goldi Chawla | ₹20,59,935 |
4 | Atul Nandi | ₹16,17,575 |
5 | Mithun Mahesh | ₹11,86,309 |
6 | Ranjeet Negi | ₹8,70,193 |
7 | Kunal Patni | ₹6,38,481 |
8 | Nitesh Baliyan | ₹4,68,637 |
9 | Abhishek Paul | ₹3,44,140 |
Ashwin Vijay Vergiya is an impressive poker player in India and has been in the money several times in his career. According to Hendon Mob, his first cash was at the WSOP Online 2020, Event #57, when he took home $1,674 at 60th rank. His highest cash before this was at the USOP Hai Phong in September 2024, when he took home $4,289 at the Mini Main Event, standing 14th. Vergiya has taken part in several national and international poker tournaments, and how he fares remains to be seen.
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With the closing of DPT Grand, one of the most extensive poker series in India and abroad, several new and veteran poker players have won championships and even become one of the first players to win a DPT bracelet. Such tournaments, series, and winning moments only increase the confidence of aspiring and upcoming poker players to put all their best efforts into following their passion, the game of poker. DPT Grand took place at the Deltin Royale in Goa and was powered by Adda52. Deltin Poker has held several phenomenal poker events in India and has seen several winners. In May, Gera Abraham won the Main Event, taking home a cash prize of ₹47,97,150. The previous October, Sahil Chutani won the Main Event with a prize of ₹20,19,10; in July 2023, Vasu Bansal was the Main Event champion, earning ₹53,76,000.
Such tournaments also spell good news for the domestic and national poker industry, as they open up new avenues for brands and individuals to gain popularity and riches by playing poker with some of the industry’s biggest names.
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