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FTS Day 1: Sanat Mehrotra Ships Friday Special For 9.7 Lakh

The fourth edition of the Final Table Series (FTS) officially kicked off yesterday. The highly-anticipated online series was bombarded with thousands of players looking to grab a prestigious FTS title and a shiny medallion. Hosted on Spartan Poker, PokerHigh, and BLITZPOKER, the first day of FTS was a success with many known players shipping tournaments. Let’s take a look at what went down.

FTS #1 – ₹15 Lakh GTD

Event FTS #1 kick-started the online poker series. With an advertised guarantee of ₹15 Lakh guarantee, the event welcomed a total of 1,601 entries to its field and had a buy-in worth ₹1,100. The tournament’s final prize pool stood at ₹16,01,000 which surpassed the initial guarantee by a slim margin. In the end, the top 159 players were paid, and the min-cash stood at ₹2,673. After hours of playing, Siddharth Kadel aka ‘FLIPopotamus’ shipped the tournament and had a payday of ₹2,89,140. Online reg Rajat Sharma aka ‘NoPrisoners’ finished in the runner-up position for ₹1,73,708.

• Total Entries: 1,601
• Prize Pool: ₹16,01,000
• Buy-In: ₹1,100
• Places Paid: 159
• Min-Cash: ₹2,673

FTS #2 – ₹14 Lakh GTD

The FTS #2 tournament quickly filled with players looking to ship the tournament. The ₹2,200 buy-in event had a total of 756 entries which generated a final prize pool of ₹15,12,000. With this amount, the advertised guarantee was crushed. The top 71 players finished in the money and a min-cash of ₹5,745 was given. The numero uno spot was claimed by Arnav Sharma aka ‘AIOps’ who walked away with ₹2,91,816 in his pockets. The runner-up was Gopal Bajaj aka ‘TheRealG’ who went home with ₹1,83,859 in prize money.

• Total Entries: 756
• Prize Pool: ₹15,12,000
• Buy-In: ₹2,200
• Places Paid: 71
• Min-Cash: ₹5,745

FTS #3 Friday Special – ₹50 Lakh GTD

The FTS #3 Friday Special was the marquee event on the first day. The tournament welcomed a total of 499 entries and had a buy-in of ₹11,000. When the action came to an end, players who finished in the top 55 places made the money. The min-cash given was ₹24,500. Online reg Sanat Mehrotra aka ‘orhem3001’ clinched the title and laughed his way to the bank with a whopping ₹9,70,000 in prize money. Vivek Singh aka ‘KasolHeights’ was the runner-up for an impressive ₹6,15,000 in prize money.

• Total Entries: 499
• Buy-In: ₹11,000
• Places Paid: 55
• Min-Cash: ₹24,500

FTS #4 – ₹13 Lakh GTD

The exciting day wrapped up with this event which had a ₹13 Lakh guarantee. The tournament had a total of 969 entries and a buy-in of ₹1,650. The final prize pool surpassed the original guarantee and was recorded as ₹14,53,500. The top 87 places were paid, and the min-cash was ₹4,505. The tournament was nailed by player ‘mukuw’ who won ₹2,78,345 in prize money. The runner-up was player Boneni Shreeharsha Yadav aka ‘yUDdam’ who added ₹1,73,257 to his bankroll.

• Total Entries: 969
• Prize Pool: ₹14,53,500
• Buy-In: ₹1,650
• Places Paid: 87
• Min-Cash: ₹4,505

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