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FTS Day 5: Ashish Ahuja, Nikhil Jain Among Others Grab Top Titles

The Final Table Series (FTS) crowned yet another bunch of winners yesterday. Nikhil Jain, Ashish Ahuja, Dinesh Pilkhwal, and Harsh Karanpuria clinched titles yesterday. The advertised guarantees of all the tournaments were surpassed. Keep reading further to know more about the action that went down yesterday.  

FTS #18 – ₹6.50 Lakh GTD

The first event of the day had a massive player field of 830 entries in total. The top 71 players made it in the money in this ₹880 buy-in event. The min-cash stood at ₹2,523. Nikhil Jain aka ‘TheMeisTeR’ shipped the event and took home ₹1,28,152 in prize money. The runner-up was Vikram Mishra aka ‘MentalScience’ who cashed ₹80,742. The advertised guarantee of this event was surpassed by a slim margin and the final prize pool stood at ₹6,64,000.

•       Total entries: 830
•       Prize pool: ₹6,64,000
•       Buy-In: ₹880
•       Places paid: 71
•       Min-Cash: ₹2,523

FTS #19 – ₹8 Lakh GTD

The second tournament of the day was the ₹1,650 buy-in event. This tournament also had an impressive player field of 749 entries. The top 63 players made it in the money. A min-cash of ₹4,887 was paid. The advertised guarantee of this event was surpassed and the final prize pool stood at ₹11,23,500. The tournament was nailed by Dinesh Pilkhwal aka ‘DONKT@RD’ while the runner-up was a mystery player who goes by the moniker ‘nirmal512.’ Pilkhwal took home ₹2,17,397 while the runner-up received a pay cheque of ₹1,37,067.

•       Total entries: 749
•       Prize pool: ₹11,23,500
•       Buy-In: ₹1,650
•       Places paid: 63
•       Min-Cash: ₹4,887

 FTS #20 – Challenger – ₹35 Lakh GTD

This ₹5,500 buy-in event was the biggest tournament which crushed its initial guarantee. The final prize pool came up to ₹40,55,000. The top 79 players made it in the money. A min-cash of ₹13,787 was paid. This tournament was a deal between Harsh Karanpuria aka ‘harsh20’ and Vishal Kumar aka ‘vishalkumar1.’ Karanpuria thickened his bankroll by ₹6,56,320 while Kumar had a payday of ₹5,09,968.  

•       Total entries: 811
•       Prize pool: ₹40,55,000
•       Buy-In: ₹5,500
•       Places paid: 79
•       Min-Cash: ₹13,787

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FTS #21 – ₹15 Lakh GTD

FTS #21 was a deal between lawyer turned poker pro Ashish Ahuja aka ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ and a mystery player who goes by the moniker ‘ALWAYWINN.’ While Ahuja cashed ₹2,92,541 in prize money, the anonymous player took home ₹2,40,242. This ₹2,200 buy-in tournament had a strong player field of 853 entries. The top 79 players made it in the money. The min-cash stood at ₹5,800. The advertised guarantee of this event was surpassed and the final prize pool stood at ₹17,06,000.

•       Total entries: 853
•       Prize pool: ₹17,06,000
•       Buy-In: ₹2,200
•       Places paid: 79
•       Min-Cash: ₹5,800

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