Mahesh Is The New IPC Kick-Off Winner

Mahesh Shyamsundar is the new IPC Megastacks May 2022 champion Mahesh Shyamsundar grabs the IPC Megastacks May 2022 25K Kick-Off title, trophy and a pay cheque of ₹8,15,579. Shyamsundar fought long and hard for the title with Sameer Agarwal who eventually took the second spot for ₹9,87,442. In the final hand of the Kick-Off event, Sameer Agarwal threw in all his tournament chips, and Shyamsundar made the call. The board ran out 9 ♦ 6 ❤ 3 ♠ 8 ♠ Q ❤ . Agarwal’s 6-pair failed against Shyamsundar’s pocket jacks. A while ago in the tournament, the top four players struck an ICM deal and the payouts were finalised. The top two grinders battled it out for an additional ₹2 Lakh sum, title and trophy.

Shyamsundar: J ♦ J ❤
Agarwal: T ♦ 6 ♦
Board: 9 ♦ 6 ❤ 3 ♠ 8 ♠ Q ❤

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