Nishant Sharma created history at the Poker Dream 10 Vietnam series by shipping the coveted Main Event. This is the second Main Event title for India after Zarvan Tumboli grabbed the top title in Poker Dream 8 Malaysia Main Event. Congratulations are in order for Sharma who made India proud and brought home glory.
This VND 20 Billion GTD tournament saw its final guarantee surpass the initial one and settle at a little over VND 21 Billion. The event came with two buy-ins i.e. VND 24 Million and VND 36 Million. The title holder was the chip leader heading into the final table. The Poker Dream 10 Vietnam Main Event final table also featured Raghav Bansal. While Sharma was the chip lead, Bansal was third highest when only nine runners were left in the field.
With two India’s in contention the hopes to see an Indian clinch the Main Event trophy were very high. Talking about Sharma’s game on the final table, the pro kept the pressure going without losing his chip lead. His domination in the Main Event final table was out there for everyone to see. The organisers had live streamed the final table which gave viewers a peek at the action unfolding.
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The heads-up session ended after some high-octane drama on the table. Sharma beat NGO Quoc Phu to nail the top spot for a sum of VND 3.7 Billion. The runner-up added a sum of VND 2,734,647,000 to his bankroll.
When it comes to the total number of entries, the Main Event had 752 players out of which 108 were in the money. The former DPT Main Event champion, Bansal took the fourth spot for VND 1,320,900,000 after Sharma showed him the exit route.
In the final hand of the Main Event, Sharma held 96o and his rival sat with Q3o. The Vietnamese player shoved and the Indian snap-called. The board read giving both the heads-up rivals a straight but Sharma had a better hand and clinched the Dragon trophy.
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