All You Need To Know About IPC 100K High Roller Heads Up

The third bust out in the much-awaited India Poker Championship was Faiz Alam. Post that, Arsh Grover and Alok Birewar will play a heads-up with the following chips:

• Alok Birewar: 2.51 Crore (approx 63 BB)
• Arsh Grover: 74.50 Lakh (approx 19 BB)

After a 10-minute conversation, chip leader Birewar and Grover opted for a deal but the players continue to play for the title. 

Stormy Action Inside And Outside Casino Vegas

The final table of the India Poker Championship 100K High Roller is going on and we already have two bust outs. Abhinav Iyer exited in the eighth position, who followed Bollywood start and Bigg Boss fame Aly Goni. While the intense action was going on inside, one of the side doors next to the final table barged open due to the stormy weather outside. 

It has been pouring heavily in Jhapa. The stalls and the hoarding outside were flying due to the heavy rains. Internet connectivity is also unstable in the casino due to the intense rainfall. 

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Celebrities To Grace The IPC 100K High Roller Final Table

The India Poker Championship 100K High Roller Final Table is set! This is one FT that every player wishes to grind in. Consisting of chip lead Alok Birewar, Faiz Alam, with the second chip lead, World Series Of Poker bracelet winners Abhinav Iyer and Nikita Luther, IOPC Leaderboard crusher Anuj Yadav, Final Table Series 2022 Main Event winner Arsh Grover, Bollywood star Aly Goni and Siddhanth Kapoor.

Take a look at their chips counts:

Bagai Says Bye Bye!

The 11th place bust out was Poker Sports League, CEO and Founder, Pranav Bagai who exited the tournament after his Q ♠ T ♠ failed to fetch him the winning hand. He was knocked out by Siddhanth Kapoor, who has been on a roll busting players after players. Bagai went all-in preflop with 605,000 and Kapoor jammed his stack with A ♦ K ♠. The board showed 9 ❤ 2 ♣ 3 ❤ A ♠ J ♠ and Kapoor took the pot with his Ace-pair. Bagai’s 11th place finished fetched him a payout of ₹3,74,900. 

• Kapoor: A ♦ K ♠
• Bagai: Q ♠ T ♠
• Board: 9 ❤ 2 ♣ 3 ❤ A ♠ J ♠ 

Raj’s Rule Comes To An End

In a short time, actor and DJ Siddhanth Kapoor managed to knock out many players and has already claimed his next victim. At Level 21, Kapoor bet 2,100,000 preflop with pocket sevens and Raj Talwar raised 6,260,000 with K ❤ 4 ♦ . The flop brought T ❤ 7 ♦ K ♠ and Talwar checked. Kapoor bet 200,000 as he flopped a set and Talwar went all-in with his remaining stack of 1,160,000 as he had a King-pair. The turn and river gave 5 ♦ and 8 ♣ which did not make a difference and the pot went to Kapoor. Talwar busted in 12th for ₹3,74,900.

• Kapoor: 7 ♠ 7 ♣
• Talwar: K ❤ 4 ♦
• Board: T ❤ 7 ♦ K ♠ 5 ♦ 8 ♣

Two Pairs Defeat Sundeep

There was a three-way action at Table 8 which involved Varun Gupta, television actor Aly Goni, and Sundeep Sharma. Gupat bet 200,000 preflop and Goni shoved 840,000 into the pot as he had K ♣ J ♦ . Sharma, the shortest stack of the three went all-in as well, and Gupta also jammed with his big stack and a side pot was formed.

At showdown, the board ran out with 2 ♦ 7 ♠ K ❤ J ❤ 6 ❤ and Goni’s two pairs (KK, JJ) fetched him the main pot and busted Sharma in 14th place for ₹3,17,900. Despite losing the hand, Gupta collected the side pot and stayed in the game. 

• Goni: K ♣ J ♦
• Gupta: A ♦ T ♦
• Sharma: K ♦ 3 ♦  
• Board: 2 ♦ 7 ♠ K ❤ J ❤ 6 ❤  

Ayush Out Of High Roller Race

The next bust out was Ayush Garg who had a good run in the tournament, ultimately finishing in 15th place for ₹3,17,900. Garg went heads up against Siddhanth Kapoor after he and Kapoor went all-in preflop. The board ran out 5 ❤ A ♦ 2 ♣ 9 ❤ Q ♦ and Kapoor with a Big Slick eliminated Garg ending his tournament life. 

• Kapoor: A ♠ K ♦
• Garg: A ♣ 3 ♣
• Board: 5 ❤ A ♦ 2 ♣ 9 ❤ Q ♦

Abhilash Busts In 16th Place

On Table 1, Kunal Patni jammed his stack preflop with A ♦ 5 ♦ and Abhilash Kumar called with Ace-King suited from the big blind. The board opened to 5 ♠ 9 ❤ A ♠ 3 ♦ 8 ♣ and the pot was taken by Patni who hit two pairs (AA, 55). Kumar’s Big Slick disappointed him and he said goodbye to the High Roller title and busted in 16th place for ₹2,64,100. 

• Patni: A ♦ 5 ♦
• Kumar: A ❤ K ❤
• Board: 5 ♠ 9 ❤ A ♠ 3 ♦ 8 ♣

Mahesh Bows Out In 17th Place

The High Roller eliminations continue and 25K Kick-Off winner Mahesh Shyamsundar was shown the door in the 17th position for ₹2,64,100. 

At Level 20, Shyamsundar shoved his stack of 780,000 with hole cards A ♠ 4 ❤ after a previous bet of 160,000 was made by Alok Birewar. After a few minutes of tanking, Birewar finally made the unorthodox decision to call Shyamsundar’s raise holding Deuces. However, it all worked out for Birewar when the board at showdown had T ♠ A ❤ 8 ♣ K ♦ 2 ❤ giving him a set on the river. So, although Shyamsundar had an Ace-pair on the flop he was eliminated from the event.

• Birewar: 2 ♠ 2 ♣
• Shyamsundar: A ♠ 4 ❤
• Board: T ♠ A ❤ 8 ♣ K ♦ 2 ❤

Faiz Alam Grinding In IPC High Roller Has Over 4 Million Chips

Faiz Alam, who is grinding in the IPC Megastacks is one of the players with a massive chip stack of 4.9 million chips. Some of the top chip stacks from across the floor are: 

No High Roller Title For Ankit

Right after Victor busted in 21^st place, it was Ankit Wadhawan that exited the tournament in the 20^th spot. He and Alok Birewar went head-to-head after they jammed their stack in the pot. The board opened to 7 ♠ K ♦ T ♠ T ❤ Q ❤ and gave Birewar two pairs (QQ, TT). This spelt the end of Wadhawan’s run in the High Roller tournament and he was out in 20^th place for ₹2,12,200.

• Birewar: Q ♠ A ❤
• Wadhawan: A ♣ 7 ♣
• Board: 7 ♠ K ♦ T ♠ T ❤ Q ❤

Victor’s Rockets Fail To Launch

With the bursting of the money bubble, players who made ITM can now heave a sigh of relief. Right after Dhaval Mudgal busted as the bubble boy, the next one to go in 21^st position was Victor from Belarus. In the hand, Raj Talwar bet 120,000 preflop with K ♣ Q ♦ . Victor moved all-in with a premium hand A ♣ A ♠ and Talwar called his shove. At the showdown we had cards T ♦ 9 ♣ 5 ♣ 4 ♣ J ❤ open on the board and unfortunately, Victor’s aces cracked as Talwar won the pot with a 9-K straight. Looks like this is not the best day to have rockets. Victor finished in 21^st place for ₹2,12,200.

• Talwar: K ♣ Q ♦
• Victor: A ♣ A ♠
• Board: T ♦ 9 ♣ 5 ♣ 4 ♣ J ❤

Dhaval Becomes The Bubble Boy

There is nothing more unfortunate than being a bubble boy in a High Roller event, but that was the sad reality for poker pro and musician Dhaval Mudgal. Holding K ♠ 2 ❤ chip leader Faiz Alam shoved his stack into the pot and Mudgal with Ace-Queen suited called the shove. With both players’ stacks now in the pot, showdown began and brought cards 9 ❤ 3 ❤ 8 ❤ K ♣ 6 ♣. Things were going fine for Mudgal though it was a flop full of hearts and Alam had 2 ❤ . The turn gave Alam a King-pair and with the river having nothing, Mudgal busted in the 22nd position as the bubble boy. See you at the Main Event Mudgal!  

• Alam: K ♠ 2 ❤
• Mudgal: A ♣ Q ♣
• Board: 9 ❤ 3 ❤ 8 ❤ K ♣ 6 ♣

Dhaval Mudgal Is The IPC 100K High Roller Bubble Boy

MPL Poker Pro Dhaval Mudgal is the bubble boy of the 100K High Roller event. The rest of the 21 players have made it in the money. A min-cash of ₹2,12,200. He had a chip count of 517,000 and was one of the top stacks from yesterday. Day 2 of the tournament was also quite significant for Mudgal until he busted as the bubble boy. 

There was a lot of uproar in the casino as players did not expect Mudgal to get busted on the 22nd position. 

Nishant Shown The Door

The event has reached Level 18, and Nishant Sharma became the next player to exit the tournament. Sharma and Alok Birewar went preflop all-in and the board opened to 4 ♣ 5 ♣ 8 ♣ 6 ♣ 8ccj id=”Diamond”]. Birewar who had A ♣ 2 ♠ as hole cards, hit a flush on the turn and Sharma who had K ♠ 6 ❤ lost the hand and soon exited the tournament. Busting out so close to the money must have surely been painful for the poker player. 

• Birewar: A ♣ 2 ♠
• Sharma: K ♠ 6 ❤
• Board: 4 ♣ 5 ♣ 8 ♣ 6 ♣ 8ccj id=”Diamond”]

Last 24 In The IPC 100K High Roller Field

There are only 24 players in the IPC 100K High Roller field. With three more bust outs, we would finally get the list of players who would make it in the money. We are at Level 18 of the tournament, and the action is getting fiery with every passing minute. There are a total of 32,600,000 chips in play and the top 24 contenders are fighting for an up top prize of ₹43,32,400 and of course the IPC 100K High Roller title. 

Shravan Kicked Out By Anita

Things are getting interesting at the 100K High Roller as we approach the money bubble. While players will dread the busts outs during this stage, they are unavoidable and with that, we bring you another bust out of the day. Anita Hassanandani and Shravan Chhabria have been going head-to-head for some time now and at Level 18, Hassanandani with just 7BB once again went all-in with 340,000 holding A ♣ Q ♦ . Chhabria called the shove and the showdown began. The community cards were 5 ❤ 4 ♠ 2 ♠ T ♦ 3 ♠ and Hassanandani doubled up after hitting a one-card straight on the river. She busted Chhabria in the process whose Hockey Sticks did not do the trick. Seems like its going to be Anita’s day. 

• Hassanandani: A ♣ Q ♦
• Chhabria: 7 ♦ 7 ♠
• Board: 5 ❤ 4 ♠ 2 ♠ T ♦ 3 ♠ 

Vishal’s Nickels Sends Him Home

At Level 17 of the tournament, players were sitting with an average of 30BB stack. With just 25 players left, Vishal Ojha jammed 15BB with his pocket fives from the small blind to Arsh Grover‘s 12BB raise with A ♠ J ♠. The board had an Ace on the flop itself and with no help on the turn and river, Ojha busted out of the mega tournament just 5 places away from the money. GG Ojha!

• Grover: A ♠ J ♠
• Ojha: 5 ❤ 5 ♠
• Board: 2 ♣ Q ♦ A ♣ K ❤ J ♦

Nikita Loses Chips To Anuj

Anuj Yadav is making a steady headway into the IPC 100K High Roller event. On Table 3, at Level 17 (blinds 20,000/40,000, ante 40,000), Preflop action saw Spartan Poker Pro Nikita Luther locking horns with Yadav with her 9s ♠ 7 ❤ and Yadav was fighting with his Dimes. The community cards fell 3 ♦ J ♣ A ♠ 8 ♦ 6 ❤ . The Dimes did the trick for the IOPC July 2021 leaderboard champ.

• Luther: 9s ♠ 7 ❤
• Yadav: T ♣ T ♦
• Board: 3 ♦ J ♣ A ♠ 8 ♦ 6 ❤

Shravan Robs Anita Of A Double Up

On Table 2 at Level 16, Shravan Chhabria bet 60,000 preflop and was called by three players. The flop gave 6 ❤ Q ♠ T ❤ and the action checked to the turn. When the turn 5 ❤ opened, Anita Hassanandani bet 125,000 and Chhabria folded while the rest folded. The river 4 ❤ came and gave Hassanandani a nut flush and she went all-in. However, Chhabria back out from the hand and prevented Hassanandani from getting a massive double up. Hassanandani must really hate the 4 ❤ for dropping on the river. 

• Hassanandani: A ❤ 8 ❤
• Chhabria: NA
• Board: 6 ❤ Q ♠ T ❤ 5 ❤ 4 ❤

Vatsal Loses To Chhabria, Exits Tourney

At Level 16 on Table 2, Kumar Vatsal jammed 155,000 preflop holding K ❤ Q ❤  and was called by Shravan Chhabria who held A ♣ Q ♣. The board opened to T ♠ A ♦ 5 ♣ T ❤ 5 ♦ and gave Chhabria the pot after he had two pairs (AA, TT). Vatsal then exits and unfortunately, there will be no FT for Vatsal this time. 

• Chhabria: A ♣ Q ♣
• Vatsal: K ❤ Q ❤
• Board: T ♠ A ♦ 5 ♣ T ❤ 5 ♦

Chip Count Update After Four Hours Into IPC 100K High Roller Day 2

We’re four hours into the IPC 100K High Roller and here are some of the top chips stacks from across the floor :

Celebrities Grinding Deep In IPC 100K High Roller

The game has been quite intense, after eight hours yesterday, we are already seeing the players grinding since four hours Level 14 of the 100K High Roller, has several celebrities playing their best hands. Siddhanth Kapoor, Anita Hassanandani, Aly Goni, Abhilash Kumar among others are crushing it. Can’t wait to see them make it big in the event. 

All these players have been on the live felts of IPC since a day or two. The High Roller is one such event that most players look forward to and this tournament is no different. 

Anuj Turns Bad News For Shardul

At Level 15 with blinds 10,000/25,000, ante 25,000 two popular names from the poker industry locked horns. Yes, we are talking about Shardul Parthasarathi and Shravan Chhabria. Preflop action had Chhabria betting 55K and the PSL Season 4 Kolkata King’s captain threw in all his tournament chips. The board ran out K ❤ Q ♣ 2 ♠ A ♣ J ♣. Chhabria was blessed with a straight (A-T) and Parthasarathi was sent packing. 

Parthasarathi:  3 ♣ 3 ♠

Chhabria: A ♠ T ♣

Board: K ❤ Q ♣ 2 ♠ A ♣ J ♣

Easy Double Up For Nikita

At Level 15, on Table 3 Darjee Sharpa bet 100,000 preflop with Q ❤ 9 ❤ and Nikita Luther jammed 400,000 with A ♠ 7 ♣ and Sharpa called. The board ran out 2 ♣ 6 ♠ K ♠ 8 ❤ 3 ♦ and Luther doubled up her stack Ace-high card. This double up will certainly boost Luther’s chance of shipping the 100K High Roller. What do you think?

• Luther: A ♠ 7 ♣
• Sharpa: Q ❤ 9 ❤
• Board: 2 ♣ 6 ♠ K ♠ 8 ❤ 3 ♦

Anuj Shows Abhishek The Door

Online reg Anuj Yadav with his A ❤ K ❤ raised to 3 BB and Abhishek Jalan jammed his of 14 BB with his pocket eights. The board ran A ♣ 6 ♣ 7 ♠ 7 ♦ J ♠ and that was enough for Yadav to bust Jalan. We are going to see a lot of push and shoves as the blinds keep increasing.

• Yadav: A ❤ K ❤
• Jalan: 8 ♦ 8 ♣
• Board: A ♣ 6 ♣ 7 ♠ 7 ♦ J ♠

Sarla Eliminated

Sarla’s double up just a few hands ago did not help in grabbing a spot in the money of the 100K High Roller event. On Table 2 at Level 14 (blinds 10,000/20,000, ante 20,000) Varun Gupta raised to 40,000 chips and Sarla went all-in with her 11 BB stack. Gupta called it off with his pocket tens. The flop ran 6 ♣ Q ♣ J ❤ and with no Ace on the flop it was time for Sarla to exit the tournament.

• Gupta: T ♠ T ♦

• Sarla: A ♠ 4 ♠

• Board: 6 ♣ Q ♣ J ❤ 7 ♠ 9 ♣

Laksh’s Snowmen Melts Away His Chances

After a quick 15 minutes break, players were back on the grind. Blinds at Level 14 were 10,000/20,000 and India Online Poker Championship January 2021 Main Event winner Laksh Pal Singh bet 40,000 preflop with pocket eights. His bet was raised by Alok who put 110,000 in the pot holding J ♦ J ❤ which was called by Singh. The first three cards brought nothing for the two and Singh checked on the flop. Alok bet 80,000 and Singh went all-in for 435,000. The turn 7 ♦ and river 3 ♦ also did not get them anything and Alok took the pot with his Hooks. With the field dwindling down, it was sad to see Laksh Pal Singh head to the exit door of the tournament.

• Alok: J ♦ J ❤  
• Singh: 8 ♣ 8 ♠
• Board: 7 ♣ 9 ❤ 4 ❤ 7 ♦ 3 ♦

Rajasekhar Puttamsetty Leads The IPC 100K High Roller

During Level 13, when the blinds were 8,000/16,000, there were 47 players grinding for the massive High Roller prize money and title. Rajasekhar Puttamsetty is leading with a crazy volume of 2 million chips.

Take a look at some of the chip stacks from a across the table:

Sarla Doubles Up

On Table 2 at Level 14 (blinds 10,000/20,000, ante 20,000), preflop action saw Pranav Bagai open 2 BB with his pocket kings. Sarla with her A ♣ 3 ♣ took no time to jam her 19 BB stack with an Ace in hand. Bagai called it off, sitting pretty confident. However, his hopes to bust Sarla were crushed on the flop as Sarla hit the nut flush. Though Bagai hit a King on the river, his set was not good enough for Sarla’s flush and she got a crazy double up.

• Bagai: K ♦ K ❤

• Sarla: A ♣ 3 ♣

• Board: J ♣ 8 ♣ 5 ♣ 9 ♠ K ♠

Tanay Doubles Up

At Level 14, with blinds at 10,000/20,000, ante 20,000, Tanay Hargunaney found a good chance to double up against Vatsal Kumar’s (IPC Megastacks May 2022 25K Kick-Off final tablist) pocket sixes. Preflop action saw Hargunaney shoving his chips with Th 8 ❤ and Kumar made the call. The board ran out 8 ♦ K ♣ 2 ♠ J ♣ 7 ♦ . This gave the poker coach an 8-pair against Kumar’s lower pair. 

• Hargunaney: T ❤ 8 ❤
• Kumar: 6 ❤ 6 ♦
• Board: 8 ♦ K ♣ 2 ♠ J ♣ 7 ♦

Kanchan Bids Goodbye To High Roller Title

With the tournament now on Level 13 and blinds at 8,000/16,000 short-stacked players are having a bit of difficulty surviving the barrage of hits by players on the chip advantage. On Table 3, female poker pro Kanchan Sharma bet 32,000 preflop with hole cards A ❤ T ♠. The action checks on the flop J ♦ 3 ♠ 7 ❤ . The turn brings a K ❤ and Kanchan bets another 40,000. Sandeep Sharma called the raise and the river card opened 4 ❤ . Kanchan who only had a high card decided to bluff her opponent to fold. However, Sandeep didn’t and instead called the shove and won the hand with his King-pair. While we were really rooting for Kanchan to shine through, it looks like we will have to wait for the rest of the tournaments. 

• Sandeep: A ♠ K ♣
• Kanchan: A ❤ T ♠
• Board: J ♦ 3 ♠ 7 ❤ K ❤ 4 ❤

Sweet Victory For Arsh

At Level 13 with blinds 8,000/16,000, ante 16,000,  when you ship a pot against a pro player, the victory is further sweetened. After a lot of initial action, on the river the play boiled down to Arsh Grover and Kunal Patni. The Final Table Series champion (4th edition) with his Big Slick fought Patni’s As Qc on a board of 6 ❤ 6 ♠ 7 ♦ 3 ♣ A ♠. Grover’s King kicker prevailed (won a 60+ BB pot) and Patni’s Queen fell short.

• Patni: A ♠ Q ♣
• Grover: A ❤ K ♠
• Board: 6 ❤ 6 ♠ 7 ♦ 3 ♣ A ♠

Siddhanth Rivers A Straight  

At Level 13 on Table 11, with blinds 8,000/16,000, ante 16,000, Udit Kejriwal with Kc Td bet 35,000 preflop and the other three players called. On the flop (K ❤ 3 ♣ T ♠), Kejriwal bet 75,000, Siddhanth Kapoor (A ♣ Q ❤ ) and one other player called. Turn was checked by all players. River saw some steamy action wherein, Kejriwal bet 80,000, Kapoor raised to 5,75,00 and Kejriwal made the outrageous all-in call. The turn and river revealed 8 ♦ J ❤ respectively.  For the Kapoor boy it was an A-T straight after the river blessed him but for his rival it was time to bid adieu. 

Kejriwal: K ♣ T ♦

Kapoor: A ♣ Q ❤

Board: K ❤ 3 ♣ T ♠ 8 ♦ J ❤

Chip Counts on Level 12 Of IPC 100K High Roller

The IPC Highroller is going on in full swing. Take a look at the chip counts from across the table during the first break:

River Turns Villain For Aditya

With blinds at 10,000/25,000, ante 25,000 Nishant Sharma with his A ♣ 5 ♣ decided to jam his 18 BB stack from the big blind to be called off by Aditya Sushant with his A ❤ Q ❤ . The Ace on the flop gave Sushant the lead and to his dismay, 5 ❤ showed up on the river resulting in a very helpful double up for Sharma.

• Sharma: A ♣ 5 ♣

• Sushant: A ❤ Q ❤

• Board: 8 ♣ 9 ❤ A ♠ T ♣ 5 ❤

Pradhay Delivers Double Bust Outs

Some players bust out while some deliver it. In the case of Shailender Pradhay, the latter holds true. After busting out Kanisk Korati in a previous hand, Pradhay soon went for another kill when he went all-in preflop with Pocket Rockets. Anand Thakur who had just doubled up a few hands before, called the shove by jamming his entire stack with hole cards 9 ♣ 8 ♣. Thakur soon regretted his decision when the board showed 3 ♣ J ♣ 5 ♠ 6 ❤ 2 ♣ and gave Pradhay the victory while Thakur busted.

• Pradhay: A ❤ A ♦
• Thakur: 9 ♣ 8 ♣
• Board: 3 ♣ J ♣ 5 ♠ 6 ❤ 2 ♣