Aditya Sushant Puts Up A Tough Fight; Finishes Second

Siddhanth Kripalani is the IPC Megastacks May 2022 Main Event winner. After an interesting FT and an even more interesting heads-up, the final hand had to be the most exciting one and man, it was just that – The Perfect Climax! India’s first WSOP bracelet winner and India Poker Champion 2010, Aditya Sushant finished at the runner-up spot for ₹33,50,000. 

Sushant and Siddhanth Kripalani got into a deal before the heads-up, according to which, Sushant, who had the shorter stack would take home ₹33,50,000 and Kripalani would take ₹39,72,700 as he held the larger stack. However, the two players continued to play for the title and the coveted IPC trophy.  

We asked Aditya Sushant about the reason why he took the ₹33,50,000 deal, to which he replied, “To be honest even I am wondering. I’m also not very sure and I myself need to figure it out the next time. Also, Ender (Kripalani) is a friend, so that factor also came into play when we were discussing.” Talking about the difference the additional ₹3 Lakh would make to him, he says, “Yes, the ₹3,00,000 will not make a significant difference, however, as mentioned maybe if there was some other player I’d have gone for the full ₹13,00,000 difference between position 1 and 2.” Now that’s what we call #FriendshipGoals, isn’t it?

Anand Out At Second Runner Up

We have another casualty on the final table. Anand Thakur bet the minimum 100,000 and was raised to 1,050,000 by Aditya Sushant, Thakur shoved all-in, and flipped A ♣ 8 ♣, while Sushant revealed A ❤ J ♣. The board fanned out 2 ❤ 2 ♠ 5 ♣ 4 ♦ 6 ❤ . Sushant successfully busted Thakur with a higher J-kicker. Thakur enjoyed a good run at the FT before finally leaving the table at the third spot for ₹19,40,300. 

• Sushant: A ❤ J ♣
• Thakur: A ♣ 8 ♣
• Board: 2 ❤ 2 ♠ 5 ♣ 4 ♦ 6 ❤

J Raju Is The Next Casualty At The Fourth Spot

The most entertaining player on the FT has busted. Chip leader Siddhanth Kripalani bet 200,000 chips preflop, and J Raju shoved all-in with his 1,075,000 chips. Kripalani called by shoving his monster stack. Kripalani showed Q ♦ A ♠ and Raju showed K ♦ 8 ♠. 6 ❤ 9 ♦ 2 ♠ 3 ♣ 5 ♠ opened on the board and Kripalani bagged the pot with his Ace-high hand, while Raju busted with a K-high. The cheerful player took home ₹12,43,500 at the fourth spot.

The player left the table disappointed as he stepped away uttering the words, “Sh*t! Sh*t! Sh*t! Sh*t!” No worries Raju, hope to see you at the 20L Freeroll!

• Raju: K ♦ 8 ♠
• Kripalani: Q ♦ A ♠ 
• Board: 6 ❤ 9 ♦ 2 ♠ 3 ♣ 5 ♠

Siddarth Succumbs At The 5th Place

Anand Thakur limped and bet 80,000 preflop, and Siddarth Singhvi, who sat with the shortest stack, shoved his 345,000 all-in. Thakur called the bet and showed K ♠ J ♣, while Singhvi showed A ♦ K ♦ . The board showed J ♦ 5 ❤ 3 ♦ T ♠ 2 ♠, and Singhvi left with an Ace-high, against Thakur’s J-pair hand. Singhvi pocketed a handsome ₹9,58,900 for his fifth place finish.

• Singhvi: A ♦ K ♦
• Thakur: K ♠ J ♣
• Board: J ♦ 5 ❤ 3 ♦ T ♠ 2 ♠

It’s A Double Up For Anand!

Anand Thakur managed to steal some chips from the chip leader, and double up in the process. Siddhanth Kripalani shoved his huge stack from the button, and he was called by Thakur, who had to shove his entire stack in, in order to call. Kripalani revealed Q ♣ 7 ♣, and Thakur showed pocket kings. The rainbow board showed T ♦ 4 ♣ T ♠ 2 ❤ J ♣ allowing Thakur to double up with his two pairs (KK, 44). It was a much-needed double up for Thakur who sat with one of the smallest stacks. Kripalani still sits with a monster stack that looks like a mini fortress, Kripalani has managed to build.

After the hand was over, the most entertaining player on the table, J Raju, was seen joking with Kripalani as to how shoved all-in with Q7, and that he too, would play the hand if he knew. He also joked about how Kripalani should give one double up to all the remaining three players on the table.

• Kripalani: Q ♣ 7 ♣
• Thakur: K ♣ K ♦
• Board: ♦ 4 ♣ T ♠ 2 ❤ J ♣

Niharika Says Goodbye To The ME Title

Immediately after Sumit Sapra busted, Niharika Bindra was next to follow. Bindra started with a chip stack of 595,000 on the FT. With blinds 25,000/50,000 Bindra jammed 370,000 into the pot with A ♠ 3 ♣. World Series of Poker bracelet winner Aditya Sushant called the shove from the big blind. The action opened on the board with 5 ♣ K ♣ K ♦ J ♦ 3 ♦ appearing. Sushant, with his king, flopped trips and Bindra with only a 3-pair was eliminated from the FT. 

She finished in 6th place with a payout of ₹7,93,600 added to her kitty. We’re sad to see her leave the game so early and wish her all the best! 

• Sushant: K ♠ T ♠
• Bindra: A ♠ 3 ♣
• Board: 5 ♣ K ♣ K ♦ J ♦ 3 ♦

Cowboys End Sapra’s Dream

 Chip leader Siddhanth Kripalani seems to be on a run to dominate the table. He bet 110,000 chips preflop and this was called all-in by Sumit Sapra. Kripalani called and Sapra flipped cowboys, while Kripalani showed A ❤ Q ❤ . The board flipped 6 ♠ A ♠ J ♦ 6 ♣ 5 ♠, and Kripalani got an Ace-pair to claim a FT life. Sapra walked away at the seventh spot taking home ₹6,66,300 in prize money. Being let down by Kings on the FT is something that must have left Sapra pretty disappointed. Nonetheless, good game, Sapra!

• Kripalani: A ❤ Q ❤
• Sapra: K ♣ K ♠
• Board: 6 ♠ A ♠ J ♦ 6 ♣ 5 ♠

Ace Knocks Puttamsetty Out In 8th Place

The final table has already seen its first bust out of the day in Rajasekhar Puttamsetty who busted in 8th spot for ₹5,47,100.

When the FT began, Puttamsetty had the second last chip lead with only 190,000. At Level 25, Anand Thakur bet 150,000 with A ♣ 2 ♦ , Puttamsetty shoved his short stack with 6 ♠ 2 ♣ and the community cards ran out 8 ❤ K ❤ 3 ♠ 5 ♦ 5 ❤ . This gave both players a pair on the board. As Thakur had an Ace, he won the pot and showed the door to Puttamsetty. Could Puttamsetty have chosen a better spot to shove?

• Thakur: A ♣ 2 ♦
• Puttamsetty: 6 ♠ 2 ♣
• Board: 8 ❤ K ❤ 3 ♠ 5 ♦ 5 ❤

Main Event FT Begins!

The glamourous final table (FT) of India Poker Championship (IPC) Megastacks May 2022 has begun and we are ready to witness the final table right before our eyes. And we are also set to bring all the action to your fingertips. The FT has the top eight players who made their way to the table from Day 1A, Day 1B flights and ultimately, Day 2 of the ME. The eight players will now battle it out for the most coveted IPC Megastacks Main Event title, a top prize of ₹43,05,300, and the IPC trophy. 

All eight players on the FT come with fair experience in big-ticket events. Here are the players seated at the FT with their chip stacks:

1. Siddhanth Kripalani – 6,050,000 chips

The FT chip leader Kriplani has a MASSIVE lead. He approximately holds the same amount of chips (60.05 L) as the rest of the players combined (60.98L). He has several online titles and victories to his credit including the Game Changer on PokerBaazi which he won for 40+ Lakh in July 2020. Will he be able to crush it and win a live IPC title? 

2. Aditya Sushant – 1,895,000 chips

Aditya Sushant, India’s first WSOP bracelet winner, needs no introduction whatsoever. He’s got several live and online titles in India and overseas and if he goes on to win this IPC Megastacks ME, he will then become only the third player to win two IPC Main Events, the others being Kanishka Samant and Sameer Rattonsey, who also have two IPC MEs under their belt.

3. Anand Thakur – 1,365,000 chips

Anand Thakur has been seen in form at the ongoing IPC Megatacks. After grinding at almost all events of the series, will Thakur be able to nail this one?

4. Sumit Sapra – 1,025,000 chips

Another poker veteran who has been around for over a decade, he’s someone who has plenty of experience in live events across Asia and the rest of the world. His titles include a PokerGuru Tour victory in 2012 and also a World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia victory in 2017. 

5. Siddarth Singhvi – 910,000 chips

Siddarth Singhvi has a PokerStars Festival Manila Bubble Rush title to his name. Like Sapra, Singhvi, too has several years of experience playing live poker, on the domestic as well as the international circuit. He has several cashes at events like WPT, DPT, and APT to name a few. Notably, he had finished 52nd at the last IPC, India Poker Championship (IPC) Jan 2020 Main Event. Not to forget, he has been grinding fairly well on the online felts recently. 

6. Niharika Bindra – 595,000 chips

Niharika Bindra, one of India’s top female players, is a veteran of the scene. As a player who has primarily been playing high stakes cash games, it’s good to see her make a tournament FT like the IPC ME. If she wins, it will be the first time a female player will win an IPC ME.  

7. Rajasekhar Puttamsetty – 190,000 chips

Puttamsetty was seen pretty deep in the last few events of the IPC Megastacks May 2022. When we spoke to him, he seemed very confident and surely knows his game. Apart from this, he was also seen at the DPT 65k High Roller final table in April 2022. Will his form help him nail the ME?

8. J Raju – 118,000 chips

J Raju has earlier made it to the FT at Baazi Poker Tour (BPT) in 2020. At the ongoing IPC Megastacks series too, he has been enjoying a good run. 

Main Event Day 2 Concludes

Day 2 of the coveted Main Event of the India Poker Championship (IPC) Megastacks May 2022 has finally come to an end after more than 11-hours of gameplay. 98 survivors resumed on Day 2, with Sukhjit Singh leading the pack. The final table has been set, and the top eight places will now battle it out tomorrow on the final table for the ultimate IPC Megastacks Main Event title, ₹43,05,300 top prize and the IPC trophy. 

Out of the 98 players that played Day 2, the top 42 players made it in the money. The min-cash stood at ₹1,03,000. Several top players like Harshad Barve, Kunal Patni, Kanchan Sharma, Mithun Mahesh, and others were grinding at this event; however, they couldn’t make it to the final table. IPC Megastacks May 2022 Kick-Off winner Mahesh Shyamsundar, was the unfortunate player who bubbled at the 43rd place. On the other hand, Awakash Rai bubbled the FT at the ninth spot. 

Awakash Rai Bubbles The FT

The final table of the 60K Main Event has been set with the elimination of Awakash Rai in the ninth place. Siddhanth Kripalani bet 1,00,000 preflop and was called by another player. Rai raised to 300,000 from the button and Kripalani shoved all-in. Rai also called by shoving his stack all-in. Kripalani showed Q ♦ Q ♣, while Rai revealed J ♣ A ♣. The board of K ♠ 3 ♠ T ♦ 2 ♣ 9 ❤ , saving Kripalani with a Q-pair. Rai took home ₹4,30,500 at the ninth spot.

• Kripalani: Q ♦ Q ♣
• Rai: J ♣ A ♣
• Board: K ♠ 3 ♠ T ♦ 2 ♣ 9 ❤

Hooks Take Out Munot’s Cowboys

As we approach the final table bubble, it was Ashish Munot that busted close to it in 10th place. Preflop saw Siddhanth Kripalani bet 100,000 with J ♣ J ♦ . Munot raised 330,000 with K ♣ K ♦ and Kripalani shoved. The board had 9 ♠ 6 ❤ 6 ♠ J ♠ 2 ♦ and while Munot was leading till the flop, the turn did him dirty by blessing Kripalani with trips. Kripalani knocked out the heartbroken Munot from the Main Event race and he went home with a paycheck of ₹3,62,700. 

• Kripalani: J ♣ J ♦
• Munot: K ♣ K ♦
• Board: 9 ♠ 6 ❤ 6 ♠ J ♠ 2 ♦

Siddhanth Takes Another Tournament Life

Gera Abraham shoved all-in with his 330,000 chips and was called by Siddhanth Kripalani. The board showed Q ♦ T ♣ 7 ♣ 4 ♦ 9 ♣. Abraham showed J ♣ 5 ♦ , and Kripalani showed A ♦ Q ♦ . Kripalani busted out another player at the event. Abraham busted at the 11th position for ₹3,62,700.

• Abraham: J ♣ 5 ♦
• Kripalani: A ♦ Q ♦
• Board: Q ♦ T ♣ 7 ♣ 4 ♦ 9 ♣

Aditya Knocks Out Kumar

At Level 23 with blinds 15,000/30,000, ante 30,000, Abhijeet Kumar and Aditya Sushant locked horns. Preflop action saw Sushant opening with 425,000 and Kumar shoved 430,000 chips. The board ran out 2 ♣ A ❤ 8 ♠ 5 ♦ 8 ❤ . These community cards gave two pairs and Kumar’s Cowboys got the boot. The online reg busted at the 14th spot for ₹308,600. 

• Kumar: K ❤ K ♠
• Sushant: A ♣ K ♦
• Board: 2 ♣ A ❤ 8 ♠ 5 ♦ 8 ❤

Harshit Leaves ME In 12th

The high-octane action at the 60K Main Event continues and we have our 12th bust out in Harshit Jalan. At Level 23, Jalan bet 65,000 with Q ♠ T ♠ and is raised to 210,000 by Siddhanth Kripalani who has pocket jacks. The raise is called by Jalan and the flop opened to 4 ♦ Q ♦ 9 ♦ and Jalan who flopped a queen-pair went all-in for 635,000. Kripalani had a flush draw and called Jalan’s all-in. The turn completed Kripalani’s flush and the river did not help Jalan. With this, Kripalani takes out Jalan who busted in 12th place for ₹3,62,700.

• Kripalani: J ♠ J ♦
• Jalan: Q ♠ T ♠
• Board: 4 ♦ Q ♦ 9 ♦ 2 ♦ 6 ❤

Cowboys Eliminate Rishab

We have gotten to that point at this tournament where every AX is now getting shoved. Rishab Sharma shoved all-in with 248,000 chips, and Anand Thakur also called all-in. Sharma showed A ❤ 6 ♠, and Thakur revealed K ♦ K ❤ . The board opened to 9 ♦ J ❤ 2 ♣ T ♠ 2 ♠. Thakur won the hand with two pairs (KK, 22) and Sharma left the tournament at the 15th place for ₹3,08,600. 

• Sharma: A ❤ 6 ♠
• Thakur: K ♦ K ❤
• Board: 9 ♦ J ❤ 2 ♣ T ♠ 2 ♠

Pack Up For Sukhjit

At Level 22 with blinds 12,000/24,000, ante 24,000, Rajashekhar Puttamsetty and Sukhjit Singh locked horns. Preflop action saw Singh (7 ❤ 6 ❤ ) going all-in with 139,000 and Puttamsetty jammed with 289,000. This may have taken Singh by surprise for a moment but now he had to play along. The community cards fell K ♠ 7 ♣ K ♣ J ❤ T ♣. This gave Puttamsetty three of a kind with his king, and he was now a happy man. But for Singh (after leading Day 1B), it was time to exit at the 16th place with a pay cheque of ₹2,56,500.

• Singh: 7 ❤ 6 ❤

• Puttamsetty: A ♣ K ❤

• Board: K ♠ 7 ♣ K ♣ J ❤ T ♣

Kanishka Leaves At The 17th Spot

Kanishka Samant shoved all-in preflop with Q ♣ T ❤ and Abhijeet Kumar also made an all-in call with A ♦ K ♠. The board fanned Tx 5x Qx Kx Kx giving Kumar a three-of-a-kind against Samant’s two pairs (QQ, TT). Samant left the table at the 17th place for ₹2,56,500.

• Samant: Q ♣ T ❤
• Kumar: A ♦ K ♠
• Board: Tx 5x Qx Kx Kx

Kanchan Out From Main Event In 18th

Players are busting out like flies and sadly the next one to go is Kanchan Sharma. With J ♦ 4 ♠ as hole cards, Sharma shoved preflop for 70,000 which was called by Ashish Munot who had A ♦ 2 ♦ at his disposal. The board brought with it 8 ♦ 7 ♠ 7 ♣ 2 ♠ K ♦ and gave Munot two pairs (77, 22). Unfortunately for Sharma, both her hole cards did not do anything for her and she walked out of the event in 18th place for ₹2,56,500.

Munot has been on a roll busting players back-to-back. Will he make it to the FT?

• Munot: A ♦ 2 ♦
• Sharma: J ♦ 4 ♠
• Board: 8 ♦ 7 ♠ 7 ♣ 2 ♠ K ♦

Zarvan Heads Out

After losing a big pot, Kanchan Sharma bet her remaining 10,000 chips all-in. Siddhanth Kripalani raised 50,000 and was followed by an all-in call of 340,000 by Zarvan Tumboli. Kripalani called and the board showed 4 ♣ Q ♦ 2 ♣ Q ♣ 5 ♦ . Sharma showed K ❤ 4 ❤ to triple up, against Tumboli’s K ♠ J ♦ and Kripalani’s A ❤ T ♠. Tumboli busted at the 21st spot for ₹1,72,300. 

• Sharma: K ❤ 4 ❤  
• Tumboli: K ♠ J ♦
• Kripalani: A ❤ T ♠
• Board: 4 ♣ Q ♦ 2 ♣ Q ♣ 5 ♦

Also, Makrim M busted at the 22nd spot for a payday of ₹2,11,400.

Queens Upset With Kanchan?

J Raju bet 40,000 with pocket Aces, this was followed by an all-in call from female pro Kanchan Sharma. Raju called the bet and the board opened to K ♦ 2 ♣ 7 ♦ 5 ❤ T ❤ , and Sharma showed pocket queens, which did no good on the board. Raju won the big pot with his ace pair leaving Sharma with only 10,000 chips to play with. 

• Sharma: Q ❤ Q ♠
• Raju: A ♠ A ❤
• Board: K ♦ 2 ♣ 7 ♦ 5 ❤ T ❤

Sapra Swallows Two

At Level 21 with blinds at 10,000/20,000, ante 20,000, all three players shoved all-in. The terrific trio comprises Sumit Sapra, Minissha Lamba and Deepak Bothra. Sapra’s pocket queens proved to be a calamity for the other two when the board revealed 7 ♣ J ♣ 4 ♣ 6 ♠ 4 ♦ . Lamba’s bigger stack kicked Bothra out at the 20th spot for ₹2,11,400 and Sapra queens cracked the Bollywood diva’s Big Slick and she exited at the 19th spot for ₹2,11,400.

• Sapra: Q ❤ Q ♦
• Lamba: A ♠ K ♦
• Bothra: A ♦ Q ♠
• Board: 7 ♣ J ♣ 4 ♣ 6 ♠ 4 ♦

Bad Call By Garg Sends Him Home

We’re barely catching up with the fast-paced action at Day 2 of the 60K Main Event, but no worries cause we are keeping up and even have the next bust out for you.

Out in 23rd place is Saransh Garg, who has been at the top of his game during the course of IPC Megastacks May 2022. But it looks like the long grind may have affected Garg’s performance a bit as he went preflop all-in with a stack 343,000 (21BBs) with only pocket fours from the button. This eventually proved fatal for Garg as Harshit Jalan called the massive shove and the hand went to showdown. When the board opened up and the cards flipped, it was revealed that Jalan had Pocket Rockets which earned him better two pairs (AA, QQ) and collected the huge pot. Garg must have surely regretted this decision as he walked away with ₹1,72,300 in 23rd place. 

• Jalan: A ❤ A ♠
• Garg: 4 ❤ 4 ♣
• Board: Q ♠ 2 ♣ Q ❤ 3 ♣ J ♠

Also, Shashank Jain was eliminated on the 24th position for a hefty sum of ₹1,72,300. 

Allwyn Walks Away At The 25th Place

Allwyn Saldahna (K ♦ T ♠) shoved all-in with his 134,000 stack preflop, only to be called by Ashish Munot (A ❤ J ♦ ) at the button. The board showed Q ♠ 7 ♦ 7 ♣ 3 ♣ Q ♣, and Munot won with a higher kicker. It seems like the aces are favoring Munot, as this is the second instance where he busted someone with an ace kicker. Saldanha busted at the 25th spot for ₹1,49,300.

• Munot: A ❤ J ♦
• Saldahna: K ♦ T ♠
• Board: Q ♠ 7 ♦ 7 ♣ 3 ♣ Q ♣

Vishal Shown The Door

Bust-outs continue to happen on the Day 2 of the IPC Megastacks May 2022 Main Event tables. And just after losing Aseem Jain on the 27th position, Vishal Ojha has exited the ME race on the 26th spot. Preflop action saw Zarvan Tumboli happily calling off Ojha’s all-in jam of 138,000 chips with his K ♦ K ❤ . Ojha shoved with his Qd Jd. With no help on the board for Ojha, the online reg was eliminated for a hefty payout of ₹1,49,300.

Tumboli: K ♦ K ❤

Ojha: Q ♦ J ♦

Board: 4 ❤ 6 ♣ T ♣ 6 ❤ T ❤

Munot’s King Knocks Out Jain

And another one bites the dust. Aseem Jain exits the tournament in 27th place for ₹1,49,300 after he was knocked out by Ashish Munot. 

Preflop, Munot holding K ❤ 5 ❤ bet 32,000 and was called by two other players. The flop opened to Q ♣ 4 ❤ 3 ❤ and Jain with 9 ❤ 6 ❤ shoved his 122,000 stack as he had a flush draw. Munot called as he flopped a flush draw as well and the rest of the board opened 3 ♦ on the turn and 4 ♦ on the river. With two pairs on the board (44, 33), the pot was won by Munot with his K kicker and Jain leaves the tournament.

• Munot: K ❤ 5 ❤
• Jain: 9 ❤ 6 ❤  
• Board: Q ♣ 4 ❤ 3 ❤ 3 ♦ 4 ♦

Raghav’s King Falls For Ace, Out At 28th

Raghav Bansal shoved all-in preflop from the button with K ♦ J ♠ in hand. He was called by Sumit Sapra from the small blind, with A ❤ J ♣. The board ran 5 ♦ 9 ❤ 9 ♠ 8 ♣ 9 ♣, and both players hit a three-of-a-kind on the board, however, Sapra’s higher kicker came into play, and sent away Bansal at the 28th spot for a payday of ₹1,26,300.

• Sapra: A ❤ J ♣
• Bansal: K ♦ J ♠
• Board: 5 ♦ 9 ❤ 9 ♠ 8 ♣ 9 ♣

Bindra Kicks Karan To The Curb

The 60K Main Event is experiencing bust-outs after bust outs and it’s Vishnu Karan that has been shown the door next.  Table 2 saw another bust when Karan went all-in  preflop with 134,000 which is only 11BBs, holding A ♠ Q ❤ . Niharika Bindra has been on a roll and was quick to call Karan’s all-in with pocket sixes. The community cards fell and revealed 5 ❤ 7 ♣ 4 ❤ T ♣ 8 ❤ on the board. Despite having a premium hand, Karan busted from the tournament as Bindra defeated him by hitting a straight on the river. Karan left the tournament in 29th place and had a pay day of ₹1,26,300.

• Bindra: 6 ♦ 6 ❤
• Karan: A ♠ Q ❤
• Board: 5 ❤ 7 ♣ 4 ❤ T ♣ 8 ❤  

Vatsal Goes Out In 31st Place

With Day 2 of the Main Event now on Level 19, things are starting to heat up as players are playing in the money. Table 2 saw another bust out in Kumar Vatsal after his Cowboys were no match for Ashish Munot‘s Snowmen. Both the players went all-in preflop and a pot of approx 250,000 was formed. When the board opened, Munot flopped trips with his eights and while Vatsal was in the lead preflop, he bowed out of the competition in 31st place for ₹1,26,300. Looks like there won’t be another FT finish for Vatsal, who finished in 6th at the 25K Kick-Off event. 

• Munot: 8 ❤ 8 ♠
• Vatsal: K ♦ K ❤
• Board: 6 ♣ J ♦ 8 ♣ A ♠ 2 ♠

Archit Heads Out

As action gets intense and moves deeper into the Main Event, we are seeing a lot of push folds in play. On Table 4, at Level 19, Archit Khandelwal jammed his 7 BB stack preflop with his A ♠ 6 ♦ and Sukhjit Singh took no time in calling him off with his A ♦ T ♦ . The board ran out 8 ♦ 8 ❤ 7 ❤ 3 ♦ K ♠ and with no one hitting any pair, Singh took the pot down with his T-high kicker. Khandelwal was eliminated from the Main Event in the 32nd position and took home a handsome payout of ₹1,26,300.

• Singh: A ♦ T ♦
• Khandelwal: A ♠ 6 ♦
• Board: 8 ♦ 8 ❤ 7 ❤ 3 ♦ K ♠

Dhaval Out Of The Main Event Race

In a Dhaval Mudgal vs Zarvan Tumboli battle, the Parsi boy prevailed. At Level 19 with blinds 6,000/12,000, ante 12,000, Mudgal bet 12,000 and his rival called the bet. On the flop (5 ❤ Q ♠ 4 ♦ ), the MPL Poker Pro again bet 12,000 with a middle pair and Tumboli matched again with his top pair. On the turn (7 ♠), the 2018 WPT Vietnam Main Event winner threw in 40,000 and BPT March 2022 100K High Roller champ called. The river revealed A ♦ and this time Mudgal shoved all his chips into the pot trying to represent an ace only to be called again by the Parsi. The player who has music in his genes could not improve his gutshot straight draw and walked out of the tournament at the 33rd spot for ₹1,26,300 and Tumboli shipped the pot with his Q-pair.

• Mudgal: 5 ♠ 8 ♠
• Tumboli: Q ♦ J ♠
• Board: 5 ❤ Q ♠ 4 ♦ 7 ♠ A ♦

Sunil Finds The Exit Door At The 34th Spot

While the ace proved to be unfruitful in the earlier bust out, it saved the day in the next hand. Sunil Chaudhary bet 24,000 preflop and was all-in called by Anand Thakur. Chaudhary also shoved his stack all-in to see the board of 9 ♦ 9 ♣ 9 ❤ A ♦ 3 ❤ . Thakur flipped A ♠ J ❤ , while Chaudhary showed Q ❤ Q ♦ . Though both players hit a full house, Thakur’s ace saved the day for him as he hit a better full boat (999, AA). Chaudhary walked away with ₹1,26,300 at the 34th spot. 

• Chaudhary: Q ❤ Q ♦
• Thakur: A ♠ J ❤
• Board: 9 ♦ 9 ♣ 9 ❤ A ♦ 3 ❤

Deepankur ‘Krippled’ At 30th Spot

Siddhanth Kripalani bet 25,000 preflop with A ♣ 6 ♠ and was called by Deepankur Gupta, who held ducks. The flop opened to A ♦ 8 ♣ A ❤ , and Kripalani bet 24,000 having flopped a three-of-a-kind to be called by Gupta, who now sat with two pairs. Kripalani with the aim to trap checked on the turn of 7 ♠, but Gupta bet 37,000, to be called by Kripalani. The river of 8 ❤ bettered Kripalani’s hand as he now had a full house, and he immediately bet 15,000. This was followed by an all-in call by Gupta, and a flat call by Kripalani. At the showdown, Kripalani won with a full house. Gupta made his way out at the 30th spot with ₹1,26,300 to his bankroll.

• Kripalani: A ♣ 6 ♠ 
• Gupta: 2 ♣ 2 ♠
• Board: A ♦ 8 ♣ A ❤ 7 ♠ 8 ❤

Nimit Out At 35th Place

Nimit Patel shoved all-in from the UTG, and was called by the chip leader Niharika Bindra. The board opened to 7 ♠ 5 ♣ 2 ♦ A ♣ 7 ♦ . Niharika flipped K ❤ 7 ❤ , and Patel showed A ♦ Q ♣, and the former hit a three-of-a-kind to win the pot and bust Patel with an Ace-pair in the 35th spot for ₹1,26,300.

• Patel: A ♦ Q ♣,
• Bindra: K ❤ 7 ❤
• Board: 7 ♠ 5 ♣ 2 ♦ A ♣ 7 ♦

Deepankur Makes A Sick Call

When you can tell a bluff played by a well-known grinder, people will call you brilliant. A sick call was made by Deepankur Gupta against Siddhanth Kripalani’s bluff who had K ♣ J ♠. Gupta had A ♠ K ❤ and raised to 68,000 when Kripalani opened with 23,000 preflop and the football lover called. On the flop (2 ❤ 5 ❤ 4 ♦ ), Gupta threw 43,000 and his rival called. On the turn (6 ❤ ), Kripalani bet 56,000 and his opponent matched with a possible flush and straight draw. River opened with 9 ♦ and Kripalani shoved all his chips into the pot and Gupta called with 138,000 and with what exactly? Ace-high! And Kripalani? Well, with KJ, it was a well intended (for him) bluff. Gupta sailed through safely with his high card and Kripalani lost a good amount of chips to his rival.  

• Kripalani: K ♣ J ♠
• Gupta: A ♠ K ❤
• Board: 2 ❤ 5 ❤ 4 ♦ 6 ❤ 9 ♦

Anant Trapped By The Hooks, Takes 36th Spot

Niharika Bindra bet 22,000 from the UTG +1, and was raised to 65,000 by Anant Purohit from the button preflop. Bindra shoved all-in and Purohit called by going all-in too. Purohit showed the little slick while, Bindra flipped fish hooks. The board showed 8 ❤ 8 ♣ K ❤ 6 ♦ 2 ♦ , and Purohit left with just a pair on the board, while Bindra flaunted two pairs (JJ, 88).

• Purohit: A ♦ Q ❤
• Bindra: J ♣ J ❤
• Board: 8 ❤ 8 ♣ K ❤ 6 ♦ 2 ♦

Shreyabha’s Sailboats Housed By Raju

Shreayabha Pandey, who shoved all-in with his sailboats preflop, was called by J Raju. The board opened to 2 ♦ 6 ❤ Q ❤ 9 ♣ 9 ♠, and Raju flopped a set and then a full house on the river, while Pandey was left with two pairs. Raju took down the pot and sent away Pandey at the 37th spot for ₹1,26,300. 

• Raju: 6 ♣ 6 ♦
• Pandey: 4 ❤ 4 ❤
• Board: 2 ♦ 6 ❤ Q ❤ 9 ♣ 9 ♠

Abraham Shows Chhikara The Door

Himanshu Chhikara had only 8BB and jammed it into the pot at Level 18 with blinds at 5,000/10,000. Abraham Gera took up the challenge and at preflop pushed his entire stack in the pot as well with K ❤ J ♠. The community cards fell and showed T ♣ J ♦ 6 ❤ 7 ♠ K ♣. Gera was already leading with a Jack-pair on the flop and then hit two pairs on the river (KK, JJ). With this, he took the pot to himself and the chance for a 25K ME title away from Chhikara. 

• Gera: K ❤ J ♠
• Chhikara: K ♠ 8 ♣
• Board: T ♣ J ♦ 6 ❤ 7 ♠ K ♣

Bad News For Chadha

At Level 17 on Table 5 with blinds at 4,000/8,000, Arjanveer Singh Chadha locked horns with Deepak Bothra. Preflop encompassed all the table action and the outcome was not at all suitable for Chadha. The poker veteran shoved all his chips into the pot with A ♣ T ♦ and Bothra on the other end called. The board ran out 4 ♠ J ❤ K ♣ 8 ♣ 2 ♠. This gave Bothra three of a kind with his pocket eights and Chadha got the boot. 

Just before Chadha, we bid adieu to Anil Kumar who busted on the 40th spot.

• Chadha: A ♣ T ♦
• Bothra: 8 ❤ 8 ♦
• Board: 4 ♠ J ❤ K ♣ 8 ♣ 2 ♠

Kanchan’s Hooks Throw Out Sanat

Kanchan Sharma bets 16,000 preflop with J ♣ J ❤ . Sanat Mehrotra who had a Big Slick shoved his 25BBs stack into the pot. Sharma called the bet and the action reached showdown. The flop, turn, and river had 6 ♠ 9 ♦ 9 ❤ 9 ♠ 5 ♠ and what a great call for Sharma! While having pocket jacks usually results in disappointment, the story was quite different for Sharma who scored a full house on the turn. Mehrotra’s Big Slick ultimately proved fatal for him and he busted out. 

Right before Mehrotra, Mithun Mahesh busted on the 42nd spot. Although he busted, he made it in the money and pocketed ₹1,03,000 in prize money.

• Sharma: J ♣ J ❤
• Mehrotra: A ♦ K ❤
• Board: 6 ♠ 9 ♦ 9 ❤ 9 ♠ 5 ♠ 

Not A Sundar Spot For Shyamsundar

IPC Kick-Off winner Mahesh Shyamsundar, bet 16,000 from the small blind preflop, only to be raised to 70,000 by Niharika Bindra. Shyamsundar re-raised 145,000 and Bindra shoved all-in making a three-bet. The first winner of IPC Megastacks May 2022, did not shy away from making a four-bet as he pushed his remaining stack onto the table. Bindra flipped pocket rockets and Shyamsundar flipped cowboys (A strong face-off we’d say). The board opened to A ♣ 8 ♦ 5 ♦ 6 ❤ T ♠ further strengthening Bindra’s hand as she flopped the best set. Only a bad beat like this could end Shyamsundar’s run at this event and that’s what happened. Shyamsundar was the unfortunate bubble boy, who had to walk away at the 43rd spot, just before the ITM started at the 42nd place. GG Shyamsundar!

• Bindra: A ❤ A ♦
• Shyamsundar: K ❤ K ♠
• Board: A ♣ 8 ♦ 5 ♦ 6 ❤ T ♠ 

Patni Walks Out

Saransh Garg, with a monster K ♠ K ❤ in hand, bet 16000 chips and Kunal Patni with just about 44,000 went all-in. The board ran 6 ♦ K ♦ T ♦ T ♣ 7 ♠ and Garg not only hit a set but bettered it to a full-house on the turn to eliminate Patni just a few places shy of the payouts.

• Garg: K ♠ K ❤
• Patni: A ❤ 9 ♦
• Board: 6 ♦ K ♦ T ♦ T ♣ 7 ♠ 

Shardul Bows Out

After experiencing a double up just a few hands ago Shardul Parthasarathi soon met his end at Day 2 of the 60K Main Event. At Level 16, Sunil Chaudhary bet 16,000 preflop and Parthasarathi jammed all-in with pocket queens. Chaudhary called the shove holding A ♦ J ♠. The board ran out K ♣ A ♠ Q ♠ T ❤ 6 ♦ . Parthasarathi flopped a set and was in the lead until the turn appeared and ruined his chances by giving Chaudhary a T-A straight. When the cards flipped, Parthasarathi officially bid goodbye to the ME title. 

• Chaudhary: A ♦ J ♠
• Parthasarathi: Q ♦ Q ❤
• Board: K ♣ A ♠ Q ♠ T ❤ 6 ♦  

Secure Your Stack, Sukhjit!

The chip leader Sukhjit Singh aka Jimmy seems to be playing with extra aggression and giving away free chips in the process. After Saransh Garg bet 27,000 from the big blind, Singh shoved all-in with his sailboats and Garg all-in called with his 255,000 holding ladies. The board fanned 2 ♠ Q ♣ 3 ♦ 8 ♣ T ❤ , and Garg flopped a set of queens and easily doubled up stealing away some valuable chips from the chip leader. 

Just a few hands earlier too, Singh lost a big pot and gave away chips. All we’d like to say is “Careful, Sukhjit!”

• Singh: 4 ♦ 4 ♠
• Garg: Q ❤ Q ♦
• Board: 2 ♠ Q ♣ 3 ♦ 8 ♣ T ❤

Harshad’s Popeyes Busted

IOPC July 2021 Blaze of Glory winner Harshad Barve is out of the IPC Main Event race. Preflop action had a player bet 10,000 which Sukhjit Singh (9 ♠ 8 ❤ ) called and Barve took the all-in route with 75,500. Siddarth Singhvi who sat with Cowboys did not blink and shoved 1,47,500 into the pot. The board cards read A ❤ K ♠ 8 ♣ T ❤ J ♣. Singhvi hit three of a kind with his kings while Barve was found looking for the exit route. Also what was Singh thinking when he called with 98 off suit? We don’t know, do you?

• Barve: 9 ❤ 9 ♦
• Singh: 9 ♠ 8 ❤
• Singhvi: K ❤ K ♣
• Board: A ❤ K ♠ 8 ♣ T ❤ J ♣

Armaan Hijacked

A massive 600,000 pot was played out between Armaan Kochhar and Awakash Rai. Rai bet 5,000 preflop, and was raised to 17,000 by Kochhar. Rai called and the flop showed 4 ♦ 5 ♠ 5 ♣. Rai flopped two pairs holding 7 ♠ 4 ♠ and bet 13,000, which was called by  Kochhar who shoved his 276,000 all-in. Rai also made an all-in call. The turn and river of 6 ♦ Q ♣ didn’t help Kochhar as he busted with his hijack in hand.

• Kochhar: A ❤ J ❤
• Rai: 7 ♠ 4 ♠ 
• Board: 4 ♦ 5 ♠ 5 ♣ 6 ♦ Q ♣

Paawan Bids Goodbye To ME Title

Shardul Parthasarathi shoved 19,000 into the pot from cut off with A ♠ 9 ❤ and Paawan Bansal moved all-in from the big blind with A ♦ Q ♣. With both players’ stack now in the pot the board opened to 9 ♣ 9 ♦ K ❤ 4 ♣ 3 ❤ . Parthasarathi flopped a set with his nines. While leading preflop, Bansal exited with nothing by the end. 

• Parthasarathi: A ♠ 9 ❤  
• Bansal: A ♦ Q ♣
• Board: 9 ♣ 9 ♦ K ❤ 4 ♣ 3 ❤

Kripalani Cripples Gagandeep

Just a few minutes ago Gagandeep Malik had doubled up. But fate had other plans. Siddhanth Kripalani made a preflop bet of 15,000 and Malik shoved all-in with A ❤ T ♠ and the football enthusiast did not waste time in calling. The board cards fell 4 ♠ 2 ♦ Q ♣ 3 ♠ J ♦ . Kripalani who was chip lead at the end of Day 1 at the IPC 25K Kick-Off event, hit a Q-pair and showed Malik the way out.  

• Malik: A ❤ T ♠
• Kripalani: K ♣ Q ♦
• Board: 4 ♠ 2 ♦ Q ♣ 3 ♠ J ♦

Straight Double Up For Himanshu

The preflop action on Table 7 with blinds 2,500/5,000 was as eventful as ever. Manish Lakhotia bet 10,500 preflop which was raised to 48,000. Himanshu Chhikara who did not want to miss out on the action with A ♠ T ❤ called. Lakhotia putting his trust in 7 ❤ 7 ♦ went all-in for 134,500 and Chhikara took up the challenge and went all-in. The dealer fanned out the cards and the board Q ❤ Q ♦ K ♦ J ♦ 2 ♣ got Chhikara a T-A straight which helped him double up. 

• Chhikara: A ♠ T ❤
• Lakhotia: 7 ❤ 7 ♦  
• Board: Q ❤ Q ♦ K ♦ J ♦ 2 ♣

Straight Send Away For Shah

Vikaash Shah bet 16,000 preflop and was called by Sukhjit Singh and another player called. The flop opened 9 ♦ K ♠ 3 ♠, and Shah who flopped a set, instantly bet 8,000, and was called by Singh who, flopped a flush draw with two spades in hand. On the turn of 4 ♣, Singh called Shah’s 42,000 bet. though he sat with around 15 outs, as he now hit a straight draw too. Singh called and the dream river showed 7 ❤ , giving Singh a 3-7 straight. Shah bet 123,000, and was naturally called by Singh who shoved his 417,000, and called by Shah, who put his remaining 396,000 onto the table. Shah was ultimately busted by Singh’s straight. 

• Shah: K ♦ K ❤
• Singh: 5 ♠ 6 ♠
• Board: 9 ♦ K ♠ 3 ♠ 4 ♣ 7 ❤

Gagandeep Steadily Building His Stack

On Table 8 at Level 15 with blinds 2,500/5,000, ante 5,000 a player opened with 10,000 and Gagandeep Malik (A ❤ 6 ❤ ) shoved in all his chips only to get called by Kanishk Upreti who had pocket eights in his armoury. The board ran out Q ♠ T ♦ A ♠ 2 ♠ K ❤ . Malik hit Ace-pair and Upreti’s Snowmen drowned but not before helping his rival double up.

• Malik: A ❤ 6 ❤
• Upreti: 8 ♦ 8 ❤
• Board: Q ♠ T ♦ A ♠ 2 ♠ K ❤

Full House For Harshad

Harshad Barve shoved his stack of 46,500 into the pot as he had hole cards A ♣ Jd. Siddarth Singhvi called the shove and jammed his stack as well with King-ten suited. Both the players then went head to head and showdown brought a board of 2 ♠ A ♠ 5 ♣ J ♠ J ❤ . By the end of the river, Barve got a full house and snatched the pot away from Singhvi and doubled up. With this win, Barve went from only 9BBs to a respectable stack of 20BBs. 

• Barve: A ♣ J ♦
• Singhvi: K ❤ T ❤
• Board: 2 ♠ A ♠ 5 ♣ J ♠ J ❤

Makrim Scores A Double Bust Out

Makrim M bet 8,000 and was all-in called by Sulabh Singhal with his 28,000 chips. Chandra Gurung also called all-in with 10,500, which was called by Makrim. The board showed 3 ♦ K ♣ J ♦ 8 ❤ 9 ♣. Singhal and Gurung flopped a K-pair, and Singhal was leading till the turn, with his Ace kicker, until the unfortunate river gave Makrim a set. The two players left the table empty-handed

• Singhal: A ❤ K ❤
• Gurung: K ♦ 4 ♦
• Makrim: 9 ❤ 9 ♦
• Board: 3 ♦ K ♣ J ♦ 8 ❤ 9 ♣

Puneet Flips Out Of The Tournament

At Level 14, Puneet Mishra with pocket sixes, shoved preflop with 34,000 Sanat Mehrotra called with Q ❤ J ♦ . The board opened J ♣ 3 ♠ 7 ♣ 9 ♠ 9 ♣ and with a Jack and two nines on the board, Mehrotra won the pot with a higher two pairs. This was unfortunate for Mishra, as he surely wanted the flip to go in his favour but ended up exiting the tournament.

• Mehrotra: Q ❤ J ♦
• Mishra: 6 ♣ 6 ♦
• Board: J ♣ 3 ♠ 7 ♣ 9 ♠ 9 ♣

Purohit Rivers A Full Boat

On Level 14, with blinds at 2,000/4,000 a preflop bet of 8,000 was made which was called by the rest in the action. When the flop showed 9 ♣ T ♠ 8 ♦ it was Gutshot sponsored pro Anant Purohit that flopped a set with pockets eights. He then bet 8,500 and Sahil Thadani moved all-in and was called by Purohit. The rest of the board played out and Purohit rivered a full boat ending Thadani’s tournament life.

• Purohit: 8 ♦ 8 ♠
• Thadani: K ♣ J ♣
• Board: 9 ♣ T ♠ 8 ♦ A ♦ T ❤

Yuvraj Exits The Event

A player started the action by betting 14,000, and was called by the doctor couple fame, Dr. Yuvraj Singh and Harshit Jalan called with pocket nines and J ❤ T ♠ respectively. The flop opened to 8 ♦ T ❤ 9 ♠ and Singh who flopped a set instantly bet 32,000 from the small blind. Jalan shoved all-in having flopped a T-pair. Singh called and the turn and river showed 3 ❤ Q ♠ and Jalan rivered a 8-Q straight busting Singh who sat with a three-of-a-kind.

• Singh: 9 ❤ 9 ♦
• Jalan: J ❤ T ♠
• Board: 8 ♦ T ❤ 9 ♠ 3 ❤ Q ♠

Kunal Lost A Massive Pot

Kunal Patni who came into Day 2 with a massive chip stack lost a huge pot against Deepankur Gupta. Patni with his A ♣ K ❤ went all-in with his 44 BB stack when Gupta raised to 5.5 BB. Gupta sat with his pocket jacks and clipped a jack on the river giving him a full house. With no help on the board, Patni lost the pot.

• Patni: A ♣ K ❤
• Gupta: J ♠ J ❤
• Board: Q ❤ 7 ♠ 7 ♣ 2 ♣ J ♣

Runner Runner For Awakash

When you catch two cards on the turn and river, it’s ‘praise the lord’ time for the player. This player is Awakash Rai. Preflop saw a player bet 14,000, Awakash Rai and Deepak Singh called. On the flop (4c 3d 6s), Rai opened with 30,000 with pocket eights, one player folded and Singh chose to go all-in with his open ended straight and Rai made the call. Stars weren’t aligned for Singh whose hand did not improve on the turn or river but his rival hit three of a kind with his five.   

• Singh: Q ♣ 5 ♣
• Rai: 8 ♣ 8 ♦
• Board: 4 ♣ 3 ♦ 6 ♠ 5 ❤ 5 ♠

Dhirendra Shown The Door

Dhirendra Kumar‘s IPC Main Event journey comes to an end with his bust out. With blinds 1,500/3,000, Kumar jammed 16,000 preflop in the pot and Awakash Rai called. The board opened to 5 ❤ 2 ♠ Q ♦ J ♠ Q ♣. While there were two queens on the board, it was Rai that won the hand with Ace high. Kumar who was already short-stacked at the start of Day 2, was eliminated. 

• Rai: A ♣ T ♦
• Kumar: K ❤ 8 ❤
• Board: 5 ❤ 2 ♠ Q ♦ J ♠ Q ♣

Anmol Doubles Up

At Level 13 on Table 11 with blinds at 1,500/3,000, ante 3,000, online reg Anmol Mehta had a double up at an opportune moment. Preflop saw J Raju open with 9,000 with K ♦ Q ♦ . His rival chose to go all-in with 35,500 and Raju called. The community cards fell 5 ♠ A ♦ 6 ♣ T ❤ 8 ❤ . Mehta already had pocket nines which helped him double up and march ahead.

• Mehta: 9 ❤ 9 ♦
• Raju: K ♦ Q ♦
• Board: 5 ♠ A ♦ 6 ♣ T ❤ 8 ❤

Sapra Flushes Akhilendra Out

The action is picking up on the felts and we already have our next bust out with us. Sumit Sapra bet 6,000 preflop as he was holding A ♦ 3 ♦ . His bet was raised to 18,000 by Akhilendra Kumar and Sapra called. The flop came 8 ♦ J ♦ 6 ♠ and Sapra had a flush draw with two diamonds on the board. Kumar who had pocket tens bet 21,000 and Sapra raised it to 100,000. Kumar went all-in and Sapra called the shove. The turn brought 5 ♦ completing Sapra’s flush and he busted Kumar from the tournament.

• Sapra: A ♦ 3 ♦
• Kumar: T ♣ T ❤
• Board: 8 ♦ J ♦ 6 ♠ 5 ♦ A ❤

Dhirendra Flushes A Double Up

Gutshot pro Dhirendra Kumar had a short stack and went all-in preflop for 21,000 holding K ♠ Q ♠. His shove was called by Ardet with K ♦ Q ♦ . With both players holding a King-Queen suited, anything could happen at showdown. So, when the board opened 3 ♠ T ♠ K ❤ 5 ♣ 7 ♠, it was Kumar’s King-Queen that won him the hand as he rivered a flush. With short stack, Kumar doubled up just in the nick of time! 

• Kumar: K ♠ Q ♠
• Ardet: K ♦ Q ♦
• Board: 3 ♠ T ♠ K ❤ 5 ♣ 7 ♠

Knocking Out Two Birds With One Stone

At Level 13  with blinds at 1,500/3,000, ante 3,000, Deepankur Gupta shot two birds with one stone. Preflop saw Umer Fayaz going all-in with 23,500, Apoorva Goel took the all-in route with 13,500 and Deepankur Gupta also shoved  all his chips into the pot. The board ran out 4 ♦ , 2 ❤ , T ♣, 2 ♣, T ♦ . Gupta hit a full boat on the river and it was time for the other two rivals to bid adieu to the IPC Megastacks May 2022 Main Event. The hole cards with the least equity won the pot.

• Gupta: A ♠ T ♠
• Fayaz: A ♦ K ♦
• Goel: J ♠ J ♦
• Board: 4 ♦ , 2 ❤ , T ♣, 2 ♣, T ♦

Double Bust Out For Raghav

Sundeep Sharma bet 7,000 chips preflop, Raghav Bansal raised to 20,000, and was all-in called by Aditya Singh. After the two players called the flop showed 4 ❤ T ♦ J ♣, Bansal, who flopped a J-pair bet 16,000, Sharma who hit the same pair shoved all-in with 102,000. Singh who sat with a big slick tanked before calling all-in with his remaining stack. The turn and river was 8 ❤ 6 ♣ and though Bansal and Sharma hit a J-pair, however, Bansal took the pot busting the two players with his King kicker.

• Sharma: Q ♠ J ❤
• Bansal: J ♠ K ❤
• Singh: A ♣ K ♣
• Board: 4 ❤ T ♦ J ♣ 8 ❤ 6 ♣

Big Pot For Arjanveer

Table 10 saw some exciting action when Apoorva Goel bet 6,000 with J ♦ J ♣, and was raised to 23,500 by Arjanveer Singh Chadha. Goel re-raised to 78,000. Singh tanked and a clock was called for him before shoving all-in with 202,500 and Goel called. The board fanned out 9 ♦ Q ♣ A ♠ 5 ♦ T ♦ , and Goel flipped J ♦ J ♣, while Singh showed A ❤ K ♠ to win the pot with A-pair. Afterall, the tanking wasn’t a waste of time we’d say.  

• Singh: A ❤ K ♠
• Goel: J ♦ J ♣
• Board: 9 ♦ Q ♣ A ♠ 5 ♦ T ♦

Wadhawan’s Journey Comes To An End

FTS 3.0 Ankit Wadhawan‘s run at the 60K Main Event has come to an end. The player entered Day 2 with 97,500 chips and has busted within just 15 minutes of commencement of Day 2. He bet 10,500 from the small blind, which was called by Allwyn Saldanha. The flop showed 2 ♠ 3 ♦ T ❤ , and Wadhawan bet 12,000 chips with his K ♣ T ♣, and was called by Saldanha. The turn opened to 7 ♣ giving Saldanha a three-of-a-kind with his pocket sevens. Wadhawan checked and Saldanha immediately bet 17,000 chips. Wadhawan called to see the river of K ❤ , and quickly bet 25,000 having hit a higher pair. Saldanha shoved all-in, and was followed by an all-in call by Wadhawan, not knowing that the damage had already been done on the turn. Wadhawan busted, while Saldanha won a big pot. 

• Wadhawan: K ♣ T ♣
• Saldanha: 7 ❤ 7 ♦
• Board: 2 ♠ 3 ♦ T ❤ 7 ♣ K ❤

Chop Time!

On Table 12 at Level 13 with blinds at 1,500/3,000, ante 3,000, preflop action saw Vikaash Shah raise to 7,000 chips with his A ♣ A ♠. Akhilendra Singh, surprisingly had Pocket Rockets. This surely meant both were waiting to go all-in preflop with extreme excitement having aces up their sleeve. With a rainbow board there, none of the players had any flush possibilities and it was a chopped pot. Both the players had smiles on their faces as they showed their Pocket Rockets.

• Singh: A ♦ A ❤
• Shah: A ♣ A ♠
• Board: T ♦ 2 ♠ 3 ❤ 9 ♦ 4 ❤

Samay First Bust Out Of Day 2

Day 2 has started and Samay Singh Modi who came in with a short stack of 22,000 chips was the first bust of the day.

Preflop Modi went all in with his 10BB stack with his A ❤ 4 ❤ only to be called by Avneesh Munjal who came in with a healthy 80BB+ stack at the start of Day 2.

The board was 7 ♣ 10 ♣ 3 ❤ T ♦ 8 ♦ and with no Ace on the flop it was the end of the Main Event for Modi. After his scintillating performance in the Day 2 25K Kick-off Event we were hoping for one more top performance by Modi.

• Munjal: Q ♦ Q ❤
• Modi: A ❤ 4 ❤
• Board: 7 ♣ 10 ♣ 3 ❤ T ♦ 8 ♦

Day 2 IPC 60K Main Event Begins Today!

Day 2 of the highly anticipated India Poker Championship (IPC) Megastacks May 2022 Main Event starts today! We’ve reached the crème de la crème of IPC events and the field is expected to experience an action-packed day. With both flights (Day 1A and Day 1B) all wrapped up, there will be total of 98 survivours playing on Day 2.

The event will begin at 1 PM at Level 13 with blinds at 1,500/3,000. Each level will be for 50 minutes each. Players will resume playing with their stacks from Day 1. Kumar Vatsal was the chip lead from Day 1A with 319,000 chips while Sukhjit Singh was the Day 1B chip leader with 408,000 chips. Notables names that survived are Bollywood stars Minissha Lamba and Siddhanth Kapoor, Gutshot sponsored pro Dhirendra Kumar among others.

Flights For IPC 60K Main Event Conclude With End Of Day 1B

The Day 1B flight for IPC Megastacks May 2022 60K Main Event has finally come to an end. Despite the slow start, the day was still an eventful one. Poker players were back on the felts, refreshed after a good night’s sleep and were ready for a long grind. Among the 164 total entries that registered on Day 1B, there were many notable poker players bust out of the competition and re-enter until late registration was over at the end of Level 9. The game then continued until the end of Level 12 and the field has condensed to 48 survivors that will now head to play on Day 2 of the Main Event, which will commence on 22nd May at 1PM.

The day was also a star-studded affair as we spotted celebrities like Minissha Lamba, Aly Goni, Siddhanth Kapoor, Spartan Poker Pro Nikita Luther take their seat at the tables. Gutshot sponsored pro Dhirendra Kumar is among the players who have bagged and tagged their way to Day 2. Leading the lot is Sukhjit Singh with the highest stack of 408,000 chips. 

Rockets Blast Ashish Out

We are nearing the end of Day 1B and at Level 12 on Table 5, Sanat Mehrotra bet 6,000 with A ♠ A ♦ . Ashish Bisht raised his bet 25,000 and Mehrotra went all-in preflop which was called by Bisht who had pocket kings. The board opened 4 ♦ J ♣ 3 ♣ Q ♦ 3 ♠ and  Mehrotra collected the pot with his trusty Rockets and busted Bisht from the event. Kings running into Aces in the last few hands of the day is just cruel.

• Mehrotra: A ♠ A ♦
• Bisht: K ♣ K ♠
• Board: ♦ J ♣ 3 ♣ Q ♦ 3 ♠ 

The Crown Winner Is Out

IOPC January 2022 The Crown (Main Event) champ Amit Gehani busted by running into the pocket aces of Deepak Singh. At Level 12 with blinds at 1,500/2,500, ante 2,500, Gehani took the all-in route with 31,000 and Singh also shoved all his chips into the pot. The board ran out 7 ♠ 2 ♦ 9 ♣ 6 ♦ 2 ♠. This gave Singh two pairs (AA, 22) and Gehani’s AJ sank in the middle of the ocean.

• Gehani: A ♣ J ❤
• Singh: A ♦ A ♠
• Board: 7 ♠ 2 ♦ 9 ♣ 6 ♦ 2 ♠

Abhishek Shown The Door

A player bet 5,000 preflop, and Shreyabha Pandey and Abhishek Jalan called. Pandey flopped a flush on the board of J ♦ 9 ♦ T ♦ , with A ♦ 8 ♦ in hand. Pandey immediately bet 6,000, and Jalan called. The turn showed 5 ♠ and Pandeybet 12,500, which was all-in raised by Jalan and Pandey called. The river opened to A ♠ and Jalan realized he had nothing against the flush and decided to muck.

• Pandey: A ♦ 8 ♦
• Jalan: Mucked
• Board: J ♦ 9 ♦ T ♦ 5 ♠ A ♠

Aditya Dealt A Heavy Blow

Allwyn Saldanha with pocket queens bet 8,000 which was called by Aditya Sushant. The flop came out Q ♦ K ♣ 6 ♦ and Saldanha flopped a set and bet 12,000 into the pot. Sushant called again and the turn card opened to J ♣, Saldanha then 3-bet 21,000 which was again called by Sushant. The river 3 ♣ came and Saldana 4-bet with 32,500 and Sushant called once again. However, Saldanha won the massive pot of 164,500 and we were unable to see what Sushant had as he mucked his cards. Whatever his cards must have been, there’s one thing we’re sure about…that Sushant will need a miracle to recover his loss, this late in the tournament. 

• Saldanha: Q ♣ Q ♠
• Sushant: Mucked
• Board: Q ♦ K ❤ 6 ♦ J ♣ 3 ♣

Ashvin Doubles Up

Ashvin Rao is surely having a good run at the table today. Rao has managed to double-up after loosing a huge pot to Nimit Patel, due to a bad beat just 10 minutes ago, that too with the same hole cards (QJ). On Table 8, during Level 11, Rao bet 12,000 all-in preflop with Q ❤ J ❤ . Shreyabha Pandey called the bet and the board showed K ♦ 8 ♣ 4 ♦ Q ♦ 4 ❤ . Pandey flipped A ♣ 5 ♦ . Rao doubled up with his Q-pair.

• Rao: Q ❤  J ❤
• Pandey: A ♣ 5 ♦
• Board: K ♦ 8 ♣ 4 ♦ Q ♦ 4 ❤

Alok Heads To The Exit Door

On Table 9 at Level 11, Anand Thakur went head to head with IPC 100K High Roller winner Alok Birewar. Thakur bet 4,000 and Birewar went all-in preflop with around 7BB holding 6 ❤ 6 ♣. Thakur called as he had pockets eights. The board ran out 9 ♠ 3 ♣ 3 ❤ 4 ❤ 5 ❤ and delivered Thakur with better two pairs (88, 33) than Birewar. With this bust out, Birewar officially bids goodbye to the IPC 60K Main Event title.

• Thakur: 8 ♦ 8 ❤
• Birewar: 6 ❤ 6 ♣
• Board: 9 ♠ 3 ♣ 3 ❤ 4 ❤ 5 ❤

Shashank Takes To The Nines

At Level 10, Ayush Garg bet 4,500 preflop as he had Ace-King suited. Shashank Jain raised his bet to 15,000 with pockets nines and Garg with a premium hand jammed the remaining 64,500 into the pot. Jain was persistent and called the shove. The board opened to Q ♦ 3 ❤ 8 ♠ 6 ♦ T ♦ and with a slippery Big Slick, Garg busted from the tournament as Jain had Phil Hellmuths to help him win the pot.

• Jain: 9 ❤ 9 ♠
• Garg: A ♣ K ♣
• Board: Q ♦ 3 ❤ 8 ♠ 6 ♦ T ♦

Nikita Left Heart-Broken

Spartan Poker Pro and India’s only female WSOP bracelet winner Nikita Luther‘s run at the Main Event has come to an unfortunate end. Just an hour after the end of late registration, Armaan Kochhar bet 10,000 preflop with little slick, and Luther called with Q ❤ 8 ❤ . The action simply checked on the flop of Q ♣ K ❤ T ♣, even though both players had flopped a Q-pair. The turn of 2 ❤ , gave Luther a flush draw, and she immediately shoved all-in with her 54,000 chips after Kochhar bet 13,500. Kochhar called her all-in bet and the river did not show a heart card, leaving Luther heartbroken with a weak kicker.

• Kochhar: A ♠ Q ♠
• Luther: Q ❤ 8 ❤
• Board: Q ♣ K ❤ T ♣ 2 ❤ 3 ♣

Ali’s Two Pairs Crash 

Popular television actor Ali Goni had successfully made it to the final table of the highly anticipated IPC 100K Highroller. Even though Goni busted at the 7th spot for ₹5,64,000 in the IPC 100K High Roller event, it was a different day for the actor cum poker player at the Day 1B of the IPC Main Event. At Level 10 with blinds at 1,000/1,500, ante 1,500, online reg Vishal Ojha opened with 3,000 and Goni went all-in with 72,500 and Ojha made the call. The board ran out A ♦ Q ♠ Q ♣ 5 ♦ K ♠. This gave both players two pairs but Ojha sailed through with (AA, KK).

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

Romit Succumbs To Cowboys

Romit Advani bet 25,000 from the small blind. Umer Fayaz shoved all-in, and was called by Advani who also shoved all-in. The board showed 5 ♠ 9 ♠ 2 ♣ 4 ♣ 6 ♦ , and Fayaz won with his pocket kings. Advani walked away dejected with little slick. 

• Advani: A ♣ Q ❤
• Fayaz: K ❤ K ♣
• Board: 5 ♠ 9 ♠ 2 ♣ 4 ♣ 6 ♦

Faiz Exits

100K High Roller second runner-up Faiz Alam busted soon after the end of registration at the Main Event flight. WSOP bracelet winner Aditya Sushant bet 5,000 from the small blind and Alam tanked before shoving all-in. Sushant snap-called and the board ran A ♣ 2 ♣ 5 ♣ 5 ❤ J ♠, giving Sushant, who sat with pocket rockets, a full house (AAA, 55). Alam had to leave the table dejected with two pairs.

• Sushant: A ❤ A ♠
• Alam: 9 ♦ 9 ♠
• Board: A ♣ 2 ♣ 5 ♣ 5 ❤ J ♠

Arsh’s Fight For The Title Continues

Romit Advani bet 4,800 and Arsh Grover shoved all-in with his 27,300 chips and Advani called. The board showed T ♠ K ♠ 4 ♣ Q ♣ 3 ♦ . Grover’s A ♦ Q ♦ hit a Q-pair on the turn, taking down the pot, while Advani was left with fish hooks. After firing two bullets today, the 100K High Roller runner-up surely got a much-needed double up. 

• Advani: A ♦ Q ♦
• Grover: J ♠ J ♣
• Board: T ♠ K ♠ 4 ♣ Q ♣ 3 ♦

AK Vs QJ

When you have a Big Slick in your armoury, the cards are expected to hold water for you. But Arjanveer Singh Chadha had other plans. With QJ suited, this poker veteran cracked Anubhav Deswal’s AK hand. The action between these two players replicated some high drama flick. Chadha raised to 35,000 to which Deswal reacted by shoving all his chips. Chadha wasn’t far behind and quickly made the all-in call. The board ran out Qh Jh 8s 4h Jc. The poker pro hits a full house on the river and Deswal was shown the door.

• Chadha: Qd Jd
• Deswal: Ah Kc
• Board: Qh Jh 8s 4h Jc

Minissha Wins Pot With Ladies

With the tournament now on Level 9, we are closing in on the late registration period and the action on the felts is intense. Vivek Karwa from UTG raised 8,300 preflop in response to an earlier 1,500 bet. Minissha Lamba called the raise and the flop opened to T ♠ 4 ♦ 3 ♠. Lamba who had pocket queens raised 9,500 on the flop and Karwa called the raise. On the turn 9 ♦ Lamba checked and a bet of 25,000 was called by Karwa. The river brought 7 ♣ and Lamba went all-in after Karwa bet 25,000. Karwa called the shove and the cards flipped. Lamba took the pot with her Ladies and busted Karwa who immediately folded his hands in defeat.

• Lamba: Q ♠ Q ❤
• Karwa: NA
• Board: T ♠ 4 ♦ 3 ♠ 9 ♦ 7 ♣ 

Laksh Busted Again!

Seems like Laksh Pal Singh is having a forgetful day. He was dealt A ♦ Q ♣ and he went all-in to a raise by Punit Mishra with his A ♣ 9 ♣. The flop was a 8 ♣ 9 ♦ 7 ❤ giving Mishra his 9-pair and with no queen on the turn and river, Singh was busted for the second time. He was seen running back to the registration desk for a re-entry as this is the last level before late registration ends.

• Singh: A ♦ Q ♣
• Mishra: A ♣ 9 ♣
• Board: 8 ♣ 9 ♦ 7 ❤ K ❤ 4 ♦

Aditya’s Full Boat Beats Viney

In a classic battle of full boat vs two pairs, we all know who wins. But if you come to know only in the end that your opponent was dominating like a boss, the situation leaves you a bit disappointed. This is what happened to Viney Singal who took Aditya Sushant head on. After the initial action on the table, Sushant bet 20,800 on the turn (5 ❤ ) and Singal called. On the river (5 ♠), the WSOP bracelet winner hit a full boat and Singal doesn’t improve beyond his two pairs. Sushant’s rival must have sunk in his seat before having to get up and leave.

• Sushant: 7 ♠ 7 ♣
• Singal: Q ♠ 7 ♦
• Board: 7 ❤ T ♠ Q ♣ 5 ❤ 5 ♠

Arsh Takes The Exit Route

After chopping the IPC 100K High Roller prize money with Alok Borewar yesterday, Arsh Grover has exited Day 1B of the coveted Main Event. On the flop (7 ♣ T ♣ Q ♦ ), Rajashekhar Puttamsetty checked and Grover bet 2,700 and the former called. Grover had an open ended straight and flush draw while Puttamsetty had a gutshot straight draw.
On the turn (5 ❤ ), Puttamsetty checked again and the Final Table Series (fourth edition) champ went all-in with 14,500 and his rival called. Both players hit one pair when 7 ♦ fell on the river. With a higher kicker Puttamsetty sailed through, busting Grover in the process.

• Grover: 9 ♣ 8 ♣
• Puttamsetty: J ♠ 8 ♠
• Board: 7 ♣ T ♣ Q ♦ 5 ❤ 7 ♦

Hockey Sticks Save Mahesh

Anything can happen in love, war, and poker! Keep that in mind as you read the next hand because some crazy things went down on Table 6 at Level 8 of the tournament. Mithun Mahesh bet 2,000 preflop with pocket sevens and was called by the rest in the hand. The flop brought 3 ♣ T ♣ 2 ♠ and Romit Advani bet 3,800, Nimit Patel who had A ♠ T ♣ raised the bet to 10,800 as he had flopped a pair and here is where things got a little interesting. Mahesh thinking that the bet was still at 3,800 put a chip in to call. However, when he realised his mistake and wanted to back away, the tournament director prevented him from pulling out of the hand as he already made the call. So, unwillingly Mahesh called the 10,800 raise made by Patel and Advani called as well. In a twist of fate, the turn 7 ❤ became Mahesh’s saviour as he hit a set. With this new development, Mahesh went all-in for 35,000 and Patel called for 63,600 and Advani folded. The river 6 ♣ came and when the cards flipped, Mahesh won the hand and busted Patel from the tournament! What a game! 

• Mahesh: 7 ♠ 7 ♦
• Patel: A ♠ T ♣ 
• Board: 3 ♣ T ♣ 2 ♠ 7 ❤ 6 ♣

Minissha Doubles Up

On Table 9 at Level 8 with blinds at 500/1,000, ante 1,000, Vivek Karwa opened with 2,000 and Minissha Lamba raised to 6,000. Karwa decided to shove all his chips into the pot and Lamba also took the all-in route. The board ran out Q ❤ 4 ❤ 3 ♠ 8 ♦ 5 ♠. Lamba’s Fish Hooks help her double up and Karwa’s josh fizzled out.

• Lamba: J ♠ J ♦
• Karwa: A ♣ K ❤
• Board: Q ❤ 4 ❤ 3 ♠ 8 ♦ 5 ♠

Abhishek’s Cowboys Cracked By Aces

On the feature table, Abhishek Jalan bet 2,000 from the big blind, and Siddhanth Kapoor raised to 6,500, while Jalan re-raised to 15,000. This was followed by Kapoor jamming all-in, and was snap-called by Jalan. Kapoor flipped pocket rockets and Jalan flipped cowboys. The board showed J ♠ 6 ♠ 6 ♦ Q ♦ 8 ♠, and Kapoor won with his Aces in hand. Jalan’s run came to an end. What a time for kings to run into aces.

• Kapoor: A ❤ A ♠
• Jalan: K ❤ K ♦
• Board: J ♠ 6 ♠ 6 ♦ Q ♦ 8 ♠

Alok Vs Alok Again?

Is it a Déjà vu? No, it’s not! The two Alok’s grinding at this event got into an intense battle for the second time today and the outcome was exactly the same. A player opened the action from UTG by betting 1,600. It was called by Alok Pawar with J ♦ J ♠ and was raised by the IPC Megastacks May 2022 100K High Roller winner Alok Birewar, who held K ❤ Q ❤ suited connectors. Pawar shoved all-in with his stack of 27,000, and was called by Birewar. Birewar flopped a flush when three more hearts came on the flop of 2 ❤ 4 ❤ 6 ❤ . The turn and river of K ♦ and 6 ♣ failed to do any magic for Pawar, as history repeated itself, and the later suffered a bust out at the hand of Birewar.

• Birewar: K ❤ Q ❤  
• Pawar: J ♦ J ♠
• Board: 2 ❤ 4 ❤ 6 ❤ K ♦ 6 ♣

River Brings A Surprise

On the feature table, in what can only be known as a topsy turvy hand, with A ♠ 5 ♣ for hole cards, Abhishek Jalan bet preflop 1,600 which was called by Vineet Kumar who had 8 ♠ 4 ♣. The first three cards were 2 ❤ 4 ❤ 8 ❤ and Kumar flopped two pairs (88, 44). The action checked to the turn 3 ♦ and Jalan hit a straight and called the 1,400 bet made by Kumar. The poker Gods had other plans because just like a sudden change in the tide, the river brought 4 ♠ and a full boat to Kumar which shifted the winning hand to him. Jalan’s straight did not hold any water and he lost the pot while Kumar doubled up. We bet the players did not see this twist in the ending! This was definitely a hand worthy of a feature table. 

• Kumar: 8 ♠ 4 ♣
• Jalan: A ♠ 5 ♣ 
• Board: 2 ❤ 4 ❤ 8 ❤ 3 ♦ 4 ♠

Queen Plays Villain

At Level 7 with blinds at 400/800, ante 800, Romit Advani and IPC Megastacks May 2022 25K Kick-Off winner Mahesh Shyamsundar battled it out. Preflop action saw Advani opening with 1,600 and Shyamsundar raised it to 8,600 with pocket eights which led to Advani going all-in with his Ad Qh. The board ran 3 ♣ Q ♣ 9 ❤ 7 ♦ J ♣. Advani hit Q-pair on the flop and took down the pot.

• Advani: A ♦ Q ❤
• Shyamsundar: 8 ♠ 8 ♣
• Board: 3 ♣ Q ♣ 9 ❤ 7 ♦ J ♣

Chirag’s Sailboats Find A Straight Exit

Chirag Sodha shoved all-in with his stack of 6,500 chips holding sailboats. He was called by Sameer Shivhare who held pocket jacks. The board showed A ♠ 8 ❤ Q ♠ T ♦ K ♣ to give Shivhare a T-A straight, while Sodha made his way to the exit. 

• Sodha: 4 ♦ 4 ❤
• Shivhare: J ♦ J ❤
• Board: A ♠ 8 ❤ Q ♠ T ♦ K ♣

What The Tank, Armaan?!

We know that taking some time to think in order to make a good decision is crucial. However, on Level 7 with blinds at 400/800 Armaan Kochhar took a little too much time to think about his next move. Poorva bet 2,000 preflop and Kochhar called. The flop opened to 7 ♦ 8 ♠ K ♣ and the action to the turn A ❤ checked. Poorva who flopped a pair with cards K ❤ T ♣ bet 8,000 and Kochhar called once again. The river brought A ♦ and gave Poorva top two pairs (AA, KK) and she jammed the rest of her stack. It was here that Kochhar tanked for a long time about his next move and the call was clocked on him. However, even though he took quite a while to think he called and then just ended up mucking his cards eventually. Well, we can just guess his opponents would be a little miffed with him. 

• Poorva: K ❤ T ♣
• Kochhar: Mucked
• Board: 7 ♦ 8 ♠ K ♣ A ❤ A ♦

Priya’s Aces Stand; Caroline Busted

IPC Megastacks May 2022 100K High Roller runner-up Arsh Grover opened 1,500 from the big blind, and was called by Apurva Goyal. Caroline D’souza shoved all-in with her stack of 15,500 chips (25 BB) banking on her kicks. Priya Rajkumar called her bet, while Grover and Goyal folded. The board showed K ♣ 2 ♠ 5 ♣ J ❤ 5 ❤ . While both the ladies had a pair on the board and a pair each, Rajkumar won with her pocket rockets. 

• Rajkumar: A ❤ A ♠
• D’souza: 6 ♦ 6 ♠
• Board: K ♣ 2 ♠ 5 ♣ J ❤ 5 ❤

Vivek’s Pocket Sixes Prevail

Amit Bhansali (5 ❤ 6 ❤ ) and Vivek Karwa (6 ♠ 6 ♣) locked horns on Level 5 with blinds at 300/500, ante 500. After the initial action on the table the hand boiled down to two players, namely Karwa and Bhansali. The flop opened 7 ♠ 5 ❤ 6 ♦ which gave Karwa three of a kind and Bhansali two pairs. On the turn (K ❤ ), Bhansali bet 5,000 which was raised to 35,000 by Karwa. Bhansali shoved all his remaining chips into the pot and his rival called. It was good news for Karwa and bad for Bhansali who may not have seen this coming.

• Karwa: 6 ♠ 6 ♣
• Bhansali: 5 ❤ 6 ❤
• Board: 7 ♠ 5 ❤ 6 ♦ K ❤ 2 ♣

Harshad’s Aces Fail

Harshad Barve is surely fuming post this hand. Preflop action saw a player opening 2.2 BB to be called by Barve and Sukhjit Singh (J ❤ 3 ♠) on the big blind. The flop ran Q ❤ 9 ❤ 3 ❤ and this time Singh bet 2.2 BB to again get called off by both the players. Action was checked on the turn of 2c as it was a wet board and players were cautious. The river of Jd saw Singh bet 3.2 BB with his two pairs and Barve sitting with his A ♦ A ❤ raised it to 9.1 BB while Singh wasted no time in calling it and taking down the pot. We guess Barve should’ve raised on the flop/turn with Pocket Rockets as well as the nut flush draw and should not have let Singh with his J3 hand play till the river.

• Barve: A ♦ A ❤
• Singh: J ❤ 3 ♠
• Board: Q ❤ 9 ❤ 3 ❤ 2 ♣ J ♦

Anand Aces His Game

At Level 5 with blinds 300/500, Anand Thakur raised 1,000 to a limp of 500 with his Pocket Rockets. His raise was challenged by Praneet Agarwal who put 3,500 into the pot as he had Cowboys. Thakur then called the raise and the flop opened to T ♠ 6 ♠ 6 ❤ and gave both players two pairs. Thakur with his rockets, was still in the lead to win the pot and 3-bet 6,000 which was raised to 17,000 by Agarwal. Holding a premium hand made it difficult for Agarwal to fold when Thakur went all-in with the remaining 38,900. That proved costly for Agarwal as the turn and river brought T ❤ and Q ♣ respectively which did not help him. The massive pot went to Thakur who hit two pairs (AA, TT)  and must be pleased with himself for playing his cards right. We sympathize with Praneet. 

• Thakur: A ❤ A ♣
• Agarwal: K ♠ K ♣
• Board: T ♠ 6 ♠ 6 ❤ T ❤ Q ♣

Hari Om Busted Again

Preflop Sarala Ramakrishnan (K ❤ T ♠) opened 1,500 chips to be called off by Mithun Mahesh and Hari Om Gupta (K ♠ Q ♦ ). The flop of K ♣ 3 ♣ 5 ♠ led to Gupta making a 4,500 chips bet, to be called by both the players. The turn was a 9 ♦ and Gupta jammed his 15,400 stack and was called by both Mahesh and Sarla. The river opened a 6 ❤ and the showdown happened. Mahesh with his (5 ♣ 3 ♠) got a fancy triple up while Ramakrishnan with her K-pair lost a sizeable pot. This was Gupta’s second bust out in 40 minutes. He earlier busted at the hands of Puneet Mishra, re-entered the tournament and has busted again. Will he fire a third bullet?

• Mahesh: 5 ♣ 3 ♠
• Ramakrishnan: K ❤ T ♠
• Gupta: K ♠ Q ♦
• Board: K ♣ 3 ♣ 5 ♠ 9 ♦ 6 ❤

Here Are The Day 1A Survivors

Day 1A of the 60K Main Event ended yesterday. The day witnessed 170 entries battling it out to grab the biggest stack and make it to Day 1. 

Here are the chip counts of the top 10 survivors after Day 1:

To check the entire list of all the 53 survivors who have made it to Day 2, click here.

You can also click the link below: 

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Ritwik Heads Home With Big Slick

Vishal Ojha bet 3,000 preflop and was called by Ritwik Khanna. The flop opened to 4 ♦ 2 ♠ 5 ♦ , and Ojha continued to hold the lead with his dimes. The turn and river of J ♠ 7 ♠ was of no use to both the players and Khanna left the table with his big slick. 

• Ojha: T ♦ T ❤
• Khanna: A ❤ K ♣
• Board: 4 ♦ 2 ♠ 5 ♦ J ♠ 7 ♠ 

Queens Eliminate Varad

The event has witnessed another bust out in the form of Varad Patil. The player in the big blind bet 1,000 chips and was called by Kunal Yadav and Varad Patil. The flop opened to 5 ❤ 7 ♦ Q ♦ which gave Patil a flush draw holding J ♦ 2 ♦ , while Yadav flopped a set with queens in hand. Yadav, naturally, bet 2,100, and Patil made an all-in raise to 4,500. Yadav called and the turn and river showed T ❤ 8 ♣, not giving Patil the much-needed diamond, thus eliminating him from the game.

• Yadav: Q ♠ Q ❤
• Patil: J ♦ 2 ♦
• Board: 5 ❤ 7 ♦ Q ♦ T ❤ 8 ♣

Two Pairs Victory For Puneet

On Table 4, Puneet Mishra and Mithun Mahesh called a preflop bet of 1,000 at Level 4 with blinds at 200/400. The community cards of  8 ❤ 9 ♠ T ♣ fell on the flop. A bet of 1,500 was made and Mishra called while Mahesh raised to 7,000. This pushed the other player to fold and Mishra called. The action checked on the turn K ♦ and the river brought A ♦ . This favoured Mishra and he won the hand with two pairs (AA, TT) taking the pot away from Mahesh. 

• Mishra: A ♠T ♠
• Mahesh: A ❤ 7 ♣
• Board: 8 ❤ 9 ♠ T ♣ K ♦ A ♦

Big Slick At Play

In a classic case of small vs big blind action, we saw the big blind Jaydeep Dawer raise to 5,200 with his A ❤ K ♣ only to be jammed on by Kanishk Upreti with his pocket nines and Dawer in the shorter called it off. The board ran 3 ♠ A ♦ J ♦ K ♠ 5 ❤ and with no nine in sight Dawer managed a handsome double up with his Big Slick.

• Dawer: A ❤ K ♣
• Upreti: 9 ♣ 9 ❤
• Board: 3 ♠ A ♦ J ♦ K ♠ 5 ❤

Snowmen Melts Aditya’s Chances

Table 10 had a lot of action on the green felts at Level 4 of Day 1B Main Event. Sahil Thadani bet 900 preflop and was called by the rest of the table before Sukhjit Singh raised 3,900 with pocket eights. Amit Gehani and Varun Gupta then called after which Aditya Agarwal went all-in for 5,400 with cards J ♠ 9 ♣. The rest called and the flop finally opened T ♠ 7 ♠ 5 ♠. Everyone checks on the flop and when the turn brought T ❤ , Singh who had two pairs bet 9,000 and the rest folded. While the river delivered A ♣, there was nothing Agarwal could do and Singh took the pot with his Snowmen. Agarwal put his short stack in with his 9c Js as there was so much money already in the pot but unfortunately did not manage to take it down.

• Agarwal: J ♠ 9 ♣
• Singh: 8 ♣ 8 ♠
• Board: T ♠ 7 ♠ 5 ♠ T ❤ A ♣

Sameer Chips Up

Table 12 saw Sameer Shivare back in action against Somshekhar. Preflop action was called by four players and on a flop of 2 ♣ A ♣ J ♦ , Somshekhar bet 3,000 which Shivare with his A ❤ T ♣ called while others folded. The turn opened 4 ❤ which saw Shivare check to eventually call Somshekhar’s 7,000 raise. To Shivare’s delight the river was a T ❤ which gave him two pairs. However, he again checked the river and happily called off Somshekhar’s 15,000 bet who later mucked his hand while Shivare continued to chip up once again!

• Shivare: A ❤ T ♣
• Somashekhar: Mucked
• Board: 2 ♣ A ♣ J ♦ 4 ❤ T ❤

Alok’s Bluff Busted

IPC Megastacks May 2022 100K High Roller winner Alok Birewar raised an initial preflop bet to 9 BB with his Jh Qh. Two other players called the raise. The flop ran 6 ♠ 2 ♠ T ♦ with nothing for Birewar but he chose to bet 10 BB and tried to take the pot down. Sunil Choudhary called the bet. The turn was 4 ❤ and once again the same action followed when Birewar raised to 22.5 BB. The river was 2 ❤ and Birewar not having hit any pair decided to bluff by barreling again on the 3rd street and went all-in with his entire stack and Choudharyafter tanking for a while decided to call it off with his 3 ♠ 3 ❤ and caught Birewar’s bluff. That was a super call by Choudhary on the river thereby busting the IPC Megastacks May 2022 100K High Roller winner.

• Birewar: J ❤ Q ❤
• Choudhary: 3 ♠ 3 ❤
• Board: 6 ♠ 2 ♠ T ♦ 4 ❤ 2 ❤

Hari Om Busted

After enjoying a good run today, Hari Om Gupta has made his way to the exit. A player bet 1,200 from UTG, and Puneet Mishra raised to 3,100. Hari Om Gupta shoved his 14,000 all-in from the big blind position, and Mishra called. Mishra revealed A ❤ K ♠, and Gupta showed A ♠ J ♠. The board of 2 ♣ K ♣ A ♣ 5 ♣ Q ♠. gave Mishra two pairs (AA, KK) to send Gupta away. 

• Mishra: A ❤ K ♠
• Gupta: A ♠ J ♠
• Board: 2 ♣ K ♣ A ♣ 5 ♣ Q ♠.

Pocket Rockets Sail Through

At Level 4 on Table 5, Aseem Jain and Shashank Jain (not related) locked horns. Preflop action saw Shashank bet 2,100 with his Pocket Rockets and Aseem raised to 7,000 with his Dimes. When you have aces, and you get action, it is the best for a poker player. Shashank 3-bet to 16,000 and Aseem took the all-in route and so did Shashank. The community cards fell 6 ♠ 8 ❤ 5 ❤ 8 ♣ 2 ♦ . Both players had two pairs but Shashank had a better hand (AA, 88). 

• Shashank: A ♠ A ♣
• Aseem: T ♣ T ♦
• Board: 6 ♠ 8 ❤ 5 ❤ 8 ♣ 2 ♦

Sarala Kicks Pot Away From Gupta

What happens when two players get an Ace on the flop? Well, in the case of Sarala Ramakrishnan versus Hari Om Gupta, it means that one has to go all-in to take the pot. With A ❤ 3 ❤ , the preflop action saw Gupta bet 1,500 and Ramakrishnan raised 6,300 with A ♠ K ♣ while the rest on the table called. The flop A ♦ 4 ♣ 8 ♣ gave both players an Ace-pair. Ramakrishnan bet 5,600 on the flop to which Gupta raised 25,000 prompting Ramakrishnan to go all-in for 35,300 and showdown commenced. While the turn and river gave Q ♦ and 6 ♠ respectively, it did not make a difference for either of the players and Ramakrishnan collected the massive pot with her K ♣ kicker. With only a three as a kicker, Gupta could have pot controlled better.

• Ramakrishnan: A ♠ K ♣
• Gupta: A ❤ 3 ❤
• Board: A ♦ 4 ♣ 8 ♣ Q ♦ 6 ♠

Candy Canes For Siddhanth

Bollywood actor and poker player Siddhanth Kapoor played with pocket sevens against Amit Bhansali’s Ax Tx. Preflop Kapoor bet 600 and Bhansali called. Flop (4h 9d 8h) was checked by both players. On the turn (2d), Kapoor who was on Gutshot Magazine’s June 2021 cover bet 3,000 in order to win the pot but got a call from his rival. River opened Qd and Kapoor again bet 4,000 which Bhansali called hoping to win Ace high. The Kapoor lad nailed the pot with his pocket sevens.

• Bhansali: Ax Tx
• Kapoor: 7x 7x
• Board: 4 ❤ 9 ♦ 8 ❤ 2 ♦ Q ♦

Runner Runner Queens For Harshad

Varad Patil bet 700 holding A ♣ T ♦ preflop. Harshad Barve called the bet from the small blind. The board revealed a pair with 9 ♣ 9 ♠ 2 ♣ on board. The action checked on the flop and the turn showed Q ♣, and Barve called Patil’s 1,300 bet. The action again checked on the Q ♠ river and Barve rivered a full house with Q ❤ J ♦ in hand. We’re surprised why Barve just checked on the river having hit a full house. 

• Barve: Q ❤ J ♦
• Patil: A ♣ T ♦
• Board: 9 ♣ 9 ♠ 2 ♣ Q ♣ Q ♠

Jaydeep’s Flush Ends Armaan

The action is starting to pick up on the live felts and on Table 5 the players Jaydeep Dawer and online reg Armaan Kochhar went head to head. Dawer who had J ♠ 7 ♠ decided to bet 300 and was called by the others. With 4 ♠ 8 ❤ 6 ♠ on the flop, it was Kochhar that flopped two pairs while Dawer had a flush draw and bet 1,000 to keep things interesting. Kochhar raised the bet to 5,000 and Dawer re-raised 23,000. Not willing to back down, Kocchar shoved and Dawer called once again for 40,700. The rest of the cards fell on the board and Dawer took the pot after the river completed his flush. Unfortunately for Kochhar, he busted out of the tournament and will probably re-enter to try again.

• Dawer: J ♠ 7 ♠
• Kochhar: 6 ❤ 4 ❤
• Board: 4 ♠ 8 ❤ 6 ♠ 

Harsh vs Harshad

Not every hand is a bomb hand on a poker table. Day 1B of the IPC Megastacks May 2022 Main Event also had one such hand play out between Harsh Dembla and Harshad Barve. At Level 1 on Table 4, preflop saw Harshad Barve opening with 300 which was called by two other players. On the flop (4 ♦ 7 ♦ T ❤ ), Barve made a bet of 600, Dembla raised to 1,700 and Barve matched the bet. The turn (3 ♣) saw Dembla bet 2,500 which was matched by the IOPC July 2021 Blaze of Glory winner. River card showed Jh and both players decided to check. With 7 ♣ 2 ♣ Barve hit one pair and Dembla said Ace-high. After this Dembla was seen telling Barve how he can play a 72 hand against a tight player like him. Rishabh Malik who was railing said “Woh Harshad bhai hai kuch bhi kar sakte hai.”

• Dembla: Ax Xx
• Barve: 7 ♣ 2 ♣
• Board: 4 ♦ 7 ♦ T ❤ 3 ♣ J ❤

Sunil’s Sweet Sixteen Claims The Pot

A player bet 300 and Sunil Chaudhary called from the button, Akhilendra Kumar raised to 1,600 from the big blind. On seeing the flop of 6 ♠ Q ❤ 9 ♣, Kumar bet 1,000, and was called by Chaudhary to see the turn of 8 ♣. Kumar again bet 2,100, followed by calling action. On the river 7 ❤ , Kumar simply checked, Chaudhary bet 8,100 and Kumar called. Chaudhary who showed T ♦ 6 ♦ , rivered a 6-10 straight to win the pot. Kumar found it sensible to muck on seeing Chaudhary’s straight.

• Chaudhary: T ♦ 6 ♦  
• Kumar: Mucked
• Board: 6 ♠ Q ❤ 9 ♣ 8 ♣ 7 ❤  

Harshad’s Full Boat Floats On The River

Day 1B of the Main Event saw a slow start with only a few players arriving on time at the event. However, once the action began there was no going back. With blinds at 100/100 on Table 4, the India Online Poker Championship July 2021 Blaze of Glory winner, Harshad Barve bet 300 preflop while holding 9 ♦ 8 ❤ . The bet was raised by Raju Shekhar to 2,100 with pocket queens and Barve called. Community cards K ♦ 9 ♣ 9 ❤ K ❤ came on the flop and turn. The two players checked on the flop and turn. When the river card showed, Shekhar bet 2,100 thinking he had the top two pairs, however, unfortunately for him, the river brought a boat for Barve and he took the pot. Given that in the first few moments itself, we had a crazy hand with pocket queens versus a full house, we wonder what awaits us ahead of the day.

• Barve: 9 ♦ 8 ❤
• Shekhar: Q ❤ Q ♣
• Board: K ♦ 9 ♣ 9 ❤ K ❤ 8 ♦

Barve Steals The Pot

With the limited players seated on the table, Harshad Barve bet 600 from the button, and Vasim Rozani raised to 2,300 from the big blind. Barve called to see the flop of 9 ♦ 3 ❤ 7 ♣. Rozani bet 2,500 this time and Barve called. The turn opened to 7 ♦ , and Rozani bet 3,500, which was raised to 12,000 by Barve. The river of 2 ♦ , Barve bet 22,500. Rozani called and Barve showed 7 ❤ 4 ❤ to flaunt a three-of-a-kind, while Rozani mucked.

• Barve: 7 ❤ 4 ❤  
• Rozani: Mucked
• Board: 9 ♦ 3 ❤ 7 ♣ 7 ♦ 2 ♦

It’s A Double Up For Deepankur

With blinds 1,000/2,000 at Level 11, Deepankur Gupta went all-in preflop and put his stack of 21,500 chips into the pot. Aayush Arya called the shove and showdown ensued. The community cards 5 ❤ 3 ❤ 9 ♦ A ❤ 2 ❤ fell on the board and gave Gupta a flush on the river. With this, Gupta doubled up his chip stack and extended his tournament life.

• Gupta: K ❤ Q ♦
• Arya: A ♦ Q ♣
• Board: 5 ❤ 3 ❤ 9 ♦ A ❤ 2 ❤

Kripalani’s Jack Does The Trick

At Level 11 on Table 11 with blinds 1,000/2,000, preflop action had Siddhanth Kripalani locking horns with Vishal Ojha. Both these online regs went all-in and the community cards fell A ♠ J ♠ 7 ♣ T ♣ 4 ❤ . Ojha had K ♦ T ❤ and Kripalani had Q ❤ J ❤ . Both players hit one-pair but Kripalani busted Ojha with a higher J-pair.

• Ojha: K ♦ T ❤
• Kripalani: Q ❤ J ❤
• Board: A ♠ J ♠ 7 ♣ T ♣ 4 ❤

Himanshu Busted

Saranash Garg bet 25,000 chips preflop and was called by another player. Himanshu Chhikara raised all-in with his 15,100 chips. Garg and Dhaval Mudgal also shoved all-in. The board revealed 6 ♦ 2 ♦ A ♠ 8 ♣ J ❤ , giving Mudgal a two pair hand (AA, JJ). Garg’s 33 saved his boat, but Chhikara’s T ❤ K ♦ couldn’t stand and he busted out of Day 1 of the Main Event.

• Garg: 3 ♠ 3 ♣
• Mudgal: T ❤ K ♦  
• Board: 6 ♦ 2 ♦ A ♠ 8 ♣ J ❤

Ace-Eight Suited Proves Fatal For Ritwik

We’re way into Day 1A of the Main Event and we have another bust out in Ritwik Khanna. This star online player lost his tournament life when he went all-in with 15,900 and hole cards A ♣ 8 ♣. His shove was called by Raju who had K ❤ K ♦ and the board ran out. With nothing on the board for either players, Raju took the pot with his Cowboys. For Khanna, this will be the end of his Main Event journey unless he decides to re-enter the tournament today or play the Day 1B flight tomorrow. Our guess is he will.

• Raju: K ❤ K ♦
• Khanna: A ♣ 8 ♣
• Board: J ❤ 7 ❤ 9 ♦ 8 ♦ 6 ♣

A Battle Of Full Houses

At Level 8 on Table 6, blinds at 500/1,000, ante 1,000 Laksh Pal Singh opened with 1,600, Ankit Jajodia raised to 5,000 and Singh matched. On the flop (5h 2d 6h), the IOPC January 2021 Main Event winner bet 4,500 with 4 ♠ 4 ♣ and Jajodia raised to 11,000 with Qd Qh which was again called. Turn (2 ♠) was checked by Singh and his rival bet 12,000 which the young grinder matched. 

On the river (2 ❤ ), Singh once again checked and his opponent used this opportunity to go all-in with 60,000 chips. Both players had a full house. Singh tanked for a while before making the call. Jajodia made a full house with heftier cards thereby showing the IOPC winner the exit route.

• Singh: 4 ♠ 4 ♣
• Jajodia: Q ♦ Q ❤
• Board: 5 ❤ 2 ♦ 6 ❤ 2 ♠ 2 ❤

Makrim’s Rockets For The Win

At Level 7 on Table 14, Rishabh Sharma bet 1,800 and was called by WSOP bracelet winner Aditya Sushant. Makrim M raised to 11,000 with Ad Ac and the rest called. The flop had T ❤ 2 ♠ Q ❤ and Makrim M bet 10,000 prompting Sharma to fold out of the action. Sushant flopped a Queen-pair, moved all-in and was called by Makrim M. The turn 5 ♣ and river 2 ♠ did not bring anything worthwhile for either of the players and eventually it was Makrim’s Rockets that carried him to victory.

• Makrim: A ♦ A ♣
• Sushant: Qx 6x
• Board: T ❤ 2 ♠ Q ❤ 5 ♣ 2 ♠

Quads For The Doctor

At Level 7 with blinds 400/800, preflop saw a player open with 1,600 and Caroline D’Souza called with her Pocket Rockets. Yuvraj Singh raised to 6,500, D’Souza took the all-in route with 35,000 and Singh called the all-in bet with his Cowboys. The board opened 6 ❤ 9 ❤ A ♠ K ♠ K ❤ which gave Singh four of a kind and D’Souza the directions to the exit door.

• Singh: K ♣ K ♦
• D’Souza: A ♦ A ♣
• Board: 6 ❤ 9 ❤ A ♠ K ♠ K ❤

Sanat Takes The Exit Route

At Level 7 on Table 8 with blinds 400/800, ante 800, preflop saw Raju Shekhar bet 2,000 and Sanat Mehrotra took the all-in route. Shekhar made the call. The board cards revealed 9s 9d Kc 4c 7s. Mehrotra with Ah 7h busted as his two pairs were cracked by Shekhar’s three of a kind with nine.

• Shekhar: A ♠ 9 ❤
• Mehrotra: A ❤ 7 ❤
• Board: 9 ♠ 9 ♦ K ♣ 4 ♣ 7 ♠

Saransh Eliminates Aditya And Mahesh

On Table 4 at Level 6 with blinds 300/600, ante 600, Aditya Sushant, IPC Megastacks May 2022 25K Kick-Off winner, Mahesh Shyamsundar and Saransh Garg were all set to battle it out. Preflop explosion saw Sushant betting 1,500, Shyamsundar betting 4,200, Garg re-raising it to 12,600. Sushant decided to shove all his chips (26,600) into the pot. The board ran out 3 ❤ 4 ♠ A ❤ T ❤ 9 ♣. Garg who had Pocket Rockets survived the hand and busted the other two players. 

• Sushant: A ♦ K ♣
• Shyamsundar: J ♠ J ♣
• Garg: A ♠ A ♣
• Board: 3 ❤ 4 ♠ A ❤ T ❤ 9 ♣

Anant Exits ME Day 1A

Anant Purohit bet 2,600 preflop and was called by Kanchan Sharma. The flop of 7 ♦ 8 ❤ 4 ♣. Sharma bet 7,800 and was called by Purohit from the button. Sharma again bet 18,000 on the turn of T ❤ , and Purohit called once again. Sharma shoved all-in with 65,900 chips. Purohit tanked and was given extra call time by the TD. In the last 10 seconds, Purohity made the all-in call. The river showed T ♣, and Sharma sailboats, while Purohit mucked and got up from his seat.

• Purohit: Mucked
• Sharma: 4 ♦ 4 ❤
• Board: 7 ♦ 8 ❤ 4 ♣ T ❤ T ♣

Cowboys Revive Siddarth

Siddarth Singhvi bet 1,100 preflop with pocket kings. Alok Pawar raised to 3,500 and Singhvi shoved his stack of 21,000 chips (42 BB). Pawar called the bet and the board fanned out 7 ♦ Q ♣ T ♦ 4 ♣ K ♣. Singhvi hit a set on the river, to revive and stay back in the game.

• Singhvi: K ♠ K ♦
• Pawar: J ♦ J ❤  
• Board: 7 ♦ Q ♣ T ♦ 4 ♣ K ♣

Kanchan Shows Awakash The Door

Poker pro Kanchan Sharma got action rolling in top gear. Preflop saw Dzianis Savenok bet 2,000, the pro player raised to 6,000 and Awakash Rai jammed 14,300 which resulted in Savenok folding and Sharma calling. The board ran out 2 ♦ 2 ♣ Q ❤ K ❤ 7 ♦ . Both players hit two pairs, but the IOPC January 2022 Blaze of Glory winner’s two pairs out weighed her rival’s hand. Rai unfortunately bowed out.

• Sharma: K ♠ T ♣
• Rai: Q ♠ 9 ♣ 
• Board: 2 ♦ 2 ♣ Q ❤ K ❤ 7 ♦

Anant Sends Aayush Packing

Online reg Aayush Arya and poker veteran Anant Purohit locked horns on Table 8 at Level 4 (blinds 200/400, ante 400). Preflop witnessed some action and on the flop (4 ♦ 5 ♠ 6 ♠), Purohit checked, Arya bet 3,500 and Purohit raised to 18,500. Arya reacted by shoving all his chips and Purohit made the call. The turn card (8 ♣) changed Purohit’s fortune who hit a single card straight and also busted Arya in the process.

• Purohit: A ❤ 7 ♦
• Arya: T ❤ T ♣
• Board: 4 ♦ 5 ♠ 6 ♠ 8 ♣ 4 ♣

Mahesh’s Flush Drowns Cowboys

The 60K Main Event has just begun and players are all pumped up and ready to grind. The action is a little slow but Table 4 at Level 2 saw Viney Singal bet 600 preflop from the small blind position with hole cards K ♠ K ♦ . The 25K Kick-Off winner Mahesh Shamsunder called his bet along with another player. The first three community cards 6 ♠ J ♣ 8 ♣ fell on the board and gave Shamsunder a flush draw. Singal bet 1,000 which was called by Shamsunder. The rest folded and the turn ran 7 ♣ completing Shamsunder’s flush draw. Singal bet 2,100 and Shamsunder raised 5,600. Singal called, the river gave J ♦ and both checked in anticipation of a full house possibility. Shamsunder took the pot home with his flush while Singal chipped down. 

• Shamsunder: 5 ♣ 6 ♣
• Singal: K ♠ K ♦
• Board: 6 ♠ J ♣ 8 ♣ 7 ♣ J ♦

Arjanveer’s Boat Sails Through

On Table 12 at Level 2 with blinds 100/200, ante 200, well-known grinder Arjanveer Singh Chadha bet 1,000 which got called by the other two players. On the flop (9 ♦ 8 ♣ 2 ❤ ), Chadha checked and Phurba Sherpa made a bet of 8,000 and Chadha called. Turn (4 ♦ ) was checked by all players and river (2 ♠) saw Chadha checking and Sherpa going all-in with his remaining tournament stack (29,000). The popular online grinder also decided on shoving his chips.  

• Chadha: 9 ❤ 9 ♣
• Sherpa: Mucked
• Board: 9 ♦ 8 ♣ 2 ❤ 4 ♦ 2 ♠

Here Are The Crushers Who Have Already Registered For ME Day 1A

The IPC Megastacks May 2022 Main Event fever has officially begun. The first satty has garnered over 60 players within an hour of it getting started. Some of the notables who have already registered for this event are Sarla, Mithun Mahesh, Caroline D’souza, Chaitanya Reddy, Anmol Mehta, Arjanveer Singh Chadha, Ashish Munot, Shardul Parthasarathi, Arsh Grover, Kunal Patni, Siddarth Singhvi, Sumit Sapra, Chirag Sodha, IPC 25K Kick-Off winner Mahesh Shyamsundar among others. 

Grover, Patni, Parthasarathi and several others are still grinding in the 100K High Roller and will immediately switch to the Day 1A tournament. Arjanveer Singh Chadha busted on the fifth spot in the IPC Kick-Off event and pocketed ₹2,72,000 in prize money. 

The Main Event is one of those tournaments that all the players look forward to because of the weight that the title holds. IPC Main Event winners go down in the history of Indian poker. The last IPC 2020 Main Event winner was Rubin Labroo who walked away with a ₹20 Lakh Spartan Poker sponsorship package, a Panerai MS Dhoni limited edition watch, the IPC trophy, along with ₹45,34,922 as the top prize. 

Stay tuned to know more about the ME Day 1A. You can also checkout the live updates of the High Roller here.