Jaydeep Sends Another One Packing

LEVEL 26, BLINDS: 50K/75K, ANTE 75K

Jaydeep Dawer knocked out two players in the previous hands and he continued with his busting spree. Check out how this hand played out. Devbrat Rout sat with pocket sevens and his rival had A ♦ J ♠. The all-in action saw Dawer pair his Jack on the board of K   J   5 ♣9 ♦ T ♠ and Rout’s pocket sevens were rendered useless as the board made no difference to the hand he held. Dawer is marching ahead while Rout finished 14th for ₹5.5 Lakh.

• Dawer: A ♦ J ♠
• Rout: 7 ♠7 ♣
• Board: K   J   5 ♣ 9 ♦ T ♠

An Intense Day Of Grinding Awaits At WPT Prime India 2023!

Day 3 of the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event (ME) will be unfolding today at 1 PM. The highly anticipated ME has some really strong contenders like World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Abhinav Iyer, a popular name like Jaydeep Dawer, and online reg Deepak Singh. The final table has Prasit Chowdhury as its chip leader with 4,180,000 chips in his kitty to fight for the top spot. 

Second highest in chips is Amit Tejura with a stack of 3,975,000. Soham Pal and Siddharth Jolly are the bottom two stacks. Will these two players turn the game around in their favour? Only time will tell; as for the two dominant players, it would be interesting to see how they take their journey ahead in the super competitive WPT Prime India 2023 ME.

WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Final Table Is Set!

With the elimination of Anil Adiani, the final table of the final nine is all set at the WPT Prime India 2023. The top nine finalists are: 

Anil Adiani Bubbles The Main Event FT

Anil Adiani has bubbled the Main Event final table by busting out at the 10th spot. The final 9 proceed to Day 3, wherein they will battle it out of the FT tomorrow at 1 PM. 

Adiani receives ₹6,85,000 for his 10th-place finish at the Main Event. 

We are yet to receive the complete details of the nin final tablists and their stacks. We will be updating the same as soon as get the details.

Soham Pal Takes The 9th Spot

Player Soham Pal has become the first casualty on the final table of the Main Event. The player took the ninth spot for a pay cheque of ₹8,60,000. 

Vinod Megalmani Falls Out At The 12th Place

Vinod Megalmani bet 185K from the button with pocket threes, Prasit Chowdhury called from the big blind with Q   T   . On seeing the flop of T ♦ K ♠ T ♣, Chowdhury checked even though he had flopped trips. Megalmani pushed his stack on the table, and was called by Chowdhury. The turn and river of J ♦ 8   did not help and Megalmani had to exit taking the 12th spot for ₹6,85,000.

• Megalmani: 3 ♣ 3 
• Chowdhury: Q   T 
• Board: T ♦ K ♠ T ♣ J ♦ 8 

Vivek Out Of The ME Race!

LEVEL 26, BLINDS: 50K/75K, ANTE 75K

FTS 3.0 High Roller winner Vivek Singh has left the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event race. The pro was going strong in the tourney till the tides turned and he got busted. Take a look at Singh’s bust out hand. Prasit Chowdhury (Kh   Qd ♦ ) and Singh (Js ♠ Jd ♦ ) locked horns which resulted in the latter getting eliminated. Let’s take a look at Singh’s bust out hand. 

Singh threw 625K into the pot and Chowdhury reacted by going all-in. The dealer fanned out a board of A ♣ 7 ♠ 8 ♠ 9 ♣ K ♦ . Chowdhury paired his King on the board and that meant it was game over for the online reg. Singh finished 11th for a payday of ₹6,85,000. 

• Singh: J ♠ J ♦
• Chowdhury: K   Q ♦
• Board: A ♣ 7 ♠ 8 ♠ 9 ♣ K ♦

Karan Out Of The ME Race Thanks To Deepak

LEVEL 26, BLINDS: 50K/75K, ANTE 75K

As the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event battle gets fierce, players either survive or bow out. And one player who had to exit was Karan Malhotra. This player was knocked out by online reg Deepak Singh who showed no mercy and nailed the hand. Let’s take a look at how this hand played out which led to Malhotra’s elimination. 

Malhotra (Q   T ♣) being the shorter stack among the two chose to go all-in and Singh called with Fishhooks. The board ran out 7 ♦ J ♦ 7 ♠ 3   K ♦ . Singh with J ♠ J   hits a full boat on the flop and that was Malhotra’s cue to get up and leave the tourney at the 13th spot for ₹5.5 Lakh. 

• Singh: J ♠ J 
• Malhotra: Q   T ♣
• Board: 7 ♦ J ♦ 7 ♠ 3   K ♦

Tight Action At The ME

As the field is down to the top 14 players, the players are playing tight. It’s been over 45 minutes since Siddharth Siddharth busted at the 15th place. Ever since the action has been extremely slow with no bust out so far. Some of the notables in the name are Vivek Singh, Abhinav Iyer, Vinod Megalmani, Jaydeep Dawer, and Anil Adiani. 

Meanwhile, take a walk down memory lane and relive the last successful ME of WPT India held in 2019, which was taken down by Ashish Munot. 

Siddharth Siddharth’s Aces Cracked!

Siddharth Siddharth raised to 100,000 UTG only to be responded with a three-bet from  Deepak Singh in the big blind. Siddarth used up his remaining three time banks and shoved his 750,000 with Pocket Rockets. Singh flopped a set on the board of Q ♦ 5 ♦ J ♣ 2 ♠ 7 ♦ with Fish Hooks to crack Siddharth’s Aces. The Lucknow-based player walked away at the 15th spot with an addition of ₹4,50,000 to his bankroll. 

• Siddharth: A ♠ A ♦
• Singh: J   J ♠
• Board: Q ♦ 5 ❤ J ♣ 2 ♠ 7 ♦

Anand Pallikona Finishes 16th

Anand Pallikona has finished at the 16th place in the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event. He shoved his stack of 450K with KQ. Kiran Bondu with AQ succeeded on the 6K68A board. Pallikona cashed ₹4,50,000 for his 16th place finish.

• Pallikona: KQ
• Bondu: AQ
• Board: 6K68A

Places Paid From 17th-20th

Last few payouts from 17th spot to 20th spot, with each of them taking home a prize of ₹3,70,000:

• 17th place – Yuvraj Singh
• 18th place – Gagandeep Singh Malik
• 19th place – Kabir Khattar
• 20th place – Mohit Kumar

Gagandeep Malik And Yuvraj Singh Leave The ME Race

Gagadeep Malik and Yuvraj Singh have been eliminated from the ME race after running pretty deep. Malik took the 18th place while Singh finished 17th for ₹3,70,000 each.

Malik’s AQ fell short against Soham Pal‘s snowmen on the board of T ♦ 5   J ♣ 7 ♦ 9 ♣. 

• Pal: 88
• Malik: AQ
• Board: T ♦ 5   J ♣ 7 ♦ 9 ♣

A few minutes later Yuvraj Singh’s all-in found a caller in Sudheer Chowdary. Singh showed K   T ♠, Chowdary flipped Pocket Rockets. The board came 9 ♣ Q   6 ♣ A   T ♣.

• Singh: KT
• Chowdary: AA
• Board: 9 ♣ Q   6 ♣ A   T ♣

Vivek Ends Kabir’s Journey At The Main Event

LEVEL 20, BLINDS: 20K/40K, ANTE 40K

FTS 3.0 High Roller winner Vivek Singh marches ahead in the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event (ME). The poker pro has knocked out a player as he aims to make it to the final table. Let us take a look at how this bust out hand unfolded. 

Preflop action sees Abhinav Iyer open from the cutoff and finds callers in Singh (A ♣ Q ♦ ) and Kabir Khattar (K ♠ 2 ♦ ). Flop (T ♦ 5 ♣ K ♣) and turn (J   ) played out silently (Singh did not make a move with his straight was surprising!) and action got intense on the river of 2   . The WSOP bracelet bet 180; Singh and Khattar go all-in and that leads to Iyer folding. Singh had nothing left to do except point Khattar to the exit door. The eliminated player finished 19th for ₹3,70,000.

• Khattar: K ♠ 2 ♦
• Singh: A ♣ Q ♦
• Board: T ♦ 5 ♣ K ♣ J   2 

Prizes Keep Getting Bigger

Recent eliminations from 21st to 24th spots all take away a prize of ₹3,10,000:

• 21st place – Tanuj Moorjani
• 22nd place – Vivek Rughani
• 23rd place – Gautam Sachdeva
• 24th place – Harsh Bubna

Jaydeep Knocking Players Out

One of the popular names in the Indian poker circuit, Jaydeep Dawer has knocked out two players in the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event. The first casualty at the hands of Dawer was Vivek Rughani (22nd for ₹3,10,000) and the next player to exit was Mohit Kumar. Dawer is making sure the field is getting less competitive as he knocks his rivals out and inches closer to the final table of the coveted final table. Let’s take a look at the hand where Dawer hits a flush in style and shows his opponent the exit route.  

LEVEL 23, BLINDS 20K/40K, ANTE 40K

Mohit Kumar (A ♣ 4   ) goes all-in with 285K from the button position. Dawer makes the call from big blind holding A   8 ♣. The dealer reveals the community cards as 6 ♦ 5   J   3   7   . The four hearts on the board surely must have given Kumar a sinking feeling as his rival had the possibility of hitting a flush. But for Dawer’s opponent, the possibility turned into a brutal reality as Dawer did hit a flush on the river. Kumar finished 20th for a payday of ₹3,70,000.

• Dawer: A   8 ♣
• Kumar: A ♣ 4 
• Board: 6 ♦ 5   J   3   7 

Payouts – 25th to 32nd Positions

We have official confirmation of those who busted the WPT India Main Event 2023 in spots 25th to 32nd, and each of them have won prizes of ₹2,64,000. Last lady standing in the tournament and winner of yesterday’s WPT India Ladies Event, Kanchan Sharma exited the tournament, a few spots after the PLO Event winner, Vineet Kumar.  

• 25th place – Rahul Sharma
• 26th place – Kaushik Jain
• 27th place – Kanchan Sharma
• 28th place – Somashekar KM
• 29th place – Aniruddha Joshi
• 30th place – Susmit Patodia
• 31st place – Vineet Kumar
• 32nd place – Boddu Venkata Kumar

Triton Poker Player Santhosh Suvarna In The House

Indian-origin player who is often seen at some of the most elite poker series across the globe has entered the casino floor. We can likely expect him to play the High Roller today or tomorrow. 

He was most recently seen grinding at the Triton Poker Vietnam 2023 series, wherein he was the only Indian grinding. He even made it to the FT and finished seventh at an event.

Doctor Singh Drowns Somashekar In ME

LEVEL 21, BLINDS 15K/254K, ANTE 25K

Yuvraj Singh (A   J   ) of Doctor Couple fame, raises 50K preflop which results in online and live poker reg, Somashekar KM (A ♣ T ♣) jamming his stack from UTG. The dealer fans out a board of A ♠ 6 ♣ K ♦ 3 ♣ 9 ♠. These community cards kept Singh ahead and unfortunately for Somshekhar it was game over in WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event at the 28th spot for ₹2,64,000.

• Singh: A   J 
• Somashekar: A ♣ T ♣
• Board: A ♠ 6 ♣ K ♦ 3 ♣ 9 ♠

Deepak Singh Among The Top Stacks

Deepak Singh is currently the largest stack at WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1C with 2.3 Million stacks. Following him is Siddharth Jolly with 2.1 Million.

Check out some of the random stacks from around the floor:

• Deepak Singh – 2.3 Million
• Siddharth Jolly – 2.1 Million
• Vinod Megalmani – 2 Million
• Abhinav Iyer – 1.82 Million

Last Lady Standing Kanchan Sharma’s Deep Run Comes To An End

The last lady standing at the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event, Kanchan Sharma, has been eliminated. Sharma’s exit means there are no more female players in the field. Sharma, who grabbed her first-ever WPT title by taking down the Ladies NLH event here yesterday, has exited the tournament at the 27th spot.

After resuming Day 2 with a stack of 161,000 chips, Sharma enjoyed a great run in the Main Event. The day started with 108 players, and Sharma managed to run deep till the 22nd spot. She walks away with an addition of ₹2,64,000
to her bankroll from the Main Event. 

The Agra-girl jammed her 580K in response to Sidharth’s 50K raise. The latter called and flipped pocket kings. Sharma showed pocket sevens and the board brought Q   5 ♣ A   T   8 ♦ . 

• Sharma: 77
• Sidharth: KK
• Board: Q   5 ♣ A   T   8 ♦

On Sharma’s bustout, the TD asked the casino floor to applaud the last lady standing for putting up a strong fight! GG, girl!

More Recent Eliminations…

Only 32 players are left in the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 2, with the most recent set of payouts being that between 33rd and 40th places. Here, each one won a prize of ₹2,26,000 and since it’s still early days in the WPT India Highroller Event, they can quickly register to that tournament as well. Here’s a look at the latest eliminations:

• 33rd place – Ayush Garg
• 34th place – Pradip Ghosh
• 35th place – Advait Rajguru
• 36th place – Aditya Sushant
• 37th place – Aleksandr Miliaev
• 38th place – Romit Advani
• 39th place – Honey Nanakshahi
• 40th place – Sanjay Reddy

Play is expected to slow down now as the payouts keep jumping, and we’re down to the final few tables as well. 

Next Pay Jump in The WPT India Main Event – ₹1,96,000

The next set of payouts in the WPT India 2023 Main Event is for those who finish between 41st-48th places. Each of them will be paid out a prize of ₹1,96,000 for their efforts in this tournament. The final 40 players will keep going, with their eyes on the massive, mega, gigantic, handsome, top prize of ₹86+ Lakh! See the most recent eliminations: 

• 41st place – Aditya Singh
• 42nd place – Rahil Panjwani
• 43rd place – Aditya Systla
• 44th place – Chandra Shekhar
• 45th place – Pranay Mungekar
• 46th place – Madhav Sethi
• 47th place – Manik Kapoor
• 48th place – Hemant Chawla

More Players Get Paid in the WPT India Main Event 2023

In case you’re wondering who walked out and which positions they claim, here’s our list of those who finished their tournament between 49th and 56th places. All of them waked away with a prize of ₹1,73,000 each, and some of the big names to exit in this pay jump included Siddarth Singhvi and a player who came with 2 stacks to Day 2, Binit Saraf.

• 49th place – Binit Saraf (2)
• 50th place – Jugal Java
• 51st place – Amol Nimsarkar
• 52nd place – Siddarth Singhvi
• 53rd place – Arindam Mukherjee
• 54th place – Sukhjit Singh
• 55th place – Vikhyat Ahlawat
• 56th place – Dileep Bhatia

Abhinav’s Aces Drown Ghosh!

LEVEL 20, BLINDS 10K/20K, ANTE 20K

World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Abhinav Iyer is marching ahead in the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event and in the process is also knocking out players. In a hand where Iyer and Pradip Ghosh were at loggerheads ended in aces sailing through swiftly. Take a look at what happened in this bust out hand.

Ghosh (Q ♠ J ♠) goes all-in from the cutoff position and Iyer calls from the big blind. The FTS 6.0 Master Table winner had Aces which were good enough for a board which read T ♠ 4   6   2 ♣ 7 ♦ . Ghosh was out of the Main Event at the 34th position for ₹2,26,000. We can’t wait to see what Iyer does in the coming levels.

• Iyer: A   A ♦
• Ghosh: Q ♠ J ♠
• Board: T ♠ 4   6   2 ♣ 7 ♦

Romit Exits Main Event!

LEVEL 20, BLINDS 10K/20K, ANTE 20K

Romit Advani and Amit Tejura locked horns in a hand which did not turn out well for one of them. Advani who sat with K ♠ 2 ♠, went all-in with 85K from UTG. His rival called from the cutoff position with A ♦ Q ♦ to see what the board presented. The community cards read: 5   A   K   A ♣ 6 ♣. This gave Tejura three of a kind with his ace but for Advani it was end game at the 38th spot for ₹2,26,000.

• Advani: K ♠ 2 ♠
• Tejura: A ♦ Q ♦
• Board: 5   A   K   A ♣ 6 ♣

Aditya Sushant Bows Out At 36th Spot

World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Aditya Sushant has exited the Main Event, after running deep. He qualified from Day 1A with a stack of 126,000 chips. Eventually, his tournament life was cut short after he bowed out at the 36th place for ₹2,26,000. 

Ladies NLH Winner Kanchan Sharma Is Last Lady Standing

WPT Prime India 2023 Ladies NLH winner Kanchan Sharma is the last lady standing at the Main Event. She took down the special Ladies NLH event after beating Radhika Shankar in the heads-up to bag the top prize of ₹1,33,000. 

The event saw a total of 26 entries battling at this the ₹12,500 buy-in event. It generated a final prize pool of ₹2,95,620, which was shared by the top four finishers. To know more about this event click here. 

She entered Day 2 after qualifying from flight Day 1A with a stack size of 161,000 chips. Sharma is still running deep in the Main Event and we wish to see her lift this title too. All the best, Kanchan!

Day 2 Chip Leader Loveleen Singh Exits At the 61st Spot

Day 2 chip leader Loveleen Singh has been eliminated from the Main Event. Singh who entered Day 2 with the heaviest bag containing 740,000 chips. He ran decent and succumbed at 61st place, adding ₹1,54,000 to his bankroll. 

Singh had made it to Day 2 via Day 1A flight as the chip leader. None of the players from Day 1B and Day 1C could match his stack of 740,000, making him the chip leader at the beginning of Day 2. GG, Loveleen!

Some More Eliminations (57th-64th Places)

Some of the known names to be eliminated between 57th-64th spots in Day 2 of the WPT India 2023 Main Event include Harshad Barve, Vaibhav Sharma, and others. Overnight chip leader Loveleen Singh found his way out of the event as well. All of these in this particular pay jump get a prize of ₹1,54,000 each.

• 57th place – Kandampully Sanjay
• 58th place – Harshad Barve
• 59th place – Girish Shahane
• 60th place – Gaurav Kaul
• 61st place – Loveleen Singh
• 62nd place – Joseph Tlang
• 63rd place – Vaibhav Sharma
• 64th place – Rajat Singh

Harshad Barve Bids Farewell To The Main Event

Poker pro Harshad Barve has also been eliminated from the Main Event Day 2 flight. The Pune-based player had made it Day 2 from the Day 1B flight with one of the top stacks. He resumed Day 2 earlier today with a stack of 498,000 chips, however, busted after a deep grind. Barve took the 58th spot for a payday of 1,54,000

73rd-80th Places Paid

We’ve got confirmations of all the bust-outs in the next pay jump of the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event, that is ranks between 73rd and 80th places. All of them have been paid out ₹1,28,000 which is nearly double their original investment if they fired a single bullet in this event. See the payouts here:

• 73rd place – Jaideep Sajwan
• 74th place – Anish Dedhia
• 75th place – Zarvan Tumboli
• 76th place – Prashant Tiwari
• 77th place – Himanshu Chhikara
• 78th place – Amar Katharani
• 79th place – Jaydeepsinh Vaghela
• 80th place – Pradeep Nudurumati

Next set of payouts to follow soon…

Next Pay Jump – 81st-88th Places

The WPT India 2023 Main Event is on in full swing, currently happening alongside the WPT Mini Main Freezeout Event, which also kicked off at 2 PM IST this afternoon. If you want updates on what’s happening in the Mini Main Event, check out the live updates here. Those who finish between 81st and 88th places in the Main Event will take home a prize of ₹1,19,000 each, which is the first pay jump of this record-breaking WPT India Main Event. Recent eliminations:

• 81st place – Vishal Surana
• 82nd place – Michael Doverklint
• 83rd place – Bohra Mohit Sunil
• 84th place – Alok Bhatt
• 85th place – Sagar Tuteja (See bustout hand below)
• 86th place – Virat Rai Kapoor
• 87th place – Goonjan Mall
• 88th place – Aman Mehta

Ganesh’s Ace Power Sends Ujjwal Packing

Ganesh with Pocket Rockets shoved all-in with his stack of 50.4K. He found a caller in large-stacked Faiz Alam, who sat with 60K chips and Cowboys in hand. Ujjwal Narwal from the cut-off decided to make the all-in call with his 23K with the AJ. The board brought Q ♣ T   J ♣ Q ♦ 2 ♠. Ganesh’s Aces held the victory flag extracting a massive stack from Alam and sending off Narwal.

• Narwal: A ♣ J ♣
• Ganesh: A ♦ A 
• Alam: K   K ♣
• Board: Q ♣ T   J ♣ Q ♦ 2 ♠

Karan Enters The Elite Millionaire Club After Busting Rival

LEVEL 19, BLINDS: 10/15K, ANTE 15K

Sounds cool right when someone enters the coveted millionaire club? What are we talking about? Well, in a hand that led to an elimination for one player made the other one a millionaire in terms of chip count. Really? Oh yeah! Keep reading to know who’s the new millionaire in the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event. 

From under the gun (UTG), Siddharth Jolly raises to 34,000. Karan Malhotra (A ♦ A   ) from the small blind position 3-bets 130,000. From the big blind Rahil Panjwani (J ♦ J   ) goes all-in with 384,000; Jolly folds. The community cards read: 9 ♠ 4 ♣ 6 ♣ 2 ♠ 7 ♠. This kept Malhotra ahead with his aces while Panjwani’s Fishhooks failed miserably and had to exit the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event. And as for Malhotra’s chip count, he has over a million (1,100,000). Panjwani finished 42nd for a payday of ₹1,96,000.

• Malhotra: A ♦ A 
• Panjwani: J ♦ J 
• Board: 9 ♠ 4 ♣ 6 ♣ 2 ♠ 7 ♠

Spartan Poker Pro Zarvan Tumboli Exits The Main Event

Spartan Poker pro Zarvan Tumboli has made an early exit after running deep in the Main Event of WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event. Tumboli qualified for Day 2 from the very first flight, Day 1 A with a stack of 272,000 chips. He ran deep but was eliminated on Day 2. Tumboli took the 75th spot at the event and cashed ₹1,28,000.

Anil’s Set Sends Sagar Home!

LEVEL 17, BLINDS 5K/10K, ANTE 10K

When Aces come to the rescue what happens? Anil Adiani can tell you that. Why so? Take a look at this hand and you will know exactly what went down. Adiani sat with Pocket Rockets and his rival Sagar Tuteja had A ♦ T   . From the middle position, Tuteja threw all of his tournament life (130K) into the pot and got called by his opponent. The dealer fanned out a board of  9 ♦ 5   3 ♣ Q ♦ A   . Adiani rivered a set and Tuteja’s Ace-pair fell short and exited the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event at the 85th position for ₹1.19 Lakh.

• Adiani: A ♣ A ♣
• Tuteja: A ♦ T 

Board: 9 ♦ 5   3 ♣ Q ♦ A 

Which Players Finished Between 65th-72nd Places?

The action is heating up at the WPT Prime India 2023 series. The tournament floor is packed and buzzing with 200+ players in the Mini Main Event and registrations still open in that freezeout competition. However, in the highlight of the series – WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event – a few more eliminations are taking place. We have confirmations of all of those who were part of the next pay jump, each taking home ₹1,39,000 for their efforts in this tournament. See here:

• 65th place – Jayjit Ray
• 66th place – Abhishek Sharma
• 67th place – Akshaykumar Ghori
• 68th place – Shashank Shekhar
• 69th place – Arjanveer Chadha
• 70th place – Jason Fernandes
• 71st place – Anurag Srivastava
• 72nd place – Guneet Kwatra

The next pay jump will be for spots 57th to 64th, with each of them receiving a prize of ₹1,54,000. Stay tuned…

WPT India Main Event Day 2 – 89th to 98th Places

Players are falling out like nine pins in the tournament floor right now. Not even two hours into Day 2 and we’ve had 30+ eliminations already. Take a look at some more eliminations we managed to catch, from places 89th – 98th, all of whom will receive a prize of ₹1,10,000 before the first pay jump happens:

• 89th place – Pratibh Saluja
• 90th place – Pratibha Arya
• 91st place – Sriram Maniam
• 92nd place – Vipin Kumar
• 93rd place – Paawan Bansal
• 94th place – Arvind Joseph Abraham
• 95th place – Sreekanth KN
• 96th place – Dhineshkumar T
• 97th place – Atul Nagpal
• 98th place – Kumar Vatsal

Paawan Bansal, Goonjan Mall Busted By Vineet Kumar

The day witnesses some early and quick bustouts. Among them were pros Paawan Bansal and Goonjan Mall, both of whom were eliminated by WPT Prime India 2023 PLO winner Vineet Kumar just a few minutes apart.

First, it was Bansal who shoved all-in with AJ from the middle position, to find a caller in Kumar from the UTG. Kumar flipped AQ to send Bansal away at the 93rd place on the board of 6A552. Bansal cashed a pay cheque of ₹1,10,000. 

• Bansal: AJ
• Kumar: AQ
• Board: 6A552

A few moments later, Kumar raised to 50K from the button, and Mall called. On seeing the flop of 3 ♦ T ♣ T ♦ , Kumar shoved all-in with AJs and Mall made the all-in call with A3. The turn and river brought 4   and J ♠ sending off Mall at the 87th place with a prize amount of ₹1,19,000. 

• Mall: A ♠ 3 
• Kumar: A ♦ J ♦
• Board: 3 ♦ T ♣ T ♦ 4   J ♠ 

Early Eliminations in the Main Event

Since everyone was in the money (108 players) on Day 2 of the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event, we’ve had quite a few early eliminations in the tournament. Binit Saraf was the first player to find the exit on the day, followed by a number of other players. Remember, everyone between 89th and 108th places will receive the minimum cash of ₹1,10,000. Here are the earliest bust outs on the day:

• 108th place – Binit Saraf (1)
• 107th place – J Raju
• 106th place – Sameer Agarwal 
• 105th place – Karthik AJ
• 104th place –  Ankit Bhalwankar
• 103rd place – Utkarsh Somaiya
• 102nd place – Yasheel Doddanavar
• 101st place – V Rakesh Reddy
• 100th place – Anandha Padmanabam
• 99th place – Rahul Marwaha

Guneet Sends Utkarsh Packing

LEVEL 16, BLINDS: 4K/8K, ANTE 8K

Guneet Kwatra (6   6 ♦ ) and Utkarsh Somaiya (Q ♣ 9   ) locked horns in a hand which led to one player leaving the game. Who is that player? Keep reading to find out more. Somaiya went all-in with 25K from the mid position; his rival makes the call from the small blind position. The community cards fell 8   9 ♣ 8   A   6 ♣. Kwatra hits a full house on the river and that leaves two pairs feeling useless. Somaiya took home a prize money worth ₹1.10 Lakh at the 103rd place.

• Somaiya: Q ♣ 9 
• Kwatra: 6   6 ♦
• Board: 8   9 ♣ 8   A   6 ♣

WPT Prime India 2023 Payouts And Prize Pool Announced!

The much-awaited prize pool and payouts for WPT India 2023 Main Event have finally been announced. The event has generated a massive prize pool of ₹5,06,48,700. This treasure will be distributed among the top 108 survivors who will battle it out on Day 2. 

The player who takes down the title receives ₹8,660,000 up top along with a $10,400 seat WPT Passport.

WPT Prime India 2023 payouts:

• 1st: ₹86,60,000 plus $10,400 seat
• 2nd: ₹57,75,000
• 3rd: ₹42,50,000
• 4th: ₹31,80,000
• 5th: ₹24,00,000
• 6th: ₹18,25,000
• 7th: ₹14,05,000
• 8th: ₹10.96,700
• 9th-10th: ₹8,60,000
• 11th-12th: ₹6,85,000
• 13th-14th: ₹5,50,000
• 15th-16th: ₹4,50,000
• 17th-20th: ₹3,70,000
• 21st-24th:  ₹3,10,000
• 25th-32nd: ₹2,64,000
• 33rd-40th: ₹2,26,000
• 41st-48th: ₹1,96,000
• 49th-56th: ₹1,73,000
• 57th-64th: ₹1,54,000
• 65th-72nd: ₹1,39,000
• 73rd-80th: ₹1,28,000
• 81st-88th: ₹1,19,000
• 89th-108th: ₹1,10,000

Day 1C Concludes, Day 2 Has It’s 108 Survivors

Flight Day 1C of the Main Event has finally concluded with 49 survivors making it to Day 2. The long grind of over 12 hours has finally come to an end. Dev Mittal was the unfortunate bubble boy. All the remaining 49 players have progressed to Day 2 and also made it in the money of the Main Event. 

The final chip counts at the end of Day 1C are awaited, meanwhile check out the chip counts from the previous day. 

• Day 1 A survivors
• Day 1B survivors

A total of 108 players have bagged and tagged from the three starting flights of the ₹65,000 Main Event, thus ensuring themselves a portion of the prize pool. 23 players qualified from Day 1A, 36 from Day 1B and finally 49 from the last Day 1C flight. 

The Main Event of WPT Prime India 2023 has turned out to be a record-breaking one by generating the highest number of entries in the history of WPT India 2023. Click here to know more.

Cards Are In The Air At Day 2!

The cards are in the air at Day 2 of the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event. From a sea of 857 entries, the top 108 have made it to Day 2 and also made it in the money. 

Among them Loveleen Singh is leading the pack with the highest stack of 740,000 chips. For the complete list of survivors click here. 

Slightly Away From The Money

The Tournament Director has announced that WPT India 2023 Ship It is in the heads-up stage, the Ladies Event has 6 players left and most importantly, there are 52 players left in Day 1C of the Main Event. As we mentioned earlier, 49 players are to be paid in this flight, which means we’re just 3 eliminations away from wrapping up the final flight of this tournament. 

Down To The Final 80 Players

Everyone’s got their eyes on the Ladies NLH (down to final two tables) and the Ship It Event (down to the final table), but the biggest tournament is the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event and there are about 80 players left on the floor. Some of the notables in the field include Manish Lakhotia, Siddhanth Kripalani, and defending WPT India Main Event champ, Ashish Munot. Kunal Patni busted from the Main Event Day 1C a while back and is now seated among the final 5 players on the Ship It final table.

Hard Work Being Put In By The Organisers

Day 1C of the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event and there are 90 players left in the field right now. And while we’ve been talking a lot about the players and those who have been doing well over the last few days, let’s not forget about the hard work being put in by the organisers as well. The dealers and other casino staff, Tournament Director Danny McDonagh and his team, Neil Sequeira from Thank God For Poker, the entire Adda52 LIVE team, and many others are working hard to make this event a grand success.

Top Stacks From Around The Room

WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1C is getting more intense as the game progresses ahead. Players are fighting hard to ensure they survive the bloodbath and make it to Day 2. WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event is a coveted tournament and players grinding in the qualifying flights want to ensure a seat in Day 2 as winning the title and the top prize will see the winner go down in poker history. Take a look at the top stacks.

• Vineet Kumar – 330K
• Vipin Kumar – 320K
• Alok Bhat – 300K
• Binit Saraf – 300K
• Siddhanth Kripalani – 270K
• Anandha Padmanaban – 265K
• Karthik Jayaraja – 260K
• Vinod Megalmani – 230K
• Ankur Sehgal – 200K
• Vivek Singh – 186K

Adda52 Game Ambassador Arun Sriram Busted!

LEVEL 11, BLINDS 1,500/2,500, ANTE 2,500

In a poker war of pros, Adda52 Pro Arun Sriram (A ♠ 6 ♣) locked horns with another well-known pro Jasven Saigal (A ♣ T ♣). Sriram from the small blind position goes all-in with 20.3K and his rival makes the call. The community cards fell as: 3   3 ♦ Q   6   . Both players had two pairs but Saigal had TT, 33 vs Sriram’s 66, 33. Sadly for the Adda52 Pro it was time to go home.

• Saigal: A ♣ T ♣
• Sriram: A ♠ 6 ♣
• Board: 3   3 ♦ Q   6 

Vivek’s Big Slick Holds!

LEVEL 10, BLINDS 1K/2K, ANTE 2K

Online and live poker reg Vivek Singh had an ace-king when he locked horns with Kanishk Gupta who sat with Kh   Qh   . Singh’s rival went all-in which the FTS 3.0 High Roller winner called. The dealer fanned out community cards: J 6 9 5 3. This led to Singh winning the hand and Gupta getting busted.

• Singh: Ac ♣ Ks ♠
• Gupta: Kh   Qh 
• Board: J 6 9 5 3

Down to Final 135 Players in 1C

The WPT India 2023 Main Event is moving on and the field is slowly narrowing on Day 1C. Around 135 players are still in action in the third and final flight of the tournament, currently in Level 10 with the blinds running at 1,000-2,000 along with a 2,000 big blind ante. Remember, action stops when we reach the final 49 players today, all in the money as well. 

Notable Pros Exit The Main Event

We spotted a lot of notable pros around the casino floor, which means their tournament life at the Main Event has come to an end. These include Kanishka Samant, Laksh Pal Singh, Ankit Wadhawan, Kumar Vatsal, Aditya Agarwal, Manoj Pentakota, Shuchi Chamaria, Shravan Chhabria, Muskan Sethi, Shashank Jain, Siddarth Singhvi, and others. 

Muskan Sails Safely In A Boat!

PokerBaazi Pro Muskan Sethi (4 ♠ 4 ♦ ) goes all-in preflop with 49K and her rival Rishabh Sood (J ♣ 9   ) follows suit and throws his remaining chips (11K) into the pot from the big blind position. The community cards fell as: 2c 2s 4h Ad Qd. Sethi hits a full boat on the flop and that sealed the deal for Sood’s elimination.

• Sethi: 4 ♠ 4 ♦
• Sood: J ♣ 9 
• Board: 2 ♣ 2 ♠ 4   A ♦ Q ♦

Freezeout Winner Adithya NG Out Of The ME Race

WPT Prime India 2023 50K Freezeout winner Aditya NG was busted just minutes after the late registrations ended. The player shoved all-in from UTG, with his 4.5K stack. He found a caller in a player in the small blind. Jaydeepsinh Vaghela shoved his stack 38.5K, this led to the small blind folding his hand. 

At the showdown, Adithya flipped K   T ♦ , while Vaghela showed AT of hearts. The board of J ♦ K ♣ 7 ♦ A ♣ 9 ♦ gave Vaghela a higher pair and brought an end to Adithya’s tournament life.

• Adithya: K   T ♦
• Vaghela: A   T 
• Board: J ♦ K ♣ 7 ♦ A ♣ 9 ♦  

Pradip Ghosh Eliminates Konstantin Shchegolev!

LEVEL 6, BLINDS: 400/800, ANTE 800

Bust outs continue in the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1C. The next player to fall was Konstantin Shchegolev who was shown the door by Pradip Ghosh. Shchegolev (Ad ♦ Jc ♣) goes all-in from the mid position with 14K. Ghosh matched his bet with pocket tens. The dealer fans out a board of 5 ♠ 8 ♦ 6   Q ♣ Q ♠. Ghosh hits two pairs (QQ,TT) while his rival was looking at the exit door since his journey in the Main Event comes to an end.

• Ghosh: Tc ♣ Ts ♠
• Shchegolev: Ad ♦ Jc ♣
• Board: 5 ♠ 8 ♦ 6   Q ♣ Q ♠

WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Creates History!

It’s a historic moment here at the WPT Prime India 2023 aboard the Deltin Royale Casino in Goa. The series has recorded the highest-ever entry field at the Main Event of WPT India event. Across the three days of starting flights, the event has recorded an entry field of a total of 857 entries. These came from:

• 181 entries on Day 1A
• 284 entries on Day 1B
• 392 entries on Day 1C

This is the biggest entry field in the history of WPT India. The series is being hosted for the fourth time. The previous best was WPT India 2018 which recorded a total of 697 entries. The series returned to India after a three-year-long hiatus. The numbers and overwhelming response is just a testimony of how excited and eager the players were for the series to return.

As per the decision of the organisers, 12.5% of this field will be paid out. 59 players have already made their way into Day 2 and secured a spot in the money from Day 1 and Day 2 respectively. Check out the complete list of survivors so far:

• Day 1 A survivors
• Day 1B survivors

Pratibha Arya Talks About WPT Prime India 2023

Gutshot Magazine spoke to Adda52 Game Ambassador Pratibha Arya about the ongoing WPT Prime India 2023 event at Deltin Royale, Goa. We asked Arya about the series and she said that it was special for her since it was the first time she was grinding in a WPT Prime India event as a Adda52 Game Ambassador. 

Coming to the ongoing live series, the cash game specialist mentions that WPT is a global brand so it becomes a matter of pride when you grind and win in an event like WPT Prime India 2023. As for Arya, the poker dynamite has qualified for WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 2 via flight Day 1A. We are looking forward to seeing Arya make a splash on the live felts of Deltin Royale when she returns for Main Event Day 2.

188 Players Left in Main Event 1C

Late registration period of WPT India 2023 Main Event 1C ended before the start of Level 7 and we’re now midway into Level 9, with 188 players still in the tournament. Remember, play will stop today once we’re down to the final 12.5% of the field, which is the final 49 survivors.

Ankit Takle Eliminated!

LEVEL 5, BLINDS 300/600, ANTE 600

Ankit Bhalwankar and Ankit Takle locked horns in a hand that led to an elimination. Bhalwankar had A9 and his rival sat with K ♠ K ♦ . Takle went all-in, keeping hope in his Cowboys. The community cards fell 5 ♣ A   Q ♠ 4 ♠ T ♣. Bhalwankar hit an Ace-pair while Takle’s pocket kings couldn’t get the job done and he was busted. As per the latest update, Takle has re-entered flight Day 1C. Let’s see this time around how he spins the game in his favour.

• Bhalwankar: A9
• Takle: K ♠ K ♦
• Board: 5 ♣ A   Q ♠ 4 ♠ T ♣

Vinay B Shows Satish Kumar The Door!

LEVEL 4, BLINDS 300/400, ANTE 400

Online reg Vinay B has a casualty to his credit in the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event flight Day 1B. Let’s take a look at what went down in this hand. 

Satish Kumar from the big blind position went all-in with 6,700 holding Qd ♦ Td ♦ . Vinay calls with pocket jacks from the big blind position. The dealer fanned out a board of 4 ♦ 5   J ♣ Q ♠ 9 ♦ . This gave Vinay three of a kind with his Jacks and sadly for his rival it was time to get up and leave the game.

• Vinay: J ♠ J ♦
• Kumar: Q ♦ T ♦
• Board: 4 ♦ 5   J ♣ Q ♠ 9 ♦

Multiple Bullets Being Fired!

The guns are blazing here at the Day 1C flight of the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event. Poker pros including Ujjwal Narwal, Abhishek Goindi, Arsh Grover, Ankit Wadhawan, Sumit Sapra, Rubin Labroo, Dhaval Mudgal, Vivek Singh, Ashish Munot, Kanishka Samant and Aditya Agarwal among others were seen marching towards the registration desk to re-enter the tournament after busting.

Will their back-to-back bullets take them to Day 2 of the Main Event?! Well, only time will tell.

Queen Nikita Luther Enters The Room

Nikita Luther is in the house. She has just walked into the poker room and is registering herself for the Day 1C flight of the Main Event. 

Luther has arrived just in time to secure a spot in the Main Event, with the last flight taking place today. Later in the evening, we can also expect her to see her grind at the Ladies Special NLH event. 

Ashish Ahuja Flushes Out Harsha Reddy

LEVEL: 5, BLINDS: 300/500, ANTE 500

It was an interesting hand wherein a flush of hearts went on against flush hearts. Ashish Ahuja with a stack of 26K in the big blind, went heads-on with Harsha Reddy with 21K chips, who also went all-in. Ahuja held AT of hearts, while Redyy flipped K7 of hearts. 

The board of J   6   8 ♠ 8   9 ♦ gave both players a flush. However, Ahuja’s Ace gave him a higher flush. Reddy had to exit the table with a broken heart.

Ahuja played both the previous days of Main Event, but was unable to qualify. We hope to see him sail through the last flight today. 

• Ahuja: A   T 
• Reddy: K   7 
• Board: J   6   8 ♠ 8   9 ♦  

Pokerbaazi Game Ambassadors Also Present

The tournament floor is filling up and we’re seeing players from around the country joining the action at WPT India 2023 Main Event Day 1C. Among them are PokerBaazi Game Ambassadors, Muskan Sethi and Abhishek Goindi. The latter was seen at the felts in Day 1B as well, and he’ll be hoping for a better result today in Day 1C. 

Both of them have great poker resumes and we won’t be surprised if they end up among the survivors on Day 1C, which is 12.5% of the overall field at the end of the late registration period. 

Shuchi Chamaria: Leading By Example!

If we are talking about women in poker, there’s no way we can miss out on Shuchi Chamaria. The poker dynamo is grinding in WPT Prime India 2023 and is currently fighting hard in the Day 1C flight to ensure she gets a spot in Day 2. Chamaria finished 5 spots away from bagging and tagging in the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event flight Day 1B. We hope to see some fireworks from this boss lady. And don’t you forget that today we will also see Chamaria grinding in the Ladies NLH event where we hope to see her win the title hook, line, and sinker.

Chamaria, who’s also a mother is a fine example of how women are pros at multitasking and we hope to see this poker player residing in Bangalore win many more coveted titles in the future. 

Adda52 Game Ambassadors in the House

LEVEL: 4, BLINDS: 300/500, ANTE 500

Adda52 is one of the leading online poker platforms in the business and they’ve put up quite a show so far in partnership with the World Poker Tour (WPT). Apart from hundreds of other players seen so far in the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event, Adda52 Game Ambassadors Maria Kirloskar and Ram Kakkar were also spotted at the tables for the final flight of the 65k Main Event. Good luck to the both of them!

Chip Counts At Break

Level: 3, Blinds: 200/400, Ante 400

The player field stands at 250 players at the first break of the day. The players have headed for a 15-minute break. Here are some chip count details that we could get: 

• Sachin Dumbani – 115K
• Abhishek Chhajer – 80K
• Amar Katharani – 105K
• Kunal Patni – 80K
• Tanay Srivastava – 80K
• Aman Mehta – 80K

Doubling Up Is A Real Joy!

LEVEL 3, BLINDS: 200/400, ANTE 400

Who doesn’t want to double up while grinding in a WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event flight? Everyone wants to as qualifying for Day 2 is a matter of pride from a sea of players who are looking for ultimate glory. This time around it was Aman Mehta who doubled up and is building his stack to battle it out if he qualifies for Day 2. Take a look at the double up hand below.

Three players call 4,500 and one of them was Hemant Yadav from the mid position. The action rounds up to Aman Mehta who sat at the button position. The player from the button acted and then the action moved to the dealer who revealed a flop of 2d Kh 4c. 

No intense action was witnessed on the flop and the turn brought Ts. The button player bets 8K and Yadav along with the player from the cutoff position match the bet. The river brought 6d and Mehta went all-in with 24,300. This move intimated the mid position and cutoff player so much that both of them folded. Mehta scooped the pot (48K) and doubled up in the process.

• Heman Yadav: Xx Xx
• Aman Mehta: Xx Xx
• Board: 2d Kh 4c Ts 6d

719 Entries And Counting At The Main Event

Players are back after the first break of the day and the event has already received 253 registrations. So far the Main Event has been able to generate a total number of 719 entries across the three starting flights and counting. 

Check Out the break-up of the entries: 

• Day 1A: 181 entries
• Day 1B: 284
• Day 1C: 253*

(* still counting)

Registration Desk Is Flooding!

The registration desk is flooding with popular players as the tournament progresses. PokerBaazi pro Muskan Sethi, Sumit Sapra, Rubin Labroo, Raghav Bansal, Faiz Alam, Ujjwal Narwal and Anand Thakur are seen registering for the flight

Day 1C Is A Blockbuster!

LEVEL: 3, BLINDS: 200/400, ANTE 400

WPT Prime India 2023 Day 1C is proving out to an absolute blockbuster by crushing all previous day records. Within less than two hours of commencement, the event has already generated player field of 216 entries. 

Notables Enter The Field

Players are all set to try their hand at the Main Event one last time at Day 1C flight. So far we see notable faces like Mithun Mahesh, Harsh Dev Jhirmiria, Gokul Raj, Gaurav Gupta, Kunal Patni, Abhishek Goindi, Ashish Ahuja, Mahesh Shyamsunder, Siddhanth Kripalani and Vaibhav Sharma among others.

Recently a bunch other top players like Shuchi Chamaria, Arsh Grover, Ashish Munot, Ankit Wadhawan, Ritwik Khanna, Devnag Yadav have also marched towards their respective tables from the registration desk.

WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1C Flags Off!

The last and final flight to WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event has kicked off here at the Deltin Royale Casino in Goa. WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1C will have a buy-in of ₹65,000, with the registrations being open till the end of Level 7. 

So far 36 survivors from Day 1A and 37 survivors from Day 1B have progressed to Day 2 and made it in the money. The players who survive Day 1C today will join these 60 players for Day 2 tomorrow. 

So let the action begin!

That’s A Wrap For Day 1B Of Main Event! 36 Players Survive

Day 1B of the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event has come to an end with 36 players advancing to Day 2. All these 36 players have secured a place in the money at the Main Event. These 36 players will join the 23 survivors from Day 1A. 

Ayush Garg is leading the pack with 604,000 chips to his credit. Garg is followed by Jugal Java and Harshad Barve with the second and third spots with 528,000 and 498,000.

Check Out the complete chip counts at the end of Day 1B

Siddhanth Kapoor Bubbles The Main Event Day 1B

Siddhanth Kapoor was the unfortunate bubble boy at this event as he busted at the 37th spot. Kapoor had J ♠ Q ♠ against AK, and an Ace showed up on the flop. GG Siddhanth!

Check out our exclusive interview with Siddhanth Kapoor!

Jaideep Sajwan Eliminates Arvind Abraham

LEVEL: 12, BLINDS: 1,500/3,000, ANTE 3,000

Arvind Abraham shoved all-in with 21,800 from the hijack and was called by Kartik Reddy. Jaideep Sajwan made a gutsy all-in call by pushing his 130K on to the table. Reddy here decided to fold. Abraham showed A ♠ 8 ♠, while Sajwan flipped A ♣ K ♣. The board brought out 4 ♣ 9   K ♠ 7 ♠ 8 ♣, giving Sajwan a higher pair to scoop the pot and send Abraham away.

• Abraham: A ♠ 8 ♠
• Sajwan: A ♣ K ♣
• Board: 4 ♣ 9   K ♠ 7 ♠ 8 ♣

Kanishka Samant Eliminates Vinay B

LEVEL: 11, BLINDS: 1,500/2,500, ANTE 2,500

Vinay B shoved all-in preflop with Dimes in hand. He was called by Kanishka Samant who flipped A ♣ J ♦ . The board revealed 9 ♣ A ♠ 9   4 ♦ 2 ♦ , giving Samant the pair of aces for the win. Vinay B had to walk away empty-handed.

• Vinay B: T ♠ T ♣
• Samant: A ♣ J ♦
• Board: 9 ♣ A ♠ 9   4 ♦ 2 ♦

Adithya NG Shown The Exit Door

LEVEL: 11, BLINDS: 1,500/2,500, ANTE 2,500

WPT Prime India 2023 50K Freezeout winner Adithya NG was sent back from the Main Event Day 1B flight by Mohit Bohra. Adithya shoved all-in from the big blind with his stack of 36,500. He found a caller in Bohra. The second winner of the series showed A   J ♣, while Bohra flipped pocket sevens.

The board fanned out 5 ♣ 7 ♠ 9   K   9 ♦ . Mohit got the full boat, while Adithya was left with one pair.

• Adithya: A   J ♣
• Bohra: 7   7 ♣
• Board: 5 ♣ 7 ♠ 9   K   9 ♦

Abhishek Goindi Exits Day 1B

LEVEL 9: BLINDS: 800/1,600, ANTE 1,600

PokerBaazi Pro Abhishek Goindi has exited from the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1B. Goindi, who was at the under-the-gun (UTG) position three-bet holding AK. Amit Vohra from the cutoff decided to call with pocket nines. The board fanned out A928A. Vohra won the hand with a full house as Goindi had to walk away from the event with just a T-pair. 

• Vohra: A ♠ K ♣
• Goindi: J ♣ T ♠
• Board: T ♣ 7   2 ♦ A   9 ♣

284 Entries On WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1B

LEVEL 7: BLINDS: 500/1,000, ANTE 1,000

The late registrations have finally ended at WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1B, and the event has recorded a total of 284 entries to close the registrations for the day. Currently, there are 171 players still in the field. The tournament will play until 12.5% of the field, i.e., till the field is down to the final 35 players. Players who do not make it today will get one final chance to aim for #UltimateGlory by playing the Day 1C flight tomorrow, 15th April 2023 at 1 PM.

We expect it to be a long night because of the large number of players still in the field. Each of them will try to make it to Day 2 and thus we can expect some tight gameplay.

Jasven Saigal Eliminated

LEVEL 6: BLINDS: 400/800, ANTE 800

Poker pro Jasven Saigal shoved all-in with his stack of 10.5K holding K J. Priya Agarwal with pocket sevens called from the cutoff. The board brought 2  6 3 8 3, leaving Saigal with a flush draw, while Agarwal scooped the pot and eliminated the APT NLH winner with her Candy Canes. Will he fire another bullet before the late-registration ends?!

• Saigal: K   J 
• Agarwal: 7 ♦ 7 ♠
• Board: 2  6  3 8 3 

Anurag Srivastava’s Straight Sends Harsha Reddy Nareddy Packing

LEVEL 6: BLINDS: 400/800, ANTE 800

Harsha Reddy Nareddy pushed his stack of 15.5K on the table seeing the flop of 9 ♦ J ♠ Q ♦ with K ♦ Q ♣ in hand. He found a caller in Anurag Srivastava who sat with Dimes. The turn and river show 5 ♠ K   giving Srivastava a king high straight, as Nareddy had to walk away from the table.

• Nareddy: K ♦ Q ♣
• Srivastava: T ♦ T ♣
• Board: 9 ♦ J ♠ Q ♦ 5 ♠ K 

Few Minutes Before The Late Registrations End

LEVEL 6: BLINDS: 400/800, ANTE 800

The entry field is gradually expanding at the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1B flight. At Level 6, the event has recorded 276 entries. In the next five minutes, the level will change and the late registrations period will come to an end. 

“Let’s Do This One Last Time,” Says Sameer Agarwal

LEVEL 6: BLINDS: 400/800, ANTE 800

Sameer Agarwal walked towards the registration desk dejected yet hopeful and said, “Let’s do this one last time,” firing his fourth bullet of the day at the WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event. The otherwise cheerful Agarwal seems to be in a ‘never give-up’ mode today. 

Meanwhile, we also see Laksh Pal Singh at the registration desk making another entry just before the late registration ends. 

WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1B Breaking Day 1A Records

LEVEL 5: BLINDS: 300/600, ANTE 600

Day 1B has so far managed to crush the previous day records in terms of number of registrations. Day 1A saw 181 entries, while Day 1B has already managed to surpass that and record 245 entries by Level 5. With two more levels to go before the late registrations end, we’re excited to see the action intensifying on the floor with more and more players joining the field. 

We have players like Aditya Agarwal, Sumit Sapra, Vivek Singh, Madhav Gupta, Deepankur Gupta, Ritwik Khanna, and Siddharth Kadel among others.

Kunal Patni Faces Early Bustout

LEVEL 2, BLINDS: 200/300, ANTE 300

After running deep yesterday and finishing second at the SuperStack event, our beloved Kunal Patni was back with full excitement to play Day 1B flight of the Main Event. Siddharth Jain opened with a bet of 800 on the flop of 4 Q 3. Patni called from the small blind and found a raiser in Rahul Marva who raised to 10,000. Well action was expected on a dreamy flop like that, and we saw Patni push his entire stack on to the table having flopped a flush with two hearts in hand (J 7 ). Jain folded here, but Marva made the call. The turn and river of Q 2 made no difference. 

Little did Patni know that Karva had flopped a higher flush with A2 in hand. Patni faced an early elimination, but hey, a single bust out is not stopping KP. He has fired a second bullet already!

• Patni: J 7 
• Marva: A 2    
• Board: 4 Q 3 Q 2 

Stars Are Shining Bright On The Casino Floor

Stars are flooding at Day 1B flight of the Main Event. We see several notables in the field locking horns to make it to the #UltimateGlory. Several others are spotted queuing up at the registration desk. We see Arjanveer Chadha, Siddhanth Kapoor, Laksh Pal Singh, Kartik Ved, Ashish Ahuja, Harshdev Jhirmiria, Sameer Agarwal, Jaydeep Dawer, Adda52 Game Ambassadors Maria Kirloskar and Arun Sriram, Abhishek Goindi, Dhaval Mudgal, birthday boy Mithun Mahesh, Siddhanth Kripalani, Kunal Patni, Vishal Ojha, Shravan Chhabaria, Manish Lakhotia among several others.The event has 194 entries so far.

WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1B Begins!

Day 1B of WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event has finally kick-started at the Deltin Royale Casino in Goa. With the tables of PLO Day 2 running simultaneously, the Main Event Day 1B tables are gradually increasing. 

Every player gets a starting stack of 30,000 chips for a buy-in of ₹65,000. The late registrations will end at the start of Level 7 (approximately 5.30 PM). There will be 15-minute breaks after every three levels. Stay tuned for all the latest updates from the second flight of the Main Event. 

Day 1 A saw 23 survivors securing a spot in Day 2 of the Main Event.

WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Day 1A Has 23 Survivors!

Unfortunately, the Gutshot team couldn’t be there to update you with the live updates from Day 1A of WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event, but we know 23 survivors out of 181 entries have made their way to Day 2 of the event, which will be held on 16th April 2023. 

The day was quite an eventful one with Day 2 of SuperStack NLH and 50K Freezeout happening. But that did not affect the action at the Main Event flight. Take a look at the players who have advanced to Day 2 from Day 1A flight. Loveleen Singh is leading the 23 survivors. 

1. Loveleen Singh – 740,000
2. Romit Advani – 485,000
3. Madhav Sethi – 338,000
4. Amol Nimsarkar – 315,000
5. Aniruddha Joshi – 296,000
6. Rajat Dhingra – 288,000
7. Anand Pallikona – 279,000
8. Zarvan Tumboli – 272,000
9. Yasheel Doddanavar – 212,000
10. Vivek Rughani – 210,000
11. Akshay Kumar Ghori – 209,000
12. Anil Adiani – 206,000
13. Somashekar K M – 193,000
14. Rakesh Reddy – 182,000
15. Goonjan Mall – 182,000
16. Pratibha Arya – 178,000
17. Devbrat Rout – 174,000
18. Kanchan Sharma – 161,000
19. Abhishek Sharma – 152,000
20. Aditya Sushant – 126,000
21. Kaushik Jain – 121,000
22. Paawan Bansal – 81,000
23. Sreekanth KN – 77,000

WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event Race Kick-Starts!

The World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime India 2023 is finally happening at the spectacular Deltin Royale Casino in Goa after a three-year-long hiatus. The series, which is scheduled to take place between the 12th to 18th April 2023 has so far witnessed an overwhelming response from the poker players across the country.

Like any other poker series, the major attraction is the highly anticipated Main Event. The Main Event features three starting flights leading to Day 2. The Day 1 flights will run between 12th to 15th April 2023. Players can play the Main Event for a buy-in of ₹65,000. Players who progress from the three starting flights will then return for Day 2, which is to be held on 16th April 2023 at 1 PM. Day 2 will be paused once the event has got its final tablists, who will then return one last time to play Day 3 on 17th April 2023 at 1 PM. Check out the complete WPT India 2023 Main Event Schedule here.

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Each player will get a starting stack of 30,000 chips. The late registrations for Day 1 A, B and C will be closed at the start of Level 7 (approximately 5.30 PM) on each of the three days. The players will have 15-minute breaks after every three levels on each of the Day 1 flights. On Day 2 and Day 3, players get a 15-minute break after every two levels.

The organisers have decided to payout 12.5% of the entry filed. This means approximately 1 out of 8 entries will be paid out. The final payouts will be announced after the end of Day 1.

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