Sumit Silwal ships Big Daddy on Spartan

The tournament ended in Level #9, with the blinds at 17,500/35,000 – 3,500, 5 hours and 1 minute after it began. Silwal had a chip lead of 10:1 over his opponent, and he went all-in with Kd Ts, which was called by Good man, who had pocket Queens. 2h Qc Ac on the flop gave Good man a set of Queens, putting him way ahead. 5d on the turn was inconsequential, but the Jc on the river gave Silwal a straight, winning him the Big Daddy title.

Gutshot caught up with Silwal after this win, a 32-year poker player from Jammu. He’s an MBA Graduate from IIM Calcutta, who moved to Delhi to pursue a cricketing career after his 12th. Unfortunately, his career in cricket didn’t materialize into something fruitful, but he had no regrets. When in Kolkata for his MBA, he started playing online poker on PokerStars. “Honestly speaking, I am a recreational player who doesn’t study the game at all and just plays on my instincts and common sense,” he said about his game currently.

Talking about his journey through yesterday’s Big Daddy, he said, “It was a regular Sunday evening. I had regged a couple of events. One thing led to another and before I realized, I was in the money. That is when I started playing a little bit cautiously. I made just one decision that helped me, at least that’s what I think. I made it a point that no matter what, I will not play against a raise of a bigger stack than me and even if I do, I will be ready to fold on any aggression, unless I have the nuts. A little early in the tournament, came my first big hand to get the stack going. I think there were 3 or 4 all in before me; I was last to act and called with 89 suited anyway and got more than triple up.”

“Continue to be a fish in online poker and play recreationally,” he said on a parting note, indicating that he has no intentions of taking up the game professionally in the near future. Keep reading GutshotMagazine.com for more updates on the top poker tournaments in India and around the world.

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