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WPT Prime Taiwan 2023: Pradeep Sharma Shipped Two Events To End Series On A High Note

World Poker Tour (WPT) Taiwan 2023 turned out pretty well for India as Pradeep Sharma shipped two tournaments to end the series on a high note. The poker player who was heading for WPT Prime Taiwan for the very first time, made quite the splash with his gameplay. He stifled competition to take down two events, namely, Event 22: Accumulator and Event 44, Closer Megastack. Sharma took home collective earnings of TWD 13,00,200 (approx. ₹3,379,149). 

Event 22: Accumulator

Sharma was among the 299 entries who battled it out for the top prize. Even if the Indian player was new to the felts of WPT Taiwan, he did not let that get in the way and smashed the felts with his impeccable play. He took home a pay cheque of  TWD 637,200 (approx. ₹1,656,165). The total prize pool in this event was TWD 2,900,300 (approx. ₹7,538,259) and the top 38 players got a piece of this final prize pool. 

Final Table Payouts (TWD)

1. Pradeep Sharma – 637,200
2. Bernard Koh – 447,100
3. Chang Hao Ming – 287,400
4. Chung Chie Kuan – 180,400
5. Shen Syu Ho – 139,200
6. Peter Ng – 115,300
7. Takayuki Kozakai – 96,900
8. Hsuan Chao Chen – 79,600
9. Shuncheng Siao – 63,700

Event 44 Closer Megastack

Here, Sharma beat Gene Chan to claim the top prize and trophy. The Indian poker player added  TWD 600,000 (approx.₹1,559,597) to his bankroll for this first place finish. The event had a final prize pool of TWD 2,604,500  (approx. ₹6,769,696) thanks to the 179 player field. 

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Final Table Payouts (TWD)

1. Pradeep Sharma – 600,000
2. Gene Chan – 526,900
3. Sangbeom Lim – 267,000
4. Yuma Fukuda – 162,400
5. Emmanuel – 125,400
6. Edwin Dela Cruz – 103,900
7. Erique Tan – 88,600
8. Chi Jen Chen – 77,800
9. Jason Loke – 67,600

Apart from Pradeep Sharma, other Indian players who marked their attendance in this series were Sumit Sapra, J Raju, Anil Adiani, Sriram Manium, Nageswara Vara and Kaustubh Mahesh. Check out how Indian players fared at WPT Prime India 2023.

WPT Prime Taiwan 2023 – Indian Players’ Results

Main Event:

• Sriram Manium -72nd for TWD 92,000
• Pradeep Sharma -106th for TWD 63,000
• Sumit Sapra – 122nd for TWD 58,500
• J Raju – 126th for TWD 58,500
• Anil Adian – 146th for TWD 55,500

Mini Main Event Freezeout:

• Nageswara Vara – 26th for TWD 19,000
• Jaruplavath Raju – 36th for TWD 17,100

Indian players cashing at WPT Prime Taiwan 2023:

• Event 20: Megastack – Kaustubh Mahesh – 6th for TWD 31,700
• Event 34: Deepstack 8 Max – Sumit Sapra – 24th for TWD 20,400
• Event 35: Freezeout – Jaruplavath Raju – 13th for TWD 38,900
• Event 46: 10/10/10/10 Finale – Nageswara Vara – 7th for TWD 31,300

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