Hello and welcome to the country’s first live poker series of 2021 – The DPT Xpress! Touted to be “India’s Most Buzzing Poker Tournament”, the series is happening in Goa after almost a year since the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted what promised to be a massive year for live poker in India.
This is the fifth edition of the DPT Xpress and once again will be hosted onboard the deluxe Casino Deltin Royale. The series will kick off in a while from now with the 5K Burn N Turn Event at 5 PM!
The buy-in for the event is INR 5K and players will start with a 10K (200BB) stack. It is a re-entry + add-on tourney featuring 15-minute levels. The late registration will remain open till the end of level 8.
Last time, it was Anish Juwarkar who took down the event and the race for the title starts again today. Stay tuned in for the live updates from the opening tournament right here. Good luck at the felts!
Cards Are In The Air!
Level- 1
Blinds – 25-50
The cards are in the air for the opening event – 5k Burn N Turn and we begin with level one of the day. It is a 5k buy-in tournament featuring a 10k starting stack. Late registration is open till level 8.
Some Familiar Faces in the Field
Level- 1
Blinds – 25-50
80 entries for the 5k burn n turn have been registered so far. Some known faces who can be seen in action include Adda52 streamer Shivam Jain, Sacheen Ramchandani, Vineet Kumar, Rajat Singh, Firoz Khan, Gaurav Gupta and Abhishek Garg to name a few. Stay tuned for the next updates!
Simon Mint Busted Early
Level – 2
Blinds – 50-100
In the last 15-20 minutes, there have been several eliminations. One of the recent eliminations is Simon Mint. He was busted by the WPT India 2018 Ship IT champion Sacheen Ramchandani who opened UTG with 325 and a player in UTG +2 flatted. Everyone folded until it came to Simon Mint in Hijack who shoved it all in. While everyone else on the table folded, Ramchandani called.
The cards were turned over:
Ramchandani: 6c-6s
Simon: Ax-10x
The board ran out 9h 7h 4x 4d Jc where pocket sixes held up and Simon got busted from the tourney.
Pawan Jaiswal Double Up Through Bansal
Level – 4
Blinds – 150-300
Shalab Bansal opens to 4x and Pawan Jaiswal shoves from big blind for 12k and Bansal makes the call.
Bansal: As Ks
Jaiswal: Jd Jc
Board: 7s 5h 10d 5c Js
Jaiswal hits a full house on the river and takes down the pot, leaving Bansal short-stacked.
Some more notables in the field
Level – 5
Blinds – 200-400
The opening event of the DPT Xpress March 2021 is off to a great start. Already 150 entries on the board and still counting. Some more notables among the late registrants include poker pro and coach Abhishek Goindi, former DPT Xpress Main Event champion Anant Purohit and Siddhanth Kripalani to name a few.
Shivam Jain Takes It Down From Abhishek Sharma
Level – 5
Blinds – 200-400
Adda52 streamer Shivam Jain opened the HJ to 800 and Abhishek Sharma in the big blind made it to 2400. Jain announced him all-in. Sharma snap-folded and Jain won the hand to collect the pot.
Former DPT Xpress Main Event Champion Busts Two Players!
Level -7
Blinds – 500-1000
In a pre-flop action, a player from UTG open-shoved for 7k. The former DPT Xpress Main Event champion Ankit Jajodia from UTG +1 called and Hari Krishna from SB re-shoved for 14K, which Jajodia called. At the showdown:
UTG: Kd 10h
Jajodia: Jx Jx
Krishna: 9x 9x
The board ran out 5h 10d 2s 3c 2s were Jajodia’s pocket jacks were good and he won the pot, busting both of his opponents.
Shagun Jain Busted
Level – 8
Blinds – 600-1200
In a pre-flop action, Shalab Bansal opened HJ to 3x and Shagun Jain from the button shoved all-in for 8500. After giving it a little thought, Bansal made the call and the cards were turned over.
Bansal: Kx Jx
Shagun: 7x 7x
Board: Ax 3x 4x 4x J
With a jack falling on the river, Bansal beat pocket sevens of Shagun and took down the pot, busing Shagun in the process.
Final Numbers Stand At 333 Entries!
Level – 9
Blinds – 800-1600
With the end of the late registration, the total number of entries stands at 333, which includes 224 entries (including unique and re-buys) and 109 add-ons. This is a massive improvement over 197 entries coming in for the previous 5K Burn N Turn event last year in February.
M. Khan Doubles-Up Through Ramesh Roa Thotapalli
Level – 9
Blinds – 800-1600
In a pre-flop action, M. Khan from the middle position open-raised to 4x and Ramesh Rao Thotapalli shoved his 25 big blinds. After giving it a little thought, Khan eventually made the call with a 31K stack.
Khan: Ad Kh
Ramesh: 10s 10c
Board: 7x Ax Kx 4x 3x.
Khan flopped two pair with Ace & King and took down the pot, leaving Thotapalli short-stacked.
Former DPT Xpress Main Event Champion Anant Purohit Doubles Up
Level – 10
Blinds – 1k-2k
Adda52’s Full House champion Chirag Sodha from UTG opened to 4500. Everyone folded until it came to former DPT Xpress Main Event champion Anant Purohit in the SB who decided to shove all in for 32k and Sodha called. Sodha tabled pocket eights, while Purohit showed AQ off-suited.
The board ran 6x 6x 10x 9x Qx, giving Purohit a top pair with queens to take down the pot and double-up.
Payouts Announced!
Level – 11
Blinds – 1500-3000
The payouts for the first event of the DPT Xpress March 2021, the 5K Burn N Turn, have been announced. The top 36 places are assured a min-cash of INR 10,300, while the eventual champion will walk away with INR 3.35 Lac up top! Here is a quick look at the payouts (INR):
1st – 3, 35,000
2nd – 2,50,000
3rd – 1,55,000
4th – 1,02,000
5th -6th – 65,000
7th – 54,530
8th – 44,770
9th – 35,180
10th -12th – 29,680
13th to 15th – 25,250
16th – 18th 20,990
`19th – 21st – 17,300
22nd -24th – 14,100
25th – 27th – 12, 300
28th – 36th – 10,300
Gaurav Jain Doubles-Up!
Level – 14-
Blinds – 4k-8k
Gaurav Jain open-shoved from the middle position for a 7BB stack holding AK and Clinton Fernandes re-shoved his AQ from the button. The board Qx 9x Kx Ax 10x connected for both players but Jain hit the higher two pairs and took down the pot, securing himself a much-needed double-up.
Join Satellite to 15k DPT Xpress Main Event
The 5 seat GTD Satellite to the 15K Main Event is underway. Join the action and stand a chance to win a ticket to the biggest event of the series – DPT 15K Main Event scheduled to run from 13th to 14th March!
Ankita Ajay Malik Busted In 30th Place (INR 10,300)
Level – 16
Blinds – 6k-12k
It was a pre-flop action where Ankit Ajay Malik from HJ shoved her last 4 bb stack and was called by KN Suresh. At showdown, Ankit tabled pocket threes and Suresh turned over K-6.
The board ran out A-4-5-6-9 where pocket threes could not hold up and Ankita got busted.
Nilesh Mundada Goes Out In 26th for INR 12,300!
Level – 17
Blinds – 8k-16k
Nilesh from the late position shoved all-in holding KQ off-suited and got a caller in KN Suresh who had J-10. The board ran out 3-8-7-J-5, giving Suresh a top pair with a jack. Suresh took down the pot, while Nilesh got busted.
Yash Chitre Doubles Up Through Sandeep Singh Kohli
Level – 18
Blinds – 10K-20K
In pre-flop action, we saw the short-stacked Yash shoving all in from the HJ. Sandeep Singh Kohli in the big blind made the call and the cards were turned over.
Yash: Ax 9x
Kohli: AX 7X
Board: 9X 6X 6X 4X 5X
While the board did not bring any help for Kohli, Yash found a 9 on the flop to make two pairs and collected the pot, securing himself a double-up.
Shiv Chug Busted In 20th Place (INR 17,300)
Level – 18
Blinds – 10K-20K
In a pre-flop action, Shiv Chug from the cutoff announced him all-in and Sunil Saraf in the small blind made the call.
Chug: AQ
Saraf: 66
The board ran out 10x 5x Kx 2x 4x where pocket sixes of Saraf held up, Saraf won the pot, busting Chug in the process.
Loveleen Singh Busted In 12th Place For INR 29,680
Level 19
Blinds – 15K -30K
In a pre-flop action, Loveleen Singh shoved his last 120K stack and was called by Abhishek Garg.
Singh:55
Garg: KK
The board ran out 10,9,6,8,4 where pocket fives of Singh could not hold up and he got busted in 12th place.
A Look at ITM Eliminations (10th-36th places)
- ABHISHEK GARG (10th INR 29,680)
- SUNIL KUMAR SARAF (11th for INR 29,680)
- LOVELEEN SINGH (INR 29,680)
- GAUTAM ROHILLA (13th for INR 25,250)
- YASH CHITRE (14th for INR 25,250)
- Defending Champion ANISH JUWARKAR (15th for INR 25,250)
- SANDEEP SINGH KOHLI (16th for INR 20,990)
- SAMEER AGARWAL (17th for INR 20,990)
- HARSH TANNA (18th for INR 20,990)
- SANJAY MOHAN (19th for INR 17,300)
- SHIV CHUGH (20th for INR 17,300)
- PRAVEER DIWAN (21st for INR 17,300)
- SIDDHANTH KRIPALANI (22nd for INR 14,100)
- KARTHIK N (23rd for INR 14,100)
- SUFFRAZ ALAM HAZARIKA (24th for INR 14,100)
- RADHIKA SHANKAR (25th for INR 12, 300)
- NILESH MUNDADA (26th for INR 12, 300)
- ARCHIT KHANDELWAL (27th for INR 12, 300)
- SAUMIL KRISHNANI (28th for INR 10,300)
- NIYUT SHAH (29th for INR 10,300)
- ANKITA AJAY MALIK (30th for INR 10,300)
- NITIN ARORA (31st for INR 10,300)
- J RAJU (32nd for INR 10,300)
- ANISH SURI (33rd for INR 10,300)
- BOMMU HARIKRISHNA VASUDEVA REDDY (34th for INR 10,300)
- Unknown (35th for INR 10,300)
- Clinton Fernandes (36th for INR 10,300)
Final Table Set With Nikunj Doshi In Lead
Level – 22
Blinds – 40K-80K
- Nikunj Doshi – 895,000
- Shrey Baj – 760,000
- Guarav Jain – 625,000
- Suresh KN – 620,000
- Sachin Kinger – 585,000
- Abhishek – 455,000
- Firoz Khan – 230,000
- Siddharth Ranshevre – 180,000
- Ritesh Khatwani – 80,000
Firoz Khan Becomes The First Elimination From FT (9th for INR 35,180)
Level – 22
Blinds – 40K-80K
Firoz Khan who started the final table as the short stack shoved all-in for 230k and was called by Shrey Baj
Firoz: A-9
Shrey: AQ
The board ran out A K 8 3 4. While both players flopped a top pair with Ace, Shrey took down the pot with a higher kicker, busting Firoz in the process.
Ritesh Khatwani Busted in 8th Place (INR 44,770)
Level – 22
Blinds – 40K-80K
Ritesh Khatwani who started the final table as the shortest stack is the latest elimination from the FT. He was in UTG and shoved all-in with A-5. KN Suresh in BB re-shoved with AK.
The board opened 7x 7x Jx 4x 3x where AK was good and Khatwani busted in 8th place.
Abhishek Busted in 7th Place for INR 54,530
Level – 23
Blinds – 50K-100K
Abhishek from the button shoved for 180k holding AJ and was called by Gaurav Jain from the BB who held A-9. The board ran out 5, K, 5, 9, 8 where the latter found a pair of nine on the turn to bust Abhishek in 7th place.
Siddharth Ranshevre Eliminated In 6th Place (INR 65,000)
Level – 23
Blinds – 50K-100K
Siddharth Ranshevre shoved his stack of 220K putting his tournament life at risk. He was called by the start of the FT chip leader Nikunj Doshi who held A-5 against 7-10 of Siddharth.
The board K-5-J-2-A gave Doshi two pair to win the pot and bust his opponent in 6th place.
Sachin Doubles Through Suresh
Level – 23
Blinds – 50K-100K
In this hand, Sachin Kinger shoved all-in for 260k holding 5c 6s and Suresh called with Kc Jc. The board gave Sachin a pair of six on the river which was good to win him the pot and double-up.
Gaurav Jain Goes Out in 5th for INR 65,000
Level – 23
Blinds – 50K-100K
In a pre-flop action, Gaurav Jain shoved all-in for 1.3 Lac and got a caller in Shrey Baj who held Qc 8c against J-10 off-suited of Jain.
The board ran 4c Ad Ac 10c Qh, giving Baj a flush on the turn to win the pot and bust his opponent in 5th place.
Shrey Busts KN Suresh In 4th Place To Take The Chip Lead
Level – 26
Blinds – 100k-200k
With blinds souring up, eliminations are quick on the final table. Just now we saw Suresh KN leaving the table. He pitted his Jx 7x against K-10 of Shrey.
The board ran out K-10-A-8-9-5 where Shrey flopped two pairs to take down the pot and bust his opponent in 4th place (INR 1,02,000).
Sachin Kinger Finishes 3rd For INR 1,55,000
Level – 26
Blinds – 100k-200k
With Sachin Kinger falling in 3rd for INR 1,55,000, it is now down to heads-up for the title between Shrey and Nikunj Doshi.
In this hand, Sachin moved all-in with K2 and Shrey made the call holding pocket kings. The board opened 3h 6s Qd 4c 10c ran where pockets kings were good and Sachin got eliminated.
With this hand, Shrey took a commanding chip lead into heads-up with Nikunj Doshi.
Heads-up For The Title!
Finally, we are down to heads-up for the title between Nikunj Doshi and Shrey Baj with the latter having a slight advantage over his opponent.
Shrey Doubles Up To Regain His Chip Lead
Level – 28
Blinds – 150-300k
Shrey opened shoved A9off and Nikunj made the call with A8. The board ran out 6s 9c 10h 2d 4c. Nikunj missed his gutshot and Shrey double-up.
Nikunj Doshi Eliminated in 2nd Place for INR 2,50,000
Finally, it is over with Shrey shipping it to win his career-first live title.
Shrey from the button limps with pocket queens and Nikunj shoves 10-9 off. Shrey snap-calls.
The board runs out 5x Ax 10x Jx 8x where pocket queens hold up and we have a winner in Shrey Baj from Jaipur. He takes home a cool INR 3.35 Lac and a beautiful DPT Xpress trophy.
Shrey Baj Champions the DPT Xpress March 2021 5K Burn N Turn Event!
The opening event of the DPT Xpress March 2021, the #5KBurnNTurn event, has culminated, crowning a champion in Shrey Baj from Jaipur.
Baj came out on top of a 333-entry field to win his first-ever DPT title for INR 3.35 Lac. Nikunj Doshi who started the FT as the chip leader came close to winning it but had to settle for the runner-up prize worth INR 2.50 Lac.
Shrey began the final table with the second largest stack but scored back-to-back eliminations, busting KN Suresh in 4thplace and then taking out Sachin Kinger in 3rd place to take the chip lead into heads-up with Nikunj Doshi. Although Doshi was able to double-up and take the chip lead, Shrey refused to give up and eventually made his way to the top! We congratulate
both Shrey and Doshi for their amazing performance and wish them good luck for the remaining DPT Xpress events!
