Good evening and welcome to Deltin Royale currently hosting the biggest event of the DPT Xpress March 2021 Edition – the 15 Main Event. The event is already underway with its Day 1A. The second flight of the event is starting in a while at 9pm. Players will start with a stack of 20K.
The survivors from both flights, Day 1A and 1B, will return for Day 2 play of the main event, which is scheduled to start at 5 PM tomorrow.
The tourney features 25-minute levels for Day 1 and there will be three short breaks after level 4, 8, and 12. This is the second time that this Main Event is being hosted at the Deltin Royale in Goa. Last time, it took place in February 2020 and crowned a champion in Deepak Raina who triumphed over a 192-strong entry field to claim the title for INR 7 Lac. The race for the title begins once again, stay tuned for all the updates!
Shuffle-Up & Deal
Level – 1
Blinds – 100-100
BB Ante – 100
The cards are in the air for the 15K Main Event Day 1B. Level one of the main event flight Day 1B gets underway and players start with the 20K stack. There are around 50 players in the field but this number is bound to go up as the late registration is open till the start of level 9.
Some Notables In The Field
Level – 2
Blinds – 100-200
BB Ante – 200
There are 70 players in the field and some notable names among them include the following players:
- Sangeeth Mohan
- Nikunj Doshi
- Firoz Khan
- Chirag Sodha
- Ankita Ajay Malik
- Abhishek Goindi
- Anil Gulati
- Bharat Agarwala
Some More Notables Joining in the Action!
Level -5
Blinds – 300-500
BB Ante – 500
- Sangeeth Mohan
- Abhishek Goindi
- Meherza Munsaf
- Dhaval Mudgal
- Gagandeep Malik
- Chirag Sodha
- Pawan Jaiswal
- Siddhanth Kripalani
- Jaydeep Dawar
110 Entries and Counting
Level – 6
Blinds – 300-600
BB Ante – 600
We have entered level 6 and blinds have increased to 300-600. As the tournament clock shows, there are 110 entries on the board, with an average stack being over 23K. With late registration open till the start of level 9, the field is bound to expand in the next one hour. Stay tuned in for the updates!
Nimit Shah Busted
Level – 7
Blinds – 400-800
BB Ante – 800
It was the battle of the small blind and big blind where the player in the small blind just matched the big blind. The player in the big blind was Nimit Shah.
Flop – A-9-2
The flop went check-check.
Turn 2x
The player in SB checked and Shah bet 2k and SB moved all-in. Shah tank-called.
SB: A-2
Shah: K-9
River – 6x
The player in the small blind hit a full house and Shah got busted.
Bharat Agarwala Doubles Up!
Level – 8
Blinds – 500-1000
BB Ante – 1000
Bharat Agarwala open-shoved for 14,300 and a player in the small blind made the call.
Bharat: 4x 6x
SB Player: Qx Qx
Board: Ax 5x 2x 7x 8
Bharat Agarwal hit a straight on the river to take down the pot and double up in the process.
Abhishek Busted by J. Raju
Level – 8
Blinds – 500-1000
BB Ante – 1000
Pre-flop, J. Raju from the middle position raised, and Abhishek on the hijack re-raised. Action back to Raju who shoved all-in. Abhishek gave it a little thought before eventually making the call.
Raju: 10x 10x
Abhishek: 9x 9x
Board: As Kh 8h 7s Qd
The board bricked for both players. Abhishek’s pocket nines did not hold up and he got busted.
Notable Chip Counts After Level 8
Level – 9
Blinds – 600-1200
BB Ante – 1200
We have entered level 9 and it marks the end of late registration period. A total of 160 players have entered Day 1B of the event, with 88 remaining in the field. Here are the notable chip counts:
- J. Raju – 176k
- Gaurav Idnani – 158k
- Abhishek Mazumder – 96k
- Nikunj Doshi – 87, 700
- Loveleen Singh – 69,200
- Nitesh S – 68,000
- Kshitij Kucheria – 53,200
- Chirag Sodha – 51k
171 Entries Registered On Day 1B of the DPT Xpress Main Event!
Level – 9
Blinds – 600-1200
BB Ante – 1200
Level 9 has already started, which means the late registration for the flight has ended.
A total of 171 entries enrolled for Day 1B and 88 players are remaining in the field.
Combined with 250 entries from Day 1A, the total field has now reached 420 entries.
Bharat Agarwala Scores Another Double-up!
Level – 10
Blinds – 800-1600
BB Ante – 1600
Udit Ved from early position raised and Bharat Agarwala on the big blind shoved all-in, which Ved called.
Ved – 8x 8x
Agarwala – 5x 5x
Board: 10x 5x 10x 6x 7x
Agarwala flopped a full house and took down the pot, securing himself another double-up!
Jaydeep Dawer Eliminated
Level – 11
Blinds – 1k-2k
BB Ante – 2k
There have been several eliminations in the last 20 minutes and just now we saw Jaydeep Dawer departing. Jaydeep open-shoved with Qx Jx and was snap-called by Shion Hossain from the BB.
Jaydeep: Qx Jx
Hossain: Ax Ax
Board: Ax 6x 4x 7x 3x
While the board blanked out for Jaydeep, it gave a set to Hossain to win the pot and bust Jaydeep.
Full House Vs Full House! Dhaval Mudgal Doubles-up!
Level – 11
Blinds – 1k-2k
BB Ante – 2k
Veteran pro, Dhaval Mudgal opened UTG to 2x and two players called, including Abhishek Sharma.
Flop – Kx 5x 6x
Dhaval bet 4k and Abhishek shoved all-in, which Dhaval called.
Dhaval: Kx 10x
Abhishek: 5x 6x
Turn: Kx
River: 5x
Both players hit a full house but Dhaval takes it down with a higher full house and doubles-up!
Bullets For Kshitij Kucheria! He Triples-ups!
Level – 12
Blinds – 1500-2500
BB Ante – 2500
A player from early open shoves for 9 BBs, Kshitij Kucheria calls, and Pratibh Saluja re-shoves.
Player (Early Position): A7
Kshitij: AA
Pratibh: AK
Board: 2x 2x 3x 7x 9x
Aces hold up and Kucheria triples up. The player from the early position gets busted, while Saluga is left with a short stack.
DPT Xpress Main Event Day 1B Ends – Dhaval Mudgal Leads 46 Survivors!
The DPT Xpress Main Event Day 1B saw a total of 170 entries, with 46 players of them advancing to Day 2 which is scheduled to start at 5 PM tomorrow (14th March). After 12 levels of 25-minute levels, veteran pro, Dhaval Mudgal, bagged the end of the day chip lead with a stack of 264100 chips. J. Raju finished right behind him with 247800, while Vipan Sharma (180400) rounded out the top three stacks of the day. Given below is the list of all the survivors along with their chip counts:
| 1 – Dhaval Mudgal – 264100 |
| 2 -J Raju – 247800 |
| 3 -Vipan Sharma – 180400 |
| 4 -Kshitij Kucheria -154900 |
| 5 -Gaurav Idnani – 144300 |
| 6 – Abhishek Mazumder – 140400 |
| 7 -Udit Baid – 131300 |
| 8 -Amit Dhall – 125500 |
| 9 – Gaurav Gupta -109500 |
| 10 -Natesh Sirpaul -99800 |
| 11 -Siddhanth Kripalani -99800 |
| 12 -Abhishek Sharma -97300 |
| 13 -Harsh Dembla – 89200 |
| 14 – Deepak Singh – 86700 |
| 15 -Rehmat Singh – 85900 |
| 16 – Loveleen Singh – 85000 |
| 17 – Clinton Fernandes – 73600 |
| 18 – Ganesh Mehta – 72800 |
| 19 – C Gautham Raju – 71900 |
| 20 – Kshitij Dhingra – 71200 |
| 21 -Karthik Narayana – 69300 |
| 22 – Aayush Aggarwal – 68500 |
| 23 – Nikunj Doshi – 63500 |
| 24 – Chirag Sodha -58700 |
| 25 -Angkan Mukherjee – 52700 |
| 26 – Pevsh Singhvi -49400 |
| 27 -Himalaya Tarani -48100 |
| 28 -Sahil Arora – 47000 |
| 29 – John Raphael – 46500 |
| 30 -Aniket – 43700 |
| 31 – Ramesh Thotapalli – 41500 |
| 32 -Shiv Chugh – 40300 |
| 33 -Mileku Mezkuieva – 39700 |
| 34 – Sunil Kumar – 38700 |
| 35 – Prashant Bhutoria – 38000 |
| 36 – Savvy Ranchal – 34400 |
| 37 – Varun Singh – 31600 |
| 38 – Priyank Mehta – 31000 |
| 39 – Shion Hossain – 30400 |
| 40 – Abhishek Goindi – 30200 |
| 41 – Sangeeth Mohan – 28700 |
| 42 – Gurpal Singh – 28500 |
| 43 – Neville Shroff – 17000 |
| 44 – Nehal Santani – 14300 |
| 45 – Zook Kurup – 11600 |
| 46 – Rohit Sardana – 9500 |