Sriharsha Doddapaneni Wins WPT India 2019 25k Big Bounty Title!
Level 25 (Blinds 40k-80k and Ante 80k)
And it is over! Sriharsha D. who won DPT Colossus Super High Roller last year has emerged victorious in the 25K Big Bounty Event. He bested a strong field of 225 entries in the tournament to win his first-ever WPT title for INR 6,63,830.
The final showdown took place between him and Ranjeet Negi. While Sriharsha had started heads-up as the chip leader, Negi fought well but could not go all the way, eventually finishing runner-up for a cool INR 4,66,150 as second place prize.
On the final hand, Sriharsha raised to 200k and Ranjeet Negi called.
Flop 8d 4d 4c
Both players checked the flop
Turn Qh
Sriharsha checked yet again and Negi fired out bet of 250k. Sriharsha made it to 600k and Negi moved all-in for around 17 Lac in chips. Sriharsha called.
The river was 6c.
At showdown, Sriharsha turned over 5h 4h against 7d 7s of Negi and won the pot as well as the title with a three of kind, eliminating Negi in the 2nd place.
Now It Is Heads-Up Between Ranjeet Negi and Sriharsha D.!
Level 24 (Blinds 30k-60k & Ante 60k)
Sriharsha D. – 2.875M
Ranjeet Negi – 1.620m
FT Chip Leader Anshul Rajput Exits in 3rd Place for INR 2,88,740
Level 24 (Blinds 30k-60k & Ante 60k)
Sriharsha D. is on fire!
He scored another elimination a while back. Holding 6c 5c, he raised it to 170k and Anshul Rajput having 9h 4h shoved all-in, putting his tournament life at risk.
The board 7h 5d 6d 10h 5h gave Anshul a flush but it gave full house to Sriharsha.
Anshul who started FT as the chip leader eventually got eliminated in 3rd place.
Aakash Diwan Exits in 4th Place for INR 1,75,640
Level 24 (Blinds 30k-60k & Ante 60k)
Pre-flop, Sriharsha D.from SB shoved all-in and the shorter of the two Aakash Diwan called from BB. Diwan had 4c 4h against Sriharsha’s 8s 5s.
The board 2h 5d Ac 9h 5h gave Sriharsha trips with 5s to beat pocket fours of Diwan whose run ended in 4th place. He earned INR 1,75,640 for his deep run.
Sravanth Reddy Finishes 5th for INR 1,35,640
Level 24 (Blinds 30k-60k & Ante 60k)
It was a pre-flop action where Aakash Diwan from UTG open raised to 110k and Sravanth Reddy from CO called.
Flop Q 2d 4c
Aakash shoved all-in holding Kc Qc and Sravanth (Ad Kh) called for 250k, putting his tournament life at risk. Sravanth needed to hit on the remaining streets.
The turn 4s and the river 6d brought no help to Sravanth and he got busted.
Karan Kapoor Finishes 6th for INR 1,12,400
Level 21 (Blinds 15k-25k and Ante 25k)
Ranjeet Negi is on fire! He scored one more elimintion a while back.
Negi from UTG open raised to 65k holding 7s 6s and the short stack Karan Kapoor from SB shoved all-in with Jc 6c. After a slight pause, Negi decided to call.
The board 7d 6d 7h 3h Qs gave a full house to Negi to win the pot and bust Karan Kapoor in 6th place.
Kaushal Samant Finishes 7th for INR 95,780
Level 21 (Blinds 15k-25k and Ante 25k)
Kaushal Samant is the latest causality from the final table. He picked up a nice hand in Ad Ah and shoved all-in for 250k from HJ. The only player to call
was Ranjeet Negi who tabled Ks Kh and the board ran out 8c Kc Js 8d X, giving full house to Negi to win the pot and bust Kaushal in 7th place.
Tanmai Relwani Exits in 8th Place for INR 81,700
Level 21 (Blinds 15k-25k and Ante 25k)
It was a pre-flop all-in action where Aakash Diwan from UTG open shoved for 600k and Tanmai Relwani from HJ shoved behind for 300k for his tournament life.
Tanmai held 9h 9d, while Aakash had Ac Kd.
The board ran Kh 4s 2d Jd 10c where pocket nines of Relwani could not hold up and he got busted from the tournament in 8th place for INR 81,700
Anshul Garg Finishes 9th for INR 66,400
Level 20 (Blinds 10k-20k & Ante 20k)
Here comes the first elimination from the final table. A while back, Anshul Garg got busted. It was Karan Kapoor from UTG who opened the action to 45k and Anshul Garg from SB shoved all-in for 150k holding Kh Jd and Karan called with his Kc Qd.
The board As 5c 5s 4d 8c missed both players and Karan took down the pot, busting Anshul in 9th place.
Final Table Set With Anshul Rajput In Lead!
Level 20 (Blinds 10k-20k & Ante 20k)
We are down to the 9-handed FT and it is Anshul Rajput leading the way!
- Sravanth Reddy – 310,000
- Karan Kapoor – 640,000
- Kaushal Samant – 370,00
- Anshul Rajput – 1,466,000
- Ranjeet Negi – 505,000
- Tanmai Relwani – 365,000
- Sriharsha D. – 450,000
- Anshul Garg – 140,000
- Aakash Diwan – 250,000
Final Table Payouts (INR):
1st- 6,63,830
2nd- 4,66,150
3rd- 2,88,740
4th- 1,75,640
5th- 1,35,640
6th- 1,12,400
7th- 95,780
8th- 81,700
9th- 66,400
Amit Gaikwad Finishes 10th for INR 57,970
Level 20 (Blinds 10k-20k & Ante 20k)
We are down to the final table with Amit Gaikwad going out in 10th place. Amit who was left 81k stack pitted his fives aagainst Kh Ah of Anshul Rajput. The board ran out Ks 6d Qh 9c Kd, giving king trips to Anshul and busting Amit who earned INR 57,970 for his deep run in the big bounty tournament.
Abhishek Chinya Exits in 11th Place for INR 57,970
Level 20 (Blinds 10k-20k & Ante 20k)
Sriharsha D. is on fire! A while back, he busted Abhishek Chinya. Sriharsha open raised to 20k and Abhishek Chinya from BB shoved all-in for 96k, holding 9d 6d against As 10h of Sriharsha. The board brought no help to Chinya, while
Sriharsha found a ten on the river to take down the pot and bust Chinya.
Poker Legend Robert Mizrachi Heads-out inn 12th place for INR 57,970
Level 19 (Blinds 8k-16k & Ante 16k)
It was a pre-flop action where talented pro Sriharsha D. open raised to 32k from UTG and Robert Mizrachi from CO shoved all-in for 78k, which Sriharsha called.
Sriharsha: Ad 10s
Robert: Ah 9d
The board ran out 2c Kd Qd Qs 8s, giving the pot to Sriharsha and ending Robert’s run in 12th place.
Abhishek Tibrewala Finishes 13th for INR 49,720
Level 19 (Blinds 8k-16k & Ante 16k)
In a recent hand, Abhishek Tibrewala left with 139k had Ac 3c against Jh 8s of Anshul Rajput.
The board 9h 8s Ah 5s 8h gave trips to Rajput to win him the pot and bust Tibrewala.
Dhirendra Kumar Exits in 14th Place for INR 49,720
Level 19 (Blinds 8k-16k & Ante 16k)
The latest elimination comes in Dhirendra Kumar who shoved all-in for 42K holding 5d 5h and Sriharsha D. called with As Qd. The board opened 9c Qh Jd Ah 4d where pockets fives of Dhirendra could not hold up and he got busted.
Abhishek Kumar Finishes 15th for INR 49,720
Level 19 (Blinds 8k-16k & Ante 16k)
In a recent hand, Abhishek Kumar’s Qh 8d ran into As Ad of Karan Kapoor. The board ran out Kc Ks 4d 10c 4s where Kumar found no help and Kapoor took down the pot with his bullets, busting his opponent from the tournament.
Akash Gupta Finishes 16th for INR 41,460
Level 18 (Blinds 6k-12k & Ante 12k)
It was three-way action pre-flop where Anshul Rajput from UTG open shoved for 221k, Kaushal Samant from CO called and Akash Gupta from BB jammed for 400k, which Samant called.
Anshul: Ks Qh
Samant: Qd Qs
Akash: 10D 10H
Board: 9d 2h kh 5h As
Anshul won the main pot, while side pot went to Samant and Gupta got busted.
Sarala Ramkrishna Exits in 17th Place for INR 41,460
Level 18 (Blinds 6k-12k & Ante 12k)
It was a pre-flop battle of blinds where Sarala Ramkrishna from SB shoved for 23k with 4c 5c and Ranjeet Negi from BB called holding Jd Js. The board opened as Qc Kc 3s 4s 10s, ending Sarala’s run from the big bounty tournament.
WSOP Bracelet Winner Aditya Sushant Finishes 18th for INR 41,460
Level 18 (Blinds 6k-12k & Ante 12k)
Several notables made it to Day 2 of the 25k Big Bounty event. One of them was WSOP bracelet winner Aditya Sushant who is no longer in the running.
Sushant pitted his Ac 2c against Ah Kh of Kaushal Samant and failed improve on a rundown of Kc 10c 7h 9d 9s and got busted in 18th place, taking home INR 41,460.
Deepak Singh Heads-Up in 19th Place for INR 33,210
Level 18 (Blinds 6k-12k & Ante 12k)
Deepak Singh left with 90k stack pitted his Qc Qd against Ah Qh of Akash Gupta.
The board ran out 9s Ac 6s 9h Kc where Gupta found an Ace to beat ladies of Singh to take down the pot and bust him in 19th place.
Maqsood Peera finishes 20th for INR 33,210
Level 17 (Blinds 5k-10k & Ante 10k)
It was a pre flop battle of blinds where Maqsood Peera from SB shoved for 103k holding 7h 6c and Abhishek Tibrewala from BB called with Ac Jc. The board As Ac 8d 2h 3s gave Abhishek Ace trips to win the pot and bust Maqsood.
Sandeep Kumar Busted in 21st Place for INR 33,210
Level 17 (Blinds 5k-10k & Ante 10k)
The short stack Sandeep Kumar pitted his 6s 5s against Ad Jd of Abhishek Kumar. The board ran out 9h 8s 8d 10s Jc. Both players missed the board and Kumar’s AJ were good enough to take down the pot and bust Sandeep kumar in 21st.
Shravan Chhabria Exits in 22nd for INR 26,060
Level 17 (Blinds 5k-10k & Ante 10k)
Mumbai pro Shravan Chhabria’s run comes to an end. He had open shoved from UTG for 130k holding 4c 4d and was called by Aditya Sushant from MP1 who held Qc Qd. The board ran 10d As Ac 10h 8d and Chhabria got busted.
Abhishek Goindi Busted in 23rd Place for INR 26,060
Level 17 (Blinds 5k-10k & Ante 10k)
Goindi who won DPT High Roller in February this year is no longer in the running. He has been eliminated by Akash Gupta. Goindi was left with 81k and his 9c 10h ran into 9d 9h of Gupta who won the pot on a rundown of Js 6c 4c 2d 5s.
Deepak Bothra Exits in 24th Place for INR 26,060
Level 17 (Blinds 5k-10k & Ante 10k)
Eliminations are quick in the ITM stage and a while ago, we saw WPT India 2017 champion Deepak Bothra exiting the event. Bothra who had started the day as chip leader became short stack and eventually decided to shove his remaining 90k stack holding Ah 10h in HJ. Sravanth Reddy from button shoved behind for 60k holding Qd Qh and Anshul Rajput who had them covered called with Kd Jd from BB.
The board 9s 3c Kc 8s Qc where Reddy hit a set with queens to triple up, Anshul won side pot and Bothra was busted in 24th place.
Arun Karthik Heads-Out In 25th Place for INR 22,170
Level 17 (Blinds 5k-10k & Ante 10k)
Arun Karthik was in the HJ and he jammed for his 39k stack holding 8c Kd and was called by Sravanth Reddy who held Qh Kc in the small blind.
The board bricked and Reddy took down the pot busting Karthik in 25th place.
The elimination for 26th place is yet to be confirmed and we will update as soon as it is available.
Karan Gupta Finishes 27th For INR 22,170
Level 15 (Blinds 3k-6k & Ante 6k)
Another eliminations comes and this time it is Karan Gupta busting in 27th place. Gupta had pitted his As 10s against Kc 10c of Anshul Rajput.
The board 9c Kh 10d Jh 3h did give him a ten pair, but Rajput made two pairs
with Kings and tens to win the pot and bust his opponent from the tournament.
Kshitij Dhingra Busted In 28th Place for INR 19,500
Level 15 (Blinds 3k-6k & Ante 6k)
It was a pre-flop action where Kshitig Dhingra from button moved all-in for 91k holding Ad Kc and Amit Gaikwad from BB called with Ac 10s. The board ran 3d 6c Qd 10c 8c, giving no help to Dhingra and Gaikwad who found a ten on the board took down the coveted pot, busting Dhingra in 28th place.
Roshan P. Becomes The First Elimination Of Day 2!
Level 15 (Blinds 3k-6k & Ante 6k)
Here comes the first elimination of the day and it is Roshan Podrigues going out in 29th place for INR 19,500. It was a pre-flop battle of the blinds where the short stack Roshan from SB shoved for 35k holding Jd 7h and Maqsood Peera from BB called with Kh 10s. The board ran out Ah 2s 3d 8h Qc where Maqsood’s K10 were good to take down the pot and bust Roshan from the tournament.
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A Quick Look At Payouts For Final 29:
A total of 29 paid out of 225 entries. The winner takes home an impressive INR 6,63,830, while the min-cashes start from 19,500. here is a look at payouts:
Complete Payouts (INR):
1st- 6,63,830
2nd- 4,66,150
3rd- 2,88,740
4th- 1,75,640
5th- 1,35,640
6th- 1,12,400
7th- 95,780
8th- 81,700
9th- 66,400
10th-12th-57,970
13th-15th-49,720
16th-18th-41,460
19th-21st-33,210
22nd-24th-26,060
25th-27th-22,170
28th-29th-19,500
‘Shuffle-Up & Deal’ – Day 2 Gets Underway!
Level 15 (Blinds 3k-6k & Ante 6k)
All the remaining 29 have returned to the felts and Day 2 play has started at level 16 with blinds of 3k-6k & ante 6k. Stay tuned for the latest updates!
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Welcome To Day 2 Of WPT India 2019 25K Big Bounty Event!
There will be 29 hopefuls returning to the felts today at 2 p.m. for Day 2 of the WPT India 2019 25K Big Bounty here at the Deltin Royale in sunny Goa. Starting Day 2 as the chip leader is none other than the 2017 WPT India PLO champion – Deepak Bothra (700,000) and trailing him is Karan Kapoor (516,000).
A total of 225 entries were registered yesterday on Day 1 and the money bubble popped during the very last level (Level 15) of the day in Pradeep Sharma and now all the runners are guaranteed a min-cash of at least INR 19,500. The eventual winner will receive an impressive INR 6,63,830 along with the WPT trophy.
Other notables still alive in contention include Sriharsha D. (149,000), Shravan Chhabria (247,000), Abhishek Goindi (55,000), poker legend Robert Mizrachi (173000), and Sravanth Reddy (148,000) to name a few.
To the delight of all the players, the most-awaited WPT India 2019 Main Event is starting today at 3pm and it is larger than life this time with a whopping 3.25 Cr. GTD prizepool. So, don’t miss India’s biggest-guaranteed main event.
Complete Chip Counts for Day 2 Start:
| Sl.NO | NAME | SEAT | TABLE | CHIP COUNT | |
| 1 | RANJEET NEGI | 4 | 1 | 173000 | |
| 2 | KSHITIJ DHINGRA | 3 | 1 | 81000 | |
| 3 | KARAN KAPOOR | 2 | 1 | 516000 | |
| 4 | TANMAI RELWANI | 1 | 1 | 86000 | |
| 5 | SARALA RAMKRISHNA | 8 | 1 | 274000 | |
| 6 | AMIT GAIKWAD | 5 | 1 | 202000 | |
| 7 | DHIRENDRA KUMAR | 9 | 1 | 387000 | |
| 8 | ROSHAN RODRIGUES | 5 | 7 | 52000 | |
| 9 | SRIHARSHA D | 4 | 7 | 149000 | |
| 10 | SHRAVAN CHHABRIA | 6 | 7 | 247000 | |
| 11 | MAQSOOD PEERA | 8 | 7 | 140000 | |
| 12 | ALNOOR PUJANI | 3 | 7 | 50000 | |
| 13 | KARAN GUPTA | 2 | 7 | 53000 | |
| 14 | ABHISHEK TIBREWALA | 1 | 7 | 43000 | |
| 15 | ABHISHEK GOINDI | 9 | 7 | 55000 | |
| 16 | ADITYA SUSHANT | 2 | 8 | 234000 | |
| 17 | SANDEEP KUMAR SHARMA | 1 | 8 | 30000 | |
| 18 | ROBERT MIZRACHI | 5 | 8 | 173000 | |
| 19 | ANSHUL GARG | 9 | 8 | 229000 | |
| 20 | SRAVANTH REDDY | 7 | 8 | 148000 | |
| 21 | DEEPAK SINGH | 3 | 8 | 46000 | |
| 22 | ABHISHEK CHINNYA | 6 | 8 | 89000 | |
| 23 | AKASH DIWAN | 1 | 2 | 217000 | |
| 24 | ABHISHEK KUMAR | 1 | 2 | 60000 | |
| 25 | KAUSHAL SAMANT | 9 | 2 | 125000 | |
| 26 | ARUN KARTHIK | 3 | 2 | 130000 | |
| 27 | ANSHUL RAJPUT | 2 | 2 | 91000 | |
| 28 | AKASH GUPTA | 5 | 2 | 52000 | |
| 29 | DEEPAK B. | 6 | 2 | 700000 |