Ritwik Khanna Ships DPT Megastack Hyper Turbo Championship, Claims His First DPT Bracelet and ₹6.20 Lakh Prize
Final Level: 24
Blinds: 125k/250k
Ritwik Khanna, a rising poker talent and past DPT May 2024 Turbo Mix and Last year’s WPT Prime India Megastack Closer champion, claimed the DPT Megastack Hyper Turbo Championship title in an intense battle of skill and speed. Outplaying a field of 87 entries, Khanna’s strategic mastery and sharp instincts earned him his second DPT title along with an impressive ₹6.20 Lakh prize after a heads-up deal.
Heads-up Showdown: An ICM Deal Sets the Stakes
As the tournament approached its climax, Khanna faced off against Vishrant Goyal, the July 2023 DPT Super Holdem Turbo champion. Their chip counts stood as follows:
- Vishrant Goyal: 5,875,000 chips
- Ritwik Khanna: 2,700,000 chips
The two players agreed to an ICM deal, ensuring Khanna ₹6.20 Lakh, while Goyal would take home the biggest prize of ₹7.40 Lakh. However, the title and the coveted bracelet remained on the line. In a thrilling conclusion, Khanna emerged victorious, claiming the championship and his first DPT bracelet, while Goyal finished as runner-up with the largest payout of the event.
The Final Hand: A Dramatic Finish
On the final hand, Goyal, holding Ks 8h, went all-in with 3,275,000 chips from the button. Khanna quickly called with pocket As Ah, sealing his lead. The board revealed 7d Jd 8s 2s 6d, securing Khanna’s win with his pair of aces. This marked his second DPT title, and he celebrated this victory with pride, walking away as the DPT Megastack Hyper Turbo Champion and ₹6.20 Lakh richer.
Abhishek Sharma – 3rd Place (INR 3,50,000)
Level 22: Blinds 75k/150k, Ante 150k
Abhishek goes all-in from the small blind for 1,000,000. Vishrant Goyal snap-calls from the button.
Abhishek: Q♥ 10♦
Vishrant: K♥ 3♣
Board: A♦ 7♠ J♠ J♦ 6♦
Abhishek is eliminated in 3rd position, securing INR 3,50,000.
Dhaval Doshi – 4th Place (INR 2,65,000)
Level 22: Blinds 75k/150k, Ante 150k
Dhaval pushes all-in from the button for 800,000. Vishrant Goel snap-calls.
Dhaval: A♥ K♣
Vishrant: 10♥ 10♣
Board: 8♥ Q♠ 3♥ 3♣ 2♣
Dhaval exits in 4th position for INR 2,65,000.
Avinash Tauro – 5th Place (INR 2,10,000)
Level 21: Blinds 50k/100k, Ante 100k
Avinash shoves for 625,000 from the big blind with Q♦ 8♠. Ritwik Khanna calls from UTG.
Ritwik: A♠ 4♥
Board: K♠ K♥ 9♠ K♣ 4♠
Avinash is eliminated in 5th place for INR 2,10,000.
Gaurav Idnani – 6th Place (INR 1,75,000)
Level 21: Blinds 50k/100k, Ante 100k
Gaurav moves all-in for 350,000 from UTG with A♣ 6♥. Vishrant Goel calls from the cutoff.
Vishrant: 5♣ 5♠
Board: 10♦ 5♥ 9♥ 4♣ 2♦
Gaurav busts in 6th place, winning INR 1,75,000.
Double Elimination – Jigar Shah (7th Place, INR 1,50,000 ) and Abhash Srivastava (8th Place, INR 1,40,000)
Level 17: Blinds 20k/40k, Ante 40k
Jigar shoves from UTG+1 with A♣ A♠, Abhash goes all-in from the small blind with 9♦ 9♥, and Vishrant Goyal calls from the big blind.
Vishrant: Q♥ 10♣
Board: 4♥ 6♣ 10♠ 2♥ Q♦
Vishrant’s two pair knocks out both players. Abhash finishes in 8th place and Jigar in 7th.
Ishaan Pandiya – 9th Place (INR 1,30,000)
Level 17: Blinds 20k/40k, Ante 40k
Ishaan goes all-in from UTG with 4♣ 3♠. Abhishek Sharma calls from middle position.
Abhishek: A♦ 5♥
Board: J♦ 3♦ A♥ 8♣ 2♦
Ishaan exits in 9th place, earning INR 1,30,000.
Megastack HyperTurbo Championship Final Table Chip Stack
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ritwik Khanna | 27,20,000 |
| Vishrant Goyal | 18,10,000 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 9,80,000 |
| Dhaval Doshi | 8,35,000 |
| Gaurav Idnani | 5,85,000 |
| Abhash Srivastava | 5,35,000 |
| Avinash Tauro | 5,30,000 |
| Jigar Shah | 4,75,000 |
| Ishaan Pandiya | 1,50,000 |
Samyak Sethi Eliminated on the Final Table Bubble (INR 1,20,000)
Level:17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Pre-flop, Ritwik Khanna, from the button, opened to 120k. Samyak Sethi, from the small blind, calls.
Flop: 3♣ 8♥ 8♠
Both Players checked on the flop.
Turn: Q♥
Samyak bets 150k and called the 400k re-raised from Ritwik.
River: 7♠
Samyak checked and Ritwik moved all in. Samyak tanks but eventually called.
Ritwik Khanna: 8♦ 9♦
Samyak Sethi: K♥ 9♥
Ritwik Khanna made trips of eight to eliminate Samyak Sethi in the final table bubble, in 10th Place, collecting INR 1,20,000.
Anand Babu Eliminated in 11th Place (INR 1,10,000)
Level:17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Pre-flop, Vishrant Goyal in the cutoff raised to 90k and short stack Anand Babu from the small blind went all in, Goyal snapped.
Anand Babu: Kc Jd
Vishrant Goyal: As Ah
Board: 4s 7d 4c 6d 7h
Goyal’s pocket aces held up, sending Anand Babu in 11th Place for INR 1,10,000.
Saurabh Wagh Eliminated on the Money Bubble
Level:17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
In the pre-flop, Short-stack Saurabh Wagh from the hijack went all-in, and Samyak Sethi from the small blind also went all-in.
Saurabh Wagh: K♦ Q♠
Samyak Sethi: A♣ K♣
Board: 7♦ 5♣ A♠ 4♣ 4♥
Sethi spiked an ace on the flop, eliminating Wagh on the ITM (in the money) bubble. Saurabh Wagh was eliminated in 12th place, leaving the table empty-handed.
Deepak Aggarwal Knocked Out
Level:16
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Deepak Agarwal from under the gun shoved his 147k, and Vishrant Goyal from the big blind made the call.
Deepak Agarwal: A♠ 9♦
Vishrant Goyal: K♠ K♥
Board: 7♥ 6♦ K♦ 3♥ 10♠
Vishrant Goyal flopped a set of kings, sending Deepak Agarwal to the rail.
Piyush Baid Exits
Level:15
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Pre-flop, Piyush Baid from early position jammed for 246,000, and Abhash Srivastava from the big blind called.
Piyush Baid: 6♣ 6♠
Abhash Srivastava: K♣ K♠
Board: Q♣ 4♣ 10♣ 5♥ J♣
Baid’s pocket sixes failed to crack the pocket cowboys of Srivastava, and he had to leave the table empty-handed.
Sandeep Talwar Busted
Level:14
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
In the pre-flop, From the hijack Sandeep Talwar shoved all-in for 41,000, and Saurabh Wagh from the button also went all-in. The big blind player folded.
Sandeep Talwar: Q♣ 9♦
Saurabh Wagh: K♠ J♠
Board: A♦ 6♠ 7♥ 3♣ 5♦
The board didn’t ran in favor of Talwar. Sandeep busted deep but failed to reach the ITM.
Megastack Hyperturbo Championship Prize Pool & Payouts
The payouts and prize pool has been announced. The winner takes home INR 8.6 Lakhs, while the runner-up walks away with INR 5 Lakhs. Here is a quick look at the payouts:
1st – 8,60,000
2nd – 5,00,000
3rd – 3,50,000
4th- 2,65,000
5th- 2,10,000
6th- 1,75,000
7th- 1,50,000
8th- 1,40,000
9th- 1,30,000
10th- 1,20,000
11th- 1,10,000
Harsh Bubna Busted
Level:13
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
In the pre-flop, Harsh Bubna from the small blind shoved all-in for 127,000, and Ritwik Khanna from the big blind made the call.
Harsh Bubna: Q♣ 9♦
Ritwik Khanna: A♦ 5♥
Board: 6♠ 8♥ 8♣ 10♠ 2♣
The players didn’t connect any hands on the board, however, the board texture favored Khanna’s ace-five. As a result, Harsh Bubna was eliminated from the Megastack HyperTurbo Championship.
Double up for Sanshiro Ito
Level:12
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
In the pre-flop, Udit Baid from the hijack opened to 25,000. Sanshiro Ito from the small blind shoved for 53,000, and Udit Baid called.
Sanshiro Ito: K♣ 9♥
Udit Baid: A♦ 6♥
Board: 10♣ K♠ 8♠ Q♠ K♦
The board brought kings for Sanshiro, giving him the trips of a king. This secured a double-up for Sanshiro Ito.
Double up for Myron Pereira
Level:11
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
In the pre-flop, Udit Baid from the hijack opened to 22,000. Myron Pereira from the cutoff shoved all-in for 80,000, and Baid called.
Myron Pereira: 10♠ 10♦
Udit Baid: Q♦ J♠
Board: 7♣ 2♠ J♥ 10♥ 3♣
Baid initially had a lead on the flop, but the turn 10s changed the tables giving Pereira a set of Tens. This secured a double-up for Myron Pereira.
Double up for Jigar Shah
Level:9
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
In the pre-flop action, both the hijack and button Ishan Pandya called 6,000. Jigar Shah from the big blind then open-shoved for 81,000. The hijack folded, while Ishaan Pandya made the call.
Jigar Shah: 9♥ 9♦
Ishaan Pandya: 5♣ 2♣
Board: J♣ J♦ 3♦ 10♠ 7♥
The board brought Jacks for Jigar, giving him a set to double up.
Nikesh Chawla Busted
Level:8
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Pre-flop, Nikesh Chawla in the hijack shoved for 60,000, and Abhishek Sharma from the cutoff re-shoved, prompting big blind Ramesh Thotapalli to tank fold.
Nikesh Chawla: A♣ 8♣
Abhishek Sharma: Q♥ Q♠
Board: 2♦ A♦ J♦ Q♣ 6♠
Chawla was ahead of Sharma on the flop with his top pair, but the turn card brought a Queen, giving Sharma a set of Queens and taking the lead in the hand.
Zarvan Tamboli Doubled-Up With Pocket Kings
Level:7
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Pre-flop, Ramesh Thotapalli from under the gun opened to 8,500, and Zarvan Tamboli from UTG+2 shoved all-in for 71,000. Nikesh Chawla from the hijack re-shoved for 100,000. Seeing the intense action, Thotapalli folded.
Zarvan Tamboli: K♣ K♠
Nikesh Chawla: A♦ Q♦
Board: 3♥ 3♦ 3♠ 6♠ 9♣
The board ran in favor of Tamboli’s pocket Kings, giving him a double up and sending Nikesh Chawla to the danger zone.
Chip Counts After Level 5
| Player | Chip Count |
| Akash Jajoo | 3,24,000 |
| Ishaan Pandya | 2,26,000 |
| Udit Baid | 2,15,000 |
| Arindham Mukherjee | 1,90,000 |
| Mohammad Azhar Tak | 1,88,000 |
| Ramesh Tothapalli | 1,65,000 |
Anish Jain Bustsout
Level:4
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Deepak Raina from early position raised 4,500 and gets called by the MP and cutoff player. The action folded to, Anish Jain in the button, and he went all in for 46,000. Raina called, while MP and Co folded.
Anish Jain: Ah-3h
Deepak Raina: As-Kc
The Board: Ad-Ks-4c-10s-Kh
Raina made a full house, sending Anish Jain to the railbirds.
Ishaan Pandya Doubles Up
Level:2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
In the pre-flop, the hijack player raised to 1,000. Anand Babu, from the cutoff, re-raised to 10,000. Ishaan Pandya, on the button, called, while Ankit Jajodia from early position went all-in. Anand Babu and the hijack player folded, and Pandya called the all-in for 73,000.
Ankit Jajodia: A♣-K♠
Ishaan Pandya: J♠-9♣
The Board: 9♠-2♣-8♥-8♠-3♣
Pandya connected a nine on the flop, doubling up and leaving Jajodia with a middling stack.
Some Notables In The DPT Megastack Hyper Turbo Championship
Level: 2
Blinds: 500-1000
Ante: 1000
The DPT Megastack Hyper Turbo Championship is in full swing. There are over 30 players in action right now and some notables among them include the likes of DPT Xpress Main Event champion Ramesh Rao Thotapalli, DPT Grand Superstack runner-up Siddarth Singhvi, DPT Xpress Main Event champion Deepak Raina, Jason Fernandes, Poker Dream 8 Main Event Champion Zarvan Tumboli, Ashit Sharma, Ankur Sehgal and the list goes on. Stay tuned for all the action and updates!
Shuffle-Up & Deal – The Tournament Begins!
Level: 1
Blinds: 500-1000
Ante: 1000
The cards are in the air and the DPT Megastack Hyper Turbo Championship kicks off with the official “Shuffle Up and Deal!” Players are diving in with a 1,00,000 chip stack, and the action is expected to be lightning-fast right from the first hand.
Welcome to the Live Coverage of the 2024 DPT Megastack Hyper Turbo Championship (Bracelet Event)
Hold onto your seats for some high-speed poker action! The DPT Megastack Hyper Turbo Championship kicks off today, October 25th, at 5:00 PM, with the final table set for October 26th at 1:00 PM. Players enter the arena with a buy-in of INR 40,000 and start with a hefty 1,00,000 chips. With 15-minute levels on Day 1, this is a fast-paced tournament where every hand counts. Blinds begin at 500-1,000 with a 1,000 ante, keeping the pressure on right from the start.
Late registration remains open until the start of Level 9, giving latecomers a chance to join the race. With a payout structure targeting around 12.5% of the field, players will be gunning for both the prize money and the prestigious bracelet. Expect rapid action as participants vie for a spot at the final table in this thrilling format.
The PokerProNews live reporting team is ready to bring you the blow-by-blow action, including updates on field size, prize pool, and every dramatic hand. Don’t miss out on the excitement as we bring you every moment from the Megastack Hyper Turbo Championship!
