The inaugural Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) Grand 2024 edition is running full steam at the Deltin Royale in Goa. Five champions have been crowned so far, with Prafull Hasbe, Jagdep Singh and Ankit Bansal being among the latest winners crowned in the ongoing series.
Day 3 of the DPT Grand 2024 saw the conclusion of three exciting events – the ₹25K Superstack, the ₹50K Freezeout Championship, and the ₹35k NLH Bounty.
The key highlight of Day 3 was the victory of Jagdeep Singh, a newcomer in the live poker circuit, who kicked off his career in style. Singh won the ₹50K Freezeout Championship, claiming an impressive ₹14,17,691. He topped a field of 141 entrants on his way to victory.
Entering the final table with a middling stack, Singh managed several double-ups to climb up the ladder. He played some top-notch poker, scoring four eliminations at the final table and chipping up nicely. He knocked out notable poker pros Ankit Bhansali (8th – ₹1,52,538), Kumar Vatsal (5th – ₹4,25,459), Rubin Labroo (3rd – ₹7,76,637), and Kapil Garg (2nd – ₹10,49,298).
In the final hand, Jagdeep Singh, holding 9♣ 7♦, moved all in, and short stack Kapil Garg called with Q♦ J♥. The board ran in Singh’s favor, sending Kapil Garg out as the runner-up.
DPT Grand 2024 ₹50k Freezeout Championship Final Table Payouts
Rank | Player | Prize Total (INR) |
1st | Jagdeep Singh | ₹14,17,691 |
2nd | Kapil Arora | ₹10,49,298 |
3rd | Rubin Labroo | ₹7,76,637 |
4th | Anand Babu | ₹5,74,828 |
5th | Kumar vatsal | ₹4,25,459 |
6th | Bhushan Somani | ₹3,14,903 |
7th | Biplave Kumar | ₹2,33,076 |
8th | Ankit Bhansali | ₹1,72,510 |
9th | Sriram S | ₹1,52,538 |
Prafull Hasbe Takes Down DPT Grand 2024 Superstack
Prafull Hasbe topped a field of 128 entrants, adding ₹6,47,934 to his live poker bankroll. Hasbe, who has won 16 poker titles on Natural8 India this year, claimed his first live title at the DPT Grand 2024.
Hasbe entered the final table as the chip leader and maintained his lead until the last hand. Several notables made it to the final table, including DPT Grand Mystery Bounty Champion Chirag Sodha (8th – ₹78,842), Sachit Malik (7th – ₹1,06,523), Ridesh Sejpal (5th – ₹1,94,448), and Siddarth Singhvi (2nd – ₹4,79,562). Among the 128 entrants, 17 players got their hands on the prize pool.
The heads-up battle between Siddarth Singhvi and Prafull Hasbe was a thrilling one. Hasbe began the final duel with a massive chip stack but got tough competition from Singhvi. After a forth and back battle, it was Hasbe who came out on top to win the title. On the final hand of the heads-up, Hasbe shoved with 10♦-8♥, and Siddarth Singhvi called with A♦-4♦. The board ran out Q♥-5♣-6♥-4♥-7♥, giving Hasbe a flush on the river to defeat Singhvi in the heads-up battle.
DPT Grand 2024 ₹25k Superstack Final Table Payout
Rank | Player | Prize Total (INR) |
1st | Prafull Hasbe | ₹6,47,934 |
2nd | Siddarth Singhvi | ₹4,79,562 |
3rd | Prabhat Paliya | ₹3,54,947 |
4th | Aditya Das | ₹2,62,714 |
Day 5th | Ridhesh Sejpal | ₹1,94,448 |
6th | Taruna Kamdar | ₹1,43,920 |
7th | Sachit Malik | ₹1,06,523 |
8th | Chirag Sodha | ₹78,842 |
9th | Raghavendra Singh Hada | ₹69,714 |
Ankit Bhansali Wins DPT Grand 2024 NLH Bounty Title
Ankit Bhansali, who last competed in the Baazi Poker Tour 2022, claimed his first live poker title by winning the DPT Grand Event 5 ₹35K NLH Bounty, taking home an impressive ₹4,34,364.
Bhansali outlasted a field of 118 entrants and overcame online poker phenom Himanshu Arora in the heads-up. The event saw several notables in the field, including Jaydeep Dawer, Ranjeet Negi, Akash Manjunath, Vinay Kumar, and Nikhil Gutta, who all reached the final table.
Even though Ankit Bhansali didn’t score multiple eliminations at the final table, he was able to score a few crucial double-ups, before entering the heads-up with the chip lead against Himanshu Arora.
The heads-up battle was a short-lived affair and it concluded in just a few hands. On the final hand, Bhansali went all-in with 2♣-9♠ against Himanshu Arora’s A♣-Q♦. The board ran out 7♦-2♥-6♥-7♠-2♠, giving Bhansali a full house. This was his second final table appearance, following his 8th-place finish in the ₹50K Freezeout Championship at the DPT Grand 2024.
DPT Grand 2024 ₹35k NLH Bounty Payouts
Rank | Player | Prize Total (INR) |
1st | Ankit Bhansali | ₹4,34,364 |
2nd | Himanshu Arora | ₹3,19,403 |
3rd | Vinay Kumar | ₹2,34,872 |
4th | Nitesh M | ₹1,72,712 |
5th | Ranjeet Negi | ₹1,27,003 |
6th | Akash Manjunath | ₹93,391 |
7th | Jaydeep Dawer | ₹68,674 |
8th | Nikhil Gutta | ₹60,189 |
9th | Nitin Rawat | ₹52,718 |
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