The much-awaited Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) is here. The 16th edition of India’s premier live poker series kicks off in two days with some spectacular tournaments on its schedule. The highly anticipated DPT May 2024 Edition powered by Adda52 will run from 21 to 27 May 2024 at the luxurious Deltin Royale, Goa. The upcoming series is expected to see the who’s who of poker mark their attendance at the event.
The previous editions have seen several many players showcasing their skills and etching their names in poker history. The 15th edition of DPT held in October last year captured the enthusiasm of over 700 + passionate participants and collected more than INR 2.5 Crores in prize money across 9 events.
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The DPT October 2023 edition had seasoned pro Sahil Chutani shipping the Main Event for a payday of INR 20.19 Lakhs and his first DPT trophy. The tournament drew an impressive 258 entries and collected INR 1,16,10,000, which was finally shared by the top 33 players with a min-cash being INR 1,17,390. Archit Khandelwal placed runner-up, earning an impressive 14.38 Lakhs for his deep run.
The INR 1.10 lakhs buy-in High Roller event was the second biggest highlight of the series and this event crowned a champion in none other than the inaugural DPT Main Event champion Raghav Bansal, who bested a field of 47 entries, collecting INR 16.86 Lakhs for his top notch performance. Close behind him was Baazi Games CEO Navkiran Singh who banked INR 12,04,375 for his runner-up finish.
Let us take a quick look at all the winners from the previous DPT edition held last year in October.
| Events | Winners | Prize Money (INR) |
| Warm-Up NLH | Ritwik Khanna | 4,13,289 |
| NLH Bounty | Prajit Gambhir | 2,52,359 |
| High Roller | Raghav Bansal | 16,86,125 |
| PLO Bounty | Anirudh | 1,92,000 |
| Super Hold’em Turbo | Abhishek Grover | 2,09,300 |
| Pineapple Flip and Ship | Dishant Soni | 1,11,200 |
| Mini Main Event | Faiz Alam | 6,32,000 |
| Main Event | Sahil Chutani | 20,19,109 |
| Turbo Closer | Animesh Thakur | 2,39,700 |
DPT Legacy: A Quick Overview
From its inaugural edition in 2016 featuring a ground-breaking 1 Crore GTD Main Event, the Deltin Poker Tournament carved a niche for itself in India’s live poker scene. The series has been getting bigger and bolder with each edition with the prize pools increasing like never before. The success of the event is evident from the tremendous participation and the applause it has received from the poker community. Since its start, there have been many players who have showcased their talent and etched their names in poker history.
Poker pro Raghav Bansal became the first-ever DPT main event champion by nailing the tournament in 2016. Bansal clinched the victory for a prize money of INR 30.60 Lakh after beating Akash Malik in the heads-up. Malik settled for a pay cheque of INR 18,87,000 as the runner-up finisher. Let us take a walk down the memory lane and look at all the Main Event winners who defied all odds and etched their names as the DPT Main Event champions.
Given below is the list of all DPT Main Event Winners:
| Edition | Main Event Winners | Entries | Prize Money (INR) |
| DPT January 2016 | Raghav Bansal | 102 | 30,60,000 |
| DPT August 2016 | Vikas Singh | 235 | 17,60,000 |
| DPT November 2016 | Gautam Sachdeva | 161 | 13,04,000 |
| DPT February 2017 | Imran Khan | 303 | 28,35,000 |
| DPT April 2017 | Mayank Agarwal | 294 | 25,45,100 |
| DPT July 2017 | Nitin Gupta | 300 | 28,06,600 |
| DPT September 2017 | Haresh Kukreja | 179 | 18,71,000 |
| DPT February 2018 | Dainik Mehta | 293 | 23,19,000 |
| DPT July 2018 | Awnish Singh | 457 | 35,04,000 |
| DPT February 2019 | Ankit Kapoor | 286 | 22,50,000 |
| DPT August 2019 | Rishabh Vekaria | 448 | 30,00,000 |
| DPT April 2022 | Sumit Lalchandani | 602 | 35,64,000 |
| DPT November 2022 | Abhishek Paul | 710 | 55,13,434 |
| DPT July 2023 | Vasu Bansal | 642 | 53,76,000 |
| DPT October 2023 | Sahil Chutani | 258 | 20,19,109 |
After the main event, the highroller has been one of the most-sought after tournaments on the DPT schedule. Introduced in the second season of the DPT, it continues to be favourite among the high-stakes players in the country. Started with INR 60K buy-in, the event has now a whopping INR 1.10 Lakh buy-in. The first-ever DPT High Roller crowned a champion in Rohit Tiwari. With a buy-in of INR 60,000, the event drew in 171 players, doubling up the prize pool to record a massive INR 1.02 Crore. The top 18 players were paid out with Tiwari walking away with INR 27,70,000, the heftiest payday of the edition. Y J Kim finished runner-up, banking a hefty INR 17,45,000 prize.
The most recent edition of the Highroller was taken down by the inaugural DPT Main Event champion Raghav Bansal who defeated Baazi Games CEO Navkiran Singh to clinch the title and INR 16,86,125 in top prize. Let us look at all the winners and see how much they cashed by winning the Highroller.
Given below is the list of all DPT Main Event Winners:
| Edition | Highroller Winners | Entries | Prizemoney (INR) |
| DPT AUGUST 2016 | Rohit Tiwari | 171 | 27,70,000 |
| DPT NOVEMBER 2016 | Gagandeep Malik | 92 | 17,66,000 |
| DPT FEBRUARY 2017 | Manoj Pentakota | 202 | 33 Lakhs |
| DPT APRIL 2017 | Vidwath Shetty | 122 | 36,20,000 |
| DPT JULY 2017 | Rajnish Kumar | 162 | 32.47 Lakh |
| DPT SEPTEMBER 2017 | Amit Jain | 114 | 24.94 Lakh |
| DPT FEBRUARY 2018 | Alok Birewar | 100 | 17,74,000 |
| DPT JULY 2018 | Eka Vedantham | 166 | 27,15,000 |
| DPT FEBRUARY 2019 | Abhishek Goindi | 86 | 14.50 Lakh |
| DPT JULY 2019 | Nikunj Jhunjhunwala | 146 | 27,50,000 |
| DPT APRIL 2022 | Aayush Arya | 281 | 36,63,725 |
| DPT November 2022 | Sanat Mehrotra | 205 | 37,57,900 |
| DPT July 2023 | Arsh Grover | 152 | 33,62,431 |
| DPT October 2023 | Raghav Bansal | 47 | 16,86,125 |
With several new events and a handful of other amazing tournaments, DPT May 2024 promises to be an entertaining and action-packed poker series, both for pro players as well as recreational ones. Come and join the upcoming series and stand the chance to be the next DPT champions. Good luck!
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