Ankit Bhansali Clinches the DPT Grand NLH Bounty Title!
Level: 25
Blinds: 30k/60k
Ante: 60k
After 25 intense levels of 25 minutes each, Ankit Bhansali emerged as the DPT Grand NLH Bounty Champion, besting a competitive field of 118 entries. Bhansali faced a formidable final table that included the likes of Jaydee Dawer, Himanshu Arora, Vinay Kumar, and Ranjeet Negi. Starting the final table with an average stack, Bhansali skillfully built his chips throughout, eventually making it to heads-up play against Himanshu Arora.
Arora put up a strong fight but had to settle for the runner-up spot, earning INR 3,19,403. Bhansali, however, secured the top prize of INR 4,34,364.
The tournament concluded in dramatic fashion. On the final hand, Bhansali held 2♣ 9♠ against Himanshu’s A♣ Q♦. The board ran out 7♦ 2♥ 6♥ 7♠ 2♠, giving Bhansali a full house and sealing his victory. Congratulations to Ankit Bhansali, the new DPT Grand NLH Bounty Champion!
Vinay Kumar Exits in 3rd Place for INR 2,34,872
Level: 25
Blinds: 25k/50k
Ante: 50k
Vinay Kumar raises to 275k from the button. Ankit B re-raises, putting Vinay’s tournament life at risk, and Vinay calls.
Vinay: K♠ 8♠
Ankit: J♠ 10♠
Board: 7♥ 9♣ 4♠ 7♦ 10♣
Ankit pairs his tens on the river, taking the pot and eliminating Vinay Kumar in 3rd place.
Nitesh M Goes Out in 4th place for INR 1,72,712
Level: 25
Blinds: 25k/50k
Ante: 50k
From the cutoff, Vinay Kumar moves all-in for 320k. Nitesh, the short stack in the big blind, calls for his remaining 135k.
Vinay: J♠ Q♠
Nitesh: 8♦ 5♦
Board: J♣ 4♦ 2♦ Q♣ 8♥
Nitesh hits a pair of eights on the river, but Vinay’s two pair—Queens and Jacks—hold up, sending Nitesh out in 4th place.
Ranjeet Negi Finishes 5th for INR 1,27,003
Level: 25
Blinds: 25k/50k
Ante: 50k
Ranjeet Negi shoves from UTG for 280k, and Himanshu quickly calls from the cutoff.
Ranjeet: A♦ 10♣
Himanshu: K♠ J♣
Board: 9♦ J♠ 6♣ 7♦ 5♣
Himanshu flops a pair of Jacks, and Ranjeet finds no improvement. Himanshu wins the pot, eliminating Ranjeet in 5th place.
Himanshu Arora Extended His Lead Among the Final Five
Level: 25
Blinds:25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
| Name | Chip Count |
| Himanshu Arora | 12,30,000 |
| Ankit Bhansali | 6,90,000 |
| Nitesh M | 3,90,000 |
| Ranjit Neegi | 3,90,000 |
| Vinay Kumar | 2,600,000 |
Akash Manjunath Eliminated in 6th Place (INR 93,391)
Level: 24
Blinds:20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
After sending Akash Manjunath into the danger zone, Himanshu Arora also claimed his bounty, eliminating him in 6th place.
Himanshu Arora shoved from the button and was called by Manjunath, a shorter stack in the small blind.
Himanshu Arora: 10♦ 9♦
Akash Manjunath: A♦ K♥
The Board: A♠ 2♣ 10♥ 9♣ 5♦
Manjunath was ahead on the flop again, but Arora spiked a 9 on the turn to complete two pairs. Akash Manjunath exited in 6th place, collecting ₹93,391.
Himanshu Arora Doubles Up with Big Slick
Level: 23
Blinds: 15k/30k
Ante: 15k
Preflop, Himanshu Arora raises to 155k. Akash M, with a bigger stack in the big blind, shoves all-in. Himanshu takes a moment before calling, committing his entire stack of 585k.
Himanshu Arora: A♥ K♥
Akash M: Q♦ Q♥
Board: 6♥ 5♦ J♦ A♠ J♥
The Ace on the turn secures the win for Himanshu, allowing him to double up.
Jaydeep Dawer Finishes in 7th Place (INR 68,674)
Level: 22
Blinds:15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Nitesh M, from the cutoff, moved all in, and Jaydeep Dawer, from the big blind, called for his last 145,000.
Nitesh M: K♥ 9♠
Jaydeep Dawer: J♦ J♥
The Board: 9♥ 9♦ 4♠ 6♣ 7♠
Nitesh M made trip nines, ending Jaydeep Dawer’s deep run in 7th place. Dawer earned ₹68,674 for his 7th-place finish.
Nitesh M Eliminated Nikhil Gupta in the 8th Place (INR 60,169)
Level: 22
Blinds:15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Nikhil Gupta from the middle position went all in for 185,000. Nitesh M from the button also re-shoved with a bigger stack. Small blind, and Big blind folded their cards.
Nikhil Gupta: Ad-Kc
Nitesh M: Jd-Jh
The Board: 8d-10d-4s-Qh-10s
Nitesh’s pocket jacks held up to eliminate Nikhil Gupta in 8th place. Nikhil Gupta banked INR 60,169 for his 8th place finish.
Nitin Rawat Bows Out in 9th Place
Level: 22
Blinds:15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Akash Manjunath opened the action from under the gun for 50,000. Nitin Rawat, from middle position, went all-in for 300,000. Manjunath snap-called, heading to the showdown.
Akash Manjunath: A♠ A♦
Nitin Rawat: K♥ Q♥
The Board: 8♥ A♣ 8♣ 10♦ K♣
Manjunath flopped a full house, eliminating Rawat in 9th place. Rawat became the first casualty, earning ₹52,718 for his 9th-place finish.
DPT Grand NLH Bounty Final Table Set With Himanshu Arora in Lead
Level: 22
Blinds: 15k/25k
Ante: 25k
Finally, we are down to the final 9 players with Himanshu Arora leading them. While each of the final tablist is guaranteed at least INR 52K, they will have their eyes fixed on the 4,34,364!
| Name | Chip Count |
| Himanshu Arora | 685K |
| Akash Manjunath | 580k |
| Ranjeet Negi | 450K |
| Nitin Rawat | 280K |
| Ankit Bansali | 255K |
| Vinay Kumar | 185K |
| Nikhil Gupta | 185k |
| Jaydeep Dawer | 140K |
| Nitesh H. M. | 115K |
Raghavendra Singh Hada Bows Out In 10th Place (INR 46,189)
Level: 21
Blinds:10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
In the preflop, the under-the-gun player opened to 40,000. Raghavendra Singh Hada shoved, and Akash Manjunath called, while the under-the-gun player folded.
Raghavendra Singh Hada: 8♦ 8♠
Akash Manjunath: A♥ J♦
Board: 6♦ 10♣ A♦ J♥ 7♠
Manjunath connected with the board to eliminate Raghavendra Singh Hada on the final table bubble, marking the beginning of the NLH Bounty Final Table.
Anish Dinesh Dedhia Eliminates in 12th Place (INR 46,189)
Level: 20
Blinds:10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Anish Dinesh Dedhia shoved for 45,000, and Ranjit Negi, from the button, called.
Anish Dinesh Dedhia: J♥ Q♦
Ranjit Negi: A♣ K♥
The Board: 8♥ 7♥ 10♣ 3♦ 5♠
Negi’s ace-king held up against the jack-queen of Anish Dinesh Dedhia. Anish was eliminated in 12th place, pocketing INR 46,189 for his finish.
Ashwin Vijay Busted in 13th Place (INR 46,189)
Level: 20
Blinds:10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Ashwin Vijay, from under the gun, opened to 75,000. Akash Manjunath, from the button, went all-in, and Ashwin Vijay called with his remaining 165,000.
Akash Manjunath: A♣ Q♣
Ashwin Vijay: J♥ 10♥
The Board: K♣ Q♣ K♠ 8♣ J♣
Vijay spiked a jack on the river, but it was no good as Manjunath had a flopped queen pair and then he improved to a flush on the river, winning the pot and busting his opponent.
Ashwin Vijay’s remarkable run ended in 13th place, earning him INR 46,189.
Gagandeep Malik Exits in 14th Place (INR 40,469)
Level: 20
Blinds:10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
In the pre-flop action, Gagandeep Malik went all in for 203,000, to get called by the big blind Himanshu Arora.
Gagndeep Malik: 9h-9s
Himanshu Arora: Ac-Qc
The Board: Ah-6d-7c-Ad-7s
Arora made full house on the board, knocking out Gagandeep Malik in 14th place for INR 40,469).
Ankit Jajodia Bubbles The DPT Grand NLH Bounty
Level: 20
Blinds:10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Ankit Jajodia, from an early position, went all-in for 8,000. Gagandeep Malik, from middle position, raised to 30,000. Ranjit Neegi, in the small blind, re-raised to 80,000, forcing Malik to fold his hand.
Ankit Jajodia: 7♣ 6♥
Ranjit Neegi: Q♥ Q♣
The board ran out 3♦ 8♦ J♠ A♥ J♣, and Neegi’s pocket queens held up against Jajodia’s unpaired hand. With Jajodia’s elimination, the remaining 15 players were now confirmed to receive a payout.
Amit Kaushik Eliminated
Level: 17
Blinds:4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Amit Kaushik from the middle position jammed for 36,000 and was called by Nitin Rawat.
Amit Kaushik: 10h-kc
Nitin Rawat: 7c-10s
The Board: 5h-Qd-8s-7h-8d
Kaushik had the lead on the flop, but Rawat spiked a 7 on the turn to make two pairs to win the pot. Rawat added a 15k bounty to his name by eliminating Kaushik.
Jaydeep Dawer Score Double Elimination of Samyak Sethi & Sahil Luthra
Level: 16
Blinds:3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
On the pre-flop, Jaydeep Dawer, from the button, opened to 12,000. Samyak Sethi shoved his 73,000, and short stack big blind Sahil Luthra called for 28,000, followed by a snap call from Dawer.
Samyak Sethi: A♥ 9♥
Sahil Luthra: 10♠ A♠
Jaydeep Dawer: 6♥ 5♥
The Board: 7♥ A♦ 3♦ 4♣ 8♣
Dawer made a straight, eliminating both Sahil Luthra and Samyak Sethi. Jaydeep Dawer also scooped an INR 30k bounty for the double elimination.
Jogesh Chimani Eliminated By Nitesh Baliyan
Level: 15
Blinds:2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
From the cutoff, Nitesh Baliyan raised 12,000 and called the all-in from big blind Jogesh Chimnani for 35,000.
Jogesh Chimnani: 10♠ J♠
Nitesh Baliyan: A♣ J♥
The Board: A♥ 4♦ 7♦ 2♥ 10♣
Chimnani spiked a 10 on the river, but it was worthless as Baliyan had already hit an ace on the flop, sending Jogesh Chimnani to the rail. Baliyan added an INR 15,000 bounty to his name.
Ranjeet Negi Gets Double Up
Level: 14
Blinds:2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Under the gun, Vishal Madan opened to 8,000. Ranjeet Negi, in middle position, raised it to 25,000. Vishal Madan then jammed his 108,000, and Negi made the call.
Ranjeet Negi: A♦ K♦
Vishal Madan: A♣ Q♥
The Board: 8♣ 3♦ J♥ 10♠ Q♣
Negi made a straight to double up, eliminating Vishal Madan.
Abhash Srivastava Exits
Level: 13
Blinds:1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Abhash Srivastava, from the hijack, went all in for 30,000. Piyush Baid snap-called.
Abhash Srivastava: J♠ Q♥
Piyush Baid: J♣ J♥
The Board: 2♦ 2♠ A♠ 7♦ J♦
Piyush Baid made a full house on the board to eliminate Abhash Srivastava.
Notable Chip Counts
Kapil Arora -166k
Gagandeep Malik – 160k
Raghvendra Singh -129k
Jayadeep Dawar -120k
Ranjit Neegi -103k
Binit Sarf -146k
Ankit Bhansali -119k
Ramji Kishore Busted
Level: 12
Blinds:1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Jaydeep Dawer, from under the gun, opened to 5,000. Himanshu Arora, from the cutoff, called, and small blind Ramji Kishore moved all in for 11,500. Both Dawer and Arora called.
Dawer and Arora checked the flop, 8♠-7♣-4♣.
The turn came 6♦, and Dawer checked before calling the 7,500 bet from Arora.
The river fell 10♥, and both checked.
Ramji Kishore: A♦ Q♣
Jaydeep Dawer: A♠ 6♠
Himanshu Arora mucked his cards, while Dawer spiked a 6 on the turn to beat Kishore’s ace-queen.
Harsh Bubna Busted
Level: 11
Blinds:1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Pre-flop, Harsh Bubna from the middle position shoved for 8,500, the Hijack player called, while Vikas Mantri from the big blind re-shoved his 46,500, and the HJ player folded.
Harsh Bubna: A♥ 8♠
Vikash Mantri: Q♦ Q♠
The Board: 3♥ Q♣ 10♦ J♦ 4♥
Vikash Mantri made a set of queens to bust Harsh Bubna and collect a bounty of INR 15K.
The Payout of DPT Event 5 NLH Bounty Has Been Revealed. Out of the 118 entries, only the top 15, will receive a payout.
| Place | Payout (INR) |
| 1st | 4,34,364 |
| 2nd | 3,19,403 |
| 3rd | 2,34,872 |
| 4th | 1,72,712 |
| 5th | 1,27,003 |
| 6th | 93,391 |
| 7th | 68,674 |
| 8th | 60,169 |
| 9th | 52,718 |
| 10th-13th | 46,189 |
| 14th-15th | 40,469 |
Late Registration Closers With 118 Entries
Level: 10
Blinds:100-1500
Ante: 1500
With the start of level 10, the late registration officially closes with a total of 118 entries, resulting in an INR 35,99,000 prize pool, which will be distributed among the top 15 finishers.
Abhishek Ramesh Busts Out
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
In the pre-flop, Raman Dixit, from early position, raised 2,500 and then called the all-in of the cutoff player, Abhishek Ramesh.
Abhishek Ramesh: A♦ Q♠
Raman Dixit: A♣ A♦
The Board: 5♣ 7♠ 9♣ 2♥ 5♦
Pocket aces held up for Dixit, sending Ramesh out just before late registration closed.
Vineet Kumar Busted
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Action folded to Akash Manjunath in the middle position, who opened with a raise to 2,500. Vineet Kumar shoved for 7,900, and Manjunath snap-called.
Vineet Kumar: A♦ J♣
Akash Manjunath: A♥ 7♣
Board: 4♦ 4♥ 7♠ Q♠ 10♦
Manjunath spiked a 7 on the flop, sending Vineet Kumar to the rail.
Nikhil Gutta Cracks The Queens of Chirag Sodha
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 600
In the pre-flop, Nikhil Gutta, from the small blind, raised to 2,000. The action folded to Mystery Bounty winner Chirag Sodha in the big blind, who re-raised to 8,000, and Gutta called.
Flop: 3♣ 8♦ 4♠
Nikhil checked, and Chirag bet 10,000, which Gutta called.
Turn: K♥
Both players checked.
River: 10♥
Nikhil moved all-in, covering Sodha’s stack. Chirag called, revealing his Q♠ Q♦ against Gutta’s 4♦ 4♥.
Gutta had already flopped a set of fours, cracking Chirag Sodha’s queens to send him to the rail.
Prafull Hasbe Goes Out Early
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Prafull Hasbe, fresh off his DPT Grand Superstack victory, was eliminated in the early going of the DPT NLH Bounty. Hasbe shoved with a stack of 3.3k and was called by Arun Punjabi from the small blind.
Prafull Hasbe: 8♦ 9♠
Arun Punjabi: 10♠ 9♣
Board: 3♠ 5♥ 9♦ Q♦ A♥
While both players flopped a nine pair, Punjabi took it down with the higher kicker, busting Hasbe and collecting his bounty worth INR 15K.
Ramana Epparla Busts Out
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Ramana Epparla opened to 3,100 and then called the all-in from Deepen in the big blind.
Ramana Epparla: K♦ K♠
Deepen: A♠ 8♥
Board: 7♣ A♦ 5♠ Q♦ 3♦
Deepen spiked an ace on the flop, cracking Epparla’s pocket kings and securing the bounty prize worth INR 15K.
Chip Counts After First Break: Gaurav Idenani in the Lead
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
After the first break, the competition is heating up, and Gaurav Idenani is currently setting the pace with a solid stack of 82k! Here’s how the chip counts stand:
- Gaurav Idenani: 82k
- Ankit Jajodia: 58k
- Harsh Bubna: 52k
- Ramana Epparla: 48k
- Gokul Krishna: 45k
- Piyush Baid: 39k
Debayan Das Among Early Eliminations
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Debayan Das moved all in for 5,700, and Abhash Srivastava called from the hijack.
Debayan Das: K♣ Q♠
Abhash Srivastava: A♦ J♥
Board: 2♠ 8♥ 5♥ 7♣ 6♠
Srivastava’s ace jack held strong against Das’s king-queen, sending Das to the rail.
Raman Dixit Takes Down A Big Pot
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Amit Kaushik from the hijack opened to 3,000. While the rest of players folded, Raman Dixit called from under the gun and Nitin Rawat from UTG +2 went all-in for 25,000, which both Dixit and Kaushik called.
Amit Kaushik: K♥ 10♥
Nitin Rawat: 3♦ 3♣
Raman Dixit: 6♦ 6♥
Board: 9♣ 8♠ J♣ 2♣ 8♥
Kaushik had a straight draw on the flop and needed a queen to improve his hand, but the queen did not come, busting him out. Dixit made two pairs with sixes and eights to scoop the main pot of 34,600, while Rawat took the side pot of 29,100.
Gaurav Idnani Sends Both Aman Parakh and Gaurav Idnani in Single Hand
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
The action kicked off with the under-the-gun player opening to 1,000. Aman Parakh jammed for 11,900, and on the button, Gaurav Idnani re-shoved with a bigger stack. Kshitij Kucheria, from the small blind, put his 25,000 in the middle as well, while UTG folded his hand heading to the flop.
Aman Parakh: 7♣ 7♥
Gaurav Idnani: A♠ A♥
Kshitij Kucheria: Q♦ Q♥
Board: A♦ 6♦ 8♣ 4♣ J♣
Idnani flopped a set of aces, eliminating both Aman Parakh and Kshitij Kucheria.
Some Notables In Early Going of DPT NLH Bounty
Level: 2
Blinds: 100-200
Ante: 200
The DPT Grand NLH Bounty is in full swing. There are currently 30 players in action and some notables among them include former DPT High Roller and Main Event final tablist Kapil Arora, Vineet Kumar, Ranjeet Negi, Aman Parakh, Dhirendra Kumar, Ankur Sehgal and the list goes on.
Shuffle Up & Deal – The DPT Grand NLH Bounty Begins
Level: 1
Blinds: 100-100
Ante: 100
With the announcement of the “shuffle-up and deal”, the fifth event of the DPT Grand 2024 edition kicks off here at the Deltin Royale casino in Goa. Players start with a stack of 25k chips with starting blinds set at 100-100 with an ante of 100.
Welcome To The Live Coverage of Deltin Poker Tournament Grand 2024 NLH Bounty – Event 5
Get ready for the 2024 DPT Grand NLH Bounty Event, starting today, October 24th, at 1 PM! This two-day event, with a buy-in of ₹35,000, sets aside ₹15,000 for the bounty prize pool, making every elimination count. Players will kick off with a 25,000 starting stack, blinds starting at 100-100 with a 100 ante, and 25-minute levels throughout Day 1. The action continues with the final table on October 25th, where blinds shift to 35-minute levels, adding strategic depth to the gameplay.
Registration is open until the start of Level 10 on Day 1, and the event promises thrilling bounties and intense competition. Around 12.5% of the field will make it into the money, ensuring a rewarding experience for those who survive the action.
Our PokerProNews live reporting team is on-site to bring you all the excitement, from electrifying hands to key moments, prize pool updates, and much more. Follow along for all the action!
