The 16th edition of the Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) concluded in spectacular fashion, drawing a record-breaking 2,555 entries and paying out a whopping prize pool of INR 8,17,57,000. Hosted at the luxurious Deltin Royale in Goa from May 21 to May 27, 2024, this 14-event poker festival attracted top talents from across the country, underscoring its immense popularity and grandeur.
Key highlights of the festival included the DPT Main Event and the DPT Highroller, alongside some exciting new tournaments like the Mystery Bounty and the Turbo Mix Event. The Mystery Bounty brought an extra layer of excitement, with players unlocking random rewards that reached up to INR 10,00,000. Mid-stakes players enjoyed battling in the Mini Highroller and the Micro Main Event, while the Turbo Mix Event added an interesting variety by combining NLH and PLO formats.
In a thrilling climax, Gera Abraham triumphed in the Main Event, taking home an impressive INR 47,97,000 and emerging the biggest winner of the series. Harshdev Jhirmiria claimed the High Roller title, earning INR 34,30,000. Here’s a quick recap of the series, featuring key highlights and moments!
Festival Dates | 21-27 May, 2024 |
Total Events | 14 |
Venue | Deltin Royale |
Total Entries | 2555 |
Total Prizepool | INR 8,17,57,000 |
Bounty Prizepool | INR 74,70,000 |
Biggest Winner | Gera Abraham (won Main Event for INR 47,97,000 |
Multiple FT Cashes | Gagandeep, Vineet Kumar, Chirag Sodha, Aditya Sushant, etc. |
Largest Field Event | Main Event – 597 Entries |
Female Players to finish on FT | Arshia Mehta, Kanchan Sharma, Ankita Ajay Malik, Simran Malhotra, Muskaan Tandon, Priya Kharbanda, etc. |
Event #1: Micro Main Event
Dates | 21-23 May |
Buy-in | INR 16,500 |
Total Entries | 346 |
Prizepool | INR 52,20,000 |
Places Paid | 43 |
Min Cash | INR 26,025. |
The Micro Main Event, held from May 21-23, attracted 346 entries, generating a prize pool of INR 52,20,000. Naveen Kumar triumphed, taking home INR 8,84,850 for his top-notch performance.
Final Table Payouts (INR)
1st: Naveen Kumar – INR 8,84,850
2nd: Shravan Chhabria – INR 6,24,600
3rd: Deepak Singh – INR 4,16,400
4th: Anish Arora – INR 3,64,350
5th: Himanshu Arora – INR 3,38,325
6th: Dhiraj Agarwal – INR 2,60,250
7th: Gopal Bajaj – INR 2,34,225
8th: Himalaya Tarani – INR 2,34,225
9th: Vikhayat Ahlawat – INR 1,04,100
Event #2: Mystery Bounty
Dates | 21 to 22 May |
Buy-in | INR 33,000 |
Total Entries | 214 |
Prizepool | INR 64,20,000 |
Places Paid | 26 |
Min Cash | INR 50825 ( + INR 40,000 Bounties) |
The first-ever Mystery Bounty event ran from May 21 to 27 and drew 214 entries for a prize pool of INR 64,20,000. Karan Vohra emerged as the winner, earning INR 10,69,900, including bounties.
Final Table Payouts (INR)
1st: Karan Vohra – 10,69,900 (4,60,000 in bounties)
2nd: Laksh Pal Singh – 5,35,200 (1,50,000 in bounties)
3rd: Kumar Vatsal – 4,18,900 (1,30,000 in bounties)
4th: Devang Yadav – 4,32,600 (2,40,000 in bounties)
5th: Punit Patel – 4,36,550 (2,60,000 in bounties)
6th: Savvy Ranchal – 18,10,500 (16,50,000 in bounties)
7th: Ashwin Vijay – 1,94,450 (50,000 in bounties)
8th: Chirag Sodha – 1,68,400 (40,000 in bounties)
9th: Mohak Kapoor – 2,62,350 (1,50,000 in bounties)
Event #3: High Roller
Dates | 22-23 May |
Buy-in | INR 1, 10,000 |
Total Entries | 157 |
Prizepool | INR 1,57,00,000 |
Places Paid | 20 |
Min Cash | INR 2,59,312 |
The High Roller event, held from May 22-23, saw 157 entries and a prize pool of INR 1,57,00,000. Mumbai’s Harsh Dev Jhirmiria won the event, pocketing INR 34,30,180.
Final Table Payouts (INR)
1st: Harsh Dev Jhirmiria – 34,30,180
2nd: Rishabh Vekaria – 25,43,774
3rd: Myron Pereira – 18,86,429
4th: Ashish Ahuja – 13,98,950
5th: Dhaval Mudgal – 10,37,442
6th: Kunal Patni – 7,69,353
7th: Nikesh Chawla – 5,70,541
8th: Kanchan Sharma – 4,23,106
Event #4: Turbo Mix Event (NLH/PLO)
Dates | 22-23 |
Buy-in | INR 15,000 |
Total Entries | 106 |
Prizepool | INR 14,31,000 |
Places Paid | 13 |
Min Cash | INR 35,775 |
With 106 entries, the Turbo Mix Event (NLH/PLO) offered a prize pool of INR 14,31,000. Ritik Khanna won the event, earning INR 2,66,000.
Final Table Payouts (INR)
1st: Ritik Khanna – 2,66,000*
2nd: Simran Malhotra – 2,20,000*
3rd: Devbrat Rout – 1,57,410
4th: Avinash Tauro – 1,35,945
5th: Suresh Mankani – 1,14,480
6th: Gagandeep Malik – 1,00,170
7th: Ankita Ajay Malik – 93,015
8th: Karan Sawhney – 78,705
9th: Simon Mint – 71,550
Event #5: Main Event
Dates | 23-27 May |
Buy-in | INR 50,000 |
Total Entries | 597 |
Prizepool | INR 2,68,65,000. |
Places Paid | 75 |
Min Cash | INR 1,20,382 |
The Main Event from May 23-27 drew 597 entries and a massive prize pool of INR 2,68,65,000. Abraham Gera took down the main event title, claiming a career-best INR 47,97,150 and emerging the biggest winner of the series.
1st: Abraham Gera – 47,97,150
2nd: Sreekanth Narayan – 35,18,313
3rd: Goonjan Mall – 25,80,922
4th: Raman Dixit – 18,93,818
5th: Vaibhav Shah – 13,90,173
6th: Archit Khandelwal – 10,21,003
7th: Rohit Chauhan – 7,50,401
8th: Savvy Ranchal – 5,52,053
9th: Aditya Singh – 4,06,661
Event #6: Mini Main Event
Dates | 23-24 May |
Buy-in | INR 25,000 |
Total Entries | 217 |
Prizepool | INR 48,82,500 |
Places Paid | 27 |
Min Cash | INR 56,963 |
The Mini Main Event, held from May 23-24, saw 217 entries and a prize pool of INR 48,82,500. Harsh Bubna took first place, winning INR 7,87,668.
Final Table Payouts (INR)
1st: Harsh Bubna – 7,87,668*
2nd: Vaibhav Khurana – 7,65,967*
3rd: Gurpal Singh – 7,24,753*
4th: Choloraj – 4,23,483
5th: Ishant Soni – 3,20,335
6th: Shahrukh Farooqui – 2,42,311
7th: Pratik Kumar – 1,83,291
8th: Piyush Baid – 1,38,647
9th: Udit Baid – 1,04,877
Event #7: Mini High Roller
Dates | 24-25 May |
Buy-in | INR 35,000 |
Total Entries | 217 |
Prizepool | INR 68,35,500 |
Places Paid | 27 |
Min Cash | INR 79,748 |
The Mini High Roller, from May 24-25, had 217 entries and a prize pool of INR 68,35,500. Shaurya Kohli emerged as the winner, taking home INR 13,69,806.
1st: Shaurya Kohli – 13,69,806
2nd: Sagar Raj – 10,36,161
3rd: Aditya Sushant – 7,83,783
4th: Karan Sitlani – 5,92,876
5th: Arjun Raghani – 4,48,469
6th: Mandar Madaye – 3,39,236
7th: Alok Bhatt – 2,56,607
8th: Vineet Kumar – 1,94,106
9th: Aditya Sharma – 1,46,827
Event #8: PLO Turbo Bounty
Dates | 25-May |
Buy-in | INR 22,000 |
Total Entries | 143 |
Prizepool | INR 28,60,000 |
Places Paid | 17 |
Min Cash | INR 27,805 |
Held on May 25, the PLO Turbo Bounty event collected 143 entries and a prize pool of INR 28,60,000. Jayadeep Selvaraju secured first place, winning INR 3,30,530.
1st: Jayadeep Selvaraju – 3,30,530
2nd: Amrit Kalash – 2,44,640
3rd: Mohit Bothra – 1,81,070
4th: Rishab Malik – 1,34,019
5th: Piyush Baid – 99,194
6th: Gagandeep Malik – 73,418
7th: Goldy Babbar – 54,341
8th: Puneet Tandon – 40,220
Event #9: Ladies Event
Dates | 25-May |
Buy-in | INR 16,500 |
Total Entries | 21 |
Prizepool | INR 3,15,000 |
Places Paid | 3 |
Min Cash | INR 55,000 |
The Ladies Event on May 25 saw 21 entries, creating a prize pool of INR 3,15,000. Arshia Mehta won the event, earning INR 1,60,000.
1st: Arshia Mehta – INR 1,60,000
2nd: Muskaan Tandon – INR 1,00,000
3rd: Priya Kharbanda – INR 55,000
Event #10: Flip & Ship Event
Dates | 26-May |
Buy-in | INR 11,000 |
Total Entries | 48 |
Prizepool | INR 4,80,000 |
Places Paid | 6 |
Min Cash | INR 23,692 |
Held on May 26, the Flip & Ship Event had 48 entries and a prize pool of INR 4,80,000. Shravan Singh took first place, winning INR 2,00,573
Complete Payouts (INR)
1st: Shravan Singh – 2,00,573
2nd: Rakesh Kulkarni – 1,01,803
3rd: Deepak Singh – 70,709
4th: Vishal Ojha – 49,112
5th: Vineet Kumar – 34,111
6th: Steeve Gupta – 23,692
Event #11 15K Super Hold’em
Dates | 26-May |
Buy-in | INR 15,000 |
Total Entries | 28 |
Prizepool | INR 3, 78,000 |
Places Paid | 4 |
Min Cash | INR 33,948 |
Event #11 15K Super Hold’em took place on 26-May with a total of 28 entries, generating a prize pool of INR 3,78,000. Ujjwal Vishnani emerged as the winner and took home INR 1.81 lakh for his first-ever DPT victory.
Complete Payouts (INR)
1st: Ujjwal Vishnani – INR 1,81,093
2nd: Chirag Sodha – INR 1,03,643
3rd: Vinay Gaitonde – INR 59,316
4th: Basant Singh – INR 33,948
Event #12 NLH Bounty
Dates | 26-May |
Buy-in | INR 25,000 |
Total Entries | 284 |
Prizepool | INR 63,90,000 |
Places Paid | 36 |
Min Cash | INR 32,903 |
Event #12 NLH Bounty was held on 26-May with 284 entries and a prize pool of INR 63,90,000. Ayan Biswas won the event, taking home INR 6,87,455 for his first-place finish in the tournament.
Final Table Payouts (INR)
1st: Ayan Biswas – INR 6,87,455
2nd: Arindam Mukherjee – INR 5,08,767
3rd: Navkiran Singh – INR 3,76,701
4th: Harshdev Jhirmiria – INR 2,79,089
5th: Amit Sen – INR 2,06,941
6th: Gokul Krishna – INR 1,53,615
7th: Aditya Sushant – INR 1,14,201
8th: Avadh Shah – INR 85,069
9th: Gautam Sachdeva – INR 63,536
Event #13 Megastack Closer
Dates | 27-May |
Buy-in | INR 25,000 |
Total Entries | 176 |
Prizepool | INR 39,60,000 |
Places Paid | 22 |
Min Cash | INR 59,034 |
Event #13 Megastack Closer occurred on 27-May, drawing 176 entries for a prize pool of INR 39,60,000. The winner was Sachit Malik, who pocketed a hefty INR 8.26 lakhs for his victory.
Final Table Payouts (INR)
1st – Sachit Malik – INR 8,26,480
2nd – Devang Yadav – INR 6,22,758
3rd- Shravan Chhabria – INR 4,68,803
4th – Anirudh Agarwal – INR 3,53,065
5th – Ishan Garg – INR 2,66,058
6th – Sankesh Kumar – INR 2,00,650
7th – Pranav Baheti – INR 1,51,478
8th – Ashish Ahuja – INR 1,14,513
9th – Ramji Kishore – INR 87,793
Event #14 – 15 Lakh Adda52 Freeroll
Dates | 27-May |
Buy-in | Freeroll |
Total Entries | 167 |
Prizepool | INR 15,00,000 |
Places Paid | 24 |
Min Cash | INR 10,500 |
Event #14 – 15 Lakh Adda52 Freeroll also took place on 27-May, with 167 entries and a prize pool of INR 15,00,000. Gregory Rozario clinched the top spot. The final table payouts are:
1st- Gregory Rozario – 320000
2nd- Vikas Singh – 235000
3rd- Gagandeep Malik – 170000
4th- Mandar Madaye – 130000
5th- Rabilal Thapa – 100000
6th- Abhishek Paul – 75000
7th-Jagdeep Singh – 56000
8th- Akshay Joshi – 42000
9th- Prem Prakash – 30,000
Featuring several amazing new tournaments such as the Mystery Bounty and Turbo Mix Event, the Deltin Poker Tournament May 2024 edition was a testament to the growing popularity and competitive spirit of poker in India, setting a high bar for future events in the country.
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