Deltin Poker Tournament May’24 Highroller

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Welcome to the Live Coverage of the DPT May’24 Highroller Event!

Harsh Dev Champions DPT May’24 Highroller won INR 3,430,180

Finally, it is all over with Harsh Dev winning the coveted high roller title. He overcame a star-studded field of 157 entries to win a life-changing INR 3,430,180 and his first-ever DPT Trophy.

His journey in this event was nothing short of remarkable. On his way to victory, he busted several players, including Nikesh Chawla, Kanchan Sharma, and finally, Rishabh Vekaria in the heads-up battle. Rishabh Vekaria walked away with an impressive INR 2,543,774 for his runner-up finish.

When the heads-up began, Rishabh Vekaria had a slight leaveover with 8.2 million chips against 7.3 million chips of Harsh. However, Harsh was able to stage a remarkable comeback and win his first-ever DPT title. On the final hand of the tournament: Harshdev made it 200k with 9♥ 3♣ and big blind Rishabh Vikaria called with 5♠ J♦

Flop: 8♥ 7♦ 9♦

Harsh bets 250k & Rishabh calls

Turn: 3♠

Harsh bets 700k and Rishabh calls

River: 5♣

Rishabh goes all-in for 5.8 million and Harsh calls

Board: 8♥ 7♦ 9♦ 3♠ 5♣

Harshdev wins the pot and secures the title.

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Myron Pereira Finishes Third for INR 1,886,429

Level: 29
Blinds: 100k/200k
Ante: 200k

Myron Pereira from the big blind raises to 700k. Rishabh Vekaria goes all-in for 1 million, and Myron calls.

Myron: Q♣ 4♦

Rishabh: J♥ 10♦

Board: 2♦ 8♦ Q♠ 9♠ A♣

Myron is busted, finishing in third place for INR 1,886,429.

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Ashish Ahuja Finishes Fourth for INR 1,398,950

Level: 28
Blinds: 75k/150k
Ante: 150k

Ashish Ahuja holds A♥ 6♦ and runs into J♦ J♠ of Rishabh Vekaria. The board runs out 3♦ K♠ J♣ 8♥, busting Ashish Ahuja in fourth place for INR 1,398,950.

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Dhaval Mudgal Finishes Fifth for INR 1,037,442

Rishabh Vekaria from CO opens to 375k, and Dhaval Mudgal from the big blind shoves all-in for 900k. Rishabh calls.

Dhaval: A♠ 4♠

Rishabh: A♥ K♣

Board: 9♣ Q♠ 9♦ 7♦ K♥

Dhaval Mudgal goes out in fifth place for INR 1,037,442.

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Kunal Patni Finishes Sixth for INR 769,353

Level: 28
Blinds: 75k/150k
Ante: 150k

Harshdev from the cutoff with Q♥ Q♦ opens to 375k, and Natural8 India director Kunal Patni shoves all-in with A♦ Q♣, putting himself at risk.

Board: 3♣ 6♦ 4♠ J♥ 7♥

With no help from the board, Kunal Patni finishes in sixth place for INR 769,353.

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Nikesh Chawla busts out in a heartbreaking showdown for INR 570,541 in 7th Place

Level: 26
Blinds: 50K/100K
Ante: 100K

Nikesh Chawla from the Cutoff goes All in for 630K in a pre-flop action, Harsh Dev from Big Blind calls.

Board: 6♦ 7♠ 5♠ 4♠ 9♠

Harsh wins the pot with higher straight, eliminating Niklesh Chawla in 7th place for INR 570,541.

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Harsh Dev’s set sends Kanchan Sharma Out in 8th Place for INR 423,106

Level: 25
Blinds: 40K/80K
Ante: 80K

In a pre-flop action, Kanchan Sharma from UTG raises to 160K. In response, Harsh Dev J from the Cutoff calls.

Flop: 5♣ 7♥ 6♦
Both Kanchan & Harsh check.

Turn: 2♠
Kanchan bets 225K, and Harsh calls.

River: 10♥
Kanchan goes All-in & Harsh snap calls

Harsh Dev wins the big pot with a set of Fives, and Kanchan Sharma is eliminated in 8th place for INR 423,106.

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DPT May ’24 High Roller Event Final Table Set with Rishabh Vekaria in Chip Lead

Level: 25
Blinds: 40K/80K
Ante: 80K

Finally, we are down to the final 8 players out of 157 entries. Rishabh Vekaria is leading the final table with a massive stack of 3.92M chips. He is followed by Kunal Patni holding 2.89M chips

Here are the chip counts for the final table players:

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Akash Kumar bubbles DPT May’24 Highroller Final Table

Level: 25
Blinds: 40K/80K
Ante: 80K

In a pre-flop action, Kunal Patni from under the gun, bets 160K. In response, Akash Kumar in the big blind goes all in for 550k, which Kunal calls.

Board: 7♥ 6♥ Q♠ J♦ 7♣

Kunal Patni wins the pot with his pair of kings, eliminating Akash Kumar and bursting the final table bubble. Kumar pockets INR 374,001 for his deep run.

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Mithun Mahesh Exits in 10th Place for INR 330,595

Level: 24
Blinds: 30K/60K
Ante: 60k

In a Pre-flop action, Mithun Mahesh from the middle position shoves all in for 145K, and Kunal Patni from the small blind raises to 290K. All other players fold.

Board: J♥ 4♥ 3♦ 2♣ 8♠

Kunal Patni’s Kings hold strong, sending Mithun Mahesh out in 10th place for INR 3,30,595.

Before this elimination, Viraj Uberoi finishes 11th place for INR 3,30,595

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Faiz Alam finishes 12th for INR 330,595

Level: 24
Blinds: 30K/60K
Ante: 60K

Pre-flop, Faiz Alam, from under the gun, shoves all in for 170K. Rishabh Vekaria, from the middle position, makes the call, and Myron Pereira, from the big blind, also calls.

Flop: J♦ 2♥ 5♦
Both Rishabh and Myron check.

Turn: J♣
Myron checks, Rishabh bets 150k, and Myron folds.

River: A♥
Rishabh Vekaria wins with a pair of aces, eliminating Faiz Alam in 12th place for INR 330,595

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Siddharth Jolly Bows Out in 13th Place for INR 330,595

Level: 23
Blinds: 25k/50k
Ante: 50k

In the pre-flop action, the hijack player raises to 100k, and Dhaval Mudgal, on the button, calls 100k. Siddharth Jolly, in the small blind, shoves all in for 455k. The hijack player folds, and Dhaval with a larger stack, calls.

At the Showdown:

• Dhaval Mudgal: Q♥ 10♣
• Siddharth Jolly: 9♠ 9♦

Board: 10♦ Q♦ 5♠ K♣ 7♠

Dhaval Mudgal wins the pot with flopped two pairs (queens and tens), eliminating Siddharth Jolly in 13th place for INR 3,30,595.

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Some more Eliminations from DPT May’24 Highroller

14th place – Amit Kumar Tejura for INR 292,227
15th place – Gagandeep Malik for INR 292,227
16th place – Akhilendra Singh for INR 292,227
18th place- Karan Sitlani for INR 259,312

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Harsh Dev’s Full House Busts Vishal Singh in 17th Place

Level: 23
Blinds: 25k/50k

Vishal Singh from the Cutoff goes all in for 260K in pre-flop action, and Harsh Dev from the Big Blind snap calls.

At the Showdown:

• Vishal Singh: 8♦ 8♥
• Harsh Dev: 10♠ 4♠

Board: 4♣ 10♥ 10♣ 7♥ 2♥

The board runs out, giving Harsh a full house with Tens full of Fours, against Vishal Singh’s pocket Eights. Harsh wins the pot, and Vishal Singh is eliminated in 18th place, earning prize money INR 292,227

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No Bubble, Three-Way Split!!!

Players’ Hands:

The board reveals 8♣ 2♣ 10♥ 5♣ 6♠, granting Myron the victory and simultaneously eliminating both Pranav Bagai and Adithya G from the game.

While this hand unfolded, another hand was in progress at a different table where Aryan Chauhan got eliminated.

Three players exited simultaneously on two tables but there was no bubble! Consequently, this resulted in a three-way split, with each bust-out player receiving a share of INR 5,18,624.

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Nikesh Chawla’s Full House Sends Amrit Mishra Packing

Level: 22
Blinds: 20K/40K
Ante: 40K

In pre-flop action, Nikesh Chawla from UTG opens to 80K, and Amrit Mishra from the MP shoves All-in for 250K. Nikesh calls.

At the Showdown:

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Kanchan Sharma Doubles Up with Pocket Aces

Level: 21
Blinds: 15K/30K
Ante: 30K

In pre-flop action, Mithun Mahesh from UTG opens to 60K, and Kanchan Sharma from the SB shoves All-in for 180K. Mithun tank calls.

At the Showdown:

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Vishal Singh Doubles Up with Ace on the Flop

Level: 20
Blinds: 15K/25K
Ante: 25K

Vishal Singh goes all in with 135K from UTG & Tarun Goyal call from SB in pre-flop action.

In the Showdown:

• Vishal Singh: A♦ 3♠

• Tarun Goyal: 10♦ 10♠

Board: A♥ 4♥ 6♦ K♠ 5♦

The board runs out, giving Vishal Singh top pair with his Ace on the flop, which holds through the river. Vishal wins the pot and doubles up against Tarun Goyal’s pocket Tens.

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Amit Kumar Wins, Abhishek Goindi Busted

Level: 19
Blinds: 10K/20K
Ante: 20K

In pre-flop action, Abhishek Goindi from the HJ goes all in with 83.5K, and Amit Kumar from the SB calls all-in.

At the Showdown:

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Vishal Singh Doubles Up

Level: 17
Blinds: 6K/12K
Ante: 12K

In pre-flop action, Vishal Singh from the HJ opens 50K, Kunal Patni from CO shoves All-in with a higher stack. Vishal calls with his remaining stack of 121K.

In the Showdown:

• Kunal Patni: Q♠ Q♥Vishal Singh: A♣ K♣

Board: J♥ 10♥ 5♥ 3♦ A♠

The board runs out, giving Vishal Singh a pair of Aces on the river, beating Kunal Patni’s pair of Queens. Vishal Singh doubles up.

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Payouts For Deltin Poker Tournament May’24 High Roller

Finally, the payouts have been announced! The strong turnout of 157 entries for this event has resulted in a massive INR 1.57 Crore prize pool, which will be shared by the top 20 finishers. The eventual winner will walk away with a massive Prize of INR 34,30,180.

Here is the list of payouts:

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Amit Kaushik Doubles Up Against Abheek Nagpal

Level: 16
Blinds: 5K/10K
Ante: 10K

Faiz Alam from UTG opens to 20K in a preflop action, Abheek Nagpal raises to 57K from MP and Amit Kaushik shoves All-in from CO for 47K. Faiz folds.

At the Showdown:

• Amit Kaushik: 8♣ 8♠
• Abheek Nagpal: Q♣ Q♠

Board: 2♥, J♦, 7♥, 9♦, 10♠

Amit wins the pot with a straight (7-8-9-10-J) resulted in doubles up against Abheek.

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Triple All-In: Vishal Bajaj’s Aces Hold to Bust Bharat Vasan

Level: 15
Blinds: 4000/8000
Ante: 8000

In a preflop action, Bharat Basan from CO goes All-in for 109K, Dinesh Kumar from SB goes All-in followed by Vishal Bajaj covering both players.

At the Showdown:

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Kanchan Sharma’s Ace-High Holds to Bust Paawan Bansal

Level: 15
Blinds: 4000/8000
Ante: 8000

In a preflop action, Kanchan Sharma from Button opens to 18K, and Paawan Bansal from SB raises to 51K. Kanchan shoves All-in with higher stack, in response Paawan call all-in.

At the Showdown:

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Late Registration Closes with 157 Entries for the High Roller

Level: 14
Blinds: 3000/6000
Ante: 6000

As Level 14 begins, late registration for the DPT May’24 High Roller has officially closed. This prestigious tournament has attracted an impressive 157 entries, with only 70 players still in contention.

Stay tuned for our chip count update as the remaining players battle it out for the title.

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Tarun Goyal Gets A Double Up

Level: 13
Blinds: 3000/5000
Ante: 5000

Pre-flop, Tarun Goel opens to 11k and Tanuj Moorjani from the big blind goes all in for 50K. Tarun calls his bet.

Board: 6♥ 10♥ 5♥ 9♣ 9♦

Tanuj: A♣ 5♣
Tarun: J♦ J♣

Jacks hold up! Tarun Goel wins the hand and doubles up.

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Deepak Agarwal Doubles Up Against Rishabh Vekaria

Level: 13
Blinds: 3000/5000
Ante: 5000

Deepak Agarwal goes All-in from SB with 56K in preflop action, Rishabh Vekaria calls from cut off.

At the Showdown:

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Ace High Dominates: Yasheel D. Eliminates Tanmay Benari

In a pre-flop action, Tanmay Benara from Button goes all-in with 72.5K, and Yasheel D calls from UTG.

Board: 5♣, 3♠, 7♠, K♦, 4♣

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Day 2 of the DPT May 2024 High Roller gets underway!

After 11 intense forty-minute levels, Day 1 of the 1.1 Lakh High Roller Event concluded yesterday. From the initial 116 participants, only 65 players survived on Day 1 to battle it for the coveted title and prize. The competition has been fierce, and the excitement is only set to increase as we move into Day 2.

Leading the pack into Day 2 is none other than last year’s DPT Mini Main Event champion, Faiz Alam, with an impressive 532k in chips. Hot on his heels is former Adda52 Team Pro and DPT Kickoff champion, Tarun Goyal, with 531.5k. Both players have demonstrated exceptional skill and strategy, making them formidable contenders as we advance.

Good luck to all remaining participants!