Amit Kaushik’s Live Poker Career Highlights

With over $720K in live tournament cashes and an impressive 6 titles to his name, including victories at the Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT), APT, WPT, WPC, and USOP, Amit Kaushik has consistently proven his mettle across various prestigious events in Asia. He started his live journey with a bang, scoring two titles and a massive $72,340 for his third-place finish in the APT Main Event in 2022. He continued his momentum, racking up more than 40 live cashes in 2023, including three titles and a whopping $77,138 for his runner-up finish in the Asian Poker Festival Hanoi Main Event. His biggest live cash came just last year when he finished 5th for $118,906 in the WPT Cambodia Main Event (Event#25) in Phnom Penh.

Kaushik, who will be heading to Las Vegas in a few days to play his first-ever WSOP, has already racked up over a dozen of live cashes in 2025, including a runner-up finish for $30,760 in the WPT Cambodia Mystery Bounty and a sixth-place for $22,708  in the Vietnam Poker Tour (VPT) main event.

Amit Kaushik’s Online Poker Career Highlights

Talking about his online resume, Amit Kaushik has racked up over INR 9 Crores in earnings and has more than 200 titles under his belt. One of his most notable scores came in 2022 when he banked a massive INR 16.28 Lakhs for his stellar runner-up in the 1.5 Crore GTD IOPC Blaze. In 2025, Kaushik has already shipped multiple marquee online events, including Godfather, The Mint, Adda52 Millions, and Maverick. 

His strategic prowess and consistent results have made him a force in both online and live arenas, earning him respect and recognition within the Indian poker community and internationally. With multiple online wins and strong finishes on the live felts in 2025, he is set to add more feathers to his cap — continuing his evolution as one of India’s most complete poker pros.

Amit Kaushik’s Exclusive Conversation With PokerProNews

Recently, we caught up with Amit Kaushik to talk about his poker journey from corporate to poker glory, how he initially learned the game and built his bankroll, his transition from online to live poker, key career milestones, his experience of playing in India and the other parts of Asia, how he handles downswings in poker, WSOP 2025 plans, his advice for those looking to transition from corporate job to full time poker, and a lot more. Check out the video above for our insightful conversation with one of India’s most consistent poker stars. Keep following PokerProNews for more such interviews and stories of Indian poker pros.

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While the Main Event drama was unfolding, Indians are making their mark in the ongoing series. Recent bracelet winner Aditya Agarwal made a significant impact, notching up a deep run in Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship. He finished 116th for $8,989, scoring his third WSOP cash this year.

Back home on the virtual felts, the action was sizzling with several massive guaranteed tournaments taking place throughout the week. We saw some incredible performances, with the mystery player ‘Denishokram’ topping the weekly charts with a victory in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack where he eventually struck a heads-up deal with ‘Goldenbear007’ (second for INR 8.14 Lakhs)  to bank INR 10.34 Lakhs, the single largest score of the week.

Here is a quick look at the top scorers of the week (8-14 July, 2024).

The biggest score of the belonged to a new poker champion ‘Denishokram’ who overcame a massive field of  1,015 entries (592 unique) in PokerBaazi’s 60 Lakhs GTD BSS SuperStack on Sunday, claiming INR 10.34 Lakh and his first-ever title on PokerBaazi. He eventually struck a heads-up deal with ‘Goldenbear007’ who banked INR 8.14 Lakhs for his remarkable showing in the INR 5,750 buy-in tourney.

60 Lakhs GTD BSS SuperStack Final Table Results

The other prominent score of the week went to MTT crusher Chirag Sodha. Fresh off his recent victories in the (PLO-5) BSS and the Sunday Head Hunter, Sodha topped a stacked field of 561 entries (317 unique) in PokerBaazi’s 50 Lakhs GTD The Summit (Double Ante), winning a hefty INR 10 Lakhs  in top prize money. He also cashed one more tournament, collecting INR 10.11 Lakhs from his Thursday grind.

Hot on Sodha’s heel was PokerStars India Team Pro Goonjan Mall, who came close to winning his first The Summit title, but eventually had to settle for the runner-up payout worth INR 6.40 Lakhs in this INR  8,625 buy-in tourney. With the latest deep run, he took his total online profits to over INR 6 Crores.

 50 Lakhs GTD The Summit (Double Ante) Final Table Results

Amit Kuashik emerged as the Tuesday chartbuster after taking down PokerBaazi’s 50 Lakhs GTD The Endeavour on Tuesday night. He overcame a formidable field of 957 contenders and a strong final table in the INR 5,750 buy-in tourney, claiming INR 10 Lakh, the single largest score of the day. Siddharth Pandey, the Delhi-based sports entrepreneur, came close to his first The Endeavour title but narrowly missed it, placing runner-up for an impressive INR 5.65 Lakhs for his runner-up showing in the tourney.

50 Lakhs GTD The Endeavour Final Table Results

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Another Indian garnering attention is the rising star Amit Kuashik, who has already posted three final table finishes, including a runner-up spot in Event #2: Mini High Roller 8 Max for VND 130 Million, a 6th place in Event #7: Megastack High Roller 8 Max for VND 150 Million and a 9th place in Event #9: High Roller Single Day 8 Max for VND 50.40 Million.

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HSOP Championship April 2024 Main Event

Team India is also making waves in the Main Event of the HSOP Championship April 2024 with Alok Birewar qualifying for Day 2 with the second largest stack of 665,000 chips. He qualified from Day 1B that drew in a total of 203 entries and saw 25 survivors move ahead. Another Indian qualifying from Day 1B was Karan Thakker who made Day 2 with a stack of 236,000. Day 1A saw Daniyal Kazi qualify with a stack of 90K. Day 1Ad drew a total of 128 entries and saw only 16 survivors progress ahead.

The HSOP Championship April 2024 Main Event features a massive VND 2.5 Billion guarantee. The buy-in is VND 8,800,000 with a starting stack of 40K. Late registration comes to a close at the start of Level 11.

About HSOP Championship April 2024

The HSOP Championship, which began on April 12 and runs through April 21, is being hosted at the renowned Grand Loyal Poker Club. The prestigious series has several Indian contenders in attendance, including Alok Birewar, Karan Thakker, Daniyal Kazi, Jasven Saigal, and Laksh Pal Singh, in addition to Shivam Shukla and Amit Kaushik.

With just a few more days left for the series to culminate, it would be interesting to see how Indians fare at the marquee main event and other tournaments of the ongoing HSOP series.  

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Poker in the country is now being viewed as a promising career option, thanks to our poker champs breaking barriers and inspiring thousands of Indians to take up the game as a career choice.  

One such poker champion that India has produced in recent years is Amit Kaushik.

Who is Amit Kaushik?

Originally from Kurukshetra, Haryana, Amit Kaushik is a Noida-based poker player with more than $435k in live earnings. This young talent is consistently climbing up the ladder and is currently ranked 22nd on India all-time Money List. Particularly in recent years, he has made a lot of noise in the Asian circuits. Kaushik has consistently made his presence felt on the virtual as well as live felts, making waves in the Indian and Asian circuits with excellent performances on both live and virtual felts. 

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Amit Kaushik’s Poker Journey

Talking about his educational background, he did his postgraduate in Applied Mathematics from IIT Roorkee. He started his poker journey way back when he was in college. Initially, he played card games with friends in college. Eventually, his interest in poker started to grow. This led to Kaushik watching ‘Poker After Dark’ on YouTube religiously, which further grew his interest in the game. However, Kaushik began playing poker full-time only after taking a break from his corporate career in July 2020. 

Climbing Up The Ladder 

Since then, Kaushik has refused to look back. Transitioning from online felts to being a familiar face at the Asian poker events, he has quickly moved up the ranks, delivering some amazing performances along the way.

He first grabbed eyeballs when he secured his biggest online score to date in January 2022. The pro finished second at Spartan Poker’s India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) ₹1.50 Crore GTD Blaze, earning a massive ₹16,28,782.

However, this was just the beginning of his ascendence. 2022 marked a significant turning point in his journey. He made his first live tournament appearance in March 2022 at the Baazi Poker Tour. In his first outing itself, he claimed a 35th-place finish at the NLH BPT Big Bounty Event pocketing ₹25,800. 

Just a few weeks later, he went on to ship his first-ever live title at the coveted Deltin Poker Tour (DPT) NLH ₹5K Bounty to add ₹5,34,140 to his bankroll. 

Exploiting the Asian felts

Following his success on the home turf, Kaushik began to grind outside the county. He was seen grinding at multiple live events while also exploiting the online felts. He debuted into the Asian poker circuit with a bang after shipping his debut tournament. He took down the No Limit Hold’em – Deep Stack Hyper Turbo (Event #18) at the Asian Poker Festival – APT Summer Festival Hanoi – VSOP 2022, Hanoi in July 2022 for $2,163. Later, he finished third at the very next event of the series. 

He later recorded many other cashes at other series including Asian Poker Tour – APT Vietnam Ho Chi Minh, World Poker Tour Prime – WPT Prime Cambodia, Phnom Penh, World Poker Championship – SEAPT Hanoi in 2022. He continued his streak in 2023 with notable cashes at WPC Hanoi, Hanoi, World Poker Tour Prime – WPT Prime Cambodia, Asian Poker Tour – APT Phu Quoc, WPT Prime India, Asia Pacific Poker Tour – APPT Cambodia, World Poker Tour Prime – WPT Prime Vietnam, Asian Poker Tour – APT Summer Series Hanoi, World Poker Championship – WPC IV Hanoi, Asian Poker Tour – APT Summer Series Da Nang, USOP Ha Noi, USOP Da Nang, APT Hanoi Billions, and Asian Poker Festival – APF Hanoi.

2024: A Year To Watch Out For Amit Kaushik

Coming to 2024, Kaushik is showing no signs of stopping. He has already posted seven cash finishes, including a 5th place finish in January 2024 at the WPT Cambodia Championship Main Event where he secured $118,906, his biggest score to date. 

He started this year with the Hanoi Series Of Poker – HSOP Grinder Series in January, where he secured the 38th position in the Kick Off event. He then competed in the WPT Cambodia Championship in Phnom Penh later that month. He started his campaign with a 12th place finish for $ 5,092 in the Championship Warm-Up event. Subsequently, in the 8-Max Survivor 2k Bounty event, he secured the 48th position for $ 1,257, which he followed up with a 3rd-place finish for $ 8,125 in the Megastack Action Clock event.

Kaushik’s success in Cambodia reached new heights when he secured a fifth-place finish in the WPT Main Event, where he earned a career-best $118,906. His journey in Cambodia concluded with an eighth-place finish in the Superstack Turbo event. March saw Kaushik competing in the U Series of Poker – USOP Da Nang Part 1 in Vietnam. Despite facing tough competition, he secured notable finishes in the Mini High Roller and Main Event, finishing 10th for $ 2,129 and 155th for $ 2,377, respectively. Most recently, he recorded four cashes at the Poker Dream 9 Malaysia, including a 7th place finish in Event #34 Mini High Roller for RM 18600 and a 171st place for RM 12,700 in the Main Event. 

Career Graph 

Within just a matter of over two years, Kaushik has accumulated $432,880 in total live earnings. Kaushik currently ranks 5th on the GPI Rankings for India with 1,685.09 points, which is an incredible feat given his short span of playing the game professionally. 

His GPI rankings skyrocketed in 2022 and since then he has refused to bow down. In July 2022, his GPI rank was around 32,972. By August of the same year, he had made his place among the top 10,000 with a rank of 5,678. Currently, he is among the top 1,000 poker players around the world, with a rank of 772 as of April 4, 2024.

Talking of his online exploits, he has over 226 online title victories and over ₹7.3 Crore in online winnings to his name. His most recent online titles include PokerBaazi’s NPS#131 Marathon 15L GTD where he triumphed over 481 players for INR 2,01,392, and Saturday Smash PKO – 5 Lac on Spartan Poker for INR 1,26,791.

With such impressive stats already making his poker resume shine and stand out, Amit Kaushik is truly a rising star in the Indian poker circuit who continues to rise higher and higher. Given his current form and his talent, it won’t be surprising to see Kaushik overtake fellow Indian poker players in terms of ranking as well as earnings in the coming months.

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Representing India in Event #60 was Amit Kaushik. The USOP Da Nang 2023 Turbo event champion exhibited his resilience and skill to secure 10th place for VND 52,800,000. His 10th place came just a day after veteran poker pro Dhaval Mudgal shipped Event 56: Mystery Rush Bounty of the series, winning India its first trophy at the series. 

USOP Danang 2024: Event #60 Mini High Roller Recap

Hosted on March 30, the USOP Danang 2024 Event #60 featured a guaranteed prize pool of VND 500,000,00 (~USD 20k) for a buy-in of VND 22,000,000 (USD 905). A total of 102 players participated in the Mini High Roller event taking the prize pool to VND 1,978,800,000 (~USD 79.8k). Out of 102 players, only 15 players made money from the prize pool. 

Salim Williams outlasted 101 players to win the Mini High Roller event and clinched a prize money of VND 526,900,000 (~USD 22k). Williams recently started his poker journey, and this win is going to boost his confidence. The Indian player Amit Kaushik, who has been participating in a lot of Asian poker tournaments, was able to finish in 10th place for VND 52,800,000 (~USD 2.25k). Kaushik is the USOP Da Nang 2023 Turbo event champion, who recently made waves for his 5th place finish for $118k at the WPT Cambodia Championship Main Event.

At the USOP Danang 2024, Indian poker players are leaving their mark. A day before Kaushik’s 10th place finish in this event, Dhaval Mudgal clinched the nation’s first trophy in Event 56: Mystery Rush Bounty of the series. Additionally, WSOP bracelet winner Abhinav Iyer secured an impressive 4th place in Event #46 Super High Roller, earning INR 41 Lakhs.

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Running from January 25 to 29, 2024 at NagaWorld Phnom Penh, the inaugural World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia Championship registered 760 entries over two starting days. The strong turnout resulted in a record-breaking prize pool of USD 2,432,760, almost the highest WPT pot in the region. The top 95 finishers shared the prize pool, with Held claiming the lion’s share, a remarkable $361,310.

 Held’s journey in the tournament was nothing short of extraordinary. He entered the final table as the chip leader and played some top-notch poker, consistently featuring among the top stacks. During the three-handed play, Held agreed to a three-way deal with Joshua Mccully and Florent Remi. As the chip leader, he earned the largest share worth $361,310 for his victory and a seat at the season-ending WPT World Championship. Additionally, he etched his name on the coveted WPT Mike Sexton Champions Cup.

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The first to fall among the final three players was France’s Florent Remi whose 8-4 of hearts failed against the A-10 of hearts of Joshua Mccully, leading to his elimination in third place for $211,819.

The heads-up began with Mccully holding 29.725 Million against Konstantin Held’s 8.275 Million stack. Given his massive chip lead, it looked like an easy win for Mccully. However, the German pro battled his way back and had snatched the lead by the time the final hand arrived. On the final hand, Mccully moved all-in for 4.80 Million, and Held called with Kh 5s. Mccully tabled 9d 7c . The board ran out Jh 4h 2d  10d 6d, leaving Mccully with a gutshot draw and crowning Held the champion of the event.

While Held emerged victorious, India’s Amit Kaushik’s performance also deserves a round of applause. Kaushik, who had qualified starting flight Day 1A, ended Day 2 with a 723,000 (48 BB) stack. Following the roller-coaster ride on Day 3, the IIT Roorkee graduate made it to the final table with the third largest stack.  He skillfully navigated through a volatile day, ultimately securing a fifth-place finish for $118,906 (INR 98.88 Lakhs), his career best and the highest payout by an Indian in this WPT Cambodia event. Notably, this was his fifth cash finish in the series and his second final-table score, taking his earnings from the series to a staggering $134,891 and reinforcing his status as a rising Indian star.

Apart from Kaushik, there were several other Indian pros who cashed in the WPT Cambodia Championship, including Sriharsha Doddapaneni (74th for $6,641), champion Ankit Ahuja (79th for $6,641), Kaushal Vasa (81st for $6,054), Apoorva Goel (83rd for $6,054), Aditya Agarwal (88th for $6,054), Pocket52 Team Pro Dhaval Mudgal (90th for $6,054), and Abhijith Cheruku (93rd for $6,054).

Final Table Payouts (USD)

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Following a 12th place finish at the WPT Championship Warm Up and a commendable 3rd place at the Megastack Action Clock, Kaushik joined the highly-anticipated Championship event and qualified for Day 2 with a stack of 403,000 chips. Aftera an impressive performance on Day 2, the rising Indian poker star continued his momentum into Day 3, reaching the final table with the third largest stack of 5.15 Million chips (69 BBs).

As the final table whittles down to the last six players, Kaushik continues to grind it out. Just a short while ago, he had taken down a crucial pot with his A9 beating the AT of Motoyoshi Okamura on a nine-high board. The excitement for a third Indian title in the series is brewing up as Kaushik aims to make his mark in this high-stakes championship event.

Final Table Chip Counts

Konstantin Held came into the ongoing final table as the chip leader with 7,275,000 chips (97 BBs), closely followed by Jianfeng Sun with 5,475,000 chips (73 BBs). While each of the final tablists is guaranteed at least $42,647 (INR 35.46 Lakhs), the ultimate champion will take home a staggering $441,546 (INR 3.67 Crores) first prize and the prestigious WPT trophy. Given below are the start of the final table chip counts:

1. Konstantin Held – 7,275,000
2. Jianfeng Sun – 5,475,000
3. Amit Kaushik – 5,150,000
4. Kyle Bao Diep – 5,125,000
5. Joshua Mccully – 5,050,000
6. Florent Remi – 4,775,000
7. Motoyoshi Okamura – 2,375,000
8. Kou Vang – 2,250,000
9. Anthony Cierco – 525,000

While Amit Kuashik is making is mark in the WPT Cambodia Championship final table, several other Indian pros made shone in side events. Event #34: Mini High Roller saw two Indians to post final table finishes. Abhijith Cheruku secured a commendable runner-up finish for $51,197 (INR 42.57 Lakhs), while India’s poker star Aditya Agarwal placed sixth, securing a payout of $15,464 (INR 12.86 Lakhs).  

The Mini High Roller tournament was finally shipped by China’s Tianyuan Tang who overcame a field of 166 entries in the $2,200 buy-in event, taking home the trophy and an impressive $77,023 top prize.

India’s Binit Saraf notched up an impressive 12th place in Event #33: Mini Championship Freezeout, earning $3,399 ( INR 2.83 Lakhs). Australia’s Yita Choong emerged victorious, winning the title for $39,096. Thailand’s Krit Skulgunbundit secured runner-up place with a payout of $24,784.

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The other two Indian challengers who scored in the $400 buy-in Event 20: Megastack Action Clock at the WPT Cambodia 2024. Shravan Kumar Singh placed 10th for $1,631), marking his second cash in the series after his runner-up finish for $4,489 in Event 13: Freezeout. Maulik Bharatkumar Shukla, with two previous final table finishes in Event 6: Deepstack Turbo (6^th for $1,601) and Event 12: Deepstack Turbo Big Bounty (6^th for  $1,448), continued his persistent performance, finishing in 23^rd place for $733 in this event.

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Event 20: Megastack Action Clock attracted an impressive 277 (238 unique) entries for a massive prize pool of $79,268. Marc Rivera from Philippines outlasted them all, winning the title for $18,679 in top prize. He bested Denmark’s Jonas Stubjer Huttel in the heads-up, with the latter banking $13,117 as the runner-up. The tournament paid out the top 29 players, with China’s Yadi Yao (29^th place for $548) becoming first ITM player.

A quick look at the tournament results and payouts. 

Another highlight was the $10,000 buy-in Event #21: 10K Single Day Challenge where Australia’s Daniel Neilson emerged victorious from a field of 45 entries, claiming $143,903. Hong Kong’s Hon Cheong Lee placed runner-up for $95,935. The top seven finishers shared the $423,405 prize pool, with William Jia (3rd for $63,955), Yita Choong (4th for $44,352), Punnat Punsri (5th for $32,043), Asa Gregory Smith (6th for $24,164) and Kannapong Thanarattraku (7th for $19,053) bagging payouts.

In Event #22: Ladies NLH at the WPT Cambodia 2024, Ms. Asmiati from Indonesia topped the 28-player field, taking home the lion’s share of the $4,753 prize pool with a $2,139 prize money. The top four finishers received payouts, with Filipino poker players Grace Takayama (2nd for $1,283), Ma Gabrielle Angeli Barredo (3rd for $808), and Maria Cristina Argao (4th for $523) bagging payouts.

Australia’s Brenton Lee Buttigieg bested a field of 43 entrants in Event #23: Short Deck Hyper Turbo, ultimately defeating Philippines’ Richard Marquez in the heads-up to win the title for a $2,912 prize.

USA’s James Mendoza topped the 77-player field in the day’s concluding  Event #24: 1K Hyper Turbo, claiming a $23,489 top prize. Australia’s Julian Warhurst placed runner-up, earning $13,472.

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Kaushik is the sole player entering Day 2 with over 100 bb. Close behind him is another Indian Maulik Bharatkumar Shukla (658,000 – 82 bb). Both Kaushik and Shukla qualified for Day 2 through Day 1B flight. Rounding out the top five stacks are Russia’s Dmitrii Ippolitov (650,000 – 81 bb), Day 1 A Chip leader New Zealand’s Samuel David Adams (537,000 – 67 bb), and Australia’s John Edward Perry (504,000 -63 bb).

Kaushik, recognized for his exceptional talent, has several prestigious live titles under his belt. He secured his first WPT title just last year in May when he won the WPT Prime Vietnam 8-Max Main Event Warm Up Event for VN₫ 1,006,000,000. This was followed by a USOP Da Nang 2023 Turbo Event victory in November. Kuashik, who is also a champion of the 2022 DPT Bounty and APT Summer Festival Hanoi – VSOP Deep Stack Hyper Turbo, is poised as a strong contender to ship yet another WPT Warm Up title and will be looking to deliver a top-notch performance when he returns for Day 2 play today.

Notably, this tournament holds a particular importance for India, with four more Indians advancing to Day 2. The other four Indians include the Day 1A qualifiers in Raja Sekhar Puttamsetty (215,000 – 27 bb) and WSOP online bracelet event winner Aayush Arya (138,000 – 17 bb) as well as Vikaash Shah (233,000 – 29 bb) and Chakshu Deep Raina (69,000 – 9 bb), who progressed from the Day 1C flight.

Kicking off on January 18, the WPT Cambodia Championship: Event #3 Warm Up drew 123 entries on Day 1A and by the end of 15 rounds, only 23 survived with New Zealand’s Samuel Adams bagging the largest stack of 537,000. The subsequent two flights were held on January 19. The first of the two, Day 1B, saw a total of 217 entries. Only 40 players advanced with India’s Amit Kaushik (822,000) and Maulik Bharatkumar Shukla (658,000) bagging the top two stacks. The final flight, Day 1C, attracted 149 entries and ended with South Africa’s Marc Anthony Joseph (403,000) leading the 40 survivors.

WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up  Top 10 Stacks For Day 2

Day 2 of Event #3 Warm Up is slated to run on January 20 with cards flying at 11:30 am, featuring opening blinds of 4K-8K ante 8K. The average stack stands at 237,378 (29 bb).

Seven players have already clinched titles at the ongoing WPT Cambodia series.

Event #1: NagaWorld Superstack

Korea’s Seongho Cho took down the series opener the $400 buy-in Event #1: NagaWorld Superstack, after defeating 206 competitors (158 unique) to earn a top prize of $17,780. Japan’s Haruto Murata placed runner-up, earning $12,341, while India’s Asish Kumar Ghosh finished 25^th for  $540.

 Event #2: Superstack Turbo

The $200 buy-in Event #2: Superstack Turbo saw China’s Cheng Zhang outlast a field of 98 players (83 unique) to win $4,098. Korea’s Hawon Song placed runner-up for $4,097, courtesy heads-up deal.

 #4: Single Day Megastack High Roller

The $2,200 buy-in Event #4: Single Day Megastack High Roller 30 Sec was taken down by Luke Oliver John Keay from the USA, who overcame the 74-entry field (59 unique) to win a grand prize of $42,320. Malaysia’s Win Meng Tan ended up as the runner-up and walked away with $28,220.

Event #5: Freezeout

Vietnam’s Thi Xuan Ha Tran clinched the title in the $230 buy-in Event #5: Freezeout, outlasting 87 entries to win $5,505. Jayvon Carreon from the Philippines secured the second spot, earning $3,329.

Event #6: Deepstack Turbo

The $550 buy-in Event #6: Deepstack Turbo saw Australia’s Sean Ragozzini outlast the 55-entry field (45 unique) to clinch $9,869 in top prize. Hwang Wei Choong from Malaysia placed runner-up, pocketing $5,869. India’s Maulik Bharatkumar Shukla placed with a prize of $1,601.

Event #7: PLO

The $550 buy-in Event #7: PLO was championed by Steve Ferry from the UK. He topped a field of 121 entries to win $7,448, following an even heads-up deal with Korea’s Hyungtaek Jo ( 2^nd for $7,447).

Event #8: Hyper Turbo

Finally, the $230 buy-in Event #8: Hyper Turbo 15 Sec saw Japan’s Ayato Shibata outlast a field of 65 players to win $3,469 after a heads-up deal. Sean Joon Hou Tan finished second for $3,468.

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