2018 WPT India

₹55,000 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2018 WPT India
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
95
Prize
₹6,635,000
Event Info
Buy-in
₹55,000
Prize Pool
₹36,249,576
Total Entries
697
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Left 1 / 697
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Jhunjhunwala into the Chip Lead

Level 32 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Nikunj Jhunjhunwala opened and Sahil Mahboobani called. On a {3-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{q-Spades} board Mahboobani check-called 225,000 from Jhunjhunwala and the pair checked the {4-Diamonds} turn. The river was the {7-Spades}.

Mahboobani checked and Jhunjhunwala bet 1,250,000. Mahboobani called but mucked when his opponent showed {8-Spades}{5-Hearts} for a rivered straight.

With that pot, Jhunjhunwala moves into the chip lead.

Tags: Nikunj JhunjhunwalaSahil Mahboobani

Mahboobani Wins First Big Pot of Heads-up

Level 32 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Nikunj Jhunjhunwala limped and Sahil Mahboobani checked his big blind.

The pair checked the {3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop and the turn was the {7-Hearts}. Mahboobani bet 175,000 and Jhunjhunwala called.

The river was the {8-Clubs} and Mahboobani bet 425,000. Jhunjhunwala called but mucked when Mahboobani showed {10-Clubs}{9-Spades} for top pair.

Tags: Nikunj JhunjhunwalaSahil Mahboobani

Play Resumes Heads-up

Level 32 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The final two players have been introduced to the room, and they are ready to take their seat for the heads-up portion of the tournament.

₹6,635,000 awaits the winner with the runner-up taking home ₹4,653,000.

Nikunj Jhunjhunwala: "We'll see how it goes heads-up. In 2015 I shipped an Indian Poker Championships Main and High Roller."

Sahil Mahboobani: "I feel pretty good. It feels good to be here and I'm looking forward to heads-up and playing for the title. I'm just going to play like I've been playing and let's just keep that going and see how it goes."

Heads-up Chip Counts

Level 32 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Vidur Singhal Eliminated in 3rd Place (₹3,000,000)

Level 32 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Singhal Vidur
Singhal Vidur

Vidur Singhal jammed from small to big for 5,175,000 and Sahil Mahboobani called in the big blind.

Vidur Singhal: {k-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Sahil Mahboobani: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{a-Spades} and after a brief check Singhal was found to cover his opponent by just 20,000 chips and SInghal was eliminated in 3rd place for ₹3,000,000.

Tags: Sahil MahboobaniVidur Singhal

Jhunjhunwala Piles on the Pressure

Level 32 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Nikunj Jhunjhunwala raised to 310,000 on the button and Vidur Singhal three-bet to 850,000 in the small blind. Sahil Mahboobani folded his big blind before Jhunjhunwala four-bet all in.

Singhal thought before folding as Jhunjhunwala extended his chip lead.

Tags: Nikunj JhunjhunwalaSahil MahboobaniVidur Singhal

Level: 32

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

Deepak Singh Eliminated in 4th Place (₹2,207,000)

Level 31 : 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Deepak Singh
Deepak Singh

Nikunj Jhunjhunwala raised to 250,000 from under the gun. Deepak Singh three-bet all in for 2,030,000 from the big blind and Jhunjhunwala tank-called it off.

Nikunj Jhunjhunwala: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Deepak Singh: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The flop came {q-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs} giving Jhunjhunwala a flush draw. The turn was the {2-Hearts} but the river {k-Clubs} completed his flush and sent the start-of-day chip leader Singh to the rail in 4th place.

Tags: Deepak SinghNikunj Jhunjhunwala

Mahboobani Rivers Singhal

Level 31 : 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Sahil Mahboobani opened and Vidur Singhal defended his big blind.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {10-Spades} and Singhal check-called 225,000. The river was the {8-Clubs}

Both players checked and Mahboobani announced pair, showing {k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a rivered pair of eights. Singhal mucked.

Tags: Sahil MahboobaniVidur Singhal

Jhunjhunwala Extends His Chip Lead

Level 31 : 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante