And we have a winner! The start of the FT chip leader Sankesh Jain steamrolled his way to the finish line, earning ₹9 lakhs and becoming a proud winner of an NPS gold medal.

The heads-up match was short-lived. The final hand saw Arbaaz Ahmed opening for 18K with , and Sankesh Jain called with .

Flop

Ahmed bet 8K with the top pair, and Jain check-shoved his flush draw. Ahmed called.

The turn card completed Jain`s flush making the on the river a mere formality. Ahmed`s dream run on the FT from the shortest stack at the start to a second-place finish fetched him a whopping ₹7.10 Lakhs and the NPS silver medal.