DPT Xpress 2019: Pawan Jaiswal Ships the Bounty Event; Pratibh Saluja & Adarsh Take Down Tag Team Event

The third edition of the Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) Xpress had been the most successful out all the editions hosted till date. The decision taken by the brand to shift the series from the picturesque Casino Deltin Denzong in Sikkim to the floating Casino Deltin JAQK in Goa has worked wonders with the four-event series witnessing its attendance records eclipsed in all the events. Not only does Goa have a much larger local player pool but is also more accessible than the mountainous state of Sikkim.

While Aditya Sardana had topped the field of 303 entries in the series-opener ₹5K Burn N Turn Event, the ₹15K Main Event was championed by online regular Anant Purohit who ran through a field of 205 entries to win ₹7.40 Lakhs in prize money.

The last two tournaments left to announce winners were the ₹10K Bounty, and the ₹10K Tag Team Event and both events played out on Sunday. The Bounty event saw Pawan Jaiswal triumphing over a field of 173 entries and netted ₹2.40 Lakhs for his win, while the Team of Pratibh Saluja and Adarsh bested 25 others and pocketed ₹1.10 Lakhs in first-place prize money.

₹10K Bounty

The ₹10K Bounty was a fast-paced event which attracted a field of 173 entries, smashing the previous edition’s 47 entries which had crowned a winner in Sandip Jhawar.

The event was taken down by Pawan Jaiswal who had entered the final table with the third largest stack. He eliminated Kanishk Kapoor, Aditya Boddu, Saumil Krishnani, Ashish Choudhary and eventual runner-up Devesh Thapar on the nine-player final to win his first-ever live title, along with ₹2.40 Lakhs in prize money.

With the top 17 places assured payouts, Ashit Sharma became the tournament bubble.

Several notables finished in the money including Abhinav Garg (12^th for ₹20,500), Ritesh Khatwani (13^th for ₹18,000), Shivam Shukla (16^th for ₹14,999), and Rithwik Nayak (17^th for ₹14,999).

Abhishek Grover bubbled the final table, finishing 10^th for ₹20,500.

Final Table Recap

Vishwanath Janku Borhade was the first one to be ousted from the final table when his were bested by Devesh Thapar’s , with the runout missing both players. Borhade finished in ninth place.

Sometime later, Kanishak Kapoor pitted his against Pawan Jaiswal’s . The board revealed , and Jaiswal flopped three-of-a-kind jacks, eliminating Kapoor in eighth place.

Next to go was Myron Pereira as he shoved all-in with and was called by Thapar holding . The board blanked and Thapar’s pocket cowboys knocked Pereira out in seventh place.

Anish Juwarkar, who had finished fifth in the DPT Xpress Main Event, posted yet another deep run in this event. During level 20, Juwarkar moved all-in from under-the-gun for 150,000 with and Aditya Boddu called from cutoff holding . The community cards showed , and Boddu picked up a pair of kings on the flop, resulting in Juwarkar’s sixth-place exit.

Down to five-handed play, a three-way pot brought about the double elimination of Aditya Boddu and Saumil Krishnani. Krishnani jammed from the cutoff, and Boddu shoved all-in from the button. Action folded to Jaiswal who called, and all three players tabled their cards.

Saumil Krishnani

Aditya Boddu

Pawan Jaiswal

The board fanned out and Jaiswal rivered a king-high straight, dismissing Boddu and Krishnani in fifth and fourth place, respectively.

Finishing in third place was Ashish Choudhary when his ran into Jaiswal’s which bettered to a pair of sevens on the board .

With Choudhary’s elimination, the heads-up finale was set up between Pawan Jaiswal and Devesh Thapar with the former enjoying a slight edge over Thapar. Thapar fought hard but ultimately fell short of winning the title and Jaiswal bagged his career-first live title.

On the final hand, Thapar moved all-in for 10.35 Million with , and Jaiswal called for 15.60 Million holding . The board spread out , and Jaiswal improved to a pair of aces and won his first-ever poker trophy, along with ₹2.40 Lakhs in first-place prize money.

Final Table Results (INR)

1. Pawan Jaiswal – ₹2,40,000

2. Devesh Thapar – ₹1,46,000

3. Ashish Choudhary – ₹85,000

4. Saumil Krishnani – ₹50,000

5. Aditya Boddu – ₹40,000

6. Anish Juwarkar – ₹35,000

7. Myron Pereira – ₹30,000

8. Kanishk Kapoor – ₹25,000

9. Vishwanath Janku Borhade – ₹24,250

₹10K Tag Team Event

The final event of the series was yet another success as a total of 25 teams were registered at the event, overshadowing last edition’s 17 teams where the team of Aayush Aggarwal and Rishab Dalmia had triumphed.

The team of Pratibh Saluja and Adarsh outlasted the rest in this edition’s Tag Team Event, banking ₹1.10 Lakhs in the process. They eliminated five out of the eight teams that qualified for the final table including Ankesh B. and Abhishek Grover, Radhika Shankar and Shivam Shukla, Tanmai Relwani and Monish, Sanket, Deshmukh and Naman Khatri, and runners-up’s Amit Singhal and Ashu Kalra.

Final Table Recap

Early into the final table, Pratik’s ran into Sanket Deshmukh’s . The board brought , eliminating Team Sumit Wasdey and Pratik in eighth place.

A level later, Abhishek Sharma jammed all-in with , and Amit Singhal called holding . While both players found two pairs on the board , Singhal’s higher pair won his team the pot, ousting Team Abhishek Sharma and Gaurav Gupta in seventh place.

During level 13, short-stacked Abhishek Grover moved all-in holding and Pratibh Saluja called with . The dealer turned over on the board which helped neither player. Saluja’s ace-queen kicker held on, while Team Ankesh B. and Abhishek Grover walked out in sixth place.

With only the top four spots slated to finish in the money, the team of Radhika Shankar and Shivam Shukla became the unfortunate tournament bubble. Shankar shoved all-in with against Saluja’s . The runout was of no help to Shankar, leaving her no option but to exit in fifth place.

The first team to finish in the money was that of Tanmai Relwani and Monish. Relwani locked horns with Saluja who claimed another victim when the former’s were busted by Saluja’s . Tanmai Relwani and Monish exited in fourth place.

With only three teams left, Sanket Deshmukh jammed from the button holding , and Saluja called from the small blind with . The community cards missed both players. Saluja’s ace kicker won out, and Team Sanket Deshmukh and Naman Khattri was eliminated in third place.

The final showdown began between Team Amit Singhal and Ashu Kalra (228,000) and Team Pratibh Saluja and Adarsh (272,000) with the latter in the lead. It did not take long for Saluja to secure the win for his team.

On the final hand, Singhal raised to 38,000 and Saluja moved all-in. Singhal, who was the shorter of the two, decided to call all-in with and Saluja tabled . The board turned over and though Singhal flopped a pair of eights, it was not enough to beat Saluja’s pocket tens. Team Pratibh Saluja and Adarsh took down the event, while also collecting ₹1.10 Lakhs in prize money.

Final Table Results (INR)

1. Team Pratibh Saluja & Adarsh – ₹1,10,000

2. Team Amit Singhal & Ashu Kalra – ₹66,000

3. Team Sanket Deshmukh & Naman Khattri – ₹41,000

4. Team Tanmai Relwani & Monish – ₹26,740

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