Live Coverage of Baazi Poker Tour – ₹20K PLO

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  • Namita Ghosh October 14, 2019

Total No. of Entries – 156

No.of players left – 1

Last Elimination – Ankit Jajodia (Runner-Up For ₹5,28,800)

Winner – Rohan Dhawan For ₹7,55,300

Level 20, (Blinds 15,000/30,000)

 

Rohan Dhawan Beats Ankit Jajodia to the Title!

Time: 5:03, Level 20 (Blinds 15,000/30,000)

The heads-up between Rohan Dhawan and Ankit Jajodia lasted only a few hands. Jajodia who had started the finale severely short-stacked was soon pressured into the corner by Dhawan’s overwhelming chip lead. The final hand of the tournament saw Dhawan potting preflop on which Jajodia repotted. Dhawan called and the flop fell . Jajodia moved all-in and Dhawan called.

Ankit Jajodia

Rohan Dhawan

The turn and the river saw Dhawan collecting the pot, also eliminating Jajodia to claim the title!

Rohan Dhawan
Rohan Dhawan

 

Final Table Results

PlayerFinishPrize
Rohan Dhavan1st₹7.55 Lakhs
Ankit Jajodia2nd₹5.28 Lakhs
Nishant Sharma3rd₹3.40 Lakhs
Manas Kalita4th₹2.51 Lakhs
Myron Pereira5th₹1.88 Lakhs
Karan Gandhi6th₹1.51 Lakhs
Vikram Kumar7th₹1.25 Lakhs

 

Heads-Up Begins!

Time: 04:48, Level 20, (Blinds 15,000/30,000)

The heads-up showdown has kicked off between Rohan Dhawan (16,90,000) and Ankit Jajodia (6,50,000) and will play down to champion in some time, so stay tuned!

BPT ₹20K PLO Heads-Up: Ankit Jajodia & Rohan Dhawan
BPT ₹20K PLO Heads-Up: Ankit Jajodia & Rohan Dhawan

 

Nishant Sharma Eliminated in 3rd Place (₹3.40 Lakhs)

Time: 4:32, Level 20, (Blinds 15,000/30,000)

All-in showdowns have been the trend on this final table and we witnessed yet another scenario that began with Rohan Dhawan raising on the button. While Ankit Jajodia mucked his cards, Nishant Sharma called. The flop was checked by both players but after turn, Sharma shoved all-in. Dhawan called and the river was the .

Rohan Dhawan

Nishant Sharma

Dhawan found two pairs of aces and fours on the runout, eliminating Sharma in fourth place.

Nishant Sharma
Nishant Sharma

 

Ankit Jajodia Survives Elimination & Doubles Up Thrice

Time: 04:34, Level 20 (Blinds 15,000/30,000)

Ankit Jajodia is living on the edge. He has been a part of three back-to-back all-in hands and managed to double up all three times. He has won pots against Rohan Dhawan and Nishant Sharma (twice) now and is sitting with around 310,000 presently.

 

Manas Kalita Eliminated in 4th Place (₹2.51 Lakhs)

Time: 04:07, Level 19 (Blinds 15,000/25,000)

Manas Kalita has just been eliminated by Rohan Dhawan. Dhawan raised to 40,000 and Kalita potted to 170,000. Kalita called to see the flop and Kalita who held drew a flush draw. Kalita moved all-in for his remaining 150,000 and Dhawan called, showing . Dhawan’s nines sent Kalita out of the competition.

Manas Kalita
Manas Kalita

 

Four-handed Chip Counts at the Break

Time: 3:30, Level 17 (Blinds 8,000/16,000)

The four remaining players have gone on a 10-minute break and Rohan Dhawan continues to be the chip leader with a monster stack of 8,40,000. Here are the updated chip counts:

Player Chip Count
Rohan Dhawan8,90,000
Nishant Sharma6,45,000
Ankit Jajodia5,10,000
Manas Kalita3,20,000

 

Manas Kalita Sends Myron Pereira Packing in 5th Place (₹1.88 Lakhs)

Time: 2:40, Level 15 (Blinds 15, 6,000/12,000)

Myron Pereira just made another attempt to chip up but lost his tournament life instead. Pereira moved all-in preflop from the cutoff and was called by Kalita who was on the button.

Myron Pereira
Manas Kalita

The community cards saw Pereira’s pocket kings get cracked by Kalita’s ten-high straight.

Myron Pereira
Myron Pereira

 

Myron Pereira Scores a Double Up

Time: 2:35, Level 15 (Blinds 15, 6,000/ 12,000)

Rohan Dhawan & Myron Pereira were on their backs with Dhawan holding versus Pereira’s . The board panned out and Pereira scored a much-needed double-up.

 

Manas Kalita Goes All-in & Survives For a Double Up

Time: 02:11, Level 15 (5,000/10,000)

The action folded to Ankit Jajodia who raised to 30,000 from the cutoff. Manas Kalita shoved all-in for 100,000 and Jajodia called.

Manas Kalita
Ankit Jajodia

The board ran out [ and Kalita’s pocket kings held, getting him a double up.

 

 

Poker Dangal’s Karan Gandhi Hits the Rail in 6th Place (₹1.51 Lakhs)

Time: 02:15, Level 15 (Blinds 5,000/10,000)

Karan Gandhi opened to 30,000 and Nishant Sharma 3-bet to 100,000, Gandhi jammed with and Sharma called with . Sharma flopped three-of-a-kind jacks, eliminating Gandhi in sixth place.

Karan Gandhi
Karan Gandhi

 

Vikram ‘Lungi’ Kumar Eliminated in 7th Place (₹1.25 Lakhs)

Time: 02:10, Level 15 (Blinds 5,000/10,000)

Vikram ‘Lungi’ Kumar opened from UTG with and the player in small blind called with . The board brought , resulting in Lungi’s seventh place exit.

Vikram Kumar
Vikram Kumar

 

Final Table Chip Counts

The seven-max final table has now been formed and Rohan Dhawan who eliminated Ayush Goyal now sits in pole position with a massive stack of 940,000. Following Dhawan is Ankit Jajodia (507,000), while Manas Kalita (378,000) and Vikram ‘Lungi’ Kumar (170,000) follow suit.

PLO 20K final table
PLO 20K final table
PlayerChip Count
Rohan Dhavan940,000
Ankit Jajodia507,000
Manas Kalita378,000
Vikram Kumar170,000
Karan Gandhi156,000
Nishant Sharma140,000
Myron Pereira102,000

 

ITM Eliminations Up to the Final Table

PlayerFinishPayout
Ayush Goyal8th₹1.06 Lakhs
Gaurav Gala9th₹75,400
Gaurav Sood10th ₹54,800
Prabhat Mukherjea11th₹54,800

 

Ayush Goyal Bubbles the Final Table (8th for ₹1.06 Lakhs)

Time: 01:22, Level 15 (Blinds 5,000/10,000)

With the event one elimination from the final table, all eyes were on this all-in showdown. It didn’t take long before Ayush Garg moved all-in preflop with [ and was called by Rohan Dhawan who held . The board ran and Dhawan’s aces sent Garg out on the final table bubble.

 

Gaurav Gala Hits the Rail in 9th Place (₹75,400)

Time: 01:00, Level 14 (Blinds 4,000/8,000)

Gaurav Gala followed Gaurav Sood to the rail after his lost to Nishant Sharma’s .

 

Gaurav Sood Eliminated in 10th Place (₹54,800)

Time: 00:55, Level 14 (Blinds 4,000/8,000)

Gaurav Sood just hit the rail, to collect a tenth place payout. Sood had against a player’s and the board ran out , eliminating Sood.

 

Updated Chip Counts

Time: 00:30, Level 14 (Blinds 4,000/ 6,000)

PlayerChip Count
Manas Kalita466,000
Karan Gandhi305,000
Ankit Jajodia207,000
Myron Pereira177,000
Nishant Sharma160,000
Vikram Kumar104,000
Rohan Dhavan96,000
Gaurav Gala65,000

 

Prabhat Kiran Mukherjea Eliminated in 11th Place (₹54,800)

Time: 00:26, Level 13 (Blinds 3,000/6,000)

Prabhat Kiran Mukherjea was sent packing out to the rail whiskers short of the final table. Dhawan opened and Mukherjea called. After the flop, Mukherjea who had and Dhawan moved all-in with . The turn was the [ and the river was the and Dhawan’s nine-high straight spelled the end of Mukherjea’s run.

 

Final Two Tables

Time: 00:15, Level 13 (Blinds 3,000/6,000)

The eliminations have come swiftly over the level and the field has narrowed to the final two tables, with 12 players now jostling for a spot on the final table.

The final 2 tables

Here is the list of ITM eliminations so far.

PlayerFinishPayout
Anant Purohit12th ₹54,800
Siddharth Singhvi 13th ₹45,200
Puneet Dua14th ₹45,200
Deep Patel 15th₹45,200
Vinay Rajpal16th₹38,400
Sirjan Singh17th₹38,400
Divyank Prasoon18th₹38,400

 

Anant Purohit Eliminated in 12th Place (₹54,800)

Time: 00:15, Level 13 (Blinds 3,000/6,000)

Anant Purohit was eliminated a while back in a hand that saw Karan Gandhi open the action where Purohit 3-bet jammed for 11 big blinds with . Gandhi showed and the board ran . Gandhi who held a higher kicker ended Purohit’s run.

Anant Purohit
Anant Purohit

 

Nishant Sharma Eliminates Deep Patel in 15th Place (₹45,200)

Time: 23:45, Level 12 (Blinds 2,000/4,000)

Deep Patel has hit the rail in 15th place. Patel who held found a six on the flop to hit a set but Sharma rivered a flush, sending Patel out of contention.
Prior to Patel, Vinay Rajpal (16th), Sirjan Singh (17th) and Divyank Prasoon (18th) collected ₹38,400 each.

 

Vikas Mantri Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Time: 23:25, Level 11 (Blinds 1,500/3,000)

Just after losing the hand to Gaurav Gala, Vikas Mantri announced all-in with and found a caller in Nishant Sharma who had . The entire floor watched with bated breath as the dealer fanned out . Sharma’s superior two-pair ended the 2017 WPT India Main Event champion’s run on the bubble. All remaining players are now in the money!

Vikas Mantri
Vikas Mantri

 

Gaurav Gala Goes All-In & Doubles Up

Time: 23:20, Level 11 (Blinds 1,500/3,000)

Gaurav Gala just went all-in from the cutoff preflop and was called off by Vikas Mantri.

Gaurav Gala

Vikas Mantri

The board panned out and Gala not just survived the hand but received a massive double-up!

 

Hand-For-Hand Begins!

Time: 23:15, Level 11 (Blinds 1,500/3,000)

The event is down to the final 19 players and with only 18 places paid, the hand-for-hand play has been initiated. Several players were seen chipping up, Manas Kalita scooped a pot off Myrion Perreira and another from Deep Patel. On other tables, Nishant Sharma and Ayush Goyal have both chipped up.

 

Ayush Goyal Scores A Double-Up

Time: 22:35, Level (10 (Blinds 1,500, 2,500)

Ayush Goyal has just scored a big double-up from Prabhat Mukherjea where the latter potted for 10,500 preflop and Goyal repotted for 38,500 from the big blind. Mukherjea called to see the flop. Goyal moved all-in for 78,000 and Mukherjea called.

Ayush Goyal
Prabhat Mukherjea

The turn and the river worked in Goyal’s favor and he doubled up to 140,000!

 

Prize Pool & Payouts Announced

Time: 22:00, Level 9 (Blinds 1,000/2,000)

The 20K PLO registered a whopping 156 entries generating a ₹29.32 Lakhs prize pool! The event will pay the top 18 spots at least ₹38,400 with ₹7.55 Lakhs reserved for the winner.

Here are the complete payouts:

PositionPrize
1st₹7,55,300
2nd₹5,28,800
3rd₹3,40,200
4th₹2,51,900
5th₹1,88,900
6th₹1,51,000
7th₹1,25,500
8th₹1,00,600
9th₹75,400
10th-12th₹54,800
13th-15th₹45,200
16th-18th₹38,400

Sam Anand Eliminated By Rohan Dhawan

Time: 21:35, Level 8 (Blinds 800/1,600)

Rohan Dhawan opened UTG with and Sam Anand 3-bet to 90,000 from the big blind with . Dhawan jammed for 51,000 and Anand made the call. The board ran and Dhawan’s rivered king ended Anand’s tournament run.

 

Nitesh Baliyan Wins from Nikhil Unnikrishnan, Loses One to Deep Patel

Time: 21:28, Level 8 (Blinds 800/1,600)

We reached the table when Nitesh Baliyan was heads-up against Nikhil Unnikrishnan and took the pot down.

In the very next hand, Baliyan limped from UTG+1 to see the flop where big blind Deep Patel led out 6,500 and got calls from Baliyan and Bothra. After the turn, Patel made it 17,000 and Baliyan tank-called while Bothra got out of the way. After the river, Patel moved all-in and Baliyan tanked for a while before mucking his hand.

Nitesh Baliyan
Nitesh Baliyan

 

Registration Closes!!

Time: 21:17, Level 8 (Blinds 800/1,600)

Registrations have now closed and the event has fared very well in terms of participation, with 156 entries. Prize Pool and payout information is expected anytime soon and we spotted some new faces including Vivek Rughani who busted from the Big Bounty and Chirag Sodha who has been eliminated from the Main Event joining the action.

 

Assorted Chip Counts After the Third Break

PlayerChip Count
Prabhat Mukherjea1,78,000
Anant Purohit1,27,000
Rohan Dhavan1,19000
Nikhil Jain109,500
Phanindra Akkina100,000
Jasven Saigal90,000
Karan Gandhi86,500
Ayush Goyal80,000
Sirjan Singh78,000
Prithviraj Ganganna75,000
Manas Kalita70,000
Sam Anand50,100
Nishant Sharma54,000
Puneet Dua53,100
Siddharth Singhvi46,400
Vikas Mantri43,100
RG41,000
Rajesh Singh33,000
Chirag Sodha30,200
Pankaj Kothari30,000
Munish Kumar16,200
Abhijeet Shetty16,200
Abhishek Goindi15,600

 

Registration Closing Down

Time: 20:48, Level 7 (Blinds 600/1,200)

It’s break time and the 20K PLO is about to close registrations. Till now a total of 154 entries have been logged and a few more may join the field during the break.

 

Rohan Dhawan Doubles Up Through Abhinav Iyer

Time: 20:40, Level 7 (Blinds 600/1,200)

Rohan Dhawan is climbing up now and has scored a monstrous double up through Abhinav Iyer just before the break. In the hand in question, Iyer moved all-in and Dhawan called.

Abhinav Iyer
Rohan Dhawan

The community cards ran and Dhawan’s rivered flush won him a big double-up. He is now comfortably placed with a stack of 119,000.
Late registration is closing down.

 

Vikram Kumar Rails Abhishek Jalan Out

Time: 20:25, Level 7 (600/1,200)

Vikram Kumar just eliminated good friend and former partner Abhishek Jalan in a preflop all in showdown that saw Kumar’s dominate Jalan’s on a board. Both hit a flush but Kumar’s ace-high flush was superior and ended Jalan’s run.

Vikram Kumar & Abhishek Jalan
Vikram Kumar & Abhishek Jalan

 

Arvind Raj Wins Two From Vikram Kumar, Loses Some To Phanindra Akkina

Time 20:05, Level 6 (5,000/10,000)

There’s a lot of friendly banter on the table and players are enjoying the final day of the BPT. Over on one table, we saw Arvind Raj scoop two back to back pots off Vikram Kumar. Kumar didn’t seem fazed and he went on to win the next clash that happened between him and Phanindra Akkina.

In the subsequent hand, it was Raj losing out to Akkina.

 

A Double-Up For Wilson Yomso

Time 19:25, Level 5 (Blinds 400/800)

Left short stacked after losing a hand to Zarvan Tumboli, Wilson Yomso scored a much-needed double-up immediately after, with his hitting a ten-high straight to outdo Tumboli’s on the runout.

 

Chips Move Around

Time 19:20, Level 5 (Blinds 400/800)

Action has been hectic at the PLO with the likes of Vikram Kumar, Abhishek Goindi and Wilson Yomso firing multiple bullets. There were also a few spin ups. We saw Yogesh Choudhary dig into Jasven Saigal’s stack and over on the other tables Zarvan Tumboli and Prithviraj Ganganna were seen picking pots.

 

Abhishek Jalan & Gaurav Gala Have Entered the PLO

Time: 18:54, Level 4 (Blinds 300/600)

Abhishek Jalan and Gaurav Gala are playing in their first BPT event and it happens to be the ₹20K PLO. Will these two established poker pros run deep? Only time will tell.

Gaurav Gala & Abhishek Jalan
Gaurav Gala & Abhishek Jalan

 

Himanshu Arora Sends Gagandeep Malik to the Rail

Time: 18:45, Level 4 (300/400)

Himanshu Arora just sent Gagandeep Malik packing out. Arora, who was in the cutoff, raised for 1200 and found a caller in small blind Malik. Arora re-raised, and Malik moved all-in. Arora called, and the cards were tabled.

Gagandeep Malik

Himanshu Arora

The runout favored Arora who hit a full house.

Himanshu Arora
Himanshu Arora

 

Rohan Dhawan Has Fired 8 Bullets Till Now!

Time: 18:26, Level 3 (Blinds 300/400)

Rohan Dhawan has fired no less than eight bullets in the event till now! We have details of two of his knockouts. Right after Yomso was eliminated, Rohan Dhawan moved all-in with and found a caller in Krishnan who had . The board ran and Krishna’s trips were good enough to send Dhawan out.

Wasting no time, Dhawan re-entered but found his outdone by Wilson Yomso’s on the board to head out again.

Rohan Dhawan
Rohan Dhawan

 

Assorted Chip Counts

Time: 18:25, Level 3 (Blinds 300/400)

As the players left for a short break, we were able to take a quick recap of the chip counts. Manas Kalita and Rohit Begwani are mon the top stacks with 50,000 each. Other noteworthy stacks in the field include Anant Purohit (45,000), Wilson Yomso (15,000), Vineet Kumar (15,000) and Gaurav Sood (14,200).

Here is the list of the notable chip counts:

PlayerChip Count
Manas Kalita50,000
Rohit Begwani50,000
Anant Purohit45,000
Abhijeet Shetty32,200
Munish Kumar31,000
Jasdeep Nagpal29,400
Wilson Yomso15,000
Vineet Kumar15,000
Ranjit Negi14,600
Gaurav Sood14,200
Nikhil Krishna14,000
Abhishek Rathod13,000
Sabreesh Kakarla13,000

Ankit Jajodia Eliminates Wilson Yomso

Time: 17:50, Level 2 (Blinds 100/200)

Wilson Yomso has hit the rail. The hand began with Yomso raising UTG and he found two callers. The button re-potted and Yomso moved all-in for 9,000 and Ankita Jajodia called all-in. Two more players moved all-in.

Wilson Yomso

Ankit Jajodia

Rohan Dhawan

Nikhil Krishnan

The runout was the and Jajodia took the pot down. Dhawan and Krishnan survived and Yomso got up to leave. He was seen heading to the registration desk to re-enter.

Wilson Yomso
Wilson Yomso

 

Abhishek Rathore Busts on First Hand & Re-enters

Time:18:18, Level 3 (Blinds 300/400)

In a casual conversation, Abhishek Rathore informed us that he busted the very first hand that he played and then moved on to re-enter.

Abhishek Rathore
Abhishek Rathore

Field Filling Up Fast

Time: 17:34, Level 2 (Blinds 100/200)

The second level of play has begun and the field is already 41-strong. Some of the early notables seen playing are Puneet Dua, Nishant Sharma, Vikram Kumar, Prabhat Kiran Mukherjea, Manas Kalita, Vineet Kumar, Gagandeep Malik, Wilson Yomso, Deepak Bothra, Abhijeet Shetty and Prithviraj Ganganna.

 

It’s Time for Some PLO Action!!

Time: 17:15, Level 1 (Blinds 100/100)

It`s been a fantastic series but sadly this is the final day before the curtains fall. We are onsite to bring you updates from the final event on the schedule, the ₹20K PLO. It has been a slow start with 17 entries so far but more players should join in over the next few levels.

It promises to be a hectic day at the PokerBaazi LIVE poker room with three events scheduled to be running at the same time. The most prominent of them will be the Main Event final table that is well underway since 3 pm and has already seen three eliminations in Abhinav Iyer (9th), Neel Joshi (8th) & Maria Kirloskar (7th). Chirag Sodha has pulled ahead of the start-of-day chip leader Vinod Megalmani with the latter now third in chips. You can follow the action on the live stream on the PokerBaazi YouTube channel.

Coming up later in the day will be the Big Bounty Final Table where 10 players will resume action – we will be opening up a new link for that event for you to follow the updates at 7 pm.

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