SBC II PLO Week #2: Vidwath ‘Ph03NiX’ Shetty Leading With Profits of ₹80,000

The Spartan Bankroll Challenge II – Pot Limit Omaha (SBC – PLO) is now in Week #3 and the action has already begun to leave ripples among the remaining players! Announced by Spartan Team Mentor Rohit Bhalla on Sept 26, this challenge was specifically aimed at PLO players, who all started with a bankroll of ₹50,000 to handle the variances of this format. 24 lucky players were chosen and will have to play a mandatory 7,500 minimum hands in 4 weeks, besides making a profit on the bankroll given.

At the end of Week #2, we have 23 players remaining, with only 1 elimination – ‘bunkksterr’. Currently, Vidwath ‘Ph03NiX’ Shetty is leading the profit charts at the end of Week #2, while 14 players are dangerously in the red. But the competition is sure to get hotter, with two more weeks still left.

Top Performers

Vidwath ‘Ph03NiX’ Shetty has taken the top position, with a current balance of ₹1,30,144, thus, showing a profit of ₹80,144. In all, he has played 2,044 hands to date. ‘Ph03NiX’ made his biggest win of ₹21,244.26 on Oct 4 at the “Run it Twice” Omaha (25/50) tables over 51 hands. The biggest hand of the session saw a three-way all-in. ‘Ph03NiX’ ‘akankshsen’ and ‘GanescaTorza’ went all in after the flop .

The cards opened –

Turn Turn

River River

‘Ph03NiX’ tabled (a Royal flush, a straight Ten to Ace), with ‘akankshsen’ showing (a straight Ten to Ace; three of kind, Queens) and ‘GanescaTorza’ having (three of kind, Kings; a straight Ten to Ace).

Next on the charts is Umesh ‘Invincibles1’ Ramakrishna at 2^nd place. ‘Invincibles1’ has a current balance of ₹99,763, registering a profit of ₹49,763, across 4,702 hands. His largest win in one session was ₹14,748.08, which he achieved in 194 hands. The particular hand saw ‘Invicibles1’ having and ‘Uncle_scrooge’ called off with . The two went all in after the river on the board and the net pot won was worth ₹11,405.76.

Phanindra ‘k9akkin’ Akkina is at 3^rd place with a profit of ₹42,470 and a current balance of ₹92,740. He has played a total of 3,280 hands to date. ‘k9akkin`s’ biggest win in one session was ₹18,609.44, which he made across 139 hands, playing against ‘Pegasus1505’. The two players went all in on the board . ‘K9akkin’ had (a pair of Kings) and ‘Pegasus1505’ held (a pair of Three), with the net won pot being ₹11,130.

Bottom Performers

‘bunkksterr’ is the only bust after Week #2 after playing 1,149 hands. His biggest losing session, which cost him his place in the challenge occurred across 27 hands on Oct 9. The fatal hand saw ‘mitarachi89’ with and opponent ‘probuster’ having (a full house, Kings of Three).

The two went all in after the flop. The board read –

Flop

Turn

River

‘probuster’s’ full house busted ‘mitarachi89’1s’ Ace-high flush and the latter was eliminated from the challenge.

That sums up this fortnight’s results at the SBC – PLO, but there are still another 15 days to go and all it takes to bust or leap upward is one crucial hand!

So stay logged on right here with PokerGuru, as we bring you all the updates from the remaining days of the challenge.

Note: The leaderboard standings and details in the report are as on 10^th Oct (12 pm).