WSOP 2019: Mundada, Sharma, Lamba, Advani & Rughani Bank Scores on Day 3 of Monster Stack $1.5K NLHE

Another stellar run by Team India came to an end on Day 3 of Event #50: Monster Stack – $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em. A group of five Indians led by WSOP debutant Siddharth Mundada had waltzed into Day 3 along with 452 other entrants. After nine levels of rigorous play, when the dust settled, only 49 runners remained in contention for the $1,008,850 (~₹7 Crores) top prize.

Among those eliminated on Day 3 were the five Indian challengers. Vivek Rughani (324^th for $4,418 – ₹3.06 Lakhs) was the first of the lot to be dismissed and he was followed to the rail by Romit Advani (268^th for $5,005 – ₹3.46 Lakhs), Minissha Lamba (252^nd for $5,005 – ₹3.46 Lakhs) and Nishant Sharma (143^rd for $6,593 – ₹4.56 Lakhs). Mundada was the last Indian to be eliminated, and he bagged a career-best $10,626 (~₹7.36 Lakhs) from his 76^th place finish.

Vincent Chauve (22,000,000) emerged as the overnight chip leader and will lead the 49 survivors to Day 4 which will commence 12 PM (Pacific Time Zone) on June 25.

Event #50: Monster Stack – $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em – Day 3

Promising talent Siddharth Mundada was the front runner of the Indian battalion as they charged into Day 3 of Event #50: Monster Stack $1.5K NLHE. Mundada had carried forward the 31^st biggest stack of 1,395,000 but couldn’t make it to Day 4. He was the last Indian elimination and hit the rail in 76^th place for $10,626 (~₹7.36 Lakhs). This is not only his best score at the series so far, but also his career-best live score till date.

Nishant Sharma had also carried a commendable stack of 1,039,000 to Day 3, but fell short of making the cut for Day 4, ultimately finishing 143^rd for $6,593 (~₹4.56 Lakhs).

Celebrity poker player and former Bollywood actress Minissha Lamba also picked up her first-ever WSOP score in this event. She netted $5,005 (~₹3.46 Lakhs) for a 252^nd place finish.

Romit Advani (268^th for $5,005 – ₹3.46 Lakhs) and Vivek Rughani (324^th for $4,418 – ₹3.06 Lakhs) rounded out the five Indian scores.

The big names who finished in the money included Andrew Barber (50^th for $18,462), Ravi Raghavan (132^nd for $6,593), Dmitry Yurasov (135^th for $6,593), Sivaraman Ramakrishnan (136^th for $6,593), Hiren Patel (138^th for $6,593), Konstantin Puchkov (151^st for $6,593), Joe Cada (171^st for $5,719), Alexandru Papazian (185^th for $5,719), Karim Chatur (199^th for $5,719), Satyajit Dixit (241^st for $5,005), Ali Imsirovic (277^th for $5,005) and Sunny Chattha (300^th for $4,418).

Among the notable stacks heading into Day 4 are poker promoter and entrepreneur Kevin Roster who has been diagnosed with a rare form of Sarcoma cancer. With a dream of playing the WSOP Main Event before his time is up, Roster seems to be making most of his time at the desert city. He has already cashed in Event #28: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em where he finished 135^th for $2,410. He will be carrying forward a stack of 3,475,000 to Day 4.

Vincent Chauve (22,000,000) was the only player to cross the 22 Million-mark in chips and will headline the 49 Day 3 survivors who will return for Day 4 later tonight.

Top 10 Chip Counts At the End of Day 3

1. Vincent Chauve – 22,000,000

2. Bryan Kim – 17,725,000

3. Anthony Kazgandjian – 15,700,000

4. Ramiro Petrone – 13,900,000

5. Andre Haneberg – 12,725,000

6. Jonathan Seltzer – 12,125,000

7. Randall Hernandez – 11,975,000

8. Bart Hanson – 11,650,000

9. Benjamin Ector – 11,465,000

10. Willaim Lorring – 9,400,000

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