Ajay Kumar opened to 700 and got one call before a third player three-bet to 2,200 from late position. The button and blinds all folded before Kumar four-bet all in for 12,600. The caller folded and the other player in the hand asked for a count before calling.
Ajay Kumar: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
with nothing but bricks, meaning Kumar doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 |
On a 
board Suhil Agarwal checked and his opponent bet 1,300. Agarwal contemplated a call before putting the chips in to do so.
The river was the 
. Agarwal checked and after 30 seconds or so, his opponent checked behind.
"King-high," said Agarwal showing 
and his opponent winced, shook his head, and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Last year Arjun Arora came so close to winning the first ever WPT India Main Event, eventually finishing in second place for ₹3,947,000 ($60,572).
Now, with over 175 players in the field in 2018, he's back for more and hoping to go one place further!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Sitting fourth on the Indian all-time money list is Raghav Bansal. He is closing in on $1m in live cashes after a series of High Roller scores in Macau. Earlier this year he also finished 21st out of 7,361 players in the WSOP Millionaire Maker.
Also in the field is Sahil Agarwal. Unrelated to Indian star Aditya Agarwal, Sahil recently cashed in the WPT Vietnam Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 |
Two big names in Indian poker, Kunal Patni and PokerStars Team Pro Muskan Sethi are seated at the same table.
Sethi has had success here in Goa before, finishing fifth earlier this year in an Adda52 High Roller for around $7,000.
Meanwhile in this tournament she has starting stack, while Patni is down somewhat. He check-called 1,400 on a 
board only for his opponent to show 
for top pair, top kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
26,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Kunal Patni finished third in the WPTDeepStacks Berlin Main Event at the start of the year, and he's back in his native India in time for the 2018 WPT stop there. Last year he cashed twice, and will be looking to add on it after a successful year including a string of cashes in the United States over the summer.
Also in the field is Adda52 Celebrity pro Minissha Lamba. Lamba has appeared in several notable Hindi films since making her debut in 2005. She has made several appearances in India’s premier tournaments including India Poker Championship (IPC) & Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 |
On a 
board, the player in the small blind bet 3,800 into a pot approaching 5,000 and opponent Meherzad Munsaf called.
The river was the 
and Munsaf's opponent bet 5,600. Munsaf took a moment before calling, turning over 
for two pair.
However, his opponent held 
for a better two pair and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000 |
Last year, the WPT India Main Event attracted 527 entries, and just ten minutes into Level 1 of the 2018 edition there are already 100 playerrs seated.
With three flights, including a turbo Day 1c tomorrow at 9:30 pm, it looks like the tournament is on track to be a big one!
Cards are in the air for the second ever WPT India Main Event!
