Big Names in the High Roller
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As the WPT India Main Event field continues to shrink, several big names are in action in the High Roller including Masha Soboleva, Kunal Patni, Meherzad Mansaf and Minissha Lamba.
The buy-in is ₹100,000.
As the WPT India Main Event field continues to shrink, several big names are in action in the High Roller including Masha Soboleva, Kunal Patni, Meherzad Mansaf and Minissha Lamba.
The buy-in is ₹100,000.
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
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|
610,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
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550,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
530,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
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510,000
437,000
|
437,000 |
|
480,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
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480,000
439,000
|
439,000 |
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470,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
460,000
255,500
|
255,500 |
|
385,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
360,000
229,000
|
229,000 |
|
360,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Blind on blind, Hidangmayum Somesh raised to 15,000 and Zarvan Tumboli raised to 30,000 in the big blind. Somesh called and checked the flop. Tumboli bet 35,000 and Somesh called.
The turn was the and Somesh check-called 45,000.
The river was the . Somesh checked a third time and Tumboli moved all in for 139,000, covering his opponent by 12,000.
Somesh tanked for a long time before sliding his chips forward to make the call, wincing as he did so.
Tumboli tapped the table and showed as Somesh turned over
and took down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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475,000
416,500
|
416,500 |
|
12,000
-143,000
|
-143,000 |
The clock has been paused just short of the bubble, with 88 players being paid.
Rubin Labroo was shortstacked holding against Tarun Goyal's
The flop came however giving Goyal a pair. The turn and river both bricked and Labroo was eliminated in 90th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
|
185,000
-21,500
|
-21,500 |
|
Busted |
Eka Vedantham and Ajay Kumar were in the blinds and had gotten their remaining chips in on a flop.
Eka Vedantham:
Ajay Kumar:
Kumar had flopped two pair against Vedantham's over pair. The turn was the but the river
meant Vedantham counterfeited his opponent's two pair to stay alive in the WPT India Main Event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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|
290,000
176,500
|
176,500 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
With play just one elimination away from the money, the tournament is going on another 10-minute break.
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
One player limped before Jayjit Ray raised all in for 29,000. It folded to Romit Advani in the big blind who called. The limper folded and after all hands at the other tables were completed, the cards were turned over.
Jayjit Ray:
Romit Advani:
The flop came giving Advani a stranglehold on the hand. The turn
clinched it for him and the
sealed the elimination of Ray as the 2018 WPT India Main Event bubble boy.
The remaining 88 players have all guaranteed themselves ₹89,500.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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190,000
59,500
|
59,500 |
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Busted |