APT #11: Mini Main Day 1B draw 317 entries: 34 advance led by Vinayak “salmanbhai” Bajaj

Day 1B of the Mini Main drew a larger 317 entries (204 uniques, 113 re-entries) and after 27 levels of regulation play, only 34 survived. Kickoff event winner Vinayak “salmanbhai” Bajaj continued to display his dominance on the virtual felt by topping the counts with 2.57L at the close. This put him in third rank overall just behind Day 1A chip leader Megha “acessorted” Khandelwal with 2.71L and Gautam “M8a7” Rohilla with 2.65L. 

Also running well on Day 1B was Anandbabu “iamanand” Pallikona (2.29L_, Rohit “acesinyourfaces” Setia (2.16L), Ankit “d00mtr00p3r” Wadhawan -(2.13L), and rounding out the top five was Divanshu “1diot” Khurana (2.11L). 

The Mini Main is the first phased event of APT Online Series India 2021. Action continues at PokerBaazi.com with one entry day remaining. The event guarantees IN₹ 50 Lac (~US$ 67,250). For a buy in of IN₹ 3,300 (~US$ 44), players begin with a 15K starting stack which is a deep 250x the opening big blind. Levels increase every 10 minutes. Day 1 plays until the end of Level 27. 

Date: August 1 to August 4
Buy in: IN₹ 3,300 (~US$ 44)
Guarantee: IN₹ 50 Lac (~US$ 67,250)
Cumulative entries: 598
Day 2 qualifiers: 73 players 

Day 1A: 39 advanced out of 281 entries
Day 1B: 34 advanced out of 317 entries
Day 1C: August 3
Day 2: August 4

Day 1B chip counts: 34 players 

Day 1A chip counts: 39 players