HomeThe inaugural APT Online Series India concluded its fifth day at PokerBaazi.com with another five champions added to the list. The biggest winner was player Devvrat “intelinvest” Himatsingka the featured Mini Main Event for ₹ 8.49 lakhs (~US$ 11,600). Himatsinka was awarded the APT Guardian Trophy and APT Championship Ring. Click here for the recap. Also lifting a trophy was Karan “bozo” Kapur at the PLO High Roller event. Other Day 5 success stories were Ashit “nexus010” Sharma, Armaan “Armaan007” Kochhar, and Gautam “M8a77” Rohilla for his second series win.
The Asian Poker Tour 2021 season opener kicked off on January 15 and will run until January 26. It is exclusive to players geo located in India. 22 of the 48 tournaments have been claimed, five trophies awarded, and ₹ 26,245,000 (~US$ 358,700) paid out. Over one million dollars is guaranteed which means plenty of more cash to be won including trophies and rings,
The featured MAIN EVENT ₹ 2 crore (~US$ 273,400) GTD opens today, January 20. This is the event everyone will want to claim. Only three players from India have captured this title, Sangeeth Mohan, Abhinav Iyer, and Akshay Nasa. Four starting days are scheduled. Buy in is ₹ 11,000 (~US$ 150). Make sure to check the schedule for all the details.
Featured: MAIN EVENT
Buy in: ₹ 11,000 (~US$ 150)
Guarantee: ₹ 2 crore (~US$ 273,400)
Day 1A: Wednesday, January 20
Day 1B: Thursday, January 21
Day 1C: Friday, January 22
Day 1D: Sunday, January 24
Day 2: Tuesday, January 26
APT Online Series India schedule
EVENT RECAPS
APT #24: PLO High Roller – KARAN “bozo” KAPUR – ₹ 5.88 lakhs (~US$ 8,040)
Lots of bullets fired by some of the the finalists at the PLO High Roller event. Spending the most was PLO winner Gaurav “gaug17” Sood with 5 re-entries however he still couldn’t take it down. In the end, it was Karan “bozo” Kapur who made it count, using four buy ins to get to the top and win the ₹ 5.88 lakhs (~US$ 8,040) first prize. Bozo also captured an APT Trophy for his success.
Date: January 19
Buy in: ₹ 11,000 (~US$ 150)
Guarantee: ₹ 25 lakhs (~US$ 34,170)
Entries: 266 (142 uniques / 124 re-entries)
Prize pool: ₹ 26.6 lakhs (~US$ 36,360)
ITM: 36 places
Running time: 8 hours and 51 minutes
The PLO High Roller event completed in just under nine hours. Among the players that cashed and profited were Rubin “kornkid” Labroo, Anmol “anzzzzz” Mehta, and Devvrat “flopCheck” Arya. On the eighth hour, Sood railed “mittpop” to form the final table of six led by “bozo” with Sood right at his heels.
Ten minutes in, Sood eliminated Nishaant “shanni” Shanmughasundaram (6th) with a straight to take a slight lead. Monster Stack winner Prakash “Chennaino1” KC was out next followed by two showdowns between Karan “collingwood” Sitlani and bozo. Collingwood got the double up but then busted out several hands later in 4th place. At three handed, both big stacks, bozo and Sood went at it resulting in a big score for Sood of over half the chips in play. Sood went on to rail short stacked Vinay “vinay09” Rajpal to carry a 2:1 lead at heads up.
Despite the advantage, Sood had difficulty shutting down bozo who climbed and overtook. bozo’s lead widened to 2:1 then 6:1 that even when Sood doubled up with 10♦ J♣ 8♥ J♥ flush on a board K♠ 2♥ 7♥ 10♠ 6♥ to bozo’s 9♣ 5♦ 6♣ 7♦ two pair, he was still more than 2:1 ahead. The final hand came immediately after with Sood A♥ 10♦ 9♥ 8♦ blank to bozo’s A♦ K♦ K♣ 10♥ on a board 3♣ 7♥ Q♥ 3♦ Q♣.
Final table payouts
1st Karan “bozo” Kapur – ₹ 5.88 lakhs
2nd Gaurav “gaug17” Sood – ₹ 4.12 lakhs
3rd Vinay “vinay09” Rajpal – ₹ 2.65 lakhs
4th Karan “collingwood” Sitlani – ₹ 1.96 lakhs
5th Prakash “Chennaino1” KC – ₹ 1.47 lakhs
6th Nishaant “shanni” Shanmughasundaram – ₹ 1.18 lakhs
APT #21: DST – ASHIT “nexus010″ SHARMA – ₹ 80.03K (~US$ 1,100)
The second DST event of the series brought in a sizable field of 428 entries with 54 earning a piece of the ₹ 4.28 lakhs (~US$ 5,860) prize pool. Ashit “nexus010” Sharma denied Vivekk “Vivek25” Dube a second win after defeating him at heads up. For his first ever APT win, Sharma turned his ₹ 1,100 (~US$ 15) buy in into a cool ₹ 80.03K (~US$ 1,000) payday.
Date: January 19
Buy in: ₹ 1,100 (~US$ 15)
Guarantee: ₹ 4 lakhs (~US$ 5,470)
Entries: 428 (221 uniques / 201 re-entries)
Prize pool: ₹ 4.28 lakhs (~US$ 5,860)
ITM: 54 places
Running time: 5 hours and 41 minutes
Catching the action at 7 handed, Sharma railed three players, Kickoff winner Ashish “Notoriouskonvict” Nailwal, Guruprasad “fish_calling” Gupta, and Harsh “harsh1327” Bubna to face Vivek25 at heads up. Both players tugged at the lead with Vivek25 seen shoving the most and doubling up multiple times. However Sharma earned a double up as well and went on to win it immediately after. The final hand was Sharma Q♦ J♥ full house to Vivek25’s A♠ 3♥ on a board 2♣ 2♠ Q♣ 9♠ Q♠.
Final table payouts
1st Ashit “nexus010” Sharma – ₹ 80.03K
2nd Vivekk “Vivek25” Dube – ₹ 60.31K
3rd Harsh “harsh1327” Bubna – ₹ 38.78K
4th Guruprasad “fish_calling” Gupta – ₹ 28.68K
5th Tathagata “Tintin84” Sengupta – ₹ 21.53K
6th Arjanveer “holdbaby” Singh – ₹ 17.25K
7th Ashish “Notoriouskonvict” Nailwal – ₹ 14.38K
8th Kunal “VasooliChacha” Patni – ₹ 11.47K
APT #23: Turbo – GAUTAM “M8a7” ROHILLA – ₹ 1.42 lakhs (~US$ 1,940)
Gautam “M8a7” Rohilla became the second player this series to win a second event. After taking down Day 4’s 6 Max Turbo event, Rohilla returned to action and ruled the day’s Turbo event for ₹ 1.42 lakhs (~US$ 1,940). He joined “dilbaghsingh” in the exclusive multi winners club.
Date: January 19
Buy in: ₹ 1,650 (~US$ 22,55)
Guarantee: ₹ 7 lakhs (~US$ 9,570)
Entries: 470 (249 uniques / 221 re-entries)
Prize pool: ₹ 7.05 lakhs (~US$ 9,640)
ITM: 54 places
Running time: 5 hours and 21 minutes
Day 5’s Turbo event brought in 470 entries to just edge over the guarantee. Five hours in, Rohilla faced aceskings4 at heads up on a huge deficit. aceskings4 doubled up three times to switch them up. Rohilla grinded and recovered to go back up to 2.5:1. The victory hand landed with 10♦ 10♠ flush besting A♠ 6♥ two pair on a board A♦ K♦ 6♦ 8♣ 3♦.
Final table payouts
1st Gautam “M8a7” Rohilla – ₹ 1.42 lakhs
2nd aceskings4 – ₹ 99.33K
3rd Sumeet “Sumitsingh199” Rajpurohit – ₹ 63.87K
4th Ritwik” Ritwikkhanna” Khanna – ₹ 47.24K
5th Utsav “ranny006” Taneja – ₹ 35.46K
6th Rubin “kornkid” Labroo – ₹ 28.41K
7th Aryan “pagalkutta” Singh – ₹ 23.69K
8th rampal2000 – ₹ 18.89K
APT #25: Hyper 6 Max – ARMAAN “Armaan007” KOCHHAR – ₹ 1.03 lakhs (~US$ 1,400)
The Hyper 6 Max event blew by in a fast 3 hours and 28 mintues, matching up with opening day’s Hyper 4 Max event. At the final table, Armaan “Armaan007” Kochhar doubled up off big stacked Harshit “Harshit114” Sanghi then booted Monish “monish1965” Kumar to take the lead. He went on to win it, denying Chirag “miyagi” Sodha at heads up. Armaan007 pocketed ₹ 1.03 lakhs (~US$ 1,400) for his first APT success.
Date: January 19
Buy in: ₹ 1,375 (~US$ 18.80)
Guarantee: ₹ 4 lakhs (~US$ 5,470)
Entries: 393 (205 uniques / 188 re-entries)
Prize pool: ₹ 4.91 lakhs (~US$ 6,710)
ITM: 45 places
Running time: 3 hours and 28 minutes
A couple of familiar faces at the final table with 5 Card PLO winner Vivekk “Vivek25” Dube and MIni Main Event 4th places Chirag “miyagi” Sodha back at the final table. Dube’s stack took a big hit when Armaan007’s Q♠ 8♠ spiked the eight to avoid the rail against K♣ Q♦. Vivek25 managed to double up but was still sent out in 3rd place by Sodha. Armaan007 closed it out quite fast with 10♠ Q♠ pair beating Sodha’s 9♥ 9♠ on a board 5♣ K♥ 4♠ Q♣ 5♦.
Final table payouts
1st Armaan “Armaan007” Kochhar – ₹ 1.03 lakhs
2nd Chirag “miyagi” Sodha – ₹ 72.21K
3rd Vivekk “Vivek25” Dube – ₹ 46.42K
4th Mohak “Tiltin” Kapoor – ₹ 34.39K
5th Monish “monish1965” Kumar – ₹ 25.79K
6th Harshit “Harshit114” Sanghi – ₹ 20.63K
Update: APT Player of the Series race leaders
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Daily Leaderboard winners
UPCOMING EVENTS
MAIN EVENT
Buy in: ₹ 11,000 (~US$ 150)
Guarantee: ₹ 2 crore (~US$ 273,400)
Day 1A: Wednesday, January 20
Day 1B: Thursday, January 21
Day 1C: Friday, January 22
Day 1D: Sunday, January 24
Day 2: Tuesday, January 26
CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT
Date: Thursday, January 21
Buy in: ₹ 22,000 (~US$ 300)
Guarantee: ₹ 40 lakhs (~US$ 54,700)
Super High Roller
Date: Friday, January 22
Buy in: ₹ 55,000 (~US$ 745)
Guarantee: ₹ 80 lakhs (~US$ 109,400)
Trophy bearing events
Sunday Major x2 ₹ 5,500 (~US$ 75) buy in / ₹ 30 lakhs (~US$ 41,000) GTD
Monday Major x2 ₹ 5,500 (~US$ 75) buy in / ₹ 30 lakhs (~US$ 41,000) GTD
Tuesday Major ₹ 5,500 (~US$ 75) buy in / ₹ 25 lakhs (~US$ 34,180) GTD
Wednesday Major ₹ 5,500 (~US$ 75) buy in / ₹ 20 lakhs (~US$ 27,300) GTD