HomeAction packed Friday as weekend warriors poured in PokerBaazi.com for the ongoing inaugural APT Online Series India. In the aftermath, four players walked away victorious: Abhinav “griezmann” Iyer, Siddharth “Siddonuts” Pandey, player “bencb789”, and player “dilbaghsingh” who became the first triple event winner of the series. Congratulations to the winners! Recaps on those events can be found below.
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. 34 of the 48 tournaments have now been claimed. Only 14 events left to try and secure a win. For those looking to capture an APT Trophy, only four are left, one at the MAIN EVENT and one for each of the Majors held on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
Just a reminder, the series will be on break today due to a national holiday being observed in India. When we return, the tournament to set your sights on is the MAIN EVENT ₹ 2 crore (~US$ 273,400) guaranteed which has already completed three starting days. If you haven’t secured a Day 2 seat yet, only one entry day remains which is on Sunday, January 24. Make sure to check the schedule for all the details.
APT Online Series India schedule
EVENT RECAPS
Featured: MAIN EVENT
Day 1C was the biggest MAIN EVENT starting day yet with 436 runners (310 uniques / 126 re-entries) burning up the virtual felt. 68 survived with Satyam “Pkiller28” Prakash as chip leader. With three Day 1 heats now in the books, that brings the cumulative entries to 1,155. A total of 145 players have now advanced into Day 2. They await the results of Day 1D before returning to action on Tuesday, January 26th for the title, APT Guardian Trophy, and APT Championship Ring.
The MAIN EVENT is the APT’s highly revered tournament offering a deep structure. Player start with 15K in chips which is 250 times the opening big blind. Starting day blinds increase every 10 minutes. Buy in is ₹ 11,000 (~US$ 150) with a guaranteed ₹ 2 crore (~US$ 273,400).
Currently leading the Day 2 pack are Day 1A pro players Nishant “nishant177” Sharma and Kartik “TheInternetKid” Ved , Day 1B chip leader Armaan “Armaan007” Kochhar is ranked 3rd, and Day 1C chip leader “Pkiller28” ranked 7th. Day 2 will see the blinds open at 2K-4K 500 ante, increasing every 12 minutes.
Details
Buy in: ₹ 11,000 (~US$ 150)
Guarantee: ₹ 2 crore (~US$ 273,400)
Day 1D: Sunday, January 24
Day 2: Tuesday, January 26
Day 1A: 39 advanced out of 354 entries (267 uniques / 87 re-entries)
Day 1B: 46 advanced out of 365 entries (270 uniques / 95 re-entries)
Day 1C: 68 advanced out of 436 entries (310 uniques / 126 re-entries)
Cumulative entries: 1,155
Cumulative Day 2 qualifiers: 145 players
*multiple stacks removed
Chips in play: 17,325,000
Average stack: 119,482
Day 2 qualifiers – 145 players
APT #38: Super High Roller – ABHINAV “griezmann” IYER – ₹ 20.73 lakhs (~US$ 28,840)
No shortage of pros at the Super High Roller event with many turning up for a chunk of the ₹ 80 lakhs guarantee. 161 was the final figure at ₹ 55,000 (~US$ 750) each to breach the guarantee a smidge for a bigger pot of ₹ 80.5 lakhs (~US$ 110,040). After 9 1/2 hours of play, Indian pro Abhinav “griezmann” Iyer shipped it to seize ₹ 20.73 lakhs (~US$ 28,840) and the APT Trophy.
Iyer is one of India’s decorated players. He earned his first major victory at the 2019 APT Kickoff Vietnam Main Event then clasped a WSOP bracelet that summer. He has easily over a million in combined live and online earnings.
Date: January 22
Buy in: ₹ 55,000 (~US$ 750)
Guarantee: ₹ 80 lakhs (~US$ 109,360)
Entries: 161 (111 uniques / 50 re-entries)
Prize pool: ₹ 80.5 lakhs (~US$ 110,040)
ITM: 18 places
Running time: 9 1/2 hours
The Super High Roller event was a deep stacked 6 max format. Among those seen at the virtual tables were Akshay “sherlock52”, Kunal “VasooliChacha” Patni, Dhaval “Rehab77” Mudgal, Kartik “TheInternetKid” Ved, Gaurav “gaug17” Sood, Sumit “boronyx” Sapra, Abhishek “singhsaab” Goindi, Ankit “d00mtr00p3r” Wadhawan, and series Championships Event winner Manish “thekid” Lakhotia to name a few. However, all failed to cash. Rubin “kornkid” Labroo bubbled, falling with A♥ K♠ top pair to Raghav “thatssosick” Bansal 7♣ 7♠ flush on a board 10♣ A♣ 5♥ 8♣ 5♣.
At 18 remaining on three tables, Abhinav “griezmann” Iyer, Aditya “adit11” Kulkarni, and Ashutoshi “senojwod” Balodhi each denied two players, Kickoff champion Ashish “Notoriouskonvict” Nailwal did the same before busting to Raghav “thatssosick” Bansal to form the final table with Balodhi ahead in the count.
Within the first minute Arjanveer “holdbaby” Singh doubled up with aces against Bansal’s ace-king. Hefty pots followed claimed by Iyer off Singh and Balodhi then Aditya “adit11” Kulkarni’s pocket tens held against A8s to also get a boost from the leader Balodhi. Not so lucky was Bansal whose second all in showdown resulted in his downfall. Bansal had A♣ 7♣, Balodhi J♣ 7♥, the board ran J♠ 6♠ 4♣ A♥ J♦ for a winning trips to Balodhi.
One hour into the final table, it was double up time again. Singh’s A♥ J♣ found an ace on the board to overtake Ankur “stonecold” Sehgal 8♦ 8♥ then Kulkarni’s A♣ A♠ held against Balodhi’s J♦ J♥. To make up for the lost chips, Balodhi cleaned out Singh with A♠ 8♠ over A♥ 6♣ and Sehgal immediately followed to the rail with A♣ 8♣ unable to crack Iyer’s K♣ K♦. Next two showdowns saw Balodhi pay out and drop to the shortest stack. He eventually exited in 3rd place shoving with K♦ 4♦ that fell to Iyer’s A♠ 8♠ two pair on a board A♣ 3♦ 3♣ 7♥ Q♦. Heads up ran a fast six hands with Iyer ahead 2:1. The final hand was a lucky A♠ 10♣ for Iyer that improved to a full house Q♦ 10♦ 4♠ A♦ 10♠ against Kukarni’s A♣ Q♠ top two pair.
Iyer shipped it for his first series win and₹ 20.73 lakhs. For runner up Kulkarni, he also reached the final table of the PLO event today to top the Daily Leaderboard and earn 50,000 in real cash bonus.
Final table payouts
1st Abhinav “griezmann” Iyer – ₹ 20.73 lakhs
2nd Aditya “adit11” Kulkarni – ₹ 14.51 lakhs
3rd Ashutoshi “senojwod” Balodhi₹ 9.34 lakhs
4th Ankur “stonecold” Sehgal – ₹ 6.91 lakhs
5th Arjanveer “holdbaby” Singh – ₹ 5.18 lakhs
6th Raghav “thatssosick” Bansal – ₹ 4.15 lakhs
APT #36: PLO 2 Lac GTD – DILBAGHSINGH – ₹ 59.54K (~US$ 814)
Player “dilbaghsingh” is a definite force to contend with at the series. He became the first player to win three events after taking down Day 8’s PLO 2 Lac GTD event. His previous two wins were at the DST 5 Lac GTD and Hyper 5 Max 5 Lac GTD. For his recent takedown, dilbaghsingh overcame the 378 entries in just over four hours. At the final table, he eliminated four players to claim the ₹ 59.54K (~US$ 814) first prize.
Date: January 22
Buy in: ₹ 1,125 (~US$ 15.40)
Guarantee: ₹ 2 lakhs (~US$ 2,734)
Entries: 378 (143 uniques / 235 re-entries)
Prize pool: ₹ 2.84 lakhs (~US$ 3,890)
ITM: 45 places
Running time: 4 hours and 14 minutes
Entering the final table, chip leader dilbagsingh ballooned further after railing Aditya “adit11” Kulkarni (6th) with K♣ J♥ 3♠ 10♠ flush over 5♦ 10♥ A♦ 10♣ on a board 6♣ 9♠ K♠ Q♠ 5♥. Player “123ritu” railed Vivekk “Vivek25” Dube (5th), then dilbaghsingh emptied out thegrimm and Gaurav “guag17” Sood to enter heads up with a good lead. 123ritu won the early pots to even it up, dilbaghsingh answered back with a big pot claimed showing Q♣ 8♠ 2♥ J♣ full house over K♦ Q♥ 10♦ 2♣ lower full house on a board Q♦ J♥ 2♠ Q♠ 3♥. The final hand immediately arrived with A♣ 5♥ K♠ 7♥ top pair to 5♦ 4♦ 8♦ 8♣ with a final board 10♠ 4♠ A♠ 6♦ 9♠.
Final table payouts
1st dilbaghsingh – ₹ 59.54K
2nd 123ritu – ₹ 41.67K
3rd Gaurav “guag17” Sood – ₹ 26.79K
4th thegrimm – ₹ 19.85K
5th Vivekk “Vivek25” Dube – ₹ 14.88K
6th Aditya “adit11” Kulkarni – ₹ 11.91K
APT #37: Turbo – SIDDHARTH “Siddonuts” PANDEY – ₹ 1.17 lakhs (~US$ 1,600)
371 turned up for the day’s Turbo event for a ₹ 5.57 lakhs (~US$ 7,600) prize pool. 45 players earned a cut with Siddharth “Siddonuts” Pandey banking ₹ 1.17 lakhs (~US$ 1,600) for his victory. Siddonuts denied Megastack winner Rubin “kornkid” Labroo at heads up felting A♥ 5♥ two pair over Q♦ 9♦ mid pair.
Date: January 22
Buy in: ₹ 1,650 (~US$ 22.55)
Guarantee: ₹ 5 lakhs (~US$ 6,835)
Entries: 371 (200 uniques / 171 re-entries)
Prize pool: ₹ 5.57 lakhs (~US$ 7,600)
ITM: 45 places
Running time: 5 hours and 9 minutes
Brief recap of the final table, thumkhi bad beat bust Deep “ChristopherCoke” Patel in 8th place with A6o spiking the six to overtake A9o. Aditya “KesarDa” Kesharwani bumped out the next player with pocket Nines holding up against AJsthat missed. Player thumhki shipped another by sending Puneet “neo1” Dua out in 6th place. Labroo did the same to Kesharwani with pocket Jacks dominating pocket Twos throughout. At four handed, Siddharth “Siddonuts” Pandey grinded to chip leader, then Chirag “miyagi” Sodha tripled up to last two more hands until he fell to Labroo. Pandey went on to clean out short stacked thumkhi to face Labroo for the win. Six hands later, it was all over with Pandey earning his first win of the series.
Final table payouts
1st Siddharth “Siddonuts” Pandey – ₹ 1.17 lakhs
2nd Rubin “kornkid” Labroo – ₹ 81.81K
3rd thumkhi – ₹ 52.59K
4th Chirag “miyagi” Sodha – ₹ 38.96K
5th Aditya “KesarDa” Kesharwani – ₹ 29.22K
6th Puneet “neo1” Dua – ₹ 23.37K
7th Aditya “konstantin” Singh – ₹ 19.48K
8th Deep “ChristopherCoke” Patel – ₹ 15.58K
APT #40: PLO 5 Lac GTD – BENCB789 – ₹ 1.06 lakhs (~US$ 1,450)
After three final table visits this series, player “bencb789” finally closed one out. Benc789 triumphed over the 421 runners of the PLO 5 Lac event to pocket ₹ 1.06 lakhs (~US$ 1,450). At the final table, bencb789 eliminated Raghavendra “ThikanaCK” Hada (4th) with a full house over trips then did the same to thegrimm (3rd) to enter heads up with a slight lead against player “vjuneja”. Both players slugged it out with vjuneja winning the bigger pots to climb to a 2.5:1 lead. Bencb789 answered with a double up to switch up the stack sizes. Vjuneja grinded to chip leader again, bencb789 stole it once more then went on to win it with a flush.
Date: January 22
Buy in: ₹ 1,375 (~US$ 18.80)
Guarantee: ₹ 5 lakhs (~US$ 6,835)
Entries: 421 (193 uniques / 228 re-entries)
Prize pool: ₹ 5.26 lakhs (~US% 7,190)
ITM: 54 places
Running time: 5 hours and 2 minutes
Final table payouts
1st bencb789 – ₹ 1.06 lakhs
2nd vjuneja – ₹ 74.15K
3rd thegrimm – ₹ 47.66K
4th Raghavendra “ThikanaCK” Hada – ₹ 35.26K
5th PoppyPLO – ₹ 26.47K
6th Don903 – ₹ 21.21K
Update: APT Player of the Series race leaders
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Day 8: Daily Leaderboard winners
