With the money intact, it was a shove fest with resulting in a chunk of players out of the running. The field is down to 90 players. Here are the top 10 leaders and the fallen.
Eliminations 91st to 99th – IN₹ 19,000
Eliminations 100th – 108th – IN₹ 17,000
After five hours of nonstop Main Event action, the players have now reached the money. The bubble burst on Arun “vazharmargoulis” Sriram with A♥ 7♥ trips that dusted by Chetraj “Chetraj100” Mishra’s A♠ Q♠ nut flush. The board was 2♠ 10♠ 7♠ 7♦ 8♣. Prior to Sriram’s fall, Akshat “sherlock52” Nasa bit it in 113th place.
Congratulations to the final 108 players!
Player “Radha1110” woke up with A♣ A♠ and sent all in player “bluffaces” K♥ Q♥ packing when the board completed 9♣ 2♣ K♠ 5♥ 6♥. Radha jumped several zoomed to second in chips. The field is trimming down quite fast. It is down to 121 players with money at 108 places.
Players are on a break. 151 are left in the field. The money is fast approaching with 108 guaranteed a share of the IN₹ 1 Crore (~US$ 133,375) prize pool. Listed below are the top 10 leaders. Also in the field are decorated APT Main Event champions Abhinav “griezmann” Iyer and Akshay “sherlock52” Nasa. Nasa is curretnly ranked 51 and Iyer who is hoping to turn his fourth bullet into gold is ranked 33rd. Past champion Subhayan “arjun100” Das also coughed up four buy ins but has been eliminted.
That’s it! After four hours of late registration, the Main Event doors are now closed. The final tally is 479 uniques and 440 re-entries for 919 total entries. With buy in at IN₹ 11,000 each, the players are looking at sizable overlay of IN₹ 8.1L. The top 108 players will earn a share of the IN₹ 1 Crore prize pool with the eventual champion walking away IN₹ 17.5L richer and minted with the APT Main Event Trophy. and APT Championship Ring. Good luck to all the players.
Top ten payouts
Top 10 in chips
197 players remaining
We have reached the final day of the APT India Online Series 2022 which means it is MAIN EVENT time! This is the festival’s crowning tournament featuring a IN₹ 1 Crore (~US$ 133,375) guarantee. The ultimate champion will bank the motherlode which includes a hefty first prize money, the APT Main Event Trophy, and APT Championship Ring. Registration is open with late sign up available until 11pm (India time). Buy in is IN₹ 11,000 (~US$ 147).
The past days have seen numerous APT Main Event champions burn the felt and we expect to see them attempt for a second title tonight. Be on the lookout for these players:
Abhinav “griezmann” Iyer – APT 2019 Kickoff Vietnam
Akshay “sherlock52” Nasa – APT 2019 Ho Chi Minh
Subhayan “arjun100” Das – APT 2021 India Online Series
Good luck to all! Live reporting begins once registration closes.