HomeAs soon as the money flowed, short stacks were on a shoving spree. Below are the first bracket of bust outs from 28th to 36th. Each earned ₹ 37.4K (~US$ 511).
After six hours or so of action, the Championships Event has reached the money! Falling on the unfortunate bubble spot was Guneet “guntz” Kwatra booted by Anujkumar “aatmann” Kodam. The hand opened with button raise by aatmann, guntz defended on the big blind. On the flop 3♦ 5♠ K♠, guntz check-called 10.8K. On the turn 10♠ guntz check-called for all his chips holding K♥ 3♥ two pair, aatmann had 4♣ Q♠ draw. The river J♠ gave the flush to send guntz out without pay.
Here are the numbers and the payouts. The CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT drew 274 entries (161 uniques / 114 re-entries) at ₹ 22,000 (~US$ 300) buy in each to smash the 40 Lac guarantee. In its place, a much richer pot of ₹ 55 lakhs (~US$ 75,200). Only 36 players will walk away in the money with the champion walking away with the APT Guardian Trophy, the APT Championship Ring, and ₹ 12.15 lakhs (~US$ 16,600) richer.
Registration has closed for the CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT. According to the list, there are currently 97 players remaining. Stand by for the official prize pool and payouts. Here are the top 15 race leaders.
And we’re off! The featured CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT has just begun with 42 players signed up. Late registration is open for 2 hours and 24 minutes. For a buy in of ₹ 22,000 (~US$ 300), players have a chance at the ₹ 40 lakhs (~US$ 54,700) guaranteed pot. If the series continues with its trend then expect another guarantee smashed.
This is a deep stack tournament with top notch structure. Players start with a 30K stack which is 300x times the opening big blind. Live updates begin just before the bubble round. The eventual winner will claim the APT Guardian Trophy and APT Championship Ring. Prize pool and payouts will be posted as soon as registration closes. Good luck to all!
Starting stack: 30,000
Opening blinds: 50/100
Level intervals: 12 minutes
The APT CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT gets on the virtual felt this evening. This is the second of three featured events that awards the winner the APT Guardian Trophy and APT Championship Ring. Registration is open. Game time at 8pm (India).
Buy in: ₹ 22,000 (~US$ 300)
Guarantee: ₹ 40 lakhs (~US$ 54,700)
Live updates will begin from bubble time until a winner emerges. We’ll be back then!