Shashank “Westworld” Jain is the player in charge with a massive 62L. Average stack is 21.48L. His latest win was once again off Nishant “shanni” Shanmughasundaram. On a raised pot preflop J♥ 8♠ 4♠, Shanmughasundaram bet 104K, Jain called. Both checked the 7♦ turn. The river 5♦, Shanmughasundaram checked, Jain banged out 368K, Shanmughasundaram called. Jain showed 6♠ 6♦ straight, Shanmughasundaram mucked.
No second APT Main Event title for Abhinav “griezmann” Iyer who fell in 14th place to hot running Shashank “Westworld” Jain. It was all in preflop with Iyer showing K♠ J♥, Jain ahead with K♥ Q♥, the board bricked.
Just before the break, big stacks Shashank “Westworld” Jain and Nishant “shanni” Shanmughasundaram faced off in what ended up as a set over set and a huge pot to the Jain. The hand opened with mid position Shanmughasundaram raising to 128K, sb Jain called. On the flop 4♣ 6♣ A♥, Jain checked, Shanmughasundaram c-bet 128K, Jain called. On the turn 9♣, same action, Jain check-called 316K. The river K♠ Jain check-called once more, this time a larger 948K. Jain won it with 9♠ 9♥ set, Shanmughasundaram had 6♥ 6♠ set. Jain is now the massive chip leader with 44L.
Sahil “ImHighIshove” Mahboobani was next to get the boot at the final two tables. Action preflop, Mahboobani raised to 600K, boatfish called. On the flop 10♥ 8♣ 4♥, Mahboobani moved all in for 14,028, again boatfish matched it up.
Mahboobani A♠ J♣
boatfish A♥ K♥
The turn Q♥ improved the already ahead boatfish to the nutflush. Mahboobani was drawing dead. The river was 3♦.
First player to fall of the final 16 is Amar “kidpoker0109” Mehta for ₹ 1 lakhs (~US$ 1,370). Mehta was alll in with 3♠ 3♥, called by big stacked TheMathematician K♥ 6♦. The board ran K♦ 7♣ 4♠ 9♦ 8♣.TheMathematician now has 26.9L.
Nishaanth “shanni” Shanmughasundaram is a new face in the leader’s seat with 32.6L. Shanmughasundaram knocked out Barbarik ” barbarik12″ Tibrewal in 17th place to form the final two tables. Action folded to sb Shanmughasundaram who limped, bb Tibrewal checked. On the flop 7♦ 2♥ 6♠, Shanmughasundaram led for 70.5K, Tibrewal called. On the turn 6♥, Shanmughasundaram fired 144K, Tibrewal called again. On the river 2♦, Shanmughasundaram banged out 432K that well covered Tibrewal, Tibrewal risked it.
Shanmughasundaram J♥ 6♠ trips
Tibrewal Q♦ 7♠ two pair
Tibrewal earned ₹ 1 lakhs (~US$ 1,370) for his 17th place finish.
Final 16 players on 2 tables. Average stack is 17.45L.