MAIN EVENT champion to be crowned!


The inaugural APT Online Series India will crown its first ever MAIN EVENT champion later today with Day 2 taking place this evening. The headliner drew a combined 1,932 entries across four starting days. 240 players advanced and will return for the title and the lion’s share of the ₹ 2 crore (~US$ 273,400) prize pool. Payouts begin at 193rd place for a min-cash of ₹ 24K (~US$ 330) while up top is a hefty ₹ 34.06 lakhs (~US$ 46,680). In addition to the money, the champion will be awarded the APT Guardian Trophy and APT Championship Ring.

Currently in the lead is a player by the nickname of “squanderer” who topped Day 1D with a 4.05L stack, that’s 101 times the opening big blind. Also bringing in big ones are Kamal “Identity” Naruka with 4.09L, Vishal “vishal0701” Yadav with 3.42L, and Nitin “philhermouth” Arora with 3.39L. Rounding out the top 5 is Day 1A chip leader Nishant “nishant177” Sharma with 3.18L. Day 1B chip leader Armaan “Armaan007” Kochhar is ranked 8th with 2.93L and Day 1C chip leader Satyam “Pkiller28” Prakash is ranked 12th with 2.65L. APT Player of the Series top three race leaders Aditya “adit11” Kulkarni, Vivekk “Vivek25” Dube, and Prakash “Chennaino1” KC are also in the list.

Among the notables in the top 50 are: Abhinav “griezmann” Iyer, Kartik “TheInternetKid” Ved, Dhaval “Rehab77” Mudgal, Gaurav “gaug17” Sood, , Raghav “thatssosick” Bansal, Kunal “VasooliChacha” Patni, and triple event winner “dilbaghsingh”.

Main Event info

Buy in: ₹ 11,000 (~US$ 150)
Guarantee: ₹ 2 crore (~US$ 273,400)
Cumulative entries: 1,932
Cumulative Day 2 qualifiers: 240 players
Prize pool: ₹ 2 crore (~US$ 273,400)
ITM: 193 places

Chips in play: 28,980,000
Average stack: 120,750
Day 2 opening blinds: 2K/4K
Blind intervals: increases every 12 minutes

Final 8 payouts

Follow the action via our live updates. We will be here from the start until the winner emerges. Good luck to all!