Chips in play: 8,190,000
Remaining: 23 players
Average stack: 3.56L
Chip leader: Arsh “Button_Hai_Bro” Grover
Arsh “Button_Hai_Bro” Grover is our new chip leader having just railed Vishal “Vishzz” Bajaj in 24th place. Grover raised to 16.8K, bb Bajaj defended. At the flop Q♦ A♥ A♣, Grover c-bet 8.8k, Bajaj check-called. On the turn 4♠ both players checked and the river landed 9♦. Bajaj jumped out with a 40K bet, Grover raised, putting Bajaj all in, Bajaj risked it. Grover A♦ 5♦ had trips, Bajaj busted with Q♠ 10♦ two pair.
All in preflop between Jasven “JasvenSaigal” Saigal Q♥ Q♠ and “boomshankara” A♦ K♠. Saigal was ahead but was at risk. However, the board ran 5♠ 8♣ Q♣ 8♦ 6♣ to give him a full house and send his stack soaring to the upper ranks.
Immediately after the break, Kamran777 K♠ Q♠ moved all in with just over 10 bb, was called by Priyanka “prj12345” Singh A♠ Q♥. The board came 9♠ J♥ 3♠ 3♣ A♣ to end Kamran777’s day in 31st place. He earned IN₹ 37.13K.
Chips in play: 8,190,000
Remaining: 31 players
Average stack: 2.64L
Chip leader: Sagar “sagarpupul” Choudhury – 6.3L
Players are now on a break. 31 players left. Listed below were the first ITM bust outs.
Hanging on to a very short stack at bubble time, Mohak “Tiltin” Kapoor sent it all in with 9♦ 9♠ and was looked up by Arjanveer “holdbaby” Singh with A♠ Q♣. The board ran 4♥ 6♦ Q♥ 5♥ 2♠. With the queen spiked, Kapoor went kaput.
Players are now in the money with 36 remaining.
Chips in play: 8,190,000
Remaining: 41 players
Average: 2L
ITM: 36 places
Chip leader: “dilbaghsingh” – 4.31L
Sagar “sagarpupul” Choudhury scored a big double up to send his stack zooming to the top 5. It opened with Arindam “darkhorse94” Nayak raising to 9k, Choudhury called and the flop ran 4♣ 10♠ A♥. Nayak c-bet 9900, Choudhury called. The turn 10♥ saw another bet land. Nayak fired 18K, and Choudhury matched it. The river 8♠, Nayak checked, Choudhury bet 57.8k, snap called by Nayak.
Choudhury A♠ 10♦ full house
Nayak A♦ Q♦ two pair