INDIA POKER SERIES - CHAPTER 12 FROM 21ST TO 25TH MARCH 2012
Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at CASINO ROYALE GOA
India Poker Series to be held under the aegis of Casino Royale Goa, from Wednesday the 21st of Mar to Sunday the 25th of Mar 2012 at Casino Royale Goa.
Day 1 - 21st Mar 2012 - 9:00 pm - 3.5K Re-Buy Super Satellite*
Day 2 - 22nd Mar 2012 - 9:00 pm - 6.5K Re-Entry Mega Satellite**
Day 3 - 23rd Mar 2012 - 9:00 pm - Friday Fusion - 10K Double Chance Tournament
Day 4 - 24th Mar 2012 - 9:00 pm - Saturday Showdown - 20K MAIN EVENT with Re-Entry
Day 5 - 25th Mar 2012 - 9:00 pm - Super Sunday - 5K Re-Entry Tournament
India Poker Series Chapter 12 - (23rd March 2012) - 10k Double Chance Freeze Out started at 9.15pm. There were 20 people before the registration closed and late entries were slowly 5 more players, and just before the late registration closed further 5 more people registered. There were 30 players in total.
The final table started after 4 hours and 30 minutes of play. Final table lasted another 4 hours 30 minutes. 4 places were paid.
Day 3 - 23rd Mar 2012 - 9:00 pm - Friday Fusion - 10K Double Chance Tournament - 30 Entries
Position |
Name |
City |
Prize Money |
Chipcount at the start of Final Table |
| 1 | Rakesh "RiverGuru" Sharma | Goa | 1,20,000 | 70,700 |
| 2 | YJ Kim | Noida | 80,000 | 24,400 |
| 3 | Michael D'souza | Goa | 50,000 | 28,300 |
| 4 | Varun Tej | Hyderabad | 20,000 | 27,200 |
| 5 | Husain Lakdawala | Goa | 20,800 | |
| 6 | Anastasia Murzina | Russia | 14,700 | |
| 7 | Vineet "The Venetian" Bailur | Mumbai | 16,700 | |
| 8 | Jasven Saigal | Mumbai | 28,000 | |
| 9 | Aditya "Mastermind" Agarwal | Kolkata | 9,200 |
India Poker Series Chapter 12 - (24th March 2012) - MAIN EVENT 20K Event began at 9.25 pm.
There are 17 players before the initial registration closed. At the end there were 30 entries in all. The final table started after around 5 hours of play. Final table lasted around 2 hours and 30 minutes. Total duration was just over 7 hours and 30 minutes. 4 places were paid at the final table.
Day 4 - 24th Mar 2012 - 9:00 pm - Saturday Showdown - 20K MAIN EVENT with Re-Entry - 30 Entries
Position |
Name |
City |
Prize Money |
Chipcount at the start of Final Table |
| 1 | Anil "The Machine" Gulati | Goa/New Delhi | 2,50,000 | 1,03,300 |
| 2 | Ashutosh "Ash Burner" Naik | Goa | 1,50,000 | 58,900 |
| 3 | Arjjun Singh | Kolkata | 1,00,000 | 50,500 |
| 4 | Rakesh "RiverGuru" Sharma | Goa | 58,000 | 58,000 |
| 5 | Sriram Gajendran | Chennai | 39,300 | |
| 6 | Dhaval "Dirty" Mudgal | New Delhi | 15,400 | |
| 7 | Vineet "The Venetian" Bailur | Mumbai | 30,700 | |
| 8 | Maurice "All In" Noronha | Mumbai | 16,900 | |
| 9 | Aditya "Mastermind" Agarwal | Kolkata | 14,600 |
India Poker Series Chapter 12 (25th March 2012) - SUPER SUNDAY 5K Event started at 9.25 pm.
The last day i.e. Sunday had been witnessing a fall in numbers in all tournaments and this was no different. The number of entries was 31. The FT started after 3 and half hours of play and then the final table lasted close to over 3 hours and to the total duration was almost 7 hours. 4 places were paid.
Day 5 - 25th Mar 2012 - 9:00 pm - Super Sunday - 5K Re-Entry Tournament - 31 Entries
Position |
Name |
City |
Prize Money |
Chipcount at the start of Final Table |
| 1 | Anil Singh | Mumbai | 60,000 | 16,300 |
| 2 | Arjjun Singh | Kolkata | 40,000 | 63,800 |
| 3 | Krunal Chauhan | Vadodara | 20,000 | 20,100 |
| 4 | Manoj Singh | Mumbai | 14,500 | 10,400 |
| 5 | Vineet "The Venetian" Bailur | Mumbai | 17,500 | |
| 6 | Nimit Patel | Pune | 6,000 | |
| 7 | Ashutosh "Ash Burner" Naik | Goa | 9,000 | |
| 8 | Piyush Chandak | Kolkata | 7,000 | |
| 9 | Aditya Kumar | New Delhi | 4,900 |
IPS Chapter concluded after 5 days of hectic events. The newsmakers were Anil "The Machine" Gulati and Arjjun Singh who made a come back with excellent results after a long time. It would be interesting to watch them during the entire year now. Vineet "The Venetian" Bailur continued with his trend of making it to the Final Table repeatedly and accumulating POY points.
The organisers have announced an additional chapter in April from 11th to 15th which was originally not on their regular solo calendar. After the April event they plan to revert to a 4 day event schedule which will be finalised once the APril 2012 event is over.
Our thanks to all players, participants and the Casino Royale team.