Nikunj Jhunjhunwala Wins 2018 WPT DeepStacks India Main Event

Nikunj Jhunjhunwala took down the 2018 World Poker Tour DeepStacks India INR 55,000 ($753 USD) no-limit hold’em main event. He outlasted a field of 697 total entries to capture the title and the INR 6,635,000 ($92,176 USD) first-place prize. In addition to the money and the title, Jhunjhunwala also earned 420 Card Player Player of the Year points for the win.

“It’s sinking in now that I’ve taken it down. There was a point in time where the chips were down, and he had a 3-to-1 chip lead on me, and my rail was just in his ears, it was fantastic,” Jhunjhunwala told WPT reporters. “My rail was behind me, egging me on. We have been playing cash games almost every other day together. All thanks to them, they kept me motivated.”

Jhunjhunwala entered the final table in eighth chip position with nine players remaining. he scored his first knockout of the day when he picked up AK and called the all-in move of Amit Jain, who held the A10. Neither player improved and Jain was eliminated in seventh place ($15,434 USD).

It didn’t take long for Jhunjhunwala to get involved in another big pot. Akshay Nasa moved all-in with the KJ and Jhunjhunwala called holding the QQ. He ended up making quads by the river to send Nasa to the rail in sixth place ($18,692 USD).

Deepak Singh began the day with the chip lead, but he found himself sliding down the leaderboard as the day wore on. In the end, he ended up getting all-in with pocket jacks. Jhunjhunwala called with the A5 and made the nut flush on a Q922K to knock Singh out in fourth place ($30,660 USD).

Sahil Mahboobani eliminated Vidur Singhal in third place ($41,677 USD) to take a slight lead into heads-up play with Jhunjhunwala. The two battled back and forth for a while, but by the time the final hand arose Jhunjhunwala had built a massive lead. Mahboobani moved all in for 1.6 million from the small blind holding the K8 and Jhunjhunwala called with the 95. The board came down Q10598 and Jhunjhunwala made two pair to lock up the pot and eliminate Mahboobani in second place ($64,641 USD).

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at the final table:

Winner photo provided by WPT.

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