WSOP 2019: Madhav Gupta Headlines 15 Indian Scores on Day 2 of $888 Crazy Eights

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  • Attreyee Khasnabis July 2, 2019
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Day 2 of Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em saw 1,223 participants occupying the Pavilion Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on July 1. Following nine levels that lasted 15 hours, only 91 players are left in the fray.

All 15 Indians who had entered Day 2 saw their respective runs come to an end before the day’s play had concluded, and all of them finished in the money. These weren’t the only Indians to post a score at the event, as many others had already cashed in the starting flights.

PokerGuru Staking’s Madhav Gupta was the last Indian to be eliminated on Day 2, and he finished 188th for $5,938 (~₹4.09 Lakhs), which happens to be his best-live score at the WSOP so far.

 

Team India Cashes

PlayerFinish Prize Money
Madhav Gupta*188th$7,318 - ₹5.04 Lakhs
Lawrence Sanjay271st$4,424 - ₹3.05 Lakhs
Ashish Ahuja 432nd$3,013 - ₹2.07 Lakhs
Siddharth Mundada 461st$3,013 - ₹2.07 Lakhs
Naresh Veeravalli731st$2,202 - ₹1.51 Lakhs
Raghav Bansal780th$2,015 - ₹1.38 Lakhs
Kartik Ved853rd$1,859 - ₹1.28 Lakhs
Rohan Rishi890th$1,859 - ₹1.28 Lakhs
Rahul Byrraju 937th$1,729 - ₹1.19 Lakhs
Kunal Patni 958th$1,729 - ₹1.19 Lakhs
Navkiran Singh985th$1,729 - ₹1.19 Lakhs
Meherzad Munsaf1,038th$1,622 - ₹1.11 Lakhs
Akshay Nasa 1,064th$1,622 - ₹1.11 Lakhs
Sanjay Taneja1,073rd$1,622 - ₹1.11 Lakhs
Tarun Goyal1,093rd$1,500 - ₹1.03 Lakhs
Kunal Punjwani1,103rd$1,500 - ₹1.03 Lakhs
Mayank Jaggi1,234th$1,492 - ₹1.02 Lakhs
Aditya Agarwal1,283rd$1,380 - ₹95,151
Sriharsha Doddapaneni 1,307th$1,349 - ₹93,013
Yudhishter Jaswal1,310th$1,349 - ₹93,013
Dhaval Mudgal1,420th$1,331 - ₹91,890
Gokul Parvathaneni 1,493rd$1,329 - ₹91,634

*Madhav Gupta scored twice in this event. He finished 202nd on Day 1A for $1,380 (~95,151) and 188th for $5,938 (~4.09 Lakhs). His cumulative score of $7,318 (~5.04 Lakhs) has been mentioned in this report.

Last year, eight Indians had scored in Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed, namely Vivek Rughani (171st for $5,203 – ₹3.56 Lakhs), Abhishek Rathod (347th for $3,428 – ₹2.35 Lakhs), Shashank Jain (367th for $3,031 – ₹2.07 Lakhs), Young Gun Abhinav Iyer (408th for $3,031 – ₹2.07 Lakhs), Nikita Luther (511th for $2,106 – ₹1.44 Lakhs), Paawan Bansal (533rd for $2,106 – ₹1.44 Lakhs) and Sagar Choudhury (1,044th for $1,460 – ₹1 Lakh). This year, the number of Indians scoring in the $888 Crazy Eights has more than doubled to reach 21.

Russia’s Natalia Panchenko secured the biggest stack of 11,870,000 among the 92 Day 2 survivors for Day 3. All players will be returning at 12 PM (Pacific Time Zone) on July 2 for Day 3, and are guaranteed a min-cash of $6,957 (₹4.79 Lakhs).

 

Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em – Day 2

Among the 1,223 runners who returned for Day 2 were a group of 15 Indians, headlined by Madhav Gupta (545,000). In our previous reports, we had missed out Indian challenger Lawrence Sanjay (238,000) who had advanced from Day 1B, alongside PokerGuru Ambassadors Ashish Ahuja (351,000) and Kartik Ved (190,000).

Day 2 of the $888 Crazy Eights spelled the end of Team India’s run in the tournament. In a surprising turn of events, Tarun Goyal (477,000), who had the second biggest stack among the contingent, was the first contender to be eliminated as he finished 1,093rd for $1,500 (~₹1.03 Lakhs).

Tarun Goyal
Tarun Goyal

Short stacks Meherzad Munsaf (1,038th for $1,622 – ₹1.11 Lakhs), Akshay Nasa (1,064th for $1,622 – ₹1.11 Lakhs) and Sanjay Taneja (1,073rd for $1,622 – ₹1.11 Lakhs), were quick to follow Goyal to the rail.

Meherzad Munsaf, Akshay Nasa & Sanjay Taneja
Meherzad Munsaf, Akshay Nasa & Sanjay Taneja

Lawrence Sanjay (271st for $4,424 – ₹3.05 Lakhs), PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish Ahuja (432nd for $3,013 – ₹2.07 Lakhs), Siddharth Mundada (461st for $3,013 – ₹2.07 Lakhs), Naresh Veeravalli (731st for $2,202 – ₹1.51 Lakhs), Raghav Bansal (780th for $2,015 – ₹1.38 Lakhs), PokerGuru Ambassador Kartik Ved (853rd for $1,859 – ₹1.28 Lakhs), Rohan Rishi (890th for $1,859 – ₹1.28 Lakhs), Rahul Byrraju (937th for $1,729 – ₹1.19 Lakhs), Kunal Patni (958th for $1,729 – ₹1.19 Lakhs) and Navkiran Singh (985th for $1,729 – ₹1.19 Lakhs), were all knocked out on Day 2.

PokerGuru Staking’s Madhav Gupta was the last man standing from the Indian battalion, falling in 188th place for $5,938 (~₹4.09 Lakhs). This is his highest score at the WSOP till date.

Madhav Gupta
Madhav Gupta

Other notables who also finished in the money included Harsukhpaul Sangha (93rd for $6,957), Benjamin Dobson (107th for $6,957), Gregory Kolo (118th for $6,957), Raminder Singh (189th for $5,938), Alex Foxen (193rd for $5,106), Peter Eichhardt (213th for $5,106), Florian Duta (291st for $4,424), Tom Franklin (303rd for $4,424), Benjamin Zamani (316th for $3,862), Greg Merson (324th for $3,862), Samad Razavi (354th for $3,862), and Raghuram Jonnalagedda (376th for $3,398).

Anant Patel (4,470,000), Sanjay Mayekar (3,410,000), Anil Jivani (2,435,000), Jaspal Brar (1,895,000) and Rajasekaran Ramakrishnan (1,435,000), were the only Indian-origin players who managed to carry their stacks to Day 3.

Natalia Panchenko bagged 99 big blinds (11,870,000) by the end of Day 2. She will be leading the 92 survivors coming into Day 3 later tonight.

Natalia Panchenko
Natalia Panchenko

Top 10 Chip Counts At the End of Day 2

1. Natalia Panchenko – 11,870,000

2. Scott Davies – 11,855,000

3. Ryan Leng – 11,765,000

4. Vivian Saliba – 9,565,000

5. Roland Rokita – 9,515,000

6. Andrew Brokos – 9,485,000

7. Jean Fabre – 9,305,000

8. Oren Rosen – 8,550,000

9. Rick Alvarado – 8,475,000

10. Jeanpierre Besancon – 8,190,000

Content & Images Courtesy: World Series of Poker

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