10th July 2012
INDIA POKER SERIES - CHAPTER 15 FROM 5TH TO 8TH JULY 2012
Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at CASINO ROYALE GOA
India Poker Series, a Texas Holdem Poker Tournament, to be held under the aegis of Casino Royale Goa.
Day 1 – 5th July 2012 - 9 pm – 3.8K Re-Entry Super Satellite MTT* (ONE Seat GTD for 3 Days)
Day 2 – 6th July 2012 - 9 pm - Friday Fusion - 10K Double Chance Freeze Out
Day 3 - 7th July 2012 - 9 pm - Saturday Showdown - 20K MAIN EVENT with Re-Entry
Day 4 - 8th July 2012 - 9 pm - Super Sunday - 5K Re-Entry Tournament
One again few new faces were seen during the 4 days tournament. Cash tables were running in plenty - between 4 to 5 on each day. IPS 15 starting on a warm note with the Super Satellite attracting 25 Entries.
6th July 2012 - 9 pm - Friday Fusion - 10K Double Chance Freeze Out
The event attracted a record 36 entries. The event lasted 7 ½ hours. The players liked the idea that IPS had got them this new format in 2012 and hence a better response. Prior to this rain had played havoc on the western coast and flight were disrupted.
6th July 2012 - 9 pm - Friday Fusion - 10K Double Chance Freeze Out - 36 Entries
Position |
Name |
City |
Prize Money |
Chipcount at the start of Final Table |
| 1 | Uday Patil | Mumbai | 1,25,000 | 24,000 |
| 2 | Shashank Desai | Pune | 75,000 | 42,400 |
| 3 | Mandeep Singh Dhingra | Hyderabad | 35,000 | 41,200 |
| 4 | Kevin Neves | Goa | 17,000 | 46,900 |
| 5 | Umesh Bhutani | New Delhi | 16,500 | |
| 6 | Vineet "The Venetian" Bailur | Mumbai | 23,500 | |
| 7 | Michael D'souza | Goa | 12,200 | |
| 8 | Paras "Perry" Kanani | Rajkot | 12,800 | |
| 9 | Bharat "Silent Assassin" Agarwalla | Kolkata | 4,400 |
7th July 2012 - 9 pm - Saturday Showdown - 20K MAIN EVENT with Re-Entry
The Main Event had 24 entries which was fewer than the previous chapters. Re-entries are far and few as its mainly done by those players who get a beat at an early stage. The Main Event Final Table Level was not required to be rolled back as the BB were 26 as against the min 25 BB format. The event lasted almost 9 hours.
7th July 2012 - 9 pm - Saturday Showdown - 20K MAIN EVENT with Re-Entry - 24 Entries
Position |
Name |
City |
Prize Money |
Chipcount at the start of Final Table |
| 1 | Krunal Chauhan | Vadodara | 2,00,000 | 38,400 |
| 2 | Bharat "Silent Assassin" Agarwalla | Kolkata | 1,50,000 | 10,500 |
| 3 | Rakesh "RiverGuru" Sharma | Goa | 82,000 | 17,800 |
| 4 | Ashutosh "Ash Burner" Naik | Goa | 57,000 | |
| 5 | Michael D'souza | Goa | 48,600 | |
| 6 | Vineet "The Venetian" Bailur | Mumbai | 38,500 | |
| 7 | Praveen Agarwal | Kolkata | 34,500 | |
| 8 | Rajeev "Satellite King" Raut | Pune | 38,300 | |
| 9 | Anil "The Machine" Gulati | Goa/New Delhi | 16,400 |
8th July 2012 - 9 pm - Super Sunday - 5K Re-Entry Tournament
The 5K event saw the players grind a lot. The players were not super aggressive but patient and so the event lasted 7 and half hours. It was quite fine as an average tournament could last 8-9 hours also. We had very few re-entries.
8th July 2012 - 9 pm - Super Sunday - 5K Re-Entry Tournament - 25 Entries
Position |
Name |
City |
Prize Money |
Chipcount at the start of Final Table |
| 1 | Bruce Pak | Korea | 55,000 | 20,600 |
| 2 | Santanu Saha | Kolkata | 35,000 | 10,300 |
| 3 | Mery "MJ" Jan | 22,500 | 21,200 | |
| 4 | Rakesh "RiverGuru" Sharma | Goa | 6,300 | |
| 5 | Bharat "Silent Assassin" Agarwalla | Kolkata | 9,900 | |
| 6 | Myron Pereira | Mapusa, Goa | 13,600 | |
| 7 | Sukant Somani | Mumbai | 30,100 | |
| 8 | Ema Sava | Romania | 8,800 | |
| 9 | Dheeraj Kumar | Hyderabad | 4,200 |
IPS Chapter 15 concluded after 4 days of hectic events. The POY points are ticking and the players are continuously accumulating points to get to the top.
Our thanks to all players, participants and the Casino Royale team.
IPS has announced one more major change which should not go unnoticed. We have firstly replaced the satellite with a 5K event so now we are back with a 4 day regular event schedule. And secondly we have done away with the re-entries and all events are Freeze Outs.
Schedule of next IPS 16 event is as below:-
INDIA POKER SERIES - CHAPTER 16 FROM 23RD TO 26TH AUG 2012
Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at CASINO ROYALE GOA
India Poker Series, a Texas Holdem Poker Tournament, to be held under the aegis of Casino Royale Goa.
Day 1 - 23rd Aug 2012 - 9 pm - Thursday Thunder - 5K Freeze Out
Day 2 - 24th Aug 2012 - 9 pm - Friday Fusion - 10K Double Chance Freeze Out
Day 3 - 25th Aug 2012 - 9 pm - Saturday Showdown - 20K Freeze Out (MAIN EVENT)
Day 4 - 26th Aug 2012 - 9 pm - Super Sunday - 5K Freeze Out