8-Max Survivor 1.5K Bounty

After the deal, it was a quick trip to the finish with Karan Sitlani overtaking Amit Kaushik then closing it out. The win was Sitlani's first outside of home turf India and could only describe it as "unreal". In addition to the USD 29,830 payout deal and trophy, Sitlani was awarded the WPT World Prime Championship seat worth USD 1,100. Congratulations to the new champ!

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Just before the start of the level, both players reached a deal on the remaining cash. They will play for the trophy and the $1,100 WPT World Prime Championship seat.

Amit Kaushik - USD 30,460

Karan Sitlani - USD 29,830

Button Karan Sitlani opens and big blind Amit Kaushi defends for a flop 3♥ 5♣ 4♠ . Kaushik leads 350,000, Sitlani calls. On the turn 6♥, another 800,000 from Kaushik, raise of 2,100,000 by Sitlani, Kaushik folds.

Amit Kaushik limps, Karan Sitlani checks, flop comes 3♣ 6♦ K♥ . Kaushik bets 200,000, Sitlani check-raises 550,000, Kaushik calls. On the turn 4♠ , Sitlani leads 1,025,000 and Kaushik flats. The river 9♦ , Sitlani checks to Kaushik who bets 3,500,000 and wins the pot.

After ten and a half hours, heads up has been reached. Karan Sitlani holds a 20 bb lead against Amit Kaushik.

Karan Sitlani is ploughing through the final 5 with uncalled raises, three-bets, and open shoves. One of the hands saw the leader raise 250,000 from utg, big blind Park Se Han defends. Parjk check-calls the the flop and turn J♦ 7♦ 5♦ 2♠ 150,000 and 450,000. Both check the river 8♠ .

Woojin Park picks up a couple of pots to rise over 4 Million. First hand he raises 200,000 on the small blind and big blind Park Se Han calls. Another 200,000 bet by Kim on the flop 9♠ A♠ 6♣ is called. On the turn T♣ , Kim fires 600,000, Park folds.

Next pot Kim opens, Karan Sitlani three-bets 625,000, Kim four-bets 1,550,000 and wins the pot.

Utg+1 Karan Sitlani opens 205,000 and big blind Woojin Kim calls. On a flop 9♠ 4♠ 2♣ , Kim check-calls 155,000. Both players check the turn and river.

Karan Sitlani has just taken over the chip lead in a hand against Amit Kaushik that ballooned to a big pot. Sitlani opens 125,000 button Kaushik calls, flop is K♦ J♣ Q♦ . Sitlani check-calls 100,000 then both check the turn 3♠. On the river K♠ , Sitlani leads 150,000, Kaushik raises 625,000, Sitlani answers with re-raise of 1,700,000, sending Kaushik tanking. After using up four time-banks, Kaushik folds.

Utg Dan Larsson opens and finds two caller to the flop A♦ 2♥ Q♥ .

Action is checked to button Karan Sitlani who bet 105,000, Larsson folds, big blind Zhang check-calls and head to the turn 4♣ . Sitlani bets again, this time Zhang check-raises all in for 865,000, Sitlani calls.

With the river 6♦ , Zhang misses the flushes and busts in 10th place.

Action folds to the small blind Karan Sitlani who opens 44,000, big blind Chao Ting Cheng flats and head to the flop 7♥ K♥ 8♣ . Sitlani continues for 31,000, Cheng calls again. On the turn 4♥ , Sitlani checks, Cheng goes all in for 179,000, Sitlani tank-calls.