
D1A
Day1A Ends - 17 Survivors
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AW Ankit Wadhawan | 970,000(121 BB) |
HP Hyunkyou Park | 495,000(62 BB) |
RK Robert Kiss | 479,000(60 BB) |
HZ Hongru Zhang | 422,000(53 BB) |
TM Tom Maguire | 406,000(51 BB) |
KW Kaifan Wang | 345,000(43 BB) |
NT Nguyen Tuan Hung | 345,000(43 BB) |
AB Adrien Berger | 282,000(35 BB) |
VF Victor Fryda | 268,000(34 BB) |
TH Takashi Hirukawa | 242,000(30 BB) |
HC Huntae Choi | 237,000(30 BB) |
VO Vishal Ojha | 226,000(28 BB) |
PB Pham Bao | 199,000(25 BB) |
FR Fabian Rolli | 161,000(20 BB) |
JS Josip Simunic | 138,000(17 BB) |
JL Johan Lees | 137,000(17 BB) |
RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 85,000(11 BB) |
Vishal Ojha Recovers Some

Harsh Bubna open shoved his last 90,000 (15 BB) on the cutoff, and was looked up by Vishal Ojha on the small blind.
In for a race, Ojha managed to recover some chips after board K♥ Q♥ 7♦ 8♦ 4♣ landed him two pair to take it down.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
VO Vishal Ojha | K♣4♠SB | 248,000(41 BB) |
HB Harsh Bubna | A♦3♦ CO | busted |
Vishal Ojha on the Downward Train
On the next deal, Vishal Ojha opened utg and was once again met with an all-in, this time from Raffaele Sorrentino for 153,000 (25 BB). Ojha put in the call, in search of a bounty token.
Board 9♦ T♥ Q♥ A♥ Q♣ however, ran a boat for Sorrentino, costing Ojha yet another chunk off his stack.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 9♥9♠HJ | 321,000(54 BB) |
VO Vishal Ojha | K♣T♣ UTG | 164,000(27 BB) |
Ankit Wadhawan Doubles Through Vishal Ojha

Ankit Wadhawan risked his last 113,000 (19 BB) preflop and was looked up by initial raiser Vishal Ojha.
Wadhawan in great form, easily bagged the double up as board K♣ Q♦ 8♥ 2♥ Q♠kept him ahead from start to finish.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AW Ankit Wadhawan | A♥K♦ HJ | 241,000(40 BB) |
VO Vishal Ojha | A♠9♥ UTG+1 | 317,000(53 BB) |
Chip Count Update
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KS Karan Sitlani | 386,000(64 BB) |
XY Xin Yuan | 356,000(59 BB) |
VO Vishal Ojha | 350,000(58 BB) |
RK Robert Kiss | 339,000(57 BB) |
TM Tom Maguire | 333,000(56 BB) |
AB Adrien Berger | 293,000(49 BB) |
280,000(47 BB) | |
HZ Hongru Zhang | 278,000(46 BB) |
VF Victor Fryda | 272,000(45 BB) |
TH Takashi Hirukawa | 262,000(44 BB) |
NT Nguyen Tuan Hung | 225,000(38 BB) |
FR Fabian Rolli | 212,000(35 BB) |
RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 209,000(35 BB) |
JL Johan Lees | 202,000(34 BB) |
JS Josip Simunic | 200,000(33 BB) |
HP Hyunkyou Park | 180,000(30 BB) |
KW Kaifan Wang | 174,000(29 BB) |
DB Daniel Bushell | 158,000(26 BB) |
AS Aditya Sushant | 154,000(26 BB) |
AW Ankit Wadhawan | 128,000(21 BB) |
PB Pham Bao | 123,000(21 BB) |
HB Harsh Bubna | 106,000(18 BB) |
KT Kabir Tandon | 66,000(11 BB) |
LR Luc Ramos | 64,000(11 BB) |
Hooks Hold for Karan Sitlani

Vishal Ojha opened utg, followed by a raise to 27,500 from Harsh Bubna. Karan Sitlani squeezed all-in on the big blind for 176,500 (35 BB), and saw Ojha push likewise. Bubna got out of the way, leaving the two to run the cards.
Sitlani ahead, secured the hefty boost as his pocket pair held on board Q♣ Q♥ 6♦ 7♠K♦ .
Player | Hand | Chips |
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KS Karan Sitlani | J♦J♥ BB | 385,500(77 BB) |
VO Vishal Ojha | A♦5♣ UTG | 350,000(70 BB) |
HB Harsh Bubna | 160,000(32 BB) |
Vishal Ojha Extends Lead Further

Josip Simunic fired a 20,000 three bet against an open and saw chip leader Vishal Ojha complete.
On flop A♥ 2♥ 5♥ , Ojha check called a small 7,000 cbet, and went ahead to lead all-in on turn K♦ . Simunic surrendered and shot down to 9 BBs.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
VO Vishal Ojha | 529,000(132 BB) |
JS Josip Simunic | 53,000(13 BB) |
Top Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
VO Vishal Ojha | 488,500(163 BB) |
RK Robert Kiss | 393,000(131 BB) |
NT Nguyen Tuan Hung | 298,000(99 BB) |
KS Karan Sitlani | 221,000(74 BB) |
VA Vincent Albert | 214,000(71 BB) |
TH Takashi Hirukawa | 211,000(70 BB) |
PB Pham Bao | 192,000(64 BB) |
FR Fabian Rolli | 189,000(63 BB) |
HB Harsh Bubna | 180,500(60 BB) |
HZ Hongru Zhang | 165,000(55 BB) |
YS Yakiv Syzghanov | 163,000(54 BB) |
MD Max Deveson | 147,000(49 BB) |
AB Adrien Berger | 144,000(48 BB) |
JL Johan Lees | 142,000(47 BB) |
VF Victor Fryda | 139,500(47 BB) |
KT Kabir Tandon | 139,000(46 BB) |
DK David Kozma | 132,000(44 BB) |
Three Players Surpass 200K Threshold
Three players have since cracked the 200K mark with Harsh Bubna leading the charge mid way through Level 11.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HB Harsh Bubna | 294,000(147 BB) |
VO Vishal Ojha | 278,000(139 BB) |
XY Xin Yuan | 233,000(117 BB) |
Top Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JK Jon Kyte | 201,000(126 BB) |
XY Xin Yuan | 194,000(121 BB) |
IY Ihor Yerofieiev | 174,000(109 BB) |
RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 170,000(106 BB) |
SL Shanhui Li | 163,000(102 BB) |
TH Takashi Hirukawa | 162,000(101 BB) |
160,000(100 BB) | |
PG Pablo Garcia | 156,000(98 BB) |
FR Fabian Rolli | 142,500(89 BB) |
YS Yakiv Syzghanov | 128,500(80 BB) |
AH Ali Hassan | 128,000(80 BB) |
AS | 126,000(79 BB) |
KW Kaifan Wang | 123,000(77 BB) |
LR Luc Ramos | 122,000(76 BB) |
NT Nguyen Tuan Hung | 118,000(74 BB) |
AS Aditya Sushant | 109,000(68 BB) |
JS Josip Simunic | 108,000(68 BB) |
VO Vishal Ojha | 106,000(66 BB) |
FS Francisco Sanchez | 106,000(66 BB) |
NC Nikesh Chawla | 105,000(66 BB) |
HB Harsh Bubna | 96,000(60 BB) |
RK Robert Kiss | 96,000(60 BB) |
KI Ko Isayama | 93,000(58 BB) |
HZ Hongru Zhang | 92,000(58 BB) |
JL Jun Li | 90,000(56 BB) |
VA Vincent Albert | 88,000(55 BB) |
Ali Hassan Pulls the Trigger

A blind vs blind battle between Ali Hassan and Vishal Ojha built a sizeable pot of 76,400 in the middle preflop.
Hassan continued for 9,000 on flop T♦ A♦ 9♣ , called by his opponent onto turn T♣ . Both checked it through to river K♣ , where Hassan led all-in. Ojha opted out and decided to save his 50 big blinds behind.
Hassan showed 4♦ as he raked in the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AH Ali Hassan | 163,800(137 BB) |
VO Vishal Ojha | 60,200(50 BB) |
Shanhui Li Puts Tournament Life on the Line

Facing an open and a call, Shanhui Li sent out a three bet to 7,000 on the small blind and saw initial raiser Vishal Ojha complete.
Li continued for 6,000 on flop K♣ 3♣ J♦ and went on to barrel all-in for 26,300 on turn 2♥ . Ojha missed to make the call, earning Li the boost.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
VO Vishal Ojha | 114,500(143 BB) |
SL Shanhui Li | 55,800(70 BB) |
Top Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
FR Fabian Rolli | 103,200(258 BB) |
87,600(219 BB) | |
XY Xin Yuan | 72,800(182 BB) |
VO Vishal Ojha | 70,100(175 BB) |
AS Aditya Sushant | 67,500(169 BB) |
YS Yakiv Syzghanov | 62,700(157 BB) |
IY Ihor Yerofieiev | 62,400(156 BB) |
JD Jean Dufour | 58,700(147 BB) |
55,700(139 BB) | |
LR Luc Ramos | 55,100(138 BB) |
Lewis Cowell Exits as Day's First Casualty
A preflop back and forth landed both Lewis Cowell's and Vishal Ojha's roughly starting stacks in the middle.
Cowell in a terrible spot, bound for an early exit as board T♠Q♣ 2♠2♦ 4♣ left his pocket kings behind all the way.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
VO Vishal Ojha | A♦A♠BB | 84,300(422 BB) |
LC Lewis Cowell | K♦K♠UTG | busted |