Ashish Munot Wins WPT India! (INR 6,348,641 / ~US $89,325); Yuvraj Chaudhary Finishes as Runner-Up

Photo:  Ashish Munot is surrounded by his friends as he holds up his winning hand (pocket tens) after winning WPT India.

Ashish Munot raises to 550,000, Yuvraj Chaudhary moves all in from the big blind for 5,575,000, and Munot calls with .

Chaudhary turns over , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The flop comes , and the queens are still out in front for Chaudhary.

The turn card is the , and Chaudhary just needs to avoid two outs to stay alive and take the lead.

The river card is — the !

Ashish Munot rivers a ten to win the pot — and the WPT India title — with a set of tens.

Yuvraj Chaudhary finishes as the runner-up, earning INR 4,277,605 (~US $60,186).

Ashish Munot wins WPT India, winning INR 6,348,641 (~US $89,325*), the trophy, and the title. Munot’s earnings includes a WPT Passport worth $3,500, which can be used for entry into any WPT global main tour events until the end of next season. Munot also earns 1,000 points in the WPT Asia-Pacific Player of the Year race, instantly catapulting him into the top 10 on the leaderboard.

Congratulations to Ashish Munot!

1st:  Ashish Munot  –  INR 6,348,641*  (~US $89,325*)
2nd:  Yuvraj Chaudhary  –  INR 4,277,605  (~US $60,186)
3rd:  Jai Saha  –  INR 2,753,290  (~US $38,739)
4th:  Rajeev Kanjani  –  INR 1,987,220  (~US $27,960)
5th:  Sami Sipila  –  INR 1,524,970  (~US $21,456)
6th:  Sahil Nair  –  INR 1,228,645  (~US $17,287)
7th:  Nishant Sharma  –  INR 1,020,340  (~US $14,356)
8th:  Yash Punjawat  –  INR 813,010  (~US $11,439)
9th:  Shardul Parthasarathi  –  INR 609,920  (~US $8,582)

Photo:  Runner-Up Yuvraj Chaudhary