Vikash Mantri Wins WPT India (INR6,030,000) - Arjun Arora Out 2nd (INR3,947,000)

Nov 13, 2017

Vikash Mantri

Arjun Arora (pictured below) completes the small blind preflop, and Vikash Mantri (pictured above) checks his option. Both players check the flop dealt Heart 9Diamond 8Heart 3, and then the turn falls Spade Q. Mantri bets 300,000, Arora raises to 750,000, and Mantri calls.

The river delivers the Spade 4, Mantri bets 500,000, Arora raises all in for 3.15 million, and Mantri decides to call. Arora shows Club JSpade 6 for jack-high, but Mantri reveals Heart 8Spade 3 for a flopped two-pair.

Arora is eliminated in second place, good for INR3,947,000, and that makes Mantri the first-ever WPT India champion. Mantri takes home INR6,030,000 in prize money, and the coveted WPT title.

Congratulations to our new WPT Champion – Vikash Mantri!

Arjun Arora

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