By Paul Seaton
This week in our regular feature series Under the Lights, we’re going right around the world to catch up with the World Poker Tour team as they travel to India, Australia and even trek all the way to Las Vegas in a suit. Well, kind of.
WPT India Welcomes Huge Turn Out
Ashish Munot became the latest big winner on the World Poker Tour when he took down the WPT India Main Event, winning $89,325 in the process. With a big field, it was Munot who would triumph over Yuvraj Chaudhary in the heads-up battle.
In what was a very dramatic final hand, Munot called Chaudhary’s all-in bet. Munot had pocket tens, well behind Chaudhary’s pocket queens, and the flop was a safe ace-high. The turn was the eight of diamonds, another safe card. But on the river, the ten of spades fell to make Munot’s dreams come true and give him the title.
As well as his winnings which totalled just under $90,000, Munot also took home a WPT Passport worth $3,500, which he can use to enter any WPT Main Event on the tour next season, as well as 1,000 points for the WPT Asia-Pacific Player of the Year Leaderboard, which currently has him in the top 10 places. Game on!
WPT India Main Event Final Table Results:
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| 1st Ashish Munot $89,325 | |||
| 2nd Yuvraj Chaudhary $60,186 | |||
| 3rd Jai Saha $38,739 | |||
| 4th Rajeev Kanjani $27,960 | |||
| 5th Sami Sipila $21,456 | |||
| 6th Sahil Nair $17,287 | |||
| 7th Nishant Sharma $14,356 | |||
| 8th Yash Punjawat $11,439 | |||
| 9th Shardul Parthasarathi $8,582 |
WPT bestbet Bounty ScrambleThe WPT team also took to the court as they battled in a doubles tennis game that served up plenty of fun on its own. Check out how ace the action was right here, and see whether Team WPT hit a set or not!
Floridian poker player Josh Adkins saw his name added to the WPT Champions Cup as he took down the WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble title, winning $331,480. With bounties galore and WPT legends such as Mike Sexton in the mix, it was a fun event that saw Adkins not only bag the biggest prize but also a ticket to the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions, worth a whopping $15,000 on its own!
What made Adkins success even more impressive was that it was his first-ever appearance in a World Poker Main Event, showing anyone who watches WPT events from afar that the first entry can be the most important one and that experience isn’t necessary for a major event title.
Plenty of former champions played the event, such as Sam Panzica and Tyler Patterson, but none of them got close to denying Adkins his moment in the spotlight.
The final hand was as dramatic as it was quick to arrive. Just a few chips had changed position across the felt during the heads-up battle between Adkins and Tan Nguyen when all the chips went into the middle. Nguyen was at risk for his tournament life with ace-king, but when Adkins called with ace-queen and hit a queen on the flop to take the tournament down.
WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble Final Table Results:
| Place | Player | Prize |
| 1 | Josh Adkins | $331,480* |
| 2 | Tan Nguyen | $210,988 |
| 3 | Josh Kay | $155,340 |
| 4 | Jason Lee | $115,340 |
| 5 | Jonathan Cronin | $87,170 |
| 6 | Jeff Cunningham | $66,457 |
* Plus a $15,000 entry to the WPT Tournament of Champions.
You can watch a full replay of the final table here:
Team WPT Hit the Road
All the WPT team have been on plenty of travels in the last few weeks, with our own Lynn Gilmartin heading Down Under to celebrate Antipodean poker – and the Aussie language – the only way she knows how!
It’s bananas how much of a success our first @WPT event in Australia was. I’m still on such a high from it. The poker room was overflowing every day and night. Mark your calendars for a trip Down Under this time next year! ?? #TheStarGC #WPTAustralia pic.twitter.com/lX3hmEuhSW
— Lynn Gilmartin (@LynnGilmartin) October 8, 2019
Tony Dunst has been to Dusk Till Dawn and was just as excited to be heading back to WPT Montreal, for sport and poker reasons, among others.
Heading to Montreal tomorrow for one of my favorite events of the year at @PlaygroundPoker! Time for some Tim Horton’s and hockey https://t.co/baifkbAK2r
— TonyDunstTV (@tonydunsttv) October 23, 2019
Vince Van Patten was reminded of his days as a tennis pro on the ATP Tour at Cincinnati, after one enthusiastic fan got in touch.
Wow Yeah Cincinnati back in the day with ATP tennis was a dream! Loved it! Go to @clubwpt. They will get “ 7DAYS “ t shirt for u!! https://t.co/L8N1lmU5nT
— Vince Van Patten (@VinceVanP_WPT) October 23, 2019
If you’ve not seen the trailer for 7 Days to Vegas yet, then you’re missing all the fun!
You can watch Vince trek to Las Vegas in a suit by buying or renting the movie on Amazon or iTunes right now. We bet you you’ll enjoy it!