Congratulations to Ankit Ahuja from India who took down our DeepStack Championship Event #75 $1,100 NLH MonsterStack $1M GTD winning $266,824 and our beautiful and highly coveted trophy.

Ahuja kicked things off at the final table, eliminating Josh Boulton in one of the opening hands followed by Hugo Pingray in eighth place to see him rise up the leader board.

He was able to double through Phachara Wongwichit, which saw him rise to the chip lead, and never looked back.

Ahuja then eliminated the last three players in the field, before agreeing to a chop heads-up with Jesse Cohen, that saw him pocket $266,824 and be awarded the champion of the event.

Blinds: 500,000 / 1,000,000

Ankit Ahuja called from the button and Jesse Cohen checked from the big blind.

Both players checked the J♠ 8♣ 3♦ flop before the 5♦ dropped on the turn.

Cohen bet 1,500,000. Ahuja called.

The Q♠ completed the board and Cohen slid out 4,400,000. Ahuja deliberated for a minute and called.

Cohen then tabled 3♥ 5♥ for two pair, and took down the pot, after Ahuja mucked his hand.

Jesse Cohen – 26,600,000
Ankit Ahuja – 51,500,000

Congratulations to James Romero from Portland, OR who finished 3rd in our DeepStack Championship Event #75 $1,100 NLH MonsterStack $1M GTD winning $153,718.

Blinds: 500,000 / 1,000,000

James Romero was able to double his 7,700,000-stack after his A♠ T♦ held up against Ankit Ahuja’s K♦ 8♥ on a 5♣ 4♣ 4♥ A♥ Q♦ board.

Romero then moved all in for 18,200,000 from the small blind and was snap-called by Ahuja in the big blind.

Ahuja: A♥ Q♦
Romero: Q♠ 9♣

The board ran out K♦ 2♦ 2♠ T♠ 4♠, awarding Ahuja the pot with the higher kicker, sending Romero to the rail in 3rd place.

Blinds: 400,000 / 800,000

James Romero raised to 1,700,000 from the button before Jesse Cohen moved all in for 11,100,000 from the big blind. Romero snap-called.

Cohen: 7♠ 7♦
Romero: A♥ K♠

The board ran out 4♥ 7♥ 6♥ J♠ 2♣, improving Cohen to a set of sevens on the flop, leaving him to double up through Romero.

Jesse Cohen – 23,000,000
James Romero – 7,700,000

Blinds: 400,000 / 800,000

James Romero moved all in for 9,300,000 from the small blind. Ankit Ahuja asked for a count, then called shortly after, having Romero well covered.

Romero: K♣ Q♦
Ahuja: 3♠ 3♦

The board ran out Q♥ 2♥ T♠ T♦ A♦, improving Romero to a higher two pair, seeing him double up to stay alive.

James Romero – 19,000,000

Congratulations to Mehdi Hsissen from Morocco who finished 4th in our DeepStack Championship Event #75 $1,100 NLH MonsterStack $1M GTD winning $116,912.

Blinds: 400,000 / 800,000

Ankit Ahuja raised to 1,800,000 from the button and was called by Mehdi Hsissen in the small blind.

Both players checked the 4♥ 6♦ 3♠ flop before the 9♥ dropped on the turn.

Hsissen checked. Ahuja bet 2,200,000. Hsissen immediately raised to 5,200,000. Ahuja moved all in. Hsissen called with a total of 11,900,000 behind.

Ahuja: 9♣ 5♣
Hsissen: J♦ 9♦

Hsissen had the lead with a higher kicker after both players turned top pair.

The 7♣ spiked on the river, improving Ahuja to a straight, which was enough to send Hsissen to the rail in 4th place.

The remaining four players are on a 15-minute break. 

Here is how they stand heading into 400,000 / 800,000 blinds.

Ankit Ahuja – 38,900,000
James Romero – 17,600,000
Jesse Cohen – 11,300,000
Mehdi Hsissen – 10,300,000

Congratulations to Ubaid Habib from Tracy, CA who finished 5th in our DeepStack Championship Event #75 $1,100 NLH MonsterStack $1M GTD winning $88,767.

Blinds: 300,000 / 600,000

Ubaid Habib called from the cutoff before Ankit Ahuja moved all in for 37,800,000 from the button. Both blinds folded before the action fell back on Habib.

“I did it to trap you,” remarked Habib, who was now agonising over his decision.

Habib eventually called with 12,300,000 behind before both players tabled their cards.

Ahuja: K♣ J♥
Habib: A♠ 8♦

Habib had the lead pre flop, before the board ran out Q♥ 6♦ T♣ A♥ 8♣, improving Ahuja to a straight by the turn guaranteeing him the pot.

Congratulations to Phachara Wongwichit from Australia who finished 6th in our DeepStack Championship Event #75 $1,100 NLH MonsterStack $1M GTD winning $69,281.

Blinds: 250,000 / 500,000

James Romero moved all in for 6,400,000 from the button and was called by Phachara Wongwichit in the small blind who had 1,875,000 behind.

Romero: A♦ 5♦
Wongwichit: Q♣ T♣

Wongwichit was unable to improve, after the board ran out 6♥ 8♥ K♦ 6♠ 7♠, leaving him to finish in 6th place.