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Daily Majors: Kamal Naruka, Ram Kakkar, Anish Vijayvergia & Shagun Jain Seize Stellar Victories on Friday
The digital poker arena was bustling with a medley of MTTs on Friday, with PokerBaazi`s brand-new ₹6 Crores GTD Baazi Value Series unveiled with a staggering ₹65.50 Lakhs in guaranteed prizes, spread across four enthralling BVS events. Adapting to the latest GST alterations for the sector, PokerBaazi has increased its tournament rake from 10% to a notable 15%.
Adding depth to the Friday lineup of tournaments was MPL Poker’s ₹2.50 Crores GTD Poker Master Series and Junglee Poker’s ₹3+ Crores GTD Poker Premier League – both heading towards an exhilarating finale this Sunday.
Promising non-stop action for tournament players, Junglee Poker’s new Money Magnet series will commence on Sunday, giving players a golden opportunity to become a lakhpati daily across ten days for a mere ₹1 investment.
Not just that, Sunday will present immense opportunities for budding poker players to build a bankroll as A23 Poker will host its tenth ₹20 Lakhs GTD Mega Freeroll with Natural8 India’s ₹8,88,888 GTD Launch Party Freeroll 3, further adding to the weekend frenzy.
Regarding Friday’s poker royalty, Mihir Saksena reigned supreme, securing the top accolade in PokerBaazi’s ₹35 Lakhs GTD BVS#3. Entering the primetime event thrice, Saksena claimed his maiden title on PokerBaazi accompanied by a personal-best ₹4.16 Lakhs prize. A shrewd three-way deal led to ‘Think_again‘ and ‘KingMady‘ also enjoying substantial payouts of ₹3.59 Lakhs and ₹3.43 Lakhs respectively.
Kamal Naruka, after a two-year hiatus from the online felts, stormed back with a grand victory in Adda52’s The Ballers, acquiring his second-largest online prize, a sumptuous ₹4.03 Lakhs. Following closely was Gopal Bajaj, who, after three entries, secured a commendable ₹3.36 Lakhs as the runner-up.
‘Tiltplay’ (anonymity requested) had a night to remember with a top finish in PokerBaazi’s WTF and added another feather to their cap by securing the winner’s payout worth ₹3.48 Lakhs. Anish Vijayvergia, The MoneyMaker 39.0 winner, delivered a stellar performance, seizing the second spot for ₹2.75 Lakhs – amassing ₹2.81 Lakhs overall.
After a splendid eighth-place finish in the ongoing DPT Deltin Jubilee Edition`s series-opener Warm-Up Turbo, Ram Kakkar had a memorable run on PokerStars India. He shipped The Big Bash – Ticket Drop Edition for ₹1.98 Lakhs (₹1.16 Lakhs in bounties), ending a two-month title drought and amassing a remarkable ₹3.11 Lakhs across three cash finishes. Akshay Kapoor secured ₹1.18 Lakhs in second place (won ₹1.62 Lakhs overall).
Young Gun Devang Yadav reaffirmed his dominance by reigning supreme in PokerBaazi’s BVS #4, earning a handsome ₹1.82 Lakhs top prize. Hemant Gagwana entered the event seven times and reaped a significant ₹1.36 Lakhs in second place.
The other standout champions on the debut day of the Baazi Value Series included ‘advaitt’ (Won BVS#2 for ₹1.16 Lakhs) and Tiakumzuk ‘johnimsong’ (Won BVS #1 Kick-Off for ₹1.12 Lakhs).
On MPL Poker, Pramod Chaudhary stole the limelight, amassing a remarkable ₹1.92 Lakhs in the Master Series #88 Highroller. Alongside him, Rahul Arora captured ₹1.24 Lakhs in second place, all while live-streaming his tournament journey.
The other PMS champions of the day were Rahul Rawat (Won Master Series #89 Full Stack Friday for ₹29,250), Vinu T (Won Master Series #87 for ₹19,500), Nitin Negi (Won Master Series #85 MPL Brunch for ₹9,847), Sunil Kajala (Won Master Series #90 Monster Stack for ₹17,450), and Akshat Yadav (Won Master Series #86 MPL Sundowner for ₹9,847).
The Jaipur-based poker sensation Shagun Jain marked his maiden victory of the month in Pocket52’s Pocket Knights, earning a respectable ₹1.02 Lakhs (won at least ₹2.72 Lakhs overall). The ever-consistent Nandan Pugalia wasn’t far behind and pocketed ₹71,530 as the runner-up.
Anish Arora went on a title-shipping spree last evening, headlined by a stellar victory in Pocket52’s Predator for a site-best ₹43,486. Not done yet, he also took down Adda52`s The Ballers Lite for a cool ₹39,111, aggregating ₹1.05 Lakhs through six cashouts.
Nishant Chowdhury, Ashwin Vijay, Sashank Chakravarthy, Raman Arora, Rajneesh Thakur, Ajit Singh Arora, Amandeep Singh, and Kamal Punjabi secured victories in other Friday marquees.
Here are the Friday highlights!
PokerBaazi
BVS#3 – ₹35 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,300
Entries – 605
Re-entries – 516
Prize Pool – ₹35,00,000
Places Paid – 197
On Friday, the digital poker scene was abuzz with excitement as PokerBaazi launched its brand-new Baazi Value Series with a whopping ₹6 Crores guaranteed prize pool. The inaugural day of this series was nothing short of spectacular, featuring four grand events and a whopping ₹65.50 Lakhs in guaranteed prizes!
Mihir ‘BoomJesus’ Saksena was the name on everyone’s lips as he dominated Friday’s featured attraction, the ₹35 Lakhs GTD BVS#3. Displaying resilience and skill, Saksena, who had only participated in 47 MTTs on PokerBaazi, entered the 8 PM showstopper tournament thrice. His persistence paid off as he bested a formidable field of 1,121 players (605 unique). The intense competition spanned over nine hours, culminating in Saksena’s first-ever title win on the platform. After a mutual three-way deal, he pocketed a cool ₹4.16 Lakhs, marking a personal-best achievement.
Mihir Saksena’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹4.89 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹4.27 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
In the three-way deal that concluded the BVS#3, ‘Think_again’ and ‘KingMady’ were the other notable beneficiaries, finishing second for ₹3.59 Lakhs and third for ₹3.43 Lakhs, respectively.
Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat also left an indelible mark last night. He entered BVS#3 twice, eventually landing in the fourth position with a substantial ₹1.82 Lakhs. The poker streamer lapped up ₹1.93 Lakhs through two noteworthy performances:
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#3 for ₹1,82,000
> 50th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for 10,750
Nitin Rawat’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.04 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.54 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #13 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.97 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹57.81 Lakhs
Fresh off a third-place finish in the ongoing DPT Deltin Jubilee Edition Warm-Up Turbo, Jaydeep ‘JDBhaiya’ Dawer also made a mark in BVS#3, finishing sixth for ₹87,500. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹21.73 Lakhs
The BVS#3, with its ₹3,300 entry fee, drew considerable attention. Despite its appeal, there was a slight overlay deficit of ₹1.37 Lakhs. Still, the promised ₹35 Lakhs prize pool was generously distributed among the top 197 contenders, ensuring well-deserved rewards for the elite performers.
Final Table Results
- Mihir ‘BoomJesus’ Saksena – ₹4,15,506*
- Think_again – ₹3,59,329*
- KingMady – ₹3,42,715*
- Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat – ₹1,82,000
- chandankumark – ₹1,29,500
- Jaydeep ‘JDBhaiya’ Dawer – ₹87,500
- HS1000 – ₹63,350
- Anil1986 – ₹44,100
*denotes a three-way deal
WTF – ₹25 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,300
Entries – 349
Re-entries – 350
Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000
Places Paid – 119
In a riveting showdown in PokerBaazi’s ₹25 Lakhs WTF last night, ‘tiltplay’ (anonymity requested) emerged as the undisputed champion. Battling against a stacked 699-entry field (349 unique) for over nine hours, this seasoned online poker veteran added another significant win to their already impressive resume, bagging a substantial ₹3.48 Lakhs.
The well-known The MoneyMaker 39.0 champ, Anish ‘Fishlover001’ Vijayvergia, exhibited an impeccable strategy but had to settle for the second spot, pocketing a lucrative ₹2.75 Lakhs.
Vijay’s total earnings for the day were a commendable ₹2.81 Lakhs, achieved through three notable finishes:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹2,75,000
> 65th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#4 for ₹4,000
> 62nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily 1000X for ₹1,600
Anish Vijay’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹36.01 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
Another familiar face at the WTF final table was Sagar ‘BustedAA’ Raj. Having previously clinched the WTF title on September 22 and recently winning the Super Stack PKO 8-Max, Raj was looking for a repeat performance. However, he settled for the fourth spot. Nonetheless, Raj earned ₹1.57 Lakhs from two impressive finishes, crossing ₹2 Crores in tracked online winnings.
Raj`s Friday finishes include:
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹1,41,250
> 25th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#3 for ₹16,100
Sagar Raj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.01 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹33.66 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #15 | Annual Winnings: ₹89.56 Lakhs
Md ‘007Bahubali’ Zeeshan also made his mark on the WTF final table, raking in ₹65,105 from four deep runs:
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹48,500
> 10th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹10,400
> 78th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#4 for ₹4,000
> 59th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,205
Md Zeeshan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹41.26 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
Other notable players who secured top payouts in the WTF include Om ‘Oppyrates’ Prakash (5th for ₹95,000), Vivek ‘viveksnmc10’ Pal (6th for ₹65,000), and Wednesday`s Straight Drive champion Debapriya ‘detulelungikhul’ Manna (8th for ₹37,750).
In an administrative change, PokerBaazi has increased the tournament rake from 10% to 15%. With its entry fee set at ₹3,300, the WTF experienced a glaring overlay shortfall of ₹4.94 Lakhs. In total, 119 players received payouts for their impressive performances.
Final Table Results
- tiltplay – ₹3,48,250
- Anish ‘Fishlover001’ Vijayvergia – ₹2,75,000
- NWAicecube – ₹2,07,500
- Sagar ‘BustedAA’ Raj – ₹1,41,250
- Om ‘Oppyrates’ Prakash – ₹95,000
- Vivek ‘viveksnmc10’ Pal – ₹65,000
- Md ‘007Bahubali’ Zeeshan – ₹48,500
- Debapriya ‘detulelungikhul’ Manna – ₹37,750
BVS#4 – ₹12.50 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,600
Entries – 472
Re-entries – 422
Prize Pool – ₹12,50,000
Places Paid – 143
PokerBaazi`s inaugural Baazi Value Series got off to an electrifying start on Friday, with a whopping ₹65.50 Lakhs in prize money guaranteed across four high-value tournaments on its debut day.
The prime attraction at 9 PM was the ₹12.50 Lakhs GTD BVS#4. Young Gun Devang ‘laila’ Yadav, a distinguished alumnus from IIT Delhi, once again proved his mettle. Fresh off his commendable second-place finish in Thursday`s Googly, Yadav deftly navigated a competitive sea of 894 participants (472 unique). After two entries and close to eight hours of focused play, Yadav claimed victory in the 9 PM flagship event, pocketing a handsome prize of ₹1.82 Lakhs.
Another notable performance came from Hemant ‘hkm2828’ Gagwana (opted out of our tracking). Demonstrating unmatched persistence, Gagwana fired an astounding seven bullets in the event, and his determination was rewarded with a rich second-place payout of ₹1.36 Lakhs.
Areyann ‘kreishhAA’ Gurbaxani, Thursday’s Dominator winner, continued his winning streak. He aggregated ₹1.06 Lakhs through two remarkable finishes:
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s BVS#4 for ₹1,03,750
> 92nd in PokerBaazi’s BVS#2 for ₹2,080
Areyan Gurbaxani’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.46 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.28 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #17 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.93 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹38.08 Lakhs
Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat, another formidable player who recently crossed ₹3 Crores in tracked online winnings, began his weekend on a high. He earned a sumptuous ₹1.58 Lakhs through eight stellar finishes, including a runner-up placement and two more FT appearances.
Ahlawat`s top Friday achievements include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹62,950
> 5th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#4 for ₹54,000
> 5th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹17,783
> 15th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹5,775
Vikhyat Ahlawat’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.04 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹56.50 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #17 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.96 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹20.39 Lakhs
Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor had a remarkable Friday, accumulating ₹1.62 Lakhs from three deep runs, including a runner-up finish and another final table appearance:
> 2nd in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash – Ticket Drop Edition for ₹1,17,862
> 6th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#4 for ₹36,625
> 88th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹7,750
Akshay Kapoor’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.15 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹60.17 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹60.68 Lakhs
Continuing his recent ascent, Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj accumulated ₹58,875 through three remarkable runs:
> 10th in Adda52’s The Ballers DPT Edition for ₹29,750
> 8th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#4 for ₹19,875
> 81st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹9,250
Gokul Raj’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.54 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.03 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.73 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹68.63 Lakhs
Despite the attractive entry fee of ₹1,600 for BVS#4, the event experienced a minor overlay shortfall of ₹34,160. Nonetheless, the committed ₹12.50 Lakhs prize pool was distributed among the leading 143 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Devang ‘laila’ Yadav- ₹1,81,750
- Hemant ‘hkm2828’ Gagwana – ₹1,35,875
- Areyann ‘kreishhAA’ Gurbaxani – ₹1,03,750
- vineet6789 – ₹74,625
- Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat – ₹54,000
- Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor – ₹36,625
- Peakyblinders – ₹27,500
- Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj – ₹19,875
BVS#1 Kick-Off – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹900
Entries – 743
Re-entries – 676
Prize Pool – ₹11,07,000
Places Paid – 245
On the digital felts this past Friday, Tiakumzuk, who plays under the moniker ‘johnimsong’ on PokerBaazi, showcased his poker prowess by clinching his seventh title on the platform. Notably, this win marked his fifth title victory this year. The event in the spotlight was the Baazi Value Series kick-off event, aptly named the ₹10 Lakhs GTD BVS#1 Kick-Off.
Starting at 3 PM, the event drew a whopping 1,419 entries (743 unique). After almost eight hours of intense gameplay, Tiakumzuk stood victorious over this mammoth field, solidifying his position at the top after a negotiated six-way deal. His triumphant run rewarded him with a commendable ₹1.12 Lakhs.
Several recognized players were part of this lucrative deal. This includes ‘Pinnkman,’ who secured the second position and took home ₹75,672, closely followed by ‘AlwaysAhead’ in third with ₹69,931.
‘gorgeousGupta94,’ ‘GTDS,’ and ‘FloppedTheNuts’ also made their mark, bagging ₹69,392, ₹59,938, and ₹67,090, respectively.
Tiakumzuk’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.96 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.74 Lakhs | Titles Won: #7
Another recognizable name that graced the BVS#1 Kick-Off final table was Sunny ‘Sunnyland’ Prajapati. Competing valiantly, he finished in the seventh spot, adding ₹19,369 to his earnings.
The BVS#1 Kick-Off, with its modest buy-in of ₹900, managed to amass an appealing prize pool amounting to ₹11.07 Lakhs. The event ensured that the top 245 finishers walked away with their share of rewards, making it a lucrative opportunity for many poker enthusiasts.
Final Table Results
- Tiakumzuk aka ‘johnimsong’ – ₹1,12,104*
- Pinnkman – ₹75,672*
- AlwaysAhead – ₹69,931*
- gorgeousGupta94 – ₹69,392*
- GTDS – ₹59,938*
- FloppedTheNuts – ₹67,090*
- Sunny ‘Sunnyland’ Prajapati – ₹19,369
- 2koolkool – ₹13,503
*denotes a six-way deal
(7-Max) Afternoon Boost- ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,000
Entries – 122
Re-entries – 99
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 41
Friday afternoon witnessed Nishant ‘NC1202’ Chowdhury shine brilliantly as he clinched first place in PokerBaazi’s daytime marquee event, the ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost. The tournament wrapped up in a swift span of just over five hours.
Battling a starting assembly of 221 participants (122 unique), Chowdhury managed to outlast and dominate the 2 PM marquee event, garnering a rewarding ₹82,000. This triumph marked his fourth title win this year. On his heels was the formidable Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat, who settled for a respectable second place, walking away with ₹62,950.
Nishant Chowdhury`s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹11.57 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹3.10 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4
Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat, known for his recent victory in Sunday’s BSS Big Bounty, delivered another masterclass performance on Friday. He raked in an impressive ₹1.58 Lakhs over eight noteworthy runs, highlighted by this second-place finish and two other final table scores:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹62,950
> 5th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#4 for ₹54,000
> 5th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹17,783
> 64th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹9,250
> 15th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹5,775
> 13th in PokerBaazi’s PLO5 BOOST for ₹4,104
> 120th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#1 Kick-Off for ₹2,103
> 85th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#2 for ₹2,080
Vikhyat Ahlawat’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.04 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹56.50 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #17 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.95 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹20.39 Lakhs
Another noteworthy performance came from Suraj ‘MR8BEAST’ N Yadav. He clinched the third spot in the (7-Max) Afternoon Boost, earning ₹48,800. Throughout the day, Yadav’s strategic gameplay ensured he accumulated ₹64,983 across three stellar finishes:
> 3rd in PokeBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹48,800
> 11th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#4 for ₹12,875
> 38th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹3,308
Suraj N Yadav’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.52 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #7
Vishwas ‘quickmaths’ Khanna, who won the (7-Max) Afternoon Boost on Thursday, again graced the final table in the daytime event. He locked in fourth place, earning ₹37,350.
Despite the event’s accessible entry fee of ₹2,000, it experienced an unexpected overlay of ₹98,222, translating to almost 20% of the advertised guarantee. Nonetheless, leveraging this added value, the top 41 performers enjoyed generous payouts.
Final Table Results
- Nishant ‘NC1202’ Chowdhury – ₹82,000
- Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat – ₹62,950
- Suraj ‘MR8BEAST’ N Yadav – ₹48,800
- Vishwas ‘quickmaths’ Khanna – ₹37,350
- udixi18 – ₹27,100
- Treys – ₹19,650
- saarrajpuria – ₹15,900
Daily 1000X – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹500
Entries – 557
Re-entries – 486
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 167
After a commendable 18 months of active play on PokerBaazi, the user ‘Sirfuxalot20’ celebrated a significant milestone. Yesterday, this passionate player captured their first-ever title on the platform by triumphing in the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Daily 1000X.
Entering the 9 PM tournament three times, ‘Sirfuxalot20’ showcased impeccable skill, navigating a sprawling field of 1,043 participants (557 unique) in seven hours and seven minutes. This victory brought them a personal best payout of ₹69,000 on PokerBaazi.
In addition to this impressive achievement, ‘Sirfuxalot20’ also notched up a notable finish in the BVS#1 Kick-Off, securing 20th place and a payout of ₹5,423. Cumulatively, their Friday success amounted to ₹74,423, swinging their PokerBaazi account back into the green.
Sirfuxalot20’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.21 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹39,553 | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Another player who caught the limelight was the four-time Daily Night SPRINT champion, Habil ‘Habz420’ Jiruwala. He had a decent run, accumulating ₹56,160 from two significant finishes on PokerBaazi:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi Daily 1000X for ₹54,500
> 173rd in PokerBaazi BVS#1 Kick-Off for ₹1,660
Habil Jiruwala’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹77.08 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹14.62 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #10
The Daily 1000X final table also witnessed stellar gameplay from accomplished regulars like Mukesh ‘Guruuu’ Surana (3rd for ₹40,950), Animesh ‘ogamayaken’ Tripathi (4th for ₹27,650), and Sankalp ‘Wobbegong’ Marwah (5th for ₹19,250).
Despite its affordable entry buy-in of ₹500, the Daily 1000X fell ₹46,295 short of its advertised guarantee. Nevertheless, the 1000X value promise ensured the top 167 finishers walked away with substantial cash prizes.
Final Table Results
- Sirfuxalot20 – ₹69,000
- Habil ‘Habz420’ Jiruwala – ₹54,500
- Mukesh ‘Guruuu’ Surana – ₹40,950
- Animesh ‘ogamayaken’ Tripathi – ₹27,650
- Sankalp ‘Wobbegong’ Marwah – ₹19,250
- Survivor24 – ₹14,000
- austereDonkin49 – ₹9,350
- lawrencemo – ₹6,500
‘advaitt’ won the ₹8 Lakhs GTD BVS#2 for ₹1.16 Lakhs.
‘jackiehusky’ (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹76,130), Raman ‘Ranzoo9’ Arora (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD PLO-6 Boost Monster for ₹37,000), Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 BOOST for ₹36,820), ‘Waystead’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹28,780), ‘mohan2908’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹24,600), ‘BlessedYuki’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Evening SPRINT for ₹14,590), and ‘pauljanga268’ (Won ₹50K GTD 5-Max Daily Turbo for ₹6,100) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.
MPL Poker
Master Series #88 Highroller – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,300
Entries – 169
Re-entries – 96
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 60
As the curtain is set to fall on MPL Poker’s ₹2.50 Crores GTD Poker Master Series in just two days, poker aficionados were treated to a high-octane Friday. The platform lined up six riveting PMS events, with the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Master Series #88 Highroller stealing the limelight. Pramod ‘yishiraja’ Chaudhary emerged as the ultimate champion in this fiercely contested tournament.
The event, boasting a buy-in of ₹3,300, kicked off at 8:30 PM and managed to attract an impressive turnout of 265 participants (169 unique). As the stakes rose and the competition intensified, Chaudhary proved his mettle by seizing the title and pocketing a whopping ₹1.92 Lakhs.
While Chaudhary’s triumph was the talk of the town, another standout performance came from Rahul ‘lordofspades62’ Arora. Not only did he display exceptional skills on the table, but Arora also added a unique twist by live-streaming his gameplay. Making a standout run in the tournament with just a single entry, Arora navigated his way to the runner-up position, clinching a significant ₹1.24 Lakhs in prize money.
Those curious about Arora’s gameplay can relive the thrilling moments of his deep run by watching his stream below.
Despite the attractive ₹3,300 buy-in, the Master Series #88 Highroller encountered an overlay deficit of ₹2.05 Lakhs. However, staying true to their promise, MPL Poker distributed the ₹10 Lakhs guaranteed prize pool among the top 60 contenders.
Final Table Results
- Pramod ‘yishiraja’ Chaudhary – ₹1,92,000
- Rahul ‘lordofspades62’ Arora – ₹1,24,250
- renuka1230093 – ₹87,000
- battlelord50976 – ₹60,000
- jackal8386283 – ₹47,500
- champ1704 – ₹38,000
The other Poker Master Series champions of the day included Rahul ‘katiya0000’ Rawat (Won ₹2.50 Lakh GTD Master Series #89 Full Stack Friday for ₹29,250), Vinu ‘vinu8802’ T (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Master Series #87 for ₹19,500), Nitin ‘underdogg’ Negi (Won ₹50K GTD Master Series #85 MPL Brunch for ₹9,847), Sunil ‘battlefan344031’ Kajala (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Master Series #90 Monster Stack for ₹17,450), and Akshat ‘ak47rifles’ Yadav (Won ₹50K GTD Master Series #86 MPL Sundowner for ₹9,847).
Pocket52
Pocket Knights – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 100
Re-entries – 46
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 25
There seems to be no stopping Shagun ‘icansuckout’ Jain (opted out of our tracking), as he maintains his exceptional form in online tournaments. Following a magnificent September, wherein he triumphed in no less than four flagship events, such as the Legend #22 Sunday Magnate, Legend #18, Legend #50 PKO, and Ragnarok, Jain inaugurated his October title tally with a rousing victory last night.
Jain’s latest conquest came in Pocket52’s prominent 8 PM Friday event, the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Knights. He navigated a challenging field of 146 entries (100 unique). Demonstrating superior strategy and gameplay, Jain emerged at the top in just 6.5 hours, pocketing a substantial ₹1.02 Lakhs. This victory further solidifies his impressive track record, marking it as at least his 17th online title this year.
But Jain didn’t stop there. Friday saw him flexing his poker muscles further. He amassed an impressive total of at least ₹2.72 Lakhs from three known finishes, highlighted by his presence at two final tables:
> 4th in Adda52’s The Ballers DPT Edition for ₹1,46,200
> 1st in Pocket52’s Pocket Knights for ₹1,01,840
> 13th in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash – Ticket Drop Edition for ₹24,039
Another standout performer was the ever-consistent Nandan ‘RageMonster’ Pugalia, who clinched the second spot, taking home a rewarding ₹71,530.
The final table of the Pocket Knights was graced by several known regulars. Among the notables leaving their mark were players like Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi, who secured third place with ₹53,702, and Tanbir ‘Jatt6414’ Singh, finishing seventh with ₹19,889.
With entry set at ₹2,750, Pocket Knights experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹1.38 Lakhs. Nonetheless, Pocket52 rewarded the top 25 players from the promised ₹5 Lakhs prize pool. Moreover, the platform distributed Tournament Discount Cash (TDC) on the overlay amount, which players can use before their Game Balance in future tournaments.
Final Table Results
- Shagun ‘icansuckout’ Jain – ₹1,01,840
- Nandan ‘RageMonster’ Pugalia – ₹71,530
- Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi – ₹53,702
- UNKNOWN – ₹40,967
- Jua_Na_1 – ₹31,870
- SuBhAjItSj – ₹25,031
- Tanbir ‘Jatt6414’ Singh – ₹19,889
- chillkevj – ₹16,022
Anish ‘FishingRod’ Arora (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Predator for ₹43,486), and ‘pokersage’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Soda for ₹26,459) won the other Pocket52 marquees.
Spartan Poker
‘ResetRegret’ (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD Hattrick for ₹96,000), Sashank ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ Chakravarthy (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD SKY High Turbo 6-Max for ₹51,100), ‘StoicCrusher’ (Won ₹75K GTD Hit Wicket PKO for ₹24,271), and ‘adshark1’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Full Toss for ₹26,830) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.
Junglee Poker
PPL – Hustler – ₹3 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Total Entries – 145
Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000
Places Paid – 18
Junglee Poker’s Friday showstopper, the ₹3 Lakhs GTD PPL – Hustler, culminated with ‘gkggkkggk‘ reigning supreme over the competition. Amidst a spirited battle with 145 contenders vying for the top, ‘gkggkkggk’ displayed impeccable skills and strategy to clinch the title, pocketing a substantial ₹60,000 in the process.
Not far behind in showcasing adept poker prowess, ‘maank’ managed to lock in the second position, earning a well-deserved ₹48,000.
Despite the excitement and competition surrounding the 9:30 PM tournament, it experienced an overlay of ₹82,500. Nevertheless, Junglee Poker ensured that the top 18 performers received their share of cash prizes for their efforts.
Final Table Results
- gkggkkggk – ₹60,000
- maank – ₹48,000
- gangakhor – ₹39,000
- mahi – ₹30,000
- shweta9800 – ₹21,000
- performer28215208 – ₹18,000
- role-x-man – ₹12,000
- sahbajahmaf – ₹9,000
PokerStars India
The Big Bash – Ticket Drop Edition – ₹9 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 93
Re-entries – 94
Total Prize Pool – ₹9,35,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹4,67,500
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹4,67,500
Places Paid – 23
Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar, the celebrated Adda52 Game Ambassador, seems to be enjoying his time at the DPT Deltin Jubilee Edition in Goa. Two days after securing an eighth-place finish in the series-opener Warm-Up NLH Turbo, taking home ₹57,937, Kakkar’s star shone brightest in PokerStars India’s primetime event last evening.
After playing Day 1B of the DPT Main Event during the day, Kakkar seamlessly transitioned to his online grind later in the evening. Facing a formidable field of 187 participants (93 unique), Kakkar made three entries in PokerStars India’s ₹9 Lakhs GTD The Big Bash – Ticket Drop Edition. His persistence paid off as he clinched his seventh title for the year after a six-hour marathon, pocketing an impressive ₹1.98 Lakhs (₹1.16 Lakhs in bounties). This achievement ended Kakkar’s two-month title drought since his last win in the Galactic Series-59 [Championship PKO 6-Max] on September 8.
Kakkar’s Friday grind added at least ₹3.11 Lakhs to his coffers across three known deep runs:
> 1st in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash – Ticket Drop Edition for ₹2,03,331 *(₹1,21,133 in bounties)
> 5th in Adda52’s The Ballers DPT Edition for ₹1,02,000
> 185th in PokerBaazi BVS#3 for ₹5,600
On a similar note, the IOPC January 2022 Super High Roller champion, Akshay ‘LalaSaab’ Kapoor, exhibited his poker acumen, accumulating ₹1.62 Lakhs from three deep runs:
> 2nd in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash – Ticket Drop Edition for ₹1,17,862* (₹35,664 in bounties)
> 6th in PokerBaazi’s BVS#4 for ₹36,625
> 88th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹7,750
Akshay Kapoor’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.15 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹60.17 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3
The final table of The Big Bash showcased elite talent, featuring prominent players like Rajat ‘sharabikebabi’ Sharma (4th for ₹71,288), Aryaman ‘AryaKnight’ Arora (6th for ₹43,345), Monday’s Eliminator champion Praveen ‘pinawxd’ KR (7th for ₹22,227), and Thursday’s WTF winner Manish ‘manish jangid’ Jangid (9th for ₹18,128).
PokerStars India`s player-centric stance of bearing the entire GST burden on player deposits without any bonus adjustments or rake adjustments has resulted in a noticeable uptick in traffic on the platform. The same was evident in The Big Bash, which generated an impressive prize pool of ₹9.35 Lakhs, distributing rewards to the top 23 contenders.
As an added bonus, PokerStars India made five ticket drops across 15 tables as part of its Ticket Drop promotion, awarding random players free tickets to Spin & Gos and the ₹3 Lakhs Royal Rumble.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar – ₹1,98,331
- Akshay ‘LalaSaab’ Kapoor – ₹1,17,862
- s291405 – ₹61,611
- Rajat ‘sharabikebabi’ Sharma – ₹71,288
- imhobadshah – ₹37,422
- Aryaman ‘AryaKnight’ Arora – ₹43,345
- Praveen ‘pinawxd’ KR – ₹22,227
- rax490 – ₹33,679
- Manish ‘manish jangid’ Jangid – ₹18,128
‘drogonaces7’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Uppercut for ₹38,482), Ajit ‘ace_bob_here’ Singh Arora (Won ₹70K GTD Ultrasonic PKO for ₹17,319), ‘wildshark100’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max PKO for ₹16,097), and ‘love gurjar’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹11,769) won the other PokerStars India marquees.
Adda52
The Ballers DPT Edition – ₹17 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹7,500
Entries – 110
Re-entries – 112
Prize Pool – ₹17,00,000
Places Paid – 24
Following an extended break of over two years, Kamal ‘ksn123’ Naruka, the Adda52 Millions victor from November 2020, made a phenomenal return to the virtual poker tables last evening. His last tournament play was recorded in August 2021, and the online poker community witnessed his majestic, triumphant return with wide-open arms and astonishment.
Unyielding in his approach, Naruka made two bold entries into Adda52’s ₹17 Lakhs GTD The Ballers – DPT Edition. He faced a formidable assembly of 222 poker aficionados (110 unique). But, backed by his impeccable strategy, unyielding focus, and sheer determination, Naruka outlasted them all in an adrenaline-pumping session lasting almost eight hours. This triumphant return yielded him a substantial ₹4.03 Lakhs, marking it his second-most significant win.
Kamal Naruka’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.72 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹52.85 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
The stakes were exceptionally high in The Ballers. One of the emerging poker talents in the country, Gopal ‘TheAceCrown’ Bajaj, made three spirited entries in this primetime event. He skillfully traversed the challenging terrain of this high-stakes contest, clinching an impressive second-place finish and taking home ₹3.36 Lakhs.
The Ballers DPT Edition’s final table was an ensemble of poker superstars. Noteworthy participants included seasoned professionals like Saurabh ‘saurabh21’ Rohila (3rd for ₹2.04 Lakhs), last night’s Pocket Knights champion Shagun ‘sogani94’ Jain (4th for ₹1.46 Lakhs), The Big Bash champion Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar (5th for ₹1.02 Lakhs), and the formidable Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar (6th for ₹72,250).
Interestingly, even though the event’s guarantee was reduced due to the simultaneously running DPT Deltin Jubilee edition in Goa, The Ballers, which had an entry fee of ₹7,500, still couldn’t meet its promised amount, witnessing an overlay deficit of ₹1.86 Lakhs. Nonetheless, the generous ₹17 Lakhs prize pool was distributed among the top 24 standouts.
Final Table Results
- Kamal ‘ksn123’ Naruka – ₹4,02,845
- Gopal ‘TheAceCrown’ Bajaj – ₹3,35,805
- Saurabh ‘saurabh21’ Rohila – ₹2,04,000
- Shagun ‘sogani94’ Jain – ₹1,46,200
- Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar – ₹1,02,000
- Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar – ₹72,250
Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay1399’ Vijay (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Friday Bounty for ₹67,024), Anish ‘PapaNegreanu’ Arora (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD The Ballers Lite for ₹39,111), Amandeep ‘amanpoker27’ Singh (Won ₹50K GTD Morning Adda for ₹12,558), Kamal ‘kamalpunjabi11’ Punjabi (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹11,800), and ‘8b0b3b3b5b’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹11,813) won the other Adda52 marquees.
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Pocket52 PSL Season 3: Joey Saha’s Soft Play Penalty Lands MPL Goan Nuts in a Soup, Delhi Czars Climb to #3 in Team Standings
Update (February 9, 10 PM): The PSL management has informed us that the penalty imposed on Joey Saha and the MPL Goan Nuts is currently under review as a misinterpretation of rules as opposed to soft play or collusion.
India’s first and to date only virtual poker league, the Pocket52 Poker Sports League Season 3 (Virtual), has entered the home stretch now. The league is onto Week 4 with only two matches left to unfold before the semi-finals.
Apart from the odd technical hiccup, the virtual season had gone by without incident – until recently. A major controversy has stirred things up at PSL with the league management discovering soft play during the HighRoller 6-Max MTT on Saturday, February 6. On reviewing the match hand history, the PSL team found Joey Saha of the MPL Goan Nuts guilty of soft play against teammate Laksh Pal Singh. According to the leagues` rules, Saha has been disqualified for the season. Furthermore, all points scored by him so far have been deducted from his team`s tally. If that was not bad enough, the MPL Goan Nuts have been docked 20% of the points collected by it so far, and this penalty is applicable for the upcoming Week 4 matches as well.
In the aftermath of the controversy, MPL Goan Nuts has slipped down to the last (#8) position in the team standings, considering the point adjustments. The incident has all but ended the team`s hopes of a top-three finish this season.
With only two league matches left to unfold, the PokerDangal Kolkata Kings continue to reign supreme with 23,400 points. Deccan Aces have managed to retain their second position in the team standings with 22,500 points. However, there is a surprise addition at #3.
The biggest revelation this past week, the Delhi Czars, pulled off brilliant teamwork in the HighRoller match on Saturday. Three of its team members made it to the six-handed final table, lapping up 7,000 points. The team’s dazzling Saturday run helped them ladder up an impressive four places in team standings! After the two matches that unfolded on February 8 (Monday), Delhi Czars are sitting at #3 on the leaderboard with 18,500 points.
The Monday matches saw Delhi Czars’ Niharika Bindra taking down the Online Qualifier Category Match 2, collecting 2,500 points for her team. Bengaluru Legends’ Arsh Grover took down the Wildcard Category Match to win 2,500 points.
Current Leaderboard Standings (Updated on February 9)
| Rank | Team | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolkata Kings | 23,400 |
| 2 | Deccan Aces | 22,500 |
| 3 | Delhi Czars | 18,500 |
| 4 | Gujrat Falcons | 16,500 |
| 5 | Chennai Troopers | 13,200 |
| 6 | Mumbai Anchors | 12,500 |
| 7 | Bengaluru Legends | 12,400 |
| 8 | Goan Nuts | 10,320 |
| Grand Total | 1,25,000 |
Just two more matches are left to be played in the league stage. Coming up on Wednesday, February 10, is the Deepstack 8-Max MTT, followed by the much-awaited Main Event 8-Max MTT on February 13. After the Main Event, all the teams’ total points will be tallied, with the top two teams qualifying for the Finale directly. The next six teams in the standings will compete in the semi-finals on February 17, and only four among them will play the Finale on February 20.
All the action from PSL Season 3 is live-streamed on Viacom18’s VOOT app, and you can even watch completed matches under VOOT’s video-on-demand section.
Highroller 6-Max MTT (February 6)
The Highroller 6-Max MTT was the only match to be played on Saturday, February 6, and had six players from each team participating. Of the 48-player field, the top eight places earned points for their respective teams.
Bengaluru Legends’ Arsh Grover (7th place for 1,000 points) and Chennai Troopers’ Ragesh Mishra (8th place for 800 points) were the two players scoring points outside the FT.
Final Table Recap
The only female player on the FT, Delhi Czars’ Niharika Bindra, was the first to fall. Deccan Aces’ Dhirendra Kumar opened UTG with , and the action folded to Bindra in the small blind. She pushed all-in with pocket sevens. Kumar called and flopped an ace to send Bindra packing in sixth place. Bindra collected 1,200 points for her team.
Next up, Bindra’s teammate Sharad Rao was shown the door by the IOPC – The Crown champion Laksh Pal Singh.
Deccan Aces member Dhirendra Kumar’s swingy journey came to an end next when he open-shoved with and lost to Laksh Pal Singh’s pocket jacks. Kumar bowed out in fourth place, scoring 1,800 points for his team.
After a few mins, Kumar’s team mentor Kunal Patni followed him out in third place. Patni open-shoved his short stack with and Gaurav Sood put him at risk holding . Sood paired his ace on the flop to eliminate Patni in third place. The former banked collected 2,800 points for his team.
The heads-up between Laksh Pal Singh and Gaurav Sood turned out to be a short affair. On the final hand of the match, Singh limped , and Sood bet 3X holding . Singh called to see the flop open . Sood led out with his gutshot draw, and Singh called to get to the turn . Sood fired another bullet. Singh called again. The completed the runout. Sood tried a bluff by ripping it in with ace-high, but Singh was not folding his top pair.
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Final Table Results
- Laksh Pal Singh – 6,000 points
- Gaurav Sood – 4,200 points
- Kunal Patni – 2,800 points
- Dhirendra Kumar – 1,800 points
- Sharad Rao – 1,600 points
- Niharika Bindra – 1,200 points
Online Qualifier SNG – Match 2 (February 8)
The first match on Monday, February 8, was the Online Qualifier SNG Match 2, with one qualifier from each team in contention. The top three finishers earned points.
Delhi Czars’ Niharika Bindra scored a thumping victory, eliminating an impressive five players to score 2,500 points for her team. Gujarat Aces’ Simran Malhotra finished runner-up for 1,500 points, with Bengaluru Legends’ Kamal Naruka placing third for 1,000 points.
Online Qualifier SNG Recap
Delhi Czars’ Niharika Bindra got to work early, and the first elimination hand saw her moving all-in from the small blind with . Deccan Aces’ Dhirendra Kumar snap-called with . Bindra spiked two pairs on the board , eliminating Kumar in eighth place.
Soon after that, MPL Mumbai Anchors’ Manish Miglani was shown the door by Siddharth Mundada. Mundada couldn`t hold on to these chips for long and was the next player to fall.
PokerDangal Kolkata Kings’ Vinayak Bajaj and Chennai Troopers’ Sagar Patnaik were the last two players to exit without collecting points.
Bengaluru Legends’ Kamal Naruka departed in third place after his got dominated by Bindra’s .
In an all-women heads-up finale, Niharika Bindra and Gujarat Aces’ Simran Malhotra exchanged chips for a considerable time before the last hand got dealt. The action saw Malhotra open-shoving with . Bindra held the better and snap-called, ending the contest.
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Final Results
- Niharika Bindra – 2,500 points
- Simran Malhotra – 1,500 points
- Kamal Naruka – 1,000 points
Wildcard Category Match 2 (February 8)
The second match to be played on Monday, February 8, the Wildcard Category Match 2, had the wildcards of each playing the 8-max SNG. Bengaluru Legends’ Arsh Grover
outlasted the competition to win 2,500 points. The #2 ranked player of 2020 overcame a host of tough players and defeated Chennai Troppers’ Sreekanth Narayan
(runner-up for 1,500 points) heads-up. Deccan Aces’ Vaibhav Sharma picked up 1,000 points for his third-place finish.
Wildcard Category Match 2 Recap
Delhi Czars’ Gaurav Sood, down to just 5 big blinds, was the first player to exit. Bengaluru Legends’ Arsh Grover opened UTG with and action folded to Sood in the big blind, who called with . The flop opened . Grover bet enough to put Sood all-in, and he obliged. No club on the next two streets spelled the end of Sood`s deep run.
PokerGuru Ambassador Laksh Pal Singh of the MPL Goan Nuts busted next in seventh place with his teammate Ashish Munot of PokerDangal Kolkata Kings following him out next.
Gujarat Falcons’ Abhishek Goindi got knocked out in fifth place when his failed to catch up to the of Deccan Aces’ Vaibhav Sharma.
At one point, Vaibhav Sharma and Sreekanth Narayan of the Chennai Troppers were the two shorties on the table, but a cooler led to MPL Mumbai Anchors’ Conor O Driscoll
bubbling the match in fourth-place. He picked up pocket queens UTG and opened the action. Arsh Grover woke up with and 3-bet. Driscoll shoved, and Grover snap-called. An ace on the flop spelled the end of Driscoll`s run in fourth place.
Soon after that, Vaibhav Sharma was auto all-in with . Grover won the hand with after completing a one-card flush on the river.
On the final hand of the match, Sreekanth Narayan open-shoved , and Grover looked him up with . The board blanked out, getting Grover the victory!
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Final Results
- Arsh Grover – 2,500 points
- Sreekanth Narayan – 1,500 points
- Vaibhav Sharma – 1,000 points
Updated Player Standings
| Rank | Player | Team | Points | Deduction | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srihari Bang | Kolkata Kings | 8,500 | - | 8,500 |
| 2 | Kunal Patni | Deccan Aces | 7,800 | - | 7,800 |
| 3 | Laksh Pal Singh | Goan Nuts | 6,000 | - | 6,000 |
| 4 | Kanishka Samant | Chennai Troopers | 5,500 | - | 5,500 |
| 5 | Akshay Nasa | Mumbai Anchors | 5,100 | - | 5,100 |
| 6 | Niharika Bindra | Delhi Czars | 4,700 | - | 4,700 |
| 7 | Gaurav Sood | Delhi Czars | 4,200 | - | 4,200 |
| 8 | Paawan Bansal | Gujarat Falcons | 4,100 | - | 4,100 |
| 9 | Vaibhav Sharma | Deccan Aces | 4,000 | - | 4,000 |
| 10 | Arsh Grover | Bengaluru Legends | 3,800 | - | 3,800 |
| 10 | Ragesh Mishra | Chennai Troopers | 3,800 | - | 3,800 |
| 12 | Aditya Kumar | Kolkata Kings | 3,500 | - | 3,500 |
| 13 | Ashish Munot | Kolkata Kings | 3,000 | - | 3,000 |
| 13 | Harshit Jaiswal | Delhi Czars | 3,000 | - | 3,000 |
| 13 | Rajat Sharma | Deccan Aces | 3,000 | - | 3,000 |
| 13 | Siddharth Mundada | Goan Nuts | 3,000 | - | 3,000 |
| 13 | Simran Malhotra | Gujarat Falcons | 3,000 | - | 3,000 |
| 13 | Ujjwal Narwal | Bengalauru Legends | 3,000 | - | 3,000 |
| 13 | Vinayak Bajaj | Kolkata Kings | 3,000 | - | 3,000 |
| 20 | Avneesh Munjal | Delhi Czars | 2,500 | - | 2,500 |
| 20 | Chiraag Patel | Deccan Aces | 2,500 | - | 2,500 |
| 20 | Debayan Das | Bengaluru Legends | 2,500 | - | 2,500 |
| 20 | Narayana Sailesh Sigatapu Veera | Delhi Czars | 2,500 | - | 2,500 |
| 20 | Nikita Luther | Mumbai Anchors | 2,500 | - | 2,500 |
| 25 | Dhaval Mudgal | Goan Nuts | 2,300 | - | 2,300 |
| 26 | Dhirendra Kumar | Deccan Aces | 2,200 | - | 2,200 |
| 27 | Romit Advani | Gujarat Falcons | 2,100 | - | 2,100 |
| 28 | Nishant Sharma | Mumbai Anchors | 2,000 | - | 2,000 |
| 29 | Abhishek Goindi | Gujarat Falcons | 1,800 | - | 1,800 |
| 30 | Sharad Rao | Delhi Czars | 1,600 | - | 1,600 |
| 31 | Abhishek Rathod | Deccan Aces | 1,800 | - | 1,800 |
| 31 | Aniruddha Joshi | Kolkata Kings | 1,500 | - | 1,500 |
| 31 | Deepak Bothra | Chennai Troopers | 1,500 | - | 1,500 |
| 31 | Jaydeep Dawer | Gujarat Falcons | 1,500 | - | 1,500 |
| 31 | Myron Pereira | Deccan Aces | 1,500 | - | 1,500 |
| 31 | Nitin Dhamija | Gujarat Falcons | 1,500 | - | 1,500 |
| 31 | Ram Kakkar | Gujarat Falcons | 1,500 | - | 1,500 |
| 31 | Smita Agarwalla | Kolkata Kings | 1,500 | - | 1,500 |
| 31 | Sreekanth Narayan | Chennai Troopers | 1,500 | - | 1,500 |
| 40 | Karan Thakker | Kolkata Kings | 1,400 | - | 1,400 |
| 41 | Anirban D Das | Random | 1,200 | - | 1,200 |
| 41 | Varun Gupta | Bengaluru Legends | 1,200 | - | 1,200 |
| 43 | Kamal Naruka | Bengaluru Legends | 1,000 | - | 1,000 |
| 43 | Karan Gandhi | Kolkata Kings | 1,000 | - | 1,000 |
| 43 | Kushagra Mehta | Mumbai Anchors | 1,000 | - | 1,000 |
| 43 | Radhika Shankar | Goan Nuts | 1,000 | - | 1,000 |
| 43 | Sashank Jain | Gujarat Falcons | 1,000 | - | 1,000 |
| 48 | Mohit Bohra | Bengaluru Legends | 900 | - | 900 |
| 48 | Sagar Patnaik | Chennai Troopers | 900 | - | 900 |
| 50 | Abhinav Iyer | Goan Nuts | 600 | - | 600 |
| 50 | Puneet Mehra | Mumbai Anchors | 600 | - | 600 |
| 52 | Honey Bijlani | Mumbai Anchors | 100 | - | 100 |
| 53 | Jai Saha | Goan Nuts | 3,100 | 3,100 | 3,100 |
| 53 | Akshat Bishnoi (Substitute) | Chennai Troopers | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Alok Birewar | Chennai Troopers | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Aniket Pradhan | Delhi Czars | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Ashish Ahuja | Bengaluru Legends | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Ayush Garg | Chennai Troopers | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Conor O Driscoll | Mumbai Anchors | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Gokul Raj | Kolkata Kings | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Himanshu Dewan | Chennai Troopers | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Jaikiran Kumar | Goan Nuts | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Kanchan Sharma | Bengaluru Legends | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Kartik Ved | Delhi Czars | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Mahima Walia Das | Chennai Troopers | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Manish Miglani | Mumbai Anchors | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Muskan Sethi | Deccan Aces | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Neel Joshi | Deccan Aces | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Nikhil Sehgal | Mumbai Anchors | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Raghav Bansal | Bengaluru Legends | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Raj Juneja | Mumbai Anchors | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Rakshit Ved (Substitute) | Goan Nuts | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Rudramani Pokhrel | Gujarat Falcons | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Sam Reddy | Deccan Aces | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Siddharth Karia | Goan Nuts | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Sridharan Vallabhaneni | Goan Nuts | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Sriharsha Doddapaneni | Delhi Czars | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Sumit Sapra | Gujarat Falcons | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Vijay Madduri | Deccan Aces | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Vineet Kumar (Substitute) | Bengaluru Legends | 0 | - | 0 |
| 53 | Vishal Bajaj | Delhi Czars | 0 | - | 0 |
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This Week in Poker: November 25 – December 1
In the PokerGuru feature ‘This Week in Poker,’ we bring you the weekly roundup of the most significant online scores by Indian MTT players and the top stories from both the live and online poker circuit.
Here are this week’s top stories!
We have now entered the final month of the year, and with the pandemic still raging on, the online action continues to grab headlines, at least for the poker industry. For the first time in a while, there were no eight-figure (₹1 Crore GTD) guaranteed tournaments gracing the weekend schedule. Still, the regular weekly flagships running across the major networks kept players sufficiently busy.
There is a surprise addition at the top of last week`s charts in the relatively lesser-known Anand Babu Pallikona. Pallikona hit the motherload on Sunday after taking down Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹6.89 Lakhs and added another ₹3.88 Lakhs to his tally after shipping Tuesday’s Mega Stack. With a cumulative ₹10.77 Lakhs in recorded earnings, Pallikona reigned in the “PokerGuru Star of the Week” title!
This past week turned out to be a fantastic one for Team PokerGuru, with several of our ambassadors winning flagship titles while numerous others posted deep runs. PokerGuru Ambassador Ashutosh Balodhi netted the week`s single biggest score, pocketing ₹9.22 Lakhs after winning PokerStars India’s DIWALI RUSH-51 Main Event. At the same time, Balodhi’s teammates at PokerGuru Staking, Ratul Steves (Adda52’s Ballers), Ankit Wadhawan (Adda52’s Big Slick and Spartan Poker’s TGIF), Ashish Munot (PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush-45 Eliminator), Vivek Singh (PokerBaazi’s BSS MegaStack) and Ashish Ahuja (PokerStars India’s Battle Royale) added more titles to the team`s tally.
Manish Lakhotia, Ujjwal Narwal, Guneet Kwatra, Young Gun Anuj Yadav, Kamal Naruka, and Kunal Patni were the other top winners this past week.
This past week also brought a close to PokerStars India’s “Star of the Month” – November leaderboard race with the Week #4 leaderboard finding the final set of 25 qualifiers for the November Finale. Young Gun Neel Joshi topped the Week #4 standings, and all 100 qualifiers from the month will be converging for the Final that starts at 9 PM tonight.
There is some high-octane action to look forward to later this month. After a guarantee-smashing Final Table Series (FTS), Spartan Poker has announced another brand-new series, The Millionaire Series! Offering ₹5.70 Crores in guaranteed prizes, the 20-tourney series will run from December 7 to 13.
While Spartan Poker’s Millionaire Series will keep the tournament players engaged, PokerStars India’s new and improved Cash Game Leaderboards should appease the cash game lovers. The promotion offers 2x (100% increase) of the players’ current payout and is open across stakes and in both NLH and PLO formats.
Fast-growing online poker network, Pocket52 has also come out with an enticing Extra30 offer that promises a 30% deposit bonus to all players.
GGPoker Network’s popular skin Natural8 has been running Hourly Freerolls starting November 28. Players can win free entry to tournaments or from a $240 daily prize pool through these free to play tourneys.
The GGPoker Network will also be hosting the WSOP Winter Online Circuit. Running from December 13 to January 10, the series will host 18 WSOP Circuit rings.
On December 1, WSOP also opened the nominations for the Poker Hall of Fame (PHoF) Class of 2020.
In other news, the Goa administration has decided to shift the offshore casinos’ offices to the Santa Monica jetty to avoid traffic on the arterial road outside the casino pickup point.
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With the WPT Online India and the FTS in the books, online action was back to its usual weekly schedule across the top four sites, with PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush offering additional excitement.
Anand Babu Pallikona was the star performer of the week. A relatively low-key player, Pallikona earned his day under the spotlight when he outlasted a 715-entry field in Spartan Poker`s ₹35 Lakhs GTD Sunday Superstack to win ₹6.89 Lakhs. Just two days later, Pallikona dominated another 557 contestants in the ₹20 Lakhs GTD Mega Stack on the site for ₹3.88 Lakhs. With two flagship title victories in three days, Pallikona tops the weekly charts with ₹10.77 Lakhs in cumulative earnings, enough to make him our “PokerGuru Star of the Week!!”
Close on Pallikona`s coattails were PokerGuru Ambassador Ratul Steves and Manish Lakhotia.
Steves won the Ballers on Adda52 for ₹5.85 Lakhs and placed third in the Sunday Superstack for ₹3.11 Lakhs. Along with two more FT finishes, he raked in almost ₹10.75 Lakhs this past week.
Lakhotia was just as consistent and earned ₹10.56 Lakhs over a title win and five other FT scores. His biggest haul was the ₹6.62 Lakhs he won in the ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather. He also placed third in the ₹12.5 Lakhs GTD Big Slick for ₹1.28 Lakhs and collected another ₹93,221 from his runner-up finish in the ₹7 Lakhs GTD The Race last night.
Young Gun Ujjwal Narwal was another player in spectacular form. The MTT specialist won PokerBaazi’s Thursday flagship, the ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Summit, for ₹3.69 Lakhs. He went on to final table five tourneys on Sunday, including the PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush-51 Main Event (4th for ₹2.22 Lakhs) and the Diwali Rush -52 Sunday Highroller (4th for ₹1.55 Lakhs) to earn ₹9.46 Lakhs through the week.
PokerGuru Ambassador Ashutosh Balodhi walked away with the single-biggest score of the week. Balodhi stormed past 602 contenders to champion PokerStars India’s ₹50 Lakhs GTD Diwali Rush- 51 Main Event on Sunday. Posting his second-best overall performance, Balodhi pocketed the top prize of ₹9.22 Lakhs (₹5,07,492 in prize money and ₹4,14,531 in bounties).
Guneet Kwatra championed the Diwali Rush- 52 Sunday Highroller for ₹3.83 Lakhs while placing runner-up in the Sunday Superstack for ₹4.34 Lakhs, adding ₹8.50 Lakhs to his bankroll.
PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish Ahuja added over ₹7.24 Lakhs to his tally this past week. He won the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale for ₹1.08 Lakhs and ran deep in four other tourneys that included a third-place finish in the ₹35 Lakhs GTD The Elite for ₹3.60 Lakhs.
Young Gun Anuj ‘tittooTauji’ Yadav (The Elite ₹35 Lakhs GTD for ₹7.59 Lakhs), ‘Paperboi’ (Destiny ₹27 Lakhs GTD for ₹7.02 Lakhs) and Kamal ‘ksn123’ Naruka (Adda52 Millions ₹25 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.68 Lakhs) were the other prominent winners.
The notable winners of the week include –
| Player | Prize Money | Event | Poker Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashutosh 'Msnugget' Balodhi | ₹9.22 Lakhs | DIWALI RUSH-51 Main Event ₹50 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Anuj ‘tittooTauji’ Yadav | ₹7.59 Lakhs | The Elite ₹35 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Paperboi | ₹7.02 Lakhs | Destiny ₹27 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Anand Babu 'OrangeZuce' Pallikona | ₹6.89 Lakhs | Sunday Superstack ₹35 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Kamal ‘ksn123’ Naruka | ₹6.68 Lakhs | Adda52 Millions ₹25 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Manish 'newkidpoker' Lakhotia | ₹6.62 Lakhs | Godfather ₹25 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Kunal ‘iAlwaysHaveit’ Patni | ₹5.89 Lakhs | Diwali Rush – 38 Super Highroller ₹30 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Ratul 'riverking021' Steves | ₹5.85 Lakhs | Ballers ₹22.5 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Shashank 'Iverson003' Shekhar | ₹4.20 Lakhs | The Weekly Highroller ₹20 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury | ₹4.20 Lakhs | BSS SuperStack ₹20 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Rajeev ‘onlywinner007’ Atal | ₹3.89 Lakhs | Ultron ₹20 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Anand ‘OrangeZuce’ Babu Pallikona | ₹3.88 Lakhs | Mega Stack ₹20 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Guneet 'GSK1515' Kwatra | ₹3.83 Lakhs | DIWALI RUSH-52 Sunday Highroller SE ₹18 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Aditya ‘a_sushant’ Sushant | ₹3.75 Lakhs | Maverick ₹15 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Ujjwal 'Mr_Robot' Narwal | ₹3.69 Lakhs | The Summit ₹15 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Reg_Slayer | ₹3.38 Lakhs | The Mint ₹15 Lakhs GTD 8-Max | Adda52 |
| Vinay ‘Vinstill’ B | ₹2.59 Lakhs | The Endeavour ₹12 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Siddharth 'skaria1' Karia | ₹2.57 Lakhs | Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Paperboi | ₹2.44 Lakhs | Titan Stack ₹12 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan | ₹2.39 Lakhs | Big Slick ₹12.50 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Anurag ‘TheDarkKnightReturns’ Srivastava | ₹2.33 Lakhs | ReCharge ₹12 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Ashish ‘chipcharity999’ Munot | ₹2.22 Lakhs | Diwali Rush-31 Uppercut SE ₹12 lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Varun ‘alreadywinner’ Nagpal | ₹2.21 Lakhs | The Pride ₹10 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Saurav ‘sultan1999’ Dewani | ₹2.10 Lakhs | The Crest ₹10 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Samay Singh ‘Sammybigstac’ Modi | ₹2.10 Lakhs | The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Unleashed2519 | ₹1.92 Lakhs | Diwali Rush-45 [Eliminator] ₹10 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| loosecannon | ₹1.88 Lakhs | Money Heist ₹8.50 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B | ₹1.83 Lakhs | Hijack Huskies ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Ankit 'Shippament' Wadhawan | ₹1.66 Lakhs | TGIF ₹10 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| varunkandaswami | ₹1.65 Lakhs | DIWALI RUSH-24 Night on Stars SE ₹10 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| lastmountain | ₹1.46 Lakhs | Monster Stack ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Akshat 'akshat03' Sharma | ₹1.46 Lakhs | Running Hot ₹5.5 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Kingsb30 | ₹1.46 Lakhs | The Race ₹7 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Devrat 'vickypune' Singh | ₹1.36 Lakhs | Table For 6 ₹4 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| AnonymousZ1 | ₹1.25 Lakhs | Monster Turbo ₹5 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| sarthak2222 | ₹1.24 Lakhs | BSS Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Raghav ‘Raghavv’ Siddalinga | ₹1.21 Lakhs | Hurricane ₹4.5 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh | ₹1.21 Lakhs | BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Siddharth ‘Gabandheer’ Pandey | ₹1.19 Lakhs | La Luna ₹4 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Akshat ‘takingcuntrol’ Sharma | ₹1.15 Lakhs | Diwali Rush-40 Battle Royale ₹6 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| bhavin1234 | ₹1.14 Lakhs | DIWALI RUSH-26 Big Bubble Rush ₹5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Myron ‘khAAbib’ Pereira | ₹1.09 Lakhs | Uppercut Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja | ₹1.08 Lakhs | Battle Royale ₹5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| rakshajindal | ₹1.07 Lakhs | Thursday 6-Max DeepStack ₹4 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| vysh4987 | ₹1.04 Lakhs | House Party ₹4 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Glv | ₹92,150 | The Flash ₹5.50 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Arjun 'beatthefish66' Arora | ₹91,840 | Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Aayush ‘aayusharya’ Arya | ₹90,720 | Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| Dynamand | ₹86,000 | Twister ₹2 Lakhs GTD | Khelo365 |
| ForeverBhalu | ₹70,750 | Wednesday MegaStack ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Rohit ‘mrblue1205’ Malhotra | ₹70,380 | Tuesday Turbo ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Lara4u | ₹69,909 | DIWALI RUSH-50 Final Warm-up ₹3 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Sandeep 'SandeeSingh' Singh | ₹67,207 | Monster Stack ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Abhishek ‘nbc345’ Rathod | ₹65,864 | Mega Freeze ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| smokebutt15 | ₹64,786 | Sixth Sense ₹5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Yash ‘paranoid’ Dutt | ₹53,600 | Saturday 6-Max SuperStack ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| silentkid | ₹53,600 | Monday MonsterStack ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| sanjbat | ₹53,544 | Diwali Rush- 34 Ultrasonic 2 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| ingloriousbasterds | ₹50,320 | Ultimate PLO ₹2 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Amit ‘a.kihsuak’ Kaushik | ₹44,804 | Monster Stack ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Kapil 'racemonk' Arora | ₹43,021 | DIWALI RUSH-54 Ultrasonic ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| JonGregor | ₹43,000 | Mega Spalsh ₹1 Lakh GTD | Khelo365 |
| Deepanjan ‘Aphula’ Das | ₹42,161 | Diwali Rush-48 [Ultrasonic] ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Acejpoker | ₹42,000 | Ragnarok ₹2 Lakhs GTD | Pocket52 |
| CaptainJ13 | ₹41,600 | BigBang ₹1 Lakhs GTD NLHE | Khelo365 |
| khelosab | ₹40,939 | Diwali Rush-41 Ultrasonic ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| rakshajindal | ₹40,000 | 6-Max MegaStack Turbo ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerBaazi |
| mohitbhatia | ₹38,382 | Night Rider - Monster Stack 2.45 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Amit 'Stu Ungar 7694' Kaushik | ₹38,328 | DIWALI RUSH-27 Deep Hyper ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Seiborg09 | ₹37,971 | Night Rider - DeepStack Turbo ₹2.20 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| MADPOKER2192 | ₹37,460 | PBBS#34 Main Event Day 2 ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Navajith ‘navajith’ Mohanan | ₹35,706 | Diwali Rush-41 Bigstack Turbo ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| 7heart45 | ₹34,586 | Ultrasonic ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Shivam 'brooskyradio1' Shukla | ₹32,154 | DIWALI RUSH-53 Storm ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| J0ker_8008 | ₹31,968 | Deepstack ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| vasubansal1 | ₹30,059 | DIWALI RUSH-55 Last Chance Supersonic ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| aakash9031 | ₹30,000 | PLO Boost Monster ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerBaazi |
| mister | ₹28,800 | Warrior Arena ₹1.2 Lakhs GTD | PokerDangal |
| Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor | ₹28,150 | 6-Max Holdem BOOST DST ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerBaazi |
| JunPunTun | ₹26,460 | Dangal Friday ₹1.2 Lakhs GTD | PokerDangal |
| Aqsa12 | ₹26,398 | Diwali rush -35 supersonic ₹1.5 lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| irr786 | ₹25,260 | Diwali Rush – 37 ₹1 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| jaypy | ₹24,000 | Battlefield Tuesday ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerDangal |
| Aniruddha ‘Pocketaces_’ Joshi | ₹23,000 | Hercules ₹1 Lakh GTD | Pocket52 |
| anwar210694 | ₹22,890 | Bigstack Turbo ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerStars India |
| Kidpoker29 | ₹22,792 | Hercules ₹1 Lakh GTD | Pocket52 |
| vasubansal15 | ₹21,848 | Afternoon on Stars ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerStars India |
| ws125 | ₹20,160 | Wednesday PLO ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerDangal |
| manish jangid | ₹18,696 | Diwali Rush-39 ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| AAkKKs | ₹18,000 | Dominator ₹50K GTD NLHE | Khelo365 |
| Pawan76 | ₹17,500 | 6 Feet Under ₹25K GTD | Khelo365 |
| Madhai ‘Jesus’ Ghosh | ₹17,250 | Pocket Jacks ₹75K GTD | Pocket52 |
| Nutsgood | ₹16,500 | Pocket Jacks ₹75K GTD | Pocket52 |
| Salazar | ₹16,500 | Pocket Jacks ₹75K GTD | Pocket52 |
| Xyz007 | ₹16,500 | Pocket Jacks ₹75K GTD | Pocket52 |
| madhav31 | ₹15,750 | Monday Blues ₹75K GTD | PokerDangal |
| kd69 | ₹12,500 | Unravel ₹50K GTD | Pocket52 |
| Hriday ‘MARRII’ Mondal | ₹12,500 | Unravel ₹50K GTD | Pocket52 |
| starboy00 | ₹12,250 | Weekend Fun ₹50K GTD | PokerDangal |
| Rakhi123 | ₹12,000 | Prime Time PLO ₹30K GTD | Khelo365 |
| Pawan76 | ₹12,000 | Nitro PLO ₹30K GTD | Khelo365 |
| SUBHAM8 | ₹11,500 | Unravel ₹50K GTD | Pocket52 |
| DNZR | ₹11,500 | Unravel ₹50K GTD | Pocket52 |
| YSoSerious | ₹11,500 | Unravel ₹50K GTD | Pocket52 |
| Hriday ‘MARRII’ Mondal | ₹11,500 | Unravel ₹50K GTD | Pocket52 |
| kd69 | ₹11,500 | Unravel ₹50K GTD | Pocket52 |
| AAsKKs | ₹11,340 | Rivered ₹30K GTD PLO | Khelo365 |
| maklas | ₹10,120 | Who R U? ₹15K GTD | Khelo365 |
| Chancetaker | ₹9,600 | Point Blank ₹15K GTD | Khelo365 |
| acedealer | ₹8,000 | Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD | Khelo365 |
| JackSparrow | ₹8,000 | Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD NLHE | Khelo365 |
| JackSparrow | ₹7,200 | Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD | Khelo365 |
| kumaraniket | ₹6,825 | Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD | Khelo365 |
| JonGregor | ₹6,560 | Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD | Khelo365 |
| kds007 | ₹6,250 | Depositors Freeroll ₹25K GTD | PokerDangal |
| Bijonmajumder | ₹1,850 | Weekly Freeroll 10K GTD | PokerDangal |
Neel Joshi Tops the Final 25 Qualifiers For November Finale
Neel Joshi topped the final 25 qualifiers for PokerStars India’s “Star of the Month” – November leaderboard race. The 100 qualifiers will be converging for the November Finale today from 9 PM onwards.
Read the complete report here
Spartan Poker Announces ‘The Millionaire Series’ From December 7-13, ₹5.70 Crores in Prize Pool GTDs
Hot on the heels of its massively successful Final Table Series (FTS), Spartan Poker has announced an entire series dedicated to its flagship The Millionaire. The Millionaire Series will run from December 7 to 13 and feature 20 tourneys promising a whopping ₹5.70 Crores in prize pool guarantees.
Read the complete report here
PokerStars India Rolls Out Cash Game Leaderboards
PokerStars India has come out with an enticing promotion for cash game players – its new and improved Cash Game Leaderboards offering 2x (100% increase) of the players’ current payout. The month-long promotion is open across stakes and in both NLH and PLO formats. It went live on November 30 and will run until December 27.
Read the complete report here
Pocket52’s Announces Extra30 for 30% Extra Game Bonus, Revamps Loyalty Program With Pocket Vault 2.0
Pocket52 has rolled out a juicy “Extra30” promotion offering a 30% deposit bonus to all new and existing players. What`s better, players can avail the offer multiple times.
The poker network has also revamped its loyalty program to Pocket Vault 2.0, offering a whole new set of bigger and better prizes.
Read the complete report here
Natural 8 Launches Hourly Freerolls
Natural8, a popular skin on the GGPoker Network, has launched brand-new Hourly Freerolls promotions starting November 28 onwards. Players can win free entry to tournaments or from a $240 daily prize pool through these free to enter tourneys.
Read the complete report here
WSOP Winter Online Circuit to Award $100M in Prize Pools
There is a jaw-dropping $100 Million guaranteed in the WSOP Winter Online Circuit series that will be taking center stage at the GGPoker Network from December 13 to January 10. There will be 18 WSOP Circuit rings awarded at the series!
Read the complete report here
With this, we conclude this week’s roundup of the latest news updates and developments from the world of poker. We will return again next week with our weekly report. Stay tuned.
Balodhi, Kwatra, Naruka, Choudhury & Wadhawan Slay the Sunday Marquees
Ever since the lockdown-induced surge in MTT guarantees, we have become accustomed to witnessing ₹1 Crore GTD tourneys playing out over the weekend. Well, this past Sunday had no such offering; nevertheless, it was still an eventful day for Team PokerGuru. Three PokerGuru Ambassadors, namely Ashutosh Balodhi, Ankit Wadhawan, and Vivek Singh clinched top-tier tourney titles, while several others posted deep runs.
While the action on the domestic felt may have slowed down a bit, the international felt has picked up the pace with the $10,000 No-Limit Hold-em World Championship going live on the GGPoker Network for international players last night.
So, without further ado, let’s check out the Sunday highlights!
Spartan Poker
The ₹35 Lakhs GTD Sunday Superstack ran its usual course on Spartan Poker yesterday. After clocking in 715 entries, the event accrued a guarantee-smashing ₹35.75 Lakhs prize pool. The primetime tourney saw Guneet ‘GeeKay’ Kwatra gunning for the title, but he lost out to Anand Babu ‘OrangeZuce’ Pallikona, who captured the title for a ₹6.89 lakhs payday. Kwatra had to contend with a runner-up finish worth ₹4.34 Lakhs.
Coming off an over two-month-long title drought, Kwatra charted a phenomenal run on Sunday. He more than made up for his narrow miss in the Sunday Superstack by taking down PokerStars India’s DIWALI RUSH-52 Sunday Highroller, banking ₹8+ Lakhs for the day.
The champion Pallikona has made a habit of winning the Sunday Superstack. He had shipped it more than a year ago in May 2019 and made another run for the title in July 2020, where he ultimately placed second. He presently sits on ₹83.73 Lakhs in recorded earnings on Spartan Poker, with a profit of ₹23.20 Lakhs.
The ₹8.50 Lakhs GTD Money Heist logged in 284 entries, generating a ₹8.52 Lakhs prize pool. Aditya ‘loosecannon’ Bahl was the last player standing in the tourney. He defeated the first-ever Millionaire United champion Mahima Walia ‘mambojojo’ Das (runner-up for ₹1.27 Lakhs) heads-up to grab a winner’s payout worth ₹1.88 Lakhs.
PokerStars India
PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush series culminated yesterday. The mega event of the series, the ₹50 Lakhs GTD DIWALI RUSH-51 Main Event, recorded 602 participants, overlaying a whopping ₹7.86 Lakhs. The ₹7,700 entry buy-in tourney took almost 10 hours of non-stop play yesterday to find a winner. Traversing the field, in the end, was PokerGuru Ambassador Ashutosh ‘Msnugget’ Balodhi, who pocketed the colossal ₹9.22 Lakhs (₹5,07,492 in prize money and ₹4,14,531 in bounties) top prize after beating out our latest Young Gun Neel ‘Worm236’ Joshi in heads-up play. Joshi took home ₹4.44 Lakhs in prize money. Balodhi now has ₹73.74 Lakhs in annual winnings, while his lifetime MTT scores have touched ₹1.77 Crores after last night`s score.
With the Diwali Rush Main Event running, the site skipped the Sunday Special yesterday; however, the ₹18 Lakhs GTD DIWALI RUSH-52 Sunday Highroller SE did take place. Registering 193 contenders, the ₹11,000 entry buy-in event easily smashed its advertised guarantee, posting a massive ₹19.30 Lakhs prize pool. The former Millionaire champion Guneet ‘GSK1515’ Kwatra took down the tourney for ₹3.83 Lakhs, outlasting Binit ‘puntertwoseven’ Saraf – who placed second for ₹2.84 Lakhs.
Kwatra, who had won Adda52’s ₹1 Crore GTD AOPS Mini ME Finale on August 9, came close to bagging a second Sunday title in Spartan Poker’s Sunday SuperStack. He ultimately placed runner-up for ₹4.34 Lakhs. He also final tabled the Money Heist, ranking seventh for ₹31,865, raking in a cumulative ₹8.46 Lakhs for the day. Last night, his phenomenal performance has propelled his lifetime winnings across the ₹4 Crore-mark (₹4.02 Crores).
Besides the Sunday Highroller, the other event that awarded TLB points for the ongoing ‘Star of the Month’ November leaderboard race was the ₹2 Lakhs GTD DIWALI RUSH-54 Ultrasonic. The event brought together 201 entrants, generating a ₹2.01 Lakhs prize pool. Kapil ‘racemonk’ Arora championed the tourney to win ₹43,021 while ‘Marvolo10’ placed second for ₹25,405.
For complete details on the “Star of the Month” promotion and the latest leaderboard standings, visit the promotions page.
Adda52
With no Full House or Grand Mega Suits in sight, it was a relatively quiet Sunday on Adda52. The site’s biggest guarantee tournament on Sunday was the ₹25 Lakhs GTD Adda52 Millions. Sporting a ₹11,000 entry buy-in, the event cruised past its listed guarantee to collect ₹25.70 Lakhs in the prize pool after locking in 257 entries. Kamal ‘ksn123’ Naruka traversed the crowded field and clinched the title, along with a personal-best ₹6.68 Lakhs. Naruka wrestled past Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall (runner-up for ₹3.98 Lakhs) in the heads-up showdown and is now sitting atop ₹1.56 Crores in online earnings.
The other Sunday marquee, the ₹12.50 Lakhs GTD Big Slick, logged in 582 entries, generating ₹13.09 Lakhs in the prize pool. PokerGuru Ambassador Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan had won Spartan Poker’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD TGIF on November 27. Persisting with his winning form, he added the Big Slick title to his tally, collecting ₹2.39 Lakhs in the process. This is Wadhwan’s fifth tourney victory this month, and last night`s score has pushed his overall online earnings to ₹4.31 Crores. Yash ‘yashshri’ Shrivastava booked a runner-up payday worth ₹1.75 Lakhs.
PokerBaazi
The Sunday staple event on PokerBaazi, the ₹20 Lakhs GTD BSS SuperStack, gathered 387 entries, registering an overlay deficit of ₹65,000. A little over eight hours later, online phenom Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury came out on top and bagged the ₹4.20 Lakhs winner’s payday.
Ankur ‘Stonecold’ Sehgal came in second for ₹2.94 Lakhs. Choudhury now has ₹4.59 Crores in MTT cashes, about ₹2.20 Crores of which he has earned in 2020.
PokerBaazi had two ₹5 Lakhs GTDs events playing out on Sunday, the BSS MegaStack and BSS Monster 6-Max.
The BSS MegaStack drew 200 entries to just about meet its proposed guarantee. PokerGuru Ambassador Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh bested fellow Team Ambassador Tathagata ‘Tintin84’ Sengupta (runner-up for ₹84,650) heads-up to win ₹1.21 Lakhs.
The BSS Monster 6-Max was not as eventful as the BSS MegaStack and suffered a ₹60,000 shortfall on the back of 176 entries. The anonymous user ‘sarthak2222’ shipped the event for ₹1.24 Lakhs, while Mahesh ‘mahikalra’ Shyamsundar finished runner-up for ₹87,150.
The latest edition of the PokerBaazi Bankroll Builder Series (PBBS) came to an end last night with the ₹2 Lakhs GTD PBBS#34 Main Event crowning a champion in ‘MADPOKER2192.’ The winner triumphed over a field of 749 entries accumulated across six starting flights to win ₹37,460, ultimately defeating Sumeet ‘Sumitsingh199’ Rajpurohit (runner-up for ₹25,640) in the heads-up finale.
Besides the winners, two more players deserve a special mention, Manish Lakhotia and Young Gun Ujjwal Narwal.
Lakhotia final tabled three tourneys last night, namely, Adda52’s Big Slick (3rd for ₹1.28 Lakhs), Spartan Poker’s Money Heist (4th for ₹71,483) and PokerBaazi’s BSS Monster 6-Max (4th for ₹41,500), collecting ₹2.41 Lakhs overall.
Narwal final tabled PokerStars India’s DIWALI RUSH-51 Main Event (4th for ₹2.22 Lakhs) and DIWALI RUSH-52 Sunday Highroller (4th for ₹1.55 Lakhs) to add ₹3.78 Lakhs to his bankroll.
The other Sunday winners were:
Player Prize Amount Event Poker Site
Raghav ‘Raghavv’ Siddalinga ₹1.22 Lakhs Hurricane ₹4.5 Lakhs GTD Adda52
Lara4u ₹69,909 DIWALI RUSH-50 Final Warm-Up ₹3 Lakhs GTD PokerStars India
Piyush303 ₹44,160 Sunday Night Rider ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD Spartan Poker
Kapil 'racemonk' Arora ₹43,021 DIWALI RUSH-54 Ultrasonic ₹2 Lakhs GTD PokerStars India
Acejpoker ₹42,000 Ragnarok ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket52
CaptainJ13 ₹41,600 BigBang ₹1 Lakh GTD NLHE Khelo365
Yazadc7 ₹34,960 Reloaded ₹2 Lakhs GTD Spartan Poker
Shivam 'brooskyradio' Shukla ₹32,154 DIWALI RUSH-53 Storm ₹2 Lakhs GTD PokerStars India
vasubansal1 ₹30,059 DIWALI RUSH-55 Last Chance Supersonic ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD PokerStars India
AAkKKs ₹18,000 Dominator ₹50K GTD NLHE Khelo365
kd69 ₹11,500 Unravel ₹50K GTD Pocket52
AAkKKs ₹11,340 Rivered ₹30K GTD PLO Khelo365
DIWALI RUSH-51 Main Event ₹50 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹7,700
Entries – 342
Re-Entries – 260
Total Prize Pool – ₹50,00,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹28,93,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹21,07,000
Places Paid – 103
The showstopper event at Poker Stars India’s DIWALI RUSH series, the ₹50 Lakhs GTD DIWALI RUSH-51 Main Event, found its champion last night. The ₹7,700 entry buy-in event attracted 602 contenders to post a landslide ₹7.86 Lakhs shortfall for the site to fill.
It took nine hours and forty-four minutes of play for PokerGuru Ambassador Ashutosh ‘Msnugget’ Balodhi to navigate his way through the reg-infested final table to win the title for ₹9.22 Lakhs (₹5,07,492 in prize money and ₹4,14,531 in bounties). This is Balodhi’s second-best overall performance; his best score is a runner-up finish in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #106 – The Elite for ₹9.73 Lakhs on July 25. Balodhi’s annual earnings are now ₹64.45 Lakhs, while his lifetime MTT scores have crossed ₹1.77 Crores after this near seven-figure win.
Young Gun Neel ‘Worm236’ Joshi finished runner-up for ₹4.45 Lakhs (₹3,64,151 in prize money and ₹80,582 in bounties).
The notable FT finishers included Young Gun Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal (4th for ₹2.22 Lakhs), Toumez ‘tuomes89’ Thomas (6th for ₹1.43 Lakhs), Rajat ‘sharabikebabi’ Sharma (7th for ₹1.08 Lakhs), poker streamer Shobhit ‘Shobz569’ Bhargava (8th for ₹82,736), and Vinay ‘CharleSCorreA’ Bk (9th for ₹53,165).
Narwal went on to FT the DIWALI RUSH-52 Sunday Highroller as well, placing fourth for ₹1.56 Lakhs. His cumulative score on Sunday stood at ₹3.78 Lakhs.
Former Young Gun Kavish ‘Narcos251’ Kukreja bubbled the FT in 10th place for ₹57,468 (including bounties).
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- Ashutosh ‘Msnugget’ Balodhi – ₹9,22,023
- Neel ‘Worm236’ Joshi – ₹4,44,733
- Infic11 – ₹2,63,922
- Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal – ₹2,22,494
- Mr.Blackeh – ₹1,85,614
- Toumez ‘tuomes89’ Thomas – ₹1,42,775
- Rajat ‘sharabikebabi’ Sharma – ₹1,07,552
- Shobhit ‘Shobz569’ Bhargava – ₹82,736
- Vinay ‘CharleSCorreA’ Bk – ₹53,165
Sunday Superstack ₹35 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 321
Re-entries – 173
Re-buys – 221
Prize Pool – ₹37,75,000
Places Paid – 71
Spartan Poker’s Sunday mainstay ₹5,500 entry buy-in ₹35 Lakhs GTD Sunday Superstack garnered 715 entries (321 unique, 173 re-entries, and 221 re-buys) to record a profitable ₹35.75 Lakhs prize pool. The 8 PM tourney made a near 10-hour-run before crowning a champion in Anand Babu ‘OrangeZuce’ Pallikona, who collected ₹6.89 Lakhs after defeating Guneet ‘GeeKay’ Kwatra to the finish line.
This is the second time that Pallikona has won this tourney. He had last won the Sunday Superstack on May 19 last year ₹5.17 Lakhs. On July 12 this year, he made another close run to the title, eventually placing fourth for ₹3.46 Lakhs. Among his many trailblazing runs is his third-place finish in the ₹1 Crore GTD GPS #50 The Millionaire on October 11 for ₹6.79 Lakhs.
As for Kwatra, a runner-up finished fetched him ₹4.34 Lakhs. Kwatra also placed seventh in the other Spartan flagship, the Money Heist, where he posted a seventh-place score to earn ₹31,865. These, along with his win in PokerStars India`s Sunday Highroller for ₹3.83 Lakhs, brought his day`s tally to ₹8.46 Lakhs.
The Sunday Superstack FT was a stacked one with top regs like PokerGuru Ambassador Ratul ‘Atriohm’ Steves (3rd for ₹3.11 Lakhs), Yasheel ‘YagammiLight7’ Doddanavar (4th for ₹2.45 Lakhs), Pranay ‘kabira speaking’ Chawla (5th for ₹1.92 Lakhs), Vivek ‘Pokerbatman27’ Rughani (6th for ₹1.50 Lakhs) and Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal (7th for ₹1.13 Lakhs) in the running.
Final Table Results
- Anand Babu ‘OrangeZuce’ Pallikona – ₹6,89,975
- Guneet ‘GeeKay’ Kwatra – ₹4,34,720
- Ratul ‘Atriohm’ Steves – ₹3,11,382
- Yasheel ‘YagammiLight7’ Doddanavar – ₹2,45,245
- Pranay ‘kabira speaking’ Chawla – ₹1,92,692
- Vivek ‘Pokerbatman27’ Rughani – ₹1,50,507
- Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal – ₹1,13,327
- BEATTHEFISH 86 – ₹70,007
Adda52 Millions ₹25 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 153
Re-entries – 104
Prize Pool – ₹25,70,000
Places Paid – 27
The ₹25 Lakhs GTD Adda52 Millions clocked in 257 participants who signed-up for ₹11,000, and the top 27 places finished ITM.
The tourney commenced at 8 PM last night and culminated in the wee hours on Monday morning. When the dust settled, Kamal ‘ksn123’ Naruka walked away with the ₹6.68 Lakhs first-place cash prize, with MTT pro Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall placing runner-up for ₹3.98 Lakhs.
With this score, Naruka has crossed the ₹1.50 Crore-mark in lifetime recorded earnings!
The other known names who FT-ed the tourney included Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh (3rd for ₹2.99 Lakhs), Sanket ‘blackcod’ Arora (4th for ₹2.18 Lakhs), Pranay ‘setmeup’ Chawla (5th for ₹1.47 Lakhs), Rubin ‘kornkif’ Labroo (6th for ₹1.09 Lakhs), Sagar ‘passivity’ Patnaik (7th for ₹83,525), and Rudramani ‘rud1478’ Pokhrel (8th for ₹64,250).
Final Table Results
- Kamal ‘ksn123’ Naruka – ₹6,68,200
- Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall – ₹3,98,350
- Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh – ₹2,99,405
- Sanket ‘blackcod’ Arora – ₹2,18,450
- Pranay ‘setmeup’ Chawla – ₹1,47,775
- Rubin ‘kornkif’ Labroo – ₹1,09,225
- Sagar ‘passivity’ Patnaik – ₹83,525
- Rudramani ‘rud1478’ Pokhrel – ₹64,250
BSS SuperStack ₹20 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 204
Re-entries – 183
Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000
Places Paid – 45
Total Entries – 387
The Sunday headliner on PokerBaazi, as usual, was the ₹20 Lakhs GTD BSS SuperStack. The ₹5,500 entry buy-in tourney logged in 387 players, falling ₹65,000 short of its offered guarantee.
Starting at 7 PM, it took some more than eight hours of play before MTT crusher Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury came out on top to win ₹4.20 Lakhs, and the title. Thursday’s Ultron ₹20 Lakhs GTD runner-up finisher, Ankur ‘Stonecold’ Sehgal, came in second for ₹2.94 Lakhs, jumping up to ₹1.58 Crores in lifetime online earnings.
A consistent winner, Choudhury now boasts ₹4.59 Crores in online earnings and is just a few big scores away from storming into the ‘₹5 Crore-Club.’
The pro-studded final table witnessed the Monthly Online Rankings topper Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal (3rd for ₹1.89 Lakhs), the first-ever Game Changer champion Prashanth ‘Iveyleague’ Sekar (4th for ₹1.40 Lakhs), Sumit ‘boronyx’ Sapra (5th for ₹1.05 Lakhs), Wednesday’s Destiny ₹27 Lakhs GTD third-place finisher on Spartan Poker Sanket ‘blackcod’ Arora (6th for ₹84,000), Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra (7th for ₹70,000), and Game Changer 2.0 champion Shagun ‘sogani22’ Jain (8th for ₹56,000) in contention.
Final Table Results
- Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury – ₹4,20,000
- Ankur ‘Stonecold’ Sehgal – ₹2,94,000
- Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal – ₹1,89,000
- Prashanth ‘Iveyleague’ Sekar – ₹1,40,000
- Sumit ‘boronyx’ Sapra – ₹1,05,000
- Sanket ‘blackcod’ Arora – ₹84,000
- Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra – ₹70,000
- Shagun ‘sogani22’ Jain – ₹56,000
DIWALI RUSH-52 Sunday Highroller SE ₹18 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 111
Re-entries – 82
Prize Pool – ₹19,30,000
Places Paid – 31
The Sunday 7.30 PM tourney on PokerStars India, the ₹18 Lakhs GTD DIWALI RUSH-52 Sunday Highroller SE, registered 193 runners (111 unique and 82 re-entries) to post a guarantee-crushing ₹19.30 Lakhs prize pool.
It took a little over seven hours of play for the ₹11,000 entry buy-in tourney to find a winner. And holding all the chips in the play at the end was none other than Guneet ‘GSK1515’ Kwatra, who, ending a two-and-a-half-month-long title drought, collected ₹3.84 Lakhs for his efforts!
Kwatra was eyeing a second title yesterday. As reported above, he finished runner-up in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹4.30 Lakhs, while also placing seventh in the Money Heist for ₹31,865. Kwatra`s cumulative score for the day stood at ₹8.46 Lakhs, pushing him up to #22 in the annual rankings with 2.36 Crores in recorded winnings (yearly). Even his lifetime record has crossed ₹4.11 Crores after his three FT finishes on Sunday.
Binit ‘puntertwoseven’ Saraf finished runner-up for ₹2.84 Lakhs.
DIWALI RUSH-51 Main Event fourth-place finisher Young Gun Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal (4th for ₹1.56 Lakhs), Shashank ‘felterr’ Jain (5th for ₹1.15 Lakhs), DIWALI RUSH-54 Ultrasonic winner Kapil ‘racemonk’ Arora (7th for ₹63,346), and former IOPC Millionaire champion Anurag ‘GutshotHaiBro’ Srivastava (9th for ₹34,752) posted FT finishes.
Final Table Results
- Guneet ‘GSK1515’ Kwatra – ₹3,83,650
- Binit ‘puntertwoseven’ Saraf – ₹2,84,162
- theoldestkid – ₹2,10,473
- Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal – ₹1,55,893
- Shashank ‘felterr’ Jain – ₹1,15,466
- irr786 – ₹85,524
- Kapil ‘racemonk’ Arora – ₹63,346
- rauflala – ₹46,919
- Anurag ‘GutshotHaiBro’ Srivastava – ₹34,752
Big Slick ₹12.50 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹2,500
Entries – 311
Re-entries – 271
Prize Pool – ₹13,09,487
Places Paid – 62
The ₹12.50 Lakhs GTD Big Slick generated a guarantee-crushing prize pool of ₹13.09 Lakhs on the back of 582 challengers, and the top 62 places walked past the money line.
PokerGuru Ambassador Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan navigated his way to the top to win ₹2.39 Lakhs, with Yash ‘yashshri’ Shrivastava placing runner-up for ₹1.75 Lakhs.
The Chandigarh-based Wadhwan has breached ₹4.29 Crores in recorded earnings after the win.
The known names who FT-ed the tourney included Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia (3rd for ₹1.28 Lakhs), Rubin ‘kornkif’ Labroo (4th for ₹94,225), Sanjay ‘Floppednuts’ Kumar (5th for ₹69,067), Chiraag ‘vipervenom’ Patel (7th for ₹37,108), and Raman ‘thuscame’ Gujral (8th for ₹27,200).
Final Table Results
- Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹2,39,254
- Yash ‘yashshri’ Shrivastava – ₹1,75,373
- Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia – ₹1,28,548
- Rubin ‘kornkif’ Labroo – ₹94,225
- Sanjay ‘Floppednuts’ Kumar – ₹69,067
- Bhavingera123 – ₹50,626
- Chiraag ‘vipervenom’ Patel – ₹37,108
- Raman ‘thuscame’ Gujral – ₹27,200
Money Heist ₹8.50 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹3,300
Entries – 162
Re-entries – 41
Re-buys – 81
Prize Pool – ₹8,52,000
Places Paid – 27
Starting off 90 minutes after the Sunday Superstack on Spartan Poker was the ₹8.50 Lakhs GTD Money Heist. The event was able to bring in 284 entries, collecting ₹8.52 Lakhs in prize money.
The top 27 players earned a cut from that pool. Walking away with the title was Aditya ‘loosecannon’ Bahl, who defeated the first-ever Millionaire United champion Mahima Walia ‘mambojojo’ Das (runner-up for ₹1.27 Lakhs) heads-up to collect ₹1.88 Lakhs.
Last Thursday’s ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD Monsterstack champion ‘lastmountain’ placed third for ₹87,671.
Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (4th for ₹71,483), Akshat ‘doubledown’ Sharma (5th for ₹56,999), Sunday Superstack runner-up Guneet ‘GeeKay’ Kwatra (7th for ₹31,865) and Vishnu ‘violator’ Khandelwal (8th for ₹21,289) were the other prominent FT finishers.
Final Table Results
- Aditya ‘loosecannon’ Bahl – ₹1,88,718
- Mahima Walia ‘mambojojo’ Das – ₹1,27,374
- lastmountain – ₹87,671
- Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia – ₹71,483
- Akshat ‘doubledown’ Sharma – ₹56,999
- BigBlindBets – ₹43,793
- Guneet ‘GeeKay’ Kwatra – ₹31,865
- Vishnu ‘violator’ Khandelwal – ₹21,289
BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 123
Re-entries – 77
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 24
The other headliner on PokerBaazi, the ₹5 Lakhs GTD BSS MegaStack, logged in precisely 200 entries, just about managing to meet the listed guarantee.
PokerGuru Ambassador Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh waded off the stiff competition and defeated teammate Tathagata ‘Tintin84’ Sengupta (runner-up for ₹84,650) in the heads-up play to win ₹1.21 Lakhs.
Pranjal ‘lilmessi’ Gandhi (4th for ₹40,300), Myron ‘priyankAAchoprAA’ Pereira (5th for ₹30,250), and Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora (7th for ₹20,100) were the other FT finishers in the tourney.
Final Table Results
- Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh – ₹1,21,000
- Tathagata ‘Tintin84’ Sengupta – ₹84,650
- hevltdfuvv1 – ₹54,400
- Pranjal ‘lilmessi’ Gandhi – ₹40,300
- Myron ‘priyankAAchoprAA’ Pereira – ₹30,250
- heartsonly92 – ₹24,200
- Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora – ₹20,100
- striker27 – ₹16,100
BSS Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 108
Re-entries – 68
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 21
PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD BSS Monster 6-Max failed to generate the same interest as the BSS MegaStack. The tourney experienced a shortfall of ₹60,000 after registering 176 runners (108 unique and 68 re-entries), and the top 21 places got paid.
The user ‘sarthak2222’ captured the title to win their best-recorded score on the site worth ₹1.24 Lakhs. Online regular Mahesh ‘mahikalra’ Shyamsundar finished runner-up for ₹87,150.
Harsh ‘100crdream’ Dembla (3rd for ₹56,050), Thursday’s Godfather champion on Adda52, Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (4th for ₹41,500), Karan ‘99ayka99’ Jain (5th for ₹31,150), and Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey (6th for ₹24,900) were the other notable FT finishers.
Final Table Results
- sarthak2222 – ₹1,24,000
- Mahesh ‘mahikalra’ Shyamsundar – ₹87,150
- Harsh ‘100crdream’ Dembla – ₹56,050
- Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia – ₹41,500
- Karan ‘99ayka99’ Jain – ₹31,150
- Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey – ₹24,900
Hurricane ₹4.5 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹1,800
Entries – 152
Re-entries – 138
Prize Pool – ₹4,75,600
Places Paid – 30
Adda52’s ₹4.5 Lakhs GTD Hurricane pulled in 290 runners, who ponied up the ₹1,800 entry buy-in, and the top 30 places boarded the money bus.
After five hours and thirty-four minutes of action, the winner emerged in Raghav ‘Raghavv’ Siddalinga, who collected ₹1.21 Lakhs for the victory after defeating ‘vikas121187’ (runner-up for ₹72,529) in the heads-up play.
Pawan ‘_luffy_1x1’ Tez (4th for ₹40,426), Anshul ‘vexagon’ Rana (5th for ₹27,347), Sumanth ‘sp175’ Kumar (6th for ₹19,024), and Sanjeeta ‘realkidsanju’ Kumari (7th for ₹14,268) also FT-ed the tourney.
Ragnarok ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 98
Re-entries – 55
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 24
Pocket52’s ₹2 Lakhs GTD Ragnarok had to fill in an overlay shortfall of ₹47,000 after registering 153 entries.
‘Acejpoker’ was the last player standing in the tourney and added ₹42,000 to their poker bankroll. The runner-up prize of ₹31,000 went to Pocket52 regular ‘YSoSerious.’
DIWALI RUSH-54 Ultrasonic ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 132
Re-Entries – 69
Total Prize Pool – ₹2,01,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹1,00,500
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹1,00,500
Places Paid – 35
The ₹2 Lakhs GTD DIWALI RUSH-54 Ultrasonic pulled in 201 contenders – going one over its 200-entry guarantee.
Kapil ‘racemonk’ Arora was the last player standing in the tourney and won ₹43,021 (₹19,654 in prize money and ₹23,367 in bounties). The runner-up prize went to ‘Marvolo10’, who banked ₹25,405 (₹14,538 in prize money and ₹10,867 in bounties) for his efforts.
Arora placed seventh in DIWALI RUSH-52 Sunday Highroller SE for ₹63,346, netting ₹1.06 Lakhs for the day.
Shubham ‘psyche42’ Singh (4th for ₹9,017), Ankur ‘ps pro vegas’ Rohatgi (5th for ₹10,634), and Karan ‘999AykA999’ Jain (9th for ₹2,855) were the other FT finishers.
PBBS#34 Main Event ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹220
Total Re-entries – 477
Total Re-entries – 272
Total Survivors – 70
Unique Survivors – 67
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 67
Pulling the curtains down on the PokerBaazi Bankroll Builder Series (PBBS) was the week-long PBBS Event that finally played down to a winner last night. The tourney registered 749 entries across its six starting flights and ended up filling in an overlay of ₹50,200.
The anonymous user ‘MADPOKER2192’ outlasted the competition to win ₹37,460 and the title. Sumeet ‘Sumitsingh199’ Rajpurohit finished runner-up for ₹25,640.
BigBang ₹1 Lakhs GTD NLHE – Khelo365
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 34
Re-entries – 18
Prize Pool – ₹1,04,000
Places Paid – 6
Khelo365`s ₹2,200 entry buy-in ₹1 Lakhs GTD BigBang took flight at 8 PM and brought in a guarantee-smashing 52 entries.
‘CaptainJ13’ outlasted the 6-max FT to win ₹41,600, with ‘vinodcoco’ finishing runner-up for ₹21,840.
Dominator ₹50K GTD NLHE – Khelo365
Buy-in – ₹825
Entries – 41
Re-entries – 19
Prize Pool – ₹50,000
Places Paid – 7
Topping a field of 60 entries, ‘AAsKKs’ took down the ₹50K GTD Dominator for ₹18,000. The anonymous player defeated the formidable ‘JonGregor’ (runner-up for ₹10,000) heads-up.
This was just one of two tourneys the anonymous player shipped on Khelo365 yesterday.
Unravel ₹50K GTD – Pocket52
Buy-in – ₹440
Entries – 63
Re-entries – 32
Prize Pool – ₹50,000
Places Paid – 15
Pocket52`s ₹50K GTD Unravel registered 95 entries – falling ₹12,000 short of the advertised guarantee.
‘kd69’ raced past the competition to win ₹11,500, with ‘delguy5’ finishing runner-up for ₹8,500.
Rivered ₹30K GTD PLO – Khelo365
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 29
Re-entries – 34
Prize Pool – ₹31,500
Places Paid – 7
Khelo365’s ₹30K GTD Rivered logged in 63 entries, generating a prize pool of ₹31,500. The Dominator champion, ‘AAsKKs’ came out on top again, adding ₹11,340 to his Sunday winnings. ‘AbhilashFC’ finished runner-up for ₹6,300.
Depositors Freeroll ₹25K GTD – PokerDangal
Entries – 156
Prize Pool – ₹25,000
Places Paid – 32
PokerDangal’s ₹25K GTD Depositors Freeroll had 156 runners in contention, and 32 among them got paid.
The winner emerged in ‘kds007,’ who took away ₹6,250 in prize money after defeating ‘mnjain’ (runner-up for ₹2,750) in the heads-up play.
Weekly Freeroll ₹10K GTD – PokerDangal
Entries – 335
Re-entries – 120
Prize Pool – ₹10,000
Places Paid – 100
The ₹10K GTD Weekly Freeroll had 455 entrants in the running. Topping them all was ‘Bijonmajumder,’ who earned ₹1,850 for the win, with ‘More2win’ finishing runner-up for ₹825.
This report was updated at 5 PM on 30.11.2020.
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