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Daily Majors: Anmol Mehta, Rahul Jain, Arun Sriram, Anuj Laddhad & Abhijeet Kumar Champion the Thursday Flagships
It was an action-packed Thursday with the majority of the flagships comfortably crushing their advertised guarantees. One of the noticeable changes was no Day 1A of The Millionaire last night. Spartan Poker has skipped The Millionaire this week as it prepares to host the massive ₹30 Crores GTD IOPC from Sunday, July 11.
Young Gun Anmol Mehta emerged as one of the headline winners of the day as he took down PokerBaazi’s The Summit for the fourth time for ₹4.47 Lakhs.
The former Adda52 Big Game champion Rahul Jain won the Godfather title for ₹4.33 Lakhs after striking a three-way deal with Amit Kaushik and Ankit Bajaj.
Arun Sriram came out on top in PokerStars India’s Highroller to win ₹2.62 Lakhs.
Tuesday’s The Race winner Anuj Laddhad won his second title of the week after taking down Spartan Poker’s Monster Stack for ₹1.84 Lakhs.
Wednesday’s Maverick champion Abhijeet Kumar extending his winning run, took down Adda52`s Monster Turbo 5L for ₹1.75 Lakhs. PokerGuru Ambassador
Arjanveer ‘arjan30’ Singh Chadha came second for ₹1.01 Lakhs.
Sankalp Marwah, Ashwini Panwar, Ajit Singh Arora, and Karan Sitlani took down the other marquees.
Here are the Thursday highlights.
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Spartan Poker
Spartan Poker’s ₹21 Lakhs GTD Trending Thursday registered 450 entries, rounding up a bumper prize pool worth ₹22.50 Lakhs. It took eight hours and fifteen minutes of play for this week`s Sunday Superstack winner, ‘bluechipp,’ to take down the title for ₹4.51 Lakhs. They now have ₹13.76 Lakhs in recorded winnings on Spartan Poker across just 23 events and ₹12.12 Lakhs in net profits. Madan ‘madsysman’ Kumar (runner-up for ₹3 Lakhs) and Nitin ‘Demogorgon’ Arora (3rd for ₹2.19 Lakhs) secured podium finishes.
The ₹8 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack logged in 552 entries to collect a guarantee-crushing ₹11.04 Lakhs prize pool. Tuesday’s The Race winner Anuj ‘Anuj16101’ Laddhad was the last player standing and won his second title of the week for ₹1.84 Lakhs. He chopped the top prize heads-up with Bharath ‘hzgod’ Kumar (runner-up for ₹1.68 Lakhs).
The surgeon-cum-poker reg Anuj Laddhad made another four ITM finishes last night, including an eighth-place finish in Trending Thursday for ₹56,700, working up ₹2.53 Lakhs in total earnings. His stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.68 Crores |Lifetime Profits: ₹38.82 Lakhs
Ashwini ‘DANIELDURR’ Panwar (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹67,702), ‘hercules0304’ (Won ₹2.10 Lakhs GTD Night Rider – DeepStack Turbo for ₹40,185), and ‘Darsh111’ (Won ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Epic for ₹26,573) bagged the other marquee titles.
PokerBaazi
PokerBaazi’s 8 PM flagship, the ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Summit, recorded 270 entries, posting a hefty ₹20.25 Lakhs prize pool (35% more than the advertised guarantee). The former PPL Highroller champion, Young Gun Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta, eliminated ‘saddybuddy1’ (runner-up for ₹3.14 Lakhs) in second place to win The Summit title for the fourth time for ₹4.47 Lakhs. Mehta cashed in another two events, collectively earning ₹4.83 Lakhs.
Anmol Mehta’s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.27 Crores |Lifetime Profits: ₹1.96 Crores |Annual Winnings: ₹1.14 Crores |Annual Profits: ₹48.94 Lakhs
One of the more consistent winners on PokerBaazi, Sankalp ‘Wobbegong’ Marwah, took down the ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Holdem Boost DST for an impressive sixth time last night for ₹68,092. He topped a 358-entry field and struck a heads-up deal with Amar B ‘PsykoEko’ Iyer (runner-up for ₹59,714) before clinching the title.
Sankalp Marwah`s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.05 Crores|Lifetime Profits: ₹16.50 Lakhs
‘Amol18’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Night DST for ₹47,440), Karan ‘collingwood’ Sitlani (Won ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD Turbo for ₹47,030), and ‘goodnewz’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Afternoon DST for ₹35,220) took down the other PokerBaazi marquees.
PokerStars India
PokerStars India`s Thursday Highroller offered a better ₹12 Lakhs prize pool guarantee last night. The primetime event registered 146 entries, overlaying ₹1.78 Lakhs. After almost seven hours of gameplay, the DOPT June Special champion Arun ‘realruny’ Sriram walked away with the title and a ₹2.62 Lakhs payday. ‘dev149’ finished runner-up for ₹1.64 Lakhs.
Arun Sriram’s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹87.81 Lakhs|Lifetime Profits: ₹19.94 Lakhs
Ajit ‘ace_bob_here’ Singh Arora outlasted the 175-entry field in the ₹2 Lakhs GTD The Classic PKO to win ₹56,533, with Arman ‘huger_pen’ Khan (runner-up for ₹26,506) taking second place. For Arora, this was his third time winning the event, pushing his lifetime tally to ₹1.92 Crores (₹32.33 Lakhs in net profits).
Adda52
Adda52`s ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather roped in 444 participants, overlaying ₹2.80 Lakhs. Rahul ‘rahulpalawat’ Jain overcame the stacked final table to collect ₹4.33 Lakhs after striking a three-way deal with Wednesday`s The Pride runner-up finisher Amit ‘ragingbull’ Kaushik (2nd for ₹4.27 Lakhs) and Tuesday`s The Endeavour runner-up finisher Ankit ‘imluckbox’ Bajaj (3rd for ₹3.65 Lakhs).
Last night`s win happened to be Rahul Jain`s second time bagging the Godfather title and pushed him across the ₹1 Crore benchmark in recorded online earnings. He had won the Godfather for the first time in January last year for ₹6.29 Lakhs.
Rahul Jain`s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹51.13 Lakhs
The ₹5 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo logged in 290 entries, collecting ₹6.53 Lakhs in the prize pool. Wednesday’s Maverick champion Abhijeet ‘2abhisingh’ Kumar extended his winning form to a second consecutive day as he took down the title for ₹1.75 Lakhs. The #6 ranked player of the year, PokerGuru Ambassador Arjanveer ‘arjan30’ Singh Chadha, placed second for ₹1.01 Lakhs.
Abhijeet Kumar’s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.38 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹47.42 Lakhs|Annual Winnings: ₹62.23 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹21.34 Lakhs
Wednesday’s The Pride champion, Arjanveer Singh Chadha, pulled out another four ITM scores, including a fifth-place finish in Spartan Poker’s Monster Stack for ₹65,357, posting ₹2.17 Lakhs in Thursday winnings.
Arjanveer Singh Chadha’s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.47 Crores |Lifetime Profits: ₹2.80 Crores |Annual Winnings: ₹1.86 Crores |Annual Profits: ₹67.76 Lakhs | Ranked #6 in the Annual Leaderboard Standings
The other Thursday winners were:
Player | Prize Amount | Event | Poker Site |
---|---|---|---|
Sankalp ‘Wobbegong’ Marwah | ₹68,092 | 6-Max Holdem DST ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
Ashwini ‘DANIELDURR’ Panwar | ₹67,702 | Monster Stack ₹3 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
Ajit ‘ace_bob_here’ Singh Arora | ₹56,533 | The Classic PKO ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
Amol18 | ₹47,440 | Night DST ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerBaazi |
Karan ‘collingwood’ Sitlani | ₹47,030 | Turbo ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
Pawan '_luffy_1x1' Tez | ₹44,504 | Nighttide DST Adda ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
hercules0304 | ₹40,185 | Night Rider – DeepStack Turbo ₹2.10 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
shovankar7 | 39,546 | Ultrasonic ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
goodnewz | ₹35,220 | Afternoon DST ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerBaazi |
Darsh111 | ₹26,573 | Epic ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
Vaibhav 'Vaibsss' Bhatia | ₹24,000 | Warrior Arena ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerDangal |
ShaktiMaaan | ₹22,178 | Afternoon on Stars ₹60K GTD | PokerStars India |
Atroz | ₹12,000 | Hitman ₹30K GTD PLO | Khelo365 |
Raag-bhav | ₹11,967 | Primetime Grind ₹60K GTD | PokerStars India |
RKGRKG | ₹10,241 | Deepstack ₹50K GTD | PokerStars India |
Godfather ₹25 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 232
Re-entries – 212
Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000
Places Paid – 49
The former AOPS Main Event runner-up finisher Rahul ‘rahulpalawat’ Jain took down Adda52’s Godfather for the second time for a winner’s paycheque worth ₹4.33 Lakhs. He cut a three-way deal in the event with Wednesday`s The Pride runner-up finisher Amit ‘ragingbull’ Kaushik (2nd for ₹4.27 Lakhs) and Tuesday`s The Endeavour runner-up finisher Ankit ‘imluckbox’ Bajaj (3rd for ₹3.65 Lakhs).
The first-ever Adda52 Big Game winner, Rahul Jain, won a title after months. His last recorded victory was in January when he shipped Adda52’s The Mint. Yesterday’s win also pushed his lifetime online winnings across the ₹1 Crore mark (₹1.03 Crores), with ₹51.12 Lakhs in net profits.
The event logged in 444 entrants, filling in an overlay deficit worth ₹2.80 Lakhs. The top 49 runners finished ITM.
Myron ‘zzzzz369’ Pereira (4th for ₹1.87 Lakhs), Young Gun Ujjwal ‘fourteenk’ Narwal (5th for ₹1.25 Lakhs), Varun ‘wazza92’ Vikrant Pande (6th for ₹87,500), Tarun ‘aggtarun’ Goyal (7th for ₹68,750), and Peyush ‘r9cky’ Jain (8th for ₹56,250) were among the notable names who cashed the final table.
The eight-handed final table was formed after the elimination of Puneet ‘j4jolly’ Mishra in ninth place for ₹40,000.
Final Table Results
- Rahul ‘rahulpalawat’ Jain – ₹4,33,408*
- Amit ‘ragingbull’ Kaushik – ₹4,26,764*
- Ankit ‘imluckbox’ Bajaj – ₹3,64,828*
- Myron ‘zzzzz369’ Pereira – ₹1,87,500
- Ujjwal ‘fourteenk’ Narwal – ₹1,25,000
- Varun ‘wazza92’ Vikrant Pande – ₹87,500
- Tarun ‘aggtarun’ Goyal – ₹68,750
- Peyush ‘r9cky’ Jain – ₹56,250
*denotes a three-way deal
Trending Thursday ₹21 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 201
Re-entries – 86
Rebuys – 163
Prize Pool – ₹22,50,000
Places Paid – 39
Spartan Poker’s ₹21 Lakhs GTD Trending Thursday registered 450 hopefuls, rounding up a smashing ₹22.50 Lakhs prize pool.
It took close to nine hours of play for the Sunday SuperStack champion, the mystery reg ‘bluechipp’, to take down the event for ₹4.51 Lakhs. The Millionaire fifth-place finisher Madan’ madsysman’ Kumar secured the runner-up payday worth ₹3 Lakhs.
The other notable FT finishers were four-time Destiny champion Nitin ‘Demogorgon’ Arora (3rd for ₹2.19 lakhs), Umang ‘Umang94’ Kakarania (4th for ₹1.77 Lakhs), Monday’s The Big Deal runner-up finisher Ankit ‘Asymptote05’ Khattar (6th for ₹1.05 Lakhs), Wednesday’s Destiny fourth-place finisher Ranjeet ‘Rj147’ Negi (7th for ₹77,175), and the Monster Stack Champion Anuj ‘Anuj16101’ Laddhad (8th for ₹56,700).
Final Table Results
- bluechipp – ₹4,51,125
- Madan ‘madsysman’ Kumar – ₹2,99,925
- Nitin ‘Demogorgon’ Arora – ₹2,19,375
- Umang ‘Umang94’ Kakarania – ₹1,77,075
- sdb1401 – ₹1,38,825
- Ankit ‘Asymptote05’ Khattar – ₹1,05,075
- Ranjeet’ Rj147′ Negi – ₹77,175
- Anuj ‘Anuj16101’ Laddhad – ₹56,700
The Summit ₹15 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹7,850
Entries – 132
Re-entries – 138
Prize Pool – ₹20,25,000
Places Paid – 36
PokerBaazi’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Summit had 270 runners competing for a share of the ₹20.25 Lakhs prize pool.
After over eight hours of gameplay, last Friday’s The Weekly Highroller champion Young Gun Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta toppled the competition to win his fourth The Summit title for ₹4.47 Lakhs. ‘saddybuddy1’ placed runner-up for ₹3.14 Lakhs.
Anmol Mehta made another two ITM finishes, collectively padding his bankroll for ₹4.83 Lakhs.
The Big Deal champion Rohan ‘likeaboss85’ Bhasin (3rd for ₹2.02 Lakhs), Guruprasad ‘fish_calling’ Gupta (4th for ₹1.49 Lakhs), former Millionaire champion Anmol ‘airball’ Narang (5th for ₹1.12 Lakhs), and Shubham ‘Aurangzeb_9’ Mahapatra (6th for ₹74,520) also FT-ed the event.
Vinayak ‘salmanbhai’ Bajaj bubbled the FT in eighth place for ₹59,738.
Final Table Results
- Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹4,47,323
- saddybuddy1 – ₹3,13,875
- Rohan ‘likeaboss85’ Bhasin – ₹2,01,893
- Guruprasad ‘fish_calling’ Gupta – ₹1,49,445
- Anmol ‘airball’ Narang – ₹1,12,185
- ajsam – ₹89,708
- Shubham ‘Aurangzeb_9’ Mahapatra – ₹74,520
Highroller ₹12 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹7,700
Entries – 88
Re-entries – 58
Regular Prize Pool – ₹6,89,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹5,11,000
Total Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000
Places Paid – 15
After almost seven hours of non-stop gameplay, the DOPT June Special champion Arun ‘realruny’ Sriram captured PokerStars India`s ₹12 Lakhs GTD Highroller for ₹2.62 Lakhs. ‘dev149’ finished runner-up for ₹1.64 Lakhs.
The ₹7,700 entry buy-in event experienced an overlay worth ₹1.78 Lakhs after clocking in 146 contestants. The top 15 places walked past the money line.
Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra (3rd for ₹1.27 Lakhs), Tanmaya ‘tks5432’ Sahoo (4th for ₹90,165), Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar (5th for ₹72,874), Young Gun Neel ‘Worm236’ Joshi (6th for ₹54,048), Sagar ‘sagarpupull’ Choudhury (7th for ₹56,164), and Rubin ‘kornkid4’ Labroo (9th for ₹45,111) also FT-ed the tourney!
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- Arun ‘realruny’ Sriram – ₹2,61,926
- dev149 – ₹1,63,926
- Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra – ₹1,27,172
- Tanmaya ‘tks5432’ Sahoo – ₹90,165
- Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar – ₹72,874
- Neel ‘Worm236’ Joshi – ₹54,048
- Sagar ‘sagarpupull’ Choudhury – ₹56,164
- jjmaliakal – ₹36,663
- Rubin ‘kornkid4’ Labroo – ₹45,111
Monster Stack ₹8 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 269
Re-entries – 86
Rebuys – 197
Prize Pool – ₹11,04,000
Places Paid – 47
Tuesday’s The Race winner & DPT Xpress 2020 Main Event runner-up finisher Anuj’ Anuj16101′ Laddhad shipped the ₹8 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹1.84 Lakhs. He chopped the top prize heads-up with Bharath ‘hzgod’ Kumar (runner-up for ₹1.68 Lakhs).
Anuj Laddhad made another four ITM finishes, lapping up over ₹2.53 Lakhs in Thursday winnings. Let’s have a quick look at his scorecard:
> 8th in Trending Thursday for ₹56,700
> 12th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹9,788
> 37th in PokerBaazi’s Holdem BOOST DST for ₹2,005
> 20th in PokerStars India’s The Classic PKO for ₹750
The tourney locked in 552 entrants to collect a ₹11.04 Lakhs prize pool, and the top 47 places boarded the money bus.
Vinayak ‘haayegarmi’ Bajaj (4th for ₹82,910), Wednesday’s The Pride champion, PokerGuru Ambassador Arjanveer ‘bazzingaa’ Singh Chadha (5th for ₹65,357), Neeraj ‘Jannat52’ Kumar (5th for ₹49,901), and Paras ‘AAKKQQJJ’ Jain (8th for ₹26,938) posted FT scores.
Final Table Results
- Anuj ‘Anuj16101’ Laddhad – ₹1,84,165*
- Bharath ‘hzgod’ Kumar – ₹1,67,679*
- KINGofWISDOM – ₹1,02,451
- Vinayak ‘haayegarmi’ Bajaj – ₹82,910
- Arjanveer ‘bazzingaa’ Singh Chadha – ₹65,357
- Neeraj ‘Jannat52’ Kumar – ₹49,901
- LIVETODIEANOTHERDAY – ₹36,653
- Paras ‘AAKKQQJJ’ Jain – ₹26,938
*denotes a heads-up deal
Monster Turbo ₹5 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹2,500
Entries – 165
Re-entries – 125
Prize Pool – ₹6,52,505
Places Paid – 30
Unlike the Godfather, Adda52’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo comfortably surpassed its listed guarantee, with 290 entrants rounding up ₹6.52 Lakhs in the prize pool.
Wednesday’s Maverick champion Abhijeet ‘2abhisingh’ Kumar kept the winning run going as he took down the event for ₹1.75 Lakhs. PokerGuru Ambassador Arjanveer ‘arjan30’ Singh Chadha finished runner-up for ₹1.01 Lakhs.
Abhijeet Kumar now has ₹1.38 Crores in tracked online earnings, with ₹47.42 Lakhs in net profits.
Arjanveer Singh Chadha had an eventful day at the felts with five ITM finishes worth ₹2.17 Lakhs in cumulative winnings. His deep runs include:
> 2nd in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹1,01,138
> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Monster Stack for ₹65,357
> 11th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹31,250
> 27th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹15,795
> 45th in PokerStars India’s Highroller for ₹3,500
The other known names who made it on the final table included Anish ‘TheBigBangV2’ Garg (4th for ₹55,463), PokerGuru Ambassador Nadeem ‘nadeem0021’ Basha (6th for ₹26,100), and Abhishek ‘thegrinder’ Garg (8th for ₹16,313).
Final Table Results
- Abhijeet ‘2abhisingh’ Kumar – ₹1,74,870
- Arjanveer ‘arjan30’ Singh Chadha – ₹1,01,138
- rtuteja – ₹75,038
- Anish ‘TheBigBangV2’ Garg – ₹55,463
- chunbhalu – ₹37,519
- Nadeem ‘nadeem0021’ Basha – ₹26,100
- void191 – ₹19,575
- Abhishek ‘thegrinder’ Garg – ₹16,313
- Dinny9 – ₹13,050
The Classic PKO ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 104
Re-entries – 71
Regular Prize Pool – ₹1,31,250
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹1,31,250
Total Prize Pool – ₹2,62,500
Places Paid – 17
The mid-stakes reg Ajit ‘ace_bob_here’ Singh Arora outran a field of 175 entrants in PokerStars India’s ₹2 Lakhs GTD The Classic PKO to win ₹56,533. Arora claimed his third The Classic title of the year, pushing his lifetime tally to ₹1.92 Crores (₹32.33 Lakhs in net profits).
Arman ‘huger_pen’ Khan placed runner-up for ₹26,506.
Clinton ‘Clinton Tavares’ Tavares (3rd for ₹18,603), Swapnil ‘pokpom1’ Patil (6th for ₹14,781), and Tapan ‘tweedu_taps’ Mansotra (7th for ₹9,294) also FT-ed the tourney.
6-Max Holdem Boost DST ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 182
Re-entries – 176
Prize Pool – ₹3,58,000
Places Paid – 45
PokerBaazi`s 9 PM event, the 6-Max Holdem Boost DST, once again blew the lid open on its guarantee with 358 entrants collecting a ₹3.58 Lakhs prize pool, more than double its prize pool guarantee.
The top 45 places got paid, and navigating his way to the title was Sankalp ‘Wobbegong’ Marwah, who won ₹68,092 after striking a heads-up deal with Amar B ‘PsykoEko’ Iyer (runner-up for ₹59,714).
This was Marwah`s sixth time winning the Holdem DST title, bringing his lifetime earnings to ₹1.05 Crore.
The FT also featured the likes of Avish ‘thehorse7’ Sharma (3rd for ₹33,831), Imtishushi ‘imtijamir’ Jamir (4th for ₹25,060), Sreeharsha ‘yUDdam’ Boneni (5th for ₹18,795), and Chirag ‘fanofivey’ Khurrana (6th for ₹15,036).
Warrior Arena ₹1 Lakh GTD Bounty RE – PokerDangal
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 70
Re-buys – 20
Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000
Places Paid – 15
Vaibhav ‘Vaibsss’ Bhatia trounced a field of 90 entries in PokerDangal’s ₹1 Lakh GTD Warrior Arena to win ₹24,000. ‘Lavekumar’ came second for ₹17,500. The ₹1,100 entry buy-in event registered a ₹10,000 overlay.
Hitman ₹30K GTD PLO – Khelo36
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 28
Re-entries – 27
Prize Pool – ₹30,000
Places Paid – 6
Khelo365 user ‘Atroz’ took down the ₹30K GTD Hitman PLO title for ₹12,000. ‘Narsimareddy’ finished runner-up for ₹6,300.
This report was updated at 7 PM on 9.7.2021.
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Sanghi, Bhatia, Sapra, Rajpal & Mukherjea Bank Massive Sunday Scores
The online action reached a feverish peak on Sunday with massive guaranteed flagships donning the domestic and international sites! With Spartan Poker’s IOPC, the Adda52 Poker Fest (APF), and PokerBaazi’s IMPS playing down to a close and the 2020 WSOP Online series running six bracelet events on GGPoker and Natural8, this was a Sunday unlike any other.
While many top pros and upcoming players were vying for the title in the Sunday marquees, India’s first solo WSOP gold bracelet winner Abhinay Iyer was chasing a second bracelet in Event #33: $1,111 Every 1 for COVID Relief (Caesar’s Cares). He came excruciatingly close but ultimately fell out in fourth place for $127,571.28 (~₹95.36 Lakhs). Here is a complete recap.
Spartan Poker
The biggest-ever India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) July Edition is finally in the books! The magnum opus of the series, the ₹3 Crores GTD IOPC Main Event –The Crown turned out to be a record-breaking success! Gathering 4,081 entries through eight starting flights, the IOPC Main Event posted the biggest-ever prize pool worth ₹4.08 Crores in the series’s history. The only event that has to-date surpassed this record was PokerBaazi’s End Boss ₹5 Crores GTD that had generated a ₹5.85 Crores prize pool on the back of 5,847 entries. 535 runners had advanced to Day 2, and only 495 of them finished in the money.
Kanpur-based entrepreneur Harshit’ HeroCaller’ Sanghi sky-rocketed to the top and decimated the competition to don the IOPC Main Event crown! The 24-year-old took home a personal-best, jaw-dropping ₹47.33 Lakhs, following a three-way deal with Kunal’ Alex52’ Bhatia (runner-up for ₹42.36 Lakhs) and Sumit’ Sands Myth’ Sapra (3rd for ₹32.20 Lakhs). With this phenomenal win, Sanghi has touched ₹52.69 Lakhs in recorded winnings.
Bhatia, who is currently based in Chandigarh, is an entrepreneur. A mid to high-stakes player, Bhatia’s poker resume is dotted with title wins like the Godfather and the Sunday SuperStack. He was also part of the 2017 Poker Sports League (PSL) Season 1 winning team Delhi Panthers. With the runner-up finish, Bhatia has boosted his online scorecard to ₹92.44 Lakhs, out of which ₹57.47 Lakhs he has earned on Spartan Poker.
APL Ambassador Sapra is one of the most reputable names of the Indian poker circuit. Sapra has scored multiple times in the series and is one of the very few Indian pros sitting with over ₹5 Crores in recorded online winnings.
Poker coach Prabhat Kiran ‘Cassandra’ Mukherjea (6th for ₹10.85 Lakhs) and Madan ‘madsysman’ Kumar (9th for ₹4.88 Lakhs) also featured on the final table.
With the IOPC Main Event attracting all the attention, some of the other events on the IOPC roster suffered overlays. The ₹60 Lakhs GTD IOPC Sunday SuperStack was one such event. Though 1,184 contenders did pony-up the ₹5,500 buy-in, it wasn’t enough to avoid the ₹80,000 overlay. ‘Rolling1’ emerged as the victor and walked away with a ₹11.30 Lakhs payout and ‘GoldSpot’ finished runner-up for ₹6.87 Lakhs. The champion also placed fourth in the IOPC#119 ₹6.5 Lakhs GTD for ₹46,735.
The latest Millionaire Legends champion Sriharsha’ Potato Player’ Doddapaneni was also seen gunning for the title, but sadly fell four places short of the Sunday SuperStack title, placing fifth for ₹2.88 Lakhs.
Sathish ‘Jaqkten’ Ananth championed the IOPC Big Daddy ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.18 Lakhs, after a three-way deal with Sujith ‘dancingshrimp’ Kumar (runner-up for ₹1.99 Lakhs) and ‘ConMan’ (3rd for ₹1.86 Lakhs).
The other winners were ‘cantwinflips’ (IOPC#115 ₹6 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.29 Lakhs), ‘American Airlines’ (IOPC#119 ₹6.5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.08 Lakhs) and Sethuram ‘Setherson8’ Kannan (IOPC #116 Monster Stack ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹83,315).
The Destiny IOPC Edition SnG Finale was one of the featured events on the closing day of the IOPC series. Siddarth ‘PeterPunter’ Singhvi from Pune won the event for 2.50 Lakhs, while PokerGuru Ambassador Ankit ‘Shippament’ Wadhawan (runner-up for ₹1.50 Lakhs) and Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy (3rd for ₹1 Lakhs) rounded out the three ITM finishes.
With the IOPC July now done and dusted, the IOPC Leaderboards have also closed. Topping the list was seasoned pro Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash, who garnered 16,296 to win ₹50 Lakhs in bonus money, over and above what he has already won in the series! Deepak ‘chimpoo’ Bothra came in second with 15,512 points for ₹20 Lakhs and ‘bluffer’ placed third from 14,368 points, pocketing ₹10 Lakhs.
The final IOPC Leaderboards standings are as follows:
Rank | Player | Points | Prize Amount |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bhanu 'spectre' Prakash | 16,296 | ₹50,00,000 |
2 | Deepak 'chimpoo' Bothra | 15,512 | ₹20,00,000 |
3 | bluffer | 14,368 | ₹10,00,000 |
4 | Siddarth 'PeterPunter' Singhvi | 13,548 | ₹7,00,000 |
5 | Armitrage | 12,645 | ₹4,00,000 |
6 | Sanat 'avneed' Mehrotra | 12,421 | ₹2,50,000 |
7 | Pavan ‘GODSENT’ Jain | 10,109 | ₹2,00,000 |
8 | Anant 'Pro' Purohit | 9,023 | ₹1,80,000 |
9 | Siddharth 'schemer77' Karia | 8,899 | ₹1,50,000 |
10 | Kunal 'TiltAtma' Patni | 8,872 | ₹1,20,000 |
Adda52
The Adda52 Poker Fest (AFP) culminated in the wee hours of Monday morning. The second ₹1 Crore GTD APF Full House drew 1,761 entries across six starting flights. Similar to the first Full House, the second edition, too, suffered an overlay. While the previous edition had an overlay of ₹3.35 Lakhs, this time, the tourney experienced a massive overlay of ₹11.95 Lakhs. Making good use of the value on offer, well-known player Apoorva ‘‘DPT.54’ Goel obliterated the competition and banked a whopping₹21 Lakhs. Promising young talent Vinay ‘vinay0902’ Rajpal claimed the runner-up spot for an equally commendable ₹13.20 Lakhs.
The ₹25 Lakhs GTD APF Millions had the highest buy-in of the Sunday schedule worth ₹11,000. 254 entries were registered, collecting ₹25.40 Lakhs in the prize pool. Arjunn ‘HaanMeinFlipHoon’ Agrawal juggernaut to the top of the field and bagged a ₹5.37 Lakhs top prize, following a heads-up chop with ‘BobbyAxelrod’ (runner-up for ₹5.16 Lakhs).
The ₹15 Lakhs GTD APF Big Slick dragged in 581 entries, and the site had to fill in an overlay of ₹1.92 Lakhs. ‘tsb2127’ captured the title and top prize of ₹2.74 Lakhs. PokerGuru Ambassador Rohit ‘rohit22rm’ Mishra netted ₹2 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.
PokerBaazi
The Sunday staple event on PokerBaazi was the ₹25 Lakhs GTD BSS SuperStack. With Spartan Poker’s IOPC Main Event and Adda52’s APF Full House Finale generating so much interest, the BSS SuperStack predictably failed to meet its guarantee. After gathering 485 entries, the event suffered an overlay of ₹75,000. Abhishek ‘ketchup’ Kumar topped the field after besting PokerGuru Ambassador Ashutosh ‘senojwod’ Balodhi (runner-up for ₹3.52 Lakhs) heads-up to win₹5.02 Lakhs.
The first-ever Indian Micro Poker Series (IMPS) also concluded yesterday with the ₹20 Lakhs GTD IMPS#121 Main Event crowning a champion in Chiraag ‘Versutus’ Patel! The former APPT Manila champion had come close to clinching the BSS SuperStack title, but fell short by two spots, finishing third for ₹2.26 Lakhs. He battled against Pranav ‘mithrandir16’ Anand heads-up in the IMPS Main Event, with Patel walking away with a winner’s paycheque worth ₹3.52 Lakhs, taking his overall recorded online earnings to ₹1.91 Crores. Anand took home ₹2.41 Lakhs in second-place prize money. Featuring a buy-in of ₹550, the IMPS Main Event logged in 4,263 entries across four starting flights, collecting ₹21.32 Lakhs in the prize pool.
Two other marquee events that played out on PokerBaazi last night was the BSS MegaStack ₹8 Lakhs GTD that was won by ‘shay88’ for ₹1.77 Lakhs and the BSS Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD that was shipped by Prateek ‘prana’ Rana for ₹1.21 Lakhs.
PokerStars India
The ₹18 Lakhs GTD Sunday Special Progressive KO commenced at 5 PM on PokerStars India and logged in 367 entries by the time the late registrations period closed. For a change this week, this event locked in a profitable ₹18.35 Lakhs prize pool. After 10 hours of play, poker vlogger Raj ‘rsj75’ Shrestha Juneja emerged victorious and claimed a ₹2.83 Lakhs top prize, after striking a heads-up deal with ‘Infic11’ (runner-up for ₹2.07 Lakhs).
The Sunday Highroller ₹15 Lakhs GTD didn’t do as well as the Sunday Special. After clocking in 129 entries, the tourney experienced a shortfall of ₹2.1 Lakhs. Former Millionaire Lite winner Sreekanth ‘LaganaHiToHai’ Narayan took down the event for ₹3.28 Lakhs, just as ‘sunny9456’ came in second for ₹2.43 Lakhs. Narayan has been in top form over the past few weeks and shipped PokerBaazi’s
The Ridge ₹10 Lakhs GTD on July 17 and BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD on July 19. He presently has ₹1.92 Crores in recorded online winnings.
PokerBaazi’s Game Changer 2.0 champion Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain deserves a special mention for final tabling both the Sunday Special (3rd for ₹1.35 Lakhs) and the Sunday Highroller (7th for ₹54,510).
The other Sunday winners were:
Player | Prize Money | Event | Poker Site |
---|---|---|---|
yadava28 | ₹3.71 Lakhs | APF Adios ₹2 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
Shekhar 'Brat_Poker' Singh | ₹1 Lakh | APF Holdem Bash ₹4 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
yadava28 | ₹60,939 | APF Adios 2 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
Rohit 'SFTBNIAH' Sharma | ₹56,700 | IMPS#124 6-Max DST Turbo ₹3 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
arwin2333 | ₹48,682 | Sunday Stars ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
stockbroker | ₹48,000 | Sunday PKO ₹2 Lakhs GTD | Poker Dangal |
Ahmann | ₹46,426 | Sunday Night Rider ₹2 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
KhalDrogo | ₹46,400 | BigBang NLHE ₹1 Lakh GTD | Khelo365 |
S88888 | ₹46,000 | Pocket Lunch ₹2 Lakhs GTD | Pocket52 |
maunik_d17 | ₹36,444 | Sunday Storm ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
swoosh | ₹35,520 | IMPS#125 Daily ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
iloveyou | ₹34,500 | Pocket Dinner ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD | Pocket52 |
bahubali | ₹18,630 | Dominator NLHE ₹50K GTD | Khelo365 |
kumaraniket | ₹7,200 | Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD NLHE | Khelo365 |
IOPC #120 Main Event –The Crown ₹3 Crores GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Total Entries – 4081
Prize Pool – ₹4,08,10,000
Places Paid – 495
The closing day of Spartan Poker’s IOPC had some firecracker tourneys playing out, and the biggest draw was hands down the IOPC #120 Main Event –The Crown ₹3 Crores GTD. The event collected 4,08 entries across eight starting flights and only 535 of them (Day 1A – 61, Day 1B – 49, Day 1C – 51, Day 1D – 54, Day 1E – 60, Day 1F – 79, Day 1G – 62, Day 1H – 119) made it to Day 2. The line-up included 354 unique players.
The gigantic field ensured that the tournament not only smashed its guarantee, it did so with a significant margin of over 30%, collecting a jaw-dropping ₹4.08 Crores! Since only 495 were paid, 40 Day 2 qualifiers fell out empty-handed.
In the end, 24-year-old Harshit ‘HeroCaller’ Sanghi from Kanpur rose atop the field and captured the title. Sanghi collected his personal-best payday of ₹47.33 Lakhs following a three-way deal with two seasoned regs Kunal ‘Alex52’ Bhatia and Sumit ‘Sands Myth’ Sapra.
Like Sanghi, runner-up Bhatia and third-place finisher Sapra also booked career-best scores in the tourney. Bhatia, who was part of the 2017 Poker Sports League (PSL) Season 1 winning team, Delhi Panthers, pocketed ₹42.36 Lakhs, while Sapra earned ₹32.20 Lakhs.
Also making FT finishes were Prabhat Kiran ‘Cassandra’ Mukherjea (6th for ₹10.85 Lakhs) and Madan ‘madsysman’ Kumar (9th for ₹4.88 Lakhs).
Nitish ‘buttonclicking’ Gupta (10th for ₹3.79 Lakhs), Gaurav ‘zillastar’ Bhandari (11th for ₹3.79 Lakhs), Sreeprakaash ‘fitzmagic’ Seetharaman (12th for ₹3.79 Lakhs), Sahil ‘Variance’ Agarwal (14th for ₹2.85 Lakhs), Mahima Walia ‘mambojojo’ Das (15th for ₹2.85 Lakhs), Vinayak ‘haayegarmi’ Bajaj (16th for ₹2.04 Lakhs), Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (17th for ₹2.04 Lakhs) and Sanat ‘avneed’ Mehrotra (18th for ₹1.42 Lakhs) were among the other notables who posted deep runs.
Final Table Results
- Harshit ‘HeroCaller’ Sanghi – ₹47,33,618*
- Kunal ‘Alex52’ Bhatia – ₹42,36,027*
- Sumit ‘Sands Myth’ Sapra – ₹32,20,301*
- $ura13 – ₹17,95,640
- monuguru ₹13,87,540
- Prabhat Kiran ‘Cassandra’ Mukherjea – ₹10,85,546
- SOOO PURE – ₹8,57,010
- masterbluff – ₹6,83,960
- Madan ‘madsysman’ Kumar -₹4,88,903
*denotes 3-way deal
APF Full House Finale ₹1 Crore GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 1,761 entries
Survivors – 207
Prize Pool – ₹1,00,00,000
Places Paid – 206
The showstopper tourney of Adda52`s APF series, the ₹1 Crore GTD APF Full House logged in 1,761 entries from six starting flights resulting in a landslide ₹11.95 Lakhs overlay.
The 207 survivors returned to play Day 2 on Sunday,and after almost seven hours, Apoorva ‘‘DPT.54’ Goel was declared the champion. The Delhi-based poker pro took home the up top prize money of ₹21 Lakhs after defeating MTT pro Vinay ‘vinay0902’ Rajpal (runner-up for ₹13.20 Lakhs) heads-up.
Suresh ‘insanium’ Kolli (3rd for ₹8 Lakhs), Avadh ‘cateyes’ Shah (7th for ₹2 Lakhs), and Sagar ‘alwaysnutz’ Choudhury (9th for ₹1 Lakh) were some well-known regs on the FT.
Final Table Results
- Apoorva ‘DPT.54’ Goel – ₹21,00,000
- Vinay ‘vinay0902’ Rajpal – ₹13,20,500
- Suresh ‘insanium’ Kolli – ₹8,00,000
- yud1006 – ₹6,00,000
- kumar – ₹4,00,000
- villan1122 – ₹3,00,000
- Avadh ‘cateyes’ Shah – ₹2,00,000
- tsb2127 – ₹1,50,000
- Sagar ‘alwaysnutz’ Choudhury – ₹1,00,000
IOPC #117 Sunday SuperStack ₹60 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 552
Re-entries – 251
Re-buys – 381
Prize Pool – ₹60,00,000
Places Paid – 119
The ₹5,500 buy-in IOPC #117 Sunday SuperStack ₹60 Lakhs GTD kicked off at 8 PM on Sunday. With 1,184 entries (552 unique, 251 re-entries, 381 re-buys) registering to play, the event fell ₹80,000 short of its posted guarantee.
It was nearly 7 AM when the dust settled, and it was ‘Rolling1’ who proved the last player standing and took home a ₹11.30 Lakhs payday after beating ‘GoldSpot’ (runner-up for ₹6.87 Lakhs) to the finish line.
Sriharsha ‘Potato Player’ Doddapaneni (5th for ₹2.88 Lakhs), Dhawal ‘Pokerpro5553’ Bagaria (7th for ₹1.54 Lakhs) and Ajay ‘gabbarsingh’ Dhayal (8th for ₹1.06 Lakhs) posted FT scores.
Final Table Results
- Rolling1 – ₹11,30,400
- GoldSpot – ₹6,87,600
- Sj16 – ₹4,86,000
- cardshark91 – ₹3,66,000
- Sriharsha ‘Potato Player’ Doddapaneni – ₹2,88,600
- GGGenius – ₹2,16,600
- Dhawal ‘Pokerpro5553’ Bagaria – ₹1,54,200
- Ajay ‘gabbarsingh’ Dhayal – ₹1,06,800
- Mr.Bojangles – ₹84,480
APF Millions ₹25 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 149
Re-entries – 105
Prize Pool – ₹25,40,000
Places Paid – 27
The ₹11,000 buy-in ₹25 Lakhs GTD APF Millions clocked in 254 sign-ups to generate a prize pool of ₹25.40 Lakhs, and the top 27 places finished ITM.
After eight and a half hours of intense action, it eventually crowned a champion in MTT reg Arjunn ‘HaanMeinFlipHoon’ Agrawal. He cut a heads-up deal with ‘BobbyAxelrod’ (runner-up for ₹5.16 Lakhs) to win ₹5.37 Lakhs in cash prize. Agarwal had earlier finished fourth in Spartan Poker’s IOPC High Roller for a career-best ₹9.35 Lakhs and is fast approaching ₹60 Lakhs in recorded online winnings.
The big names among the finalists included Guneet ‘guntz’ Kwatra (4th for ₹2.15 Lakhs), Vishnu ‘violator’ Khandelwal (5th for ₹1.46 Lakhs), Dhaval ‘dirtyzoso’ Mudgal (6th for ₹1.07 Lakhs), Ayush ‘lazyman’ Garg (7th for ₹82,550), and Ankit ‘helter_skelter’ Kapoor (9th for ₹50,800).
Final Table Results
- Arjunn ‘HaanMeinFlipHoon’ Agrawal – ₹5,37,508*
- BobbyAxelrod – ₹5,16,592*
- null_void – ₹2,95,910
- Guneet ‘guntz’ Kwatra – ₹2,15,900
- Vishnu ‘violator’ Khandelwal – ₹1,46,050
- Dhaval ‘dirtyzoso’ Mudgal – ₹1,07,950
- Ayush ‘lazyman’ Garg – ₹82,550
- Aurangzeb_9 – ₹63,500
- Ankit ‘helter_skelter’ Kapoor – ₹50,800
*denotes heads-up deal
BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 259
Re-entries – 226
Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000
Places Paid – 54
The other headline Sunday tourney on PokerBaazi was the ₹25 Lakhs GTD BSS SuperStack. The ₹5,500 buy-in event attracted 485 contenders to witness a shortfall of ₹75,000.
Abhishek ‘ketchup’ Kumar outlasted the competition, including a formidable heads-up opponent in PokerGuru Ambassador Ashutosh ‘senojwod’ Balodhi to win the title for ₹5.03 Lakhs. This was Kumar’s second-biggest score that helped push his career winnings over ₹46 Lakhs. Balodhi settled for ₹3.52 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.
The final table included the likes of Chiraag ‘Versutus’ Patel (3rd for ₹2.27 Lakhs), Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury (4th for ₹1.68 Lakhs), Paawan ‘ukissmyace’ Bansal (5th for ₹1.26 Lakhs), Gautam ‘BEATTHEFISH’ Sachdeva (6th for ₹1.01 Lakhs), Nikhil ‘Nikhil93’ Gutta (8th for ₹67,000), and Nishant ‘nishant177’ Sharma (9th for ₹50,250).
Final Table Results
- Abhishek ‘ketchup’ Kumar – ₹5,02,500
- Ashutosh ‘senojwod’ Balodhi – ₹3,52,250
- Chiraag ‘Versutus’ Patel – ₹2,26,500
- Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury – ₹1,67,500
- Paawan ‘ukissmyace’ Bansal – ₹1,25,750
- Gautam ‘BEATTHEFISH’ Sachdeva – ₹1,00,750
- Jp19 – ₹84,000
- Nikhil ‘Nikhil93’ Gutta – ₹67,000
- Nishant ‘nishant177’ Sharma – ₹50,250
IMPS#121 Main Event ₹20 Lakhs GTD Day 2 – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 2728
Re-entries – 1535
Total Entries – 4263
Prize Pool – ₹21,31,500
Places Paid – 421
The headliner of the all-new Indian Micro Poker Series (IMPS), the ₹20 Lakhs GTD IMPS#121 Main Event, played down to a winner yesterday. The ₹550 buy-in event recorded 4,263 entries to witness a prize pool worth ₹21.32 Lakhs.
Day 2 began with 421 hopefuls, and all of them were assured a min-cash worth ₹1,278.
After seven hours and six minutes of play, former PPL Money Maker runner-up Chiraag ‘Versutus’ Patel edged past his competition, including Pranav ‘mithrandir16’ Anand (runner-up for ₹2.41 Lakhs) heads-up to win the title for ₹3.52 Lakhs.
Patel had last won the BSS SuperStack in April for ₹5.88 Lakhs, and this was his first flagship victory since. He came close to winning a second title yesterday in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack, eventually placing 3rd for ₹2.27 Lakhs.
Tanmay ‘truman’ Benara finished 7th for ₹62,666.
Final Table Results
- Chiraag ‘Versutus’ Patel – ₹3,52,124
- Pranav ‘mithrandir16’ Anand – ₹2,41,712
- Nomercy3801 – ₹1,68,389
- abhishek0002 – ₹1,23,840
- rahulx – ₹98,475
- AK10JQ – ₹79,505
- Tanmay ‘truman’ Benara – ₹62,666
- twistandfold – ₹47,959
- Tryndamere – ₹35,383
Sunday Special Progressive KO ₹18 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries –196
Re-Entries – 171
Total Prize Pool – ₹18,35,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹9,17,500
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹9,17,500
Places Paid – 63
Starting at 5PM on Sunday, the Sunday Special Progressive KO attracted a player pool of 367 runners (196 unique and 171 re-entries), to make it in the green for a change. The event collected ₹18.35 Lakhs in the prize pool that was shared among the top 63 places.
After nine hours and five minutes of play, Raj ‘rsj75’ Shrestha Juneja was named the champion after he shook hands on a heads-up deal with ‘Infic11’ to win his best score on the site worth ₹2.83 Lakhs (₹1,45,236 in prize money and ₹1,37,363 in bounties). Shrestha had won the Micro Millions-72 Ultrasonic last week for ₹38,235. He has winnings running up to ₹4.58 Lakhs on the site with ₹2.94 Lakhs in profit.
The runner-up won ₹2.08 Lakhs (₹1,44,297 in prize money and ₹63,613 in bounties) for his efforts.
Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain (3rd for ₹1.35 Lakhs), Sandeep ‘effuno007’ Varma RS (6th for ₹49,398), Ayush ‘(Giz^zY)91’ Khandelwal (7th for ₹37,130), and Siddharth ‘WaaaduHek’ Mundada (9th for ₹28,271) were the notable finalists.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- Raj ‘rsj75’ Shrestha Juneja – ₹2,82,599*
- Infic11 – ₹2,07,910*
- Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain – ₹135,362
- Mr.Blackeh – ₹68,209
- abelzach – ₹85,038
- Sandeep ‘effuno007’ Varma RS – ₹49,398
- Ayush ‘(Giz^zY)91’ Khandelwal – ₹37,130
- Aggrolegend – ₹51,540
- Siddharth ‘WaaaduHek’ Mundada – ₹28,271
*denotes heads-up deal
Sunday Highroller ₹15 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 82
Re-entries – 47
Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000
Places Paid – 20
The other Sunday flagship event on PokerStars India faced an overlay of ₹2.1 Lakhs, after managing to only attract 129 entries yesterday.
After almost seven hours of play, Sreekanth ‘LaganaHiToHai’ Narayan decimated the competition, including ‘sunny9456’ (runner-up for ₹2.43 Lakhs) heads-up to walk-away with ₹3.28 Lakhs as prize money. Narayan has won several titles, but this was his first time shipping the Sunday Highroller and his second Highroller title on PokerStars India. His previous best score on the site dates back to June 5 when he had won the Highroller event for ₹3.04 Lakhs. Last week, Narayan had won the BSS SuperStack on PokerBaazi for ₹5.03 Lakhs.
The final table featured regs like Vaibhav ‘GTO_LIFE_GG’ Sharma (3rd for ₹1.80 Lakhs), Dhaval ‘BithBecool’ Mudgal (4th for ₹1.34 Lakhs),Young Gun Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover (5th for ₹99,119), PokerGuru Ambassador Laksh ‘B00MTilt23’ Pal Singh (6th for ₹73,505), Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain (7th for ₹54,510), and Ranjeet ‘Bedevilforyou’ Negi (8th for ₹40,424).
Final Table Results
- Sreekanth ‘LaganaHiToHai’ Narayan – ₹3,27,724
- sunny9456 – ₹2,43,036
- Vaibhav ‘GTO_LIFE_GG’ Sharma – ₹1,80,232
- Dhaval ‘BithBecool’ Mudgal – ₹1,33,658
- Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover – ₹99,119
- Laksh ‘B00MTilt23’ Pal Singh – ₹73,505
- Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain – ₹54,510
- Ranjeet ‘Bedevilforyou’ Negi – ₹40,424
- vinaash – ₹35,733
APF Big Slick ₹15 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹2,500
Entries – 340
Re-entries – 241
Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000
Places Paid – 62
Adda52’s ₹2,500 buy-in Big Slick returned with the APF branding and its regular ₹15 Lakhs GTD this Sunday. The tourney failed to meet its advertised guarantee by ₹1.92 Lakhs after pulling in 581 entries, and the top 62 places collected a piece.
When the dust settled, a mystery player going by the moniker ‘tsb2127’ took top honors along with ₹2.74 Lakhs up top prize money. PokerGuru Ambassador Rohit ‘rohit22qrm’ Mishra finished runner-up for ₹2 Lakhs. With this score, Mishra gets one step closer to reach the ₹3 Crore-mark in lifetime winnings!
Other notables who got featured on the FT included Sethuram ‘acepoker7325’ Kannan (4th for ₹1.07 Lakhs), Gagandeep ‘gaganhyd’ Singh (5th for ₹79,114), Chandan ‘darkfish15’ Arora (6th for ₹57,990), Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia (7th for ₹42,507), and Anmolraj ‘anmolrajy’ Singh Chawla (9th for ₹22,838).
Final Table Results
- tsb2127 – ₹2,74,060
- Rohit ‘rohit22qrm’ Mishra – ₹2,00,885
- Raghav883 – ₹1,47,248
- Sethuram ‘acepoker7325’ Kannan – ₹1,07,932
- Gagandeep ‘gaganhyd’ Singh – ₹79,114
- Chandan ‘darkfish15’ Arora – ₹57,990
- Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia – ₹42,507
- Kakerwalharsh – ₹31,157
- Anmolraj ‘anmolrajy’ Singh Chawla – ₹22,838
IOPC#121 Big Daddy ₹15 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 365
Re-entries – 108
Rebuys – 261
Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000
Places Paid – 63
Spartan Poker’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD IOPC#121 Big Daddy was a late-night event, taking off at 11 pm. The event attracted 734 entries but couldn’t meet its guarantee and saw an overlay of ₹32,000.
After nearly seven hours of play, the final three contenders decided to end it with a deal that handed out the title and the ₹2.18 Lakhs cheque to Sathish ‘Jaqkten’ Ananth, with Sujith ‘dancingshrimp’ Kumar (runner-up for ₹1.99 Lakhs) and ‘ConMan’ (3rd for ₹1.86 Lakhs) finishing in close distance.
Harsh ‘Anandilal Katpitiya’ Bubna (5th for ₹81,750) and PokerGuru Ambassador Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh (7th for ₹48,150) were the other notable FT scorers.
Final Table Results
- Sathish ‘Jaqkten’ Ananth – ₹2,18,619*
- Sujith ‘dancingshrimp’ Kumar – ₹1,99,789*
- ConMan – ₹1,86,092*
- Hellblazer – ₹1,04,250
- Harsh ‘Anandilal Katpitiya’ Bubna – ₹81,750
- jiggy1991 – ₹64,050
- Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh – ₹48,150
- cardshark91 – ₹34,200
- Mr.Bojangles – ₹27,300
*denotes 3-way deal
Pocket Aces ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 193
Re-entries – 101
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 63
The Sunday flagship at Pocket52, ₹10 Lakhs GTD Pocket Aces,suffered a significant overlay of ₹2.65 Lakhs from a turnout of 294 entries. Benefitting the most from the extra-ordinary value on offer was ‘laazzy,’ who earned a paycheck worth ₹2.05 Lakhs after defeating MTT reg Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna (runner-up for ₹1.27 Lakhs) heads-up.
Final Table Results
- laazzy – ₹2,05,000
- Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – ₹1,27,500
- durrrrlagtahai – ₹90,000
- Yuvi10 – ₹67,000
- Mrmk – ₹52,000
- Anya – ₹39,000
BSS MegaStack ₹8 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 178
Re-entries – 110
Prize Pool – ₹8,00,000
Places Paid – 36
Mystery user ‘shay88’ran past a field of 288 entries to clinch the title and the ₹1.77 Lakhs cash prize in PokerBaazi’s ₹8 Lakhs GTD BSS MegaStack. He defeated online regular Rajesh Kumar ‘intervntion’ Shukla (runner-up for ₹1.24 Lakhs) heads-up.
Paying out the top 36 places, the event suffered an overlay of ₹80,000.
Anirudh ‘flash1’ Reddy (3rd for ₹79,760), PokerGuru Ambassador Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh (4th for ₹59,040), Harsh ‘100crdream’ Dembla (6th for ₹35,440), Chakshu ‘cf123’ Ahuja (7th for ₹29,440), Ankit ‘bababakchod’ Kasat (8th for ₹23,600), and Ayush ‘Proman502’ Garg (9th for ₹17,680) FT-ed the tourney.
Final Table Results
- shay88 – ₹1,77,000
- Rajesh Kumar ‘intervntion’ Shukla – ₹1,24,000
- Anirudh ‘flash1’ Reddy – ₹79,760
- Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh – ₹59,040
- SaniyalND – ₹44,320
- Harsh ‘100crdream’ Dembla – ₹35,440
- Chakshu ‘cf123’ Ahuja – ₹29,440
- Ankit ‘bababakchod’ Kasat – ₹23,600
- Ayush ‘Proman502’ Garg – ₹17,680
IOPC#119 ₹6.5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 341
Re-entries – 68
Re-buys – 214
Prize Pool – ₹6,50,000
Places Paid – 55
The ₹6.5 Lakhs GTD IOPC #119 played out amid 623 entries yesterday, registering an overlay of₹27,000. The tourney played down to a heads-up between ‘American Airlines’ and ‘Timeghoul’ (runner-up for ₹97,611) with the former winning the title and ₹1.08 Lakhs after a HU deal.
Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (3rd for ₹57,785) and Niharika ‘honey339’ Bindra (5th for ₹36,985) also final tabled the event.
The IOPC Sunday SuperStack champion ‘Rolling1’ placed fourth for ₹46,735.
Final Table Results
- American Airlines – ₹1,08,439*
- Timeghoul – ₹97,611*
- Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹57,785
- Rolling1 – ₹46,735
- Niharika ‘honey339’ Bindra – ₹36,985
- SimulationA1 – ₹28,470
- xaxa – ₹21,190
- Dwann – ₹15,340
- Showkeeen – ₹12,415
*denotes heads-up deal
IOPC#115 ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 211
Re-entries – 52
Re-buys – 166
Prize Pool – ₹6,43,500
Places Paid – 39
Topping a 429-entry field, ‘cantwinflips’ took down the ₹6 Lakhs GTD IOPC#115 on Spartan Poker for ₹1.29 Lakhs. The tournament collected a profitable ₹6.43 Lakhs prize pool.
Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra (6th for ₹30,051) and the IOPC Leaderboard topper Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash (7th for ₹22,072) FT-ed the tourney.
Final Table Results
- cantwinflips – ₹1,29,021
- espesito123 – ₹85,778
- BuddyLove – ₹62,741
- TheGhostArmy – ₹50,643
- AvraCadevra – ₹39,703
- Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra – ₹30,051
- Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash – ₹22,072
- deepakreddy3395 – ₹16,216
- steamin – ₹13,449
IOPC#118 Destiny IOPC Edition – SNG – Spartan Poker
Entries – 10
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 3
The 10 winners of Spartan Poker’s Destiny IOPC Edition converged for an exciting SNG finale contest last night. Only three of them would take home a prize, and making it to the top spot was Siddarth ‘PeterPunter’ Singhvi (₹2.50 Lakhs).
PokerGuru Ambassador Ankit ‘Shippament’ Wadhawan (runner-up for ₹1.50 Lakhs) and Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy (3rd for ₹1 Lakhs) were the other two top finishers.
Final Results
- Siddarth ‘PeterPunter’ Singhvi – ₹2,50,000
- Ankit ‘Shippament’ Wadhawan – ₹1,50,000
- Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy – ₹1,00,000
BSS Monster 6 – Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 112
Re-entries – 79
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 24
The ₹5 Lakhs GTD BSS Monster 6-Max fell ₹22,500 short of the listed guarantee after registering 191 entries.
Prateek ‘prana’ Rana came out on top after busting Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury in the heads-up to win ₹1.21 Lakhs. The latter pocketed ₹84,650 for his runner-up finish.
Harsh ‘100crdream’ Dembla (4th for ₹40,300), Sagar ‘StuTheKidUngar’ Patnaik (5th for ₹30,250), Ankit ‘bababakchod’ Kasat (6th for ₹24,200), Arvind ‘BigRedShove’ Halaharvi (7th for ₹20,100), Pranav ‘mithrandir16’ Anand (8th for ₹16,100), and Ayush ‘Proman502’ Garg (9th for ₹12,050) FT-ed the tourney.
Final Table Results
- Prateek ‘prana’ Rana – ₹1,21,000
- Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury – ₹84,650
- riteshcbec – ₹54,400
- Harsh ‘100crdream’ Dembla – ₹40,300
- Sagar ‘StuTheKidUngar’ Patnaik – ₹30,250
- Ankit ‘bababakchod’ Kasat – ₹24,200
- Arvind ‘BigRedShove’ Halaharvi – ₹20,100
- Pranav ‘mithrandir16’ Anand – ₹16,100
- Ayush ‘Proman502’ Garg – ₹12,050
IOPC#116 Monster Stack ₹5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹880
Entries – 380
Re-entries – 101
Re-buys – 249
Prize Pool – ₹5,84,000
Places Paid – 71
The ₹5 Lakhs GTD IOPC#116 Monster Stack successfully surpassed the offered guarantee by ₹84,000, after clocking in 730 entries.
The event was taken down by Sethuram ‘Setherson8’ Kannan for ₹83,315 after besting Jeevan ‘Jeevan123’ Kumar (runner-up for ₹81,291) heads-up.
Pavan ‘GODSENT’ Jain (5th for ₹31,477, and Uttam Kumar ‘Pogback’ Reddy (9th for ₹10,220) FT-ed the tourney.
Final Table Results
- Sethuram ‘Setherson8’ Kannan – ₹83,315*
- Jeevan ‘Jeevan123’ Kumar – ₹81,291*
- SSMG6617 – ₹69,986
- Artemisia – ₹40,062
- Pavan ‘GODSENT’ Jain – ₹31,477
- xxbajxx1 – ₹24,586
- new2pokerworld – ₹18,512
- AshG – ₹12,906
- Uttam Kumar ‘Pogback’ Reddy – ₹10,220
*denotes heads-up deal
Sunday PKO ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Poker Dangal
Buy-in – ₹2,500
Entries – 74
Re-buys – 37
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 17
PokerDangal’s ₹2 Lakhs GTD Sunday PKO just about made the guarantee from 111 entries, and 17 places got paid.‘stockbroker’ captured the title after defeating ‘suyash9’ (runner-up for ₹34,000) heads-up to win ₹48,000.
Karan ‘99ayka99’ Jain finished 5th for ₹14,000.
Pocket Lunch ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 108
Re-entries – 56
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 27
The ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Lunch gathered a crowd of 164 entries that resulted in an overlay of ₹36,000.
The winner emerged in ‘S88888’ who took away ₹46,000 in cash prize.‘potpuri’ finished runner-up for ₹28,000.
BigBang NLHE ₹1 Lakh GTD – Khelo365
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 40
Re-entries – 18
Prize Pool – ₹1,16,000
Places Paid – 6
Khelo365’s ₹1 Lakh GTD BigBang was by championed ‘KhalDrogo,’ who won ₹46,400.
Surpassing its advertised guarantee on the back of 58 players, the ₹1.16 Lakhs prize pool was distributed among the top six players.
Pocket Dinner ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 88
Re-entries – 37
Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000
Places Paid – 27
Pocket52’s ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Dinner saw participation from 125 entries who ponied the ₹1,100 buy-in to leave an overlay of ₹25,000.
‘iloveyou’ took down the event and the ₹34,500 cash prize that came with it after defeating ‘Surya’ (runner-up for ₹21,000) heads-up to the finish line.
Somesh ‘JackNotMa’ Patel finished 3rd for ₹15,750.
Dominator NLHE ₹50K GTD – Khelo365
Buy-in – ₹825
Entries – 42
Re-entries – 27
Prize Pool – ₹51,750
Places Paid – 7
Like the Big Bang, the₹50K GTD Dominator NLHE had a smashing run on Khelo365 last night. A 69 player-field helped overcome the advertised guarantee, with the top seven places paid.
‘bahubali’ was the last one standing in the field and won ₹18,630. ‘Undertaker21’ finished runner-up for ₹10,350.
Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD NLHE – Khelo365
Buy-in – ₹275
Entries – 38
Re-entries – 31
Prize Pool – ₹20,000
Places Paid – 7
‘kumaraniket’ added ₹7,200 to their bankroll after winning Khleo365’s Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD.
With a total of 69 players, the tourney suffered an overlay of ₹2,750.
This report was updated at 4:30 PM on 27.07.2020.
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This Week in Poker: May 1 – 7
In the PokerGuru feature ‘This Week in Poker’ we bring you the weekly round-up of the biggest online scores by Indian MTT players along with the top stories from both the live and online poker circuit.
Here are this week’s top stories
The first week of May was chock-a-block with poker action both live and online. Let’s take a look back at all the exciting things that transpired this past week.
The luxurious Casino Deltin Royale played host to the second edition of the Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) Colossus Super High Roller (SHR) series that took place from May 2-5. The three-event long series kicked off with the ₹50K Warm-Up, which was taken down by Meherzad Munsaf for ₹10.80 Lakhs, while Atul Kumar netted ₹2.20 Lakhs for taking down the ₹25K Bounty. However, the most sought-after event of the series – the ₹200K Main Event – crowned a champion in India’s original ‘PokerGuru’ – Aditya Agarwal. The PokerStars Team pro added another illustrious score of ₹31 Lakhs to his bankroll, and is, therefore, our “PokerGuru Star of the Week.”
The Asian felts saw one of the most prestigious stops from the Asian Poker Tour (APT) brand play out this week. The APT Philippines had 23 events on its schedule, and the closing week saw a host of side events playing out. Yasheel Doddanavar remained the top performing Indian at the series, stealing the show at the PHP 107,500 High Rollers where he conceded the title to China’s Hao He and finished runner-up for PHP 1,225,000 (~₹16.34 Lakhs). Including scores by Dilip Menon and Srinivas Polishetty, the Indian challengers picked up a total of six scores at the stop. The series culminated with the PHP 10 Million GTD Championships Event crowning a winner in Korea’s Siyoung Lee. Japanese pro Iori Yogo got beaten to the title by Lee, but with two titles and a runner-up finish, the APT Player of the Series title was his for the taking.
The European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo, sponsored by PokerStars, also wrapped up its proceedings on May 4. Though many of the high-value tournaments were won by established names of the poker fraternity including Matthias Eibinger, Krzysztof Magott, Rainer Kempe and Benjamin Pollak, it was German pro Manig Loeser who captured the coveted €5,300 Main Event title, after agreeing to a three-way chop with Wei Huang (2nd for €552,056) and Viktor Katzenberger (3rd for €529,707). Loeser took home €603,777 in first-place prize money.
Even though EPT Monte Carlo has concluded, the high rollers need not fret as the Triton Poker High Roller Series Montenegro is now well underway since May 6. Event #1: NLHE Turbo saw Steve O’Dwyer decimate the 34-strong entry field to claim his first-ever Triton title for HK$ 3,708,784. Nevertheless, with the series slated to run till May 17, there is a lot more action left to unfold, especially with the 50th World Series of Poker (WSOP) slated to commence from May 28.
Taking a break from the live felts, the domestic online poker front was sizzling with action, and it was the PokerGuru Team Ambassadors who took center stage. Parikshit ‘Zapdos123’ Dhall shipped PokerStars India’s Sunday Special – Progressive KO ₹20 Lakhs GTD, which yet again offered a juicy overlay of a little over ₹3 Lakhs. Dhall bested online regular Utsav ‘rannyOO6’ Taneja heads-up to take home ₹4.11 Lakhs, while Taneja collected ₹1.80 Lakhs for his efforts.
Meanwhile, 9stacks’ signature Sunday tournament – Sunday Stacks ₹15 Lakhs GTD – saw two fellow Team Ambassadors, Arjanveer Singh ‘ballistik’ Chadha and Ashish ‘HakoonahMatata’ Ahuja, lock horns for the top prize. Chadha ultimately won out, bagging ₹2.92 Lakhs in prize money, while Ahuja received ₹1.91 Lakhs for his second-place finish.
However, the biggest winner this past Sunday was ‘Hai_toh_hai’ who triumphed over 603 entries (351 unique and 252 re-entries) in the Baazi Super Sunday (BSS) SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD on PokerBaazi and picked up a handsome payday of ₹5.69 Lakhs.
Up-and-coming online poker site, Calling Station, celebrated its first anniversary on May 3. In honor of the occasion, the brand is hosting numerous promotions and offers for its user base including a ₹3 Lakhs freeroll on May 8 at 8 pm, a VIP race with over ₹90 Lakhs worth prizes in just 20 days and a mini tournament series from May 9-12 with ₹20 Lakhs in guaranteed prizes.
Moreover, PokerBaazi after announcing the launch of its revamped website with a smoother interface and completely re-designed Baazi Rewards UI last week, the site has also released the deposit codes of its latest offerings – Mysterious May and a new weekly tournament – Super 5, ₹5 Lakhs GTD which will feature a ₹99 buy-in.
In international news, just as former PokerStars Team pro Kevin Martin became the latest member of partypoker’s ‘Team Online’, the global online poker giant also announced four new brand ambassadors in Arlie Shaban, James Mackenzie, Nick Walsh and Eva Reberc. PokerStars has also enlisted eight new Twitch streamers in Mason Pye, Georgina James, Tom Hayward, Alberto Perez, Guillermo Inclan, Steve Enriquez, Benjamin Bruneteaux and Julien Brecard.
Back to the domestic scene, Goa Congress’ candidate for the Panaji by-election Atanasio Monserrate promised his supporters that if elected to office he will remove all offshore casinos from River Mandovi and relocate them to five-star establishments like hotels and resorts. Meanwhile, 70 premises belonging to Lottery King’s Santiago Martin were searched by the Income Tax (IT) department, and Martin was detained for questioning at the Kolkata airport and investigated with regards to unaccounted money and possible tax defaults.
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PokerBaazi’s Baazi Super Sunday (BSS) SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD made its weekly stop at the premier online poker site this Sunday. The event attracted 603 entries (351 unique and 252 re-entries) generating ₹30.15 Lakhs in the prize pool. ‘Hai_toh_hai’ was the eventual winner, taking the event down for a hefty ₹5.69 Lakhs.
Other notable scores of the week include –
Parikshit ‘Zapdos123’ Dhall won ₹4.11 Lakhs for 1st place in the PokerStars India ‘Sunday Special – Progressive KO ₹20 Lakhs GTD’
Arjanveer ‘ballistik’ Chadha won ₹2.92 Lakhs for 1st place in the 9stacks ‘Sunday Stacks ₹15 Lakhs GTD’
Ashish Ahuja won ₹1.55 Lakhs for 1st place in the 9stacks ‘Wanderers ₹6 Lakhs GTD’
Prashanth ‘mcp1212’ Chandrasekhar won ₹1.34 Lakhs for 1st place in the PokerBaazi ‘BSS Megastack ₹5 Lakh GTD’
‘chiragpatel’ won ₹86,000 for 1st place in the Khelo 365 ‘Twister ₹2 Lakhs GTD’
‘naryaresh’ won ₹55,000 for 1st place in the Khelo 365 ‘Big Bang ₹1 Lakh GTD’
‘kalanamak’ won ₹47,497 for 1st place in the PokerStars India ‘Sunday Stars ₹2 Lakhs GTD’
‘vanillasky’ won ₹41,280 for 1st place in the Khelo 365 ‘Big Splash ₹75K GTD’
Mithun ‘ThePokeRajaIN’ Mahesh won ₹32,485 for 1st place in the PokerStars India ‘The Classic NLHE ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD’
‘BluffMaster18’ won ₹31,249 for 1st place in the PokerStars India ‘Sunday Warm-Up ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD’
‘JuwariBhai’ won ₹26,507 for 1st place in the PokerStars India ‘Sunday Storm ₹2 Lakhs GTD’
‘papakancha00’ won ₹26,350 for 1st place in the PokerStars India ‘Sunday Supersonic ₹1 Lakh GTD’
‘Psychopath0007’ won ₹17,469 for 1st place in the PokerBaazi ‘Sunday ₹1 Lakh GTD’
‘chiragpatel’ won ₹17,200 for 1st place in the Khelo 365 ‘Deep Stack ₹40K GTD’
Calling Station Celebrates 1st Anniversary With Money Spinner
Online poker site Calling Station completed a full year of operations on May 3 and is celebrating its first birthday in style with a mega month of promotions including a ₹3 Lakhs freeroll on May 8 at 8 pm, a VIP race with over ₹90 Lakhs worth prizes in just 20 days, and a mini tournament series from May 9-12 with ₹20 Lakhs in guaranteed prizes.
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PokerBaazi’s Revamped Site & Exciting New Offerings
India’s most trusted online poker site, PokerBaazi launched its revamped website last week with a smoother interface and a completely re-designed Baazi Rewards UI. Timed perfectly with the launch, the website unveiled its latest offerings – Mysterious May with new deposit codes every day on its mobile app and a new weekly tournament – Super 5, ₹5 Lakhs GTD at just a ₹99 buy-in (5000x GTD).
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Congress Candidate Atanasio Monserrate Promises to Relocate Offshore Casinos in 100 Days
Last week, Goa’s current Congress candidate for the Panaji by-election, Atanasio Monserrate made a promise that if elected, he will remove all offshore casinos from Goa within 100 days and relocate them to land-based five-star hotels and resorts.
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2019 Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) Colossus Super High Roller (SHR) Series
The second edition of the Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) Colossus Super High Roller (SHR) series ran successfully from May 2-5 onboard the Casino Deltin Royale in Goa. Many familiar faces and prominent names from the domestic poker community were seen gunning in the three-event long series.
The central attraction of the series was without a doubt the ₹200K Main Event which drew in 42 entries after late registrations closed at the end of level 13 on Day 2. With a ₹1 Crore guarantee, the event saw some of the biggest names in attendance including Sahil Chuttani, Abhishek Jalan, celebrity poker player Minissha Lamba, 2019 DPT February Edition Main Event winner Ankit Kapoor, Kunal Patni, Vivek Rughani, Sriharsha Doddapaneni, and PokerGuru Staking’s Vikram Kumar among others. Outlasting them all and whisking the title away from seasoned pro Jasven Saigal was India poker pioneer and the first Indian PokerStars Team pro – Aditya Agarwal. He banked a colossal payday of ₹31 Lakhs for his win and for this, he is our “PokerGuru Star of the Week.”
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The second-biggest winner at the series was well-known tournament regular Meherzad Munsaf. He decimated a 66-strong entry field in the series-opener, ₹50K Warm-Up, to claim his career-first live title, along with ₹10.80 Lakhs in prize money.
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The third event on the DPT Colossus roster was the ₹25K Bounty which had pulled in 41 entries and crowned a champion in up-and-coming poker player Atul Kumar who pocketed ₹2.20 Lakhs in prize money.
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2019 Asian Poker Tour (APT) Philippines
One of the most popular annual stops for the Asian Poker Tour (APT), the APT Philippines ran its course at Resorts World Manila from April 24 to May 5, with 23 events in the lineup. The schedule included two marquee APT tournaments – the Main Event and the Championships Event.
Indian participation at the series was energetic- we saw three Indian challengers post scores, led by Yasheel Doddanavar who opened the country’s scorecard with a 15th place finish (PHP 306,600 ~₹4.11 Lakhs) at the Main Event. Srinivas Polishetty picked two scores – his best performance coming in the PHP 22,000 NLHE 2 where he finished ninth (PHP 62,700 ~₹83,680). Dilip Menon was the third Indian scorer at the series, and final tabled the PHP 5,500 Deep Stack Turbo (7th for PHP 17,500 ~₹23,355). In all the Indian battalion clinched six scores at the series, and the best of them came at the last when Doddanavar finished runner-up in the PHP 107,500 High Rollers for PHP 1,225,000 (~₹16.34 Lakhs). With cumulative earnings at the stop crossing ₹20 Lakhs, Doddanavar was also the top performing Indian at the series.
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Indian Cashes At 2019 APT Philippines
Event Name | Player Name | Finish | Prize Money |
---|---|---|---|
PHP 10M GTD Main Event | Yasheel Doddanavar | 15th | PHP 306,600 (~₹4.11 Lakhs) |
PHP 17,600 Head Hunter | Srinivas Polishetty | 21st | PHP 18,200 (~₹24,290) |
PHP 16,500 Super Deep Stack Turbo | Yasheel Doddanavar | 17th | PHP 23,500 (~₹31,363) |
PHP 22,000 NLHE 2 | Srinivas Polishetty | 9th | PHP 62,700 (~₹83,680) |
PHP 107,500 High Rollers | Yasheel Doddanavar | 2nd | PHP 1,225,000 (~₹16.34 Lakhs) |
PHP5,500 Deep Stack Turbo | Dilip Menon | 7th | PHP 17,500 (~₹23,355) |
PokerStars Ropes in 4 Brand Ambassadors & 8 Twitch Streamers
Online gaming giant PokerStars this past week announced four new brand ambassadors in Arlie Shaban, James Mackenzie, Nick Walsh, and Eva Reberc. The global giant also roped in eight new Twitch streamers in UK-based Mason Pye and Georgina James, New Zealand’s Tom Hayward, Spain’s Alberto Perez, Guillermo Inclan and Steve Enriquez and France’s Benjamin Bruneteaux, and Julien Brecard.
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Kevin Martin Joins partypoker’s Team Online
Former PokerStars Team pro Kevin Martin has joined online poker site partypoker’s Team Online. The Canadian pro follows the footsteps of fellow countrymen Matt Staples, Patrick Tardif, Travis Darroch, and Ryan Schoonbaert in doing so.
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Lottery King Santiago Martin Comes Under IT Scanner
Last week, the Income Tax (IT) department conducted searches on 70 premises of Lottery King Santiago Martin. Martin was detained for questioning at the Kolkata airport and is being investigated for unaccounted money and possible tax defaults.
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WSOP Announces Many More Exciting Giveaways, Promotions & Updates With the 50th Anniversary Series Just Weeks Away
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has come out with details on the Main Event seat (s) giveaway, $500 Hot Seat Promotion for live action games and other sops like the WSOP Tournament Accounts. Also, the brand has created a $1 Million display of cash under the framed Horseshoe, replicated for the 50th WSOP anniversary celebrations, to pay obeisance to the famed display made by WSOP patriarch Benny Binion in the late 1960s.
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WSOP Releases U.S. Circuit Schedule For 2019-20
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has on April 30, announced the 2019-20 schedule for its 16th WSOP Circuit U.S. season. Apart from reflecting several updates to the event structures and guarantees, the schedule also includes a slew of new stops, including Ameristar St. Charles, Horseshoe Baltimore, Harrah’s Las Vegas, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, and Horseshoe Bossier City.
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Texas Police Raids 2 Poker Rooms to Investigate Organized Criminal Activity & Money Laundering Allegations
Raiding two poker clubs in Houston, Texas police arrested nine people charged with organized criminal activities and a multi-million-dollar money-laundering plot.
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2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino European Poker Tour (EPT)
PokerStars sponsored European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo culminated on May 4. Hosted at the Monte-Carlo Casino, the final week of the series crowned champions in several well-known names of the global poker circuit including Matthias Eibinger (€50,000 Single-Day High Roller for €844,080), Krzysztof Magott (€5,200 PLO Single-Day High Roller for €113,370), Rainer Kempe (€25,000 NLHE for €400,850), and Benjamin Pollak (€25,000 High Roller for €705,840).
The most anticipated the event of the series – the €5,300 Main Event attracted a massive field of 922 entries across two starting flights and generated a humongous prize pool of €4,471,700. Topping the field, following four days of nail-biting poker action was German high-stakes pro Manig Loeser. Loeser netted €603,777 in top prize, after striking a three-way deal with China’s Wei Huang (2nd for €552,056) and Hungary’s Viktor Katzenberger (3rd for €529,707).
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2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Winners
Event | Winner | Prize Money (EURO) |
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€50,000 NLHE Single-Day High Roller | Matthias Eibinger | €844,080 |
€1,100 PLO | Rory Brennan | €31,200 |
€2,150 NLHE Freezeout | Dario Sammartino | €23,100 |
€5,200 PLO Single-Day High Roller | Krzysztof Magott | €113,370 |
€2,200 NLHE | Juan Vecino | €127,040 |
€550 NLHE Hyper Turbo Win The Button | Yoshikuni Takaoka | €16,060 |
€10,200 NLHE Hyper Turbo Knockout | Kristen Bicknell | €46,950 |
€25,000 High Roller | Benjamin Pollak | €705,840 |
€550 H.O.R.S.E | Sacha Favere | €5,610 |
€1,100 NLHE | Camel Meriem | €77,040 |
€330 NLHE Deep Stack | Armen Khachatryan | €19,103 |
€1,100 NLHE Hyper Turbo Win The Button | Francois Evard | €25,740 |
€2,200 NLHE Deep Stack | Georgios Kitsios | €72,170 |
€25,000 NLHE | Rainer Kempe | €400,850 |
€2,150 NLHE Hyper Turbo Knockout | Romain Lewis | €20,180 |
€220 NLHE | Brian Ganon | €6,800 |
€10,200 NLHE | Nick Petrangelo | €128,620 |
€3,200 NLHE | Nicolas Chouity | €84,200 |
€1,100 NLHE Super Hyper Turbo | Matthias Lipp | €10,770 |
Steve O’Dwyer Takes Down Career-First Triton Title After Heads-up Chop with Isaac Haxton
The Triton Poker High Roller Series Montenegro kicked off in grand style on May 6 with the series-opener, Event #1: NLHE Turbo, which attracted 34 entries, including 11 re-entries, at the Maestral Resort & Casino in Budva. American pro Steve O’Dwyer outlasted his friend and fellow countryman Isaac Haxton heads-up to win his first Triton title. Both players agreed to a heads-up deal, leading to O’Dwyer locking in HK$ 3,708,784 for his win, while Haxton walked away with HK$ 2,901,216 for his runner-up finish.
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Blake Whittington Ships WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event
The $1,700 Main Event at the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Horseshoe Tunica registered 466 entries through two starting flights. Blake Whittington topped the field to clinch his first-ever WSOP Circuit Main Event title and the $151,789 cash prize that came with it.
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Maurice Hawkins Claims Historic 13th WSOPC Gold Ring at Horseshoe Tunica
Event #8: $400 NLH Monster Stack at WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica became a historic one after Maurice Hawkins claimed his record-breaking 13th WSOPC gold ring at the event for a winner’s paycheck worth $31,372.
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Erik Lemarquand Captures Maiden WPTDeepStacks Title in Pittsburgh Main Event
Canadian player Erik Lemarquand overcame a field of 316 runners in the WPTDeepStacks Pittsburgh Main Event to capture his career-first WPTDeepStacks title for an impressive payday of $66,593.
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And 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.
DPT Colossus: India’s Poker Superstar Aditya Agarwal Defeats 42-Strong Entry Field to Win the ₹200K Main Event For ₹31 Lakhs
The three-day long ₹200K Main Event was the only event left to crown a winner at the 2019 Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) Colossus Super High Roller (SHR) series. The series which ran from May 2 to 5, was an excellent pre-runner to the upcoming 50th World Series of Poker (WSOP) that is expected to see the largest-ever Indian contingent in attendance. The showstopper ₹200K Main Event concluded with much aplomb on Sunday and taking top honors at the event was none other than India`s original ‘Poker Guru’ – Aditya Agarwal (cover image) who banked a gigantic payday of ₹31 Lakhs for his win!
Agarwal’s poker resume is littered with numerous wins and deep runs. A beast on the felts, both live and online, Agarwal is presently ranked third on the India All Time Money List. He entered the Main Event late on Day 2 and enjoyed an exceptional run at the felts to make it all the way to the final table with the second-largest stack. The PokerStars Team pro dominated the final table from the get-go, bringing about the eliminations of Pradeep Sharma and Kunal Patni, to finally come up against another seasoned pro and good friend, Jasven Saigal, in the heads-up confrontation.
Saigal too had a remarkable journey on the final table. He was the shortest stack at the start of the day, but played in a disciplined and resilient manner, all the while steadily building his stack. He eliminated Alok Birewar and Madan Kumar, before his heads-up duel with Agarwal. Though, Saigal faced a chip deficit of 3:2 at the start of the heads-up, the veteran pro eventually took the chip lead away from Agarwal. Saigal was gunning for a fourth DPT title, but it was not meant to be. Following a short break for a possible deal discussion, Agarwal made quick work of his opponent, whisking the title away from Saigal and collecting ₹31 Lakhs in the process. Saigal walked away with ₹20 Lakhs for finishing second.
Talking about his final hands against Agarwal, Saigal said in the post-event interview, “I am feeling good. It was a pretty standard call with Adi’s [Aditya Agarwal] shoving range at the point. So, I took a chance, and it didn’t work out. That’s alright.”
He also added, “I’ve had a great series. I’ve enjoyed myself playing after a while. I didn’t feel any pressure at any point, so that was good. I had some sort of a plan in my head, and I am glad I executed it well. So, it’s great.”
Agarwal too talked about the heads-up, saying “We are very good friends, so we ended the heads-up very fast.”
Commenting on the Main Event, he said, “I have only played the Main Event. I would have liked to come for the other events. It’s good to have good guarantees. Whenever there’s good guarantees, you’ll have good numbers. So, I thought the ₹2 Lakhs event was great. The guarantee was very very good. A ₹1 Crore guarantee event has not been done in India more than two or three times. So, definitely when you put up a big guarantee, you’re gonna see people come and I thought the event was great.”
“The field was an all-star field but me winning it doesn’t make me any better and me losing it wouldn’t have made me any worse. I think all the players were really good and obviously I ran just good to win this tournament,” Agarwal added.
The Main Event kicked off on May 3 and registered a turnout of 42 entries after late registrations closed at the end of level 13 on Day 2. Following eight levels of play on the second day, the field further whittled down to the eight-handed final table.
Final Table Chip Counts
1. Madan Kumar – 4,17,000
2. Aditya Agarwal – 3,96,000
3. Kunal Patni – 3,59,000
4. Sahil Chuttani – 3,28,000
5. Alok Birewar – 3,24,000
6. Pradeep Sharma – 3,20,000
7. Gokul Krishna – 1,92,000
8. Jasven Saigal – 1,84,000
Final Table Recap
With the tournament bubble looming overhead, the first player to depart from the final table was the Day 1 chip leader Sahil Chuttani.* Following Chuttani’s exit, all the remaining players were in the money.
The next player to depart was Alok Birewar. Birewar had a good run last year including wins in the ₹65K Adda52 High Roller in the DPT February edition for ₹17.74 Lakhs and ₹25K Big Bounty at WPT India for ₹7.80 Lakhs. Down to his last big blind, Birewar moved all-in with in response to Jasven Saigal’s raise to 25,000 with . The board showed , and Saigal picked up a set of treys on the turn to oust Birewar in seventh place.
Finishing in sixth place was Pradeep Sharma. He jammed from the cutoff with and was called by Aditya Agarwal on the button, who also moved all-in with . The board revealed and Sharma was sent packing to the rail.
Soon after that, Gokul Krishna, who was featuring in his second final table at the series after finishing fifth in the ₹50K Warm-Up event, pitted his against Madan Kumar’s . The runout brought Kumar a rivered full house, resulting in Krishna’s second, fifth-place exit in the series.
With only 18 big blinds left, Kunal Patni who had the shortest stack on the table, decided to move all-in against Agarwal’s 25,000 raise. Agarwal snap-called and both players tabled their cards.
Kunal Patni
Aditya Agarwal
The flop missed both players but Agarwal was still in the lead with his ace kicker. The and completed the board and offered no help to Patni, who hit the rail in fourth place.
Three-handed play continued for quite sometime before the start-of-the-final table chip leader Madan Kumar jammed his entire stack with . Saigal, who had Kumar comfortably covered, made an easy call with . The rundown [ brought Saigal three-of-a-kinds kings, eliminating Kumar in third place.
The heads-up battle between Aditya Agarwal (1.5 Million) and Jasven Saigal (971,000) started with the former in the lead with a 3:2 chip advantage. The to and fro continued for a while with the chip lead changing hands a few times.
After some time, the two finalists decided to take a break to work out the possibilities of a heads-up deal. The players returned to the felts after the break, and not long after that, Agarwal managed to win back the majority of the chips in play in a crucial hand. He moved all-in with for 1.1 Million and Saigal called holding . The board revealed , and Agarwal raked in the massive pot with two pairs. His stack swelled to 2.2 Million, while Saigal saw his stack cripple down to 331,000.
The very next hand predictably was the final hand of the event and the series. Saigal went all-in with and Agarwal called off with . The community missed both players and Agarwal’s king kicker held on, bringing the poker stalwart his first-ever DPT title for a colossal payday of ₹31 Lakhs, while Saigal netted ₹20 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.
Final Table Results (INR)
1. Aditya Agarwal – ₹31,00,000
2. Jasven Saigal – ₹20,00,000
3. Madan Kumar – ₹13,00,000
4. Kunal Patni – ₹10,00,000
5. Gokul Krishna – ₹8,00,000
6. Pradeep Sharma – ₹7,00,000
7. Alok Birewar – ₹6,00,000
If you missed the nail-biting final table action of the ₹200K Main Event, you can watch it right here – there is some very entertaining commentary from Dhaval Mudgal, Aditya Wadhwani and a guest appearance from Kunal Patni.
*Live Stream commentary mentions that the money bubble was insured by the players before the start of Day 3, however, the official results declared by the tournament organizer contradicts this.
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