Daily Majors: Abhinav Iyer, Vaibhav Temani, Anuj Yadav, Areyann Gurbaxani & Laksh Pal Singh Emerge as the Thursday Millionaires

With a massive Sunday grind awaiting poker players, Thursday gave out a taste of things to come as Spartan Poker’s Final Table Series and PokerBaazi’s 1000X Series kept the online action in top gear. The low to mid-stakes weren’t left out of the party as they had a bunch of great value tournaments to choose from in PokerStars India’s Micro Millions. More is coming as the IndiaPlays Micro Poker League debuts today.

After a full day of electrifying action, WSOP bracelet winner Abhinav Iyer was the player standing tall on the Thursday charts. Days after his scintillating third-place finish in FTS #19 Sunday Grande, the poker pro shipped Spartan Poker’s FTS #40 Thursday Grande (6-Max) for a site-best ₹22 Lakhs, winning his first FTS gold medallion and a seat on The Master Table. Iyer also cashed FTS #39 Thursday Titan, raking in a jaw-dropping ₹22.43 Lakhs, crossing ₹1 Crore in both annual winning and net profits. He also boosted his POY standings significantly, climbing to #6 in the annual standings and storming to the #1 position in yearly profits.

The IOPC 11.0 The Crown champion Vaibhav Temani (2nd for ₹15.64 Lakhs) (won ₹15.75 Lakhs overall) and the 2022 POY, Young Gun Anuj Yadav (3rd for ₹10.24 Lakhs) (won ₹10.47 Lakhs overall) added seven-figure scores on the FTS #40 Thursday Grande podium.

Last week’s top online scorer, Laksh Pal Singh, crossed the money line in six marquee tournaments yesterday (including two FT scores) for a total take-home worth ₹10.13 Lakhs, advancing to the elite ‘₹13 Crore Club.’ His best finishes came in Spartan Poker’s FTS #40 Thursday Grande (4th for ₹7.88 Lakhs) and PokerBaazi’s The Summit (4th for ₹1.96 Lakhs).

Areyann Gurbaxani made a career breakthrough by taking down Spartan Poker’s FTS #39 Thursday Titan for a career-best ₹10.15 Lakhs (won ₹10.24 Lakhs overall), winning his maiden FTS gold medallion and a seat on The Master Table. Myron Pereira collected ₹6.45 Lakhs in second place (won ₹7.57 Lakhs overall).

Neeraj Sattawat (Won FTS #41 Turbo PKO for ₹2.99 Lakhs), Raghav Ananth (Won FTS #38 Triple Chance for ₹1.56 Lakhs), and Deepesh Jain (Won FTS #37 for ₹1.59 Lakhs) won the FTS silver medallions on Thursday.

Tanmay Benara pulled out a blinder of a run. He won both the Adda52 flagships, Godfather (₹4.98 Lakhs) and Monster Turbo. (₹1.18 Lakhs), rounding up an impressive ₹6.85 Lakhs in total winnings – his best single-day winnings this year. Benara struck a heads-up deal with Advait Rajguru (2nd for ₹4.77 Lakhs) (won at least ₹5.27 Lakhs overall) in Godfather and did the same with Sahil Nair (2nd for ₹1.05 Lakhs) (won ₹1.69 Lakhs overall) in Monster Turbo.

Last week’s FTS #4 Thursday Grande champion, Vinayak Bajaj, won the 1000X headliner, PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime, for ₹3.86 Lakhs (won ₹5.23 Lakhs overall). Gadadhar Behera came second for ₹2.35 Lakhs.

Tuesday’s 1000X#18 champion Amod Kelkar (Won 1000X#29 for ₹1.18 Lakhs), ‘AkulG’ (Won 1000X#27 6-Max for ₹85,962), and ‘robin93’ (Won 1000X#26 for ₹75,788) won the other 1000X Thursday marquees.

Spartan Poker’s FTS #35 Wednesday Grande winner Srihari Bang kept his insanely hot run going by taking down PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹4.80 Lakhs, storming into the top ten in annual profits. Nikhil Agarwal scored a runner-up payday of ₹3.19 Lakhs.

‘ToiDoi11’ (Won MM-23 Uppercut Mini for ₹69,890), ‘charlatan07’ (Won MM-25 Micro Express for ₹34,119), ‘CrazyGuy1964’ (Won MM-24 Bounty Adrenaline for ₹19,478), Rahul Saha (Won MM-21 Bubble Rush for ₹16,471), and ‘L@lb@dsh@h29’ (Won MM-22 Super Stack for ₹10,598) won MicroMillions titles on PokerStars India.

Mohak Kapoor, Clinton Tavares, Ravinder Singh, Navneet Tanwar, Firoz Khan, and Prerit Bais won the other Thursday marquees.

Here are the Thursday highlights!

Spartan Poker

FTS #40 Thursday Grande (6-Max) – ₹80 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹88,000

Entries – 62

Re-entries – 21

Rebuys – 16

Prize Pool – ₹80,00,000

Places Paid – 11

This week’s FTS #19 Sunday Grande third-place finisher, the country’s first solo WSOP bracelet winner Abhinav ‘hightr0ller’ Iyer, hit the home run yesterday, winning his first FTS gold medallion in Spartan Poker’s ₹80 Lakhs GTD FTS #40 Thursday Grande. (6-Max).

Iyer stormed through a reg-infested 99-entry field (62 unique) in the ₹88K buy-in tournament to collect a site-best ₹22 Lakhs – making him Thursday’s top scorer – advancing to the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Master Table. The IOPC 11.0 The Crown champion Vaibhav ‘Lang Syne’ Temani lapped up a hefty ₹15.64 Lakhs in second place.

Iyer also cashed the other FTS flagship last night, FTS #39 Thursday Titan (27th for ₹43,243), filling in ₹22.43 Lakhs overall, crossing ₹1 Crore in annual winnings and annual profits, climbing to #6 in the POY rankings and taking over the top rank in yearly profits!

Abhinav Iyer`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.31 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.62 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.21 Crores | Annual Profits: ~₹1.04 Crores | Moves to #6 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Moves to #1 in Annual Profits

Vaibhav Temani finished #2 behind Iyer on the Thursday charts, adding ₹15.75 Lakhs from three deep runs, which include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s FTS #40 Thursday Grande (6-Max) for ₹15,64,000

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹9,056

> 93rd in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#29 for ₹2,283

Vaibhav Temani’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.65 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹90.88 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹86.16 Lakhs | Moves to #15 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

The 2022 POY Young Gun Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav (3rd for ₹10.24 Lakhs) also scored seven figures in the tournament. He made another deep run in PokerBaazi’s The Summit (28th for ₹22,560), raking in at least ₹10.47 Lakhs altogether.

The top-ranked player on the FTS 6.0 leaderboard and last week’s top online scorer, Laksh ‘b00mTilt23’ Pal Singh, was another well-known pro posting a profitable Thursday session. The IOPC 10.0 The Crown champion crossed the money line in six marquee tournaments yesterday (including two FTs) for a total take-home worth ₹10.13 Lakhs, entering the ‘₹13 Crore Club.’

His Thursday finishes include:

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #40 Thursday Grande (6-Max) for ₹7,88,000

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,95,990

> 48th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹13,750

> 93rd in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime for ₹6,270

> 37th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #41 Turbo – PKO for ₹4,463

> 54th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #37 for ₹4,035

Laksh Pal Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.02 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.55 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.27 Crores | Finished #20 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Moves to #5 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #1 on the FTS 6.0 Leaderboard

Long-time reg Siddarth ‘PeterPunter’ Singhvi (6th for ₹4.88 Lakhs) also FT-ed the FTS headliner.

The January leaderboard topper Tarush ‘Tarush123’ Gupta (7th for ₹3.84 Lakhs), FTS #29 Tuesday Titan winner Amit ‘Kavipri 2.0’ Gehani (8th for ₹3 Lakhs), the #1 ranked player of the year, Young Gun Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood (9th for ₹2.28 Lakhs), Arman ‘ThandaBloke’ Khan (10th for ₹2 Lakhs), and Rahul ‘palawat’ Jain (11th for ₹2 Lakhs) were the other regs who crossed the money line.

The ₹88,000 entry buy-in FTS #40 Thursday Grande (6-Max) fell one entry short of its 100-player guarantee, and the top 11 finishers got a share of the ₹80 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Abhinav ‘hightr0ller’ Iyer – ₹22,00,000
2. Vaibhav ‘Lang Syne’ Temani – ₹15,64,000
3. Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹10,24,000
4. Laksh ‘b00mTilt23’ Pal Singh – ₹7,88,000
5. TheDevilsHand – ₹6,24,000
6. Siddarth ‘PeterPunter’ Singhvi – ₹4,88,000

FTS #39 Thursday Titan – ₹50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 259

Re-entries – 90

Rebuys – 172

Prize Pool – ₹52,10,000

Places Paid – 47

The IOPC 14.0 The Crown finalist Areyann ‘TheManiacInTheCircuit’ Gurbaxani hit a career-high last night. Playing true to his online moniker “a maniac,” the upcoming pro stormed past a reg-laden field of 259 players (521 total entries) in Spartan Poker’s ₹50 Lakhs GTD FTS #39 Thursday Titan, winning his maiden FTS gold medallion, a career-best ₹10.15 Lakhs and a seat on the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Master Table. The Goa-based pro Myron ‘mehhhhh’ Pereira picked up a runner-up score worth ₹6.45 Lakhs.

This week’s Sunday Special PKO winner, Gurbaxani, also cashed Spartan Poker’s FTS #41 Turbo – PKO (48th for ₹5,906) and PokerStars India’s Micro Millions-23 [Uppercut Mini] (29th for ₹2,192), giving his online bankroll a significant ₹10.24 Lakhs boost.

Areyann Gurbaxani’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹99.60 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7 | Annual Winnings: ₹73.15 Lakhs

Myron Pereira had a very profitable Thursday run himself, adding ₹7.57 Lakhs from seven ITM finishes and a bounty (₹313), which include:

> 2nd in FTS #39 Thursday Titan for ₹6,44,998

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #38 Triple Chance for ₹55,660

> 45th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹19,740

> 22nd in Spartan Poker’s FTS #41 Turbo – PKO for ₹14,589

> 42nd in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹13,750

> 135th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime for ₹5,643

> 75th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#29 for ₹2,802

Myron Pereira’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.47 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.05 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹70.29 Lakhs

Maddhav ‘maddhav’ Kohli (3rd for ₹4.83 Lakhs), Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh (5th for ₹3.08 Lakhs), Yogesh ‘Borntogamble’ Yogi (6th for ₹2.35 Lakhs), Satyam ‘GTOonTilt’ Verma (7th for ₹1.73 Lakhs), and Shibor ‘Houseplayer’ Lytan (8th for ₹1.27 Lakhs) also FT-ed the 8 PM FTS headliner.

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in FTS #39 Thursday Titan generated ₹52.10 Lakhs in prize money, and 47 players made the payouts list.

Final Table Results

1. Areyann ‘TheManiacInTheCircuit’ Gurbaxani – ₹10,15,429
2. Myron ‘mehhhhh’ Pereira – ₹6,44,998
3. Maddhav ‘maddhav’ Kohli – ₹4,83,488
4. ksingla – ₹3,91,271
5. Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh – ₹3,08,432
6. Yogesh ‘Borntogamble’ Yogi – ₹2,35,492
7. Satyam ‘GTOonTilt’ Verma – ₹1,72,972
8. Shibor ‘Houseplayer’ Lytan – ₹1,27,124

FTS #41 Turbo – PKO – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,950

Entries – 233

Re-entries – 74

Rebuys – 137

Regular Prize Pool – ₹6,66,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹6,66,000

Total Prize Pool – ₹13,32,000

Places Paid – 39

Neeraj ‘NeeruNJ’ Sattawat has been a consistent crusader in the mid-to-high stakes tournaments. The IOPC 13.0 The Crown finalist got his hands on his first FTS silver medallion in Spartan Poker`s ₹12 Lakhs GTD FTS #41 Turbo – PKO, overcoming a guarantee-busting 444-strong field (233 unique) for a winner’s payday worth ₹2.99 Lakhs (₹1.66 Lakhs in bounties). The user ‘Gk999’ finished runner-up for ₹1.03 Lakhs (₹14,016 in bounties).

Sattawat made another two deep runs in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime (6th for ₹89,975) and Spartan Poker`s FTS #38 Triple Chance (66th for ₹3,401) – adding north of ₹3.93 Lakhs to his burgeoning bankroll.

Neeraj Sattawat’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.47 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹47.78 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3

The most profitable player of 2022, Sahil ‘C.Dickens’ Chutani (3rd for ₹1.11 Lakhs), Naren ‘IMUNAGI’ Purohit (4th for ₹57,289), last night’s Godfather and Monster Turbo winner Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara (6th for ₹35,227), and the #2 ranked player on the FTS leaderboard & #3 ranked player on the 1000X leaderboard, Bhanu ‘MafiaGaming’ Prakash KC (7th for ₹31,563) also FT-ed the 9:30 PM FTS #41 Turbo – PKO.

The ₹1,950 entry buy-in tournament had 39 players digging into the ₹13.32 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Neeraj ‘NeeruNJ’ Sattawat – ₹2,99,435
2. Gk999 – ₹1,02,795
3. Sahil ‘C.Dickens’ Chutani – ₹1,11,072
4. Naren ‘IMUNAGI’ Purohit – ₹57,289
5. kilzzz – ₹70,342
6. Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹35,227
7. Bhanu ‘MafiaGaming’ Prakash KC – ₹31,563
8. RoshuRen – ₹32,439

FTS #38 Triple Chance – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 596 (362)

Re-buys – 501

Prize Pool – ₹10,97,000

Places Paid – 87

The in-form Raghav ‘Mr. Bean’ Ananth ended a two-week title slump last night, grabbing his first FTS silverware! Outlasting a 1,097-entry field (362 unique) in Spartan Poker’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD FTS #38 Triple Chance, Ananth championed the multi-entry tournament for ₹1.56 Lakhs, collecting his first FTS silver medallion – his seventh title of the year. He struck a three-way deal in the 8 PM tournament with Manishaa ‘tinker_bell’ Chhabria (2nd for a site-best ₹1.50 Lakhs) and Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi (3rd for ₹1.50 Lakhs).

Ananth`s Thursday scorecard had ₹1.69 Lakhs in total winnings from two deep runs and ₹938 in bounties from PokerStars India’s Micro Millions-23 [Uppercut Mini] 6-Max.

His Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s FTS #38 Triple Chance for ₹1,55,755* (three-way deal)

> 44th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#27 (6-Max) for ₹2,775

Raghav Ananth`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.16 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹60.70 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Sunday’s FTS #17 Triple Chance champion, Gaurang ‘callmerockets’ Bhatti, has been a revelation this year. He kept his scorecard ticking by reeling in ₹82,547 last night from an FT finish in FTS #38 Triple Chance (4th for ₹80,672) and collected bounties worth ₹1,875 in FTS #41 Turbo – PKO.

Gaurang Bhatti`s online stats (Spartan Poker and Adda52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹33.25 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹9.33 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #12 (excluding heads-up SNGs)

Last night`s FTS #39 Thursday Titan runner-up finisher Myron ‘mehhhhh’ Pereira (5th for ₹55,660), Ashish ‘X–factor’ Pareek (6th for ₹43,264), Vishal ‘vishalkumar1’ Kumar (7th for ₹31,636), and Divya ‘DRacool19’ Raushan (8th for ₹22,708) were other known players on the FTS #38 Triple Chance final table.

The ₹1,100 entry buy-in tournament paid the top 87 finishers a share from the ₹10.97 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Raghav ‘Mr. Bean’ Ananth – ₹1,55,755*
2. Manishaa ‘tinker_bell’ Chhabria – ₹1,49,538*
3. Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi – ₹1,49,169*
4. Gaurang ‘callmerockets’ Bhatti – ₹80,672
5. Myron ‘mehhhhh’ Pereira – ₹55,660
6. Ashish ‘X—factor’ Pareek – ₹43,264
7. Vishal ‘vishalkumar1’ Kumar – ₹31,636
8. Divya ‘DRacool19’ Raushan – ₹22,708

*denotes a three-way deal

FTS #37 – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 294

Re-entries – 89

Re-buys – 166

Prize Pool – ₹8,23,500

Places Paid – 55

Having played just 50-odd tournaments on Spartan Poker, Deepesh ‘deep1407’ Jain booked his first title victory on the site yesterday! He stormed past a 549-entry field (294 unique) in the ₹8 Lakhs GTD FTS #37, picking up his first FTS silver medallion and a personal-best ₹1.59 Lakhs in the 5 PM tournament – over 55X his previous best score on the site. The user ‘YourMaje$ty’ earned a runner-up payday worth ₹1.01 Lakhs.

Deepesh Jain’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.70 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹1.07 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

The small stakes crusher, Shivam ‘SSoulShaker’ Kumar Dubey, added ₹1.52 Lakhs in Thursday earnings across five deep runs, including a podium finish in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#27 (6-Max).

His Thursday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#27 (6-Max) for ₹86,536

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #37 for ₹59,210

> 43rd in Spartan Poker’s FTS #38 Triple Chance for ₹4,278

> 36th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹1,524

> 170th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#26 for ₹932

Shivam Kumar Dubey’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹25.65 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹9.14 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #17

Seasoned reg Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh had a decent Thursday session, reeling in ₹98,804 from four deep runs, which include:

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #37 for ₹46,010

> 28th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #39 Thursday Titan for ₹31,392

> 124th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime for ₹5,643

> 155th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#27 (6-Max) for ₹1,575

> Made Day 2 in Spartan Poker’s FTS Marathon

Pradip Ghosh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.94 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.64 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

Last night`s (7-Max) SPRINT champion, Clinton ‘ClintonTavaress’ Tavares locked in ₹2.60 Lakhs in total winnings across five deep runs, which include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,07,811

> 7th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #37 for ₹26,846

> 21st in Spartan Poker’s FTS #41 Turbo PKO for ₹19,980

> 35th in PokerStars India’s Micro Millions-23 [Uppercut Mini] for ₹3,207

> 177th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#29 for ₹1,660

Clinton Tavares’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.81 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹51.47 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #11

Kaps ‘pokerkaps’ Sahitya (6th for ₹36,069) also FT-ed the ₹8 Lakhs GTD FTS #37.

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament had 55 players digging into the ₹8.23 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Deepesh ‘deep1407’ Jain – ₹1,58,912
2. YourMaje$ty – ₹1,01,291
3. gamvan – ₹73,209
4. Shivam ‘SSoulShaker’ Kumar Dubey – ₹59,210
5. Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh – ₹46,010
6. Kaps ‘pokerkaps’ Sahitya – ₹36,069
7. Clinton ‘ClintonTavaress’ Tavares – ₹26,846
8. The Clairvoyant – ₹19,435

₹30 Lakhs GTD FTS Marathon – Day 1D

Day 1D > Entries – 214 | Re-entries – 55 | Rebuys – 142 | Survivors – 57 | Chip Leader – Vishal ‘vishalkumar1’ Kumar (254,185)

Combined > Entries – 602 | Re-entries – 119| Rebuys – 449 | Survivors – 155 | Overall Chip Leader – Vishal ‘vishalkumar1’ Kumar (254,185)

FTS 6.0 Leaderboard Standings – Day 8

With just three days of action left to unfold in the ongoing FTS 6.0, Young Gun Laksh ‘b00mTilt23’ Pal Singh (2,987 points) continues to dominate the leaderboard race. Bhanu ‘MafiaGaming’ Prakash KC (2,621 points) and Gaurang ‘callmerockets’ Bhatti (2,621 points) have stepped up the competition by climbing a rank each to #2 and #3, respectively, displacing the early leaderboard topper Vaidik ‘TripleH’ Murkar (2,385 points) to #4.

Mohak ‘tiltin’ Kapoor (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹47,616), ‘Shirou Emiya’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹23,250), ‘Rsl2824’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up- Triple Chance for ₹18,166), ‘bindra.a’ (Won ₹50K GTD Turbo – Triple Chance for ₹12,707) and ‘Yeh meri expertise nahi ha’ (Won ₹50K GTD The Centurion for ₹10,575) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

PokerBaazi

1000X#28 Thursday Prime – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 621

Re-entries – 633

Prize Pool – ₹31,35,000

Places Paid – 148

Firing up a victory run for a second consecutive Thursday, last week’s FTS #4 Thursday Grande champion, Vinayak ‘salmanbhai’ Bajaj, lumped up ₹5.23 Lakhs across five deep runs yesterday. The online fiend notably shipped PokerBaazi’s 1000X headliner, 25 Lakhs GTD 1000X#28 Thursday Prime, for ₹3.86 Lakhs.

The MS #57 Main Event champion from September, Bajaj, cut through a vast 1,254-strong field in the 7:30 PM headliner and bested Gadadhar ‘gd1921’ Behera (2nd for ₹2.35 Lakhs) heads-up to win his maiden 1000X title.

Vinayak Bajaj’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime for ₹3,86,232

> 12th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #39 Thursday Titan for ₹70,467

> 9th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #41 Turbo – PKO for ₹35,037

> 7th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹18,750

> 25th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹12,075

Vinayak Bajaj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.94 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.20 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4

Last night’s Monster Stack champion, the #1 ranked player on the annual TLB leaderboard, Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor, displaying his usual flair, had nine scores (and two bounties) on his Thursday tally, collectively worth ₹3.40 Lakhs.

His top Thursday finishes include:

> 5th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹1,25,000

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime for ₹1,20,071

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Monster Stack for ₹47,616

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹27,934

Mohak Kapoor’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.60 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹72.89 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Ranked #1 on the 2023 TLB (Points) Leaderboard

Debashis ‘Alln’ Bal (3rd for ₹1.88 Lakhs), Wednesday’s The Pride finalist Hardik ‘HARDIKHARDIK’ Nair (4th for ₹1.51 Lakhs), last night’s FTS #41 Turbo – PKO champion Neeraj ‘neerunj’ Sattawat (6th for ₹89,975) and Wednesday’s (7-Max) SPRINT winner Avneesh ‘iamam’ Munjal (7th for ₹64,268) were the other notables on the 1000X#28 Thursday Prime final table.

The ₹2,750 entry buy-in tournament saw the top 148 finishers taking a bite from the ₹31.35 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Vinayak ‘salmanbhai’ Bajaj – ₹3,86,232
2. Gadadhar ‘gd1921’ Behera – ₹2,35,125
3. Debashis ‘Alln’ Bal – ₹1,88,100
4. Hardik ‘HARDIKHARDIK’ Nair – ₹1,51,421
5. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹1,20,071
6. Neeraj ‘neerunj’ Sattawat – ₹89,975
7. Avneesh ‘iamam’ Munjal – ₹64,268
8. jashan07 – ₹47,025

The Summit – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,250

Entries – 181

Re-entries – 195

Prize Pool – ₹28,20,000

Places Paid – 49

Srihari ‘bangbang999’ Bang is on the heater of a lifetime! The former IOPC Millionaire champion has been unstoppable since his third-place finish in The MoneyMaker 30.0 on March 1, packing away four FT scores, including two breakout wins in the last nine days.

Following through on his thumping victory in Spartan Poker’s FTS #35 Wednesday Grande the day before, Bang kept the winning momentum going by decimating a 376-strong field in PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Summit, taking down the Thursday flagship for ₹4.80 Lakhs, storming into the top ten in annual profits. Nikhil ‘nikhil234880’ Agarwal scored ₹3.19 Lakhs in second place.

Srihari Bang’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.86 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.30 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (3rd for ₹2.48 Lakhs), last night’s FTS #40 Thursday Grande finalist Laksh ‘boomtlt23’ Pal Singh (4th for ₹1.96 Lakhs), Sunday’s 1000X#9 Sunday Kickoff finalist Sanchit ‘Czar’ Pande (5th for ₹1.63 Lakhs) and Wednesday’s The Pride runner-up Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik (6th for ₹1.33 Lakhs) round out The Summit final table.

The ₹8,250 entry buy-in flagship distributed a guarantee-crushing ₹28.20 Lakhs in prize money to the top 49 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Srihari ‘bangbang999’ Bang – ₹4,80,246
2. Nikhil ‘nikhil234880’ Agarwal – ₹3,18,660
3. Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia – ₹2,47,596
4. Laksh ‘boomtlt23’ Pal Singh – ₹1,95,990
5. Sanchit ‘Czar’ Pande – ₹1,62,996
6. Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik – ₹1,33,104
7. makavelii – ₹1,05,468

(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 198

Re-entries – 147

Prize Pool – ₹12,07,500

Places Paid – 35

Having established himself as a crusher in the midstakes tournaments, Clinton ‘clintontavares’ Tavares is looking to break out into the big-ticket flagships. His Thursday run showed he is more than capable of doing so.

Tavares added ₹2.60 Lakhs across five deep runs last night, including a top finish in PokerBaazi`s ₹12 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT. He ran over the 325-strong field (198 unique) to win the 9 PM flagship for ₹2.08 Lakhs. The user ‘rema’ pocketed ₹1.45 Lakhs in second place.

Tavares’s top Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,07,811

> 7th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #37 for ₹26,846

> 21st in Spartan Poker’s FTS #41 Turbo – PKO for ₹19,980

Clinton Tavares’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.81 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹51.48 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #11

PokerBaazi`s first-ever Value Blast champion, Gautam ‘johny3’ Bansal, raked in ₹1.74 Lakhs across four ITM finishes, which include:

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,03,845

> 21st in Spartan Poker’s FTS #39 Thursday Titan for ₹48,453

> 43rd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹19,740

> 134th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #41 Turbo PKO for ₹1,500

Gautam Bansal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹98.19 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹17.08 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta added at least ₹1.31 Lakhs from three known scores yesterday, which include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,23,165

> 109th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime for ₹5,640

> 125th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#29 for ₹1,970

Last night`s 1000X#9 winner Amod ‘Amod’ Kelkar (5th for ₹85,733) and Kritarth ‘AgentJack’ Pant (6th for ₹68,224) also FT-ed the ₹12 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT.

The ₹3,850 buy-in tournament ran from 9 PM to 3.05 AM, and the top 35 finishers got a share of the ₹12.08 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Clinton ‘clintontavares’ Tavares – ₹2,07,811
2. rema – ₹1,44,779
3. Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – ₹1,23,165
4. Gautam ‘johny3’ Bansal – ₹1,03,845
5. Amod ‘Amod’ Kelkar – ₹85,733
6. Kritarth ‘AgentJack’ Pant – ₹68,224
7. Unision – ₹51,319

1000X#9 – ₹9 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹990

Entries – 641

Re-entries – 512

Prize Pool – ₹10,38,000

Places Paid – 197

Tuesday’s 1000X#18 champion Amod ‘Amod’ Kelkar bagged his second title in the ongoing series last night by taking down a vast 1,153-entry field (641 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹9 Lakhs GTD 1000X#9, shipping the 9 PM tournament for ₹1.18 Lakhs. A heads-up deal fetched the 1000X#21 finalist Sagar ‘BustedAA’ Raj a better ₹1.32 Lakhs in second place.

Kelkar posted ₹2.06 Lakhs on his Thursday tally from three deep runs on PokerBaazi, which include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#29 for 1₹,18,340

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹85,733

> 37th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹2,165

Amod Kelkar’s online stats (excluding Adda52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹64.24 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.51 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4

Rafiq ‘Mrkhan’ Khan (3rd for ₹80,941), Gaurav ‘BIT00Poker’ Verma (4th for ₹53,960), yesterday’s FTS #37 runner-up finisher Habil ‘Habz420’ Jiruwala (5th for ₹38,395), Wednesday’s FTS #33 champion Rising Star Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh (6th for ₹25,943) and Wednesday’s 1000X#25 winner Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu (7th for ₹18,782) made for a reg-laden final table lineup in 1000X#29.

The ₹990 entry buy-in tournament distributed ₹10.38 Lakhs in prize money to the top 197 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Amod ‘Amod’ Kelkar – ₹1,18,340*
2. Sagar ‘BustedAA’ Raj – ₹1,32,057*
3. Rafiq ‘Mrkhan’ Khan – ₹80,941
4. Gaurav ‘BIT00Poker’ Verma – ₹53,960
5. Habil ‘Habz420’ Jiruwala – ₹38,395
6. Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh – ₹25,943
7. Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu – ₹18,782
8. BINTG – ₹13,075

*denotes a heads-up deal

1000X#27 (6-Max) – ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹825

Entries – 501

Re-entries – 439

Prize Pool – ₹7,50,000

Places Paid – 155

The low-to-mid stakes grinder ‘AkulG’ fired two bullets before overpowering a massive 940-entry field in PokerBaazi’s ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD 1000X#27 (6-Max), taking down the 5 PM marquee for ₹85,962* (3-way deal) and his maiden 1000X title.

AkulG’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹2.20 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹37,337 | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Shivam ‘daddyaddy’ Kumar Dubey took home a better ₹86,536 in second place, and the user ‘GTDS’ (3rd for ₹73,053) rounded out the 1000X#27 podium, both players benefitting from the three-way deal.

Shivam Kumar Dubey added ₹1.52 Lakhs across his Thursday grind from five deep runs (including two FT scores), which include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#27 (6-Max) for ₹86,536* (three-way deal)

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #37 for ₹59,210

> 43rd in Spartan Poker’s FTS #38 Triple Chance for ₹4,278

> 36th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹1,524

> 170th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#26 for ₹932

Shivam Kumar Dubey’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹25.65 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹9.14 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #17

The ₹825 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹45,000 in overlays and awarded cash prizes to 155 players.

Final Table Results

1. AkulG – ₹85,962*
2. Shivam ‘daddyaddy’ Kumar Dubey – ₹86,536*
3. GTDS – ₹73,053*
4. KHATIDRAGON – ₹41,250
5. Sumeet ‘Sumitsingh199’ Rajpurohit – ₹28,500
6. buzzlaster – ₹19,875

* denotes a three-way deal

1000X#26 – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 553

Re-entries – 543

Prize Pool – ₹5,48,000

Places Paid – 185

The user ‘robin93’ was part of a 1,096-strong starting field in PokerBaazi`s ₹5 Lakhs GTD 1000X#26 and shipped the 3 PM tournament for a site-best ₹75,788 after defeating ‘Futurekid’ (2nd for ₹59,129) in the heads-up play.

robin93’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹2.41 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹37,283 | Titles Won in 2023: #1

The ₹550 entry buy-in tournament surpassed its listed guarantee by ₹48,000, and 185 players scored a payday.

Final Table Results

1. robin93 – ₹75,788
2. Futurekid – ₹59,129
3. uniqueDrawIn – ₹43,840
4. AvizoKeditsu – ₹29,592
5. Mintu06 – ₹20,824
6. Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj – ₹14,467
7. GUNMAN7275 – ₹10,083
8. amitrai112000 – ₹7,069

1000X Leaderboard Standings – Day 7

PokerBaazi`s biggest-yet 1000X Series 3.0 is now a week into play.

The 2022 TLB leaderboard topper Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur (6,817 points) holds a commanding lead on the series leaderboard. The mystery user ‘vedprakash923’ (5,023 points) has climbed to #2 in the rankings, followed by the notorious leaderboard crusher Bhanu ‘Chennaino1’ Prakash KC (4,719 points), who stormed to #3 on Thursday.

‘poppins’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹41,050), ‘bvsjaswanth’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹40,810), Navneet ‘Navneet78’ Tanwar (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹36,960), ‘Dsoni28’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹39,160), Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 BOOST for ₹38,490), ‘Usernameishigh’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹31,716), and ‘fold4thebest’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹26,550) won the other Thursday marquees on PokerBaazi.

PokerStars India

Micro Millions-23 [Uppercut Mini] 6-Max – ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,375

Entries – 162

Re-entries – 137

Regular Prize Pool – ₹1,86,875

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹1,86,875

Total Prize Pool – ₹3,73,750

Places Paid – 35

The user ‘ToiDoi11’ (opted out of tracking) came out on top of a 299-entry field (162 unique) in PokerStars India’s ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD Micro Millions-23 [Uppercut Mini] 6-Max to win the title for ₹69,890. Barkur ‘bbala1984’ Balachandra (opted out of tracking) had to settle for a runner-up payday worth ₹49,812.

Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma (4th for ₹17,496) and Pranjal ‘broke08’ Raut (6th for ₹9,075) also FT-ed Micro Millions-23 [Uppercut Mini] 6-Max.

The ₹1,375 entry buy-in tournament crushed its advertised guarantee by ₹23,750, and 35 players got a share of the spoils.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. ToiDoi11 – ₹69,890
2. Barkur ‘bbala1984’ Balachandra – ₹49,812
3. H.Agarwal – ₹24,188
4. Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma – ₹17,496
5. rickyyy865 – ₹15,255
6. Pranjal ‘broke08’ Raut – ₹9,075
7. ritvik07 – ₹10,896

‘charlatan07’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Micro Millions-25 [Micro Express] for ₹34,119), ‘CrazyGuy1964’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Micro Millions-24 [Bounty Adrenaline, 6-Max] for ₹19,478), Rahul ‘RAHUL072’ Saha (Won ₹75K GTD Micro Millions-21 [Bubble Rush] for ₹16,471), and ‘L@lb@dsh@h29’ (Won ₹50K GTD Micro Millions-22 [Super Stack] for ₹10,598) won the other Micro Millions tournaments on Thursday.

Adda52

Godfather – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 250

Re-entries – 224

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 49

Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara went on a tear last night. Returning to the winner`s circle after a two-week gap with a bang, he made a clean sweep on Adda52 by winning the two headline tournaments on the site, locking in a hefty ₹6.85 Lakhs across his Thursday grind.

Last month`s (7-Max) BSS Championship winner, Benara, shipped the ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather and the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo back to back. In the Godfather, Benara traversed a 474-player field (250 unique) to win ₹4.98 Lakhs – his best finish of the year – following a heads-up deal with Saturday`s Blockbuster winner Advait ‘ronaldingo018’ Rajguru (2nd for ₹4.77 Lakhs).

Not long before the Godfather victory, Benara overcame the 193-player field in Monster Turbo, striking a heads-up deal with FTS #20 Marathon winner Sahil Nair (2nd for ₹1.05 Lakhs) to collect ₹1.18 Lakhs.

Tanmay Benara`s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹4,98,175* (heads-up deal)

> 1st in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹1,17,951* (heads-up deal) (his second time winning the tournament)

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #41 Turbo – PKO for ₹35,227

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹21,131

> 65th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime for ₹12,540

Tanmay Benara’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.47 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Advait Rajguru raked in at least ₹5.27 Lakhs from three ITM finishes, which include:

> 2nd in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹4,76,825

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹42,300

> 79th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime for ₹7,840

Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B posted ₹2.42 Lakhs in Thursday winnings from five deep runs. His top Thursday finishes include:

> 4th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹1,87,500

> 28th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime for ₹25,080

> 25th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹22,560

Vinay B’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.26 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.36 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

The #1 ranked player in the annual TLB (points) standings, Mohak ‘sparkie’ Kapoor thrashed out an astounding nine ITM finishes and two bounties – including a title victory and three final table scores – boosting his online bankroll by ₹3.38 Lakhs.

His top Thursday finishes include:

> 5th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹1,25,000

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime for ₹1,20,071

> 1st in SpartanPoker’s Monster Stack for ₹47,616

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹27,934

Mohak Kapoor’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.60 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹72.88 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Ranked #1 on the 2023 TLB (Points) Leaderboard

Sreeprakash ‘fitzmagic’ Seetharaman (6th for ₹87,500) also FT-ed the ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather.

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in Thursday headliner suffered an overlay shortfall of ₹1.30 Lakhs, and 49 players scored a payday.

Final Table Results

1. Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹4,98,175*
2. Advait ‘ronaldingo018’ Rajguru – ₹4,76,825*
3. kanjimaheshbabu – ₹2,50,000
4. Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B – ₹1,87,500
5. Mohak ‘sparkie’ Kapoor – ₹1,25,000
6. Sreeprakash ‘fitzmagic’ Seetharaman – ₹87,500
7. harsh646 – ₹68,750
8. nik889977 – ₹56,250

*denotes a heads-up deal

Monster Turbo – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,500

Entries – 118

Re-entries – 75

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 19

Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara came out charging on Thursday, winning both the Adda52 flagships and rounding up an impressive ₹6.85 Lakhs in total winnings – his most significant breakthrough of the year.

Benara’s biggest score came from his victory march in Adda52’s Godfather (₹4.98 Lakhs), but he also shipped the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo. Benara took down a 193-strong entry field (118 unique) in the 9:30 PM tournament to collect a winner’s paycheque of ₹1.18 Lakhs – his second time winning the tournament. The FTS #20 Marathon champion from Sunday, Sahil ‘you3bi4b’ Nair, collected ₹1.05 Lakhs for his runner-up via the deal.

Tanmay Benara’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.47 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

The #BB2 MoneyMaker champion Sahil Nair posted ₹1.69 Lakhs in total winnings from four ITM finishes, which include:

> 2nd in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹1,04,799

> 22nd in Spartan Poker’s FTS #39 Thursday Titan for ₹41,812

> 24th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹12,075

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#27 (6-Max) for ₹10,575

Sahil Nair’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.03 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

The defending Millionaire Series Main Event champion Vinayak ‘bhai_on_mary_jane’ Bajaj stood out with five deep runs and ₹5.23 Lakhs in total winnings. He posted a seventh-place finish in Adda52’s Monster Turbo (₹18,750) and went the distance in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#28 Thursday Prime (₹3.86 Lakhs).

The ₹2,500 entry buy-in tournament experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹72,500, and 19 players boarded the money bus.

Final Table Results

1. Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹1,17,951*
2. Sahil ‘you3bi4b’ Nair – ₹1,04,799*
3. Zoca – ₹63,750
4. UNKNOWN – ₹45,000
5. gouravprasad83 – ₹31,250
6. UNKNOWN – ₹22,500
7. Vinayak ‘bhai_on_mary_jane’ Bajaj – ₹18,750
8. UNKNOWN – ₹13,750

*denotes a heads-up deal

Firoz ‘proff_z4’ Khan (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹33,215), Prerit ‘prerit13’ Bais (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹32,759), ‘Voron0a’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Godfather Lite for ₹32,496), ‘Rahul709060’ (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹12,000), and ‘Thebang02’ (Won ₹30K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹10,596) won the other Adda52 marquees.

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