Daily Majors: Akshat Sharma, Nitesh Katiyar, Rishab Malik & Advait Rajguru Champion The Thursday Flagships

Even as the hustle and bustle of the 2023 WPT Prime Vietnam took center stage, resulting in a comparatively quieter Thursday, many tournaments experienced overlays. However, the magnetic charm of the poker remained unwavering, captivating players despite the slightly subdued pace.

Akshat Sharma, who held the title of The Weekly HighRoller champion earlier this month, emerged as the night’s star performer. He amassed a remarkable ₹9 Lakhs from three ITM finishes, propelling his annual winnings beyond the ₹1 Crore milestone. Sharma’s triumphant run included two significant title victories in Adda52’s Godfather (₹5.04 Lakhs) and Spartan Poker’s Ultron (IOPC Bubble) (₹3.44 Lakhs), with heads-up deals in both instances.

Following a heads-up deal, the online prodigy Aditya Singh (opted out from our tracking) pocketed ₹4.91 Lakhs as the runner-up in Adda52’s Godfather, bringing his total earnings to ₹6.46 Lakhs for the night —this marked his eighth runner-up finish for the year 2023.

Building upon his runner-up performance in Monday’s Iron Man, Nitesh Katiyar clinched his maiden title for May in PokerBaazi’s WTF, along with the grand prize of ₹5.28 Lakhs (total winnings amounted to ₹5.32 Lakhs). Bharat Vasan (opted out of our tracking) secured a commendable runner-up spot, winning ₹3.24 Lakhs.

Sreekanth Narayan put up a profitable display on Thursday, marking two final table finishes in Spartan Poker’s Ultron (IOPC Bubble) (2nd place for ₹3.41 Lakhs – after a heads-up deal) and PokerBaazi’s The Summit (5th place for ₹1.53 Lakhs), bringing his total earnings to ₹4.94 Lakhs.

The inaugural LPS Main Event champion, Dhinesh Kumar, wrapped up an impressive tally of ₹4.02 Lakhs across two standout performances in PokerBaazi’s WTF (3rd place for ₹2.63 Lakhs) and Adda52’s Monster Turbo (1st place for ₹1.39 Lakhs).

PokerBaazi user ‘Legendkiller77’ accrued a personal best of ₹4.14 Lakhs from three deep runs, including a spectacular double-title win in The Summit (₹3.70 Lakhs) and the ₹1 Lakhs GTD PKO (₹36,375). Ajhar Hashmin, the latest BSS HighRoller champion, secured the runner-up position in The Summit, taking home ₹2.58 Lakhs.

Online poker crusher Advait Rajguru secured the top spot in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT, earning ₹2.07 Lakhs and clinching his 11th title for the year. ‘AffableSatan’ bagged the second position, winning ₹1.44 Lakhs.

The two-time The Millionaire champion, Rishab Malik, claimed victory in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max], earning ₹2.93 Lakhs (won ₹2.96 Lakhs overall). Ankit Wadhawan, who topped last week’s leaderboard topper (monthly and weekly), showcased three strong finishes, netting a total of ₹3.88 Lakhs.

Anmol Agarwal, Deepak Jain, Ravinder Singh, Mohit Savargaonkar, and Sumit Pal won the other Thursday majors.

Here are the Thursday highlights!

PokerBaazi

WTF – ₹40 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 455

Re-entries – 416

Prize Pool – ₹40,00,000

Places Paid – 115

The Millionaire Series 5.0 #7 Friday Millionaire champion, Nitesh ‘batmanpok’ Katiyar, enhanced his performance from his runner-up finish in Monday’s Iron Man, claiming his first title in a month.

Katiyar commanded PokerBaazi’s 7.30 PM flagship, the ₹40 Lakhs GTD #WTF, triumphing over an imposing field of 871 contenders (455 unique). With strategic precision, he navigated his way to the finale to clinch the title and the grand prize of ₹5.28 Lakhs.

Simultaneously, Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan (opted out of our tracking), who achieved third place in Wednesday’s (7-Max) SPRINT, extended his strong performance to secure a noteworthy runner-up spot, yielding winnings of ₹3.24 Lakhs.

Adding to his impressive performance, Katiyar also had a successful run in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost, accumulating a grand total of ₹5.32 Lakhs in winnings.

Katiyar’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹5,28,000

> 83rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹3,500

Nitesh Katiyar’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹56.96 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

The first-ever Legend Poker Series Main Event champion, Dhinesh ‘dhineshrocky007’ Kumar rounded out an impressive ₹4.02 Lakhs across two FT finishes, which include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹2,62,800

> 1st in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹1,38,750

Dhinesh Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.46 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.66 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.22 Crores

The recent Nano Main Event champion Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan accumulated ₹3.88 Lakhs from three impressive FT finishes, which include:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹2,23,015

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹85,200

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹80,000

Ankit Wadhawan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.40 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.60 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.45 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹88.83 Lakhs | Ranked #2 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #6 in Annual Profits

Siddharth ‘CARDashian66’ Kadel (4th for ₹2.20 Lakhs), and Tuesday’s The Mint runner-up Rashim ‘potkiller86’ Garg (7th for ₹1.02 Lakhs) were the other regs on the WTF final table.

The 7:30 PM poker tournament experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹5.16 Lakhs. The top 115 participants were awarded monetary prizes.

Final Table Results

1. Nitesh ‘batmanpok’ Katiyar – ₹5,28,000
2. Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan – ₹3,24,000
3. Dhinesh ‘dhineshrocky007’ Kumar – ₹2,62,800
4. Siddharth ‘CARDashian66’ Kadel – ₹2,19,600
5. fishbot – ₹1,77,600
6. Pakanpa – ₹1,36,800
7. Rashim ‘potkiller86’ Garg – ₹1,02,000
8. Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹80,000

The Summit – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,250

Entries – 139

Re-entries – 148

Prize Pool – ₹21,52,000

Places Paid – 35

Mystery player ‘Legendkiller77′ orchestrated a remarkable double-title win spree on PokerBaazi last night. Culminating in their most substantial career triumph to date, ‘Legendkiller77’ accumulated a personal-best ₹4.14 Lakhs!

As a committed PokerBaazi player since November 2022, ‘Legendkiller77’ deftly maneuvered through a challenging roster of 287 competitors (139 unique), in the ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Summit. The player ascended to the top in the 8 PM flagship, securing a career-high payout of ₹3.70 Lakhs.

Hot on the trail was the Sunday’s BSS HighRoller champion, Ajhar ‘Ajkings’ Hashmin, who departed with a sizable runner-up cash prize of ₹2.58 Lakhs.

However, ‘Legendkiller77’s night of victories was far from over. Merely 45 minutes after clinching The Summit title, this formidable player seized another title in the ₹1 Lakhs GTD PKO (RE) tournament. Moreover, they posted a notably deep finish in the (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT, further affirming their supremacy throughout the night.

Their Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹3,70,445

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s PKO for ₹36,375

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹7,633

Legendkiller77’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹15.97 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹3.42 Lakhs | Titles Won: #9

The Millionaire Lite champion Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan was another top runner as he cranked out ₹4.94 Lakhs from two final table appearances, which include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Ultron (IOPC Bubble) for ₹3,41,109

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,52,828

Sreekanth Narayan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.61 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.60 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.75 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹91.49 Lakhs | Ranked #9 on the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #5 in Annual Profits

Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh (opted out of our tracking) made away with ₹6.46 Lakhs across three top-10 finishes, including:

> 2nd in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹4,91,306

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,21,616

> 10th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹33,253

Monday’s Daily Value Boost champion Saransh ‘saransh004’ Garg (7th for ₹91,481) was the other notable player on The Summit FT.

The ₹8,250 buy-in tournament exceeded its initial guarantee to generate a ₹21.52 Lakhs prize pool. The top 35 finishers got paid.

Final Table Results

1. Legendkiller77 – ₹3,70,445
2. Ajhar ‘Ajkings’ Hashmin – ₹2,58,085
3. tiltplay – ₹2,19,555
4. Clickbait446 – ₹1,85,115
5. Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan – ₹1,52,828
6. Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh – ₹1,21,616
7. Saransh ‘saransh004’ Garg – ₹91,481

(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 210

Re-entries – 125

Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 35

Online poker virtuoso Advait ‘ExploitativeGTO’ Rajguru, renowned for his commanding presence in headline tournaments, showcased another remarkable performance. Despite opting out of tracking, Rajguru, the MHW Big Game champion from March, returned to his winning streak last night.

Rajguru soared to victory in PokerBaazi’s 9 PM (7-Max) SPRINT tournament, overcoming a strong field of 335 entrants (210 unique), securing ₹2.07 Lakhs up top, and claiming his 11th title of the year.

Meanwhile, a player under the moniker ‘AffableSatan‘ clinched second place, earning a substantial runner-up prize of ₹1.44 Lakhs.

Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan also exhibited a notable performance, reaching the final tables in three tournaments and gathering a hefty sum of ₹3.88 Lakhs.

Wadhawan’s Thursday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹2,23,015

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹85,200

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹80,000

Ankit Wadhawan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.40 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.60 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.45 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹88.83 Lakhs | Ranked #2 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #6 in Annual Profits

Deepankur ‘Dp179’ Gupta (opted out of tracking) pulled out at least two deep finishes, rounding out ₹1.66 Lakhs in cashes on Thursday.

His known finishes include:

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹67,800

> 5th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹98,655

The (7-Max) SPRINT final table featured notable regs, including Wednesday’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost champion Ramu ‘Ramu0550’ Kushwaha (3rd for ₹1.22 Lakhs), Rohit ‘rohit0004’ Yadav (4th for ₹1.03 Lakhs), and Raghav ‘raghav14082’ Chauhan (7th for ₹51,000).

The ₹3,850 buy-in tournament experienced a minor overlay deficit of ₹27,500. Despite the shortfall, the top 35 finishers received their share of the prize money.

Final Table Results

1. Advait ‘ExploitativeGTO’ Rajguru – ₹2,06,520
2. AffableSatan – ₹1,43,880
3. Ramu ‘Ramu0550’ Kushwaha – ₹1,22,400
4. Rohit ‘rohit0004’ Yadav – ₹1,03,200
5. Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹85,200
6. Deepankur ‘Dp179’ Gupta – ₹67,800
7. Raghav ‘raghav14082’ Chauhan – ₹51,000

Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 365

Re-entries – 299

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 113

Earlier this month’s The Endeavour champion, Anmol ‘freakweird0’ Agarwal, scored his third title for May yesterday, showcasing his consistent high-level play. Triumphing over a field of 664 players (365 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, Agarwal claimed the winner’s paycheck amounting to ₹1.42 Lakhs, marking his fifth title of the year.

Agarwal also ran deep in Adda52’s Godfather (14th for ₹25,000), accumulating over ₹1.67 Lakhs overall. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.86 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

Sunday’s BTS#42 After Party runner-up Yash ‘Riraizer’ Chitre walked away with over ₹1.26 Lakhs in Thursday earnings from three deep runs (including a runner-up finish and another FT score), which include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,08,200

> 6h in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6 Max) (IOPC Bubble) for ₹14,071

> 15th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹4,019

Yash Chitre’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.36 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.25 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #18

Sumanth ‘sp175’ Kumar (3rd for ₹85,000), Raman ‘Ranzoo9’ Arora (4th for ₹55,000), and Kritika ‘bagdadi345’ Chugh (8th for ₹16,900) also FT-ed the Daily Value Boost.

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament dished out the ₹10 Lakhs in prize money to the top 113 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Anmol ‘freakweird0’ Agarwal – ₹1,42,500
2. Yash ‘Riraizer’ Chitre – ₹1,08,200
3. Sumanth ‘sp175’ Kumar – ₹85,000
4. Raman ‘Ranzoo9’ Arora – ₹55,000
5. sinha5189 – ₹41,000
6. Hailey13 – ₹28,400
7. Stallionrider – ₹20,600
8. Kritika ‘bagdadi345’ Chugh – ₹16,900

Deepak ‘djace’ Jain (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹43,750), ‘chinchan0524’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹42,660), Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost for ₹41,090), ‘Dsoni28’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹25,580), ‘bleedforthis’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹25,050), ‘Prithvirajpalta’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 6-Max SPRINT for ₹25,030), ‘14Valentine’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 Boost PKO for ₹24,000) and Sumit ‘sumitpal009’ Pal (Won ₹50K 5-Max Daily Turbo for ₹5,830) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

Spartan Poker

Ultron (IOPC Bubble) – ₹18 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹6,600

Entries – 141

Re-entries – 42

Rebuys – 125

Prize Pool – ₹18,48,000

Places Paid – 27

Earlier this month’s The Weekly HighRoller victor, Akshat ‘akshat03’ Sharma, delivered a commanding performance last night. He netted an impressive ₹9 Lakhs from three ITM finishes, which included two flagship titles, propelling his annual winnings past the ₹1 Crore threshold.

His conquest began at 4:07 AM when he scored the winning touchdown in Spartan Poker’s ₹18 Lakhs GTD Ultron (IOPC Bubble), pocketing a cool ₹3.44 Lakhs. The competition was fierce, with a 308-entry field (141 unique) finally boiling down to a heads-up deal. Not far behind was the ranked #9 player of 2023, Sreekanth ‘Vhagar’ Narayan, who walked away with a commendable ₹3.41 Lakhs as the runner-up.

Just before dawn at 5 AM, Sharma clinched his second prestigious title of the day in Adda52’s Godfather for an impressive ₹5.04 Lakhs through a heads-up deal – his second time winning the tournament.

Akshat Sharma’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹5,03,694* (heads-up deal) (his second time winning the tournament)

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Ultron (IOPC Bubble) for ₹3,44,499* (heads-up deal)

> 13th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹51,600

Akshat Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.95 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.65 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.06 Crores

The former Millionaire Lite champion Sreekanth Narayan pulled out a profitable Thursday grind, posting two final table finishes worth a collective ₹4.94 Lakhs. His Thursday scores include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Ultron (IOPC Bubble) for ₹3,41,109 * (heads-up deal)

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,52,828

Sreekanth Narayan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.61 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.60 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.75 Crores | Ranked #9 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta (5th for ₹1.24 Lakhs), Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (7th for ₹69,115), and Kritagya ‘muckitfcukit’ Sharma (8th for ₹50,081) were the other notables on the Ultron final table.

The 8 PM tournament paid 27 players a share from the ₹18.48 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Akshat ‘doubledown’ Sharma – ₹3,44,499*
2. Sreekanth ‘Vhagar’ Narayan – ₹3,41,109*
3. tsukumar – ₹1,90,159
4. $uper$ystem – ₹1,55,047
5. Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta – ₹1,23,631
6. TwoSmokingBarrels – ₹94,987
7. Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – ₹69,115
8. Kritagya ‘muckitfcukit’ Sharma – ₹50,081

*denotes a heads-up deal

‘DhakkiTiki’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo 6-Max IOPC Bubble for ₹61,148), Mohit ‘OfcourseOfcourse’ Savargaonkar (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Night Rider for ₹27,056), ‘obtuse1’ (Won ₹75K GTD Hold’em PKO for ₹22,416), ‘Arjunb1998’ (Won ₹50K GTD Turbo – Triple Chance for ₹12,732) and ‘SHAA31’ (Won ₹50K GTD Centurion for ₹9,108) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

Pocket52

Pocket Magnets – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 165

Rebuys – 91

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 38

Pocket52 user ‘Pan8145’ hit it big in the site’s Thursday attraction, the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Magnets, obliterating the 256-player field to win ₹92,500. ‘TommyFookinShelby’ scored ₹65,000 as the runner-up.

Last Sunday’s Pocket Kings champion, Neeraj ‘NeeruNJ’ Sattawat finished fourth for ₹35,000.

Final Table Results

1. Pan8145 – ₹92,500
2. TommyFookinShelby – ₹65,000
3. Realpsycho – ₹45,000
4. Neeraj ‘NeeruNJ’ Sattawat – ₹35,000
5. Durr – ₹25,000
6. binladen_YeVPtAwM8E – ₹20,000

‘vague_pune172_19284270’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Brunch for ₹30,000), ‘95##.781##_46476’ (Won ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Pocket Soda for ₹27,500), ‘lolthisgay’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹21,000) and ‘Andorimax’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹16,500) won the other Pocket52 marquees!

PokerDangal

PLO 5 Thursday – ₹50K GTD

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 75

Rebuys – 37

Prize Pool – ₹61,600

Places Paid – 17

PokerDangal user ‘Mr_Ghost’ stacked a guarantee-breaching 112-player field in the ₹50K GTD PLO 5 Thursday, taking down the title for ₹14,784, just as ‘mnjain’ busted in second place for ₹10,472.

Anshul ‘nope11’ Pandey FT-ed the event, placing sixth for ₹3,080.

Final Table Results

1. Mr_Ghost – ₹14,784
2. mnjain – ₹10,472
3. Mohakal – ₹7,392
4. AmitVidarba – ₹5,544
5. pokerhero66 – ₹4,312
6. Anshul ‘nope11’ Pandey – ₹3,080

PokerStars India

The Colosseum [6-Max] – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 49

Re-entries – 37

Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 11

The two-time The Millionaire champion, Rishab ‘NoChan(3’ Malik, came out on top of an 86-player field in PokerStars India’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Colosseum [6-Max], winning the 8 PM Thursday flagship for ₹2,92,688. Running hot on the wheels, last week’s leaderboard topper (monthly and weekly) Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan placed second for ₹2,23,015.

Malik, the Sunday Highroller runner-up finisher from May 14, also cashed in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost (65th for ₹3,700), netting ₹2.96 Lakhs altogether.

Rishab Malik’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.68 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.96 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

The ranked #2 player on the 2023 POY leaderboard standings, Ankit Wadhawan has been in unstoppable form recently. Last night, Wadhawan posted three FT finishes, collectively earning ₹3.88 Lakhs. What a beast!!!

His Thursday scores include:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹2,23,015

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹85,200

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹80,000

Ankit Wadhawan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.40 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.60 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.45 Crores | Ranked #2 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #6 in Annual Profits

The Colosseum final table comprised the likes of Game Changer 4.0 champion JaiKran ‘ZEEKE777’ Kumar (3rd for ₹1.70 Lakhs), Karan ‘JUNIOR1-KK’ Kapur (4th for ₹1.29 Lakhs), Deepankur ‘dp8218’ Gupta (5th for ₹98,655) and Young Gun Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal (6th for ₹75,171).

While the top eleven places got paid, the tourney suffered from a hefty ₹3.40 Lakhs in overlay deficit.

Final Table Results

1. Rishab ‘NoChan(3’ Malik – ₹2,92,688
2. Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹2,23,015
3. JaiKiran ‘ZEEKE777’ Kumar – ₹1,69,927
4. Karan ‘JUNIOR1-KK’ Kapur – ₹1,29,477
5. Deepankur ‘dp8218’ Gupta – ₹98,655
6. Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal – ₹75,171
7. sahil7889 – ₹57,277

‘JC1870’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush for ₹53,430), ‘44706625’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹30,969), ‘yuvidilwariya’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹11,722) and ‘Atomix700’ (Won ₹40K GTD Afternoon on Stars PKO for ₹10,461) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

Adda52

Godfather – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 221

Re-entries – 190

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 43

The earlier this month’s The Weekly HighRoller victor, Akshat ‘akshat03’ Sharma, stormed into action last night, akin to an unleashed bull! He accumulated a staggering ₹9 Lakhs from three ITM finishes, a feat encompassing seizing not just one but two flagship titles! This remarkable endeavour enabled him to shatter the ₹1 Crore barrier in annual earnings.

Sharma’s winning streak was inaugurated with him clinching the title at Spartan Poker’s Ultron (IOPC Bubble), where he secured ₹3.44 Lakhs following a heads-up agreement.

A mere fifty-three minutes post this victory, Sharma navigated through a robust field of 411 competitors (221 unique) in Adda52’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather. He emerged as the victor of this significant Thursday event for the second time, pocketing ₹5.04 Lakhs. A heads-up deal saw online sensation Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh (opted out from our tracking) amass an equally striking ₹4.91 Lakhs as the runner-up—marking his eighth second-place finish of the year.

Akshat Sharma’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹5,03,694* (heads-up deal) (his second time winning the tournament)

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Ultron (IOPC Bubble) for ₹3,44,499* (heads-up deal)

> 13th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹51,600

Akshat Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.95 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.65 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.06 Crores

The online beast Aditya Singh also FT-ed PokerBaazi’s The Summit (6th for ₹1.22 Lakhs) and ran deep in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] (10th for ₹33,253), banking at least ₹6.46 Lakhs from three known scores.

Aditya Singh’s top scores in 2023 includes:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s FTS #19 Sunday Grande (6-Max) for ₹11,86,800 on March 5

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #114 Thursday Prime ₹8,71,226 on February 2

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #123 Friday High for ₹7,15,293 on February 3

> 1st in Adda52 Millions for ₹6,50,000 on January 22

> 2nd in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹4,91,306 on May 25

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller (6-Max) for ₹4,40,750 on May 4

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹4,04,689 on April 20

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Wednesday High Roller for ₹3,93,835 on March 15

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #100 Tuesday Spotlight for ₹3,08,449 on January 31

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for ₹2,68,960 on March 28

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,40,804 on February 1

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,43,549 on February 17

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,39,689 on May 3

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash PKO for ₹1,23,656 on March 17

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,20,682 on May 11

Sanjay ‘Floppednuts’ Kumar (4th for ₹2 Lakhs), Kashish ‘Fletcher03’ Gupta (5th for ₹1.30 Lakhs), Avinash ‘avinkon’ Koneru (6th for ₹87,500), Devrat ‘Vickypune’ Singh (7th for ₹68,750), and Vidur ‘bullgod89’ Singhal (8th for ₹56,250) were other top guns scoring on the Godfather final table.

The ₹5,500 Thursday headliner registered a landslide overlay shortfall of ₹4.45 Lakhs, and 43 players benefitted from the value on offer.

Final Table Results

1. Akshat ‘akshat03’ Sharma – ₹5,03,694*
2. Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh – ₹4,91,306*
3. Comedypoker – ₹2,62,500
4. Sanjay ‘Floppednuts’ Kumar – ₹2,00,000
5. Kashish ‘Fletcher03’ Gupta – ₹1,30,000
6. Avinash ‘avinkon’ Koneru – ₹87,500
7. Devrat ‘Vickypune’ Singh – ₹68,750
8. Vidur ‘bullgod89’ Singhal – ₹56,250

*denotes a heads-up deal

Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo for ₹1.39 Lakhs), ‘allinle’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Godfather Lite for ₹36,815), ‘osf1981’ (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹33,360), ‘DomoArigato’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹30,140), ‘Rajbhandarkar’ (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹11,882), ‘VishuChi’ (Won ₹30K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹10,699) and ‘harishgujwar’ (Won ₹50K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹10,281) won the other Adda52 marquees.

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