Daily Majors: Aman Parakh, Shashank Shekhar, Randeep Lather & Anurag Srivastava Make a Killing in the Thursday Tournaments

Thrilling tournament action unfolded across major poker platforms on Thursday, catering to players of all budgets. While Spartan Poker`s The Millionaire returned for another weekend run, PokerBaazi’s IMPS Gold Edition ensured even budget-conscious players were not left out.

Rising Star Aman Parakh has been on a run of a lifetime and won an incredible fourth title of the week yesterday. The poker pro topped the Thursday charts with a whopping ₹7.52 Lakhs in earnings from six in-the-money finishes, including a victory run in PokerBaazi’s The Summit (₹3.76 Lakhs) and a runner-up finish in Adda52’s Godfather (₹3.62 Lakhs). Kabir Dhamija scored a career-best ₹2.62 Lakhs as The Summit runner-up.

The top-ranked player of April, Shashank Shekhar, who returned to the online grind after a 16-day break, got straight to business with an outright victory in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹6.12 Lakhs.

Spartan Poker user ‘AllwaysTilting’ (anonymity requested) has been on a title-winning rampage and won their sixth tournament within a month last night. Tuesday’s Daily Turbo champion, the user shipped Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller (6-Max) for a personal-best ₹6.39 Lakhs.

Wednesday’s Daily Value Boost winner Aditya Singh (opted out of our tracking), finished runner-up in the Thursday HR for ₹4.40 Lakhs – his sixth runner-up finish this year and the second time in the Thursday HR. (won ₹5.11 Lakhs overall).

Randeep Lather won Spartan Poker’s Ultron for a career-best ₹4.23 Lakhs.

The 2023 WPT Prime India Ladies NLH champion, Young Gun Kanchan Sharma, was another showstopper with ₹4.71 lakhs in total earnings across four deep runs, including runner-up finishes in Spartan Poker’s Ultron (₹2.85 Lakhs) and PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) SPRINT (₹1.44 Lakhs).

Former IOPC Millionaire Main Event champion Anurag Srivastava snapped a 12-week title drought by taking down PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for the second time for ₹2.76 Lakhs. He accumulated ₹4.45 Lakhs from three FT scores, hitting ₹3 Crores in online profits.

Ankit Wadhawan earned an impressive ₹4.22 Lakhs from three in-the-money results, surging to #3 on the annual leaderboard. He placed second in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] (₹2.08 Lakhs), via a heads-up deal and placed fourth in PokerBaazi’s The Summit (₹1.88 Lakhs).

Neeraj Sattawat won PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT, claiming his first title in four weeks for ₹2.07 Lakhs (won ₹2.15 Lakhs overall).

The two-time Game Changer champion Shagun Jain (opted out of our tracking) championed PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1.43 Lakhs (won ₹1.69 Lakhs overall). Rishab Malik came close to winning the 7:30 PM tournament for the third time but had to settle for a runner-up payday of ₹1.12 Lakhs (won ₹1.85 Lakhs overall).

Vishal Kumar (Won IMPS#36 PLO-4 HighRoller for ₹92,877), ‘aditya2596’ (Won IMPS#38 for ₹57,000), Aryaman Arora (Won IMPS#37 for ₹43,440), Dinesh Kukreja (Won IMPS#31 for ₹19,550), Neeraj Kumar (Won IMPS#33 PLO-6 for ₹18,650), and ‘Kidwithin’ (Won IMPS#34 6-Max for ₹13,030) won the IMPS Gold Edition Thursday tournaments.

Avneesh Munjal, Kumar Vatsal, Prabhat Kumar, Satish Arya, and Ambika Chowdhury won the other Thursday marquees.

Here are the Thursday highlights!

PokerBaazi

The Summit – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,250

Entries- 164

Re-entries – 127

Prize Pool – ₹21,82,000

Places Paid – 35

It would not be an exaggeration to say Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh is on the run of a lifetime! The Rising Star has been shining brightly all week and won an incredible fourth title on Thursday. Parakh finished in pole position on the Thursday scorecard with a whopping ₹7.52 Lakhs in total earnings from six in-the-money finishes, including a victory and runner-up finish – both in the day`s biggest tournaments!

Extending his two-day heater, the Rajasthan-based Parakh made quick work of the 291-strong field (164 unique) in PokerBaazi’s Thursday headliner, ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Summit, winning the title for ₹3.76 Lakhs.

Just an hour later, Parakh found himself heads-up in Adda52`s ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather. Although he couldn’t secure the win, he still walked away with an impressive ₹3.62 Lakhs as the runner-up.

Aman Parakh’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹3,75,608

> 2nd in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹3,62,500

> 18th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6 Max) for ₹5,436

> 41st in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#36 (PLO-4) HighRoller for ₹4,295

> 26th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹2,250

> 85th in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#38 for ₹1,850

Aman Parakh`s other top finishes of the week:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,06,520 on Tuesday

> 1st in Pocket52`s Pocket Bullets for ₹1,08,000 on Tuesday

> 1st in PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,06,520 on Wednesday

Aman Parakh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.41 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.10 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #11

Kabir ‘kabira36’ Dhamija scored a career-best ₹2.62 Lakhs from a runner-up finish in The Summit. He also cashed the (7-Max) Afternoon Boost (44th for 3,950), adding ₹2.66 Lakhs in total earnings.

Kabir Dhamija`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹28.53 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹11.54 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4

Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan climbed to #3 in the POY race last night, accumulating ₹4.22 Lakhs from three deep runs, including:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹2,08,162

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,87,695

> 16th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹26,600

Ankit Wadhawan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.88 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.29 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.93 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹57.50 Lakhs | Moves to #3 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Moves to #6 in Annual Profits

Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta (opted out of our tracking), fresh off an FT finish in The Pride, added at least ₹1.71 Lakhs from two deep runs, including:

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,54,958

> 28th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹16,250

The Summit had Wednesday’s The Pride champion Karan ‘Collingwood’ Sitlani (3rd for ₹2.23 Lakhs) and Onni ‘Onimalhotra’ Malhotra (6th for ₹1.23 Lakhs) making an FT finish.

The ₹8,250 buy-in tournament crushed its listed guarantee, distributing ₹21.82 Lakhs in prize money to the top 35 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh – ₹3,75,608
2. Kabir ‘kabira36’ Dhamija – ₹2,61,682
3. Karan ‘Collingwood’ Sitlani – ₹2,22,615
4. Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹1,87,695
5. Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta – ₹1,54,958
6. Onni ‘Onimalhotra’ Malhotra – ₹1,23,311
7. John1984 – ₹92,756

(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 201

Re-entries – 119

Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 35

Neeraj ‘neerunj’ Sattawat, the IOPC 13.0 The Crown third-place finisher, triumphed over the 320-player starting field (201 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT, claiming his first title in four weeks and a first-place cash prize of ₹2.07 Lakhs.

Sattawat also cashed in the Daily Turbo (6 Max) on Spartan Poker, earning a total of ₹2.15 Lakhs from his Thursday session. His online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹55.04 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #5

2023 WPT Prime India Ladies NLH champion, Young Gun Kanchan ‘Kanchansharma’ Sharma, had an impressive showing across the Thursday flagships, amassing ₹4.71 Lakhs through four deep runs, which include:

> 2nd in SpartanPoker’s Ultron for ₹2,84,800

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,43,880

> 11th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹38,194

> 51st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,500

Kanchan Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.32 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.52 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Last week’s The Summit champion, Tanmay ‘Truman’ Benara, earned ₹2.05 Lakhs from four deep runs, surpassing the ₹1 Crore mark in annual winnings.

Benara`s top Thursday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,22,400

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹52,200

> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹16,369

Tanmay Benara’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.09 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.70 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹1.02 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Young Gun Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi was another top pro on the (7-Max) SPRINT final table, securing ₹1.53 Lakhs from three deep runs, including:

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,03,200

> 11th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6 Max] for ₹33,169

> 26th in #Adda52’s Godfather for ₹1,03,200

Shardul Parthasarathi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.35 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.86 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹1.03 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Last night`s Thursday High Roller third-place finisher Advait ‘ExploitativeGTO’ Rajguru (5th for ₹85,200), Wednesday`s (7-Max) SPRINT finalist Vikas ‘nohomejerome’ Yadav (6th for ₹67,800), and Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan (7th for ₹51,000) round out the 7-max SPRINT final table.

The ₹3,850 buy-in tournament suffered an overlay shortfall of ₹80,000. The top 35 finishers were paid.

Final Table Results

1. Neeraj ‘neerunj’ Sattawat – ₹2,06,520
2. Kanchan ‘Kanchansharma’ Sharma – ₹1,43,880
3. Tanmay ‘Truman’ Benara – ₹1,22,400
4. Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi – ₹1,03,200
5. Advait ‘ExploitativeGTO’ Rajguru – ₹85,200
6. Vikas ‘nohomejerome’ Yadav – ₹67,800
7. Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan – ₹51,000

Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 338

Re-entries – 267

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 107

The two-time Game Changer champion Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain (opted out of our tracking), who last won the Godfather on April 6, came out on top of a 605-entry field (338 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost for a champion`s payday worth ₹1.43 Lakhs. The relentlessly consistent Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik came close to winning the 7:30 PM tournament for the third time but had to settle for a runner-up payday of ₹1.12 Lakhs.

Jaipur-based Jain collected at least ₹1.69 Lakhs from two deep runs last night, which include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,42,500

> 12th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹26,215

Shagun Jain’s notable achievements this year include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker`s IOPC #82 Sunday High on January 29 for ₹15,39,792

> 1st in PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) BSS Championship on March 26 for ₹6,22,512

> 1st in Adda52`s Godfather on April 6 for ₹6,12,500

> 2nd in PokerStars India`s Red Spade Series-14 [Sunday Highroller] on February 5 for ₹2,36,712

> 1st in Spartan Poker`s IOPC #135 Monster Stack on February 5 for ₹1,78,131

> 1st in PokerBaazi`s Daily Value Boost on May 4 for ₹1,42,500

Last week’s PC#41 (PLO-5) champion, Rishab Malik, boosted his online bankroll by ₹1.85 Lakhs from five in-the-money finishes on Thursday, which include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,12,000

> 9th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹43,200

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

> 9th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹11,250

> 31st in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#36 (PLO-4) HighRoller for ₹4,601

Rishab Malik’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.56 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.89 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4

The Daily Value Boost final table was stacked with talent, featuring top pros like the Thursday High Roller runner-up finisher Aditya ‘Konstantin’ Singh (4th for ₹62,000), #2 ranked player on the annual TLB leaderboard Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur (6th for ₹28,800), and Siddharth ‘GangnamGangi’ Gangwar (7th for ₹20,100).

The ₹1,650 buy-in tournament registered an overlay shortfall of ₹92,500, and 107 players punched a payday.

Final Table Results

1. Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain – ₹1,42,500
2. Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik – ₹1,12,000
3. Madhab ‘madhabpal2017’ Pal – ₹86,200
4. Aditya ‘Konstantin’ Singh – ₹62,000
5. Saggi1414 – ₹42,600
6. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹28,800
7. Siddharth ‘GangnamGangi’ Gangwar – ₹20,100
8. Soultaker77 – ₹15,900

IMPS#36 (PLO-4) HighRoller – ₹6 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 189

Re-entries – 220

Prize Pool – ₹6,13,000

Places Paid – 49

Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar, the first-ever GOAT finalist, broke his twelve-week-long title drought yesterday by winning PokerBaazi’s ₹6 Lakhs GTD IMPS#36 (PLO-4) HighRoller. Kumar fired four bullets and ultimately triumphed over the 409-player field in the 8 PM tournament, clinching the IMPS Gold Edition Thursday headliner title and a cash prize of ₹92,877.

Kumar secured his first ticket to IMPS#36 through a ₹165 satellite and also satellited into Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller (6 Max) for ₹2,200. He reaped the rewards by finishing 15th for ₹45,000. He made a third deep run in the Daily Turbo (6 Max) (17th for ₹5,020), accumulating ₹1.43 Lakhs in total earnings.

Vishal Kumar’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.65 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹65.27 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Samay ‘samaybk’ Singh Meena, the third-place finisher in the 1000X#24 Mini Main Event from March, narrowly missed the top spot but collected a profitable ₹80,927 as the runner-up, thanks to a heads-up deal.

Subham ‘subh1210’ Ruia (5th for ₹35,460) was another recognizable player at the IMPS#36 final table.

The ₹1,650 buy-in tournament awarded a generous ₹6.13 Lakhs in prize money to the top 49 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar – ₹92,877*
2. Samay ‘samaybk’ Singh Meena – ₹80,927*
3. Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar – ₹53,865
4. shades92 – ₹42,638
5. Subham ‘subh1210’ Ruia – ₹35,460
6. 7thK – ₹28,957

* denotes a heads-up deal

(7-Max) Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 139

Re-entries – 107

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 47

Kumar ’23offsuits’ Vatsal made a long overdue victory run in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost, outlasting a field of 246 entries (139 unique) in the 2 PM marquee to secure a winner’s payout of ₹74,550, breaking a five-month title drought. Roshan ‘Noobdoob’ Fernandes took second place, earning ₹56,200.

Vatsal accumulated ₹85,286 from two deep runs on Thursday, which include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹74,550

> 10th in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#36 (PLO-4) HighRoller for ₹10,736

Kumar Vatsal’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹19.94 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Vignesh ‘Rajjni007’ Kumar (4th for ₹33,300) was another known player on the 7-max Afternoon Boost final table.

The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament clocked a nominal ₹8,000 in overlays, and 47 players grabbed a share of the ₹5 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Kumar ‘23offsuits’ Vatsal – ₹74,550
2. Roshan ‘Noobdoob’ Fernandes – ₹56,200
3. Maverick1000 – ₹43,850
4. Vignesh ‘Rajjni007’ Kumar – ₹33,300
5. casadeseo – ₹24,750
6. HighRoller999 – ₹17,650
7. Viratkohli14 – ₹14,550

IMPS#38 – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹770

Entries – 399

Re-entries – 314

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 119

In PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD IMPS#38, last month’s (7-Max) SPRINT champion ‘aditya2596’ conquered a massive 713-player field, securing their first Indian Micro Poker Series title and taking home ₹57,000 in first-place prize money. Thanks to a heads-up deal, the mystery user ‘IshhChadha‘ claimed an even better ₹67,650 as the runner-up.

aditya2596’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.30 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

PokerBaazi regs Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj (3rd for ₹41,500) and Praveen ‘baroozgar’ Kumar (7th for ₹9,700) also secured a final table finish in IMPS#38.

The ₹770 entry buy-in tournament recorded a negligible ₹900 in overlays, with 119 players making it into the money.

Final Table Results

1. aditya2596 – ₹57,000*
2. IshhChadha – ₹67,650*
3. Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj – ₹41,500
4. Theunborn – ₹28,250
5. goaxmusic – ₹19,000
6. shubham9098 – ₹13,000
7. Praveen ‘baroozgar’ Kumar – ₹9,700
8. mrbishnoi – ₹7,550

* denotes a heads-up deal

₹10 Lakhs GTD IMPS Super Value – Qualifier 5

Q5> Entries – 229 | Re-entries – 101 | Survivors – 44| Chip Leader – ‘Rabbanihossain1’ (354,000)

Combined> Entries – 1,691 | Re-entries – 640 | Survivors – 335 (unique) | Overall Chip Leader – ‘Vikrantdeskk’ (445,000)

Aryaman ‘aryaknight’ Arora (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD IMPS#37 for ₹43,440), Dinesh ‘htc170209’ Kukreja (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD IMPS#31 for ₹19,550), Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (Won ₹75K GTD IMPS#33 PLO-6 for ₹18,650) and ‘Kidwithin’ (Won ₹80K GTD IMPS#34 6-Max for ₹13,030) won the other IMPS Gold Edition Thursday tournaments.

IMPS Gold Edition Leaderboard Rankings After Day 5

Continuing his dominance for the third consecutive day, IMPS#8 winner ‘amanpoker27’ (5,431 points) maintained his lead on the ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD IMPS Gold Edition leaderboard.

IMPS#10 (PLO-6) winner ‘SamaySinghModi’ (4,421 points) trails in a distant #2 in the standings. Meanwhile, Saroj ‘Angrychidiya’ Chudasama (4,276 points) climbed the ranks, jumping to #3 on the leaderboard yesterday.

‘Heretowin20’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹42,450), ‘b03307’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹41,000), Satish ‘satishcool25’ Arya (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹28,570), ‘Pheonix22’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹25,980), ‘shrey26’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹23,620) and ‘nk9771’ (Won ₹50K 5-Max Daily for ₹6,500) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

Spartan Poker

Thursday High Roller (6-Max) – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹22,000

Entries – 79

Re-entries – 22

Re-buys – 20

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 15

Unlike their Spartan Poker moniker, ‘AllwaysTilting,’ the user has little to be tilted about. The player who wishes to remain anonymous has been on a title-winning rampage on the site and won their sixth tournament on Spartan Poker within a month last night.

After winning the Daily Turbo on Tuesday, ‘AllwaysTilting’ jumped into Spartan Poker’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD Thursday High Roller (6-Max), firing two entries. They outlasted a competitive field of 121 players (79 unique), securing their second high roller title since the Tuesday High Roller on April 11 and a personal-best ₹6.39 Lakhs in prize money.

AllwaysTilting’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹16.39 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹12.55 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6

Wednesday’s Daily Value Boost winner Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh (opted out of our tracking), came charging to win a second title in as many days. But he ultimately finished runner-up in the Thursday HR, pocketing ₹4.40 Lakhs. This marks his sixth runner-up finish this year and the second time in the Thursday HR.

Singh made at least two other deep runs in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost (4th for ₹62,000) and (7-Max) SPRINT (30th for ₹9,000) for a Thursday haul worth at least ₹5.11 Lakhs.

The 6-max Thursday High Roller final table featured other top regs like Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru (3rd for ₹2.89 Lakhs), Karan ‘Engineerlonda’ Malhotra (4th for ₹2.34 Lakhs), recent Wednesday High Roller champion, Young Gun Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav (5th for ₹1.89 Lakhs), and Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh (6th for ₹1.47 Lakhs).

The ₹22,000 entry buy-in Thursday High Roller fell four entries short of its 125-player guarantee, and the top 11 finishers received payouts.

Final Table Results

1. AllwaysTilting – ₹6,38,750
2. Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh – ₹4,40,000
3. Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru – ₹2,88,750
4. Karan ‘Engineerlonda’ Malhotra – ₹2,33,750
5. Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹1,88,750
6. Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh – ₹1,47,500

Ultron – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹6,600

Entries – 190

Re-entries – 58

Re-buys – 82

Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 31

Randeep ‘SUDDEN’ Lather, the old-timer who won the BSS on April 23, hit a new career milestone on Thursday. He championed Spartan Poker’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD Ultron, outlasting a 330-entry field (190 unique) in the primetime flagship to secure a personal-best ₹4.23 Lakhs – his second title of the year.

Randeep Lather’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹58.51 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

The 2023 WPT Prime India ₹12.5K Ladies NLH champion, Young Gun Kanchan ‘Midge Maisel’ Sharma, pulled out an impressive performance in the Thursday flagships. She secured two runner-up finishes and earned an impressive ₹4.71 lakhs across four deep runs, which include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹2,84,800

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,43,880

> 11th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹38,194

> 51st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,500

Kanchan Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.32 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.52 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara, who won The Summit last week, also had two final table finishes on his Thursday scorecard. He accumulated ₹2.05 Lakhs in total earnings from four deep runs, including:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,22,400

> 8th in SpartanPoker’s Ultron for ₹52,200

> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹16,369

> 40th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹13,750

> Made Day 2 in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire

Tanmay Benara’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.09 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.70 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹1.04 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7

The Ultron final table was stacked to the brim with regs like Dhruva ‘elder_flower’ Kalra (3rd for ₹2.01 Lakhs), Adda52 Game Ambassador Ram ‘Chill.Jam.Pray’ Kakkar (4th for ₹1.63 Lakhs), Vishal ‘SimSlave’ Bajaj (5th for ₹1.29 Lakhs), last night’s The Colosseum champion Anurag ‘Norman Bates’ Srivastava (6th for ₹97,800), and Mayank ‘barrelbrat’ Maruka (7th for ₹71,400).

The ₹6,600 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹20,000 in overlays (excluding the rake), and 31 players shared the ₹20 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Randeep ‘SUDDEN’ Lather – ₹4,23,000
2. Kanchan ‘Midge Maisel’ Sharma – ₹2,84,800
3. Dhruva ‘elder_flower’ Kalra – ₹2,00,800
4. Ram ‘Chill.Jam.Pray’ Kakkar – ₹1,62,800
5. Vishal ‘SimSlave’ Bajaj – ₹1,28,800
6. Anurag ‘Norman Bates’ Srivastava – ₹97,800
7. Mayank ‘barrelbrat’ Maruka – ₹71,400
8. Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹52,200

Daily Turbo (6-Max) – ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 141

Re-entries – 58

Re-buys – 103

Prize Pool – ₹4,53,000

Places Paid – 27

Avneesh ‘IamAM’ Munjal has been on an incredible hot streak this week. He won PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost on Tuesday and will be starting with a 1.5X starting stack on the Destiny 26.0 SnG Finale on May 14.

Munjal brought the same flair to his Thursday session, making six deep runs, including a top finish for a paycheque worth ₹2 Lakhs. He made his best finish in Spartan Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo (6-Max), besting a 302-player starting field (141 unique) in the 9:30 PM tournament, earning ₹1 Lakh – his second time winning the event this year. The user ‘sparky23’ finished second for ₹67,724.

Avneesh Munjal’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6-Max) for ₹1,00,340

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹39,000

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹38,194

> 30th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹16,250

> 48th in IMPS#36 (PLO-4) HighRoller for ₹4,295

> 104th in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#38 for ₹1,550

Avneesh Munjal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.85 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.10 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #12

The Daily Turbo final table included other site regulars like Manish ‘khatidragon’ Jangid (3rd for ₹46,614), Sarthak ‘sarthakssinghal’ Singhal (4th for ₹38,007), Suraj ‘MR.BEAST’ N Yadav (5th for ₹30,306), and Madhav ‘badbeat31’ Singh (6th for ₹23,284).

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament amassed a lucrative ₹4.53 Lakhs in prize money, with 27 players receiving a payday.

Final Table Results

1. Avneesh ‘IamAM’ Munjal – ₹1,00,340
2. sparky23 – ₹67,724
3. Manish ‘khatidragon’ Jangid – ₹46,614
4. Sarthak ‘sarthakssinghal’ Singhal – ₹38,007
5. Suraj ‘MR.BEAST’ N Yadav – ₹30,306
6. Madhav ‘badbeat31’ Singh – ₹23,284

₹1 Crore GTD The Millionaire – Day 1A

Day 1A> Entries – 146 | Re-entries – 31 |Rebuys – 103| Survivors – 38 | Chip Leader – Tarush ‘Tarush123’ Gupta (270,856)

‘KS_theartlab’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹48,579), ‘Elbulli’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Dark Knight for ₹29,635), Ambika ‘sonju’ Chowdhury (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up – Triple Chance for ₹23,167) and ‘backZback’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹15,085) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

First Games Poker

Mega Freeroll – ₹2 Lakhs GTD

Total Entries – 1,612

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 1,612

On Thursday, First Games Poker user ‘Narsimha’ emerged victorious in the ₹2 Lakhs GTD Mega Freeroll, securing a poker ticket worth ₹800. The second-place finisher, ‘ypboc32985,’ was awarded a poker ticket worth ₹600.

Final Table Results

1. Narsimha – Poker ticket worth ₹800
2. ypboc32985 – Poker ticket worth ₹600
3. KHNH – Poker ticket worth ₹400
4. BAman – Poker ticket worth ₹200
5. Saiprasad S – Poker ticket worth ₹200
6. Lalit Chauhan – Poker ticket worth ₹100

Pocket52

Pocket Magnets – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 157

Re-entries – 84

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 38

Pocket52 user ‘Nirvana_9ZlghXLWft’ coasted their way to the top of the 241-strong field in the poker network`s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Magnets, taking down the 8 PM marquee for an impressive ₹92,500. The Maverick champion from April 26, online crusher Mayank ‘muckforvalue’ Maruka, finished runner-up for ₹65,000.

Additionally, Maruka made deep runs in Spartan Poker’s Ultron (7th for ₹71,4000) and PokerBaazi’s IMPS#36 (PLO-4) HighRoller (23rd for ₹4,908), accumulating over ₹1.41 Lakhs in total earnings.

Mayank Maruka`s online stats (including HU SNGs and excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.60 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹55.54 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #11

Final Table Results

1. Nirvana_9ZlghXLWft – ₹92,500
2. Mayank ‘muckforvalue’ Maruka – ₹65,000
3. dinesh99_HdcgDXd1A8 – ₹45,000
4. Trueheart – ₹35,000
5. 4betbluff – ₹25,000
6. peacock – ₹20,000

‘Butterfly_Xufpa653Xf’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Brunch for ₹30,000), ‘CHINMOY555’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Soda for ₹27,500), ‘coldslayer’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹22,000), and ‘sany8145’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹16,500) won the other Pocket52 marquees.

PokerSaint

Opal – ₹4 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,500

Entries – 101

Re-entries – 98

Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000

Places Paid – 35

On PokerSaint, user ‘Reddevils’ triumphed over a 199-player field (101 unique) in the ₹4 Lakhs GTD Opal, securing the top spot in the Thursday primetime event and earning ₹75,435 after nearly five hours of intense gameplay.

The user ‘goodOlbutton’ came close to victory but ultimately finished in second place, taking home ₹55,601.

Final Table Results

1. Reddevils – ₹75,435
2. goodOlbutton – ₹55,601
3. Anejas – ₹40,982
4. Fire420 – ₹30,207
5. Pakoda7861 – ₹22,265
6. rawbetvadra – ₹16,410
7. AnuragKureel – ₹13,215
8. 9999lifetime – ₹10,642

PokerDangal

PLO 5 Thursday – ₹50K GTD

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 34

Re-buys – 24

Prize Pool – ₹50,000

Places Paid – 9

The Thursday headliner on PokerDangal, the ₹50K GTD PLO 5 Thursday, registered a 58-player field, nine of which got paid.

Making the most of the value on offer was the user ‘CaptainRishi’, who took down the title for ₹14,000, defeating Satyam ‘JoonJoon’ Joon (2nd for ₹9,500) heads up.

Final Table Results

1. CaptainRishi – ₹14,000
2. JoonJoon – ₹9,500
3. 100NU_J1 – ₹7,000
4. 00SUBHA00 – ₹5,500
5. Hinduhinds – ₹4,500
6. Saharsh – ₹3,500

PokerStars India

The Colosseum [6-Max] – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 73

Re-entries – 53

Prize Pool – ₹12,60,000

Places Paid – 17

Former IOPC Millionaire Main Event champion, Anurag ‘GutshotHaiBro’ Srivastava, snapped a 12-week title drought on Thursday by conquering PokerStars India’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Colosseum [6-Max]. Srivastava had previously won The Colosseum on February 9 and replicated his success last night with a commanding performance against 72 other competitors (126 total entries) in the 8 PM tournament, claiming victory for ₹2.76 Lakhs. He negotiated a heads-up deal with Ankit Wadhawan (2nd for ₹2.08 Lakhs.

Alongside this win, Srivastava secured two other top-10 finishes, amassing an outstanding ₹4.45 Lakhs in total earnings and hitting ₹3 Crores in online profits.

Srivastava`s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6 Max] for ₹2,76,174* (heads-up deal)

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹97,800

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹70,931

Anurag Srivastava’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.65 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4

Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan has invigorated the POY race. The Chandigarh-based tournament pro earned an impressive ₹4.22 Lakhs from three in-the-money results last night, surging to #3 on the annual leaderboard.

Wadhawan`s Thursday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹2,08,162* (heads-up deal)

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,87,695

> 16th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹26,600

Ankit Wadhawan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.88 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.29 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.93 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹57.50 Lakhs | Moves to #3 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Moves to #6 in Annual Profits

The 7-max The Colosseum final table also showcased other notables like Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra (4th for ₹1,18,261), #YoungGun Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal (5th for ₹89,137), annual TLB leaderboard leader Mohak ‘Flyingmuck’ Kapoor (6th for ₹67,186), and Nitin ‘Mickyn34’ Gupta (7th for ₹53,101).

The ₹11,000 buy-in tournament surpassed its advertised guarantee, distributing ₹12.60 Lakhs in prize money among the top 17 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Anurag ‘GutshotHaiBro’ Srivastava – ₹2,76,174*
2. Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹2,08,162*
3. anandsankar – ₹1,56,899
4. Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra – ₹1,18,261
5. Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal – ₹89,137
6. Mohak ‘Flyingmuck’ Kapoor – ₹67,186
7. Nitin ‘Mickyn34’ Gupta – ₹53,101

*denotes a heads-up deal

‘rickyyy865’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹43,631), ‘Shadowfax89’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹22,547), ‘Ltnsouza’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline for ₹11,712) and ‘Ltnsouza’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹10,942) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

Adda52

Godfather – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 245

Re-entries – 198

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 49

Returning after a 16-day break from online poker, Shashank ‘Goldfish03’ Shekhar picked things up right where he left them with an outright victory in Adda52`s Thursday headliner, ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather.

Shekhar, who topped the April leaderboard, last finished seventh in PokerBaazi`s NPS#92 Super HighRoller on April 14. Yesterday, he came out on top of the 443-strong starting field (245 unique) in Godfather, winning the Thursday headliner for the first time for ₹6.12 Lakhs – the day’s second-biggest score.

Rising Star Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parakh dominated the Thursday flagships, winning PokerBaazi’s The Summit and finishing as the runner-up in Godfather an hour later (2nd for ₹3.63 Lakhs), netting ₹7.52 Lakhs altogether.

Shekhar, who won the MHW Colossus in April, added ₹6.54 Lakhs in Thursday earnings across two deep runs, which include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹6,12,500

> 8th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹41,968

The Godfather final table also featured Vishal ‘vishalmaharaj’ Maharaj (4th for ₹1.88 Lakhs) and Wednesday’s Destiny 27.0 finalist Gautam ‘Gautam18’ Rohilla (7th for ₹68,750).

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in Godfather registered an overlay shortfall of 2.85 Lakhs, and 49 players scored a payday.

Final Table Results

1. Shashank ‘Goldfish03’ Shekhar – ₹6,12,500
2. Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parakh – ₹3,62,500
3. leopard7 – ₹2,50,000
4. Vishal ‘vishalmaharaj’ Maharaj – ₹1,87,500
5. dillan747 – ₹1,25,000
6. ankurgamit – ₹87,500
7. Gautam ‘Gautam18’ Rohilla – ₹68,750
8. goneKAse – ₹56,250

‘amanpoker27’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Godfather Lite for ₹37,568), Prabhat ‘Bountyhunter1’ Kumar (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹32,940), ‘ash_9’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹30,301), ‘bottsff’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Kill Shot Bounty for ₹29,359), ‘Shakerame’ (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹11,600), ‘rajpoker’ (Won ₹30K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹11,056) and ‘gamblerakki’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹10,518) won the other Adda52 marquees.

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