Daily Majors: Anant Purohit, Saksham Makhija & Wilson Yomso Tame the Monday Flagships

It was a slow Monday on the online felts with Spartan Poker’s ReCharge, Adda52’s Inception, PokerBaazi’s The Bout, and PokerStars India’s Battle Royale leading the charge. Here`s the complete recap!

Spartan Poker

The Monday headliner on Spartan Poker was the ReCharge featuring a ₹12 Lakhs GTD. With a ₹2,200 buy-in, the event drew in 580 contenders. However, it wasn’t enough to meet the advertised guarantee, leading to a ₹40,000 deficit. 2019 DPT Xpress Main Event champion Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit has proved time and again that he is a force to be reckoned with on the virtual felts. Ranked #10 on the yearly leaderboard, he added ₹2.32 Lakhs to his ever-expanding bankroll after shipping the ReCharge last night crossing the benchmark ₹5 Crore-mark in online winnings. This happens to be the third time this year that Purohit has won the ReCharge. Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra came in second for ₹1.47 Lakhs.

In 2019, Purohit had shipped the IOPC Head-Hunter for ₹3.69 Lakhs and the IOPC Super High Roller for ₹29.12 Lakhs, both on the same day. With the India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) July edition just two days away, Purohit has already won an IOPC Mega Satellite – High Roller Events package worth ₹2.26 Lakhs.He will definitely be one of the pros to watch out for at the upcoming mega-series!

The other marquee tourney to take place on Spartan Poker, the ₹6 Lakhs GTD The Flash, dragged in 672 entries, collecting ₹6.72 Lakhs in the prize pool. Anonymous site regular ‘Gangnamstyle’ won the event for ₹1.30 Lakhs, after defeating ‘gogobhai’(runner-up for ₹81,984) heads-up.

Adda52

With the Adda52 Online Poker Series (AOPS) on hold for the time being due to technical issues, Adda52 has been running its weekly scheduled tournaments. The Monday staple event, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Inception, had a successful run, posting a ₹11.20 Lakhs prize pool on the back of 350 entries. Well-known online reg Wilson ‘kaling’ Yomso proved to be the last player standing in the tourney and took home ₹2.05 Lakhs in the top prize, his best finish on the site this year. ‘GiggsyBet’ finished runner-up for ₹1.84 Lakhs.

PokerBaazi

Saksham ‘AshokHanda’ Makhija ran past a field of 426 participants in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Bout and bagged the lion’s share of the ₹10.65 Lakhs prize pool worth ₹2.14 Lakhs. Online reg Harsh ‘100crdream’ Dembla placed second for ₹1.50 Lakhs.

While Spartan Poker will be setting the virtual felts on fire with its biggest-ever IOPC to-date, the PokerBaazi Monthly Value Series (PMVS) will be commencing from July 8 and is ideal for the low-to-mid stakes players. Offering ₹1.85 Crores in guaranteed prizes, the five-day series will conclude on July 12.

PokerStars India

PokerStars India’s ₹8 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale registered 274 entries, and the site had to fill in an overlay ₹1.15 Lakhs. Shiv ‘DarksideOf82’ Verma took down the event for ₹1.75 Lakhs, following a four-way deal with ‘yash1805’ (runner-up for ₹87,852), ‘groovemantra’ (3rd for ₹52,172), and ‘ijaydc’ (4th for ₹53,644).

The other Monday winners were:

Recharge ₹12 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 295

Re-entries – 102

Re-buys – 183

Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 55

The ₹12 Lakhs GTD Recharge on Spartan Poker attracted a player pool of 580 runners, which resulted in an overlay of ₹40,000.

Taking the top honors was MTT crusher Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit, who padded his poker wallet by ₹2.63 Lakhs after defeating Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra (runner-up for ₹1.47 Lakhs) in the heads-up battle! Purohit has hit the ₹5 Crore-mark in lifetime online earnings and is presently ranked #3 on the yearly leaderboard!

The notable finalists at the event included Saurabh ‘darksider’ Rohila (4^th for ₹86,280), Sumit ‘Sands Myth’ Sapra (7^th for ₹39,120), and PokerGuru Ambassador Shashank ‘Jai Bajarangbali’ Desai (9^th for ₹22,920).

Final Table Results

1. Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit – ₹2,32,800
2. Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra – ₹1,47,600
3. Mr trips wins – ₹1,06,680
4. Saurabh ‘darksider’ Rohila – ₹86,280
5. Ankit modi – ₹68,280
6. CONQUER – ₹51,119
7. Sumit ‘Sands Myth’ Sapra – ₹39,120
8. AvraCadevra – ₹28,320
9. Shashank ‘Jai Bajarangbali’ Desai – ₹22,920

The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 228

Re-entries – 198

Prize Pool – ₹10,65,000

Places Paid – 54

After a massive Sunday, PokerBaazi seems to have maintained the momentum with its Monday signature tourney, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Bout. The event engaged a total of 426 runners, generating a ₹10.65 Lakhs prize pool.

Saksham ‘AshokHanda’ Makhija outdueled seasoned pro Harsh ‘100crdream’ Dembla to champion the event fora cool ₹2.14 Lakhs in cash prize. Dembla netted ₹1.50 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.

Ritwik ‘Ritwikkhanna’ Khanna (4th for ₹71,360), Kanti ‘rathore14’ Rathore (7th for ₹35,780), and Aditya ‘hashoil’ Sardana (9th for ₹21,410) FT-ed the tourney!

Notably, Khanna, who had final tabled the BSS MonsterStack 6-Max on Sunday, posted two FT scores on Monday. His other deep run was in the Monday MegaStack, where he finished fourth for ₹20,000.

Final Table Results

1. Saksham ‘AshokHanda’ Makhija – ₹2,14,000
2. Harsh ‘100crdream’ Dembla – ₹1,50,000
3. flipper – ₹96,490
4. Ritwik ‘Ritwikkhanna’ Khanna – ₹71,360
5. imtijamir – ₹53,570
6. drankitmohata – ₹42,920
7. Kanti ‘rathore14’ Rathore – ₹35,780
8. Anshu0459 – ₹28,540
9. Aditya ‘hashoil’ Sardana – ₹21,410

Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹3,500

Entries – 190

Re-entries – 160

Prize Pool – ₹11,20,000

Places Paid- 38

Adda52’s primetime 8 PM tourney, the₹10 Lakhs GTD Inception registered 190 players who rebought 160 times to generate₹11.20 Lakhs in the prize pool.

It took more than six hours for the event to crown a champion. In the end, it was Wilson ‘kaling’ Yomso, who held all the chips in play. A banker by profession, Yomso,a well-known face on the domestic felts, had back in September captured the PPL#28 PLO High Roller on PokerBaazi for ₹6.84 Lakhs. Last weekend, Yomso final tabled TGIF on Spartan Poker, placing third for₹1.18 Lakhs. This time, he defeated ‘GiggsyBet’ (runner-up for ₹1.84 Lakhs) heads-up to win₹2.05 Lakhs.

Rohit ‘rohitvaswani’ Vaswani (4^th for ₹89,600), Pranav ‘ijustgamb0l’ Desai (5^th for ₹60,480), and Ravindra ‘wormhole’ Arikeri (9^th for ₹22,400) also final tabled the event.

Final Table Results

1. Wilson ‘kaling’ Yomso – ₹2,05,513
2. GiggsyBet – ₹1,84,352
3. xwink – ₹1,83,015
4. Rohit ‘rohitvaswani’ Vaswani – ₹89,600
5. Pranav ‘ijustgamb0l’ Desai – ₹60,480
6. maheshn9m9 – ₹42,000
7. jahaan – ₹33,600
8. pokraj – ₹28,000
9. Ravindra ‘wormhole’ Arikeri – ₹22,400

Battle Royale ₹8 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 157

Re-entries – 117

Total Prize Pool – ₹8,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹4,57,500

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹3,42,500

Places Paid – 47

The featured tourney on PokerStars India was the ₹8 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale. With 274 entries, the ₹2,750 buy-in event witnessed a shortfall of ₹1.15 Lakhs for the site to fill.

After firing three bullets, Shiv ‘DarksideOf82’ Verma finished on top following a four-way deal with ‘yash1805’ (runner-up for ₹87,852), ‘groovemantra’ (3^rd for ₹52,172), and ‘ijaydc’ (4^th for ₹53,644) to win ₹1.75 Lakhs (₹69,843 in prize money and ₹105,195 in bounties).

Ranjeet ‘Bedevilforyou’ Negi finished 9^th for ₹13,576.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Shiv ‘DarksideOf82’ Verma – ₹1,75,038*
2. yash1805 – ₹87,852*
3. groovemantra – ₹52,172*
4. ijaydc – ₹53,644*
5. cutymannu89 – ₹34,092
6. razzi15 – ₹42,349
7. 123madmax₹17,084
8. sautri13 – ₹11,138
9. Ranjeet ‘Bedevilforyou’ Negi – ₹13,576

*denotes a four-way deal

The Flash ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 322

Re-entries – 115

Re-buys – 235

Prize Pool – ₹6,72,000

Places Paid – 63

The other marquee Monday tourney on Spartan Poker was the ₹6 Lakhs GTD The Flash.The action commenced at 9:30 PM last night and concluded after almost eight hours of intense action. The ₹1,100 buy-in event logged in 672 entries generating a prize pool of ₹6.72 Lakhs.

Riding past them all was mystery crusher ‘Gangnamstyle’ who boasts of over ₹15 Lakhs in winnings on the site, and last night, they denied‘gogobhai’ (runner-up for ₹81,984) the title to collect₹1.30 Lakhs in first-place prize money.

Kunal ‘Kunal2706’ Chaudhary (4^th for ₹46,704) and Aditya ‘KesarDaa’ Kesharwani (6^th for ₹27,865) FT-ed the tourney!

Final Table Results

1. Gangnamstyle – ₹1,30,032
2. gogobhai – ₹81,984
3. highhand – ₹58,800
4. Kunal ‘Kunal2706’ Chaudhary – ₹46,704
5. UNKNOWN – ₹36,624
6. Aditya ‘KesarDaa’ Kesharwani – ₹27,865
7. ManikBaasha – ₹21,571
8. @Valmiki@ – ₹15,322
9. ranksster – ₹12,230

Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 89

Re-entries – 49

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 15

The₹3 Lakhs GTD Hexagram could only muster 138 entries last night, falling ₹24,000 short of the posted guarantee. The event paid out 15 places and closed out with Harshit ‘Harshit114’ Sanghi capturing the title. Sanghi chopped the top prize equally with Peushup ‘peushup’ Eugene, with both players collecting ₹64,879 each.

Prakash ‘Pfeiffer’ Lalwani finished 3^rd for ₹49,492.

The Classic Monday ₹3 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 73

Re-entries – 40

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 17

PokerStars India’s The Classic Monday had 113 runners in the fray, and there was ₹74,000 in overlay value in the₹3 Lakhs GTD tourney.

Anonymous user ‘Jaffery25’ toppled the field after a four-way deal to win ₹48,233 in prize money.‘sumitm74’ (runner-up for ₹43,864), Vikram ‘Prison M!ke’ Singh (3^rd for ₹47,334), and Battle Royale runner-up ‘yash1805’ (4^th for ₹48,483) were the other beneficiaries.

In fact, this was ‘yash1805’`s second FT finish on the site yesterday. The user also finished runner-up in the Battle Royale for ₹87,852.

Night Rider – Monster Stack ₹2. 5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹880

Entries – 196

Re-entries – 97

Re-buys – 121

Prize Pool – ₹3,31,200

Places Paid – 39

The daily late-night tourney on Spartan Poker, the ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD Night Rider – Monster Stack registered 414 runners to comfortably ride past its guarantee and garner a prize pool of ₹3.31 Lakhs.

The top four finishers decided upon a four-way deal that saw ‘FundLakeer’ walk away with the biggest share of the prize pool worth ₹45,644.Also benefiting from the deal were ‘Shade45’ (runner-up for ₹39,401), ‘steamin’ (3^rd for ₹37,971), and Arun ‘Rohini Sharma’ Karthik (4^th for ₹37,525).

Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar (7^th for₹11,360), Ajit ‘ace_bob’ Singh Arora (8^th for ₹8,346), and Ishaan ‘ip007’ Pandya (9^th for ₹6,922) FT-ed the tourney!

Monday MegaStack ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 51

Re-entries – 36

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 9

The Monday MegaStack fell ₹26,000 short of its posted guarantee. With a total of 87 entries registering to play, only the top nine places finished ITM.

Circuit reg and former Millionaire champion Anujkumar ‘aatmaan’ Kodam topped the field to walk away with ₹60,000 in prize money. Kodam bested Deepak ‘DEEPAKALLIN’ Sachdeva(runner-up for₹42,000) heads-up to win the title.

Rajesh Kumar ‘intervntion’ Shukla (3rd for ₹27,000), Ritwik ‘Ritwikkhanna’ Khanna (4th for ₹20,000), Sandy ‘Ziigmund’ Lamba (5th for ₹15,000), and Vinay ‘vinay09’ Rajpal (6th for ₹12,000) FT-ed the event.

Ultimate PLO ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 54

Re-entries – 15

Re-buys – 39

Prize Pool – ₹2,16,000

Places Paid – 9

The ₹2,200 buy-in ₹2 Lakhs GTD Ultimate PLO logged in 108 entries to create a ₹2.16 Lakhs prize pool, and the top nine places got paid.

In the end, taking home the title and top prize worth ₹51,327 was ‘Stone1994,’ who defeated Omkar ‘_omkar’ Natuskar (runner-up for ₹49,159) in the heads-up play.

Ravinder ‘Jason’ Singh (4^th for ₹20,604), Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar (6^th for ₹13,392), and Siddharth ‘Devils Advocate’ Ranshevre (8^th for ₹8,208) FT-ed the tourney!

Pocket Queens ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 131

Re-entries – 83

Prize Pool – ₹2,14,000

Places Paid – 36

Pocket52’s newest addition, the ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Queens gathered a player pool of 214 entries, and the top 36 places took a bite out of the 2.14 Lakhs prize pool.

Walking away with the lion’s share of the pool was Anuj ‘Inandalive’ Laddhad, who took home ₹48,150 in cash prize after beating ‘CYBERILLIDIAN’ in the heads-up play.

Pocket52 reg Saksham ‘Razorfish’ Sharma final tabled all three high-value tourneys on the site last night. He finished fourth in the Pocket Queens for₹16,585.

Pocket Lunch ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 94

Re-entries – 58

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 27

The ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Lunch event was the mid-day extravaganza on Pocket52, and the event suffered an overlay of ₹48,000 on the back of 152 entries.

Racing past the competition was ‘ScrewDriver,’ who banked ₹46,000 in prize money after busting Kushal ‘Kush044’ Jain (runner-up for ₹28,000) in second place.

Saksham ‘Razorfish’ Sharma finished 5^th for ₹12,000.

Pocket Dinner ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 74

Re-entries – 40

Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000

Places Paid – 18

Topping a field of 114 entries in the₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Dinner, mystery user ‘kingthinosc’ took down the event for ₹37,500. Pocket52 reg Saksham ‘Razorfish’ Sharma finished runner-up for ₹23,250.

The top 18 finishers benefitted from the ₹36,000 overlay in the tourney.

Sunny ‘ARRAH’ Shashi Singh (3rd for ₹16,500), Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi (5th for ₹10,500), and Gaurav ‘BIT00Poker’ Verma (6th for ₹8,250) FT-ed the tourney.

Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal

Buy-in – ₹385

Entries – 105

Re-buys – 105

Add-ons – 54

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 17

The ₹1 Lakh GTD Monday Blues on Poker Dangal drew 264 entries to witness a shortfall of ₹7,600.

In the end, ‘Raja1226’ took down the title for ₹24,000. ‘hamzathariya10’ finished runner-up for ₹17,000.

Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD NLHE – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹275

Entries – 52

Re-entries – 45

Prize Pool – ₹24,250

Places Paid – 10

A total of 97 entries helped generate a guarantee-smashing ₹24,250 prize pool in the Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD NLHE on Khelo365.

‘Royalvk88’ collected ₹7,275 after defeating site regular ‘abhijeet007’ (runner-up for ₹4,850). The latter banked₹4,850 in prize money.

This report was updated at 2 PM on 07.07.2020.

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