Daily Majors: Anirudh Reddy, Vaibhav Sharma, Mohammad Azhar & Vishal Bajaj Reel in Huge Scores in the Friday MTTs

After two weeks of lackluster MTT action, the week ahead promises fireworks! PokerBaazi`s Road to NPS begins tomorrow, and with Spartan Poker’s Final Table Series 4.0 (March 4) and National Poker Series 2.0 (March 6) starting next week, the virtual felts will be buzzing with activity.

Returning to the Friday recap, Anirudh Reddy was the day`s top scorer as he took down Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹5.85 Lakhs. He chopped the title heads-up with Vaibhav Sharma (2nd for ₹5.57 Lakhs).

The defending NPS Main Event champion Mohammad Azhar seems to have found his winning form in time for NPS 2.0 starting next Sunday. The 24-year-old MTT beast won Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹4.16 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with Rahul Singhroha (2nd for ₹4.01 Lakhs).

PokerGuru Ambassador Vishal Bajaj came out on top in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly Highroller for ₹3.81 Lakhs, climbing to #6 in the annual leaderboard rankings.

Atishay Samuel, Ankit Mathani, Prabhat Kumar, Siddharth Ojha, Ekjot Singh, and Vivekk Dube won the other marquee titles.

Here are the Friday highlights!

Spartan Poker

The Elite (6-Max) – ₹27 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 155

Re-entries – 56

Rebuys – 112

Prize Pool – ₹32,30,000

Places Paid – 31

The former Sunday SuperStack champion Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy cut his way across the reg-laden 323-entry field in the ₹27 Lakhs GTD The Elite to win ₹5.85 Lakhs. He struck a heads-up deal with Vaibhav ‘Beautiful Mistakes’ Sharma (2nd for ₹5.57 Lakhs).

Anirudh Reddy`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.35 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹85.19 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #2

Final Table Results

1. Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy – ₹5,85,369*
2. Vaibhav ‘Beautiful Mistakes’ Sharma – ₹5,57,728*
3. TejuHel – ₹3,24,292
4. Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal – ₹2,62,922
5. Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia – ₹2,08,012
6. David2000 – ₹1,57,947

*denotes a heads-up deal

Futuristic – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹880

Entries – 644 (362)

Rebuys – 433

Prize Pool – ₹8,61,600

Places Paid – 95

One of the February ReCharge`s champions, ‘stonedurr,’ was the last player standing in Spartan Poker`s Friday value offering, the ₹8 Lakhs GTD Futuristic. He waded past the whopping 1,077-strong field to win the title for ₹1.64 Lakhs. Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta came second for ₹1.01 Lakhs.

Final Table Results

1. stonedurr – ₹1,64,393
2. Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – ₹1,01,496
3. Confusion_Solution – ₹72,547
4. luck chance – ₹55,573
5. Himanshu ‘venomaster’ Aggarwal – ₹44,027
6. sarvesh71 – ₹34,292
7. Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹24,986
8. Akai ‘Akai aye1’ S Aye – ₹17,077

Prabhat ‘Tolltax’ Kumar (Won Sundowner ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD for ₹55,138), Siddharth ‘SidSparta21’ Ojha (Won Monster Stack ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹55,375), ‘The Thunder Guy’ (Won Night Rider – Monster Stack ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD for ₹54,046), and ‘Raju2229’ (Won Epic ₹80K GTD for ₹23,018) championed the other Spartan Poker marquees.

PokerBaazi

The Weekly HighRoller – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 88

Re-entries – 60

Prize Pool – ₹14,80,000

Places Paid – 18

PokerGuru Ambassador Vishal ‘Vishzz’ Bajaj topped the 148-player field in PokerBaazi`s Friday headliner, ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Weekly Highroller, collecting his fifth title of the year and ₹3.81 Lakhs in prize money. The user ‘moosabhai369’ placed runner-up for ₹2.67 Lakhs.

The former The Millionaire champion, Vishal Bajaj, made another ITM finish in Adda52’s The Ballers (21st for ₹18,000), rounding up ₹3.99 Lakhs (cumulatively). His Friday run has pushed him to #6 in the annual rankings. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.69 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.42 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹73.20 Lakhs | Ranked #6 in the Annual Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Final Table Results

1. Vishal ‘Vishzz’ Bajaj – ₹3,81,100
2. moosabhai369 – ₹2,66,844
3. neerajgothwal – ₹1,71,680
4. Karan ‘Apocalypto’ Radia – ₹1,27,132
5. Ankit ‘Ankitmodi’ Modi – ₹95,312
6. Harsh ‘100crdream’ Dembla – ₹76,220

(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 274

Re-entries – 258

Prize Pool – ₹7,98,000

Places Paid – 63

PokerBaazi user ‘matpoker’ overcame the 532-entry field in the site`s 9 PM-running ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT to win ₹1.08 Lakhs. He struck a five-way FT deal with ‘Vampire2706’ (2nd for ₹86,135), ‘scorpio89’ (3rd for ₹80,394), ‘karan23’ (4th for ₹75,841), and ‘CR7Fever’ (5th for ₹73,506).

‘matpoker’ also won the ₹1 Lakh GTD Hyper SPRINT for ₹55,300, collectively banking ₹1.64 Lakhs!

Final Table Results

1. matpoker – ₹1,08,260*
2. Vampire2706 – ₹86,135*
3. scorpio89 – ₹80,394*
4. karan23 – ₹75,841*
5. CR7Fever – ₹73,506*
6. HIMKIR69 – ₹31,122
7. Arman ‘Qbranch’ Khan – ₹25,935

*denotes a five-way deal

‘RAJATJAIN14’ was another PokerBaazi user who sprinted their way to the finish line in two marquees, altogether banking ₹65,928. Their title wins include:

> 1st in ₹1 Lakh GTD Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹33,155

> 1st in 1 AM ₹1 Lakh GTD SPRINT for ₹32,773

‘RAJATJAIN14’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹4.39 lakhs| Site Profits: ₹1.14 Lakhs

Ankit ‘ankit9300’ Mathani (Won Daily Boost ₹2.50 Lakh GTD for ₹74,220), ‘MichaelScarn’ (Won Daily Night SPRINT ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹48,560), ‘solitudesoul05’ (Won Holdem BOOST ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹46,850), Vivekk ‘Vivek25’ Dube (Won SPRINT 1 PM ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹40,660), ‘iamthefish’ (Won Evening SPRINT ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹33,140), and ‘Avengers26’ (Won 5-Max Daily ₹50K GTD for ₹13,340) shipped the other PokerBaazi marquees.

PokerStars India

Uppercut Mini – ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,375

Entries – 79

Re-entries – 71

Regular Prize Pool – ₹93,750

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹93,750

Total Prize Pool – ₹1,87,500

Places Paid – 17

PokerStars India reg ‘The first women’ raced past the competition in the ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD Uppercut Mini to collect the ₹38,724 up top, with ‘kunalduggal13’ placing runner-up for ₹25,970.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. The first women – ₹38,724
2. kunalduggal13 – ₹25,970
3. Aditya ‘Casanovoracle’ Pasari – ₹13,772
4. Magneto.001 – ₹12,459
5. Gurpal ‘twizelll’ Singh – ₹9,012
6. pablo227799 – ₹6,098
7. Devang ‘Infic11’ Mehta – ₹9,365
8. sonu201190 – ₹5,945
9. julian_king1310 – ₹3,328

Ultrasonic – ₹1 Lakh GTD

Buy-in – ₹770

Entries – 85

Re-entries – 47

Regular Prize Pool – ₹53,800

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹46,200

Total Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 13

The mystery user ‘Maniak God’ emerged victorious in the ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic and won ₹26,923. PokerStars India loyalist ‘raghav1990’ came second for ₹15,023.

The ₹770 buy-in event logged in 132 entries, overlaying ₹7,600.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Maniak God – ₹26,923
2. raghav1990 – ₹15,023
3. zombiee12 – ₹10,844
4. Swapnil ‘pokpom1’ Patil – ₹6,610
5. aayushdok – ₹4,576
6. muttonmm – ₹3,478
7. Mandar ‘MAMA4000’ Madaye – ₹3,107
8. guns4655 – ₹2,893

‘dhondu.chill’ (Won Afternoon on Stars ₹50K GTD for ₹17,631), ‘yuvidilwariya’ (Won Deepstack ₹50K GTD for ₹11,192), and ‘butterrchicken’ (Won Primetime Grind ₹50K GTD for ₹10,768) shipped the other PokerStars India marquees.

Adda52

The Ballers – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹7,500

Entries – 154

Re-entries – 136

Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 30

Adda52’s Friday primetime attraction, The Ballers, recorded a 290-player starting field, overlaying a marginal ₹13,500 on its ₹20 Lakhs prize pool guarantee. The top 30 places were assured a min-cash of at least ₹16,000.

The defending NPS Main Event champion Mohammad ‘blankspace’ Azhar was the last player standing and banked ₹4.16 Lakhs along with his third title of the year. A heads-up deal saw Rahul ‘qwerty3293’ Singhroha collecting ₹4.01 Lakhs in second place.

Mohammad Azhar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.70 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹43.73 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #3

Final Table Results

1. Mohammad ‘blankspace’ Azhar – ₹4,15,700*
2. Rahul ‘qwerty3293’ Singhroha – ₹4,01,300*
3. Kunal ‘FloatToMyBoat’ Patni – ₹2,30,000
4. Abhimanyu ‘PsychoDrama’ Mittal – ₹1,70,000
5. tigerseyee – ₹1,15,000
6. Pups – ₹80,000

*denotes a heads-up deal

Friday Bounty – ₹4 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,700

Entries – 126

Re-entries – 90

Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,70,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,59,200

Total Prize Pool – ₹5,29,200

Places Paid – 24

The two-time Sunday Special PKO winner Atishay ‘pokergod56’ Samuel outlasted the 216 hopefuls who signed up for the ₹4 Lakhs GTD Friday Bounty, banking ₹1.03 Lakhs (includes ₹29,282 in bounties). ‘VishuChi’ came second for ₹55,059 (includes ₹11,859 in bounties).

The Friday Bounty featured an 8-max PKO format and collected a ₹5.29 Lakhs prize pool distributed among the top 24 finishers.

Atishay Samuel also cashed in PokerStars India’s Uppercut Mini (27th for ₹4,273), making away with a collective ₹1.08 Lakhs. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.63 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹49.55 Lakhs | Annual Winnings: ₹23.85 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #5

Rising Star Ritwik ‘ritwik27’ Khanna posted seven ITM finishes yesterday (including two FT scores), adding ₹90,899 to his burgeoning tally. His ITM finishes include:

> 11th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹27,676

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹24,797

> 26th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹16,000

> 6th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹15,075

> 62nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,953

> 15th in PokerBaazi’s Holdem BOOST for ₹2,813

> 67th in Spartan Poker’s Futuristic for ₹1,585

Ritwik Khanna’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.89 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.52 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹74.91 Lakhs |Ranked #5 in the Annual Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Final Table Results

1. Atishay ‘pokergod56’ Samuel – ₹1,03,397
2. VishuChi – ₹55,059
3. noc1296 – ₹40,191
4. Machine541 – ₹37,135
5. parth2618 – ₹30,846
6. Ritwik ‘ritwik27’ Khanna – ₹15,075
7. rdhar1995 – ₹21,298
8. Pawan ‘_luffy_1x1’ Tez – ₹11,307

Ekjot ‘ekjot4488’ Singh (Won Afternoon Adda ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD for ₹32,940), ‘TheMiracleBoy’ (Won Sundown Adda ₹50K GTD for ₹14,500), Juli ‘Lily8’ Kumari (Won Bounty Adda ₹50K GTD for ₹14,173), and ‘quentin’ (Won Morning Adda ₹40K GTD for ₹10,333) won the other Adda52 marquees.

MPL Poker

MPL Poker user ‘Hatyara’ took down the ₹2 Lakhs GTD Friday Supreme for ₹43,886.

Khelo365

The user ‘AAsKKs’ defeated ‘nishantdreams’ (2nd for ₹7,500) heads-up in Khelo365’s ₹30K GTD Prime Time PLO, netting ₹12,000 in first-place prize money!

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