Daily Majors: Mehta, Chowdhury, Narwal & Parakh Champion the Monday Marquees

On the heels of a power-packed Sunday, Monday dimmed in comparison and did not offer as many big-ticket tournaments. There were still a few flagships that played out yesterday. Let us give you a quick rundown.

Spartan Poker

Spartan Poker’s ReCharge ₹15 Lakhs GTD was the biggest guaranteed tourney on offer yesterday. The event pulled in 660 entries (305 unique, 103 re-entries, and 252 re-buys), resulting in an overlay of ₹1.80 Lakhs. Anonymous player

‘pokamocha27’ shipped the event for ₹2.91 Lakhs, while ‘BackdoorMan’ came in second for ₹1.84 Lakhs.

Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh has been crushing the MTTs over the past few weeks, and his most recent scores include winning PokerBaazi’s PMVS The Ridge for ₹2.52 Lakhs on May 15. He added yet another sum of ₹1.37 Lakhs to his bankroll after taking down Spartan Poker’s Deep Freeze last night. His consistency has earned him the top spot on the monthly TLB leaderboard, and he boasts of ₹1.1 Crore in recorded online winnings.

There is even more tournament action lined up on Spartan Poker with the Ultimate Value Series (UVS) kicking off yesterday. The weeklong series, ending on May 24, offers more than 1 Crore in prize pool guarantees. The flagship event on the UVS roster last night was the UVS#7 Destiny Jr ₹5 Lakhs GTD that logged in 389 entries (175 unique, 51 re-entries and 163 rebuys) and posted a prize pool of ₹5.83 Lakhs. Arun ‘Rohini Sharma’ Karthik emerged victorious and walked away with ₹1.54 Lakhs in first-place prize money. Site regular Suraj ‘MR.BEAST’ N Yadav finished runner-up for ₹96,278. This was his second runner-up finish as he took second place in the Afternoon Showdown earlier.

Adda52

With the Adda Online Poker Series (AOPS) now in the books, the site returned to hosting its weekly scheduled tournaments. On Monday night, the marquee event on offer was the Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD that featured a buy-in of ₹3,500 and drew in 312 participants (175 unique and 137 re-entries). The site had to fill in a very minor overlay of ₹1,600.

PokerGuru Ambassador Rony ‘fish4life’ Chowdhury is a well-known reg in the domestic circuit and has been sporadically running deep in events. His recent deep runs were in PokerStars India’s INSCOOP Uppercut ₹20 Lakhs GTD (3rd for ₹1.20 Lakhs) on May 15 and PokerBaazi’s PMVS#7 ₹6 Lakhs GTD (Won for ₹1.41 Lakhs) on May 14. Last night, he took down the Inception for ₹2.50 Lakhs, taking his overall recorded online winnings to ₹2.3 Crores.

PokerBaazi

Headlining the Monday schedule at PokerBaazi was The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD. A total of 423 participants (228 unique and 195 re-entries) lined up to contend for the top prize. In the end, it was Young Gun Ujjwal ‘Mr_Robot’ Narwal who clinched the title, along with ₹2.13 Lakhs in prize money, after he bested Nishant ‘kineticdimension’ Sharma (runner-up for ₹1.49 Lakhs) heads-up.

A consistent performer, the IIT Delhi graduate has been hogging the spotlight over the past few weeks with big scores in Adda52’s Full House ₹1 Crore GTD (runner-up for ₹11.79 Lakhs) on May 10 and the Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD (Won for ₹2.92 Lakhs) on April 20, Spartan Poker’s SSS#55 Super High Roller ₹65 Lakhs GTD (Won for ₹19.49 Lakhs) on April 17 and Adda52’s Hold’em Highroller ₹35 Lakhs GTD (Won for ₹12.84 Lakhs) on April 10.

PokerStars India

The INSCOOP Battle Royale registered a player pool of 283 entries (166 unique and 117 re-entries), leading to an overlay of ₹85,000 on its ₹15 Lakhs prize pool guarantee. Young Gun Anmol ‘Kaanchacheena’ Mehta trounced over the packed field and took down the event for a cool ₹2.82 Lakhs, just as ‘imhobadshah’ finished runner-up for ₹1.58 Lakhs. Mehta is one of the more promising young talents in the domestic circuit today. With nearly ₹1.71 Crores in recorded online winnings, Mehta boasts of a personal-best score of ₹14.91 Lakhs that he won in PokerBaazi’s PPL Highroller on March 13.

Meanwhile, Sandy ‘Ziigmunddd’ Lamba traversed a field of 185 entries (112 unique and 73 re-entries) in PokerStars India’s INSCOOP Battle Royale Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD. Lamba banked ₹97,350 in the top prize, after agreeing to a five-way deal with ‘XOXOpoker007’ (runner-up for ₹49,890), ‘chikorypot’ (3rd for ₹41,742), ‘guns4655’ (4th for ₹38,499) and ‘pranay1245’ (5th for ₹36,614).

The other Monday winners were:

ReCharge ₹15 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 305

Re-entries – 103

Re-buys – 252

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 55

Spartan Poker’s Monday flagship, ReCharge ₹15 Lakhs GTD, logged in 660 entries (305 unique, 103 re-entries, and 252 re-buys). The tournament had a sizeable overlay of ₹1.80 Lakhs, and the final 55 players benefited from the value on offer.

‘pokamocha27’ triumphed over the competition and his heads-up rival ‘BackdoorMan’ to walk away with the ₹2.91 Lakhs up top. The latter pocketed ₹1.84 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.

Bharat ‘hzgod’ Kumar (3^rd for ₹1.07 Lakhs) and Abhishek ‘allout1’ Jaiswal (9^th for ₹28,650) FTed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. pokamocha27 -₹2,91,000
2. BackdoorMan -₹1,84,500
3. Bharat ‘hzgod’ Kumar -₹1,07,850
4. denb -₹1,07,850
5. mj333 -₹85,350
6. Ss_gilli -₹65,700
7. axone -₹48,900
8. asa -₹35,400
9. Abhishek ‘allout1’ Jaiswal -₹28,650

INSCOOP-98 Battle Royale ₹15 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 166

Re-entries – 117

Total Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹7,92,500

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹7,07,500

Places Paid – 53

The flagship Monday event on PokerStars India, the INSCOOP Battle Royale ₹30 Lakhs GTD, attracted a reg-infused field of 283 hopefuls (166 unique and 117 re-entries) that left an overlay of ₹85,000.

Benefitting most from the situation was none other than Young Gun Anmol ‘Kaanchacheena’ Mehta, who came out on top to win ₹2.82 Lakhs. User ‘imhobadshah’ settled for the runner-up finish worth ₹1.58 Lakhs. With this score, Mehta has crossed ₹1.70 Crores in recorded online winnings!

The star-studded final table featured Vaibhav ‘GTO_LIFE_GG’ Sharma (3^rd for ₹1.22 Lakhs), Sahil ‘inaboobham’ Mahboobani (4^th for ₹73,806), Niteen ‘niteenplus’ Raj (5^th for ₹51,472), Prabhat ‘uchichaa19’ Paliya (6^th for ₹47,184), PokerGuru Ambassador Rohit ‘PillowFight22’ Mishra (7^th for ₹45,975), and Umesh ‘dhondu.chilll’ Sharma (8^th for ₹34,674).

Final Table Results

1. Anmol ‘Kaanchacheena’ Mehta – ₹2,82,837
2. imhobadshah – ₹1,58,306
3. Vaibhav ‘GTO_LIFE_GG’ Sharma – ₹1,22,485
4. Sahil ‘inaboobham’ Mahboobani – ₹73,806
5. Niteen ‘niteenplus’ Raj – ₹51,472
6. Prabhat ‘uchichaa19’ Paliya – ₹47,184
7. Rohit ‘PillowFight22’ Mishra – ₹45,975
8. Umesh ‘dhondu.chilll’ Sharma – ₹34,674
9. tks5432 – ₹24,673

Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹3,500

Entries – 175

Re-Entries – 137

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 34

After playing host to a successful AOPS, Adda52 was back with its traditional Monday marquee tourney, the Inception. The event attracted a 312-strong field (175 unique and 137 re-entries), to fall a negligible ₹1,600 short of break even on its ₹10 Lakhs advertised guarantee.

After using two bullets, PokerGuru Ambassador Rony ‘fish4life’ Chowdhury was the last player standing in the field and defeated ‘KA21’ (runner-up for ₹1.52 Lakhs) heads up to walk away with ₹2.50 Lakhs in first-place prize money. This was the poker professional’s second-best score on the site. His best performance happens to be his fourth-place finish in the Mega Suits Finale in February that had fetched him ₹4.50 Lakhs. The online pro now has overall winnings of over ₹2.3 Crores.

Regs to post FT scores include Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar(3rd for ₹1.10 Lakhs), Puneet ‘j4jolly’ Mishra(4th for ₹83,500), Utkarsh ‘sam20542′ Srivastava(5th for ₹57,500), and Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani(7th for ₹30,000).

Final Table Results

1. Rony ‘fish4life’ Chowdhury -₹2,50,000
2. KA21 -₹1,51,500
3. Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar -₹1,10,000
4. Puneet ‘j4jolly’ Mishra -₹83,500
5. Utkarsh ‘sam20542’ Srivastava -₹57,500
6. gaurav_libra4 -₹37,500
7. Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani -₹30,000
8. v1998k -₹25,000
9. shambooshankar -₹20,000

The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 228

Re-entries – 195

Prize Pool – ₹10,58,000

Places Paid – 54

Outlasting a field of 423 players (228 unique and 195 re-entries), PokerBaazi’s The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD was championed by online crusher Ujjwal ‘Mr_Robot’ Narwal, who bested online sensation Nishant ‘kineticdimension’ Sharma heads-up to take home the lion’s share of ₹2.13 Lakhs. Sharma netted ₹1.49 Lakhs for finishing runner-up.

With 54 places paid, the event surpassed its advertised guarantee by ₹58,000.

Saurabh ‘twister’ Rohila (6th for ₹42,620), and PokerGuru Ambassador Rohit ‘rohit22rm’ Mishra (7th for ₹35,530) were two other notable names on the final table.

Final Table Results

1. Ujjwal ‘Mr_Robot’ Narwal -₹2,13,000
2. Nishant ‘kineticdimension’ Sharma -₹1,49,000
3. sharmak1393 -₹95,810
4. Dstar -₹70,850
5. allinsane -₹53,190
6. Saurabh ‘twister’ Rohila -₹42,620
7. Rohit ‘rohit22rm’ Mishra -₹35,530
8. Langdaa -₹28,340
9. Akshayg1210 -₹21,260

UVS#7 Destiny Jr ₹5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 175

Re-entries – 51

Re-buys – 163

Prize Pool – ₹5,83,500

Places Paid – 30

Topping a field of 389 entries (175 unique, 51 re-entries and 163 re-buys), Arun ‘Rohini Sharma’ Karthik conquered the UVS Destiny Jr ₹5 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker. Karthik’s final clash was with Suraj ‘MR.BEAST’ N Yadav, who had to concede to a runner-up payday worth ₹96,278.

The tournament was able to collect a profitable ₹5.83 Lakhs prize pool.

Anish ‘anishsuri’Suri (3^rd for ₹70,020), Prabhat ‘Tolltax’ Kumar (4^th for ₹40,845), and Ashwin ‘A116’ Vijay (8^th for ₹14,588) were the other known notables on the final table.

Final Table Results

1. Arun ‘Rohini Sharma’ Karthik -₹1,54,628
2. Suraj ‘MR.BEAST’ N Yadav -₹96,278
3. Anish ‘anishsuri’ Suri -₹70,020
4. Prabhat ‘Tolltax’ Kumar -₹40,845
5. Unknown -₹32,093
6. GoodWillPunting -₹26,258
7. Aragorn1 -₹20,423
8. Ashwin ‘A116’ Vijay -₹14,588
9. luv anand -₹10,706

Deep Freeze ₹5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹6,600

Entries – 75

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 11

The 6,600 buy-in Deep Freeze ₹5 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker drew 75 runners to the field, falling short of the guarantee mark by ₹50,000. Well-known circuit reg Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh was able to achieve his title aspiration and took the event down for ₹1.37 Lakhs after he defeated ‘RoyalBlush’ (runner-up for ₹97,750) heads-up.

Other prominent FT finishers include Siddharth ‘Schrodinger’s Cat’ Bebarta (3^rd for ₹64,000), Kaushik ‘kgjadoo’ Ghosh (7^th for ₹24,000), Sriharsha ‘Potato Player’ Doddapaneni (8^th for ₹18,750) and Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar (9^th for ₹14,250).

Final Table Results

1. Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh -₹1,37,500
2. RoyalBlush -₹97,750
3. Siddharth ‘Schrodinger’s Cat’ Bebarta -₹64,000
4. LivoJohn -₹49,250
5. PokerStar090 -₹39,000
6. Jayant -₹30,500
7. Kaushik ‘kgjadoo’ Ghosh -₹24,000
8. Sriharsha ‘Potato Player’ Doddapaneni -₹18,750
9. Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar -₹14,250

INSCOOP-94 Battle Royale Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-In – ₹2,500

Entries – 112

Re-entries – 73

Total Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,89.655

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,10,345

Places Paid – 31

Online reg Sandy ‘Ziigmunddd’ Lamba won the INSCOOP Battle Royale Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹97,350 after cracking a five-way deal with four anonymous players ‘XOXOpoker007’ (runner-up for ₹49,890), ‘chikorypot’ (3^rd for ₹41,742), ‘guns4655’ (4^th for ₹38,499), and ‘pranay1245’ (5^th for ₹36,614).

The event registered 185 entrants (112 unique and 73 re-entries), which led to an overlay of ₹79,310, and the top 31 places got paid.

Harsh ‘kakori kabab’ Dembla (6^th for ₹21,200) and Anirban ‘nocluewho’ D Das (7^th for ₹12,466) were the prominent FT finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Sandy ‘Ziigmunddd’ Lamba – ₹97,350*
2. XOXOpoker007 – ₹49,890*
3. chikorypot – ₹41,742* x
4. guns4655 – ₹38,499*
5. pranay1245 – ₹36,614*
6. Harsh ‘kakori kabab’ Dembla – ₹21,200
7. Anirban ‘nocluewho’ D Das – ₹12,466
8. yrrnkohmnbo – ₹7,958
9. vakeeel_sahab – ₹8,011

*denotes five-way deal

INSCOOP-100 NLHE ₹4 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-In – ₹2,500

Entries – 102

Re-entries – 51

Total Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000

Places Paid – 26

The INSCOOP NLHE ₹4 Lakhs GTD registered a loss of ₹51,925 on the back of 153 entries (including 102 unique runners and 51 re-entries). In the end, Debneil ‘ChhotaD0N’ Mukherjee squared off with ‘JumboJetPack’ (runner-up for ₹60,911) heads-up before claiming the title along with ₹80,804 in prize money.

Prominent players who final tabled the event were PokerGuru Ambassador Devvrat ‘bhasm@sur1’ Arya (4^th for ₹34,611), Annkur ‘Flopzila’ Agarwal (6^th for ₹19,667), Akshay ‘IamUltron’ Dhingra (7^th for ₹14,825), Pranay ‘aankhdikhatahai’ Chawla (8^th for ₹11,176), and Sriharsha ‘1ll|1ll1|ll1|’ Doddapaneni (9^th for ₹8,424).

Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 81

Re-Entries – 55

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 15

Adda52’s Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD witnessed an overlay of ₹28,000 on the back of a 136-strong field (81 unique and 55 re-entries) yesterday.

After using four bullets, ‘xmple’ topped the field, including ‘maverick420’ (runner-up for ₹55,500) heads-up to win ₹84,750 as the first-place prize and his first title on the site.

Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parakh (8th for ₹8,250) final tabled the event.

Grinders #4 Monday MegaStack ₹3 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 74

Re-entries – 51

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 15

The Grinders Monday MegaStack ₹3 Lakhs GTD pulled in 125 entries (74 unique and 51 re-entries), registering an overlay of ₹50,000.

An anonymous player ‘headspace’ defeated young talent Animesh ‘animeshth20’ Thakur (runner-up for ₹56,310) heads-up to collect a paycheque of ₹80,400.

Rachit ‘rachubaba’ Arora (3^rd for ₹36,210), Vivekk ‘Vivek25’ Dube (5^th for ₹20,100), and Sumit ‘runrabbitrun’ Advani (6^th for ₹16,080) finished ITM.

Night Rider – Monster Stack ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹880

Entries – 197

Re-entries – 75

Re-buys – 124

Prize Pool – ₹3,16,800

Places Paid – 39

The Spartan Poker-hosted Night Rider – Monster Stack ₹3 Lakhs GTD had an action-packed run yesterday night amidst 396 entries (197 unique, 75 re-entries and 124 re-buys), generating a ₹3.16 Lakhs prize pool. The final showdown took place between ‘Manavgosain’ and Dhawal ‘Pokerpro5553’ Bagaria, and with Bagaria falling in second place for ₹42,229, it was the former who snagged the title, scoring a ₹63,518 payday.

Monster Stack ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹880

Entries – 172

Re-entries – 56

Re-buys – 138

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 31

Anonymous user ‘cardshark91‘ took down the Monster Stack ₹3 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker for ₹63,450, after outlasting a 366-player field (172 unique, 56 re-entries and 138 re-buys). ‘Gazeebo90‘ finished runner-up for ₹42,720.

With 31 places paid, the event booked a marginal shortfall of ₹7,200.

Nehal ‘PantherPaw’ Agarwal (4th for ₹25,420), Sachin ‘vivid_sachin’ Nanda (5th for ₹19,320), and Dhawal ‘Pokerpro5553’ Bagaria (9th for ₹6,480) posted FT finishes.

Ultimate PLO ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 55

Re-entries – 15

Re-buys – 38

Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000

Places Paid – 9

The daily PLO mainstay at Spartan Poker, the ₹2,200 buy-in Ultimate PLO ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD could only attract 108 hopefuls (55 unique, 15 re-entries and 38 re-buys) in its latest run to fall short of the break-even mark by ₹34,000. The final three contenders agreed to a chop that saw ‘gogobhai’ bagging the title for ₹52,009, with ‘goldencookie’ (runner-up for ₹48,188) and ‘sagar.ro-pg2’ (3^rd for ₹45,809) finishing in close distance.

Piyush ‘BlackMamba’ Gaikwad (5^th for ₹20,000) and Shankar ‘ManiacKid’ Singh (8^th for ₹9,500) were the other prominent FT scorers.

INSCOOP-96 Ultra KO 90% ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 85

Re-entries – 37

Total Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹35,300

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹1,64,700

Places Paid – 14

PokerStars India’s INSCOOP Ultra KO 90% ₹2 Lakhs GTD logged in a field of 122 entries (85 unique and 37 re-entries), which wasn’t enough to break even and the site had to bear the ₹17,000 shortfall.

Marching ahead of the others to claim the title was Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna, who took home a paycheck of ₹64,049 after defeating ‘hargun98’ (runner-up for ₹8,087) in the heads-up play.

The final table featured the likes of Anirban ‘nocluewho’ D Das (3^rd for ₹10,378) and Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra (6^th for ₹4,417).

INSCOOP- 103 Ultrasonic ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹990

Entries – 148

Re-entries – 95

Total Prize Pool – ₹2,18,700

Regular Prize Pool – ₹1,09,350

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹1,09,350

Places Paid – 35

PokerStars India’s INSCOOP Ultrasonic ₹2 Lakhs GTD pulled in a total of 243 entries (148 unique and 95 re-entries), registering a prize pool of ₹2.18 Lakhs (including ₹1.09 Lakhs in the regular prize pool and ₹1.09 Lakhs in the bounty prize pool).

Sprinting to the top was user ‘mr.bhatia’ who defeated ‘hanumanji1502’ in the heads-up match to take home ₹61,550.

Navajith ‘navajith’ Mohanan (5^th for ₹7,923) and Pranav ‘pkpok13’ Khandalkar (6^th for ₹5,159) posted FT scores.

UVS#4 ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 173

Re-entries – 36

Re-buys – 140

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 31

Spartan Poker’s UVS ₹2 Lakhs GTD crowned in a champion Rugal ‘Smokijoejr’ Advani, who defeated ‘Jaydee’ to claim a payday worth ₹42,300. The latter earned ₹28,480 for his efforts.

The event pulled in 349 entries (173 unique, 36 re-entries and 140 re-buys), falling short by ₹25,500 to meet the posted guarantee.

Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal

Buy-in – ₹385

Entries – 81

Rebuys – 83

Add-ons – 40

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 13

User ‘hypnotize’ conquered the Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD on Poker Dangal and added ₹24,500 to his bankroll. Site regular Hemant ‘honey91’ Dhiman netted ₹18,500 for finishing second.

Notably, Dhiman had finished runner-up in Sunday’s DSVS Main Event ₹5 Lakhs GTD.

The event suffered an overlay of ₹21,460 after attracting 204 entrants (81 unique, 83 re-buys, and 40 add-ons), and the top 13 places were paid.

Ajit Singh ‘ace_bob’ Arora (4^th for ₹10,500) and Arunav ‘frankie08’ Mittal (8^th for ₹3,250) finished ITM.

Grinder ₹15K GTD NLHE – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹220

Entries – 39

Re-entries – 35

Prize Pool – ₹15,000

Places Paid – 8

The Grinder ₹15K GTD on Khelo365 fell one entry short of meeting its advertised ₹15K guarantee on the back of 74 entries (39 unique and 35 re-entries). Ultimately, it was an anonymous user ‘satyam6511’ who took down the tourney to win ₹5,100. The runner-up ‘khemjr07’ collected ₹3,000.

This report was updated at 2 PM on 19.05.2020.

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