Daily Majors: Mehta, Narwal, Jain & Shekhar Slay the Monday Marquees

April 20 was a landmark day in India poker history with the country’s biggest-ever online tournament, PokerBaazi’s End Boss ₹5 Crores GTD, crowning a champion in Pune-based player Abhishek ‘Human_AI’ Maheshwari, who collected a jaw-dropping ₹1 Crore in the tourney! Not only that, but Spartan Poker also saw its SSS series come to an end with PokerGuru Ambassador Parikshit ‘Zapdos1311’ Dhall shipping the ever-popular SSS Millionaire ₹1.5 Crores GTD for a career-best ₹26.56 Lakhs.

Following on the heels of such an electrifying day isn’t easy. A certain amount of exhaustion is bound to set in, which eventually leads to a slight decrease in participation, and that’s what happened yesterday.

The most prominent online tournament on Monday was Spartan Poker’s ReCharge ₹18 Lakhs GTD that gathered 813 entries (375 unique, 123 re-entries, and 315 re-buys) and was hit by an overlay of ₹1.74 Lakhs. Well-known reg Anmol ‘Anzzzzz’ Mehta raced past the field and claimed a top prize worth ₹3.47 Lakhs, after besting ‘tshr112233’ (runner-up for ₹2.18 Lakhs) heads-up. Mehta notably posted another FT finish last night, finishing fourth in Adda52’s Inception to win ₹93,696!

The Deep Freeze ₹8 Lakhs GTD also suffered an overlay of ₹1.88 Lakhs after registering 102 entrants. An unknown player with the online moniker ‘RK0503’ took down the event for ₹2.04 Lakhs, while Vivek ‘acchemicals’ Karwa finished runner-up for ₹1.40 Lakhs.

After closing out a smashing SSS edition, Spartan Poker is now running the Ultimate Value Series (UVS). Featuring 45 events, the 7-day series boasts of over ₹1 Crore in prize pool guarantees. The star attraction of the series is the UVS The Millionaire Lite lined up for Sunday. With an affordable buy-in of ₹1,650, the tournament offers a ₹35 Lakhs guarantee, and the ultimate champion is expected to walk away with ₹10 Lakhs.

PokerBaazi’s Monday bonanza, The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD, logged in 616 participants (320 unique and 296 re-entries), generating ₹15.04 Lakhs in prize money. Karan ’99ayka99′ Jain triumphed over the field and bested ‘l_fart_u_faint’ (runner-up for ₹2.04 Lakhs) heads-up, banking the ₹2.91 Lakhs up top.

While The Bout was able to escape the overlay storm, the Bout Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD could not. Logging in 247 entries (139 unique and 108 re-entries), the tourney had a marginal overlay of ₹6,000. Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh and Devbrat ‘GarethBale’ Rout battled to capture the top honors, and in the end, it was Singh who walked away with the top prize of ₹1.18 Lakhs. Rout received ₹82,550 for placing second.

Young Gun Ujjwal ‘fourteenk’ Narwal has been in stellar form for the past few weeks. His recent achievements include shipping Adda52’s Hold’em Highroller ₹35 Lakhs GTD on April 10, Spartan Poker’s SSS#55 Super High Roller ₹65 Lakhs GTD on April 17 and finishing runner-up in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD on April 19. He added yet another title to his tally after he emerged victorious in Adda52’s Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD. Narwal topped a field of 366 entries (179 unique and 187 re-entries) and netted the most significant portion of the ₹11.71 lakhs prize pool worth ₹2.92 Lakhs.

Narwal also final tabled the Monday Hustle on PokerStars India, finishing third for ₹1.10 Lakhs.

Over at PokerStars India, the Monday Hustle ₹10 Lakhs GTD was struck with an overlay of ₹2.56 Lakhs on the back of 186 entries (102 unique and 84 re-entries). Shashank ‘Goldfish097’ Shekhar won the event for ₹1.98 Lakhs, and Sandy ‘Ziigmunddd’ Lamba came in second for ₹1.48 Lakhs.

The site`s Battle Royale ₹5 Lakhs GTD just about managed to surpass its advertised guarantee, posting a prize pool of ₹5.02 Lakhs, through 201 entries (115 unique and 86 re-entries). Site regular Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar came out on top to win ₹1.05 Lakhs in the tourney! It was another strong showing by Kochhar who had earlier in the day booked a runner-up finish in Spartan Poker`s Afternoon Showdown for ₹1.04 Lakhs.

The other Monday winners were:

ReCharge ₹18 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 375

Re-entries – 123

Re-buys – 315

Prize Pool – ₹18,00,000

Places Paid – 71

Spartan Poker’s Monday flagship ReCharge ₹18 Lakhs GTD registered 813 entries (375 unique, 123 re-entries and 315 re-buys), falling ₹1.74 Lakhs short of the posted guarantee.

The final 71 players finished ITM, and it was well-known circuit reg Anmol ‘Anzzzzz’ Mehta, who snagged the top honors and the ₹3.47 Lakhs paycheque after defeating ‘tshr112233’ to the finish line. The latter pocketed ₹2.18 Lakhs for placing second.

Other prominent FT scorers were, Rohit ‘sttoned’ Kumar (3^rd for ₹1.56 Lakhs), Kavish ‘Dietchips’ Kukreja (4^th for ₹1.23 Lakhs) and Vikaash ‘viks82’ Shah (8^th for ₹39,780).

Final Table Results

1. Anmol ‘Anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹3,47,400
2. tshr112233 – ₹2,18,880
3. Rohit ‘sttoned’ Kumar – ₹1,56,780
4. Kavish ‘Dietchips’ Kukreja – ₹1,23,480
5. Oled – ₹97,020
6. donkoshta – ₹75,780
7. kings – ₹57,060
8. Vikaash ‘viks82’ Shah – ₹39,780
9. FunkeyFox – ₹31,500

Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Entries – 179

Re-Entries – 187

Prize Pool – ₹11,71,196

Places Paid – 38

Adda52’s marquee Monday tourney, the Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD, attracted a 366-strong field (179 unique and 187 re-entries), to collect ₹11.71 Lakhs in the prize pool.

It took Young Gun Ujjwal ‘fourteenk’ Narwal ten bullets to finally take down the tourney, and he defeated ‘jk307’ (runner-up for ₹1.77 Lakhs) heads-up to walk away with ₹2.93 Lakhs in first-place prize money.

Regs to post FT scores include Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta (4th for ₹93,696), Praveen ‘pk786’ Gattani (5th for ₹63,245), Pranav ‘pornoveloo’ Anand (6th for ₹43,920), Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar (7th for ₹35,136), Abhishek ‘abhiom’ Chhajer (8th for ₹29,280), and Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia (9th for ₹23,424).

Final Table Results

1. Ujjwal ‘fourteenk’ Narwal – ₹2,92,800
2. jk307 – ₹1,77,437
3. wideworld – ₹1,28,832
4. Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹93,696
5. Praveen ‘pk786’ Gattani – ₹63,245
6. Pranav ‘pornoveloo’ Anand – ₹43,920
7. Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar – ₹35,136
8. Abhishek ‘abhiom’ Chhajer – ₹29,280
9. Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia – ₹23,424

The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Entries – 320

Re-entries – 296

Prize Pool – ₹15,04,000

Places Paid – 72

Circuit regular Karan ’99ayka99′ Jain outlasted a field of 616 players (320 unique and 296 re-entries) to claim the title and ₹2.91 Lakhs paycheque in PokerBaazi’s The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD. The event crossed its advertised guarantee and created a prize pool of ₹15.04 Lakhs.

PokerGuru Ambassador Devvrat ‘flopCheck’ Arya (4th for ₹97,170), Siddharth ‘macrotick’ Shankar Bebarta (5th for ₹72,840), Raghavendra ‘pingu’ Rajanna (7th for ₹48,660), Chirag ‘Olandir’ Bhardwaj (8th for ₹38,810), and Aditya ‘deadpool’ Dhingra (9th for ₹29,110) were the other final table finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Karan ’99ayka99′ Jain – ₹2,91,000
2. l_fart_u_faint – ₹2,04,000
3. Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi – ₹1,31,000
4. Devvrat ‘flopCheck’ Arya – ₹97,170
5. Siddharth ‘macrotick’ Shankar Bebarta – ₹72,840
6. puppetpoker – ₹58,370
7. Raghavendra ‘pingu’ Rajanna – ₹48,660
8. Chirag ‘Olandir’ Bhardwaj – ₹38,810
9. Aditya ‘deadpool’ Dhingra – ₹29,110

Monday Hustle ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 102

Re-entries – 84

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 31

Headlining the Monday schedule on PokerStars India, Monday Hustle ₹10 Lakhs GTD clocked in 186 entries (102 unique and 80 re-entries) to leave a massive overlay of ₹2.56 Lakhs, i.e., almost 25% of the posted guarantee.

In the end, it was Shashank ‘Goldfish097’ Shekhar, who came out on top to win a paycheck worth ₹1.98 Lakhs. Online reg Sandy ‘Ziigmunddd’ Lamba finished runner-up for ₹1.48 Lakhs.

Another standout performer at the event was MTT crusher Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal, who continued his blistering run and placed third for ₹1.10 Lakhs.

Kaushik ‘breadbutterjam’ Tibrewal (9th for ₹21,771) was the only other known name who FT’d the event.

Final Table Results

1. Shashank ‘Goldfish097’ Shekhar – ₹1,98,783
2. Sandy ‘Ziigmunddd’ Lamba – ₹1,48,252
3. Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal – ₹1,10,566
4. J500PC – ₹82,460
5. Bashir@321 – ₹61,499
6. vinaash – ₹45,866
7. 999AykA999 – ₹34,207
8. theoldestkid – ₹25,511
9. Kaushik ‘breadbutterjam’ Tibrewal – ₹21,771

Deep Freeze ₹8 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 102

Prize Pool – ₹8,00,000

Places Paid – 15

The Deep Freeze ₹8 Lakhs GTD attracted 102 runners yesterday, booking a loss of ₹1.88 Lakhs on the offered guarantee. ‘RK0503’ proved the last player standing and won the event for ₹2.04 Lakhs after defeating Vivek ‘acchemicals’ Karwa (runner-up for ₹1.40 Lakhs) heads-up.

The other prominent ITM finishers were Naren ‘IMUNAGI’ Purohit (3^rd for ₹92,400), Hitesh ‘hitesh bhai’ Batra (4^th for ₹74,800), Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover (5^th for ₹60,400), Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (6^th for ₹47,200) and Archit ‘rocketarchie’ Khandelwal (7^th for ₹37,200).

Final Table Results

1. RK0503 – ₹2,04,400
2. Vivek ‘acchemicals’ Karwa – ₹1,40,800
3. Naren ‘IMUNAGI’ Purohit – ₹92,400
4. Hitesh ‘hitesh bhai’ Batra – ₹74,800
5. Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover – ₹60,400
6. Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹47,200
7. Archit ‘rocketarchie’ Khandelwal – ₹37,200
8. ConMan – ₹28,400
9. Lethargist – ₹20,800

Afternoon Showdown ₹7 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 141

Re-entries – 43

Re-buys – 102

Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000

Places Paid – 27

Spartan Poker’s Afternoon Showdown ₹7 Lakhs GTD attracted 286 entries (141 unique, 43 re-entries, and 102 re-buys) yesterday. Despite the numbers, the event logged in a sizeable overlay of ₹1.28 Lakhs.

Akshay ‘SickRun’ Gupta took down the tourney to win ₹1.55 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with Armaan ‘space ace’ Kochhar, who posted a runner-up finish worth ₹1.04 Lakhs in prize money.

Other notable pros who FT’ed the tourney were Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh (5^th for ₹46,830) and Manmeet ‘fishlover’ Oberai (7^th for ₹26,180).

Final Table Results

1. Akshay ‘SickRun’ Gupta – ₹1,55,050*
2. Armaan ‘space ace’ Kochhar – ₹1,04,650*
3. prana – ₹72,030
4. No Hope – ₹58,730
5. Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh – ₹46,830
6. Muhammed_Allin – ₹35,980
7. Manmeet ‘fishlover’ Oberai – ₹26,180
8. jason – ₹18,970
9. Bholebabaa – ₹15,680
   *denotes heads-up deal

Bout Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Entries – 139

Re-entries – 108

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 27

PokerBaazi’s Bout Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD suffered an overlay of ₹6,000 after pulling in 247 entries (139 unique and 108 re-entries). Eventually, it was online regular Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh who defeated Devbrat ‘GarethBale’ Rout heads-up and netted ₹1.18 Lakhs in first-place prize money. Rout walked away with ₹82,550 for finishing runner-up.

Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh (5th for ₹29,500) was the only other familiar name we could identity on the final table.

Final Table Results

1. Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh – ₹1,18,000
2. Devbrat ‘GarethBale’ Rout – ₹82,550
3. raghav12 – ₹53,100
4. bholukaka – ₹39,300
5. Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh – ₹29,500
6. robben13 – ₹23,600
7. irokfish777 – ₹19,600
8. DEEPAKALLIN – ₹15,700
9. jaanu19 – ₹11,750

Battle Royale ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 115

Re-entries – 86

Prize Pool – ₹5,02,500

Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,51,250

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,51,250

Places Paid – 34

PokerStars India’s Battle Royale ₹5 Lakhs GTD just about managed to meet its advertised guarantee after registering 201 entries (115 unique and 86 re-entries). The top 34 finishers took a bite out of the ₹5.02 Lakhs total prize pool (including ₹2.51 Lakhs regular prize pool and ₹2.51 Lakhs bounty prize pool).

In the end, it was Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar, who won the title and the ₹1.05 Lakhs first-place prize money that came with it after defeating ‘ssmg6617’ (runner-up for ₹66,401) in the heads-up battle.

The other notable who final tabled this event was Young Gun Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav (4th for ₹39,603).

Final Table Results

1. Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar – ₹1,05,801
2. ssmg6617 – ₹66,401
3. you3bi4b – ₹33,645
4. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹39,603
5. nagpal72 – ₹20,698
6. sho dab – ₹21,091
7. guns4655 – ₹11,945
8. sj_Heisenberg – ₹7,994
9. mithakshay11 – ₹5,070

Monster Stack ₹5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 128

Re-entries – 43

Re-buys – 88

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 23

Spartan Poker’s Monster Stack ₹5 Lakhs GTD logged in a shortfall by ₹1.11 Lakh on the back of a field of 259 entries (128 unique, 43 re-entries and 88 re-buys).

After a three-way deal, anonymous user ‘ranksster’ emerged the victor and earned a payday of ₹87,204, followed by ‘Mtmmm’ (runner-up for ₹85,631) and ‘MKARMY’ (3^rd for ₹74,664).

The other regs on the final table were Amarjeet ‘superchor89’ Singh (5^th for ₹34,500), Siddharth ‘champ-ak’ Pandey (8^th for ₹14,550) and Sanchit ‘TheMadKing’ Pande (9^th for ₹11,600).

Final Table Results

1. ranksster – ₹87,204*
2. Mtmmm – ₹85,631*
3. MKARMY – ₹74,664*
4. Leonidas1 – ₹43,000
5. Amarjeet ‘superchor89’ Singh – ₹34,500
6. anand85 – ₹26,750
7. VishalMaharaj – ₹19,800
8. Siddharth ‘champ-ak’ Pandey – ₹14,550
9. Sanchit ‘TheMadKing’ Pande – ₹11,600
   *denotes three-way deal

Night Rider ₹3.5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 202

Re-entries – 61

Re-buys – 168

Prize Pool – ₹3,50,000

Places Paid – 39

Spartan Poker’s Night Rider ₹3.5 Lakhs GTD clocked in a field of 431 entries (202 unique, 61 re-entries and 168 re-buys), falling marginally short of meeting its advertised guarantee.

Rising to the top of the field was ‘MANJA1,’ who banked the top prize of ₹70,175. The player locked horns with online reg Kunal ‘cvc’ Sharma heads-up. Sharma had to concede to a runner-up payout of ₹46,655.

While the final 39 players crossed the money line, Prabhat ‘Tolltax’ Kumar (3^rd for ₹34,125) was a known player who FT`ed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. MANJA1 – ₹70,175
2. Kunal ‘cvc’ Sharma – ₹46,655
3. Prabhat ‘Tolltax’ Kumar – ₹34,125
4. TheUnicorn – ₹27,545
5. DwJa – ₹21,595
6. blacklollipop – ₹16,345
7. conr0d – ₹12,005
8. romeokiller – ₹8,820
9. nik92 – ₹7,315

Hexagram ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Entries – 82

Re-Entries – 62

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 15

Adda52’s Hexagram ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD attracted a 147-strong field (88 unique and 59 re-entries), to surpass its listed guarantee and culminate a ₹2.94 Lakhs prize pool.

Anonymous user ‘itspatsy’ topped the field, including ‘chauhan188’ (runner-up for ₹55,500) heads-up to win ₹84,750 as the first-place prize.

Uday ‘udaymoola’ Moola (4th for ₹28,500), Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh (8th for ₹8,250), and Vaibhav ‘vaibsaarav’ Shah (9th for ₹6,750) were the notable finalists.

Final Table Results

1. itspatsy – ₹84,750
2. chauhan188 – ₹55,500
3. vihag_underdog – ₹39,000
4. Uday ‘udaymoola’ Moola – ₹28,500
5. donk2degen – ₹21,000
6. kira – ₹13,500
7. swazz – ₹11,250
8. Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh – ₹8,250
9. Vaibhav ‘vaibsaarav’ Shah – ₹6,750

UVS#5 Unstoppable ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries -157

Re-entries – 33

Re-buys – 128

Prize Pool – ₹2,75,000

Places Paid – 27

One of the other attractions at Spartan Poker, the UVS#5 Unstoppable ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD, culminated in a five-way deal last night. In the end, ‘vrunitonce’ was crowned the champion and collected ₹37,523 for his podium finish. ‘Clownfish’ (runner-up for ₹36,745), ‘LagGayaTera’ (3^rd for ₹34,927), ‘Binladen’ (4^th for ₹33,057) and ‘kings’ (5^th for ₹29,538) were the others who benefitted from the deal.

The tourney logged in 318 entries (157 unique, 33 re-entries and 128 re-buys), witnessing a marginal ₹20,600 overlay.

Shubham ‘Rexxx’ Saroch (6^th for ₹14,135) and Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (7^th for ₹10,285) were among the 27 players who got paid.

Final Table Results

1. vrunitonce – ₹37,523*
2. Clownfish – ₹36,745*
3. LagGayaTera – ₹34,927*
4. Binladen – ₹33,057*
5. kings – ₹29,538*
6. Shubham ‘Rexxx’ Saroch – ₹14,135
7. Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹10,285
8. Vedh – ₹7,452
9. Delpro – ₹6,160
   *denotes five-way deal

Grinders#4 Monday MegaStack ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Entries – 92

Re-entries – 35

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 15

Online regular Sumit ‘m0ney’ Gupta topped the 127-player field (92 unique and 35 re-entries) in PokerBaazi’s Grinders#4 Monday MegaStack ₹2 Lakhs GTD and added a handsome ₹53,600 to his bankroll. ‘Anky05’ finished runner-up for ₹37,540.

The tourney fell ₹9,500 short of the posted guarantee.

Nishant ‘stockfull’ Pandey (3^rd for ₹24,140), Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (4^th for ₹17,880), Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor (7^th for ₹8,920), and Sarang ‘FindMuck’ Khanna (8^th for ₹7,140) were others who FT’ed the event.

Final Table Results

1. Sumit ‘m0ney’ Gupta – ₹53,600
2. Anky05 – ₹37,540
3. Nishant ‘stockfull’ Pandey – ₹24,140
4. Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar – ₹17,880
5. maxim – ₹13.400
6. frozenQueens – ₹10,720
7. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹8,920
8. Sarang ‘FindMuck’ Khanna – ₹7,140
9. prajit – ₹5,360

UVS#4 ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 222

Re-entries – 48

Re-buys – 190

Prize Pool – ₹2,30,000

Places Paid – 39

An unknown player ‘slr111’ took down Spartan Poker’s UVS#4 ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹40,637. The event successfully surpassed the advertised guarantee with a packed field of 460 entries (222 unique, 48 re-entries, and 190 re-buys), generating a prize pool worth ₹2.30 Lakhs.

Only known notable who FT’ed the tourney was Chandran ‘mechchan01’ Ramasamy (9^th for ₹4,807).

Final Table Results

1. slr111 – ₹40,637
2. bullets777 – ₹30,518
3. shubh1506 – ₹28,043
4. Jen_yeah4 – ₹18,101
5. Aaditshah – ₹14,191
6. TheUnicorn – ₹10,741
7. agu – ₹7,889
8. constantine – ₹5,796
9. Chandran ‘mechchan01’ Ramasamy – ₹4,807

Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal

Entries – 103

Re-buys – 78

Add-ons – 52

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 17

Poker Dangal’s Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD garnered 233 entries (103 unique, 78 re-buys, and 52 add-ons), resulting in a shortfall of ₹18,450.

‘arv7408’ shipped the tourney to win ₹24,000. ‘iamgr00t’ finished runner-up for ₹17,000.

Git Anshu ‘ReDbuLL’ MeHta (6th for ₹5,000) was the only notable to final table the event.

Final Table Results

1. arv7408 – ₹24,000
2. iamgr00t – ₹17,000
3. bewakoof – ₹12,000
4. Bangbang23 – ₹9,000
5. sharpspecial – ₹7,000
6. Git Anshu ‘ReDbuLL’ MeHta – ₹5,000
7. An_ant – ₹3,750
8. Madmonkey – ₹2,750
9. AB89 – ₹2,500

This report was updated at 3:30 PM on 21.04.2020.

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