Daily Majors: Arjanveer Singh Chadha, Abhishek Paul, Vikhyat Ahlawat & Vikranth Varma Make the Mid-Week Headlines!

The mid-week action followed the trend of the previous two days, with operators pulling up the guarantees but player turnouts disappointing. Pocket52’s Pocket Poker Championship and PokerBaazi’s IMPS Gold Edition added more punch to the usual Wednesday tournaments, getting more players into the mix.

Arjanveer Singh Chadha grabbed the spotlight with a top finish in Spartan Poker`s 9 PM headliner, Wednesday High Roller (6 Max), for almost ₹4 Lakhs – busting a two-week-long title drought. He struck a three-way deal with the recent Tuesday High Roller winner Advait Rajguru (2nd for ₹3.49 Lakhs) (won at least ₹4.03 Lakhs overall) and the #3 ranked player of the year, Ankit Wadhawan (3rd for ₹2.93 Lakhs) (won ₹3.06 Lakhs overall).

Spartan Poker reg ‘thereisnospoon‘ shipped Destiny 27.0 for ₹3.93 Lakhs. The mystery user, who made a final table finish in the tournament last week, fired six bullets before taking home their second-best site score and booking a seat in the Destiny 27.0 SnG Finale. Young Gun Aayush Arya placed second in Destiny 27.0 for ₹2.67 Lakhs and pulled out a mid-week blitz, adding ₹4.34 Lakhs across four cash finishes – including an incredible three final table scores!

The former DPT Main Event champion Abhishek Paul made the headlines on Adda52, winning the Maverick for a site-best ₹3.90 Lakhs, bagging his first online title in 11 months. Long-time poker pro Shravan Chhabria placed second for ₹2.21 Lakhs.

Vikhyat Ahlawat has proved his versatility in PLO and NLHE tournaments. After a start-to-finish charge on top of the PLO Championship leaderboard, the promising poker talent won an incredible three tournaments yesterday. The best of his finishes came in PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2.07 Lakhs. He also won PokerBaazi’s Afternoon PLO-5 Boost (₹27,154) and Daily Boost (₹37,275), netting ₹3.65 Lakhs across nine deep runs, crossing ₹2 Crores in tracked online winnings.

Vikranth Varma extended his winning momentum by shipping a PokerBaazi tournament for the second consecutive day! Tuesday’s 6-Max SPRINT winner, Varma championed The Pride for the second time, earning a top prize of ₹2.75 Lakhs (won ₹2.88 Lakhs overall). Last week’s The Big Show champion Ankit Jajodia placed second for ₹1.83 Lakhs (won ₹1.90 Lakhs overall).

The ever-consistent Abhimanyu Mittal, one of the PokerGuru Challenge 2.0 participants, came out on top in the featured PokerStars India event, Monster Stack [6-Max PKO], banking the top prize of ₹1.45 Lakhs (₹69,625 in bounties) (won ₹2.25 Lakhs overall). Dayanand Prass scored ₹83,108 (₹7,375 in bounties) in second place.

Another PokerGuru Challenge 2.0 participant, Rishabh Gupta, pulled out an impressive Wednesday session, boasting two victories and ₹81,315 in total winnings. He sattied into the featured IMPS Gold Edition tournament, PokerBaazi’s IMPS#84 KO, winning the 8 PM tournament for ₹78,900 (₹6,400 in bounties).

Himanshu Bisht (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD IMPS#86 Turbo for ₹50,740), ‘trpt1992’ (Won ₹75K GTD IMPS#82 6-Max for ₹12,300), Dharambir Yadav (Won ₹81K GTD IMPS#81 PLO 6 for ₹10,946), ‘sunil310’ (Won ₹60K GTD IMPS#79 4-Max Hyper for ₹9,790) and Kuldeep Kumar (Won ₹60K GTD IMPS#80 for ₹9,156) won the other IMPS Gold Edition Wednesday tournaments.

Pocket52 user ‘Jigar_bntGEhtihx’ stole the Wednesday spotlight in the poker network’s Pocket Poker Championship, nailing PPC#11 Pocket Rockets for ₹1.80 Lakhs!

‘BEASTPK’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD PPC#12 Pocket Soda for ₹60,000), ‘bleeedblue2502’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD PPC#9 Pocket Brunch for ₹57,300), and ‘entitled_himan81_25044861’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD PPC#10 Pocket Snacks for ₹46,250) won the other PPC tournaments on Day 3 of the series!

Rising Star Aman Parakh, Clinton Tavares, Shiv Chugh, Ambika Chowdhury, Rajneesh Thakur, Ashay Barve, Gaurang Bhatti, and Sumit Gupta won the other Wednesday marquees.

Here are the Wednesday highlights!

PokerBaazi

The Pride – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 236

Re-entries – 226

Prize Pool – ₹16,17,000

Places Paid – 49

Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma is on a roll on PokerBaazi, scoring consecutive wins on the site! Best recognized for winning the APT Online India Super Highroller last July, Varma nailed the 6-Max SPRINT on Tuesday. He continued his winning streak by outlasting a reg-laden field of 462 participants (236 unique) in the ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Pride last night for an impressive ₹2.75 Lakhs, winning the Wednesday tournament for the second time.

Varma’s Wednesday earnings totaled ₹2.88 Lakhs across three cash finishes on PokerBaazi, including:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹2,75,375

> 19th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹7,200

> 29th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹5,200

Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia, last week’s The Big Show champion, was another player eyeing a second The Pride title. He came close, finishing second for ₹1.83 Lakhs. Jajodia also managed to cash in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost (22nd for ₹7,200), bringing his total Wednesday earnings to ₹1.90 Lakhs.

Ankit Jajodia’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.34 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹53.53 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8

The Pride’s final table boasted a lineup of renowned players, including the in-form Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan (3rd for ₹1.42 Lakhs), Honey ‘ho9ey’ Bijlani (4th for ₹1.12 Lakhs), Debapriya ‘detulelungikhul’ Manna (5th for ₹93,463), last night’s (7-Max) SPRINT and Daily Boost champion, Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat (6th for ₹76,322) and last night’s Destiny 27.0 runner-up Young Gun Ayush ‘Learnnwin’ Arya (8th for ₹46,085).

With a buy-in of ₹3,850, the flagship tournament generated a ₹16.17 Lakhs prize pool, with the top 49 players receiving a share.

Final Table Results

1. Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹2,75,375
2. Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia – ₹1,82,721
3. Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan – ₹1,41,973
4. Honey ‘ho9ey’ Bijlani – ₹1,12,382
5. Debapriya ‘detulelungikhul’ Manna – ₹93,463
6. Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat – ₹76,322
7. Tp212121 – ₹60,476
8. Ayush ‘Learnnwin’ Arya – ₹46,085

(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 173

Re-entries – 131

Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 35

Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat has consistently demonstrated his poker prowess, exhibiting versatility across both NLHE and PLO tournaments. His exceptional skills saw him making a start-to-finish run at the top of the recently concluded PLO Championship leaderboard. He has swiftly risen to #5 on the annual TLB (points) leaderboard.

Ahlawat was in terrific form last night, shipping an impressive three tournaments and achieving a fourth final table score, amassing ₹3.65 Lakhs across nine deep runs. This tremendous Wednesday haul boosted his tracked online winnings beyond ₹2 Crores.

The Legend PokerSeries Friday Showdown victor from December, Ahlawat, started his Wednesday charge by taking down PokerBaazi’s Afternoon PLO-5 Boost for ₹27,154 – his first top finish in two weeks.

His biggest score came later in the day, where he dominated a 304-player field (173 unique) in the ₹12 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT, securing the 9 PM flagship with winnings of ₹2.07 Lakhs.

Unsatisfied with just two victories, Ahlawat achieved a third win in PokerBaazi’s late-night Daily Boost, taking home ₹37,275!

Vikhyat Ahlawat’s Wednesday finishes include:

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

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹76,322

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹37,275

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Afternoon PLO-5 Boost for ₹27,154

> 40th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹5,700

> 46th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹4,108

> 22nd in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo for ₹3,120

> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#85 for ₹2,450

> 41st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹1,408

Vikhyat Ahlawat’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.06 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹43.12 Lakhs | Annual Winnings: ₹98.09 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Ranked #5 on the 2023 TLB (Points) Leaderboard

Raghav ‘scambrahm’ Ananth amassed ₹1.87 Lakhs from six deep runs (and one bounty), including:

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

> 12th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹19,500

> 21st in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹16,170

> 92nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹3,100

> 73rd in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#84 for ₹2,500

> 121st in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#85 for ₹1,050

Raghav Ananth’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹76.89 Lakhs | Annual Winnings: ₹77.43 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #10

The (7-Max) SPRINT final table comprised other notable regs like Pranay ‘5pranay’ Chaudhry (3rd for ₹1.22 Lakhs), Kritagya ‘Kritagya_17’ Sharma (4th for ₹1.03 Lakhs) and the Wednesday High Roller seventh-place finisher Young Gun Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra (7th for ₹51,000).

The ₹3,850 entry buy-in tournament experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹1.36 Lakhs, and the top 35 finishers reaped the value on offer.

Final Table Results

1. Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat – ₹2,06,520
2. Raghav ‘scambrahm’ Ananth – ₹1,43,880
3. Pranay ‘5pranay’ Chaudhry – ₹1,22,400
4. Kritagya ‘Kritagya_17’ Sharma – ₹1,03,200
5. BeeTa03 – ₹85,200
6. 4betdonkey – ₹67,800
7. Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra – ₹51,000

Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 323

Re-entries – 262

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 107

PokerBaazi user ‘PokerGeek99’ won their second title on the site on Wednesday, crushing the 585-player starting field (323 unique) in the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, shipping the 7:30 PM marquee for a personal-best ₹1.26 Lakhs.

A three-way deal fetched ‘thebigdino01’ (2nd for ₹1.13 Lakhs) and ‘Krupt’ (3rd for ₹1.02 Lakhs) six-figure payouts on the podium.

PokerGeek99’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.86 Lakhs | Titles Won: #2

The Daily Value Boost final table also featured Young Gun Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta (4th for ₹62,000) and Yudhishthir ‘Rowdy6’ Singh Rathore (5th for ₹42,600).

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament experienced a significant ₹1.22 Lakhs overlay shortfall, and 107 players boarded the money bus.

Final Table Results

1. PokerGeek99 – ₹1,25,651*
2. thebigdino01- ₹1,12,884*
3. Krupt – ₹1,02,165*
4. Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹62,000
5. Yudhishthir ‘Rowdy6’ Singh Rathore – ₹42,600
6. missmaisel – ₹28,800
7. letsplaypoker89 – ₹20,100

*denotes a three-way deal

IMPS#84 KO – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 263

Re-entries – 247

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 95

Rishabh ‘rgeader’ Gupta, one of the participants in The PokerGuru Challenge 2.0, enjoyed a profitable Wednesday, boasting two victories and an impressive Return on Investment. His most significant accomplishment last night was in the featured IMPS Gold Edition tournament, PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD IMPS#84 KO. Gupta entered the 8 PM event through a ₹110 satellite and proceeded to dominate the 510-entry field (263 unique), bagging his second IMPS title (his first this series) for ₹78,900 (₹6,400 in bounties). The second-place finisher, ‘Supercomputer,‘ took home ₹60,000 (₹4,000 in bounties).

Gupta kick-started his winning spree with a top finish in PokerBaazi’s DST, pocketing ₹600. He also made a deep run in the Daily Afternoon SPRINT (24th for ₹1,815), adding to overall earnings of ₹81,315.

Rishabh Gupta’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.18 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹36.50 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7

The 8 PM IMPS#84 KO also had Suresh ‘oil_trader’ Kolli (3rd for ₹46,900) and Aditya ‘KesarDa’ Kesharwani (5th for ₹25,650) in the running.

The ₹1,100 entry buy-in tournament ran for eight hours, with 95 players scoring a payday.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Rishabh ‘rgeader’ Gupta – ₹78,900
2. Supercomputer – ₹60,000
3. Suresh ‘oil_trader’ Kolli – ₹46,900
4. TheKillingJoke – ₹35,950
5. Aditya ‘KesarDa’ Kesharwani – ₹25,650
6. alaxi – ₹16,950
7. piratebun – ₹18,100
8. imcursed – ₹12,650

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

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 143

Re-entries – 117

Prize Pool – ₹5,20,000

Places Paid – 47

In a splendid display of poker prowess, PokerBaazi user ‘klaus0072‘ emerged victorious in the site’s 2 PM draw, ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost yesterday. The competition was fierce, with 260 participants (143 unique), yet ‘klaus0072’ demonstrated exceptional skill, striking a heads-up deal before securing the title for ₹70,979 in prize money.

Guruprasad ‘fish_calling’ Gupta, seeking his first title in nearly half a year, didn’t clinch the top spot but still achieved a commendable runner-up position. Thanks to the heads-up deal, he walked away with a respectable ₹65,001.

The day was profitable for ‘klaus0072’, who accumulated ₹84,233 from five cash finishes on PokerBaazi, including:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹70,979* (heads-up deal)

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹6,311

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹3,600

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#85 for ₹3,000

> 47th in PokerBaazi’s for IMPS#79 (4-Max) Hyper Turbo for ₹343

klaus0072’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹10.86 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.53 Lakhs | Titles Won: #14

Meanwhile, Guruprasad Gupta added ₹83,701 to his poker bankroll from three cash finishes and successfully made it to Day 2 in the IMPS#83 Main Event.

Gupta`s Wednesday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹65,001* (heads-up deal)

> 18th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹15,000

> 69th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹3,700

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#83 Main Event

Guruprasad Gupta’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.72 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹17.69 Lakhs

Several other noteworthy players graced the (7-Max) Afternoon Boost final table, including Rudramani ‘rud1478’ Pokhrel (4th for ₹34,632), Nishant ‘rektace’ Kumar (5th for ₹25,740), and Raghav ‘chinchan0524’ Choudhary (7th for ₹15,132).

The ₹2,200 buy-in Afternoon Boost generated a substantial ₹5.20 Lakhs prize pool, distributed among the top 47 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. klaus0072 – ₹70,979*
2. Guruprasad ‘fish_calling’ Gupta – ₹65,001*
3. Bikanerroll44er – ₹45,604
4. Rudramani ‘rud1478’ Pokhrel – ₹34,632
5. Nishant ‘rektace’ Kumar – ₹25,740
6. SINGH29 – ₹18,356
7. Raghav ‘chinchan0524’ Choudhary – ₹15,132

*denotes a heads-up deal

IMPS#85 – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 466

Re-entries – 394

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 143

One of the two featured IMPS Gold Edition marquees yesterday, PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD IMPS#85, registered an 860-player field (466 unique), all vying for a share of the prize money.

The user ‘roadkill’ successfully navigated the competitive field, securing the top finisher’s reward of ₹56,323. A three-way deal saw IMPS#9 winner Sandeep ‘pizzakhanahai’ Chhabra (2nd for ₹54,487) and Tuesday’s Daily Value Boost runner-up, ‘Anupkumar001’ (3rd ₹57,740) locking in the other top-heavy payouts.

Sandeep Chhabra`s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹91.91 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹12.93 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #5

Final Table Results

1. roadkill – ₹56,323*
2. Sandeep ‘pizzakhanahai’ Chhabra – ₹54,487*
3. Anupkumar001 – ₹57,740*
4. Vivek ‘chhotubhaiya’ Kumar –₹29,850
5. Disha ‘shahzzadi’ Pandey – ₹21,600
6. tigerclaw – ₹14,650
7. prakhar57 – ₹11,000
8. Athung – ₹7,950

*denotes a three-way deal

Himanshu ‘hsupta’ Bisht (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD IMPS#86 Turbo for ₹50,740), ‘trpt1992’ (Won ₹75K GTD IMPS#82 6-Max for ₹12,300), Dharambir ‘Baba1981’ Yadav (Won ₹81K GTD IMPS#81 PLO 6 for ₹10,946), ‘sunil310’ (Won ₹60K GTD IMPS#79 4-Max Hyper for ₹9,790) and Kuldeep ‘don_31’ Kumar (Won ₹60K GTD IMPS#80 for ₹9,156) won the other IMPS Gold Edition titles on Wednesday.

IMPS Gold Edition Leaderboard Rankings After Day 10

As the IMPS Gold Edition poker series approaches its final four days, the leaderboard rankings have seen some interesting shifts at the top.

The enigmatic player ‘amanpoker27’ created a remarkable record by becoming the first participant to secure three titles in this series, with victories in IMPS#8, IMPS#47, and IMPS#75 (PLO-5) HighRoller. This impressive feat and a total of 11,488 points have kept ‘amanpoker27’ at the top of the leaderboard for an uninterrupted nine consecutive days.

Aniruddha’ PocketacesAJ’ Joshi, who clinched the IMPS#26 (4-Max) DST Hyper Turbo title, remains steadfast in the second position with a commendable tally of 9,746 points.

Saroj ‘Angrychidiya’ Chudasama, who secured second place in IMPS#17, has made a strong comeback into the leaderboard’s top three, accumulating 9,277 points. This surge has pushed Shiv ‘cheekychugh’ Chugh, now with 9,179 points, down to #4.

‘KD2017’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹45,800), Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹37,270), ‘inranisi’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹30,180), ‘Oppyrates’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO 6 Boost PKO for ₹29,000), Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹27,160), Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Afternoon PLO 5 Boost for ₹27,150) and ‘himanshugour’ (Won ₹50K 5-Max Daily for ₹6,500) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

Spartan Poker

Wednesday High Roller (6 Max) – ₹18 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹16,500

Entries – 75

Re-entries – 30

Re-buys – 22

Prize Pool – ₹19,05,000

Places Paid – 15

Getting back to the grind after a two-day layoff, Arjanveer Singh ‘bazzingaa’ Chadha scored the title win he had been chasing for two weeks, along with Wednesday`s single-largest score. Improving upon his runner-up finish in the BSS SuperStack on Sunday, the Chandigarh-based pro, who finished #3 in the POY race last year, bested a guarantee-crushing 127-player field (75 unique) in Spartan Poker`s ₹18 Lakhs GTD Wednesday High Roller (6 Max), winning the 9 PM headliner for ₹3,99,535.

Singh negotiated a three-way deal with Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru (2nd for ₹3,49,024) and the #3 ranked player of the year, Ankit ‘d00mtr00per’ Wadhawan (3rd for ₹2,93,476).

Arjanveer Singh Chadha’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹14.35 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.91 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.43 Crores | Moves to #11 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #3 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

The recent Tuesday High Roller champion Advait Rajguru (opted out of our tracking) almost won a second high roller title in as many days, netting at least ₹4.03 Lakhs from four cash finishes, including:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Wednesday High Roller for ₹3,49,024* (three-way deal)

> 28th in Spartan Poker’s Destiny 27.0 for ₹16,500

> 10th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹28,300

> 35th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹9,000

The #3 ranked player of the year, Ankit ‘d00mtr00per’ Wadhawan, made another in-the-money finish in PokerBaazi’s The Pride (25th for ₹12,936) for combined earnings of ₹3.06 Lakhs, becoming the third player on our tracked database to cross ₹2 Crores in annual winnings.

Ankit Wadhawan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.96 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.31 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.01 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹63.38 Lakhs | Ranked #3 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #6 in Annual Profits

Young Gun Aayush ‘Eureka226’ Arya raised a mid-week storm. He posted an FT finish in three big-ticket tournaments, scoring ₹4.34 Lakhs across four deep runs, including:

> 2nd in SpartanPoker’s Destiny 27.0 for ₹2,67,000

> 6th in SpartanPoker’s Wednesday High Roller for ₹1,12,395

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹46,085

> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹9,000

Aayush Arya’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.42 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.12 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.41 Crores | Moves to #12 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Notable players who cashed in the Wednesday High Roller include Akash ‘Hell12’ Singhal (5th for ₹1.44 Lakhs), Young Gun Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra (7th for ₹88,582), Abhimanyu ‘foul child’ Mittal (8th for ₹67,627), PokerBaazi Team Pro Abhishek ‘MambaMentality’ Goindi (9th for ₹49,530), Deepak ‘Optimist’ Singh (10th for ₹40,005), Jyoti Ranjan ‘joey114114’ Nayak (11th for ₹40,005), the #5 ranked player of the year Laksh Pal ‘b00mTilt23’ Singh (13th for ₹37,147), Abhishek ‘TheGrinder’ Garg (14th for ₹34,290), and Amit ‘Kavipri 2.0’ Gehani (15th for ₹34,290).

The ₹16,500 entry buy-in tournament gathered a substantial ₹19.05 Lakhs in prize money, and the top 15 finishers walked away with cash prizes.

Final Table Results

1. Arjanveer Singh ‘bazzingaa’ Chadha – ₹3,99,535*
2. Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru – ₹3,49,024*
3. Ankit ‘d00mtr00per’ Wadhawan – ₹2,93,476*
4. prince1993 – ₹1,78,117
5. Akash ‘Hell12’ Singhal – ₹1,43,828
6. Aayush ‘Eureka226’ Arya – ₹1,12,395

*denotes a three-way deal

Destiny 27.0 – ₹18 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 180

Re-entries – 65

Re-buys – 130

Prize Pool – ₹18,75,000

Places Paid – 31

In a show of sheer determination and skill, Spartan Poker reg ‘thereisnospoon‘ clinched an impressive victory in the site’s Wednesday flagship, ₹18 Lakhs GTD Destiny 27.0. Following a commendable fourth-place finish in last week’s Destiny 27.0, ‘thereisnospoon’ returned with a vengeance. Firing six bullets in the second Destiny 27.0 tournament, their dogged persistence saw them outplaying a formidable 375-player field (180 unique), earning them a robust ₹3.93 Lakhs. This marked their second-best site score, confirming their place in the Destiny 27.0 SnG Finale.

thereisnospoon’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹27.75 Lakhs | Titles Won: #13

Young Gun Aayush ‘Eureka226’ Arya pulled out a mid-week blitz, raking in a substantial ₹4.34 Lakhs from four cash finishes, three of which were final table scores, including:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Destiny 27.0 for ₹2,67,000

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Wednesday High Roller (6 Max) for ₹1,12,395

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹46,085

> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹9,000

Aayush Arya’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.42 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.12 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.41 Crores | Moves to #12 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

The Destiny 27.0 final table saw a slew of well-known players, including the former The Endeavour runner-up Tanmaya ‘RTrrrrD27’ Gupta (6th for ₹91,688), the #2 ranked player of 2022, Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja (7th for ₹66,938), and Rahul ‘iLiSHMaCh’ Sahni (8th for ₹48,938).

The ₹5,500 buy-in tournament made a guarantee-crushing run, and the ₹18.75 Lakhs prize pool was distributed among the top 31 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. thereisnospoon – ₹3,92,951
2. Aayush ‘Eureka226’ Arya – ₹2,67,000
3. jadugar22 – ₹1,88,250
4. tabahi2k18 – ₹1,49,014
5. AllwaysTilting – ₹1,20,750
6. Tanmaya ‘RTrrrrD27’ Gupta – ₹91,688
7. Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja – ₹66,938
8. Rahul ‘iLiSHMaCh’ Sahni – ₹48,938

Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parakh (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo for ₹62,542), Shiv ‘Relentle$$’ Chugh (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹46,500), ‘Sam3532’ (Won ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Dark Knight for ₹31,599), Ambika ‘sonju’ Chowdhury (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹24,932) and ‘Name Chod Game Dikha’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up – Triple Chance for ₹19,005), ‘crownTHEclown’ (Won ₹75K GTD Hold’em PKO for ₹18,465) and ‘Jatinxx’ (Won ₹50K GTD Turbo – Triple Chance for ₹19,005) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

Pocket52

PPC#11 Pocket Rockets – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,500

Entries – 249

Re-entries – 99

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 55

Pocket52 user ‘Jigar_bntGEhtihx’ stole the Wednesday spotlight in the poker network’s ₹1.70 Crores GTD Pocket Poker Championship (PPC). The mystery player obliterated the formidable field of 348 aspiring poker pros in last night`s PPC headliner, ₹10 Lakhs GTD PPC#11 Pocket Rockets, bagging away a juicy ₹1.80 Lakhs in prize money. Site-reg ‘risKyy’ fell inches short of the finish line, banking ₹1.30 Lakhs for their runner-up finish.

The ₹2,500 entry buy-in PPC#11 Pocket Rockets registered an overlay shortfall of ₹2.17 Lakhs (an almost 22% deficit). The top 55 finishers enjoyed the added value.

Final Table Results

1. Jigar_bntGEhtihx – ₹1,80,000
2. risKyy – ₹1,30,000
3. rajarshi_ekOaqrtz6W – ₹90,000
4. vague_pune172_19284270 – ₹65,000
5. user1677865981 – ₹47,000
6. RummyRaj – ₹40,000

‘BEASTPK’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD PPC#12 Pocket Soda for ₹60,000), ‘bleeedblue2502’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD PPC#9 Pocket Brunch for ₹57,300), and ‘entitled_himan81_25044861’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD PPC#10 Pocket Snacks for ₹46,250) won the other PPC tournaments on Day 3 of the series!

First Games Poker

Mega Freeroll – ₹2 Lakhs GTD

Total Entries – 1,892

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 1,892

On Wednesday, First Games Poker player ‘Ravi Kashyap’ emerged as the victor in the ₹2 Lakhs GTD Mega Freeroll, earning a poker ticket valued at ₹800.

The second-place finisher, ‘wycr,’ was awarded a poker ticket worth ₹600.

Final Table Results

1. Ravi Kashyap – Poker ticket worth ₹800
2. wycr – Poker ticket worth ₹600
3. surya Prakash – Poker ticket worth ₹400
4. jay bheem – Poker ticket worth ₹200
5. shiva – Poker ticket worth ₹200
6. murali – Poker ticket worth ₹100

PokerSaint

Emerald – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,000

Entries – 146

Re-entries – 98

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 47

PokerSaint user ‘Thakur420@’ stormed past the 244-player field (146 unique) in the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Emerald last night, taking down the Wednesday primetime marquee for ₹91,225.

Debashis ‘nazgul’ Bal, a seasoned player and former poker operator, also made a strong showing, banking a substantial ₹65,735 in second place.

Final Table Results

1. Thakur420@ – ₹91,225
2. Debashis ‘nazgul’ Bal – ₹65,735
3. beautybeast – ₹47,368
4. kraken – ₹34,132
5. Rebel@3 – ₹24,595
6. Pokerqueen19 – ₹17,723
7. Ciaociao – ₹14,396
8. Hakunamatata17 – ₹11,694

PokerDangal

Booster Wednesday – ₹75K GTD

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 81

Re-buys – 32

Prize Pool – ₹75,000

Places Paid – 17

In PokerDangal’s ₹75K GTD Booster Wednesday, site reg Sumit ‘m0ney’ Gupta outshone a field of 113 participants (81 unique) to claim the primetime title for ₹18,000.

Gupta made another FT run in PokerBaazi’s ₹20K GTD Turbo (PKO-RE) (7th for ₹1,587). His online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹55.64 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹7.64 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #5

A day after making the final table in the PLO6 Booster Tuesday, Bidya ‘Ankit420’ Shankar secured a second-place finish, pocketing ₹12,750. Lavesh ‘lavesh7’ Meena, the champion of the previous day’s PLO6 Booster Tuesday, completed the Booster Wednesday podium by landing in third place, earning ₹9,000.

Final Table Results

1. Sumit ‘m0ney’ Gupta – ₹18,000
2. Bidya ‘Ankit420’ Shankar – ₹12,750
3. Lavesh ‘lavesh7’ Meena – ₹9,000
4. Khemantbhule – ₹6,750
5. Bhoomivishal – ₹5,250
6. muteeb123 – ₹3,750

PokerStars India

Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] – ₹7 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 89

Re-entries – 57

Regular Prize Pool – ₹4,08,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,90,000

Total Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000

Places Paid – 49

The relentlessly consistent Abhimanyu ‘fraudscheme’ Mittal, one of The PokerGuru Challenge 2.0 participants, scored his first title victory of the month last night. Competing in PokerStars India’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack [6-Max PKO], Mittal overpowered a field of 146 entries (89 unique), earning ₹1.45 Lakhs (₹69,625 in bounties). In the final showdown, he bested Dayanand ‘dayanandprass’ Prass (2nd for ₹83,108) (₹7,375 in bounties) heads-up.

Mittal, who holds the distinction of winning the inaugural THC Main Event, had an exceptional Wednesday. He amassed ₹2.25 Lakhs from four cash finishes, which include:

> 1st in PokerStars India’s MonsterStack [6-Max PKO] for ₹1,45,358

> 8th in SpartanPoker’s Wednesday High Roller for ₹67,628

> 24th in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#84 for ₹7,200

> 55th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,500

Abhimanyu Mittal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.65 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.77 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

Other notable players gracing the Monster Stack final table included Manish ‘manish jangid’ Jangid (3rd for ₹56,347), Praveen ‘pinawxd’ KR (4th for ₹68,141), Sandeep ‘effuno007’ Varma RS (5th for ₹44,393), Abhishek ‘Addysonu’ Sonu (6th for ₹50,477), and Haider ‘clickasaur007’ Madraswala (7th for ₹19,478).

The ₹2,750 entry buy-in PKO tournament registered an overlay deficit of ₹1.16 Lakhs, and 49 players crossed the money line.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Abhimanyu ‘fraudscheme’ Mittal – ₹1,45,358
2. Dayanand ‘dayanandprass’ Prass – ₹83,108
3. Manish ‘manish jangid’ Jangid – ₹56,347
4. Praveen ‘pinawxd’ KR – ₹68,141
5. Sandeep ‘effuno007’ Varma RS – ₹44,393
6. Abhishek ‘Addysonu’ Sonu – ₹50,477
7. Haider ‘clickasaur007’ Madraswala – ₹19,478

Sanjay ‘sanjayg007’ Gupta (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush for ₹27,627), ‘44706625’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹22,261), ‘Bluff_master8’ (Won ₹70K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹16,433), ‘$00th$ayer’ (Won ₹50K GTD Afternoon on Stars for ₹15,536), ‘JC1870’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹14,017) and Niteen ‘niteenplus’ Raj (Won ₹50K GTD Primetime Grind for ₹11,097) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

Adda52

Maverick – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 271

Re-entries – 210

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 49

After a dry spell (online) of nearly eleven months, Abhishek ‘Bong’ Paul made a triumphant comeback, making the Wednesday headlines on Adda52. The DPT November 2022 Main Event champion, Paul, overcame a formidable field of 481 competitors (271 unique) in the ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick, securing the mid-week flagship title for a site-best ₹3.90 Lakhs after eight hours of intense play.

The long-time poker pro Shravan ‘sweatmyass13’ Chhabria, coming in fresh off an impressive Sunday performance, secured ₹2.21 Lakhs as the runner-up.

Abhishek Paul’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹76.69 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Deepak ‘peacelover’ Singh added ₹1.48 Lakhs to his kitty from two successful runs on Wednesday, including:

> 4th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹1,12,500

> 10th in Spartan Poker’s Wednesday High Roller for ₹35,605

Deepak Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.60 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.14 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9

The upcoming poker talent Gopal ‘TheAceCrown’ Bajaj accumulated ₹80,375 from two final table finishes and additional bounties from the Big Bubble Rush, including:

> 6th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹55,500

> 3rd in Adda52’s Bounty Madness for ₹24,875

Gopal Bajaj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.86 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.15 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #12

The Maverick final table also featured Adda52 loyalists Khusee ‘ROYALSMEENA’ Ram Meena (5th for ₹82,500) and Ravindra ‘wormhole’ Arikeri (8th for ₹33,750).

Despite a hefty ₹2.97 Lakhs in overlays, almost a 30% deficit, the ₹2,750 buy-in tournament proved lucrative for 49 participants who cashed in on the additional value.

Final Table Results

1. Abhishek ‘Bong’ Paul – ₹3,90,000
2. Shravan ‘sweatmyass13’ Chhabria – ₹2,21,250
3. Bhayana69 – ₹1,57,500
4. Deepak ‘peacelover’ Singh – ₹1,12,500
5. Khusee ‘ROYALSMEENA’ Ram Meena – ₹82,500
6. Gopal ‘TheAceCrown’ Bajaj – ₹55,500
7. anuj2406 – ₹41,250
8. Ravindra ‘wormhole’ Arikeri – ₹33,750

Clinton ‘RedArmy07’ Tavares (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Bounty Madness for ₹58,902), Ashay ‘rockstar2424’ Barve (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹32,063), ‘maybtheone’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Kill Shot PLO Bounty for ₹31,914), ‘goumtesh’ (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹24,003), ‘sunnynagpal099’ (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Maverick Lite for ₹22,940), Gaurang ‘Bhattigaurang77’ Bhatti (Won ₹50K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹12,403), ‘maybtheone (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹12,443) and ‘rsagarwal’ (Won ₹50K GTD Morning Adda for ₹9,652) and won the other Adda52 marquees.

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