Daily Majors: Ahuja, Purohit, Paliya, Sharma & Kakarania Conquered the Monday Marquees

Even though Mondays are generally one of the slowest days of the week, it turned out to be an exciting day for online MTT’s yesterday that saw some of the biggest names in the business rake in the big scores! Here’s a quick recap.

Spartan Poker

The biggest guarantee event on Spartan Poker yesterday, the ReCharge ₹12 Lakhs GTD, saw Umang ‘Umang94’ Kakarania juggernaut to the top of a 624-strong entry field that comprised of 281 unique runners, 82 re-entries and 261 re-buys. Kakarania banked the most significant portion of the ₹12.48 Lakhs prize pool worth ₹2.07 Lakhs, after agreeing to a heads-up chop with ‘wcr185’ who pocketed ₹1.90 Lakhs in second-place prize money. Former Young Gun and last week’s third-place finisher in the weekly online rankings, Sahil ‘$lim$hady19’ Chuttani placed third for ₹1.15 Lakhs.

The ₹6 Lakhs GTD Flash pulled in 601 participants (302 unique, 85 re-entries and 214 re-buys), enough to surpass its advertised guarantee by ₹1,000. Mystery user ‘notoriousB.I.G’ won the event for ₹85,150, following a three-way deal with ‘billubhai’ (runner-up for ₹73,549) and ‘EatingFish’ (3rd for ₹70,482).

The Ultimate Value Series (UVS) kicked off yesterday, and the marquee event on the schedule was the ₹5 Lakhs GTD UVS Destiny Jr. The tourney suffered an overlay of ₹89,000 through 274 entries (139 unique, 40 re-entries, and 95 re-buys). Pranav ‘mithrandir16’ Anand, who had finished runner-up in Spartan Poker’s GPS Big Daddy on Sunday for ₹1.42 Lakhs, took down the Destiny Jr title for ₹1.32 Lakhs, while Kunal ‘cvc’ Sharma came in second for ₹81,250.

Adda52

Running alongside the UVS on Spartan Poker is the Adda52 Online Poker Series (AOPS). With a buy-in of ₹4,400, the AOPS BigStack Turbo ₹20 Lakhs GTD was the headliner tourney on Adda52 last night, and it brought in 508 contenders (287 unique and 221 re-entries), generating a ₹20.32 Lakhs prize pool. The heads-up was a battle between two of the most prominent names in the domestic circuit, PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja and MTT crusher Anant ‘pro_baba’ Purohit. Ahuja emerged victorious in the end and took home ₹3.87 Lakhs in the top prize. A heads-up deal between the duo saw Purohit pocket ₹3.84 Lakhs for his runner-up finish, along with a final table finish in Spartan Poker’s UVS Destiny Jr (9th for ₹10,500). At present, Purohit is placed fifth on the yearly leaderboard with ₹1.62 Crores in earnings, and Ahuja is right behind him, on the sixth spot, with ₹1.51 Crores in winnings.

The other flagship event on Adda52 was the ₹6 Lakhs GTD AOPS Table For 6. Ravindra ‘wormhole’ Arikeri toppled Vishnu ‘violator’ Khandelwal (runner-up for ₹1.29 Lakhs) heads-up to claim the title and top prize of ₹2.14 Lakhs. The tournament gathered 343 entries (178 unique and 165 re-entries), resulting in a guarantee-smashing ₹8.58 Lakhs prize pool.

PokerBaazi

The Monday bonanza on PokerBaazi, The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD, attracted 522 entries (257 unique and 265 re-entries), posting a commendable prize pool of ₹13.05 Lakhs. Prabhat ‘greatgatsby’ Paliya shipped the tourney for ₹2.54 Lakhs, and ‘VIRJAIN’ finished runner-up for ₹1.78 Lakhs. Paliya also picked up a final table score in PokerStars India’s The Classic Monday, placing eighth for ₹8,697.

Rising star Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh came out on top of the 122-entry player pool in PokerBaazi’s Monday MegaStack ₹3 Lakhs GTD. Parakh bested Sunday’s PMVS BSS Monster ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD champion ‘DEEPAKALLIN’ heads-up to clinch a winner’s payday of ₹80,400. The runner-up collected ₹56,310 in prize money. Parakh finished runner-up in two other tourneys on Monday – he placed seventh in the AOPS Table for 6 for ₹25,725 and took sixth place in the Turbo ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD (5RE) for ₹11,253.

PokerStars India

Vaibhav ‘GTO_LIFE_GG’ Sharma was the showstopper on PokerStars India on Monday. The online phenom championed both the big-ticket events on offer on the site, netting cumulative winnings of ₹2.40 Lakhs. His biggest win of the night came in the Battle Royale ₹10 Lakhs GTD, where he bested Vishnu ‘violator2018’ Khandelwal (runner-up for ₹99,223) in the heads-up for ₹1.78 Lakhs. The site had to fill in a sizeable shortfall of ₹1.07 Lakhs, despite the event registering 357 entries (192 unique and 165 re-entries). This was Khandelwal’s second runner-up finish of the night, following his deep run in Adda52’s AOPS Table For 6.

Sharma added another ₹62,499 to his bankroll after he trounced the 136-entry field (83 unique and 53 re-entries) in The Classic Monday ₹3 Lakhs GTD. The event had an overlay of ₹28,000. With these latest wins, Sharma’s recorded online winnings are steadily nearing the ₹3 Crores mark.

There were a few other players who deserve a special mention for their spectacular runs. Former Young Gun Kanishka Samant had an eventful day on the virtual felts as he final tabled two of the biggest Monday events, namely PokerBaazi’s The Bout (3rd for ₹1.14 lakhs) and Spartan Poker’s ReCharge (6th for ₹56,409). Ankur Agarwal placed fifth in The Bout for ₹63,420 and third in PokerStars India’s The Classic Monday for ₹35,576. Meanwhile, Pratibh Saluja ran deep in Adda52’s AOPS Siesta (runner-up for ₹46,208) and AOPS AfterParty PLO (3rd for ₹33,264).

The other Monday winners were:

AOPS BigStack Turbo ₹20 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 287

Re-entries – 221

Prize Pool – ₹20,32,000

Places Paid – 55

Monday marked the start of the Adda52 Online Poker Series (AOPS). The biggest guaranteed event of the day was the ₹20 Lakhs GTD AOPS BigStack Turbo that witnessed a packed field of 508 participants (287 unique and 221 re-entries), generating a prize pool worth ₹20.32 Lakhs.

Two circuit pros PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja and Anant ‘pro_baba’ Purohit, who have been in top form over the past few months, were neck and neck for the title. Eventually, a heads-up deal saw the former take down the title for a whopping ₹3.87 Lakhs top prize while the runner-up Purohit was felicitated with ₹3.84 Lakhs in prize money.

Ahuja ranks sixth on the yearly leaderboard with ₹1.51 Crores worth of cashes this year. The lawyer-turned poker pro has a whopping ₹4.61 Crores in overall cashes. On June 1, Ahuja had won PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹5.02 Lakhs.

Purohit, on the other hand, has over ₹1.62 Crores in online cashes this year, giving him the fifth spot in our yearly leaderboard. Three days ago, he had won PokerStars India’s Uppercut PKO 6-Max MAGIC Edition for ₹2.27 Lakhs.

Other notables who featured on the final table included Shardul ‘vamos96’ Parthasarathi (3rd for ₹1,93 Lakhs), Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall (4^th for ₹1,52 Lakhs), Anish ‘kidpoker113’ Suri (5^th for ₹1,02 Lakhs), and Suraj ‘Bugsbunny08’ Rathi (9^th for ₹30,480).

Final Table Results

1. Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja – ₹3,87,725*

2. Anant ‘pro_baba’ Purohit – ₹3,84,435*

3. Shardul ‘vamos96’ Parthasarathi – ₹1,93,040

4. Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall – ₹1,52,400

5. Anish ‘kidpoker113’ Suri – ₹1,01,600

6. bigcards – ₹71,120

7. roshanA1 – ₹50,800

8. prithviaditya19 – ₹40,640

9. Suraj ‘Bugsbunny08’ Rathi – ₹30,480

*denotes heads-up deal

ReCharge ₹12 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 281

Re-entries – 82

Re-buys – 261

Prize Pool – ₹12,48,000

Places Paid – 47

The ₹2,200 buy-in ReCharge ran with a ₹12 Lakhs GTD last night. The tourney attracted 624 entries (281 unique, 82 re-entries and 261 re-buys), surpassed its guarantee to collect a ₹12.48 Lakhs prize pool. Umang ‘Umang94’ Kakarania took down the event to win ₹2.07 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with ‘wcr185’ who finished runner-up for ₹1.90 Lakhs.

The other notable final table scorers were, Young Gun Sahil ‘$lim$hady19’ Chuttani (3^rd for ₹1.15 Lakhs), Kanishka ‘Wildflower’ Samant (6^th for ₹56,409), Young Gun Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover (7^th for ₹41,433) and Alok ‘Mazacar’ Birewar (8^th for ₹30,451).

Final Table Results

1. Umang ‘Umang94’ Kakarania – ₹2,07,500*

2. wcr185 – ₹1,90,237*

3. Sahil ‘$lim$hady19’ Chuttani – ₹1,15,814

4. Bluecharm – ₹93,724

5. KaalaPatthar – ₹73,881

6. Kanishka ‘Wildflower’ Samant – ₹56,409

7. Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover – ₹41,433

8. Alok ‘Mazacar’ Birewar – ₹30,451

9. ingloriousbasterds – ₹24,960

*denotes heads-up deal

The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 257

Re-entries – 265

Prize Pool – ₹13,05,000

Places Paid – 63

Crushing its advertised guarantee, The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD turned out to be a roaring success. The Monday flagship tourney generated a prize pool of ₹13.05 Lakhs on the back of 522 hopefuls (257 unique and 265 re-entries).

Well-known MTT player Prabhat ‘greatgatsby’ Paliya bested ‘VIRJAIN’ (runner-up for ₹1.78 Lakhs) heads-up to win the title and took home a winner’s payday of ₹2.54 Lakhs.

The top 63 places were paid, and notables who advanced to the final table was Kanishka ‘Highness’ Samant (3rd for ₹1.14 lakhs), Ankur ‘Victor007’ Agarwal (5th for ₹63,420), and Sandy ‘Ziigmund’ Lamba (6th for ₹50,900)

Final Table Results

1. Prabhat ‘greatgatsby’ Paliya – ₹2,54,000

2. VIRJAIN – ₹1,78,000

3. Kanishka ‘Highness’ Samant – ₹1,14,000

4. Blonde – ₹84,560

5. Ankur ‘Victor007’ Agarwal – ₹63,420

6. Sandy ‘Ziigmund’ Lamba – ₹50,900

7. Iamfish – ₹42,410

8. Guns465 – ₹33,800

9. Vishzz – ₹25,450

Battle Royale ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 192

Re-entries – 165

Total Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹5,53,750

Total Prize Pool –₹4,46,250

Places Paid – 62

Vaibhav ‘GTO_LIFE_GG’ Sharma took down not just one but two titles on PokerStars India last night. The seasoned pro from Delhi won the headliner Battle Royale ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.78 Lakhs after defeating Vishnu ‘violator2018’ Khandelwal (runner up for ₹99,223) in the heads-up match.

The event gathered a player pool of 357 challengers (192 unique and 165 re-entries), which resulted in a shortfall of ₹1.07 Lakhs, and the top 62 places landed in the money zone.

Other prominent names who FT’ed the tourney included Rishab ‘riverrshiverr’ Jain (5^th for ₹45,027), Srihari ‘bangbang1999’ Bang (7^th for ₹20,223), and Piyush ‘plzdonttilt’ Chandak (8^th for ₹11,502).

Final Table Results

1. Vaibhav ‘GTO_LIFE_GG’ Sharma – ₹1,78,151

2. Vishnu ‘violator2018’ Khandelwal – ₹99,223

3. powershell42 – ₹87,611

4. Aggrolegend – ₹55,040

5. Rishab ‘riverrshiverr’ Jain – ₹45,027

6. Dicktator1 – ₹36,018

7. Srihari ‘bangbang1999’ Bang – ₹20,223

8. Piyush ‘plzdonttilt’ Chandak – ₹11,502

9. wildshark100 – ₹16,244

AOPS Table For 6 ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 178

Re-entries – 165

Prize Pool – ₹8,57,506

Places Paid – 34

The AOPS Table For 6 attracted 343 entries (178 unique and 165 re-entries), to easily surpass the ₹6 Lakhs posted guarantee by ₹2.58 Lakhs. The event generated a ₹8.58 Lakhs prize pool that was distributed among the top 34 finishers.

In the end, Ravindra ‘wormhole’ Arikeri was the last player standing in the tourney and collected the winner’s prize of ₹2.14 Lakhs along with the title. Arikeri defeated Vishnu ‘violator’ Khandelwal heads-up, who banked ₹1.30 lakhs for his runner-up finish.

Myron ‘zzzzz369’ Pereira (5^th for ₹49,306), Rachit ‘rachubaba’ Arora (6^th for ₹32,156), and Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parakh (7^th for ₹25,725) Fted the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. Ravindra ‘wormhole’ Arikeri – ₹2,14,375

2. Vishnu ‘violator’ Khandelwal – ₹1,29,911

3. akshayverma7 – ₹94,325

4. jumper99 – ₹71,601

5. Myron ‘zzzzz369’ Pereira – ₹49,306

6. Rachit ‘rachubaba’ Arora – ₹32,156

7 Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parakh – ₹25,725

8. SrinivasMangalore – ₹21,438

9 thepokerfaceblr – ₹17,150

The Flash ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 302

Re-entries – 85

Re-buys – 214

Prize Pool – ₹6,01,000

Places Paid – 55

Featuring a ₹1,100 buy-in, The Flash ₹6 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker attracted 601 contenders.

‘notoriousB.I.G’ stormed past the fierce competition and eventually struck a three-way deal to capture the top spot for ₹85,150. ‘billubhai’ (runner-up for ₹73,549) and ‘EatingFish’ (3^rd for ₹70,482) also secured podium finishes.

Other prominent players who featured on the final table were, Akshay ‘funckpot’ Vohra (4^th for ₹57,975) and Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (5^th for ₹34,196).

Final Table Results

1. notoriousB.I.G – ₹85,150*

2. billubhai – ₹73,549*

3. EatingFish – ₹70,482*

4. Akshay ‘funckpot’ Vohra – ₹57,975

5. Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia – ₹34,196

6. BuddyLove – ₹26,323

7. Luckbox999 – ₹19,592

8. dd2412 – ₹14,183

9. rahul827012 – ₹11,479

*denotes three-way deal

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

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 139

Re-entries – 40

Re-buys – 95

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 25

The ₹5 Lakhs GTD Destiny Jr was the biggest guarantee event on the opening day`s schedule of the Ultimate Value Series (UVS). With 274 entries (139 unique, 40 re-entries and 95 re-buys) signing up, the tournament had a ₹89,000 overlay. Taking on the lead to finish his run with the title in his grasp was Pranav ‘mithrandir16’ Anand. Anand defeated Kunal ‘cvc’ Sharma (runner-up for ₹81,250) heads-up to win ₹1.32 Lakhs in prize money.

Abinash Kumar ‘QueenNine’ Nayak (8^th for ₹12,000) and Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit (9^th for ₹10,500) posted FT finishes.

Final Table Results

1. Pranav ‘mithrandir16’ Anand – ₹1,32,500

2. Kunal ‘cvc’ Sharma – ₹81,250

3. CMNaik – ₹56,250

4. huckleberry – ₹40,000

5. balyanbali – ₹31,025

6. Expert – ₹26,675

7. TBA – ₹24,500

8. Abinash Kumar ‘QueenNine’ Nayak – ₹12,000

9. Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit – ₹10,500

AOPS Brunch ₹4 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹1,250

Entries – 206

Re-entries – 154

Prize Pool – ₹4,05,006

Places Paid – 21

The AOPS Brunch ₹4 Lakhs GTD logged in a 359-strong field (106 unique and 154 re-entries) yesterday, to culminate ₹4.05 Lakhs in the prize pool kitty.

Anonymous user ‘Hell12’ outlasted the field, including Ashish ‘akb786’ Kaushik heads-up to walk away with a ₹1.13 Lakhs paycheque. Kaushik settled for the runners-up prize worth ₹65,813.

Abhishek ‘patrick2312’ Pathak (3^rd for ₹50,018) and Amarjeet ‘amarjeet1989’ Singh (6th for ₹17,415) were the other well-known final table finishers.

Monday MegaStack ₹3 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 64

Re-entries – 58

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 15

The Monday MegaStack ₹3 Lakhs GTD on PokerBaazi attracted 122 players (64 unique and 58 re-entries), falling ₹56,000 short of the listed guarantee.

Online crusher Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh was crowned the champion after defeating site regular ‘DEEPAKALLIN’ and pocketed ₹80,400 in prize money. The latter earned ₹56,310 for his efforts.

Anuj ‘MrGreen1610’ Laddhad (3rd for ₹36,210), Rajat ‘LungFakeer’ Sharma (4th for ₹26,820), Harsh ‘100crdream’ Dembla (5th for ₹20,100), and Kiran ‘pocketjs’ YK (9th for ₹8,040) also posted FT scores.

AOPS Siesta ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 165

Re-entries – 140

Prize Pool – ₹3,05,004

Places Paid – 34

Adda52’s AOPS Siesta pulled in 305 entrants (165 unique and 140 re-entries), making for a guarantee-busting ₹3.05 Lakhs in the prize pool.

Anonymous user ‘Ashishmunka’ championed the event for ₹76,250, while Pratibh ‘MrGTO’ Saluja came in second for ₹46,208.

Utkarsh ‘Mathfane’ Somaiya (4^th for ₹25,468), PokerGuru Ambassador Naresh ‘fireexit’ Rathnam (5^th for ₹17,538), and Utkarsh ‘sam20542’ Srivastava (8^th for ₹7,625) earned final table payouts.

The Classic Monday ₹3 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 83

Re-entries – 53

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 23

Vaibhav ‘GTO_LIFE_GG’ Sharma captured his second title on PokerStars India when he shipped The Classic Monday ₹3 Lakhs GTD for ₹62,499. The tourney suffered an overlay of ₹28,000 after registering 136 entries.

Notables present on the FT were Ankur ‘Flopzila’ Agarwal (3^rd for ₹35,576) and Prabhat ‘uchichaa19’ Paliya (8^th for ₹8,697).

Night Rider Monster Stack ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹880

Entries – 192

Re-entries – 65

Re-buys – 126

Prize Pool – ₹3,06,400

Places Paid – 31

Spartan Poker’s Night Rider Monster Stack ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD played out amidst 383 runners on Monday. While the event comfortably surpassed its guarantee to generate a ₹3.06 Lakhs prize pool, the final 31 finishers were able to earn a payout.

The biggest chunk of the prize money was claimed by Prashob ‘ErrorDetected’ PJ, who was declared the winner and banked ₹56,729 after striking a heads-up deal with ‘Theprofessor83’ (runner-up for ₹51,705).

AOPS AfterParty PLO ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy–in – ₹880

Entries – 154

Re-entries – 224

Prize Pool – ₹3,02,400

Places Paid – 38

The AOPS AfterParty PLO ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD on Adda52 posted a ₹3.02 Lakhs prize pool on the back of a 378-entry field (154 unique and 170 re-entries).

‘yadava28’ bested ‘mannu425’ (runner-up for ₹45,814) heads-up to grab the title and top prize of ₹75,600.

Other known names on the final table included Pratibh ‘MrGTO’ Saluja (3^rd for ₹33,264) and Anil ‘spewtard’ Adiani (8th for ₹7,560).

AOPS Dusk ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 152

Re-Entries – 124

Prize Pool – ₹2,76,000

Places Paid – 30

The ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD AOPS Dusk drew in 276 hopefuls (152 unique and 124 re-entries), to accrue a ₹2.76 Lakhs prize pool.

Rishi ‘ronaldo94’ Mundhra took down the title to win ₹70,656 in first-place prize money. ‘pahwa_p’ was the runner-up and banked a ₹42,090 payout.

Raghavendra ‘ThikanaCK’ Hada (5^th for ₹15,870), and Utkarsh ‘Mathfane’ Somaiya (9^th for ₹5,520) posted FT finishes.

Pocket Lunch ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 85

Re-entries – 46

Total Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000

Places Paid – 27

Pocket52’s daily Pocket Lunch ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD suffered an overlay of ₹19,000 on the back of a field of 131 entries (85 unique and 46 re-entries), and the top 27 places finished ITM.

Topping them all was mystery user ‘Nastyboy’ who defeated ‘Romosa’ (runner-up for ₹21,000) heads-up to bank the top prize worth ₹34,500.

Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal

Buy-in – ₹385

Entries – 113

Re-buys – 85

Add-ons – 53

Total Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 17

The Monday Blues on Poker Dangal attracted 251 entries to leave an overlay of ₹12,150, and the top 17 places finished ITM.

The champion emerged in ‘Choocha’ who beat ‘DC.5’ (runner-up for ₹17,000) heads-up for the title and walked away with ₹24,000.

Saksham ‘Razorfish’ Sharma finished 7^th for ₹3,750.

Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹275 (250+25)

Entries – 41

Re-entries – 36

Prize Pool – ₹20,000

Places Paid – 8

‘Immortal’ outlasted the 77-entry field (41 unique and 36 re-entries) to win Khelo365’s Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD for ₹6,800. The event suffered a negligible ₹750 shortfall against the proposed guarantee. ‘Keneirhakho’ placed second for ₹4,000.

This report was updated at 3 PM on 09.06.2020.

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