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The Wednesday MTTs packed quite the punch, and two players clearly stood out from the rest!
Ashit Sharma was the day`s standout winner and topped the Wednesday charts with over ₹6.75 Lakhs in total winnings. He won two tournaments: Spartan Poker’s Wednesday High Roller (₹5.67 Lakhs) and PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost (₹45,674), and cashed another four, crossing ₹1 Crore in tracked online profits! Last week’s Wednesday High Roller runner-up finisher Vishal Ojha (2nd for ₹3.91 Lakhs) again came up one place short of the finish line.
The upcoming poker star Areyann Gurbaxani was another Wednesday trailblazer who won two tournaments and chopped another with none other than Ashit Sharma, collectively banking ₹3.92 Lakhs. The former NPS#4: Sunday Marathon champion, Gurbaxani, won PokerBaazi’s The Pride (₹2.86 Lakhs) and Spartan Poker’s Sundowner (₹55,818). Ganesh Durgade pocketed a career-best ₹2 Lakhs for his runner-up finish in The Pride.
The former SSS – The Millionaire runner-up finisher Vaibhav Sharma championed Spartan Poker’s Destiny for ₹4.41 Lakhs, becoming the sixth player to lock in a seat in the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Destiny 24.0 SnG Finale. The former IOPC – Destiny champion, Young Gun Sanat Mehrotra, collected ₹2.93 Lakhs in second place.
Sakshi Pandey made the victory march in Adda52’s Maverick, picking up a site-best ₹3.90 Lakhs. Tuesday’s (7-Max) SPRINT winner, Ashish Nailwal, kept his July scorecard ticking with a second place finish in Maverick for ₹2.21 Lakhs and cumulatively pocketed ₹2.42 Lakhs across two FT finishes.
The IOPC JAN 2021 – Value Mine champion Shakti Soni shipped Spartan Poker’s Wed Poker Nite #1 for ₹1.09 Lakhs, beating Aditya Kesharwani (2nd for ₹73,692) heads-up.
Nitesh Baliyan stormed his way to the top in Adda52’s La Luna to collect his maiden title of the year and ₹1.11 Lakhs in prize money.
Our very own ‘Chota Machhi’ AKA Arpit Jain, won PokerStars India’s Night on Stars for the second time this month for ₹1.01 lakhs. The #8 ranked player of the year, Siddharth Gangwar, finished runner-up for ₹77,611.
Tuesday’s Monster Stack champion, poker streamer Parth Jain, clinched back-to-back titles on the site as he won MPL Poker’s Wednesday Bonanza last night for ₹58,750 – and that too on stream! Pramod Choudhary came second for ₹37,375.
Vishal Kumar, Mohak Kapoor, Siddhanth Kapoor, Baiju Ray, Satyam Surendra, Clinton Tavares, Ashish Mudgil, Dharambir Yadav, Adithya N G, and Karan Thakker won the other Wednesday marquees.
Here are the Wednesday highlights!
Spartan Poker
Destiny – ₹22 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 210
Re-entries – 77
Rebuys – 142
Prize Pool – ₹22,00,000
Places Paid – 39
The former SSS – The Millionaire runner-up finisher Vaibhav ‘Nikka Zaildar’ Sharma outran a stacked 429-entry field in Wednesday`s biggest guaranteed tournament, Spartan Poker’s ₹22 Lakhs GTD Destiny, winning ₹4.41 Lakhs and a seat in the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Destiny 24.0 SnG Finale. Young Gun Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra fell one place short of winning his second Destiny title and collected ₹2.93 Lakhs in second place.
Vaibhav Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.88 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.06 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #10 | Annual Winnings: ~₹1.21 Crores | Sixth Player to Win a Seat in the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Destiny 24.0 SnG Finale
The #2 ranked player in the annual TLB (points) standings, Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor, raked in more TLB points last night. He made away with ₹1.07 Lakhs in Wednesday winnings across seven ITM finishes, including PokerBaazi`s PLO Boost Monster title.
His top Wednesday finishes include:
> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Destiny for ₹55,440
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s PLO Boost Monster for ₹23,341 (won the title for the fifth time this year and 11th time overall)
> 8th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹18,290
Mohak Kapoor’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.89 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹61.48 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #26 | Ranked #2 in the Annual TLB (Points) Standings
Final Table Results
Wednesday High Roller – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹16,500
Entries – 80
Re-entries – 30
Rebuys – 38
Prize Pool – ₹22,20,000
Places Paid – 15
Ashit ‘D. Carwin1’ Sharma went on a tear last night. The former The Millionaire runner-up finisher won two tournaments and cashed another four, making away with the day`s best ₹6.75 Lakhs (overall). Sharma’s smashing run has pushed him past ₹1 Crore in lifetime online profits.
Sharma`s biggest break of the day was taking down Spartan Poker’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD Wednesday High Roller for a hefty ₹5.67 Lakhs. Last week’s Wednesday High Roller runner-up finisher Vishal ‘Darky012’ Ojha once again missed out on the top honors, netting ₹3.91 Lakhs in second place.
Ashit Sharma`s Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Wednesday High Roller for ₹5,67,210
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹45,674 (heads-up deal with Areyann Gurbuxani)
> 9th in Spartan Poker’s Destiny for ₹45,980
> 7th in Spartan Poker`s Sundowner for ₹9,425
> 26th in PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹4,836
> 21st in PokerBaazi`s Hyper Sprint for ₹2,310
Ashit Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.86 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.02 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #14 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.12 Crores
Prabhat ‘R5R5R5R5R5’ Saini (4th for ₹2.08 Lakhs), the #4 ranked player of the month Vikranth Varma (5th for ₹1,67,610), and Mohit ‘TurnYourAce’ Kankariya (6th for ₹1.31 Lakhs) also FT-ed the Wednesday High Roller.
Rajat ‘NoPrisoners’ Sharma (9th for ₹57,720), Chirag ‘chilling’ Sodha (10th for ₹46,620), PokerGuru Ambassador Ankit ‘d00mtr00per’ Wadhawan (11th for ₹46,620), Rahul ‘JacK`spArrow’ Kumar Jain (12th for ₹43,290), and PokerGuru Ambassador Faiz ‘SoJaoBhaiya’ Alam (13th for ₹43,290) were other notables who sneaked into the money.
Final Table Results
Wed Poker Nite #1 – ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 184
Re-entries – 35
Rebuys – 126
Prize Pool – ₹5,17,500
Places Paid – 31
The former IOPC – Value Mine champion Shakti ‘Allineveryone’ Soni clinched his fifth title of the year on Spartan Poker after winning the late-night ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Wed Poker Nite #1 for ₹1.09 Lakhs. Aditya ‘Aara_rara_ra’ Kesharwani secured a runner-up payday worth ₹73,692.
Shakti Soni’s online stats (Spartan Poker and PokerBaazi): Lifetime Winnings: ₹36.48 Lakhs| Lifetime Profits: ₹13.68 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #5
Final Table Results
Siddhanth ‘ChintuDeddha’ Kapoor (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹57,058), ‘LaCatedral’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Wed Poker Nite #4 for ₹35,033), ‘jits12’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up for ₹20,050), and ‘Khiladiya’ (Won ₹50K GTD The Centurion for ₹10,575) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.
PokerBaazi
The Pride – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 207
Re-entries – 182
Prize Pool – ₹13,62,000
Places Paid – 45
Like Ashit Sharma, Areyann ‘kreishhAA’ Gurbaxani was another Wednesday trailblazer. The former NPS#4: Sunday Marathon champion reeled in two titles, a runner-up finish and another deep run, encashing ₹3.92 Lakhs across his smashing mid-week run and just about crossing ₹1 Crore in annual winnings.
The 22-year-old Gurbaxani’s most prominent finish last night was taking down PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Pride, where he bested a 389-player field to collect ₹2.86 Lakhs. Ganesh ‘Ganesh24’ Durgade posted a career-best ₹2 Lakhs in second place.
Areyann Gurbaxani`s Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹2,85,915 (second-best score on the site)
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Sundowner for ₹55,818 (had finished runner-up in this event on Monday)
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹45,057
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹6,798
Areyann Gurbaxani`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.50 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹42.48 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #19 | Annual Winnings: ₹1 Crore
Final Table Results
(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 286
Re-entries – 224
Prize Pool – ₹7,65,000
Places Paid – 63
‘Avyzara’ proved the last player standing in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT, where they overcame a guarantee-crushing 510-entry field to win the title and a site-best ₹1.49 Lakhs. Sabur ‘sabur’ Ali finished runner-up for ₹1.04 Lakhs.
Avyzara’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹2.07 Lakhs| Site Profits: ₹1.11 Lakhs
Final Table Results
(7-Max) Daily SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 172
Re-entries – 138
Prize Pool – ₹6,20,000
Places Paid – 36
PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT brought in 310 challengers, generating a profitable ₹6.20 Lakhs prize pool. The event lasted almost six hours, and Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar was the last player standing and collected a winner’s payout of ₹1.21 Lakhs. He struck a heads-up deal with Puneet ‘puneetdurr111’ Sachan (2nd for ₹1.12 Lakhs), who missed out on winning the 7:30 PM marquee for the second time.
Puneet Sachan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹30.12 Lakhs| Lifetime Profits: ₹3.79 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #5
Final Table Results
*denotes a heads-up deal
Baiju ‘Nayandi’ Ray (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Hyper Sprint for ₹51,770), Satyam ‘queenilicious’ Surendra (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Holdem BOOST for ₹41,629), ‘zoravarr’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD SPRINT for ₹34,792), Ashish ‘Krazy8’ Mudgil (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹33,740), Dharambir ‘Baba1981‘ Yadav (Won ₹75K GTD PLO-6 SPRINT for ₹13,890), and ‘acestinger‘ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Baazi Super Value for ₹13,000) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.
MPL Poker
Wednesday Bonanza – ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Total Entries – 228
Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000
Places Paid – 37
Tuesday’s ₹75K GTD Monster Stack winner, Parth ‘yourpokerguy’ Jain, went back-to-back by taking down a second marquee title on MPL Poker on consecutive days. The poker streamer outlasted a 228-entry field in the ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Wednesday Bonanza last night to win ₹58,750. Pramod ‘rudraksh0010’ Choudhary pocketed ₹37,375 in second place.
On both occasions, Jain shipped the tournament while streaming! You can watch his Wednesday Bonanza stream below.
Final Table Results
Pocket52
Pocket Jacks – ₹2 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 115
Re-entries – 85
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 30
Pocket52 network user ‘Santu1234’ stood strong at the end of the ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Jacks, surpassing the 200-player field to win ₹40,000. ‘Bholebaba’ had to settle for a runner-up payday worth ₹28,500.
Final Table Results
‘Charizard’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Gladiator for ₹27,324), ‘sayonara’ (Won ₹75K GTD Unravel for ₹16,901), ‘Bholebaba’ (Won ₹60K GTD Snacks for ₹ 12,600) and ‘RONALDO_7’ (Won ₹50K GTD Dessert for ₹12,500), won the other Pocket52 marquees.
PokerDangal
Booster Wednesday – ₹75K GTD
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 58
Rebuys – 25
Prize Pool – ₹75,000
Places Paid – 13
PokerDangal user ‘dragonite’ championed the ₹75K GTD Wednesday Booster for ₹18,375. ‘shibsambhu’ came second for ₹13,375.
Final Table Results
PokerStars India
Night on Stars – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 108
Re-entries – 68
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 20
The stars seem to have changed for PokerGuru’s very own ‘Chota Machhi’ AKA Arpit Jain, who took down PokerStars India`s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Night on Stars for the second time this month for ₹1.01 Lakhs.
The #8 ranked player of the year, Siddharth ‘gangnam gangi’ Gangwar, collected ₹77,611 in second place.
Final Table Results
Clinton ‘Clinton Tavares’ Tavares (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush for ₹39,024), ‘destinygrinder’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹24,290), ‘mohana23’ (Won ₹50K GTD Afternoon on Stars for ₹11,078), ‘DR5868’ (Won ₹50K GTD Primetime Grind for ₹10,959), and ‘kush0078’ (Won ₹50K GTD Deepstack for ₹10,349) won the other PokerStars India marquees.
Adda52
Maverick – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 296
Re-entries – 239
Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000
Places Paid – 55
Sakshi ‘sakshipandey’ Pandey came out on top of a reg-infested 535-entry field in Adda52`s Wednesday headliner, ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick, adding a site-best ₹3.90 Lakhs to her tally. The former APT Online India July 2022 PLO Highroller champion and Tuesday’s (7-Max) SPRINT winner, Ashish ‘xznny112’ Nailwal, kept his heater going by raking in ₹2.21 Lakhs in second place.
Sakshi Pandey’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹6.38 Lakhs| Site Profits: ₹20,975
One of the most prolific winners of the month, Ashish Nailwal, managed another FT run in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost, collectively pocketing ₹2.42 Lakh. His Wednesday finishes include:
> 2nd in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹2.21 Lakhs
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹20,760
Ashish Nailwal’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.84 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹51.06 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #8 | Monthly Winnings: ₹26.79 Lakhs
The ₹2,750 buy-in Maverick suffered a significant ₹1.62 Lakhs overlay shortfall, and the top 55 finalists benefitted from the added value.
Final Table Results
La Luna – ₹4 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,800
Entries – 116
Re-entries – 90
Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000
Places Paid – 21
Nitesh ‘hopster99’ Baliyan stormed his way to the top of the 206-player field in Adda52’s La Luna, picking up his maiden title of the year and a ₹1.11 Lakhs payday. Site user ‘ClawB4246’ collected ₹65,000 in second place.
Nitesh Baliyan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹55.77 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹15.58 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #1
The NPS 2.0 Main Event champion Chirag Sodha collectively added ₹3.98 Lakhs across his Wednesday run.
> 10th in Spartan Poker’s Wednesday High Roller for ₹39,495
> 11th in Spartan Poker’s Destiny for ₹38,500
> 4th in Adda52’s La Luna for ₹36,000
Chirag Sodha’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.46 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.29 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #3 | Ranked #3 in the Monthly Leaderboard Standings
Final Table Results
‘Arhanhit’ (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹32,940), ‘QAJK’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Dinesh Karthik Pinch Hitter for ₹28,644), Adithya ‘RLoX1’ N G (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹12,216), Karan ‘karanthakker’ Thakker (Won ₹40K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹11,817), and ‘jank27’ (Won ₹50K GTD Dinesh Karthik Half Century for ₹9,939) won the other Adda52 marquees.
Khelo365
Khelo365 user ‘Babaraj420’ defeated ‘Blackwood’(2nd for ₹6,250) heads-up in the ₹25K GTD 6 Feet Under PLO Deepstack to win ₹9,250.
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