Daily Majors: Vasan, Grover, Chhabria & Saigal Shine in the Monday Marquees

Another slow-paced Monday saw all the flagships plagued by the overlay fever. Poker players can, however, take consolation in the fact that Spartan Poker’s Ultimate Value Series (UVS) starts today, with PokerBaazi’s ₹2 Crore GTD Game Changer returning on September 16.

Here’s a recap of all the big winners from Monday!

Spartan Poker

With the second edition of the Grand Poker Series (GPS) culminating on Sunday, the action slowed down considerably on Monday. The day’s biggest draw, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD ReCharge, logged in 494 participants, falling ₹12,000 short of meeting the proposed guarantee. Young Gun Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover was the first player to cross the finish line and netted a winner’s paycheque of ₹2 Lakhs, while ‘Bankruptcy’ came in second for ₹1.33 Lakhs. Grover also final tabled two tourneys on PokerStars India’s, taking his cumulative score for the night to ₹2.63 Lakhs.

Presently ranked #2 on the annual leaderboard, Grover has been in fierce form over the past few months. Grover has ₹5.22 Crores in recorded online earnings, and ₹2.81 Crores from that he has accumulated in 2020.

The other marquee event on Spartan Poker was the ₹6 Lakhs GTD The Flash. The ₹1,100 buy-in tourney logged in 566 entrants, experiencing an overlay of ₹34,000. ‘Dragon Kewe’ clinched the top honors for ₹88,470, after a three-way deal with ‘u2day’ (runner-up for ₹81,778) and ‘onlywinner007’ (3rd for ₹73,292).

The action is expected to pick up the pace later today, with the Ultimate Value Series (UVS) returning for yet another edition. The five-day series will run till September 20 and features 34 tournaments with ₹90 Lakhs in prize pool guarantees!

PokerBaazi

Leading the charge on PokerBaazi was ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Bout. Sporting a buy-in of ₹2,750, the event attracted 364 entries and fell ₹90,000 short of its listed guarantee. Jitendra ‘Jeet0’ Gadhwal juggernaut to the top of the field and captured the ₹2.10 Lakhs top prize, even as seasoned pro Jasven ‘JasvenSaigal’ Saigal had to contend with a runner-up finish worth ₹1.47 Lakhs.

The ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monday MegaStack was taken down by ‘Radha1110’ for ₹56,300, with Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar coming in second for ₹39,420. The event clocked in 97 runners to register a marginal ₹6,000 overlay.

Adda52

The ₹10 Lakhs GTD Inception was the biggest guaranteed tourney on Adda52 on Monday night. Attracting 243 contenders, the ₹3,500 buy-in event fell ₹1.90 Lakhs short of the break-even mark. Seasoned pro Shravan ‘sweatmyass13’ Chhabria was the last player standing and won ₹2.41 Lakhs, after besting ‘beherapunya2111‘ (runner-up for ₹1.73 Lakhs) heads-up.

Adda52 hosted two ₹2 Lakhs guarantee events yesterday. The Quad KO – 4 Max registered 130 players, experiencing an overlay of ₹83,000. ‘IamINEVITABLE’ shipped the event for ₹56,000.

The second ₹2 Lakhs GTD event was the Afternoon Adda that fared slightly better as it had to fill in a deficit of ₹24,500 on the back of 156 entries. Pranav ‘pkpok’ Khandalkar won the event for ₹54,000.

PokerStars India

The Monday bonanza on PokerStars India was the ₹15 Lakhs GTD INCOOP-124 Battle Royale that dragged in 196 entries, suffering an overlay of ₹5.20 Lakhs. Bharat ‘MojoJojo2193’ Vasan championed the tourney after defeated Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar heads-up to win ₹3.19 Lakhs. Kakkar took home ₹1.70 Lakhs in second-place prize money. With this win, Vasan has successfully crossed the ₹1 Crore-mark in overall winnings and presently has ₹1.04 Crores in recorded earnings to his name.

The ₹5 Lakhs GTD INCOOP-126 Big Bubble Rush fared no better, registering 164 entries, resulting in a shortfall of₹90,000. Karan ‘999AykA999’ Jain came out on top to win ₹1.08 Lakhs following a three-way deal with ‘cutymannu89’ (runner-up for ₹54,316) and ‘drpokerabc’ (3rd for ₹49,335).

The other Monday winners were:

INCOOP-124 Battle Royale ₹15 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 106

Re-entries – 90

Total Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹10,10,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹4,90,000

Places Paid – 35

The ₹15 Lakhs GTD INCOOP-124 Battle Royale had to pitch in over 5 Lakhs on the back of a modest 196-entry field who ponied up the 5,500 entry buy-in. The tourney commenced at 7:30 PM last night and ended at 2:20 AM.

Bharat ‘MojoJojo2193’ Vasan added ₹3.19 Lakhs to his bankroll after defeating Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar (runner-up for ₹1.70 Lakhs) heads-up for the title.

The seven-handed FT also included known names like Abhijeet ‘sexylady7766’ Kumar (3^rd for ₹1.55 Lakhs) and Avijit ‘SwangoRay’ Jaiswal (4^th for ₹95,960)

Final Table Results

1. Bharat ‘MojoJojo2193’ Vasan – ₹3,19,380
2. Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar – ₹1,70,940
3. Abhijeet ‘sexylady7766’ Kumar – ₹1,55,590
4. Avijit ‘SwangoRay’ Jaiswal – ₹95,960
5. Revertoace – ₹68,250
6. flipper595 – ₹41,437
7. Infic11 – ₹33,368

Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹3,500

Entries – 128

Re-entries – 125

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 27

Adda52’s 8 PM tourney, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Inception brought together 243 runners. With each of them ponying up the ₹3,500 entry buy-in, the event experienced a ₹1.90 Lakhs shortfall in meeting the listed guarantee.

Coming out on top after an over six-hour-long run was Young Gun Shravan ‘sweatmyass13’ Chhabria, who made the podium finish to bag ₹2.41 Lakhs.

Chhabria, who has hidden his online scores, beat ‘beherapunya2111’ (runner-up for ₹1.73 Lakhs) in the final showdown.

The six-max final table saw Siddhanth ‘Sidstack’ Kripalani (3^rd for ₹1.16 Lakhs), PokerGuru Ambassador Ratul ‘riverking021’ Steves (5^th for ₹57,500), and the GPS –Grand Titan Stack winner Nitin ‘bigbluffs’ Arora (6^th for ₹42,500) post deep finishes.

Final Table Results

1. Shravan ‘sweatmyass13’ Chhabria – ₹2,41,898
2. beherapunya2111 – ₹1,73,102
3. Siddhanth ‘Sidstack’ Kripalani – ₹1,16,500
4. SpiNNaker – ₹85,000
5. Ratul ‘riverking021’ Steves – ₹57,500
6. Nitin ‘bigbluffs’ Arora – ₹42,500

The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 210

Re-entries – 154

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 45

PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Bout booked a shortfall of ₹90,000 after engaging 364 entries.

While the event offered payouts to the top 45 finishers, Jitendra ‘Jeet0’ Gadhwal walked away with the lion`s share of the kitty worth ₹2.10 Lakhs. Seasoned pro Jasven ‘JasvenSaigal’ Saigal came in second for ₹1.47 Lakhs.

Raghavendra ‘pingu Rajanna (5^th for ₹52,500), Myron ‘priyankAAchoprAA’ Pereira (6^th for ₹42,000), Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury (7^th for ₹35,000), and Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor (8^th for ₹28,000) also FT-ed the tourney!

Final Table Results

1. Jitendra ‘Jeet0’ Gadhwal – ₹2,10,000
2. Jasven ‘JasvenSaigal’ Saigal – ₹1,47,000
3. aryamancr7 – ₹94,500
4. abhishek1296 – ₹70,000
5. Raghavendra ‘pingu Rajanna – ₹52,500
6. Myron ‘priyankAAchoprAA’ Pereira – ₹42,000
7. Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury – ₹35,000
8. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹28,000

Recharge ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 229

Re-entries – 74

Re-buys – 191

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 39

Spartan Poker’s Monday staple tourney, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Recharge, clocked in 494 hopefuls, falling six entries short on the 500-entry prize pool guarantee.

After almost seven hours of play, Young Gun Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover emerged the winner after beating ‘Bankruptcy’ (runner-up for ₹1.33 Lakhs) in the heads-up to win ₹2.01 Lakhs.

Grover also FT-ed the two flagship tourneys on PokerStars India. He placed ninth in INCOOP-124 Battle Royale for ₹35,620 and followed that up by taking fifth-place in the INCOOP-126 Big Bubble for ₹28,986.

The Delhi-based pro`s blistering run these last few months has helped him cement his place at #2 on the annual leaderboard with ₹2.81 Crores in winnings for the year. His lifetime MTT tally has crossed ₹5.22 Crores.

The other regs in the final table were Rohit ‘rohit0004’ Yadav (6^th for ₹46,700), Michael ‘folditnoob’ Keishing (8^th for ₹25,200), and Jyoti ‘joey114114’ Ranjan Nayak (9^th for ₹20,900).

Final Table Results

1. Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover – ₹2,00,500
2. Bankruptcy – ₹1,33,300
3. Persie – ₹97,500
4. gogobhai – ₹78,700
5. IshqBector – ₹61,700
6. Rohit ‘rohit0004’ Yadav – ₹46,700
7. Frank Lampard – ₹34,300
8. Michael ‘folditnoob’ Keishing – ₹25,200
9. Jyoti ‘joey114114’ Ranjan Nayak – ₹20,900

The Flash ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 280

Re-entries – 98

Re-buys – 188

Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000

Places Paid – 55

The other marquee on Spartan Poker yesterday, the ₹6 Lakhs GTD The Flash, was contested by 566 runners, to witness a deficit of ₹34,000.

After using two bullets and agreeing to a three-way deal, anonymous user ‘Dragon Kewe’ was the last player standing and banked ₹88,470.

The winners recorded earnings on Spartan Poker have touched ₹28.63 Lakhs with a net loss of ₹8.68 Lakhs.

The runner-up prize of ₹81,778 went to ‘u2day’. ‘onlywinner007’ took the third-place payout of ₹73,292.

The other notables on the FT were PokerGuru Ambassador Naresh ‘FreeFlow’ Veeravalli (8^th for ₹14,160) and Banmanlang ‘bml2012’ Lyndem (9^th for ₹11,460).

Final Table Results

1. Dragon Kewe – ₹88,470*
2. u2day – ₹81,778*
3. onlywinner007 – ₹73,292*
4. 1-855-925-7070 – ₹43,140
5. BiggBang – ₹34,140
6. Hosgeldiniz – ₹26,280
7. Karthik12 – ₹19,560
8. Naresh ‘FreeFlow’ Veeravalli – ₹14,160
9. Banmanlang ‘bml2012’ Lyndem – ₹11,460

* denotes a three-way deal

INCOOP-126 Big Bubble Rush ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 99

Re-entries – 65

Total Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,95,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,05,000

Places Paid – 29

The ₹2,750 entry buy-in INCOOP-126 Big Bubble Rush was shipped by Karan ‘999AykA999’ Jain, who earned a paycheck of ₹1.08 Lakhs following a three-way deal with ‘cutymannu89’ (2^nd for ₹54,316) and ‘drpokerabc’ (3^rd for ₹49,335).

The event logged in 164 entries to experience a ₹90,000 overlay on its ₹5 Lakhs guaranteed prize pool, and the top 29 places finished ITM.

Notables like Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover (5^th for ₹28,986) and Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar (6^th for ₹24,187) posted FT scores.

Final Table Results

1. Karan ‘999AykA999’ Jain – ₹1,08,468*
2. cutymannu89 – ₹54,316*
3. drpokerabc – ₹49,335*
4. dangerousdaku – ₹25,031
5. Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover – ₹28,986
6. Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar – ₹24,187
7. prabhat64 – ₹11,484

*denotes three-way deal

Pocket Queens ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 186

Re-entries – 82

Prize Pool – ₹2,68,000

Places Paid – 45

Resuming its tourney schedule after a day`s downtime, Pocket52 saw its ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Queens registering 268 entries to generate a ₹2.68 Lakhs prize pool, and the top 45 places got paid.

The champion emerged in ‘Grumpy,’ who took away ₹57,620 in prize money. Saksham ‘Razorfish’ Sharma finished runner-up for ₹35,510.

Sudarshan ‘Onlyriver12’ More (3^rd for ₹25,460) and Niteen ‘Niteenplus’ Raj (5^th for ₹14,740) posted FT finishes.

Monday MegaStack ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 81

Re-entries – 16

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 12

Mystery user ‘Radha1110’ championed the ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monday MegaStack on PokerBaazi, besting one of the top MTT regular’s Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar heads-up to win ₹56,300. Kumar added ₹39,420 to his bankroll for his runner-up finish.

Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey (4^th for ₹18,780), and Vivekk ‘Vivek25’ Dube (5^th for ₹14,080) posted FT scores.

Quad KO – 4 Max ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹2,000

Entries – 74

Re-entries – 56

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 13

Part of Adda52’s Monday schedule was the ₹2 Lakhs GTD Quad KO 4 Max that kicked off at 9.30 PM, drawing 130 entries. The numbers fell short, and the event overlaid ₹83,000.

The last 13 places were assured a payout, and in the end, anonymous player ‘IamINEVITABLE’ took it down to win ₹56,000.

Nitin ‘bigbluffs’ Arora (3^rd for ₹26,000) and Siddharth ‘gabandheer’ Pandey (4^th for ₹20,000) were the other prominent FT finishers in the tourney.

Afternoon Adda ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹1,250

Entries – 86

Re-entries – 70

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 17

Topping 155 other entries, Pranav ‘pkpoker’ Khandalkar captured the ₹2 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda.

Khandalkar has a well-rounded resume of scores, and his lifetime winnings have reached ₹2.13 Crores after this win.

The tournament suffered a ₹24,500 overlay, and Khandalkar had to beat his heads-up rival ‘royalgowda’ (runner-up for ₹34,000) before claiming the bragging rights.

Aditya Kumar ‘balls86’ Patodia finished 8^th for ₹6,000.

Pocket Lunch ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 109

Re-Entries – 69

Prize Pool – ₹1,78,000

Places Paid – 36

The daily afternoon event on Pocket52, the ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Lunch, logged in 178 entries to post a guarantee-crushing ₹1.78 Lakhs prize pool.

‘AllwaysbuffinG’ decimated the competition to win ₹40,050, even as ‘Reeraizer’ finished runner-up for ₹24,030.

Lalit ‘msdhoni07’ Devpal (3^rd for ₹18,334) and Akanksha ‘msms001’ S (6^th for ₹8,010) were the site regs to post FT scores.

Devpal posted a second FT score in the Pocket Dinner, placing sixth for ₹6,750.

Pocket Dinner ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 89

Re-entries – 31

Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000

Places Paid – 27

Pocket52 regular Kanhaiya ‘Kanupriya’ Bairwa defeated Kuldeep ‘Pannuk’ Pannu (runner-up for ₹21,000) heads-up to clinch the ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Dinner title for ₹34,500.

The tourney filled in an overlay of ₹30,000, on the back of 120 registrations.

Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal

Buy-in – ₹385

Entries – 115

Rebuys – 76

Add-ons – 42

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 17

Starting at 8 PM, Poker Dangal’s ₹1 Lakhs GTD Monday Blues attracted 233 entries, including 115 unique players.

After a fast-paced four-hour-run, coming out on top was ‘An_ant,’ who pocketed ₹24,000 with ‘Smart’ finishing runner-up for ₹17,000.

Ajit Singh ‘ace_bob’ Arora (5^th for ₹7,000) and Jayant ‘tjdgrinder’ Agarwal (6^th for ₹5,000) collected FT scores.

Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹275

Entries – 32

Re-entries – 42

Prize Pool – ₹20,000

Places Paid – 8

‘Sabran1’ took down the ₹20K GTD Grinder 2.0 on Khelo365 for ₹6,800.

This report was updated at 1 PM on 15.09.2020

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