Daily Majors: Bhardwaj, Singhvi, Varma, Darade & Munot Bank the Big Monday Scores

With Spartan Poker’s India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) July edition underway in full swing, much of the virtual action was focused on the series. While some flagship events did witness an overlay, most of the IOPC tourneys comfortably surpassed their advertised guarantees. Let’s check out who the big winners were yesterday.

Spartan Poker

It was an action-packed day on Spartan Poker, and the show-stealer was the ever-popular ₹20 Lakhs GTD IOPC ReCharge. The event registered 1,195 entries and collected a guarantee-smashing prize pool worth ₹23.90 Lakhs. Chirag ‘Sa$sY_ThaT’ Bhardwaj championed the tourney for ₹3.61 Lakhs, after a three-way deal with ‘Unpredictable1’ (runner-up for ₹2.91 Lakhs) and ‘NutzHunteR’ (3^rd for ₹2.68 Lakhs).

Over the past few months, Bhardwaj has championed several big-ticket events, including shipping Adda52’s AOPS Mega Suits ₹35 Lakhs GTD for a career-best ₹10.63 Lakhs on April 12, the Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹4 Lakhs on March 23 and The Ballers ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.34 Lakhs on February 28. His overall online scorecard stands tall at ₹1.33 Crores.

The other headliner event of the night was the IOPC Destiny featuring a ₹10 Lakhs guarantee. A field of 654 runners gathered to participate, helping the tourney comfortably sail past its listed guarantee. In the end, the ₹13.08 Lakhs prize pool was distributed among the top 60 finishers. Former WPT champion Siddarth ‘PeterPunter’ Singhvi took down the event for ₹2.78 Lakhs, following a heads-up chop with Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma, who banked ₹2.71 Lakhs for his runner-up finish. The Pune-based Singhvi works in the IT sector and has made good use of the continued lockdown. Since March, he has bagged numerous titles, and final table cashes, with his personal-best score coming in Spartan Poker’s ₹1.5 Crores GTD Millionaire Legends where he finished runner-up for ₹25.76 Lakhson April 5. He has moved up two places to #17 on the annual winnings’ leaderboard after this score with approx ₹1.41 Crores in winnings.

‘bluffer’ ran past a 249-entry field in the ₹7 Lakhs GTD IOPC FO, claiming the title and the top prize of ₹1.57 Lakhs. PokerGuru Ambassador Gokul ‘Super Kings’ Raj placed second for ₹1.06 Lakhs. Raj also final tabled the IOPC Destiny yesterday, placing fifth for ₹53,628.

Kunal ‘cvc’ Sharma (IOPC #29 NLHE ₹6 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.18 Lakhs) and ‘FunkeyFox’ (IOPC #30 Monster Stack ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1 Lakh) were the other big Monday winners on Spartan Poker.

Adda52

With the Special Edition of the Adda52 Online Poker Series (AOPS) now in the books, the site returned to its regular MTT schedule on Monday. Headlining yesterday’s roster was the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Inception. A total of 366 contenders paid up the ₹3,500 buy-in, leading to a prize pool collection of ₹11.71 Lakhs. A low-to-mid stakes player Mandar ‘HighCardJ’ Darade was locked in a battle for the title with ‘2abhisingh.’ The duo decided to strike a deal, and Darade walked away with the title and a personal-best score of ₹2.62 Lakhs. The runner-up received ₹2.07 Lakhs for their efforts.

PokerBaazi

The Monday staple tourney on PokerBaazi, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Bout, was one of the marquees events that experienced an overlay. Despite turning in 362 entries, who paid the₹2,750 buy-in, the site still had to fill in a shortfall of ₹95,000. A player using the moniker ‘TanayParekh’ decimated the field and clinched the top honors, which included a winner’s paycheque worth ₹2.10 Lakhs, after defeating PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot heads-up. Munot pocketed an equally commendable ₹1.47 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.

The inaugural Indian Micro Poker Series (IMPS) also began yesterday. With buy-ins ranging from ₹100 to ₹500, this 14-day long series offers ₹1.5 Crores in guaranteed prizes.

PokerStars India

The Micro Millions series on PokerStars India continues unabated, and the marquee event on the site last night was the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Micro Millions-13 Battle Royale. After drawing in 321 entries, the event still suffered a sizeable ₹1.97 Lakhs shortfall. Mystery user ‘Aggrolegend’ extracted the most value as he captured the title and a ₹2.21 Lakhs payday. ‘Nitin&AMIT9999’ came in second for ₹1.14 Lakhs.

The other Monday winners were:

IOPC#32 ReCharge ₹20 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in –₹2,200

Entries – 568

Re-entries – 202

Re-buys – 425

Prize Pool – ₹23,90,000

Places Paid – 111

The Monday marquee IOPC event, the ₹20 Lakhs GTD ReCharge,saw a gigantic player pool of 1,195 signing-up for ₹2,200,collecting a guarantee crushing ₹23.90 Lakhs prize pool.

The tourney took almost nine hours to play down to a winner.Following a three-way deal with ‘Unpredictable1’ (runner-up for ₹2.91 Lakhs) and ‘NutzHunteR’ (3^rd for ₹2.68 Lakhs), it was MTT reg Chirag ‘Sa$sY_ThaT’ Bhardwaj who came out on top to take home ₹3.61 Lakhs in prize money. Bhardwaj has now crossed over ₹1.33 Crores in lifetime recorded online earnings!

Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani (4^th for ₹1.47 Lakhs) was another notable who featured on the FT.

Final Table Results

1. Chirag ‘Sa$sY_ThaT’ Bhardwaj – ₹3,61,883*
2. Unpredictable1 – ₹2,91,470*
3. NutzHunteR – ₹2,68,231*
4. Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani – ₹1,47,224
5. Oled – ₹1,14,936
6. Bluecharm – ₹88,191
7. Gk999 – ₹61,439
8. Nedstark1291 – ₹41,563
9. pbhee – ₹34,177

*denotes three-way deal

IOPC#34 Destiny ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in –₹2,200

Entries – 302

Re-entries – 99

Re-buys – 253

Prize Pool – ₹13,08,000

Places Paid – 60

The ₹10 Lakhs GTD IOPC#34 Destiny pulled in 654 entrants to create a prize pool of ₹13.08 Lakhs, and the top 60 places crossed the money line.

Capturing the title was seasoned pro Siddarth ‘PeterPunter’ Singhvi, who agreed to a heads-up chop with online regular Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (runner-up for ₹2.71 Lakhs) to win ₹2.78 Lakhs.

Avneesh ‘IamAM’ Munjal (3^rd for ₹1.17 Lakhs) and PokerGuru Ambassador Gokul ‘Super Kings’ Raj (5^th for ₹53,628) rounded out the stacked FT.

Final Table Results

1. Siddarth ‘PeterPunter’ Singhvi – ₹2,78,004*
2. Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹2,71,356*
3. Avneesh ‘IamAM’ Munjal – ₹1,17,720
4. Mervinn – ₹85,020
5. Gokul ‘Super Kings’ Raj – ₹53,628
6. Dantes 29 – ₹39,240
7. KillKish – ₹32,700
8. gogobhai – ₹26,160
9. Esoteric – ₹22,890

*denotes-heads-up deal

Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹3,500

Entries – 185

Re-entries – 181

Prize Pool – ₹11,71,196

Places Paid – 38

Adda52’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Inception drew a field of 366 runners, including 185 unique players and 181 re-entries. The tourney started at 8 PM and took nearly seven hours to crown a champion.

Traversing the vast field was Mandar ‘HighCardJ’ Darade, who shook hands on a heads-up deal with ‘2abhisingh’ (runner-up for ₹2.07 Lakhs) to win the top prize worth ₹2.62 Lakhs.

The tournament surpassed its posted guarantee to generate a ₹11.71 Lakhs prize pool.

Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar (3^rd for ₹1.28 Lakhs), PokerGuru Ambassador Naresh ‘emperor457’ Veeravalli (4^th for ₹93,696), Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh (8^th for ₹29,280) and Prakash ‘incredible7493’ Gupta (9^th for ₹23,424) were among the final table finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Mandar ‘HighCardJ’ Darade – ₹2,62,689*
2. 2abhisingh – ₹2,07,548*
3. Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar – ₹1,28,832
4. Naresh ‘emperor457’ Veeravalli – ₹93,696
5. nithin08 – ₹63,245
6. MegaFish1 – ₹43,920
7. pahwa_p – ₹35,136
8. Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh – ₹29,280
9. Prakash ‘incredible7493’ Gupta – ₹23,424

*denotes heads-up deal

Micro Millions-13 Battle Royale ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 194

Re-entries – 127

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 36

Battling through a field of 321 entries (194 unique and 127 re-entries), ‘Aggrolegend’ captured the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Micro Millions-13 Battle Royale title on PokerStars India’s last night. The player is quite active on the site, and had in June-end, won the Saturday Eliminator ₹9 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.27 Lakhs. With the Battle Royale title to his name, he added a ₹2.21 Lakhs paycheque to his online scorecard.

The tournament witnessed an overlay of nearly ₹1.97 Lakhs and paid out 36 places.

Among those who made it to the FT were, Anuj ‘inandalive’ Laddhad (5^th for ₹55,866), Amit ‘FeedMeUrStack’ Sinha (7^th for ₹22,419) and Rohan ‘RSmincer’ Soman (9^th for ₹33,076).

Final Table Results

1. Aggrolegend – ₹2,21,074
2. Nitin&AMIT9999 – ₹1,14,093
3. iAlwaysWIN007 – ₹79,701
4. Miss Mania – ₹62,581
5. Anuj ‘inandalive’ Laddhad – ₹55,866
6. pokergod576 – ₹37,344
7. Amit ‘FeedMeUrStack’ Sinha – ₹22,419
8. ijaydc – ₹16,968
9. Rohan ‘RSmincer’ Soman – ₹33,076

The Bout₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 193

Re-entries – 169

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 45

The featured tourney at PokerBaazi was the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Bout. With 362 entries (193 unique and 169 re-entries), the ₹2,750 buy-in event witnessed a shortfall of ₹95,000 for the site to fill.

The tourney played down to the wire with PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot and ‘TanayParekh’ locking horns for the title.The latter eventually clinched the title for a site-best score of ₹2.10 Lakhs. Munot settled for the runner-up spot and walked away with ₹1.47 Lakhs. Munot presently sits with over ₹3.25 Crores worth lifetime scores.

The final table included the likes of Chirag ‘miyagi’ Sodha (3rd for ₹94,500), Sandy ‘Ziigmund’ Lamba (5^th for ₹52,500), Anish ‘THENUTS’ Suri (6^th for ₹42,000), PokerGuru Ambassador Nadeem ‘SpadeHunter’ Basha (7^th for ₹35,000), Deepak ‘Deepakchawla87’ Chawla (8^th for ₹28,000), and Vikas ‘nohomejerome’ Yadav (9^th for ₹21,000)

Final Table Results

1. TanayParekh – ₹2,10,000
2. Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot – ₹1,47,000
3. Chirag ‘miyagi’ Sodha – ₹94,500
4. SaniyaIND – ₹70,000
5. Sandy ‘Ziigmund’ Lamba – ₹52,500
6. Anish ‘THENUTS’ Suri – ₹42,000
7. Nadeem ‘SpadeHunter’ Basha – ₹35,000
8. Deepak ‘Deepakchawla87’ Chawla – ₹28,000
9. Vikas ‘nohomejerome’ Yadav – ₹21,000

IOPC#33 FO ₹7 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in –₹3,300

Entries – 249

Prize Pool – ₹7,47,000

Places Paid – 31

Another major attraction last night was the ₹7 Lakhs GTD IOPC#33 FO that attracted 249 entrants to generate a prize pool of ₹7.47 Lakhs, and the top 31 places got paid.

Racing past them all was ‘bluffer,’ who defeated PokerGuru Ambassador Gokul ‘Super Kings’ Raj (runner-up for ₹1.06 Lakhs) heads-up to win ₹1.57 Lakhs.

Prominent players like PokerGuru Ambassador Ashutosh ‘stupefy’ Balodhi (4^th for ₹60,806), and Deepak ‘chimpoo’ Bothra (5^th for ₹48,107) posted FT scores.

Final Table Results

1. bluffer- ₹1,57,991
2. Gokul ‘Super Kings’ Raj – ₹1,06,373
3. Abu23 – ₹74,999
4. Ashutosh ‘stupefy’ Balodhi – ₹60,806
5. Deepak ‘chimpoo’ Bothra – ₹48,107
6. rikimaru – ₹36,528
7. KA21 – ₹26,668
8. flipitbaby – ₹19,497
9. Frank Lampard – ₹16,135

IOPC #29 NLHE ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 212

Re-entries – 60

Re-buys – 191

Prize Pool – ₹6,94,500

Places Paid – 39

Spartan Poker’s ₹6 Lakhs GTD IOPC #29 NLHE was contested by 463 runners, to collect a prize pool worth ₹6.95 Lakhs.

After six hours and forty minutes of play and using two bullets, Kunal ‘cvc’ Sharma toppled the field to win ₹1.18 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with ‘roshanthefish‘ (runner-up for ₹1.14 Lakhs). Sharma had last won Adda52’s AOPS Brunch for ₹1 Lakh on June 15. His lifetime cashes are now over ₹83.99 Lakhs.

Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash (6^th for ₹32,433) and PokerGuru Ambassador Rohit ‘ShippingYard’ Mishra (7^th for ₹23,821) were the notable finalists.

Final Table Results

1. Kunal ‘cvc’ Sharma – ₹1,18,240*
2. roshanthefish – ₹1,13,584*
3. mariokart – ₹67,714
4. jignesh0707 – ₹54,657
5. IveyLeague9009 – ₹42,851
6. Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash – ₹32,433
7. Rohit ‘ShippingYard’ Mishra – ₹23,821
8. Dabidi_Dibide – ₹17,501
9. MummyjiAap – ₹14,515

*denotes a heads-up deal

IOPC #30 Monster Stack ₹5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹880

Entries – 372

Re-entries – 113

Re-buys – 285

Prize Pool – ₹6,16,000

Places Paid – 71

Spartan Poker’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD IOPC #30 Monster Stack registered 770 runners to comfortably ride past its guarantee and garner a prize pool of ₹6.16 Lakhs.

The top three finishers decided upon a deal that saw ‘FunkeyFox’ walk away with the biggest share of the prize pool worth ₹1.00 Lakhs and the title.

Also benefiting from the deal was ‘thepokerbrat’ (runner-up for ₹74,791) and ‘Uknapdmj’ (3^rd for ₹72,279).

Sathish ‘Jaqkten’ Ananth finished 9^th for ₹10,780.

Final Table Results

1. FunkeyFox – ₹1,00,377*
2. thepokerbrat – ₹74,791*
3. Uknapdmj – ₹72,279*
4. kumarharsh020 – ₹42,258
5. gogobhai – ₹33,202
6. Steel1 – ₹25,934
7. AshG – ₹19,527
8. Big Fiszh – ₹13,614
9. Sathish ‘Jaqkten’ Ananth – ₹10,780

*denotes a three-way deal

Pocket Queens ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in –₹1,100

Entries – 139

Re-entries – 76

Prize Pool – ₹2,15,000

Places Paid – 36

Site regular ‘Fireman’ claimed the top honors in Pocket52’s ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Queens last night. The winner took home a hefty sum of ₹48,383 after outlasting a 215-strong player field. The count helped accumulate ₹2.15 Lakhs, and the top 36 places got paid.

Pocket Dinner ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in –₹1,100

Entries – 78

Re-entries – 36

Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000

Places Paid – 18

‘Acejpoker’ championed the ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Dinner on Pocket52 for ₹37,500, after besting ‘Dude’ (runner-up for ₹23,250) heads-up.

The event registered a shortfall of ₹36,000 on the back of 114 entries.

Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal

Buy-in – ₹385

Entries – 85

Re-buys – 80

Add-ons – 39

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 13

The week started with a shortfall of ₹28,600for Poker Dangal’s ₹1 Lakh GTD tourney, the Monday Blues. A total of 204 entries joined the action, and 13 places were paid.

‘Magesh18102’ was crowned the champion in the end who earned ₹24,500 in cash prize. Site regular ‘Abhiboi’ finished runner-up for₹18,500.

Rohin ‘ws125’ Bhansali finished 6th for ₹5,500.

Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD NLHE – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹275

Entries – 39

Re-entries – 29

Prize Pool – ₹20,000

Places Paid – 7

Khelo365’s ₹20K GTD Grinder 2.0 attracted 68 players, leaving an overlay of ₹3,000 against the posted guarantee.

The event was taken down by ‘khemjr07,’who banked₹7,200 in first-place prize money.

This report was updated at 2 PM on 14.07.2020.

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