Daily Majors: Clinton Fernandes, Advait Rajguru, Akash Sharma, Aditya Kulkarni & Ranjeet Negi Bank the Big Monday Scores

The MTT action, as usual, was relatively slow on Monday, and most of the day’s flagships ended up filling in sizable overlays. The well-known reg ‘borntrouble’ (anonymity requested) raked in the single-biggest score of the day in the ATOC 6 Max Monday Feature for ₹2.27 Lakhs.

Here is a complete recap of the day`s highlights.

Spartan Poker

The Monday flagship on Spartan Poker, the ₹9 Lakhs GTD ReCharge, ran from 8 PM to 3:14 AM. The ₹2,200 buy-in event logged in 424 entries, overlaying ₹52,000. Sunday’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Sunday Special – Progressive PKO champion Ranjeet ‘Rj147’ Negi took the biggest bite out of a six-way deal, banking ₹1.17 Lakhs. Negi now has ₹1.38 Crores in lifetime earnings. ‘Mittu Kumar’ (runner-up for ₹1.14 Lakhs), ‘noc1296’ (3^rd for ₹87,413), ‘silvershine’ (4^th for ₹84,160), ‘poker_samrat’ (5^th for ₹78,039) and Akansha ‘akanshasehgal’ Sehgal (6^th for ₹73,488) banked the other top prizes.

The other Monday marquee, the ₹4.5 Lakhs GTD The Flash, wrangled in 488 entries, collecting ₹4.88 Lakhs in the prize pool kitty. Anurag ‘AB2188’ Bamba came out on top to win ₹72,554 after cutting a three-way deal with ‘Manish75070’ (runner-up for ₹65,883) and Amit ‘dhallamit’ Dhall (3rd for ₹61,742). Last Sunday’s ₹2 Lakhs GTD Reloaded winner, Bamba, now has ₹1.11 Lakhs in recorded winnings on Spartan Poker.

PokerStars India

PokerStars India’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale locked in 173 contenders, overlaying ₹67,500. After nearly six hours of intense play, Akash ‘as5072828’ Sharma championed the event for ₹1.25 Lakhs (₹57,320 in prize money, ₹67,520 in bounties), just as Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra came in second for ₹52,671 (₹42,679 in prize money, ₹9,902 in bounties). With this win, Sharma’s site-cashes touched ₹15.95 Lakhs.

The second tourney awarding TLB towards the “Star of the Month” March leaderboard race was the ₹1 Lakh GTD Bigstack Turbo. PokerStars India reg Swapnil ‘pokpom1’ Patil championed the 10:30 PM tourney to win ₹17,738, after striking a three-way deal with ‘RAV1619’ (runner-up for ₹17,738) and Deepesh ‘deep12322’ Raka (3^rd for ₹17,738). The Battle Royale runner-up, Vikram Mishra, FT-ed the Big Stack Turbo, placing ninth for ₹2,765.

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PokerBaazi

PokerBaazi’s Monday extravaganza, the ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD The Big Show, registered 255 entries, filling in ₹1.12 Lakhs in overlays. Advait ‘Ronaldinho18’ Rajguru was the last player standing and won ₹1.76 Lakhs. Aditya ‘adit11’ Kulkarni finished runner-up for ₹1.24 Lakhs.

Shyam ‘IconicSJ’ Jogi (Won ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD 6-Max Holdem Boost for ₹49,750) and Taliwabang ‘Meverick’ Jamir (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO BOOST Monster for ₹28,990) were the other Monday winners on PokerBaazi.

Adda52

The star attraction at the ongoing Adda52 Tournament of Champions (ATOC), the ₹2 Crore GTD ATOC Main Event, kicked off yesterday. Day 1A of the ₹11,000 entry buy-in tourney saw 12 runners from a starting field of 74 entries advancing to Day 2. Parth ‘punit7690’ Aggarwal (226,748), ‘amarkhatri99’ (174,138), and ‘anantbansal’ (148,644) bagged the day`s top stacks.

Day 5 of the series had nine tourneys running alongside Day 1A of the Main Event. The day`s trophy event, the ₹15 Lakhs GTD ATOC 6 Max Monday Feature, pulled in 351 entrants, experiencing a ₹3.94 Lakhs overlay deficit. Online reg ‘borntrouble’ (anonymity requested) clinched the title, adding ₹3.75 Lakhs to his bankroll.

Adda52’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather champion from January 21, Clinton ‘Clinton_fern’ Fernandes finished runner-up for ₹2.27 Lakhs, boosting his recorded earnings on the site to ₹15.22 Lakhs.

Adda52’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD ATOC Helios attracted 208 participants, overlaying ₹1.80 Lakhs. After about six hours of play, the mystery user ‘anmol39’ won the event for ₹1.48 Lakhs, following a three-way deal with ‘AreyBetaRaise’ (runner-up for ₹1.29 Lakhs) and ‘arushiagarwal’ (3rd for ₹1.17 Lakhs).

The other Monday winners were:

ATOC Main Event ₹2 Crore GTD Day 1A – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 53

Re-entries – 21

Survivors -12

The showstopper tourney at Adda52`s inaugural ATOC series, the ₹2 Crore GTD Main Event, is finally underway. The tourney played out the first of its eight starting flights on Monday.

Day 1A drew 74 entries, and by the end of the day`s play, only 12 runners bagged a stack for Day 2. Leading the pack was Parth ‘punit7690’ Aggarwal, who bagged up 226,748 in chips, with ‘amarkhatri99’ (174,138) and ‘anantbansal’ (148,644) rounding out the top three stacks from the flight.

Bharat ‘rungooserun’ Vasan (105,162), Siddarth ‘badtameez_donk’ Singhvi (102,463), Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia (84,030), Aniket ‘Sandystorm’ Pradhan (65,754), Akash ‘Akashgupta1’ Gupta (49,115) and Piyush ‘pokerpassion’ Goenka (40,323) carried the other top stacks to Day 2.

Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1A

1. Parth ‘punit7690’ Aggarwal – 226,748
2. amarkhatri99 – 174,138
3. anantbansal – 148,644
4. Bharat ‘rungooserun’ Vasan – 105,162
5. Siddarth ‘badtameez_donk’ Singhvi – 102,463
6. Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia – 84,030
7. Aniket ‘Sandystorm’ Pradhan – 65,754
8. T_Vercetti47 – 52,616
9. Akash ‘Akashgupta1’ Gupta – 49,115
10. Piyush ‘pokerpassion’ Goenka – 40,323

ATOC 6 Max Monday Feature ₹15 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹3,500

Entries – 190

Re-entries – 161

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 38

The ATOC trophy event on Monday, the ₹15 Lakhs GTD ATOC 6 Max Monday Feature, logged in 351 entries. There was a substantial ₹3.94 Lakhs overlay burden for the site to fill in. After seven hours of play, well-known reg ‘borntrouble’ (anonymity requested) rode past the competition to win the ATOC trophy and the ₹3.75 Lakhs up-top. The champion had, last Thursday, placed third in the ₹30 Lakhs GTD ATOC Gladiator for ₹3.60 Lakhs. Their lifetime earnings after last night`s win have crossed ₹4.50 Crore.

The January Godfather champion, Clinton ‘Clinton_fern’ Fernandes, placed runner-up for ₹2.27 Lakhs.

Prateek ‘dabangg2’ Sharma (3^rd for ₹1.65 Lakhs) and Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani (4^th for ₹1.2 Lakhs) also FT-ed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. borntrouble – ₹3,75,000
2. Clinton ‘Clinton_fern’ Fernandes – ₹2,27,250
3. Prateek ‘dabangg2’ Sharma – ₹1,65,000
4. Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani – ₹1,20,000
5. pokraj – ₹81,000
6. anantbansal – ₹56,250

ReCharge ₹9 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 228

Re-entries – 78

Re-buys – 118

Prize Pool – ₹9,00,000

Places Paid – 39

Spartan Poker’s Monday flagship ₹9 Lakhs GTD ReCharge logged in 424 entrants, Each of them ponied up the ₹2,200 entry buy-in, and the top 39 places benefitted from the ₹52,000 added overlay value.

After over seven hours of non-stop play, the former IOPC #67 – Titan Stack champion Ranjeet ‘Rj147’ Negi walked away with the title and the ₹1.17 Lakhs cash prize that came with it. The tourney witnessed a rare six-way deal on the FT with ‘Mittu Kumar’ (runner-up for ₹1.14 Lakhs), ‘noc1296’ (3^rd for ₹87,413), ‘silvershine’ (4^th for ₹84,160), ‘poker_samrat’ (5^th for ₹78,039) and Akansha ‘akanshasehgal’ Sehgal (6^th for ₹73,488) banking top scores. With this score, Negi has breached the ₹1.38 Crore-mark in lifetime earnings!

Bharath ‘hzgod’ Kumar (7^th for ₹29,635) and Sumit ‘DistantTide’ Advani (8^th for ₹22,680) also FT-ed the tourney!

Final Table Results

1. Ranjeet ‘Rj147’ Negi – ₹1,17,367*
2. Mittu Kumar – ₹1,14,857*
3. noc1296 – ₹87,413*
4. silvershine – ₹84,160*
5. poker_samrat – ₹78,039*
6. Akansha ‘akanshasehgal’ Sehgal – ₹73,488*
7. Bharath ‘hzgod’ Kumar – ₹29,635
8. Sumit ‘DistantTide’ Advani – ₹22,680

*denotes six-way deal

The Big Show ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 142

Re-entries – 113

Prize Pool – ₹7,50,000

Places Paid – 27

PokerBaazi’s ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD The Big Show clocked in in 255 entries, falling ₹1.12 Lakhs short of its advertised guarantee.

Advait ‘Ronaldinho18’ Rajguru was the last player standing and won ₹1.76 Lakhs, with Aditya ‘adit11’ Kulkarni placing runner-up for ₹1.24 Lakhs.

Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (4th for ₹58,950), Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur (7^th for ₹29,400), and last Friday’s The Weekly HighRoler champion Anudeep ‘zeroseven’ Gupta (8^th for ₹25,550) FT-ed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. Advait ‘Ronaldinho18’ Rajguru – ₹1,76,000
2. Aditya ‘adit11’ Kulkarni – ₹1,24,250
3. Aladdin – ₹79,650
4. Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – ₹58,950
5. macchi – ₹44,250
6. Pokerkingrk – ₹35,400
7. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹29,400
8. Anudeep ‘zeroseven’ Gupta – ₹23,550

ATOC Helios ₹7 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹2,850

Entries – 115

Re-entries – 93

Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000

Places Paid – 21

Adda52’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD ATOC Helios clocked in 208 entries, filling in ₹1.80 Lakhs in overlays. It took around six hours to play down to a winner after the last three finalists cut a deal. The anonymous user ‘anmol39’ was declared the champion and won ₹1.48 Lakhs, with ‘AreyBetaRaise (runner-up for ₹1.29 Lakhs) and ‘arushiagarwal’ (3^rd for ₹1.17 Lakhs) banking equally impressive scores.

Akshat ‘akshat03’ Sharma (4^th for ₹63,000), Bhavit ‘Tyrogambit’ Jain (5^th for ₹43,750), and Amit ‘RagingBull’ Kaushik (6^th for ₹30,100) cashed from the six-max FT.

Final Table Results

1. anmol39- ₹1,48,111*
2. AreyBetaRaise – ₹1,29,622*
3. arushiagarwal – ₹1,17,067*
4. Akshat ‘akshat03’ Sharma – ₹63,000
5. Bhavit ‘Tyrogambit’ Jain – ₹43,750
6. Amit ‘RagingBull’ Kaushik – ₹30,100

*denotes three-way deal

Battle Royale ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 94

Re-entries – 79

Total Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,83,750

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,16,250

Places Paid – 27

PokerStars India’s Battle Royale made its scheduled run at 7.30 PM on Monday. The event logged in 173 runners, recording ₹67,500 in overlays.

It took Akash ‘as5072828’ Sharma under six hours to take down the tourney, winning a personal-best (on PokerStars India) ₹1.25 Lakhs (₹57,320 in prize money, ₹67,520 in bounties). Sharma’s overall winnings on PokerStars India have reached ₹15.95 Lakhs, with ₹2.04 lakhs in net profit.

The runner-up Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra received ₹52,671 (₹42,679 in prize money, ₹9,902 in bounties). The former INCOOP HERCULES champion also FT-ed the Big Stack Turbo, placing ninth for ₹2,765. These scores have pushed his lifetime tally to ₹1.08 Crores.

Arun ‘realruny’ Sriram (3rd for ₹40,661), Guruprasad ‘fishcalling1’ Gupta (4^th for ₹27,482), Akshay ‘ak7208’ Panwar (6^th for ₹32,513), Akshay ‘VaahBhaiVaah’ Gupta (7^th for ₹17,078), Amit ‘Stu Ungar 7694’ Kaushik (8^th for ₹10,192), and Shubham ‘backchod launda’ Agarwal (9^th for ₹10,650) FT-ed the tourney.

Final Table Results (Includes Bounties)

1. Akash ‘as5072828’ Sharma – ₹1,24,840
2. Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra – ₹52,671
3. Arun ‘realruny’ Sriram – ₹40,661
4. Guruprasad ‘fishcalling1’ Gupta – ₹27,482
5. nuclear_bis – ₹31,008
6. Akshay ‘ak7208’ Panwar – ₹32,513
7. Akshay ‘VaahBhaiVaah’ Gupta – ₹17,078
8. Amit ‘Stu Ungar 7694’ Kaushik – ₹10,192
9. Shubham ‘backchod launda’ Agarwal – ₹10,650

The Flash ₹4.5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 272

Re-entries – 71

Re-buys – 145

Prize Pool – ₹4,88,000

Places Paid – 47

The ₹4.5 Lakhs GTD The Flash clocked in 488 participants who bought in for ₹1,100, collecting a guarantee-smashing ₹4.88 Lakhs prize pool.

The 9:30 PM tourney ended at 3:55 AM, with Anurag ‘AB2188’ Bamba walking away with the title and a career-best ₹72,554. ‘Manish75070’ (runner-up for ₹65,883) and Amit ‘dhallamit’ Dhall (3^rd for ₹61,742) bagged the other top payouts, courtesy of a three-way FT deal.

Ashit ‘D. Carwin1’ Sharma (4^th for ₹36,649), Rishabh ‘Rishabh_Juneja’ Juneja (5^th for ₹28,890), Debashis ‘dev255-pg1’ Bal (6^th for ₹21,225), Pulkit ‘MAAHI MAAREGAA’ Mehra (7^th for ₹16,202), and Dhaval ‘Ace of hearts’ Doshi (8^th for ₹11,907) FT-ed the tourney.

6-Max Holdem Boost ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 116

Re-entries – 90

Prize Pool – ₹2,06,000

Places Paid – 24

PokerBaazi`s 9 PM Special ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD 6-Max Holdem Boost crushed its listed guarantee, with 206 hopefuls signing up to play.

Shyam ‘IconicSJ’ Jogi navigated his way to the top to win ₹49,750, just as Sunday’s The Millionaire runner-up PokerGuru Ambassador Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury came in second for ₹34,880.

This happens to be Malhotra’s third-best score on PokerBaazi, boosting his total winnings on the site to ₹3.38 Lakhs.

Abhishek ‘abhiom’ Chhajer (3rd for ₹22,410) and site regular Harrish ‘Realfc’ Chaudary (4^th for ₹16,600) also FT-ed the tourney.

Bigstack Turbo ₹1 Lakh GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 59

Re-entries – 26

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 15

PokerStars India’s ₹1 Lakh GTD Bigstack Turbo registered 85 entries – falling 15 entries short of its 100-player guarantee. Swapnil ‘pokpom1’ Patil raced past the competition to collect ₹17,738 with ‘RAV1619’ (runner-up) and Deepesh ‘deep12322’ Raka (3^rd) banking as much, courtesy of a three-way deal.

Patil won a second tourney on the site, the ₹880 buy-in Time Tourney, for ₹16,465. He also FT-ed the Ultrasonic (5^th for 8,638), raking in ₹42,841 overall, boosting his lifetime tally to ₹42.29 Lakhs.

Siddharth ‘wickedSSid’ Sagar (5^th for ₹7,434), Abhishek ‘abhiaum’ Chhajer (7^th for ₹4,237), Shivam ‘ruskypanda’ Baldota (8^th for ₹3,198), and Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra (9^th for ₹2,765) were the other known FT finishers.

Monday Blues ₹75K GTD – PokerDangal

Buy-in – ₹440

Entries – 88

Re-entries – 61

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 23

PokerDangal’s ₹75K GTD Monday Blues saw ‘dashpro’ walking away with the title and ₹15,750 in prize money. ‘Varen’ finished runner-up for ₹11,625.

Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹275

Entries – 41

Re-entries – 15

Prize Pool – ₹20,000

Places Paid – 6

Khelo365’s ₹20K GTD Grinder 2.0 clocked in 56 entries. ‘MAM7070’ bested them all to win ₹8,000, with ‘Grikand’ placing runner-up for ₹4,200.

This report was updated at 4:30 PM on 2.03.2021.

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