Daily Majors: Grover, Taneja, Basha, Veeravalli, Mahesh & Mehta Bank the Top Wednesday Scores

It was an action-packed Wednesday; still, most of the flagships had to fill in sizable overlays. PokerGuru Ambassadors enjoyed a breakout run with the team booking multiple deep runs that included one title, an impressive three runner-up finishes, and a third-place finish between them.

Young Gun Arsh Grover was the day`s biggest winner for championing Spartan Poker’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD Destiny for ₹6.63 Lakhs.

PokerStars India`s “Star of the Month” leaderboard race also crowned its first-star last night with Shailesh ‘ArithemeticMean’ Patel overcoming the 100 qualifiers in the October Finale to win ₹1.15 Lakhs in MTT tickets and a goodie bag. The runner-up Partho ‘SpidermanIndia’ Datta received ₹35,000 worth of MTT tickets.

Brace yourself as starting today on Adda52.com is the inaugural ₹13.5 Crores GTD WPT Online India series.

Here’s a complete recap of the Wednesday action!

Spartan Poker

Offering the biggest prize pool guarantee yesterday was Spartan Poker’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD Destiny. The signature Wednesday flagship logged in 485 entries, resulting in an overlay shortfall of ₹75,000. After a little over eight hours of play, Young Gun Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover navigated his way to the top to score a ₹6.63 Lakhs payday along with a seat in the Destiny 17.0 SnG Finale. PokerGuru Ambassador Nadeem ‘blindgame’ Basha finished runner-up for ₹4.13 Lakhs.

Grover happens to be the #2 ranked player on the yearly leaderboard for several weeks now, and the Destiny score has pushed his annual tally to an incredible ₹3.41 Crores.

The other marquee tourney running on the site, the ₹4.25 Lakhs GTD UVS #18, brought in 575 hopefuls to post a guarantee-crushing ₹5.18 Lakhs prize pool. Starting at 11 PM, it took almost six hours before PokerGuru Ambassador Naresh ‘FreeFlow’ Veeravalli came out on top to win the ₹1.01 Lakhs first-place cash prize. Mayank ‘desithug007’ Gupta finished runner-up for ₹64,067.

The cash-game specialist Veeravalli is an October Millionaire Champion, who had won the prestigious title for a career-best ₹17.8 Lakhs on October 19. He booked an impressive three deep runs last night that included a third-place finish in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹1.49 Lakhs and a seventh-place finish in La Luna for ₹13,000. With ₹2.63 Lakhs in total earnings last night, he currently sits on ₹2.52 Crores in lifetime online winnings.

PokerStars India

Utsav ‘rannyOO6’ Taneja had a breakout run last night, winning two flagship titles that included PokerStars India’s Big Bubble Rush. The tourney played out amid 185 runners, to post an overlay of ₹37,500. Taneja championed the tourney to win ₹98,112 (including bounties), following a heads-up chop with PokerGuru Ambassador Devvrat ‘bhasm@sur1’ Arya (runner-up for ₹69,069).

Taneja`s smashing run saw him taking down PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Pride as well for ₹2.35 Lakhs. He collected ₹3.33 Lakhs in total earnings for the day – his second-best payday this year, improving his MTT record to ₹1.36 Crores.

The other ₹5 Lakhs GTD tourney on PokerStars India, the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Night on Stars, logged in 262 entries to post an overlay of ₹41,500. After a little under eight hours of tournament play, Young Gun Anmol ‘Kaanchacheena’ Mehta championed the tourney to win ₹89,010 following a heads-up deal with ‘Burglar90’ (runner-up for ₹77,074).

Mehta ended a 50-day title drought with this win, pushing his online tally to ₹2.76 Crores. The victory also secured him the #4 spot on “Star Of the Month” – November Week# 1 leaderboard.

PokerStars India also found its first “Star of the Month” champion last night! Shailesh ‘ArithemeticMean’ Patel won the bragging rights of becoming the “Star of October” after defeating a field of 100 qualifiers in the October Finale. He has won ₹1.15 Lakhs in MTT tickets on the site along with a PokerStars India goodie bag. The runner-up Partho ‘SpidermanIndia’ Datta received ₹35,000 in MTT tickets.

Adda52

Adda52’s signature Wednesday tourney, the ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick, clocked in 565 entries to experience a shortfall of ₹2.15 Lakhs. After eight hours and fifteen minutes of play, mystery user ‘thepokerfaceblr’ came out on top to win ₹3.83 Lakhs for the outright victory. ‘anand1895’ finished runner-up for ₹2.18 Lakhs.

‘thepokerfaceblr’ is a former AOPS Blizzard winner with ₹74.21 Lakhs in recorded winnings on the site. The Maverick victory brought them their fourth-best score on Adda52, pulling them out of a loss to an overall profit of ₹2.11 Lakhs on the site.

Unlike the Maverick, the ₹4 Lakhs GTD La Luna had to fill in only a marginal ₹4,760 overlay shortfall after registering 241 entries. ‘CHERRYPAJI’ was the last player standing in the tourney and won their best-recorded score on Adda52 worth ₹1.1 Lakhs, even as the former IOPC Millionaire Main Event champion Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava finished runner-up for ₹64,000.

PokerBaazi

The headline tourney on PokerBaazi was the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Pride. Sporting a ₹3,300 entry buy-in, the event registered 237 entries to experience a significant ₹1.70 Lakhs shortfall. Once again, Utsav’ ranny006’ Taneja championed the tourney to win his second tourney title of the day for ₹2.35 Lakhs. PokerGuru Ambassador Mithun ‘thepokeraja’ Mahesh finished runner-up for ₹1.65 Lakhs.

The ₹1 Lakhs GTD Hold’em Boost DST saw Chirag ‘BadSirck’ Khandelwal coming out on top to win ₹28,150 after outlasting a field of 99 entries.

The other Wednesday winners were:

Destiny ₹25 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 214

Re-entries – 110

Re-buys – 161

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 40

Spartan Poker ₹25 Lakhs GTD Destiny experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹75,000 after registering 485 entries, and the top 40 places got paid.

After over eight hours of grueling action, the #2 ranked player on the annual leaderboard Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover, championed the tourney to win ₹6.63 Lakhs along with a seat in the Destiny 17.0 SnG Finale.

PokerGuru Ambassador Nadeem ‘blindgame’ Basha finished runner-up for ₹4.12 Lakhs.

Dhinesh ‘kendralust’ Kumar (5^th for ₹1.12 Lakhs), Advait ‘Ronaldinho18’ Rajguru (7^th for ₹72,500), and Pranay ‘kabira speaking’ Chawla (9^th for ₹47,500) were the other prominent FT finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover – ₹6,62,500
2. Nadeem ‘blindgame’ Basha – ₹4,12,500
3. diwas – ₹2,45,738
4. teeoff – ₹1,53,238
5. Dhinesh ‘kendralust’ Kumar – ₹1,12,500
6. PaybackTime – ₹83,238
7. Advait ‘Ronaldinho18’ Rajguru – ₹72,500
8. Magic suitcase – ₹60,000
9. Pranay ‘kabira speaking’ Chawla – ₹47,500

DDS Main Event ₹20 Lakhs GTD Day 1B – PokerDangal

Buy-in – ₹2,000

Entries – 113

Re-entries – 23

Survivors – 16

The second starting flight of the ₹20 Lakhs DDS Main Event recorded 136 entries (113 unique and 23 re-entries), with only 16 runners making it across to Day 2.

Counting the 151 entries from Day 1A, the tourney has logged in 287 entrants so far.

Bagging the end of Day 1B chip lead was ‘Kuchbhi1’ (290,762) with Tuesday’s DDS Event #1 ₹2 Lakhs GTD champion Anshu ‘nope11’ Pandey (216,696) and ‘CaptainLevi’ (165,471) rounding out the top three stacks of the day.

There are another three starting flights yet to play out before the finale on Sunday.

Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1B

1. Kuchbhi1 – 290,762
2. Anshu ‘nope11’ Pandey – 216,696
3. CaptainLevi – 165,471
4. rawalpindi – 123,384
5. winner2020 – 119,958
6. Alamvir – 113,329
7. jaiho – 111,954
8. mithun – 84,321
9. parthkj – 75,722
10. kahahoji – 72,310

Maverick ₹15 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹2,500

Entries – 295

Re-entries – 270

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 63

Adda52’s Wednesday evening flagship, the ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick, clocked in 565 entries, translating into a massive ₹2.14 Lakhs shortfall.

It took eight hours of non-stop playing to find a champion with the anonymous ‘thepokerfaceblr’ crossing the finish line to win ₹3.82 Lakhs. ‘anand1895’ finished runner-up for ₹2.17 Lakhs.

PokerGuru Ambassadors Naresh ‘emperor457’ Veeravalli (3^rd for ₹1.49 Lakhs) and Devvrat ‘glitch_d’ Arya (8^th for ₹30,000) FT-ed the tourney.

Akshay ‘nofuchsgiven’ Dhingra (5^th for ₹75,000) and Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parakh (6^th for ₹52,500) were the other FT finishers.

Final Table Results

1. thepokerfaceblr – ₹3,82,500
2. anand1895 – ₹2,17,500
3. Naresh ‘emperor457’ Veeravalli – ₹1,49,250
4. knightrider19821 – ₹1,08,750
5. Akshay ‘nofuchsgiven’ Dhingra – ₹75,000
6. Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parakh – ₹52,500
7. harshb_95 – ₹41,250
8. Devvrat ‘glitch_d’ Arya – ₹30,000

The Pride ₹10 Lakhs GTD –PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 130

Re-entries – 107

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 27

PokerBaazi`s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Pride came back for its weekly run last night, overlaying ₹1.70 Lakhs after pulling in 237 challengers.

Utsav ‘ranny006’ Taneja completed a double victory for the day after taking down the tourney for ₹2.35 Lakhs. PokerGuru Ambassador Mithun ‘thepokeraja’ Mahesh finished runner-up for ₹1.65 Lakhs.

Taneja also won the Big Bubble Rush on PokerStars India, collecting ₹3.33 Lakhs in total winnings on Wednesday.

The final 27 players finished ITM, and this included Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar (3^rd for ₹1.06 Lakhs), the 2020 India Poker Champion Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo (4^th for ₹78,600), Pranav ‘GarviGujarat’ Desai (5^th for ₹59,000), Jasven ‘JasvenSaigal’ Saigal (7^th for ₹39,200), and PokerGuru Ambassador Shashank ‘indianrat’ Desai (8^th for ₹31,400)

Final Table Results

1. Utsav ‘ranny006’ Taneja – ₹2,35,000
2. Mithun ‘thepokeraja’ Mahesh – ₹1,65,000
3. Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar – ₹1,06,000
4. Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo – ₹78,600
5. Pranav ‘GarviGujarat’ Desai – ₹59,000
6. instinct – ₹47,200
7. Jasven ‘JasvenSaigal’ Saigal – ₹39,200
8. Shashank ‘indianrat’ Desai – ₹31,400

Night on Stars ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹1,750

Entries – 164

Re-entries – 98

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 44

PokerStars India’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Night on Stars brought together 262 runners, booking an overlay loss of ₹41,500.

Coming back to his winning form after a 50-day title drought, Young Gun Anmol ‘Kaanchacheena’ Mehta championed the event to win ₹89,010, following a heads-up chop with ‘Burglar90’ (runner-up for ₹77,074).

The 23-year-old Mehta currently sits on ₹2.76 Crores in lifetime MTT earnings.

Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar (3rd for ₹51,997) and Amar ‘PsykoEko’ B Iyer (4th for ₹38,350) FT-ed the tourney!

Final Table Results

1. Anmol ‘Kaanchacheena’ Mehta – ₹89,010*
2. Burglar90 – ₹77,074*
3. Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar – ₹51,997
4. Amar ‘PsykoEko’ B Iyer – ₹38,350
5. LetsFkinGo – ₹28,286
6. rish7777 – ₹20,862
7. vipulm – ₹15,387
8. PepperChicken – ₹11,349
9. chittu10 – ₹8,370

*denotes heads-up deal

Big Bubble Rush ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 97

Re-entries – 88

Total Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,68,750

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,31,250

Places Paid – 35

The other ₹5 Lakhs GTD tourney on PokerStars India`s Wednesday schedule, the Big Bubble Rush logged in 185 entries, overlaying ₹37,500.

Utsav ‘rannyOO6’ Taneja, who had won PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹2.35 Lakhs, secured his second tourney victory for the day – the Big Bubble Rush for ₹98,112. He struck a heads-up deal with PokerGuru Ambassador Devvrat ‘bhasm@sur1’ Arya (runner-up for ₹69,049).

Taneja`s Wednesday night winning streak has sent his online record soaring to ₹1.36 Crores,

Rahul ‘andarkiaag’ Thakur (4th for ₹47,854), Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar (7th for ₹16,770), and Amar ‘PsykoEko’ B Iyer (9th for ₹10,119) also FT-ed the tourney.

This was Iyer’s second final table appearance on Wednesday as he also placed fourth in the Night on Stars for ₹38,350.

Final Table Results (Includes Bounties)

1. Utsav ‘rannyOO6’ Taneja – ₹98,112*
2. Devvrat ‘bhasm@sur1’ Arya – ₹69,049*
3. Infic11 – ₹30,035
4. Rahul ‘andarkiaag’ Thakur – ₹47,854
5. SirRampagelot – ₹18,709
6. sumitm74 – ₹22,784
7. Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar – ₹16,770
8. ShyanaLala – ₹18,165
9. Amar ‘PsykoEko’ B Iyer – ₹10,119

*denotes heads-up deal

UVS #18 ₹4.25 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹990

Entries – 261

Re-entries – 105

Re-buys – 209

Prize Pool – ₹5,17,500

Places Paid – 47

The ₹4.25 Lakhs GTD UVS #18 logged in 575 runners who ponied up the ₹990 entry buy-in to collect ₹5.17 Lakhs in the prize pool.

Making his second FT finish of the day, PokerGuru Ambassador Naresh ‘FreeFlow’ Veeravalli went all the way to the top and won the ₹1 Lakh first-place cash prize ‘desithug007’ finished runner-up for ₹63,166.

Veeravalli banked over ₹2.50 Lakhs from his two deep runs last night.

Bhavin ‘NA@Gaming’ Jungi (4th for ₹38,864) and Dhawal ‘Pokerpro5553’ Bagaria (5^th for ₹30,636) FT-ed the tourney.

La Luna ₹4 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹1,800

Entries – 134

Re-entries – 107

Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000

Places Paid – 24

The ₹4 Lakhs GTD La Luna had 241 runners vying for the title. The tourney fell a marginal ₹4,760 short of breaking even, and the top 24 places boarded the money bus.

Mystery user ‘CHERRYPAJI’ championed the tourney to win ₹1.09 Lakhs after eliminating the former IOPC Millionaire champion Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava (runner-up for ₹64,000) heads-up for the title.

Bharat ‘rungooserun’ Vasan placed third for ₹48,000.

DDS Event #4 ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerDangal

Buy-in – ₹990

Entries – 127

Re-entries – 95

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 27

The ₹2 Lakhs GTD DDS Event #4 on PokerDangal was taken down by ‘Hero29’ for ₹47,060. ‘destinychanger’ finished runner-up for ₹33,020.

Pocket Jacks ₹75K GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 90

Re-entries – 46

Prize Pool – ₹75,000

Places Paid – 21

Pocket52`s ₹75K GTD Pocket Jacks escaped with just a ₹7,000 shortfall after logging in 136 runners. The winner emerged in ‘Hobbit,’ who defeated Jeet ‘Tanmay007’ Mondal (runner-up for ₹12,000) heads-up to win ₹16,500.

Unravel ₹50K GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹440

Entries – 68

Re-entries – 21

Prize Pool – ₹50,000

Places Paid – 13

The ₹50K GTD Unravel had to coffer up ₹14,400 to make good the overlay shortfall, and the top 13 places benefitted from it.

Pocket52 regular ‘allinle’ won the lion`s share of the prize money worth ₹12,500, even as ‘vamshi4163’ finished runner-up for ₹23,250.

Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹275

Entries – 30

Re-entries – 22

Prize Pool – ₹20,000

Places Paid – 6

Khelo365’s ₹20K GTD Grinder 2.0 attracted 52 entries, and ‘Karnal1947’ came out on top to win ₹8,000.

This report was updated at 4:30 PM on 5.11.2020.

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