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With the Final Table Series and National Poker Series charging along at full speed, the MTT crowd is spoilt for choice! Tuesday pretty much witnessed a similar display of fiery action as the last few days.
While the two flagship stops have kept the regs more than busy, PokerStars India`s MicroMillions series returned for its fourth edition yesterday, much to the delight of the micro-stakes players!
Harsh Karanpuria was hands down the MVP of the day. Karanpuria made two top finishes; the more prominent of them was his victory run in Spartan Poker`s FTS #20 – Challenger for ₹6.56 Lakhs. He chopped the title three-way with Vishal Kumar (2nd for ₹5.09 Lakhs) and ‘jayvee’ (3rd for ₹4.49 Lakhs).
Dhiraj Lakhotia topped the Tuesday charts on PokerBaazi with a victory lap in the primetime NPS#14 Tuesday Tee-Off. The ENDBOSS 2021 runner-up finisher won his first NPS gold medal in the event and ₹6.05 Lakhs in prize money, with Gautam Kaul settling for the silver and a ₹4.24 Lakhs cash prize in second place.
Ankit Bajaj was another first-time NPS gold medal winner and got his hands on the prize after winning the NPS #15 Deepdive for ₹3.46 Lakhs. Sahil Mahboobani finished runner-up for ₹2.42 Lakhs.
PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish Ahuja added a second FTS Medallion to his collection last night by winning FTS #21 on Spartan Poker for ₹2.92 Lakhs. He chopped the title heads-up with ’ALWAYWINN’ (2nd for ₹2.40 Lakhs).
Young Gun Arsh Grover, Dinesh Pilkhwal, Kunal Patni, Bharat Vasan, and Akhand Shukla dominated the other Tuesday marquees!
Here are the Tuesday highlights!
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Spartan Poker
Day 5 of the Final Table Series had four events on tap, and all of them ended up crowning champions!
FTS #20 – Challenger – ₹35 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 378
Re-entries – 153
Rebuys – 280
Prize Pool – ₹40,55,000
Places Paid – 79
Coming in hot after winning the Excalibur on Saturday, Harsh ‘harsh20’ Karanpuria championed the ₹35 Lakhs GTD FTS #20 – Challenger, banking the day`s single-largest score worth ₹6.56 Lakhs and the FTS Gold Medallion. He cut a three-way deal with Vishal ‘vishalkumar1’ Kumar (2nd for ₹5.09 Lakhs) and ‘jayvee’ (3rd for ₹4.49 Lakhs).
The 8 PM event ended at 4:18 AM and paid out 79 places.
Final Table Results
*denotes a three-way deal
FTS #21 – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 424
Re-entries – 124
Rebuys – 305
Prize Pool – ₹17,06,000
Places Paid – 79
One of the top MTT crushers of the country, PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja, added a second FTS Medallion to his poker collection last night on the back of his smashing run in Spartan Poker`s ₹15 Lakhs GTD FTS #21. The MTT pro from Chandigarh picked up a ₹2.92 Lakhs cash prize after striking a heads-up deal with the user ’ALWAYWINN’ (2nd for ₹2.40 Lakhs).
Ashish Ahuja`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.43 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.02 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #6 | Annual Winnings: ₹81.88 Lakhs | Ranked #5 in the Annual Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #6 in the 2021 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)
Final Table Results
*denotes a heads-up deal
FTS #19 – ₹8 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 398
Re-entries – 72
Rebuys – 279
Prize Pool – ₹11,23,500
Places Paid – 63
Dinesh ‘DONKT@RD’ Pilkhwal was the last player standing in the ₹8 Lakhs GTD FTS #19 and won the FTS Medallion for ₹2.17 Lakhs in prize money.
Final Table Results
FTS #18 – ₹6.50 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹880
Entries – 417
Re-entries – 96
Rebuys – 317
Prize Pool – ₹6,64,000
Places Paid – 71
Nikhil ‘TheMeisTeR’ Jain scored an impressive fourth FTS Medallion yesterday after taking down the ₹6.50 Lakhs GTD FTS #18 for ₹1.28 Lakhs. Vikram ‘MentalScience’ Mishra came second for ₹80,742.
Final Table Results
With Day 5 in the books, Nitin ‘NITINBAD’ Rawat (2,809 points) is still holding on firmly to his lead in the FTS leaderboard standings. Rahul ‘Vasili Arkipov’ Lal
(1,859 points), and Rajat ‘NoPrisoners’ Sharma (1,704 points) in #2 and #3 positions keep the status quo in the top order.
FTS 4.0 Leaderboard Standings After Day 5
Rank Player Points
1 Nitin 'NITINBAD' Rawat 2,809
2 Rahul 'Vasili Arkipov' Lal 1,859
3 Rajat 'NoPrisoners' Sharma 1,704
4 Archit 'Archit789' Saraogi 1,624
5 Vivek 'KasolHieghts' Singh 1,555
6 Sanket 'GentleMonster' Arora 1,482
7 Vikram 'MentalScience' Mishra 1,464
8 Amit 'Kavipri' gehani 1,356
9 Siddharth 'FLIPopotamus' Kadel 1,345
10 Unnikrishnan 'swimminwdafishies' Nair 1,312
PokerBaazi
Driving up the MTT action on PokerBaazi was another packed day of NPS tournaments. Seven NPS-branded events were on the Tuesday roster, and five of them played down to a winner.
NPS#14 Tuesday Tee-Off – ₹25 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹4,400
Entries – 391
Re-entries – 474
Prize Pool – ₹34,60,000
Places Paid – 108
The ENDBOSS 2021runner-up finisher Dhiraj ‘supernuts’ Lakhotia made quite the splash on PokerBaazi last night as he took down the Tuesday flagship ₹25 Lakhs GTD NPS#14 Tuesday Tee-Off for ₹6.05 Lakhs and the NPS gold medal. Gautam ‘rabbithunter’ Kaul had to settle for the silver medal in second place, adding ₹4.24 Lakhs to his tally.
Besides the NPS gold, Dhiraj Lakhotia also scored in Adda52’s The Mint (42nd for ₹8,220), rounding up ₹6.14 Lakhs in Tuesday winnings. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹66.92 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #2
Gautam Kaul made away with a collective ₹4.30 Lakhs last night as he made another ITM finish in PokerBaazi’s NPS#15 Deepdive (57th for ₹6,515).
Final Table Results
NPS#15 Deepdive – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 488
Re-entries – 530
Prize Pool – ₹20,36,000
Places Paid – 126
Ankit ‘Psycorp’ Bajaj pulled through the 1,018-entry field in the ₹15 Lakhs GTD NPS#15 Deepdive to collect his first-ever NPS gold medal and ₹3.46 Lakhs in prize money. He also cashed the NPS#14 Tuesday Tee-Off, making away with ₹3.53 Lakhs in Tuesday winnings.
Ankit Bajaj`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.83 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.02 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #2
Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani came second for ₹2.43 Lakhs and lapped up ₹2.61 Lakhs on the back of three ITM runs, which include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#15 Deepdive for ₹2,42,691
> 20th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 Sprint for ₹10,388
> 39th in Spartan Poker’s FTS# 21 for ₹8,018
Final Table Results
NPS#16 Sprint – ₹8 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 413
Re-entries – 442
Prize Pool – ₹12,82,000
Places Paid – 99
MTT phenom Young Gun Arsh ‘Button_Hai_Bro’ Grover fired three bullets in the ₹8 Lakhs GTD NPS#16 Sprint before taking down the title for ₹2.28 Lakhs and his first NPS gold medal. Bhushan ‘bhushansohani’ Sohani finished runner-up for ₹1.60 Lakhs.
Arsh Grover crossed another applause-worthy milestone, making it past ₹5 Crores in tracked winnings on Spartan Poker on the back of his third-place finish in FTS #21 for ₹1.47 Lakhs. His Tuesday tally stood at ₹3.90 Lakhs.
His ITM finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 Sprint for ₹2,27,772
> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s FTS #21 for ₹1,47,057
> 39th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#14 Tuesday Tee-Off for ₹15,916
Arsh Grover’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.83 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.68 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹54.38 Lakhs | Ranked #21 in the Annual Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)
Bhushan Sohani ITM-ed three events, collectively adding ₹3.01 Lakhs. His ITM finishes include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 Sprint for ₹1,59,671
> 7th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #20 – Challenger for ₹1,25,300
> 21st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#15 Deepdive for ₹16,084
Final Table Results
NPS#12 Sprint – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 720
Re-entries – 1,006
Prize Pool – ₹8,63,000
Places Paid – 144
After almost seven-and-a-half hours of non-stop play, the user ‘ladone’ won the ₹5 Lakhs GTD NPS#12 Sprint for ₹1.44 Lakhs. Aditya ‘adit11’ Kulkarni came second for ₹1.01 Lakhs.
‘ladone’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.05 Lakhs | Titles Won: #5 | Final Table Finishes: #55
Final Table Results
NPS#13 PLO Deepdive – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 276
Re-entries – 411
Prize Pool – ₹6,87,000
Places Paid – 81
The banker-turned MTT pro Kunal ‘VasooliChacha’ Patni championed the ₹5 Lakhs GTD NPS#13 PLO Deepdive to collect his career-second NPS gold medal (first at the ongoing series) and ₹1.13 Lakhs in prize money.
A heads-up deal saw Saurav ‘saurav0073’ Ghosh settling for a runner-up pay worth a career-best ₹1.03 Lakhs and the NPS silver medal.
Kunal Patni had won the NPS PLO Highroller on June 19 for ₹8.02 Lakhs and the NPS PLO Deepdive victory has pushed him to the #3 spot in the ₹50 Lakhs-added NPS Leaderboard race!
Kunal Patni’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.45 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.31 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹69.18 Lakhs | Ranked #13 in our Annual Winnings Leaderboard Standings | Titles Won in 2022: #4
Final Table Results
*denotes a heads-up deal
NPS Value Mine Qualifier 3 – ₹50 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 288
Re-entries – 159
Survivors – 65
The ₹50 Lakhs GTD NPS Value Mine closed out Qualifier 3 last night, with 447 participants joining the action. After the stipulated 27 levels of play (8-minutes each), 65 players made the cut for Day 2.
Aayush ‘Learnnwin’ Arya (320,000), Sahil ‘instinct’ Luthra (297,000), ‘sadiqansari’ (288,000), TLB legend Bhanu ‘Chennaino1’ Prakash KC (229,000), ‘manishkmrxxx’ (205,000), Varun ‘omniknight’ Meena (204,000), Rahul ‘slowroller’ Melwani (203,000), Satyam ‘satyamverma25’ Verma (189,000), Vinay ‘vinay09’ Rajpal (181,000), and ‘Acegikmoqsu’ (175,000) featured on the top 10 chip counts list.
The ₹1,100 buy-in event has logged in 1,630 entries in the first three qualifiers (Qualifier 1 – 714, Qualifier 2 – 469, and Qualifier 3 – 447), with another five qualifiers to go before the Finale on March 13 (9 PM).
Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Qualifier 3
NPS Freezeout Qualifier 2 – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 227
Survivors – 34
PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD NPS Freezeout turned out to be another crowd puller. The last qualifier of the event, i.e., Qualifier 2, ran from 7:30 PM to 12:06 AM, and 34 runners from a starting field of 227 entries made the cut for Day 2.
PokerGuru Ambassador Deepankur ‘Dp179’ Gupta (276,000) bagged the end-of-day chip lead & the overall chip lead with Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh (220,000) and Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra (184,000) rounding out the top three stacks advancing through Qualifier 2.
Abhishek ‘rekop’ Kushwaha (166,000), Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain (140,000), Sumeet ‘Sumitsingh199’ Rajpurohit (134,000), Unnikrishnan ‘TigerGemini1974’ Nair (132,000), and Rising Star Ritwik ‘Ritwikkhanna’ Khanna (130,000) also featured among the top 10 qualifiers of the day.
The ₹2,750 buy-in event logged in 403 entries (Qualifier 1 – 176 and Qualifier 2 – 227) 702) over two qualifiers to collect ₹10.07 Lakhs in the prize pool.
The NPS#20 Freezeout Final will have 63 survivors (unique players) reconvening at 9 PM today to play down to a winner.
Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Qualifier 2
Rishab’ ryuk’ Malik (3,589 points) jumped up a spot to the top of the NPS series leaderboard. Rohit ‘ChubbyGhost’ Begwani (3,248 points) and Kunal ‘VasooliChacha’ Patni (3,135 points) rounded out the top three ranks.
NPS Leaderboard Standings After Day 3
Rank Player Points
1 Rishab 'ryuk' Malik 3,589
2 Rohit 'ChubbyGhost' Begwani 3,248
3 Kunal 'VasooliChacha' Patni 3,135
4 Mohammad 'chandlerbing' Azhar 3,064
5 Bhushan 'bhushansohani' Sohani 3,004
6 Akshay 'akdolos' Joshi 2,995
7 Bhanu 'Chennaino1' Prakash K C 2,911
8 Vishal 'dilbaghsingh' Tulsyan 2,840
9 Aman 'KarmaPoker' Parakh 2,831
10 Gautam 'M8a7' Rohilla 2,822
With Day 3 of the NPS 2.0 in the books, Rohit ‘ChubbyGhost’ Begwani occupied the #1 position on the NPS Podium leaderboard. Kunal ‘VasooliChacha’ Patni is ranked second, while the NPS leaderboard frontrunner Rishab’ ryuk’ Malik in third.
‘dkp24’ (Won Daily Night SPRINT ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD for ₹66,380) and Mohith ‘makeitbig’ Vamshi (Won PLO Daily ₹40K GTD for ₹14,590) shipped the other Tuesday marquees on PokerBaazi.
PokerStars India
PokerStars India’s iconic micro-series, MicroMillions, is back for its fourth edition on the site. The series runs from March 8 -13 with ₹75 Lakhs in guaranteed prizes up for grabs. Day 1 of the MicroMillions had five events on the tap, but the first two events had to be rescheduled due to a server restart.
Micro Millions-03 Uppercut Mini – ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,375
Entries – 104
Re-entries – 87
Regular Prize Pool – ₹1,30,625
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹1,19,375
Total Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000
Places Paid – 19
The featured event on Day 1 of the Micro Millions, ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Micro Millions-03 Uppercut Mini, registered a 191-entry field, and the top 19 places benefitted from the ₹11,250 overlay value on offer.
PokerStars India reg and Monday’s Battle Royale (7-Max) fourth-place finisher, Akhand ‘akhand188’ Shukla, was the last player standing and won the title for a career-best ₹54,943 (includes ₹31,865 in bounties). The user ‘MeraDeshMahaan’ secured a runner-up payday worth ₹26,827 (includes ₹3,750 in bounties).
Akhand Shukla’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹22.03 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.83 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #2
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
Micro Millions-05 Supersonic – ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹990
Entries – 93
Re-entries – 55
Prize Pool – ₹1,75,000
Places Paid – 17
The ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD Micro Millions-05 Supersonic overlaid ₹41,800 on its listed guarantee after 148 participants signed up for ₹990. Only 17 players crossed the money line, and the user ‘Xbox0710’ clinched the title for ₹36,733. Bharat ‘bharat4623’ Wadhwani placed runner-up for ₹28,417.
‘Xbox0710’ now has ₹21.21 Lakhs in tracked MTT winnings on PokerStars India.
Final Table Results
‘sanam bewfa9351’ took down the ₹50K GTD Micro Millions-04 The Hot PKO for ₹10,785.
Adda52
The Mint – ₹14 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 222
Re-entries – 205
Prize Pool – ₹14,94,500
Places Paid – 43
The former IOPC #93 – Super High Roller runner-up finisher Shashank ‘Goldfish03’ Shekhar opened his title scorecard for 2022 last night by taking down Adda52`s The Mint for ₹3.71 Lakhs. The recent NPS #4 Sunday Marathon champion Areyann ‘paisenikalbc’ Gurbaxani came second for ₹2.24 Lakhs, bagging his third breakout score this week.
A Computer Science graduate from BITS Pilani, Shekhar cashed in two other events, making away with a collective ₹4.16 Lakhs last night. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.26 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹51.43 Lakhs |Annual Winnings: ₹37.20 Lakhs
The Mint fifth-place finisher Kritagya ‘kritagya_17’ Sharma FT-ed Voyager and crossed the money line in another four events, altogether banking ₹1.99 Lakhs. The Tuesday run has boosted his online scorecard to ₹1.46 Crores.
His top ITM finishes include:
> 5th in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹77,714
> 5th in PokerBaazi’s NPS #16 SPRINT for ₹57,071
> 3rd in Adda52’s Voyager for ₹37,620
Final Table Results
Voyager – ₹3 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 169
Re-entries – 173
Prize Pool – ₹3,42,000
Places Paid – 34
The former IOPC #2 – Sunday Prime third-place finisher Bharat ‘rungooserun’ Vasan took a little over six hours to come out on the top of the 342-player field in Adda52`s ₹3 Lakhs GTD Voyager to win ₹85,500.
Saturday’s Excalibur and last night’s FTS #20 – Challenger champion, Harsh ‘harsh20’ Karanpuria, placed runner-up for ₹51,813, adding to his already impressive Tuesday rally.
Bharat Vasan is one player we expect to see at the upcoming Baazi Poker Tour series. He was among the top finishers in the BPT Kickoff Travel and Stay satellite and won a ₹33,500 BPT package (including travel and stay expenses). His collective Tuesday winnings stood at ₹1.19 Lakhs, pushing him across the ₹3 Crore mark in tracked online winnings.
Bharat Vasan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.01 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹58.21 Lakhs
Final Table Results
‘AnachronoX’ (Won Nighttide DST Adda ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹30,781), ‘Atinarp’ (Won Afternoon Adda ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹26,269), ‘HackerORwoT’ (Won Freeze Out Adda ₹50K GTD for ₹14,771), Yogesh ‘Ydc1234’ Choudhary (Won Bounty Adda ₹60K GTD for ₹11,263) and ‘Padma37’ (Won Evening Adda ₹50K GTD for ₹10,164) won the other Adda52 marquees.
MPL Poker
MPL Poker user ‘HeadHunteR96’ crossed the finish line in the ₹2 Lakhs GTD Tuesday Slam, banking ₹48,000. ‘dddyy993’ collected ₹32,500 in second place.
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