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With the weekend fast approaching, the online action has reached a feverish pitch. The start of the 2021 IPL last night didn’t hamper the MTT turnouts too much, with most of the Friday flagships registering decent field sizes.
The day’s standout winner came from the PokerGuru Staking stable for the second day running, with PokerGuru Ambassador Kartik Ved chopping The Elite with Rising Star Ritwik Khanna.
Myron Pereira, Rishab Malik, and Sanish Chhabra were the other chart-toppers of the day.
There has been another change in the top order of the annual leaderboard rankings, with PokerGuru Ambassador Arjanveer Singh Chadha overtaking teammate Laksh Pal Singh at the #2 position.
Here are the Friday highlights.
Spartan Poker
Friday means it’s time for Spartan Poker`s ₹1 Crore GTD The Millionaire, with the site running the weekend flagship tourney each week in April. The first of the five starting flights of the ₹5,500 entry buy-in tourney recorded 307 participants, and only 45 players advanced through to Day 2. Subhojit ‘subhojitR’ Roy (401,717) and former Millionaire champions Siddhanth ‘PluRibu$’ Kripalani (176,392) and PokerGuru Ambassador Vishal ‘CrownUpJr’ Bajaj (152,435) bagged the top three stacks of the day.
MTT players had two headline tourneys to choose from on Spartan Poker last night. The other featured tourney, the ₹30 Lakhs GTD The Elite, had 357 contenders signing for ₹11,000, creating a juicy ₹35.80 Lakhs prize pool. The 9:30 PM tourney ended at 5:08 AM today, with PokerGuru Ambassador Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved coming out on top to win ₹6.86 Lakhs. The MTT pro struck a heads-up deal with Rising Star Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna (runner-up for ₹5.80 Lakhs).
Ashit ‘D. Carwin1’ Sharma (3rd for ₹3.59 Lakhs), Young Gun Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood (4th for ₹2.91 Lakhs), the #1 ranked player on the annual leaderboard Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (5th for ₹2.30 Lakhs) and Aditya ‘konstantinn’ Singh (6th for ₹1.75 Lakhs )FT-ed The Elite.
The site`s Friday night value offering, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Futuristic, successfully broke even yet again after 1,316 participants bought in for ₹880. It took close to 10 hours of non-stop play before the mystery user ‘Shadoow’ shipped the tourney. The anonymous player won ₹1.48 Lakhs following a three-way deal with Ashish ‘IshqBector’ Pareek (runner-up for ₹1.39 Lakhs) and Vishal ‘VishalMaharaj’ Maharaj (3rd for ₹1.22 Lakhs).
PokerStars India
PokerStars India’s ₹3,850 entry buy-in Friday headliner, the ₹7 Lakhs GTD Uppercut MAGIC Edition, brought 213 entries, and 23 places got paid a share from the ₹7.45 Lakhs prize pool. The most recent Millionaire winner, Sanish ‘sneakysani’ Chhabra, shipped the tourney, adding ₹1.34 Lakhs in winnings. PokerGuru Ambassador Arjanveer ‘ballistik310’ Singh Chadha placed runner-up for ₹1.17 Lakhs.
The six-figure Uppercut score has pushed Chadha above his PokerGuru Staking teammate Laksh Pal Singh at #2 in the annual leaderboard standings! The competition at the top is getting tighter with each passing day.
Another well-known online reg Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar outlasted the 112-entry field in the ₹2 Lakhs GTD The Classic PKO to win ₹50,223. Chaitanya ‘crylighter’ Dhingra finished runner-up for ₹31,613.
PokerBaazi
PokerBaazi`s ₹11,000 entry buy-in Friday headliner, the ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Weekly HighRoller, clocked in 151 entrants translating into a guarantee-smashing ₹15.10 Lakhs prize pool. The former HERCULES champion Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik was the last player standing and won ₹3.88 Lakhs, denying last week`s Weekly HighRoller champion Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal (runner-up for ₹2.72 Lakhs) a second consecutive title.
Rishab Malik had a fantastic Friday outing. He lapped up ₹5.27 Lakhs overall, counting his three other deep runs to breach the ₹2 Crore-mark in lifetime winnings!
Naman ‘KidPoker09’ Puri has been in phenomenal form on PokerBaazi, and he took down the ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD 6-Max Holdem Boost DST for the third time last night for ₹47,576. Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat finished runner-up for ₹33,352.
Adda52
Adda52`s ₹22.5 Lakhs GTD The Ballers logged in 362 challengers to form a prize pool worth ₹24.79 Lakhs. Goa-resident Myron ‘zzzzz369’ Pereira came out trumps, banking ₹5.22 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with Chandan ‘darkfish15’ Arora (runner-up for ₹4.72 Lakhs).
Periera is currently ranked #17 on the annual leaderboard with ₹77.38 Lakhs in recorded winnings (in 2021). His lifetime tally crossed ₹3.50 Crores with The Ballers score.
Ankita ‘ankumalik’ Ajay took down the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Running Hot for ₹1.54 Lakhs. The user ‘codekarma’ finished runner-up for ₹92,110. Like the other Friday marquees, the tourney registered a generous ₹6.04 Lakhs prize pool from a starting field of 302 runners, and the top 30 places got paid.
The other Friday winners were:
Player | Prize Amount | Event | Poker Site |
---|---|---|---|
Ram 'TheLagLawyer' Kakkar | ₹50,223 | The Classic PKO ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
Naman 'KidPoker09' Puri | ₹47,576 | 6-Max Holdem Boost DST ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
amar21679 | ₹35,380 | PLO Boost Monster ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerBaazi |
kinkar2018 | ₹26,348 | Bigstack Turbo ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerStars India |
Mohnish 'earthling87' Assudaney | ₹25,155 | Ultrasonic ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
Zravasya | ₹12,000 | Prime Time PLO ₹30K GTD – Khelo365 | Khelo365 |
Teesmar2 | ₹8,000 | Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD | Khelo365 |
The Millionaire Day 1A ₹1 Crore GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 184
Re-entries – 39
Rebuys – 84
Survivors – 45
Spartan Poker `s ₹1 Crore GTD The Millionaire came back for its second edition in April last night. Day 1A registered 307 entries (184 unique, 39 re-entries, and 84 rebuys), and only 45 runners could find a bag for Day 2.
Topping the surviving field was Trending Thursday runner-up Subhojit ‘subhojitR’ Roy (401,717) while the Game Changer 3.0 champion Siddhanth ‘PluRibu$’ Kripalani (176,392) and the recent The Millionaire champion Vishal ‘CrownUpJr’ Bajaj (152,435) rounding out the day`s top three stacks.
The FTS#14 Monster Stack ₹70 Lakhs GTD champion Kumar ‘Frank Lampard’ Vatsal (148,907), Suresh ‘pokergambit’ Kolli (146,738), TLB crusher Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash KC (117,299), and online reg Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (108,196) featured among the top 10 stacks of the day.
Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1A
The Elite ₹30 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 152
Re-entries – 92
Rebuys – 114
Prize Pool – ₹35,80,000
Places Paid – 31
Spartan Poker’s 9:30 PM extravaganza, the ₹30 Lakhs GTD The Elite, logged in 358 entries. The action went on until 5.08 AM today, with PokerGuru Ambassador Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved taking down the tourney to win ₹6.86 Lakhs. He chopped the top prize heads-up with Rising Star Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna (runner-up for ₹5.80 Lakhs).
Kartik Ved placed 14th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly Highroller for ₹23,254, netting ₹7.09 Lakhs overall.
Ashit ‘D. Carwin1’ Sharma (3rd for ₹3.59 Lakhs), Young Gun Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood (4th for ₹2.91 LakhS), the #1 ranked player on the annual leaderboard Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (5th for ₹2.30 Lakhs) and Aditya ‘konstantinn’ Singh (6th for ₹1.66 Lakhs) FT-ed the tourney.
Final Table Results
*denotes heads-up deal
The Ballers ₹22.5 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹7,500
Entries – 182
Re-entries – 180
Prize Pool – ₹24,79,700
Places Paid – 38
Adda52’s primetime Friday tourney, the ₹22.5 Lakhs GTD The Ballers, clocked in an impressive 362 entries, and 38 players took a stab at the ₹24.79 Lakhs prize pool.
Myron ‘zzzzz369’ Pereira was the last player standing and won ₹5.22 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with Chandan ‘darkfish15’ Arora (runner-up for ₹4.72 Lakhs).
The Ballers score has pushed Pereira`s lifetime tally north of ₹3.50 Crores, and he currently features among the top 20 winners of 2021.
Thursday’s Highroller champion Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra placed third for ₹2.72 Lakhs. The Young Gun placed 12th in The Elite for another ₹58,354, raking in ₹3.30 Lakhs through the day to storm his way into the top 10 of the annual leaderboard standings.
Nitin ‘bigbluffs’ Arora (4th for ₹1.98 Lakhs), former IOPC Millionaire champion Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava (5th for ₹1.33 Lakhs), Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar (6th for ₹92,989) and Parth ‘punit7690’ Aggarwal (8th for ₹61,993) FT-ed the tourney.
Final Table Results
The Weekly HighRoller ₹12 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 95
Re-entries – 56
Prize Pool – ₹15,10,000
Places Paid – 18
The ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Weekly HighRoller on PokerBaazi wrangled in 151 tourney regs, collecting ₹15.10 Lakhs in prize money. The 8 PM tourney took a little over eight and a half hours to play down to a champion.
Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik was the last player standing in the tourney and won ₹3.89 Lakhs. Last week`s Weekly HighRoller winner Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal finished runner-up for ₹2.72 Lakhs.
On Thursday, Malik had placed third in PokerStars India’s Highroller ₹10 lakhs GTD for ₹1.02 Lakhs. The former HERCULES champion had a blockbuster Friday as he raked in over ₹5.27 Lakhs last night, crossing ₹2 Crores in lifetime earnings. His other ITM finishes include:
✔ 3rd in the Uppercut for ₹77,570
✔ 16th in The Elite for ₹39,114
✔ 21st in The Ballers for ₹19,838
Other known players who FT-ed the event included the 2020 India Poker Champion Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo (3rd for ₹1.75 Lakhs), Honey ‘ho9ey’ Bijlani (4th for ₹1.30 Lakhs), Young Gun Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta (5th for ₹97,244), and Kunal ‘VasooliChacha’ Patni (6th for ₹77,765).
Final Table Results
Futuristic ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹880
Entries – 478
Re-entries – 385
Rebuys – 453
Prize Pool – ₹10,52,800
Places Paid – 127
The mystery player ‘Shadoow’ topped the field of 1,316 entries in Spartan Poker`s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Futuristic to win the lion`s share of the ₹10.52 Lakhs prize pool worth ₹1.48 Lakhs.
The event played down to a three-way deal with Ashish ‘IshqBector’ Pareek (runner-up for ₹1.39 Lakhs) and Vishal ‘VishalMaharaj’ Maharaj (3rd for ₹1.22 Lakhs) securing the other top payouts.
The annual leaderboard frontrunner Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (5th for ₹49,797) and Saransh ‘iammrmeeseeks’ Garg (8th for ₹21,085) FT-ed the tourney.
Final Table Results
*denotes three-way deal
Uppercut MAGIC Edition ₹7 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 114
Re-entries – 99
Total Prize Pool – ₹7,45,500
Regular Prize Pool – ₹3,72,750
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹3,72,750
Places Paid – 23
Running from 7:30 PM to 2:58 AM, PokerStars India’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD Uppercut MAGIC Edition rounded up 213 entries, collecting ₹7.45 Lakhs in the prize pool.
Sunday’s Millionaire champion Sanish ‘sneakysani’ Chhabra locked horns with PokerGuru Ambassador Arjanveer ‘ballistik310’ Singh Chadha for the title. Like Sunday night, Chhabra yet again emerged victorious taking home ₹1.34 Lakhs for the outright victory. Chadha pocketed ₹1.17 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.
Chhabra also placed third in Adda52’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Running Hot for ₹69,460, netting ₹2.04 Lakhs overall. He has moved up to #2 in the annual leaderboard standings.
The Weekly HighRoller champion Rishab ‘NoChan(3’ Malik (3rd for ₹77,570) and Siddharth ‘wAkAzAwAkA’ Ranshevre (5th for ₹25,896) FT-ed the tourney!
Final Table Results (Includes Bounties)
Running Hot ₹5 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 163
Re-entries – 139
Prize Pool – ₹6,04,000
Places Paid – 30
Outlasting a field of 302 entries, site regular Ankita ‘ankumalik’ Ajay took down Adda52’s Running Hot for ₹1.55 Lakhs. The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tourney started at 9.30 PM and took just about six hours to culminate.
Ajay’s final showdown was against mystery user ‘codekarma,’ who had to concede to a runner-up score of ₹92,110.
The Millionaire champion Sanish ‘sanish21’ Chhabra (3rd for ₹69,460), Neeraj ‘kumartomar’ Kumar (5th for ₹34,730), and Wednesday’s Maverick runner-up Vinod ‘jamesoo7’ Bhasker (8th for ₹15,100) were the notable FT finishers.
Final Table Results
The Classic PKO ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 75
Re-entries – 37
Total Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹1,16,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹84,000
Places Paid – 11
PokerStars India’s ₹2 Lakhs GTD The Classic PKO logged in 112 entries, overlaying ₹32,000.
Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar championed the tourney, netting ₹50,223, just as Chaitanya ‘crylighter’ Dhingra came in second for ₹31,613.
Adwait ‘Adwait Pol’ Pol (5th for ₹13,577) and Umesh ‘dhondu.chilll’ Sharma (6th for ₹8,985) FT-ed the tourney.
6-Max Holdem Boost DST ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 112
Re-entries – 85
Prize Pool – ₹1,97,000
Places Paid – 24
PokerBazzi’s 9 PM fixture, the ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD 6-Max Holdem Boost, logged in 197 participants, collecting a guarantee-smashing ₹1.97 Lakhs prize pool.
Naman ‘KidPoker09’ Puri came out on top, winning the tourney for the third time for ₹47,576. Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat finished runner-up for ₹33,352.
Prime Time PLO ₹30K GTD – Khelo365
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 25
Re-entries – 30
Prize Pool – ₹30,000
Places Paid – 6
Khelo365’s ₹30K GTD Prime Time PLO was championed by ‘Zravasya,’ who took away ₹12,000 after defeating ‘Hardik24’ (runner-up for ₹6,300) in the heads-up play.
Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD – Khelo365
Buy-in – ₹275
Entries – 41
Re-entries – 15
Prize Pool – ₹20,000
Places Paid – 6
‘Teesmar2’ shipped the ₹20K GTD Grinder 2.0, adding ₹8,000 to their poker bankroll.
This report was updated at 5 PM on 10.04.2021.
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