Daily Majors: Mandar Madaye, Snehil Aggarwal, Deepak Singh & Kritagya Sharma Make the Monday Headlines

Monday was visibly slow coming out of a super intense Sunday that saw PokerBaazi’s 1000X Series and Adda52`s Nano Poker Series drawing to a close. Nevertheless, MTT players get only a brief respite for the second edition of Spartan Poker’s India Turbo Masters takes off on Friday, September 23, guaranteeing over ₹8 Crores in value and 65 fast-paced events.

Snehil Aggarwal (opted out of our tracking) has been on a roll off late. After posting runner-up finishes in two headline tournaments in the last five days, he finally went the distance in Spartan Poker’s The Rainmaker last night, banking the day`s single-biggest score worth ₹2.12 Lakhs. The former FTS – Supreme winner Deepak Singh stood second for ₹1.42 Lakhs (won ₹1.77 Lakhs overall).

PokerBaazi loyalist ‘Ronywalker’ championed the site’s Monday headliner, The Big Show, for ₹2.19 Lakhs after striking a heads-up deal with Mandar Madaye (2nd for ₹2.06 Lakhs). Both players posted their site-best scores in the event. Madaye made another FT run in PokerStars India`s Battle Royale and topped the Monday charts with ₹2.23 Lakhs in total winnings.

The Adda52 reg ‘Bujo’ clinched their second Iron Man title for ₹2.01 Lakhs, with Nitesh Katiyar pocketing ₹1.22 Lakhs in second place.

Isaac Shira scored a thumping victory in PokerBaazi’s brand-new Daily Value Boost, collecting ₹1.57 Lakhs for the win. ‘phoenix7777’ finished runner-up for ₹1.23 Lakhs.

Kritagya Sharma (opted-out of our tracking) followed through his last week’s 1000X#21 victory by taking down PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for at least the third time this year for ₹1.41 Lakhs. Vivek Bajaj finished runner-up for ₹98,912.

Navaneesha P conquered PokerStars India`s Battle Royale for the second time last night for ₹1.06 Lakhs (won ₹1.38 Lakhs overall). Vishal Ojha finished runner-up for ₹54,404 (added ₹77,991 in Monday winnings).

Ankur Aryan, Prashant Baghmar, Rajneesh Thakur, Joseph Touthang, Kashish Sachdev, Karan Sitlani, Om Prakash, and Taliwabang Jamir won the other Monday marquees.

Here are the Monday highlights!

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Spartan Poker

The Rainmaker – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,300

Entries – 162

Re-entries – 55

Rebuys – 110

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 31

It’s raining scores for Snehil ‘gaurav_arsh’ Aggarwal (opted out of our tracking), who, after posting runner-up finishes in two flagship tournaments in the last five days, conquered Spartan Poker`s biggest Monday draw, the 10 Lakhs GTD The Rainmaker, for ₹2.12 Lakhs.

Aggarwal traversed a 327-player field in the Monday headliner and defeated the FTS – Supreme winner Deepak ‘Optimist’ Singh in the heads-up showdown. Singh pocketed ₹1.42 Lakhs in second place.

Snehil Aggarwal`s recent deep runs include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi`s 1000X#28 Super Saturday for ₹3,26,310

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹2,92,594

The Rainmaker runner-up finisher, Deepak Singh, lapped up another three ITM finishes across his Monday run, adding ₹1.77 Lakhs to his online scorecard.

His Monday finishes include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s The Rainmaker for ₹1,42,400

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s The Big Show for ₹25,025

> 24th in Adda52’s Iron Man for ₹6,424

> 27th in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo for ₹3,489

Deepak Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.45 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹91.56 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #10

Raghav ‘Mr. Bean’ Ananth cashed four events for a Monday take-home worth ₹77,074. His Monday finishes include:

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s The Rainmaker for ₹26,100

> 3rd in PokerStars India’s Deepstack for ₹20,389

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s The Big Show for ₹18,302

> 10th in PokerStars India’s Battle Royale for ₹9,727

Raghav Ananth’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.42 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹36.28 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #6

The ₹3,300 buy-in The Rainmaker ran from 8 PM to 3.07 AM and experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹19,000. The top 31 places got paid.

Final Table Results

1. Snehil ‘gaurav_arsh’ Aggarwal – ₹2,11,500
2. Deepak ‘Optimist’ Singh – ₹1,42,400
3. suntzu – ₹1,00,400
4. angleShot23 – ₹81,400
5. PokerQueen1911 – ₹64,400
6. Ashutosh ‘stupefy’ Balodhi – ₹48,900
7. Dhaval ‘mahakal07’ Solanki – ₹35,700
8. Raghav ‘Mr. Bean’ Ananth – ₹26,100

Deepstack Turbo – ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 178

Re-entries – 51

Rebuys – 127

Prize Pool – ₹3,56,000

Places Paid – 31

It`s been a decent start to the week for Ankur ‘showstopper89’ Aryan, who, following through on an FT finish in Spartan Poker`s Sunday Showdown the day before, came out on top of a 356-player field in the site`s ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD Deepstack Turbo to win ₹55,797.

The former IOPC – Super High Roller champion, Ankur Aryan, chopped the 9:30 PM tournament three-way with ‘manage_level’ (2nd for ₹54,332) and Prateek ‘OMGdabangg2’ Sharma (3rd for ₹51,602)!

Ankur Aryan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.68 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #17

The Deepstack Turbo third-place finisher, Prateek Sharma, also FT-ed the ₹20K GTD OFC Pineapple OH (6th for ₹1,775), filling in ₹53,277 overall.

His Monday finishes include:

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo for ₹51,602

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s OFC Pineapple OH for ₹1,775

Final Table Results

1. Ankur ‘showstopper89’ Aryan – ₹55,797*
2. manage_level – ₹54,332*
3. Prateek ‘OMGdabangg2’ Sharma – ₹51,602*
4. MR. PRANK – ₹28,978
5. platinum – ₹22,926
6. FeelsBadman888 – ₹17,408
7. RoshuRen – ₹12,709
8. Manu167 – ₹9,292

*denotes a three-way deal

Joseph ‘axone’ Touthang (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Sundowner for ₹45,113), ‘Notoriousme_69 (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹38,282), ‘TheFish333’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up for ₹19,488), and ‘Redeye’ (Won ₹50K GTD The Centurion for ₹8,932) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

PokerBaazi

The Big Show – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,300

Entries – 205

Re-entries – 210

Prize Pool – ₹12,45,000

Places Paid – 54

PokerBaazi user ‘Ronywalker’ outlasted the 415-player field in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Big Show, netting ₹2.19 Lakhs and their 14th title on the site. The former Sunday Special PKO winner Mandar ‘MAMA04’ Madaye pocketed an equally impressive ₹2.06 Lakhs as the runner-up, courtesy of a heads-up deal. Both players locked in their site-best scores in the event.

‘Ronywalker’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹15.32 Lakhs | Titles Won: #14 | FT Finishes: #93

Mandar Madaye made another FT run in PokerStars India`s Battle Royale, raking in ₹2.23 Lakhs overall. His Monday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Big Show for ₹2,06,231

> 6th in PokerStars India’s Battle Royale (8-Max) for ₹17,046

Mandar Madaye’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹88.08 Lakhs| Lifetime Profits: ₹14.08 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #10 | Annual Winnings: ₹32.87 Lakhs

Final Table Results

1. Ronywalker – ₹2,19,434*
2. Mandar ‘MAMA04’ Madaye – ₹2,06,231*
3. Bhanu ‘Chennaino1’ Prakash KC – ₹1,12,797
4. Sanchit ‘devilsanchit’ Anand – ₹83,415
5. borntrouble – ₹62,624
6. Prashant ‘vanillaice21’ Verma – ₹50,174
7. bullets777 – ₹41,832
8. Bhuvan ‘Ustaad75’ Bansal – ₹33,366

*denotes a heads-up deal

Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 609

Re-entries – 553

Prize Pool – ₹11,62,000

Places Paid – 197

The APT Online India January 2021 Main Event finalist Isaac ‘iceofspades’ Shira raced past a 1,162-entry field in PokerBaazi`s brand-new ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, claiming the most significant portion of the ₹11.62 Lakhs prize pool worth ₹1.57 Lakhs. ‘phoenix7777’ came second for ₹1.23 Lakhs.

Isaac Shira’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.48 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.67 Lakhs | Titles Won: #12

The 1000X#1 Kickoff winner Pratik ‘zpAAced’ Manjrekar made three deep runs last night (including two FT finishes), adding ₹1.61 Lakhs to his poker bankroll.

His Monday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹90,636

> 4th in Adda52’s Iron Man for ₹64,240

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹5,686

Pratik Manjrekar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹89.51 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹17.13 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹54.23 Lakhs

The ₹1,100 buy-in Daily Value Boost made a grand inaugural run, bringing in a vast 1,162 players field and generating a juicy ₹11.62 Lakhs prize pool!

Final Table Results

1. Isaac ‘iceofspades’ Shira – ₹1,56,986
2. phoenix7777 – ₹1,23,172
3. Pratik ‘zpAAced’ Manjrekar – ₹90,636
4. roadking – ₹60,424
5. Farookh ‘luckyfa’ Thangkhiew – ₹42,994
6. Yash ‘yswaika’ Swaika – ₹29,050
7. Praveen ‘spraveen’ Rana – ₹21,032
8. abhi903 – ₹14,641

(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 256

Re-entries – 212

Prize Pool – ₹7,02,000

Places Paid – 54

Last week`s 1000X#21 winner Kritagya ‘Kritagya_17’ Sharma (opted-out of our tracking), overcame a guarantee-crushing 268-entry field in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT, winning the 9 PM marquee for at the least the third time this year for ₹1.41 Lakhs (also his third title this month). Vivek ‘Bajaj111’ Bajaj pocketed ₹98,912 in second place.

Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha reeled in almost ₹77,991 Lakhs in Monday winnings on the back of two FT finishes, which include:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Battle Royale (8-Max) for ₹54,404

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹23,587

Vishal Ojha’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.02 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹57.05 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #15 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.28 Crores

Final Table Results

1. Kritagya ‘Kritagya_17’ Sharma – ₹1,41,102
2. Vivek ‘Bajaj111’ Bajaj – ₹98,912
3. nicknjones – ₹63,601
4. Sanjay ‘Banta82’ Kumar – ₹47,034
5. Fayaz ‘Jorach’ Ahmad Akhoon – ₹35,311
6. bullets777 – ₹28,291
7. Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha – ₹23,587

Prashant ‘Morpheus’ Baghmar (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Afternoon Boost for ₹45,800), the #1 ranked player in the annual TLB (points) standings Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs Midnight SPRINT for ₹45,360), ‘TheBrunson’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹45,216), ‘engineers’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹42,107), Kashish ‘Kashish177’ Sachdev (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 6-Max Holdem BOOST for ₹39,775), ‘Shohrat’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD SPRINT 1 PM for ₹29,484), ‘TheBrunson’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Evening SPRINT for ₹25,054), Karan ‘collingwood’ Sitlani (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD SPRINT 1:30 AM for ₹21,530), and Taliwabang ‘Meverick’ Jamir (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹19,933) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

MPL Poker

Monday Madness – ₹1 Lakh GTD

Buy-in – ₹550

Total Entries – 211

Prize Pool – ₹1,05,500

Places Paid – 30

The second place finisher in MPL Poker’s Master Series MTT leaderboard, Om ‘virat1008’ Prakash, drove up the Monday action on the site by taking down the 211-player field in the ₹1 Lakhs GTD Monday Madness, netting ₹21,100 in first-place prize money. Ram ‘msbsain0077’ Bai finished runner-up for ₹15,192.

Final Table Results

1. Om ‘virat1008’ Prakash – ₹21,100
2. Ram ‘msbsain0077’ Bai – ₹15,192
3. Monowar ‘lutlunga’ Hosen – ₹11,394
4. Wasim ‘iamdack007’ Akram – ₹8,440
5. Rahulkumar ‘r_g_love’ Gunjal – ₹6,013
6. Shakti ‘sniperguru10073’ Chouhan – ₹4,642
7. Akhil ‘akkiii007’ Patel – ₹3,587
8. Vavita ‘priyanshupro5’ Devi – ₹2,848

Pocket52

Pocket Jacks – ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,250

Entries – 127

Re-entries – 65

Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000

Places Paid – 27

Pocket52 network user ‘bluesky’ outmaneuvered a 192-player field in the ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Jacks, winning the Monday title for ₹51,875. ‘Mkriverking05’ finished runner-up for ₹38,750.

Final Table Results

1. bluesky – ₹51,875
2. Mkriverking05 – ₹38,750
3. jaimahakaal – ₹27,500
4. kw1996 – ₹17,500
5. Mintu ‘Mintu11’ Yadav – ₹13,125
6. Gautam12345666 – ₹10,000

‘user1663181575’ (Won ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Pocket Tanks for ₹28,750), ‘jaimahakaal’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Brunch for ₹23,000), ‘active_cofagrigus103_12787791’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹15,750) and ‘amrasobai55’ (Won ₹50K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹11,500) won the other Pocket52 marquees.

PokerDangal

Monday Monster – ₹1 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹770

Entries – 100

Rebuy – 31

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 20

PokerDangal user ‘Kingping’ nailed the site`s ₹1 Lakh GTD Monday Monster for ₹22,000, with ‘Coldblooded’ banking ₹16,500 in second place.

Final Table Results

1. Kingping – ₹22,000
2. Coldblooded – ₹16,500
3. Dwayne – ₹12,000
4. zokid – ₹9,000
5. parthkj – ₹6,750
6. DJBravo – ₹5,000

PokerStars India

Battle Royale [8-Max] – ₹4 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 94

Re-entries – 65

Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,01,250

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹1,98,750

Total Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000

Places Paid – 17

Online reg Navaneesha ‘np406’ P added ₹1.38 Lakhs in Monday winnings through seven ITM finishes, most notably taking down PokerStars India’s ₹4 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale [8-Max] title for the second time for ₹1,06,201 (₹69,766 in bounties).

Navaneesha P’s Monday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerStars India’s Battle Royale [8-Max] for ₹1,06,201 (₹69,766 in bounties)

> 29th in Spartan Poker’s The Rainmaker for ₹8,800

> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s The Big Show for ₹7,719

> 20th in Adda52’s Iron Man for ₹6,424

> 50th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹3,229

> 9th in Adda52’s Nighttide DST Adda for ₹3,222

> 22nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹2,815

Navaneesha P’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹87.38 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹22.01 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #13

The recent MS #41 champion Vishal ‘Darky012’ Ojha came close to winning his second title of the month with a deep run in Battle Royale but fell one spot short of the finish line, collecting ₹54,404 (₹17,969 in bounties) as the runner-up. He also FT-ed PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT (7th for ₹23,587), netting ₹77,991 overall!

Vishal Ojha’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.02 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹57.06 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.28 Crores

The ₹2,750 buy-in event locked in 159 entries, falling just one entry short of breaking even.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Navaneesha ‘np406’ P – ₹1,06,201
2. Vishal ‘Darky012’ Ojha – ₹54,404
3. Tanmaya ‘RTDi27’ Gupta – ₹33,493
4. NAM317 – ₹24,295
5. gs1289 – ₹23,034
6. Mandar ‘MAMA4000’ Madaye – ₹17,046
7. Himanshu ‘kosmoz21’ Arora – ₹13,016
8. Sreeharsha ‘DonkeyCommitted’ Boneni – ₹13,918
9. deadpan16 – ₹6,841

‘RAV1619’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Deepstack for ₹34,565), ‘Ashwinip4873’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹25,973), ‘robot3333’ (Won ₹50K GTD Deepstack for ₹12,805), and Anantha ‘Art-of-Limping’ Nallepally (Won ₹50K GTD Primetime Grind for ₹10,959) shipped the other PokerStars India marquees!

Adda52

Iron Man – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,400

Entries – 193

Re-entries – 172

Prize Pool – ₹8,03,003

Places Paid – 38

Adda52 reg ‘Bujo’ championed the 365-entry field in the site`s Monday flagship, ₹8 Lakhs GTD Iron Man, claiming the lion’s share of the ₹8.03 Lakhs prize pool worth ₹2.01 Lakhs. The MS #7 – Friday Millionaire winner Nitesh ‘nitkat’ Katiyar (opted out of our tracking) collected ₹1.22 Lakhs in second place.

Last night was Bujo’s second time winning the Iron Man and their second title victory this month. Bujo’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹59.28 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹24.67 Lakhs

Anish ‘PapaNegreanu’ Arora locked in ₹47,894 in Monday winnings on the back of deep runs in Adda52’s Iron Man (5th for ₹43,362) and PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost (46th for ₹4,532). His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹45.19 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #9

Atishay ‘pokergod56’ Samuel pocketed ₹81,381 through eight ITM finishes. His top Monday finishes include:

> 6th in Adda52’s Iron Man for ₹30,113

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (6-MAX) Holdem BOOST for ₹22,425

> 26th in Spartan Poker’s The Rainmaker for ₹9,800

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹8,424

> 15th in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo for ₹5,269

Atishay Samuel’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.65 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹74.40 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #21

Final Table Results

1. Bujo – ₹2,00,750
2. Nitesh ‘nitkat’ Katiyar – ₹1,21,655
3. Frander – ₹88,330
4. Pratik ‘manjer24’ Manjrekar – ₹64,240
5. Anish ‘PapaNegreanu’ Arora – ₹43,362
6. Atishay ‘pokergod56’ Samuel – ₹30,113

Voyager – ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 165

Re-entries – 133

Prize Pool – ₹2,98,000

Places Paid – 30

Adda52 user ‘MuckTheSystem’ outlasted a 298-player field in the ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Voyager, winning the 9:30 PM marquee for ₹76,288. Md ‘t9ace’ Nazim took home ₹45,445 for his runner-up finish.

MuckTheSystem’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹2.58 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹74,970 | Titles Won: #3

The Voyager runner-up finisher, Md Nazim, had earlier in the day posted a deep run in the Morning Adda (9th for ₹1,542), filling in ₹46,987 in Monday winnings. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹41.93 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.81 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #27

Himanshu Arora thrashed out three ITM finishes – two of them FT scores – rounding up ₹50,515 overall.

His Monday finishes include:

> 3rd in Adda52’s Voyager for ₹34,270

> 7th in PokerStars India’s Battle Royale [8-Max] for ₹13,016

> 46th in PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) SPRINT ₹3,229

Himanshu Arora`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.71 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹96.56 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #7

Final Table Results

1. MuckTheSystem – ₹76,288
2. Md ‘t9ace’ Nazim – ₹45,445
3. Himanshu’ pirateking7′ Arora – ₹34,270
4. Sumit ‘sumitpal009’ Pal – ₹25,330
5. Erravigupta – ₹17,135
6. blasphemistic – ₹11,920
7. Thebang02 – ₹8,940
8. Alok’ Elusiveflame’ Kumar – ₹7,450

Khelo365

Khelo365 user ‘Shiv32’ won the ₹10K GTD Sun Downer title for ₹3,100, just as ‘ITISJOHNY’ fell out in second place for ₹2,100.

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