Daily Majors: Myron Pereira, Parag Shah, Gaurav Sood & Amit Kaushik Crush the Thursday Flagships

Thursday brought another action-driven day of MTT action, and PokerStars India’s just-started Diwali Rush Series added even more firepower to the day`s proceedings. The top regs ended up dominating the flagships.

The Goa-based reg Myron Pereira set the virtual felts ablaze last night, taking down two headline tournaments and rounding up a jaw-dropping ₹10.30 Lakhs across six ITM finishes (his third-best online score). He won Adda52’s Godfather (₹6.12 Lakhs) and Spartan Poker’s Ultron (₹3.19 Lakhs), crossing ₹2 Crores in annual winnings.

Myron Pereira chopped the Ultron title three-way with Pavankiran Bellamkonda (2nd for ₹2.35 Lakhs) and ‘FlyOn’ (3rd for ₹2.14 Lakhs)!

Spartan Poker reg Parag Shah scored a thumping victory in the Thursday High Roller, winning a career-best ₹5.94 Lakhs. The #1 ranked player of the week, Gopal Bajaj, fired up another trailblazing run last night, netting over ₹4.73 Lakhs from top finishes in Spartan Poker`s Thursday High Roller (2nd for ₹4.22 Lakhs) and PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush-07 Uppercut Mini (3rd for ₹32,736).

The winningest player on our tracked database, Young Gun Gaurav Sood, dominated the opening day proceedings in PokerStars India`s Diwali Rush series. The two-time POY winner crushed the Diwali Rush-05 Super Highroller for a site-best ₹5.46 Lakhs (₹5.66 Lakhs overall), taking down his second HR title this month. Extending his heater, Vishal Ojha finished runner-up for ₹4.08 Lakhs (won ₹4.27 Lakhs overall).

Amit Kaushik was another Thursday chartbuster with ₹4.89 Lakhs in total winnings. He most notably parlayed a ₹825 satellite buy-in into an impressive ₹4.55 Lakhs payday after winning PokerBaazi’s The Summit. ‘Azadojha’ collected a site-best ₹3.19 Lakhs in second place (almost 10x more than their previous best finish).

Ankita Ajay was another player taking down two tournaments on Thursday, and collected ₹1.93 Lakhs. She rocked the Adda52 felts, taking down Monster Turbo (₹1.60 Lakhs) and Afternoon Adda (₹32,940). One of the top-ranked players of the year, Siddharth Gangwar, finished runner-up in Monster Turbo for ₹93,201 (won ₹1.57 Lakhs overall).

PokerGuru Ambassador Faiz Alam, Himanshu Arora, Nitin Rawat, poker coach Kanishka Samant, Vaibhav Arora, Pratik Doshi, Prithvi Singh, Prashant Jain, Aniruddha Joshi, Mohsin Shaikh, Rohit Malhotra, Dhaval Doshi, Manish Jangid, Sarvesh Sharma, and Karan Thakker won the other Thursday marquees.

Here are the Thursday highlights!

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Spartan Poker

Thursday High Roller (6-Max) – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹22,000

Entries – 60

Re-entries – 15

Rebuys – 33

Prize Pool – ₹21,60,000

Places Paid – 11

The Spartan Poker reg and former MS #16 champion Parag ‘Persie’ Shah outplayed the 106-entry field in the ₹20 Lakhs GTD Thursday High Roller, winning the ₹22K buy-in HR for a site-best ₹5.94 Lakhs!

The #1 ranked player of the week, Gopal ‘Mamacita’ Bajaj (2nd for ₹4.22 Lakhs), and Akshay ‘AustralianAccountant’ Kapoor (3rd for ₹2.76 Lakhs) rounded out the podium.

Parag Shah’s online stats (Spartan Poker & PokerBaazi): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.13 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹14.54 Lakhs| Titles Won: #14 | Annual Winnings: ₹55.69 Lakhs

The DCS High Main Event runner-up finisher Gopal Bajaj fired up another trailblazing grind last night, netting over ₹4.73 Lakhs through three deep runs, which include:

> 2nd in SpartanPoker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹4,22,280

> 3rd in PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush-07 Uppercut Mini for ₹32,736

> 22nd in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹18,252

Gopal Bajaj’s online stats (Spartan Poker & PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.89 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹99.19 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #30 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.77 Crores | Ranked #1 in the Weekly Leaderboard Standings

The IOPC January 2022 Super High Roller champion Akshay Kapoor raked in ₹3.07 Lakhs through two deep runs on Spartan Poker, which include:

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹2,76,480

> 10th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹30,927

Akshay Kapoor’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹70.08 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹73.78 Lakhs

Ashit ‘D. Carwin1’ Sharma (4th for ₹2.13 Lakhs), Anurag ‘Norman Bates’ Srivastava (5th for ₹1.68 Lakhs), Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi$’ Garg (6th for ₹1.32 Lakhs), PokerGuru Ambassador Ankit ‘d00mtr00per’ Wadhawan (7th for ₹1.04 Lakhs), Sumit ‘Toin Coss’ Sapra (8th for ₹81,000), Srihari ‘bangbang99’ Bang (9th for ₹61,560), Vinayak ‘firehaimai’ Bajaj (10th for ₹54,000), and Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (11th for ₹54,000) were others notables who cashed the Thursday High Roller.

Final Table Results

1. Parag ‘Persie’ Shah – ₹5,94,000
2. Gopal ‘Mamacita’ Bajaj – ₹4,22,280
3. Akshay ‘AustralianAccountant’ Kapoor – ₹2,76,480
4. Ashit ‘D. Carwin1’ Sharma – ₹2,12,760
5. Anurag ‘Norman Bates’ Srivastava – ₹1,68,480
6. Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi$’ Garg – ₹1,31,760

Ultron – ₹16 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 166

Re-entries – 53

Rebuys – 119

Prize Pool – ₹16,90,000

Places Paid – 31

The Goa-based reg Myron ‘Zzzzz369’ Pereira hit the ball right out of the park yesterday, taking down two headline tournaments and rounding up a jaw-dropping ₹10.30 Lakhs across six ITM finishes – his third-best online score. His buck-smashing Thursday run pushed him past ₹2 Crores in annual winnings.

His Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Godfather for a site-best ₹6,12,500

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹3,19,250* (3-way deal)

> 14th in PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush-05 Super Highroller for ₹42,388

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹33,206

> 6th in PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush-07 Uppercut Mini for ₹18,683

> 26th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for 4,438

Myron Pereira’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.27 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.06 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.10 Crores

The 338-player starting field in the ₹20 Lakhs GTD Ultron whittled down to a three-way deal between Myron ‘Zzzzz369’ Pereira (1st for ₹3.19 Lakhs), Pavankiran ‘Rootahua Machi’ Bellamkonda (2nd for ₹2.35 Lakhs) and ‘FlyOn’ (3rd for ₹2.14 Lakhs)!

Ashit ‘D. Carwin1’ Sharma posted three deep runs, adding ₹3.39 lakhs overall. His Thursday finishes include:

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹2,12,760

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹1,08,836

> 30th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹16,250

Ashit Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.41 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.20 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #19 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.67 Crores

Final Table Results

1. Myron ‘Zzzzz369’ Pereira – ₹3,19,250*
2. Pavankiran ‘Rootahua Machi’ Bellamkonda – ₹2,34,545*
3. FlyOn – ₹2,13,971*
4. Lavesh ‘UPay4MyWeed98’ Meena – ₹1,37,566
5. Ashit ‘D. Carwin1’ Sharma – ₹1,08,836
6. Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot – ₹82,641
7. Siddharth ‘cooking_nuts’ Gangwar – ₹60,333
8. Aditya ‘SuperuSer’ Sushant – ₹44,109

*denotes a three-way deal

Deepstack Turbo – ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 201

Re-entries – 53

Rebuys – 122

Prize Pool – ₹3,76,000

Places Paid – 31

The long-time MTT pro and poker coach Kanishka ‘Wildflower’ Samant came out on top of the 376-entry field in Spartan Poker’s ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD Deepstack Turbo last night for ₹79,524, picking up his second title this month. ‘Rabkabanda’ finished runner-up for ₹53,542.

Kanishka Samant’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.52 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.21 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹55.36 Lakhs

Final Table Results

1. Kanishka ‘Wildflower’ Samant – ₹79,524
2. Rabkabanda – ₹53,542
3. Grabaka_Hitman – ₹37,750
4. Benjamin Roulette – ₹30,606
5. Abhishek ‘letmewinplease’ Sonu – ₹24,214
6. Mihir ‘CHIPMAGNET’ Ganatra – ₹18,386
7. Kshithesh ‘tobirama’ Siraboina – ₹13,423
8. KanaArjun – ₹9,814

Prithvi ‘Blunders whale’ Singh (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹48,732), ‘Gk999’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹48,000), ‘TheManiacInTheCircuit’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Sundowner – Multi Entry for ₹42,300), ‘chief57‘ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up for ₹18,531), and ‘scantifier’ (Won ₹50K GTD The Centurion for ₹7,984) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

PokerBaazi

The Summit – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,250

Entries – 149

Re-entries – 126

Prize Pool – ₹20,63,000

Places Paid – 36

Amit ‘quark’ Kaushik was one of the Thursday heroes, with almost ₹4.89 Lakhs in total winnings. The 27-year-old poker pro most prominently championed the guarantee-crushing 275-player field in PokerBaazi`s ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Summit, parlaying an ₹825 satellite buy-in into a nifty ₹4.56 Lakhs payday. The user ‘Azadojha’ pocketed a site-best ₹3.19 Lakhs in second place (almost 10x more than their previous best finish).

Amit Kaushik`s top Thursday finishes include

> 1st in PokerBaazi`s The Summit for ₹4,55,606 (his third title this month)

> 15th in Adda52`s Godfather for ₹25,000

Amit Kaushik`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.22 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.53 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #18 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.53 Crores

Final Table Results

1. Amit ‘quark’ Kaushik – ₹4,55,606
2. Azadojha – ₹3,19,688
3. Siddhanth ‘ender’ Kripalani – ₹2,05,631
4. Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹1,52,213
5. Kanchan ‘Kanchansharma’ Sharma – ₹1,14,263
6. Piyush ‘aero’ Jain – ₹91,369
7. Ronywalker – ₹75,900

Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,375

Entries – 455

Re-entries – 362

Prize Pool – ₹10,21,250

Places Paid – 131

Wednesday’s Night on Stars finalist, PokerGuru Ambassador Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam (opted out of our tracking) went the distance in PokerBaazi`s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, firing twice in the 817-strong field before biting off the lion’s share of the guarantee-crushing prize pool worth ₹1.72 Lakhs in the first place. Site user ‘patience124’ came second for ₹1.20 Lakhs.

The #2 ranked player of 2021, Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia, grossed ₹1.61 Lakhs across six deep runs, which include:

> 12th in PokerStars India`s Diwali Rush-05 [Super Highroller] for ₹48,215

> 11th in Spartan Poker`s Thursday High Roller for ₹43,000

> 21st in PokerBaazi`s The Summit for ₹20,419

> 7th in PokerBaazi`s Daily Value Boost for ₹19,710

> 20th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹18,750

> 28th in Spartan Poker`s Ultron ₹11,288

Manish Lakhotia’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.34 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #12

Final Table Results

1. Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam – ₹1,72,285
2. patience124 – ₹1,19,997
3. Ninad ‘DarAdal’ Naik – ₹83,640
4. sajet69 – ₹58,211
5. Abhinav ‘boom786’ Malhotra – ₹40,646
6. Akshay ‘fsociety’ Dhingra – ₹28,391
7. Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia – ₹19,710
8. anachronox – ₹13,685

(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 279

Re-entries – 184

Prize Pool – ₹6,95,000

Places Paid – 54

Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora was the last player standing out of a 463-player field in PokerBaazi`s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT. Last week’s Blockbuster champion, Arora, took down the 9 PM tournament for ₹1.24 Lakhs (his second title of the month) following a heads-up deal with ‘pintu00‘ (2nd for ₹1.13 Lakhs).

Himanshu Arora made away with over ₹1.43 Lakhs in Thursday winnings across three deep runs, crossing ₹1 Crore in recorded online profits!

His Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,24,472

> 39th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹13,750

> 21st in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹5,030

Himanshu Arora’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.85 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1 Crore | Titles Won in 2022: #11

Final Table Results

1. Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora – ₹1,24,472*
2. pintu00 – ₹1,12,977*
3. Prashant ‘jainprashant’ Jain – ₹62,922
4. Fayaz ‘Jorach’ Ahmad Akhoon – ₹46,532
5. Surya ‘Surya12’ Lohia – ₹34,933
6. Manoj ‘Karwasra33’ Kumar – ₹27,988
7. caveman007 – ₹23,335

*denotes a heads-up deal

Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 152

Re-entries – 103

Prize Pool – ₹5,10,000

Places Paid – 47

Two-time FTV Flamingo champion Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora trounced the 255-entry field in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Boost, taking down his first title in three months for ₹71,871. He chopped the 2 PM marquee heads-up with Prem ‘lastbluff’ Chand Gope (2nd for ₹69,246).

Arora pocketed ₹78,469 overall through three ITM finishes, which include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹71,871

> 19th in PokerBaazi`s Midnight SPRINT for ₹3,494

> 12th in PokerBaazi`s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹3,104

Vaibhav Arora’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹29.27 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #18

The Afternoon Boost made an over five-hour run from 2 PM to 7.05 AM, and the top 47 finishers got paid a share from a profitable ₹5.10 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora – ₹71,871*
2. Prem ‘lastbluff’ Chand Gope – ₹69,246*
3. 007prachu – ₹45,747
4. Neeraj ‘neeraj2828’ Bajaj – ₹35,496
5. Nitesh750 – ₹25,245
6. Apaar ‘floatfish’ Gautam – ₹18,003
7. ThePeriodontist – ₹14,841

*denotes a heads-up deal

‘nb333’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹52,060), Prashant ‘jainprashant’ Jain (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Midnight SPRINT for ₹48,450), ‘VikramJaiswal7’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹33,850), Rohit ‘mrblue1205’ Malhotra (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD Evening SPRINT for ₹26,920), Dhaval ‘Faizal1506’ Doshi (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹24,360), ‘sidan2701’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO5 Boost for ₹24,090), and ‘pokarjokar’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹19,740) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

Pocket52

Pocket Jacks – ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,450

Entries – 117

Re-entries – 69

Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000

Places Paid – 27

Pocket52 network user ‘redbloodflush’ ran past a 186-entry field in the site’s Thursday attraction, ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Jacks, winning the title for ₹51,875. The user ‘user1664119573’ finished runner-up for ₹38,750.

Final Table Results

1. redbloodflush – ₹51,875
2. user1664119573 – ₹38,750
3. Hriday ‘MARRII’ Mondal – ₹27,500
4. dhamna – ₹17,500
5. Apricot – ₹13,125
6. mrpro – ₹10,000

‘darbarji’ (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD Pocket Tanks for ₹23,000), ‘Bolenath’ (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD Pocket Brunch for ₹22,000), ‘Hirthk12’ (Won ₹65K GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹13,650) and ‘user1655373346’ (Won ₹50K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹11,500) won the other Pocket52 marquees.

PokerDangal

PLO 5 Thursday – ₹50K GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 81

Rebuys – 36

Prize Pool – ₹58,500

Places Paid – 20

PokerDangal’s ₹50K GTD PLO 5 Thursday clocked in a guarantee-busting 117-player field. The user ‘Theflash’ came out on top, winning the title for ₹12,870, just as ‘Mr.Advocate’ finished runner-up for ₹9653.

Final Table Results

1. Theflash – ₹12,870
2. Mr.Advocate – ₹9,653
3. Pheqwe – ₹7,020
4. Dalbeer – ₹5,625
5. StarJan – ₹3,949
6. Mohit543 – ₹2,925

PokerStars India

Diwali Rush-05 Super Highroller [8-Max] – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹16,500

Entries – 77

Re-entries – 44

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 20

The winningest player on our tracked database, Young Gun Gaurav ‘3betPanda’ Sood dominated the opening day proceedings in PokerStars India`s Diwali Rush series! The two-time POY winner crushed the 77-player field in the ₹25 Lakhs GTD Diwali Rush-05 Super Highroller, winning the ₹16,500 buy-in Highroller for a site-best ₹5.46 Lakhs (his second HR title this month)!

Gaurav Sood posted deep runs in Spartan Poker’s Ultron (25th for ₹16,562) and PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost (87th for ₹2,860) as well, locking in ₹5.66 Lakhs in Thursday’s winnings. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.61 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.92 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.46 Crores | Ranked #13 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Moves to #8 in Annual Profits

Extending his heater to a fourth consecutive day, Vishal ‘Darky012’ Ojha raked in ₹4.08 Lakhs for his runner-up finish in the Diwali Rush-05 Super Highroller (won ₹4.27 Lakhs overall).

Ojha’s Thursday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush-05 Super Highroller for ₹4,08,071

> 10th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹11,234

> 22nd in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹4,438

> 46th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹3,195

Vishal Ojha’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.27 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹62.94 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #7 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.53 Crores

Final Table Results

1. Gaurav ‘3betPanda’ Sood – ₹5,46,207
2. Vishal ‘Darky012’ Ojha – ₹4,08,071
3. Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh – ₹3,04,870
4. Bedevilforyou – ₹2,27,769
5. crishabh770 – ₹1,70,166
6. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹1,27,131
7. Avijit ‘SwangoRay’ Jaiswal – ₹94,980
8. Sahil ‘you3bi4b’ Nair – ₹70,959
9. Rajat ‘sharabikebabi’ Sharma – ₹62,383

Diwali Rush-07 Uppercut Mini – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 112

Re-entries – 81

Total Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,58,750

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,41,250

Places Paid – 29

Up-and-coming online crusher Nitin ‘NRIPOKER’ Rawat lapped up ₹1.17 Lakhs in Thursday winnings, including PokerStars India’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Diwali Rush-07 Uppercut Mini title, which he took down for ₹1.08 Lakhs (₹63,594 in bounties). Ashwini ‘Ashwinip4873’ Panwar finished runner-up for ₹70,758 (₹26,543 in bounties).

Nitin Rawat’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush-07 Uppercut Mini for ₹1,07,809 (₹63,594 in bounties)

> 31st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹5,106

> 36th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹4,306

Nitin Rawat’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.64 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹66.22 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #20

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Nitin ‘NRIPOKER’ Rawat – ₹1,07,809
2. Ashwini ‘Ashwinip4873’ Panwar – ₹70,758
3. Gopal ‘MrBigSlick139’ Bajaj – ₹32,736
4. yuvidilwariya – ₹26,550
5. AN11328 – ₹21,817
6. Myron ‘khAAbib’ Pereira – ₹18,683
7. Varun ‘wardev’ Devayya – ₹9,030
8. nirwair – ₹13,529
9. Advait ‘ronaldinh18’ Rajguru – ₹18,412

Pratik ‘pratspratik’ Doshi (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Diwali Rush-03 Rocket UKO 75% for ₹60,465), Aniruddha ‘pocketacesaj69’ Joshi (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Diwali Rush-09 Flashing Lights for ₹45,758), ‘kidwithhim’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Diwali Rush-01 Bling Bling 8-Max for ₹45,144), Manish ‘manish jangid’ Jangid (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Diwali Rush-08 Primetime Lights for ₹19,070), ‘Rockerazad’ (Won ₹40K GTD Diwali Rush-06 Twinkling Stars PLO 6-Max Turbo for ₹13,039), ‘erickhawlhring’ (Won ₹50K GTD Diwali Rush-02 Bling Bling 8-Max for ₹11,055), and Karan ‘karannthakker’ Thakker (Won ₹50K GTD Diwali Rush-03 Festive Bounty Progressive KO for ₹9,417) shipped the other Diwali Rush marquees on PokerStars India.

Adda52

Godfather – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 247

Re-entries – 230

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 49

Stepping into the week with a firecracker third-place finish in the DCS High Main Event, Myron ‘zzzzz369’ Pereira went on a tear last night! The Goa-based reg won two headline tournaments and accumulated an impressive ₹10.30+ Lakhs across six deep runs.

Pereira hit a new milestone on Adda52, overpowering a 477-player field in the Thursday headliner Godfather to collect a site-best ₹6.13 Lakhs. ‘goofy25’ finished runner-up for ₹3.63 Lakhs.

And if that was not enough, Pereira took down Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹3.19 Lakhs (his second time winning the event this year), crossing ₹2 Crores in annual winnings.

Myron Pereira`s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹6,12,500 (site-best finish)

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹3,19,250* (3-way deal)

> 14th in PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush-05 [Super Highroller] for ₹42,388

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹33,206

> 6th in PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush-07 [Uppercut Mini] for ₹18,683

Myron Pereira`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.27 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.06 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #20 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.10 Crores

The #BB2 MoneyMaker champion Sahil ‘you3bi4b’ Nair finished fifth in Godfather for ₹1.25 Lakhs, pulling out a Thursday haul worth ₹1.99 Lakhs.

His Thursday finishes include:

> 5th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹1,25,000

> 8th in PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush- 05 [Uppercut Mini] for ₹70,959

> 22nd in PokerStars India’s Diwali Rush-03 [Rocket UKO 75%] for ₹2,578

Sahil Nair’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.80 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹65.25 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #6

The ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather registered an overlay shortfall of ₹1.15 Lakhs and paid out 49 places.

Final Table Results

1. Myron ‘zzzzz369’ Pereira – ₹6,12,500
2. goofy25 – ₹3,62,500
3. Maelwyn – ₹2,50,000
4. Bharat ‘rungooserun’ Vasan – ₹1,87,500
5. Sahil ‘you3bi4b’ Nair – ₹1,25,000
6. Pravin ‘spanks’ Garle – ₹87,500
7. Jasven ‘bajateraho’ Saigal – ₹68,750
8. Amar ‘PsykoEko’ Iyer – ₹56,250

Monster Turbo – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,500

Entries – 148

Re-entries – 115

Prize Pool – ₹5,91,750

Places Paid – 27

Like Myron Pereira, Ankita ‘ankumalik’ Ajay Malik was another player championing two tournaments yesterday. She rocked the Adda52 felts yesterday, as hours after taking down the ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹32,940, Ankita stormed past the 263-player field in the 9:30 PM Monster Turbo, collecting ₹1.60 Lakhs.

One of the top-ranked players of the year, Siddharth ‘kab00m’ Gangwar, secured a runner-up payday in the Monster Turbo worth ₹93,201.

Ankita Malik broke an almost seven-month-long dry spell with the twin title wins, netting ₹1.93 Lakhs overall. Her Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹1,59,773 (her best score of 2022)

> 1st in Adda52’s Afternoon Adda for ₹32,940

Ankita Malik`s Adda52 stats (including HU SnGs): Site Winnings: ₹79.94 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹29.99 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #3

The MTT beast Siddharth Gangwar cashed three events for a Thursday take-home worth ₹1.57 Lakhs and won a Mega Satellite to win tickets to the FTS marquees worth ₹1,31,800!

His Thursday finishes include:

> 2nd in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹93,201

> 7th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹56,749

> 20th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹6,230

Siddharth Gangwar`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.33 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.53 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #29 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.61 Crores | Moves to #9 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #12 in Annual Profits | Ranked #5 in the Annual TLB (Points) Standings

Final Table Results

1. Ankita ‘ankumalik’ Ajay – ₹1,59,773
2. Siddharth ‘kab00m’ Gangwar – ₹93,201
3. Varunn ‘VarunnG’ Gaala – ₹71,010
4. VishuChi – ₹51,778
5. Aarchit ‘Aarchit’ Dhadwal – ₹35,505
6. pkjb007 – ₹25,149
7. Ashish ‘goodpoker68’ Garg – ₹19,232
8. Dayanand ‘1God’ Prass – ₹14,794

Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹34,350), ‘Klaus0072’ (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹13,852), Sarvesh ‘Playhereforsure13’ Sharma (Won ₹40K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹13,041), ‘gunrider’ (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹11,800), and ‘Unmesh100’ (Won ₹50K GTD Evening Adda for ₹9,939) won the other Adda52 marquees.

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Khelo365 user ‘scorpion14’ defeated Tuesday’s Sun Downer runner-up finisher ‘IamYourDADDY’ (2nd for ₹2,000) heads-up in the primetime ₹10K GTD tournament last night to win ₹3,000.

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