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The first weekend of September is off to a glorious start! With three big guaranteed series underway, there was no dearth of action or high-value MTTs!
Setting things in motion for a trailblazing weekend ahead was Nitesh Katiyar‘s blistering run in Spartan Poker’s MS #7 – Friday Millionaire. He juggernaut to the top of the 543-entry field, clinching the title and a career-best ₹14.12 Lakhs – emerging as the second Millionaire in the ongoing series and Friday`s biggest winner!
Anurag Srivastava‘s Thursday rampage bled into Friday as the former IOPC – Millionaire Main Event champion ran deep in six tourneys, raking in ₹9.37 Lakhs. His breakout score last night was the ₹8.67 Lakhs he won for his runner-up finish in Spartan Poker’s MS #7 – Friday Millionaire. His stellar form these last two days has catapulted him to the top of the Millionaire Series 5.0 2 Million Leaderboard standings.
Young Gun Ujjwal Narwal was the last player standing in Adda52’s The Ballers, walking away with ₹5.47 Lakhs in first-place prize money. He fired up a runner-up in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹4.44 Lakhs, locking in at least ₹9.91 Lakhs in Friday winnings.
PokerGuru Staking had a terrific run last night with three titles and a litany of deep runs. PokerGuru Ambassador Mithun Mahesh led the way, banking ₹3.21 Lakhs overall, including shipping Spartan Poker`s MS #8 for ₹1.74 Lakhs.
Sanchit Anand added ₹2.96 Lakhs to his bankroll through two deep runs, including winning MS #9 for ₹2.87 Lakhs.
Deepankur Gupta netted ₹2.41 Lakhs through three ITM finishes, including shipping PokerStars India’s Galactic Series – 14 [Uppercut] for ₹2.07 Lakhs.
Bhanu Prakash KC (Won MS #6 Multi Entry for ₹2.36 Lakhs) and Somesh Patel (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD MS #10 for ₹65,794) won the other Millionaire Series titles on Friday.
Alok Birewar was another player who put in spectacular performances on consecutive days. He took down PokerBaazi’s The WeeklyRoller for a second time, pocketing ₹4.53 Lakhs, collectively adding ₹6.49 Lakhs.
‘lion5308680’ (Won Master Series #5 for ₹1.36 Lakhs), Kunga Phuntsok (Won Master Series #4 for ₹36,750), and Jayant K (Won Master Series #6 for ₹22,057) captured MPL Poker’s Master Series titles on Friday.
Ritesh Patel, Rishabh Gupta, Shivkesh Meena, Siddharth Gangwar, Adwait Pol, Dhaval Doshi, Fayaz Ahmad Akhoon, Rudramani Pokhrel, Paras Jain, Lourembam Joshima Devi, Adithya N G, and Rahul Sengar won the other Friday majors.
Here are the Friday highlights!
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Spartan Poker
MS #7 – Friday Millionaire (1st Place ₹10 Lakhs GTD) – ₹50 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 274
Re-entries – 116
Rebuys – 153
Prize Pool – ₹54,30,000
Places Paid – 50
Last Friday, Nitesh ‘KATIYAR11’ Katiyar had narrowly missed out on winning The Elite, finishing runner-up instead. He more than made up for it yesterday by coming out on top of a reg-laden 543-player field in Spartan Poker’s ₹50 Lakhs GTD MS #7 – Friday Millionaire to win a career-best ₹14.12 Lakhs, becoming the second of the 13 promised Millionaires to be crowned at the series.
Nitesh Katiyar’s online stats: ₹3.94 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹60 Lakhs | Annual Winnings: ₹92.02 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #2
Anurag ‘CultOfPersonality’ Srivastava has persisted with his phenomenal form. Coming in hot after a thrilling Thursday run that saw him banking almost ₹8 Lakhs through six deep runs, he made away with an even better ₹9.37 Lakhs last night through another six ITM finishes, storming into the top ten of the annual leaderboard rankings.
The back-to-back stellar performances have pushed Srivastava to the top of the Millionaire Series 5.0 2 Million Leaderboard, even though he is yet to win a title in the ongoing series.
His Friday finishes include:
> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s MS #7 – Friday Millionaire for ₹8,68,800
> 4th in Spartan Poker’s MS #10 – Turbo for ₹29,111
> 26th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹18,592
> 18th in PokerStars India’s Galactic Series-14 [Uppercut] for ₹10,750
> 28th in Spartan Poker’s MS #6 – Multi Entry for ₹7,588
> 39th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹1,800
Anurag Srivastava’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.70 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹2.14 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #20 | Moves to #10 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #1 in the Millionaire Series 2 Million Leaderboard
Young Gun Karan ‘Majestic’ Radia (opted out of our tracking) delivered another blistering run yesterday with two FT finishes in Spartan Poker’s MS #7 – Friday Millionaire (4th for ₹3.58 Lakhs) and Adda52’s The Ballers (2nd for ₹3.32 Lakhs), netting at least ₹6.90 Lakhs!
Final Table Results
MS #9 – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 214
Re-entries – 66
Rebuys – 129
Prize Pool – ₹14,31,500
Places Paid – 39
Extending his hot run on Thursday, The MoneyMaker runner-up finisher, PokerGuru Ambassador Sanchit ‘devilsanchit’ Anand, bested the 409-player field in Spartan Poker’s MS #9 to win ₹2.87 Lakhs. Birthday boy Sandy ‘ZIIGMUND’ Lamba fell one place short of the title, netting ₹1.91 Lakhs in second place.
The upcoming poker pro, Sanchit Anand, posted another deep run in PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) SPRINT (18th for ₹8,145), adding ₹2.96 Lakhs altogether. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹84.28 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹29.49 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #21
Final Table Results
MS #6 Multi Entry – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹990
Entries – 830 (488)
Rebuys – 566
Prize Pool – ₹12,56,400
Places Paid – 119
Leaderboard crusher Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash KC (opted out of tracking) is back! It’s just Day 2 of the Millionaire Series 5.0, and Prakash has already stormed into the #2 position in the series’ 2 Million Leaderboard standings, following his victory run in Spartan Poker’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD MS #6 Multi Entry for ₹2.36 Lakhs!
Parag ‘Persie’ Shah finished runner-up for ₹1.44 Lakhs and made another deep run in MS #8 (21st for ₹8,506), raking in ₹1.53 Lakhs overall. His Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹87.78 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹9.70 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #6
Punya ‘madhumangal’ Behera scored ₹1.26 Lakhs on the back of two deep runs, which include:
> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s MS #6 Multi Entry for ₹1,01,768
> 39th in Spartan Poker’s MS #7 – Friday Millionaire for ₹24,281
Punya Behera’s online stars: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.10 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.09 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #2
Final Table Results
MS #8 – ₹8 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 232
Re-entries – 38
Rebuys – 164
Prize Pool – ₹8,68,000
Places Paid – 39
It was a terrific start to the busy weekend for PokerGuru Staking with three titles and a litany of deep runs! PokerGuru Ambassador Mithun ‘nodelocker’ Mahesh was a significant contributor to the team`s Friday tally and pocketed ₹3.21 Lakhs from five ITM finishes.
Mahesh`s best Friday finish was vanquishing a 434-entry field in Spartan Poker’s ₹8 Lakhs GTD MS #8 to win his first Millionaire Series title and ₹1.74 Lakhs in prize money. The former The Millionaire champion bested Nishant ‘RektKing’ Kumar (2nd for ₹1.15 Lakhs) heads-up.
Mithun Mahesh’s Friday finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s MS #8 for ₹1,74,034
> 6th in Spartan Poker’s MS #9 for ₹66,851
> 7th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹65,677
> 22nd in PokerStars India’s Galactic Series-14 [Uppercut] for ₹10,125
> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹4,026
Mithun Mahesh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.79 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.64 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #11 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.92 Crores
Another former The Millionaire champion Anmol ‘Dead money’ Narang, secured ₹82,341 through two deep runs, which include:
> 4th in Spartan Poker’s MS #8 for ₹68,312
> 21st in Spartan Poker’s MS #9 for ₹14,029
Anmol Narang’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.39 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹32.73 Lakhs
Final Table Results
MS ₹1 Crore GTD – The Millionaire – Day 1B
> Day 1B – Entries: 213 | Re-entries: 31 | Rebuys: 143 | Survivors: 43 | Chip Leader: ‘$hitreg’ (215,639)
> Combined – Entries: 446 | Re-entries: 66 | Rebuys: 281 | Survivors: 92 | Overall Chip Leader: ‘MagicMan13’ (246,541)
Millionaire Series 5.0 2 Million Leaderboard – Day 2
Day 2 of the Millionaire Series 5.0 is now in the books. Following a frenzied Friday run, Anurag ‘CultOfPersonality’ Srivastava (2,349 points) jumped up two spots on the 2 Million Leaderboard race, claiming the #1 rank. Leaderboard superstar Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash KC (2,193 points) has bulldozed into the #2 berth, while MPL Poker Pro Siddharth ‘SherRun’ Karia (1,370 points) dropped to #3.
Rank Player Points
1 Anurag 'CultOfPersonality' Srivastava 2,349
2 Bhanu 'spectre' Prakash KC 2,193
3 Siddharth 'SherRun' Karia 1,370
4 Parag 'Persie' Shah 1,288
5 Amit 'Bittoo Bauji' Jha 1,224
6 Siddharth 'FLIPopotamus' Kadel 1,217
6 hamdard 1,194
8 Alok 'Mazacar' Birewar 1,143
9 Mithun 'nodelocker' Mahesh 1,134
10 Karan 'Majestic' Radia 1,073
Somesh ‘JackNotMa’ Patel (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD MS #10 for ₹65,794), ‘X.r’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Fri Poker Nite #3 for ₹50,964), ‘Imjoker’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹47,616), Paras ‘Jhukega nahi $ala’ Jain (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Fri Poker Nite #1 – PLO4 for ₹30,000) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.
PokerBaazi
The Weekly HighRoller – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 119
Re-entries – 105
Prize Pool – ₹22,40,000
Places Paid – 27
The IPC Megastacks High Roller champion Alok ‘TheProfessional’ Birewar took the Friday tournaments by storm, posting three FT finishes for almost ₹6.50 Lakhs in total winnings. The long-time circuit regular most notably outlasted a 204-player field in PokerBaazi’s The WeeklyRoller to win ₹4.53 Lakhs – his second time winning the Friday flagship. Birewar chopped the title heads-up with last night`s The Ballers champion, Young Gun Ujjwal ‘Mr_Robot’ Narwal. The latter pocketed ₹4.44 Lakhs in second place, adding at least ₹9.91 Lakhs to his Friday tally.
Birewar, who won Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller last week, FT-ed two Millionaire Series marquees as well to take over the #8 spot in the series’ 2 Million Leaderboard.
His Friday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹4,52,936* (won the event for the second time)
> 4th in Spartan Poker’s MS #9 for ₹1,12,659
> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s MS #8 for ₹83,630
Alok Birewar’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.43 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.65 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #6 | Annual Winnings: ₹42.64 Lakhs
The former NPS Thursday Thunder winner Bharath ‘hzgod’ Kumar drove up the action on Friday, pulling out four deep runs for ₹3.66 Lakhs in total winnings.
His top Friday finishes include:
> 5th in Spartan Poker’s MS #7 – Friday Millionaire (1st Place ₹10 Lakhs GTD) for ₹2,28,060
> 6th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly Highroller for ₹1,32,160
> 46th in PokerBaazi’s Afternoon Boost for ₹3,765
> 20th in PokerBaazi’s Hyper Sprint for ₹2,415
Bharath Kumar’s online stats (excluding Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.40 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.69 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: 12
Final Table Results
*denotes a heads-up deal
(7-Max) Daily SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 157
Re-entries – 139
Prize Pool – ₹5,92,000
Places Paid – 36
Rishabh ‘rgeader’ Gupta trounced a 296-entry field in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Daily SPRINT, banking the lion’s share of the ₹5.92 Lakhs prize pool worth ₹1.31 Lakhs.
Gupta also cashed in Adda52’s Friday Bounty (67th for ₹3,825), netting ₹1.36 Lakhs overall. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹65.56 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.88 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #7
Tasaduq ‘Tasduq’ Hussain Rather locked in a runner-up finish in the (7-Max) Daily SPRINT worth ₹91,760. He made another podium finish in the Daily Night SPRINT (3rd for ₹21,979), netting ₹1.14 Lakhs. His PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹14.42 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹8.37 Lakhs
Final Table Results
(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 279
Re-entries – 264
Prize Pool – ₹8,14,000
Places Paid – 63
Shivkesh ‘pokeraddictive’ Meena bested the guarantee-crushing 543-player field in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT to win ₹1.06 Lakhs. He chopped the 9 PM marquee three-way with ‘satishcool25’ (2nd for ₹1.05 Lakhs) and Ritesh ‘Realpsycho’ Patel (3rd for ₹1.04 Lakhs).
Shivkesh Meena`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹36.26 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.45 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #1
Final Table Results
*denotes a three-way deal
Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 126
Re-entries – 125
Prize Pool – ₹8,14,000
Places Paid – 47
PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Boost brought in 251 participants, and with each of them signing up for ₹2,200, a ₹5.02 Lakhs prize pool was formed. Ritesh ‘Realpsycho’ Patel was the last player standing and won his maiden title on the site for ₹70,469 following a heads-up deal with ‘lastbluff’ (2nd for ₹68,434).
Ritesh Patel was also among the top finishers in PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) SPRINT, netting ₹1.04 Lakhs in third place. His PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.69 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹79,917 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #1
Final Table Results
*denotes a heads-up deal
Dhaval ‘Faizal1506’ Doshi (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Hyper Sprint for ₹54,000), ‘MADPOKER2192‘ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹50,000), Fayaz Ahmad ‘jorach’ Akhoon (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Holdem BOOST for ₹48,000), ‘tannyg‘ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹43,000), ‘jalajv’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD SPRINT for ₹32,000), Lourembam ‘ninjakari’ Joshima Devi (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO Boost Monster for ₹23,000), ‘Rudra420’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Baazi Super Value for ₹13,000) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.
MPL Poker
Master Series #5 – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Total Entries – 339
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 55
MPL user ‘lion5308680’ emerged triumphant over the 339-entry field in the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Master Series #5, taking home ₹1.36 Lakhs in first-place prize money. ‘attackpro380085’ came second for ₹97,500.
Final Table Results
Kunga ‘onelastbreath’ Phuntsok (Won ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD Master Series #4 for ₹36,750) and Jayant ‘coronawarriorgr’ K (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD Master Series #6 for ₹22,057) won the other Master Series titles on Day 2 of the festival.
PokerStars India
Galactic Series – 14 [Uppercut] – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹4,400
Entries – 151
Re-entries – 130
Regular Prize Pool – ₹6,38,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹5,62,000
Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000
Places Paid – 35
PokerGuru Ambassador Deepankur ‘dp8218’ Gupta featured prominently among the Friday winners! The PokerGuru Staking pro breached a 281-entry field in PokerStars India’s Friday flagship, ₹12 Lakhs GTD Galactic Series – 14 [Uppercut], where he fired three bullets before taking down the title for ₹2.07 Lakhs (₹1.01 Lakhs in bounties).
PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker finalist Rubin ‘kornkid4’ Labroo fired two bullets before settling for a runner-up payday worth ₹1.60 Lakhs (₹53,961 in bounties).
The INCOOP-125 [MAIN EVENT – PROGRESSIVE KO] finalist, Deepankur Gupta, made another two ITM finishes, adding ₹2.41 Lakhs across his Friday run.
His Friday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerStars India’s Galactic Series – 14 [Uppercut] for ₹2,06,984
> 41st in Spartan Poker’s MS #7 – Friday Millionaire for ₹27,150
> 24th in Spartan Poker’s MS #6 for ₹6,697
Deepankur Gupta`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.56 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹97.72 lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.72 Crores
Rubin Labroo also ITM-ed Spartan Poker’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD MS #9 (34th for ₹7,768), raking in ₹1.68 Lakhs overall. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.93 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.77 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.60 Crores
The ₹4,400 buy-in Galactic Series – 14 [Uppercut] registered a marginal ₹76,000 in overlays, and the top 35 places walked past the money line.
Final Table Results (Include Bounties)
Galactic Series – 15 [Hubble Bubble Rush] – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 97
Re-entries – 70
Regular Prize Pool – 2,91,250
Bounty Prize Pool – 2,08,750
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 23
The #5 ranked player of the year, Siddharth ‘gangnam gangi’ Gangwar, wreaked havoc in a 167-player field in PokerStars India’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Galactic Series – 15 [Hubble Bubble Rush], winning the title for ₹1.02 Lakhs (₹50,293 in bounties). Last night`s MS #10 champion Somesh ‘JackNotMa’ Patel fell inches short of taking down his second title of the day, banking ₹64,205 (₹12,539 in bounties) in second place.
Siddharth Gangwar had a busy start to the weekend as he ITM-ed seven tourneys, pocketing ₹1.77 Lakhs overall. His Friday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerStars India’s Galactic Series – 15 [Hubble Bubble Rush] for ₹1,01,959
> 35th in Spartan Poker’s MS #7 – Friday Millionaire for ₹29,865
> 13th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹28,460
> 17th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹6,690
> 17th in PokerBaazi’s Holdem BOOST for ₹4,500
> 45th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹4,235
> 51st in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹900
Siddharth Gangwar`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.06 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.53 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #26 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.40 Crores | Ranked #5 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #4 in the Annual TLB (Points) Standings
Somesh Patel began his weekend run with a title, a runner-up finish, and three ITM runs, cumulatively worth ₹1.46 Lakhs. His Friday finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s MS #10 for ₹65,794
> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Galactic Series – 15 [Hubble Bubble Rush] for ₹64,205
> 26th in PokerStars India’s Galactic Series – 14 [Uppercut] for ₹10,849
> 10th in PokerStars India’s Galactic Series-12 [Laser Tag UKO 75%] for ₹2,764
> 49st in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹2,700
Somesh Patel`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹79.55 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹20.43 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #12 | Annual Winnings: ₹42.04 Lakhs
Adithya N G added ₹62,972 overall yesterday. His top Friday finishes include:
> 5th in PokerStars India’s Galactic Series – 15 [Hubble Bubble Rush] for ₹25,098
> 12th in PokerStars India’s Galactic Series – 14 [Uppercut] for ₹21,498
> 1st in PokerStars India’s Afternoon on Stars ₹15,536
> 4th in PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder for ₹840
Adithya N G`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹98.21 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹33.32 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹63.22 Lakhs
The ₹2,750 buy-in Galactic Series – 15 [Hubble Bubble Rush] logged in 167 entries, filling in ₹82,500 in overlays, and the top 23 places got paid.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
Adwait ‘Adwait Pol’ Pol (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Galactic Series-12 [Laser Tag UKO 75%] for ₹57,123), ‘fookerpoker’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Galactic Series-18 [Blizzard] for ₹54,201), ‘yuvidilwariya‘ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Galactic Series-11 [Cosmic Rumble 6-Max] for ₹22,688), ‘chillmaibam‘ (Won ₹70K GTD Galactic Series-17 [Solar Cycle] for ₹15,407), Rahul ‘LaughingBoddha’ Sengar (Won ₹40K GTD Galactic Series-16 [Pulsar PLO] [6-Max, Turbo] for ₹11,231), ‘Areax97‘ (Won ₹50K GTD Galactic Series-13 [Bounty Planet] [Progressive KO] for ₹7,968), and ‘Prophet6969‘ (Won ₹40K GTD Galactic Series-10 [Light Speed] for ₹7,710) won the other Galactic Series titles on Friday.
Adithya ‘RloxRenfield1’ N G won the ₹50K GTD Afternoon on Stars for ₹15,536.
Galactic Series Leaderboard – Day 2
Following Day 2 of the Galactic Series, Abhishek ‘Addysonu’ Sonu (290 points) has taken charge as the frontrunner in the ₹5 Lakhs-added series’ leaderboard standings. ‘wildshark100’ (235 points) and ‘yuvidilwariya’ (205 points) are ranked #2 and #3, respectively.
Galactic Series Standings After Day 2
Rank Player Points
1 Abhishek 'Addysonu' Sonu 290
2 wildshark100 235
3 yuvidilwariya 205
4 Adwait 'Adwait Pol' Pol 180
5 Niteen 'niteenplus' Raj 140
6 sarthakssinghal 125
7 Aniruddha 'pocketacesaj69' Joshi 125
8 Abhijeet 'sexylady7766' Kumar 120
9 awesse112 120
10 Somesh 'JackNotMa' Patel 120
Pocket52
Pocket Queens – ₹3 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,500
Entries – 91
Re-entries – 56
Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000
Places Paid – 21
The user ‘dhamna’ took down Pocket52’s Friday attraction, ₹3 Lakhs GTD Pocket Queens, for ₹66,000. Pocket Knights & Pocket Kings champion from August 28, site regular Tanmay ‘Tanmay007’ Hazra placed second for ₹48,000.
Hazra banked another ₹15,000 for his fifth-place finish in the Pocket Knights.
Final Table Results
‘neit’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Knights for ₹46,000), ‘user1649415838’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Lunch for ₹23,000), ‘GodG’ (Won ₹60K GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹13,800), and ‘Chiranjitsantr’ (Won ₹50K GTD Pocket Chips for ₹12,500) won the other Friday marquees on Pocket52.
PokerDangal
Friday Fun – ₹1 Lakh GTD
Buy-in – ₹660
Entries – 96
Re-entries – 47
Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000
Places Paid – 23
PokerDangal’s ₹1 Lakh GTD Friday Fun saw ‘Terekahekeluga’ besting the 143-player field to collect ₹21,000. ‘Kaps19’ finished runner-up for ₹15,500.
Final Table Results
Adda52
The Ballers – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹7,500
Entries – 165
Re-entries – 156
Prize Pool – ₹21,89,225
Places Paid – 34
Adda52’s Friday headliner, ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Ballers, had 321 hopefuls vying for a share of the guarantee-smashing ₹21.89 Lakhs prize pool. The field whittled down to a heads-up battle between two Young Guns, where Ujjwal ‘fourteenk’ Narwal emerged as the champion and won ₹5.47 Lakhs, while Karan ‘Reg_Slayer’ Radia collected ₹3.32 Lakhs in second place.
While both players have opted out of our tracking, they scored multiple FT scores.
The 2022 BPT Big Bounty champion, Ujjwal Narwal, made a close run to the title in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller, finishing runner-up for ₹4.44 Lakhs – courtesy of a heads-up deal. In all, he raked in at least ₹9.91 Lakhs last night.
His top Friday finishes include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹4,43,960 (HU deal)
> 1st in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹5,47,305
Karan Radia, in the meantime, stormed into the final table in Spartan Poker’s MS #7 – Friday Millionaire (1st Place ₹10 Lakhs GTD) (4th for ₹3.58 Lakhs), pocketing at least ₹6.90 Lakhs through his Friday run.
His top Friday finishes include:
> 4th in Spartan Poker’s MS #7 Friday Millionaire (1st Place ₹10 Lakhs GTD) for ₹3,58,380
> 2nd in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹3,31,667
Thursday’s MS #4 champion, MPL Poker Team Pro Siddharth ‘skaria1’ Karia, also FT-ed The Ballers with a fifth-place finish. He made another three deep runs, rounding up ₹1.93 Lakhs in Friday earnings.
His top Friday finishes include:
> 5th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹1,25,880
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹43,690
Siddharth Karia’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India & MPL Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.39 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.46 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.06 Crores
Final Table Results
Friday Bounty – ₹4 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,700
Entries – 120
Re-entries – 93
Prize Pool – ₹5,21,424
Places Paid – 21
Adda52 user ‘Frander’ outran the 213-player field in the ₹4 Lakhs GTD Friday Bounty to win ₹99,644 (includes bounties). ‘skccpkj’ cashed for ₹65,703 in second place.
Frander’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹2.34 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹1.32 Lakhs
The Friday Bounty fifth-place finisher Dhaval ‘faizal1506’ Doshi conquered PokerBaazi’s Hyper Sprint while posting another FT finish, netting ₹1.03 Lakhs overall.
His Friday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Hyper Sprint for ₹54,120
> 3rd in Pokerbaazi’s Holdem BOOST for ₹27,270
> 5th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹21,705
Dhaval Doshi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.25 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹31.17 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #12
Final Table Results (Includes Bounties)
Rudramani ‘rud1478’ Pokhrel (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹32,940), ‘ShawKingMan’ (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹12,759), ‘akshay9109’ (Won ₹40K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹11,982), ‘gamitt’ (Won ₹50K GTD Evening Adda for ₹10,020), and ‘Unmesh100’ (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹9,679) won the other Friday marquees on Adda52.
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Khelo365 regular ‘NikitaLuther123’ took down the ₹30K GTD Prime Time PLO for ₹11,100. Site regular ‘Loveyoudeler’ came second for ₹7,500.
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