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While May kicked off with high-octane start, the momentum gradually tempered down, allowing players to catch a well-earned breather amidst the routine flagship events. The signs of fatigue among players are becoming evident, with several major Wednesday tournaments experiencing overlays. Despite this, the thrill of the game remains unabated.
Since March 2020, ‘arr86’ has been an active player on PokerBaazi and recently celebrated their second major victory in the #WTF flagship. This significant win netted them a personal best of ₹3.96 Lakhs, making them the most significant Wednesday winner (won ₹4.02 Lakhs overall). Meanwhile, Sunday’s The MoneyMaker 35.0 fifth-place finisher, Sonu Shejpal, bagged the runner-up prize of ₹2.43 Lakhs.
Parminder Singh Randhava, a finalist from July’s ITM #49 Main Event, emerged triumphant in Spartan Poker’s Destiny 27.0, earning his best score of the year at ₹3.81 Lakhs and securing his second title. Harsh Kumar landed in second place, accumulating ₹2.56 Lakhs. Furthermore, Randhava secured his spot in the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Destiny 27.0 SnG Finale, scheduled for September 3.
Jenish Panchal, last week’s Ultron finalist, ended his nine-month title drought by winning Adda52’s Maverick and acquiring a site-best ₹3.16 Lakhs – his second-highest career score. Sandeep Varma RS secured the runner-up position with ₹2.95 Lakhs, courtesy of a heads-up deal.
Mohit Mehta, the reigning champion of the BTS#41 Sunday Prime , achieved his second title of the week in PokerBaazi’s The Pride, bringing home ₹2.19 Lakhs (won ₹2.35 Lakhs overall). Kovid Saraswat finished in the runner-up position with ₹2.06 Lakhs.
Consistent performer Ashit Sharma amassed ₹2.17 Lakhs across three deep runs, including a title win and another top-tier finish. His most significant scores were from PokerStars India’s Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] (1st for ₹1.68 Lakhs) and Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6 Max) (IOPC Bubble) (2nd for ₹43,155).
Vikrant Kumar championed PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT, earning a career-best of ₹2.07 Lakhs and ending a six-month title dry spell.
Young Gun Anmol Mehta was one of the biggest earners on Wednesday, accumulating ₹3.60 Lakhs from seven ITM finishes. This included two runner-up scores in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT (₹1.44 Lakhs) and PokerStars India’s Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] (₹1.10 Lakhs).
Bhavyajeet Singh Rathore, Ramu Kushwaha, Aditya Navalkar, Clinton Tavares, Rahul Sahni, Prateek Sharma, Dayanand Prass, Mohitkumar Singh, and Prithvi Singh won the other marquee tournaments on Wednesday.
Here are the Wednesday highlights!
PokerBaazi
WTF – ₹30 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,3000
Entries – 462
Re-entries – 410
Prize Pool – ₹30,00,000
Places Paid – 115
Playing on PokerBaazi since March 2020, ‘arr86’ achieved their second major victory in the ₹30 Lakhs GTD WTF. The enigmatic player outmaneuvered a competitive field of 872 entries (462 unique), claiming 7.30 PM flagship title and a personal-best cash prize of ₹3.96 Lakhs. But ‘arr86’ didn’t stop there. They also scored in the Daily Value Boost, tallying a grand total of ₹4.02 Lakhs in winnings.
Their Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹3,96,000
> 34th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹5,700
arr86’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹11.20 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹5.29 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
Sunday’s The MoneyMaker 35.0 fifth-place finisher Sonu ‘sonushejpal’ Shejpal collected his second big score in a week, securing the runner-up payday of ₹2.43 Lakhs in PokerBaazi’s WTF. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹74.02 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹40.69 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Onni ‘Onimalhotra’ Malhotra (3rd for ₹1.97 Lakhs) rounded out the podium finishes.
Another finalist was Kumar ‘23offsuits’ Vatsal, who posted a seventh-place finish to collect ₹76,500. Vatsal also cashed PokerBaazi’s The Pride (33rd for ₹11,250), rounding out ₹87,750 in winnings on Wednesday. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.19 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹20.66 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
With an entry fee of ₹3,300, the tourney encountered an overlay deficit of ₹3.84 Lakhs. The tournament rewarded the top 115 performers with lucrative payouts.
Final Table Results
The Pride – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 201
Re-entries – 191
Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000
Places Paid – 49
Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (opted out of our tracking), the BTS#41 Sunday Prime champion, continues to impress with his remarkable performances. Earning a second-place finish in Monday’s The CashMaker – Triple Chance, Mehta subsequently clinched his second championship victory of the week.
Expertly weaving through a daunting field of 393 entries (201 unique) in PokerBaazi’s 8 PM showcase, ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Pride, Mehta emerged victorious. Following a heads-up deal, he walked away with the ₹2.19 Lakhs top prize, securing his 12th title of the year.
Meanwhile, Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat put up a strong fight, ultimately securing the runner-up position with a payout of ₹2.06 Lakhs.
Beyond this achievement, Mehta also managed to cash in two additional mid-week tournaments, adding an impressive total of ₹2.35 Lakhs to his growing winnings.
His known finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹2,19,234* (heads-up deal)
> 30th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹9,000
> 106th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹6,600
Anmol ‘airball’ Narang accumulated ₹1.32 Lakhs from two mid-week ITM runs, including:
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹1,04,250
> 20th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹27,600
Anmol Narang’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.16 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹24.17 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Last week’s The Pride champion Dhinesh ‘dhineshrocky007’ Kumar delivered a solid performance as he cashed out ₹1.15 Lakhs across four ITM finishes, which include:
> 5th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹86,700
> 31st in Spartan Poker’s Destiny 27.0 (IOPC Bubble) for ₹15,840
> 82nd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹10,500
Dhinesh Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.46 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.66 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.18 Crores
Raghav ‘raghav14082’ Chauhan (6th for ₹70,800) rounded out The Pride final table finishes.
With an entry fee of ₹3,850, the marquee experienced an overlay deficit of ₹1.28 Lakhs. The top 49 players managed to secure payouts.
Final Table Results
*denotes a heads-up deal
(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 202
Re-entries – 105
Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000
Places Paid – 35
PokerBaazi patron Vikrant ‘Aarvi’ Kumar, achieved his best performance yet, brilliantly outmaneuvering a field of 307 players(202 unique) in the site’s daily flagship event, the ₹12 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT. His victory, earning him a personal-best ₹2.07 Lakhs, marked the end of a six-month-long title drought. Notably, Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta, one of the standout performers from last night’s session, clinched a commendable second-place finish, adding ₹1.44 Lakhs to his earnings.
Vikrant Kumar raked in ₹2.09 Lakhs in Wednesday winnings through two cash finishes, which include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,06,520
> 25th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹2,048
Vikrant Kumar’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹30.96 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Young Gun Anmol Mehta reeled in ₹3.60 Lakhs across an impressive seven deep runs, including four final table finishes! His top Wednesday finishes include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,43,880
> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] for ₹1,09,987
> 7th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹41,250
> 4th in Adda52’s Bounty Madness for ₹27,595
Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra ran deep in two events to collect ₹1.29 Lakhs overall. His Wednesday finishes include:
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,03,200
> 9th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹26,250
Sanish Chhabra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.78 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.02 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2
The (7-Max) SPRINT final table comprised of other notable regs, including Prateek ‘khotasikka’ Singh (3rd for ₹1.22 Lakhs), Manav ‘mgehe’ Gehe (5th for ₹85,200) and Ramji ‘upswing4eva’ Kishore G (6th for ₹67,800).
The ₹3,850 buy-in (7-Max) SPRINT faced an overlay deficit of ₹1.25 Lakhs, and the top 35 places got paid.
Final Table Results
Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 321
Re-entries – 267
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 107
Renowned for his triumph in Adda52’s Mega Suits on March 12, Bhavyajeet ‘brbhavya’ Singh Rathore effectively ended a five-week title drought last night. Demonstrating his poker acumen, he dominated a field of 548 entries (321 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, clinching the 7:30 PM marquee, and netting a handsome sum of ₹1.31 Lakhs.
Following a three-way deal, Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia finished second, collecting ₹1.11 Lakhs, while ‘pradeepsahani67’ claimed the third spot, securing a payout of ₹98,058.
Bhavyajeet Singh Rathore reeled in ₹1.52 Lakhs across three deep runs, which include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,31,349* (three-way deal)
> 61st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹12,000
> 25th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹8,250
Bhavyajeet Singh Rathore’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹60.46 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹15.22 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3
The relentlessly consistent Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia enjoyed a profitable Wednesday session and made away with ₹2.73 Lakhs through six cash finishes, including two final table finishes! His Wednesday finishes include:
> 4th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹1,12,500
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,11,293* (three-way deal)
> 17th in Spartan Poker’s Destiny 27.0 (IOPC Bubble) for ₹23,940
> 68th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹12,000
> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹9,000
> 42nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹4,029
Ankit Jajodia’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.55 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹63.62 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9
The Bengaluru-based poker prodigy Advait ‘ExploitativeGTO’ Rajguru (4th for ₹62,000) and Sushant ‘sanskrit’ Sirohi (8th for ₹15,900) were the other notables who FT-ed Daily Value Boost.
The ₹1,650 buy-in tournament overlayed by ₹1.18 Lakhs, and the top 107 finished ITM.
Final Table Results
*denotes a three-way deal
(7-Max) Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 143
Re-entries – 112
Prize Pool – ₹5,10,000
Places Paid – 47
Ramu ‘Ramu0550’ Kushwaha, PokerBaazi loyalist and winner of April’s NPS#27 Sunday Slamdunk, celebrated his first title win in over three weeks yesterday. He triumphed in the site’s 2 PM event, the ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost. Masterfully ruling over a field of 255 players, Kushwaha eventually emerged victorious over ‘Bikanerroller’ in a head-to-head showdown, thus securing the championship title and a top prize of ₹76,041.
Kushwaha’s mid-week earnings came to an impressive ₹1.07 Lakhs, accumulated from four successful finishes across PokerBaazi.
His Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹76,041
>18th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹15,000
> 41st in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹10,500
> 40th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹5,700
Ramu Kushwaha’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹70.41 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹15.15 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4
The #2 ranked player on the 2023 annual (TLB) Leaderboard, Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur was back on his multiple-scoring spree and cashed seven events to pocket ₹50,667 in winnings.
His top finishes include:
> 6th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹18,003
> 62nd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹12,000
> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹11,250
Rajneesh Thakur’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.79 Crores | Lifetime Profits; ₹1.02 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #15 | Ranked #2 in the Annual TLB (Points) Standings
Tushar ‘Tp212121’ Panchal (3rd for ₹44,727), Tuesday’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT winner Nandan ‘ragemonster’ Pugalia (4th for ₹33,966), and Sunday’s Big Whale finalist Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat (7th for ₹14,841) were the other known regs on the 7-max Afternoon Boost final table.
With an entry fee of ₹2,200, the marquee outperformed its projected guarantee, amassing a prize pool of ₹5.10 Lakhs. The most successful 47 players in this competition were able to secure a payout.
Final Table Results
‘alpacino0029’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹50,430), ‘rahul29340’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost for ₹33,290), ‘muflis888’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹33,210), Prateek ‘DABANGG2’ Sharma (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹30,770), ‘presa’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Evening SPRINT for ₹22,470), ‘rahul29340’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹22,210), ‘Legendkiller77’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PKO for ₹20,300) and ‘redrock’ (Won ₹50K 5-Max Daily Turbo for ₹5,170) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.
Spartan Poker
Destiny 27.0 (IOPC Bubble) – ₹18 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 154
Re-entries – 57
Rebuys – 124
Prize Pool – ₹18,00,000
Places Paid – 31
July’s ITM #49 Main Event finalist, Parminder ‘Bounceez’ Singh Randhava, showcased an impressive performance, outplaying a field of 335 contenders (154 unique), in Spartan Poker’s ₹18 Lakhs GTD Destiny 27.0 (IOPC Bubble). Winning the 8 PM flagship event awarded him a substantial prize of ₹3.81 Lakhs – marking it as his best score for 2023 and cementing his second title of the year. Harsh ‘stAtisticiAn’ Kumar earned ₹2.56 Lakhs in second place.
This victory also secured Randhava’s spot as the third entrant in the upcoming ₹10 Lakhs GTD Destiny 27.0 SnG Finale, slated for September 3 at 9 PM.
Parminder Randhava’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.28 Crores | Site Profits: ₹10.22 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
The Destiny final table comprised of notable regs, including Rohan ‘conquerorbhaiya’ Kumar (4th for ₹1.47 Lakhs), Mithun ‘1NTU1T1ON’ Mahesh (5th for ₹1.16 Lakhs), Goonjan ‘PresentSIR’ Mall (6th for ₹88,020), Akshat ‘doubledown’ Sharma (7th for ₹64,260), and Utkarsh ‘kidpokerNJ’ Vaish (8th for ₹46,980).
Monday’s The Big Show champion Arshia ‘flowerpower19’ Mehta was the unlucky money bubble. However, thanks to the ongoing IOPC Bubble Insurance promotion, Mehta received a silver lining – a ticket worth ₹5,500 for the upcoming ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC #53 Wednesday Prime, scheduled for June 7 at 8 PM!
The ₹5,500 entry buy-in Wednesday flagship registered an overlay shortfall of ₹1.25 Lakhs, with 31 finalists digging into the prize pool.
Final Table Results
Daily Turbo (6-Max) (IOPC Bubble) – ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 131
Re-entries – 42
Rebuys – 101
Prize Pool – ₹2,74,000
Places Paid – 23
Aditya ‘puffpuffpass’ Navalkar, a steadfast presence in the low-to-mid stakes realm, enjoyed a lucrative Wednesday session. He recorded five impressive runs, including a distinguished title win and two additional final table finishes, amassing a total of ₹95,029.
Navalkar’s most notable achievement of the day involved besting a 131-player field (out of 274 total entries) in Spartan Poker’s ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo (6-Max) (IOPC Bubble). He navigated through six grueling hours of gameplay to secure a winning purse of ₹63,705 – marking his best finish of the year and securing his third title.
Meanwhile, Ashit ‘D. Carwin1’ Sharma, last night’s Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] champion and a consistently strong performer, earned the runner-up spot with a prize of ₹43,155, contributing to his overall earnings of ₹2.17 Lakhs.
Aditya Navalkar’s Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6-Max) (IOPC Bubble) for ₹63,705
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹13,746
> 6th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹10,907
> 42nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,500
> 19th in Adda52’s Nighttide DST Adda for ₹2,171
Aditya Navalkar’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹76.24 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹22.73 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3
Dinesh ‘dini1818’ Bathija (6th for ₹14,659) also FT-ed the Daily Turbo (6-Max).
Akash ‘AaoChipender’ Bohra (24th), ‘sumit tomar’ (25th), and ‘Sihan0716’ (26th) were the first trio to find themselves on the bubble. Thanks to the IOPC Bubble Insurance promotion in effect, each of them secured a ticket valued at ₹550 for the highly anticipated ₹20 Lakhs GTD IOPC #1 Launch Party, set to take place on June 1 at 1 PM!
The 9.30 PM tournament collected ₹2.74 Lakhs in prize money, and the top 23 finishers earned a share of the spoils.
Final Table Results
‘limitless9’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Dark Knight for ₹29,078), Prithvi ‘Blunders whale’ Singh (Won ₹75K GTD Hold’em PKO for ₹20,172), ‘cecelulu’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up – Triple Chance for ₹18,036) and ‘Firse’ (Won ₹75K GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹15,783) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.
Pocket52
Pocket Rockets – ₹6 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 198
Rebuys – 100
Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000
Places Paid – 49
Charging through a robust field of 298 competitors (198 unique), Pocket52 user ‘transcendence’ took the crown in ₹6 Lakhs GTD Pocket Rockets, earning the lion’s share of ₹1.08 Lakhs. ‘Mr_pro_yt_R’ finished runner-up for ₹78,000.
Final Table Results
‘bhola_FHyfJqkwMI’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Brunch for ₹31,500), ‘_Karthik_’ (Won ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Pocket Soda for ₹27,500), ‘sk3552’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹21,000) and ‘badshah123’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹17,250) won the other Pocket52 marquees!
First Games Poker
Mega Freeroll – ₹2 Lakhs GTD
Total Entries – 1,706
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 1,706
First Games Poker player ‘Jay Mahakal’ emerged triumphant over a massive pool of 1,706 participants in the site’s ₹2 Lakhs GTD Mega Freeroll, earning a poker ticket worth ₹800.
‘Joy Sri Krishna’ received a poker ticket worth ₹600 for their second-place finish.
Final Table Results
PokerDangal
Booster Wednesday – ₹75K GTD
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 80
Rebuys – 47
Prize Pool – ₹75,000
Places Paid – 20
The ₹75K GTD Booster Wednesday at PokerDangal saw ‘Anikachouhan’ making a mark by powering through a field of 127 competitors, earning the top prize worth ₹16,500. ‘Pokerking123’, a regular at the site, claimed the second spot, taking home ₹12,375.
Final Table Results
PokerStars India
Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] – ₹7 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹4,400
Entries – 88
Re-entries – 59
Regular Prize Pool – ₹4,06,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,94,000
Total Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000
Places Paid – 17
Ashit ‘Cringing’ Sharma, whose last victory came last month in the Anniversary Special-09 [Eliminator] [8-Max], once again clinched a winning position after nearly a month. Tactically outplaying a field of 147 entries (88 unique) in PokerStars India’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack [6-Max PKO], Sharma secured the 8 PM flagship and a substantial reward of ₹1.68 Lakhs (₹92,813 in bounties).
Meanwhile, Young Gun Anmol ‘Kaanchacheena’ Mehta, fresh off his second-place finish in last night’s (7-Max) SPRINT, maintained his momentum by achieving another runner-up position in the Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] for ₹1.10 Lakhs (₹34,625 in bounties).
Ashit Sharma reeled in ₹2.17 Lakhs across three deep runs, including another podium finish! His Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerStars India’s Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] for ₹1,68,175
> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6 Max) (IOPC Bubble) for ₹43,155
> 48th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹5,250
Ashit Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.84 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.42 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9
Anmol ‘Kaanchacheena’ Mehta went on a tear last night, accumulating ₹3.60 Lakhs across an impressive seven deep runs, including four final table finishes!
His top Wednesday finishes include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,43,880
> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] for ₹1,09,987
> 7th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹41,250
> 4th in Adda52’s Bounty Madness for ₹27,595
Other notables who featured on the Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] final table included Ravi ‘rkcravi’ Kumar Chandran (3rd for ₹61,474) and Raghav ‘scambrahm’ Ananth (4th for ₹48,638).
The ₹4,400 buy-in tournament fell short of breaking even by ₹1.12 Lakhs, and the top 17 places got paid.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
Rahul ‘Unleashed2519’ Sahni (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush for ₹38,552), Dayanand ‘dayanandprass’ Prass (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹28,144), ‘BattleBuddha’ (Won ₹40K GTD Afternoon on Stars for ₹12,695), ‘mompoker60’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹12,031), ‘whitebill9352’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹11,027) and won the other PokerStars India marquees.
Adda52
Maverick – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 250
Re-entries – 228
Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000
Places Paid – 49
Jenish ‘PANCHYOU’ Panchal, who finished fourth in last week’s Ultron, finally broke a nine-month-long title hiatus yesterday. Displaying his poker prowess, Panchal meticulously outmaneuvered 249 competitors (out of 478 total entries) in Adda52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick. His diligent gameplay paid off as he secured the Wednesday flagship, resulting in a site-best prize of ₹3.16 Lakhs – his second-highest career score to date.
Before seizing the title, Panchal agreed to a heads-up deal with Sandeep ‘effuno’ Varma RS, who also walked away with a significant prize. As the runner-up, Varma RS earned an impressive ₹2.95 Lakhs, contributing to his overall winnings of ₹2.99 Lakhs.
Jenish Panchal’s online stats (Spartan Poker & Adda52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹27.59 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.53 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Ankit ‘rustypockets’ Jajodia lapped up ₹2.73 Lakhs from six deep runs (including two final table finishes), which include:
> 4th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹1,12,500
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,11,293
> 17th in Spartan Poker’s Destiny 27.0 (#IOPCBubble) for ₹23,940
> 68th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹12,000
> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹9,000
> 42nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹4,029
Ankit Jajodia’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.55 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹63.62 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹97.26 Lakhs
Young Gun Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta was one of the Wednesday chartbusters, banking ₹3.60 Lakhs from seven ITM finishes that included two runner-up scores and two more final table finishes.
His Wednesday scores include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,43,880
> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] for ₹1,09,987
> 7th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹41,250
> 4th in Adda52’s Bounty Madness for ₹27,595
> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹22,500
> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹12,000
> 91st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹3,100
The Maverick final table also featured top regs like Karan ‘Reg_Slayer’ Radia (3rd for ₹1.57 Lakhs) and Deepak ‘peacelover’ Singh (5th for ₹82,500).
The ₹2,750 entry buy-in 8 PM headliner registered a glaring ₹3.05 Lakhs in overlays, and the top 49 finishers benefitted from the value on offer.
Final Table Results
*denotes a heads-up deal
Clinton ‘RedArmy07’ Tavares (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Bounty Madness for ₹67,385), Mohitkumar ‘Betoo’ Singh (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Maverick Lite for ₹23,152), ‘Karmik’ (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹9,908) and ‘Royalrcb’ (Won ₹20K GTD Daily Adda for ₹4,224) won the other Adda52 marquees.
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