Daily Majors: Tez, Kapoor, Bhadu, Saluja & Dembla Bank the Big Monday Scores

Once again, Monday was relatively slow compared to the high-octane Sunday, and most of the flagships experienced overlays. Here is the complete recap.

Spartan Poker

Spartan Poker’s Monday flagship ₹10 Lakhs GTD ReCharge suffered an overlay of ₹30,000 on the back of 485 contenders. A lesser-known player Prakhar ‘Prak27’ Kapoor conquered the title and his best score on Spartan Poker worth ₹1.94 Lakhs, after besting ‘clu853’ (runner-up for ₹1.23 Lakhs) heads-up. Kapoor’s recorded online scorecard dates back to 2018, and he has won several impressive titles in the last two years. His first title win came earlier this year in Spartan Poker’s ₹4 Lakhs GTD Hi-Fi for ₹1.10 Lakhs in January. He is also a two-time IOPC title winner, with his first title coming back in January for ₹97,294 and his second title in February in the IOPC #86 Daily Hi-Fi ₹8 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.67 Lakhs. Kapoor presently has ₹17.23 Lakhs in recorded winnings on the site.

The ₹6 Lakhs GTD Flash failed to flash the crowds, falling ₹33,000 short of the break-even mark, after logging in 567 entries. Mystery user ‘Kartikey’s’ reaped the benefit of the value on offer and claimed the title for a winner’s paycheque worth ₹1.16 Lakhs. Mayank ‘desithug007’ Gupta finished runner-up for ₹73,800, while online leaderboard specialist Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash KC secured the third spot for ₹53,340. The champion presently has ₹1.58 Lakhs in earnings on Spartan Poker, with a profit of ₹86,015.

While the weekly scheduled events will continue to entertain poker lovers, Spartan Poker is bringing back its most popular Millionaire tourney to amp up the online action. Running from August 28 to 30, the ₹1 Crore GTD The Millionaire will be a multi-flight event featuring a buy-in of ₹5,500.

PokerBaazi

PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Bout attracted 356 entrants and fell ₹1.10 Lakhs short of its advertised guarantee. Site regular ‘gogikaran’ took down the event for ₹2.10 Lakhs, after besting Pratibh ‘pratibhsaluja’ Saluja in the heads-up finale. The latter took home ₹1.47 Lakhs in second place prize money.

Following this win, the champion has ₹5 Lakhs in online winnings on PokerBaazi, while Saluja’s lifetime tally has reached ₹59.7 Lakhs.

Upcoming poker streamer Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor championed the ₹2 Lakh GTD Monday MegaStack for ₹60,000.

The PokerBaazi BankRoll Builder Series (PBBS) also commenced yesterday. The star attraction of the series, the ₹2 Lakhs GTD Main Event kicked off with its first starting flight that registered 117 entries. Only 54 players made it through to Day 2, with ‘Pok3rbaaz,’ ‘starboy’ (275,000), and ‘Abhi140892’ (225,000) bagging the top stacks.

Adda52

Battling through the overlay storm of last week, Adda52’s Monday bonanza, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Inception, fared no better. A player pool of 307 registrations wasn’t enough to avoid a shortfall of ₹17,600. Up and coming player Pawan ‘_luffy_1x1’ Tez emerged victorious, banking ₹2.50 Lakhs in cash prize, just as Aman ‘zontory’ Bhadu placed second for ₹1.51 Lakhs. Tex presently has ₹35.39 Lakhs in recorded winnings on Adda52.

The ₹3 Lakhs GTD Hexagram received a lot more interest as compared to the other marquee events. Pulling in 152 participants, the event collected a ₹3.04 Lakhs prize pool. It was a short-lived tournament and lasted for a little over two hours. Anonymous user ‘np406’ was the last player standing, and they captured the title for a top prize worth ₹65,577. A three-way deal saw ‘pokraj’ (runner-up for ₹59,174) and Monish ‘kidpoker077’ Annthen (3rd for ₹56,889), securing podium finishes.

PokerStars India

Persisting with his stellar form over the past few weeks, Harsh ‘kakori kabab’ Dembla added yet another title to his ever-growing list of accomplishments by shipping PokerStars India’s ₹6 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale. He had clinched the title in this very same event last week for ₹1.40 Lakhs. Dembla’s recent exploits include winning PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD BSS Monster 6-Max for ₹1.20 Lakhs on Sunday night. The seasoned pro currently has ₹1.13 Crores in recorded online winnings, out of which ₹78.77 Lakhs he has won in 2020 alone. Incidentally, Dembla also final tabled Adda52’s Hexagram, finishing sixth for ₹13,680.

The Battle Royale logged in 211 entries, leading to an overlay of ₹72,500, with the top 35 players receiving payouts.

PokerStars India’s ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD tournament, The Classic Monday, also booked a loss. Clocking in 106 entries, the site had to fill in a deficit of ₹38,000. Madhavan ‘madhavan4596’ Maddy took down the event for ₹57,784.

The former IOPC Main Event champion Anurag Srivastava, who is currently ranked #8 on the annual leaderboard, deserves special mention for final tabling two big-ticket tournies yesterday, namely Adda52’s Inception (6th for ₹37,500) and PokerStars India’s Battle Royale (7th for ₹12,646).

The other Monday winners were:

Recharge ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 237

Re-entries – 87

Re-buys – 161

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 47

Spartan Poker’s Monday staple tourney, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Recharge clocked in 485 hopefuls, to post an overlay ₹30,000.

After almost seven hours of play, the primetime tourney crowned Prakhar ‘Prak27’ Kapoor as the winner, who beat ‘clu853’ (runner-up for ₹1.24 Lakhs) heads-up to win the most significant portion of the prize pool worth ₹1.95 Lakhs. This happens to be Kapoor’s biggest score on the site, and his lifetime cashes on Spartan Poker have reached ₹17.23 Lakhs.

The other prominent faces on the final table included Jyoti ‘joey114114’ Ranjan Nayak (7^th for ₹33,200), Vinayak ‘haayegarmi’ Bajaj (8^th for ₹24,400), and Paras ‘AAKKQQJJ’ Jain (9^th for ₹20,000).

Final Table Results

1. Prakhar ‘Prak27’ Kapoor – ₹1,94,900
2. clu853 – ₹1,23,800
3. yeaces – ₹92,800
4. No Hope – ₹75,100
5. KABIR13 – ₹59,200
6. kowikyvyfa – ₹45,200
7. Jyoti ‘joey114114’ Ranjan Nayak – ₹33,200
8. Vinayak ‘haayegarmi’ Bajaj – ₹24,400
9. Paras ‘AAKKQQJJ’ Jain – ₹20,000

Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹3,500

Entries – 158

Re-entries – 149

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 34

Starting at 8 PM on Monday, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Inception garnered 307 entries (158 unique and 149 re-entries), experiencing an overlay of ₹17,600. Pawan ‘_luffy_1x1’ Tez captured the title and the ₹2.50 Lakhs up-top cash prize with Aman ‘zontory’ Bhadu finishing runner-up for ₹1.51 Lakhs.

Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava (5^th for ₹37,500), Young Gun Arsh ‘bigggtymer’ Grover (7^th for ₹30,000) and Suraj N ‘MRvBEAST’ Yadav (9^th for ₹20,000) also final tabled the event.

Final Table Results

1. Pawan ‘_luffy_1x1’ Tez – ₹2,50,000
2. Aman ‘zontory’ Bhadu – ₹1,51,500
3. abhijay786nov – ₹1,10,000
4. Avi81 – ₹83,500
5. sraspky – ₹57,500
6. Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava – ₹37,500
7. Arsh ‘bigggtymer’ Grover – ₹30,000
8. abhiraja – ₹25,000
9. Suraj N ‘MRvBEAST’ Yadav – ₹20,000

The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 200

Re-entries – 156

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 45

The featured tourney of the day on PokerBaazi, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Bout pulled in 356 entries (200 unique and 156 re-entries), to witness a shortfall of ₹1.1 Lakhs.

The field whittled down to a heads-up between mystery user ‘gogikaran’ and Pratibh ‘pratibhsaluja’ Saluja. Eventually, the former clinched the title for a site-best score of ₹2.1 Lakhs. The player now has over ₹5 Lakhs in winnings on the site, and over 60% of it is their profit.

Saluja settled for the runner-up spot and walked away with ₹1.47 Lakhs, crossing ₹41 Lakhs in recorded winnings on Spartan Poker.

The final table included the likes of Ritwik ‘Ritwikkhanna’ Khanna (3rd for ₹94,500), Banmanlang ‘bml2012’ Lyndem (4^th for ₹70,000), and Gautam ‘M8a7’ Rohilla (7^th for ₹35,000).

Final Table Results

1. gogikaran – ₹2,10,000
2. Pratibh ‘pratibhsaluja’ Saluja – ₹1,47,000
3. Ritwik ‘Ritwikkhanna’ Khanna – ₹94,500
4. Banmanlang ‘bml2012’ Lyndem – ₹70,000
5. Atgrinder – ₹52,500
6. brokenheart96 – ₹42,000
7. Gautam ‘M8a7’ Rohilla – ₹35,000
8. Steelbala – ₹28,000
9. monishwagh – ₹21,000

The Flash ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 292

Re-entries – 105

Re-buys – 170

Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000

Places Paid – 55

The ₹6 Lakhs GTD The Flash registered 567 runners, witnessing a deficit of ₹33,000.

After almost eight hours of play, anonymous user ‘Kartikey’s’ was the last player standing and banked ₹1.16 Lakhs as the winner’s paycheque. This was the champion’s first major title on the site, taking their winnings on Spartan Poker to over ₹1.59 Lakhs. The runner-up prize of ₹73,800 went to Mayank ‘desithug007’ Gupta.

The other notables on the FT were Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash KC (3^rd for ₹53,340), Monam ‘LOOSINGFREAK02’ Hayat (4^th for ₹43,140), Sankesh ‘sankesh92’ Kumar (5^th for ₹34,140), Vishal ‘Juwadi’ Gajaria (6^th for ₹26,280), and Ujjwal ‘fultufun’ Rana (7^th for ₹19,560).

Final Table Results

1. Kartikey’s – ₹1,16,400
2. Mayank ‘desithug007’ Gupta – ₹73,800
3. Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash KC – ₹53,340
4. Monam ‘LOOSINGFREAK02’ Hayat – ₹43,140
5. Sankesh ‘sankesh92’ Kumar – ₹34,140
6. Vishal ‘Juwadi’ Gajaria – ₹26,280
7. Ujjwal ‘fultufun’ Rana – ₹19,560
8. Kingsb30 – ₹14,160
9. chotunitkat – ₹11,460

Battle Royale ₹6 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 124

Re-entries – 87

Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000

Places Paid – 35

PokerStars India’s ₹6 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale drew 211 entries (124 unique and 87 re-entries) on its latest run. The tournament fell short of the break-even mark by ₹72,500 and paid out the top 35 finishers. Taking home the lion’s share of the prize money worth ₹1.14 Lakhs was Harsh ‘kakori kabab’ Dembla.

Dembla’s last title win had come over the past Sunday when he took down PokerBaazi’s BSS Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD.

He added the Battle Royale title to his name after beating another seasoned reg, Vishal ‘DeadGrinder1’ Madan (runner-up for ₹79,064) heads-up last night.

Among the final table finishers were, Partho ‘SpidermanIndia’ Datta (4^th for ₹30,363), Akash ‘bruce.lee0247’ Gupta (5^th for ₹19,686) and former IOPC Main Event champion Anurag ‘GutshotHaiBro’ Srivastava (7^th for ₹12,646).

Final Table Results

1. Harsh ‘kakori kabab’ Dembla – ₹1,14,618
2. Vishal ‘DeadGrinder1’ Madan – ₹79,064
3. nexus369248 – ₹71,828
4. Partho ‘SpidermanIndia’ Datta – ₹30,363
5. Akash ‘bruce.lee0247’ Gupta – ₹19,686
6. holmes2406 – ₹28,311
7. Anurag ‘GutshotHaiBro’ Srivastava – ₹12,646
8. guns4655 – ₹11,092
9. raghav1990 – ₹18,843

Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 87

Re-entries – 65

Prize Pool – ₹3,04,000

Places Paid – 15

Adda52’s popular ₹3 Lakhs GTD Hexagram made another run last night. The ₹2,200 buy-in tourney began proceeding at 9.30 PM, drawing 152 contenders to the virtual felts. While this helped breach the guarantee by two entries, the top 15 players got paid.

‘np406’ proved the last player standing and won ₹65,577 following a three-way deal with ‘pokraj’ (runner-up for ₹59,174) and Monish ‘kidpoker077’ Annthem (3^rd for ₹56,889).

The Classic Monday ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 70

Re-entries – 36

Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000

Places Paid – 17

Sporting a ₹2,200, PokerStars India’s The Classic Monday held a prize pool guarantee of ₹2.5 Lakhs. With 106 entries signing up, the event witnessed an overlay of ₹38,000.

Madhavan ‘madhavan4596’ Maddy sailed past the competition to clinch the title and the top prize of ₹57,784.

Partho ‘SpidermanIndia’ Datta (6^th for ₹13,186) and Faiz ‘LFGgggg’ Alam (9^th for ₹6,435) also final tabled the event.

Pocket Queens ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 156

Re-entries – 64

Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000

Places Paid – 45

Pocket52’s Monday signature tourney, the ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Queens, took a ₹30,000 hit against its proposed guarantee after clocking in 220 entries.

A player with the moniker ‘Negreanu83’ captured the title and the cash prize of ₹53,750. ‘YSoSerious’ finished runner-up for ₹33,125.

PBBS#4 Main Event ₹2 Lakhs GTD Flight 1 – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹220

Entries – 117

Re-entries – 54

Survivors – 16

The week-long PBBS series kicked off yesterday with five events on the rooster. The opening day also marked the start of the showstopper ₹2 Lakhs GTD PBBS Main Event that got going with the first of its six stipulated flights.

Flight 1 logged in 171 entries (117 unique and 54 re-entries), and the day’s play ended when 10% of the starting field, i.e., 16 players were left.

Bagging the chip lead was ‘Pok3rbaaz’ with a stack of 356,000, followed by ‘starboy’ (275,000) and ‘Abhi140892’ (225,000).

Sarfraz ‘BewadaBhai’ M (174,000), Mayank ‘mayhem97’ Kajala (172,000), Vedprakash ‘vijeta’ Singh (161,000), and Himanshu ‘toughonluck’ Bagdwal (123,000) featured among the top 10 stacks of the day.

Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1A

1. Pok3rbaaz – 356,000
2. starboy – 275,000
3. Abhi140892 – 225,000
4. Surajkori – 207,000
5. lazygamer007 – 203,000
6. Sarfraz ‘BewadaBhai’ M – 174,000
7. Mayank ‘mayhem97’ Kajala – 172,000
8. Vedprakash ‘vijeta’ Singh – 161,000
9. Hades – 155,000
10. Himanshu ‘toughonluck’ Bagdwal – 123,000

Monday MegaStack ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 49

Re-Entries – 28

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 9

The ₹2 Lakh GTD Monday MegaStack logged in 77 entries to post an overlay of ₹46,000.

The curtains fell after, Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor decimated the competition, including his heads-up opponent ‘gtogeek’ (runner-up for ₹42,000) to win the title and the ₹60,000 cash prize that came with it.

PokerGuru Ambassador Jayjit ‘england’ Ray (7th for ₹10,000), Sumanth ‘sp175’ Kumar (8th for ₹8,000), and Aditya ‘pnutbutterbacon’ Navalkar (9th for ₹6,000) posted FT finishes.

Pocket Lunch ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 105

Re-entries – 49

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 27

Pocket52’s ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Lunch booked a shortfall of ₹46,000 on the back of 154 registrations.

Mystery user ‘sharmajii’ bested ‘rajsagar’ (runner-up for ₹28,000) heads-up to win ₹46,000.

Mrityunjoy ‘OMGOMG’ Mukherjee (5^th for ₹12,000), and Dhananjaya ‘LazyBrahmin’ Sharma (6^th for ₹9,000) posted FT scores.

Pocket Dinner ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 87

Re-entries – 38

Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000

Places Paid – 18

Online reg Ankit ‘kasatankit’ Kasat took down Pocket52’s ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Dinner last night for ₹34,500.

The event suffered an overlay of ₹25,000 after attracting 125 entries.

Kanhaiya ‘Kanupriya’ Bairwa (4^th for ₹12,000) and Divyanshu ‘StackKing’ Patel (6^th for ₹6,750), also earned final table payouts.

Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal

Buy-in – ₹385

Entries – 121

Re-buys – 83

Add-ons – 73

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 20

User ‘gutshot35’ defeated site regular Subham ‘Jokermaniac’ Khandelwal (runner-up for ₹16,500) in the heads-up play to win Poker Dangal’s ₹1 Lakh GTD Monday Blues for ₹22,000.

The tourney booked a marginal shortfall of ₹3,050 on the back of 277 entries.

Harry ‘Harrys111’ Singh placed ninth for ₹2,500.

Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹275

Entries – 41

Re-entries – 31

Prize Pool – ₹20,000

Places Paid – 8

‘Mojaa’ added ₹6,800 to their bankroll by winning Khleo365’s ₹20K GTD Grinder 2.0.

The event attracted 72 runners, falling eight entries short of the guarantee.

This report was updated at 2 PM on 25.08.2020

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