Daily Majors: Pranay Chaudhry, Ashish Munot, Aayush Arya & Mohsin Shaikh Dominate the Friday Flagships

After clocking in guarantee-crushing turnouts in the first two days, the Friday attendance at PokerBaazi’s National Poker Series India 2023 was even better! With Spartan Poker’s India Turbo Masters running in tandem, players couldn`t have asked for a better start to the weekend.

Hauling in the day`s top score was PokerBaazi loyalist Pranay Chaudhry, who nailed the NPS showstopper, NPS#15 Friday Freestyle, to win the coveted NPS gold medal and a career-best ₹10.26 Lakhs (won ₹10.57 Lakhs across two deep runs) – almost 2X his previous best score and recovering all past losses in one go.

Last week’s Thursday High Roller champion Guneet Kwatra (2nd for ₹6.14 Lakhs) and PokerBaazi’s The Pre-Flop Show co-host (with sports anchor Ridhima Pathak) Aditya Wadhwani (3rd for ₹4.83 Lakhs), who live-streamed his Friday session on PokerBaazi`s YouTube channel also won their first-ever NPS medals in the 7:30 PM NPS flagship.

The #1 ranked player on the annual and monthly standings, Ashish Munot, lit up the virtual felts last night with a scintillating run in Spartan Poker’s ITM #43 Friday Supersonic, taking it down for a cool ₹8.46 Lakhs (won ₹9.29 Lakhs overall). Spartan Poker user ‘ardneran1’ earned a runner-up payday worth ₹5.70 Lakhs.

Young Gun Aayush Arya was among the many top regs entering the weekend with a flagship title in the bag. Arya claimed his maiden NPS gold medal in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT and ₹4.32 Lakhs in prize money (his fifth-best score on the site)! Tuesday’s Bounty Builder HR champion, Harsh Bubna, bagged his first NPS silver medal and ₹2.65 Lakhs as the runner-up, crossing ₹5 Crores in tracked online winnings.

The first-ever PokerGuru Challenge winner, Shailesh Kumar Patel, kept his winning tempo going. He grabbed the NPS gold medal in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack and the top prize of ₹2.94 Lakhs (won ₹3.34 Lakhs overall). Mohammad Azhar, chasing his career-fifth NPS medal, had to settle for the silver medal and ₹1.80 Lakhs as the runner (won ₹2.38 Lakhs overall).

Manipur-based live streamer Thiyam Dannish pulled off the stunning feat of winning the NPS gold medal on stream. He shipped PokerBaazi’s NPS #14 Run-Up for ₹1.71 Lakhs (won ₹1.94 Lakhs overall) while streaming for a tiring 12 hours. Abhishek Batra bagged the silver medal and ₹1.05 Lakhs in second place.

Karan Sitlani (Won ₹15 Lakhs GTD NPS#17 DeepDive for ₹2.76 Lakhs) won the other NPS gold medal on Friday.

Spartan Poker loyalist Dhruva Kalra came out on top in ITM #44 Triple Chance DST to win ₹1.60 Lakhs (his maiden ITM title), busting a three-month-long title drought. He chopped the 9:30 PM tournament heads-up with Gautam Bansal (2nd for ₹1.52 Lakhs).

Gopal Kumar Jha (Won ₹7 Lakhs GTD ITM #42 Triple Chance Turbo for ₹1.36 Lakhs), Sreeprakaash Seetharaman (Won ₹5.50 Lakhs GTD ITM #39 Turbo for ₹1.22 Lakhs), ‘clinger01’ (Won ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD ITM #45 Turbo for ₹1.03 Lakhs), Karan Thakker (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD ITM #41 Rapid for ₹62,312) and Raj Kumar (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD ITM #40 Hyper 6-Max for ₹42,300) won the other India Turbo Masters tournaments on Friday.

It was a red-letter Friday for Mohsin Shaikh, who nailed Adda52’s The Ballers for a site-best ₹5.56 Lakhs (won ₹6.11 Lakhs overall). Long-time reg Vinay B placed second for ₹3.37 Lakhs (won ₹3.77 Lakhs overall).

Kashish Gupta outran a star-studded final table in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max] for ₹2.20 Lakhs (his third title of the year). The ITM #39 Turbo champion Sreeprakaash Seetharaman placed runner-up for ₹1.22 Lakhs (won ₹3.25 Lakhs overall).

Roshan Gurbuxani, Hardik Nair, Mandar Mandaye, Ajay Gupta, and OM Prakash won the other Friday marquees!

Here are the Friday highlights.

PokerBaazi

NPS#15 Friday Freestyle – ₹60 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 353

Re-entries – 295

Prize Pool – ₹64,80,000

Places Paid – 70

PokerBaazi’s National Poker Series India 2023 got off to a guarantee-crushing start, and three days in, the trend continues. Making the most of the Friday offerings was Pranay ‘5pranay’ Chaudhry, who came out on top of a stacked 648-player field (353 unique) in the day’s showstopper, ₹60 Lakhs GTD NPS#15 Friday Freestyle, to win a whopping ₹10.26 Lakhs – almost 2X his previous best score – and the coveted NPS gold medal, recovering all past losses in one go.

The PokerBaazi loyalist, Chaudhry, walked away ₹10.57 Lakhs richer last night from two deep runs, which include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#15 Friday Freestyle for ₹10,26,432 (won his maiden NPS medal)

> 20th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹30,102

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s NPS#20 Freezeout (through Qualifier 2)

Pranay Chaudhry’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.12 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ~₹3.25 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | NPS Medals Won: 1 Gold

Last week’s Thursday High Roller champion Guneet ‘guntz’ Kwatra (2nd for ₹6.14 Lakhs) and PokerBaazi’s The Pre-Flop Show co-host (with sports anchor Ridhima Pathak) Aditya ‘adiwankenobi’ Wadhwani (3rd for ₹4.83 Lakhs) also won their first-ever NPS medals for making the podium in the 7:30 PM NPS flagship.

Wadhwani live-streamed his deep run in the flagship. You can watch it below:

Ranjeet ‘Rj147’ Negi (5th for ₹2.97 Lakhs), Thursday’s NPS #11 (5-Max) Hyper SPRINT silver medallist Chirag ‘chiragkhanduja’ Khanduja (6th for ₹2.27 Lakhs), Arun ‘vazharmorghulis’ Sriram (7th for ₹1.59 Lakhs) and Himanshu ‘himanshu.zak’ Singh (8th for ₹1.30 Lakhs) were the other online warriors posting an FT score in NPS#15 Friday Freestyle.

The 7:30 PM flagship posted a guarantee-crushing ₹64.80 Lahks prize pool. The top 70 finishers survived the money bubble.

Final Table Results

1. Pranay ‘5pranay’ Chaudhry – ₹10,26,432
2. Guneet ‘guntz’ Kwatra – ₹6,13,656
3. Aditya ‘adiwankenobi’ Wadhwani – ₹4,83,408
4. gureks – ₹3,68,712
5. Ranjeet ‘Rj147’ Negi – ₹2,97,432
6. Chirag ‘chiragkhanduja’ Khanduja – ₹2,26,800
7. Arun ‘vazharmorghulis’ Sriram – ₹1,58,760
8. Himanshu ‘himanshu.zak’ Singh – ₹1,29,600

NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 415

Re-entries – 403

Prize Pool – ₹32,72,000

Places Paid – 115

The Diwali Celebration Series High Roller champion, Young Gun Aayush ‘Learnnwin’ Arya, added an NPS gold medal to the bronze medal he won at the last NPS edition in March 2022. The former software developer won the bragging rights after taking down a guarantee-crushing 818-strong field (415 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT, pocketing ₹4.32 Lakhs (his fifth-best score on the site).

Tuesday’s Bounty Builder HR champion, Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna, won his first NPS medal, bagging silver and ₹2.65 Lakhs as the NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT runner-up, crossing ₹5 Crores in tracked online winnings.

Harsh Bubna’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.01 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.02 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #6 | NPS Medals Won: 1 Silver

Arya packed up ₹4.40 Lakhs on Friday from three deep runs, climbing two places to #11 in the POY rankings.

His Friday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹4,31,904

> 140th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#17 Deepdive for ₹4,032

> 46th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #44 Triple Chance DST for ₹3,795

Aayush Arya’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.17 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.11 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7 | NPS Medals Won: 1 Gold & 1 Bronze | Annual Winnings: ₹1.15 Crores | Moves to #11 on the 2023 POY (Total Cashes) Leaderboard | Ranked #12 in Annual Profits

Last night’s PLO-6 Boost Monster champion, Roshan ‘roshang60’ Gurbuxani (3rd for ₹2.15 Lakhs), and yesterday’s The Ballers and ITM #44 Triple Chance DST third-place finisher, Mayank ‘Newsolidcash’ Maruka (5th for ₹1.45 Lakhs) were other regs on the 6-max NPS#16 SPRINT final table.

Keeping with the trend, the ₹4,400 buy-in NPS flagship obliterated its advertised guarantee, collecting a monstrous ₹32.72 Lakhs prize pool. The top 115 finishers got paid.

Final Table Results

1. Aayush ‘Learnnwin’ Arya – ₹4,31,904
2. Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – ₹2,65,032
3. Roshan ‘roshang60’ Gurbuxani – ₹2,14,970
4. Gajaudhar – ₹1,79,633
5. Mayank ‘Newsolidcash’ Maruka – ₹1,45,277
6. CrownDownGuy – ₹1,11,902

NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 418

Re-entries – 473

Prize Pool – ₹22,27,500

Places Paid – 115

Shailesh Kumar ‘MrShailesh’ Patel has been on a rampage since last weekend, especially on Pocket52. He won Pocket Queens last Friday before taking down Pocket Jacks twice in three days this week.

Patel came close to winning the NPS gold medal in the NPS#3 Marathon on Wednesday but had to settle for silver. But there was no stopping him last night, as the first-ever PokerGuru Challenge winner crushed the 891-player field in the ₹15 Lakhs GTD NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack to collect the top prize of ₹2.94 Lakhs and his first NPS gold.

Patel sprinted into the money in another three tournaments last night, lapping up ₹3.34 Lakhs overall.

His top finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack for ₹2,94,030

> 15th in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max] for ₹17,788

> 39th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹16,360

Shailesh Kumar Patel’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹30.61 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹11.38 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2 | NPS Medals Won: 1 Gold & 1 Silver | Ranked #8 on the NPS Series Leaderboard

Fresh from a victory run in the ITM #28 Wednesday Big Turbo two days ago, Mohammad ‘chandlerbing’ Azhar made a valiant attempt to add a fifth NPS medal to his name in NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack. Still, he had to contend with the silver medal and the runner-up payday of ₹1.80 Lakhs.

Azhar thrashed out ₹2.38 Lakhs across four ITM finishes on Friday.

His top finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack for ₹1,80,428

> 48th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#15 Friday Freestyle for ₹42,120

Mohammad Azhar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.72 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.83 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2 | NPS Medals Won: 4 Gold & 3 Silver | Ranked #10 on the NPS Series Leaderboard

Neeraj ‘neeraj2828’ Bajaj bagged the bronze medal in NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack and ₹1.47 Lakhs in third-place prize money.

Last week`s Ultron winner Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat, cashed three tournaments for ₹1.61 Lakhs altogether. His top Friday finishes include:

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#15 Friday Freestyle for ₹81,000

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack for ₹76,181

Nitin Rawat’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.59 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹97.39 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6

The MoneyMaker 30.0 runner-up finisher Ashish ‘Notoriouskonvict’ Nailwal charged into the FT in two NPS tournaments and cashes two other events for a Friday take-home worth ₹2.35 Lakhs.

His top Friday finishes include:

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack for ₹98,901

> 5th in Pokerbaazi’s NPS#17 Deepdive for ₹85,792

> 37th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#15 Friday Freestyle for ₹45,360

Ashish Nailwal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.60 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹77.41 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Thursday’s NPS#8 PLO-5 champion Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani bagged away ₹2.08 Lakhs from three ITM finishes. His top scores of the day include:

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s ITM #43 Friday Supersonic 6-Max for ₹1,42,800

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack for ₹56,801

Vaibhav Temani’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.75 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.04 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | NPS Medals Won: 1 Gold

The 4 PM NPS tournament collected a generous ₹22.28 Lakhs prize pool, and the top 115 finishers got paid.

Final Table Results

1. Shailesh Kumar ‘MrShailesh’ Patel – ₹2,94,030
2. Mohammad ‘chandlerbing’ Azhar – ₹1,80,428
3. Neeraj ‘neeraj2828’ Bajaj – ₹1,46,347
4. Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat – ₹1,22,290
5. Ashish ‘Notoriouskonvict’ Nailwal – ₹98,901
6. Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat – ₹76,181
7. Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani – ₹56,801

NPS#17 Deepdive – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 584

Re-entries – 536

Prize Pool – ₹22,40,000

Places Paid – 148

The four-time #DailyBoost winner Karan ‘collingwood’ Sitlani punched his ticket to the NPS #AwardsNight by outlasting the 1,120-player field (584 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD NPS#17 #Deepdive, winning his first NPS Gold Medal and ₹2,75,968 in prize money. ‘Riessthebeast‘ got the Silver Medal and the runner-up payday of ₹1,68,000.

Karan Sitlani boosted his poker bankroll by ₹2.90 Lakhs from three deep runs, which include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#17 Deepdive for ₹2,75,968

> 77th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹11,452

> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹2,296

Karan Sitlani’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Adda52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.26 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.87 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #3 | NPS Medals Won: 1 Gold

FTS G.O.D runner-up finisher Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan (3rd for ₹1.34 Lakhs), NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack finalist Ashish ‘Notoriouskonvict’ Nailwal (5th for ₹85,792), and Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh (6th for ₹64,288) were other notables on the NPS#17 Deepdive final table.

The 9:30 PM marquee, like all the other NPS tournaments of the day, blew away its advertised guarantee. A total of ₹22.40 Lakhs in prize money was distributed among the top 148 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Karan ‘collingwood’ Sitlani – ₹2,75,968
2. Riessthebeast – ₹1,68,000
3. Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹1,34,400
4. BeeTa03 – ₹1,08,192
5. Ashish ‘Notoriouskonvict’ Nailwal – ₹85,792
6. Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh – ₹64,288
7. gaitondebhai – ₹45,920
8. tm20 – ₹33,600

NPS #14 Run-Up – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 458

Re-entries – 408

Prize Pool – ₹12,99,000

Places Paid – 115

Manipur-based live streamer Thiyam ‘thiyam’ Dannish pulled off a feat every streamer dreams of, winning a big-ticket tournament on stream. And Dannish gave his virtual rail a lot to cheer by bagging the coveted NPS gold medal on a marathon stream that went on for almost 12 hours!

Dannish had the poker gods smiling on him as he dusted off a six-month-title drought with a dominating run over the 866-strong field (458 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD NPS #14 Run Up, winning his first NPS medal in the 5:30 PM tournament and ₹1.71 Lakhs in prize money.

Dannish lapped up ₹1.94 Lakhs from two deep runs yesterday, which include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS #14 Run Up for ₹1,71,468

> 17th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#17 Deepdive for 22,400

You can watch his Friday stream here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2ENRs7VKGw

Dannish Thiyyam’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹21.85 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.40 Lakhs| Titles Won in 2023: #1 | NPS Medals Won: 1 Gold | Ranked #40 on the NPS Series Leaderboard

Thursday’s NPS#12 (6-Max) SPRINT finalist, Abhishek ‘abbie1987’ Batra, bagged the silver medal and ₹1.05 Lakhs in runner-up prize money.

Manash ‘ravenclaws’ Kalita won the bronze medal, accumulating ₹97,172 from three deep runs, which include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS #14 Run Up for ₹85,344

> 80th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday DeepStack for ₹7,796

> 146th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#17 Deepdive for ₹4,032

Manash Kalita’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.06 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹29.36 Lakhs | NPS Medals Won: 1 Bronze

Thursday’s NPS #9 Slamdunk runner-up finisher, Gaurav ‘gauravgoru’ Bhutra, locked in ₹1.04 Lakhs on Friday across four deep runs, which include:

> 24th in PokerBaazi`s NPS#15 Friday Freestyle for ₹48,600 (won his entry through a ₹1,100 satellite)

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s NPS #14 Run Up for ₹33,125

> 30th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday DeepStack for ₹13,365

> 65th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#17 Deepdive for 8,960

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s NPS#54 Value Mine (through Qualifier 1)

Gaurav Bhutra’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.83 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹15.27 Lakhs| Titles Won in 2023: #1 | NPS Medals Won: 1 Silver | Ranked #5 on the NPS Series Leaderboard

Vignesh ‘Rajjni007’ Kumar (4th for ₹71,315), Bibhu ‘Daniel_Ivey’ Agarwal (5th for ₹57,676), Sanjay ‘smr1g10’ Mohan (6th for ₹44,426), and Abhijeet ‘ERROR404’ Kumar (8th for ₹25,980) were others on the NPS #14 Run-Up final table.

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament paid the top 115 finishers a share from the ₹12.99 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Thiyam ‘thiyam’ Dannish – ₹1,71,468
2. Abhishek ‘abbie1987’ Batra – ₹1,05,219
3. Manash ‘ravenclaws’ Kalita – ₹85,344
4. Vignesh ‘Rajjni007’ Kumar – ₹71,315
5. Bibhu ‘Daniel_Ivey’ Agarwal – ₹57,676
6. Sanjay ‘smr1g10’ Mohan – ₹44,426
7. Gaurav ‘gauravgoru’ Bhutra – ₹33,125
8. Abhijeet ‘ERROR404’ Kumar – ₹25,980

₹50 Lakhs GTD NPS Value Mine – Qualifier 1

Q1> Entries – 1,050 | Re-entries – 298 | Survivors – 186 | Chip Leader – ‘JJAADDUUGGAARR’ (340,000)

₹15 Lakhs GTD NPS Freezeout – Qualifier 2

Q2> Entries – 241 | Survivors – 39 | Chip Leader – Yash ‘Gambler42’ Jaiswal (266,000)

Combined> Entries – 548 | Survivors – 85 | Overall Chip Leader – Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (471,000)

NPS India 2023 Series Leaderboard Standings After Day 3

The Day 3 results of the National Poker Series India 2023 brought about a few changes in the top-order of the leaderboard rankings. Tanmay ‘truman’ Benara (4,518 points), who won the NPS#4 Wednesday Volley and NPS#10 Thursday Thunder back-to-back, continues to sit comfortably atop the leaderboard after posting ten ITM finishes in the series (including the two wins).

Wednesday’s NPS#2 Deepdive winner Shivam ‘daddyaddy’ Kumar Dubey (3,348 points) retained his #2 rank. Dubey has ITM-ed seven NPS marquees and has won gold and bronze medals.

Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj (3,327 points) jumped a rank to #3, displacing the Day 1 leaderboard topper Prashant ‘prashant031’ Pandagre (3,312 points). Bhardwaj has 14 cashes in the series already.

‘Dev3888’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹46,760), ‘Marcopolo10’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹43,290), ‘Pandya69’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹39,080), ‘amanpoker27’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹33,380) and Roshan ‘roshang60’ Gurbuxani (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 Boost Monster for ₹26,510) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

Spartan Poker

ITM #43 Friday Supersonic (6-Max) – ₹40 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 190

Re-entries – 64

Rebuys – 125

Prize Pool – ₹40,00,000

Places Paid – 31

What a year this has been for Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot, and we still have nine months to go. As the #1 ranked player on both the annual and monthly standings, he ended March on a high note by winning the India Turbo Masters Friday showstopper, ₹40 Lakhs GTD ITM #43 Friday Supersonic, taking home a whopping ₹8.46 Lakhs. This latest win extends his lead in the Player of the Year race.

The user ‘ardneran1’ finished runner-up for ₹5.70 Lakhs.

On the side, Munot FT-bubbled PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT (7th for ₹83,436), locking in over ₹9.29 Lakhs last night and made Day 2 in the ₹1.50 Crores GTD ITM #58 Blizzard.

Ashish Munot’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹11.99 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.35 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.25 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹1.50 Crores | Ranked #1 in the March Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes and Profits) | Ranked #1 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes and Profits)

Aman ‘Zontory’ Bhadu (3rd for ₹4.02 Lakhs), Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh (5th for ₹2.58 Lakhs) and Madhav ‘APcomingsoon’ Sethi (6th for ₹1.96 Lakhs) were familiar names on the 8 PM flagship final table.

The ₹11,000 buy-in ITM #43 Friday Supersonic had 379 hopefuls (190 unique) vying for a share of the ₹40 Lakhs guaranteed in prize money.

Final Table Results

1. Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot – ₹8,46,000
2. ardneran1 – ₹5,69,600
3. Aman ‘Zontory’ Bhadu – ₹4,01,600
4. hotaf123 – ₹3,25,600
5. Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh – ₹2,57,600
6. Madhav ‘APcomingsoon’ Sethi – ₹1,95,600

ITM #44 Triple Chance DST – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 376

Re-entries – 274

Rebuys – 362

Prize Pool – ₹10,12,000

Places Paid – 95

Dhruva ‘elder_flower’ Kalra is a well-known reg in the Spartan Poker flagships. The site loyalist has been on a recovery drive since December and taking a significant step in the direction, he ransacked a 1,012-strong field (376 unique) in Spartan Poker’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD ITM #44 Triple Chance DST yesterday, winning the 9:30 PM marquee for ₹1.60 Lakhs – his maiden ITM title and his first top finish in three months.

Kalra, who finished runner-up in ITM #18 Tuesday Supersonic earlier this week, chopped the 9:30 PM tournament heads-up with Gautam ‘kaana.raja’ Bansal (2nd for ₹1.52 Lakhs).

Dhruv Kalra’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹65.18 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

The two-time Friday Bounty champion, Mayank ‘barrelbrat’ Maruka, had a fantastic Friday grind, lapping up over ₹5.21 Lakhs from nine deep runs, including two podium finishes and another final table score!

His top Friday finishes include:

> 3rd in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹2,44,565

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,45,277

> 3rd in SpartanPoker’s ITM #44 Triple Chance for ₹84,248

> 69th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack for ₹8,910

Mayank Maruka’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.27 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹39.94 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6

Prateek ‘Prateek318’ Tibrewal raked in ₹86,121 across three deep runs on Spartan Poker, which include:

> 4th in SpartanPoker’s ITM #44 Triple Chance for ₹67,701

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #34 DST 7 Max for ₹15,960

> 86th in SpartanPoker’s ITM #33 Rapid for ₹2,460

Prateek Tibrewal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹31.13 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹14.73 Lakhs| Titles Won in 2023: #7

Dhaval ‘mahakal07’ Solanki (8th for ₹20,058) also FT-ed ITM #44 Triple Chance DST.

The ₹1,100 buy-in tournament generated a profitable ₹10.12 Lakhs prize pool, with 95 players scoring a payday.

Final Table Results

1. Dhruva ‘elder_flower’ Kalra – ₹1,60,148*
2. Gautam ‘kaana.raja’ Bansal – ₹1,52,155*
3. Mayank ‘barrelbrat’ Maruka – ₹85,210
4. Prateek ‘Prateek318’ Tibrewal – ₹68,664
5. hgoel1993 – ₹51,713
6. prosperity777 – ₹40,278
7. JaimieOliverie – ₹29,348
8. Dhaval ‘mahakal07’ Solanki – ₹20,058

*denotes a heads-up deal

ITM #42 Triple Chance Turbo – ₹7 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 408 (255)

Re-buys – 251

Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000

Places Paid – 55

The IOPC 14.0 Friday Spotlight – Triple Chance champion Gopal ‘pokkersstar’ Kumar Jha added a second tournament title to his annual scorecard. He scored the bragging rights in Spartan Poker’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD ITM #42 Triple Chance Turbo, stacking a 659-strong field (255 unique) in the 8 PM multi-entry tournament to win ₹1.36 Lakhs.

Shrikant ‘baphomate’ Sanjay Pradhan collected ₹86,100 as the runner-up.

Gopal Kumar Jha’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹11.29 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.69 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Abhinav ‘Enthusiasticholmes’ Nath (4th for ₹50,330), Mohit ‘OfcourseOfcourse’ Savargaonkar (5th for ₹39,830), John ‘monzzard910’ Raphael (7th for ₹22,820), and Ankur ‘showstopper89’ Aryan (8th for ₹16,520) round out the ITM #42 final table.

The ₹1,100 entry buy-in tournament fell 41 entries short of its 700-player guarantee, and the top 55 finishers got a piece of the ₹7 Lakhs guaranteed in the prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Gopal ‘pokkersstar’ Kumar Jha – ₹1,35,800
2. Shrikant ‘baphomate’ Sanjay Pradhan – ₹86,100
3. unknown – ₹62,230
4. Abhinav ‘Enthusiasticholmes’ Nath – ₹50,330
5. Mohit ‘OfcourseOfcourse’ Savargaonkar – ₹39,830
6. tommya96 – ₹30,660
7. John ‘monzzard910’ Raphael – ₹22,820
8. Ankur ‘showstopper89’ Aryan – ₹16,520

ITM #39 Turbo – ₹5.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 159

Re-entries – 43

Rebuys – 114

Prize Pool – ₹5,50,000

Places Paid – 27

Sreeprakaash ‘fitzmagic’ Seetharaman played like a boss on Friday. Chasing his maiden tournament victory of March, Seetharaman had two title sweats last night and converted one while placing runner-up in the other, banking ₹2.84 Lakhs from three deep runs.

February’s BTS#41 Sunday Prime champion, Seetharaman, made the victory march in Spartan Poker’s ₹5.50 Lakhs GTD ITM #39 Turbo, outplaying a 316-player field in the 5 PM tournament to win ₹1.22 Lakhs. The in-form Rising Star Aman ‘Karmapoker’ Parakh collected ₹82,225 in second place.

A few hours later, Seetharaman was heads-up with Kashish Gupta in PokerStars India’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Big Bash [8-Max] and lost the match to collect ₹1.22 Lakhs as the runner-up.

Seetharaman`s Friday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max] for ₹1,21,966

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s ITM #39 Turbo for ₹1,21,825 (won his first ITM tournament)

> 57th in in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday DeepStack for ₹10,024

Sreeprakaash Seetharaman’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹63.06 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.94 Lakhs| Titles Won in 2023: #2

Aman Parakh added ₹1.41 Lakhs across five ITM finishes yesterday, which include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s ITM #39 Turbo for ₹82,225

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹24,540

> 30th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#17 Deepdive for ₹17,920

> 17th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #44 Triple ChanceDST for ₹10,716

> 65th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#14 Run Up for ₹5,196

Aman Parakh’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.08 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.98 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #6

Himanshu ‘venomaster’ Aggrawal locked in ₹96,343 from FT scores in two ITM tournaments, which include:

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #39 Turbo for ₹46,145

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #37 Turbo for ₹50,198

Himanshu Aggrawal’s online stats (excluding Adda52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹55.16 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6

Nimit ‘Mindhunter29’ Gandhi (3rd for ₹56,595) also FT-ed ITM #39 Turbo.

The ₹1,650 buy-in tournament registered ₹76,000 in overlays, and the top 27 finishers benefitted from the added value.

Final Table Results

1. Sreeprakaash ‘fitzmagic’ Seetharaman – ₹1,21,825
2. Aman ‘Karmapoker’ Parakh – ₹82,225
3. Nimit ‘Mindhunter29’ Gandhi – ₹56,595
4. Himanshu ‘venomaster’ Aggrawal – ₹46,145
5. Rahul4444s – ₹36,795
6. KINGLOKI – ₹28,270
7. TheLastJedi – ₹20,570
8. monu2405 – ₹14,905

‘clinger01’ (Won ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD ITM #45 Turbo for ₹1.03 Lakhs), Karan ‘karanthakker’ Thakker (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD ITM #41 Rapid for ₹62,312) and Raj ‘Mortal99’ Kumar (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD ITM #40 Hyper 6-Max for ₹42,300) won the other India Turbo Masters tournaments.

₹1.50 Crores ‘GTD ITM Blizzard – Day 1B

Day 1B> Entries – 146 | Re-entries – 34 | Rebuys – 105 | Survivors – 38 | Chip Leader – Yudhishter ‘McFly’ Jaswal (325,392)

Combined> Entries – 312 | Re-entries – 65 | Rebuys – 209 | Survivors – 80 | Overall Chip Leader – ‘Mystic Man’ (347,188)

India Turbo Masters 3.0 Leaderboard Standings After Day 6

With Day 6 of the India Turbo Masters in the books, Spartan Poker reg ‘zmxncbv’ (anonymity requested) (4,740 points) finally edged past Aryan ‘bob_marley’ Singh (4,655 points) last night, clawing ahead by 85 points to take the #1 position on the leaderboard standings.

The early leaderboard topper Mahima ‘mabojojo’ Walia Das (4,401 points) stays put at #3. The small differences in points between the top three make for a tough three-way fight for the pole position.

‘jainulhaquemondal’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up- Triple Chance for ₹20,050) and ‘Mafiyastar’ (Won ₹50K GTD Centurion for ₹10,575) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

PokerStars India

The Big Bash [8-Max] – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 107

Re-entries – 82

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 23

The Mint runner-up from March 14, Kashish ‘FLETCHER3003’ Gupta (opted out of tracking), played clinically to overcome a star-studded final table in PokerStars India’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Big Bash [8-Max], banking ₹2.20 Lakhs (₹1,26,875 in bounties) for the win (his third title this year).

The ITM #35 Thursday Supersonic fifth-place finisher Sreeprakaash ‘holdingwater123’ Seetharaman was one of the 107 players (189 total entries) in the mix and picked up ₹1.22 Lakhs (₹29,219 in bounties) as the runner-up.

Unperturbed by the close miss, Seetharaman went all the way in Spartan Poker’s ITM #39 Turbo, shipping the 5 PM tournament for ₹1.22 Lakhs and adding ₹2.84 Lakhs from three deep runs, which include:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max] for ₹1,21,966

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s ITM #39 Turbo for ₹1,21,825

> 57th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack for ₹10,024

Sreeprakash Seetharaman’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹63.06 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.94 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

The 2022 POY, Young Gun Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav (opted out of tracking), who won three headline tournaments on straight days entering the Friday session, bagged away at least ₹1.69 Lakhs across four deep runs, which include:

> 4th in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max] for ₹76,387

> 25th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #43 Friday Supersonic – 6 Max for ₹39,200

> 59th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#15 Friday Freestyle for ₹38,880

> 52nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹14,720

Thursday’s ITM #36 Thursday Big Turbo champion Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved posted a third-place finish in The Big Bash, collecting ₹1.09 Lakhs. He cashed another two events, adding ₹1.18 Lakhs overall.

Kartik Ved`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.86 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.23 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Gopal ‘MrBigSlick139’ Bajaj (6th for ₹40,372), Lavesh ‘lavesh786’ Meena (7th for ₹27,884), the #2 ranked player of 2022, Ashish ‘spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja (8th for ₹26,572), and Atishay ‘momstacos’ Samuel (9th for ₹20,045) were other top regs on The Big Bash [8-Max] final table.

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in tournament recorded an overlay shortfall of ₹55,000, and the top 23 finishers took a bite out of the ₹10 Lakhs guaranteed prize pool.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Kashish ‘FLETCHER3003’ Gupta – ₹2,19,623
2. Sreeprakaash ‘holdingwater123’ Seetharaman – ₹1,21,966
3. Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved – ₹1,09,497
4. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹76,387
5. pokerqueen1390 – ₹42,913
6. Gopal ‘MrBigSlick139’ Bajaj – ₹40,372
7. Lavesh ‘lavesh786’ Meena – ₹27,884
8. Ashish ‘spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja – ₹26,572
9. Atishay ‘momstacos’ Samuel – ₹20,045

‘nihilist1986’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Uppercut for ₹37,004), Mandar ‘MAMA4000’ Mandaye (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD Ultrasonic for ₹19,544), Ajay ‘ajju6113’ Gupta (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹12,127), and ‘kshitij04’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline [6-Max] for ₹11,667) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

IndiaPlays

IMPL PLO6 – ₹25K GTD

Buy-in – ₹220

Entries – 38

Re-buys – 32

Prize Pool – ₹25,000

Places Paid – 13

IndiaPlays user ‘seazer’ came out trumps in the ₹25K GTD IMPL PLO6 to win ₹6,875, besting ‘Bikash468’ (2nd for ₹4,625) heads-up.

Final Table Results

1. seazer – ₹6,875
2. BWVQ9052 – ₹4,625
3. PQLV7513 – ₹3,500
4. Taiger32 – ₹2,250
5. Kismat7 – ₹1,625
6. 1234Chinmoy – ₹1,375
7. Ysmmm – ₹1,000

‘XWNB9599’ won the ₹10K GTD PLO6 Bounty for ₹2,550.

PokerSaint

Sapphire – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,000

Entries – 116

Re-entries – 98

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 41

PokerSaint’s Friday attraction, ₹5 Lakhs GTD Saphire, brought in 214 runners and 41 places got paid. The user ‘GAMBLER365’ outplayed them all to win ₹69,439 in first-place prize money. A four-way deal saw ‘runBADfeelGOOD’ (2nd for ₹65,452), ‘Shankarmahadevan’ (3rd for ₹59,471), and ‘Goldenweed’ (4th for ₹48,220) banking the other top-heavy payouts.

Manesh ‘TEAMfromHell’ Rathod earned ₹25,460 in fifth place.

Adda52

The Ballers – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹7,500

Entries – 166

Re-entries – 160

Prize Pool – ₹22,23,325

Places Paid – 34

Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh had his best run on Adda52 yesterday, for he stormed past a formidable 326-player field (166 unique) in the site’s Friday headliner, ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Ballers, banking a site-best ₹5.56 Lakhs – his second-best online score after his runner-up finish in IOPC 14.0 Value Millionaire in February. The long-time reg Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B placed second for ₹3.37 Lakhs.

Mohsin Shaikh packed in ₹6.11 Lakhs from five deep runs yesterday, which include:

> 1st in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹5,55,830

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹42,209

> 73rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack for ₹7,796

> 78th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #44 Triple Chance DST for ₹2,985

> 20th in Adda52’s Nighttide DST Adda for ₹2,073

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s NPS#54 Value Mine (through Qualifier 1)

Mohsin Shaikh’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.45 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹48.82 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7

The ever-consistent Vinay B raked in ₹3.77 Lakhs from three deep runs, including an FT finish in both Adda52 marquees, which include:

> 2nd in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹3,36,833

> 14th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #43 Friday Supersonic (6-Max) for ₹52,621

> 5th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹19,321

Vinay B’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.37 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.31 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

The Pocket Jacks winner from March 15, Mayank ‘AreyBetaRaise’ Maruka, fired up an impressive nine deep runs yesterday (three FT finishes), rounding up a nifty ₹5.21 Lakhs.

His Friday finishes include:

> 3rd in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹2,44,565

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#16 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,45,277

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s ITM #44 Triple Chance DST for ₹84,248 (from two stacks)

> 17th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#17 Deepdive for ₹22,400

> 69th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday Deepstack for ₹8,910

> 10th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #41 Rapid for ₹5,360

> 18th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹4,950

> 13th on PokerStars India’s Uppercut for ₹3,195

> 23rd in Spartan Poker’s ITM #40 Hyper 6-Max for ₹2,160

Mayank Maruka’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.27 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹39.94 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6

Jai ‘Theshark100’ Parkash (4th for ₹1.86 Lakhs) and ITM #36 Thursday Big Turbo runner-up finisher from the day before, the #5 ranked player of the year, Laksh ‘boomtilt23’ Pal Singh (6th for ₹83,375) also FT-ed The Ballers.

The ₹7,500 entry buy-in tournament had the top 34 finishers taking a bite out of the ₹22.23 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh – ₹5,55,830
2. Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B – ₹3,36,833
3. Mayank ‘AreyBetaRaise’ Maruka – ₹2,44,565
4. Jai ‘Theshark100’ Parkash – ₹1,85,647
5. bubblybluff – ₹1,27,841
6. Laksh ‘boomtilt23’ Pal Singh – ₹83,375

Friday Bounty – ₹4 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,700

Entries – 92

Re-entries – 67

Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000

Places Paid – 17

One of the biggest revelations of the year, Hardik ‘hardiknair1999’ Nair, won his second tournament this week in Adda52’s ₹4 Lakhs GTD Friday Bounty for ₹69,185 (₹10,800 in bounties) – bagging away his 15th title of the year! Four days after winning ITM #13 #Hyper, Nair nailed the 159-entry field (92 unique) in Adda52’s 9:30 PM Friday fixture, besting ‘sa9191750’ (2nd for ₹52,733) heads-up.

Hardik Nair packed in ₹74,463 on Friday from three deep runs, which include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹69,185

> 49th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #44 Triple Chance DST for ₹2,832

> 50th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #42 Triple Chance Turbo for ₹2,446

Hardik Nair’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹66.91 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹30.59 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #15

Last night`s The Ballers runner-up finisher Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B (5th for ₹19,321) and well-known actor-DJ-poker reg Siddhanth ‘bullzeyepower’ Kapoor (7th for ₹18,967) also FT-ed Friday Bounty.

The ₹2,700 entry buy-in tournament had 159 hopefuls vying for a share of the ₹4 Lakhs guaranteed in the prize pool, and only 17 players got paid.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Hardik ‘hardiknair1999’ Nair – ₹69,185
2. sa9191750 – ₹52,733
3. sonofmars1 – ₹39,668
4. chanchaljeet – ₹34,022
5. Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B – ₹19,321
6. unknown – ₹13,871
7. Siddhanth ‘bullzeyepower’ Kapoor – ₹18,967
8. unknown – ₹17,443

‘nik006’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD The Ballers Lite for ₹34,754), ‘hissickness’ (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹32,940), ‘Agoswami’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹29,309), OM ‘POKERKING1111’ Prakash (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Kill Shot PLO Bounty for ₹26,385), ‘ThePokerProfessor’ (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹11,800), ‘tarsh001’ (Won ₹40K GTD Morning Adda for ₹11,817), ‘nik006’ (Won ₹30K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹11,618), and ‘anmol1989’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹10,365) won the other Adda52 marquees.

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