Daily Majors: Chawla, Ray & Kiran Bank the Big Scores on Monday

It was a mixed bag on Monday. While some of the online marquees crushed their advertised guarantees, others fell short.

Headlining Spartan Poker’s Monday roster was the ReCharge that ran with an increased ₹15 Lakhs GTD. The tourney clocked in 767 entries (364 unique, 121 re-entries and 282 re-buys), collecting ₹15.34 Lakhs in prize money. Michael ‘folditnoob’ Keishing banked the single largest score last night as he bested ‘tullupump’ (anonymity requested) heads-up for a top prize worth ₹2.96 Lakhs. Adukia banked ₹1.86 Lakhs for his runner-up finish. Sasi ‘sasikiranx’ Kiran rounded out the podium finishes by placing third for ₹1.33 Lakhs.

PokerBaazi’s The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD was another flagship that had an eventful run and posted a ₹11.88 Lakhs prize pool through 475 participants (246 unique and 229 re-entries). Anonymous user ‘flopped’ topped the field and defeated promising talent Ayan ‘interalia_1’ Ray (runner-up for ₹1.67 Lakhs) heads-up, bagging a winner’s paycheque of ₹2.39 Lakhs.

The Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD on Adda52 crowned a champion in former IPC ₹100K High Roller winner Pranay ‘setmeup’ Chawla. The well-known reg raced past a 339-player pool (178 unique and 161 re-entries) and struck a heads-up deal with Hardik ‘hardikkumar147’ Kumar (runner-up for ₹2.14 Lakhs), before clinching the title and top prize of ₹2.21 Lakhs. The event just about managed to surpass its listed guarantee and generated a prize pool worth ₹10.84 Lakhs.

Over at PokerStars India, the Battle Royale ₹10 Lakhs GTD suffered an overlay of ₹86,000 on the back of 207 entries (118 unique and 89 re-entries). ‘vinaash’ took down the event for ₹1.79 Lakhs, while ‘rajmachawal’ came in second for ₹1.34 Lakhs. Notably, the Inception champion Chawla was among the prominent names on the FT and finished ninth for ₹21,590.

The other Monday winners were:

ReCharge ₹15 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 364

Re-entries – 121

Re-buys – 282

Prize Pool – ₹15,34,000

Places Paid – 71

Spartan Poker’s ReCharge ₹15 Lakhs GTD drew a packed field of 767 runners (364 unique, 121 re-entries and 282 re-buys) yesterday. The event surpassed its break-even mark to collect a ₹15.34 Lakhs prize pool. Seen jostling for the top spot were Michael ‘folditnoob’ Keishing and ‘tullupump’ (anonymity requested). The former prevailed and took home the winner’s paycheque worth ₹2.96 Lakhs while Adukia finished runner-up to earn ₹1.86 Lakhs in prize money.

Sasi ‘sasikiranx’ Kiran (3^rd for ₹1.33 Lakhs) and Sumit ‘Sands Myth’ Sapra (3^rd for ₹64,581) were the prominent names on the FT.

Final Table Results

1. Michael ‘folditnoob’ Keishing – ₹2,96,062
2. tullupump – ₹1,86,534
3. Sasi ‘sasikiranx’ Kiran – ₹1,33,611
4. Veer – ₹1,05,232
5. King – ₹82,682
6. Sumit ‘Sands Myth’ Sapra – ₹64,581
7. anishsuri – ₹48,627
8. IAmAllin – ₹33,901
9. FunkeyFox – ₹26,845

The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Pokerbaazi

Entries – 246

Re-entries- 229

Prize Pool – ₹11,88,000

Places Paid – 54

Spearheading the Monday schedule on PokerBaazi was The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD that surpassed the advertised guarantee by ₹1.88 Lakhs. The event was backed by 575 entrants (246 unique entries and 229 re-entries), with the top 54 places getting paid.

An unknown player with the moniker ‘flopped’ ran past the competition to bank the winner’s share of ₹2.39 Lakhs after defeating online regular Ayan ‘interalia_1’ Ray heads-up. Ray collected ₹1.67 Lakhs.

Rohit ‘acesinyourfaces’ Setia (4th for ₹79,560), and Siddharth ‘FrancescoTotti’ Ranshevre (5th for ₹59,730) posted FT finishes.

Final Table Results

1. flopped – ₹2,39,000
2. Ayan ‘interalia_1’ Ray – ₹1,67,000
3. flush0612 – ₹1,08,000
4. Rohit ‘acesinyourfaces’ Setia – ₹79,560
5. Siddharth ‘FrancescoTotti’ Ranshevre – ₹59,730
6. MystQ – ₹47,860
7. Karan ‘Paul7788’ Paul – ₹39,900
8. md20 – ₹31,830
9. Cappuchino – ₹23,870

Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Entries – 178

Re-Entries – 161

Prize Pool – ₹10,84,802

Places Paid – 34

Adda52’s Monday mainstay Inception obliterated its ₹10 Lakhs GTD as a 339-strong field (178 unique and 161 re-entries) helped generate₹10.84 Lakhs in the prize pool.

Pranay ‘setmeup’ Chawla fired four bullets in the tourney, and the perseverance paid off as he defeated Hardik ‘hardikkumar147’ Kumar heads up to win 2.21 Lakhs for the title following a heads-up deal. Kumar collected ₹2.14 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.

Nagendra ‘gameank123’ Singh Tomar (3rd for ₹1.19 Lakhs), Vaibhav ‘JokerJJJJ’ Agarwal (5th for ₹62,376), Saket ‘saker’ Kumar (6th for ₹40,680), Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh (7th for ₹32,544), and Pranjal ‘lilmessipranjal’ Gandhi (9th for ₹21,696) were the familiar names on the FT.

Final Table Results

1. Pranay ‘setmeup’ Chawla – ₹2,21,082*
2. Hardik ‘hardikkumar147’ Kumar – ₹2,14,465*
3. Nagendra ‘gameank123’ Singh Tomar – ₹1,19,328
4. Deadlysin – ₹90,581
5. Vaibhav ‘JokerJJJJ’ Agarwal – ₹62,376
6. Saket ‘saker’ Kumar – ₹40,680
7. Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh – ₹32,544
8. loser20 – ₹27,120
9. Pranjal ‘lilmessipranjal’ Gandhi – ₹21,696

*denotes heads-up deal

Battle Royale ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 118

Re-entries – 89

Total Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹5,86,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹4,14,000

Places Paid – 35

PokerStars India’s Battle Royale ₹10 Lakhs GTD attracted 207 entrants (118 unique and 89 re-entries), booking a loss of ₹86,000 on the posted guarantee. ‘vinaash’ proved to be the last player standing and took away ₹1.79 Lakhs prize money after defeating ‘rajmachawal’ (runner-up for ₹1.34 Lakhs) heads-up.

Other notable pros who FT’ed the tourney were Karan ‘999AykA999’ Jain (4th for ₹75,441), Kunal ‘iAlwaysHaveit’ Patni (6th for ₹25,042), Sumit ‘mrgr33n33’ Sapra (7th for ₹28,485), and Pranay ‘aankhdikhatahai’ Chawla (9th for ₹21,590).

Final Table Results

1. vinaash – ₹1,79,968
2. rajmachawal – ₹1,34,094
3. aabha – ₹64,539
4. Karan ‘999AykA999’ Jain – ₹75,441
5. heisenber942 – ₹47,399
6. Kunal ‘iAlwaysHaveit’ Patni – ₹25,042
7. Sumit ‘mrgr33n33’ Sapra – ₹28,485
8. flyingfish333 – ₹22,090
9. Pranay ‘aankhdikhatahai’ Chawla – ₹21,590

Deep Freeze ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 85

Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000

Places Paid – 11

Topping a field of 85 entries, ‘Tokio999’ took down Spartan Poker’s Deep Freeze ₹6 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.65 Lakhs. The site had to fill in an overlay of ₹90,000, and the top 11 places got paid.

Prashob ‘ErrorDetected’ PJ (4^th for ₹59,100), Mahima Walia ‘mambojojo’ Das (6^th for ₹36,600), Shardul ‘Faucet Failure’ Parthasarathi (7^th for ₹28,800) and Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (9^th for ₹17,100) were the prominent FT finishers in the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. Tokio999 – ₹1,65,000
2. waghoneblood$ – ₹1,17,300
3. Croma – ₹76,800
4. Prashob ‘ErrorDetected’ PJ – ₹59,100
5. partypoker123 – ₹46,800
6. Mahima Walia ‘mambojojo’ Das – ₹36,600
7. Shardul ‘Faucet Failure’ Parthasarathi – ₹28,800
8. NoPainNoGain – ₹22,500
9. Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹17,100

Destiny Junior ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 206

Re-entries – 46

Re-buys – 172

Prize Pool – ₹6,36,000

Places Paid – 40

With 424 entries (206 unique, 46 re-entries and 172 re-buys) signing up to play Spartan Poker’s Destiny Junior ₹6 Lakhs GTD last night, the tourney logged in a prize pool worth ₹6.36 Lakhs.

‘DigThatHole’ raced ahead of the rest to win ₹1.42 Lakhs after striking a heads-up deal with Gaurav Ashok ‘NuttieGuttie’ Jaiin. The latter pocketed ₹1.31 Lakhs for placing second.

Pranjal ‘lilmessipranjal’ Gandhi (5^th for ₹28,620) and Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar (7^th for ₹16,406) posted FT finishes.

Final Table Results

1. DigThatHole – ₹1,42,144*
2. Gaurav Ashok ‘NuttieGuttie’ Jaiin – ₹1,31,336*
3. MILKYBARKID – ₹62,198
4. foxface – ₹41,976
5. Pranjal ‘lilmessipranjal’ Gandhi – ₹28,620
6. ConMan – ₹20,858
7. Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar – ₹16,406
8. Khushpraf – ₹14,498
9. Clownfish – ₹11,954

*denotes heads-up deal

Afternoon Showdown ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 112

Re-entries – 28

Re-buys – 71

Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000

Places Paid – 20

The most significant day-time tourney on Spartan Poker, the Afternoon Showdown ₹6 Lakhs GTD, had a glaring ₹1.78 Lakhs overlay with only 211 entries (112 unique, 28 re-entries and 71 re-buys) registering to play.

Nonetheless, with sizeable value on offer, it was ‘Messy’ who captured the title and the ₹1.30 Lakhs up top following a heads-up deal with ‘intothepit33’ (runner-up for ₹1.11 Lakhs).

Guruprasad ‘DONKAKING’ Gupta finished fifth for ₹42,780.

Final Table Results

1. Messy -₹1,30,7578*
2. intothepit33 -₹1,11,042*
3. illegal9 -₹64,500
4. vaebhav1611 -₹53,280
5. Guruprasad ‘DONKAKING’ Gupta -₹42,780
6. prana -₹33,540
7. ronylek -₹25,140
8. Piko -₹18,600
9. gogobhai -₹14,400

*denotes heads-up deal

Bout Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Entries – 124

Re-entries- 85

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 24

The Bout Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD on PokerBaazi pulled in 209 players (124 unique and 85 re-entries), falling ₹82,000 short on the posted guarantee.

Online reg Vivekk ‘Vivek25’ Dube was the last player standing in the field after besting ‘gauvs_d’ (runner-up for ₹84,650) heads-up and walked away with ₹1.21 Lakhs in prize money.

Prakash Kumar ‘PokerScientist’ Singh (6th for ₹24,200) FTed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. Vivekk ‘Vivek25’ Dube – ₹1,21,000
2. gauvs_d -₹84,650
3. Kanti ‘rathore14’ Rathore -₹54,400
4. babloo321 -₹40,300
5. kc30 -₹30,250
6. Prakash Kumar ‘PokerScientist’ Singh -₹24,200
7. Czar -₹20,100
8. dangeraj -₹16,100
9. 5pranay -₹12,050

Night Rider ₹3.5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 185

Re-entries – 51

Re-buys – 148

Prize Pool – ₹3,50,000

Places Paid – 31

Spartan Poker’s Night Rider ₹3.5 Lakhs GTD clocked in 384 entries (185 unique, 51 re-entries and 148 re-buys) that left a significant ₹42,800 gap on the guarantee.

Making the most of the value on offer, Shivaraj ‘Wheniscomingmytime1991’ Hwdi ran past the field and ultimately outmaneuvered Ravi ‘Rvjn91’ Jain (2nd for ₹49,840) heads-up to claim a top prize worth ₹74,025.

Final Table Results

1. Shivaraj ‘Wheniscomingmytime1991’ Hwdi -₹74,025
2. Ravi ‘Rvjn91’ Jain -₹49,840
3. tripacesontop -₹35,140
4. FamousFish -₹28,490
5. Conclusion1100 -₹22,540
6. BigKus -₹17,115
7. Boomerang77 -₹12,495
8. FD KOP -₹9,135
9. 1no. -₹7,560

Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Entries – 81

Re-Entries – 65

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 15

Adda52’s Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD registered a 146-strong field (81 unique and 65 re-entries).

After using five bullets, Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parakh topped the field, defeating Utkarsh ‘Mathfane’ Somaiya (runner-up for ₹55,500) heads-up to win ₹84,750 as the first-place prize. This was Parakh’s third win in the last six days. On April 26, he won PokerBaazi’s Grinders#29 Saturday MonsterStack ₹3 Lakhs GTD for ₹73,537 and on April 23, he had taken down the Epic – Freezeout ₹80K on Spartan Poker for ₹21,000.

Devrat ‘Vickypune’ Singh (7th for ₹11,250) FTed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parakh -₹84,750
2. Utkarsh ‘Mathfane’ Somaiya -₹55,500
3. Pok3rking -₹39,000
4. punter02 -₹28,500
5. loadedtrump -₹21,000
6. pokervishal -₹13,500
7. Devrat ‘Vickypune’ Singh -₹11,250
8. dee6969 -₹8,250
9. SpiNNaker -₹6,750

The Classic Monday ₹3 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 86

Re-entries – 51

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 23

The Classic Monday ₹3 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India suffered an overlay of ₹26,000 on the back of 137 entries (86 unique and 51 re-entries). Eventually, it was PokerGuru Ambassador Faiz ‘LFGgggg’ Alam who defeated ‘yashos13’ (runner-up for ₹47,154) heads-up to win ₹62,499 in first-place prize money.

Annkur ‘Flopzila’ Agarwal (3rd for ₹35,576), Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar (4th for ₹26,842), Avneesh ‘IamAM09’ Munjal (5th for ₹20,251), and Rohit ‘shashi1183’ Kumar (9th for ₹7,399) FTed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. Faiz ‘LFGgggg’ Alam -₹62,499
2. yashos13 -₹47,154
3. Annkur ‘Flopzila’ Agarwal -₹35,576
4. Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar -₹26,842
5. Avneesh ‘IamAM09’ Munjal -₹20,251
6. cinimod10 -₹15,279
7. shrekk147 -₹11,528
8. 041195 -₹8,697
9. Rohit ‘shashi1183’ Kumar -₹7,399

Monster Stack ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 212

Re-entries – 43

Re-buys – 143

Prize Pool – ₹3,18,400

Places Paid – 31

The Monster Stack ₹3 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker attracted 398 entries (212 unique, 43 re-entries and 143 re-buys), making for a ₹3.18 Lakhs prize pool. A three-way deal eventually saw Suhas N ‘Skullkikker’ Yadav clinch the title for ₹52,025, with Natash ‘evilbunny36’ Basandra (2^nd for ₹50,621) and Ashish ‘100dagar’ Dixit (3^rd for ₹42,002) falling in close succession.

Vimaljeet ‘Spartan92’ Singh (9^th for ₹6,877) also posted a final table finish.

Final Table Results

1. Suhas N ‘Skullkikker’ Yadav -₹52,025*
2. Natash ‘evilbunny36’ Basandra -₹50,621*
3. Ashish ‘100dagar’ Dixit -₹42,002*
4. rockynockals -₹25,917
5. Clownfish -₹20,504
6. arjunr -₹15,569
7. akshatg92 -₹11,366
8. FunkeyFox -₹8,310
9. Vimaljeet ‘Spartan92’ Singh -₹6,877

*denotes three-way deal

Ultimate PLO ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 65

Re-entries -27

Re-buys – 53

Prize Pool – ₹2,90,000

Places Paid – 13

Spartan Poker’s Ultimate PLO ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD attracted 145 entries (65 unique, 27 re-entries, and 53 re-buys) last night and the top 13 places took a piece of the ₹2.90 Lakhs prize pool.

‘PredictKar’ outlasted the competition to walk away with ₹76,125 in prize money after defeating ‘hvsgvs123’ (runner-up for ₹53,360) heads-up.

Piyush ‘BlackMamba’ Gaikwad (3rd for ₹35,235), Shankar ‘ManiacKid’ Singh (6th for ₹17,400), Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar (7th for ₹13,775), Paras ‘AAKKQQJJ’ Jain (8th for ₹10,730), and Armaan ‘space ace’ Kochhar (9th for ₹8,120) posted FT finishes.

Final Table Results

1. PredictKar -₹76,125
2. hvsgvs123 -₹53,360
3. Piyush ‘BlackMamba’ Gaikwad -₹35,235
4. Tokio999 -₹27,695
5. StillDrawing -₹22,330
6. Shankar ‘ManiacKid’ Singh -₹17,400
7. Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar -₹13,775
8. Paras ‘AAKKQQJJ’ Jain -₹10,730
9. Armaan ‘space ace’ Kochhar -₹8,120

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

Entries – 148

Re-entries- 75

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Survivors – 21

The PokerBaazi Bankroll Builder Series (PBBS) is back, and on Monday night, it was the first starting flight of the PBBS#4 Main Event ₹2 Lakhs GTD that drew the most attention. The opening flight logged in 223 entries (148 unique and 75 re-entries), and only 21 runners made it to Day 2.

Bagging the most massive stack among the Flight 1 survivors was ‘ppfac20’ (569,000), with ‘rhazkill’ (330,000) and ‘forevernew’ (258,000) rounding out the top three stacks.

Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Flight 1

1. ppfac20 – 569,000
2. rhazkill – 330,000
3. forevernew – 258,000
4. ieatchips – 173,000
5. riskpoker – 172,000
6. nandaconda – 156,000
7. banty94 – 153,000
8. Sarfraz ‘BewadaBhai’ M – 139,000
9. jindolski – 137,000
10. newversion – 136,000

Monday MegaStack ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Entries – 50

Re-entries- 34

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 9

A total of 84 players (50 unique and 34 re-entries) participated in PokerBaazi’s Monday MegaStack ₹2 Lakhs GTD that resulted in an overlay of ₹15,200.

Taking down the title was circuit regular Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia, who outdueled Siddhant ‘snape’ Sethia heads-up to win ₹60,000. Sethia banked ₹42,000 for finishing second.

Mohit ‘imohitahuja21’ Ahuja (5th for ₹15,000), Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das (6th for ₹12,000), and Shubham ‘Kalalund’ Bhashker (9th for ₹6,000) FT’ed the event.

Final Table Results

1. Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia -₹60,000
2. Siddhant ‘snape’ Sethia -₹42,000
3. TheAryaRoller -₹27,000
4. DEEPAKALLIN -₹20,000
5. Mohit ‘imohitahuja21’ Ahuja -₹15,000
6. Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das -₹12,000
7. thegreatvic -₹10,000
8. JusticeLeague -₹8,000
9. Shubham ‘Kalalund’ Bhashker -₹6,000

Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal

Entries – 109

Re-buys – 101

Add-ons – 61

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 17

Poker Dangal’s Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD was taken down by ‘riskypro’ for ₹24,000 after the event registered 271 players (109 unique, 101 re-buys and 61 add-ons) – falling ₹5,150 short of the guarantee.

Final Table Results

1. riskypro -₹24,000
2. nick5 -₹17,000
3. BIT00Poker -₹12,000
4. Setmeup07 -₹9,000
5. majormayhem -₹7,000
6. Varen -₹5,000
7. RiveRat -₹3,750
8. Anilkk -₹2,750
9. mecktro -₹2,500

Quick Free ₹20K GTD PLO – Khelo365

Entries – 35

Re-entries – 26

Prize Pool – ₹20,000

Places Paid – 7

Khelo365’s Quick Free ₹20K GTD PLO drew 61 entries (35 unique and 26 re-entries), resulting in a shortfall of ₹7,800.

‘Proplr007’ took down the event for ₹7,200 and ‘Varun777’ placed second for ₹4,000.

Final Table Results

1. Proplr007 -₹7,200
2. Varun777 -₹4,000
3. khemjr07 -₹2,400
4. agill16 -₹2,200
5. Wizard11 -₹1,800
6. Balsingh -₹1,400
7. Chancetaker -₹1,000

Grinder ₹15K GTD – Khelo365

Entries – 48

Re-entries – 29

Prize Pool – ₹15,400

Places Paid – 8

‘Bipas’ came out on top of a the 77-entry field in Khelo365’s Grinder ₹15K GTD to collect the lion`s share of the ₹15,400 prize pool worth ₹5,236.

Final Table Results

1. Bipas -₹5,236
2. shekharpetro -₹3,080
3. Total2020 -₹1,848
4. RanjithK -₹1,694
5. chipNchick -₹1,232
6. nighthawk95 -₹924
7. LangdaTyagi -₹770
8. JonGregor -₹616

This report was updated at 2:30 PM on 28.04.2020.

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