Daily Majors: Purohit, Lamba, Singh & Mahesh Dominated the Monday Marquees

After a firecracker Sunday, it was the Spartan Super Series (SSS) that kept the action going on an otherwise slow Monday.

The most prominent of the six SSS tourneys that played out on Spartan Poker yesterday was the ₹20 Lakhs GTD SSS#26 ReCharge. The Monday flagship registered 998 participants (430 unique, 186 re-entries, and 382 re-buys), falling just two entries short of break-even. Aditya ‘uoeno’ Bahl sprinted to the top of the field, where he squared off with ‘VforVariance’ heads-up. The duo was quick to agree on a deal that gave Bahl the title and ₹3.12 Lakhs. ‘VforVariance’ collected ₹3.09 Lakhs. The top 87 places were paid, and this included PokerGuru Ambassadors Faiz ‘DrStrange’ Alam (6th for ₹81,400), and Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja (8th for ₹41,400).

The other marquee tourney to take place on Spartan Poker last night was the Deep Freeze ₹6.5 Lakhs GTD. Here again, a turnout of 99 entries resulted in an overlay worth ₹56,000. The heads-up play took place between two good friends. In one corner was the online phenom Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit while on the other was the first-ever Millionaire United champion Mahima Walia ‘mambojojo’ Das. In the end, it was the more experienced Purohit who came out on top to win ₹1.70 Lakhs. Das added ₹1.19 Lakhs to her fast-growing poker bankroll.

Purohit happens to be one of the most successful MTT pros on the circuit today with over ₹4.4 Crores in recorded online winnings. Last night as well, he FT`ed two tourneys, the other deep run fetching him ₹47,618 for his 4th place finish in PokerStars India’s Battle Royale ₹10 Lakhs GTD.

Championing PokerStars India`s Battle Royale was Sandy ‘Ziigmunddd’ Lamba, who ran past a field of 234 entries (127 unique and 107 re-entries) to win ₹2 Lakhs (including bounties). Here again, a below-par turnout resulted in a sizeable ₹64,000 overlay.

Coming back to the Spartan Poker marquees, the SSS#24 Afternoon Showdown ₹5.50 Lakhs GTD brought in 232 entries (112 unique, 48 re-entries and 72 rebuys). Racing past them all was PokerGuru Ambassador Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh, who won ₹1.27 Lakhs and the title.

An anonymous player with the moniker ‘Expert’ championed the SSS #28 Destiny Jr ₹5 Lakhs GTD, outplaying a field of 425 runners (218 unique, 74 re-entries and 133 rebuys) to win ₹1.68 Lakhs.

Moving over to Adda52’s roster of Monday events, the Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD, drew a 403-strong field (198 unique and 205 re-entries) to collect ₹12.89 Lakhs in the prize pool. PokerGuru Ambassador Mithun ’themiths’ Mahesh locked horns with ‘donk2degen’ heads-up for the title. In the end, the latter took down the title to win ₹3.19 Lakhs in prize money. Mahesh settled for ₹1.93 Lakhs for finishing one-spot short of the title. PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja placed third for ₹1.35 Lakhs. This for Ahuja was his second FT finish last night. The Chandigarh-based poker pro banked ₹1.76 Lakhs from the two deep runs combined.

The other standout performers were PokerGuru Ambassador Faiz Alam and Sreeharsha Boneni, as both of them posted two FT scores each. Alam placed 6th in the SSS#26 ReCharge for ₹81,400 and finished 8th in SSS #25 for ₹9,300. Boneni won ₹16,770 for his 6th place finish in the SSS #25 and another ₹15,300 for finishing 8th in SSS #28 Destiny Jr.

Unfortunately, technical issues at PokerBaazi led to the site having to cancel all its late-night flagship tourneys, and hence the same could not be reported.

The other Monday winners were:

SSS #26 ReCharge₹20 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 430

Re-entries – 186

Rebuys – 382

Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 87

The Monday night attraction, SSS #26 ReCharge₹20 Lakhs GTD, drew 998 entries (430 unique, 186 re-entries, and 382 rebuys) last night, falling two entries short of the posted guarantee.

Racing past the field was Aditya ‘uoeno’ Bahl, who took down the title to win ₹3.12 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with ‘VforVariance’ (runner-up for ₹3.09 Lakhs).

While a good 87 players earned payouts, PokerGuru Ambassadors, Faiz ‘DrStrange’ Alam (6th for ₹81,400), and Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja (8th for ₹41,400) posted FT finishes.

Final Table Results

1. Aditya ‘uoeno’ Bahl – ₹3,12,398*
2. VforVariance – ₹3,09,001*
3. masterbluff – ₹1,70,600
4. vaibhav_086 – ₹1,32,000
5. imaw – ₹1,04,000
6. Faiz ‘DrStrange’ Alam – ₹81,400
7. Kingofking – ₹60,200
8. Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja – ₹41,400
9. ajay2706 – ₹32,600

*denotes heads-up deal

Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Entries – 198

Re-entries – 205

Prize Pool – ₹12,89,601

Places Paid – 43

Adda52’s Monday extravaganza, Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD, registered a player pool of 403 entries (198 unique and 205 re-entries), collecting a prize pool worth ₹12.89 Lakhs.

After firing three bullets, site regular ‘donk2degen’ shipped the tourney for ₹3.19 Lakhs, after besting PokerGuru Ambassador Mithun ‘themiths’ Mahesh (runner-up for ₹1.93 Lakhs) heads-up.

Mahesh’s fellow Team Ambassador Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja placed third for ₹1.35 Lakhs.

Young Gun Anuj ‘anuj25395’ Yadav (8th for ₹29,016) and Pranav ‘pkpok’ Khandalkar (9th for ₹20,634) were the other prominent names on the FT line-up.

Final Table Results

1. donk2degen – ₹3,19,821
2. Mithun ‘themiths’ Mahesh – ₹1,93,440
3. Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja – ₹1,35,408
4. j4jolly – ₹1,03,168
5. vivloc – ₹67,059
6. PokerPunter01 – ₹45,136
7. pokermaster420 – ₹35,464
8. Anuj ‘anuj25395’ Yadav – ₹29,016
9. Pranav ‘pkpok’ Khandalkar – ₹20,634

Battle Royale Progressive KO ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 127

Re-entries – 107

Total Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹5,32,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹4,68,000

Places Paid – 41

PokerStars India’ Battle Royale Progressive KO ₹10 Lakhs GTD pulled in 234 entries (127 unique and 107 re-entries), falling ₹64,000 short on the advertised guarantee.

The battle for the title took place between Sandy ‘Ziigmunddd’ Lamba and ‘prognosis_neg’. Lamba eventually triumphed, banking a ₹2 Lakhs payday (including bounties), while ‘prognosis_neg’ walked away with ₹98,721 (including bounties) for the runner-up finish.

Anant ‘Dr4gonW4rrior’ Purohit came within striking distance of winning his second title of the day as he finished fourth for ₹47,618.

Final Table Results (including bounties)

1. Sandy ‘Ziigmunddd’ Lamba – ₹2,00,362
2. prognosis_neg – ₹98,721
3. infinitesuns – ₹89,937
4. Anant ‘Dr4gonW4rrior’ Purohit – ₹47,618
5. raghav1990 – ₹39,370
6. rajmachawal – ₹26,638
7. iamhunting – ₹31,369
8. flyingfish333 – ₹18,981
9. J500PC – ₹31,731

SSS #27 Deep Freeze ₹6.5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 99

Prize Pool – ₹6,50,000

Places Paid – 13

Spartan Poker’s SSS #27 Deep Freeze ₹6.5 Lakhs GTD played out amidst 99 hopefuls yesterday night, falling ₹56,000 short on the posted guarantee.

Here again, the heads-up play had two in-form players in contention. On one side was the online MTT-crusher Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit, while the former Millionaire champion MahimaWalia ‘mambojojo’ Das was on the other. Purohit was the last one standing in the tourney and won ₹1.70 Lakhs, with Das taking second place for ₹1.19 Lakhs.

Avijit ‘tyler2643’ Jaiswal (7th for₹30,875), Guruprasad ‘DONKAKING’ Gupta (8th for₹24,050) and Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani (9th for₹18,200) were others who FTed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit – ₹1,70,625
2. MahimaWalia ‘mambojojo’ Das – ₹1,19,600
3. karanmangla – ₹78,975
4. gogobhai – ₹62,075
5. Shefking – ₹50,050
6. preet9132 – ₹39,000
7. Avijit ‘tyler2643’ Jaiswal – ₹30,875
8. Guruprasad ‘DONKAKING’ Gupta – ₹24,050
9. Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani – ₹18,200

SSS #24 Afternoon Showdown ₹5.50 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 112

Re-entries – 48

Rebuys – 72

Prize Pool – ₹5,50,000

Places Paid – 23

Topping a field of 232 entries, PokerGuru Ambassador Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh captured the SSS #24 Afternoon Showdown ₹5.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.27 Lakhs.

The tourney was hit by an overlay worth ₹86,000.

Guruprasad ‘DONKAKING’ Gupta (3rd for ₹57,750), and Vivek ‘acchemicals’ Karwa (7th for ₹21,780) posted FT finishes.

Final Table Results

1. Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh – ₹1,27,875
2. NPJEFFECT-pg2 – ₹86,625
3. Guruprasad ‘DONKAKING’ Gupta – ₹57,750
4. arjunr – ₹47,300
5. asa – ₹37,950
6. invincible090 – ₹29,425
7. Vivek ‘acchemicals’ Karwa – ₹21,780
8. SAMWELL TARLY – ₹16,005
9. buster – ₹12,760

SSS #28 Destiny Jr ₹5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 218

Re-entries – 74

Rebuys – 133

Prize Pool – ₹6,37,500

Places Paid – 40

Destiny Junior has been a welcome addition to Spartan Poker`s Monday schedule, and yesterday it ran as part of the ongoing SSS series and a ₹5 Lakhs GTD. The guarantee was quickly crushed as 425 runners helped generate over ₹6.37 Lakhs in prize money.

The lion`s share of that went to a player with the online moniker ‘Expert,’ who defeated ‘waghoneblood$’ heads-up to win ₹1.68 Lakhs. The latter pocketed ₹1.05 Lakhs for finishing second.

Pranay ‘kabira speaking’ Chawla (5th for ₹28,687), Rahul ‘Thakur615’ Thakur (6th for ₹22,312), Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar (7th for ₹18,487) and Sreeharsha ‘yUDdam’ Boneni (8th for ₹15,300) posted FT finishes.

Final Table Results

1. Expert – ₹1,68,937
2. waghoneblood$ – ₹1,05,187
3. @Valmiki@ – ₹63,750
4. Shefking – ₹40,162
5. Pranay ‘kabira speaking’ Chawla – ₹28,687
6. Rahul ‘Thakur615’ Thakur – ₹22,312
7. Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar – ₹18,487
8. Sreeharsha ‘yUDdam’ Boneni – ₹15,300
9. blastabomber – ₹12,112

SSS #23 Monster Stack ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 219

Re-entries – 60

Rebuys – 199

Prize Pool – ₹3,82,400

Places Paid – 39

With 478 player registrations (219 unique, 60 re-entries and 199 rebuys), Spartan Poker’s SSS #23 Monster Stack ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD was able to breach its advertised guarantee to collect a ₹3.82 Lakhs prize pool.

After deciding upon a four-way deal, Naren ‘IMUNAGI’ Purohit was the last player standing in the field and won ₹53,465. ‘Howdodoo’ (runner-up for ₹48,511), ‘sandysingh’ (3rd for ₹46,793), and ‘SAMWELL TARLY’ (4th for ₹46,253) were the other beneficiaries of the deal.

Deepak ‘Deepak32145’ Choudhary was another known player on the FT who finished ninth for ₹7,992.

Final Table Results

1. Naren ‘IMUNAGI’ Purohit – ₹53,465*
2. Howdodoo – ₹48,511*
3. sandysingh – ₹46,793*
4. SAMWELL TARLY – ₹46,253*
5. duurrrr – ₹23,594
6. Stakeholder – ₹17,858
7. ChachaG – ₹13,116
8. Parmaatma – ₹9,636
9. Deepak ‘Deepak32145’ Choudhary – ₹7,992

*denotes four-way deal

Night Rider – Monster Stack ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 234

Re-entries – 55

Rebuys – 181

Prize Pool – ₹3,76,000

Places Paid – 39

The Night Rider Monster Stack ₹3 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker generated a 470-strong players field (234 unique, 55 re-entries and 181 rebuys), crushing the advertised guarantee by ₹76,000.

Anonymous user under the moniker ‘Croma’ topped the field to walk away with the title and ₹75,388 in prize money.

Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor (4th for ₹29,591), Dheeraj Kumar ‘danial13’ Baairineni (5th for ₹23,199), and Ashish ‘100dagar’ Dixit (6th for ₹17,559) posted FT finishes.

Final Table Results

1. Croma – ₹75,388
2. pokergambit – ₹50,120
3. Hakuna matata – ₹36,660
4. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹29,591
5. Dheeraj Kumar ‘danial13’ Baairineni – ₹23,199
6. Ashish ‘100dagar’ Dixit – ₹17,559
7. @realjasonmercier – ₹12,896
8. AboveandBeyond – ₹9,475
9. imohitahuja – ₹7,858

Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Entries – 95

Re-entries – 62

Prize Pool – ₹3,14,000

Places Paid – 17

Adda52`s daily running Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD had an eventful run yesterday as it pulled in 157 entries (95 unique and 62 re-entries), creating a ₹3.14 Lakhs prize pool.

It took ‘rakesh0208’ two bullets to win the title and the top prize of ₹87,920. Ritwik ‘ritwik27’ Khanna came in second for ₹54,950.

Hardik ‘hardikkumar147’ Kumar (3rd for ₹40,820), Priya ‘priyaranjan2k12’ Ranjan Das (4th for ₹29,045), Rishi ‘ronaldo94’ Mundhra (5th for ₹20,410), Raghav ‘Raghavv’ Siddalinga (6th for ₹14,130), Anirban ‘ajgar5’ D Das (8th for ₹8,635) and Neeraj ‘kumartomar’ Kumar (9th for ₹7,065) rounded out the other known FT finishers.

Final Table Results

1. rakesh0208 – ₹87,920
2. Ritwik ‘ritwik27’ Khanna – ₹54,950
3. Hardik ‘hardikkumar147’ Kumar – ₹40,820
4. Priya ‘priyaranjan2k12’ Ranjan Das – ₹29,045
5. Rishi ‘ronaldo94’ Mundhra – ₹20,410
6. Raghav ‘Raghavv’ Siddalinga – ₹14,130
7. hopster99 – ₹11,775
8. Anirban ‘ajgar5’ D Das – ₹8,635
9. Neeraj ‘kumartomar’ Kumar – ₹7,065

The Classic Monday ₹3 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 95

Re-entries – 33

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 20

The Classic Monday ₹3 Lakhs GTD got hit with an overlay of ₹44,000 on the back of a 128-entry (95 unique and 33 re-entries) turnout.

The top 20 places got paid, and walking away with the biggest paycheque of them all was ‘idiotic786.’ The anonymous player collected ₹65,545 in cash prize after defeating PokerGuru Ambassador Ashutosh ‘Msnugget’ Balodhi (runner-up for ₹48,969) heads-up.

MTT crusher Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover finished 3rd for ₹36,584.

Final Table Results

1. idiotic786 – ₹65,545
2. Ashutosh ‘Msnugget’ Balodhi – ₹48,969
3. Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover – ₹36,584
4. Infic1 – ₹27,332
5. SaveUrAce – ₹20,420
6. pokerstarsjul – ₹15,256
7. Murt@gh – ₹11,398
8. sheldon11cooper – ₹8,515
9. varunpothan82 – ₹7,486

SSS#25 ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 109

Re-entries – 33

Re-buys – 73

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 20

The SSS#25 ₹3 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker suffered an overlay of ₹85,000 on the back of a 215-entry field (109 unique, 33 re-entries and 73 re-buys).

Prateek ‘prats007’ Garg made good use of the value on offer and shipped the tourney to win ₹45,535. There was a five-way deal on the FT involving ‘duurrr’ (runner-up for ₹43,229), ‘Ss_gilli’ (3rd for ₹39,633), ‘Piyush303’ (4th for ₹38,461) and ‘ash1590’ (5th for ₹34,319).

Sreeharsha ‘yUDdam’ Boneni (6th for ₹16,770), PokerGuru Ambassador Faiz ‘DrStrange’ Alam (8th for ₹9,300) and Ashish ‘100dagar’ Dixit (9th for ₹7,200) posted FT scores!

Final Table Results

1. Prateek ‘prats007’ Garg – ₹45,535*
2. duurrr – ₹43,229*
3. Ss_gilli – ₹39,633*
4. Piyush303 – ₹38,461*
5. ash1590 – ₹34,319*
6. Sreeharsha ‘yUDdam’ Boneni – ₹16,770
7. AceQQ – ₹12,570
8. Faiz ‘DrStrange’ Alam – ₹9,300
9. Ashish ‘100dagar’ Dixit – ₹7,200

*denotes five-way deal

Ultimate PLO ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 66

Re-entries – 23

Rebuys – 61

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 13

Last night’s Ultimate PLO ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker was taken down by online regular Prashob ‘ErrorDetected’ PJ. Prashob has run into winning form, and last night victory fetched him ₹60,979, courtesy a three-way deal with ‘gogobhai’ (runner-up for ₹56,574), and ‘Sandy777’ (3rd for ₹50,799).

Final Table Results

1. Prashob ‘ErrorDetected’ PJ – ₹60,979*
2. gogobhai – ₹56,574*
3. Sandy777 – ₹50,799*
4. kiran_uday – ₹28,650
5. Conclusion1100 – ₹23,100
6. pp2717 – ₹18,000
7. Tiger10 – ₹14,250
8. EatingFish – ₹11,100
9. Nooper – ₹6,352

*denotes three-way deal

SSS#22 ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 177

Re-entries – 61

Re-buys – 205

Prize Pool – ₹2,21,500

Places Paid – 31

The SSS#22 ₹2 Lakhs GTD attracted 443 entries (177 unique, 61 re-entries, and 205 re-buys), resulting in a prize pool collection of ₹2.21 Lakhs.

Taking top honors at the tourney was a mystery user going by the moniker ‘LOOSINGFREAK02,’ who pocketed ₹40,934 in prize money after a heads-up deal with Nehal ‘PantherPaw’ Kumar Agarwal (runner-up for ₹37,455).

The only known name who FT’d the tourney was Mandar ‘MAMA04’ Madaye (4th for ₹18,030).

Final Table Results

1. LOOSINGFREAK02 – ₹40,934*
2. Nehal ‘PantherPaw’ Kumar Agarwal – ₹37,455*
3. The Pokerjee – ₹21,610
4. Mandar ‘MAMA04’ Madaye – ₹18,030
5. Yadavbomber777 – ₹14,265
6. Samaybk – ₹10,831
7. Medusa777 – ₹7,278
8. river_king – ₹5,102
9. whitewalker52 – ₹4,784

* denotes heads-up deal

Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal

Entries – 105

Rebuys – 90

Add-ons – 53

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 17

PokerDangal’s Monday tourney the Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD booked a loss of ₹13,200 on its posted guarantee, after registering 248 players (105 unique, 90 rebuys and 53 add-ons).

Hemant ‘honey91’ Dhiman championed the tourney to win ₹24,000, while ‘DoubleGutty’ finished runner-up for ₹17,000.

Anshu ‘nope11’ Pandey (5th for ₹7,000), Saksham ‘Razorfish’ Sharma (6th for ₹5,000), Kaleem ‘NuttyManiac’ Pasha (7th for ₹3,750), and Sunil ‘nasirbaba’ Meena (9th for ₹2,500) were the other finalists.

Final Table Results

1. Hemant ‘honey91’ Dhiman – ₹24,000
2. DoubleGutty – ₹17,000
3. Rushil10 – ₹12,000
4. piracyMAFIA – ₹9,000
5. Anshu ‘nope11’ Pandey – ₹7,000
6. Saksham ‘Razorfish’ Sharma – ₹5,000
7. Kaleem ‘NuttyManiac’ Pasha – ₹3,750
8. Dppoker – ₹2,750
9. Sunil ‘nasirbaba’ Meena – ₹2,500

Quick Freeze ₹20K GTD PLO – Khelo365

Entries – 41

Re-entries – 45

Prize Pool – ₹25,800

Places Paid – 9

Khelo365’s Quick Free ₹20K GTD PLO drew 86 entries (41 unique and 45 re-entries), creating a handsome prize pool of ₹25,800.

‘Reverse88’ came out on top to win ₹8,256 after beating ‘machi’ who finished second for ₹5,160.

Final Table Results

1. Reverse88 – ₹8,256
2. machi – ₹5,160
3. Kinghigh – ₹3,096
4. Rise – ₹2,580
5. agill16 – ₹2,064
6. inderenggi – ₹1,548
7. Patricklucus – ₹1,290
8. gladiator – ₹1,032
9. Ashu079 – ₹774

Grinder ₹15K GTD NLHE – Khelo365

Entries – 50

Re-entries – 48

Prize Pool – ₹19,600

Places Paid – 10

‘Jaydeep777’ came out on top of a 98-entry field in Khelo365’s Grinder ₹15K GTD and added ₹5,236 to his bankroll.

Final Table Results

1. Jaydeep777 – ₹5,880
2. Russssur – ₹3,920
3. RanjithK – ₹2,352
4. max20 – ₹1,960
5. fortunemaker – ₹1,568
6. JonGregor – ₹1,176
7. TheWitcher – ₹980
8. nishant24k – ₹784
9. Payari – ₹588

This report was updated at 2:30 PM on 05.05.2020.

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