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The opening week of 2023 is shaping up to be an electrifying one as PokerBaazi’s 1000X Series 2.0 enters its fifth day today, even as the fifth edition of PokerStars India’s Winter Series goes live at 5 PM.
Grabbing Wednesday`s top score was the 2022 TLB leaderboard topper Rajneesh Thakur who rounded out ₹5.48 Lakhs in winnings last night. The online crusher most prominently took down PokerBaazi`s 1000X#16 Mini Main Event for ₹4.97 Lakhs, marking his first title victory in 2023.
Young Gun Sanat Mehrotra shipped Spartan Poker’s 9 PM flagship, Wednesday High Roller, for ₹4.39 Lakhs and added ₹5.27 Lakhs across six deep runs. Mehrotra chopped the Wednesday HR title three-way with Wilson Yomso (2nd for ₹3.96 Lakhs) and ‘FoldTo1BB’ (3rd for ₹3.75 Lakhs).
Buhr Advirkar was another standout scorer, and he locked up ₹3.39 Lakhs across three deep runs. He championed Spartan Poker’s Destiny 25.0 for ₹3.19 Lakhs and a seat in the Destiny 25.0 SnG Finale after striking a three-way deal with the #2 ranked player of 2022 Ashish Ahuja (2nd for ₹3.03 Lakhs) and Kiran Ainala (3rd for ₹2.86 Lakhs).
Coming off an eventful 2022, Young Gun Ujjwal Narwal kept his sails high by thrashing out two top finishes for at least ₹2.87 Lakhs in total winnings. Narwal notably shipped PokerStars India’s Master Minds for ₹1.24 Lakhs, beating Faiz Alam (2nd for ₹95,251) heads-up.
The Legend Poker Series Main Event runner-up finisher, Pradip Ghosh, got his title scorecard for 2023 ticking by taking down PokerBaazi’s The Pride for the second time for ₹2.93 Lakhs (won ₹3.13 Lakhs overall). Avish Sharma finished runner-up for ₹1.94 Lakhs.
Sanjay Khanna (Won 1000X#17 for ₹1.31 Lakhs) and ‘RageAce’ (Won 1000X#15 for ₹1.01 Lakhs) won the other 1000X titles on Wednesday.
Satyam Prakash, Pranay Chaudhry, Saumil Krishnani, Mayank Jaggi, Karan Sitlani, Sreeharsha Boneni, Akhand Shukla, Aditya Sinha, Varun Meena, Kalpesh Mehta, and Prashant Baghmar won the other Wednesday marquees.
Here are the Wednesday highlights!
PokerBaazi
1000X#16 Mini Main Event – ₹35 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 550
Re-entries – 602
Prize Pool – ₹40,32,000
Places Paid – 148
The 2022 TLB leaderboard topper, Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur, looks well poised to carry over the same indomitable form to 2023. The online crusher got his title scorecard for the year started with a blast by taking down a guarantee-crushing 1,152-player field in PokerBaazi`s 1000X#16 Mini Main Event for ₹4.97 Lakhs. ‘branthebroken’ collected ₹3.02 Lakhs in second place.
Rajneesh Thakur had another six scores on his Wednesday tally, collectively worth ₹5.48 Lakhs – making him yesterday`s top scorer.
Rajneesh Thakur`s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.07 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹89.40 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1 | Finished #1 on the 2022 TLB (Points) Leaderboard
Final Table Results
The Pride – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 241
Re-entries – 250
Prize Pool – ₹17,18,000
Places Paid – 49
If 2022 was a breakout year for the LPS #114 Main Event runner-up Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh, 2023 could easily turn out better! Ghosh, who stood #10 in the 2022 TLB leaderboard standings, posted his first title victory in five weeks with a smashing run in PokerBaazi’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Pride for ₹2.93 Lakhs – his second time winning the tourney.
Ghosh overcame the 491-player field in the Wednesday headliner, eventually defeating Avish ‘thehorse7’ Sharma (2nd for ₹1.94 Lakhs) in the heads-up showdown.
Ghosh cashed another four events, adding ₹3.13 Lakhs last night. His top finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹2,92,661
> 10th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹9,979
Pradip Ghosh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.60 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1 |Finished #10 on the 2022 TLB (Points) Leaderboard
Avish Sharma lapped up ₹2.18 Lakhs from two ITM finishes, which include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹1,94,191
> 47th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#16 Mini Main Event for ₹24,192
Avish Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.57 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹58.54 Lakhs
Shyam ‘ayyappa1963’ Sundar (4th for ₹1.51 Lakhs), Shubham ‘backchod’ Agarwal (5th for ₹99,329), Anurag ‘13anurag’ Srivastava (6th for ₹81,113), Avinash ‘I_fart_u_faint’ Kumar (7th for ₹64,272), and Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh (8th for ₹48,977) made for a stacked FT lineup in The Pride.
Final Table Results
1000X#15 – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 452
Re-entries – 453
Prize Pool – ₹12,60,000
Places Paid – 155
PokerBaazi user ‘RageAce’ posted their maiden victory on the site yesterday, shipping the ₹10 Lakhs GTD 1000X#15 for a site-best ₹1.01 Lakhs.
RageAce’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.28 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹27,936 | Titles Won: #1
The winner struck a three-way deal to claim the top prize. Amarjeet ‘superchor89’ Singh collected a better ₹1.20 Lakhs for his runner-up finish, while the #2 finisher on the 2022 TLB leaderboard, Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor, rounded out the podium with a third-place score of ₹1.06 Lakhs.
The ever-consistent Mohak Kapoor impressively crossed the ₹5 Crore milestone in tracked online winning on the back of seven ITM finishes that added up to ₹1.75 Lakhs in total winnings.
His top Wednesday finishes include:
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#15 for ₹1,05,945
> 10th in Spartan Poker’s Wednesday High Roller for ₹48,990
> 66th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#16 Mini Main Event for ₹12,096
Mohak Kapoor’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹73.47 Lakhs | Finished #2 on the 2022 TLB (Points) Leaderboard
Raghav ‘scambrahm’ Ananth rounded out ₹84,630 across three deep runs, which include:
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#15 for ₹55,000
> 29th in Spartan Poker’s Destiny 25.0 for ₹17,600
> 40th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹12,030
Raghav Ananth’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.76 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹49 Lakhs
The ₹1,100 entry buy-in tourney filled in ₹95,000 in overlays and the ₹10 Lakhs prize pool was distributed among the top 155 finishers.
Final Table Results
*denotes a three-way deal
1000X#14 – ₹7 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹770
Entries – 549
Re-entries – 498
Prize Pool – ₹7,32,900
Places Paid – 47
The user ‘princelorenzo90’ took down PokerBaazi`s ₹7 Lakhs GTD 1000X#14 for a site-best ₹1.01 Lakhs – their third title on the site. ‘justhenuts7’ finished runner-up in the 3 PM tournament for ₹79,080.
princelorenzo90’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹5.05 Lakhs | Titles Won: #3
The ₹770 entry buy-in tourney registered 1,047 entries, generating a ₹7.33 Lakhs prize pool. The top 47 places were paid.
Final Table Results
1000X#17 (PKO) – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 593
Re-entries – 567
Prize Pool – ₹5,80,000
Places Paid – 197
The former The Flash champion Sanjay ‘sanjaykotak’ Khanna made a solid start to 2023 by topping the 1,160-player field in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD 1000X#17, reeling in his first title of the year for a winner’s due worth ₹1.31 Lakhs. Nikhil ‘Nikhilaneja’ Aneja collected ₹95,335 in second place.
Khanna made away with ₹1.38 Lakhs last night across two ITM finishes, which include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#17 (PKO) for ₹1,30,881
> 145th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#16 Mini Main Event for ₹7,258
Sanjay Khanna’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹32.12 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹7.83 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
The ₹1,100 entry buy-in event generated a guarantee-smashing ₹5.80 Lakhs prize pool, and the top 197 spots got paid.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
(7-Max) Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 133
Re-entries – 118
Prize Pool – ₹5,02,000
Places Paid – 41
The NPS Super HighRoller champion from 2021, Satyam ‘Pkiller28’ Prakash, returned to the winner’s circle after a four-month-long dry spell as he crossed over a 251-entry field in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost, bagging away ₹85,283 for the win.
Satyam Prakash’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹67.18 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹29.74 Lakhs
The BBS-37 Main Event finalist Suraj ‘MR8BEAST’ N Yadav finished second, raking in an equally impressive ₹80,377, courtesy of a heads-up deal and notched up ₹1.08 Lakhs in Wednesday’s winnings from three deep runs, which include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹80,377
> 15th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹21,481
> 9th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹6,396
Suraj N Yadav’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.44 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.15 Lakhs
The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tourney dished out ₹5.56 Lakhs in prize money to the top 47 finishers.
Final Table Results
(7-Max) Daily SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 144
Re-entries – 108
Prize Pool – ₹5,04,000
Places Paid – 47
Pranay ‘5pranay’ Chaudhry closed out his nearly seven-week-long title spell in grand fashion by shipping two tournaments in one go, pocketing ₹89,336 across five ITM finishes. His most notable run of the day came in PokerBaazi’s 7:15 PM marquee, ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Daily SPRINT, where he championed over the 252-entry field, pocketing ₹54,515.
Before taking down (7-Max) Daily SPRINT, Chaudhry struck a five-way deal with ‘sidcoutinho10’ (2nd for ₹52,759), Arvindhan ‘bblackdegen’ Lakshminarayanan (3rd for ₹52,422), ‘patience124’ (4th for ₹38,424) and Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora (5th for ₹36,391).
Pranay Chaudhry`s other standout finish saw him taking down the Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹30,070.
Chaudhry’s Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹54,515
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹30,070
> 107th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#17 for ₹1,776
> 43rd in PokerBaazi’s PLO-5 BOOST for ₹1,729
> 168th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#14 for ₹1,246
His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹81.90 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
The ₹2,200 entry buy-in (7-Max) Daily SPRINT surpassed its advertised guarantee by ₹4,000, and the top 47 players boarded the money bus.
Final Table Results
*denotes a five-way deal
Saumil ‘indianavatar’ Krishnani (Won ₹2 Lakh GTD PLO-5 BOOST for ₹49,960), Mayank ‘alwaystiltAA’ Jaggi (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹47,610), Karan ‘collingwood’ Sitlani (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹43,910), Akhand ‘Mr.fat’ Shukla (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹31,240), ‘Sksushil’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹29,150), Varun ‘omniknight’ Meena (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO Boost Monster for ₹21,820), Kalpesh ‘joecada’ Mehta (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 BOOST for ₹21,150), and ‘bulletking2775’ (Won ₹50K GTD (5-Max) Daily for ₹6,100) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.
Spartan Poker
Wednesday High Roller – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹16,500
Entries – 71
Re-entries – 25
Rebuys – 46
Prize Pool – ₹21,30,000
Places Paid – 13
Young Gun Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra is off the gates and picked up his first online title of 2023 last night, exactly a week after taking down Adda52’s Columbus. The IIT-IIM alumnus charged through the 142-entry field in Spartan Poker’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD Wednesday High Roller, clinching the 9 PM flagship for ₹4.39 Lakhs.
A three-way deal saw #BB5 MoneyMaker winner Wilson ‘Team Any 2’ Yomso (2nd for 3,95,983) and ‘FoldTo1BB’ (3rd for ₹3,74,767) banking the other top payouts.
The November DPT High Roller champion Mehrotra’s Wednesday run saw him score in six tourneys, netting ₹5.27 Lakhs overall.
His Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Wednesday High Roller for ₹4,39,090
> 10th in Spartan Poker’s Destiny 25.0 for ₹36,600
> 9th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹22,500
> 31st in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹12,889
> 18th in PokerStars India’s Master Minds for ₹8,354
> 139th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#16 Mini Main Event for ₹7,258
Sanat Mehrotra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.52 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.71 Crores
Wilson Yomso also cashed in Adda52’s Maverick (34th for ₹6,750), locking in 4.03 Lakhs in Wednesday’s earnings. His online stats: LIfetime Winnings: ₹2.61 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹54.61 Lakhs
Sunday’s BSS Championship winner, Rajat ‘AimB0t’ Sharma, collected ₹2.28 Lakhs in total winnings, with his deepest run coming in Spartan Poker’s Wednesday High Roller (4th for ₹2.03 Lakhs). His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹11.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.62 Crores
December’s LEGEND POKER SERIES Main Event champion, Dhinesh ‘kendralust’ Kumar, made three deep runs, including FT finishes in both the Spartan Poker flagships, altogether adding ₹2.20 Lakhs.
His Wednesday finishes include:
> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Wednesday High Roller for ₹1,64,010
> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Destiny 25.0 for ₹52,200
> 71st in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#17 for ₹4,176
Dhinesh Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnnings: ₹6.31 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.42 Crores
The LEGEND #25 Esteem winner, Gursimrann ‘f00l4u’ Brar, finished sixth for ₹1.28 Lakhs.
The ₹16,500 entry buy-in Wednesday High Roller generated a guarantee-smashing ₹21.30 Lakhs in the prize pool, and the top 13 places were paid.
Final Table Results
*denotes a three-way deal
Destiny 25.0 – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 193
Re-entries – 66
Rebuys – 139
Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000
Places Paid – 31
Buhr ‘C@rnage’ Advirkar ran over the 398-player field full of regs in Spartan Poker’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD Destiny 25.0, grabbing his first title of 2023 with aplomb and the ₹3.19 Lakhs first-place cash prize along with a seat in the Destiny 25.0 SnG Finale.
Before clinching his first title in over ten weeks, Advirkar struck a three-way deal with the #2 ranked player of 2022, Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja (2nd for ₹3.03 Lakhs) and Kiran ‘Yuki2417’ Ainala (3rd for ₹2.86 Lakhs).
Buhr Advirkar had quite the mid-week run, for he made away with over ₹3.39 Lakhs across three deep runs. His online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.67 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹21.65 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Yesterday’s Master Minds winner, Young Gun Ujjwal ‘$hitreg’ Narwal (opted out of tracking), lapped up at least ₹2.87 Lakhs in winnings. While he took down PokerStars India’s Wednesday headliner for ₹1.24 Lakhs, his biggest score of the night came in Spartan Poker’s Destiny 25.0, where he lapped up ₹1.63 Lakhs in fourth place.
The 8 PM flagship fell two entries short of its 400-player guarantee, with the top 31 runners crossing the money line.
Final Table Results
*denotes a three-way deal
‘sonju’ (Won ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD Wednesday Vibes for ₹85,056), ‘pshark’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹48,732), ‘Doge Coin’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹39,250), ‘Sihan0716’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Sundowner Multi-Entry for ₹32,523), ‘Bustednuts’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up for ₹21,741), and ‘Pranavd’ (Won ₹50K GTD The Centurion for ₹10,025) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.
Pocket52
Pocket Jacks – ₹4 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 141
Re-entries – 95
Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000
Places Paid – 38
Pocket52 user ‘HUNTER51’ tamed the 236-player field in the ₹4 Lakhs GTD Pocket Jacks to collect ₹74,000, while ‘Notoriouskon’ placed runner-up for ₹52,000.
Final Table Results
MPL Poker
Wowsome Wednesday – ₹1 Lakh GTD
Buy-in – ₹275
Entries – 468
Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000
Places Paid – 100
MPL Poker user ‘knight4026233’ was the last player standing in the site’s ₹1 Lakh GTD Wowsome Wednesday, netting ₹21,996 in first-place prize money. ‘smartsystem5602’ came second for ₹12,870.
Final Table Results
PokerStars India
Master Minds [8-Max] – ₹6 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 90
Re-entries – 63
Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000
Places Paid – 20
The DCS #65 High Main Event champion from October, Young Gun Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal (opted out of tracking), was amongst the top scorers of 2022. His opted-out status barred us from canvassing his year-round exploits extensively. However, the top-reg does not like staying away from the winner’s limelight for long and opened his 2023 title scorecard in style by trouncing a 153-player field in PokerStars India’s ₹6 Lakhs GTD Master Minds [8-Max], taking home ₹1.24 Lakhs in first-place prize money.
Narwal posted another FT finish yesterday, reeling in at least ₹2.87 Lakhs. His Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerStars India’s Master Minds [8-Max] for ₹1,24,368
> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Destiny 25.0 for ₹1,62,800
Another well-known pro, Faiz ‘LFGgggg’ Alam (opted out of tracking), was hunting for his first title this year and fell inches short of claiming the 8 PM flagship after firing three bullets, earning ₹95,251 from his runner-up finish.
The ₹3,850 entry buy-in Master Minds [8-Max] registered 153 entrants, falling ₹64,500 short of breaking even, and the top 20 finishers made the money cut.
Final Table Results
Sreeharsha ‘DonkeyCommitted’ Boneni (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush for ₹40,352), ‘$00th$ayer’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹32,220), ‘$00th$ayer’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline [6-Max] for ₹13,247), and ‘RAHUL072’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO [8-Max] for ₹12,332), won the other PokerStars India marquees.
Adda52
Maverick – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 295
Re-entries – 289
Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000
Places Paid – 63
Last month’s Maverick champion ‘ridrsofthrstorm’ pulled off the same feat again by taking down Adda52’s Wednesday flagship for the second time in three weeks! The mystery reg bested a 590-strong entry field before emerging triumphant, netting a site-best worth ₹3.03 Lakhs in first-place prize money.
ridrsofthrstorm’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹8.28 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹1.01 Lakhs | Titles Won: #2
June’s Nano Main Event champion Haider’ donktown22′ Madraswala came close to breaking an over six-week-long title drought and did well to collect ₹2.97 Lakhs in the second place, courtesy of a heads-up deal. He added ₹3.14 Lakhs from three ITM finishes, which include:
> 2nd in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹2,97,157
> 15th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#17 (PKO-RE) for ₹8,662
> 99th in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#16 Mini Main Event for ₹8,064
Haider Madraswala’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.08 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹84.50 Lakhs
The 8 PM marquee fell ₹40,000 short of its advertised guarantee, and the top 63 places were paid.
Final Table Results
* denotes a heads-up deal
Prabhat ‘Bountyhunter1’ Kumar (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD La Luna for ₹1.10 Lakhs), Aditya ‘Aditya_mNm’ Sinha (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹28,274), ‘amanpoker27’ (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹12,959), ‘underpig’ (Won ₹50K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹11,744), ‘mrPrakash00’ (Won ₹40K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹10,260), Prashant ‘Morpheus’ Baghmar (Won ₹50K GTD Evening Adda for ₹10,164) won the other Adda52 marquees.
Khelo365
Khelo365 user ‘Wellwisher’ fired two bullets in the ₹25K GTD 6 Feet Under PLO Deepstack before taking down the event for ₹7,700. ‘sushilkujur’ came second for ₹5,250.
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