Daily Majors: Rajpal, Garg, Bansal, Nayak & Dwivedi Crush the Friday Flagships

Another bumper Friday is now in the rear-view mirror. Keeping the MTT players busy was Day 1C of PokerBaazi’s Game Changer 4.0, PokerStars India’s INCOOP alongside the Friday flagships at Spartan Poker, Adda52, and Pocket52.

Let`s take a look at the biggest mover`s and shaker`s from Friday.

Spartan Poker

Friday marked the start of the flagship UVS tourney, the ₹35 Lakhs GTD Millionaire Lite. Day 1A of the three-flight tourney logged in 561 entries, and only 66 players survived the onslaught. ‘Sumimohi2’ (272,463), ‘rejamkid’ (238,250) and ‘D. Carwin1’ (199,101) bagged the top three stacks of the day.

The other headliner, the ₹11,000 entry buy-in ₹35 Lakhs GTD The Elite, sold 364 entry slips to collect a guarantee-smashing ₹36.40 Lakhs prize pool, and the top 31 places got paid. The mystery user ‘NoConnection’ championed the tourney to win ₹7.69 Lakhs after besting ‘HerMess’ (runner-up for ₹5.18 Lakhs) in heads-up play!

On Friday, the biggest crowd-puller turned out to be the ₹12 Lakhs GTD TGIF, but even a crowded 729-entry field couldn’t avoid an overlay worth ₹1.06 Lakhs in the tourney. Jyoti ‘joey114114’ Ranjan Nayak outlasted the competition to win ₹1.51 Lakhs after striking a four-way deal with former SSS Millionaire champion Saurabh ‘darksider’ Rohila (runner-up for ₹1.40 Lakhs), Sandeep ‘effuno’ Varma RS (3^rd for ₹1.40 Lakhs), and ‘ZaRosh’ (4^th for ₹1.33 Lakhs).

PokerBaazi

PokerBaazi`s ₹2 Crores GTD Game Changer ran Day 1C last night, where 846 entrants ponied up the ₹5,500 entry buy-in, and 114 players made it through to Day 2. Bagging the end of day chip lead was none other than Advait ‘Ronaldinho18’ Rajguru (350,000) with ‘SENTHIL76’ (344,000) and Pulkit ‘Ifoldfullhouses’ Goyal (305,000) rounding out the top three stacks of the day.

The event features four starting days and requires 4,000 entries to break even on its whopping ₹2 Crores prize pool guarantee. With 2,515 entries after the first three starting flights, there will likely be some juicy overlay value in the tourney.

Adda52

The Friday night special at Adda52, the ₹25 Lakhs GTD The Ballers, witnessed 315 sign-ups to leave an overlay of ₹3.42 Lakhs. Outlasting them all was Rudramani ‘rud1478’ Pokhrel, who banked the up-top cash prize worth ₹5.02 Lakhs following a heads-up chop with Vinay ‘vinay0902’ Rajpal (runner-up for ₹5.01 Lakhs). Incidentally, Rajpal’s top seven MTT scores have all come through runner-up finishes!

The last player standing in the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Running Hot was seasoned pro Paawan ‘fullflush24’ Bansal, who earned a payday of ₹1.56 Lakhs for topping a field of 269 entries.

PokerStars India

PokerStars India`s Friday flagship ₹15 Lakhs GTD INSCOOP – 168 Uppercut clocked in 312 entries to leave an overlay of ₹2.52 Lakhs, and the top 59 places got paid. After almost seven hours of grueling action, former Spartan Poker Millionaire champion Ayush ‘Kyanaamrakhu’ Garg cut a heads-up deal with PokerGuru Ambassador Laksh ‘B00MTilt23’ Pal Singh (runner-up for ₹1.86 Lakhs) to win ₹2.71 Lakhs and the title.

The ₹5 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale Mini was championed by an unknown user ‘gangnam_gangi’ for ₹86,225 following a heads-up deal with ‘noviceanari’ (runner-up for ₹77,151).

Pocket52

Pocket52`s ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Kings attracted 276 runners who ponied up the ₹2,200 entry buy-in to leave a significant 1.50 Lakhs shortfall. Claiming the title for the second consecutive week was upcoming talent Himanshu ‘hdwivedi3’ Dwivedi, who pocketed ₹1.50 Lakhs after defeating ‘goldencroc’ (runner-up for ₹1.12 Lakhs) heads-up.

The other Friday winners were:

Game Changer ₹2 Crores GTD Day 1C – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 570

Re-entries – 276

Survivors – 114

The ₹2 Crores GTD Game Changer 4.0 played out Day 1C on Friday. Another 846 entrants signed up, and 114 among them made the cut for Day 2.

Carrying forward the most massive stack from the flight was Advait ‘Ronaldinho18’ Rajguru (350,000), with ‘SENTHIL76’ (344,000) and Pulkit ‘Ifoldfullhouses’ Goyal (305,000) rounding out the top three stacks.

The other top stacks belonged to Shiv ‘Darkside2dot0’ Verma (231,000), PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot (229,000), Himanshu ‘toughonluck’ Bagdwal (227,000), and Harshad ‘omglukbox’ Barve (227,000).

After considering the 1,669 entries from the first two starting flights, the field has touched 2,515 entries, and 294 players have secured their berth for Day 2.

There’s one more starting flight taking place tonight before all qualifying stacks converge for Day 2 on Sunday.

Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1C

1. Advait ‘Ronaldinho18’ Rajguru – 350,000
2. SENTHIL76 – 344,000
3. Pulkit ‘Ifoldfullhouses’ Goyal – 305,000
4. V42V – 256,000
5. kohal23 – 248,000
6. pokerwolf – 245,000
7. Shiv ‘Darkside2dot0’ Verma – 231,000
8. Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot – 229,000
9. Himanshu ‘toughonluck’ Bagdwal – 227,000
10. Harshad ‘omglukbox’ Barve – 227,000

UVS – The Millionaire Lite Day 1A ₹35 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 324

Re-entries – 73

Rebuys – 164

Survivors – 66

The featured tourney at the ongoing UVS, the ₹2,200 entry buy-in ₹35 Lakhs GTD UVS The Millionaire Lite began proceedings on Friday. Day 1A kicked off at 6 PM, drawing 561 entries (324 unique, 73 re-entries, 164 rebuys). Over the next five hours, the field whittled down to 66 runners who could secure a stack for Day 2.

Bagging the end of day chip lead was ‘Sumimohi2’ (272,463), with ‘rejamkid’ (238,250) and ‘D.Carwin1’ (199,101) rounding out the top three stacks.

Rajesh ‘ashokpapa420’ Kumar (160,037), Kanav ‘SneakyBlinders’ Parwal (150,016), and Vinay ‘2cards1guy’ Rajpal (144,630) bagged top 10 stacks as well.

Top 10 Chip Counts At the End of Day 1A

1. Sumimohi2 – 272,463
2. rejamkid – 238,250
3. D. Carwin1 – 199,101
4. thistimeiwillmakemoney – 182,698
5. NoConnection – 169,389
6. Rajesh ‘ashokpapa420’ Kumar – 160,037
7. ALOK – 156,020
8. Kanav ‘SneakyBlinders’ Parwal – 150,016
9. ImLegend – 146,172
10. Vinay ‘2cards1guy’ Rajpal – 144,630

The Elite ₹35 Lakhs GTD (6 Max) – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 170

Re-entries – 71

Rebuys – 123

Prize Pool – ₹36,40,000

Places Paid – 31

Coming out on top of 364 entries, the mystery user ‘NoConnection’ captured the ₹35 Lakhs GTD The Elite for ₹7.69 Lakhs. The player’s final showdown in the event was against ‘HerMess’ (runner-up for ₹5.18 Lakhs).

The tournament smashed its prize pool guarantee.

Siddarth ‘PeterPunter’ Singhvi (4^th for ₹2.96 Lakhs), Shyam ‘shyam1190’ Sundar (5^th for ₹2.34 Lakhs), and Young Gun Anmol ‘Anzzzzz’ Mehta (6^th for ₹1.77 Lakhs) FT-ed the tourney!

Final Table Results

1. NoConnection – ₹7,69,860
2. HerMess – ₹5,18,336
3. FunkeyFox – ₹3,56,456
4. Siddarth ‘PeterPunter’ Singhvi – ₹2,96,296
5. Shyam ‘shyam1190’ Sunday – ₹2,34,416
6. Anmol ‘Anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹1,77,996

The Ballers ₹25 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹7,500
Entries – 176
Re-entries – 139
Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000
Places Paid – 34

The Friday night flagship on Adda52, the ₹25 Lakhs GTD The Ballers, got hit by an overlay avalanche for ₹3.42 Lakhs. The event could manage only 315 runners and paid out 34 places.

Rudramani ‘rud1478’ Pokhrel was the last player standing and won ₹5.02 Lakhs, even as online reg Vinay ‘vinay0902’ Rajpal collected an almost equal ₹5.01 Lakhs following a heads-up chop.

Aman ‘amankej’ Kejriwal (5^th for ₹1.43 Lakhs) and Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar (6^th for ₹93,750) FT-ed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. Rudramani ‘rud1478’ Pokhrel – ₹5,02,517*
2. Vinay ‘vinay0902’ Rajpal – ₹5,01,233*
3. sourab14248908 – ₹2,75,000
4. Starpoker101 – ₹2,08,750
5. Aman ‘amankej’ Kejriwal – ₹1,43,750
6. Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar – ₹93,750
   *denotes heads-up deal

INCOOP-168 Uppercut 6-Max ₹15 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹4,400
Entries – 175
Re-entries – 137
Regular Prize Pool – ₹8,76,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹6,24,000
Total Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000
Places Paid – 59

PokerStars India’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD INCOOP-168 Uppercut 6-Max registered a sizable ₹2.52 Lakhs overlay after clocking in 312 entries.

The tourney played down to a heads-up between two top regs – Ayush ‘Kyanaamrakhu’ Garg and PokerGuru Ambassador Laksh ‘B00MTilt23’ Pal Singh. The duo struck a heads-up deal and the former Millionaire champion, Garg, won the title and ₹2.71 Lakhs while Singh banked ₹1.86 for his runner-up finish.

Notably, Singh had bagged the end of Day 1B chip lead in PokerBaazi’s Game Changer 4.0.

The final table included PokerGuru Ambassador and Tuesday’s INCOOP-135 Sixth Sense runner-up Ashutosh ‘Msnugget’ Balodhi (4^th for ₹65,123), and Utsav ‘rannyOO6’ Taneja (5^th for ₹56,989).

Final Table Results

1. Ayush ‘Kyanaamrakhu’ Garg – ₹2,71,146*
2. Laksh ‘B00MTilt23’ Pal Singh – ₹1,86,421*
3. Playtheman1990 – ₹84,784
4. Ashutosh ‘Msnugget’ Balodhi – ₹65,123
5. Utsav ‘rannyOO6’ Taneja – ₹56,989
6. kingsneverdie11 – ₹32,902
   *denotes heads-up deal

TGIF ₹12 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 353
Re-entries – 110
Re-buys – 266
Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000
Places Paid – 63

The ₹12 Lakhs GTD TGIF gathered a crowded 729 entries, falling ₹1.06 Lakhs short of the posted guarantee. After more than seven-and-half hours of play, the final four players agreed on a deal.

Walking away with the bragging rights of winning the title was Jyoti ‘joey114114’ Ranjan Nayak, who banked ₹1.51 Lakhs. On September 6th, Nayak finished fourth in the GPS #8 Money Heist for ₹1.57 Lakhs. His online winnings currently stand at ₹72.48 Lakhs.

Former Millionaire champion Saurabh ‘darksider’ Rohila finished runner-up while Sandeep ‘effuno’ Varma RS placed third, both players banking an equal ₹1.40 Lakhs. ‘ZaRosh’ was the fourth-place finisher for ₹1.33 Lakhs.

Other prominent FT scorers were Roshan ‘roshanthefish’ Gurbuxani (6^th for ₹51,240), Ajay ‘gabbarsingh’ Dhayal (7^th for ₹38,520), Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit (8^th for ₹27,360), and PokerGuru Ambassador Nadeem ‘blindgame’ Basha (9^th for ₹21,840).

Final Table Results

1. Jyoti ‘joey114114’ Ranjan Nayak – ₹1,51,877*
2. Saurabh ‘darksider’ Rohila – ₹1,40,782*
3. Sandeep ‘effuno’ Varma RS – ₹1,40,480*
4. ZaRosh – ₹1,33,860*
5. rud1478 – ₹65,400
6. Roshan ‘roshanthefish’ Gurbuxani – ₹51,240
7. Ajay ‘gabbarsingh’ Dhayal – ₹38,520
8. Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit – ₹27,360
9. Nadeem ‘blindgame’ Basha – ₹21,840
   *denotes four-way deal

Pocket Kings ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 184

Re-entries – 92

Prize Pool – ₹7,50,000

Places Paid – 43

Rising talent Himanshu ‘hdwivedi3’ Dwivedi has been crushing the Pocket52 flagships. Last night, Dwivedi championed the ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Kings for the second consecutive week, winning ₹1.50 Lakhs. ‘goldencroc’ settled for a runner-up worth 1.12 Lakhs.

The event engaged 276 runners, falling ₹1.98 Lakhs short of the listed guarantee.

Kushal ‘Kush044’ Jain placed fourth for ₹52,500, while Prabhat ‘prabhat2810’ Kumar placed sixth for ₹30,000.

Running Hot ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 155

Re-entries – 114

Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000

Places Paid – 27

Adda52`s Friday schedule included the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Runny Hot that took off at 9.30 PM, drawing 269 runners to the virtual felts. The tournament suffered an overlay of ₹62,000.

After a six-hour run, well-known reg Paawan ‘fullflush24’ Bansal came out on top to win ₹1.56 Lakhs. ‘aayusharya’ finished runner-up for ₹93,000.

Pranav ‘pkpok’ Khandalkar (5^th for ₹34,500), Kanti ‘IMSHAKTIMAN’ Rathore (6^th for ₹25,500), and Ankit ‘ankitmodi’ Modi (7^th for ₹19,500) FT-ed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. Paawan ‘fullflush24’ Bansal – ₹1,56,000
2. aayusharya – ₹93,000
3. pokerpassion – ₹69,900
4. bhanuhansuu – ₹51,000
5. Pranav ‘pkpok’ Khandalkar – ₹34,500
6. Kanti ‘IMSHAKTIMAN’ Rathore – ₹25,500
7. Ankit ‘ankitmodi’ Modi – ₹19,500
8. manurathi – ₹15,000

UVS #23 Monster Stack ₹5.25 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries- 263

Re-entries – 88

Rebuys – 175

Prize Pool – ₹5,26,000

Places Paid – 47

The ₹5.25 Lakhs GTD UVS #23 Monster Stack played out amid 526 entries, generating a profitable ₹5.26 Lakhs. The anonymous user ‘Twenty Four’ championed the tourney to win ₹92,375 after beating ‘animess’ (2^nd for ₹75,260) in the heads-up play.

The top regs on the FT included Young Gun Anmol ‘Anzzzzz’ Mehta (6^th for ₹23,775), and Siddharth ‘CARDashian66’ Kadel (8^th for ₹12,834).

Final Table Results

1. Twenty Four – ₹92,375
2. animess – ₹75,260
3. coconuts – ₹48,812
4. isildurindia – ₹39,5032
5. Reeraiser21 – ₹31,139
6. Anmol – Anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹23,775
7. pranavthorat – ₹17,463
8. Siddharth ‘CARDashian66’ Kadel – ₹12,834
9. Rahul4444s – ₹10,520

INCOOP-170 Battle Royale Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 130

Re-entries – 78

Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,60,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,60,000

Total Prize Pool – ₹5,20,000

Places Paid – 34

The ₹5 Lakhs GTD INCOOP-170 Battle Royale Mini witnessed a heads-up deal taking place before announcing ‘gangnam gangi’ the champion, who earned ₹86,226. ‘noviceanari’ came in second for ₹77,152.

A turnout of 208 entries generated a guarantee-crushing ₹5.20 Lakhs prize pool.

Anmolraj ‘modi chai wala’ Singh Chawla (3^rd for ₹35,164), Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra (4^th for ₹31,110), Amar B ‘PsykoEko’ Iyer (7^th for ₹16,086), and Vasu ‘Aggrolegend’ Ramanan (9th for ₹7,981) posted FT scores.

Final Table Results

1. gangnam gangi – ₹86,226*
2. noviceanari – ₹77,152*
3. Anmolraj ‘modi chai wala’ Singh Chawla – ₹35,164
4. Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra – ₹31,110
5. sumitm74 – ₹27,092
6. durr2020 – ₹18,729
7. Amar B ‘PsykoEko’ Iyer – ₹16,086
8. TopiBaaz21 – ₹9,133
9. Vasu ‘Aggrolegend’ Ramanan – ₹7,981
   *denotes heads-up deal

Dangal Friday 6-Max ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – Poker Dangal

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 86

Re-entries – 23

Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000

Places Paid – 17

GPS#56 Main Event ₹2 Crores GTD third place finisher Pulkit ‘FOLDAA’ Goyal championed Poker Dangal’s ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD Dangal Friday 6-Max for ₹36,000.

The event logged in 109 registrations, falling ₹41,000 short of its posted guarantee.

Pocket Lunch ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 82

Re-entries – 52

Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000

Places Paid – 27

Rahul ‘Osho’ Sengar emerged as the victor in Pocket52’s ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Lunch last afternoon. The winner took home ₹34,500 in first-place prize money.

The event suffered an overlay of ₹16,000 after attracting 134 players.

The notable FT finishers included Rishabh ‘Amitayushi’ Pathak (5^th for ₹9,000) and Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna (6^th for ₹6,750).

Pocket Dinner ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 85

Re-entries – 42

Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000

Places Paid – 27

Mystery user ‘Easterdamz’ bested ‘kd69’ (runner-up for ₹21,000) heads-up in the ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Dinner to win ₹34,500.The tourney registered an overlay ₹23,000 on the back of 127 runners.

Saurabh ‘Romosa’ Ramola, who took down the same event this past Thursday, finished third for ₹15,750.

Prime Time PLO ₹30K GTD – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 29

Re-entries – 26

Prize Pool – ₹30,000

Places Paid – 6

Khelo365’s ₹30K GTD Prime Time logged in 55 runners, falling five entries short of its listed guarantee. ‘WinMan4’ took down the event for ₹12,000.

Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹275

Entries – 42

Re-entries – 30

Prize Pool – ₹20,000

Places Paid – 8

The ₹20K GTD Grinder 2.0 was taken down by ‘happysting,’ who added ₹6,800 to their bankroll.

This report was updated at 7:30 PM on 19.09.2020.

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