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The midweek action was nothing short of the weekend fireworks, with Adda52’s WPT Online India running a packed schedule of events.
Sunday’s The Millionaire champion Rishab Malik came out all guns blazing last night and topped the Wednesday charts. He shipped the WPT Wednesday Rush on Adda52 for ₹5.03 Lakhs and placed runner-up in Spartan Poker’s Destiny for ₹3.95 Lakhs, banking ₹9.04 Lakhs cumulatively.
The WPT Friday Feature & the WPT Wednesday Rush champion PokerGuru Ambassador Ankit Wadhawan bagged his third WPT trophy at the series (his fourth overall WPT Online title) after taking down the WPT Deepstack for ₹4.43 Lakhs. The Wednesday run saw him breaching the ₹6.50 Crore mark in lifetime earnings and ₹2 Crores in lifetime profits.
The WPT 3000 & WPT Gladiator champion PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish Ahuja finished runner-up in the WPT Deepstack for ₹2.64 Lakhs.
Myron Pereira added over ₹2.87 Lakhs last night. He won the WPT Moonlight for ₹1.50 Lakhs and placed third in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹1.02 Lakhs.
Vinay Bk earned a cumulative ₹2.72 Lakhs on PokerBaazi. He finished runner-up (HU deal) in The Pride for ₹1.71 Lakhs & shipped the Daily Sprint 7-Max for ₹1.01 Lakhs (HU deal).
Young Gun Devang Yadav came out on top in The Pride for ₹2.12 Lakhs.
Priyank Kothari, Suresh Kolli, Vijendra Kumar Sharma, Juli Kumari, Arun Thakur, Ankita Ajay Malik, Ajay Sharma, Siddharth Kadel, Rohit Singh & Rahul Thakur took down the other Wednesday marquees.
Here are the Wednesday highlights!
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Spartan Poker
Spartan Poker’s ₹23 Lakhs GTD Destiny returned for its Wednesday run at 8 PM last night. Running as part of the site`s Destiny 20.0 series, the ₹5,500 entry buy-in event clocked 479 entries collecting a guarantee-smashing ₹23.95 Lakhs prize pool. The former Sunday Superstack champion ‘Bluechipp’ navigated their way to the top to collect ₹6.25 Lakhs and a seat at the Destiny 20.0 SNG Finale.
Following their victory, the mystery winner ‘Bluechipp’ boosted their lifetime earnings on Spartan Poker (under this screen name) to ₹25.90 Lakhs with ₹14.28 Lakhs in site-profits.
The freshly minted The Millionaire champion Rishab ‘NoChanc3’ Malik came second for ₹3.95 Lakhs. Malik also won the WPT Wednesday Rush last night, banking a ginormous ₹9.04 Lakhs overall. His stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.77 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.07 Crores.
His scores include:
> 1st in Adda52’s WPT Wednesday Rush for ₹5.03 Lakhs
> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Destiny for ₹3.95 Lakhs
> 22nd in PokerStars India’s Night on Stars for ₹6,120
The ₹6 Lakhs GTD Wednesday Vibes drew 462 players to make for a prize pool collection of ₹6.93 Lakhs. The tournament ran from 9.30 PM to 5.06 AM before The Millionaire Series – Millionaire United champion ‘denoi’ walked away with the title. The player fired two bullets in the event and made away with ₹1.39 Lakhs in prize money. Harsh ‘Chiraunjilal Khosla’ Bubna placed runner-up for ₹92,377.
The champion ‘denoi’ also placed sixth in the Night Rider – Monster Stack for ₹10,842, netting ₹1.50 Lakhs overall. Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹36.76 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹16.90 Lakhs
Priyank ‘Satoshi_Nakamoto’ Kothari bagged two titles on Spartan Poker yesterday. He ran past a 306-player field in the ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack to collect ₹55,375. Kothari also won the ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Ultimate 5 Card PLO for ₹40,320. Along with an 18th place finish worth ₹6,363 in the Wednesday Vibes, Kothari added ₹1.02 Lakhs last night.
His stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.31 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹61.44 Lakhs
‘Penguin071′ (Won Night Rider – Monster Stack ₹2.10 Lakhs GTD for ₹40,999), ‘Pratik_39’ (Won The Centurion ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹24,265), ‘mafia666′ (Won Epic ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹24,000), and ‘Gyantidevi1′ (Won Striker ₹35K GTD for ₹7,753) were the other Wednesday winners.
PokerBaazi
PokerBaazi`s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Pride logged in 291 challengers who bought in for ₹3,850, and the top 36 places got paid. After more than six hours of action, Young Gun Devang ‘laila’ Yadav walked away with the title and ₹2.12 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with Vinay ‘Vinstill’ Bk (2nd for ₹1.71 Lakhs).
Devang Yadav’s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.76 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.48 Crores
The Pride runner-up finisher Vinay ‘Vinstill’ BK turned out to be the biggest winner on PokerBaazi yesterday as he also took down the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Daily Sprint 7-Max for ₹1.01 Lakhs. Like The Pride, here again, he struck a heads-up deal, only this time with Amar ‘kidpoker0109’ Mehta (2nd for ₹99,094). Vinay BK lapped up ₹2.72 Lakhs through the day, improving his lifetime winnings tally to ₹3.54 Crores (₹55.31 Lakhs in net profits).
The ₹2,200 entry buy-in Daily Sprint registered 229 participants, overlaying ₹42,000. The top 27 places boarded the money bus.
Arun ‘Devillll27’ Thakur (Won Grinders#17 PLO Highroller ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹55,230), ‘Aikansh98’ (Won Grinders#16 (6 Max) Holdem Boost ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹47,370), Siddharth ‘CARDashian66’ Kadel (Won Grinders#18 6-Max ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Turbo for ₹39,590), ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ (Won Grinders#15 ₹60K GTD for ₹13,260), ‘cr7sr’ (Won Grinders#13 ₹50K GTD for ₹9,535), and ‘abarjatiya’ (Won Grinders#14 PLO ₹45K GTD for ₹9,517) took down the Baazi Grinders Series’ titles on Day 3 of the series.
Adda52
The ₹25 Crores GTD WPT Online India series completed Day 25 on Wednesday, with Adda52 playing host to 10 WPT India branded events. Two WPT trophy events headlined the Day 25 schedule.
The biggest draw of the day, the ₹20 Lakhs GTD WPT Wednesday Rush, saw the most recent The Millionaire champion Rishab ‘rish1994’ Malik outlast the 805-entry field to win his career-first WPT trophy for ₹5.03 Lakhs. The former IOPC Wednesday Prime champion Ranjeet ‘rj147’ Negi secured a runner-up payday worth ₹2.71 Lakhs.
This win marked Rishab Malik’s second title victory in four days and his third in August. Malik came close to winning a second title yesterday in Spartan Poker’s Destiny. He placed runner-up for ₹3.95 Lakhs and also cashed in PokerStars India’s Night on Stars (22nd for ₹6,120), rounding up ₹9.04 Lakhs overall.
The second WPT trophy event of the day, the ₹17 Lakhs GTD WPT Deepstack, saw the two PokerGuru Ambassadors Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan & Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja locking horns – both eyeing their third title of the series. They are also neck-to-neck competitors in the WPT Mega Leaderboard standings. Eventually, the ranked #3 player in the WPT standings, Ankit Wadhawan, came out on top to win ₹4.43 Lakhs.
The former Holdem High Roller champion Wadhawan had earlier won the WPT Friday Feature & the WPT Wednesday Rush and bagged his third WPT trophy at the series yesterday. He also placed 28th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹6,926, netting over ₹4.50 Lakhs. He hit two milestones, crossed ₹6.50 Crores in lifetime earnings and ₹2 Crores in lifetime profits.
Ankit Wadhawan`s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.51 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.02 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹2.11 Crores | Ranked #12 in the Annual Leaderboard Standings
The WPT 3000 & WPT Gladiator champion Ashish Ahuja settled for a runner-up payday worth ₹2.64 Lakhs. He finished ITM in two more events to collect a cumulative ₹2.85 Lakhs. These scores helped him jump up to the #8 spot in the annual leaderboard standings.
Ashish Ahuja`s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.70 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.40 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹2.24 Crores
Myron ‘zzzzz369’ Pereira shipped the ₹6 Lakhs GTD WPT Moonlight for ₹1.50 Lakhs. The former Full House champion Devrat ‘Vickypune’ Singh came second for ₹90,900. The event registered 342 entries, overlaying ₹39,120.
The Goa-resident Myron Pereira crossed the money line in four more events, banking a collective ₹2.87 Lakhs.
His top finishes include:
> 1st in Adda52’s WPT Moonlight for ₹1.50 Lakhs
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹1.02 Lakhs
Myron Pereira’s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.71 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹89.11 Lakhs | Annual Winnings: ₹1.89 Crores
Running alongside the Wednesday marquees was Day 1D of the ₹3 Crores GTD WPT India Main Event. The fourth of ten starting flights registered 146 entrants, and only 17 survived the day’s onslaught. The WPT Deepstack runner-up finisher, PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja (281,951), bagged the end-of-day chip lead.
Anmol ‘anmol39’ Agarwal (244,877) and ‘Rider529’ (186,846) carried forward the other top stacks.
The WPT Main Event has registered 534 total entries across four starting flights, with another six flights left to run before the Day 2 finale on Sunday.
Flight 26 of the ₹1 Crore GTD WPT Unreal clocked in 1,423 participants, and 197 of them made it across to Day 2. ‘Kidrock85’ (1,125,299), ‘nitishhdh’ (244,877), and ‘Valle’ (186,846) topped the day-end chip counts. The ₹499 entry buy-in event has filled in 14,254 entries across 26 starting flights and has another four flights left to play.
‘Deadman2601’ (Won WPT Hustle ₹4 Lakhs GTD for ₹82,771), ‘Dinny9’ (Won WPT Classic ₹4 Lakhs GTD for ₹81,996), Vijendra ‘Sadhu16’ Kumar Sharma (Won WPT Late Night ₹3.5 Lakhs GTD for ₹73,308), Juli ‘Lily8’ Kumari (Won WPT Alpha ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD for ₹72,813), and Ankita ‘ankumalik’ Ajay Malik (Won WPT Daily Warmup ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹44,818) won the other WPT titles on Wednesday.
The fiercely contested WPT Mega Leaderboard has Raghav ‘FuckedUpLife’ Siddalanga (1,127 points) and PokerGuru Ambassadors Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja (1,104 points), Ankit ‘d00mtr003r’ Wadhawan (1,081 points) locked in a three-way battle for the top spot. And even though the top order remained unchanged on Day 25, the two PokerGuru Ambassadors are closing in on Siddalanga.
WPT Online India Leaderboard Standings After Day 25
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Raghav 'FuckedUpLife' Siddalanga | 1,127 |
2 | Ashish 'rocky3705' Ahuja | 1,104 |
3 | Ankit 'd00mtr003r' Wadhawan | 1,081 |
4 | Devrat 'vickypune' Singh | 911 |
5 | Anant 'Pro_baba' Purohit | 906 |
6 | Arjanveer 'arjan30' Singh Chadha | 897 |
7 | Ritwik 'ritwik27' Khanna | 890 |
8 | Vishnu 'violator' Khandelwal | 820 |
9 | Gaurav 'gauravarod' Sood | 816 |
10 | Happyfish | 783 |
PokerStars India
PokerStars India reg Suresh ‘Wabi-$abi’ Kolli shipped the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Night on Stars for ₹96,144, marking his second title victory this month. ‘Casanovoracle’ finished runner-up for ₹72,205. The ₹1,950 entry buy-in event attracted 254 entrants, filling in 50,166 in overlays.
Suresh Kolli’s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.66 Crores | Lifetime Profit: ₹43.62 Lakhs
The ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush had a more eventful run and surpassed its advertised guarantee by ₹45,000 on the back of 220 entries. The former Sixth Sense winner Ajay ‘AJ14071988’ Sharma championed the event for ₹40,768 (includes ₹21,734 in bounties). ‘robert_ford9’ came second for ₹30,033 (includes ₹11,000 in bounties).
Rohit ‘kick_aasss014’ Singh (Won Ultrasonic ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD for ₹29,145), ‘paisenikalbc’ (Won Total KO 100% ₹50K GTD for ₹20,041), ‘gauravboi’ (Won Afternoon on Stars ₹60K GTD for ₹17,336), ‘SERIOUSLEE08’ (Won Deepstack ₹50K GTD for ₹14,166), and Rahul ‘andarkiaag’ Thakur (Won Primetime Grind ₹50K GTD for ₹9,239) took down the other Wednesday marquees.
The other Wednesday winners were:
Player | Prize Amount | Event | Poker Site |
---|---|---|---|
Deadman2601 | ₹82,771 | WPT Hustle ₹4 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
Dinny9 | ₹81,996 | WPT Classic ₹4 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
Vijendra ‘Sadhu16’ Kumar Sharma | ₹73,308 | WPT Late Night ₹3.5 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
Juli ‘Lily8’ Kumari | ₹72,813 | WPT Alpha ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
Arun ‘Devillll27’ Thakur | ₹55,230 | Grinders#17 PLO Highroller ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
Aikansh98 | ₹47,370 | Grinders#16 (6 Max) Holdem Boost ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
Ankita ‘ankumalik’ Ajay Malik | ₹44,818 | WPT Daily Warmup ₹2 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
Siddharth ‘CARDashian66’ Kadel | ₹39,590 | Grinders#18 6-Max ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Turbo | PokerBaazi |
TheTamizhDurrr | ₹13,260 | Grinders#15 ₹60K GTD | PokerBaazi |
cr7sr | ₹9,535 | Grinders#13 ₹50K GTD | PokerBaazi |
abarjatiya | ₹9,517 | Grinders#14 PLO ₹45K GTD | PokerBaazi |
WPT Main Event ₹3 Crores GTD – Day 1D – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹16,500
Entries – 108
Re-entries – 38
Survivors – 17
Day 1D of the WPT Online India (WPTOI) showstopper, the ₹3 Crores GTD WPT Main Event, ran from 8 PM to 12.10 AM, with 146 runners joining the action. Only 17 of them made it to Day 2, and last night`s WPT Deepstack runner-up finisher, PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja (281,951), topped the day-end chip counts.
Tuesday’s WPT Mini 6-Max champion Anmol ‘anmol39’ Agarwal (244,877) and ‘Rider529’ (186,846) held the other top stacks moving ahead from Day 1D.
Sahil ‘spin25’ Thadani (185,901), Young Guns Shardul ‘Vamos96’ Parthasarathi (157,884), and Anuj ‘anuj25395’ Yadav (157,123), Romit ‘ft83’ Advani (115,399), and Rashim ‘potkiller86’ Garg (112,124) also made the top 10 chip count’s list.
There are four more flights to be played, and Day 1E starts at 8 PM (today).
Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1D
WPT Unreal ₹1 Crore GTD – Flight 26 – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹499
Entries – 1248
Re-entries – 175
Survivors – 197
Flight 26 of the ₹1 Crore GTD WPT Unreal drew 1,423 participants, and by the end of the stipulated levels of play, only 197 of them were left standing. ‘Kidrock85’ (1,125,299), ‘nitishhdh’ (244,877) and ‘Valle’ (186,846) carried forward the top stacks of the day.
The marathon 30-flight event has just four more flights to run before all the Day 2 qualifiers converge (August 29) to play down to a winner.
Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Flight 26
Destiny ₹23 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 221
Re-entries – 102
Rebuys – 156
Prize Pool – ₹23,95,000
Places Paid – 40
The latest edition in Spartan Poker`s Destiny 20.0 series made its run from 8 PM to 3.35 AM, with 479 hopefuls signing up to pay. The entry field saw the event breach its posted guarantee to generate a ₹23.95 Lakhs prize pool.
The mystery user ‘bluechipp’ proved the eventual champion to win their site-best ₹6.35 Lakhs, with Sunday`s The Millionaire champion Rishab ‘NoChanc3’ Malik placing runner-up for ₹3.95 Lakhs. The user ‘Bluechipp’ boosted their site-cashes to ₹25.90 Lakhs, which include ₹14.28 Lakhs in site-profits.
Rishab Malik made an even better run in the WPT Wednesday Rush on Adda52 as he won the title and his first WPT trophy, netting ₹5.03 Lakhs in the process. He was the undisputed chartbuster of the day and added ₹9.04 Lakhs to his bankroll. Malik now has ₹2.68 Crore in recorded online earnings.
This week`s WPT Tuesday Feature winner Sahil ‘$lim$hady19’ Chutani (5th for ₹1.08 Lakhs), Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy (6th for ₹83,825), Young Gun Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover (7th for ₹69,455) and Aniket ‘Ntwadumela’ Waghmare (8th for ₹57,480) also FT-ed the Wednesday flagship event.
Final Table Results
WPT Wednesday Rush ₹20 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 435
Re-entries – 370
Prize Pool – ₹20,12,512
Places Paid – 82
Rishab ‘rish1994’ Malik was an unstoppable force last night. Sunday’s The Millionaire champion sailed his way across the 805 contenders in the ₹20 Lakhs GTD WPT Wednesday Rush to win ₹5.03 Lakhs and his first WPT trophy. The IOPC Wednesday Prime champion Ranjeet ‘rj147’ Negi conceded to a runner-up finish, netting ₹2.71 Lakhs.
Rishab Malik went on a rampage last night as he also placed runner-up in Spartan Poker’s Destiny for ₹3.95 Lakhs. This, along with a 22nd place finish in PokerStars India’s Night on Stars for ₹6,120, fetched him a cumulative ₹9.04 Lakhs.
Aditya ‘adit11’ Kulkarni (3rd for ₹1.85 Lakhs), Shrey ‘kingsb30’ Baj (4th for ₹1.33 Lakhs), and Rising Star Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parakh (5th for ₹89,556) were the other known names on the final table.
Neeraj ‘neeraj2828’ Bajaj bubbled the FT in ninth place ₹30,188.
Final Table Results
WPT Deepstack ₹17 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹7,500
Entries – 138
Re-entries – 112
Prize Pool – ₹17,05,006
Places Paid – 27
The ₹17 Lakhs GTD WPT Deepstack played down to a heads-up showdown between the two PokerGuru Ambassadors – Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan and Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja. Both the Chandigarh-based pros were chasing their third WPT title at the series, and it was Wadhawan who came out on top to collect ₹4.43 Lakhs. Ahuja placed runner-up for ₹2.64 Lakhs.
Wadhwan, currently ranked #3 on the WPT Online India leaderboard, placed 28th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹6,926, collectively earning ₹4.50 Lakhs. His Wednesday winnings saw him crossing the ₹6.50 Crore mark in lifetime winnings while also surpassing ₹2 Crores in lifetime profits.
Ankit Wadhawan`s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.51 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.02 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹2.11 Crores | Ranked #12 in the Annual Leaderboard Standings.
Ashish Ahuja made another two ITM finishes for a collective ₹2.85 Lakhs and climbed up one spot to #8 on the annual leaderboard.
The Wednesday flagship event commenced proceedings at 9.30 PM, and by the time registrations closed, a total of 250 players had signed up to play.
Atishay ‘pokergod56’ Samuel (6th for ₹72,463) and the IOPC Blaze of Glory winner Harshad ‘laiibhari’ Barve (7th for ₹55,413) were the other known players on the FT.
Final Table Results
The Pride ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 156
Re-entries – 135
Prize Pool – ₹10,19,000
Places Paid – 36
PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Pride found a champion in Young Gun Devang ‘laila’ Yadav, the IIT Delhi alumnus shipping his first title of the year for ₹2.11 Lakhs. He chopped the title heads-up with last night`s Daily Sprint winner Vinay ‘Vinstill’ Bk (2nd for ₹1.71 Lakhs).
The 8 PM tourney surpassed its listed guarantee by ₹19,000 after logging in 291 participants. The event got in the books at 2:19 AM, and the top 36 places finished ITM.
Last night`s WPT Moonlight winner Myron ‘priyankAAchoprAA’ Pereira (3rd for ₹1.01 Lakhs), Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam (4th for ₹75,165), Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das (5th for ₹56,425), the #1 ranked player of the year Young Gun Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood (6th for ₹45,120), and Saptarshi ‘gutsypro’ Bhaduri (8th for ₹30,046) also FT-ed the tourney!
Final Table Results
*denotes heads-up deal
WPT Moonlight ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹1,800
Entries – 195
Re-entries – 147
Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000
Places Paid – 34
The former Full House runner-up finisher, Myron ‘zzzzz369’ Pereira, championed the ₹6 Lakhs GTD WPT Moonlight for ₹1.50 Lakhs beating the former Full House champion Devrat ‘Vickypune’ Singh (2nd for ₹90,900) heads-up.
It was a firecracker Wednesday for Myron Pereira, who cashed in another four events, earning a collective ₹2.87 Lakhs.
The 10 PM event registered 342 entrants, filling in ₹39,120 in overlays.
Himanshu ‘baagdi’ Bagdwal (5th for ₹34,500) and Deepak ‘peacelover’ Singh (6th for ₹22,500) also earned FT payouts.
Final Table Results
Wednesday Vibes ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 222
Re-entries – 74
Rebuys – 166
Prize Pool – ₹6,93,000
Places Paid – 39
Spartan Poker`s second Wednesday marquee, the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Wednesday Vibes, attracted 462 players, generating a ₹6.93 Lakhs prize pool. The 9.30 PM tourney took over seven hours to conclude, and the user ‘denoi’ clinched the title for ₹1.39 Lakhs. Harsh ‘Chiraunjilal Khosla’ Bubna came second for ₹92,377.
The former The Millionaire Series – Millionaire United champion ‘denoi’ also placed sixth in the Night Rider – Monster Stack for ₹10,842, netting over ₹1.50 Lakhs last night.
Vinayak ‘haayegarmi’ Bajaj (3rd for ₹67,568), Anshu ‘Mahaka1’ Kumar (4th for ₹54,539), Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (5th for ₹42,758), Kushagra ‘The Unconventional’ Mehta (7th for ₹23,770) and Joseph Rochungh ‘axone’ Touthang (8th for ₹17,464) also earned FT payouts.
Final Table Results
Daily Sprint 7-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 129
Re-entries – 100
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 27
The Pride runner-up finisher, Vinay ‘Vinstill’ BK, did one better in the other PokerBaazi marquee last night as he championed the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Daily Sprint 7-Max to collect ₹1.01 Lakhs. And as in The Pride, Vinay chopped the title heads-up with Amar ‘kidpoker0109’ Mehta (2nd for ₹99,094).
Nawneet ‘nawchunu2089’ Thakur (3rd for ₹53,100), The Pride fourth-place finisher Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam (5th for ₹29,500), and Bhavit ‘tyrogambit’ Jain (7th for ₹19,600) also FT-ed the tourney!
The ₹2,200 entry buy-in event logged in 229 entrants to leave an overlay of ₹42,000. Starting at 9 PM, the gameplay ended at 3:04 AM, and the top 27 places earned a payday.
Final Table Results
*denotes heads-up deal
Night on Stars ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹1,950
Entries – 138
Re-entries – 116
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 31
Sunday’s BSS ₹2 Lakhs GTD champion Suresh ‘Wabi-$abi’ Kolli was the last player in PokerStars India’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Night on Stars and won ₹96,144 – his second title of August. ‘Casanovoracle’ placed runner-up for ₹72,205.
Suresh Kolli now boasts ₹55.61 Lakhs in annual earnings and ₹12.29 Lakhs in net profits.
The ₹1,950 entry buy-in event locked in 254 hopefuls, falling ₹49,658 short of the break-even mark. The top 31 places got paid.
Young Gun Anmol ‘Kaanchacheena’ Mehta (3rd for ₹54,226), Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh (4th for ₹40,725), Siddharth ‘wAkAzAwAkA’ Ranshevre (5th for ₹30,584), and Amit ‘Stu Ungar 7694’ Kaushik (8h for ₹12,955) FT-ed the event.
Final Table Results
Big Bubble Rush ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 112
Re-entries – 108
Total Prize Pool – ₹2,20,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹1,10,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹1,10,000
Places Paid – 23
Ajay ‘AJ14071988’ Sharma raced ahead of the 220-entry field in PokerStars India’s ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush, earning a winner’s paycheque worth ₹40,768 (includes ₹21,734 in bounties). ‘robert_ford9’ finished runner-up for ₹30,033 (includes ₹11,000 in bounties).
The event posted a ₹2.20 Lakhs prize pool, and the top 23 runners finished ITM.
Clinton ‘Clinton Tavares’ Tavares (4th for ₹10,781), Rishab ‘riverrshiverr’ Jain (5th for ₹14,395), and yesterday’s Primetime Grind winner, Rahul ‘andarkiaag’ Thakur (7th for ₹8,326), also FT-ed the event.
Sun Downer ₹10K GTD – Khelo365
Buy-in – ₹110
Entries – 5
Re-entries – 0
Re-buys – 0
Prize Pool – ₹10,000
Places Paid – 2
Khelo365 user ‘SunnyRim’ benefitted the most from the tremendous value on offer in the ₹10K GTD Sun Downer and won ₹7,000 after defeating ‘Cheena’ (runner-up for ₹3,000) in the heads-up play. As just five runners signed up to play, the event suffered a colossal ₹9,500 in overlays (95% of its guarantee).
This report was updated at 7 PM on 26.08.2021.
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