Daily Majors: Sahil Mahboobani is the 37th The MoneyMaker Champion; Vishal Ojha, Manish Lakhotia & Armaan Kochhar Dominate the Other Thursday Flagships

The busy summer is here, with Thursday signaling the start of the 15th edition of Spartan Poker’s India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) accompanied by the highly anticipated The MoneyMaker on PokerBaazi and Summer Series 3.0 on PokerStars India. With the grand finale of the ₹5 Crore GTD EndBoss 2023 approaching on Sunday, just as PokerBaazi’s 1000X Series taking flight, the poker action promises to intensify in the coming days.

Coming back to Thursday’s chartbusters, Sahil Mahboobani made a long-overdue return to the winner`s circle by taking down the day’s biggest guaranteed flagship, PokerBaazi’s ₹1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker, for a jaw-dropping ₹11.08 Lakhs, asserting his name as the 37th winner of the country`s longest-running single flight ₹1 Crore GTD tournament. A heads-up deal saw Vikas Yadav pocketing a personal-best ₹10.22 Lakhs for his runner-up finish (won ₹10.53 Lakhs overall). Mahboobani’s total Thursday winnings surpassed ₹12 Lakhs,

Over on Spartan Poker, Vishal Ojha claimed victory in IOPC #5 Thursday Prime (High), securing his second IOPC title and a handsome payday of ₹8.62 Lakhs. This triumph also propelled Ojha into an early lead on the IOPC High leaderboard, adding ₹9.38 Lakhs to his overall earnings.

The two-time Millionaire Manish Lakhotia reigned supreme in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #6 Thursday High, picking up his sixth IOPC title and ₹8.27 Lakhs in prize money.

‘$uper$ystem’ (Won IOPC #7 Thursday Spotlight for ₹3.54 Lakhs), Venkatesh Mukundan (Won IOPC #4 Turbo (Mid) for ₹2.50 Lakhs), Abhishek Agarwal (Won IOPC #2 for ₹2.32 Lakhs) and ‘Rahul4444s’ (Won IOPC #8 All Rounder Deepstack (Mid) for ₹2.12 Lakhs) shipped the other IOPC titles on Day 1 of the series.

Armaan Kochhar went on a tear last night, winning two marquee tournaments and posting another final table finish for ₹7.09 Lakhs in total earnings. The lawyer-turned-poker-pro made his best finish in Adda52’s Godfather, taking down the Thursday headliner for ₹4.95 Lakhs a little over an hour after shipping PokerStars India`s Summer Series-03 [Super Stack Inferno] for ₹1 Lakh.

Jaipur’s Shagun Jain, a two-time Game Changer champion, left his mark on Thursday’s poker events by earning at least ₹5.94 Lakhs through two final table finishes. He walked away with the bragging rights of winning the showstopper event on Day 1 of PokerStars India’s Summer Series, the Summer Series-02 [Battle in Colosseum], for ₹4.92 Lakhs.

Gokul Raj joined the comprehensive list of Thursday winners after his entrancing victory in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹4.62 Lakhs, crossing ₹9 Crores in tracked online winnings. A heads-up deal saw Archit Saraogi take home ₹3.90 Lakhs in second place.

After closing out India’s triumphant run in the 2023 WPT Prime Vietnam with a resounding victory in the VN₫ 11 Million Crown Poker Club Superstack Classic, Abheek Nagpal clinched the title in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for an online-best ₹4.27 Lakhs.

Myron Pereira, Ashish Mudgil, and Kamal Punjabi shipped the other Thursday marquees.

Here are the Thursday highlights!

PokerBaazi

The MoneyMaker – ₹1 Crore GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 498

Re-entries – 441

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,00,000

Places Paid – 115

In a remarkable feat, renowned poker pro Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani, ranked #7 in all-time online winnings on our tracked database, achieved a significant milestone last night. After a title drought since his win in the Wednesday High Roller back in mid-February, Mahboobani triumphed in PokerBaazi’s prestigious ₹1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker, outlasting a competitive field of 939 entrants (498 unique players). His victory in the country’s longest-running single-flight ₹1 Crore GTD tournament earned him a well-deserved ₹11.08 Lakhs, marking his fifth seven-figure online score.

Before emerging as the 37th The MoneyMaker champion, Mahboobani struck a heads-up deal with Vikas ‘nohomejerome’ Yadav, the latter netting a personal-best ₹10.22 Lakhs as the runner-up!

Mahboobani came out charging last night, rallying up a lofty ₹12-plus Lakhs from five cash finishes, including:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹11,08,291* (heads-up deal)

> 20th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹31,031

> 21st in PokerStars India’s Summer Series-02 [Battle in Colosseum] for ₹30,491 (won his entry through a ₹2,000 satellite)

> 55th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #5 Thursday Prime for ₹17,550

> 31st in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #7 Thursday Spotlight for ₹12,859

Sahil Mahboobani’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.69 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.20 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4

Vikas Yadav, the runner-up in The MoneyMaker, also had a successful night, cashing in two other Thursday flagships for total earnings of ₹10.53 Lakhs.

Yadav’s Thursday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹10,21,709

> 68th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹16,000

> 57th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #5 Thursday Prime for ₹15,750

> Made Day 2 in Spartan Poker’s IOPC D’Lite (through Day 1A)

Vikas Yadav’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.84 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹64.47 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #5 (including the IOPC 14.0 All-Rounder SnG)

Arjun ‘TheMathematician’ Singh Bhadauriya (3rd for ₹6.57 Lakhs), Avadh ‘Sting240’ Shah (5th for ₹4.44 Lakhs), Karan ‘collingwood’ Sitlani (7th for ₹2.55 Lakhs), and Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (8th for ₹2 Lakhs) were the other contenders making an FT finish in The MoneyMaker 37.0.

With 939 entrants, the ₹11,000 entry buy-in monthly flagship tournament experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹6.10 Lakhs. The top 115 finishers got to share the ₹1 Crore guaranteed in prize money.

Final Table Results

1. Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani – ₹11,08,291*
2. Vikas ‘nohomejerome’ Yadav – ₹10,21,709*
3. Arjun ‘TheMathematician’ Singh Bhadauriya – ₹6,57,000
4. azzy0097 – ₹5,49,000
5. Avadh ‘Sting240’ Shah – ₹4,44,000
6. Jumbofish – ₹3,42,000
7. Karan ‘collingwood’ Sitlani – ₹2,55,000
8. Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹2,00,000

*denotes a heads-up deal

WTF – ₹40 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 548

Re-entries – 451

Prize Pool – ₹40,00,000

Places Paid – 115

The 2023 WPT Prime India ₹15K Ship It NLH champion, Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj, was recently spotted in Vietnam, bolstering up his live poker resume. However, he made his mark on the virtual felts last night, conquering a flagship tournament and surpassing an impressive milestone of ₹9 Crores in tracked online winnings!

March’s MHW Colossus champion, Raj, showcased his prowess by outplaying a massive field of 999 entries (548 unique players) in PokerBaazi’s ₹40 Lakhs GTD WTF. He emerged victorious in the 7:30 PM flagship with remarkable skill, claiming a lucrative cash prize of ₹4.62 Lakhs. In a heads-up deal, Archit ‘RareAbility’ Saraogi Monday’s Daily Value Boost finalist, secured the second-place payday of ₹3.90 Lakhs.

Gokul Raj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.02 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.87 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.16 Crores

The final table of the WTF featured notable regulars such as Karan ‘Mahadevpoker’ Pantola (4th for ₹2.19 Lakhs), last night’s IOPC #6 Thursday High eighth-place finisher Tanmay ‘truman’ Benara (5th for ₹1.78 Lakhs), Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta (6th for ₹1.37 Lakhs), last night’s Summer Series-02 [Battle in Colosseum] champion Shagun ‘sogani22’ Jain (7th for ₹1.02 Lakhs), and Sumanth ‘sp175’ Kumar (8th for ₹80,000).

With a buy-in of ₹4,400, the WTF fell one entry short of its advertised 1,000-player guarantee. The top 115 finishers survived the money bubble.

Final Table Results

1. Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj – ₹4,61,741*
2. Archit ‘RareAbility’ Saraogi – ₹3,90,259*
3. kapsa92 – ₹2,62,800
4. Karan ‘Mahadevpoker’ Pantola – ₹2,19,600
5. Tanmay ‘truman’ Benara – ₹1,77,600
6. Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta – ₹1,36,800
7. Shagun ‘sogani22’ Jain – ₹1,02,000
8. Sumanth ‘sp175’ Kumar – ₹80,000

*denotes a heads-up deal

The Summit – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,250

Entries – 162

Re-entries – 169

Prize Pool – ₹24,82,000

Places Paid – 35

Abheek ‘SHIPITUP18’ Nagpal is riding the wave of victory! Three days after he lifted his maiden live title in the 2023 WPT Prime Vietnam VN₫ 11 Million Crown Poker Club Superstack Classic, the 26-year-old player from Delhi claimed his career-second online title last night!

The (7-Max) Afternoon Boost champion from March, Nagpal bagged his second title on PokerBaazi in nearly 13 weeks, shipping the ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Summit for an online-best ₹4.27 Lakhs. Close behind was ‘Legendkiller77,’ who took second place with a commendable payout of ₹2.98 Lakhs.

Abheek Nagpal’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹12.69 Lakhs | Titles Won: #2

The long-time tournament pro Shravan ‘FishStars’ Chhabria, the former WTF champion, had a remarkable Thursday run, accumulating ₹4.06 Lakhs across five deep finishes. These impressive performances solidified his entry into the prestigious ‘₹6 Crores Club.’

Chhabria’s Thursday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for 2,53,215

> 36th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for 60,000

> 17th in PokerStars India’s Summer Series-02 [Battle in Colosseum] for ₹37,626

> 19th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹36,800

> 23rd in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹18,750

Shravan Chhabria’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.01 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.97 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2

The Summit final table featured several regs, including last night’s The MoneyMaker eighth-place finisher Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (4th for ₹2.14 Lakhs), Pankaj ‘King533933’ Khandelwal (5th for ₹1.76 Lakhs) and leaderboard crusher Vinay ‘vinay09’ Rajpal (6th for ₹1.40 Lakhs).

The ₹8,250 entry buy-in Thursday flagship drew a guarantee-crushing turnout of 331 entrants (162 unique), generating a substantial ₹24.82 Lakhs prize pool. The top 35 participants successfully crossed the money line.

Final Table Results

1. Abheek ‘SHIPITUP18’ Nagpal – ₹4,27,238
2. Legendkiller77 – ₹2,97,652
3. Shravan ‘FishStars’ Chhabria – ₹2,53,215
4. Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹2,13,495
5. Pankaj ‘King533933’ Khandelwal – ₹1,76,258
6. Vinay ‘vinay09’ Rajpal – ₹1,40,261
7. Durr102 – ₹1,05,506

₹5 Crores GTD EndBoss – Qualifier 2

Q2> Entries – 726 | Re-entries – 166 | Survivors – 115 | Chip Leader – Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar (408,000)

Combined Entries – 1,316 | Combined Re-entries – 329 | Combined Survivors – 221 | Overall Chip Leader – Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar (408,000)

‘crownTHEclown’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹53,630), ‘ten2offsuite’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily BOOST for ₹46,060), ‘Pndck’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 BOOST for ₹39,920), ‘bigusdikus’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹35,490), Ashish ‘Krazy8’ Mudgil (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Turbo for ₹35,240), ‘Mananfab’ (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD SPRINT for ₹29,440), and ‘sanzoo’ (Won ₹50K GTD 5-Max Daily Turbo for ₹6,100) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

Spartan Poker

IOPC #5 Thursday Prime (High) – ₹45 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 420

Re-entries – 163

Re-buys – 286

Prize Pool – ₹45,00,000

Places Paid – 87

IOPC seems to bring out the champion in Vishal ‘Darky012’ Ojha. The online crusher won the IOPC 14.0 #122 Friday Prime in February. Exactly 18 weeks later, Ojha claimed his second IOPC title of the year in the biggest attraction on Day 1 of the series, Spartan Poker’s ₹45 Lakhs GTD IOPC #5 Thursday Prime (High)!

The now two-time IOPC title winner packed away the 869-strong starting field (420 unique) in the 8 PM flagship in a little over nine hours of gameplay, pocketing a staggering ₹8.62 Lakhs in prize money, marking his second-highest score to date. This remarkable achievement propelled him to the top of the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC High leaderboard. Neeraj ‘NeeruNJ’ Sattawat, who secured the third-place finish in IOPC 13.0 The Crown, claimed the runner-up position with a substantial payday of ₹5.36 Lakhs.

Ojha’s remarkable performance yielded a total of ₹9.38 Lakhs from three deep runs, establishing him as one of the day’s top scorers.

His Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #5 Thursday Prime (High) for ₹8,61,750

> 41th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹50,000

> 27th in PokerStars India’s Summer Series-02 [Battle in Colosseum] for ₹24,709

Vishal Ojha’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.30 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹72.01 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | IOPC Titles Won: #2 | Ranked #1 on the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC High Leaderboard | Ranked #7 on the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC Series Leaderboard

Last week’s Tuesday High Roller third-place finisher Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru (opted out of our tracking) kept his sails high by netting at least ₹5.30 Lakhs from two FT finishes in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #5 Thursday Prime (3rd for ₹3.84 Lakhs) and PokerStars India’s Summer Series-02 [Battle in Colosseum] (5th for ₹1.46 Lakhs).

The IOPC #5 Thursday Prime final table glittered with well-known regs, including the current IOPC Series leaderboard topper Ankit ‘AKJ615’ Jajodia (4th for ₹2.97 Lakhs), Wednesday’s (7-Max) SPRINT finalist Tarush ‘Tarush123’ Gupta (5th for ₹2.34 Lakhs), the IOPC June 2021 Blaze Of Glory champion Harshad ‘omglukbox’ Barve (6th for ₹1.83 Lakhs), last Sunday’s The MoneyMaker finalist Kanav ‘slickooo’ Parwal (7th for ₹1.36 Lakhs) and Rising Star Pratibh ‘stickysticky’ Saluja (8th for ₹93,150).

The ₹5,500 buy-in headliner suffered an overlay deficit of ₹1.55 Lakhs, with 87 players digging into the ₹45 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Vishal ‘Darky012’ Ojha – ₹8,61,750
2. Neeraj ‘NeeruNJ’ Sattawat – ₹5,36,400
3. Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru – ₹3,83,850
4. Ankit ‘AKJ615’ Jajodia – ₹2,97,000
5. Tarush ‘Tarush123’ Gupta – ₹2,34,000
6. Harshad ‘omglukbox’ Barve – ₹1,83,150
7. Kanav ‘slickooo’ Parwal – ₹1,35,450
8. Pratibh ‘stickysticky’ Saluja – ₹93,150

IOPC #6 Thursday High (6 Max) – ₹40 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹22,000

Entries – 106

Re-entries – 50

Re-buys – 39

Prize Pool – ₹40,00,000

Places Paid – 23

Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia, a formidable force in online tournaments and a two-time The Millionaire champion, continued his winning streak by securing another remarkable victory on Thursday. Just three weeks after his triumph in The MoneyMaker 34.0 on PokerBaazi, Lakhotia made an electrifying start to the biggest-ever IOPC 15.0!

In a dazzling display of skill last night, the Siliguri-based professional left his mark in Spartan Poker’s ₹40 Lakhs GTD IOPC #6 Thursday High (6 Max). With two entries in the 9 PM flagship, Lakhotia earned his first ticket through a ₹1,650 satellite. He overcame a competitive field of 195 players (106 unique), claiming the prestigious title and a remarkable top prize of ₹8.27 Lakhs. During the final moments, Lakhotia struck a heads-up deal with Karan ‘Engineerlonda’ Malhotra, securing the #5 position on the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC High leaderboard.

This significant win propelled Lakhotia’s annual tracked winnings past the ₹2 Crore mark, establishing him as the fifth player to achieve this milestone. Additionally, it marked his sixth IOPC victory, with his first triumph dating back to July 12, 2020, when he took down the IOPC #25 The Millionaire United for a whopping ₹15.91 Lakhs.

Karan Malhotra also had a remarkable run on Thursday, achieving his career-best score of ₹7.33 Lakhs as the tournament’s runner-up. Furthermore, Malhotra secured two additional cash finishes, accumulating a total of ₹7.74 Lakhs.

Malhotra`s Thursday finishes include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #6 Thursday High (6 Max) for ₹7,32,794

> 33rd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #5 Thursday Prime for ₹20,250

> 17th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹21,250

Karan Malhotra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹98.04 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Ranked #4 on the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC High Leaderboard

Ankit ‘AKJ615’ Jajodia, the runner-up in this week`s Sunday Showdown, displayed an exceptional performance with two final table finishes and five deep runs. His impressive run resulted in hefty winnings of ₹6.23 Lakhs, propelling him to the top of the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC Series leaderboard.

Jajodia`s top Thursday finishes include:

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #6 Thursday High (6 Max) for ₹2,76,000

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #5 Thursday Prime for ₹2,97,000

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s EndBoss (through Qualifier 2)

Ankit Jajodia’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.64 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹65.32 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Ranked #1 on the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC Series Leaderboard | Ranked #2 on the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC High Leaderboard | Ranked #8 on the ₹20 Lakhs GTD IOPC Low Leaderboard

The IOPC #6 Thursday High final table witnessed notable performances from the reigning POY race frontrunner Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot (3rd for ₹4.20 Lakhs), Wednesday`s (7-Max) SPRINT winner Arjanveer Singh ‘bazzingaa’ Chadha (4th for ₹3.44 Lakhs), and Faiz ‘FoldTo1BB’ Alam (6th for ₹2.14 Lakhs).

Other noteworthy players who made their mark in IOPC #6 Thursday High include the in-form Samay Singh ‘Limitless’ Modi (7th for ₹1.58 Lakhs), Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara (8th for ₹1.16 Lakhs), Young Gun Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood (9th for ₹92,800), and Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh (10th for ₹78,000).

With 195 entries, the ₹22,000 entry buy-in Thursday flagship tournament fell just five entries short of the 200-player guarantee. The top 23 finishers secured a share of the impressive ₹40 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia – ₹8,27,206*
2. Karan ‘Engineerlonda’ Malhotra – ₹7,32,794*
3. Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot – ₹4,20,000
4. Arjanveer Singh ‘bazzingaa’ Chadha – ₹3,44,000
5. Ankit ‘AKJ615’ Jajodia – ₹2,76,000
6. Faiz ‘FoldTo1BB’ Alam – ₹2,14,000

*denotes a heads-up deal

IOPC #7 Thursday Spotlight – ₹22 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,300

Entries – 395

Re-entries – 120

Re-buys – 224

Prize Pool – ₹22,17,000

Places Paid – 71

In a stunning turn of events, a new user on Spartan Poker, going by the moniker ‘$uper$ystem,’ scored a remarkable debut victory on the platform in just their 23rd tournament. The user stole the spotlight (pun intended) on Day 1 of the biggest-ever IOPC 15.0, where they triumphed over a fierce starting field of 739 players (395 unique) in the ₹22 Lakhs GTD IOPC #7 Thursday Spotlight. The 9:30 PM tournament proved a lucrative endeavor for ‘$uper$ystem,‘ who claimed the title and a winner’s payday worth ₹3.54 Lakhs.

Another mystery player, ‘maahirat,’ sealed a commendable second-place finish in a heads-up deal, securing an equally impressive payout of ₹3.44 Lakhs, marking their highest recorded score on Spartan Poker.

$uper$ystem’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹7.47 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹4.90 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1 | Ranked #10 on the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC Series Leaderboard | Ranked #2 on the ₹30 Lakhs GTD IOPC Mid Leaderboard

The final table of the IOPC #7 Thursday Spotlight showcased an array of notable players, including last month`s 2023 WPT Prime Vietnam Main Event Warm Up champion Amit ‘en el vacio’ Kaushik (5th for ₹1.19 Lakhs), Akshat ‘Akki47’ Doshi (6th for ₹93,336), Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra (7th for ₹70,279), and Anand ‘$treet$mart’ Babu Pallikona (8th for ₹48,996).

The ₹3,300 entry buy-in tournament generated a guarantee-crushing ₹22.17 Lakhs prize pool, and the top 71 finishers made the payouts list.

Final Table Results

1. $uper$ystem – ₹3,53,533*
2. maahirat – ₹3,43,936*
3. chensaam11 – ₹1,91,399
4. Nepo Powertrain – ₹1,52,086
5. Amit ‘en el vacio’ Kaushik – ₹1,19,496
6. Akshat ‘Akki47’ Doshi – ₹93,336
7. Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra – ₹70,279
8. Anand ‘$treet$mart’ Babu Pallikona – ₹48,996

*denotes a heads-up deal

IOPC #4 Turbo (Mid) – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 258

Re-entries – 41

Re-buys – 200

Prize Pool – ₹12,47,500

Places Paid – 39

Venkatesh ‘Balthazar’ Mukundan, Sunday`s BSS SuperStack champion, returned to the winner`s circle for the second time in five days! Mukundan, the IOPC 13.0 IOPC – Value Mine winner from June last year, dashed through a stacked field of 400 entrants (258 unique) in Spartan Poker’s 7.30 PM IOPC event, ₹12 Lakhs GTD IOPC #4 Turbo (Mid). His impressive performance earned him the top prize of ₹2.50 Lakhs, propelling him to the #1 position on the ₹30 Lakhs GTD IOPC Mid leaderboard.

Mukundan hauled in ₹2.85 Lakhs from three deep finishes last night, which include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #4 Turbo (Mid) for ₹2,50,124

> 15th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #7 Thursday Spotlight (Mid) for ₹23,944

> 73rd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #5 Thursday Prime (High) for ₹10,545

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s EndBoss (through Qualifier 2)

Venkatesh Mukundan’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.52 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹24.74 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4 | IOPC Titles Won: #3 | Ranked #1 on the ₹30 Lakhs GTD IOPC Mid Leaderboard

Bharat ‘MirchiSeth’ Vasan (opted out of our tracking), last Thursday`s (7-Max) SPRINT runner-up, secured another admirable runner-up payday in IOPC #4 Turbo (Mid), augmenting his earnings by ₹1.66 Lakhs.

The IOPC #4 Turbo (Mid) final table also featured notables like Kritagya ‘muckitfcukit’ Sharma (3rd for ₹1.22 Lakhs), the January The MoneyMaker champion Himanshu ‘WhatIffGawd’ Arora (4th for ₹58,258), Anurag ‘Norman Bates’ Srivastava (7th for ₹42,789), and Dhinesh ‘kendralust’ Kumar (8th for ₹31,437).

The ₹2,750 entry buy-in tournament comfortably exceeded its advertised guarantee, dishing out ₹12.48 Lakhs in prize money to the top 39 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Venkatesh ‘Balthazar’ Mukundan – ₹2,50,124
2. Bharat ‘MirchiSeth’ Vasan – ₹1,66,292
3. Kritagya ‘muckitfcukit’ Sharma – ₹1,21,631
4. clinger01 – ₹98,178
5. bloodring_banger – ₹76,971
6. Himanshu ‘WhatIffGawd’ Arora – ₹58,258
7. Anurag ‘Norman Bates’ Srivastava – ₹42,789
8. Dhinesh ‘kendralust’ Kumar – ₹31,437

IOPC #2 (Mid) – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 344

Re-entries – 136

Re-buys – 281

Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 71

Abhishek ‘GrGambler’ Agarwal, the winner of the IOPC #19 Triple Chance from the last IOPC edition in January, secured his second IOPC title in #SpartanPoker’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD IOPC #2 (Mid), turning a modest ₹1,650 satellite investment into a whopping top prize of ₹2.32 Lakhs. Emerging victorious amongst a considerable crowd of 761 participants (344 unique), Agarwal skillfully maneuvered his way to the top, a feat accomplished in just over eight hours.

Abhishek Agarwal’s online stats (includes HU SnGs): Lifetime Winnings: ₹93.13 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹13.43 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2 | IOPC Titles Won: #2 | Ranked #5 on the ₹30 Lakhs GTD IOPC Mid Leaderboard

Parag ‘Persie’ Shah secured the second position in IOPC #2 (Mid), boasting a respectable cash prize of ₹1,45,920. In addition to his second-place finish, Shah made other deep runs in IOPC #5 Thursday Prime (High) and the IOPC #8 All Rounder Deepstack (Mid), collecting an impressive total of ₹1.98 Lakhs and taking over the #3 position on the IOPC Mid leaderboard.

Shah`s Thursday finishes include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC#2 (Mid) for ₹1,45,920

> 7th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #8 All Rounder Deepstack (Mid) for ₹34,870

> 42nd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #5 Thursday Prime for ₹17,550

Parag Shah’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.36 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹19.49 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #10 | Annual Winnings: ₹88.21 Lakhs | Ranked #3 on the ₹30 Lakhs GTD IOPC Mid Leaderboard | Ranked #4 on the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC Series Leaderboard

Armaan ‘Archie Karas’ Kochhar had a breakout run last night with six cash finishes, including title victories in Adda52’s Godfather and PokerStars India’s Summer Series-03 [Super Stack Inferno], rounding out a very handsome ₹7.09 Lakhs in total earnings.

Kochhar`s top Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹4,95,300* (heads-up deal)

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #2 for ₹1,04,520

> 1st in PokerStars India’s Summer Series-03 [SuperStack Inferno] for ₹1,00,303

Armaan Kochhar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.70 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹90.60 Lakhs

Puneeth ‘SetAlight’ BN (4th for ₹82,320), Tanmay ‘allaboveone’ Lodha (5th for ₹64,680), and Gayaram ‘FAN2SH’ Ghosh (6th for ₹50,520) were the other known players on the IOPC #2 (Mid) final table.

The ₹1,650 buy-in tournament experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹58,500, and 71 players got to share the spoils.

Final Table Results

1. Abhishek ‘GrGambler’ Agarwal – ₹2,31,600
2. Parag ‘Persie’ Shah – ₹1,45,920
3. Armaan ‘Archie Karas’ Kochhar – ₹1,04,520
4. Puneeth ‘SetAlight’ BN – ₹82,320
5. Tanmay ‘allaboveone’ Lodha – ₹64,680
6. Gayaram ‘FAN2SH’ Ghosh – ₹50,520
7. @Valmiki@ – ₹38,040
8. Cinema Paradiso – ₹26,520

IOPC #8 All Rounder Deepstack (Mid) – ₹11 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 379

Re-entries – 113

Re-buys – 220

Prize Pool – ₹11,00,000

Places Paid – 71

The much-awaited ₹47-plus Crores GTD IOPC 15.0 kicked off amid much fanfare on Thursday. Spartan Poker user ‘Rahul4444s’ made early inroads by championing the last listed tournament on Day 1 of the series, the ₹11 Lakhs GTD IOPC #8 All Rounder Deepstack (Mid). Overcoming a challenging field of 712 entrants (379 unique), ‘Rahul4444s’ fired two bullets and emerged as the champion of the 11 PM tournament, earning a handsome payday of ₹2.12 Lakhs, along with a coveted seat in the ₹6 Lakhs GTD All Rounder SnG scheduled for June 18.

Rahul4444s’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹68.22 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹23.14 Lakhs | Titles Won: #54

Following closely behind was Hulash ‘hutu001’ Ray, who secured the runner-up position and a well-deserved payout of ₹1,33,760.

Claiming the third spot on the IOPC #8 podium was the former #IOPC Friday Spotlight – Triple Chance finalist Paras ‘Jhukega nahi $ala’ Jain, who collected ₹95,810 in third place. Jain bagged away ₹1.10 Lakhs in total earnings from deep runs in three IOPC tournaments, including:

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #8 All Rounder Deepstack (Mid) for ₹95,810

> 37th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #7 Thursday Spotlight for ₹11,085

> 57th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #2 for ₹3,335

Paras Jain’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.17 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Other noteworthy participants on the IOPC #8 All Rounder Deepstack (Mid) final table included Anmolraj Singh ‘Bigboy larry barese’ Chawla (4th for ₹75,460), Arnav ‘thereisnospoon’ Vashisth (5th for ₹59,290), Sushil ‘lex_veldi82’ Kumar (6th for ₹46,310), Parag ‘Persie’ Shah (7th for ₹34,870), and Abhimanyu ‘foul child’ Mittal (8th for ₹24,310).

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament registered an overlay shortfall of ₹32,000, and the top 71 finishers got to share the ₹11 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Rahul4444s – ₹2,12,300
2. Hulash ‘hutu001’ Ray – ₹1,33,760
3. Paras ‘Jhukega nahi $ala’ Jain – ₹95,810
4. Anmolraj Singh ‘Bigboy larry barese’ Chawla – ₹75,460
5. Arnav ‘thereisnospoon’ Vashisth – ₹59,290
6. Sushil ‘lex_veldi82’ Kumar – ₹46,310
7. Parag ‘Persie’ Shah – ₹34,870
8. Abhimanyu ‘foul child’ Mittal – ₹24,310

₹2 Crores GTD IOPC Blaze – Day 1A

Day 1A > Entries – 211 | Re-entries – 50 | Re-buys – 122 | Survivor – 68 | Chip Leader: ‘kap121’ (275,080)

₹30 Lakhs GTD IOPC D’Lite Day 1A

Day 1B > Entries – 362 | Re-entries – 38 | Re-buys – 216 | Survivors – 62 | Chip Leader – ‘kap121’ (275,080)

₹30 Lakhs GTD IOPC D’Lite Day 1B

Day 1B > Entries – 255| Re-entries – 59 | Re-buys – 204| Survivors – 63 | Chip Leader – Aditya ‘Ego_Dissolution’ Kesharwani (248,892)

Combined Entries – 617 | Combined Re-entries – 420 | Combined Survivors – 125 | Overall Chip Leader – ‘kap121’ (275,080)

IOPC 15.0 Leaderboard Standings After Day 1

The biggest-ever 15th edition of Spartan Poker’s India Online Poker Championship is set to award a staggering ₹1.50 Crores in bonus money across four epic leaderboards – the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC Series leaderboard, the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC High leaderboard, the ₹30 Lakhs GTD IOPC Mid leaderboard and the ₹20 Lakhs GTD IOPC Low leaderboard. As Day 1 concluded, a fierce battle for the top spots unfolded, setting the stage for an exciting competition.

Ankit ‘AKJ615’ Jajodia emerged as the frontrunner, climbing to the #1 position in the ₹50 Lakhs GTD IOPC Series leaderboard with a staggering 1,317 points. Jajodia’s remarkable performance in IOPC #5 Thursday Prime, where he finished in fourth place, solidified his dominance. Notably, he secured the #2 rank on the IOPC High leaderboard with 863 points, showcasing his exceptional skills across multiple events.

Meanwhile, Ashwin ‘A116’ Vijay, the champion of IOPC #3, continued to shine, amassing 1,245 points from three deep runs and securing the #2 spot on the IOPC Series leaderboard.

The IOPC #5 Thursday Prime runner-up finisher, Neeraj ‘NeeruNJ’ Sattawat, showcased his prowess immediately, making an impactful debut in the IOPC campaign. With four cash finishes under his belt, Sattawat claimed the #3 position on both the IOPC Series leaderboard (1,201 points) and the IOPC High leaderboard (802 points), making his presence felt among the top contenders.

Vishal ‘Darky012’ Ojha’s victory in the IOPC #5 Thursday Prime (High) propelled him to the pinnacle of the IOPC High leaderboard, securing the coveted #1 rank with 1,134 points.

Here are the leaderboard standings:

IOPC Series Leaderboard

IOPC High Leaderboard

IOPC Mid Leaderboard

IOPC Low Leaderboard

‘Sanzoo’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up- Triple Chance for ₹20,500), ‘akpkak’ (Won ₹50K Centurion for ₹10,025), and ‘AJ_PRO’ (Won ₹10K GTD Turbo – Deepstack for ₹3,366) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

Pocket52

Pocket Magnets – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 175

Re-entries – 105

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 43

The user ‘rumitk_LcWqgoQMTa’ emerged as the shining star on Pocket52 last night. The user outplayed a starting field of 280 competitors (175 unique) in the poker network’s Thursday attraction, ₹5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Magnets, for an impressive ₹90,000 in prize money.

The mystery user ‘88##.580##129182_5254453’ delivered a stellar performance to secure the runner-up position, earning a notable ₹65,000.

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament recorded ₹80,000 in overlays, with the top 43 finishers cashing in on the extra value.

Final Table Results

1. rumitk_LcWqgoQMTa – ₹90,000
2. 88##.580##129182_5254453 – ₹65,000
3. Farzi_pba2kw7jpc – ₹45,000
4. TheGreatMANU – ₹32,500
5. 1111110000000 – ₹23,500
6. Justlikepro – ₹20,000

PokerSaint

Opal – ₹4 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,500

Entries – 216

Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000

Places Paid – 41

In a show of remarkable resilience, PokerSaint user ‘KKR_KKR ‘ outran a competitive assembly of 216 participants in the ₹4 Lakhs GTD Opal, winning the primetime tournament for ₹73,749. The runner-up ‘OJLimpson’ also secured a commendable ₹42,562.

The ₹1,500 entry buy-in tournament registered an overlay shortfall of ₹1.08 Lakhs, and the top 41 finishers benefitted from the value on offer.

Final Table Results

1. KKR_KKR – ₹73,749
2. OJLimpson – ₹53,463
3. Tiltin – ₹38,757
4. Faaadu – ₹28,096
5. Boomtown – ₹20,367
6. Jija_hun_tera – ₹14,765

PokerStars India

Summer Series-02 [Battle in Colosseum] 6-Max – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 99

Re-entries – 96

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 29

Renowned tournament regular Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain, hailing from Jaipur, made his mark again with a stellar victory in the showstopper event on Day 1 of PokerStars India’s Summer Series 3.0. Having already claimed two marquee tournament wins in May, Jain showcased his prowess by outplaying a field of 195 players (99 unique) in the ₹25 Lakhs GTD Summer Series-02 [Battle in Colosseum] 6-Max last night, securing the coveted first-place prize of ₹4.92 Lakhs. Dhinesh ‘you3betl4bet’ Kumar also demonstrated his skill, locking in a respectable ₹3.63 Lakhs as the runner-up.

Jain`s exceptional Thursday performance saw him accumulating at least ₹5.94 Lakhs across two known final table finishes and additional bounties in Summer Series-03 [Super Stack Inferno], including:

> 1st in PokerStars India’s Summer Series-02 [Battle in Colosseum] 6-Max for ₹4,91,578

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹1,02,000

Dhinesh Kumar also left his mark, adding ₹4.62 Lakhs through four cash finishes, including two final table scores:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Summer Series-02 [Battle in Colosseum] 6-Max for ₹3,62,820

> 38th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹50,000

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #4 Turbo for ₹31,437

> 53rd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹18,000

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s EndBoss (through Qualifier 2)

Dhinesh Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.56 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.70 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #6

The final table of the Summer Series-02 [Battle in Colosseum] was a gathering of formidable poker talents, including Shubham ‘backchod launda’ Agarwal (3rd for ₹2.68 Lakhs), the 2022 Player of the Year, Young Gun Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav (4th for ₹1.98 Lakhs), last night`s IOPC #5 Thursday Prime (High) third-place finisher Advait ‘ronaldinh18’ Rajguru (5th for ₹1.46 Lakhs), the #2 ranked player of the year, Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan (6th for ₹1.08 Lakhs), and Ravi ‘rkcravi’ Kumar Chandran (7th for ₹87,251).

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in tournament registered a staggering ₹5.50 Lakhs in overlays, with the top 29 finishers benefitting from the massive value and securing a share of the ₹25 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain – ₹4,91,578
2. Dhinesh ‘you3betl4bet’ Kumar – ₹3,62,820
3. Shubham ‘backchod launda’ Agarwal – ₹2,67,788
4. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹1,97,647
5. Advait ‘ronaldinh18’ Rajguru – ₹1,45,878
6. Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹1,07,669
7. Ravi ‘rkcravi’ Kumar Chandran – ₹87,251

Myron ‘khaAAbib’ Pereira (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Summer Series 04 [Meltdown] for ₹40,498), ‘charlatan07’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Summer Series-01 [Blossom, 8-Max] for ₹49,311), and ‘whitebill9352’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹14,668) won the other marquee tournaments on PokerStars India.

Adda52

Godfather – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 224

Re-entries – 215

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 49

Armaan ’tandavam’ Kochhar, a lawyer-turned-poker-pro, achieved an extraordinary feat last night by clinching victory in not just one but two marquee tournaments, along with an impressive podium finish. His exceptional performance added nearly ₹7.09 Lakhs to his online tally!

After six final table appearances in Adda52’s Godfather over the past three years, Kochhar finally emerged as the champion of the Thursday headliner. He outplayed a field of 439 players (224 unique entries) in the ₹25 Lakhs GTD 8 PM flagship, securing an impressive prize of ₹4.95 Lakhs. This remarkable victory, which marked the end of a five-week title drought, saw Kochhar strike a heads-up deal with Gaurav ‘zillastar’ Bhandari, who collected ₹4.80 Lakhs in second place.

A little over an hour before his Godfather triumph, Kochhar showcased his dominance by conquering a field of 258 players in PokerStars India’s Summer Series-03 [Super Stack Inferno], where he claimed the top prize of ₹1 Lakh.

,Armaan Kochhar’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹4,95,300* (heads-up deal)

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #2 for ₹1,04,520

> 1st in PokerStars India’s Summer Series-03 [Super Stack Inferno] for ₹1,00,303

> 62nd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #8 All Rounder Deepstack for ₹3,309

> 38th in PokerStars India’s Summer Series-04 [Meltdown] for ₹2,981

> 54th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #3 for ₹2,964

Armaan Kochhar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.70 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8

Ankit ‘imluckbox’ Bajaj has been in the pink of form recently, and he showcased his exceptional form again by accumulating ₹5.16 Lakhs from four cash finishes on Thursday, including:

> 3rd in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹2,50,000

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹1,75,000

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹80,681

> 92nd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹10,000

Ankit Bajaj’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.51 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.46 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Joining Kochhar and Bajaj on the Godfather final table were well-known regs like last night`s Monster Turbo runner-up finisher Mohak ‘sparkie’ Kapoor (4th for ₹1.88 Lakhs), Deepankur ‘dp178’ Gupta (5th for ₹1.25 Lakhs), G ‘mohan1969’ Mohan (6th for ₹87,500), and Prem ‘chutny’ Madderla (7th for ₹68,750).

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in Thursday flagship registered a glaring ₹3.05 Lakhs in overlays, and the top 49 finishers were rewarded with cash prizes!

Final Table Results

1. Armaan ’tandavam’ Kochhar – ₹4,95,300*
2. Gaurav ‘zillastar’ Bhandari – ₹4,79,700*
3. Ankit ‘imluckbox’ Bajaj – ₹2,50,000
4. Mohak ‘sparkie’ Kapoor – ₹1,87,500
5. Deepankur ‘dp178’ Gupta – ₹1,25,000
6. G ‘mohan1969’ Mohan – ₹87,500
7. Prem ‘chutny’ Madderla – ₹68,750
8. maxvalue22 – ₹56,250

*denotes a heads-up deal

‘Saiupp1987’ (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo for ₹1.20 Lakhs), ‘sweetsundar’ (Won ₹ GTD Godfather Lite for ₹37,112), ‘Thebang02’ (Won ₹ GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹13,454), ‘adishjain’ (Won ₹ GTD Bounty Adda for ₹10,853), and Kamal ‘kamalpunjabi1’Punjabi (Won ₹ GTD Sundown Adda for ₹10,237) won the other Adda52 marquees.

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