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As per the usual trend, Spartan Poker played host to the biggest guaranteed flagships last night with its Destiny ₹40 Lakhs GTD bringing together a massive field of 945 entries (383 unique entries, 209 re-entries, and 353 re-buys). Shashank Jain from New Delhi is one player who has been in spectacular form, and last night he took down his third flagship title this week. Jain defeated ‘PokerStar090’ heads-up to champion the Destiny, adding ₹11.86 Lakhs to his tally along with booking his berth for the Destiny SnG Finale that has ₹10 Lakhs in Las Vegas packages up for grabs. This score has taken Jain’s April MTT tally over ₹30 Lakhs!
The star attraction on PokerBaazi was The Pride ₹10 Lakhs GTD that generated a prize pool worth ₹14.19 Lakhs on the back of 473 participants (270 unique and 203 re-entries). Once all was done and dusted, Jaydeep ‘JDBhaiya’ Dawer came out on top to collect the top prize worth ₹2.85 Lakhs and did well to get past PokerGuru Ambassador’s Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja (runner-up for ₹2 Lakhs), Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj (3rd for ₹1.29 Lakhs) and Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan (4th for ₹95,070) on the final table!
Adda52’s Maverick ₹10 Lakhs GTD had a fantastic outing as well, registering 696 entries (360 unique entrants and 336 re-entries) to smash the advertised guarantee to smithereens. The top 72 places shared the ₹15.83 Lakhs prize pool. Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra walked away with the lion’s share worth ₹3.64 Lakhs, relegating the more experienced Dhaval ‘dirtyzoso’ Mudgal to a second-place finish worth ₹2.10 Lakhs in prize money.
Over at PokerStars India, the Wednesday headliner, Night on Stars ₹10 Lakhs GTD, attracted 419 entries (224 unique and 195 re-entries), generating a profitable ₹10.47 Lakhs prize pool. Well-known online reg Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey shipped the tournament for ₹1.55 Lakhs, following a heads-up deal with Avneesh ‘IamAM09’ Munjal who walked home with 10% more winnings worth ₹1.71 Lakhs. Munjal is another player basking in the glory of banking big scores during the lockdown. He had earlier this month placed runner-up in Adda52’s AOPS ME Finale for a career-best ₹28.28 Lakhs.
One player who clearly stands out from the rest for his blistering Wednesday run is PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish Ahuja. One of the most consistent players on the circuit today, Ahuja posted an impressive five FT finishes yesterday that included an incredible two titles making for a combined ₹4.29 Lakhs in winnings! He championed Adda52’s Hexagram for ₹84,750, shortly after making it in the top 5 at Spartan Poker’s 5FOR5 – 50K to Top-5 GTD for ₹50,000. His other deep runs include from last night include:
And how can our Daily Majors report ever be complete without mention of Anant Purohit. The online phenom added yet another title to his tally last night, this time winning the Ultimate PLO title on Spartan Poker for ₹66,863. Purohit is steadily inching towards ₹4.5 Crores in online winnings!
The other Wednesday winners were:
Player | Prize Money | Event | Poker Site |
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XXX | ₹1.72 Lakhs | UVS #21 Destiny Junior ₹6 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
thejoker | ₹1.24 Lakhs | Afternoon Showdown ₹7 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
Prashob 'ErrorDetected' PJ | ₹1.18 Lakhs | Mega Freeze ₹6 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
Ammu87 | ₹1.12 Lakhs | Grinders #14 6-Max Wednesday ₹4 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
041195 | ₹1.09 Lakhs | Big Bubble Rush ₹5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
gauravkumar19 | ₹1.04 Lakhs | Pride Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
Ashish 'rocky3705' Ahuja | ₹84,750 | Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
Guruprasad 'DONKAKING' Gupta | ₹74,265 | Night Rider - DeepStack Turbo ₹3 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
Muhammed_Allin | ₹60,913 | UVS#19 Unstoppable ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
RaiseUrEdge | ₹50,000 | 5FOR5 50K To Top 5 GTD | Spartan Poker |
Deepak 'Deepak32145' Choudhary | ₹50,000 | 5FOR5 50K To Top 5 GTD | Spartan Poker |
pandavhitesh | ₹50,000 | 5FOR5 50K To Top 5 GTD | Spartan Poker |
VAQT | ₹50,000 | 5FOR5 50K To Top 5 GTD | Spartan Poker |
RaiseUrEdge | ₹50,000 | 5FOR5 50K To Top 5 GTD | Spartan Poker |
Rahul 'Thakur615' Thakur | ₹43,408 | UVS#18 ₹2 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
riskypro | ₹13,680 | Wow Wednesday ₹50K GTD | Poker Dangal |
Destiny ₹40 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 383
Re-entries – 209
Re-buys – 353
Prize Pool – ₹47,25,000
Places Paid – 70
What a week this has been for Shashank ‘westworld’ Jain! His winning form started last Sunday, where he took down both PokerStars India’s Sunday Highroller ₹20 Lakhs GTD and Adda52’s Mega Suits ₹30 Lakhs GTD. He caught another big score just two days later, finishing runner-up in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack ₹25 Lakhs GTD. Jain added title number 3 to his week`s tally yesterday by shipping Spartan Poker’s Destiny ₹40 Lakhs GTD for a colossal payday worth ₹11.81 Lakhs.
The tourney logged in 945 entries (383 unique, 209 re-entries and 353 re-buys), generating a massive prize pool worth ₹47.25 Lakhs, which was distributed among the top 70 finishers.
Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (4th for ₹2.83 Lakhs), Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani (7th for ₹94,500), Abhineet ‘bankelal13’ Jain (8th for ₹70,875) and India’s poker pioneer Aditya ‘Yennefer’ Agarwal (9th for ₹66,150), were the notable FT finishers.
Final Table Results
Maverick ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Entries – 360
Re-Entries – 336
Prize Pool – ₹15,83,396
Places Paid – 72
Adda52`s Wednesday flagship, Maverick ₹10 Lakhs GTD, attracted 696 hopefuls (360 unique and 336 re-entries), to culminate a prize pool of ₹15.83 Lakhs.
Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra, who has been a frequent fixture in our Daily Major reports recently, made the headlines once again last night as he defeated tournament pro Dhaval ‘dirtyzoso’ Mudgal heads-up in the Maverick to win ₹3.64 Lakhs. Mudgal settled for ₹2.10 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.
Rishi ‘ronaldo94’ Mundhra (3rd for ₹1.42 Lakhs), Shankar ‘shanaggi1’ Agarwal (6th for ₹55,419), Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ Bk (7th for ₹43,544), Priya ‘priyaranjan2k12’ Ranjan Das (8th for ₹31,668), and Shardul ‘vamos96’ Parthasarathi (9th for ₹23,751) posted FT finishes.
Final Table Results
The Pride ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Entries – 270
Re-entries – 203
Prize Pool – ₹14,19,000
Places Paid – 54
PokerBaazi`s Pride ₹10 Lakhs GTD pulled in a packed field of 473 players (270 unique and 203 re-entries) and paid out 54 places from the ₹14.19 Lakhs prize pool collected.
In the end, seasoned pro Jaydeep ‘JDBhaiya’ Dawer beat out PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja heads-up to take home the lion’s share of ₹2.85 Lakhs. As for Ahuja, who went on a rampage last night with an incredible five FT finishes, a runner-up finish fetched him ₹2 Lakhs.
PokerGuru Ambassadors Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj (3rd for ₹1.29 Lakhs) and Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan (4th for ₹95,070) along with Aman ‘alwaysriver’ Kejriwal (5th for ₹71,380), Young Gun Siddharth ‘schemer’ Karia (6th for ₹57,190) and Sunil ‘PKMB’ Meena (9th for ₹28,520) posted FT finishes.
Final Table Results
Night on Stars ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 224
Re-entries – 195
Prize Pool – ₹10,47,500
Places Paid – 71
Siddharth ‘siddonuts’ Pandey has been quite the revelation this month. This recreational player has worked up quite the scoresheet, and he added another title to his name yesterday. Sailing past a field of 419 entries that included 224 unique and 195 re-entries, Pandey took down PokerStars India`s Night on Stars ₹10 Lakhs GTD. Pandey struck a heads-up deal with Avneesh ‘IamAM09’ Munjal to stake his claim on the ₹1.55 Lakhs first-place cash prize. However, it was Munjal who walked away with a bigger paycheque worth ₹1.71 Lakhs.
While the event surpassed its guarantee to collect a ₹10.47 Lakhs prize pool, the final 71 contenders were able to earn a payout.
The final table featured several seasoned regs including PokerGuru Ambassador Mithun ‘ThePokeRajaIN’ Mahesh (3rd for ₹1.01 Lakhs), Dhaval ‘BithBecool’ Mudgal (4th for ₹74,267), Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar (7th for ₹29,248) and PokerGuru Ambassador Devvrat ‘bhasm@sur1’ Arya (8th for ₹21,439).
Final Table Results
*denotes heads-up deal
Afternoon Showdown ₹7 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 159
Re-entries – 66
Re-buys – 99
Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000
Places Paid – 31
The Afternoon Showdown ₹7 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker logged in 324 entries (159 unique, 66 re-entries and 99 re-buys), resulting in an overlay of ₹52,000 and the top 31 places landed in the money zone.
An anonymous player ‘thejoker’ took down the tourney to win ₹1.24 Lakhs, following a heads-up deal with ‘Speedpost09’ (runner-up for ₹1.22 Lakhs).
Anuj ‘Anuj16101’ Laddhad (7th for ₹23,545) was another prominent name on the final table.
Final Table Results
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UVS #21 Destiny Junior ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 329
Re-entries – 69
Rebuys – 267
Prize Pool – ₹6,65,000
Places Paid – 60
Spartan Poker’s UVS #21 Destiny Junior ₹6 Lakhs GTD declared ‘XXX’ the champion who added a hefty ₹1.72 Lakhs to his bankroll. The event comfortably surpassed its advertised guarantee after registering 665 hopefuls (329 unique, 69 re-entries, and 267 rebuys).
Notably, this marked PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja’s third FT finish last night, and he banked ₹59,850 for his efforts. Aman ‘Karmapoker’ Parakh (8th for ₹13,300) was another familiar player who FT`ed the tourney.
Final Table Results
Mega Freeze ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 177
Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000
Places Paid – 23
Spartan Poker’s Mega Freeze ₹6 Lakhs GTD brought in 177 runners, resulting in an overlay of ₹69,000.
Making good use of the value on offer, Prashob ‘ErrorDetected’ PJ raced past the field and pocketed the top prize worth ₹1.18 Lakhs, after a heads-up chop with ‘luckbox919’ (runner-up for ₹1.15 Lakhs).
Myron ‘mehhhhh’ Pereira placed eighth for ₹17,460.
Final Table Results
*denotes heads-up deal
Big Bubble Rush ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 104
Re-entries – 75
Total Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,75,250
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,23,750
Places Paid – 35
PokerStars’ India’s Big Bubble Rush ₹5 Lakhs GTD registered 179 runners (104 unique and 75 re-entries) yesterday, falling ₹52,500 short of meeting its advertised guarantee.
After locking in a three-way deal, ‘041195’ clinched the title along with a ₹1.09 Lakhs payday. ‘House131313’ (runner-up for ₹46,163) and ‘manisha1984’ (3rd for ₹57,647) were the other beneficiaries of the deal.
Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar finished seventh for ₹15,845.
Final Table Results
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Pride Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Entries – 169
Re-entries – 148
Prize Pool – ₹6,34,000
Places Paid – 36
‘Gauravkumar19’ took down The Pride Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD on PokerBaazi after outlasting the 317-players field (169 unique and 148 re-entries) to win ₹1.04 Lakhs. Yet another success for PokerBaazi, The Pride Mini, overshot its advertised guarantee by ₹1.34 Lakhs. An unknown player, ‘rohit25king’ netted ₹98,270 for his second-place finish.
PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja was once again in the reckoning and posted a final table finish, placing fifth for ₹35,120. Divij ‘divij24’ Soni (6th for ₹28,090), and Griboshin ‘grib’ Vellanthrov (8th for ₹18,700) were the other prominent FT finishers.
Final Table Results
Grinders #14 6-Max Wednesday ₹4 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Entries – 141
Re-entries – 99
Prize Pool – ₹4,80,000
Places Paid – 27
The Grinders #14 6-Max Wednesday ₹4 Lakhs GTD smashed its advertised guarantee to form a prize pool of ₹4.80 Lakhs after attracting 240-entry field (141 unique entries and 99 re-entries).
‘Ammu87’ ran past the competition to bank the winner’s paycheque of ₹1.12 Lakhs after defeating Karan ’99ayka99′ Jain (runner-up for ₹79,248) heads-up.
PokerGuru Ambassadors Mithun ‘thepokeraja’ Mahesh (3rd for ₹50,976) and Ashutosh ‘senojwod’ Balodhi (8th for ₹15,072), alongside Aditya ‘adit11’ Kulkarni (5th for ₹28,320), Rajat ‘LungFakeer’ Sharma (6th for ₹22,656), Ajit ‘ace_bobby’ Singh Arora (7th for ₹18,816) and Kapil ‘Spady’ Arora (9th for ₹11,280) posted FT finishes.
Final Table Results
Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Entries – 81
Re-Entries – 61
Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000
Places Paid – 15
Adda52’s Hexagram ₹3 Lakhs GTD pulled in 142 entries (81 unique and 61 re-entries), falling about eight entries short of filling in its ₹3 Lakhs GTD.
Topping the field was none other than PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja, who had to use a second bullet to win the title and ₹84,750 in first-place prize money. Another consistent winner Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta finished runner-up for ₹55,500.
Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava (4th for ₹28,500), Vishal ‘vishalkumar1270’ Kumar (5th for ₹21,000), and Deepak ‘peacelover’ Singh (6th for ₹13,500) were the notable FT finishers.
Final Table Results
Night Rider – DeepStack Turbo ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 219
Re-entries – 64
Re-buys – 180
Prize Pool – ₹3,70,000
Places Paid – 39
Circuit regular Guruprasad ‘DONKAKING’ Gupta championed a field of 463 entries (219 unique, 64 re-entries and 180 re-buys) to win Spartan Poker’s Night Rider – DeepStack Turbo ₹3 Lakhs GTD. He bested ‘Jai19’ (runner-up for ₹49,374) in the heads-up finale and took home the biggest piece of the ₹3.70 Lakhs prize pool worth ₹74,265.
Dhawal ‘Pokerpro5553’ Bagaria was another online reg on the FT, and he finished sixth for ₹16,560.
Final Table Results
Ultimate PLO ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 55
Re-entries – 29
Rebuys – 50
Prize Pool – ₹2,75,000
Places Paid – 11
With almost ₹4.5 Crores in cumulative winning, online sensation and circuit pro Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit championed the Ultimate PLO ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD for ₹66,863 following a heads-up deal with Manish ‘potlords’ Gandhi (2nd for ₹62,524).
The tourney logged in 134 entries (55 unique, 29 re-entries, and 50 rebuys), resulting in a very marginal ₹7,000 shortfall on the advertised guarantee.
Spartan Poker regulars Paras ‘AAKKQQJJ’ Jain (6th for ₹14,357), and Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash (9th for ₹5,819) posted final table finishes.
Final Table Results
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UVS#19 Unstoppable ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 153
Re-entries – 33
Re-buys – 137
Prize Pool – ₹2,75,000
Places Paid – 27
The UVS#19 Unstoppable ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD booked a ₹16,600 loss on the back of 323 entries (153 unique, 33 re-entries, and 137 re-buys).
‘Muhammed_Allin’ was the last player standing in the field and took home ₹60,913 in first-place prize money. MTT pro Hitesh ‘hitesh bhai’ Batra placed second for ₹41,113.
Rahul ‘Thakur615’ Thakur was the only other noteworthy player who qualified for the final table, finishing third for ₹27,501.
Final Table Results
5FOR5 50K To Top 5 GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 111
Re-entries – 24
Re-buys – 83
Prize Pool – ₹3,27,000
Places Paid – 20
Spartan Poker’s 5FOR5 (50K To Top 5 GTD) gathered 218 entries (111 unique, 24 re-entries and 83 re-buys), generating a prize pool worth ₹3.27 Lakhs.
The top five players – PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja, ‘RaiseUrEdge,’ Deepak ‘Deepak32145’ Choudhary, ‘pandavhitesh’ and ‘VAQT’ each banked ₹50,000 each.
Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar (6th for ₹29,430) and Sanchit ‘TheMadKing’ Pande (9th for ₹19,620) were others who FT`ed the tourney.
Final Table Results
UVS#18 ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 220
Re-entries – 47
Re-buys – 166
Prize Pool – ₹2,16,500
Places Paid – 39
Rahul ‘Thakur615’ Thakur took down Spartan Poker’s UVS#18 ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹43,408, while ‘KD2017’ finished runner-up for ₹28,859.
The tourney logged in 433 entries (220 unique, 47 re-entries, and 166 re-buys), creating a prize pool worth ₹2.16 Lakhs.
The top 39 spots were paid, and Anuj ‘Krish147’ Uppal (7th for ₹7,426) and Manish ‘potlords’ Gandhi (8th for ₹5,456) were the prominent FT finishers.
Final Table Results
Wow Wednesday ₹50K GTD – Poker Dangal
Entries – 94
Rebuys – 68
Add-ons – 28
Prize Pool – ₹57,000
Places Paid – 15
Poker Dangal’s Wow Wednesday ₹50K GTD attracted 190 entries (94 unique and 68 rebuys and 28 add-ons), creating a prize pool worth ₹57,000.
A player with the moniker ‘riskypro’ defeated Vikash ‘marajuana11’ Kumar heads-up to win the title and pocketed ₹13,680 in prize money. Kumer, on the other hand, won ₹9,975 for his runner-up finish.
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This report was updated at 4:30 PM on 23.04.2020.
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