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It was a value-driven Wednesday for MTT players, with several of the day’s marquees filling in significant overlays.
Abhishek Pandey bagged the top score of the day worth ₹4.16 Lakhs in Spartan Poker’s Destiny. He chopped the title three-way with ‘ddege001’ (2nd for ₹4.15 Lakhs) and M ‘LACHANCE’ Balakrishnan (3rd for ₹3.35 Lakhs).
Shashank Shekhar kept his online scorecard ticking as he took down Adda52’s Maverick for ₹3.82 Lakhs. PokerGuru Ambassador Deepankur Gupta finished runner-up.
MPL Poker brand ambassador Dhaval Mudgal came out on top in PokerBaazi’s The Pride to win ₹2.35 Lakhs.
Young Gun Sanat Mehrotra shipped PokerStars India’s INCOOP-84 Night on Stars PKO for ₹1.70 Lakhs. Amar Iyer finished runner-up.
The former The Endeavour champion Aayush Arya won Spartan Poker’s Wednesday Vibes for ₹1.28 Lakhs. Tuesday’s IMPS PLO Highroller winner Harsh Dembla stood second for ₹86,294.
Yogesh Choudhary raced past the competition in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#82 BIG KO to collect ₹1.22 Lakhs.
Atishay Samuel defeated Tuesday’s breakout winner JaiKiran Kumar heads-up to win PokerStars India’s INCOOP-86 Deepstack for ₹98,844.
Abhishek Sonu, Amrit Mishra, Akhand Shukla, Sameer Agarwal, Rahul Lal, Mridul Kharkwal, Ashwin Bhanushali & Mohsin Shaikh championed the other Wednesday marquees.
Here are the Wednesday highlights!
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Spartan Poker
Spartan Poker’s Destiny 21.0 series kicked off last night with the former The Elite winner Abhishek ‘abhi23451’ Pandey championing the ₹22 Lakhs GTD Wednesday flagship for ₹4.16 Lakhs. He chopped the title three-way with ‘ddege001’ (2nd for ₹4.15 Lakhs) and M ‘LACHANCE’ Balakrishnan (3rd for ₹3.35 Lakhs). Pandey also booked a seat in the Destiny 21.0 SnG Finale set for November 28 (9 PM).
The second Wednesday marquee, the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Wednesday Vibes, saw the former The Endeavour champion Aayush ‘Eureka226’ Arya coming out on top to win ₹1.28 Lakhs. He beat Tuesday’s IMPS PLO Highroller winner Harsh ‘aaja maal phuka’ Dembla (2nd for ₹86,294) heads-up.
This happened to be Aayush Arya’s third title of the year and boosted his lifetime tally to ₹37.17 Lakhs (₹11.06 Lakhs in corresponding profits).
Sahil ‘Captain Falcon’ Mahboobani posted two podium finishes last night, netting over ₹1.23 Lakhs in the process.
His ITM finishes include:
> 4th in PokerStars India’s INCOOP-84 Night on Stars PKO for ₹62,430
> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Wednesday Vibes for ₹60,842
Day 1C of the ₹25 Lakhs GTD UVS Everest saw ‘TheRealG’ (232,671) topping the surviving field.
‘vikas.’ (Won Night Rider – Monster Stack ₹2.25 Lakhs GTD for ₹42,374), ‘buffalosoldier’ (Won Mega Freeze (FO) ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹27,500), Sameer ‘_chipsy_’ Agarwal (Won UVS#17 ₹1.2 Lakhs GTD for ₹20,453), ‘Underdoggg’ (Won UVS#14 ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹19,490), and Rahul ‘Vasili Arkipov’ Lal (Won UVS#16 4 Card PLO ₹50K GTD for ₹13,125) won the other marquees.
PokerBaazi
PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Pride had 243 challengers signing up for ₹3,850, resulting in an overlay shortfall worth ₹1.49 Lakhs (an almost 15% deficit). MPL Poker brand ambassador Dhaval ‘Rehab77’ Mudgal was the last player standing and won the title for ₹2.35 Lakhs. The user ‘gomzi77’ finished runner-up for ₹1.65 Lakhs.
Dhaval Mudgal’s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.61 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.02 Crores
The other PokerBaazi marquee, the ₹6 Lakhs GTD IMPS#82 BIG KO, generated significantly more interest as 486 contenders ponied up ₹1,650 to enter the tournament.
Yogesh ‘pokerbrat0118’ Choudhary raced past the competition to collect ₹1.22 Lakhs, with Varun ‘omniknight’ Meena placing runner-up for ₹85,597.
‘Suchetana’ (Won IMPS#83 Daily ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹43,750), ‘Blackgold333’ (Won IMPS#84 Turbo ₹3 Lakhs GTD for ₹41,870), ‘Dennis9229’ (Won Daily Night Sprint ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹30,070), ‘vijaysoni7174’ (Won Turbo ₹75K GTD for ₹15,300), ‘Kamran777’ (Won IMPS#81 6-Max ₹75K GTD for ₹12,140), ‘sudeepsingh’ (Won IMPS#79 ₹60K GTD for 11,590), ‘AkguruPRO’ (Won IMPS#78 4-Max Hyper-Turbo ₹50K GTD for ₹10,340), and ‘mapaa’ (Won IMPS #80 5-PLO ₹50K GTD for ₹8,890) championed the other featured tournaments.
PokerStars India
Young Gun Sanat ‘durrsanta’ Mehrotra fired three bullets in PokerStars India’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD INCOOP-84 Night on Stars Progressive KO before locking in the ₹1.70 Lakhs (includes ₹71,221 in bounties) first-place cash prize. Mehrotra also FT-ed Spartan Poker’s Destiny, placing fifth for ₹99,000.
This was Mehrotra’s 18th title win of the year and his second for September. His stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.33 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.24 Crores
Amar ‘PsykoEko’ Iyer finished runner-up for ₹1.32 Lakhs (includes ₹33,525 in bounties). He also placed 10th in the INCOOP-81 4-Max for ₹3,009. His stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.71 Crores | Lifetime Profit: ₹21 Lakhs
The ₹5 Lakhs GTD INCOOP-86 Deepstack saw Atishay ‘momstacos’ Samuel besting JaiKiran ‘ZEEKE777’ Kumar heads-up to win his first INCOOP title for ₹98,844 (includes ₹50,322 in bounties). Kumar settled for a runner-up payout worth ₹59,108 (includes ₹10,586 in bounties).
Atishay Samuel made an impressive five ITM finishes yesterday, adding ₹1.26 Lakhs to his online tally.
His ITM finishes include:
> 1st in PokerStars India’s INCOOP-86 Deepstack for ₹98,844
> 11th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹17,200
> 26th in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#82 BIG KO for ₹4,313
> 60th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹3,750
> 37th in PokerStars India’s INCOOP-84 Night on Stars Progressive KO for ₹2,188
‘sarthak2222’ (Won INCOOP-82 Total KO 100% ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹46,171), ‘shubhiks’ (Won INCOOP-89 Ultrasonic ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹41,562), Abhishek ‘Addysonu’ Sonu (Won INCOOP-79 Afternoon on Stars ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹38,294), Akhand ‘akhand188’ Shukla (Won INCOOP-87 Bigstack Turbo ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹24,758), ‘Blacknight9769’ (Won INCOOP-81 4-Max ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹21,388), ‘MrBigSlick139’ (Won INCOOP-85 Primetime Grind ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹20,012), Mridul ‘healingp’ Kharkwal (Won INCOOP-88 Pl Omaha 6-Max Turbo ₹25K GTD for ₹12,210), ‘SAMPATKARA’ (Won INCOOP-83 Bounty Builder Progressive KO ₹40K GTD for₹ 9,388), and ‘manish_jangid’ (Won INCOOP-80 4-Max Progressive KO ₹35K GTD for ₹7,150) shipped the other Wednesday marquees on PokerStars India.
Adda52
Adda52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick flagged off on schedule at 8 PM last night, and by the time registrations closed, the event had sold 555 entry slips, filling in ₹2.37 Lakhs in overlays. The former The Mint champion Shashank ‘Goldfish03’ Shekhar took down the title for ₹3.82 Lakhs with PokerGuru Ambassador Deepankur ‘dp178’ Gupta placing runner-up for ₹2.17 Lakhs.
Shashank Shekhar made another two ITM finishes for ₹4.10 Lakhs in cumulative earnings. Last night’s win also happens to be Shekhar’s best-recorded finish this year. He boasts of ₹23.91 Lakhs in site scores and ₹6.07 Lakhs in corresponding profits.
Shashank Shekhar’s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.58 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹34.39 Lakhs
The ₹4 Lakhs GTD La Luna fared much better than the Maverick, with a ₹4.20 Lakhs prize pool collection from 256 participants. ‘Hell12′ was the last player standing and won ₹1.09 Lakhs. Ayush ‘lazyman’ Garg finished runner-up for ₹65,075.
Amrit ‘amrit1111’ Mishra (Won Nighttide DST Adda ₹1.50 Lakhs for ₹32,918), Ashwin ‘PabloEscobaaar’ Bhanushali (Won Evening Adda ₹50K GTD for ₹9,988), ‘munukan’ (Won Holdem 250 ₹20K GTD for ₹7,274) and Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh (Won Midnight Bash ₹25K GTD for ₹7,000) also bagged titles.
The other Wednesday winners were:
Player | Prize Amount | Event | Poker Site |
---|---|---|---|
Hell12 | ₹1.09 Lakhs | La Luna ₹4 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
sarthak2222 | ₹46,171 | INCOOP-82 Total KO 100% ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
Suchetana | ₹43,750 | IMPS#83 Daily ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
vikas. | ₹42,374 | Night Rider – Monster Stack ₹2.25 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
Blackgold333 | ₹41,870 | IMPS#84 Turbo ₹3 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
shubhiks | ₹41,562 | INCOOP-89 Ultrasonic ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
Abhishek 'Addysonu' Sonu | ₹38,294 | INCOOP-79 Afternoon on Stars ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
Amrit ‘amrit1111’ Mishra | ₹32,918 | Nighttide DST Adda ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
Dennis9229 | ₹30,070 | Daily Night Sprint ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
buffalosoldier | ₹27,500 | Mega Freeze (FO) ₹1 Lakh GTD | Spartan Poker |
Akhand 'akhand188' Shukla | ₹24,758 | INCOOP-87 Bigstack Turbo ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
Blacknight9769 | ₹21,388 | INCOOP-81 4-Max ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerStars India |
Sameer ‘_chipsy_’ Agarwal | ₹20,453 | UVS#17 ₹1.2 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
MrBigSlick139 | ₹20,012 | INCOOP-85 Primetime Grind ₹1 Lakh GTD | PokerStars India |
Underdoggg | ₹19,490 | UVS#14 ₹1 Lakh GTD | Spartan Poker |
vijaysoni7174 | ₹15,300 | Turbo ₹75K GTD | PokerBaazi |
Rahul ‘Vasili Arkipov’ Lal | ₹13,125 | UVS#16 4 Card PLO ₹50K GTD | Spartan Poker |
Mridul 'healingp' Kharkwal | ₹12,210 | INCOOP-88 Pl Omaha 6-MAx Turbo ₹25K GTD | PokerStars India |
Kamran777 | ₹12,140 | IMPS#81 6-Max ₹75K GTD | PokerBaazi |
sudeepsingh | 11,590 | IMPS#79 ₹60K GTD | PokerBaazi |
Ashu079 | ₹11,500 | 6 Feet Under PLO ₹25K GTD | Khelo365 |
AkguruPRO | ₹10,340 | IMPS#78 4-Max Hyper Turbo ₹50K GTD | PokerBaazi |
Ashwin ‘PabloEscobaaar’ Bhanushali | ₹9,988 | Evening Adda ₹50K GTD | Adda52 |
SAMPATKARA | ₹9,388 | INCOOP-83 Bounty Builder Progressive KO ₹40K GTD | PokerStars India |
mapaa | ₹8,890 | IMPS#80 5-PLO ₹50K GTD | PokerBaazi |
munukan | ₹7,274 | Holdem 250 ₹20K GTD | Adda52 |
manish_jangid | ₹7,150 | INCOOP-80 4-Max Progressive KO ₹35K GTD | PokerStars India |
Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh | ₹7,000 | Midnight Bash ₹25K GTD | Adda52 |
UVS – Everest ₹25 Lakhs GTD Day 1C – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 170
Re-entries – 22
Rebuys – 113
Survivors – 34
Last night, another 34 players got added to the Day 2 roster in Spartan Poker`s ₹25 Lakhs GTD UVS – Everest.
Online regular ‘TheRealG’ (anonymity requested) (232,671) topped the Day 1C survivors. Yesterday’s UVS#16 4 Card PLO ₹50K GTD champion Rahul ‘Vasili Arkhipov’ Lal (113,985) and Amandeep ‘KidTrueteller’ Reddy (89,626) also bagged healthy stacks to Day 2.
Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1C
Destiny ₹22 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 174
Re-entries/Rebuys – 200
Prize Pool – ₹22,00,000
Places Paid – 40
Spartan Poker`s ₹22 Lakhs GTD Destiny brought in a 413-entry field, registering ₹1.35 Lakhs in overlays. After seven hours of play, the former The Elite champion Abhishek ‘abhi23451’ Pandey came out on top to become the first player to secure a seat in the Destiny 22.0 SNG and a ₹4.16 Lakhs payday. He chopped the top prize three-way with ‘ddege001’ (2nd for ₹4.15 Lakhs) and M ‘LACHANCE’ Balakrishnan (3rd for ₹3.35 Lakhs).
Young Gun Karan ‘Majestic’ Radia (4th for ₹1.45 Lakhs), Young Gun Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra (5th for ₹99,000), Abhinay ‘wolowizard’ Devarakonda (6th for ₹77,000), Ankit ‘Asymptote05’ Khattar (7th for ₹61,600), and Rising Star Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna (8th for ₹55,000) also FT-ed the event.
Final Table Results
*denotes a three-way deal
Maverick ₹15 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹2,500
Entries – 275
Re-entries – 280
Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000
Places Paid – 63
Adda52`s₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick got hit by an overlay shortfall of ₹2.37 Lakhs after only 555 runners signed up to play. The first The Mint champion of the month, Shashank ‘Goldfish03’ Shekhar, topped the competition to collect ₹3.82 Lakhs – his best score of the year yet. August- The Millionaire champion PokerGuru Ambassador Deepankur ‘dp178’ Gupta secured a runner-up payday of ₹2.17 Lakhs.
Shashank Shekhar’s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.58 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹34.39 Lakhs
Rafiq ‘rehan_k’ Khan (3rd for ₹1.49 Lakhs), Akshat ‘akshat03’ Sharma (5th for ₹75,000), Sajjan ‘HaiTohHai’ Barnwal (6th for ₹52,500), and Pankaj ‘Pok3rking’ Nanda (7th for ₹41,250) also FT-ed the event.
Final Table Results
The Pride ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 130
Re-entries – 113
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 27
MPL Poker brand ambassador Dhaval ‘Rehab77’ Mudgal outran the 243-entry field in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Pride to win ₹2.35 Lakhs.
Guddu ‘gudduhero20’ Chaudhary (5th for ₹59,000), the IOPC July 2021 leaderboard topper, Young Gun Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav (6th for ₹47,200), and PokerGuru Ambassador Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha (7th for ₹39,200) also FT-ed the tourney!
The ₹3,850 entry buy-in event had to fill in ₹1.49 Lakhs in overlays.
Final Table Results
INCOOP-84 Night on Stars ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 184
Re-entries – 137
Total Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹5,98,750
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹4,01,250
Places Paid – 35
Young Gun Sanat ‘durrsanta’ Mehrotra came out on top in PokerStars India’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD INCOOP-84 Night on Stars Progressive KO to win ₹1.70 Lakhs (includes ₹71,221 in bounties). Amar ‘PsykoEko’ Iyer finished runner-up for ₹1.32 Lakhs (includes ₹33,525 in bounties).
Sanat Mehrotra placed fifth in Spartan Poker’s Destiny for an additional ₹99,000, adding almost 2.70 Lakhs on Wednesday.
The star-studded final table featured the likes of Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra (3rd for ₹74,343), Sahil ‘inaboobham’ Mahboobani (4th for ₹62,430), Akshay ‘IamUltron’ Dhingra (5th for ₹45,543) and Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar (6th for ₹42,819).
The ₹2,750 entry buy-in event registered a 321-entry field, experiencing ₹1.97 Lakhs in overlays, and the top 35 places got paid.
Final Table Results (Includes Bounties)
Wednesday Vibes ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 202
Re-entries – 48
Rebuys – 154
Prize Pool – ₹6,06,000
Places Paid – 31
Spartan Poker’s 9.30 PM fixture, the ₹6 Lakhs GTD, Wednesday Vibes, took over seven hours to play down to a winner, with the former Endeavour champion Aayush ‘Eureka226’ Arya winning the bragging rights for the top-heavy ₹1.14 Lakhs.
Aayush Arya`s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹37.17 lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹11.06 Lakhs
Tuesday’s IMPS#75 PLO HighRoller champion Harsh ‘aaja maal phuka’ Dembla (2nd for ₹86,294), INCOOP Night on Stars fourth-place finisher Sahil ‘Captain Falcon’ Mahboobani (3rd for ₹60,842, and Akshay ‘SickRun’ Gupta (6th for ₹29,633) also FT-ed the event.
Final Table Results
IMPS#82 BIG KO ₹6 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 259
Re-entries – 227
Prize Pool – ₹6,08,000
Places Paid – 54
PokerBaazi’s ₹6 Lakhs GTD IMPS#82 BIG KO found a champion in Yogesh ‘pokerbrat0118’ Choudhary, who won the title for ₹1.22 Lakhs.
Sanat ‘reddevil699’ Kaikini (3rd for ₹55,040), Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (4th for ₹40,703), Akash ‘winnerwinner’ Punshi (5th for ₹30,557), Amit ‘quark’ Kaushik (7th for ₹20,412), and Sumeet ‘Sumitsingh199’ Rajpurohit (8th for ₹16,281) also FT-ed the event.
The ₹1,650 entry buy-in event logged in 486 hopefuls, creating a ₹6.08 Lakhs prize pool. The 7:30 PM tourney ended at 4:16 AM, and the top 54 places finished ITM.
Final Table Results
INCOOP-86 Deepstack ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 110
Re-entries – 70
Total Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,75,00
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,25,000
Places Paid – 35
Atishay ‘momstacos’ Samuel was the last player standing in PokerStars India`s ₹5 Lakhs GTD INCOOP-86 Deepstack and won his first tournament in September for ₹98,844 (includes ₹50,322 in bounties). The Game Changer 4.0 champion JaiKiran ‘ZEEKE777’ Kumar finished runner-up for ₹59,108 (includes ₹10,586 in bounties).
Atishay Samuel`s stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.07 Crores | Lifetime Profit: ₹30.16 Lakhs
Ashit ‘Cringing’ Sharma (3rd for ₹53,213), Myron ‘khAAbib’ Pereira (4th for ₹29,039), Pranav ‘PranV’ Agrawal (5th for ₹25,729), Young Gun Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover (6th for ₹25,589), Sandeep ‘effuno007’ Varma RS (7th for ₹17,545), Yash ‘Yash9694’ Jain (8th for ₹14,652) and Tanay ‘tanayp’ Parekh (9th for ₹18,708), also earned final table payouts.
The event logged in 180 entrants, falling ₹50,000 short of the advertised guarantee. The top 35 finishers received payouts.
Final Table Results (Includes Bounties)
La Luna ₹4 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹1,800
Entries – 141
Re-entries – 115
Prize Pool – ₹4,19,842
Places Paid – 27
Unlike the Maverick, Adda52`s ₹4 Lakhs GTD La Luna ran into profit since 256 entries generated a healthy ₹4.20 Lakhs prize pool. The top 27 finishers earned a share of the money, with ‘Hell12′ (opted out of our tracking) walking away as the champion. They won the top prize of ₹1.09 Lakhs after defeating Ayush’ lazyman’ Garg (2nd for ₹65,075) in the heads-up play.
Debneil’ NoobNeil’ Mukherjee (5th for ₹24,141) also made it to the six-max FT.
UVS – Bluff Master ₹4 Lakhs GTD – Day 1C – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹99
Entries – 174
Re-entries – 35
Rebuys – 165
Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000
Survivors – 40
The third flight of the ₹4 Lakhs GTD UVS – Bluff Master had 374 players signing up for the ₹99 buy-in tourney, and 40 out of them booked a seat to Day 2.
Kiran ‘KingAA’ Kumar (241,392), ‘The King of POP‘ (198,545), and Madhab ‘madhabpal2017’ Pal (148,304) happened to be the top three finishers of the day.
Spartan Poker regular Ashish ‘Ataraxia’ Kaushik (104,998) and Murali ‘madlad666’ Mohan (98,633) were others who made the top 10 chip counts list.
Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1C
6 Feet Under PLO ₹25K GTD – Khelo365
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 23
Re-entries – 15
Prize Pool – ₹25,000
Places Paid – 4
‘Ashu079’ shipped Khelo365’s ₹25K GTD 6 Feet Under PLO for ₹11,500. ‘Loveyoudeler’ came second for ₹6,500.
This report was updated at 8 PM on 16.09.2021.
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