Daily Majors: Pandey, Kukreja & Kripalani Rake in the Big Monday Scores

With Spartan Poker’s IOPC, Adda52’s APF, and PokerBaazi’s IMPS now done and dusted, online action has literally plummeted, and the contrast over Sunday was glaring. Widening the gap were technical issues on Adda52 that caused all Monday tournaments to be canceled. Siddharth Pandey was clearly the star of the day as he won not one but two marquee tourneys while finishing runner-up in another smaller event, raking in over ₹3.70 Lakhs. Here is the complete recap.

Spartan Poker

With the IOPC July edition now in the books, Spartan Poker returned to its regularly scheduled events from Monday. Headlining the roster was the ₹12 Lakhs GTD Recharge that locked in 599 entries, just one entry short of break-even. Mystery user ‘Sid297’ raced past the field to claim the title and top prize of ₹2.32 Lakhs, just as ‘Mervinn’ came in second for ₹1.47 Lakhs.

The other big-ticket tourney on Spartan Poker was the ₹6 Lakhs GTD The Flash. Attracting 622 entrants, the site had to fill in an overlay of ₹22,000. Site regular ‘Armitrage’ shipped the event for ₹1.20 Lakhs, following a heads-up battle with ‘princepokker’ (runner-up for ₹75,884).

PokerBaazi

PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Bout wrangled in 420 contenders and surpassed its listed guarantee by ₹58,000. Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey championed the event and banked a ₹2.13 Lakhs winner’s payout, after besting Dinesh ‘htc170209’ Kukreja in the heads-up. Kukreja took home ₹1.49 Lakhs for his runner-up finish. Pandey also finished runner-up in PokerBaazi’s ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO Boost Monster for ₹21,878 to cross ₹2.50 Crores in recorded winnings.

The Game Changer 3.0 champion Siddhanth ‘ender’ Kripalani deserves special mention for not only finishing third in The Bout for ₹95,810 but also for final tabling Spartan Poker’s ReCharge, placing ninth for ₹22,920. Kripalani is presently ranked #5 on the monthly leaderboard with ₹48.73 Lakhs in winnings.

PokerStars India

PokerStars India’s misfortune with overlays continued as the site’s Monday flagship tournament, the ₹7 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale, fell short by ₹60,000 after registering 256 entries. Siddharth ‘siddonuts’ Pandey claimed his second title of the night, winning₹1.39 Lakhs following a three-way deal with ‘Monikgowda123’ (runner-up for ₹72,761) and ‘mr.bhatia’ (3rd for ₹68,489). With this win, Pandey’s cumulative winnings on Monday reached ₹3.73 Lakhs.

Adda52

Adda52 has been facing technical issues for quite some time now. The site’s Adda52 Online Poker Series (AOPS) was temporarily derailed due to the same problem, and last night, the issues emerged again. A message announcing the technical difficulties was shared on Facebook.

The other Monday winners were:

Recharge ₹12 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 297

Re-entries – 114

Re-buys – 188

Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 55

The Monday marquee on Spartan Poker, the ₹12 Lakhs GTD Recharge just missed the break-even mark by 1 entry on the back of 599 entries, and the top 55 places got paid.

Championing the event was ‘Sid297’ who took home a paycheck of ₹2.32 Lakhs after prevailing over ‘Mervinn’ (runner-up for ₹1.47 Lakhs) in the heads-up. The runner-up finisher got the much-needed score on the site but still sits at a loss of around ₹2 Lakhs.

Wilson ‘PokerBadger’ Yomso (6^th for ₹52,560) and Siddhanth ‘sidstack’ Kripalani (9^th for ₹22,920) were others who posted FT scores.

Final Table Results

1. Sid297 – ₹2,32,800
2. Mervinn – ₹1,47,600
3. notoriusB.I.G – ₹1,06,680
4. jallikattu1108 – ₹86,280
5. munnuk786 – ₹68,280
6. Wilson ‘PokerBadger’ Yomso – ₹52,560
7. 1-855-925-7070 – ₹37,454
8. KalaAngrez – ₹28,320
9. Siddhanth ‘sidstack’ Kripalani – ₹22,920

The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 208

Re-entries – 215

Prize Pool – ₹10,58,000

Places Paid – 54

PokerBaazi’s Monday bonanza,the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Bout accumulated ₹10.58 Lakhs in the prize pool, backed by 423 entries of which only 54 runners crossed the money line.

Online regular Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey came out on top to win the title and the first-place prize worth ₹2.13 Lakhs. After battling it out for nearly seven hours, Pandey’s heads-up opponent Dinesh ‘htc170209’ Kukreja finished runner-up for ₹1.49 Lakhs.

The Game Changer 3.0 ₹2 Crores GTD champion Siddhanth ‘ender’ Kripalani (3rd for ₹95,810), Prabhakar ‘MrDependable’ Che (5th for ₹53,190), and Tanmay ‘truman’ Benara (7th for ₹35,530) were the other FT finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey – ₹2,13,000
2. Dinesh ‘htc170209’ Kukreja – ₹1,49,000
3. Siddhanth ‘ender’ Kripalani – ₹95,810
4. kaamkaro – ₹70,850
5. Prabhakar ‘MrDependable’ Che – ₹53,190
6. Coolbuddy – ₹42,620
7. Tanmay ‘truman’ Benara – ₹35,530
8. DesiProfessor – ₹28,340
9. iveyleague9009 – ₹21,260

Battle Royale ₹7 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 130

Re-entries – 126

Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000

Places Paid – 44

Topping a field of 256 entries (130 unique and 126 re-entries), Siddharth ‘siddonuts’ Pandey won PokerStars India’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale for ₹1.39 Lakhs after striking a three-way deal with ‘Monikgowda123’ (runner-up for ₹72,761) and ‘mr.bhatia’ (3^rd for ₹68,489).

The Mumbai-based Pandey also won PokerBaazi`s Monday flagship The Bout yesterday and presently boasts of ₹2.53 Crores in recorded online winnings.

The ₹2,750 buy-in tournament had to fill an overlay of ₹60,000.

Vaibhav ‘vaibsss’ Bhatia (5^th for ₹31,888), Debneil ‘ChhotaD0N’ Mukherjee (6^th for ₹16,480) and Kunal ‘charsilaladka’ Chaudhary (8^th for ₹20,266) posted FT scores.

Final Table Results

1. Siddharth ‘siddonuts’ Pandey – ₹1,39,336*
2. Monikgowda123 – ₹72,761*
3. mr.bhatia – ₹68,489*
4. Mr.Blackeh – ₹39,771
5. Vaibhav ‘vaibsss’ Bhatia – ₹31,888
6. Debneil ‘ChhotaD0N’ Mukherjee – ₹16,480
7. hedgehog9316 – ₹12,944
8. Kunal ‘charsilaladka’ Chaudhary – ₹20,266
9. rajmachawal – ₹8,549

*denotes 3-way deal

The Flash ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 312

Re-entries – 113

Re-buys – 197

Prize Pool – ₹6,22,000

Places Paid – 63

Spartan Poker’s ₹6 Lakhs GTD The Flash had 622 runners, enough to surpass the advertised guarantee by ₹22,000.

After six hours and fifty minutes of play, the afternoon tourney crowned mystery user ‘Armitrage’ as the winner, who beat ‘princepokker’ (runner-up for ₹75,884) heads-up to earn a₹1.20 Lakhs payday.

For the winner, it was their first major title under this moniker on the site. Their biggest score on the site is a third-place finish in IOPC#46 Destiny for ₹8.12 Lakhs on July 16. The mystery user has over ₹41.90 Lakhs in MTT winnings on Spartan Poker.

Shyam ‘shyam1190’ Sundar finished 4^th for ₹43,229.

Final Table Results

1. Armitrage – ₹1,20,357
2. princepokker – ₹75,884
3. Mr.Bojangles – ₹54,425
4. Shyam ‘shyam1190’ Sundar – ₹43,229
5. Spartacus123 – ₹33,899
6. uiiieee – ₹26,559
7. Baba27 – ₹19,966
8. Mr_feder_tilts – ₹14,182
9. Dabidi_Dibide – ₹11,320

Pocket Lunch ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 85

Re-Entries – 63

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 27

The daily afternoon tourney on Pocket52, the ₹2 Lakh GTD Pocket Lunch, attracted 148 entries to post an overlay of ₹52,000.

‘Romosa’ outlasted them all, including ‘nammy09’ (runner-up for ₹28,000) to win the title and the ₹46,000 cash prize that came with it.

Pocket Queens ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 146

Re-Entries – 58

Prize Pool – ₹2,04,000

Places Paid – 36

Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna from Kolkata traversed a field of 204 entries, including ‘tiltmenot’ (runner-up for ₹27,540) heads-up to win the up-top prize worth ₹45,900 in Pocket52’s ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Queens.

The tourney accrued ₹2.04 Lakhs in the prize pool and paid out 36 places.

Anooj ‘Anoojvp’ Vp finished 4^th for ₹15,810.

Pocket Dinner ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 93

Re-Entries – 46

Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000

Places Paid – 27

The ₹1.5 Lakh GTD Pocket Dinner logged in 139 entries to post an overlay worth ₹11,000.

‘Venkyy’ was the last player standing after defeating ‘Surya’ (runner-up for ₹21,000) heads-up to win ₹34,500.

Somesh ‘JackNotMa’ Patel (4th for ₹12,000) and Kuldeep ‘Pannuk’ Pannu (5th for₹9,000) posted FT finishes.

Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal

Buy-in – ₹385

Entries – 83

Re-buys – 62

Add-ons – 44

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 13

Poker Dangal’s ₹1 Lakh GTD Monday Blues played out amid 189 entries that included 83 unique players, 62 rebuys, and 44 add-ons. The event still fell short of meeting its guarantee, suffering a ₹33,850 overlay.

The final 13 spots were paid, and taking home the biggest cheque worth ₹24,500 was ‘_luffy_1x1.

Grinder 2.0NLHE ₹20K GTD – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹275

Entries – 44

Re-entries – 41

Prize Pool – ₹21,250

Places Paid – 9

Scoring back-to-back wins in the ₹20K GTD Grinder 2.0 NLHE on Khelo365 was ‘kumaraniket,’ who won ₹6,800. He had won this same event on Sunday for ₹6,800.

This report was updated at 1:30 PM on 28.07.2020.

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