Daily Majors: Tarun Goyal Makes History With a Spectacular ₹1.10 Crore WSOP Bracelet Victory on Natural8 India; Five Poker Millionaires Crowned on Mega Friday!

PokerBaazi’s ₹60 Crore GTD Indian Poker Masters is a runaway train, and Friday’s action was pure, unadulterated chaos! Five high-value tournaments exploded onto the scene, showering players with a mind-boggling ₹2.25 Crores in guaranteed prizes and minting four poker millionaires. The energy was electric, with qualifiers for the IPM Micro Main Event and Main Event turning up the heat on this already record-breaking series. The best is yet to come! With just two days left in the series and a mind-blowing ₹12.45 Crores still up for grabs across 14 tournaments, this weekend is shaping up to be an unforgettable poker extravaganza!

And let’s not forget about this Sunday – it’s going to be legendary! Natural8 India is hosting the WSOP Online Series, and the poker community is buzzing with anticipation for what could be a record-shattering weekend on the virtual tables.

Amidst all this high-stakes drama, Tarun Goyal stole the show with a performance that will be etched in poker history. This poker powerhouse is on an absolute tear. Fresh off his nail-biting runner-up finish in Natural8 India’s Bounty Hunters HR Main Event 525 last Sunday, where he pocketed an eye-popping ₹1.04 Crores, Goyal wasn’t done yet. Last night, he bulldozed his way through a field of 881 players in the 2024 WSOP Online Event #4: $840 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha 840, walking away with a life-changing N8D 109,561.83 (~₹1.10 Crores), including N8D 64,582.82 in bounties, and the coveted WSOP bracelet. That makes him the ninth Indian to win a bracelet and India’s 12th bracelet win overall – the fifth in an online event and the third this year alone. With back-to-back crore-plus wins, Goyal’s now sitting pretty at #2 in the Player of the Year race, solidifying his status as a true Indian poker legend.

Back on PokerBaazi, the high rollers were battling it out in the IPM#136 Super HighRoller, the series’ most expensive event. Vishal Tulsyan, a two-time The Millionaire champ, put on a masterclass, dominating the stacked field to claim his first-ever IPM title, a staggering ₹22.43 Lakhs cash prize, and the glorious IPM trophy. This victory is not only his fourth title of 2024 and his tenth seven-figure score but also his second-best online score ever, his top performance on PokerBaazi, and his best showing of the year. With cash finishes in two other IPM events, Tulsyan’s total haul for Friday reached a stunning ₹22.58 Lakhs, making him the day’s second-highest earner.

And to make the win even sweeter, Tulsyan achieved this feat by outlasting none other than India’s poker pioneer, Aditya Agarwal, in a thrilling heads-up battle. Fresh off his historic WSOP bracelet win in Las Vegas, Agarwal finished runner-up for a still-massive ₹17.19 Lakhs, his best online score this year.

Vishal Ojha, the 2023 USOP Main Event champion and 2023 People’s Poker Championship nominee, is an unstoppable force. Hot on the heels of his victory in IPM#14 (6-Max) Hyper, Ojha clinched his third IPM title (second in this series) in PokerBaazi’s IPM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper for a massive ₹7.03 Lakhs, bringing his total Friday winnings to ₹7.22 Lakhs across two deep runs. Akshay Kapoor, the beloved streamer and vlogger, also had a fantastic Friday, securing second place in the IPM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper for ₹4.69 Lakhs and boosting his total earnings to ₹4.87 Lakhs.

Aditya S Anand broke his four-year title drought in spectacular fashion with a win in PokerBaazi’s IPM#134 Megastack. This triumph earned him a personal-best ₹5.06 Lakhs on the platform and his first-ever IPM title. With an additional cash in (7-Max) SPRINT, Anand’s Friday haul reached ₹5.08 Lakhs. Saurabh Rohila, fresh off an Adda52 Maverick win, grabbed second place in the IPM#134 Megastack for ₹2.95 Lakhs, bringing his Friday total to a scorching ₹14.67 Lakhs (at least) across three final table finishes, highlighted by a fourth-place showing in the IPM#136 Super HighRoller worth ₹10.54 Lakhs.

Shiven Meena, still riding high from his triumph in Adda52’s Iron Man and a string of solid final table showings, stormed through PokerBaazi’s IPM#132 (PLO-6) (PKO), snagging his first-ever IPM title and a career-best ₹4.17 Lakhs. An additional deep run pushed his total winnings to ₹4.24 Lakhs. The long-time regular ‘intervention,’ coming off a (7-Max) Daily SPRINT win earlier this month, walked away as the runner-up with ₹2.54 Lakhs.

Over at Adda52, ‘strpkr95’ scripted a comeback story for the ages, finally breaking through after six long years to capture their first-ever title. Their victory in The Ballers, worth a personal-best ₹4 Lakhs, more than doubled their previous best score. Seasoned pro and 2022 POY #2, Ashish Ahuja, fresh off his IPM#99 Megastack victory, narrowly missed out on another title, finishing second in The Ballers for ₹2.95 Lakhs. Ahuja’s Friday exploits culminated in at least ₹3.04 Lakhs in total winnings across two deep runs.

Atishay Samuel, a three-time The Endeavour champion and two-time Blockbuster winner, also snapped a long 13-month title hiatus by winning PokerBaazi`s IPM#133 (6-Max) Hyper in a super-fast showdown, taking home ₹1.86 Lakhs after a heads-up deal. Aditya Bahl almost grabbed his first IPM title, finishing second and earning a personal-best ₹1.89 Lakhs from the deal and raking in ₹2.08 Lakhs across two deep runs.

On Junglee Poker, Kabir Tandon, riding high on form with back-to-back runner-up finishes in the Monday Monster and Wednesday Superstack, finally grabbed the elusive title in Friday Supernova, claiming ₹1.34 Lakhs.

And finally, let’s give a shoutout to the other Friday champions! Ambika Chowdhury, Swapnil Patil, Piyush Baid, Shubham Badjatya, Divyansh Chandra, Samay Singh Modi, and Ashish Kumar secured well-deserved victories across various platforms.

Here are the Friday highlights!

PokerBaazi

IPM#136 Super HighRoller – ₹1.25 Crores GTD

Buy-in – ₹57,500

Entries – 193

Re-entries – 106

Prize Pool – ₹1,49,50,000

Places Paid – 56

The online poker scene was on fire Friday night as the country`s biggest-ever MTT poker extravaganza, PokerBaazi`s colossal ₹60 Crores GTD Indian Poker Masters, took another step closer towards its grand finale. With five mega tournaments dishing out a jaw-dropping ₹2.25 Crores in guaranteed prizes, plus qualifiers for the IPM Micro Main Event and Main Event, the excitement is reaching a boiling point.

But the night’s biggest story unfolded on Natural8 India, where Tarun Goyal etched his name in poker history by becoming the ninth Indian player to win a coveted WSOP bracelet! He battled through a fierce field of 881 players in the 2024 WSOP Online Event #4: $840 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha, emerging victorious with a life-changing N8D 109,561.83 (~₹1.10 Crores), including N8D 64582.82 in bounties. This is India’s 12th bracelet win, the fifth in an online event, and the third this year – an incredible achievement the entire Indian poker community is celebrating!

Meanwhile, back on PokerBaazi, the IPM#136 Super High Roller, the most expensive buy-in event on the IPM schedule and the eighth eight-figure tournament of the series was the centre of attention. With a staggering ₹57,500 entry fee and a massive ₹1.25 Crores prize pool guarantee, this 7:30 PM showstopper event attracted 193 top regs, clocking in 299 total entries, and kept everyone on the edge of their seats for almost 7.5 hours

In the end, Vishal ‘dilbaghsingh’ Tulsyan came out on top of the star-studded field to bag the top honours. Tulsyan, no stranger to big wins with victories in events like the Adda52 AOPS Main Event and the APT Online India Super HighRoller, and a two-time The Millionaire winner, crushed the competition to win his first-ever IPM title, a staggering ₹22.43 Lakhs cash prize, and the coveted IPM trophy. This marks his fourth title of 2024, tenth seven-figure score, second-best online score, and his best score on PokerBaazi. Talk about a dominating performance!

But Tulsyan wasn’t done yet. He also cashed in two more IPM tournaments on Friday, bringing his total winnings to a mind-blowing ₹22.58 Lakhs, making him the second biggest winner of the day.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s IPM#136 Super HighRoller for ₹22,42,500

> 130th in PokerBaazi’s IPM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper for ₹8,902

> 71st in PokerBaazi’s IPM#132 (PLO-6) (PKO)for ₹6,500

Fresh off his historic WSOP bracelet win in Las Vegas, India’s poker pioneer Aditya ‘Istredd’ Agarwal came close to grabbing his first IPM title last night. He put up a valiant fight in the IPM#136 Super HighRoller, firing two bullets and finishing as the runner-up for a whopping ₹17.19 Lakhs – his best online score this year.

Aditya Agarwal’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker, and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹11.93 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.39 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #12

Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi also had a fantastic night. This NPS#70 Deepdive gold medalist, who finished third in Monday’s IPM#110 (7-Max) Turbo, snagged another third-place finish in the IPM#136 Super HighRoller, taking home ₹13.75 Lakhs. This marks his second-best career score and his best score of 2024! Joshi also cashed in the IPM#134 Megastack, bringing his total winnings for the day to over ₹13.80 Lakhs. These results have propelled him to #55 on the ₹1 Crore GTD IPM Series Leaderboard with 42 cashes.

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s IPM#136 Super HighRoller for ₹13,75,400

> 150th in PokerBaazi’s IPM#134 Megastack for ₹5,055

Akshay Joshi’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.35 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹86.06 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | Moves to #55 on the ₹1 Crore GTD IPM Series Leaderboard

The IPM#136 Super HighRoller final table was a shark tank featuring heavy hitters like Wednesday’s Maverick champion and last night’s The Ballers finalist Saurabh ‘Twister’ Rohila (4th for ₹10.54 Lakhs), Thursday’s IPM#129 (6-Max) Superstack runner-up Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (5th for ₹7.48 Lakhs), and Abhishek ‘drpokerabc’ Chinya (6th for ₹5.98 Lakhs).

Several poker luminaries who marked their territory in the IPM#136 Super HighRoller were James ‘JoMathu’ Mathews (7th for ₹5.02 Lakhs), Mohit ‘mohitbothra26’ Bothra (8th for ₹4.10 Lakhs), captain of the Kolkata Wizards at the Pocket52 PSL Season 6 Young Gun Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi (9th for ₹3.21 Lakhs), two-time Poker Dream Main Event champion Nishant ‘nishant177’ Sharma (10th for ₹3.21 Lakhs), ‘Prince of May’ Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma (11th for ₹3.21 Lakhs), the in-form Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan (12th for ₹2.38 Lakhs), Avadh ‘Sting240’ Shah (13th for ₹2.38 Lakhs), Harsh ‘buric21’ Bharti (15th for ₹2.38 Lakhs), PokerBaazi Team Pro Abhishek ‘singhsaab’ Goindi (16th for ₹1.73 Lakhs), Pranay ‘5pranay’ Chaudhry (17th for ₹1.73 Lakhs), Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta (19th for ₹1.73 Lakhs), and Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot (20th for ₹1.73 Lakhs)!

Even with a steep ₹57,500 buy-in, the IPM#136 Super HighRoller was a rousing success. It obliterated its advertised guarantee, generating a mind-blowing prize pool of ₹1.50 Crores! The top 56 finishers got a piece of the pie, with even a min-cash worth a handsome ₹80,730. With only two days of action left in the Indian Poker Masters, the stakes are higher than ever.

Final Table Results

1. Vishal ‘dilbaghsingh’ Tulsyan – ₹22,42,500
2. Aditya ‘Istredd’ Agarwal – ₹17,19,250
3. Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi – ₹13,75,400
4. Saurabh ‘Twister’ Rohila – ₹10,53,975
5. Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia – ₹7,47,500
6. Abhishek ‘drpokerabc’ Chinya – ₹5,98,000

IPM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper – ₹40 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,750

Entries – 476

Re-entries – 461

Prize Pool – ₹46,85,000

Places Paid – 146

PokerBaazi`s record-breaking ₹60 Crores GTD Indian Poker Masters is reaching its climax, and the action is hotter than ever! Friday night was another high-stakes bonanza, with five thrilling events dishing out a whopping ₹2.25 Crores in guaranteed prizes. Amidst the chaos, Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha, the poker phenom who conquered the 2023 USOP Main Event and earned a 2023 People’s Poker Championship nomination, once again proved his dominance on the virtual felts.

He’s been on a tear in the IPM, racking up flagship titles left and right. Last night was no different, as he clinched his third IPM victory—and second in this series—in PokerBaazi’s ₹40 Lakhs GTD IPM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper.

Ojha came out swinging in the 9:30 PM IPM flagship event, the second-biggest IPM attraction of the day. Firing four bullets, he crushed a field of 476 players (937 total entries) in a lightning-fast four-hour battle. This impressive win, his second IPM title of the series following his earlier victory in IPM#14 (6-Max) Hyper, netted him a massive ₹7.03 Lakhs top prize. He clearly seems to have cracked the code to winning Hyper tournaments!

Ojha also made a deep run in Adda52’s The Ballers, finishing 19th for ₹19,281, bringing his total earnings for the day to a whopping ₹7.22 Lakhs. With this performance, he’s now comfortably placed at #36 on the ₹1 Crore GTD IPM Series Leaderboard!

Vishal Ojha’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.77 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.67 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #9 | IPM Titles Won: #3 | Moves to #36 on the ₹1 Crore GTD IPM Series leaderboard

But IPM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper wasn’t just a one-man show. Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor, the beloved streamer and vlogger, also turned in a stellar performance, securing the runner-up spot for a hefty ₹4.69 Lakhs. Another deep run in IPM#134 Megastack boosted his total Friday winnings to a sweet ₹4.87 Lakhs.

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s IPM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper for ₹4,68,500

> 22nd in PokerBaazi’s IPM#134 Megastack for ₹18,872

Akshay Kapoor’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.89 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹86.29 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #4

IPM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper final table was not lacking talent, featuring seasoned regulars like Anilkumar ‘jat777’ Singh (3rd for ₹3.45 Lakhs) and Sriram ‘Srinegs9210’ Subramanian (5th for ₹2.15 Lakhs).

With its ₹5,750 buy-in, IPM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper lived up to the hype, drawing a massive crowd and smashing its guarantee to create a whopping ₹46.85 Lakhs prize pool. The top 146 finishers shared in the enhanced kitty, with even the min-cash being a very respectable ₹8,902.

Final Table Results

1. Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha – ₹7,02,750
2. Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor – ₹4,68,500
3. Anilkumar ‘jat777’ Singh – ₹3,45,285
4. DeepAru1 – ₹2,67,514
5. Sriram ‘Srinegs9210’ Subramanian – ₹2,15,042

IPM#134 Megastack – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,875

Entries – 650

Re-entries – 698

Prize Pool – ₹33,70,000

Places Paid – 207

The excitement is reaching fever pitch as PokerBaazi’s ₹60 Crores GTD Indian Poker Masters barrels towards its grand finale! Friday, the third-last day of this monumental series, was a non-stop thrill ride, with five high-stakes events dishing out a mind-blowing ₹2.25 Crores in guaranteed prizes. With qualifiers for the IPM Micro Main Event and Main Event also in the mix, the energy was off the charts!

Amidst the high-stakes action, Aditya ‘StuUnger’ S Anand finally broke his four-year title drought in spectacular fashion, capturing his maiden IPM title in the day’s third IPM event. He conquered PokerBaazi’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD IPM#134 Megastack, ransacking a field of 1,348 contenders (650 unique) in the 6 PM flagship event.

In an intense and furious battle that lasted a gruelling 8.5 hours, Anand claimed the coveted title and a massive ₹5.06 Lakhs top prize, marking his highest score of 2024 and his best-ever payday on PokerBaazi. To add to his winnings, he also picked up a smaller cash prize in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT, bringing his total earnings for Friday to a solid ₹5.08 Lakhs!

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s IPM#134 Megastack for ₹5,05,500

> 17th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,514

Aditya S Anand’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹23.98 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.29 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | IPM Titles Won: #1

Saurabh ‘twister’ Rohila (opted out of our tracking), the IIT Delhi alum with a poker resume that will make your head spin, was also on fire, carrying his momentum from winning Adda52’s Maverick on Wednesday into a profitable Friday night. Firing five bullets in the Megastack, he claimed the runner-up spot for ₹2.95 Lakhs.

But Rohila’s night didn’t end there. Just 1.5 hours later, he grabbed fourth place in the high-octane IPM#136 Super HighRoller for a jaw-dropping ₹10.54 Lakhs. He then rounded off his night with a fifth-place finish in Adda52’s The Ballers, adding another ₹1.18 Lakhs to his earnings. Rohila raked in a mind-blowing ₹14.67 Lakhs at least, cementing his place among the five poker millionaires of the night.

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s IPM#136 Super HighRoller for ₹10,53,975

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s IPM#134 Megastack for ₹2,94,875

> 5th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹1,18,403

Arjun ‘arr86’ Raghani, fresh off a string of final-table finishes in Daily Boost, IPM#88 (6-Max) and Spartan Poker’s Supreme last week, achieved a notable third-place finish in the Megastack, netting ₹2.21 Lakhs. Raghani also went deep in two other IPM events, boosting his total earnings for the day to a solid ₹2.37 Lakhs.

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s IPM#134 Megastack for ₹2,20,735

> 69th in PokerBaazi’s IPM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper for ₹14,055

> 43rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,018

Arjun Raghani’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.37 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹49.74 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #8 | Moves to #80 on the ₹1 Crore GTD IPM Series Leaderboard

Meanwhile, Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma, the ‘Prince of May,’ kept the momentum going from his seventh-place finish in Natural8 India’s Zodiac Main Event on Wednesday. He fired two bullets in the Megastack and landed in seventh place again, adding ₹78,521 to his winnings. It seems like nothing can stop this guy!

The ₹2,875 buy-in IPM#134 Megastack was an all-out poker brawl, drawing a huge crowd and creating a ₹33.70 Lakhs prize pool, well above its advertised guarantee. The top 207 finishers claimed their share of the winnings, making for a night of intense and rewarding poker action all around.

Final Table Results

1. Aditya ‘StuUnger’ S Anand – ₹5,05,500
2. Saurabh ‘twister’ Rohila – ₹2,94,875
3. Arjun ‘arr86’ Raghani – ₹2,20,735
4. milanbiwas – ₹1,68,500
5. p10babu – ₹1,33,115
6. tonystark19 – ₹1,01,100
7. Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma – ₹78,521
8. oled – ₹60,660

IPM#132 (PLO-6) (PKO) – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,450

Entries – 304

Re-entries – 602

Total Prize Pool – ₹27,18,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹18,12,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹9,06,000

Places Paid – 146

Shiven ‘Sampapa’ Meena, the online mid-stakes sensation, has been crushing it lately. After a frustrating eight-week dry spell without a title, Meena has come roaring back to life, making four final tables last week alone and snagging a victory in Adda52’s Iron Man on Monday.

But he wasn’t done there. After a solid final table showing in IPM#120 (PLO-6) on Wednesday, he came back even stronger. He clinched his first-ever IPM title in PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD IPM#132 (PLO-6) (PKO) on Friday, marking his second major win this week.

With the swagger of a southern gunslinger straight out of a Tarantino flick, Meena down a field of 304 challengers (906 total entries) in the 3:30 PM IPM flagship, the first IPM event of the day, in an epic 8-hour and 19-minute battle. He fired an insane 11 bullets before finally emerging victorious, proving that persistence pays off. His determination earned him a career-best ₹4.17 Lakhs (₹1.18 Lakhs in bounties) payday – making the steep investment worthwhile.

Adding to his triumph, Meena also cashed in the IPM#134 Megastack, finishing 68th for ₹7,414. This brought his total Friday winnings to an enviable ₹4.24 Lakhs!

Shiven Meena’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.51 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹41.25 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #7

The long-time regular ‘intervention’ (anonymity requested), coming off a (7-Max) Daily SPRINT win earlier this month, had another great showing, taking second place in IPM#132 (PLO-6) (PKO) and a neat ₹2.54 Lakhs (₹54,415 in bounties) after firing a couple of bullets.

Another PokerBaazi grinder, ‘pokerkid2606,’ also battled his way to the IPM#120 (PLO-6) final table, finishing third and earning ₹1.69 Lakhs (₹22,999 in bounties).

Sunday standout Snehil ‘GTORanges’ Aggarwal (5th for ₹1.39 Lakhs) (₹47,377 in bounties) and Kishor ‘greatper’ Bhanushali (6th for ₹82,959) (₹15,359 in bounties) also made their presence felt at the IPM#132 (PLO-6) (PKO) final table, adding some serious cash to their bankrolls.

The ₹3,450 buy-in IPM#132 (PLO-6) (PKO) was a massive success, surpassing its advertised guarantee by ₹7.18 Lakhs and creating a whopping ₹27.18 Lakhs prize pool. The top 146 finishers all got a piece of the pie, with even the min-cash being a very respectable ₹3,800.

Final Table Results

1. Shiven ‘Sampapa’ Meena – ₹4,16,918
2. intervention – ₹2,54,415
3. pokerkid2606 – ₹1,69,399
4. j2sera – ₹1,17,825
5. Snehil ‘GTORanges’ Aggarwal – ₹1,39,177
6. Kishor ‘greatper’ Bhanushali – ₹82,959

IPM#133 (6-Max) Hyper – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,300

Entries – 375

Re-entries – 373

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 108

Friday night was another scorcher at the Indian Poker Masters on PokerBaazi, with ₹2.25 Crores in guaranteed prizes up for grabs across five thrilling events. And among the victors crowned last night was Atishay ‘nutscracker’ Samuel, a three-time The Endeavour champion and two-time Blockbuster winner. This Bengaluru-based regular finally shattered his 13-month title drought in a blaze of glory, capturing his first-ever IPM title in PokerBaazi’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD IPM#133 (6-Max) Hyper!

This high-octane 4:30 PM flagship event saw Samuel take on a stacked field of 748 entries (375 unique). He came out on top in a lightning-fast showdown that lasted just three hours and 39 minutes, pocketing a cool ₹1.86 Lakhs after a heads-up deal – his biggest score of the year!

Atishay Samuel’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker, and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.25 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹87.22 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | IPM Titles Won: #1

Not to be outdone, Aditya ‘addyb’ Bahl, a PokerBaazi regular known for his clutch performances whenever on a downswing, also made a splash in the IPM#133 Hyper. While the top spot eluded him, he walked away with a personal best ₹1.89 Lakhs on PokerBaazi (his second-best overall) for his runner-up finish, thanks to the heads-up deal. Bahl also made a deep run in IPM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper (40th for ₹18,740), bringing his total Friday winnings to a tidy ₹2.08 Lakhs.

Vaibhav ‘durrrr1310’ Saigal, who’s been crushing it at the ongoing Indian Poker Masters with victories in the IPM#68 (PLO-4) HighRoller and IPM#96 Superstack and three other runner-up finishes, continued his impressive run. He racked up a sweet ₹1.98 Lakhs across four IPM tournaments, including a podium finish in the IPM#133 Hyper. This stellar performance catapulted him back on top of the ₹1 Crore GTD IPM Series Leaderboard and to #18 on the ₹25 Lakhs GTD IPM 3rd Week Leaderboard. He’s also back in the top five in the August leaderboard rankings!

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s IPM#133 (6-Max) Hyper for ₹1,11,000

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s PM#132 (PLO-6) for ₹56,925

> 45th in PokerBaazi’s PM#138 (5-Max) Big Hyper for ₹18,740

> 40th in PokerBaazi’s IPM#132 Megastack for ₹11,458

The IPM#133 Hyper also saw solid final table runs by Sunday’s IPM#97 (PLO-5) Micro finalist Utkarsh ‘Utkraj4’ Raj (4th for ₹86,100) and the recent IPM#124 (4-Max) Hyper champion Shivakumar ‘Shivack’ Channappa (6th for ₹57,600).

With a buy-in of ₹2,300, the IPM#133 (6-Max) Hyper nearly hit its ₹15 Lakhs guarantee, falling just two entries short. The top 108 players cashed in this thrilling event, with even those just making the money walking away with ₹4,500.

Final Table Results

1. Atishay ‘nutscracker’ Samuel – ₹1,85,514*
2. Aditya ‘addyb’ Bahl – ₹1,89,486*
3. Vaibhav ‘durrrr1310’ Saigal – ₹1,11,000
4. Utkarsh ‘Utkraj4’ Raj – ₹86,100
5. thablack – ₹71,250
6. Shivakumar ‘Shivack’ Channappa – ₹57,600

*denotes a heads-up deal

₹6 Crores GTD IPM#137 Main Event – Qualifier 7

Q7 > Entries – 315 | Re-entries – 94 | Survivors – 29 | Chip Leader – Prateek ‘zpAAced’ Manjrekar (825,000)

Combined > Entries – 1,706 | Re-entries – 526 | Survivors – 191 (unique) | Overall Chip Leader – Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan (1,583,000)

₹2 Crores GTD IPM#135 Micro Main Event – Qualifier 5

Q5 > Entries – 547 | Re-entries – 238 | Survivors – 73 | Chip Leader – Samarth ‘tiltsingh’ Bhandari (533,000)

Combined > Entries – 2,747 | Re-entries – 1,280 | Survivors – 375 (unique) | Overall Chip Leader – Samarth ‘tiltsingh’ Bhandari (533,000)

Indian Poker Master Series Leaderboard – Day 20

Indian Poker Masters 3rd Week Leaderboard – Day 5

Ambika ‘IronThrone’ Chowdhury (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹55,200), ‘shyrhy’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹16,730), and ‘bullgod’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Midnight SPRINT for ₹11,240) won the other Friday marquees on PokerBaazi.

Junglee Poker

Friday Supernova – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,450

Entries – 342

Total Prize Pool – ₹10,26,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹5,13,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹5,13,000

Places Paid – 34

Kabir ‘kabir2298’ Tandon (opted out of our tracking), the Chandigarh poker whiz kid, had been MIA for weeks. But he came roaring back this week, not with one, but two runner-up finishes in Junglee Poker’s Monday Monster and Wednesday Superstack. Last night, he wasn’t settling for second best. He hit the final table of the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Friday Supernova; this time, he was going for the gold.

Tandon faced off against 341 other skilled players in this 8 PM weekend flagship and came out on top. It was an eight-hour nail-biter, but his smart plays and killer instincts earned him a sweet ₹1.34 Lakhs (₹65,561 in bounties), and that too with two entries!

But Tandon wasn’t the only one making moves. Mystery player ‘amit1258’ grabbed second place and a very respectable ₹98,357 (₹30,334 in bounties).

The Friday Supernova final table also saw solid finishes by the recent Thursday Thunder runner-up Nandan ‘RageMonkey42’ Pugalia (4th for ₹56,025) (₹19,500 in bounties) and Parmeet ‘singhpoker’ Singh Arora (5th for ₹33,594) (₹7,688 in bounties).

With a ₹3,450 buy-in, Friday Supernova promised big rewards for those skilled (and lucky) enough to climb the ranks. The guarantees were not only met but shattered, creating a massive ₹10.26 Lakhs prize pool that fueled the dreams and ambitions of the 34 players fortunate enough to reach the money.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Kabir ‘kabir2298’ Tandon – ₹1,34,251
2. amit1258 – ₹98,357
3. Karadia M – ₹75,042
4. Nandan ‘RageMonkey42’ Pugalia – ₹56,025
5. Parmeet ‘singhpoker’ Singh Arora – ₹33,594
6. thatguy – ₹39,872
7. rबर्बादबालक – ₹38,245
8. president07 – ₹40,864

Swapnil ‘pokpom1’ Patil (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Friday Fighter for ₹62,570) and ‘kkneverwins’ (Won ₹75K GTD Friday Susetter for ₹24,324) won the other Friday marquees on Junglee Poker.

Adda52

The Ballers – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,050

Entries – 159

Re-entries – 134

Prize Pool – ₹20,51,000

Places Paid – 44

Last night, Adda52 served up high-stakes poker action as the ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Ballers took centre stage. It was a night of triumphs, near-misses, and one particularly inspiring underdog story.

After over six long years of grinding on the platform, ‘strpkr95’ finally broke through and clinched their first-ever title on Adda52 in an epic over eight-hour battle in The Ballers. Overcoming a formidable field of 293 entries (159 unique) in the 8 PM headliner, they walked away with a sweet ₹4 Lakhs top prize – more than double their previous best score, which came from a runner-up finish in Iron Man last year. This victory was a testament to years of dedication and perseverance, finally paying off in a big way – wiping out all their previous losses in one fell swoop.

strpkr95’s Adda5 stats: Site Winnings: ₹10.53 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹3.39 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

But the night wasn’t just about newcomers making their mark. Seasoned pro and 2022 POY #2, Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja, was on the cusp of another victory after his recent win in PokerBaazi’s IPM#99 Megastack and final table appearances in IPM#122 (7-Max) Deepstack and IPM#120 (PLO-6). He battled fiercely in The Ballers but ultimately had to settle for the runner-up spot, pocketing a still-impressive ₹2.95 Lakhs.

Ahuja also had a deep run in PokerBaazi’s IPM#131 Deepstack (71st for ₹9,390), bringing his total winnings for the day to at least ₹3.04 Lakhs. This Chandigarh-based poker phenom is clearly on a hot streak!

Shagun ‘sogani94’ Jain (opted out of our tracking), the two-time Game Changer champion and recent Sunday Head Hunter winner, also had a profitable Friday, amassing at least ₹1.90 Lakhs from three known finishes, highlighted by a fourth-place finish in Adda52’s The Ballers.

> 4th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹1,60,535

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s IPM#143 Megastack for ₹25,950

> 117th in PokerBaazi’s IPM#132 (PLO-6) for ₹3,800

The final table of The Ballers was a star-studded affair featuring some of the biggest names in Indian poker. Freshly-minted PokerStars India Ambassador Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall snagged third place for ₹2.18 Lakhs, while recent Maverick champion Saurabh ‘saurabh21’ Rohila finished fifth for ₹1.18 Lakhs, raking in a jaw-dropping ₹14.67 Lakhs (at least) for the day.

The ₹8,050 buy-in The Ballers was a runaway success, generating a prize pool of ₹20.51 Lakhs, easily surpassing its guarantee. The top 44 players walked away with a share of the spoils, each raking in at least ₹15,800.

Final Table Results

1. strpkr95 – ₹4,00,120
2. Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja – ₹2,95,109
3. Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall – ₹2,17,659
4. Shagun ‘sogani94’ Jain – ₹1,60,535
5. Saurabh ‘saurabh21’ Rohila – ₹1,18,403
6. msgurawalia – ₹87,329

Piyush ‘PIYUSHBAID654’ Baid (Won ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Friday Bounty for ₹1.10 Lakhs), ‘Klaus0072’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD The Ballers Lite for ₹40,884), Shubham ‘ShubhamBadjatya’ Badjatya (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹27,478), ‘Wildcard28’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Afternoon Bounty for ₹29,649), Divyansh ‘divyansh2906’ Chandra (Won ₹55K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹15,383), ‘desipro’ (Won ₹50K GTD Morning Adda for ₹14,671), and ‘playhereforsure13’ (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹10,938) won the other Friday marquees on Adda52.

Pocket52

Samay ‘SamaySinghModi’ Singh Modi (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Knights for ₹37,146), ‘Blueact’ (Won ₹50K GTD Soda for ₹10,792), and ‘97##.424##_939860’ (Won ₹50K GTD Brunch for ₹10,184) won the Friday marquees on Pocket52.

Spartan Poker

Ashish ‘imgabru’ Kumar (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Supreme for ₹66,600), ‘GLIKA’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Monster Turbo for ₹27,000), and ‘GLIKA’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Bullet for ₹22,400) won the Friday marquees on Spartan Poker.

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