Daily Majors: Vaibhav Sharma, Shravan Chhabria, Trilok Meena & Harry Singh Dominate the Thursday Flagships

Daily Majors: Vaibhav Sharma, Shravan Chhabria, Trilok Meena & Harry Singh
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  • Arpit Jain May 19, 2023
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Thursday delivered an action-packed day of online MTTs, with several top regs locking in big scores. With PokerBaazi’s WTF-branded tournaments and Baazi Turbo Series, PokerStars India’s inaugural multi-flight tournament, Hercules, and IndiaPlays’ Depositor’s Flight Tournaments, running in tandem, there are ample tournament offerings suitable for all stakes, paving the way for a thrilling weekend ahead.

The star of the show was Vaibhav Sharma, who, after his stunning victory in the BTS#6 on Sunday, dominated Adda52’s Godfather, clinching his fourth win (first this year) in the Thursday flagship and securing the day’s highest payout of ₹6.13 Lakhs. The second-place prize of ₹3.63 Lakhs went to ‘biks15216′.

Shravan Chhabria seized victory in PokerBaazi’s featured Thursday tournament, the brand-new ₹40 Lakhs GTD WTF, earning an impressive ₹4.47 Lakhs and his second title this year. Meanwhile, Satyam Verma, posting his third runner-up finish in six days, collected 4.05 Lakhs following a heads-up deal.

Trilok Meena put an end to his 22-week title drought with a spectacular victory in Spartan Poker’s Ultron, winning a career-best ₹4.34 Lakhs. Tarush Gupta, champion of Adda52 Big Game in January, also stood out, accumulating at least ₹5.08 Lakhs across three final table finishes, including a second-place score in Ultron worth ₹2.92 Lakhs.

Harry Singh had a milestone Thursday, securing his first title in four years and offsetting all his online losses with one win! His victory in the day’s featured BTS tournament, the BTS#25 Thursday Prime, earned him ₹3.56 Lakhs. Nitin Rawat, Sunday’s Destiny 26.0 Finale winner, continued his winning streak, taking home ₹2.13 Lakhs for his second-place finish.

Nitin Tomar (Won BTS#26 (PLO-4) for 1,20 Lakhs), Parag Shah (Won BTS#23 for 1.12 Lakhs), ‘Venom1010’ (Won BTS#24 (PLO-5) for ₹86,000) and ‘PranayGupta’ (Won BTS#22 for 70,588) won the other BTS tournaments on Thursday.

The user ‘mohit2706’ (anonymity requested) aced PokerBaazi’s Thursday centerpiece, The Summit, scoring a site-record ₹4.12 Lakhs, while ‘ace.high’ secured ₹2.87 Lakhs for second place.

On PokerStars India, ‘cacofnix‘ triumphed in The Colosseum – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition, earning a winner’s payday worth ₹2.80 Lakhs. The 2022 Player of the Year, Young Gun Anuj Yadav, missed an 18th title victory this year by a whisker, earning ₹2.11 Lakhs for a second-place finish.

Narayana HR, Puneet Sachan, Mayank Aggarwal, Abhishek Sonu, Yuvraj Bhardwaj, Mohak Kapoor, Vijay Maithani, Nachiket Jha, and Abhiman Urs won the other Thursday majors.

Here are the Thursday highlights!

 

PokerBaazi

WTF – ₹40 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 504

Re-entries – 436

Prize Pool – ₹40,00,000

Places Paid – 115

Seasoned tournament professional Shravan ‘FishStars’ Chhabria added another impressive win to his poker portfolio on Thursday. The former actor-cricketer turned poker pro dominated PokerBaazi’s featured Thursday tournament, the ₹40 Lakhs GTD WTF. After buying in twice, Chhabria outlasted a tough crowd of 940 competitors (504 unique) in a nearly ten-hour gaming marathon. He won an impressive ₹4.47 Lakhs and his second title this year after the BSS SuperStack on April 30.

Shravan Chhabria
Shravan Chhabria

 

Chhabria smartly negotiated a heads-up deal in the 7:30 PM flagship with the in-form Satyam ‘satyamverma25’ Verma, who, making his third second-place finish in a major tournament this past week, secured a rewarding ₹4.05 Lakhs.

Satyam Verma
Satyam Verma

 

Shravan Chhabria hauled in ₹5.90 Lakhs from three deep runs, including:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹4,47,465* (heads-up deal)

> 5th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹1,25,000

> 27th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹17,944

Shravan Chhabria’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.95 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.95 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Raghav ‘scambrahm’ Ananth also made notable strides, amassing ₹2.85 Lakhs through two cash finishes and additional bounties in PokerStars India’s Super Stack PKO 8-Max, which include:

Raghav Ananth
Raghav Ananth

 

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹2,62,800

> 21st in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹22,162

Raghav Ananth’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.59 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹76.89 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #11

The WTF final table boasted a diverse line-up, comprising known faces and emerging talents such as Simarjiv ‘ssc1903’ Chandhok (4th for ₹2.20 Lakhs), Shravan ‘Enterthedragon’ Suresh (5th for ₹1.78 Lakhs), Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta (6th for ₹1.37 Lakhs), who was the runner-up in last night’s Ultron, Paawan ‘ukissmyace’ Bansal (7th for ₹1.02 Lakhs), and Suraj ‘MR8BEAST’ N Yadav (8th for ₹80,000).

The ₹4,400 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹2.40 Lakhs in overlays. The top 115 finishers found their way into the payouts list.

Final Table Results

  1. Shravan ‘FishStars’ Chhabria – ₹4,47,465*
  2. Satyam ‘satyamverma25’ Verma – ₹4,04,535*
  3. Raghav ‘scambrahm’ Ananth – ₹2,62,800
  4. Simarjiv ‘ssc1903’ Chandhok – ₹2,19,600
  5. Shravan ‘Enterthedragon’ Suresh – ₹1,77,600
  6. Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta – ₹1,36,800
  7. Paawan ‘ukissmyace’ Bansal – ₹1,02,000
  8. Suraj ‘MR8BEAST’ N Yadav – ₹80,000

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

BTS#25 Thursday Prime – ₹22 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 309

Re-entries – 253

Prize Pool – ₹22,48,000

Places Paid – 70

Thursday proved to be a triumphant day for Harry ‘hypnotiser’ Singh as he skillfully dominated PokerBaazi’s featured BTS tournament of the day, the ₹22 Lakhs GTD BTS#25 Thursday Prime. Known for his notable runner-up finish in Godfather in December 2021, Singh brilliantly outmaneuvered a challenging field of 562 entrants (309 unique) to claim victory in the 7:30 PM flagship, earning an impressive ₹3.56 Lakhs. With this win, Singh not only ended a nearly four-year title drought but also recouped his online losses in a single swoop.

Harry Singh
Harry Singh

 

Harry Singh’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹45.40 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.82 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat has been on a winning spree of late. He shipped the Destiny 26.0 Finale on Sunday and secured fourth place in the inaugural WTF tournament on Wednesday. Yesterday, he augmented his already impressive poker resume by a further ₹2.13 Lakhs courtesy of his second-place finish in the BTS#25 Thursday Prime.

Nitin Rawat
Nitin Rawat

 

Nitin Rawat`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.04 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.11 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #10

Another player experiencing a winning streak is Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia, who accumulated ₹2.74 Lakhs from six deep runs on PokerBaazi on Thursday, storming to #2 on the BTS leaderboard.

Ankit Jajodia
Ankit Jajodia

 

Jajodia`s Thursday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#25 Thursday Prime for ₹1,67,701

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹60,000

> 17th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹29,906

> 21st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#23 for ₹8,800

> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#26 (PLO-4) for ₹5,250

> 64th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#22 for ₹2,400

Ankit Jajodia’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.43 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹56.23 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Moves to #2 on the BTS Leaderboard

Other notables on the BTS#25 Thursday Prime final table included Anmol ‘airball’ Narang (4th for ₹1.28 Lakhs), Mayank ‘mayankaggarwal111’ Aggarwal (5th for ₹1,03 Lakhs), one of yesterday`s breakout scorers Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta (6th for ₹78,680), the Tuesday chartbuster Ankit ‘Psycorp’ Bajaj (7th for ₹55,076), and the in-form Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh (8th for ₹44,960).

The ₹4,400 entry buy-in tournament surpassed its listed guarantee by ₹48,000, allowing the top 70 finishers to partake in the ₹22.48 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

  1. Harry ‘hypnotiser’ Singh – ₹3,56,083
  2. Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat – ₹2,12,886
  3. Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia – ₹1,67,701
  4. Anmol ‘airball’ Narang – ₹1,27,911
  5. Mayank ‘mayankaggarwal111’ Aggarwal – ₹1,03,183
  6. Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta – ₹78,680
  7. Ankit ‘Psycorp’ Bajaj – ₹55,076
  8. Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh – ₹44,960

 

The Summit – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,250

Entries – 167

Re-entries – 152

Prize Pool – ₹23,93,000

Places Paid – 35

PokerBaazi user ‘mohit2706’ (anonymity requested), playing their 175th tournament on the site, finally hit the mark last night! The user championed a starting field of 319 entrants (167 unique) in the site’s Thursday mainstay, ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Summit, in eight hours flat, banking a personal-best ₹4.12 Lakhs for the win. Another mystery user, ‘ace.high,’ pocketed a noteworthy ₹2.87 Lakhs in second place.

mohit2706’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹18.62 Lakhs | Titles Won: #1

Other known regs on The Summit final table included the NPS#104 Golden Rush champion Kabir ’tiltplay’ Tandon (3rd for ₹2.44 Lakhs), Guneet ‘guntz’ Kwatra (5th for ₹1.70 Lakhs), Abhinav ‘Abhinav’ Gupta (6th for ₹1.35 Lakhs), and The MoneyMaker 34.0 runner-up Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta (7th for ₹1.02 Lakhs).

The ₹8,250 entry buy-in tournament ran from 8 PM to 4 AM, with the top 35 finishers grabbing a share of the ₹23.93 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

  1. mohit2706 – ₹4,11,749
  2. ace.high – ₹2,86,861
  3. Kabir ’tiltplay’ Tandon – ₹2,44,035
  4. SinWithAGrin – ₹2,05,755
  5. Guneet ‘guntz’ Kwatra – ₹1,69,868
  6. Abhinav ‘Abhinav’ Gupta – ₹1,35,176
  7. Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta – ₹1,01,681

 

BTS#23 – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 179

Re-entries – 97

Prize Pool – ₹8,00,000

Places Paid – 53

Parag ‘vix786’ Shah, known for his third-place finish in the IOPC 14.0 High Roller in January, made an impressive BTS title debut last night. Competing among 276 participants (176 unique) in PokerBaazi`s ₹8 Lakhs GTD BTS#23, Shah clinched the title in just shy of five hours, bagging a champion’s purse of ₹1.12 Lakhs. This marked his first title victory in three weeks.

Parag Shah
Parag Shah

 

Shah enjoyed a bountiful run on PokerBaazi, amassing ₹1.32 Lakhs from deep finishes in three BTS tournaments, including:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#23 for ₹1,12,329

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#25 Thursday Prime for ₹16,860

> 66th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#22 for ₹2,400

Parag Shah’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.32 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹22.52 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹84.24 Lakhs

Prashant ‘prashant031’ Pandagre saw significant gains of ₹1.65 Lakhs from four cash finishes on PokerBaazi, which include:

Prashant Pandagre
Prashant Pandagre

 

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#23 for ₹1,05,031

> 13th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#25 Thursday Prime for ₹33,720

> 13th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#26 (PLO-4) for ₹12,250

> 80th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹14,000

Prashant Pandragre’s online stats (including HU SnGs): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.34 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹8.04 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Suraj N ‘MR8BEAST’ Yadav also made his mark, amassing ₹1.58 Lakhs from three cash finishes on PokerBaazi, including:

Suraj N Yadav
Suraj N Yadav

 

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹80,000

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#23 for ₹72,720

> 25th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹5,000

Suraj N Yadav’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.98 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj continued his winning streak, shipping PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT and collecting a Thursday total of ₹73,312 from eight cash finishes.

Yuvraj Bhardwaj
Yuvraj Bhardwaj

 

His top scores include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹27,480

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#23 for ₹18,400

> 14th in PokerBaazi`s BTS#26 (PLO-4) for ₹10,500

Utkarsh ‘Utkraj4’ Raj (6th for ₹27,040) and Rohit ‘rohit0004’ Yadav (7th for ₹22,080) were other known players on the BTS#23 final table.

The ₹2,200 buy-in tournament registered ₹2.48 Lakhs in overlays, and the 53 cash finishers reaped the benefits of the extra value.

Final Table Results

  1. Parag ‘vix786’ Shah – ₹1,12,329*
  2. Prashant ‘prashant031’ Pandagre – ₹1,05,031*
  3. Suraj N ‘MR8BEAST’ Yadav – ₹72,720
  4. Cyanide1 – ₹54,000
  5. laviahuja – ₹38,160
  6. Utkarsh ‘Utkraj4’ Raj – ₹27,040
  7. Rohit ‘rohit0004’ Yadav – ₹22,080
  8. Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj – ₹18,400

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

BTS#26 (PLO-4) – ₹7 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 153

Re-entries – 140

Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000

Places Paid – 35

January’s (7-Max) SPRINT winner, Nitin ‘ladone’ Tomar, showcased his prowess again in PokerBaazi’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD BTS#26 (PLO-4). Amidst a challenging field of 293 entrants (153 unique), Tomar bought in twice into the 9 PM tournament and secured a lofty ₹1.20 Lakhs in first-place prize after a little over six hours of gameplay, breaking a five-month-long title drought.

Site regular ‘Acegikmoqsu’ claimed a commendable ₹83,930 as the runner-up.

Tomar tasted additional success with a deep run in PokerBaazi’s ₹40 Lakhs GTD WTF (16th for ₹44,000), taking his total earnings for the day to ₹1.64 Lakhs. His online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹21.13 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Jason ‘jasonroyce’ Fernandes, a regular on the site, placed fourth in the BTS#26 (PLO-4), earning ₹60,200, and accumulated a total of ₹74,612 from five deep runs, including three final table finishes:

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#26 (PLO-4) for ₹60,200

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily PLO6 for ₹7,040

> 7th in Spartan Poker’s Holdem PKO for ₹2,322

> Won a ticket to the ₹1 Crore GTD The Moneymaker via a ₹1.1K 5 Seats GTD satellite

Jason Fernandes’ online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹90.13 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹11.21 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

PokerBaazi loyalist Ganesh ‘Ganesh24’ Durgade also performed well in the BTS#26 (PLO-4), finishing fifth for ₹49,700. He racked up ₹96,968 from six deep runs, including two final-table scores.

His top Thursday finishes include:

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#26 (PLO-4) for ₹49,700

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹20,107

> 11th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#24 (PLO-5) for ₹8,750

Ganesh Durgade’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.15 Crores | Site Profits: ₹9.98 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6

While the top 35 places received payouts, the ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament took a significant ₹1.14 Lakhs overlay hit.

Final Table Results

  1. Nitin ‘ladone’ Tomar – ₹1,20,470
  2. Acegikmoqsu – ₹83,930
  3. espanoza – ₹71,400
  4. Jason ‘jasonroyce’ Fernandes – ₹60,200
  5. Ganesh ‘Ganesh24’ Durgade – ₹49,700
  6. Pndck – ₹39,550

 

BTS#25 (PLO-5) – 5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 1,380

Entries – 126

Re-entries – 192

Prize Pool – 5,00,000

Places Paid – 35

The (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT champion from May 15, PokerBaazi user ‘Venom1010‘ was the last player standing in the 5 Lakhs GTD BTS#25 (PLO-5), claiming the title for 86,050.

Venom1010`s PokerBaazi stats: Lifetime Winnings: 21.74 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: 1.59 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Last month’s Destiny 26.0 winner, online crusher Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta boosted his online bankroll by 59,950 for this second-place finish.

Mohit Mehta
Mohit Mehta

 

Other notable FT finishers included Prabhas ‘prabzter’ Sharma (3rd for 51,000), Harish ‘Harishguptha’ Guptha (4th for 43,000), and the first-ever G.O.A.T finalist Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar (5th for 35,500).

The tourney brought in 318 runners, and the top 35 places got paid.

Final Table Results

  1. Venom1010 – 86,050
  2. Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – 59,950
  3. Prabhas ‘prabzter’ Sharma – 51,000
  4. Harish ‘Harishguptha’ Guptha – 43,000
  5. Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar – 35,500
  6. vipbeta12 – 28,250

 

BTS#22 – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 216

Re-entries – 159

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 71

In the fast-paced 4 PM tournament, PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD BTS#22, the user ‘PranayGupta’ claimed victory. After reaching a heads-up deal with ‘SINGH29,’ they seized the title and a reward of ₹70,588. ‘SINGH29,’ having used two bullets, achieved an equally impressive second-place finish, earning ₹63,712.

PranayGupta’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.55 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Rounding off the BTS#22 podium was PokerBaazi regular and recent NPS#27 Sunday Slamdunk champion Ramu ‘Ramu0550’ Kushwaha. He picked up ₹42,000 in third-place prize money. Kushwaha showcased an impressive performance, reaching the money in five tournaments and accumulating ₹83,348 overall.

Kushwaha`s top Thursday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#22 for ₹42,000

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#26 (PLO-4) for ₹17,500

> 60th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#25 Thursday Prime for ₹13,488

Ramu Kushwaha’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹64.72 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹12.86 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3

The #4 ranked player on the BTS leaderboard Kritagya Sharma, finished eighth in BTS#22 for ₹10,000.

The ₹1,100 entry buy-in tournament suffered ₹1.25 Lakhs in overlays. The top 71 finishers received payouts.

Final Table Results

  1. PranayGupta – ₹70,588*
  2. SINGH29 – ₹63,712*
  3. Ramu ‘Ramu0550’ Kushwaha – ₹42,000
  4. pintu00 – ₹31,150
  5. Sihan – ₹21,850
  6. santo13 – ₹16,000
  7. Smar077 – ₹12,300
  8. Kritagya ‘Kritagya_17’ Sharma – ₹10,000

* denotes a heads-up deal

 

(7-Max) Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 133

Re-entries – 107

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 47

Narayana ‘hrnar123’ HR joined the Thursday winner’s list on PokerBaazi, busting a near four-month title drought. His claim to fame was a top finish over a 240-player starting field (133 unique) in the site`s 2 PM attraction, ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost. He won the title after a heads-up deal for ₹69,485.

Narayan Ramaswami
Narayan Ramaswami

 

Narayana HR’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹14.09 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹1.23 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Following up on his Monday victory in the Daily Value Boost, the latest IMPS Gold Edition Main Event champion, Shivam Kumar ‘daddyaddy’ Dubey, secured the runner-up spot in the (7-Max) Afternoon Boost, adding ₹61,265. He accumulated total earnings of ₹69,415 from three deep runs, including:

Shivam Kumar Dubey
Shivam Kumar Dubey

 

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹61,265* (heads-up deal)

> 10th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹3,600

> 19th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#22 for ₹4,550

Shivam Kumar Dubey’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹52.21 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹21.87 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #23

Satish ‘satishcool25’ Arya was another known player on the Afternoon Boost final table, earning ₹14,550 in seventh place.

The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament saw an overlay deficit of ₹20,000, with 47 finalists sharing the ₹5 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

  1. Narayana ‘hrnar123’ HR – ₹69,485*
  2. Shivam Kumar ‘daddyaddy’ Dubey – ₹61,265*
  3. Bikanerroller – ₹43,850
  4. vsaxena – ₹33,300
  5. 1299sanj – ₹24,750
  6. ChipsGenerator – ₹17,650
  7. Satish ‘satishcool25’ Arya – ₹14,550

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

BTS Leaderboard Standings After Day 5

The Baazi Turbo Series on PokerBaazi maintains its relentless stride into the sixth day, with another five BTS tournaments concluding this Thursday. As always, the leaderboard’s upper echelons have undergone significant changes.

Prabhas ‘prabzter’ Sharma has finally risen to the top of the ₹10 Lakhs GTD BTS leaderboard after a lengthy tenure on the podium. Garnering an intimidating score of 3,698 points, Sharma’s exceptional performance includes 17 cash finishes out of the 26 BTS events to date. Notably, he made it to the final table in BTS#24 (PLO-5), BTS#12, and BTS#14 (PLO-6) and managed to secure cash finishes in all five BTS tournaments yesterday.

Hot on Sharma’s heels is Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia, who has moved up the leaderboard significantly to secure the #2 spot with 3,556 points. Only 142 points behind the current leader, Jajodia has also cashed in 17 tournaments in the series, including final table appearances in BTS#9, BTS#11, and last night’s BTS#25 Thursday Prime.

On the other hand, Chirag ‘ChiruG’ Khanduja has slipped to the #3 position on the leaderboard. Nevertheless, he remains a formidable contender with 3,162 points under his belt. His impressive track record boasts 15 cash finishes, including a standout title victory in BTS#4.

The erstwhile leaderboard topper, Bibhu ‘Daniel_Ivey’ Agarwal, has dropped to #6 in the standings with 3,048 points.

RankPlayerPoints
1Prabhas 'prabzter' Sharma3,698
2Ankit 'akj290' Jajodia3,556
3Chirag 'ChiruG' Khanduja3,162
4Kritagya 'Kritagya_17' Sharma3,127
5Vikhyat 'supersaiyan57' Ahlawat3,120
6Bibhu 'Daniel_Ivey' Agarwal3,048
7Ganesh 'Ganesh24' Durgade3,041
8Utkarsh 'Utkraj4' Raj2,954
9Ramu 'Ramu0550' Kushwaha2,811
10Parag 'vix786' Shah2,742

 

Puneet ‘puneetdurr111’ Sachan (Won 2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for 50,620), ‘Danshu’ (Won 2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for 42,2000), Mayank ‘mayankaggarwal111’ Aggarwal (Won 1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 Boost Monster for 32,190), Yuvraj ‘yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj (Won 1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for 27,480), the #1 ranked player on the annual TLB (points) leaderboard Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor (Won 1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Afternoon SPRINT for 25,470), ‘devilone’ (Won 1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for 22,110) and ‘cgstcex’ (Won 50K 5-Max Daily Turbo for 4,780) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

 

Spartan Poker

Ultron – ₹18 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹6,600

Entries – 165

Re-entries – 46

Re-buys – 131

Prize Pool – ₹20,52,000

Places Paid – 31

In an exciting breakthrough last night, Trilok ‘Rise@boveHate’ Meena ended a title drought spanning over 22 weeks! The player, a former Tuesday High Roller finalist from February, triumphed over a stacked lineup of 342 participants (165 unique) in Spartan Poker’s ₹18 Lakhs GTD Ultron, winning the 8 PM flagship for a career-best ₹4.34 Lakhs.

Trilok Meena
Trilok Meena

 

Trilok Meena’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹42.53 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

The Adda52 Big Game champion from January, Tarush ‘Tarush123’ Gupta (opted out of our tracking), has recently been in the knick of form with a string of FT finishes to back that claim. He displayed the same flair last night, raking in at least ₹5.08 Lakhs from three FT scores, including:

Tarush Gupta
Tarush Gupta

 

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹2,92,205

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹1,36,800

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#25 for ₹78,680

The Ultron final table was bursting with notables such as Jenish ‘PANCHYOU’ Panchal (4th for ₹1.62 Lakhs), the Wednesday High Roller runner-up Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru (5th for ₹1.32 Lakhs), the two-time Game Changer champion Shagun ‘$0gani22’ Jain (6th for ₹1 Lakh) and Amrit ‘sunrunner’ Mishra (8th for ₹53,557).

The ₹6,600 entry buy-in flagship generated a staggering ₹20.52 Lakhs prize pool, with 31 players taking a cut.

Final Table Results

  1. Trilok ‘Rise@boveHate’ Meena – ₹4,33,998
  2. Tarush ‘Tarush123’ Gupta – ₹2,92,205
  3. Shaarang – ₹2,06,021
  4. Jenish ‘PANCHYOU’ Panchal – ₹1,62,269
  5. Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru – ₹1,32,149
  6. Shagun ‘$0gani22’ Jain – ₹1,00,343
  7. Giraldik – ₹73,256
  8. Amrit ‘sunrunner’ Mishra – ₹53,557

 

HaYe_DuNiYa (Won 2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo 6-Max for 58,242), Vijay ‘AbhimanishaMaithani (Won 2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for 46,500), ‘slr111’ (Won 1 Lakh GTD Night Rider for 26,250), ‘adik19’ (Won 75K GTD Hold’em PKO for 20,766), NachiketKnowsBleed’ Jha (Won 75K GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for 18,000), ‘Garibaadmi’ (Won 50K GTD Turbo – Triple Chance for 12,931) and ‘Marshe777’ (Won 50K GTD Centurion for 8,797) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

 

First Games Poker

Mega Freeroll – ₹2 Lakhs GTD

Total Entries – 1,637

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 1,637

In a stunning victory on Thursday, First Games Poker player ‘Chandudas412’ emerged triumphant over a massive pool of 1,637 participants in the site’s ₹2 Lakhs GTD Mega Freeroll, earning a poker ticket worth ₹800.

The second-place player, ‘dlielqlgnz,’ was also rewarded with a poker ticket valued at ₹600.

Final Table Results

  1. Chandudas412 – Poker ticket worth ₹800
  2. dlielqlgnz – Poker ticket worth ₹600
  3. samsad – Poker ticket worth ₹400
  4. dqkrk34806 – Poker ticket worth ₹200
  5. sambhav – Poker ticket worth ₹200
  6. Sss – Poker ticket worth ₹100

 

 

PokerStars India

The Colosseum – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 66

Re-entries – 43

Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 14

In an exhilarating face-off at PokerStars India, the player ‘cacofnix’ ascended to the top of the pack, defeating a starting field of 109 competitors (66 unique) in the platform’s primetime Thursday event, fittingly named The Colosseum – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition. With a sizable prize pool of ₹12 Lakhs up for grabs, ‘cacofnix’ seized the title and the lucrative top prize of ₹2.80 Lakhs.

The 2022 Player of the Year, Young Gun Anuj ‘brockLEsnar95’ Yadav, earned himself a respectable ₹2.11 Lakhs as the runner-up – narrowly missing out on an incredible 18th title victory this year.

Anuj Yadav
Anuj Yadav

 

Adding to the evening drama, the NPS India 2023 double gold medalist, Tanmay ‘tanmay1909’ Benara, also showed an impressive performance. Known for his prowess in HU SnG`s, Benara, Wednesday`s BTS#21 #WTB runner-up, amassed ₹1.79 Lakhs across five cash finishes, including:

Tanmay Benara
Tanmay Benara

 

> 4th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition for ₹1,20,400

> 31st in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹18,058

> 28th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹17,944

> 35th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹13,750

> 114th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹8,800

Tanmay Benara’s online stats (including HU SnGs): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.27 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.81 Crores | Titles won in 2023: #8

The Colosseum – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition final table was laden with poker talent, showcasing top regulars such as Sanish ‘sneakysani’ Chhabra (3rd for ₹1.60 Lakhs), Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh (6th for ₹68,553), and Young Gun Karan ‘The Annihilator’ Radia (7th for ₹52,784).

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in tournament ran from 8 PM till the early hours of 2.48 AM. PokerStars India graciously covered an overlay shortage of ₹1.10 Lakhs, with 14 players receiving payouts. As a bonus, the site distributed tickets for the ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Hercules, worth ₹12,375, to randomly selected tables.

Final Table Results

  1. cacofnix – ₹2,80,239
  2. Anuj ‘brockLEsnar95’ Yadav – ₹2,11,460
  3. Sanish ‘sneakysani’ Chhabra – ₹1,59,561
  4. Tanmay ‘tanmay1909’ Benara – ₹1,20,400
  5. harsha@patil – ₹90,850
  6. Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh – ₹68,553
  7. Karan ‘The Annihilator’ Radia – ₹52,784

 

Abhishek ‘Addysony’ Sonu (Won 2 Lakhs GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹50,041), ‘honey mhr 1423’ (Won 1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for 32,922), ‘$00th$ayer’ (Won 50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for 12,072), ‘TheRuler77’ (Won 40K GTD Afternoon on Stars for 11,481) and Abhiman ‘AbhimanUrs’ Urs (Won 50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for 9,481) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

 

PokerDangal

PLO5 Thursday – ₹50K GTD

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 52

Re-buys – 32

Prize Pool – ₹50,000

Places Paid – 13

On Thursday, PokerDangal user ‘coolsam’ took center stage by overcoming a competitive pool of 84 contestants (52 unique) in the site’s ₹50K GTD PLO5 Thursday. This impressive victory in the peak-time tournament earned them a notable first-place cash prize of ₹12,250.

Sumit ‘m0ney’ Gupta, a regular on the site and the Booster Wednesday champion earlier this month, has been in exceptional form lately, achieving at least three final table finishes on PokerDangal this month. He supplemented his earnings with a respectable ₹9,250 for his second-place finish.

Final Table Results

  1. coolsam – ₹12,250
  2. Sumit ‘m0ney’ Gupta – ₹9,250
  3. Kingping – ₹6,750
  4. Pheqwe – ₹5,250
  5. Hinduhinds – ₹3,750
  6. Baldeggsy – ₹2,750

 

 

Adda52

Godfather – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 251

Re-entries – 207

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 49

Vaibhav ‘alienrobot’ Sharma was the toast of poker town on Thursday night as he shipped Adda52’s Thursday headliner, ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather, for the fourth time (first time this year), taking home the single-biggest payout of the day worth ₹6.13 Lakhs – his fourth-best score on the site.

Vaibhav Sharma
Vaibhav Sharma

 

The BTS#6 champion from Sunday, Sharma, trounced a competitive field of 458 entrants (251 unique) in the 8 PM flagship after an arduous nine-hour grind, with the user ‘biks15216’ securing ₹3.63 Lakhs as the runner-up.

Vaibhav Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.84 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.96 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.24 Crores | Ranked #22 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

The latest Sunday Superstack winner, Mayank ‘AreyBetaRaise’ Maruka, raked in ₹2 Lakhs across four deep runs, which include:

Mayank Maruka
Mayank Maruka

 

> 6th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹87,500

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹59,813

> 26th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹30,000

> 19th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#25 Thursday Prime for ₹22,480

Mayank Maruka’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.78 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹62.36 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #15 | Annual Winnings: ₹91.27 Lakhs

Tuesday’s Mega Stack champion, Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B, boosted his online bankroll by ₹98,119 from two deep runs, which include:

Vinay B - sm
Vinay B – sm

 

> 8th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹56,250

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹41,869

Vinay B’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.76 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.53 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.23 Crores

The star-studded Godfather final table lineup featured the likes of the BTS#15 Tuesday Prime runner-up Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava (3rd for ₹2.50 Lakhs), Tuesday’s The Mint finalist Prem ‘chutny’ Madderla (4th for ₹1.88 Lakhs), last night’s WTF champion Shravan ‘sweatmyass13’ Chhabria (5th for ₹1.25 Lakhs), and online phenom Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh (7th for ₹68,750).

The ₹5,500 buy-in flagship took an overlay hit of ₹2.10 Lakhs. The top 49 places got paid.

Final Table Results

  1. Vaibhav ‘alienrobot’ Sharma – ₹6,12,500
  2. biks15216 – ₹3,62,500
  3. Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava – ₹2,50,000
  4. Prem ‘chutny’ Madderla – ₹1,87,500
  5. Shravan ‘sweatmyass13’ Chhabria – ₹1,25,000
  6. Mayank ‘AreyBetaRaise’ Maruka – ₹87,500
  7. Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh – ₹68,750
  8. Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B – ₹56,250

 

‘SpaceRacer’ (Won 2 Lakhs GTD Nano DST for 48,380), ‘blablablacar’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nano Godfather for 38,167), ‘ashwath12593’ (Won 90K GTD Nano Siesta for 26,950), ‘Rajeshssin’ (Won 1 Lakh GTD Nano Daily Adda for 26,091), ‘hissickness’ (Won 70K GTD Nano Crack Jack for 14,278) and ‘Unmesh100’ (Won 30K GTD Nano Battleship for 8,700) won the Nano Poker Series titles on Adda52.

 

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