Daily Majors: Vishal Bajaj, Anmol Mehta, Snehil Aggarwal & Mithun Mahesh Make the Thursday Headlines

The overlay woes for poker operators seemed to have significantly subsided as Thursday brought an action-driven day of MTTs. PokerBaazi’s Baazi Turbo Series 3.0, Spartan Poker’s ₹1 Crore GTD The Millionaire, and IndiaPlays’ rake-free The Dominator Series, added firepower to the day’s proceedings.

Leading the Thursday charge was the dynamic duo of Vishal Bajaj and Young Gun Anmol Mehta, who championed four flagship tournaments between them last night – scoring north of ₹9.50 Lakhs each.

The former The Millionaire champion Vishal Bajaj came out slightly ahead of Mehta on the Thursday charts, posting ₹9.92 Lakhs from three ITM finishes – storming to #5 in the annual rankings. He went on an absolute rampage on Spartan Poker, winning the two biggest guaranteed tournaments running on the site – Thursday High Roller (₹6.01 Lakhs) and Ultron (₹3.70 Lakhs).

Bajaj struck a heads-up deal in the Thursday High Roller with Wednesday’s BTS#20 Mini Main Event finalist Akshat Sharma (2nd for ₹5.33 Lakhs).

Bajaj also chopped the Ultron title three-way deal with the #2 ranked player of 2022, Ashish Ahuja (2^nd for ₹3.44 Lakhs) (won at least ₹5.28 Lakhs overall) and Ashish Munot (3^rd for ₹2.95 Lakhs) (won at least ₹5.37 Lakhs overall).

The lawyer-turned-poker-pro Anmol Mehta finished a little behind Bajaj in Thursday winnings. The former The MoneyMaker champion raked in a hefty ₹9.61 Lakhs from three ITM finishes, including two headline tournaments – Adda52’s Godfather (₹6.12 Lakhs) and PokerBaazi’s The Summit (₹3.45 Lakhs).

Mehta chopped The Summit title three-way with Faiz Alam (2nd for ₹3.37 Lakhs) (won ₹3.73 Lakhs overall) and Vivek Singh (3rd for ₹3.03 Lakhs) (won ₹4.18 Lakhs overall, crossing ₹11 Crores in tracked online winnings).

Amit Kaushik collected ₹3.63 Lakhs for his runner-up finish in Godfather.

Monday’s top scorer Snehil Aggarwal, shipped PokerBaazi’s BTS#25 Thursday Prime, winning his third BTS 3.0 tournament (ninth title of 2023) for a site-best ₹4.77 Lakhs – climbing to #4 on the series’ leaderboard. Harsh Bubna came second for ₹2.85 Lakhs.

Ankit Jajodia (Won BTS#23 for ₹1.27 Lakhs), ‘Kingerb’ (Won BTS#26 PLO-6 for ₹1.24 Lakhs), ‘aajtohogaa’ (Won BTS#24 PLO-5 for ₹85,150), and Rajneesh Thakur (Won BTS #22 for ₹74,965) won the other Baazi Turbo Series tournaments on Thursday.

After a litany of FT finishers, last month`s IOPC 14.0 Beast runner-up finisher Mithun Mahesh finally went the distance in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] to win ₹2.97 Lakhs.

Mohsin Shaikh, Avneesh Munjal, Vaibhav Temani, Meharpreet Singh Sawhney, Arunav Mittal, Neeraj Kumar, Vikhyat Ahlawat, Ambika Chowdhury, Mohit Savargaonkar, Monish Kumar, Ashish Pareek (won two titles), Devrat Singh, and Harshit Dadhich, won the other Thursday majors.

Here are the Thursday highlights!

Spartan Poker

Thursday High Roller (6-Max) – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹22,000

Entries – 63

Re-entries – 25

Rebuys – 39

Prize Pool – ₹25,40,000

Places Paid – 13

The former The Millionaire champion Vishal ‘SimSlave’ Bajaj pulled out a blinder of a run across Spartan Poker flagships, winning the two biggest guaranteed tournaments running on the site – ₹20 Lakhs GTD Thursday High Roller (6-Max) and ₹22 Lakhs GTD Ultron. The top pro posted ₹9.92 Lakhs from three ITM finishes – storming to #5 in the annual rankings.

Bajaj`s smashing Thursday run began with a victory march in Spartan Poker`s 8 PM headliner, ₹20 Lakhs GTD Thursday High Roller (6-Max) that he took down for ₹3.70 Lakhs after a three-way deal.

An hour later, he stormed past a star-studded 127-player field (63 unique) in the ₹20 Lakhs GTD Thursday High Roller (6-Max), winning the 9 PM flagship for ₹6.01 Lakhs. He struck a heads-up deal with Wednesday’s BTS#20 Mini Main Event finalist Akshat ‘doubledown’ Sharma (2^nd for ₹5.33 Lakhs).

Vishal Bajaj’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹6,01,011* (heads-up deal)

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹3,69,903* (three-way deal)

> 24th in Poker Baazi’s The Summit for ₹21,240

Vishal Bajaj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.18 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.72 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Moves to #5 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #12 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall (3rd for ₹3.09 Lakhs), Ultron third-place finisher Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot (4th for ₹2.43 Lakhs), Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh (5th for ₹1.96 Lakhs), Sahil ‘Blinddaddy’ Nevatiya (6th for ₹1.52 Lakhs), Guneet ‘GeeKay’ Kwatra (7th for ₹1.21 Lakhs), Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh (8th for ₹ 93,980), Rushik ‘rushik44’ Patel (9th for ₹71,120), Young Gun Shardul ‘fish2022’ Parthasarathi (10th for ₹58,420), Amit ‘en el vacio’ Kaushik (11th for ₹58,420), Arun ‘vazharmorghulis’ Sriram (12th for ₹52,070), and Sathyandev ‘yoda23’ Yadav (13th for ₹52,070) were the other top regs making an ITM finish in the Thursday High Roller.

The ₹22,000 entry buy-in High Roller paid the top 13 finishers a share from the ₹25.40 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Vishal ‘SimSlave’ Bajaj – ₹6,01,011*
2. Akshat ‘doubledown’ Sharma – ₹5,33,099*
3. Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall – ₹3,08,610
4. Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot – ₹2,42,570
5. Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh – ₹1,95,580
6. Sahil ‘Blinddaddy’ Nevatiya – ₹1,52,400

*denotes a heads-up deal

Ultron – ₹22 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹6,600

Entries – 186

Re-entries – 46

Rebuys – 138

Prize Pool – ₹22,20,000

Places Paid – 31

Shortly before taking down the Thursday High Roller, Vishal ‘SimSlave’ Bajaj topped a formidable 370-player field (186 unique) in Spartan Poker`s ₹22 Lakhs GTD Ultron for ₹3.70 Lakhs. He struck a three-way deal in the 8 PM tournament with top pros Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja (2^nd for ₹3.44 Lakhs) and Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot (3rd for ₹2.95 Lakhs).

The #2 ranked player of 2022, Ashish Ahuja, fired up two top finishes last night, netting at least ₹5.28 Lakhs.

His Thursday finishes include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹3,43,766* (three-way deal)

> 4^th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,84,523

Sunday’s Armageddon winner Ashish Munot also had two standout finishes on his Thursday report card and ₹5.37 Lakhs in total earnings.

His Thursday finishes include:

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹2,94,877* (three-way deal)

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹2,42,570

Ashish Munot’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹6.26 Crores | Site Profits: ₹3.36 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2 (#6 Overall) | Ranked #4 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Mahima ‘mambojojo’ Walia Das (4th for ₹1.81 Lakhs), Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi (5th for ₹1.43 Lakhs), Harshad ‘omglukbox’ Barve (7th for ₹79,254), and Vishal ‘vishalkumar1’ Kumar (8th for ₹57,942) were other notables making an FT finish in Ultron.

The 8 PM tournament paid 31 players a share from the ₹22.20 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Vishal ‘SimSlave’ Bajaj – ₹3,69,903*
2. Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja – ₹3,43,766*
3. Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot – ₹2,94,877*
4. Mahima ‘mambojojo’ Walia Das – ₹1,80,708
5. Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi – ₹1,42,968
6. Mangs – ₹1,08,558
7. Harshad ‘omglukbox’ Barve – ₹79,254
8. Vishal ‘vishalkumar1’ Kumar – ₹57,942

*denotes a three-way deal

Daily Turbo (6-Max) – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 171

Re-entries – 50

Rebuys – 164

Prize Pool – ₹5,77,500

Places Paid – 31

The two-time Destiny winner, Avneesh ‘IamAM’ Munjal, blasted past a 385-player field (171 unique) in Spartan Poker’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo (6-Max), bagging away his fourth marquee title of the year and a top prize worth ₹1.22 Lakhs. The user ‘agency’ finished runner-up for ₹82,236.

Munjal managed another deep run in PokerBaazi’s BTS#23 (41st for ₹5,840), netting ₹1.48 Lakhs across his Thursday run. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.16 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹90.76 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹48.13 Lakhs

The #1 ranked player in the annual TLB (points) standings, Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor (4th for ₹47,009), Vinay ‘ConCrete’ B (5th for ₹37,191), and IOPC 8.0 The Millionaire Main Event champion Anurag ‘Norman Bates’ Srivastava (6th for ₹28,240) also FT-ed the 9:30 PM Daily Turbo.

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament registered a prize pool of over ₹5.77 Lakhs, and 31 players got a share of the spoils.

Final Table Results

1. Avneesh ‘IamAM’ Munjal – ₹1,22,141
2. agency – ₹82,236
3. Sihan0716 – ₹57,981
4. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹47,009
5. Vinay ‘ConCrete’ B – ₹37,191
6. Anurag ‘Norman Bates’ Srivastava – ₹28,240

₹1 Crore GTD The Millionaire – Day 1A

> Day 1A: Entries – 197 | Re-entries – 41 | Re-buys – 111 | Survivors – 44 | Chip Leader – Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna (296,817)

‘SetAlight’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Turbo – Deepstack for ₹55,375), ‘talissya’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Dark Knight for ₹39,744), ‘crown2121’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹34,073), Mohit ‘OfcourseOfcourse’ Savargaonkar (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Hold’em PKO for ₹31,598), ‘JGSAIN’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up – Triple Chance for ₹26,674), ‘Papapoker69’ (Won ₹75K GTD Striker – PKO for ₹24,796), ‘Ammuloo’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹18,820), Ashish ‘X– factor’ Pareek (Won ₹50K GTD Turbo – Triple Chance for ₹11,504), and Ashish ‘X– factor’ Pareek (Won ₹50K GTD The Centurion for ₹10,575) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

PokerBaazi

BTS#25 Thursday Prime – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 305

Re-entries – 297

Prize Pool – ₹30,10,000

Places Paid – 70

Monday’s top scorer Snehil ‘Snehil99’ Aggarwal, was back in the firing line on Thursday. He made the victory march in PokerBaazi’s biggest draw, ₹25 Lakhs GTD BTS#25 Thursday Prime, winning his third BTS tournament in under a week for a site-best ₹4.77 Lakhs.

Aggarwal raced past a 602-player field (305 unique) in the 7.30 PM BTS tournament, relegating Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna (2nd for ₹2.85 Lakhs) to a runner-up finish, posting his ninth title victory of the year. With his stellar Thursday run, Aggarwal has charged his points tally on the ₹10 Lakhs GTD BTS 3.0 Leaderboard, climbing three places to #4 with 3,609 points.

Snehil Aggarwal`s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹86.77 Lakhs | Titles Won: #256 | Moves to #4 on the BTS 3.0 Leaderboard

Harsh Bubna locked in ₹3.04 Lakhs in Thursday earnings from two deep runs, which include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#25 Thursday Prime for ₹2,85,047

> 20th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹18,750

Harsh Bubna’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.79 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹97.18 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4

Dhiraj ‘supernuts’ Lakhotia (3rd for ₹2.25 Lakhs), Rahul ‘bunnyhigh’ Solanki (5th for ₹1.38 Lakhs), Puneet ‘puneetdurr111’ Sachan (7th for ₹73,745), and Wednesday’s BTS#20 Mini Main Event champion Shubham ‘backchod’ Agarwal (8th for ₹60,200) were other site regs on the 7.30 PM BTS#25 Thursday Prime final table.

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in tournament collected a generous ₹30.10 Lakhs prize pool, and 70 players made the payouts list.

Final Table Results

1. Snehil ‘Snehil99’ Aggarwal – ₹4,76,784
2. Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – ₹2,85,047
3. Dhiraj ‘supernuts’ Lakhotia – ₹2,24,546
4. Legendkiller77 – ₹1,71,269
5. Rahul ‘bunnyhigh’ Solanki – ₹1,38,159
6. tiltplay – ₹1,05,350
7. Puneet ‘puneetdurr111’ Sachan – ₹73,745
8. Shubham ‘backchod’ Agarwal – ₹60,200

The Summit – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,250

Entries – 182

Re-entries – 172

Prize Pool – ₹26,55,000

Places Paid – 49

Young Gun Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta and Vishal Bajaj went on an absolute tear last night. Mehta finished a close #2 behind Bajaj in total winnings, netting almost ₹9.61 Lakhs from three ITM finishes, including two flagship titles.

The lawyer-turned-poker-pro banked his top score of the day in Adda52’s Godfather (₹6.13 Lakhs). About 90 minutes before the Godfather victory, he stormed past a 354-player field (182 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Summit, winning the Thursday flagship for an incredible fifth time for ₹3.45 Lakhs.

The Summit played down to a three-way FT deal that awarded Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam (2nd for ₹3.37 Lakhs) and Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh (3rd for ₹3.03 Lakhs) the other top payouts.

Anmol Mehta’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹6,12,500* (heads-up deal) (his second time winning the tournament)

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹3,45,185* (3-way deal) (his fifth time winning the tournament)

> 85th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹3,205

Faiz Alam filled in at least ₹3.73 Lakhs on his Thursday scorecard from three deep runs, which include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹3,37,347* (3-way deal)

> 14th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹31,013

> 57th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,692

Vivek Singh added ₹4.18 Lakhs through three deep runs, storming into the ‘₹11 Crore Club.’

His Thursday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹3,02,738* (3-way deal)

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹93,980

> 30th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#25 Thursday Prime for ₹21,070

Vivek Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹11.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.86 Crores

Shyam ‘ayyappa1963’ Sundar (5th for ₹1.54 Lakhs), Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh (6th for ₹1.25 Lakhs), and Navneet ‘Navneet78’ Tanwar (7th for ₹99,297) were other known players on The Summit final table.

The ₹8,250 entry buy-in headliner posted a guarantee-crushing ₹26.55 Lakhs prize pool, and 49 players got a share of the spoils.

Final Table Results

1. Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹3,45,185*
2. Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam – ₹3,37,347*
3. Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh – ₹3,02,738*
4. Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja – ₹1,84,523
5. Shyam ‘ayyappa1963’ Sundar – ₹1,53,459
6. Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh – ₹1,25,316
7. Navneet ‘Navneet78’ Tanwar – ₹99,297

*denotes a three-way deal

Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 396

Re-entries – 367

Prize Pool – ₹11,45,000

Places Paid – 137

Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh cut through a guarantee-crushing 736-strong field (396 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost to collect a site-best ₹1.66 Lakhs, ending a three-week-long title slump. The ever-consistent Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu finished runner-up in the 7:30 PM tournament for ₹1.28 Lakhs.

Mohsin Shaikh garnered ₹1.77 Lakhs in Thursday earnings through four deep runs, which include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,65,724 (his second time winning the title)

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹7,842

> 9th in Spartan Poker’s Hold’em PKO for ₹2,281

> 41st in Spartan Poker’s Chip up – Triple Chance for ₹699

Mohsin Shaikh’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.32 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹50.10 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4

The #1 ranked player of the year, Young Gun Arsh ‘Button_Hai_Bro’ Grover, added ₹1.45 Lakhs across three ITM finishes, which include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹95,566

> 11th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹31,250

> 64th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#25 Thursday Prime for ₹18,060

Arsh Grover’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.96 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.58 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.10 Crores | Ranked #1 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #4 in Annual Profits

Samsher ‘santacruzsam’ Gandhi (5th for ₹45,780), Sunday’s Money Heist – Triple Chance champion Siddharth ‘GangnamGangi’ Gangwar (7th for ₹21,746), and Rupesh ‘rup67tam’ Kumar M (8th for ₹16,481) also FT-ed the 7:30 PM Daily Value Boost.

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament dished out ₹11.45 Lakhs in prize money to the top 137 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh – ₹1,65,724
2. Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu – ₹1,28,184
3. Arsh ‘Button_Hai_Bro’ Grover – ₹95,566
4. ktk11 – ₹67,526
5. Samsher ‘santacruzsam’ Gandhi – ₹45,780
6. buddha123 – ₹30,902
7. Siddharth ‘GangnamGangi’ Gangwar – ₹21,746
8. Rupesh ‘rup67tam’ Kumar M – ₹16,481

BTS#23 – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 192

Re-entries – 110

Prize Pool – ₹8,00,000

Places Paid – 137

Eight days after shipping PokerBaazi’s The Pride, Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia scored another title victory. The circuit reg ransacked a 302-strong field (192 unique) in Baazi Turbo Series’ 5 PM Thursday marquee, ₹8 Lakhs GTD BTS#23, clinching his sixth title of the year and a winner`s payday worth ₹1.27 Lakhs. The user ‘advancedNoLimit‘ finished runner-up for ₹93,600.

Ankit Jajodia locked in ₹1.55 Lakhs in Thursday earnings from three deep runs, which include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#23 for ₹1,26,880

> 14th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹25,000

> 118th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹2,632

Leaderboard crusher Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur has his sights set on the #1 spot on the BTS 3.0 leaderboard. Even though he is trailing Uttam Gope by a significant 1,590 points, Thakur’s Thursday run saw him packing in ₹2.20 Lakhs on the back of ten ITM finishes, including four FT scores and a title win. His top two finishes of the day came in BTS#22 (1st for ₹74,965) and BTS#23 (3rd for ₹73,760).

Rajneesh Thakur’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.06 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹99.72 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6 | Ranked #2 on the 2023 TLB (Points) Leaderboard | Ranked #19 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #2 on the BTS 3.0 Leaderboard

Tuesday’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT champion Shivam ‘daddyaddy’ Kumar Dubey ran deep in five tournaments – posting two fourth-place finishes – rounding up ₹78,027 overall.

His Thursday finishes include:

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#23 for ₹54,160

> 4th in Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹14,364

> 25th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹5,723

> 10th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹3,780

Shivam Kumar Dubey’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹25.53 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹7.57 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #17

Wednesday’s BTS#18 Hyper finalist Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat (5th for ₹38,560) was the only other notable on the BTS#23 FT.

The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹1.96 Lakhs, and 137 players crossed the money line.

Final Table Results

1. Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia – ₹1,26,880
2. advancedNoLimit – ₹93,600
3. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹73,760
4. Shivam ‘daddyaddy’ Kumar Dubey – ₹54,160
5. Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat – ₹38,560
6. nb333 – ₹27,440
7. dalladaddy – ₹22,000
8. ritesh567 – ₹17,680

BTS#26 (PLO-6) – ₹7 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 174

Re-entries – 191

Prize Pool – ₹7,30,000

Places Paid – 49

PokerBaazi user ‘Kingerb’ had their best run on the site yesterday. The mystery user won the 9 PM BTS tournament, ₹7 Lakhs GTD BTS#26 (PLO-6), picking up their maiden tournament title on the site and ₹1.24 Lakhs in first-place prize money.

Only 49 players from a starting field of 365 entrants (174 unique) got paid, with ‘Acegikmoqsu’ scoring ₹82,490 for their runner-up finish in the PLO-6 tournament.

Kingerb’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹7.25 Lakhs | Titles Won: #1

Pranay ‘5pranay’ Chaudhry accumulated ₹58,970 from three deep runs on PokerBaazi, edging closer to the ₹1 Crore milestone in tracked online winnings.

His Thursday finishes include:

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#26 (PLO-4) for ₹50,735

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s PLO-5 BOOST for ₹5,603

> 126th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹2,632

Pranay Chaudhry’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹97.08 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Rahul ‘GhatakTheGreat’ Sengar (3rd for ₹64,094), Deepak ‘3streakbluff’ Singh (5th for ₹42,194), and Kiran ‘bhokalishiva’ Kakde (6th for ₹34,456) were others who FT-ed the 9 PM BTS#26 (PLO-6).

The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament paid 49 players a share from the ₹7.30 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Kingerb – ₹1,24,319
2. Acegikmoqsu – ₹82,490
3. Rahul ‘GhatakTheGreat’ Sengar – ₹64,094
4. Pranay ‘5pranay’ Chaudhry – ₹50,735
5. Deepak ‘3streakbluff’ Singh – ₹42,194
6. Kiran ‘bhokalishiva’ Kakde – ₹34,456

BTS#24 (PLO-5) – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,375

Entries – 166

Re-entries – 203

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 49

PokerBaazi loyalist ‘aajtohogaa’ bagged away their second tournament title on the site on Thursday, shipping the 6 PM BTS attraction, ₹5 Lakhs GTD BTS#24 (PLO-5), for ₹85,150. The Endeavour runner-up finisher from November last year decimated a 369-player field, besting ‘samaybk’ (2nd for ₹56,500) in the heads-up showdown.

aajtohoga’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹17.63 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹4.44 Lakhs | Titles Won: #2

Abhishek ‘nanuabhi’ Gurung (4th for ₹34,750), Parteek ‘ptk007’ Maheshwari (6th for ₹23,600), Gaurav ‘gauravgoru’ Bhutra (7th for ₹18,700), and Jimmy ‘jeeven’ Arora (8th for ₹14,250) were others on the 8-max BTS#24 (PLO-5) final table.

The ₹1,380 entry buy-in tournament recorded an overlay shortfall of ₹38,750, and 49 players got paid.

Final Table Results

1. aajtohogaa – ₹85,150
2. samaybk – ₹56,500
3. hik18 – ₹43,900
4. Abhishek ‘nanuabhi’ Gurung – ₹34,750
5. slyblazer – ₹28,900
6. Parteek ‘ptk007’ Maheshwari – ₹23,600
7. Gaurav ‘gauravgoru’ Bhutra – ₹18,700
8. Jimmy ‘jeeven’ Arora – ₹14,250

BTS #22 – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 285

Re-entries – 232

Prize Pool – ₹5,17,000

Places Paid – 95

The 2022 TLB leaderboard topper Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur has carried his indomitable form to 2023. The mid-stakes crusher made the winner`s circle on Thursday with a smashing run in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD BTS #22, winning the 4 PM marquee for ₹74,965. Girish ‘gitty17’ Bhavnani came second for ₹57,904.

Thakur accumulated a lofty ₹2.20 across an impressive ten deep runs – five of them final table finishes!

His top Thursday winnings include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS #22 for ₹74,965

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#23 for ₹73,760

> 39th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#25 Thursday Prime for ₹21,070

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s PLO Boost Monster for ₹12,566

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹11,849

Rajneesh Thakur’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.06 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹99.72 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6 | Ranked #2 in the 2023 TLB (Points) Standings | Finished #1 in the 2022 TLB (Points) Standings

Tuesday`s BTS#12 winner Nandan ‘ragemonster’ Pugalia (3rd for ₹43,945), the #3 ranked player on the 2023 TLB (points) leaderboard, Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (4th for ₹30,555), Sawan ‘Jaishiv’ Kumar (6th for ₹15,045), and Habil ‘Habz420’ Jiruwala (7th for ₹10,857) posted FT scores in the ₹5 Lakhs GTD BTS #22.

The ₹1,100 entry buy-in tournament had 517 entrants (285 unique) vying for a share of the ₹5.17 Lakhs prize pool, and 95 players landed in the money.

Final Table Results

1. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹74,965
2. Girish ‘gitty17’ Bhavnani – ₹57,904
3. Nandan ‘ragemonster’ Pugalia – ₹43,945
4. Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar – ₹30,555
5. sirji09 – ₹21,559
6. Sawan ‘Jaishiv’ Kumar – ₹15,045
7. Habil ‘Habz420’ Jiruwala – ₹10,857
8. burningtrain – ₹8,944

BTS 3.0 Leaderboard Standings – Day 5

The Day 5 action at the Baazi Turbo Series caused quite the churn in the top order of the series’ leaderboard rankings.

Uttam Gope (5,833 points) retained his #1 rank, but with leaderboard crusher Rajneesh Thakur (4,243 points) breaking into the top three, he has stiff competition breathing down on him. Gaurav Bhutra (3,802 points) dropped a rank to #3, while Snehil Aggarwal (3,609 points) moved up three places to #4.

Meharpreet Singh ‘meharpreet16’ Sawhney (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹55,850), Arunav ‘Frankie08’ Mittal (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹49,450), ‘proffz4’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹44,240), Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 BOOST for ₹42,837), ‘Nutsplayer’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹26,880), ‘abrakaadabra’ (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost for ₹25,090), and ‘mangalkushal’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO Boost Monster for ₹21,470) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

IndiaPlays

Texas Bounty – ₹50K GTD

Buy-in – ₹400

Entries – 101

Rebuy – 32

Prize Pool – ₹50,000

Places Paid – 31

IndiaPlays user ‘GVJF2654’ bested the 133-entry field in the site`s ₹50K GTD Texas Bounty, winning the 8 PM Dominator Series marquee for ₹11,500. ‘RNAB5242’ finished runner-up for ₹7,500.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. GVJF2654 – ₹11,500
2. RNAB5242 – ₹7,500
3. Pravin4111 – ₹5,625
4. OWQC9898 – ₹3,625
5. Mango – ₹2,250
6. Best2626 – ₹1,875

‘rakupanu’ (Won ₹10K GTD TDS PLO6 Bounty for ₹2,450) won the other The Dominator Series title on Thursday.

PokerStars India

The Colosseum [6-Max] – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 77

Re-entries – 64

Prize Pool – ₹14,10,000

Places Paid – 19

After a litany of FT finishes in the last few weeks, January`s IOPC #85 Beast runner-up finisher Mithun ‘ThePokeRajaIN’ Mahesh finally went the distance in PokerStars India’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Colosseum [6-Max], taking down a 141-player field (77 unique) to win ₹2.97 Lakhs. Site reg ‘kabir2298’ fired three bullets in the 8 PM Thursday tournament, pocketing ₹2.23 Lakhs as the runner-up.

Clinton ‘Clinton Tavares’ Tavares (3rd for ₹1.66 Lakhs), Arjanveer ‘ballistik310’ Singh Chadha (4th for ₹1.25 Lakhs), Sahil ‘inaboobham’ Mahboobani (5th for ₹93,152), Sarthak ‘sarthakssinghal’ Singhal (6th for ₹69,685), and Deepankur ‘dp8218’ Gupta (7th for ₹56,916) were all well-known regs on The Colosseum FT.

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in tournament saw 19 players digging into the ₹14.10 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Mithun ‘ThePokeRajaIN’ Mahesh – ₹2,97,441
2. kabir2298 – ₹2,22,509
3. Clinton ‘Clinton Tavares’ Tavares – ₹1,66,454
4. Arjanveer ‘ballistik310’ Singh Chadha – ₹1,24,521
5. Sahil ‘inaboobham’ Mahboobani – ₹93,152
6. Sarthak ‘sarthakssinghal’ Singhal – ₹69,685
7. Deepankur ‘dp8218’ Gupta – ₹56,916

Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹43,929), ‘jagi785’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹28,010), ‘JITENDRAPANCHA’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹13,883), and ‘yogisoni2704’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹13,359) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

Adda52

Godfather – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 254

Re-entries – 200

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 49

The September 2022 The MoneyMaker champion Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta came out charging last night, netting ₹9.61 Lakhs from three ITM finishes, including two flagship titles!

The Young Gun ran over a 454-strong field (254 unique) in Adda52`s ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather, winning the Thursday headliner for the second time for ₹6.13 Lakhs – reeling in the day`s single-largest score. Amit ‘ragingbull’ Kaushik collected a runner-up payday worth ₹3.63 Lakhs.

The Godfather victory came about 90 minutes after Mehta scored the winning touchdown in PokerBaazi`s The Summit – his fifth time taking down the Thursday tournament – adding ₹3.45 Lakhs. He chopped the title three way with Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam (2nd for ₹3.37 Lakhs) and Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh (3rd for ₹3.03 Lakhs).

Anmol Mehta`s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in Adda52`s Godfather for ₹6,12,500 (his second time winning the tournament)

> 1st in PokerBaazi`s The Summit for ₹3,45,185 (his fifth time winning the tournament)

> 85th in PokerBaazi`s Daily Value Boost for ₹3,205

Amit Kaushik reeled in 4.62 Lakhs in Thursday winnings from three deep runs, which include:

> 2^nd in Adda52`s Godfather for ₹3,62,500

> 11^th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹58,420

> 11^th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹40,626

Amit Kaushik’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.11 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.76 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Young Gun Karan ‘Reg_Slayer’ Radia (4th for 1,87,500), Chirag ‘cs56’ Sodha (5th for ₹1,25,000), January leaderboard topper Tarush ‘tarush123’ Gupta (87,500), recent Wednesday High Roller champion, 2022 POY Anuj ‘anuj25395’ Yadav (7th for ₹68,750), and Sunday`s Top Liners winner Prem ‘chutny’ Madderla (8th for ₹56,250) were other top guns scoring on the ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather FT.

The ₹5,500 buy-in Godfather fell ₹2.30 Lakhs short of breaking even, and 49 players cashed in on the added value.

Final Table Results

1. Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹6,12,500
2. Amit ‘ragingbull’ Kaushik – ₹3,62,500
3. ab845 – ₹2,50,000
4. Karan ‘Reg_Slayer’ Radia – ₹1,87,500
5. Chirag ‘cs56’ Sodha – ₹125,000
6. Tarush ‘tarush123’ Gupta – ₹87,500
7. Anuj ‘anuj25395’ Yadav – ₹68,750
8. Prem ‘chutny’ Madderla – ₹56,250

Monster Turbo – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,500

Entries – 108

Re-entries – 85

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 19

The IOPC JULY 2021 The Crown champion Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani ended an almost three-month-long title curse with a dominating run in Adda52’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo. The IIM Lucknow alumnus trounced a 193-entry field (108 unique) in the 9:30 PM tournament, pipping site loyalist Jimish ‘JimCorbet’ Bathia (2nd for ₹84,000) heads-up to win ₹1.39 Lakhs.

Temani added ₹1.48 Lakhs across three ITM finishes on Thursday, which include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹1,38,750

> 25th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo for ₹5,660

> 92nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost ₹3,205

Vaibhav Temani’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.23 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹75.49 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Mostly a heads-up SNG grinder, Bathia, made away with ₹85,967 in Thursday winnings as he picked up another small cash in the Nighttide DSTAdda (20th for ₹1,867). His Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹11.71 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.38 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4

Karan ‘Mahadevpoker’ Pantola (3rd for ₹63,750), Zeshan ‘bondo07’ Hamza (4th for ₹45,000), and Sanjeeta ‘realkidsanju’ Kumari (8th for ₹13,750) were other known players on the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo final table.

The ₹2,500 entry buy-in tournament registered an overlay shortfall of ₹65,750, and 19 players got paid.

Final Table Results

1. Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani – ₹1,38,750
2. Jimish ‘JimCorbet’ Bathia – ₹84,000
3. Karan ‘Mahadevpoker’ Pantola – ₹63,750
4. Zeshan ‘bondo07’ Hamza – ₹45,000
5. parimalkumbhakar31 – ₹31,250
6. happyfish – ₹22,500
7. aditya1986 – ₹18,750
8. Sanjeeta ‘realkidsanju’ Kumari – ₹13,750

Ambika ‘frontline’ Chowdhury (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Godfather Lite for ₹36,541), ‘shivmay’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakh GTD Nighttide DST for ₹32,063), Monish ‘monish1965’ Kumar (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹29,406), Devrat ‘Vickypune’ Singh (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹12,799), ‘gunrider’ (Won ₹30K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹11,618), Harshit ‘Harshit0026’ Dadhich (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹11,514), and ‘cashout69’ (Won ₹40K GTD Morning Adda for ₹11,319) won the other Adda52 marquees.

Khelo365

Khelo365 user ‘Neymar’ won the ₹10K GTD Sun Downer for ₹3,500. ‘Safayatkhan’ (2nd for ₹2,200) and ‘Nasim12’ (3rd for ₹1,500) rounded out the podium.

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