Daily Majors: Vivek Singh, Pawan Tez, Chirag Khandelwal, Shivam Shukla & Pratibh Saluja Champion the Tuesday Marquees

The first week of 2021 is almost over, and the poker action seems to be gathering steam as we inch closer to two blockbuster events lined up for later this month, Spartan Poker`s IOPC and PokerBaazi`s APT 2021 Online Series India.

Here is a complete recap of all that transpired yesterday.

Spartan Poker

Spartan Poker has worked up a reputation as the top platform for MTT players, and yesterday again, it played host to the biggest guaranteed tourney of the day. We are referring to the site`s ₹17 Lakhs GTD Mega Stack that logged in 545 entries to post an overlay of ₹65,000. PokerGuru Ambassador Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh outlasted the competition to win his first flagship title of 2021, booking a payday worth ₹3.30 Lakhs. ‘Junior-KK’ finished runner-up for ₹2.09 Lakhs. A former Destiny winner, Singh’s lifetime MTT tally crossed ₹4.6 Crores after the win!

The ₹7 Lakhs GTD The Race wrangled in 484 entries to collect ₹7.26 Lakhs in the prize pool. Chirag ‘Chiragkhandelwal’ Khandelwal was the last player standing in the tourney and collected ₹1.41 Lakhs. The former PokerBaazi’s PPL PLO HighRoller champion, Aditya ‘ELASTICITY’ Kulkarni finished runner-up for ₹89,879.

PokerStars India

PokerStars India, as usual, had two ₹5 Lakhs GTD tourneys on the tap. First up was the 7:30 PM Sixth Sense that registered 238 entries to fill in an overlay shortfall of ₹24,000. The tourney played down to an epic showdown between Pratibh ‘Pratibh Saluja’ Saluja and Manish ‘theoldestkid’ Lakhotia, with the former eventually coming out on top to win ₹92,186. Lakhotia banked ₹66,829.

The runner-up Lakhotia, one of the top winners of 2020, FT-ed two tourneys last night. His other deep run was a fourth-place finish in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹1.15 Lakhs that pushed his total winnings for the day upwards of ₹1.80 Lakhs.

All the ITM finishers in the Sixth Sense collected TLB points for PokerStars India’s “Star of the Month” – January leaderboard race.

The ₹2,750 entry buy-in Uppercut Mini wrangled in 200 entries to just about break-even on its advertised guarantee. Shivam ‘brooskyradio1’ Shukla shipped the tourney, netting ₹1.28 Lakhs (₹47,147 in prize money, ₹80,703 in bounties). Shubam ‘backchod launda’ Agarwal placed runner-up for ₹37,876 (₹34,751 in prize money, ₹3,125 in bounties).

Adda52

The featured tourney on Adda52, the ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Mint, brought in 439 entries (234 unique, 209 re-entries) to post a guarantee-smashing ₹15.37 Lakhs prize pool. It was almost 3 AM on the tournament clock by the time the two-time Inception winner Pawan ‘_luffy_1x1’ Tez championed the tourney to win a personal-best (on Adda52) ₹2.90 Lakhs. The FT saw a three-way deal go through with Raj ‘rajroyrkl’ Kumar Roy (runner-up for ₹2.39 Lakhs) and ‘Therealmoneyball’ (3rd for ₹2.24 Lakhs) collecting the other top paydays.

The ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD Voyager saw ‘faze123’ navigating their way to the top to win ₹82,750. ‘nairsne’ finished runner-up for ₹50,147.

PokerBaazi

All scheduled tourneys on PokerBaazi post 3 PM were canceled due to scheduled maintenance.

The other Tuesday winners were:

Mega Stack ₹17 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹3,300

Entries – 292

Re-entries – 102

Re-buys – 151

Prize Pool – ₹17,00,000

Places Paid – 55

Spartan Poker’s Tuesday roster was spearheaded by the ₹17 Lakhs GTD Mega Stack. The 8 PM tourney brought together 545 contenders, recording an overlay shortfall of ₹65,000.

The last hand got dealt at 3:09 AM, with PokerGuru Ambassador Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh eliminating ‘Junior-KK’ (runner-up for ₹2.09 Lakhs) in second-place to win a paycheque worth ₹3.30 Lakhs. This was Singh’s first title victory in 2021 and pushed his lifetime tally to ₹4.60 Crores.

Former Millionaire champions Sumit ‘Sands Myth’ Sapra (3rd for ₹1.51 Lakhs) and Anujkumar ‘aatmaan108’ Kodam (4th for ₹1.22 Lakhs), along with Sachin ‘vivid_sachin’ Nanda (5th for ₹96,730), Pankaj ‘Uknapdmj’ Sharma (6th for ₹74,460), Divik ‘SabkaMalikAce’ Arora (7th for ₹55,420), and Buhr ‘Riokid’ Advirkar (8th for ₹40,120) FT-ed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh – ₹3,29,800
2. Junior-KK – ₹2,09,100
3. Sumit ‘Sands Myth’ Sapra – ₹1,51,130
4. Anujkumar ‘aatmaan108’ Kodam – ₹1,22,230
5. Sachin ‘vivid_sachin’ Nanda – ₹96,730
6. Pankaj ‘Uknapdmj’ Sharma – ₹74,460
7. Divik ‘SabkaMalikAce’ Arora – ₹55,420
8. Buhr ‘Riokid’ Advirkar – ₹40,120

The Mint ₹15 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 234

Re-entries – 205

Prize Pool – ₹15,36,503

Places Paid – 49

Adda52’s Tuesday mainstay, The Mint ₹15 Lakhs GTD, logged in 439 entrants, and the top 49 places took a bite out of the ₹15.36 Lakhs prize pool.

The two-time Inception champion, Pawan ‘_luffy_1x1’ Tez, shipped the tourney for ₹2.98 Lakhs after striking a three-way deal with Raj ‘rajroyrkl’ Kumar Roy (runner-up for ₹2.38 Lakhs) and ‘Therealmoneyball’ (3rd for ₹2.24 Lakhs).

The Sixth Sense runner-up Manish ‘Newkidpoker’ Lakhotia (4th for ₹1.15 Lakhs), PokerGuru Ambassador Devvrat ‘Glitch_d’ Arya (5th for ₹76,825), and Peushup ‘peushup’ Eugene (8th for ₹34,571) posted FT scores.

Final Table Results

1. Pawan ‘_luffy_1x1’ Tez – ₹2,90,026*
2. Raj ‘rajroyrkl’ Kumar Roy – ₹2,38,710*
3. Therealmoneyball – ₹2,24,150*
4. Manish ‘Newkidpoker’ Lakhotia – ₹1,15,238
5. Devvrat ‘Glitch_d’ Arya – ₹76,825
6. Mowgumotu – ₹53,778
7. primetuber – ₹42,254
8. Peushup ‘peushup’ Eugene – ₹34,571

*denotes three-way deal

The Race ₹7 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 280

Re-entries – 66

Re-buys – 138

Prize Pool – ₹7,26,000

Places Paid – 47

Spartan Poker’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD The Race pulled in a starting field of 484 participants, collecting ₹7.26 Lakhs in the prize pool.

Chirag ‘Chiragkhandelwal’ Khandelwal satt-ied his way to victory in The Race to grabbed the ₹1.41 Lakhs top prize. Aditya ‘ELASTICITY’ Kulkarni finished runner-up for ₹89,879.

Avinash ‘Seiborg09’ Anand (7th for ₹24,103) and Garima ‘lastmountain’ Sharma (8th for ₹17,714) were others who FT-ed the tourney.

Final Table Results

1. Chirag ‘Chiragkhandelwal’ Khandelwal – ₹1,41,497
2. Aditya ‘ELASTICITY’ Kulkarni – ₹89,879
3. Hellomini – ₹67,373
4. eightofspades – ₹54,523
5. PleasebeTuna – ₹42,979
6. uiiieee – ₹32,815
7. Avinash ‘Seiborg09’ Anand – ₹24,103
8. Garima ‘lastmountain’ Sharma – ₹17,714

Sixth Sense ₹5 Lakh GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 133

Re-entries – 105

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 41

PokerStars India’s Tuesday primetime tourney, the ₹2,200 entry buy-in Sixth Sense, took off as scheduled at 7.30 PM last night. The event garnered 238 entries to record an overlay deficit of ₹24,000.

Pratibh ‘Pratibh Saluja’ Saluja navigated his way across the competition to win ₹92,186, with Manish ‘theoldestkid’ Lakhotia placing runner-up for ₹66,829.

Saluja’s tracked online scores across the top four domestic sites have touched ₹89.94 Lakhs after the win.

Sandy ‘Ziigmunddd’ Lamba (4^th for ₹35,120), PokerGuru Ambassador Vishal ‘Vishalb22’ Bajaj (5^th for ₹25,460), and Pankaj ‘jmdpanku27’ Sharma (7^th for ₹15,150) were the other prominent names on the FT.

Final Table Results

1. Pratibh ‘Pratibh Saluja’ Saluja – ₹92,186
2. Manish ‘theoldestkid’ Lakhotia – ₹66,829
3. Achu0614 – ₹48,446
4. Sandy ‘Ziigmunddd’ Lamba – ₹35,120
5. Vishal ‘Vishalb22’ Bajaj – ₹25,460
6. SirRampagealot – ₹18,457
7. Pankaj ‘jmdpanku27’ Sharma – ₹15,150

Uppercut Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 109

Re-entries – 91

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 35

The ₹5 Lakhs GTD Uppercut Mini got rolling at 9.30 PM on PokerStars India. A turnout of 200 entries meant that the event precisely hit the break-even mark.

It took under five-and-half hours of play to find a champion, and it was Shivam ‘brooskyradio1’ Shukla who toppled Shubam ‘backchod launda’ Agarwal (runner-up for ₹37,876) heads-up to win ₹1.28 Lakhs (₹47,147 in prize money, ₹80,703 in bounties).

Akshay ‘VaahBhaiVaah’ Gupta (3^rd for ₹30,458), Rahul ‘Unleashed2519’ Sahni (₹23,567), and Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh (7^th for ₹18,455) were the other known names that FT-ed the tourney.

Final Table Results (Includes Bounties)

1. Shivam ‘brooskyradio1’ Shukla – ₹1,27,850
2. Shubam ‘backchod launda’ Agarwal – ₹37,876
3. Akshay ‘VaahBhaiVaah’ Gupta – ₹30,458
4. Rahul ‘Unleashed2519’ Sahni – ₹23,567
5. VeniVedii – ₹25,048
6. psitsshowtime – ₹16,272
7. Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh – ₹18,455

Voyager ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 194

Re-entries – 137

Prize Pool – ₹3,31,000

Places Paid – 34

Adda52`s ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD Voyager enjoyed a blistering Tuesday night run, as a starting field of 331 entries helped generate a smashing ₹3.31 Lakhs prize pool.

The mystery user ‘faze123’ championed the tourney to win ₹82,750, with ‘nairsne’ placing runner-up for ₹50,147.

Praveen ‘thepokerfaceblr’ Chandra (3rd for ₹36,410) and Pranav ‘pkpok’ Khandalkar (7th for ₹9,930) were others who FT-ed the tourney.

BattleField Tuesday ₹1 Lakh GTD – PokerDangal

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 60

Re-entries – 28

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 15

Online reg Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi toppled a field of 88 entries in PokerDangal’s ₹1 Lakh GTD BattleField Tuesday to win ₹24,000. ‘stockbroker’ finished runner-up for ₹17,500. Ajit ‘ace_bob’ Singh Arora finished 3rd for ₹12,750.

Pocket Jacks ₹75K GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 95

Re-entries – 44

Prize Pool – ₹75,000

Places Paid – 21

Pocket52`s daily ₹75K GTD Pocket Jacks logged in 139 entries last night, filling in an overlay deficit of ₹5,500, and the top 21 places got paid. ‘hajaara’ was the last player standing and won ₹16,500, even as ‘Xyz007’ finished runner-up for ₹12,000.

Aniket ‘Kspocket’ Raj finished 5th for ₹4,950.

Unravel ₹50K GTD – Pocket52

Buy-in – ₹440

Entries – 68

Re-entries – 33

Prize Pool – ₹50,000

Places Paid – 15

Pocket52’s ₹50K Pocket Jacks piled on 101 entries. Topping them all was Dinesh ‘Mahabir1993’ Tigga who collected a cash prize worth ₹11,500 after defeating ‘CoachzZ’ (runner-up for ₹8,500) in heads-up play.

Under The Gun ₹20K GTD PLO – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹330

Entries – 23

Re-entries – 2

Add-ons – 16

Rebuys – 20

Prize Pool – ₹20,000

Places Paid – 3

Khelo365’s ₹20K GTD Under The Gun PLO registered 61 entries, and it took less than 90 minutes for ‘yutah999’ to take down the tourney for ₹10,000.

Grinder 2.0 ₹20K GTD NLHE – Khelo365

Buy-in – ₹275

Entries – 43

Re-entries – 20

Prize Pool – ₹20,000

Places Paid – 7

Khelo365`s ₹20K GTD Grinder 2.0 logged in 63 entries, and ‘Sabran1’ outlasted them all to win ₹7,200.

This report was updated at 4 PM on 06.01.2020.

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