Online Rankings: Pallikona Headlines the Weekly Leaderboard, Sood Completes 30 Weeks as the Winningest Player of 2020

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It was yet another cracking week on the virtual felts. Even without any eight-figure guaranteed tournaments on offer, there was a lot of movement on the weekly and yearly leaderboards. Since this week’s ‘Online Rankings’ covers the period between November 28 to December 4, we have excluded the Monthly Rankings. Raghav Bansal topped the November leaderboard.

Anand Babu Pallikona makes his debut at the top of the weekly charts on the back of his two flagship title victories on Spartan Poker – the Sunday SuperStack and the Mega Stack. For his dazzling performance, he also captured the “PokerGuru Star of the Week” honor!

Coming to the yearly rankings, not much has changed at the top two positions. Young Gun Gaurav Sood completes a record-shattering 30 weeks on top of the annual charts today, while his fellow Young Gun Arsh Grover extends his second-place record to a 14th consecutive week.

It is the #3 spot on the annual leaderboard that has witnessed quite a bit of action recently. Srihari Bang had held onto the #3 spot for 12 consecutive weeks till November 13, before Sanat Mehrotra took over the seat last week. This week, poker veteran, Sumit Sapra, has snatched the #3 spot from Mehrotra.

There are now seven players on the annual leaderboard sitting with over ₹3 Crores in recorded winnings this year, including Gaurav Sood (₹4,16,61,051), Arsh Grover (₹3,69,50,063), Sumit Sapra (₹3,12,85,584), PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish Ahuja (₹3,10,09,527), Sanat Mehrotra (₹3,09,82,768), Srihari Bang (₹3,06,23,331) and Anant Purohit (₹3,01,98,475).

So, while Sood may well be out of reach, for now, the battle for the #2 and #3 spots promises to get more intense as we approach the end of the year.

Online Rankings From November 28 – December 4 (Weekly Rankings)

Online Rankings From January 1 – December 4 (Yearly Rankings)

Weekly Online Rankings

1. Anand Babu Pallikona

Weekly Cashes – ₹10,89,594

Weekly Profit – ₹10,05,669

Weekly Leaderboard Points – N/A

Anand Babu Pallikona makes a smashing debut at the top of the weekly leaderboard, accumulating ₹10.89 Lakhs in weekly cashes, with a profit of ₹10.05 Lakhs.

Pallikona`s stellar performance this week was decorated with two back-to-back flagship title victories on Spartan Poker. He couldn’t have asked for a better start to the week, winning the Sunday Superstack on November 29 for ₹6.89 Lakhs. Proving that the win was no flash in the pan, Pallikona shipped the Mega Stack on December 1 for ₹3.88 Lakhs.

His week-long haul has also helped him cross the ₹1 Crore-marker in lifetime earnings, and he currently sits with ₹1.09 Crores in online winnings.

Top Cashes This Week

– Won Spartan Poker’s Sunday SuperStack ₹35 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.86 Lakhs on November 29

– Won Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.88 Lakhs on December 1

2. Sanket Arora

Weekly Cashes – ₹9,98,725

Weekly Profit – ₹7,92,302

Weekly Leaderboard Points – 1,093

Coming in second on the weekly leaderboard is Sanket Arora. He picked up three final table finishes this week, and he hit the jackpot in Adda52’s Godfather that he won on December 3 for ₹6.53 Lakhs. He also ran deep in the Adda52 Millions (4th for ₹2.18 Lakhs) and PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack (6th for ₹84,000) on November 29.

He netted ₹9.98 Lakhs in MTT earnings through the week, with a profit of ₹7.92 Lakhs.

Top Cashes This Week

– Won Adda52’s Godfather ₹25 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.53 Lakhs on December 3

– 4th in Adda52’s Adda52 Millions for ₹2.18 Lakhs on November 29

3. Ashutosh Balodhi

Weekly Cashes – ₹9,52,790

Weekly Profit – ₹9,01,141

Weekly Leaderboard Points – 643

PokerGuru Ambassador Ashutosh Balodhi bagged the single-biggest score of the week by shipping PokerStars India’s DIWALI RUSH-51 Main Event for ₹9.22 Lakhs on November 29. That score alone was good enough to secure him the #3 spot on the weekly rankings.

Balodhi accrued ₹9.52 Lakhs in recorded earnings through the week with a net profit of ₹9.01 Lakhs. He currently sits on ₹1.77 Crores in MTT cashes.

Top Cashes This Week

– Won PokerStars India’s DIWALI RUSH-51 [MAIN EVENT] 50 Lakhs GTD for ₹9.22 Lakhs on November 29

Guneet Kwatra (Weekly Cashes: ₹8.99 Lakhs), Goonjan Mall (Weekly Cashes: ₹8.78 Lakhs), and Ankur Sehgal (Weekly Cashes: ₹8.65 Lakhs) are the other notable weekly scorers.

Yearly Online Rankings

1. Gaurav Sood

Yearly Cashes – ₹4,16,61,051

Yearly Profit – ₹2,04,60,160

Yearly Leaderboard Points – 62,139

30 weeks! Yes, you read that right! It’s been 30 weeks since Young Gun Gaurav Sood began his domination of the annual rankings. He doesn’t seem to be in any mood of letting up.

No week goes by when Sood does not post multiple final table finishes. This week was the same, with the poker prodigy final tabling three events, namely Spartan Poker’s ReCharge (3rd for ₹1.11 Lakhs) on Monday, PokerBaazi’s The Summit (6th for ₹72,600) on Thursday and Spartan Poker’s The Elite (runner-up for ₹4.48 Lakhs) on Friday.

He now has a ginormous ₹6.29 Crores in lifetime online earnings, with ₹4.16 Crores in yearly winnings – of which ₹2.04 Crores are his profits.

Top Cashes This Year

– Won PokerBaazi’s BPTO Day 2 Main Event ₹1 Crore GTD for ₹18.61 Lakhs on January 1

– Won Spartan Poker’s GPS #14 – The Millionaire United ₹1 Crore GTD for ₹17.75 Lakhs on October 4

– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC #91 PLO HighRoller ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹11.03 Lakhs on February 8

2. Arsh Grover

Yearly Cashes – ₹3,69,50,063

Yearly Profit – ₹1,41,25,892

Yearly Leaderboard Points – 56,616

Completing 14 weeks in the #2 position on the annual leaderboard, Young Gun Arsh Grover has worked up an online resume of ₹6.09 Crores in recorded winnings. This week, he posted three final table finishes adding ₹1.95 Lakhs to his lifetime tally.

The Delhi-based pro currently boasts of ₹3.69 Crores in annual earnings. He is ₹47.10 Lakhs behind Grover on the yearly leaderboard.

Top Cashes This Year

– 3rd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #58 The Millionaire Legends ₹2 Crores GTD for ₹27.94 Lakhs on February 2

– Won Spartan Poker’s SSS#48 High Roller ₹60 Lakhs GTD for ₹15.11 Lakhs on May 7

– Won Adda52’s Grand Mega Suits Finale ₹60 Lakhs GTD for ₹12.75 Lakhs on October 10

3. Sumit Sapra

Yearly Cashes – ₹3,12,85,584

Yearly Profit – ₹1,10,17,485

Yearly Leaderboard Points – 48,065

APL Ambassador Sumit Sapra has toppled Sanat Mehrotra from the third spot this week. His final table finishes in PokerStars India’s DIWALI RUSH-45 Eliminator SE (Runner-up for ₹1.05 Lakhs) on Saturday and PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack (5th for ₹1.05 Lakhs) on Sunday, propelled his weekly haul to ₹3.50 Lakhs, with a net profit of a little over ₹1 Lakh.

With annual earnings of ₹3.12 Crores, Sapra`s lifetime tally has already crossed ₹6.30 Crores.

Top Cashes this Year

– 3rd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC#120 Main Event – The Crown 3 Crores GTD for ₹32.20 Lakhs on July 26

– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire 1 Crore GTD for ₹9.72 Lakhs on October 25

– Won Spartan Poker’s FMS #20 – Main Event 50 Lakhs GTD for ₹9.67 Lakhs on August 23

PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish Ahuja (Yearly Cashes: ₹3.10 Crores), Sanat Mehrotra (Yearly Cashes: ₹3.09 Crores), and Srihari Bang (Yearly Cashes: ₹3.06 Crores) are the other notable annual scorers.

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