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Another week jammed with electrifying action on the virtual felts saw former Millionaire Lite champion Chirag Sodha win two of the biggest tourneys of the week, namely Adda52’s ₹22.5 Lakhs GTD The Ballers and Spartan Poker’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD Destiny, taking his cumulative score for the week to ₹13.44 Lakhs and helping him top the weekly rankings.
The inaugural GPS Main Event champion Apratim Sharma ended September as the monthly leaderboard topper with earnings amounting to ₹35.55 Lakhs.
Meanwhile, the yearly rankings barely saw much movement, with the top three retaining their position from last week. Young Gun Gaurav Sood has completed 21 weeks at the top of the annual leaderboard, with Young Gun Arsh Grover coming in second and Srihari Bang retaining his third spot.
Online Rankings From September 26 – October 3 (Weekly Rankings)
Player Weekly Cashes Weekly Profit
Chirag Sodha ₹13,44,750 ₹10,66,015
Sumit Sapra ₹10,02,239 ₹6,59,661
Aditya Sushant ₹9,69,314 ₹7,42,684
Online Rankings From September 1 – September 30 (Monthly Rankings
Player Monthly Cashes Monthly Profit
Apratim Sharma ₹35,55,200 ₹33,54,800
Kartik Ved ₹34,47,748 ₹23,78,200
Jaikiran Kumar ₹33,23,177 ₹32,84,126
Online Rankings From January 1 – October 3 (Yearly Rankings)
Player Yearly Cashes Yearly Profit
Gaurav Sood ₹3,33,40,550 ₹1,60,31,297
Arsh Grover ₹2,88,56,501 ₹1,01,47,109
Srihari Bang ₹2,79,88,253 ₹1,14,56,378
Weekly Online Rankings
1. Chirag Sodha
Weekly Cashes – ₹13,44,750
Weekly Profit – ₹10,66,015
Weekly Leaderboard Points – 1,194
Well-known poker room operator and MTT crusher Chirag Sodha was in fiery form for most of the week. He kicked off the week by taking down his third Destiny title on September 30 for ₹6.10 Lakhs. And he secured himself the #1 position in the weekly rankings after taking down Adda52’s ₹22.5 Lakhs The Ballers on October 2 for ₹6.13 Lakhs.
Sodha’s weekly performance helped him cross the ₹4 Crore-mark in lifetime earnings. He presently has ₹2.32 Crores in annual earnings and ₹94.97 Lakhs in profits.
Top Cashes This Week
– Won Adda52’s The Ballers ₹22.5 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.13 Lakhs on October 2
– Won Spartan Poker’s Destiny ₹25 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.10 Lakhs on September 30
2. Sumit Sapra
Weekly Cashes – ₹10,02,239
Weekly Profit – ₹6,59,661
Weekly Leaderboard Points – 1,227
APL Ambassador Sumit Sapra, who is currently placed #6 on the annual cashes leaderboard, booked the second spot on the weekly rankings with two title victories – PokerStars India’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Weekly HighRoller on October 2 for ₹4.83 Lakhs and Adda52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick for ₹3.75 Lakhs on September 30.
He raked in ₹10.02 Lakhs in weekly winnings and ₹6.59 Lakhs in profits.
Top Cashes This Week
– Won PokerStars India’s The Weekly HighRoller ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹4.83 Lakhs on October 2
– Won Adda52’s Maverick ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.75 Lakhs on September 30
3. Aditya Sushant
Weekly Cashes – ₹9,69,314
Weekly Profit – ₹7,42,684
Weekly Leaderboard Points – 1,354
India`s first WSOP bracelet winner Aditya Sushant broke into the top three of the weekly leaderboard. Sushant picked up four final table scores this week, with his biggest score coming in PokerStars India’s ₹18 Lakhs GTD Sunday Special – Progressive KO that he won for ₹3.54 Lakhs on September 27.
He banked ₹9.69 Lakhs in weekly earnings, with a profit of ₹7.42 Lakhs.
Top Cashes This Week
– Won PokerStars India’s Sunday Special – Progressive KO ₹18 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.54 Lakhs on September 27
– 3rd in Adda52’s Godfather ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.85 Lakhs on October 1
– Won Spartan Poker’s Recharge ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.98 Lakhs on September 28
– 5th in Adda52’s The Ballers ₹22.5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.32 Lakhs on October 2
Vikranth Varma (Weekly Cashes – ₹9.59 Lakhs), Sriharsha Doddapaneni (Weekly Cashes – ₹9.12 Lakhs), and Guruprasad Gupta (Weekly Cashes – ₹8.72 Lakhs) were the other toppers on the weekly online leaderboard.
Monthly Online Rankings
1. Apratim Sharma
Monthly Cashes – ₹35,55,200
Monthly Profit – ₹33,54,800
Monthly Leaderboard Points – 810
The first-ever GPS Main Event champion, Apratim Sharma, wrapped up September at the top of the monthly rankings, courtesy the massive ₹34.51 Lakhs payday in the tourney. He accumulated ₹35.55 Lakhs in recorded earnings through the month with a net profit of ₹33.54 Lakhs.
Top Cashes This Month
– Won Spartan Poker’s GPS #56 – Main Event ₹2 Crores GTD for ₹34.51 Lakhs on September 13
2. Kartik Ved
Monthly Cashes – ₹34,47,748
Monthly Profit – ₹23,78,200
Monthly Leaderboard Points – 2,547
PokerGuru Ambassador Kartik Ved also ended the month on a high note, as he retained his runner-up spot in the monthly rankings. The Mumbai-based MTT pro garnered ₹34.47 Lakhs in monthly cashes, with a profit of ₹23.78 Lakhs.
Top Cashes This Month
– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s GPS #56 – Main Event Day 2 ₹2 Crores GTD for ₹22.40 Lakhs on September 13
– 4th in Spartan Poker’s GPS – Grand Destiny ₹35 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.27 Lakhs on September 9
– 14th in PokerBaazi’s Game Changer 4.0 ₹2 Crores GTD for ₹1.56 Lakhs on September 20
– 11th in Spartan Poker’s GPS #39 – High Roller ₹55 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.41 Lakhs on September 10
– 3rd in PokerStars India’s INCOOP-146 – Night on Stars ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.10 Lakhs on September 16
3. Jaikiran Kumar
Monthly Cashes – ₹33,23,177
Monthly Profit – ₹32,84,126
Monthly Leaderboard Points – 464
PokerBaazi’s Game Changer 4.0 winner Jaikiran Kumar rounded out the top three spots on the September leaderboard with an impressive ₹33.23 Lakhs in winnings, and ₹32.84 Lakhs in profits.
Top Cashes This Month
– Won PokerBaazi’s Game Changer 4.0 ₹2 Crores GTD for ₹33.16 Lakhs on September 20
Vaibhav Sharma (Monthly Cashes – ₹29.63 Lakhs), Manish Lakhotia (Monthly Cashes – ₹28.42 Lakhs), and Mohak Kapoor (Monthly Cashes – ₹27.99 Lakhs) are the other notable scorers of September.
Yearly Online Rankings
1. Gaurav Sood
Yearly Cashes – ₹3,33,40,550
Yearly Profit – ₹1,60,31,297
Yearly Leaderboard Points – 52,626
Young Gun Gaurav Sood has dominated the yearly leaderboard for an unprecedented 21 weeks! In that time, the undisputed topper has achieved many milestones. Not only has he breached the ₹5 Crores-mark in recorded earnings, presently standing tall at ₹5.5 Crores, but he also the only player to accumulate more than ₹3 Crores, ₹3.33 Crores to be precise, in annual MTT earnings, along with a profit of ₹1.60 Crores.
This past week, Sood banked just two six-figure final table finishes, in PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD Weekly HighRoller (3rd for ₹2.18 Lakhs) on October 2 and Spartan Poker’s ₹35 Lakhs GTD Sunday SuperStack (5th for ₹1.95 Lakhs) on September 27. He raked in ₹5.33 Lakhs in weekly winnings, with a profit of ₹2.43 Lakhs.
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 IOPC #91 PLO HighRoller ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹11.03 Lakhs on February 8
– Won Spartan Poker’s SSS#75 Sunday SuperStack ₹50 Lakhs GTD for ₹10.83 Lakhs on April 19
2. Arsh Grover
Yearly Cashes – ₹2,88,56,501
Yearly Profit – ₹1,01,47,109
Yearly Leaderboard Points – 46,089
Another Young Gun who has been in phenomenal form for the past few months is Arsh Grover. The Delhi-based pro has maintained his #2 position on the annual leaderboard for six weeks now. Grover boasts an astronomical ₹5.28 Crores in recorded online earnings, of which ₹2.88 Crores he has pocketed this year alone.
This week, Grover collected only one final table score when he finished runner-up in PokerStars India’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Sunday Highroller on September 27 for ₹2.36 Lakhs.
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
– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire United ₹1 Crore GTD for ₹11.41 Lakhs on May 17
– Won PokerStars India’s INSCOOP-52 Highroller ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.29 Lakhs on May 14
3. Srihari Bang
Yearly Cashes – ₹2,79,88,253
Yearly Profit – ₹1,14,56,378
Yearly Leaderboard Points – 46,993
Online phenom Srihari Bang has been at loggerheads with Grover for the second spot on the yearly rankings for several weeks. Last week, just ₹8.03 Lakhs had separated the two; however, Grover managed to increase the gap to ₹8.68 Lakhs this week.
Bang’s only notable score this week came in Adda52’s ₹4 Lakhs GTD Moonlight on September 30, wherein he placed runner-up for ₹80,965. His lifetime tally has now reached ₹4.14 Crores, with ₹2.79 Crores in yearly earnings.
Top Cashes this Year
– Runner-up in Adda52’s AOPS ME Finale ₹2.5 Crores GTD for ₹27.50 Lakhs on August 16
– Won Adda52’s Full House Finale ₹1 Crore GTD for ₹25 Lakhs on May 24
– 6th in Adda52’s AOPS ME Finale ₹3 Crores GTD for ₹9 Lakhs on July 12
Sriharsha Doddapaneni (Yearly Cashes: ₹2.64 Crores), Anant Purohit (Yearly Cashes: ₹2.64 Crores), Sumit Sapra (Yearly Cashes: ₹2.58 Crores) are the other notable yearly scorers.
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