Online Rankings: Mall Tops the Weekly Charts, Sood Completes 13 Weeks at #1 on the Yearly Leaderboard

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The online action was hit by technical glitches in the last week of July, with two major platforms facing disruptions due to sever-related issues. But things have back on track with a bang as three major online series are running simultaneously across different sites.

Featuring on top of this week`s leaderboard is well-known poker reg Goonjan Mall. The entrepreneur-cum MTT specialist accumulated ₹15.13 Lakhs in winnings through the week from four FT finishes that included two flagship titles! The majority of this loot came from his runner-up finish in the GPS High Roller for ₹8.97 Lakhs.

PokerGuru Ambassador Vivek Singh makes to the #2 position on the weekly rankings on the back of his AOPS Godfather victory! Sajjan Barnwal`s three AOPS titles, specifically his AOPS Mini Highroller victory, earned him the #3 spot.

Since this was the first week of August, we have not canvassed the monthly standings since they exactly mirror the week’s rankings.

While the weekly charts have been very dynamic, the same cannot be said of the yearly leaderboard that has witnessed significantly less movement, at least at the top. Young Gun Gaurav Sood has become an almost permanent fixture at the top, and this week he extended his dominance as the #1 player in the country for a record 13th week. He added ₹5.13 Lakhs to his annual tally that is presently standing at ₹2.69 Crores.

The top three places on the yearly leaderboard remained unchanged. Sriharsha Doddpaneni continues to hold the #2 position behind Sood with ₹2.33 Crores in annual winnings. He also retains the distinction of being the most profitable player this year (so far) with ₹1.31 Crores in gross profits. Sood is a very close second with ₹1.3 Crores.

Anant Purohit, for the third week in a row, takes up the third spot in the annual rankings.

Online Rankings From August 1 – 8 (Weekly Rankings)

Online Rankings From August 1 – 8 (Monthly Rankings)

Online Rankings From January 1 – August 8 (Yearly Rankings)

Weekly Online Rankings

1. Goonjan Mall

Weekly Cashes: ₹15,13,120

Weekly Profit: ₹11,27,421

Weekly Leaderboard Points: 1,443

Goonjan Mall grabbed the headlines twice this week. First, when he took down PokerBaazi`s The Pride for ₹2.21 Lakhs on Wednesday, and then for his runner-up finish in the GPS High Roller for a whopping ₹8.97 Lakhs the very next day.

But that’s not all! The MTT specialist was fiercely consistent throughout the week and FT-ed another two flagship tourneys to cement his place on top. He posted a runner-up finish in the PokerStars India’s Sunday Highroller for ₹2.45 Lakhs and placed third in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹2.12 Lakhs.

Mall raked in ₹15.13 Lakhs in MTT winnings this week and a profit of ₹11.27 Lakhs. His lifetime winnings presently stand at ₹4.6 Crores, and he is placed 20th on the annual leaderboard.

Top Cashes This Week

–Runner-up in PokerStars India’s Sunday Highroller ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.45 Lakhs on August 2

– Won PokerBaazi’s The Pride ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.21 Lakhs on August 5

– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s GPS #19 High Roller ₹50 Lakhs GTD for ₹8.97 Lakhs on Aug 6

– 3rd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.12 Lakhs on August 7

2. Vivek Singh

Weekly Cashes: ₹13,29,248

Weekly Profit: ₹11,21,870

Weekly Leaderboard Points: 1,542

PokerGuru Ambassador Vivek Singh`s was in breakout form this week, adding ₹13.29 Lakhs to his online scorecard, bringing his lifetime winnings to ₹3.96 Crores.

He hit the motherload on Thursday, winning the AOPS Godfather title for the second time for ₹7.05 Lakhs. The same day, he placed runner-up to Goonjan Mall in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹3.30 Lakhs. Adding almost a dozen other scores that include three FT finishes, Singh is placed behind Mall in the weekly rankings!

Top Cashes This Week

– Won Adda52’s AOPS Godfather ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹7.05 Lakhs on August 6

– Runner-up in PokerBaazi’s The Summit ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.30 Lakhs on August 6

3. Sajjan Barnwal

Weekly Cashes: ₹10,92,768

Weekly Profit: ₹9,40,417

Weekly Leaderboard Points: 1,844

Sajjan Barnwal went on a tear this week, accumulating ₹10.92 Lakhs in winnings. He was simply unstoppable on Friday, as he won an incredible three AOPS titles that day! He banked his big payday in the AOPS Mini High Roller that he shipped for ₹7.44 Lakhs.

Top Cashes This Week

-Won Adda52’ AOPS Mini Highroller ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹7.44 Lakhs on August 7

– Runner-up in Adda52’s Hitman ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.43 Lakhs on August 4

PokerGuru Ambassador Ratul Steves (Weekly Cashes: ₹10.21 Lakhs), Sreekanth Narayan (Weekly Cashes: ₹9.83 Lakhs) and Srihari Bang (Weekly Cashes: ₹8.91 Lakhs) were the week’s other prominent scorers.

Yearly Online Rankings

1. Gaurav Sood

Yearly Cashes: ₹2,69,50,232

Yearly Profit: ₹1,29,74,112

Yearly Leaderboard Points: 42,490

For the fourth month running, Gaurav Sood retains his seat at the top of the annual leaderboard. It was a relatively uneventful week for Sood, given his high standards and one that saw him raking in ₹5.13 Lakhs from four FT finishes.

His more prominent runs were his fourth-place finishes in PokerStars India`s Sunday Special PKO for ₹1.11 Lakhs on August 3, and the PPL #4 for ₹1.42 Lakhs on August 7.

Sood’s online-recorded tally stands at an impressive ₹4.86 Crores and should surpass the benchmark ₹5 Crore-mark any day. His annual earnings have reached ₹2.69 Crores.

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. Sriharsha Doddapaneni

Yearly Cashes: ₹2,33,15,535

Yearly Profit: ₹1,31,19,030

Yearly Leaderboard Points: 27,296

Sriharsha Doddapaneni enjoys iconic popularity in the country. He had a blockbuster July when he’d won Spartan Poker’s IOPC #75 The Millionaire Legends for ₹38.75 Lakhs. That, for the most part, accounts for Doddapaneni’s #2 position on the annual leaderboard. With ₹2.33 Crores in annual winnings, Doddapaneni sits at #2 position behind Sood for the third straight week!

This was a rather slow week for Doddapaneni, who could only muster ₹1.69 Lakhs winnings. The majority of it came through his fourth-place finish in the PokerBaazi-hosted The Summit that fetched him ₹1.57 Lakhs.

On the bright side, Doddapaneni continues to be the most profitable MTT player in the country, with an annual profit of ₹1.31 Crore.

Top Cashes This Year

– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC#75 The Millionaire Legends ₹1.5 Crores GTD for ₹38.75 Lakhs on July 19

– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire ₹1 Crore GTD for ₹14.94 Lakhs on June 28

– Runner-up in Adda52’s AOPS Super High Roller for ₹12.26 Lakhs on June 11

3. Anant Purohit

Yearly Cashes: ₹2,30,74,299

Yearly Profit: ₹83,39,709

Yearly Leaderboard Points: 45,614

Like Doddapaneni, Anant Purohit also went through a slow week in terms of results. His best was a fifth-place finish in PokerStars India’s Night on Stars for ₹43,905.

But that hasn’t displaced Purohit from his towering position on the yearly online rankings. For the third consecutive week, Purohit retains #3 spot on the annual online leaderboard with ₹2.30 Crores in winnings.

Top Cashes This Year

– 5th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC GTD for ₹18.44 Lakhs on February 2

– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC #112 – PLO High Roller ₹45 Lakhs GTD for ₹11.54 Lakhs on July 25

– Won Spartan Poker’s SSS for ₹10 Lakhs on April 17

– Runner-up in PokerStars India’s INSCOOP-134 Super Highroller ₹50 Lakhs GTD for ₹7.23 Lakhs on May 21

Arsh Grover (Yearly Cashes: ₹2.26 Crores), Srihari Bang (Yearly Cashes: ₹2.20 Crores), and Sanat Mehrotra (Yearly Cashes: ₹2.16 Crores) were the other top-ranked players on the yearly online leaderboard.

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