Online Rankings: Mahima Walia Das Tops the Weekly Rankings; Anurag Srivastava Retains Lead in Yearly Profit Leaderboard

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Ever since the start of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, we have seen a significant spike in online traffic with leading poker sites consistently launching bigger and more massive guaranteed tournaments to cater to the growing demand.

Topping this week’s online rankings is the first known female Millionaire champion, Mahima Walia Das. The 32-year-old recreational player did exceptionally well to beat out a 1,764-strong reg-infested field and claim the inaugural Millionaire United title!

While Das was the first woman to clinch the Millionaire title, Anurag Srivastava continues to hold the record of being the biggest Millionaire champion to-date. His dazzling run on February 9, boosted his bankroll by ₹69.26 Lakhs and has kept him in pole position in the yearly rankings ever since.

Online Rankings From March 28 to April 3 (Weekly Rankings)

Online Rankings From January 1 to April 3 (Yearly Rankings)

Weekly Online Rankings

Headlining this week’s online rankings is the first-ever Spartan Poker Millionaire United champion Mahima Walia Das. PokerGuru Ambassadors Naresh Veeravalli and Rohit Mishra round out the top three spots on the weekly leaderboard.

1. Mahima Walia Das

Weekly Cashes: ₹22,80,882

Weekly Profit: ₹22,01,419

Weekly Leaderboard Points: 711

March 29 was a red-letter day for Mahima Walia Das, as it was on that day (technically speaking it was March 30) that she became the first known female poker player to win Spartan Poker’s Millionaire title. Das entered the exclusive club after winning the inaugural Millionaire United ₹1 Crore GTD tourney last Sunday for a whopping ₹21.93 Lakhs. She has added a few more scores since and her recorded lifetime online winnings presently stand at ₹26.23 Lakhs.

Top Cashes This Week

– Won Spartan Poker’s Millionaire United ₹1 Crore GTD for ₹21.93 Lakhs on March 29

2. Naresh Veeravalli

Weekly Cashes: ₹21,39,753

Weekly Profit: ₹18,30,937

Weekly Leaderboard Points: 2,431

PokerGuru Ambassador Naresh Veeravalli is a well-known live cash game player in Goa. However, ever since the casinos and by extension, the poker rooms were shut down by the government in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Veeravalli has been putting in a lot more volume playing online MTT’s. This has all been time well spent for Veeravalli, who has been on a breakout run, with numerous deep finishes this week.

Top Cashes This Week

– Won Adda42’s AOPS Godfather ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹10.30 Lakhs on April 2

– Won Adda52’s Hexagram ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.24 Lakhs on March 31

– Won Adda52’s Adda52 Millions AF ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹7.52 Lakhs on March 29

3. Rohit Mishra

Weekly Cashes: ₹16,42,667

Weekly Profit: ₹11,30,905

Weekly Leaderboard Points: 2,921

The second PokerGuru Ambassador to feature in the weekly online rankings, Rohit Mishra, is another player from the team enjoying a breakout week. March 31 turned out to be phenomenal for Mishra, who went on to win an incredible three titles that day. His exploits included winning Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.87 Lakhs and Monster Stack ₹8 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.82 Lakhs, as well as, PokerBaazi’s Endeavour Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.77 Lakhs, taking his overall winnings for the night to ₹10.46 Lakhs! He has since added another three titles to his tally, collecting over ₹16 Lakhs in cashes this week.

Top Cashes This Week

– Won Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.87 Lakhs on March 31

– Won PokerStars India’s Night On Stars ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.04 Lakhs on April 1

– Won Spartan Poker’s Afternoon Showdown – Monster Stack ₹8 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.82 Lakhs on March 31

– 6th in Adda52’s AOPS Godfather ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.36 Lakhs on April 2

4. Ashish Ahuja

Weekly Cashes: ₹14,27,087

Weekly Profit: ₹9,88,056

Weekly Leaderboard Points: 2,491

The third PokerGuru Ambassador to feature on the weekly list, Ashish Ahuja, is as good on the online felts as he is live. With ₹1.34 Crores in total live earnings and ₹3.82 Crores in recorded online cashes, this lawyer-turned-poker Pro is undoubtedly one of the most consistent winners in MTT`s today.

Top Cashes This Week

– Runner-up in Adda52’s AOPS Godfather ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹5.91 Lakhs on April 2

– Runner-up in PokerStars India’s Sunday Highroller ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.39 Lakhs on March 29

– 4th in PokerBaazi’s PMVS#3 The Pride ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.19 Lakhs on April 1

5. Siddhanth Kripalani

Weekly Cashes: ₹13,84,071

Weekly Profit: ₹12,85,238

Weekly Leaderboard Points: 816

Up-and-coming player Siddhanth Kripalani also had a good run this week, and his present recorded online winnings stand at ₹37.55 Lakhs, which includes 21 titles.

Top Cashes This Week

– Won Spartan Poker’s Destiny ₹45 Lakhs GTD for ₹13.52 Lakhs on April 1

The other notable weekly scorers were Abhinav Iyer (Weekly Cashes: ₹13.10 Lakhs; Weekly Profit: ₹6.93 Lakhs), Sahil Agarwal (Weekly Cashes: ₹11.60 Lakhs; Weekly Profit: ₹10.03 Lakhs) and PokerGuru Ambassador Laksh Pal Singh (Weekly Cashes: ₹11.57 Lakhs; Weekly Profit: ₹7.26 Lakhs).

Yearly Online Rankings

Anurag Srivastava continues to dominate the yearly leaderboard, with Young Gun Gaurav Sood and seasoned pro Anant Purohit, rounding out the top three rankings.

1. Anurag Srivastava

Yearly Cashes: ₹1,55,64,140

Yearly Profit: ₹94,54,221

Yearly Leaderboard Points: 20,424

The biggest Millionaire winner to-date, Anurag Srivastava, has been at the top of yearly rankings since his incredible run on February 9 that saw him bank a mind-boggling ₹69.26 Lakhs after shipping Spartan Poker’s IOPC Millionaire Main Event and the Adda52 Millions AF. His present recorded online winnings amount to ₹3.27 Crores, including 61 titles!

Top Cashes This Year

– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC #98 The Millionaire Main Event ₹3 Crores GTD for ₹60.34 Lakhs on February 9

– Won Spartan Poker’s Destiny ₹35 Lakhs GTD for ₹12.26 Lakhs on March 25

– Won Adda52’s AOPS Millions ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹8.92 Lakhs on February 9

– Won Adda52’s Adda52 Millions AF ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹5 Lakhs on January 26

– Won Adda52’s Hitman ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.81 Lakhs on March 24

2. Gaurav Sood

Yearly Cashes: ₹62,65,556

Yearly Profit: ₹11,83,377

Yearly Leaderboard Points: 18,267

Young Gun Gaurav Sood has been a revelation for the domestic circuit over the past few years. A fierce MTT specialist and confident live tournament player, Sood’s online poker resume boasts of 54 titles and recorded online earnings of ₹3.32 Crores.

Top Cashes This Year

– Won PokerBaazi’s BPTO Day 2 Main Event ₹1.5 Cr GTD for ₹18.61 Lakhs on January 4

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

– Won Adda52’s AOPS Millions ₹35 Lakhs GTD for 8.75 Lakhs on March 8

– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s IOPC#18 Sunday SuperStack ₹40 Lakhs GTD for 7.80 Lakhs on January 26

– 5th in Adda52’s AOPS ME Finale ₹1.5 Crore GTD for 6.50 Lakhs on February 16

3. Anant Purohit

Yearly Cashes: ₹1,04,25,017

Yearly Profit: ₹44,60,777

Yearly Leaderboard Points: 22,156

Another regular fixture on our ‘Online Rankings’ feature, Anant Purohit, has had an excellent 2020 thus far. While his total live tournament cashes amount to ₹15.66 Lakhs, his recorded online winnings stand at a mind-boggling ₹4.13 Crores, and include an astonishing 163 titles!

Top Cashes This Year

– 5th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC#58 The Millionaire Legends ₹2 Crores GTD for ₹18.44 Lakhs on February 2

– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC #73 Destiny ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.64 Lakhs on February 5

– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s The Elite 6-Max ₹40 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.57 Lakhs on March 27

– Won PokerBaazi’s The Summit ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹5.95 Lakhs on March 26

– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.63 Lakhs on March 2

4. Arsh Grover

Yearly Cashes: ₹56,30,797

Yearly Profit: ₹7,59,520

Yearly Leaderboard Points: 14,599

Young Gun, Arsh Grover, is a supremely talented MTT player with his online resume of ₹3.59 Crores in recorded online earnings proof enough of his exceptional skills.

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 PokerBaazi’s BPTO Summit ₹35 Lakhs GTD for ₹7.03 Lakhs on January 2

– Won PokerBaazi’s PPL#15 BSS SuperStack ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹5.84 Lakhs on March 1

– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s Sunday SuperStack ₹35 Lakhs GTD for ₹5.56 Lakhs on March 1

– 3rd in Spartan Poker’s The Elite ₹50 Lakhs GTD 6-Max for ₹2.57 Lakhs on April 3

5. Aditya Agarwal

Yearly Cashes: ₹1,02,80,971

Yearly Profit: ₹72,63,260

Yearly Leaderboard Points: 8,622

India’s poker pioneer, Aditya Agarwal, has been in thrilling form since the start of 2020. Following his separation from PokerStars India back in December 2019, the poker maestro has been dominating the virtual felts, and he is presently sitting with online winnings of ₹1.13 Crores this year. In fact, Agarwal is currently placed in second place of the 2020 profits list, behind Anurag Srivastava.

Top Cashes This Year

– 3rd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC#79 Super HighRoller ₹1 Crore GTD for ₹23.66 Lakhs on February 6

– Runner-up in AOPS ME Finale ₹1.5 Crore GTD for ₹17.50 Lakhs on February 16

– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC#85 The Elite ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹8.22 Lakhs on February 7

– Won Spartan Poker’s The Elite – ₹25 Lakhs GTD 6-Max for ₹7.42 Lakhs on February 28

– 5th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire Legends Day 2 ₹1.5 Cr GTD for ₹6.53 Lakhs on March 1

Other notable yearly scorers include Manoj Pentakota (Yearly Cashes: ₹91.45 Lakhs; Yearly Profit: ₹64.23 Lakhs), PokerGuru Ambassador Arjanveer Singh Chadha (Yearly Cashes: ₹90.67 Lakhs; Yearly Profit: ₹28.40 Lakhs) and Sriharsha Doddapaneni (Yearly Cashes: ₹86.83 Lakhs; Yearly Profit: ₹40.08 Lakhs).

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