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As we entered the third month of the year, the virtual felts were teeming with action with Spartan Poker’s SVS and PokerBaazi’s PPL, keeping the poker community busy.
The head-turner this week was Manoj Pentakota, who took down The Millionaire Legends on March 1 for ₹41.33 Lakhs, becoming the second player to-date to win the Millionaire twice! However, Anurag Srivastava’s spectacular run in The Millionaire Main Event in mid-February has helped him retain his top spot in the yearly online rankings.
Online Rankings From March 1 to 7 (Weekly Rankings)
Player | Weekly Cashes | Weekly Profit |
---|---|---|
Manoj Pentakota | ₹41.93 Lakhs | ₹36.82 Lakhs |
Raghav Bansal | ₹19.83 Lakhs | ₹12.02 Lakhs |
Anmol Mehta | ₹16.21 Lakhs | ₹12.46 Lakhs |
Sumit Sapra | ₹15.59 Lakhs | ₹11.92 Lakhs |
Srihari Bang | ₹14.34 Lakhs | ₹4.22 Lakhs |
Online Rankings From January 1 to March 7 (Yearly Rankings)
Player | Yearly Cashes | Yearly Profit |
---|---|---|
Anurag Srivastava | ₹1.25 Crores | ₹82.96 Lakhs |
Aditya Agarwal | ₹90.54 Lakhs | ₹72.10 Lakhs |
Manoj Pentakota | ₹88.78 Lakhs | ₹67.47 Lakhs |
Gaurav Sood | ₹84.10 Lakhs | ₹51.71 Lakhs |
Anant Purohit | ₹70.14 Lakhs | ₹28.83 Lakhs |
Weekly Online Rankings
Two-time Millionaire champion Manoj Pentakota sits on top of this week’s online rankings, with veteran pro Raghav Bansal coming in second and Anmol Mehta rounding out the top three finishers.
1. Manoj Pentakota
Weekly Cashes: ₹41,93,138
Weekly Profit: ₹36,82,297
Weekly Leaderboard Points: 532
Old-timer Manoj Pentakota made headlines at the start of the week (March 1) when he took down Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire Legends ₹1.5 Crores GTD for ₹41.33 Lakhs. The long-time pro shares an interesting relationship with this particular event since he is only the second player so far to win this flagship event twice, after Phanindra Akkina. Pentakota was, in fact, the very first Millionaire champion way back in September 2016, when he had shipped the inaugural Millionaire Edition for ₹10.61 Lakhs.
Top Cashes This Week:
– Won Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire Legends ₹1.5 Cr GTD for ₹41.33 Lakhs on March 1
2. Raghav Bansal
Weekly Cashes: ₹19,83,417
Weekly Profit: ₹12,02,421
Weekly Leaderboard Points: 2,582
Kolkata-born Raghav Bansal is easily one of the most recognizable faces in the domestic circuit. An accomplished player, Bansal’s poker resume boasts of ₹7.98 Crores in live winnings and ₹1.29 Crores in recorded online earnings.
Top Cashes This Week:
– Runner-up in PokerBaazi’s PPL#46 ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.55 Lakhs on March 6
– Won Spartan Poker’s Sunday SuperStack ₹35Lakhs GTD for ₹6.43 Lakhs on March 1
– Won Adda52 Millions AF for ₹5.45 Lakhs on March 1
– 4th in PokerBaazi’s PPL#28 The Endeavour ₹50 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.95 Lakhs on March 3
– 6th in PokerBaazi’s PPL#22 The Bout 8-Max ₹25 Lakhs GTD for ₹1 Lakh on March 2
3. Anmol Mehta
Weekly Cashes: ₹16,21,582
Weekly Profit: ₹12,46,856
Weekly Leaderboard Points: 1,120
An MTT specialist, Anmol Mehta, boasts of an extensive list of achievements on the virtual felts. His total recorded online winnings stand tall at ₹1 Crore.
Top Cashes This Week:
– 6th in PokerBaazi’s PPL#28 The Endeavour ₹50 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.87 Lakhs on March 3
– 5th in PokerBaazi’s PPL#34 PLO HighRoller ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.70 Lakhs on March 4
– 7th in PokerBaazi’s PPL#35 The Pride ₹40 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.38 Lakhs on March 4
4. Sumit Sapra
Weekly Cashes: ₹15,59,936
Weekly Profit: ₹11,92,110
Weekly Leaderboard Points: 1,248
Seasoned pro and the recently inducted Asia Poker League (APL) Ambassador, Sumit Sapra, has many high-profile scores. Frequently featuring in stops such as Macau Poker Cup, WPT Vietnam, APL Vietnam, PPPoker World Championship in Manila, and APT Vietnam, Sapra has total live winnings of ₹1.96 Crores. He also has a rich repertoire of online scores and has to-date accumulated ₹2.77 Crores in recorded online earnings.
Top Cashes This Week:
– Won PokerBaazi’s PPL#29 Mini HighRoller 6-Max ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹7.13 Lakhs on March 3
– 3rd in PPL#41 The Summit MonsterStack ₹35 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.46 Lakhs on March 5
5. Srihari Bang
Weekly Cashes: ₹14,34,885
Weekly Profit: ₹4,22,334
Weekly Leaderboard Points: 3,548
One of the most promising players from the upcoming crop of domestic players, Srihari Bang, burst into the limelight when he shipped Spartan Poker’s IOPC Millionaire ₹2 Crores GTD in July last year for ₹48.56 Lakhs. In fact, he was one of the top five online scorers of 2019. The 20-year-old already has recorded online winnings of ₹2.03 Crores.
Top Cashes This Week:
– Won Spartan Poker’s Electric – Big Daddy ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹2 Lakhs on March 1
– 5th in Spartan Poker’s The Elite – 30 Lakhs GTD (6-Max) for ₹1.85 Lakhs on March 6
– 3rd in PokerBaazi’s PPL#27 6-Max DST₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.81 Lakhs on March 3
– 3rd in PokerStars India’s Highroller ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.59 Lakhs on March 5
Other notable weekly scorers include Young Gun Arsh Grover (Weekly Cashes: ₹13.72 Lakhs; Weekly Profit: ₹7.88 Lakhs), Vaibhav Sharma (Weekly Cashes: ₹12.95 Lakhs; Weekly Profit: ₹7.56 Lakhs) and Young Gun Gaurav Sood (Weekly Cashes: ₹12.21 Lakhs; Weekly Profit: ₹2.54 Lakhs).
Yearly Online Rankings
Headlining the online ranking for the year (to date) is unsurprisingly Anurag Srivastava, who had added ₹75.29 Lakhs to his bankroll in the span of a week in mid-February. Joining him on the podium is poker icon Aditya Agarwal who has been running deep in almost all the big-ticket events across the major online poker sites, ever since he parted ways with PokerStars India in December last year. Rounding out the top three yearly finishers in Manoj Pentakota, whose blistering run this week has earned him a third-place spot in the yearly rankings.
1. Anurag Srivastava
Yearly Cashes: ₹1,25,76,692
Yearly Profit: ₹82,96,197
Yearly Leaderboard Points: 15,532
Anurag Srivastava has had quite a fulfilling year thus far. After a mind-boggling run on February 9 that saw him not only win Spartan Poker’s IOPC Millionaire Main Event for a whopping ₹60.34 Lakhs but also pick up three more scores in the same event, taking his total winnings in the event to ₹69.26 Lakhs, he has been continually adding to his ever-expanding bankroll. His present total online winnings stand at ₹2.98 Crore that includes 54 titles!
Top Cashes This Year:
– Won Adda52’s AOPS Millions for ₹8.92 Lakhs on February 9
– Won Adda52 Millions AF for ₹5 Lakhs on January 26
– Won PokerBaazi’s The Summit 15 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.81 Lakhs on January 16
– Won Adda52’s Big Slick for ₹2.74 Lakhs on January 19
– Won Adda52’s Maverick for ₹2.48 Lakhs on January 8
– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC for ₹2.10 Lakhs on January 28
– Won PokerStars India’s Uppercut [6-Max] MAGIC Edition – ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.76 Lakhs on February 14
– 4th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹1.65 Lakhs on January 24
– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s IOPC for ₹1.49 Lakhs on February 6
– Runner-up in Adda52’s Hitman for ₹1.48 Lakhs on January 21
– 5th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron – 20 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.21 Lakhs on January 2
– Runner-up in Adda52’s Holdem High for ₹1.12 Lakhs on January 25
– Runner-up in PokerBaazi’s The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.06 Lakhs on February 15
– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC for ₹1.01 Lakhs on February 1
– Runner-up in PokerStars India’s Sixth Sense ₹6 Lakhs GTD for ₹1 Lakh on January 28
– Runner-up in PokerBaazi’s The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1 Lakh on January 25
2. Aditya Agarwal
Yearly Cashes: ₹90,54,950
Yearly Profit: ₹72,10,529
Yearly Leaderboard Points: 5,644
India’s poker pioneer Aditya Agarwal has been an unstoppable force on the virtual felts since the start of 2020. He has 12 final table finishes since January that include six major online titles!
Top Cashes This Year:
– 3rd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC for ₹23.66 Lakhs on February 6
– Runner-up on Adda52’s AOPS ME Finale for ₹17.50 Lakhs on February 17
– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC 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 ₹1.5 Cr GTD for ₹6.53 Lakhs on March 1
– Won Adda52’s Godfather for ₹6.20 Lakhs on February 20
– Won Spartan Poker’s Ultron – ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹4.60 Lakhs on January 23
– Won PokerBaazi’s PPL#4 7-Max ₹20 Lakhs GTD PKO for ₹4.20 Lakhs on February 28
– 4th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹1.95 Lakhs on February 27
– Runner-up in PokerStars India’s Highroller ₹12 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.90 Lakhs on February 27
– Runner-up in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special – Progressive KO ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.54 Lakhs on February 23
– Won Spartan Poker’s Dominator ₹6 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.39 Lakhs on March 5
3. Manoj Pentakota
Yearly Cashes: ₹88,78,471
Yearly Profit: ₹67,47,131
Yearly Leaderboard Points: 3,711
Having topped the weekly online rankings, it comes as no surprise that Manoj Pentakota would also feature in the top five yearly rankings. With over ₹1.53 Crores in recorded online winnings, Pentakota has claimed five titles since the start of 2020.
Top Cashes This Year:
– Won Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire Legends ₹1.5 Cr GTD for ₹41.33 Lakhs on March 1
– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC for ₹17.60 Lakhs on January 29
– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC for ₹9.68 Lakhs on February 6
– Won Adda52’s Adda52 Millions AF for ₹7.04 Lakhs on February 23
– Won PokerBaazi’s GOA ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹4.32 Lakhs on January 29
– 3rd on Spartan Poker’s IOPC for ₹1.07 Lakhs on February 1
4. Gaurav Sood
Yearly Cashes: ₹84,10,381
Yearly Profit: ₹51,71,175
Yearly Leaderboard Points: 11,173
Our latest Young Gun Gaurav Sood has been quite active on the virtual felts, and his overall online earnings of ₹3.01 Crores speaks volumes of his talent. With seven titles under his belt since January, Sood has well and truly solidified his place in the Yearly rankings leaderboard.
Top Cashes This Year:
– Won PokerBaaz’s #BPTO Main Event ₹1 Cr. GTD for ₹18.61 Lakhs on January 4
– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC for ₹11.03 Lakhs on February 8
– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s IOPC for ₹7.80 Lakhs on January 26
– 5th in Adda52’s Adda52’s AOPS ME Finale for ₹6.50 Lakhs on February 16
– Runner-up in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.40 Lakhs on January 26
– Won PokerStars India’s Sunday Special – Progressive KO ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.01 Lakhs on March 1
– 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.87 Lakhs on February 18
– Runner-up in PokerStars India’s Highroller ₹12 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.83 Lakhs on January 2
– 8th in PokerBaazi’s #BPTO HIGHROLLER 6-Max ₹50 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.61 Lakhs on January 3
– Runner-up in PokerBaazi’s PMVS#7 ₹10 Lakhs GTD MegaStack for ₹1.55 Lakhs on February 6
– Won Spartan Poker’s Dominator ₹6 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.50 Lakhs on March 5
– Won Spartan Poker’s Dominator ₹6 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.39 Lakhs on March 4
– 4th in PokerBaazi’s #BPTO KICK OFF ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.29 Lakhs on January 2
– Won PokerBaazi’s PPL#25 SuperStack 8-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.10 Lakhs on March 2
– Won PokerBaazi’s PPL#33 6-Max SuperStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.05 Lakhs on March 3
5. Anant Purohit
Yearly Cashes: ₹70,14,765
Yearly Profit: ₹28,83,372
Yearly Leaderboard Points: 15,711
Another well-known MTT player, Anant Purohit, has worked up quite a reputation for himself. A fierce competitor both live and online, Purohit has an enviable poker resume that boasts of an impressive ₹3.78 Crores in recorded online earnings.
Top Cashes This Year:
– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC for ₹18.44 Lakhs on February 2
– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC #73 Destiny ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.64 Lakhs on February 5
– Won Spartan Poker’s IOPC for ₹2.47 Lakhs on January 31
– Won Spartan Poker’s ReCharge ₹12 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.33 Lakhs on January 6
– Won Spartan Poker’s ReCharge – ₹12 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.19 Lakhs on February 24
– Won Spartan Poker’s TGIF ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.68 Lakhs on February 14
– Won Spartan Poker’s Electric Big Daddy ₹6 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.06 Lakhs on January 5
Other notable yearly scorers include Young Gun Arsh Grover (Yearly Cashes: ₹70.01 Lakhs; Yearly Profit: ₹43,96 Lakhs), Srihari Bang (Yearly Cashes: ₹68.65 Lakhs; Yearly Profit: ₹32.32 Lakhs) and Sriharsha Doddapaneni (Yearly Cashes: ₹67.85 Lakhs; Yearly Profit: ₹34.93 Lakhs).
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