Online Rankings: NPS India 2023 Main Event Champion Prateek Bhartia Sweeps the Weekly Charts; Shashank Shekhar & Ashish Munot Extend Lead in the Monthly & Yearly Rankings

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It was a busy week all around. PokerBaazi’s National Poker Series India 2023 concluded on Sunday, two days before the World Poker Tour Prime India wrapped up its week-long run at Casino Deltin Royale in Goa.

The Player of the Year (POY) race has been closely followed since the beginning of the year, with Ashish Munot (annual winnings – ₹2.43 Crores) maintaining a significant lead over Young Gun Gaurav Sood (annual winnings – ₹2.14 Crores) and Young Gun Arsh Grover (annual winnings – ₹1.83 Crores).

Sood had an intense week, adding over ₹4.80 Lakhs to his winnings and maintaining his #2 place on the annual leaderboard. Meanwhile, Grover cashed in only two tournaments.

The top three players on the monthly leaderboard remained unchanged, with Shashank Shekhar (monthly winnings – ₹53.07 Lakhs) and Ankit Wadhawan (monthly winnings – ₹40.71 Lakhs) retaining their positions despite being absent from the online grind after Sunday.

Mohammad Azhar (monthly winnings – ₹35.72 Lakhs) came in third, adding less than ₹1 Lakhs to his name but avoiding an upset from the incoming challenge by the Sunday champions.

In the weekly charts, Prateek Bhartia (weekly winnings – ₹30.93 Lakhs) came out on top after storming his way to victory in PokerBaazi’s NPS#106 Main Event last Sunday. The old-timer made an impressive comeback with a win, bagging his first NPS gold medal and a career-best ₹30.91 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with ‘back2basics‘ (2nd for ₹29.08 Lakhs).

The second and third positions on the weekly charts went to Sparsh Gupta (weekly winnings – ₹15.20 Lakhs) and Anirban D Das (weekly winnings – ₹13.86 Lakhs), respectively, since the NPS Main Event runner-up is an unknown player.

Weekly Online Rankings (April 16 – 22)

Monthly Online Rankings (April 1 – 22)

Yearly Online Rankings (January 1 – April 22)

Weekly Online Rankings

1. Prateek Bhartia

Weekly Cashes – ₹30,92,895

Weekly Profit – ₹30,87,395

Weekly Leaderboard Points – N/A

Prateek Bhartia – once a regular fixture in the domestic live and online tournaments, made a stunning comeback from a long-drawn absence last Sunday. Proving that he had lost his touch, Bhartia championed a massive 5,849-player field in PokerBaazi’s NPS showstopper, ₹3 Crores GTD NPS#106 Main Event, bagging away the NPS gold medal and a personal-best ₹30.91 Lakhs.

Bhartia’s weekly earnings totaled an impressive ₹30.93 Lakhs, placing him firmly at the top of the leaderboard.

Top Cashes This Week

– 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#106 Main Event for ₹30.93 Lakhs on April 16

2. Sparsh Gupta

Weekly Cashes – ₹15,20,000

Weekly Profit – ₹15,14,990

Weekly Leaderboard Points – N/A

Sparsh Gupta ranks second on the weekly charts, with a tally of ₹15.20 Lakhs. Gupta earned as much – his career-best score – for his third-place finish in PokerBaazi NPS#106 Main Event.

Top Cashes This Week

– 3rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#106 Main Event for ₹15.20 Lakhs on April 16

3. Anirban D Das

Weekly Cashes – ₹13,85,766

Weekly Profit – ₹6,50,031

Weekly Leaderboard Points – 2,712

Anirban D Das was in a super crusher mode at the recently concluded NPS India 2023, clinching three NPS gold medals. His victories included the NPS#87 SPRINT the previous week, NPS#99 Megadive, and NPS#103 Sunday Marathon in the past week.

With 69 money scores in the series, Das claimed the #3 position on the NPS Series Leaderboard, earning himself ₹5.25 Lakhs in Real Cash Bonus and the #2 spot on the NPS Podium Leaderboard, which landed him a Las Vegas package worth ₹7.50 Lakhs.

As far as his cash earnings are concerned, Das pocketed ₹13.86 Lakhs this week, securing the #3 spot on the weekly leaderboard.

Top Cashes This Week

– 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#103 Sunday Marathon for ₹6.47 Lakhs on April 16

– 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1.77 Lakhs on April 19

– 7th in PokerBaazi’s PC#7 (PLO-6) HighRoller for ₹93,375 Lakhs on April 21

Kabir Tandon (Weekly Cashes – ₹ 12 Lakhs), Mohit Mehta (Weekly Cashes – ₹9.83 Lakhs), and Hardik Nair (Weekly Cashes – ₹9.54 Lakhs) are the other top scorers of the week.

Monthly Online Rankings

1. Shashank Shekhar

Monthly Cashes – ₹53,07,433

Monthly Profit – ₹42,34,226

Monthly Leaderboard Points – 2,316

Shashank Shekhar, the reigning MHW Colossus champion, was noticeably absent from the online poker scene this week, much like most top regs who took some time off after NPS India 2023. Despite his brief hiatus, Shekhar has already had a remarkable run this month, earning a staggering ₹53.07 Lakhs (₹42.34 Lakhs in profits) and solidifying his position as the top-ranked player for the month.

In the first ten days of April alone, Shekhar claimed a seven-figure payday. He has continued to impress with several high-paying finishes throughout the month, including two flagship titles.

Top Cashes This Month

– 1st in Adda52’s MHW Colossus for ₹26.07 Lakhs on April 9

– 2nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#37 Mini HighRoller for ₹9.18 Lakhs on April 4

– 1st in Spartan Poker’s ITM #90 Thursday Big Turbo for ₹6.91 Lakhs on April 6

2. Ankit Wadhawan

Monthly Cashes – ₹40,71,354

Monthly Profit – ₹20,57,296

Monthly Leaderboard Points – 3,802

Ankit Wadhawan has been on a break after a tiring grind in NPS India 2023, resulting in a dormant week for the poker pro. Despite the hiatus, Wadhawan holds the #2 spot on the monthly leaderboard, thanks to his outstanding performance in Adda52’s MHW Colossus, where he finished runner-up.

Wadhawan has amassed total winnings of ₹40.57 Lakhs this month and over half of that, i.e., ₹21.18 Lakhs in net profits.

Top Cashes This Month

– 2nd in Adda52’s MHW Colossus for ₹22.43 Lakhs on April 9

– 2nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#27 Sunday SlamDunk for ₹5.52 Lakhs on April 2

– 5th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #90 Thursday Big for ₹2.17 Lakhs on April 6

3. Mohammad Azhar

Monthly Cashes – ₹35,72,375

Monthly Profit – ₹16,97,747

Monthly Leaderboard Points – 5,068

Mohammad Azhar, the winner of ITM #58 Blizzard earlier this month, was absent from the online poker scene last week after his dominating performance in Spartan Poker’s India Turbo Masters. However, he returned with two ITM finishes this week, earning a meager ₹69,775. Despite that, Azhar is still in contention for the top spot with one week left to determine the final standings.

Azhar has had an impressive month, earning a total of ₹45.73 Lakhs, including ₹16.97 Lakhs in profits. He has won a title, finished as a runner-up in another, and posted four other FT scores in April already.

Top Cashes This Month

– 1st in Spartan Poker’s ITM #58 Blizzard for ₹21.03 Lakhs on April 2

– 2nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#13 (7-Max) Friday DeepStack for ₹1.80 Lakhs on April 1

– 6th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #80 Wednesday Supersonic for ₹1.20 Lakhs on April 5

Prateek Bhartia (Monthly Cashes – ₹35.82 Lakhs), Areyann Gurbaxani (Monthly Cashes – ₹34.03 Lakhs), and Saurabh Rohila (Monthly Cashes – ₹33.98 Lakhs) are the other top-ranked players of April.

Yearly Online Rankings

1. Ashish Munot

Yearly Cashes – ₹2,43,46,887

Yearly Profit – ₹1,53,17,050

Yearly Leaderboard Points – 12,702

Ashish Munot was among the many online crushers missing from the online grind this week. However, the SHR-fiend continues to be the runaway leader in the POY race, enjoying an abundant ₹29-plus Lakhs lead over the #2 ranked Gaurav Sood.

Munot has held the #1 position in the POY race for two months now, and there is much more to look forward to from him, with Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire currently underway and PokerBaazi bringing five The MoneyMaker editions next month.

The top ‘OG’ Mr. Munot, boasts ₹2.43 Crores in annual winnings and ₹1.53 Crores in profits.

Top Cashes This Year

– 1st in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #141 The Crown for ₹57.73 Lakhs on February 5

– 1st in Spartan Poker’s Sunday High Roller for ₹13.75 Lakhs on February 26

– 1st in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #69 Friday Prime for ₹12.97 Lakhs on January 27

– 6th in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #62 Super High Roller for ₹7.37 Lakhs on January 26

2. Gaurav Sood

Yearly Cashes – ₹2,14,06,626

Yearly Profit – ₹97,32,796

Yearly Leaderboard Points – 28,110

After crossing ₹2 Crores in annual earnings last week, the winningest player on our tracked database, Young Gun Gaurav Sood, is still sitting tight at #2 on the yearly leaderboard.

Sood is in the shadows, waiting for his chance to climb to the top of the leaderboard, with his current annual tally showing ₹2.14 Crores in total earnings (₹97.33 Lakhs in profits). He FT-ed two tournaments this week, grossing ₹4.80 Lakhs overall.

Top Cashes This Year

– 1st in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹14.82 Lakhs on February 26

– 1st in PokerBaazi’s 1000X#32 Main Event for ₹7.89 Lakhs on January 8

– 1st in Adda52 Millions for ₹6.18 Lakhs on January 29

– 1st in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹5.76 Lakhs on January 6

3. Arsh Grover

Yearly Cashes – ₹1,83,22,476

Yearly Profit – ₹53,20,132

Yearly Leaderboard Points – 20,517

Young Gun Arsh Grover had a relatively uneventful week, scoring a modest ₹79,800 from two deep runs. With ₹1.83 Crores in annual earnings (₹53.20 Lakhs in profits), Grover`s #3 rank in the POY race is being challenged by Laksh Pal Singh, who had a fantastic Friday run, earning a total of ₹4.62 lakhs and trails Grover by only ₹1.18 Lakhs.

As a massive Sunday approaches, it is highly likely that there will be a change in the top ranks of the annual leaderboard.

Top Cashes This Year

– 2nd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #141 The Crown for ₹48.35 Lakhs on February 5

– 4th in Spartan Poker’s FTS #18 Sunday Titan for ₹6.48 Lakhs on March 5

– 2nd in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #123 Friday High (6-Max) for ₹6.41 Lakhs on February 3

Laksh Pal Singh (Yearly Cashes – ₹1.82 Crores), Ankit Wadhawan (Yearly Cashes – ₹1.73 Crores), and Abhinav Iyer (Yearly Cashes – ₹1.58 Crores) are the other top-ranked players of the year.

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