Online Rankings: Sharma Tops the Weekly & Monthly Rankings; Sood #1 on the Yearly Leaderboard For 18th Week

In this feature, we bring you to the top three weekly, monthly, and yearly performers every Saturday. These rankings are based on cumulative winnings (cashes). However, the rankings only include players registered to our online ranking system, so if you haven’t signed up on PokerGuru yet, hurry up and register!

This past week the domestic online platforms saw a slight increase in turnouts with the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online series culminating on September 8. Online beast Vaibhav Sharma’s blistering run ensured that he topped, not just the weekly list, but also the monthly rankings. He conquered big-ticket tourneys, namely Spartan Poker’s GPS – Grand Sunday Superstack and Adda52’s The Mint, collecting ₹17.82 Lakhs through the week to take his online scorecard soaring to ₹3.67 Crores.

Meanwhile, Young Gun Gaurav Sood extends his dominating presence at the top of the annual leaderboard for the 18th week. However, the competition for the second spot in the yearly rankings is steaming up between Young Gun Arsh Grover and Srihari Bang. Grover, who also placed second on the monthly rankings, retained his runner-up spot from last week. However, there is a gap of just ₹8.50 Lakhs in the annual earnings of Grover and Bang, indicating more changes in the rankings in the coming weeks!

Online Rankings From September 6 – September 12 (Weekly Rankings)

Online Rankings From September 1 – September 12 (Monthly Rankings)

Online Rankings From January 1 – September 12 (Yearly Rankings)

Weekly Online Rankings

1. Vaibhav Sharma

Weekly Cashes – ₹17,82,343

Weekly Profit – ₹12,46,507

Weekly Leaderboard Points – 2,735

Online phenom Vaibhav Sharma was in stellar form this week. Posting eight final table scores, Sharma is riding high with ₹17.82 lakhs in weekly earnings and a profit of ₹12.46 Lakhs. His biggest score of the week came in Spartan Poker’s ₹40 Lakhs GTD GPS – Grand Sunday Superstack, where he outlasted an 801-strong entry field to lock in a winner’s paycheque worth ₹7.68 Lakhs. With ₹3.67 Crores in recorded online earnings, Sharma is close to breaching the ₹4 Crore-mark.

Top Cashes This Week

– Won Spartan Poker’s GPS- Grand Sunday Superstack ₹40 Lakhs GTD for ₹7.68 Lakhs on September 6

– Won Adda52’s The Mint ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.75 Lakhs on September 8

– 3rd in Spartan Poker’s GPS – Grand ReCharge ₹14 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.22 Lakhs on September 7

– 6th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD for ₹1 Lakh on September 6

2. Laksh Pal Singh

Weekly Cashes – ₹15,25,802

Weekly Profit – ₹11,58,083

Weekly Leaderboard Points – 1,030

PokerGuru Ambassador Laksh Pal Singh booked the second seat on the weekly leaderboard after finishing runner-up in Spartan Poker’s ₹55 Lakhs GTD GPS #39 High Roller for ₹11.79 Lakhs on September 10. Singh has accrued ₹4.31 Crores in lifetime earnings, out of which ₹1.75 Crores he has earned this year.

Top Cashes This Week

– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s GPS #39 – High Roller ₹55 Lakhs GTD for ₹11.56 Lakhs on September 10

– Won in Adda52’s Maverick ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.19 Lakhs on September 9

3. Goonjan Mall

Weekly Cashes – ₹14,84,028

Weekly Profit – ₹11,07,285

Weekly Leaderboard Points – 1,927

Rounding out the top three weekly performers is the well-known online reg Goonjan Mall. While he did not clinch any titles this week, Mall picked up three final table finishes, taking his weekly earnings to ₹14.84 Lakhs and touching ₹11.07 Lakhs in profit.

Top Cashes This Week

– 4th in Spartan Poker’s GPS #39 – High Roller ₹55 Lakhs GTD for ₹5.87 Lakhs on September 10

– Runner-up in Adda52’s Millions ₹25 Lakhs GTD for ₹5.15 Lakhs on September 6

– 7th in Spartan Poker’s GPS – Grand Elite ₹40 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.42 Lakhs on September 11

Pawan Tez (Weekly Cashes – ₹13 Lakhs), Arun George (Weekly Cashes – ₹10.78 Lakhs), and PokerGuru Ambassador Gokul Raj (Weekly Cashes – ₹10.76 Lakhs) were the other toppers on the weekly online leaderboard.

Monthly Online Rankings

1. Vaibhav Sharma

Monthly Cashes – ₹19,29,318

Monthly Profit – ₹11,29,483

Monthly Leaderboard Points – 3,563

After topping the weekly leaderboard, Vaibhav Sharma also came out on top of the monthly rankings. He has picked up 10 final table finishes since the start of September, which includes capturing the title in Spartan Poker’s ₹40 Lakhs GTD GPS – Grand Sunday Superstack on September 6 and Adda52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Mint on September 8. He currently has ₹3.67 Crores in lifetime winnings.

Top Cashes This Month

– Won Spartan Poker’s GPS- Grand Sunday Superstack ₹40 Lakhs GTD for ₹7.68 Lakhs on September 6

– Won Adda52’s The Mint ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.75 Lakhs on September 8

– 3rd in Spartan Poker’s GPS – Grand ReCharge ₹14 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.22 Lakhs on September 7

– 6th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD for ₹1 Lakh on September 6

2. Arsh Grover

Monthly Cashes – ₹18,73,432

Monthly Profit – ₹9,25,477

Monthly Leaderboard Points – 2,705

Young Gun Arsh Grover had wrapped up August placed ninth on the monthly leaderboard. However, his aggressive form over the past two weeks has catapulted him to #2 on the monthly rankings.

Grover posted seven final table finishes, which included three title wins, namely PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD Summit on September 3 and the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Ridge on September 4, as well as PokerStars India’s ₹30 Lakhs GTD INCOOP- 81 Highroller on September 10. He bagged ₹18.73 Lakhs in monthly earnings, with a profit of ₹9.25 Lakhs.

Top Cashes This Month

– Won PokerStars India’s INCOOP-81 [Highroller] ₹30 Lakhs GTD for ₹6.06 Lakhs on September 10

– Won PokerBaazi’s The Summit ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹5.10 Lakhs on September 3

– Won PokerBaazi’s The Ridge ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.20 Lakhs on September 4

– 5th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.25 Lakhs on September 6

3. Siddhanth Kripalani

Monthly Cashes – ₹17,20,472

Monthly Profit – ₹10,10,051

Monthly Leaderboard Points – 1,896

A rising star of the domestic circuit, Siddhanth Kripalani has made a habit out of feature in our ‘Online Rankings.’ Last week, he had claimed the second spot in the weekly rankings, and this week, he graces the third position in the monthly leaderboard.

He has registered six final table finishes in September so far, pocketing ₹17.20 Lakhs in monthly earnings, with a profit of ₹10.10 Lakhs.

Top Cashes This Month

– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s GPS – Grand Elite ₹40 Lakhs GTD for ₹5.69 Lakhs on September 4

– Runner-up in Adda52’s The Ballers ₹25 Lakhs GTD for ₹4.94 Lakhs on September 4

– Runner-up in PokerBaazi’s The Summit ₹20 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.30 Lakhs on September 10

– Runner-up in Spartan Poker’s GPS – Grand TGIF ₹13 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.58 Lakhs on September 4

Goonjan Mall (Monthly Cashes – ₹16.38 Lakhs) PokerGuru Ambassador Laksh Pal Singh (Monthly Cashes – ₹15.62 Lakhs), and Young Gun Gaurav Sood (Monthly Cashes – ₹13.39 Lakhs) are the other notable scorers of September.

Yearly Online Rankings

1. Gaurav Sood

Yearly Cashes – ₹3,21,12,380

Yearly Profit – ₹1,59,91,821

Yearly Leaderboard Points – 50,109

For 18 weeks, Young Gun Gaurav Sood has dominated the annual leaderboard. Sood overtook Anurag Srivastava in the yearly rankings in mid-May. This unassuming 24-year-old pro has not only crossed the ₹5 Crores-mark in lifetime earnings but is also the only player in the country with over ₹3 Crores in annual winnings across the domestic platforms.

This past week, Sood posted four final table finishes, taking his week`s tally to ₹5.17 Lakhs, with monthly winnings of ₹13.39 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 – ₹2,77,22,504

Yearly Profit – ₹1,03,04,221

Yearly Leaderboard Points – 44,359

For a second consecutive week, Young Gun Arsh Grover has retained his second place on the yearly leaderboard. He had overtaken Srihari Bang last week, and this week, he picked up four final table finishes, which included shipping PokerStars India’s ₹30 Lakhs GTD INCOOP- 81 Highroller on September 10.

Similar to Sood, Grover, too, crossed the ₹5 Crores-mark last week. He presently has ₹5.17 Crores in overall winnings, of which ₹2.77 Crores he has earned this year.

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 – ₹2,68,72,339

Yearly Profit – ₹1,12,91,219

Yearly Leaderboard Points – 44,692

One of the youngest players to feature in our annual leaderboard is Srihari Bang. He, too, maintains his third spot on the yearly rankings from last week.

Bang banked ₹9.71 Lakhs in weekly earnings, with a profit of ₹4.43 Lakhs. With ₹2.68 Crores in recorded online earnings, Bang is on Arsh Grover’s heels. A few deep runs in marquee events could easily result in the duo exchanging places next week.

Top Cashes this Year

– Won Adda52’s Full House Finale ₹1 Crore GTD for ₹25 Lakhs on May 24

– Runner-up in Adda52’s AOPS ME Finale ₹2.5 Crores GTD for ₹27.50 Lakhs on August 16

-Won Spartan Poker’s Sunday SuperStack ₹50 Lakhs GTD for ₹8.33 Lakhs on August 2

Anant Purohit (Yearly Cashes: ₹2.55 Crores), Sriharsha Doddapaneni (Yearly Cashes: ₹2.49 Crores), and PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish Ahuja (Yearly Cashes: ₹2.40 Crores) are the other notable yearly scorers.

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