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Just two days away from wrapping up, the PokerBaazi Premier League (PPL) Special Edition is on its last legs and Day 6 saw four more events play out. Anirudh ‘flash1’ Reddy headlined the list of winners yesterday with his win in the PPL#28: ValueTown ₹15 Lakhs GTD event. He obliterated a 1,207-strong entry field and defeated PokerGuru Team Ambassador Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj (runner-up for ₹2.13 Lakhs) in the heads-up confrontation, banking ₹3.04 Lakhs in the process.
Jimmy ‘jeeven’ Arora posted the second-biggest score last night when he took down PPL#27: ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹2.29 Lakhs. The other winners on Friday were Anant ‘Pro_Pro’ Purohit (PPL#29: PLO DST ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.63 Lakhs) and Abhishek ‘ketchup’ Kumar (PPL#26: 6-Max ₹2 Lakhs GTD for₹42,000).
Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia has toppled Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood to capture the pole position on the PPL Special Edition with 4,677 points which include 18 tournament cashes. Sood is now placed second with 4,509 points.
Top 10 Players on PPL Special Edition Leaderboard
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia | 4,677 |
2 | Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood | 4,509 |
3 | Vaibhav ‘durrrr1310’ Saigal | 3,931 |
4 | ‘dilbaghsingh’ | 3,740 |
5 | Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar | 3,705 |
6 | ‘dybalamask’ | 3,641 |
7 | Nishant ‘nishant177’ Sharma | 3,392 |
8 | Pranav ‘GarviGujarat’ Desai | 3,376 |
9 | Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha | 3,263 |
10 | Amar ‘kidpoker0109’ Mehta | 3,139 |
PokerGuru Team Ambassadors continued with their trailblazing run at the series. Besides Raj, Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh, Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh, Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury, Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha, Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam and Jayjit ‘england’ Ray, all registered deep runs yesterday.
PPL#26: 6-Max ₹2 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 181
Re-entries – 204
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 45
PPL Special Edition Day 6 commenced with the PPL#26: 6-Max ₹2 Lakhs GTD which drew in 385 entries (181 unique and 204 re-entries). Abhishek ‘ketchup’ Kumar shipped the event after besting two-time PPL Special Edition title winner ‘dybalamask’ heads-up. Kumar pocketed ₹42,000 for his win, while ‘dybalamask’ collected ₹29,400 for their second-place finish.
PokerGuru Team Ambassador Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh final tabled the event, finished eighth for ₹5,600, while Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh placed 41st for ₹1,120.
Final Table Results
1. Abhishek ‘ketchup’ Kumar – ₹42,000
2. dybalamask – ₹29,400
3. Johnny ‘johnnygovil’ Govil – ₹18,900
4. bbvrm – ₹14,00
5. intrcptr101 – ₹10,500
6. Prabhat ‘prabhat2810’ Kumar – ₹8,400
7. Kiran ‘4betScarface’ Nair – ₹7,000
8. Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh – ₹5,600
9. Jatin.ahuja – ₹4,200
PPL#27: ₹10 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 192
Re-entries – 172
Prize Pool – ₹10,92,000
Places Paid – 45
The PPL#27: ₹10 Lakhs GTD attracted 364 entries (192 unique and 172 re-entries) creating a prize pool of ₹10.92 Lakhs. Grabbing the biggest share of the kitty was Jimmy ‘jeeven’ Arora who claimed the title for a cool ₹2.29 Lakhs in cash prize.
PokerGuru Team Ambassadors Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury (15th for ₹13,650) and Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha (43rd for ₹6,115) also made ITM finishes.
Final Table Results
1. Jimmy ‘jeeven’ Arora – ₹2,29,320
2. Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh – ₹1,60,524
3. BlondeWnigga – ₹1,03,194
4. Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia – ₹76,440
5. Nishaanth ‘shanni’ Shanmughasundaram – ₹57,330
6. Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar – ₹45,864
7. Amar ‘kidpoker0109’ Mehta – ₹38,220
8. Siddharth ‘Sidddhu’ Mundada – ₹30,576
9. bluffmaster123 – ₹22,932
PPL#28: ValueTown ₹15 Lakhs GTD (5RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 776
Re-entries – 431
Prize Pool – ₹18,10,500
Places Paid – 135
With a buy-in of ₹1,650, the PPL#28: ValueTown ₹15 Lakhs GTD true to its name offered great value for players as it registered a gigantic field of 1,207 entries (776 unique and 431 re-entries) which crushed its guarantee, collecting ₹18.10 Lakhs in prize money.
Anirudh ‘flash1’ Reddy juggernauted to the top of the field and outperformed PokerGuru Team Ambassador Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj heads-up to take down the title for an impressive payday of ₹3.04 Lakhs. Raj secured ₹2.13 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.
Fellow Team Ambassador Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam also made the final table and finished fifth for ₹76,584, while Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh bagged ₹2,535 for his 102nd place finish.
Final Table Results
1. Anirudh ‘flash1’ Reddy – ₹3,04,526
2. Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj – ₹2,13,458
3. Prabhat ‘greatgatsby’ Paliya – ₹1,38,503
4. Samsher ‘santacruzsam’ Gandhi – ₹1,02,655
5. Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam – ₹76,584
6. Raj ‘funnyj123’ Sinha – ₹61,919
7. Manit – ₹51,418
8. redhawk – ₹41,098
9. rajaji1 – ₹30,597
PPL#29: PLO DST ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 143
Re-entries – 153
Prize Pool – ₹7,40,000
Places Paid – 36
The final event on PPL’s Friday roster, the PPL#29: PLO DST ₹5 Lakhs GTD, saw seasoned pro Anant ‘Pro_Pro’ Purohit outlast a 296-strong entry field which included the likes of Vaibhav ‘durrrr1310’ Saigal (runner-up for ₹1.14 Lakhs), PokerGuru Team Ambassadors Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj (3rd for ₹73,778) and Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha (8th for ₹21,830), along with Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey (9th for ₹16,354). Purohit took home ₹1.63 Lakhs in first-place prize money.
Other Team Ambassadors who also finished in the money included Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam (14th for ₹9,768) and Jayjit ‘england’ Ray (20th for ₹7,326).
Final Table Results
1. Anant ‘Pro_Pro’ Purohit – ₹1,63,466
2. Vaibhav ‘durrrr1310’ Saigal – ₹1,14,700
3. Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj – ₹73,778
4. Luckbad – ₹54,612
5. Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora – ₹40,996
6. natesh08 – ₹32,782
7. spdf – ₹27,232
8. Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha – ₹21,830
9. Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey – ₹16,354
Keep following PokerGuru for more exciting updates on the PPL Special Edition!