PokerStars India “Star of the Month:” Pranay Chawla, Amit Kaushik & Swapnil Patil Top the February Week #3 Standings

With the February Finale less than a week away, the third batch of 25 qualifiers has won tickets to PokerStars India`s “Star of the Month” (SOTM) – February Finale slated for February 24.

‘MrBigSlick139,’ who has requested anonymity, worked up an impressive 1,004 TLB points to top the leaderboard, with Young Gun Gaurav Sood, Sagar Choudhury, and Bharath Kumar finishing a close second and third in the rankings. However, since ‘MrBigSlick139’ is not registered on PokerGuru, they do not get the February Finale ticket.

On the other hand, Gaurav Sood, Sagar Choudhury, and Bharath Kumar had all qualified for the February Finale in the earlier weeks. Hence, Pranay Chawla sitting at #5 on the weekly standings, wins the bragging rights of topping the Week #3 standings. Chawla had won the ₹15 Lakhs GTD Sunday Special PKO two days ago, collecting 454 TLB points.

Amit Kaushik (450 points), Swapnil Patil (433 points), Vineet Kumar (398 points), and PokerGuru Ambassador Vishal Bajaj (396 points) round out the top five places on the Week #3 leaderboard standings.

As every week, the qualifiers list has numerous regs in the mix like Raghavendra Hada (379 points), Harsh Karanpuria (356 points), Sanish Chhabra (339 points), Harsh Bubna (308 points), Raj Shrestha Juneja (220 points), Shubham Agarwal (220 points), Young Gun Arsh Grover (203 points), Suresh Kolli (194 points), and Pulkit Goyal (180 points).

The “Star of the Month” promotion is currently running its fifth successive month. This is a leaderboard race that awards players TLB points basis their ITM finishes in the two daily qualifying tournaments on the site. PokerStars India has earmarked the 7:30 PM and 10:30 PM tourneys running from Monday to Saturday and the 5 PM and 10.30 PM events running on Sunday as the qualifying events. Each week, the top 25 ranked players on the leaderboard qualify into the month-ending Finale that offers the winner MTT tickets worth ₹1.15 Lakhs and a PokerStars India branded goodie bag. The runner-up takes home tournament tickets worth ₹35,000.

Do note: Players need to have a registered account on PokerGuru and are required to be opted-in on Sharkscope to be eligible for the promotion. For more details and the latest leaderboard standings, visit the promotions page.

PokerStars India Star of the Month Leaderboard Standings (February 8 – 14)

Let`s take a look at the top 5 qualifiers on the February Week #2 standings.

1. Pranay Chawla

Leaderboard Points – 454

Online regular Pranay ‘aankhdikhatahai’ Chawla is no stranger to winning PokerStars India flagships, having won past editions of the Big Bubble Rush, Friday Euphoria, Battle Royale Mini, Eliminator, and Sixth Sense, etc.

This week, Chawla captured the ₹15 Lakhs GTD Sunday Special PKO to storm his way to the top of the Week #3 standings with 454 points.

Qualifying Scores

– 1st in the Sunday Special PKO ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.32 Lakhs on January 14

2. Amit Kaushik

Leaderboard Points – 450

Amit ‘Stu Ungar 7694’ Kaushik clinched three deep runs in the qualifying events to ladder up on the weekly leaderboard. With 450 points, he rallies close behind Chawla.

Qualifying Scores

– 6th in the Eliminator ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹23,247 on February 13

– 5th in the Night on Stars ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹31,048 on February 10

– 11th in the Battle Royale ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹10,177 on February 7

3. Swapnil Patil

Leaderboard Points – 433

Swapnil ‘pokpom13’ Patil was a consistent grinder and cashed the 10.30 PM Bigstack Turbo five times last week. He made it to the finish line in the Sunday Supersonic to collect 433 TLB points.

Qualifying Scores

– 1st in the Sunday Supersonic ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹27,549 on February 14

– 7th in the Bigstack Turbo ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹4,237 on February 13

– 7th in the Bigstack Turbo ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹3,910 on February 12

– 21st in the Bigstack Turbo ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹1,312 on February 11

– 7th in the Bigstack Turbo ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹4,086 on February 9

4. Vineet Kumar

Leaderboard Points – 398

The former THE MAMMOTH champion Vineet ‘TheMentalistNo1’ Kumar cashed four tourneys to confirm his February Finale seat with 398 TLB points.

Qualifying Scores

– 21st in the Uppercut MAGIC Edition ₹10 Lakh GTD for ₹10,578 on February 12

– 17th in the Highroller ₹10 Lakhs GTD for ₹13,821 on February 11

– 8th in the Sixth Sense ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹7,620 on February 9

– 17th in the Battle Royale ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹6,639 on February 8

5. Vishal Bajaj

Leaderboard Points – 396

Rounding out the top five places on the Week #3 leaderboard standings is PokerGuru Ambassador Vishal ‘Vishalb22’ Bajaj, who won the last Uppercut MAGIC Edition for 396 TLB points.

Qualifying Scores

– 1st in the Uppercut MAGIC Edition ₹10 Lakh GTD for ₹2.18 Lakhs on February 12

Do Note –

> You need to have a registered account on PokerGuru to enter this leaderboard challenge

> Your profile must be updated with your PokerStars India screenname

> Your PokerStars India screenname must be opted-in on SharkScope (https://www.sharkscope.com/#Screenshot-Opt-In.html/PokerStars.in)

> All TLB points in decimals will be rounded off to the nearest integer

> Prizes will be credited within 72 hours of the completion of the Finale.

> Merchandise will be delivered within 14 working days of the completion of the Finale.

> The tickets will be non-exchangeable and non-transferable.

Keep following PokerGuru for more updates from the PokerStars India’ Star of the Month’ Leaderboard race!