PokerStars India ‘Star of The Month:’ Yash Shrivastava Claims the Top Spot in the Week #2 Leaderboard Standing

Week #2 of PokerStars India`s “Star of the Month” leaderboard race is now in the books. This is a mega leaderboard race that commenced on October 5.

Every week the top 25 players (only those registered on PokerGuru) who finish ITM in the two daily qualifying events on the site make it to the Leaderboard finale to be held in the first week of the subsequent month. The winner of the Finale is to be named the PokerStars India “Star of the Month.” There is more than just the bragging rights of becoming the “Star of the Month,” as each month the winner of this title stands to earn MTT tickets worth ₹1.15 Lakhs, with ₹35,000 kept aside for the runner-up!

Joining the 25 qualifiers from Week #1, another 25 Week #2 qualifiers have booked a berth in the October Finale. Topping the Week #2 leaderboard was Yash “hasyY@$#116” Shrivastava, who collected 407 points throughout the week. Shrivastava’s most defining run through the list of qualifying events came in the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale that he shipped for ₹1.22 Lakhs on Saturday. Shrivastava would, however, have not made it to the top, had the week’s leaderboard topper ‘muttonmm’ (741 points) registered with PokerGuru and ‘opted-in’ on sharkscope. For these reasons, they are not eligible to qualify for the month-ending Finale this week.

Giving Shrivastava company on the Week #2 Leaderboard list of toppers are Partho ‘SpidermanIndia’ Datta (333 points), Vineet ‘TheMentalistNo1’ Kumar (323 points), Pranay ‘aankhdikhatahai’ Chawla (288 points) and Guneet ‘GSK1515’ Kwatra (264 points).

Just so you know, to be eligible for the PokerStars India’s ‘Star of the Month’ leaderboard, you have to finish ITM in the two qualifying tourneys daily – running at 7.30 PM and 10.30 PM on the site from Monday to Saturday, and the 5 PM and 10.30 PM tourneys on Sunday. The target is to consistently keep collecting points to make it in the top 25 of the week’s leaderboard to find a seat in the month’s Leaderboard Finale lined up for 9 PM on November 4.

The other top Week #2 finishers like Neeraj Kumar (624 points), PokerGuru Ambassador Devvrat Arya (565 points), Siddharth Gangwar (549 points), and Young Gun Arsh Grover (461 points) are notably missing in this week’s list since they have already secured their seats in Week #1.

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PokerStars India Star of the Month Leaderboard Standings (Oct 12 – 18)

We take a quick look at the top 5 ranked players on the Week #2 leaderboard and their performance.

Top 5 Finishers – Week 2

1. Yash Shrivastava

Leaderboard Points – 407

Topping the 25 Week #2 qualifiers to the PokerStars India “Star of the Month” Finale is Yash ‘hasyY@$#116’ Shrivastava. Shrivastava accrued 407 points, and while he min-cashed the Eliminator on October 12, much of the points he accrued came on the back of him winning the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale last Saturday for ₹1.22 Lakhs.

Qualifying Scores

– 127th in Eliminator ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹750 on October 12

– Won the Battle Royale ₹6 Lakhs GTD for ₹1,22,594 on October 17

2. Partho Datta

Leaderboard Points – 333

Partho Datta, aka ‘SpidermanIndia,’ had quite a busy week on the site and posted five qualifying scores that included three FT finishes. The most prominent of them was his sixth-place finish in the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale on October 17. He also did well in two ₹1 Lakhs GTD Bigstack Turbo tourneys to cumulatively collect 333 points – enough to place second behind Shrivastava in the list of Week #2 qualifiers.

Qualifying Scores

– 87th for ₹1,094 in Uppercut ₹5 Lakhs GTD on October 13

– 4th for ₹9,847 in Bigstack Turbo ₹1 Lakhs GTD on October 14

– 8th for ₹3,018 in Bigstack Turbo ₹1 Lakhs GTD on October 16

– 89th for ₹625 in Battle Royale ₹5 Lakhs GTD on October 16

– 6th for ₹17,208 in Battle Royale ₹6 Lakhs GTD on October 17

3. Vineet Kumar

Leaderboard Points – 323

A regular on PokerStars India, Vineet Kumar is best known for taking down the ₹1 Crore GTD The MAMMOTH – a feat he achieved in May-end.

Kumar’s headline performance last week and one which catapulted him up the Leaderboard ranking was his runner-up finish in the Uppercut MAGIC Edition on October 15 for ₹1 Lakhs. With 323 points on the Week #2 leaderboard, he is placed third among the 25 players making it to the “Star of the Month” Finale.

Qualifying Scores

– Runner-up for ₹1,00,178 in Uppercut MAGIC Edition ₹10 Lakhs GTD on October 15

– 104th for ₹2,500 in Sunday Special PKO ₹18 Lakhs GTD on October 19

4. Pranay Chawla

Leaderboard Points – 288

MTT pro Pranay Chawla is ranked fourth on Week #2 on the PokerStars India “Star of the Month” Leaderboard with 288 points. Chawla kept busy through the mid-week, picking up scores across three qualifying events. However, his second-place finish to Yash Shrivastava in the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale on Saturday night for ₹70,296 is what secured him the #4 rank.

Qualifying Scores

– 22nd for ₹15,274 in INCOOP-135 Sixth Sense ₹15 Lakhs GTD on October 15

– 20th for ₹4,113 in INCOOP – 137 Uppercut Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD on October 15

– 35th for ₹10,122 in INCOOP – 146 Night on Stars ₹15 Lakhs GTD on October 16

– Runner-up for ₹70,296 in Battle Royale ₹6 Lakhs GTD on October 17

5. Guneet Kwatra

Leaderboard Points – 264

Guneet Kwatra has a long scorecard of live and online accolades to his name, and he rounds out the top five in the list of Week #2 qualifiers with 264 points.

Qualifying Scores

– 34th for ₹4,307 in Big Bubble Rush ₹5 Lakhs GTD on October 14

– 3rd for ₹75,415 in Uppercut MAGIC Edition ₹10 Lakhs GTD on October 15

– 88th for ₹1,250 in Sunday Special PKO ₹18 Lakhs GTD on October 18

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.

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