Daily Majors: Former BPT Champion Dua Headlines Final 6 in PPL High Roller; Dawer, Bhardwaj & Agarwal Champion the Thursday Majors

The PokerBaazi Premier League (PPL) is now on the home stretch but as the saying goes, “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings!” And in the case of the PPL, the fat lady will be singing on October 7 & 8 when the final table of the PPL #35 High Roller 6-Max ₹70 Lakhs GTD and PPL #46 The MoneyMaker ₹1 Crore GTD will play out at the PokerBaazi LIVE Poker Room onboard Casino Pride 2 in Goa.

The PPL #35 High Roller commenced last night, attracting 271 entries (179 unique and 92 re-entries) that resulted in a ₹2.25 Lakhs overlay. It was almost poetic that at the end of the play, it was the first-ever Baazi Poker Tour ₹25K Main Event champion, Puneet ‘neo1’ Dua who emerged as the chip leader with a gigantic stack of 2.74 Million. Dua had famously taken down the inaugural BPT Main Event back in 2016 for a ₹10 lakhs payday and will be looking to re-create the magic once again when play resumes on October 7 at the PokerBaazi LIVE Poker Room.

The biggest winner on the online felts last night was The Indian Poker Series (TIPS) co-founder Jaydeep ‘JDBhaiya’ Dawer who decimated the 583-entry (317 unique and 266 re-entries) field in the PPL #34 The Summit MonsterStack ₹35 Lakhs GTD, banking a colossal ₹8.26 Lakhs.

The other big winners on PokerBaazi were ‘Godzilllaa66’ (PPL #31 DST ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.13 Lakhs), Mukesh ‘Guruuu’ Surana (PPL#32 6-Max ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹42,000) and ‘rahuljohn1983’ (PPL #33 4-Max DST Hyper ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹54,589).

Another site still withering under the overlay storm is Adda52. The site’s blockbuster Thursday event, Godfather XI ₹20 Lakhs GTD, pulled in 458 entries (229 unique and 159 re-entries) leading to a shortfall of ₹60,000. Chirag ‘mahikk’ Bhardwaj outlasted the competition and walked away with the ₹4.96 Lakhs up top.

PokerStars India’s Highroller ₹10 Lakhs GTD obliterated its advertised guarantee with a prize pool collection of ₹13.51 Lakhs through 193 entries (104 unique and 89 re-entries). PokerStars India Team pro and poker superstar Aditya Agarwal was crowned the champion and bagged the ₹2.68 Lakhs top prize. An iconic poker player, Agarwal has shipped the Highroller twice already this year, namely in March for ₹2.42 Lakhs and in April for ₹2.08 Lakhs. His most recent success on PokerStars India came in July when he took down the Sunday Special – Progressive KO ₹15 Lakhs GTD for ₹3.05 Lakhs.

Meanwhile, Vikram ‘Prison M!ke’ Singh won The Classic ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹39,498 following a three-way chop.

Spartan Poker’s Head-Hunter ₹10 Lakhs GTD saw ‘N00b N00b’ clinch the title for a ₹2.60 Lakhs paycheque after topping a field of 290 entries (144 unique, 99 re-buys and 51 re-entries) that helped generate a prize pool worth ₹11.76 Lakhs.

On 9stacks, the StackUp @8 PM ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD posted a nominal ₹5,500 overlay through 163 entries (85 unique, 37 re-entries and 41 rebuys). Harshit ‘Harsh114’ Sanghi was the last man standing and he who took home ₹65,000 for his win.

PPL #35 High Roller 6-Max ₹70 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi

Entries – 179

Re-entries – 92

Prize Pool – ₹70,00,000

Places Paid – 36

Hands down the biggest tournament last night was PPL #35 High Roller 6-Max ₹70 Lakhs GTD (RE). The tournament attracted 271 hopefuls (179 unique and 92 re-entries), each of whom ponied up the ₹27,500 buy-in to enter. While the tourney saw an overlay of ₹2.25 Lakhs, it took nearly seven hours for the six-handed final table to be redrawn.

The final table will be played live at the PokerBaazi LIVE room onboard Casino Pride 2 on October 7 just before the Baazi Poker Tour (BPT) commences.

It is almost poetic that the player who is to resume play in pole position is none other than the inaugural BPT Main Event champion Puneet ‘neo1’ Dua. Dua carries 2.742 Million and is the only player on the final table with a two million-plus stack. Trailing Dua is Anish ‘Illusionist’ Patra (1,785,357) and ‘Westworld’ (1,313,916), while Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan (1,118,829) is another notable in contention.

The top 36 spots crossed the money line, and some seasoned players who finished ITM though failing to make it to the final table were Nadeem ‘SpadeHunter’ Basha (9^th for ₹1.54 Lakhs), Aditya ‘adit11’ Kulkarni (11^th for ₹1.12 Lakhs), Rajat ‘LungFakeer’ Sharma (13^th for ₹92,400), Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal (14^th for ₹92,400), Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo (16^th for ₹79,100), Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot (19^th for ₹69,300), Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha (25^th for ₹54,600), and Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja (28^th for ₹47,600).

Final Table Chip Counts

1. Puneet ‘neo1’ Dua – 2,742,567
2. Anish ‘Illusionist’ Patra – 1,785,357
3. Westworld – 1,313,916
4. Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan – 1,118,829
5. Nitin ‘hoodlincs’ Jain – 878,803
6. mslpmfrt – 280,528

PPL #34 The Summit MonsterStack ₹35 Lakhs GTD (5RE) – PokerBaazi

Entries – 317

Re-entries – 266

Prize Pool – ₹44,72,500

Places Paid – 72

With 583 entries (317 unique and 266 re-entries), the PokerBaazi PPL #34 The Summit MonsterStack ₹35 Lakhs GTD had an action-packed run yesterday. Rising atop the star-studded field was well-known pro Jaydeep ‘JDBhaiya’ Dawer. Dawer who has a long litany of scores – both live and online – was last seen picking up a final-table finish at the German Poker Days €90 NLHE King’s Special Tuesday in Rozvadov. The co-founder of The Indian Poker Series (TIPS) defeated Akash ‘nikita69QQ’ Shekhar heads-up to pocket the title and ₹8.26 Lakhs in prize money. Shekhar pocketed ₹5.79 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.

Jayjit ‘england’ Ray (16^th for ₹42,413), Rajat ‘LungFakeer’ Sharma (23^rd for ₹33,231), Wilson ‘kalingkaling’ Yomso (26^th for ₹29,295), Mithun ‘thepokeraja’ Mahesh (30^th for ₹25,360), Ratul ‘luna’ Steves (40^th for ₹21,862), Akshay ‘sherlock52’ Nasa (42^nd for ₹21,862), Vishal ‘Vishalb22’ Bajaj (44^th for ₹21,862) and Mukesh ‘Guruuu’ Surana (57^th for ₹15,741) were some of the notables who finished ITM.

Final Table Results

1. Jaydeep ‘JDBhaiya’ Dawer – ₹8,26,402
2. Akash nikita69QQ’ Shekhar – ₹5,79,356
3. Ayush ‘Proman502’ Garg – ₹3,72,537
4. Gautam ‘sonaa’ Sipani – ₹2,75,904
5. Highroller15 – ₹2,06,819
6. Haider ‘Haider’ Madraswala – ₹1,65,717
7. Apocalypto – ₹1,38,171
8. Arvind ‘BigRedShove’ Halaharvi – ₹1,10,187
9. Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal – ₹82,640

Godfather XI ₹20 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Entries – 229

Re-Entries – 159

Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 43

Yesterday’s Godfather XI ₹20 Lakhs GTD on Adda52 drew 458 entries (229 unique and 159 re-entries) resulting in an overlay of ₹60,000. In the end, Chirag ‘mahikk’ Bhardwaj earned the title and pocketed ₹4.96 Lakhs after defeating ‘Rishabh90’ in the heads-up battle.

The top 43 places booked a profit for their efforts and these included Shrey ‘CupidStunt’ Maheshwari (16^th for ₹20,000), Naren ‘IMUNAGI’ Purohit (17^th for ₹20,000), Kartik ‘Pegasus1505’ Ved (22^nd for ₹15,000), Deepak ‘bothras’ Bothra (24^th for ₹15,000), Ayan ‘gutshotguru1’ Ray (28^th for ₹13,000), Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall (29^th for ₹13,000), Rubin ‘kornkif’ Labroo (33^rd for ₹13,000), Yohan ‘AllinMaestro’ Patel (34^th for 13,000), and Pranav ‘pranavbang’ Bang (43^rd for ₹11,000).

Final Table Results

1. Chirag ‘mahikk’ Bhardwaj – ₹4,96,000
2. Rishabh90 – ₹3,00,000
3. Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani – ₹2,10,000
4. Sandeep ‘effuno’ Varma R S – ₹1,60,000
5. Karunik_z – ₹1,04,000
6. xoredvoid – ₹70,000
7. Neeraj ‘Kumartomar’ Kumar – ₹55,000
8. Reg_Slayer – ₹45,000
9. Tarun ‘aggtarun’ Goyal – ₹32,000

Highroller ₹7,700 NLHE ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 104

Re-entries – 89

Prize Pool – ₹13,51,000

Places Paid – 31

PokerStars India has been doing well off-late and yet again the Highroller ₹10 Lakhs GTD on the site surpassed its guarantee, collecting an impressive ₹13.51 Lakhs in the prize pool through 193 entries (104 unique and 89 re-entries).

India’s first PokerStars Ambassador and poker pioneer, Aditya Agarwal reigned supreme following six hours of intense play and bested up-and-coming player Anirban ‘nocluewho’ D Das (runner-up for ₹2 Lakhs) heads-up to walk away with the title and the ₹2.68 Lakhs up top.

Among the known names who final tabled the event were Sreekanth ‘LaganaHiToHai’ Narayan (4^th for ₹1.11 Lakhs), VB ‘CharleSCorreA’ Vinstill (6^th for ₹61,965) and Sagar ‘sagarpupull’ Choudhury (7^th for ₹46,213).

The likes of Anant ‘Dr4gonW4rrior’ Purohit (13^th for ₹21,419), Akshay ‘youcantcallme’ Nasa (14^th for ₹18,279), Laksh ‘B00MTilt23’ Pal Singh (17^th for ₹18,279), Aditya ‘serendipity789’ Sushant (20^th for ₹15,599), Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved (21^st for ₹15,599), Faiz ‘LFGgggg’ Alam (24^th for ₹13,312), Goonjan ‘gmtesting.ind’ Mall (26^th for ₹13,312), Rubin ‘kornkid4’ Labroo (27^th for ₹13,312) and Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan (29^th for ₹13,312), also crossed the money line.

Final Table Results

1. Aditya Agarwal – ₹2,68,555
2. Anirban ‘nocluewho’ D Das – ₹2,00,288
3. gaur83 – ₹1,49,375
4. Sreekanth ‘LaganaHiToHai’ Narayan – ₹1,11,404
5. Mav3RiX – ₹83,085
6. VB ‘CharleSCorreA’ Vinstill – ₹61,965
7. Sagar ‘sagarpupull’ Choudhury – ₹46,213
8. nomnomnom18 – ₹34,466
9. GTO_LIFE_GG – ₹29,412

Head-Hunter ₹10 Lakhs GTD RE – Spartan Poker

Entries – 144

Re-Entries – 51

Re-Buys – 99

Prize Pool – ₹11,76,000

Knockout Prize Pool – ₹2,94,000

Places Paid – 27

An anonymous user ‘N00b N00b’ took down Head-Hunter ₹10 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker yesterday after defeating a strong field of 290 entries (144 unique, 99 re-buys and 51 re-entries). The prize pool of the event stood at ₹11.76 Lakhs while an additional knockout prize pool of ₹2.94 Lakhs was created. The champion ‘N00b N00b’ banked ₹2.60 Lakhs for the win.

Among the 27 places that got paid in the event were notables like Goonjan’ gmtesting’ Mall (14^th for ₹17,640), Naren ‘IMUNAGI’ Purohit (20^th for ₹14,112), Faiz ‘DrStrange’ Alam (21^st for ₹9,686) and Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo (23^rd for ₹9,686).

Final Table Results

1. N00b N00b – ₹2,60,484
2. Suresh ‘oil_trader’ Kolli – ₹1,75,812
3. Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan – ₹1,21,010
4. Showkeeen – -₹93,416
5. Deepak ‘chimpoo’ Bothra – ₹78,674
6. Mohit ‘TurnYourAce’ Kankariya – ₹60,446
7. virenderkris – ₹43,982
8. Variance – ₹31,870
9. Malicious – ₹26,342

PPL #31 DST ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi

Entries – 224

Re-entries – 228

Prize Pool – ₹5,65,000

Places Paid – 54

Running along The Summit and the High Roller at PokerBaazi on Thursday was the PPL #31 DST ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) that brought in 452 entries (224 unique and 228 re-entries), to override the advertised guarantee with a final pool of ₹5.65 Lakhs. ‘Godzilllaa66’ was the last man standing and earned ₹1.13 Lakhs for his win.

Arsh ‘Button_Hai_Bro’ Grover (11^th for ₹8,305), Shivam ‘broosky’ Shukla (12^th for ₹8,305), Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury (31^st for ₹3,503), Aditya ‘gangajal’ Sushant (33^rd for ₹3,503), and Mithun ‘thepokeraja’ Mahesh (52^nd for ₹2,599) were among the notable earners.

Final Table Results

1. Godzilllaa66 – ₹1,13,565
2. Mukteshwar0710 – ₹79,608
3. Piyush303 – ₹51,189
4. kingsas – ₹37,855
5. imlucky – ₹28,419
6. Sahib ‘Thakur19’ Thakur – ₹22,769
7. STOIC – ₹18,984
8. Vaibhav ‘durrrr1310’ Saigal – ₹15,142
9. Kaleem ‘FishWithNuts’ Pasha – ₹11,356

StackUp @8 PM ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – 9stacks

Entries – 85

Re-entries – 37

Rebuys – 41

Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000

Places Paid – 20

9stacks’ daily signature tournament – StackUp @8 PM ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – ran into a very marginal overlay of ₹5,500 via 163 entries (85 unique, 37 re-entries and 41 rebuys).

Harshit ‘Harsh114’ Sanghi championed the event, outlasting ‘Exorcist’ heads-up to claim ₹65,000 in first-place prize money.

Final Table Results

1. Harshit ‘Harsh114’ Sanghi – ₹65,000
2. Exorcist – ₹45,000
3. Shashank ‘biharibhaia’ Shekhar – ₹32,500
4. Dhappa – ₹25,000
5. Luxcozii – ₹15,750
6. Ankit ‘Hidimba’ Saxena – ₹11,250
7. EIMatador – ₹8,125
8. rajinder1964 – ₹6,875
9. Bharat ‘rungooserun’ Vasan – ₹5,625

PPL #33 4-Max DST Hyper ₹2 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi

Entries – 125

Re-entries – 107

Prize Pool – ₹2,32,000

Places Paid – 27

Another PPL tourney on PokerBaazi, PPL #33 4-Max DST Hyper ₹2 Lakhs GTD (RE) played out to crown a champion on Thursday. A 132 –player field (125 unique and 107 re-entries) meant that the guarantee was surpassed with the final prize pool touching ₹2,32 Lakhs. Eventually, ‘rahuljohn1983’ won the title for ₹54,589.

Also seen posting final-table finishes were Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav (3^rd for ₹24,638) and Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha (9^th for ₹5,452), while Sam ‘thereallokimon’ Anand (20^th for ₹2,436) found a spot among the 27 ITM finishers.

Final Table Results

1. rahuljohn1983 – ₹54,589
2. suhaibakhter – ₹38,303
3. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹24,638
4. drisha97 – ₹18,235
5. lawrencemo – ₹13,688
6. Sachin ‘vivid_sachin’ Nanda – ₹10,950
7. Dheeraj ‘Sarkar12345’ Bisht – ₹9,094
8. amarmantu – ₹7,284
9. Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha – ₹5,452

PPL#32 6-Max ₹2 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi

Entries – 198

Re-entries – 185

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 45

Outlasting a field of 383 entries (198 unique, 185 re-entries), Mukesh ‘Guruuu’ Surana took down the PokerBaazi’s PPL#32 6-Max ₹2 Lakhs GTD (RE) for ₹42,000. The event saw an overlay of ₹8,500. A player as much at ease on live felts as he is playing online, Surana had in 2016, taken down the India Poker Championship (IPC) February 2016 ₹30K Main Event for ₹11.70 Lakhs. His resume also boasts of an impressive 11^th place finish in the 2018 WPT India ₹20K Kickoff NLHE event worth ₹81,300.

Some of the other prominent pros who earned payouts in the event were Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury (14^th for ₹2,500) and Nadeem ‘SpadeHunter’ Basha (24^th for ₹1,680).

Final Table Results

1. Mukesh ‘Guruuu’ Surana – ₹42,000
2. Anish ‘PapaNegreanu’ Arora – ₹29,400
3. ideatheater11 – ₹18,900
4. Nish ‘nutscracker’ Majithia – ₹14,000
5. Shiv04 – ₹10,500
6. 22mehtaa – ₹8,400
7. Viktor ‘Newsolidcash’ Blom – ₹7,000
8. Jaydeep ‘JDBhaiya’ Dawar – ₹5,600
9. Clearsky – ₹4,200

The Classic ₹1,650 ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 92

Re-entries – 45

Prize Pool – ₹2,05,500

Places Paid – 14

Vikram ‘Prison M!ke’ Singh topped the 137-strong entry field (92 unique and 45 re-entries) in PokerStars India’s The Classic ₹2 Lakhs GTD, pocketing ₹39,498, after striking a three-way deal with ‘wardev’ (runner-up for ₹38,282) and ‘HG.PREDATER11’ (3^rd for ₹38,852).

Final Table Results

1. Vikram ‘Prison M!ke’ Singh – ₹39,498*
2. wardev – ₹38,282*
3. HG.PREDATER11 – ₹38,852*
4. Akash ‘bruce.lee0247’ Gupta – ₹21,271
5. Abhishek ‘SuchMuchAAM’ Jaiswal – ₹15,951
6. Harsh ‘kakori kabab’ Dembla – ₹11,961
7. rdx1111 – ₹8,970
8. IndianoDemiGod – ₹6,726
9. pokerstarsingle – ₹5,044

*denotes three-way deal

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