Aditya Agarwal Makes a Strong Comeback, Wins PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker For ₹13.20 Lakhs

Aditya Agarwal Makes a Strong Comeback, Wins PokerBaazi's The MoneyMaker
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  • Namita Ghosh May 8, 2023
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With many top players attending the NPS India Awards Night in New Delhi on Saturday, traffic in weekend tournaments dipped. However, players rushed back for the massive grind with PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker and Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire scheduled for Sunday.

Even the low to mid-stakes player relished the weekend tournaments in PokerBaazi`s ongoing IMPS Gold Edition. With Pocket52’s Pocket Poker Championship kicking off its seventh edition today, this entire week will be choc-a-bloc with action!

Spartan Poker user “AllwaysTilting” has been on a rampage recently, with six title victories this past month. And he improved that count to seven with a victory march in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for a whopping ₹16.65 Lakhs. The mystery player won at least ₹17.59 Lakhs from three stacks in the weekend flagship, banking the top score of the day.

Deepak Singh (2nd for ₹9.13 Lakhs) (won ₹9.88 Lakhs overall), and Sreekanth Narayan (3rd for ₹6.30 Lakhs) (won ₹6.62 Lakhs overall) round out The Millionaire podium.

India`s poker superstar Aditya Agarwal made an impressive comeback after a self-imposed hiatus due to a mild COVID bout. The Kolkata-born player won PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker 33.0, earning a site-best ₹13.20 Lakhs after defeating Gaurav Bhandari (2nd for ₹8.10 Lakhs) heads-up. Thanks to the ₹13.41 Lakhs in Sunday winnings, Agarwal has climbed to #6 in the POY rankings and crossed ₹7 Crore in tracked online winnings and ₹2 Crores in profits.

Spartan Poker user ‘PresentSIR’ won the Sunday Superstack title, achieving a personal best ₹7.55 Lakhs in first-place prize money (won ₹7.65 Lakhs overall). Myron Pereira finished runner-up for ₹5.08 Lakhs (won ₹5.92 Lakhs overall).

Tanmay Benara emerged victorious in the Adda52 Millions, banking ₹6.95 Lakhs (won ₹7.13 Lakhs overall). The #3 ranked player of the year, Ankit Wadhawan, placed second for ₹4.06 Lakhs (won ₹4.51 Lakhs overall).

Sahil Chutani, the most profitable player of 2022, dominated the competition in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship, securing the top prize of ₹5.30 Lakhs. He struck a heads-up deal with Aditya Singh (2nd for ₹4.61 Lakhs), the latter adding a whopping ₹10.18 Lakhs (at least) from four deep runs.

Advait Rajguru enjoyed a successful Sunday, earning ₹6.78 Lakhs from a litany of deep runs, including a top finish in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller (₹4.71 Lakhs). MPL Poker pro Siddharth Karia banked ₹3.38 Lakhs in second place.

Anant Purohit won Adda52`s Mega Suits for an impressive fourth time for ₹6.20 Lakhs. Siddharth Pandey added ₹3.75 Lakhs in second place.

Adda52 Game Ambassador Ram Kakkar made a triumphant return to the winner’s circle after almost two months, shipping PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹4.20 Lakhs (won at least ₹4.60 Lakhs overall). Chandigarh-based pro Arjanveer Singh Chadha scored ₹2.51 Lakhs as the runner-up (won ₹3.56 Lakhs overall).

The #1 ranked player on the annual TLB leaderboard, Mohak Kapoor had a super Sunday outing with ₹3.70 Lakhs in total winnings, including top finishes in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#58 Mini Main Event (₹1.85 Lakhs) and PokerStars India’s Big Bubble Rush (₹51,974).

‘AkulG’ (Won IMPS#60 Super Value for ₹1.22 Lakhs), Onas Malhotra (Won IMPS#59 for ₹72,500), Himanshu Dadhich (Won IMPS#62 Turbo for ₹49,105), Manoj Sharma (Won IMPS#61 for ₹41,790), ‘Kidwithin’ (IMPS#55 Turbo for ₹24,000), Sushant Sirohi (Won IMPS#57 for ₹14,700), ‘crissdn4’ (Won IMPS#54 for ₹10,540) won the other IMPS Gold Edition Sunday tournaments.

Delhi-based reg Karan Radia took down Pokerstars India’s Sunday Highroller for ₹3.50 Lakhs, defeating Karan Kapur (2nd for ₹2.64 Lakhs) heads-up.

Thursday’s breakout scorer, Young Gun Kanchan Sharma, busted a 10-week title drought in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo (6 Max), winning the event for ₹3.32 Lakhs.

Ashwin Vijay triumphed in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO], earning his second-best finish of the year with a payday of ₹3.14 Lakhs (won ₹3.28 Lakhs overall).

Ishita AroraClawDia, Yash Chitre, the two-time Game Changer champion Shagun Jain, Rishabh Gupta, and Deepak Jain won the other Sunday majors.

Here are the Sunday highlights!

 

PokerBaazi

The MoneyMaker – ₹1 Crore GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 480

Re-entries – 382

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,00,000

Places Paid – 115

India’s poker sensation and the trailblazer who ignited the poker revolution, Aditya ‘Istredd’ Agarwal, made a remarkable comeback to the spotlight on Sunday. After a brilliant start to the year with standout victories in IOPC 14.0 The Crown and MHW Top Liners, Agarwal had temporarily vanished from the scene, slipping in the POY ranking.

Aditya Agarwal
Aditya Agarwal

 

Recovering from a mild bout of COVID-19, Agarwal clinched the 33rd The MoneyMaker champion’s title on Sunday, outshining an 862-player field (480 unique) in the second of PokerBaazi’s 1-flight, ₹1 Crore GTD tournaments scheduled in May. With this victory, he secured a personal best (on PokerBaazi) ₹13.20 Lakhs cash prize, marking his first title in over two months.

The pioneering poker virtuoso Agarwal also scored in the other ₹1 Crore GTD weekend flagship, Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire (61st for ₹21,100), amassing a Sunday total of ₹13.41 Lakhs. This triumph catapulted him two spots up the POY leaderboard to #6, pushing him past ₹7 Crores in tracked online winnings and ₹2 Crores in profits.

Aditya Agarwal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.06 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.04 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.72 Crores | Moves to #6 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #4 in Annual Profits

Gaurav Bhandari, who shipped two PLO Championship marquees on the same day last month, finished as the runner-up in The MoneyMaker, securing his second-best online score of ₹8.10 Lakhs.

Runner-up Gaurav Bhandari
Gaurav Bhandari

 

Bhandari made other deep runs in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack (66th for ₹15,900) and Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire (87th for ₹15,300), netting ₹8.41 Lakhs overall. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.67 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh added ₹6.36 Lakhs on the back of four deep runs, which include:

Vivek Singh
Vivek Singh

 

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹4,44,000

> 5th in Adda52’s Adda52 Millions for ₹1,56,250

> 168th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹19,900

> 28th in Adda52’s Mega Suits for ₹16,250

Vivek Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹11.87 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.17 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹53.70 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

The MoneyMaker final table was a gathering of notable players, featuring the likes of Vishnu ‘violator’ Khandelwal (4th for ₹5.49 Lakhs), Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (6th for ₹3.42 Lakhs), Aritra ‘morsmordre’ Hazra (7th for a career-best ₹2.55 Lakhs) and last month’s NPS#56 #HighRoller gold medallist Puneet ‘neo1’ Dua (8th for ₹2 Lakhs).

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in Sunday headliner registered an overlay shortfall of ₹13.80 Lakhs and the top 115 players reaped the value on offer.

Final Table Results

  1. Aditya ‘Istredd’ Agarwal – ₹13,20,000
  2. Gaurav ‘Zillastar’ Bhandari – ₹8,10,000
  3. aatma – ₹6,57,000
  4. Vishnu ‘violator’ Khandelwal – ₹5,49,000
  5. Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh – ₹4,44,000
  6. Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – ₹3,42,000
  7. Aritra ‘morsmordre’ Hazra – ₹2,55,000
  8. Puneet ‘neo1’ Dua – ₹2,00,000

 

(7-Max) BSS Championship – ₹35 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,250

Entries – 228

Re-entries – 195

Prize Pool – ₹35,00,000

Places Paid – 49

Sahil ‘bluffme19’ Chutani, the most profitable player of 2022, is known for his occasional weekend grinds that yield outstanding results. The two-time IOPC Legends champion delivered another stellar performance on Sunday, conquering the 423-strong starting field (228 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹35 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) BSS Championship to seize the top prize of ₹5.30 Lakhs.

Sahil Chutani
Sahil Chutani

 

Chutani struck a heads-up deal in the 6 PM Sunday tournament with another top reg, Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh (opted out of tracking), who secured a runner-up payday of ₹4.61 Lakhs. Last week’s Daily Value Boost winner, Aditya Singh, made a stellar Sunday showing, accumulating at least ₹10.18 Lakhs in total winnings through four deep runs, which include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹4,61,409* (heads-up deal)

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹3,06,500

> 4th in Adda52’s Adda52 Millions for ₹2,25,000

> 91st in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹25,000

The (7-Max) BSS Championship final table was stacked with notable pros such as Kritagya ‘Kritagya_17’ Sharma (3rd for ₹3.07 Lakhs), Friday’s (7-Max) SPRINT winner Avish ‘thehorse7’ Sharma (5th for ₹2.02 Lakhs), last night’s BSS HighRoller champion Advait ‘ExploitativeGTO’ Rajguru (6th for ₹1.65 Lakhs) and last month’s 2023 WPT Prime India Main Event and PC#27 (PLO-5) HighRoller champion Prasit ‘Stungunner’ Chowdhury (7th for ₹1.31 Lakhs).

The ₹8,250 buy-in flagship experienced a ₹3.28 Lakhs overlay shortfall. The top 49 finishers received payouts.

Final Table Results

  1. Sahil ‘bluffme19’ Chutani – ₹5,30,141*
  2. Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh – ₹4,61,409*
  3. Kritagya ‘Kritagya_17’ Sharma – ₹3,07,300
  4. stocklock – ₹2,43,250
  5. Avish ‘thehorse7’ Sharma – ₹2,02,300
  6. Advait ‘ExploitativeGTO’ Rajguru – ₹1,65,200
  7. Prasit ‘Stungunner’ Chowdhury – ₹1,30,900

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

BSS SuperStack – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 273

Re-entries – 257

Prize Pool – ₹26,50,000

Places Paid – 70

Adda52 Game Ambassador Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar (opted out of our tracking) has been a constant presence on the FTs of some of the biggest flagships. On Sunday, he ended an almost two-month title drought by triumphing over a challenging field of 530 players (273 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD BSS SuperStack for a champion`s payday of ₹4.20 Lakhs.

Ram Kakkar
Ram Kakkar

 

Additionally, he cashed in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker (70th for ₹40,000), amassing at least ₹4.60 Lakhs for the day.

Kakkar’s recent performances have been nothing short of impressive. He finished runner-up in The Pride last week and claimed third place in Friday’s IMPS#36 (PLO-4) HighRoller. The win marks at least his fourth title victory of the year.

Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha, who finished #3 in the POY race last year, was another prolific scorer with ₹3.56 Lakhs in total earnings from five scores, including:

Arjanveer Singh Chadha
Arjanveer Singh Chadha

 

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for 2,50,955

> 17th in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for 30,000

> 28th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for 31,416

> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for 26,250

> 72nd in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for 17,800

Arjanveer Singh Chadha’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹15.31 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.91 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.39 Crores | Ranked #12 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #3 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh may have slipped to #5 in the annual rankings, but he remains a contender. The tournament pro added ₹2.34 Lakhs from five Sunday scores, including:

Laksh Pal Singh
Laksh Pal Singh

 

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for 1,50,785

> 13th in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for 30,000

> 41st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹24,500

> 33rd in Adda52’s Mega Suits for 16,250

> 104th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for 12,900

Laksh Pal Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.64 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.75 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.89 Crores | Ranked #5 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #7 in Annual Profits

Last Sunday’s PC#41 (PLO-5) champion Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik collected a Sunday paycheck of ₹2.98 Lakhs from six deep runs, and his top finishes include:

Rishab Malik
Rishab Malik

 

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for 1,21,635

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) BSS MonsterStack for ₹72,078

> 41st in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹46,500

>17th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹43,750

Rishab Malik’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.59 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.92 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹96.53 Lakhs

The 2022 Player of the Year, Young Gun Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar’ Yadav (opted out of our tracking), kept his scorecard ticking with a sixth-place finish in the BSS SuperStack worth ₹92,750. The online crusher had at least four scores on his Sunday tally, including a third-place finish in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo (6 Max) (₹1.54 Lakhs) – his total earnings touching at least ₹3.45 Lakhs.

Anuj Yadav
Anuj Yadav

 

The PC#33 (PLO-6) champion from April 28, Parag ‘vix786’ Shah, accumulated ₹1.40 Lakhs from two deep finishes, which include:

Parag Shah
Parag Shah

 

> 24th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹75,000

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹64,925

Parag Shah’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.29 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹23.57 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹81.04 Lakhs

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in tournament generated a massive ₹26.50 Lakhs prize pool, with the top 70 finishers receiving a payout.

Final Table Results

  1. Ram ‘mowgumotu ‘ Kakkar – ₹4,19,760
  2. Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha – ₹250,955
  3. EspenJorstad – ₹1,97,690
  4. Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh – ₹150,785
  5. Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik – ₹121,635
  6. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹92,750
  7. Parag ‘vix786’ Shah – ₹64,925
  8. Durr102 – ₹53,300

 

BSS HighRoller – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 116

Re-entries – 80

Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 20

Fresh off a remarkable run in National Poker Series 3.0, Advait ‘ExploitativeGTO’ Rajguru (opted out of our tracking) has maintained his top form. He added an impressive ₹6.78 Lakhs to his Sunday earnings with three final table finishes, including a title victory.

Rajguru dominated the 196-player field (116 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD BSS HighRoller, shipping the 8:30 PM Sunday flagship for ₹4.71 Lakhs. MPL Poker pro Siddharth ‘schemer’ Karia (opted out of our tracking) secured the runner-up spot and a ₹3.38 Lakhs payout.

Advait Rajguru
Advait Rajguru

 

Advait Rajguru’s top Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for ₹4,71,000

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹1,65,200

> 6th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special for ₹41,460 (Bounties: ₹6,250)

The star-studded BSS HighRoller final table featured the likes of Vishal ‘Vishzz’ Bajaj (3rd for ₹2.57 Lakhs), Sunday Special third-place finisher Pavankiran ‘rootahuamachi’ Bellamkonda (4th for ₹1.77 Lakhs) and last week’s The Colosseum winner Anurag ’13anurag’ Srivastava (5th for ₹1.33 Lakhs).

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in flagship experienced a ₹40,000 overlay, with the top 20 players receiving payouts.

Final Table Results

  1. Advait ‘ExploitativeGTO’ Rajguru – ₹4,71,000
  2. Siddharth ‘schemer’ Karia – ₹3,38,400
  3. Vishal ‘Vishzz’ Bajaj – ₹2,56,600
  4. Pavankiran ‘rootahuamachi’ Bellamkonda – ₹1,77,000
  5. Anurag ’13anurag’ Srivastava – ₹1,33,000
  6. akashjasus – ₹94,000

 

IMPS#58 Mini Main Event – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 679

Re-entries – 665

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 148

The #1 ranked player on the 2023 TLB (Points) leaderboard, Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor, demonstrated his value-hunting prowess by raking in ₹3.70 Lakhs from an incredible 11 cashes (and one bounty) on Sunday, which included two impressive title victories.

Mohak Kapoor
Mohak Kapoor

 

Kapoor’s first win came in PokerStars India’s Big Bubble Rush, where he earned ₹51,974. Later, he conquered the massive 1,344-entry field (679 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD IMPS#58 Mini Main Event, claiming his second career IMPS title for ₹1.85 Lakhs.

Mohak Kapoor’s top Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#58 Mini Main Event for ₹1,84,800

> 1st in PokerStars India’s Big Bubble Rush for ₹51,974

> 30th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹31,416

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) BSS MonsterStack for ₹31,030

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Battlezone for ₹27,950

> 20th in Adda52’s Mega Suits for ₹21,250

Mohak Kapoor’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹84.68 Lakhs | Annual Winnings: ₹1.28 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #23 | Ranked #1 in the 2023 TLB (Points) Leaderboard

Even with a litany of deep runs, Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das had been without a win for two weeks, and he almost got there in the IMPS#58 Mini Main Event, banking ₹1.13 Lakhs in second place.

Anirban D Das
Anirban D Das

 

Like Mohak Kapoor, Das had a lot of tables running. He accumulated ₹2.51 Lakhs in Sunday winnings from an incredible ten finishes, and his top scores include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#58 Mini Main Event for ₹1,12,500

> 9th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Highroller for ₹50,802

> 43rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹24,500

> 9th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Slam for ₹17,026

Anirban D Das’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.42 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.18 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹83.01 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Recent winners Bhushan ‘bhushansohani’ Sohani (4th for ₹72,450) and Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi (8th for ₹22,500) were among the other regs at the IMPS#58 Mini Main Event final table.

The ₹1,100 entry buy-in marquee fell ₹1.56 Lakhs short of its listed guarantee, and 148 places got paid.

Final Table Results

  1. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹1,84,800
  2. Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das – ₹1,12,500
  3. mayank9818690604 – ₹90,000
  4. Bhushan ‘bhushansohani’ Sohani – ₹72,450
  5. Lj007 – ₹57,450
  6. MAP8989 – ₹43,050
  7. ChhotaDon – ₹30,750
  8. Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi – ₹22,500

 

IMPS#60 Super Value – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹275

Total Entries – 3,723

Entries – 539

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 539

The 1000X#27 champion from April 8, ‘AkulG,’ outperformed the 539 qualifiers who advanced through one of the eight starting flights in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD IMPS#60 Super Value, claiming victory and a site-best ₹1.22 Lakhs. ‘delguy420’ finished second, taking home ₹85,680.

AkulG’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹4.24 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹1 Lakh | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Rahul ‘GhatakTheGreat’ Sengar finished sixth in IMPS#60 Super Value for ₹19,630.

The ₹275 entry buy-in IMPS marquee drew 3,723 entries across eight starting flights, resulting in an overlay shortfall of ₹69,250. All 539 qualifiers who competed in the Day 2 finals last night received payouts.

Final Table Results

  1. AkulG – ₹1,21,740
  2. delguy420 – ₹85,680
  3. Twojoints27 – ₹60,500
  4. pratna123 – ₹35,470
  5. VavitaMonester – ₹24,430
  6. Rahul ‘GhatakTheGreat’ Sengar – ₹19,630
  7. SEEDHEMAUTT – ₹15,290
  8. KiddPoker007 – ₹11,090

 

(6-Max) BSS MonsterStack – 5 lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 2,750

Entries – 122

Re-entries – 107

Prize Pool – 5,72,000

Places Paid – 41

Shagun ‘sogani22’ Jain, last week’s Daily Value Boost champion, made another top finish, this time in PokerBaazi’s 5 Lakhs GTD BSS MonsterStack. Jain bested a field of 229 players (122 unique) in the Sunday tournament, earning 93,890. In a familiar face-off, Jain went heads-up against his Daily Value Boost rival from the previous week, Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik, who had to settle for second place and a 72,078 payout.

Shagun Jain
Shagun Jain

 

The two-time Game Changer champion, Shagun Jain, collected at least 1.12 Lakhs from two known finishes, including his victory in the BSS MonsterStack and a 16th place finish in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] for 18,348.

Shagun Jain’s notable achievements this year include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker`s IOPC #82 Sunday High on January 29 for 15,39,792

> 1st in PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) BSS Championship on March 26 for 6,22,512

> 1st in Adda52`s Godfather on April 6 for 6,12,500

> 2nd in PokerStars India`s Red Spade Series-14 [Sunday Highroller] on February 5 for 2,36,712

> 1st in Spartan Poker`s IOPC #135 Monster Stack on February 5 for 1,78,131

> 1st in PokerBaazi`s Daily Value Boost on May 4 for 1,42,500

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) BSS MonsterStack on May 7 for 93,890

Rishab Malik added 2.98 Lakhs from six deep runs, and his top finishes include:

Rishab Malik
Rishab Malik

 

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for 1,21,635

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) BSS MonsterStack for 72,078

> 41st in SpartanPoker’s The Millionaire for 46,500

>17th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for 43,750

Rishab Malik’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: 6.59 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 1.92 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4 | Annual Winnings: 96.53 Lakhs

Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj (3rd for 55,876), last night`s IMPS Mini Main Event champion Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor (5th for 31,030), and Lavesh ‘upay4myweed98’ Meena (6th for 22,499) were other notables on the (6-Max) BSS MonsterStack final table.

The 2,750 entry buy-in BSS MonsterStack exceeded its guaranteed prize pool, with 41 players sharing in the 5.72 Lakhs collected.

Final Table Results

  1. Shagun ‘sogani22’ Jain – 93,890
  2. Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik – 72,078
  3. Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj – 55,876
  4. prashant1982 – 42,766
  5. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – 31,030
  6. Lavesh ‘upay4myweed98’ Meena – 22,499

 

IMPS#59 – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹825

Entries – 304

Re-entries – 238

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 95

Last month’s NPS#7 Megadive gold medallist Onas ‘papatumhare’ Malhotra fired twice before obliterating the 542-player field (304 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD IMPS#59, winning his maiden IMPS title for ₹72,500. The runner-up, user ‘sidarth1,’ secured ₹56,000.

Onas Malhotra
Onas Malhotra

 

Malhotra’s impressive play extended to Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo (6 Max) (9th for ₹33,600) and The Millionaire (162nd for ₹19,900), bringing his total Sunday earnings to ₹1.26 Lakhs.

Onas Malhotra’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹72.94 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹9.86 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Other notable players at the IMPS#59 final table included IMPS#52 third-place finisher Pramod ‘pg111111’ Gupta (4th for ₹29,550), Pratik ‘zpAAced’ Manjrekar (6th for ₹14,550), #BB3 MoneyMaker champion Mukesh ‘Guruuu’ Surana (7th for ₹10,500) and Dayanand ‘dayanandprass’ Prass (8th for ₹8,650).

The ₹825 entry buy-in tournament experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹93,500, providing extra value to the 95 players who crossed the money line.

Final Table Results

  1. Onas ‘papatumhare’ Malhotra – ₹72,500
  2. sidarth1 – ₹56,000
  3. piru1234 – ₹42,500
  4. Pramod ‘pg111111’ Gupta – ₹29,550
  5. bigusdikus – ₹20,850
  6. Pratik ‘zpAAced’ Manjrekar – ₹14,550
  7. Mukesh ‘Guruuu’ Surana – ₹10,500
  8. Dayanand ‘dayanandprass’ Prass – ₹8,650

 

IMPS#62 Turbo – ₹4 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹660

Entries – 316

Re-entries – 215

Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000

Places Paid – 95

PokerBaazi regular Himanshu ‘NoNutsNoGlory’ Dadhich clinched his first IMPS title by conquering a field of 531 players in the ₹4 Lakhs GTD IMPS#62 #Turbo. Dadhich won the 9 PM tournament, taking home ₹49,105, while Vignesh ‘Rajjni007’ Kumar secured an even better ₹53,695 after a heads-up deal.

Himanshu Dadhich
Himanshu Dadhich

 

Himanshu Dadhich’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹23.40 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.93 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Three-time NPS India 2023 gold medalist Abdul ‘ManiakGod’ Aziz earned a Sunday paycheck of ₹32,465 from six ITM finishes, including two final table scores in PokerStars India’s Ultrasonic (3rd for ₹12,774) and PokerBaazi’s IMPS#62 Turbo (6th for ₹11,640).

Abdul Aziz’s online stats (PokerBaazi and PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹64.92 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹18.64 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9

Sushant ‘sanskrit’ Sirohi, the NPS#100 (6-Max) Deepdive gold medalist and last Monday’s IMPS#16 (6-Max) runner-up, accumulated ₹30,727 from seven deep runs. His top scores included a title win in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#57 (5-Max) Turbo (1st for ₹14,702) and an FT finish in IMPS#62 Turbo (7th for ₹8,400).

Sushant Sirohi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹80.96 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹23.48 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Other notable players at the IMPS#62 final table included Dinesh ‘htc170209’ Kukreja (3rd for ₹34,000), Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora (4th for ₹23,640), and Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR (5th for ₹16,680).

The ₹660 entry buy-in tournament saw an overlay shortfall of ₹81,400, with 95 players cashing in on the value provided.

Final Table Results

  1. Himanshu ‘NoNutsNoGlory’ Dadhich – ₹49,105*
  2. Vignesh ‘Rajjni007’ Kumar – ₹53,695*
  3. Dinesh ‘htc170209’ Kukreja – ₹34,000
  4. Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora – ₹23,640
  5. Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR – ₹16,680
  6. Abdul ‘ManiakGod’ Aziz – ₹11,640
  7. Sushant ‘sanskrit’ Sirohi – ₹8,400
  8. alpacino0029 – ₹6,920

* denotes a heads-up deal

 

ManojcutymannuSharma (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD IMPS#61 for 41,790), ‘Kidwithin’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD IMPS#55 Turbo for 24,000), Sushant ‘sanskrit’ Sirohi (Won ₹90K GTD IMPS#57 for 14,700), ‘crissdn4’ (Won ₹80K GTD IMPS#54 for ₹10,540) won the other IMPS Gold Edition Sunday tournaments.

 

IMPS Gold Edition Leaderboard Rankings After Day 8

After eight days of fierce competition, ‘amanpoker27’ (8,310 points) continues to hold the prestigious number one spot on the ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD IMPS Gold Edition leaderboard. With two IMPS titles – IMPS#8 and IMPS#47 – under their belt, ‘amanpoker27’ has managed to maintain their lead for an impressive six days in a row.

Over the weekend, Aniruddha ‘PocketacesAJ’ Joshi (7,344 points), who emerged victorious in the IMPS#26 (4-Max) DST Hyper Turbo on Wednesday, stealthily climbed the ranks, pushing Shiv ‘cheekychugh’ Chugh (6,837 points) into the still-impressive #3 position.

RankPlayerPoints
1amanpoker278,310
2Aniruddha 'PocketacesAJ' Joshi7,344
3Shiv 'cheekychugh' Chugh6,837
4Aryman 'aryaknight' Arora6,643
5Saroj 'angrychidiya' Chudasama6,498
6SamaySinghModi6,349
7sanskrit5,954
8Neeraj 'SelfClaimedPro' Kumar5,928
9Gadadhar 'gd1921' Behera5,673
10Bhushan 'bhushansohani' Sohani5,321

 

RishabhrgeaderGupta (Won 2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for 46,760), DeepakmdjainJain (Won 1.50 Lakhs GTD BSS Night SPRINT for 30,300), ‘amandeep11’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD BSS Afternoon SPRINT for 21,120) and ‘fishfishing’ (Won 1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for 20,480) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

 

Spartan Poker

The Millionaire – ₹1 Crore GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Total Entries – 1,963

Survivors – 310 (226)

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,00,000

Places Paid – 303

The enigmatic user ‘AllwaysTilting’ (anonymity requested) has been on a red-hot streak on Spartan Poker, winning a staggering seven tournaments in just a month. Four days after taking down the Thursday High Roller, the player championed one of the most prestigious online tournaments in the country, the ₹1 Crore GTD The Millionaire, netting ₹16.65 Lakhs (won at least ₹17.59 Lakhs from three stacks) – almost tripling their previous best score.

‘AllwaysTilting’ was one of 1,963 participants across five starting flights in the weekend flagship. The player outlasted 309 other Day 2 qualifiers (226 unique) in just six hours, joining the prestigious ‘The Millionaire’ club.

AllwaysTilting’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹34.04 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹29.16 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Deepak ‘Optimist’ Singh collected an equally respectable ₹9.13 Lakhs for his runner-up finish in The Millionaire. At the same time, the Sunday SuperStack champion from April 30, Sreekanth ‘Vhagar’ Narayan, rounded out the podium with a third-place finish worth ₹6.30 Lakhs.

Deepak Singh
Deepak Singh

 

Deepak Singh also cashed PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker (22nd for ₹75,000), locking up a very impressive ₹9.88 Lakhs. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.58 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.14 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9

The former The Millionaire Lite champion Sreekanth Narayan also cashed Adda52’s Mega Suits (26th for ₹18,750), accumulating ₹6.62 Lakhs overall. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.44 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.51 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.51 Crores | Ranked #10 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #5 in Annual Profits

Sreekanth Narayan
Sreekanth Narayan

 

The (7-Max) BSS Championship runner-up finisher Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh (opted out of tracking) also FT-ed The Millionaire, locking up a sixth-place finish worth ₹3.07 Lakhs. Singh cashed at least four Sunday flagships, netting over ₹10.18 Lakhs.

Aditya Singh
Aditya Singh

 

The Millionaire final table featured other notables like Vishal ‘vishalkumar1’ Kumar (5th for ₹3.78 Lakhs), The Millionaire champion from two weeks ago, Arman ‘GiganticRebirth’ Khan (7th for ₹2.35 Lakhs), and Manish ‘khatidragon’ Jangid (8th for ₹1.66 Lakhs).

Other top finishers in The Millionaire included Young Gun Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra (9th for 1.26 Lakhs), Sreeprakaash ‘fitzmagic’ Seetharaman (10th for 1.06 Lakhs), Satyam ‘GTOonTilt’ Verma (11th for 1.06 Lakhs), Raghav ‘Mr. Bean’ Ananth (12th for 94,000), Biplob ‘hellhell’ Rana (13th for 94,000), Ayush ‘Tabono’ Garg (14th for 84,000), Satish ‘satishcool25’ Arya (16th for 74,000), Neeraj ‘NeeruNJ’ Sattawat (18th for 64,000), and Himanshu ‘WhatIffGawd’ Arora (19th for 64,000).

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in The Millionaire suffered a nominal overlay shortfall of ₹1.85 Lakhs. The top 303 finishers shared the massive ₹1 Crore prize pool.

Final Table Results

  1. AllwaysTilting – ₹16,65,000
  2. Deepak ‘Optimist’ Singh – ₹9,13,000
  3. Sreekanth ‘Vhagar’ Narayan – ₹6,30,000
  4. Ramennood – ₹4,53,000
  5. Vishal ‘vishalkumar1’ Kumar – ₹3,78,200
  6. Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh – ₹3,06,500
  7. Arman ‘GiganticRebirth’ Khan – ₹2,34,900
  8. Manish ‘khatidragon’ Jangid – ₹1,65,500

 

Sunday Superstack – ₹30 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 175

Re-entries – 60

Re-buys – 122

Prize Pool – ₹35,70,000

Places Paid – 31

Spartan Poker’s ₹30 Lakhs GTD Sunday Superstack saw ‘PresentSIR’ achieve an impressive victory, earning their first tournament title and a personal best score of ₹7.55 Lakhs. The player topped a 357-strong field (175 unique players) in the 8 PM Sunday flagship. In addition to their Sunday Superstack win, ‘PresentSIR’ cashed in The Millionaire (174th for ₹10,400), bringing their total Sunday earnings on Spartan Poker to ₹7.65 Lakhs.

PresentSIR’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹9.99 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹4.28 Lakhs | Titles Won: #1

Myron ‘mehhhhh’ Pereira, a seasoned poker player from Goa, finished as the runner-up, winning ₹5.08 Lakhs. Pereira’s Sunday earnings reached ₹5.92 Lakhs from five deep runs, including:

Myron Pereira
Myron Pereira

 

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹5,08,368

> 15th in Adda52 Millions for ₹31,250

> 12th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Highroller for ₹30,118

> 113th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹12,900

> 21st in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] for ₹9,007

Myron Pereira’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.06 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.06 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.29 Crores | Ranked #18 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Mithun ‘1NTU1T1ON’ Mahesh (opted out of our tracking) had at least ₹4.68 Lakhs in Sunday earnings from the following deep runs:

Mithun Mahesh
Mithun Mahesh

 

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹3,58,428

> 7th in Adda52 Millions for ₹88,750

> 18th in Adda52’s Mega Suits for ₹21,250

Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (opted out of our tracking) was another online reg adding ₹4.53 Lakhs from in-the-money finishes in the following Sunday flagships:

> 6th in Pokerbaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹3,42,000

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹93,177

> 88th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹17,800

Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi$’ Garg registered ₹3.54 Lakhs in Sunday earnings from the following deep runs:

Saransh Garg
Saransh Garg

 

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹2,90,598

> 34th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹60,000

> 42nd in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] for ₹3,125

Saransh Garg’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.33 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.23 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4

Tarush ‘Tarush123’ Gupta (opted out of our tracking) accumulated ₹2.51 Lakhs from two known finishes, which include:

Tarush Gupta
Tarush Gupta

 

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹2,29,908

> 59th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹21,100

The Sunday Superstack final table also featured other well-known regs like Mahima Walia ‘mambojojo’ Das (6th for ₹1.75 Lakhs) and Mitesh ‘mikefrbike’ Gupta (7th for ₹1.27 Lakhs).

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in Sunday Superstack generated a substantial ₹35.70 Lakhs prize pool, with the top 31 finishers receiving cash prizes.

Final Table Results

  1. PresentSIR – ₹7,55,055
  2. Myron ‘mehhhhh’ Pereira – ₹5,08,368
  3. Mithun ‘1NTU1T1ON’ Mahesh – ₹3,58,428
  4. Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi$’ Garg – ₹2,90,598
  5. Tarush ‘Tarush123’ Gupta – ₹2,29,908
  6. Mahima Walia ‘mambojojo’ Das – ₹1,74,573
  7. Mitesh ‘mikefrbike’ Gupta – ₹1,27449
  8. Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – ₹93,177

 

Deepstack Turbo (6 Max) – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 146

Re-entries – 38

Re-buys – 116

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 27

Three days after her smashing Thursday run, Young Gun Kanchan ‘Midge Maisel’ Sharma, the 2023 WPT Prime India Ladies NLH champion, ended her 10-week title drought with a triumphant performance in Spartan Poker’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Deepstack Turbo (6 Max). Sharma outshone a field of 300 entries in the 9:30 PM Sunday tournament, claiming the top prize of ₹3.32 Lakhs. Meanwhile, the mystery player ‘Maniha’ finished as runner-up, earning a commendable ₹2.24 Lakhs.

Kanchan Sharma
Kanchan Sharma

 

Kanchan Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.35 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.54 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Friday`s The Big Bash winner, Young Gun Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar’ Yadav (opted out of our tracking), accumulated at least ₹3.45 Lakhs from four known Sunday scores, which include:

Anuj Yadav
Anuj Yadav

 

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo (6 Max) for ₹1,54,350

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹92,750

> 13th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹52,500

> 57th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹45,000

Upcoming pro Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi amassed ₹2.65 Lakhs in Sunday earnings from four deep runs, which include:

Samyak Sethi
Samyak Sethi

 

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹1,29,000

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo (6 Max) for ₹1,00,350

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹19,875

> 31st in Adda52’s Mega Suits for ₹16,250

Samyak Sethi`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.73 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹44.02 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9

Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (opted out of our tracking) enjoyed a phenomenal Sunday, earning at least ₹5.30 Lakhs from four known finishes (three FT scores), which include:

Mohit Mehta
Mohit Mehta

 

> 6th in Pokerbaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹3,42,000

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday SuperStack for ₹93,177

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo (6 Max) for ₹77,100

> 88th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹17,800

Long-time pro Sahil ‘d0nkish’ Mehboobani (7th for ₹56,100), Sunday

Highroller runner-up Karan ‘Junior-KK’ Kapur (8th for ₹40,650) and IMPS#59 champion Onas ‘papatumhare’ Malhotra (9th for ₹33,600) were others making a deep run in Deepstack Turbo.

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in tournament just about hit its ₹15 Lakhs prize pool guarantee, and the top 27 finishers were rewarded for their performance.

Final Table Results

  1. Kanchan ‘Midge Maisel’ Sharma – ₹3,32,250
  2. Maniha – ₹2,24,250
  3. Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar’ Yadav – ₹1,54,350
  4. AaoChipender – ₹1,25,850
  5. Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi – ₹1,00,350
  6. Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – ₹77,100

 

Money Heist – Triple Chance – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 439

Re-entries – 163

Re-buys – 228

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 87

The user ‘ClawDia,’ who has been active on Spartan Poker since July 2020, finally won their maiden tournament title on Sunday. The mystery player outlasted a competitive field of 830 entrants (439 unique) in the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Money Heist – Triple Chance, shipping the multi-entry marquee for ₹1.92 Lakhs, clawing back into profits on the site. The user ‘Senbonzakura’ scored ₹1,19,200 as the runner-up.

ClawDia’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.31 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹95,258 | Titles Won: #1

The PLO Championship 2.0 leaderboard leader, Vikhyat ‘Super Saiyan’ Ahlawat, enjoyed a successful night, amassing ₹1.54 Lakhs in total earnings from ten in-the-money finishes.

Vikhyat Ahlawat
Vikhyat Ahlawat

 

Ahlawat`s top Sunday finishes include:

> 43rd in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹50,000

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Money Heist – Triple Chance for ₹40,700

> 26th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹37,900

Vikhyat Ahlawat’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.02 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹40.16 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6

Other notable players at the Money Heist – Triple Chance final table included Achal ‘achalsonale’ Sonale (5th for ₹52,000) and Amit ‘Kavipri 2.0’ Gehani (7th for ₹30,100).

The ₹1,100 entry buy-in tournament faced an overlay deficit of ₹1.70 Lakhs, with 87 players crossing the money line.

Final Table Results

  1. ClawDia – ₹1,91,500
  2. Senbonzakura – ₹1,19,200
  3. Dorneviper – ₹85,300
  4. Danivey04 – ₹66,000
  5. Achal ‘achalsonale’ Sonale – ₹52,000
  6. Vikhyat ‘Super Saiyan’ Ahlawat – ₹40,700
  7. Amit ‘Kavipri 2.0’ Gehani – ₹30,100
  8. Ganesh25 – ₹20,700

 

Battlezone – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 114

Re-entries – 24

Re-buys – 78

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 20

Yash ‘Babyshark10’ Chitre returned triumphantly to the winner’s circle yesterday after a six-week break, claiming victory in Spartan Poker’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Battlezone. Chitre expertly maneuvered through the 216-player field in the 4 PM Sunday tournament, winning ₹1.02 Lakhs after a heads-up deal with ‘Littlelady,’ who took home ₹99,281 for finishing second.

Yash Chitre
Yash Chitre

 

Chitre performed well beyond the Battlezone, cashing in two other tournaments for ₹1.16 Lakhs in total earnings. His Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Battlezone for ₹1,02,219

> 137th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹11,500

> 31st in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#60 SuperValue for ₹2,190

Yash Chitre’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.30 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.22 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #18

Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor, the #1 ranked player on the annual TLB (points) leaderboard, had a fabulous day, cashing in 11 tournaments (and a bounty( and earning a Sunday total of ₹3.70 Lakhs. Kapoor reached the Battlezone final table, finishing sixth for ₹27,950, and championed two tournaments, PokerBaazi’s IMPS#58 Mini Main Event for ₹1.85 Lakhs and PokerStars India’s Big Bubble Rush for ₹51,974.

Mohak Kapoor
Mohak Kapoor

 

Mohak Kapoor’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹84.68 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #22 | Ranked #1 on the 2023 TLB (Points) Leaderboard

Other notable players at the 8-max Battlezone final table included Rising Star Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna (3rd for 53,750), last week’s Ultron winner, Randeep ‘SUDDEN’ Lather (4th for 43,400), Sid ‘CornerPocket’ Khanna (5th for 35,650) and Nighttide DST Adda runner-up finisher Prince ‘drilller’ Kumar (8th for 15,500).

The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹68,000, with 20 players receiving payouts.

Final Table Results

  1. Yash ‘Babyshark10’ Chitre – ₹1,02,219*
  2. Littlelady – ₹99,281*
  3. Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna – ₹53,750
  4. Randeep ‘SUDDEN’ Lather – ₹43,400
  5. Sid ‘CornerPocket’ Khanna – ₹35,650
  6. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹27,950
  7. p@tience7744 – ₹20,950
  8. Prince ‘drilller’ Kumar – ₹15,500

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

Weekender – 5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 550

Entries – 567

Re-entries – 117

Re-buys – 213

Survivors – 103 (96)

Prize Pool – 5,00,000

Places Paid – 103

Spartan Poker’s ‘Arjunb1998‘ demonstrated exceptional skill by conquering a massive 897-player field in the 5 Lakhs GTD Weekender, shipping the multi-flight Sunday tournament for 95,950.

Arjunb1998’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: 4.45 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: 1.22 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Meanwhile, ITM #87 Rapid champion Kriti ‘ironlady’ Kuksal claimed the runner-up position in the Weekender, amassing 72,890 from four deep runs, which include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Weekender for 57,950

> 13th in Spartan Poker’s Battlezone for 8,750

> 61st in Spartan Poker’s Money Heist – Triple Chance for 3,500

> 11th in Spartan Poker’s Smash – Triple Chance for 2,690

Kriti Kuksal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: 18.05 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: 56,253 | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Final Table Results

  1. Arjunb1998 – 94,700
  2. Kriti ‘ironlady’ Kuksal – 57,950
  3. LOOSE CaNNoN – 41,400
  4. Vulcanfire – 31,350
  5. Seaplane – 24,950
  6. pokerplayer1234 – 19,150
  7. Hrithik ‘Scavanger1’ Singh – 13,850
  8. Puneeth ‘SetAlight’ B N – 9,450

 

‘GILLAD 3’ (Won 1.50 Lakhs GTD Smash Triple Chance for 34,465), ‘Jai_Bajrangbali’ (Won 1 Lakh GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for 21,486) and ‘folditnoob’ (Won 50K GTD Striker PKO for 12,225) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

 

Pocket52

Pocket Kings – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,300

Entries – 167

Re-entries – 108

Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 43

In a thrilling display of skill, Pocket52 player ‘TimeHasCome’ navigated a field of 275 eager competitors (167 unique) to claim victory in the ₹12 Lakhs GTD Pocket Kings. The triumphant player took home an impressive ₹2.16 Lakhs cash prize in the Sunday headliner. The user ‘adrit01’ secured second place and earned a respectable ₹1.56 Lakhs for their efforts.

Final Table Results

  1. TimeHasCome – ₹2,16,000
  2. adrit01 – ₹1,56,000
  3. gurbatasa – ₹1,08,000
  4. moonfell11 – ₹78,000
  5. GamingRaja_4i1TnUkVCB – ₹56,400
  6. GoanGambit – ₹48,000

 

‘ardneran’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Lunch for ₹44,000), ‘bhola_FHyfJqkwMI’ (Won ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Pocket Soda for ₹28,750), ‘Micheall’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹22,000), and ‘DelhiDonk’ (Won the ₹75K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹17,250) won the other Pocket52 marquees.

 

PokerDangal

Sunday PLO6 – ₹50K GTD

Buy-in – ₹330

Entries – 36

Re-buys – 63

Prize Pool – ₹50,000

Places Paid – 17

PokerDangal reg ‘Mohakal’ outperformed the 99-player field in the site`s Sunday fixture, ₹50K GTD Sunday PLO6, taking down the primetime tournament for ₹12,000. Satyam ‘Joonjoon’ Joon finished as the runner-up, earning a payout of ₹8,500.

Final Table Results

  1. Mohakal – ₹12,000
  2. Satyam ‘Joonjoon’ Joon – ₹8,500
  3. MithleshTrace – ₹6,000
  4. mnjain – ₹4,500
  5. Chetanchaplin – ₹3,500
  6. 100NU_J1 – ₹2,500

 

 

PokerStars India

Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 148

Re-entries – 138

Regular Prize Pool – ₹7,85,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹7,15,000

Total Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 34

Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay’ Vijay, last month’s Royal Rumble PKO champion, found success on his third bullet in PokerStars India’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO]. Vijay bested a formidable field of 286 players (148 unique) in under nine hours, winning ₹3.14 Lakhs (₹1.83 Lakhs in bounties) – his second-best score of the year!

Ashwin Vijay
Ashwin Vijay

 

This victory was even more remarkable as it marked Vijay’s fourth time conquering the Sunday flagship and his second time this year. He also cashed in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Showdown (11th for ₹14,435), bringing his total Sunday earnings to ₹3.28 Lakhs.

Ashwin Vijay`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.35 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹64.09 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #5

The mystery player ‘rickyyy865’ secured the runner-up position in PokerStars India’s 7 PM flagship, collecting ₹1.45 Lakhs (₹14,375 in bounties).

Pavankiran ‘Rootahua Macchi’ Bellamkonda, the Weekly HighRoller champion from January, fired two bullets in PokerStars India’s Sunday mainstay tournament and earned ₹1.43 Lakhs (₹58,945 in bounties) for finishing third. Bellamkonda also made a final table run in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller (4th for ₹1.77 Lakhs) and cashed in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire (225th for ₹8,700), accumulating ₹3.29 Lakhs overall.

Pavankiran B
Pavankiran B

 

Pavankiran Bellamkonda’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.16 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹63.62 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Notable online regulars at the Sunday Special final table included Haider ‘clickasaur007’ Madraswala (4th for ₹83,545) (₹20,703 in bounties), yesterday’s Sunday Highroller champion Karan ‘The Annihilator’ Radia (5th for ₹85,242) (₹38,203 in bounties), the (7-Max) BSS Championship finalist Advait ‘ronaldinh18’ Rajguru (6th for ₹41,460) (₹6,250 in bounties), Karan ‘gogikaran’ Malhotra (7th for ₹52,528) (₹26,172 in bounties), the first-ever PokerGuru Challenge winner Shailesh ‘ArithemeticMean’ Kumar Patel (8th for ₹27,072) (₹7,344 in bounties) and Mega Suits finalist Shravan ‘lukBo$$13’ Chhabria (9th for ₹22,177) (₹5,313 in bounties).

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in Sunday PKO tournament registered ₹70,000 in overlays, with 34 players crossing the money line.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

  1. Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay’ Vijay – ₹3,14,397
  2. rickyyy865 – ₹1,45,373
  3. Pavankiran ‘Rootahua Macchi’ Bellamkonda – ₹1,42,899
  4. Haider ‘clickasaur007’ Madraswala – ₹83,545
  5. Karan ‘The Annihilator’ Radia – ₹85,242
  6. Advait ‘ronaldinh18’ Rajguru – ₹41,460
  7. Karan ‘gogikaran’ Malhotra – ₹52,528
  8. Shailesh ‘ArithemeticMean’ Kumar Patel – ₹27,072
  9. Shravan ‘lukBo$$13’ Chhabria – ₹22,177

 

Sunday Highroller – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 59

Re-entries – 36

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 14

Karan ‘The Annihilator’ Radia (opted out of our tracking), a consistent MTT wizard, championed Daily Value Boost on Friday as an apt precursor to his trailblazing Sunday session. He came charging into the Sunday tournaments, outplaying 58 other regs (95 total entries) in PokerStars India’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Sunday Highroller to win ₹3.50 Lakhs.

Karan Radia
Karan Radia

 

The MoneyMaker 32.0 finalist, Karan ‘JUNIOR1-KK’ Kapur, secured second place in the Sunday Highroller, amassing over ₹3.98 Lakhs from five deep runs, including:

Karan Kapur
Karan Kapur

 

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Sunday Highroller for ₹2,64,325

> 40th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹50,000

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo (6 Max) for ₹40,650

> 42nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹24,500

> 31st in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹18,550

Karan Kapur’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.27 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹55.95 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Adarsh ‘Subham007’ Jha (3rd for ₹1.99 Lakhs), Ayush ‘Kyanaamrakhu’ Garg (4th for ₹1.51 Lakhs), last night`s Sunday Superstack third-place finisher Mithun ‘ThePokeRajaIN’ Mahesh (5th for ₹1.14 Lakhs) and Vaibhav ‘Tems30’ Temani (6th for ₹85,691) were other seasoned regs on the Sunday Highroller final table.

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in tournament registered a significant ₹5.50 Lakhs in overlays, with the top 14 finishers reaping the benefits.

Final Table Results

  1. Karan ‘The Annihilator’ Radia – ₹3,50,298
  2. Karan ‘JUNIOR1-KK’ Kapur – ₹2,64,325
  3. Adarsh ‘Subham007’ Jha – ₹1,99,451
  4. Ayush ‘Kyanaamrakhu’ Garg – ₹1,50,500
  5. Mithun ‘ThePokeRajaIN’ Mahesh – ₹1,13,563
  6. Vaibhav ‘Tems30’ Temani – ₹85,691
  7. HIMBEAT – ₹65,980

 

Chandan ‘RunBarryRun’ Arora (Won 5 Lakhs GTD Sunday Slam for ₹90,241), Mohak ‘Flyingmuck’ Kapoor (Won 1.75 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush for ₹51,974), ‘Harsh566’ (Won 1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for 23,472), ‘Manan_Singh4098’ (Won 50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline for 12,696) and ‘ankit321’ (Won 50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for 11,405) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

 

Adda52

Adda52 Millions – 25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 11,000

Entries – 128

Re-entries – 86

Prize Pool – 25,00,000

Places Paid – 21

Team Agra celebrated two Sunday flagship victories. While Young Gun Kanchan Sharma shipped Spartan Poker`s Deepstack Turbo (6-max), the recent 5 Crore Club’ entrant Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara hit the bullseye in the 25 Lakhs GTD Adda52 Millions. Benara, who won two gold medals at the NPS India 2023, outperformed a 214-entry field (128 unique) in the 9 PM Sunday headliner for a winner’s payday worth 6.95 Lakhs.

Tanmay Benara
Tanmay Benara

 

Tanmay Benara’s Sunday winnings totaled 7.13 Lakhs across two deep runs, including:

> 1st in Adda52 Millions for 6,95,000

> 76th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for 17,800

Tanmay Benara’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: 5.09 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 1.75 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8

Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan, currently ranked #3 in the POY race, narrowly missed his fourth Adda52 Millions title, finishing second. Wadhawan added 4.51 Lakhs across three deep runs, including:

Ankit Wadhawan
Ankit Wadhawan

 

> 2nd in Adda52 Millions for 4,06,250

> 15th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] for 23,505

> 112th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for 21,600

Ankit Wadhawan`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: 5.09 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 1.75 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Annual Winnings: 1.97 Crores | Ranked #3 on the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #6 in Annual Profits

The Adda52 Millions final table was packed with poker stars, such as Friday’s breakout winner Raghuvinder ‘Murti8’ Singh (3rd for 3.09 Lakhs), last night’s The MoneyMaker finalist Vivek ‘vivek94540’ Singh (2nd for 1.56 Lakhs) and Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall (6th for 1.08 Lakhs).

The 11,000 entry buy-in Adda52 Millions experienced losses, registering an overlay deficit of 3.60 Lakhs. A total of 21 players crossed the money line.

Final Table Results

  1. Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – 6,95,000
  2. Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – 4,06,250
  3. Raghuvinder ‘Murti8’ Singh – 3,08,750
  4. Aditya ‘Konstantin’ Singh – 2,25,000
  5. Vivek ‘vivek94540’ Singh – 1,56,250
  6. Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall – 1,07,500

 

Mega Suits – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 236

Re-entries – 191

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 43

Anant ‘pro_baba’ Purohit has been on an incredible heater off late, more so than let in by his stats. The poker pro, who won the PBC#23 Game Changer in January, conquered Adda52`s Sunday flagship Mega Suits for the fourth time last night after annihilating a 427-strong starting field (236 unique) to claim the lion`s share of the ₹25 Lakhs prize pool, earning ₹6.20 Lakhs.

Anant Purohit
Anant Purohit

 

Anant Purohit’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.60 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.11 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #6

The prolific scorer Siddharth ‘gabandheer’ Pandey cashed for ₹3.75 Lakhs from a runner-up finish in Mega Suits and added ₹3.78 Lakhs across the following deep runs:

Siddharth Pandey
Siddharth Pandey

 

> 2nd in Adda52’s Mega Suits for ₹3,75,000

> 56th in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#59 for ₹2,100

> 123rd in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#60 Super Value for ₹1,390

Siddharth Pandey’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.73 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹51.62 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Gautam ‘Gautam18’ Rohilla achieved a podium finish in Mega Suits, netting ₹3.08 Lakhs from two in-the-money finishes:

Gautam Rohilla
Gautam Rohilla

 

> 3rd in Adda52’s MegaSuits for ₹2,62,500

> 58th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for ₹45,000

Gautam Rohilla’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.08 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.95 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Veteran poker pro Shravan ‘sweatmyass13’ Chhabria had a great Sunday session. He locked in ₹2.43 Lakhs across five deep runs, including two final tables, including:

Shravan Chhabria
Shravan Chhabria

 

> 5th in Adda52’s Mega Suits for ₹1,30,000

> 10th in Adda52 Millions for ₹46,250

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for ₹40,000

> 9th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] for ₹22,177

> 38th in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) BSS MonsterStack for ₹4,866

Shravan Chhabria’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.84 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.88 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1

The Mega Suits final table also featured circuit regs like Sandeep ‘magicman1710’ Tulsyan (4th for ₹2 Lakhs), Madhav ‘Madhav881212’ Sethi (7th for ₹68,750), Avneesh ‘IamAM’ Munjal (8th for ₹56,250), and Niharika ‘Nixiepixie’ Bindra (9th for ₹40,000).

Similar to Adda52 Millions, the ₹5,500 entry buy-in Sunday tournament registered ₹3.65 Lakhs in overlays, and 43 players scored a payday.

Final Table Results

  1. Anant ‘pro_baba’ Purohit – ₹6,20,000
  2. Siddharth ‘gabandheer’ Pandey – ₹3,75,000
  3. Gautam ‘Gautam18’ Rohilla – ₹2,62,500
  4. Sandeep ‘magicman1710’ Tulsyan – ₹2,00,000
  5. Shravan ‘sweatmyass13’ Chhabria – ₹1,30,000
  6. loadedtrump – ₹87,500
  7. Madhav ‘Madhav881212’ Sethi – ₹68,750
  8. Avneesh ‘IamAM’ Munjal – ₹56,250
  9. Niharika ‘Nixiepixie’ Bindra – ₹40,000

 

Sunday Showdown – 10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 2,750

Entries – 210

Re-entries – 149

Prize Pool – 10,00,000

Places Paid – 39

Former national-level chess player Ishita ‘ishitawarrior’ Arora (opted out of our tracking) is on a hot streak following a fantastic victory in PokerStars India’s Anniversary Special-13 [Main Event] just six days ago. The Chandigarh-based pro took down a 359-player field (210 unique) in Adda52’s 10 Lakhs GTD Sunday Showdown last night, winning the 7:30 PM tournament for 1.93 Lakhs. Long-time circuit reg Avinash ‘spacecadet’ Tauro settled for the runner-up cash prize of 1.43 Lakhs.

Ishita Arora
Ishita Arora

 

Siddharth ‘kab00m’ Gangwar amassed 1.41 Lakhs in Sunday winnings from four deep runs, including:

Siddharth Gangwar
Siddharth Gangwar

 

> 4th in Adda52’s Sunday Showdown for 77,904

> 13th in Adda52 Millions for 40,000

> 35th in Adda52’s Mega Suits for 13,750

> 197th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for 9,500

Siddharth Gangwar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: 5.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 1.67 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

Shubham ‘NewBackchod’ Agarwal collected 2.97 Lakhs in Sunday earnings from four deep runs, including two final table scores and 1,250 in bounties from the Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO].

Shubham Agarwal
Shubham Agarwal

 

Agarwal`s Sunday finishes include:

> 11th in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker for 1,50,000

> 5th in Adda52’s Sunday Showdown for 57,580

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for 56,000

> 16th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for 33,125

Shubham Agarwal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: 2.36 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 69.26 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4

The Sunday Showdown final table also featured other top players such as Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna (6th for 42,559) and poker streamer Nitin ‘JeeneNhiDunga’ Rawat (7th for 31,456).

The 2,750 entry buy-in Sunday tournament saw over 1.02 Lakhs in overlays, with 39 players sharing in the 10 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

  1. Ishita ‘ishitawarrior’ Arora – 1,92,934
  2. Avinash ‘spacecadet’ Tauro – 1,42,602
  3. Mahadevpoker – 1,05,400
  4. Siddharth ‘kab00m’ Gangwar – 77,904
  5. Shubham ‘NewBackchod’ Agarwal – 57,580
  6. Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – 42,559
  7. Nitin ‘JeeneNhiDunga’ Rawat – 31,456
  8. kitwithin – 23,250

 

‘parimalkumbhakar31’ (Won 2.50 Lakhs GTD Holdem Bash for 67,500), Ajaymessironaldo007’ Dhayal (Won 2.50 Lakhs GTD Mega Suites Lite for 33,130) and Harsh Dev ‘hdjharsh’ Jhirmiria (Won 1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for 30,301) won the other Adda52 marquees.

 

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