Arman Khan Reigns Supreme on a Power-Packed Sunday, Wins Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire For ₹17.77 Lakhs!

Sunday was an action-packed day for online poker players, with several big tournaments taking place across different platforms. Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire returned after a two-month hiatus, while PokerBaazi’s PLO Championship 2.0 and Adda52’s Nano Poker Series also drew plenty of players.

But there is more to look forward to as PokerStars India’s ‘5 Year Anniversary Fiesta’ will host the four-day Anniversary Special boosted guaranteed tournaments from April 26.

The former APT Online India champion Arman Khan stole the show by winning the Spartan Poker-hosted The Millionaire. Khan dominated the competition to earn a career-best ₹17.20 Lakhs, posting his first title win in two months. He carried three stacks to Day 2 of the weekend flagship and made the money from all of them for a jaw-dropping ₹17.77 Lakhs in total earnings.

Kartik Ved, the former WSOP champion, was close on Khan’s heels, chasing his third The Millionaire title. He settled for a second-place finish worth ₹10.04 Lakhs (from four stacks) and walked away with ₹11.52 Lakhs in Sunday winnings across four deep runs.

Young Gun Neel Joshi took third place on the Sunday charts, with a healthy payout of ₹9.29 Lakhs. Joshi ended a six-week-long dry spell by shipping Adda52’s Big Whale for ₹9.17 Lakhs, his best finish of the year. Shuchi Chamaria finished as runner-up, converting a ₹1,650 satellite buy-in into a career-best ₹6.08 Lakhs payday.

The reigning NPS#104 Golden Rush champion Kabir Tandon added ₹9.19 Lakhs from four Sunday scores, most notably championing Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹7.44 Lakhs. Ritika Kumari banked a personal-best ₹5.01 Lakhs as the runner-up.

The IOPC 13.0 The Crown champion Saurabh Rohila had a terrific Sunday session, winning two tournaments and netting ₹8.68 Lakhs overall. Rohila won Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo (6-Max) for ₹3.89 Lakhs after defeating Myron Pereira (2nd for ₹2.62 Lakhs) heads-up. Just minutes later, he took down PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹3.49 Lakhs after denying Bhanu Prakash KC (2nd for 2.32 Lakhs) the title. With this, Rohila breached the ₹2 Crores mark in online profits.

The first-ever IOPC The Crown champion, Harshit Sanghi, was another big Sunday winner. He nailed PokerBaazi’s PC#14 (PLO-4) for ₹86,050 and placed third in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for a hefty ₹6.72 Lakhs, bringing his total Sunday winnings to ₹8.08 Lakhs.

Gaurav Mittal (Won PC#13 (PLO-5) PK for ₹2.22 Lakhs), and Nitin Rawat (Won PC#16 (PLO-5) for ₹1.02 Lakhs) bagged the other PLO Championship titles on Sunday.

The former The Endeavour champion Shyam Sundar conquered PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for a site-best ₹5.14 Lakhs, striking a three-way deal with ‘Jumbofish’ (2nd for ₹4.77 Lakhs) and Mayank Maruka (3rd for ₹3.92 Lakhs).

Maruka raked in ₹5.51 Lakhs from four Sunday scores, crossing ₹2.50 Crores in tracked online winnings.

Amit Kaushik championed Adda52`s Nano Highroller for ₹2.85 Lakhs (won ₹4.09 Lakhs overall). Samyak Sethi finished runner-up for ₹2.09 Lakhs (won ₹3.50 Lakhs overall).

Gautam Bansal came out on top in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller to win ₹3.84 Lakhs (won ₹3.96 Lakhs overall), following a four-way deal with Sahil Babbar (2nd for ₹3.62 Lakhs), Raghav Chauhan (3rd for ₹3.58 Lakhs), and ‘ace. high’ (4th for ₹3.21 Lakhs).

Former The Millionaire champion Nitesh Katiyar took down the Nano Poker Series showstopper, Nano Main Event, for ₹3.58 Lakhs, marking his first top finish in seven months. He struck a heads-up deal with Avinash Koneru (2nd for ₹3.49 Lakhs).

Last Thursday’s breakout scorer Harsh Bubna shipped PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] for ₹2.57 Lakhs (won ₹3.22 Lakhs overall). Armaan Kochhar placed second for ₹1.95 Lakhs.

The reigning PLO Championship leaderboard topper, Vikhyat Ahlawat, captured Spartan Poker’s Money Heist – Triple Chance for ₹1.23 Lakhs (won ₹1.75 Lakhs overall), following a heads-up deal with Pranav Khandalkar (2nd for ₹1.13 Lakhs).

Rahul Sahni (won two titles), Mohsin Shaikh, Manish Jangid, Randeep Lather, Rahul Sengar, and Sankalp Marwah won the other Sunday majors.

Here are the Sunday highlights!

Spartan Poker

The Millionaire – ₹1 Crore GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 985

Re-entries – 295

Re-buys – 690

Survivors – 258 (182)

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,00,000

Places Paid – 255

Arman ‘GiganticRebirth’ Khan, a former APT Online India trophy winner, made the headlines over the weekend after his impressive performance in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire, which returned after a two-month hiatus. Khan, who last won the Sunday Special in February, emerged victorious from a stacked field of 1,970 players (985 unique) in the multi-flight headliner to win ₹17.77 Lakhs – nearly three times his previous-best score.

Arman Khan`s The Millionaire scores include:

> 1st for ₹17,20,000

> 24th for ₹45,500

> 186th for ₹11,300

Arman Khan`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹84.49 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹26.93 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Khan’s impressive win came after an intense battle against seasoned player Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved, who was vying for his third Millionaire title. Despite carrying stacks from four starting flights, Ved fell just short of the finish line, settling for second place with total winnings of ₹10.04 Lakhs – his 12th recorded seven-figure online score.

Ved finished #2 on the Sunday charts behind Arman Khan, with ₹11.52 Lakhs in total winnings from the following deep runs:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker`s The Millionaire for ₹10,04,000 (from four stacks)

> 8th in Adda52`s Big Whale for ₹87,750

> 14th in PokerBaazi`s BSS SuperStack for ₹40,188

> 17th in Spartan Poker`s Deepstack Turbo for ₹20,392

Kartik Ved`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.34 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

The first-ever IOPC The Crown champion, Harshit ‘TheDevilsHand’ Sanghi, accumulated ₹8.08 Lakhs on the back of three Sunday scores, including a top finish in PokerBaazi’s PC#14 (PLO-4), and these include:

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹6,72,000

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s PC#14 (PLO-4) for ₹86,050

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s PC#13 (PLO-5) for ₹49,505

Harshit Sanghi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.54 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Vinayak ‘firehaimai’ Bajaj added ₹7.48 Lakhs from four deep runs, and his top Sunday scores include:

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹6,99,000 (from multiple stacks)

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹41,000

Vinayak Bajaj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.37 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.30 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7

PokerBaazi Team Pro Abhishek ‘MambaMentality’ Goindi revved up his bankroll by ₹4.40 Lakhs from three deep runs, which include:

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹3,98,400 (from multiple stacks)

> 49th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹26,093

> 36th in PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹15,375

Abhishek Goindi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.11 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.35 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Anubhav ‘KillaBot’ Ray (6th for ₹3.09 Lakhs), last week`s Daily Value Boost winner Shion ‘CrownDownGuy’ Hossain (7th for ₹2,35,900), and the user “nishant7648” (8th for ₹1.67 Lakhs) made FT finishes in The Millionaire.

Debapriya ‘debapriya_12345’ Manna (10th for ₹1.07 Lakhs), Himanshu ‘WhatIffGawd’ Arora (11th for ₹1.07 Lakhs), Aishwary ‘boosterx’ Sharma (12th for ₹95,000), last night`s Sunday Superstack winner Kabir ‘KAKAROT98$’ Tandon (14th for ₹85,000), Sumit ‘Toin Coss’ Sapra (15th for ₹85,000), Karan ‘Junior-KK’ Kapur (16th for ₹75,000), Young Gun Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra (17th for ₹75,000), Neeraj ‘NeeruNJ’ Sattawat (18th for ₹65,000), Nakul ‘Nakul11’ Sharma (19th for ₹65,000), and Madhav ‘Apcomingsoon’ Sethi (20th for ₹65,000) were others posting a deep run in the weekend flagship.

The Millionaire registered a nominal ₹1.50 Lakhs in overlays, and 255 players got a share of the jaw-dropping ₹1 Crore guaranteed in prize money.

Final Table Results

1. Arman ‘GiganticRebirth’ Khan – ₹17,20,000
2. Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved – ₹9,61,000
3. Harshit ‘TheDevilsHand’ Sanghi – ₹6,72,000
4. Vinayak ‘firehaimai’ Bajaj – ₹4,87,000
5. Abhishek ‘MambaMentality’ Goindi – ₹3,88,000
6. Anubhav ‘KillaBot’ Ray – ₹3,08,700
7. Shion ‘CrownDownGuy’ Hossain – ₹2,35,900
8. nishant7648 – ₹1,66,500

*does not include multiple scores

Sunday Superstack – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 165

Re-entries – 57

Re-buys – 130

Prize Pool – ₹35,20,000

Places Paid – 31

Kabir ‘KAKAROT98$’ Tandon, the reigning NPS#104 Golden Rush champion, came out charging on Sunday, earning an impressive ₹9.19 Lakhs from deep runs in four high-stakes tournaments. Tandon’s best finish was in Spartan Poker`s highly anticipated ₹25 Lakhs Sunday Superstack. With 352 entries and 165 unique players competing for the top prize, Tandon emerged victorious, claiming the title and the grand ₹7.44 Lakhs up top!

Ritika ‘Sweetie12’ Kumari also performed remarkably in the Sunday flagship, securing a personal-best ₹5.01 Lakhs in second place.

Kabir Tandon’s known Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹7,44,480

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo for ₹48,024

> 15th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹1.04 Lakhs (from two stacks)

> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹22,500

Abhimanyu ‘foul child’ Mittal, the recent NPS#55 Friday Force champion, also had a productive Sunday, earning ₹3.60 Lakhs from three deep runs in Spartan Poker and PokerBaazi tournaments, which include:

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹2,86,528

> 101st in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹41,300

> 21st in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹32,150

Abhimanyu Mittal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.75 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Saturday’s PC#12 (PLO-4) runner-up finisher Karan ‘Junior-KK’ Kapur accumulated ₹2.61 Lakhs from three Sunday scores, which include:

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹1,64,249

> 16th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹1,05,100 (from two stacks)

> 20th in PokerBaazi’s PC#12 (PLO-5) for ₹10,375

Karan Kapur’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.20 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹52.55 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3

The recent MHW Colossus runner-up finisher Ankit ‘d00mtr00per’ Wadhawan (5th for ₹2.18 Lakhs) and Rajat ‘SlugaBed’ Mahajan (8th for ₹91,872) were the other top regs on the Sunday Superstack final table.

The ₹11,000 buy-in tournament crushed its posted guarantee comfortably, dishing out ₹35.20 Lakhs in prize money (over 40% more than the advertised guarantee) to the top 31 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Kabir ‘KAKAROT98$’ Tandon – ₹7,44,480
2. Ritika ‘Sweetie12’ Kumari – ₹5,01,248
3. zmxncbv – ₹3,53,408
4. Abhimanyu ‘foul child’ Mittal – ₹2,86,528
5. Ankit ‘d00mtr00per’ Wadhawan – ₹2,26,688
6. Karan ‘Junior-KK’ Kapur – ₹1,72,128
7. bekaarhai.dhu.dha – ₹125,664
8. Rajat ‘SlugaBed’ Mahajan – ₹91,872

Deepstack Turbo (6-Max) – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 174

Re-entries – 52

Re-buys – 142

Prize Pool – ₹18,40,000

Places Paid – 31

The IOPC 13.0 The Crown winner Saurabh ‘darksider’ Rohila is running red-hot in April! He won two flagship tournaments yesterday and cashed in five others for a Sunday take-home worth a whopping ₹8.68 Lakhs, crossing ₹2 Crores in online profits.

Rohila kicked off his title-winning spree by taking down the 368-entry field (174 unique) in Spartan Poker’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Deepstack Turbo (6-Max) for a winner’s payday worth ₹3.89 Lakhs. Goa-based poker pro Myron ‘mehhhhh’ Pereira placed runner-up for ₹2.62 Lakhs.

Just minutes later, Rohila took down PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹3.49 Lakhs. His Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹3,49,115

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo for ₹3,89,160

> 7th in Spartan Poker’s Money Heist – Triple Chance for ₹31,914

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for ₹29,700

> 113th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹26,200 (from two stacks)

> 40th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹26,093

> 28th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] for ₹16,023

Yash ‘YashPokerGG’ Goel (4th for ₹1.50 Lakhs) and last night’s Nano Highroller runner-up finisher Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi (5th for ₹1.18 Lakhs) were others on the 6-max Deepstack Turbo final table.

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in tournament event saw 31 players taking a stab at the ₹18.40 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Saurabh ‘darksider’ Rohila – ₹3,89,160
2. Myron ‘mehhhhh’ Pereira – ₹2,62,016
3. bloodring_banger – ₹1,84,736
4. Yash ‘YashPokerGG’ Goel – ₹1,49,776
5. Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi – ₹1,18,496
6. MysteriousWays – ₹89,976

Money Heist – Triple Chance – ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 444 (288)

Re-buys – 248

Prize Pool – ₹7,50,000

Places Paid – 63

Vikhyat ‘Super Saiyan’ Ahlawat is on fire, and his commanding lead on the PLO Championship leaderboard is a testament to his current form. After winning PC#3 (PLO-6) on Thursday, he grabbed another title three days later, outlasting the 288-player field (692 total entries) in Spartan Poker`s ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD Money Heist – Triple Chance to collect ₹1.23 Lakhs.

Ahlawat and Pranav ‘R_U_SUAR’ Khandalkar chopped the 8 PM Sunday tournament heads-up, with Khandalkar taking home ₹1.13 Lakhs for his second-place finish.

On Sunday, Ahlawat made seven deep runs, earning a total of ₹1.75 Lakhs, and his top finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Money Heist – Triple Chance for ₹1,23,162* (heads-up deal)

> 16th in PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹25,625

> 75th in Adda52’s Nano Main Event for ₹6,414

Vikhyat Ahlawat’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.95 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹41.16 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6 | PLO Championship Titles Won: #2 | Ranked #1 on the PLO Championship Leaderboard

Pranav Khandalkar also punched a six-figure Sunday paycheque worth ₹1.39 Lakhs from four deep runs, which include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Money Heist for ₹1,13,388* (heads-up deal)

> 10th in Adda52’s Nano Highroller for ₹18,202

> 88th in Adda52’s Nano Main Event for ₹5,789

> 48th in PokerBaazi’s BSS for ₹1,950

Pranav Khandalkar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.08 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹87.49 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

The Money Heist – Triple Chance final table also featured Kanhaiya ‘Kanupriya10’ Bairwa (3rd for ₹65,625), Aman ‘KarrAk’ Sharma (4th for ₹52,125), and last night`s Deepstack Turbo and PC#15 (PLO-6) winner Saurabh ‘darksider’ Rohila (7th for ₹32,775).

The ₹1,100 buy-in multi-entry tournament registered ₹58,000 in overlays, with 63 players receiving payouts.

Final Table Results

1. Vikhyat ‘Super Saiyan’ Ahlawat – ₹1,23,162*
2. Pranav ‘R_U_SUAR’ Khandalkar – ₹1,13,388*
3. Kanhaiya ‘Kanupriya10’ Bairwa – ₹65,625
4. Aman ‘KarrAk’ Sharma – ₹52,125
5. zmxncbv – ₹40,875
6. AACITY – ₹32,025
7. Saurabh ‘darksider’ Rohila – ₹32,775
8. Foldmybluff – ₹17,100

*denotes a heads-up deal

Weekender – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 543

Re-entries – 80

Re-buys – 216

Survivors – 101 (86)

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 87

Spartan Poker’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Weekender registered 839 entries across three starting flights, and 101 hopefuls (86 unique) returned for the Day 2 finale at 10 PM last night. The multi-flight Sunday tournament culminated at 1.39 AM today, with the ITM #97 Triple Chance Turbo runner-up finisher from April 7, ‘rage_king,’ coming out on top to win ₹78,161 (their first title this year). A heads-up deal earned ‘maahirat’ a comparable ₹77,189 in second place.

rage_king’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹4.56 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.45 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2021: #1

The ₹550 entry buy-in tournament experienced a significant ₹80,500 in overlays, and 87 players scored a payday.

Final Table Results

1. rage_king – ₹78,161*
2. maahirat – ₹77,189*
3. Vikas ‘Bitturockss’ Kumar – ₹42,650
4. Viralhog – ₹33,000
5. Flyingkid – ₹26,000
6. aaa1990 – ₹20,350
7. abhinavdoc0071 – ₹15,050
8. RiriPiri – ₹10,350

*denotes a heads-up deal

Battlezone – ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 93

Re-entries – 12

Re-buys – 63

Prize Pool – ₹4,50,000

Places Paid – 15

Arjanveer ‘bazzingaa’ Singh Chadha, the online MTT crusher from Chandigarh, showed off his poker prowess by collecting ₹3.85 Lakhs across three deep runs on Sunday. He started his grind on a winning note by taking down Spartan Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD #Battlezone, winning the 4 PM tournament for the second time and taking home a whopping ₹1,14,975. The tournament attracted 168 entries (93 unique), and Ashwini ‘AshG’ Ganglani came in second place, winning ₹79,200.

Friday`s The Ballers champion, Chadha, made another podium finish in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack, and his Sunday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹2,39,839

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Battlezone for ₹1,14,975

> 75th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹30,100

Arjanveer Singh Chadha’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹14.25 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.91 Crores| Titles Won in 2023: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.36 Crores | Ranked #11 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #3 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Rising Star Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna had an astounding Sunday, earning a total of ₹2.25 Lakhs from eight deep runs, and his top Sunday scores include:

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Battlezone for ₹51,975

> 57th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹63,700

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹30,750

> 28th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹29,820

Ritwik Khanna’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.73 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.36 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.12 Crores

Saturday`s breakout winner Aritra ‘Percival’ Hazra (4th for ₹42,075), last night’s The Millionaire finalist Amit ‘Kavipri 2.0’ Gehani (5th for ₹33,975), Anish ‘TeenTakle1212’ Arora (6th for ₹26,550), and upcoming pro Hardik ‘dickgod’ Nair (7th for ₹20,925) were the other top regs on the Battlezone final table.

The ₹2,750 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹30,000 in overlays, and 15 players got paid.

Final Table Results

1. Arjanveer ‘bazzingaa’ Singh Chadha – ₹1,14,975
2. Ashwini ‘AshG’ Ganglani – ₹79,200
3. Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna – ₹51,975
4. Aritra ‘Percival’ Hazra – ₹42,075
5. Amit ‘Kavipri 2.0’ Gehani – ₹33,975
6. Anish ‘TeenTakle1212’ Arora – ₹26,550
7. Hardik ‘dickgod’ Nair – ₹20,925
8. Stepbro – ₹15,975

Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Smash – Triple Chance for ₹51,100), ‘kracker’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹23,049) and ‘Saniooooo’ (Won ₹50K GTD Centurion for ₹7,704) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

PokerBaazi

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

Buy-in – ₹8,250

Entries – 254

Re-Entries – 243

Prize Pool – ₹37,27,500

Places Paid – 49

The former The Endeavour champion Shyam ‘ayyappa1963’ Sundar achieved a career-high on Sunday night by emerging victorious in PokerBaazi’s biggest guaranteed tournament, ₹35 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) BSS Championship. Sundar competed against a stacked 497-strong field (254 unique) and secured the title for a site-best ₹5.14 Lakhs, marking his third win on PokerBaazi.

The 6 PM Sunday tournament culminated in a three-way deal, with the user ‘Jumbofish’ (2nd for a personal-best ₹4.77 Lakhs) and last Sunday’s Mega Suits winner Mayank ‘Newsolidcash’ Maruka (3rd for ₹3.92 Lakhs) banking the other top payouts.

Mayank Maruka packed away a lofty ₹5.51 Lakhs from four deep runs (two FT finishes), hitting two career milestones – crossing ₹2.50 Crores in tracked online earnings and ₹50 Lakhs in corresponding profits.

Maruka’s Sunday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹3,92,457* (three-way deal)

> 6th in Adda52’s Big Whale for ₹1,49,175

> 26th in Spartan Poker’s Money Heist – Triple Chance for ₹4,576

> 36th in PokerBaazi’s PC#16 (PLO-5) for ₹4,500

Mayank Maruka’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.51 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹51.60 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #10

Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora, the first The MoneyMaker champion of the year and last week’s Sunday Showdown winner, had seven deep finishes and won a bounty (worth ₹1,250), earning ₹6.42 Lakhs overall.

His Sunday finishes include:

> 3rd in Adda52’s Nano Main Event for ₹2,15,788

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹1,75,938

> 12th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹1,18,700 (from three stacks)

> 14th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹52,096

> 16th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹40,188

> 18th in PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹20,500

> 10th in PokerBaazi’s PC#13 (PLO-5) PKO for ₹19,062

Himanshu Arora’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.44 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.90 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Hemanshu ‘papakancha00’ Tomar (5th for ₹2.15 Lakhs) and Kamal ‘kalludadabanamau’ Singh (7th for ₹1.39 Lakhs) were others posting FT scores in the 6 PM Sunday flagship!

The ₹8,250 entry buy-in (7-Max) BSS Championship collected over ₹37.27 Lakhs in the prize pool, and 49 players got to share the loot.

Final Table Results

1. Shyam ‘ayyappa1963’ Sundar – ₹5,14,053*
2. Jumbofish – ₹4,76,765*
3. Mayank ‘Newsolidcash’ Maruka – ₹3,92,457*
4. aaru07 – ₹2,59,061
5. Hemanshu ‘papakancha00’ Tomar – ₹2,15,450
6. Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora – ₹1,75,938
7. Kamal ‘kalludadabanamau’ Singh – ₹1,39,409

*denotes a three-way deal

BSS SuperStack – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 324

Re-entries – 319

Prize Pool – ₹32,15,000

Places Paid – 70

PokerBaazi user ‘phoenix7777’ recouped all past losses on the site with a dominating run over the 643-strong field (324 unique) in PokerBaazi’s 7 PM Sunday headliner, ₹25 Lakhs GTD BSS SuperStack, for a personal-best ₹4.34 Lakhs winner’s payday. The mystery winner chopped the title heads-up with Saturday’s Blockbuster finalist Neeraj ‘neeraj2828’ Bajaj (2nd for ₹3.80 Lakhs) – the latter crossing ₹1.50 Crores in recorded online earnings.

phoenix7777’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹30.45 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹1.20 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Neeraj Bajaj’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Adda52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹20.86 Lakhs

Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha, the winner of Friday’s The Ballers, carried his momentum into Sunday, winning Spartan Poker’s Battlezone and earning ₹3.85 Lakhs from three deep runs, which include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹2,39,839

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Battlezone for ₹1,14,975

> 75th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹30,100

Arjanveer Singh Chadha’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹14.25 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.91 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.34 Crores | Ranked #11 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #3 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

The BSS SuperStack final table was filled with seasoned players such as Sumeet ‘Sumitsingh199’ Rajpurohit (4th for ₹1.83 Lakhs), Ratul ‘luna’ Steves (6th for ₹1.13 Lakhs), Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (7th for ₹78,768), and Adda52 Game Ambassador Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar (8th for ₹64,300).

The BSS SuperStack tournament, which began at 7 PM and ended at 3:34 AM, saw 70 players earn a share from the ₹32.15 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. phoenix7777 – ₹4,34,042*
2. Neeraj ‘neeraj2828’ Bajaj – ₹3,79,674*
3. Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha – ₹2,39,839
4. Sumeet ‘Sumitsingh199’ Rajpurohit – ₹1,82,934
5. Openender – ₹1,47,569
6. Ratul ‘luna’ Steves – ₹1,12,525
7. Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – ₹78,768
8. Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar – ₹64,300

*denotes a heads-up deal

BSS HighRoller – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 167

Re-entries – 130

Prize Pool – ₹29,70,000

Places Paid – 35

Last month’s 1000X#13 champion, Gautam ‘johny3’ Bansal, finally broke his seven-week-long title drought by winning PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD BSS HighRoller last night. Bansal emerged victorious in the 8:30 PM Sunday tournament after a four-way deal with Sahil ‘illuminati777’ Babbar (2nd for ₹3.62 Lakhs), Raghav ‘raghav14082’ Chauhan (3rd for ₹3.58 Lakhs), and ‘ace.high’ (4th for ₹3.21 Lakhs). He took home a whopping ₹3.84 Lakhs, contributing to his overall Sunday earnings of ₹3.96 Lakhs from two deep runs.

Bansal`s Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for ₹3,84,372* (four-way deal)

> 145th in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹11,300

Gautam Bansal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.17 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹20.03 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Sahil Babbar also had a successful Sunday, accumulating ₹3.75 Lakhs through four deep runs (two final table scores), which include:

2nd in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for ₹3,61,725* (four-way deal)

> 6th in PokerBaazi`s BSS for ₹9,836

> 18th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Night SPRINT for ₹2,260

> 20th in PokerBaazi`s BSS Afternoon SPRINT for ₹1,588

Sahil Babbar’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹65.17 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹14.04 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das, who finished #3 on the weekly charts last week, kept his sails high by scoring ₹3.39 Lakhs from five deep runs, which include:

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for ₹2,10,870

> 15th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹46,594

> 28th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹24,113

> 20th in PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹20,500

> 36th in Adda52’s Nano Highroller for ₹10,577

Anirban D Das’ online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.34 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.18 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Aditya ‘Konstantin’ Singh (6th for ₹1.68 Lakhs), Neeraj ‘neerunj’ Sattawat (7th for ₹1.26 Lakhs), and Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (8th for ₹96,525) also FT-ed BSS HighRoller.

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in Sunday tournament crushed its listed guarantee by a significant ₹9.70 Lakhs, and 35 players scored a payday.

Final Table Results

1. Gautam ‘johny3’ Bansal – ₹3,84,372*
2. Sahil ‘illuminati777’ Babbar – ₹3,61,725*
3. Raghav ‘raghav14082’ Chauhan – ₹3,58,159*
4. ace.high – ₹3,21,344*
5. Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das – ₹2,10,870
6. Aditya ‘Konstantin’ Singh – ₹1,67,805
7. Neeraj ‘neerunj’ Sattawat – ₹1,26,225
8. Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹96,525

*denotes a four-way deal

PC#15 (PLO-6) – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 155

Re-entries – 255

Prize Pool – ₹20,50,000

Places Paid – 49

The IOPC 13.0 The Crown champion, Saurabh ‘twister’ Rohila, went on a title-winning spree rampage yesterday, winning two flagships less than five minutes apart and making another five deep runs. He raked in a hefty ₹8.68 Lakhs from his smashing Sunday run, crossing ₹2 Crores in online profits!

Almost immediately after winning Spartan Poker`s Deepstack Turbo, Rohila came out on top of a starting field of 410 entrants (155 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD PC#15 (PLO-6), shipping the Sunday PC headliner for ₹3.49 Lakhs. The leaderboard crusher Bhanu ‘Chennaino1’ Prakash KC (opted out of our tracking) collected ₹2.32 Lakhs for his second-place finish.

Saurabh Rohila`s top Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹3,49,115

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo for ₹3,89,160

> 7th in Spartan Poker’s Money Heist – Triple Chance for ₹31,914

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s BSS High Roller for ₹29,700

> 40th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹26,093

Saurabh Rohila’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.93 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.04 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9

Jaikiran ‘testify’ Kumar also had a good Sunday outing, scoring ₹1.18 Lakhs from two deep runs, which include:

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹96,760

> 51st in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹20,898

Jaikiran Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.31 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹57.41 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Other known players on the PC#15 (PLO-6) final table were Raghavendra ‘ThikanaCK’ Hada (3rd for ₹1,79,990), Nikhil ‘rn275’ Ramesh (4th for ₹1,42,475), Dinesh ‘Daddu26’ Singh (5th for ₹1,18,490), and Kishor ‘greatper’ Bhanushali (8th for ₹58,425).

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in tournament had 49 players digging into the ₹20.50 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Saurabh ‘twister’ Rohila – ₹3,49,115
2. Bhanu ‘Chennaino1’ Prakash KC – ₹2,31,650
3. Raghavendra ‘ThikanaCK’ Hada – ₹1,79,990
4. Nikhil ‘rn275’ Ramesh – ₹1,42,475
5. Dinesh ‘Daddu26’ Singh – ₹1,18,490
6. JaiKiran ‘testify’ Kumar – ₹96,760
7. ayemi1122 – ₹76,670
8. Kishor ‘greatper’ Bhanushali – ₹58,425

PC#13 (PLO-5) PKO – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 173

Re-entries – 240

Regular Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 49

After two FT finishes in the first three days of PokerBaazi’s ongoing PLO Championship, Gaurav ‘DragGEReR’ Mittal finally broke the title curse on Sunday. The site reg championed a reg-laden 413-player field (173 unique) in the PLO Championship Sunday kick-off event, ₹10 Lakhs GTD PC#13 (PLO-5) PKO, to win ₹2.22 Lakhs (₹51,240 in bounties) – his second PC title (his first this series).

The victory propelled Mittal to #9 on the Series Leaderboard, taking his tracked online winnings past ₹50 Lakhs.

Old-timer Rahul ‘slowroller’ Melwani placed runner-up in the 4 PM Sunday tournament for ₹1.22 Lakhs (₹8,542 in bounties).

Gaurav Mittal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹50.99 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹18.33 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2 | Moves to #9 on the PLO Championship Leaderboard

Kritarth ‘AgentJack’ Pant (4th for ₹71,375), the #3 ranked player on the annual TLB leaderboard Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (5th for ₹65,870), and Murali ‘grind121’ Mohan (6th for ₹50,826) were the other notables on the PC#13 (PLO-5) PKO final table.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Gaurav ‘DragGEReR’ Mittal – ₹2,21,540
2. Rahul ‘slowroller’ Melwani – ₹1,21,542
3. JCchon413 – ₹89,862
4. Kritarth ‘AgentJack’ Pant – ₹71,375
5. Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar – ₹65,870
6. Murali ‘grind121’ Mohan – ₹50,826

PC#16 (PLO-5) – ₹6 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in -₹1,650

Entries – 161

Re-entries – 193

Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000

Places Paid – 49

Last month’s Destiny 26.0 champion Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat clinched his maiden PLO Championship title on Sunday. The poker streamer bagged the honors after outplaying the 354-player field (161 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹6 Lakhs GTD PC#16 (PLO-5), banking ₹1.02 Lakhs in first-place prize money. Sanjeeta ‘realkidsanju’ Kumari scored ₹67,800 in second place.

Rawat had an eventful Sunday session, locking in almost ₹2.02 Lakhs across five deep runs (including a title win) and a bounty (₹1,250), and his top finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s PC#16 (PLO-5) for ₹1,02,180

> 11th in PokerBaazi’s PC#15 (PLO-6) for ₹35,875

> 27th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹29,820

Nitin Rawat’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.73 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹97.01 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8

Siddharth ‘FrancescoTotti’ Ranshevre placed fourth in the 8:30 PM PC#16 (PLO-5) for ₹41,700 and squeezed out another deep run in PC#14 (PLO-4) (7th for ₹21,250), cumulatively adding ₹62,950.

Ashish ‘goodpoker68’ Garg (5th for ₹34,680) was the other known player on the PC#16 (PLO-5) final table.

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹69,000 in overlays, and 49 players made the payouts list.

Final Table Results

1. Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat – ₹1,02,180
2. Sanjeeta ‘realkidsanju’ Kumari – ₹67,800
3. bigfish21 – ₹52,680
4. Siddharth ‘FrancescoTotti’ Ranshevre – ₹41,700
5. Ashish ‘goodpoker68’ Garg – ₹34,680
6. DEVME – ₹28,320

PC#14 (PLO-4) – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 137

Re-buys – 119

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 35

The first-ever IOPC The Crown champion, Harshit ‘Harshit114’ Sanghi, came out on top of the 256-player starting field (137 unique) in PokerBaazi`s PC#14 (PLO-4) to collect ₹86,050, with ‘yuv13’ placing second for ₹59,950.

The PLO Championship win was just a trailer; the big picture has Sanghi’s fiery run in two other Sunday flagships that earned him ₹8.08 Lakhs altogether.

His Sunday finishes include:

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹6,72,000

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s PC#14 (PLO-4) for 86,050

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s PC#13 (PLO-5) for ₹49,505

Harshit Sanghi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.54 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2021: #3

PokerBaazi loyalist Ganesh ‘Ganesh24’ Durgade (4th for ₹43,000) also FT-ed PC#14 (PLO-4).

The 5:30 PM tournament filled in ₹1.16 Lakhs in overlays, and 35 players received payouts.

Final Table Results

1. Harshit ‘Harshit114’ Sanghi – ₹86,050
2. yuv13 – ₹59,950
3. mrprakash – ₹51,000
4. Ganesh ‘Ganesh24’ Durgade – ₹43,000
5. Tp212121 – ₹35,500
6. bigfish21 – ₹28,250

PLO Championship Leaderboard Standings After Day 4

Following four days of action, Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat (3,833 points), who finished #2 in the first-ever PC series leaderboard standings, looks determined to make a top finish this time. The PC#3 (PLO-6) winner, Ahlawat, has scored in 15 of the 16 PC events completed so far (including a title win and two other FT finishes) and holds a commanding lead on the series leaderboard.

Giving Ahlawat competition in the series leaderboard standings is the user ‘hik18’ (3,191 points), the leaderboard topper from the first edition. The user ‘Acegikmoqsu’ (2,449 points) is a distant third in the standings.

Randeep ‘randysingh’ Lather (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD BSS for ₹44,990), Rahul ‘GhatakTheGreat’ Sengar (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD BSS Night SPRINT for ₹34,300), Sankalp ‘wobbegong’ Marwah (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹23,230), ‘mimoh’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 6-Max SPRINT for ₹23,230) and ‘10high’ (Won ₹50K 5-Max Daily for ₹6,100) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

IndiaPlays

IBC – PLO6 Bounty – ₹25K GTD

Entries – 33

Re-entries – 43

Prize Pool – ₹25,000

Places paid – 12

IndiaPlays’ user ‘Bombhole’ won the ₹25K GTD IBC – PLO6 Bounty on Sunday for ₹6,000 (scored an additional ₹1,125 in bounties). ‘SUBAL30’ pocketed ₹4,500 in second place and ₹1,000 by way of bounties.

‘Montri’ won the ₹10K GTD Texas Bounty for ₹2,400.

PokerDangal

Sunday PLO6 – ₹50K GTD

Buy-in – ₹330

Entries – 72

Re-buys – 42

Prize Pool – ₹50,000

Places Paid – 17

Last night in PokerDangal’s ₹50K GTD Sunday PLO6, the user with the handle ‘100NU_J1’ outplayed the 114-player field (72 unique) to collect the first-place cash prize of ₹12,000. The ‘Rokomat’ finished runner-up for ₹8,500.

Final Table Results

1. 100NU_J1 – ₹12,000
2. Rokomat – ₹8,500
3. LeonardoNo7 – ₹6,000
4. ridhhidhhi108 – ₹4,500
5. MacAAA – ₹3,500
6. Coleman – ₹2,500
7. GunjanAquarius – ₹1,875

PokerSaint

Diamond – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,500

Entries – 211

Re-buys – 98

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 59

PokerSaint`s Sunday headliner ₹10 Lakhs GTD Diamond saw the user ‘bullets777’ trouncing the 309-player field to win ₹1.79 Lakhs in first-place prize money. Manesh ‘TEAmfromHELL’ Rathod finished runner-up for ₹1.27 Lakhs.

Yuvraj ‘Kalidenalii’ Bhardwaj (4th for ₹63,496) and Anish ‘AnishV’ Vijay (8th for ₹21,449) were the other notables on the Diamond final table.

Final Table Results

1. bullets777 – ₹1,78,719
2. Manesh ‘TEAmfromHELL’ Rathod – ₹1,26,580
3. bhallaldev – ₹89,651
4. Yuvraj ‘Kalidenalii’ Bhardwaj – ₹63,496
5. stoningfish – ₹44,972
6. Maramma45 – ₹31,852
7. Livboree – ₹26,138
8. Anish ‘AnishV’ Vijay – ₹21,449

PokerStars India

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

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 148

Re-entries – 110

Regular Prize Pool – ₹8,55,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹6,45,000

Total Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 31

Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna, who had a fiery Thursday run last week – won PC#2 (PLO-4) and finished runner-up in Ultron – carried the steaming hot form to Sunday. The poker pro from Kolkata obliterated the 258-player field in PokerStars India’s Sunday mainstay, ₹15 Lakhs GTD Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO], adding ₹3.22 Lakhs from two deep runs.

Bubna fired three bullets in the 5 PM Sunday flagship and persevered for over eight and a half hours before taking home the top finisher’s due worth ₹2.57 Lakhs (₹1.13 Lakhs in bounties). He posted another deep run in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack (11th for ₹64,416).

Harsh Bubna’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.10 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8

Last week’s The Summit runner-up finisher Armaan’ armaan007111’ Kochhar fell one short of the finish line yet again, placing second in Sunday Special for ₹1.95 Lakhs (₹50,107 in bounties).

Kochhar fired up deep runs in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack (28th for ₹23,097) and PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack (64th for ₹19,290) for a total take-home worth ₹2.37 Lakhs.

Armaan Kochhar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.95 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.69 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

The NPS#90 Megadive gold medallist Shreyansh’ halifax7701’ Sharma had a thrifty Sunday session, banking almost ₹1.12 Lakhs from an FT score and one other deep run.

The up-and-coming pro kicked off Sunday, securing the Sunday Special Mega Sat ticket via a 2 Seats GTD Freebuy satellite, which he converted into a ticket worth ₹5.5K for the Sunday Special. He made the most of the opportunity by posting a sparkling sixth-place finish in the Sunday flagship worth ₹89,331 (₹47,715 in bounties). He also scored in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack (38th for ₹22,505); again, he earned his entry via a ₹550 satellite.

Shreyansh Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹20.62 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.74 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6

The Sunday Special final table was replete with regs like Bharat ’MojoJojo2193’ Vasan (3rd for ₹1.32 Lakhs) (₹37,422 in bounties), Varun ‘lunatic003003’ Bansal (4th for ₹88,661) (₹16,563 in bounties), Somesh ‘JackNotMa’ Patel (5th for ₹68,527) (₹13,750 in bounties), Snehil ‘snehil99’ Aggarwal (7th for ₹59,274) (₹27,656 in bounties), Kovid ‘kovid21’ Saraswat (8th for ₹38,983) (₹14,961 in bounties) and Vishnu ‘violator2018’ Khandelwal (9th for ₹26,207) (₹6,250 in bounties).

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in Sunday PKO tournament registered a significant ₹1.25 Lakhs in overlays, and 34 players crossed the money line.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – ₹2,57,185
2. Armaan ‘armaan007111’ Kochhar – ₹1,94,763
3. Bharat ‘MojoJojo2193’ Vasan – ₹132,320
4. Varun ‘lunatic003003’ Bansal – ₹88,661
5. Somesh ‘JackNotMa’ Patel – ₹68,527
6. Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma – ₹89,331
7. Snehil ‘snehil99’ Aggarwal – ₹59,274
8. Kovid ‘kovid21’ Saraswat – ₹38,983
9. Vishnu ‘violator2018’ Khandelwal – ₹26,207

Rahul ‘Unleashed2519’ Sahni won two PokerStars India tournaments yesterday, collectively banking ₹37,942.

His Sunday victories include:

>1st in PokerStars India’s ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹25,477

> 1st in PokerStars India’s ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹12,465

Manish ‘manish jangid’ Jangid (Won ₹1.75 lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush for ₹48,259) and ‘Abhishekbairwa’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO for ₹11,120) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

Adda52

Big Whale – ₹30 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹16,500

Entries – 145

Re-entries – 89

Prize Pool – ₹35,10,000

Places Paid – 24

Neel ‘neeljoshi23’Joshi, the Young Gun from Pune, broke his six-week-long title drought with a stunning Sunday win. The former EndBoss runner-up overcame a massive 234-player field (145 unique) in Adda52`s Big Whale, winning ₹9.17 Lakhs – his biggest score this year and second-biggest on Adda52.

Joshi’s success continued in the Sunday headliner Spartan Poker`s The Millionaire (152nd for ₹11,300), taking his session earnings to an impressive ₹9.29 Lakhs.

Neel Joshi`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.69 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Shuchi ‘pescatarian8’ Chamaria, fresh off a sixth-place finish in the WPT Prime India 2023 ₹15K Superstack, made a bumper Sunday killing. She parlayed a ₹1,650 satellite buy-in into a career-best (online) ₹6.08 Lakhs from a runner-up finish in Big Whale, getting her online graph back into a profit.

Shuchi Chamaria`s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹38.06 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.89 Lakhs

Young Gun Shardul ‘vamos96’Parthasarathi bagged away ₹3.21 Lakhs across three in-the-money finishes, which include:

> 4th in Adda52’s Big Whale for ₹3,01,860

> 121st in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire for ₹12,400

> 51st in Adda52’s Nano Main Event Finale for ₹7,106

Shardul Parthasarathi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.23 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.76 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Last Sunday’s Mega Suits champion Mayank ‘AreyBetaRaise’ Maruka scored an impressive ₹5.51 Lakhs from four deep runs (two FT finishes) yesterday, and his top finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹1.49 Lakhs

> 6th in Adda52’s Big Whale for ₹1,49,175

Mayank Maruka’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.51 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹51.60 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #10

The Big Whale final table featured likes of Rahul qwerty3293’ Singroha (3rd for ₹4.21 Lakhs) and K ‘Reddiered07’ Chakradhar Reddy (5th for ₹2.11 Lakhs).

The ₹16,500 entry buy-in Sunday headliner distributed a guarantee-crushing ₹35.10 Lakhs in prize money to the top 24 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Neel ‘neeljoshi23’ Joshi – ₹9,17,271
2. Shuchi ‘pescatarian8’ Chamaria – ₹6,07,824
3. Rahul ‘qwerty3293’ Singhroha – ₹4,21,200
4. Shardul ‘vamos96’ Parthasarathi – ₹3,01,860
5. K ‘Reddiered07’ Chakradhar Reddy- ₹2,10,600
6. Mayank ‘AreyBetaRaise’ Maruka – ₹1,49,175

Nano Main Event – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 1,588

Survivors – 197

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 161

Former The Millionaire champion Nitesh ‘nitkat’ Katiyar made a triumphant return to the winner’s circle by besting a huge 1,588-player field in Adda52’s Nano Poker Series showstopper, ₹25 Lakhs GTD Nano Main Event, for ₹3.58 Lakhs. The victory marks his first top finish in seven months!

In a heads-up deal, Katiyar shared the top prize with last year’s Big Billions champion, Avinash ‘avinkon’ Koneru, who secured an almost comparable ₹3.49 Lakhs as the runner-up.

Nitesh Katiyar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.16 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹50.58 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Koneru earned a total of ₹3.72 Lakhs in Sunday earnings from two deep runs, which include:

> 2nd in Adda52’s Nano Main Event for ₹3,49,043* (heads-up deal)

> 34th in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹22,505

Avinash Koneru’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.24 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹47.56 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4

Other notable players on the Nano Main Event final table were the first The MoneyMaker champion of the year and last night’s (7-Max) BSS Championship finalist, Himanshu ‘pirateking7’ Arora (3rd for ₹2,15,788), Devvrat ‘glitch_d’ Arya (5th for ₹1,13,643) and Siddharth ‘kab00m’ Gangwar (6th for ₹82,470).

The ₹1,650 buy-in Nano Main Event registered a 1,588-strong field across seven starting flights, leaving an overlay of ₹1.18 Lakhs. A total of 161 players cashed the tournament.

Final Table Results

1. Nitesh ‘nitkat’ Katiyar – ₹3,58,053*
2. Avinash ‘avinkon’ Koneru – ₹3,49,043*
3. Himanshu ‘pirateking7’ Arora – ₹2,15,788
4. shivam2314 – ₹1,56,597
5. Devvrat ‘glitch_d’ Arya – ₹1,13,643
6. Siddharth ‘kab00m’ Gangwar – ₹82,470
7. gogogo333 – ₹59,849
8. gunrider – ₹43,432

*denotes a heads-up deal

Nano Highroller – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,300

Entries – 275

Re-entries – 193

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 47

Amit ‘ragingbull’ Kaushik, the Adda52 Millions champion from earlier this month, continued his impressive streak by clinching another Adda52 flagship last night. He fired three bullets in the ₹15 Lakhs GTD Nano Highroller and championed the 468-player starting field in the 7:30 PM tournament over eight hours of grinding to win ₹2.85 Lakhs.

Kaushik whisked away a lofty ₹4.09 Lakhs from four deep runs (including the title victory), which include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Nano Highroller for ₹2,85,168

> 9th in Adda52’s Big Whale for ₹70,200

> 20th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹41,536

> 18th in Adda52’s Nano Main Event ₹12,046

Amit Kaushik’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.98 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4

The NPS#75 SPRINT gold medallist Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi also had a stellar Sunday with earnings of almost ₹3.50 Lakhs from two FT finishes and a deep run, which include:

> 2nd in Adda52`s Nano Highroller for ₹2,09,027

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo (6-Max) for ₹1,18,496

> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack for ₹22,505

Samyak Sethi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.67 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹43.94 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9

Gopal ‘TheAceCrown’ Bajaj (7th for ₹44,230) was another top reg on the Nano Highroller final table.

The ₹3,300 entry buy-in tournament fell ₹1.03 Lakhs short of its advertised guarantee, and the top 47 finishers enjoyed the offered value.

Final Table Results

1. Amit ‘ragingbull’ Kaushik – ₹2,85,168
2. Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi – ₹2,09,027
3. Aceofdiamond – ₹1,53,216
4. TBD – ₹112,307
5. TBD – ₹82,321
6. TBD – ₹60,341
7. Gopal ‘TheAceCrown’ Bajaj – ₹44,230
8. musalman – ₹32,420

‘ravibabu123123’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nano Daily Adda for ₹26,500) won the other Nano Poker Series titles on the last day of the series.

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