Dhinesh Kumar Wins Legend Poker Series Main Event After 3-Way Deal With Pradip Ghosh & Armaan Kochhar; Anuj Yadav & Varun Gulati Were the Other Sunday Chartbusters

This Sunday was indeed a ‘legendary’ one, with Spartan Poker’s Legend Poker Series, PokerBaazi’s APT Online India Series, and Adda52’s Series of Legends closing their respective editions with a BANG!

Sunday`s biggest guaranteed tournament, Spartan Poker’s ₹2.50 Crores GTD LEGEND #114 Main Event, expectedly crowned the day’s biggest winner. Dhinesh Kumar fired at least nine bullets in the multi-flight headliner to take home Sunday’s single largest payout worth ₹30.74 Lakhs (from three cashes) and the bragging right of becoming the first-ever Legend Poker Series Main Event champion! Kumar made another two deep runs for a jaw-dropping ₹32.28 Lakhs in Sunday winnings.

Before taking down the LPS Main Event title, Kumar struck a three-way deal with Pradip Ghosh (2nd for a career-best ₹24.66 Lakhs) and Armaan Kochhar (3rd for ₹24.55 Lakhs). The ever-consistent Ghosh made away with a whopping ₹26.90 Lakhs last night from five deep runs.

The POY race frontrunner, Young Gun Anuj Yadav, has left the competition in the dust by reeling in at least ₹17.89 Lakhs in Sunday winnings on the back of deep runs in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event (5th for ₹8.87 Lakhs), LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate (9th for ₹1.25 Lakhs) and PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event (3rd for ₹6.96 Lakhs).

Poker coach Ashish Munot, currently in Vietnam for the 2022 APT Da Nang Vietnam VSOP, took time out for an online session and ended up championing Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate for ₹12.26 Lakhs (his second-best score of 2022). Amit Gehani finished runner-up for ₹8.45 Lakhs (won ~₹10 Lakhs overall).

Sumit Sapra clinched his maiden LPS title in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #110 Sunday Showdown, netting ₹9.28 Lakhs (won ₹10.69 Lakhs overall). Mahesh Shyamsundar had been in rip-roaring form in the LPS and ended things on a high by finishing runner-up in the Sunday Showdown for ₹6.17 Lakhs (won ₹9.30 Lakhs overall). He pocketed an additional ₹6.10 Lakhs in Bonus Money from top finishes in three LPS leaderboards.

Rubin Labroo reeled in ₹7.39 Lakhs across six ITM finishes and won his second LPS title in Spartan Poker`s LEGEND #113 Deepstack Turbo for ₹5.13 Lakhs.

Young Gun Karan Radia continued his winning spree, claiming his first title of the month in Spartan Poker`s LEGEND #111 for ₹3.90 Lakhs, securing at least ₹7.64 Lakhs in total winnings.

Rajeshwar Singh (Won LEGEND #108 PLO4 for ₹65,861) and Peyush Singhvi (Won LEGEND #109 for ₹60,276) shipped the last of the Legend Poker Series titles.

Varun Gulati wrote his name into the history books as the fifth APT Online India Series Main Event champion after conquering the ₹1 Crore GTD APT#51 Main Event for a personal-best ₹13.98 Lakhs and the APT trophy and Championship Ring, closing out a nearly 20-month-long title drought. He made another two deep runs, netting an eye-popping ₹16.99 Lakhs overall.

Young Gun Ujjwal Narwal boosted his bankroll by at least ₹9.46 Lakhs and won PokerBaazi’s BSS Championship for ₹8 Lakhs.

Nikhil Aneja (Won APT#52 Megastack for ₹2.42 Lakhs), Gurpal Singh (Won APT#49 Monsterstack for ₹1.90 Lakhs), Prince Singh (Won APT#53 (7-Max) Afterparty for ₹1.55 Lakhs), Sanket Arora (Won APT#48 (5-Max) Turbo for ₹1.11 Lakhs), and Akshay Panwar (Won APT#50 (PKO – RE) for ₹71,500) won the last few APT Online titles on Sunday.

Kishan Kashyap took down his seventh title of the year in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire, banking a career-best ₹15.40 Lakhs. Rony Chowdhury finished runner-up for ₹11.08 Lakhs (won ₹11.38 Lakhs overall), courtesy of a heads-up deal.

The only player to have won the Game Changer twice, Shagun Jain, filled in at least ₹15.40 Lakhs in Sunday winnings after shipping Adda52’s Highroller Singh, ending a four-month-long title drought.

Rajat Sharma‘s impressive Sunday run saw him collect ₹10.70 Lakhs across five deep runs! He finished third in the LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate for ₹5.54 Lakhs and won Adda52’s No-Limit Arun for ₹2.82 Lakhs (his second SOL title).

Rahul Sahni was the last player standing in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special and won the Sunday flagship for ₹3.22 Lakhs.

Aditya Singh championed PokerStars India’s Sunday Highroller for ₹3.16 Lakhs, netting at least ₹3.49 Lakhs across his Sunday run.

Prabhat Kumar, Abhishek Agarwal, and Dinesh Kukreja shipped the other Sunday majors.

Here are the Sunday highlights!

 

Spartan Poker

LEGEND #114 Main Event – ₹2.50 Crores GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 1,424

Re-entries – 321

Rebuys – 804

Survivors – 419 (241)

Prize Pool – ₹2,54,90,000

Places Paid – 415

What a weekend this was for Dhinesh ‘kendralust’ Kumar! Entering the Sunday grind fresh off a runner-up finish in the APT#40 Super Highroller on Friday, the online reg collected a jaw-dropping ₹32.28 Lakhs last night and the bragging rights of becoming the first-ever Legend Poker Series Main Event champion!

Kumar fired at least nine bullets in Spartan Poker’s ₹2.50 Crores GTD LEGEND #114, and the investment paid rich dividends as he ended up obliterating the guarantee-crushing 2,549-player field to win the LPS showstopper for a career-best ₹29.91 Lakhs – he made another three deep runs in the Main Event, netting ₹30.74 Lakhs overall.

The LPS #114 Main Event played down to a three-way deal, with Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh (2nd for career-best ₹24.66 Lakhs) (from three cashes) and Armaan ‘Archie Karas’ Kochhar (3rd for ₹24.55 Lakhs) (from three cashes) reeling in the other fat payouts

Dhinesh Kumar’s Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹30,73,534 (total)

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Championship for ₹1,25,000

> 35th in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire for ₹29,405

Dhinesh Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.24 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.42 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #14 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.30 Crores | Moves Into the Top #30 of the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #4 on the LEGEND Multi Flight Leaderboard (₹1 Lakhs in Bonus Money)

One of the most consistent players of the year, Pradip Ghosh, locked in ₹26.90 Lakhs overall through four other deep runs. His top Sunday finishes include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹24,66,400 (total)

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹1,29,000

> 11th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Championship for ₹75,000

Pradip Ghosh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.49 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.58 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #32 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.23 Crores

The current POY leaderboard topper, Young Gun Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav, collected at least ₹17.89 Lakhs in Sunday winnings, which include:

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹8,87,052

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹6,96,000

> 9th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate for ₹1,24,800

> 8th in PokerStars India’s Sunday HighRoller for ₹49,455

> 32nd in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #110 Sunday Showdown for ₹31,974

Final Table Results

1. Dhinesh ‘kendralust’ Kumar – ₹29,91,711*
2. Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh – ₹24,11,341*
3. Armaan ‘Archie Karas’ Kochhar – ₹23,96,123*
4. MirchiSeth – ₹11,88,854
5. Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹8,87,052
6. Siddharth ‘SherRun’ Karia – ₹7,51,445
7. Lavesh ‘UPay4MyWeed98’ Meena – ₹5,12,349
8. Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹3,97,134

*denotes a three-way deal

 

LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate (6-Max) – ₹40 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹880

Entries – 298

Re-entries – 120

Rebuys – 268

Prize Pool – ₹5,48,800

Places Paid – 55

One of the most recognizable names of the domestic circuit, Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot, is currently representing the nation at 2022 APT Da Nang Vietnam VSOP. But that didn’t keep him away from the Sunday grind, and the poker coach nailed Spartan Poker’s ₹40 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate for a whopping ₹12.26 Lakhs (his second-best score of 2022).

The IOPC The Crown January 2022 Edition champion Amit ‘Kavipri 2.0’ Gehani, hunting for his second LPS title in the LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate, finished runner-up for ₹8.45 Lakhs. Gehani made another two ITM runs, making away with a hefty ~₹10 Lakhs in Sunday winnings.

Amit Gehani’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.45 Crores | Site Profits: ₹47.69 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #13

Yesterday’s No-Limit Arun winner, Rajat ‘AimB0t’ Sharma, finished third in the LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate for ₹5.54 Lakhs, collecting ₹10.71 Lakhs overall. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹11.55 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.50 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #11 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.86 Crores | Ranked #18 on the Annual Leaderboard (Total Cashes)

The first-ever woman player to win The Millionaire title, Mahima ‘mambojojo’ Walia Das, netted ₹4.69 Lakhs in Sunday winnings, with her deepest run coming in the LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate (4th for ₹4.49 Lakhs). Her Spartan Poker and Adda52 stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.15 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹65.92 Lakhs

The POY race contender, Arjanveer ‘bazzingaa’ Singh Chadha, pocketed ₹3.76 Lakhs in Sunday winnings, with his biggest score of the night coming in the LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate (6th for ₹2.83 Lakhs). His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.92 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.53 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #26 | Annual Winnings: ₹3.90 Crores | Ranked #3 on the Annual Leaderboard (Total Cashes) | Ranked #9 in Annual Profits | Finished #5 in the LEGEND High Roller Leaderboard (₹1.60 Lakhs in Bonus Money) | Finished #10 in the LEGEND Turbo Leaderboard (₹10,000 in Bonus Money)

Final Table Results

1. Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot – ₹12,26,400
2. Amit ‘Kavipri 2.0’ Gehani – ₹8,44,800
3. Rajat ‘AimB0t’ Sharma – ₹5,54,400
4. Mahima ‘mambojojo’ Walia Das – ₹4,48,800
5. Parag ‘Persie’ Shah – ₹3,62,400
6. Arjanveer ‘bazzingaa’ Singh Chadha – ₹2,83,200

 

LEGEND #110 Sunday Showdown – ₹40 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 220

Re-entries – 58

Rebuys – 185

Prize Pool – ₹46,30,000

Places Paid – 39

Sunday saw several big guns firing, and one of them was the seasoned pro Sumit ‘Toin Coss’ Sapra, who made four deep runs for a scintillating ₹10.69 Lakhs payday. Sapra’s most prolific run saw him outlasting the 463-entry field in Spartan Poker’s 8 PM marquee, the ₹40 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #110 Sunday Showdown, fetching him his first LPS title and an impressive ₹9.28 Lakhs up top (his first title in over a month).

Sapra’s Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #110 Sunday Showdown for ₹9,28,315

> 20th in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹92,000

> 94th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹28,039

> 85th in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire for ₹20,847

Sumit Sapra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.64 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.86 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #6 | Annual Winnings: ₹55.02 Lakhs

The LEGEND #49 – High Roller champion, Mahesh ‘mariokart’ Shyamsundar, has had an absolute ripper of a series. In addition to scoring ₹9.30 Lakhs in Sunday winnings, the IPC Megastacks Kickoff champion closed out the Legend Poker Series with ₹6.10 Lakhs in Bonus Money from top finishes on three LPS leaderboards!

Shyamsundar’s top Sunday finishes include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #110 Sunday Showdown for ₹6,17,179

> 116th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹95,588

> 12th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate for ₹74,100

> 16th in Adda52’s Highroller Singh for ₹55,000

> 18th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Championship for ₹50,000

> 80th in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire for ₹20,847

Mahesh Shyamsundar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.96 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹36.46 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #10 | Finished #1 in the LEGEND High Roller Leaderboard (₹5 Lakhs in Bonus Money) | Finished #6 in the LEGEND Deepstack Leaderboard (₹90,000 in Bonus Money) | Finishes #9 in the LEGEND Mix Hold’em Leaderboard (₹20,000 in Bonus Money)

Final Table Results

1. Sumit ‘Toin Coss’ Sapra – ₹9,28,315
2. Mahesh ‘mariokart’ Shyamsundar – ₹6,17,179
3. Mutemath – ₹4,51,425
4. Akash ‘braceletdreams’ Malik – ₹3,64,381
5. Karan ‘Majestic’ Radia – ₹2,77,262
6. SnakeBabu – ₹2,16,221
7. Rajat ‘SlugaBed’ Mahajan – ₹1,50,400
8. Siddharth ‘cooking_nuts’ Gangwar – ₹1,16,676

 

LEGEND #113 Deepstack Turbo – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 265

Re-entries – 75

Rebuys – 207

Prize Pool – ₹27,35,000

Places Paid – 47

Last week’s LEGEND #80 Tuesday Magnate winner, Rubin ‘OMG_s1mple’ Labroo had a smashing Sunday run, reeling in ₹7.39 Lakhs across six ITM finishes. He made his big breakthrough in Spartan Poker’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #113 Deepstack Turbo, winning the 9:30 PM flagship for ₹5.13 Lakhs (his second LPS title), ranking 9th on the LEGEND Turbo Leaderboard for ₹20,000 in Bonus Money! ‘anilsharma’ finished runner-up for ₹3.59 Lakhs.

Labroo’s Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #113 Deepstack Turbo for ₹5,12,681 (his second LPS title in less than a week & his third flagship title of the month)

> 65th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹1,09,352

> 48th in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹45,000

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #107 for ₹41,189

> 20th in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for ₹23,200

> 87th in PokerBaazi’s APT#52 Megastack for ₹6,429

Rubin Labroo’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.66 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.93 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #15 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.35 Crores | Finished #9 on the LEGEND Turbo Leaderboard (₹20K Bonus Money)

Wednesday’s APT#34 (PLO – 5) champion, Varun ‘buffalosoldier’ Meena, locked in ₹2.90 Lakhs across ten ITM finishes, including a fourth-place finish in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #113 Deepstack Turbo (4th for ₹2.50 Lakhs). His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.11 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹49.81 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #6 | Finished #8 on the LEGEND Mix Hold’em Leaderboard (₹30,000 Bonus Money) | Finished #9 on the LEGEND PLO Leaderboard (₹20,000 Bonus Money)

The LEGEND #1 Genesis champion Yash ‘Babyshark10’ Chitre banked ₹3.19 Lakhs in Sunday winnings through eight finishes (and one bounty). His top Sunday finishes include:

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #113 Deepstack Turbo for ₹1,61,912

> 43rd in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹50,000

> 85th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹41,804

> 84th in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire for ₹20,847

> 16th in PokerBaazi’s APT#49 Monsterstack for ₹13,699

> 24th in Adda52’s No-Limit Arun for ₹12,541

Yash Chitre’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.78 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.07 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #19

The Final Table Series March Edition Main Event champion, Young Gun Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover, raked in ₹3.76 Lakhs in Sunday cashes across six ITM finishes which include:

> 24th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹1,29,744

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #113 Deepstack Turbo for ₹66,734

> 7th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Highroller for ₹60,549

> 17th in Adda52’s Highroller Singh for ₹55,000

> 81st in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹35,000

> 43rd in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire for ₹29,405

Arsh Grover’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.92 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #22 | Annual Winnings: ₹3.53 Crores | Ranked #4 on the Annual Leaderboard (Total Cashes) | Ranked #5 in Annual Profits

Final Table Results

1. Rubin ‘OMG_s1mple’ Labroo – ₹5,12,681
2. anilsharma – ₹3,58,963
3. LlinusLlove – ₹2,53,808
4. Varun ‘buffalosoldier’ Meena – ₹2,05,399
5. Yash ‘Babyshark10’ Chitre – ₹1,61,912
6. Utkarsh ‘kidpokerNJ’ Vaish – ₹1,23,622
7. Prabhat ‘Hondrick’ Paliya – ₹90,802
8. Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover – ₹66,734

 

LEGEND #111 – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 692

Re-entries – 263

Rebuys – 457

Prize Pool – ₹21,18,000

Places Paid – 143

With over 50 titles, 2022 has been a great year for Young Gun Karan ‘Majestic’ Radia (opted out of tracking). The MTT phenom added another big win to his online scorecard last night by taking down the 1,412-entry field in Spartan Poker’s 8 PM flagship, the ₹20 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #111, picking up his first LPS title and ₹3.90 Lakhs in first-place prize money! ‘kiriti5’ finished runner-up for ₹2.36 Lakhs.

The LPS win was Radia’s first since he won PokerStars India’s Sunday Special (PKO) on November 27. The poker pro came out all cylinders firing last night, posting deep runs in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #110 Sunday Showdown (5th for ₹2.77 Lakhs), PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event (41st for ₹50,000), BSS HighRoller (19th for ₹34,800), and APT#53 (7-Max) AfterParty (55th for ₹4,500) and PokerStars India’s Sunday Special PKO (30th for ₹7,873), accumulating at least ₹7.64 Lakhs overall.

The two-time Millionaire winner Ayush ‘Tabono’ Garg collected ₹2.71 Lakhs on the back of six ITM finishes, which include:

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #111 for ₹1,65,839

> 137th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹43,588

> 60th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Championship for ₹30,000

> 16th in Adda52’s No-Limit Arun for ₹14,387

> 192nd in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire for ₹14,228

> 86th in PokerBaazi’s APT#48 (5-Max) Turbo for ₹2,611

Ayush Garg’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.27 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.68 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #18 | Annual Winnings: ₹73.35 Lakhs

Ashit ‘D. Carwin1’ Sharma collected ₹3.54 Crores in total winnings across seven deep runs, with his biggest score coming in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #111 (4th of ₹1.25 Lakhs). His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.86 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.31 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #24

Final Table Results

1. Karan ‘Majestic’ Radia – ₹3,89,924
2. kiriti5 – ₹2,36,369
3. Ayush ‘Tabono’ Garg – ₹1,65,839
4. Ashit ‘D. Carwin1’ Sharma – ₹1,24,538
5. Sashank ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ Chakravarty – ₹96,369
6. golubharti11 – ₹70,953
7. BuddyLove – ₹51,573
8. Siddhanth ‘ChintuDedha’ Kapoor – ₹36,832

 

LEGEND #107 – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 229

Re-entries – 46

Re-buys – 192

Prize Pool – ₹16,34,500

Places Paid – 39

Among the top pros who bagged titles on Sunday was last month’s Eliminator champion, Mithun ‘1NTU1T1ON’ Mahesh! He utterly dominated a stacked 467-entry field in Spartan Poker’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #107, taking home his first flagship title of the month for a handsome ₹3.13 Lakhs in first-place prize money.

Last Friday’s APT#41 Freezeout champion, Shardul ‘fish2022’ Parthasarathi, placed second for ₹2.32 Lakhs. He pocketed ₹3.93 Lakhs (overall) yesterday on the back of another seven deep runs, including an FT finish.

His Sunday finishes include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #107 for ₹2,32,354

> 152nd in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹61,176

> 43rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-MAX) BSS Championship for ₹32,500

> 34th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #113 Deepstack Turbo for ₹17,504

> 146th in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire Finale for ₹16,160

> 31st in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] for ₹15,998

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s APT#50 (PKO – RE) for ₹10,700

> 40th in PokerBaazi’s APT#53 (7-MAX) AfterParty for ₹6,754

Shardul Parthasarathi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.05 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.44 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #10 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.93 Crores

Karan ‘Junior-KK’ Kapur placed fifth for ₹1.01 Lakhs. The MoneyMaker champion from earlier this month, Kapur, was on a heater yesterday as he ran deep in nine more events including another two FT finish and bagged a Sunday take-home worth ₹4.05 Lakhs.

His top finishes include:

> 29th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹1,28,725

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for ₹1,16,000

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #107 for ₹1,00,849

Karan Kapur’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.45 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹49.37 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.48 Crores

The ₹3,850 buy-in tourney collected a guarantee-smashing ₹16.35 Lakhs prize pool, and the top 39 finishers got paid.

Final Table Results

1. Mithun ‘1NTU1T1ON’ Mahesh – ₹3,13,242
2. Shardul ‘fish2022’ Parthasarathi – ₹2,32,354
3. Vhagar – ₹1,59,364
4. Amit ‘Timaerom’ More – ₹1,28,635
5. Karan ‘Junior-KK’ Kapur – ₹1,00,849
6. Himanshu ‘WhatIffGawd’ Arora – ₹73,397
7. Kanchan ‘Midge Maisel’ Sharma – ₹56,063
8. Rubin ‘OMG_s1mple’ Labroo – ₹41,189

 

Rajeshwar ‘Yashi9696’ Singh (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #108 PLO4 for ₹65,861), and Peyush ‘Daniel_the kid’ Singhvi (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #109 for ₹60,276) won the other Legend Poker Series titles.

 

Legend Poker Series Leaderboards – Final Standings

Legend – High Roller Leaderboard – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

The LEGEND #49 – High Roller (6-Max) champion, Mahesh Shyamsundar (1st for ₹5 Lakhs in bonus money), posted five more deep runs in LPS High Roller events including two more podium finishes and carried his lead over the finish line. The LEGEND #68 Sunday Magnate champion, Vivek Singh (2nd for ₹4 Lakhs in bonus money) and Young Gun Anuj Yadav (3rd for ₹3 Lakhs in bonus money) rounded the other two top spots on the ₹20 Lakhs GTD Legend High Roller Leaderboard.

Rank	Player	Prize Amount (BM)
1	Mahesh 'mariokart' Shyamsundar	₹5,00,000
2	Vivek 'KasolHieghts' Singh	₹4,00,000
3	Anuj 'br0ckLesnar95' yadav	₹3,00,000
4	Siddhanth 'PluRibu$' Kripalani	₹2,40,000
5	Arjanveer 'bazzingaa' Singh Chadha	₹1,60,000
6	Himanshu 'WhatiffGawd' Arora	₹1,20,000
7	Kunal 'SoormaBhopali' Patni	₹1,00,000
8	Myron 'Zzzzz369' Pereira	₹80,000
9	Sanat 'orhem3001' Mehrotra	₹60,000
10	Anujumar 'aatmaan108' Kodam	₹40,000

 

Legend – Deepstack Leaderboard – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Ankit Wadhawan (1st for ₹4.50 Lakhs in bonus money) posted seven deep runs in LPS Deepstack events, including four podium finishes. Young Gun Anuj Yadav (2nd for ₹3 Lakhs in bonus money) and LEGEND #9 Friday Showdown champion Vikaash Shah (3rd for ₹2.40 Lakhs in bonus money) rounded the other two top spots on the ₹15 Lakhs GTD Legend Deepstack Leaderboard.

Rank	Player	Prize Amount (BM)
1	Ankit 'd00mtr00per' Wadhawan	₹4,50,000
2	Anuj 'br0ckLesnar95' Yadav	₹3,00,000
3	Vikaash 'viks82' Shah	₹2,40,000
4	Abhinav ‘hightr0ller’ Iyer	₹1,50,000
5	Wilson 'Team Any 2' Yomso	₹1,20,000
6	Mahesh 'mariokart' Shyamsundar	₹90,000
7	Rajat 'AimB0t' Sharma	₹60,000
8	Vikranth 'borntrouble' Varma	₹45,000
9	Amit 'guru' J	₹30,000
10	Deepankur 'AngryPitbull' Gupta	₹15,000

 

Legend – Turbo Leaderboard – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Mandar Madaye (1st for ₹3 Lakhs in bonus money) posted ten deep runs in LPS Turbo events, including two title victories and a second-place finish. Harsh Karanpuria (2nd for ₹2 Lakhs in bonus money) and Amit Gehani (3rd for ₹1.60 Lakhs in bonus money) rounded out the top three names on the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Legend Turbo Leaderboard.

Rank	Player	Prize Amount (BM)
1	Mandar 'MAMA04' Madaye	₹3,00,000
2	Harsh 'harsh20' Karanpuria	₹2,00,000
3	Amit 'Kavipri 2.0' Gehani	₹1,60,000
4	Siddhanth 'PluRibu$' Kripalani	₹1,00,000
5	Abhishek 'Bittur' Kumar Chaurasia	₹80,000
6	anilsharma	₹60,000
7	Ritwik 'Fisherman1997' Khanna	₹40,000
8	Shardul 'fish2022' Parthasarathi	₹30,000
9	Rubin 'OMG_s1mple' Labroo	₹20,000
10	Arjanveer 'bazzingaa' Singh Chadha	₹10,000

 

Legend – PLO Leaderboard – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Sony Puthussery (1st for ₹3 Lakhs in bonus money) topped the ₹10 Lakhs GTD LEGEND PLO Leaderboard. Induprakash Mishra (2nd for ₹2 Lakhs in bonus money) and Parag Shah (3rd for ₹1.60 Lakhs in bonus money) took the #2 and #3 spots, respectively.

Rank	Player	Points
1	Sony 'swAAmi' Puthussery	₹3,00,000
2	Induprakash 'A passage to India' Mishra	₹2,00,000
3	Parag 'Persie' Shah	₹1,60,000
4	poteryk	₹1,00,000
5	Newsharkintown	₹80,000
6	R.K.K	₹60,000
7	Ravinder 'BROgoingPRO' Singh	₹40,000
8	Anil 'anil999' Arora	₹30,000
9	Varun 'buffalosoldier' Meena	₹20,000
10	Anita 'anny1984' Das	₹10,000

 

Legend – Mix Hold’em Leaderboard – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Samay Singh Modi (1st for ₹3 Lakhs in bonus money) posted as many as twenty-six deep runs in LPS Mix Hold’em events, including five title victories and three other Ft finishes. He comfortably carried his runaway lead across the finish line. Vikhyat Ahlawat (2nd for ₹2 Lakhs in bonus money) and ‘Forestwow^’ (3rd for ₹1.60 Lakhs in bonus money) took #2 and #3 spots, respectively.

Rank	Player	Prize Amount (BM)
1	Samay 'Limitless' Singh Modi	₹3,00,000
2	Vikhyat 'Super Saiyan' Ahlawat	₹2,00,000
3	Forestwow^	₹1,60,000
4	HEMAKUNA	₹1,00,000
5	poteryk	₹80,000
6	crownTHEclown	₹60,000
7	Anup 'Ashoka1' Biswas	₹40,000
8	Varun 'buffalosoldier' Meena	₹30,000
9	Mahesh 'mariokart' Shyamsundar	₹20,000
10	Mayank 'barrelbrat' Maruka	₹10,000

 

Legend – Multi Flight Leaderboard – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

The LEGEND #25 Esteem champion Gursimrann Brar (1st for ₹3 Lakhs in bonus money) posted three more ITM finishes in LPS Multi Flight events and topped the ₹10 Lakhs GTD LEGEND Multi Flight Leaderboard. ‘Mirchi Seth’ (2nd for ₹2 Lakhs in bonus money) and Young Gun Anuj Yadav (3rd for ₹1.60 Lakhs in bonus money) took #2 and #3 spots, respectively.

Rank	Player	Points
1	Gursimrann 'f00l4u' Brar	₹3,00,000
2	MirchiSeth	₹2,00,000
3	Anuj 'br0ckLesnar95' Yadav	₹1,60,000
4	Dhinesh 'kendralust' Kumar	₹1,00,000
5	Pradip 'Nit2Donk' Ghosh	₹80,000
6	Ankit 'd00mtr00per' Wadhawan	₹60,000
7	Mohammad 'Cupid Stunt' Azhar	₹40,000
8	Armaan 'Archie Karas' Kochhar	₹30,000
9	Ujjwal '$hitreg' Narwal	₹20,000
10	Forestwow^	₹10,000

 

‘shovestack’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹38,042), Abhishek ‘GrGambler’ Agarwal (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Dark Knight for ₹30,047), ‘SurajPriyank’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up for ₹17,137), and ‘Rahul231391’ (Won ₹50K GTD Centurion for ₹7,793) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

 

PokerBaazi

APT#51 Main Event – ₹1 Crore GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 480

Re-entries – 452

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,00,000

Places Paid – 100

Varun ‘Vg_007’ Gulati is the new APT Online India Main Event champion! The Delhi-based banker soared past a formidable 932-entry field in the ₹1 Crore GTD APT#51 Main Event on PokerBaazi last night to collect a personal-best ₹13.98 Lakhs, entering the history books as the fifth APT Online India Main Event champion.

Gulati broke past an almost 20-month title drought with the breakout Sunday win and also won the prestigious APT trophy and Championship Ring! If that was not enough, he fired up deep runs in two other Sunday signature tournaments and collected a bounty, netting a career-defining ₹16.99 Lakhs altogether.

Gulati`s Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi`s APT#51 Main Event for ₹13.98 Lakhs

> 4th in PokerBaazi`s BSS Championship for ₹2.75 Lakhs

> 186th in The Spartan Poker`s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹24,725

Varun Gulati`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.23 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹19.07 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #1

Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur finished runner-up in the APT#51 Main Event for a personal-best ₹8.65 Lakhs, reclaiming his lost lead in the annual TLB (points) standings. The mid-stakes crusher made away with ₹9 Lakhs on Sunday on the back of another four cashes. His Sunday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹8,65,000

> 11th in PokerBaazi’s APT#49 Monsterstack for ₹17,955

> 47th in PokerBaazi’s APT#52 Megastack for ₹7,471

> 44th in PokerBaazi’s APT#53 (7-Max) Afterparty for ₹5,467

Rajneesh Thakur’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.20 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹78.56 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #54 | Moves to #1 in the Annual TLB (Points) Standings

The #1 player on the 2022 POY leaderboard, Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav (opted out of tracking) posted at least five deep finishes, lapping up at least ₹17.89 Lakhs.

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹8,87,052

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹6,96,000

> 9th in Spartan Poker’s Legend #112 Sunday Magnate for ₹1,24,800

> 8th in PokerStars India’s Sunday High Roller for ₹49,455

> 32nd in Spartan Poker’s Legend #110 Sunday Showdown for ₹31,974

Shubham ‘backchod’ Agarwal squeezed out ₹4.86 Lakhs across four ITM finishes. His Sunday cashes include:

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹4,54,000

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s APT#52 Megastack for ₹15,638

> 40th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max] PKO for ₹12,695

> 72nd in PokerBaazi’s APT#53 (7-Max) Afterparty for ₹3,645

His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.73 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹51.49 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #14

The former IOPC – The Millionaire Main Event champion Srihari ‘bangbang999’ Bang made away with ₹3.92 Lakhs on the back of two cashes which include:

>6th in Pokerbaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹3,48,000

>140th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 – Main Event for ₹43,588

Srihari Bang’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.87 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #4

Samyak ‘stonedurrr’ Sethi (9th for ₹1.75 Lakhs) and Vivek ‘Vivek769’ Rawat (10th for ₹1.75 Lakhs) were others who ran deep in the event.

The 932-player field was not enough for the APT#51 Main event to break even, and registered an overlay shortfall of ₹6.80 Lakhs.

Final Table Results

1. Varun ‘Vg_007’ Gulati – ₹14,00,000
2. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹8,65,000
3. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹6,96,000
4. Cryptanosaurus – ₹5,63,000
5. Shubham ‘backchod’ Agarwal – ₹4,54,000
6. Srihari ‘bangbang999’ Bang – ₹3,48,000
7. Nitesh ‘neo007’ Baliyan – ₹2,45,000
8. Rahul ‘viran’ Kumar – ₹2,00,000

 

(7-Max) BSS Championship – ₹50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,250

Entries – 337

Re-entries – 277

Prize Pool – ₹50,00,000

Places Paid – 70

Less than a month after taking down the BTS#25 Thursday Championship, Young Gun Ujjwal ‘Mr_Robot’ Narwal (opted out of tracking) returned to the winners’ circle, shipping PokerBaazi’s ₹50 Lakhs GTD BSS Championship for ₹8 Lakhs.

Narwal has opted out of our tracking, so compiling his Sunday scores was challenging, but he made at least two other ITM runs for ₹9.46 Lakhs in Sunday winnings.

His known Sunday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹8,00,000

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹75,000

> 63rd in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹71,117

Thursday’s LEGEND #91 Thursday Showdown winner Kumar ‘23offsuits’ Vatsal, who entered the Sunday headliner through a ₹1,100 satellite, did well to finish runner-up for ₹4.75 Lakhs (won ₹5.17 Lakhs overall).

His Sunday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹4,75,000

> 172nd in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹41,549

Kumar Vatsal’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.65 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹20.96 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #3

The long-time pro Vidwath ‘Qweasdzxc’ Shetty made quite the return to the digital grind yesterday, and lapped up ₹4.90 Lakhs on the back of four ITM finishes. His Sunday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-MAX) BSS Championship for ₹3,75,000

> 54th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 – Main Event for ₹49,706

> 30th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #110 Sunday Showdown for ₹36,114

> 36th in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire Finale for ₹29,405

Vidwath Shetty`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.37 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹45.71 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #1

Akshat ’takingcuntrol’ Sharma who was chasing his first title in eight weeks, locked in ₹3.31 Lakhs on the back of four deep runs last night, which include:

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹2,25,000

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for ₹58,000

> 52nd in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹45,000

> 76th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max] for ₹2,500

Akshat Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.81 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.20 Crores | Tiles Won in 2022: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.81 Crores

The ₹8,250 entry buy-in BSS Championship overlaid ₹3.95 Lakhs, and the top 70 finishers got paid.

Final Table Results

1. Ujjwal ‘Mr_Robot’ Narwal – ₹8,00,000
2. Kumar ‘23offsuits’ Vatsal – ₹4,75,000
3. Vidwath ‘Qweasdzxc’ Shetty – ₹3,75,000
4. Varun ‘Vg_007’ Gulati – ₹2,75,000
5. Akshat ’takingcuntrol’ Sharma – ₹2,25,000
6. Akshay ‘fsociety’ Dhingra – ₹1,75,000
7. Dhinesh ‘dhineshrocky007’ Kumar – ₹1,25,000

 

BSS HighRoller – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 126

Re-entries – 106

Prize Pool – ₹23,20,000

Places Paid – 22

‘rivermaster’ came out on top over a 232-player in PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD BSS HighRoller to win the title for ₹5.34 Lakhs. Shakir ‘shakir123’ Mohammad collected ₹3.48 Lakhs in second place.

‘rivermaster’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹10.19 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹5.83 Lakhs

The #2 ranked player of the year, Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja cranked out ₹4.41 Lakhs across five deep runs, which include:

>3rd in PokerBaazi’s BSS HighRoller for ₹2,84,200

> 121st in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 – Main Event for ₹69,588

> 36th in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹60,000

> 13rd in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max] PKO for ₹24,198

> 56th in PokerBaazi’s APT#48 (5-Max) Turbo for ₹3,226

Ashish Ahuja’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.65 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.33 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #26 | Annual Winnings: ₹4.07 Crores | Ranked #2 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Raubin ‘pkhelp123’ Sainju (7th for ₹92,800), Sumanth ‘sp175’ Kumar (8th for ₹69,600), and Akshat ‘takingcuntrol’ Sharma (9th for ₹58,000) were others who made a deep run in the BSS HighRoller.

Final Table Results

1. rivermaster – ₹5,33,600
2. Shakir ‘shakir123’ Mohammad – ₹3,48,000
3. Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja – ₹2,84,200
4. ic0nic – ₹1,85,600
5. Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall – ₹1,39,200
6. Karan ‘bozo’ Kapur – ₹1,16,000

 

APT#52 Megastack – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 371

Re-entries – 324

Prize Pool – ₹17,38,000

Places Paid – 119

Nikhil ‘Nikhilaneja’ Aneja had his best day on the online felts last night as he shipped PokerBaazi’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD APT#52 Megastack for his maiden APT Online title and a career-best ₹2.42 Lakhs. Aneja overcame the 695-player field, including Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi (2nd for ₹1.91 Lakhs) in the heads-up showdown.

Nikhil Aneja’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.68 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹85,664| Titles Won in 2022: #18

The former The Millionaire champion Deepankur ‘Dp179’ Gupta added ₹6.04 Lakhs to his online scorecard after cashing five Sunday tournaments, which include:

> 18th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹2,77,076

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s APT#52 Megastack for ₹1,44,213

> 4th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Highroller for ₹1,32,469

> 29th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #110 Sunday Showdown for ₹36,114

Deepankur Gupta’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.04 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #11 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.28 Crores

Final Table Results

1. Nikhil ‘Nikhilaneja’ Aneja – ₹2,42,034
2. Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi – ₹1,91,125
3. Deepankur ‘Dp179’ Gupta – ₹1,44,213
4. patience124 – ₹98,169
5. Haider ‘Haider’ Madraswala – ₹66,025
6. Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik – ₹45,175
7. bhrahma – ₹33,708
8. Onni ‘Onimalhotra’ Manlhotra – ₹26,236

 

APT#49 Monsterstack – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 355

Re-entries – 310

Prize Pool – ₹13,30,000

Places Paid – 113

The long-time circuit regular Gurpal ‘roothless’ Singh overcame the 665-player field in PokerBaazi`s ₹10 Lakhs GTD APT#49 Monsterstack, winning his second APT Online marquee for ₹1.90 Lakhs (his second title in six weeks).

He struck a three-way deal in the 4 PM marquee with Friday`s Daily Boost winner Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu (2nd for ₹1.44 Lakhs) and the IOPC JULY 2021 THE CROWN champion Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani (3rd for ₹1.13 Lakhs)!

The former PPL – Mini HighRoller champion, Gurpal Singh, also cashed Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #107 (17th for ₹20,104) for a Sunday take-home worth ₹2.10 Lakhs. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹63.84 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #22 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.28 Crores

Rony ‘Bisadip176’ Chowdhury (opted out from our tracking) posted three deep runs including two FT finishes) and collected a bounty, making away with a nifty ₹11.38 Lakhs overall.

His Sunday finishes include:

> 2nd in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire Finale for ₹11,07,519

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s APT#49 Monsterstack ₹22,477

> 103rd in PokerBaazi’s APT#52 for ₹5,390

Final Table Results

1. Gurpal ‘roothless’ Singh – ₹1,89,525
2. Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu – ₹1,43,906
3. Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani – ₹1,13,050
4. Vignesh ‘Rajjni007’ Kumar – ₹73,150
5. Animesh ‘animeshth20’ Thakur – ₹54,530
6. Ritwik ‘Ritwikkhanna’ Khanna – ₹37,772
7. Rafiq ‘Mrkhan’ Khan – ₹27,398
8. Rony ‘Bisadip176’ Chowdhury – ₹22,477

*denotes a three-way deal

 

APT#53 (7-Max) Afterparty – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 315

Re-entries – 221

Prize Pool – ₹10,72,000

Places Paid – 95

After winning APT #17 MonsterStack and Afternoon Boost last week, Prince ‘NaNki’ Singh kept his winning form going by overcoming the 536-strong entry field in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD APT#53 (7-Max) Afterparty to collect the top prize worth ₹1.55 Lakhs (won ₹1.59 Lakhs overall).

Prince Singh’s online stats: ₹1.88 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹49.41 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #28

Neel ‘blackace9’ Haria (2nd for ₹1.20 Lakhs), Aishwary ‘Czar’ Sharma (3rd for ₹91,120), Siddharth ‘CARDashian66’ Kadel (4th for ₹63,355), Monish ‘Kidpoker07’ Annthem (5th for ₹44,702), and Bhushan ‘bhushansohani’ Sohani (6th for ₹31,195), also FT-ed the event.

Final Table Results

1. Prince ‘NaNki’ Singh – ₹1,55,440
2. Neel ‘blackace9’ Haria – ₹1,20,064
3. Aishwary ‘Czar’ Sharma – ₹91,120
4. Siddharth ‘CARDashian66’ Kadel – ₹63,355
5. Monish ‘Kidpoker07’ Annthem – ₹44,702
6. Bhushan ‘bhushansohani’ Sohani – ₹31,195
7. jasonroyce – ₹22,512

 

APT#48 (5-Max) Turbo – ₹7 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 288

Re-entries – 224

Prize Pool – ₹7,68,000

Places Paid – 95

Sanket ‘blackcod’ Arora scored the long-overdue title victory last night after stacking the 513-player field in PokerBaazi’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD APT#48 (5-Max) Turbo, clinching his maiden APT Online title and ₹1.11 Lakhs in prize money. The site reg ‘Heisenbergj’ scored ₹86,016 in second place.

Arora added another ₹9,576 in APT#49 Monsterstack (20th), rounding up ₹1.21 Lakhs in Sunday winnings. His online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.50 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.12 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.16 Crores

Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora ran deep in six events (including two FT finishes), netting ₹2.81 Lakhs overall.

His Sunday finishes include:

> 10th in Adda52’s Highroller Singh for ₹1,01,750

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #107 for ₹73,397

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s APT#48 (5-Max) Turbo for ₹65,280

> 210th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 – Main Event for ₹18,863

> 202nd in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire Finale for ₹14,228

> 57th in PokerBaazi’s APT#52 Megastack for ₹7,471

Himanshu Arora online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.19 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.51 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #20 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.22 Crores

The ₹1,650 buy-in APT#48 (5-Max) Turbo paid out the top 95 places from the ₹7.68 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Sanket ‘blackcod’ Arora – ₹1,11,360
2. Heisenbergj – ₹86,016
3. Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora – ₹65,280
4. pokergodess – ₹45,389
5. Deep ‘ChristopherCoke’ Patel – ₹32,026
6. Ridhav ‘Rids’ Chawla – ₹22,349
7. Pratap42 – ₹16,128
8. Clinton ‘clintontavares’ Tavares – ₹13,286

 

Akshay ‘ak7208’ Panwar (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD APT#50 (PKO – RE) for ₹71,500), ‘DiLiDa’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD BSS Night SPRINT for ₹48,950), ‘Realfc’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD (7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹47,970), Dinesh ‘htc170209’ Kukreja (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹27,660), and ‘Rethikdec5’ (Won ₹40K GTD PLO Daily for ₹10,390) won the other PokerBaazi majors.

 

Pocket52

Pocket Kings – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 225

Re-entries – 153

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 55

Pocket52 user ‘halala’ outclassed the 378-entry field in Pocket52`s Sunday headliner, ₹10 Lakhs GTD Pocket Kings, collecting the ₹1.80 Lakhs up top. ‘GOAT’ finished runner-up for ₹1.30 lakhs.

Final Table Results

1. halala – ₹1,80,000
2. GOAT – ₹1,30,000
3. BIGDADDY007 – ₹90,000
4. 85##.182##21_1796228 – ₹65,000
5. jhonysince143 – ₹47,000
6. TopDawg30_OygK0QlQZc – ₹40,000

 

Prabhat ‘prabhat2810’ Kumar (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Knights for ₹46,000), ‘samaresh1’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Lunch for ₹33,000), ‘Golukimummy’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Soda for ₹23,000) ‘Harley Quinn _wsGin7sgBI’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Century for ₹17,950) and ‘user1636036817’ (Won ₹60K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹12,852) won the other Pocket52 marquees.

 

PokerDangal

Sunday PLO6 – ₹50K GTD

Buy-in – ₹330

Entries – 90

Rebuys – 59

Prize Pool – ₹50,000

Places Paid – 23

PokerDangal regular ‘88bluff’ raced past a 149-entry field in the ₹50K GTD Sunday PLO6to collect ₹10,500 in first-place prize money. ‘ank1000’ came second for ₹7,750.

Final Table Results

1. 88bluff – ₹10,500
2. ank1000 – ₹7,750
3. kingkong11 – ₹5,875
4. Tanu6585 – ₹4,500
5. Pankajkumnon – ₹3,375
6. flashsurya – ₹2,500

 

 

PokerStars India

Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 204

Re-entries – 175

Regular Prize Pool – ₹10,52,500

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹9,47,500

Total Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 47

Rahul ‘Unleashed2519’ Sahni broke past a 379-player barrier in PokerStars India’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO], winning the 5 PM flagship for ₹3.22 Lakhs (₹1.54 Lakhs in bounties) in first-place prize money.

Kolkata-based online reg Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna fell inches short of breaking past a month-long title drought and settled for a runner-up payday worth ₹2.28 Lakhs (₹59,355 in bounties). Last month’s FTS #45 champion, Bubna, ITM-ed another five tournaments, pocketing ₹3.22 Lakhs overall.

His Sunday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] for ₹2,27,898

> 62nd in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹40,000

> 206th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹20,137

> 99th in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire Finale for ₹18,354

> 13th in PokerBaazi’s APT#48 (5-Max) Turbo for ₹8,448

> 34th in PokerBaazi’s APT#53 (7-MAX) AfterParty for ₹6,754

Harsh Bubna`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.22 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹83.76 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #17 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.09 Crores

Ridhav ‘ricecropp’ Chawla was chasing his tenth MTT title of the year and finished third for ₹1.34 Lakhs. He made away with 2.28 Lakhs in Sunday winnings on the back of five ITM finishes, which include:

> 3rd in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special [8-Max, PKO] for ₹1,34,431

> 89th in PokerBaazi’s APT#51 Main Event for ₹35,000

> 70th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) BSS Championship for ₹30,000

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s APT#48 (5-Max) Turbo for ₹22,349

> 69th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #111 for ₹5,867

Ridhav Chawla`s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹37.12 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.46 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹30.10 Lakhs

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in Sunday headliner logged in 379 participants to leave an overlay of ₹1.05 Lakhs, and the top 47 places got paid.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Rahul ‘Unleashed2519’ Sahni – ₹3,22,273
2. Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – ₹2,27,898
3. Ridhav ‘ricecropp’ Chawla – ₹1,34,431
4. Sahil ‘you3bi4b’ Nair – ₹1,53,034
5. Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain – ₹85,282
6. Subhayan ‘jacksparrow1995’ Das – ₹98,304
7. Kapil ‘racemonk’ Arora – ₹41,048
8. kenpachipoker – ₹44,684

 

Sunday Highroller – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 80

Re-entries – 70

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 19

The Galactic Series-82 [MAIN EVENT – Progressive KO] champion from September, Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh, was dead set on taking down PokerStars India’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Sunday Highroller, as he fired as many as five bullets in a 150-player field before taking down the 8 PM flagship to bag away the winner’s due worth ₹3.16 Lakhs.

The former Thursday High Roller winner, Singh, also FT-ed Adda52’s No-Limit Arun (8th for ₹32,033), generating at least ₹3.49 Lakhs across his Sunday run.

The Weekly HighRoller winner from January, Bharat ‘MojoJojo2193’ Vasan, fell inches short of the finish line, taking home a consolation ₹2.37 Lakhs in second place.

The ₹11,000 buy-in Highroller clocked in 150 participants, exactly hitting the advertised guarantee, and the top 19 places finished ITM.

Final Table Results

1. Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh – ₹3,16,427
2. Bharat ‘MojoJojo2193’ Vasan – ₹2,36,712
3. tryasfuck – ₹1,77,079
4. Deepankur ‘dp8218’ Gupta – ₹1,32,469
5. josh1317 – ₹99,097
6. Anirban ‘nocluewho’ D Das – ₹74,133
7. Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover – ₹60,549

 

‘killeerbeee’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Sunday Stars for ₹68,709), ‘RAV1619’ (Won Ultrasonic ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹23,119), ‘Minato101199’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹13,638) and ‘RAV1619’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline [6-Max] for ₹9,141), won the other Sunday marquees on PokerStars India.

 

Adda52

Patni Millionaire Finale – ₹1 Crore GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 1,481

Re-entries – 797

Total Entries – 2,278

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,00,000

Places Paid – 233

The former Nano Highroller runner-up finisher Kishan ‘Baxtere’ Kashyap became the second player after Harsh Bubna to champion Adda52’s Series of Legends headliner, the ₹1 Crore GTD Patni Millionaire (named after poker pro Kunal Patni). Kashyap overcame the 2,278-entry field (across eight flights) to clinch their sixth title of the year and a personal-best ₹15.40 Lakhs. Before taking down the title, he agreed to a heads-up chop with Rony ‘fish4life’ Chowdhury (2nd for ₹11.08 Lakhs).

Kishan Kashyap’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹40.89 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹18.37 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #6

Rony Chowdhury (opted out from our tracking) also ITM-ed PokerBaazi’s APT#49 Monsterstack (8th for ₹22,477), APT#52 (103rd for ₹5,390), and collected a bounty, collectively adding ₹11.38 Lakhs.

The two-time Adda52 Big Game champion Arun ‘runyrules’ Sriram posted two deep runs for a Sunday take-home worth ₹8.83 Lakhs, hitting “₹5 Crores”in tracked online winning sand “₹3 Crores” in annual winnings.

His Sunday finishes include:

> 3rd in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire Finale for ₹7,96,315

> 38th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 – Main Event for ₹86,666

Arun Sriram’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.01 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.71 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #14 | Annual Winnings: ₹3.03 Crores | Moves to #10 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

The ₹4,400 entry buy-in event registered a glaring ₹8.88 Lakhs in overlays and the top 233 places walked past the money line.

Final Table Results

1. Kishan ‘Baxtere’ Kashyap – ₹15,40,344*
2. Rony ‘fish4life’ Chowdhury – ₹11,07,519*
3. Arun ‘runyrules’ Sriram – ₹7,96,315
4. Buhr ‘riokid’ Advirkar – ₹5,72,557
5. shankar_usha – ₹4,11,673
6. Punya ‘ShamalDas’ Behera – ₹2,95,996
7. Sahil ‘imhighishove’ Mahboobani – ₹2,12,823
8. baphomate – ₹1,53,021

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

Highroller Singh – ₹55 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹30,000

Entries – 107

Re-entries – 79

Prize Pool – ₹55,00,000

Places Paid – 19

The two-time Game Changer champion Shagun ‘sogani94’ Jain made quite the Sunday splash after cracking the 186-player field in Adda52’s ₹55 Lakhs GTD Highroller Singh (named after Loveleen Singh), for ₹15.40 Lakhs, scoring his first title victory since winning the PBC#22 Game Changer in August!

Vishal ‘vishalkumar1270’ Kumar (2nd for ₹9.24 Lakhs) and the 2021 POY runner-up Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia (3rd for ₹6.98 Lakhs) secured podium finishes in the Highroller Singh.

The former DOPT Main Event runner-up finisher, Jain, also FT-ed PokerStars India’s Sunday Special 8-Max PKO (8th for ₹85,282), raking in over ₹16.25 Lakhs last night.

The Siliguri-based poker pro Manish Lakhotia fired up five ITM finishes, posting a hefty ₹7.85 Lakhs overall.

His top Sunday finishes include:

> 3rd in Adda52’s Highroller Singh for ₹6,98,500

> 136th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 – Main Event for 59,902

> 147 in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire Finale for ₹16,160

Manish Lakhotia’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.75 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.49 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #18 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.97 Crores | Ranked #14 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

The ₹30,000 buy-in event registered ₹4.27 lakhs in overlays and the top 19 places benefitted from the value on offer.

Final Table Results

1. Shagun ‘sogani94’ Jain – ₹15,40,000
2. Vishal ‘vishalkumar1270’ Kumar – ₹9,24,000
3. Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia – ₹6,98,500
4. ankushabc5 – ₹4,95,000
5. Sriharsha ‘ivey2’ Doddapaneni – ₹3,43,750
6. Wilson ‘kaling’ Yomso – ₹2,47,500

 

No-Limit Arun – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 280

Re-entries – 214

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,003

Places Paid – 53

Last Monday’s Acer Arun champion Rajat ‘oshoswami’ Sharma won a second SOL headliner on Adda52 within a week, and co-incidentally both tournaments were named after the site’s brand ambassador Arun Sriram.

The PSPC Platinum Pass winner, Sharma, made an explosive Sunday run, reeling in ₹10.70 Lakhs across five deep runs, and notably stormed past 493 other entrants in Adda52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD No-Limit Arun last night to collect ₹2.82 Lakhs.

His Sunday finishes include:

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #112 Sunday Magnate for ₹5,54,400

> 1st in Adda52’s No-Limit Arun for ₹2,81,761

> 20th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 – Main Event for ₹1,94,234 (total across three ITM finishes)

> 74th in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire Finale for ₹20,847

> 16th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special 8-Max PKO for ₹19,250

Rajat Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹11.49 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.50 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #11 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.86 Crores | Moves to #18 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

MPL Poker Team Pro Siddharth ‘skaria1’ Karia was another Sunday head-turner, with five deep runs (including two FT finishes) worth ₹10.02 Lakhs (overall) that pushed him into the “₹6 Crore Club.”

His Sunday finishes include:

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #114 Main Event for ₹7,51,445 (total across three ITM finishes)

> 2nd in Adda52’s No-Limit Arun for ₹2,06,530

> 116th in Adda52’s Patni Millionaire for ₹18,354

> 44th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #113 Deepstack Turbo for ₹15,590

> 30th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #107 for ₹9,815

Siddharth Karia’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.02 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ~₹1.50 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #10 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.70 Crores

The ₹2,750 buy-in No-Limit Arun booked a landslide ₹2.65 Lakhs in overlay shortfall, and the top 53 places benefitted from the value on offer.

Final Table Results

1. Rajat ‘oshoswami’ Sharma – ₹2,81,761
2. Siddharth ‘skaria1’ Karia – ₹2,06,530
3. Aniruddha ‘Pocketaces69’ Joshi – ₹1,51,386
4. Pratik ‘manjer24’ Manjrekar – ₹1,10,966
5. Vikhyat ‘hazard57’ Ahlawat – ₹81,337
6. Atishay ‘pokergod56’ Samuel – ₹59,620
7. FireFiend – ₹43,701
8. Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh – ₹32,033

 

Khelo365

Khelo365 user ‘Br03Z0341’ juggernaut their way to the top in the site`s Sunday marquee, the ₹1 Lakh GTD Big Bang, winning the title for ₹40,000. ‘max20’ pocketed ₹25,000 in second place.

Site regular ‘Amazonking’ took down the ₹50K GTD Dominator for ₹15,000, with ‘CASHAPONA’ collecting ₹10,500 as the runner-up.

 

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