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For most people Sundays is a day to sit back, relax and let the stress of the past week fade away. But for poker players, it’s the day to bring out their A-game. Like every other week, this past Sunday too was full of thrilling poker action and hefty payouts.
India’s most trusted poker site is gearing up to launch the biggest online poker tournament in the history of Indian poker – ‘The Game Changer ₹2 Crores GTD’. With a buy-in of ₹11,000, the tournament assures ₹50 Lakhs in prize money to the eventual champion. If you want to be a part of this historic event, all you have to do is participate in the ‘PokerBaazi Game Changer Blog Contest’! There are three tickets up for grabs and you can check out the details here.
While there are still two more days to go before The Game Changer kicks-off, lets us take a look at who were the big winners last Sunday. The most popular event on PokerBaazi’s Sunday schedule is undoubtedly the Baazi Super Sunday (BSS) SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD. The tournament drew in 563 entries (325 unique and 238 re-entries), overshooting its guarantee to reach ₹28,15,000. Seasoned pro Jaideep ‘GoneClubbing’ Sajwan decimated the field to clinch the title. Sajwan, who finished 10th in the ₹35K SuperStack at the 2018 WPT India for ₹1.49 Lakhs, is a well-known name in the domestic poker circuit. He was up against Rohan ‘AnshAA’ Soman in the final showdown of the event but played exceptionally well to bag a ginormous payout of ₹4.96 Lakhs.
PokerStars India’s Sunday Special ₹15 Lakhs GTD is another high-value tournament which often attracts a big entry field. This past Sunday, the event pulled in 345 entries (198 unique and 147 re-entries) and crowned a winner in Pranav ‘dak0o’ Bang. Bang’s path to victory wasn’t easy as the nine-handed final table feature some heavyweights like Pranav ‘pkpok13’ Khandalkar (4th for ₹1.24 Lakhs), Sahil ‘inaboobham’ Mahboobani (5th for ₹75,618) and Shravan ‘lukBo$$13’ Chhabria (7th for ₹55,862). He squared off against ‘Infic11‘ in the heads-up confrontation and defeated him to collect a top prize worth ₹4.10 Lakhs.
There were several pros from the PokerGuru Staking clinching scores this Sunday. Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved final tabled the BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD (6th for ₹81,635) even as fellow Team PokerGuru ambassador, Shashank ‘indianrat’ Desai (The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – 7th for ₹16,774) and Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam (BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – 3rd for ₹52,700) enjoyed deep runs.
Other Sunday events on PokerBaazi crowned champions in Ishaan ‘lazyguru’ Sharma (The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – ₹1.03 Lakhs), Sajal ‘Bloodless’ Gupta (BSS PLO ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – ₹1.02 Lakhs), Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja (BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – ₹1 Lakh) and Rahul ‘GhatakTheGreat’ Sengar (Sunday ₹1 Lakhs GTD (RE) – ₹17,800).
PokerStars India also crowned winners in ‘rahul.roy1423’ (Sunday Stars for ₹40,274), ‘NovaSky47’ (Sunday Storm for ₹33,232), Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra (Sunday Warm-Up for ₹31,312) and ‘hustler427’ (The Classic NLHE for ₹28,737).
Trusted poker site Khelo 365 hosted a Valentine’s Day special over the weekend. Featuring a guarantee of ₹1.5 Lakhs, the tournament was taken down by ‘Whatsmyname’ (₹64,800), while the BIG Splash ₹75K GTD crowned a winner in ‘ArjunS1997’ (₹35,880).
BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 325
Re-entries – 238
Prize Pool – ₹28,15,000
Places Paid – 95
Premier poker site PokerBaazi’s popular Sunday tournament BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD saw a field of 563 entries (includes 238 re-entries) and topping the field was Jaideep ‘GoneClubbing’ Sajwan who netted ₹4.96 Lakhs after beating Rohan ‘AnshAA’ Soman (2nd for ₹3.46 Lakhs) to the title.
PokerGuru Staking’s Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved was a serious contender for a title and eventually finished in sixth place, pocketing a payday of ₹81,635.
Final Table Results
Sunday Special – Progressive KO, ₹5,000 NLHE, ₹15 Lakhs GTD –PokerStars India
Entries – 198
Re-entries – 147
Total Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹11,37,500
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹8,62,500
Paid Places – 55
Overcoming a field of 345 entries (198 unique and 147 re-entries), Pranav ‘dak0o’ Bang bested a star-studded final table at the PokerStars India’s Sunday Special ₹15 Lakhs GTD, banking a colossal ₹4.10 Lakhs payday.
Final Table Results
The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 133
Re-entries – 78
Prize Pool – ₹5,27,500
Places Paid – 78
The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) on PokerBaazi attracted a total of 211 entries (includes 78 re-entries), easily crushing the ₹5 Lakhs GTD prize pool. Overtaking the field, Ishaan ‘lazyguru’ Sharma defeated Pranav ‘Salmon123’ Bagai heads-up to win the title and a – ₹1.03 Lakhs payday, even as Bagai pocketed ₹75,116 for his runner-up finish. Team PokerGuru ambassador, Shashank ‘indianrat’ Desai (7th for ₹16,774) netted a final table finish.
Final Table Results
BSS PLO ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries –93
Re-entries – 66
Prize Pool – ₹5,04,000
Places Paid – 24
Team India may have returned from the PPPoker Championship Teams Event without a score to show, but team-member Sajal ‘Bloodless’ Gupta managed to post a title win on the virtual felts. Gupta defeated Mayank ‘alwaystiltAA’ Jaggi heads-up to win the BSS PLO ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) on PokerBaazi for ₹1.02 Lakhs, even as Jaggi added ₹76,708 to his bankroll.
Final Table Results
BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 129
Re-entries – 57
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 29
The BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) on PokerBaazi drew 186 entries (includes 57 re-entries) and rocking the show was Team PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja who won a paycheck of ₹1 Lakh after defeating Sam ‘indianavatar’ Krishna heads-up. Krishna pocketed ₹72,650 for his second-place finish. Team PokerGuru Ambassador Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam took third place for ₹52,700.
Final Table Results
Valentine’s Day Tournament ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – Khelo 365
Fast growing site Khelo 365 hosted a Valentine’s Day special this weekend and winning the top spot in the event was ‘Whatsmyname’ who banked ₹64,800 for his win.
Final Table Results
Sunday Stars – ₹2,500 NLHE ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 91
Re-entries – 35
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 15
‘rahul.roy1423’ struck a heads-up deal with ‘Sogani22’ (runner-up for ₹42,149) in the Sunday Stars ₹2 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India and pocketed ₹40,274 for his win.
Final Table Results
*denotes heads-up deal
BIG Splash ₹75K GTD – Khelo 365
Another Sunday special on Khelo365 i.e. BIG Splash ₹75K GTD crowned ‘ArjunS1997’ as the champion and the victor took home 35,880 for his efforts.
Final Table Results
Sunday Storm – ₹300 NLHE (6-Max), ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 207
Re-buys – 256
Add-ons – 60
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 35
‘NovaSky47’ made a heads-up deal with ‘dgdg9’ (runner-up for ₹34,502) to win the PokerStars India’s Sunday Storm ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹33,232.
Final Table Results
*denotes heads-up deal
Sunday Warm-Up ₹1,100 NLHE ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 93
Re-entries – 62
Prize Pool – ₹1,55,000
Places Paid – 26
Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra cruised to the top of the Sunday Warm-Up ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India and bagged ₹31,312 in the process.
Final Table Results
The Classic NLHE ₹1,500 ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 64
Re-entries – 29
Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000
Places Paid – 11
Following a three-way deal with ‘geraisha’ (runner-up for ₹30,780) and ‘sheldon11cooper’ (3rd for ₹30,659), ‘hustler427’ took down The Classic NLHE ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India for ₹28,737.
Final Table Results
*denotes three-way deal
Sunday ₹1 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 725
Re-entries – 242
Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000
Places Paid – 108
Rahul ‘GhatakTheGreat’ Sengar fielded through 725 entries (includes 242 re-entries) to take down the Sunday ₹1 Lakhs GTD (RE) on PokerBaazi for ₹17,800.
Final Table Results
That’s it for this week’s Sunday Online Railbird Report. We will be back next week with a roundup of all the major Sunday scores.