Sunday Online Railbird Report: Nishaanth Shanmughasundaram, Anuj Yadav, Neel Joshi, Sumit Sapra & Arsh Grover Bank 6-Figure Scores

This past Sunday saw many established and upcoming names of the domestic poker fraternity rake in the big bucks! The frontrunner among the winners was Nishaanth ‘shanni’ Shanmughasundaram. A regular on PokerBaazi, his recent good form on the site saw him finish 14^th place (for ₹1.19 Lakhs) in the PPL#31 The MoneyMaker ₹1 Crore GTD and place fourth (for ₹5.31 Lakhs) in PPL#20 HighRoller 6-Max ₹50 Lakhs GTD, in December last year. In the early hours of April 1, he tamed PokerBaazi’s mainstay Sunday event – Baazi Super Sunday (BSS) SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD – after decimating a field of 635 entries (360 entries and 275 re-entries). Shanmughasundaram added ₹5.48 Lakhs to his bankroll.

Shanmughasundaram wasn’t the only player to win big in the BSS Superstack. Neel ‘Worm33’ Joshi and Sumit ‘boronyx’ Sapra were both a part of the Indian contingent at the second edition of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Vietnam. They may have bricked the series last week but made amends by finishing second and third, respectively, at this event on Sunday. Joshi pocketed ₹3.82 Lakhs, and Sapra walked away with ₹2.66 Lakhs.

Across the other Sunday tournaments on PokerBaazi, ‘dybalamask’ (The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) for ₹1.12 Lakhs), ‘Apocalypto’ (BSS PLO ₹5 Lakh GTD (RE – ₹1. 01 Lakhs), Kavish ‘Narcos’ Kukreja (BSS Megastack ₹5 Lakh GTD for ₹98,250) and ‘msreal’ (Sunday ₹1 Lakh GTD (RE) for ₹17,800) claimed titles.

The Sunday Special Progressive KO ₹25 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India witnessed a slight increase in attendance on the last Sunday of March with a total of 471 entries (286 unique and 185 re-entries). Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav, who had last won this event on Oct 7, 2018, repeated the feat again yesterday and collected a well-deserved ₹4.89 Lakhs for his efforts. The final table was studded with prominent names and Yadav squared off against online regular Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover. Grover is another familiar name, and someone familiar with the final table of the Sunday Special – his last final table appearance in this event had resulted in a runner-up finish to Sharad ‘sordykrd’ Rao on Dec 16 last year. Yesterday, he yet against placed second to Yadav, but was able to bag a cool ₹1.93 Lakhs in the process.

The other winners on PokerStars India’s Sunday schedule were ‘bhasm@sur1’ (Sunday Stars ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹49,464), Mrinal ‘-booy@h-‘ Manna (The Classic ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹49,091), ‘chand4295’ (Sunday Storm ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹38,164), ‘crossbreed21’ (Sunday Supersonic ₹1 Lakh GTD for ₹23,114) and ‘Sagar119’ (Sunday Warm-Up ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD for ₹21,892).

Several PokerGuru Team Ambassadors enjoyed a profitable day by running deep in various Sunday events. Jayjit ‘england’ Ray (14^th for ₹33,973) and Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh (18^th for ₹21,590) were seen in action in the BSS SuperStack on PokerBaazi.

Laksh Pal ‘B00MTilt23’ Singh also bagged a score in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special where he finished 28^th for ₹28,700. Ratul ‘MuscariAs’ Steves (35^th for ₹8,856) and Tathagata ‘RadioActivity’ Sengupta (62^nd for ₹6,796) were the other two PokerGuru Ambassadors who made it past the money line. Meanwhile, Arjanveer Singh ‘ballistik310’ Chadha final tabled the Sunday Stars where he placed sixth for ₹10,987, while Vivek ‘Mystic Peaks’ Singh finished seventh for ₹8,730 in The Classic.

Fast-growing online poker site, 9stacks, is on a roll! After announcing the Vegas in Rs 9 promotion last month, the site played host to The Grand Finale – TakeOff2Vegas yesterday which was championed by Anchit ‘anchit97’ Singla. Singla has now booked himself a trip to the poker capital of the world – Las Vegas, in a package worth ₹2 Lakhs, and will get a chance to play in the 50^th World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Moreover, the signature Sunday tournament on 9stacks, i.e., the Sunday Stacks ₹15 Lakhs GTD was won by KC Bhanu ‘Putnanja’ Prasad who collected ₹3.06 Lakhs in prize money.

BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi

Entries – 360

Re-entries – 275

Prize Pool – ₹31,75,000

Places Paid – 107

PokerBaazi’s headline Sunday tournament, i.e., the BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD (RE) attracted 635 entries (includes 275 re-entries) and taking it down was Nishaanth ‘shanni’ Shanmughasundaram who defeated Neel ‘Worm33’ Joshi heads-up to bank the winner’s cheque worth ₹5.48 Lakhs, even as Joshi earned ₹3.82 Lakhs for the second-place finish.

Two PokerGuru Team Ambassadors, Jayjit ‘england’ Ray (14^th for ₹33,973) and Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh (18^th for ₹21,590) ran deep in the event.

Final Table Results

1. Nishaanth ‘shanni’ Shanmughasundaram – ₹5,48,958
2. Neel ‘Worm33’ Joshi – ₹3,82,588
3. Sumit ‘boronyx’ Sapra – ₹2,66,700
4. VasooliChacha – ₹1,85,738
5. Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh – ₹1,29,223
6. mehro2511 – ₹90,170
7. Danish ‘pagla’ Shaikh – ₹65,405
8. vary1234 – ₹52,705
9. EagleSong – ₹52,705

Sunday Special – Progressive KO, ₹5,000 NLHE, ₹25 Lakhs GTD –PokerStars India

Entries – 286

Re-entries – 185

Total Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹13,22,500

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹11,77,500

Places Paid – 80

PokerStars India’s most popular Sunday tournament – the Sunday Special Progressive KO ₹25 Lakhs GTD – came close to its previous all-time high record of 479 entries (281 unique and 198 re-entries) and registered a total field of 471 entries (286 unique and 185 re-entries) resulting once again in a slight overlay.

Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav outlasted the field, which included a competitive final table featuring the likes of Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover (runner-up for ₹1.93 Lakhs), Kapil ‘racemonk’ Arora (3^rd for ₹1.72 Lakhs) and Shravan ‘lukBo$$13’ Chhabria (7^th for ₹58,384), to take down the title for an impressive cash prize of ₹4.89 Lakhs.

PokerGuru Team Ambassadors Laksh Pal ‘B00MTilt23’ Singh (28^th for ₹28,700), Ratul ‘MuscariAs’ Steves (35^th for ₹8,856) and Tathagata ‘RadioActivity’ Sengupta (62^nd for ₹6,796) also finished in the money.

Final Table Results

1. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹4,89,675 (Bounties include ₹2,54,280)
2. Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover – ₹1,93,701 (Bounties include ₹21,162)
3. Kapil ‘racemonk’ Arora – ₹1,72,877 (Bounties include ₹46,406)
4. Levels9 – ₹1,03,327 (Bounties include ₹10,625)
5. GudThimma – ₹1,30,919 (Bounties include ₹62,968)
6. pokergod576 – ₹77,620 (Bounties include ₹27,812)
7. Shravan ‘lukBo$$13’ Chhabria- ₹58,384 (Bounties include ₹20,625)
8. The AnnihiIator – ₹38,167 (Bounties include ₹11,406)
9. pussinbooots – ₹31,491 (Bounties include ₹11,875)

Sunday Stacks – ₹5,500 NLHE ₹15 Lakhs GTD – 9stacks

Entries – 186

Re-buys – 36

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 40

KC Bhanu ‘Putnanja’ Prasad took down 9stacks’ signature Sunday tournament – Sunday Stacks ₹15 Lakhs GTD – after defeating Ayush ‘lazyman’ Garg (runner-up for ₹1.95 Lakhs) in the heads-up battle. Prasad bagged a hefty payday of ₹3.06 Lakhs.

Final Table Results

1. KC Bhanu ‘Putnanja’ Prasad – ₹3,06,000
2. Ayush ‘lazyman’ Garg – ₹1,95,000
3. Shravan ‘Kissmyace’ Chabbaria – ₹1,37,250
4. Bhavye ‘noobpro’ Mittal – ₹99,750
5. ChampakBhoomia – ₹75,000

The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi

Entries – 130

Re-entries – 100

Prize Pool – ₹5,75,000

Places Paid – 35

The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) attracted 230 entries (includes 100 re-entries) and outlasting them all was ‘dybalamask’ who defeated ‘prj12345’ heads-up to win the event for ₹1.12 Lakhs.

Final Table Results

1. dybalamask – ₹1,12,987
2. prj12345 – ₹81,880
3. Chakshy ‘cf123’ Ahuja – ₹59,340
4. Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood – ₹42,952
5. Satyam ‘queenilicious’ Verma – ₹31,165
6. Batman12 – ₹22,597
7. VasooliChacha – ₹18,285
8. Anik ‘EagleSong’ Ajmera – ₹14,777
9. Danish ‘pagla’ Shaikh – ₹14,777

BSS PLO ₹5 Lakh GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi

Entries – 82

Re-entries – 68

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 24

‘Apocalypto’ outlasted a field of 150 entries (includes 68 re-entries) and defeated accomplished pro Paawan ‘ukissmyace’ Bansal heads-up in the BSS PLO ₹5 Lakh GTD (RE) at PokerBaazi to win ₹1.01 Lakhs, while Bansal pocketed ₹76,100 for his second-place finish.

Final Table Results

1. Apocalypto – ₹1,01,350
2. Paawan ‘ukissmyace’ Bansal – ₹76,100
3. vjuneja – ₹57,150
4. Piko1432 – ₹42,900
5. Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam – ₹32,200
6. Mayank ‘Manisingh’ Jaggi – ₹24,200
7. Nand ‘Nandu’ Kishore – ₹19,500
8. janak18 – ₹15,150
9. Bahu ‘intervntion’ Bali – ₹15,150

BSS Megastack ₹5 Lakh GTD – PokerBaazi

Entries – 119

Re-entries – 81

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 35

Kavish ‘Narcos’ Kukreja dominated 200 entries (includes 81 re-entries) and defeated Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey heads-up to claim PokerBaazi’s BSS Megastack ₹5 Lakh GTD title for ₹98,250, while the latter pocketed ₹71,200 for his runner-up finish.

Final Table Results

1. Kavish ‘Narcos’ Kukreja – ₹98,250
2. Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey – ₹71,200
3. Jaya ‘druglord’ Gupta – ₹51,600
4. TheHungryKid- ₹37,350
5. Pankaj ‘Jmdpanku’ Sharma – ₹27,100
6. Tsituo ‘ShakuniMama’ Angami – ₹19,650
7. Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹15,900
8. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹12,850
9. blackgold333 – ₹12,850

Sunday Stars – ₹2,200 NLHE ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 67

Re-entries – 40

Prize Pool – ₹2,14,000

Places Paid – 17

‘bhasm@sur1’ shipped the Sunday Stars ₹2 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India collecting ₹49,464 for their win.

PokerGuru Team Ambassador Arjanveer Singh ‘ballistik310’ Chadha finished sixth for ₹10,987.

Final Table Results

1. bhasm@sur1 – ₹49,464
2. prawnpickle – ₹36,610
3. Hemanth ‘mdp10s’ Motepalli – ₹27,097
4. Rocky577h – ₹20,056
5. thelifeofroryy – ₹14,844
6. Arjanveer Singh ‘ballistik310’ Chadha – ₹10,987
7. Sogani22 – ₹8,132
8. Pokeriyaa – ₹6,019
9. Jaideep ‘NNomadas’ Sajwan – ₹5,322

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

Entries – 80

Re-entries – 42

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 14

Mrinal ‘-booy@h-‘ Manna bested Kaushik ‘breadbutterjam’ Tibrewal (runner-up ₹36,813) heads-up to win The Classic ₹2 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India collecting ₹49,091 in first-place prize money.

PokerGuru Team Ambassador Vivek ‘Mystic Peaks’ Singh placed seventh for ₹8,730.

Final Table Results

1. Mrinal ‘-booy@h-‘ Manna – ₹49,091
2. Kaushik ‘breadbutterjam’ Tibrewal – ₹36,813
3. Srihari ‘bangbang1999’ Bang – ₹27,606
4. bullzeyepower – ₹20,701
5. Rohit ‘shashi1183’ Kumar – ₹15,524
6. SpidermanIndia – ₹11,641
7. Vivek ‘Mystic Peaks’ Singh – ₹8,730
8. anandh.2018 – ₹6,546
9. ankiit8973 – ₹4,909

Sunday Storm – ₹330+R NLHE (6-Max), ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 263

Re-buys – 305

Add-ons – 61

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 47

PokerStars India’s Sunday Storm ₹2 Lakhs GTD pulled in 263 unique entries and outlasting them all was ‘chand4295’ who pocketed ₹38,164 in prize money for his win.

Final Table Results

1. chand4295 – ₹38,164
2. Vineet ‘TheMentalistNo1’ Kumar – ₹26,992
3. Nishant ‘DalalStreet’ Dalal – ₹19,090
4. singhissingh – ₹13,502
5. KocharVi – ₹9,549
6. leperfoot – ₹6,754
7. Aniljoy213 – ₹5,516
8. paujoo – ₹4,504
9. 999AykA999 – ₹4,504

Sunday Supersonic ₹1,100 NLHE ₹1 Lakh GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 64

Re-entries – 36

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 17

The Sunday Supersonic ₹1 Lakh GTD crowned a winner in ‘crossbreed21’ who took home ₹23,114 for his victory.

Final Table Results

1. crossbreed21 – ₹23,114
2. Kapil ‘racemonk’ Arora – ₹17,108
3. Shankar ‘bullet_raja9’ Choudhary – ₹12,662
4. saurav007 – ₹9,372
5. Mrinal ‘-booy@h-‘ Manna – ₹6,937
6. Pranav ‘pkpok13’ Khandalkar – ₹5,134
7. sheldon11cooper – ₹3,800
8. violator2018 – ₹2,813
9. Vikram ‘Prison M!ke’ Singh – ₹2,487

Sunday Warm-Up ₹1,100 NLHE ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 88

Re-entries – 69

Prize Pool – ₹1,57,000

Places Paid – 26

‘Sagar119’ emerged as the victor in PokerStars India’s Sunday Warm-Up ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD event, after striking a four-way deal with ‘RTZPS’ (runner-up for ₹23,193), ‘CHENNAI_GETHU’ (3^rd for ₹23,098) and ‘pokergod576’ (4^th for ₹19,048). The winner claimed ₹21,892 in top prize.

Final Table Results

1. Sagar119 – ₹21,892*
2. RTZPS – ₹23,193*
3. CHENNAI_GETHU – ₹23,098*
4. pokergod576 – ₹19,048*
5. pailkdunga – ₹10,240
6. momstacos – ₹7,719
7. prawnpickle – ₹5,819
8. muttonmm – ₹4,386
9. Barakiel7 – ₹3,306

*denotes four-way deal

Sunday ₹1 Lakh GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi

Entries – 680

Re-entries – 265

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 108

‘msreal’ topped a 945-strong field (includes 265 re-entries) in the Sunday ₹1 Lakh GTD (RE) to claim the top prize of ₹17,800.

Final Table Results

1. msreal – ₹17,800
2. matpoker – ₹12,750
3. ds709 – ₹7,850
4. Manish2018 – ₹6,090
5. disny29 – ₹5,080
6. Preadator – ₹4,120
7. Steelwheel – ₹3,200
8. MKG1234 – ₹2,330
9. winter100 – ₹1,460

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.