Sunday Online Railbird Report: Munot, Mahesh & Doddapaneni Become the Last Millionaires of 2019!

The last Sunday of 2019 was a crackling one and crowned five new Millionaires! Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire X5 Edition (₹10 Lakhs GTD To Top 5) was the talk of the virtual felts. Commencing on December 27, the final Millionaire edition of the year registered a total of 1,875 entries through four starting flights, collecting a massive prize pool of ₹93.25 Lakhs. Only 200 runners advanced to Day 2, all of whom were slated to finish in the money. Kicking off at 9 PM sharp on Sunday, the tournament continued till 1.32 AM on Monday morning, playing down to the five winners. PokerGuru Ambassadors Ashish ‘Donkey07’ Munot, Mithun ‘Intuitionnn’ Mahesh, along with ‘piscean’, ‘Zenos’ and Sriharsha ‘Fish2050’ Doddapaneni, all took home ₹10 Lakhs each with the site having to pitch in ₹67,500 apiece to the top five.

Doddapaneni also picked up final table scores in PokerBaazi’s BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD (runner-up for ₹90,15) and 9stacks’ The Dragon ₹10 Lakhs GTD (9th for ₹33,000).

The fireworks continued on Spartan Poker with the Sunday SuperStack ₹40 Lakhs GTD that attracted 688 participants (315 unique, 143 re-entries, and 230 re-buys), resulting in an overlay of ₹5.60 Lakhs. Tournament regular Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy joined the list of Sunday champions after besting Kolkata-born Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal (runner-up for ₹4.88 Lakhs) heads-up to grab the ₹7.74 Lakhs first-place cash prize.

PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD was another event that failed to avoid the overlay curse and had to fill in a shortfall of ₹60,000. Kuldeep ‘Bacchapro’ Jorwal outlasted Haider ‘Haider’ Madraswala heads-up and walked away with a winner’s payday of ₹4.85 Lakhs. Madraswala pocketed ₹3.40 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.

Vikas ‘Vikas267’ Yadav championed Adda52’s signature Sunday tourney, Mega Suits ₹25 Lakhs GTD, for ₹6.12 Lakhs.

Meanwhile, Hitesh ‘hiteshbhai999’ Batra locked in ₹2.86 Lakhs for topping the Sunday Special Progressive KO ₹15 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India, while Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav banked ₹1.82 Lakhs for coming in second place. Batra also finished third in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special (L) ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD for ₹71,051.

The other Sunday winners were:

There were a plethora of notable performances yesterday, and it would be challenging to list them all down. However, the players who deserve a special mention include Anuj Yadav, Shagun Jain, Young Gun Arsh Grover, PokerGuru Ambassador Devvrat Arya, and Md Zeeshan for picking up multiple final table scores.

The Millionaire X5 Edition (₹10 Lakhs GTD To Top 5) Day 2 – Spartan Poker

Entries – 920

Re-entries – 326

Re-buys – 629

Prize Pool – ₹93,25,000

Places Paid – 200

The last of Spartan Poker’s Millionaire editions for 2019 – The Millionaire X5 1 Million to Top 5 logged in 1,875 entries (Day 1A – 460, Day 1B – 346, Day 1C – 438 and Day 1D – 631) over four starting flights. Only 200 players (Day 1A – 47, Day 1B – 37, Day 1C – 51 and Day 1D – 65) made it to Day 2 and this list included 155 unique players. The event generated ₹93.25 Lakhs in prize money, and all the 200 players earned a payout, with many players who had carried multiple stacks forward, collecting more than one score.

The site has run two prior editions of the Millionaire X5, once on October 6 and the last one on November 24. With the top five finishers assured ₹10 Lakhs each, it was a hectic race to the top spot.

Since 10% of the prize pool was reserved for the top five finishers, an amount of ₹9,32,500 was locked in from the prize pool for each of them, and the site had to pitch in ₹3.37 Lakhs to make up the difference. In the end, PokerGuru Ambassadors Ashish ‘Donkey07’ Munot (1st) and Mithun ‘Intuitionnn’ Mahesh (2nd), ‘piscean’ (3rd), ‘Zenos’ (4th) and Sriharsha ‘Fish2050’ Doddapaneni (5th) took up the top five spots and pocketed a hefty paycheque of ₹10 Lakhs each.

The multi-flight event permitted players to carry multiple stacks forward, and many players benefitted by cashing more than once. The prominent names to pocket multiple scores were Mahesh, who, in addition to his top 5 finish, also placed 181st for ₹8,392. At the same time, Doddapaneni was another top 5 finisher who cashed again with a 186th place finish to earn an additional ₹8,392.

The other notable final-table finishers were Ujjwal ‘LordHendrix’ Narwal (6th for ₹4.45 Lakhs, 152nd for ₹8,858), Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit (7th for ₹3.45 Lakhs), PokerGuru Ambassador Laksh Pal ‘LuckyBhai$’ Singh (8th for ₹2.61 Lakhs) and Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo (9th for ₹2.05 Lakhs).

The long list of ITM finishers included the likes of Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (14th for ₹1.11 Lakhs, 126th for ₹9,235, 195th for ₹8,392), Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal (15th for ₹1.11 Lakhs), Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover (19th for ₹65,275, 198th for ₹8,392), Eka ‘gettingthere’ Vedantham (39th for ₹24,245, 102nd for ₹9,791, 110th for ₹9,791, 130th for ₹9,325), Sumit ‘holla@yoboy’ Sapra (51st for ₹16,785), Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra (53rd for ₹16,785, 60th for ₹16,785, 142nd for ₹8,858), Chandan ‘MeStrongYouFold’ Arora (54th for ₹16,785), Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra (53rd for ₹16,785, 60th for ₹16,785), Anurag ‘RickdickulouS’ Kureel (56th for ₹16,785), Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy (57th for ₹16,785), Sahil ‘HomelessOnWiFi’ Mahboobani (66th for 13,987), Shravan ‘poker321’ Chhabria (68th for ₹13,987), Sanket ‘GHOSTF@CE’ Arora (74th for ₹12,122, 112th for ₹9,791), Pulkit ‘Championplayer’ Goyal (77th for ₹12,122), Romit ‘tilt_83’ Advani (78th for ₹12,122), Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan (81st for ₹12,122), Siddharth ‘schemer77’ Karia (89th for ₹10,723), Anuj ‘moZart’ Yadav (96th for ₹10,723, 133rd for ₹9,325), Deepak ‘chimpoo’ Bothra (99th for ₹10,723, 159th for ₹8,858), Abhinav ‘Schumi91’ Iyer (128th for ₹9,325), Dhaval ‘MandirYahinBanayenge’ Mudgal (129th for ₹9,325), Akash ‘utgwithyourmum’ Malik (132nd for ₹9,325), Pranay ‘MajhiSatakli’ Chawla (137th for ₹9,325), Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall (154th for ₹8,858), Kanishka ‘Wildflower’ Samant (158th for ₹8,858), Naren ‘IMUNAGI’ Purohit (161st for ₹8,858), and Aditya ‘SuperuSer’ Sushant (196th for ₹8,392).

While Munot and Mahesh were the top two finishers, other PokerGuru Ambassadors who posted scores include Laksh Pal ‘LuckyBhai$’ Singh (38th for ₹24,245, 115th for ₹9,791, 119th for ₹9,791), Nadeem ‘blindgame’ Basha (105th for ₹9,791), Jayjit ‘David Blaine’ Ray (106th for ₹9,791), Ankit ‘Shippament’ Wadhawan (98th for ₹10,723, 174th for ₹8,392), Parikshit ‘zapdos1311’ Dhall (100th for ₹10,723, 146th for ₹8,858), Rony ‘ChipTricks’ Chowdhury (101st for ₹9,791), Gokul ‘Super Kings’ Raj (184th for ₹8,392), PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiiii’ Ahuja (25th for ₹41,962, 84th for ₹12,122), Rohit ‘ShippingYard’ Mishra (34th for ₹24,245), Arjanveer Singh ‘bazzingaa’ Chadha (125th for ₹9,325, 153rd for ₹8,858), Ratul ‘Atriohm’ Steves (136th for ₹9,325), and Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh (165th for ₹8,858).

Final Table Results

1. Ashish ‘Donkey07’ Munot – ₹10,00,00

2. Mithun ‘Intuitionnn’ Mahesh – ₹10,00,00

3. piscean – ₹10,00,00

4. Zenos – ₹10,00,00

5. Sriharsha ‘Fish2050’ Doddapaneni – ₹10,00,00

6. Ujjwal ‘LordHendrix’ Narwal – ₹4,45,268

7. Anant ‘Pro’ Purohit – ₹3,45,025

8. Laksh Pal ‘LuckyBhai$’ Singh – ₹2,61,100

9. Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo – ₹2,05,150

Sunday SuperStack ₹40 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 315

Re-entries – 143

Re-buys – 230

Prize Pool – ₹40,00,000

Places Paid – 63

The Sunday SuperStack ₹40 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker attracted 688 entries (315 unique, 143 re-entries, and 230 re-buys), falling ₹5.60 Lakhs short of the ₹40 Lakhs guarantee. The tournament witnessed a nerve-wracking climax with two seasoned regs Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy and Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal dueling over the title. Reddy prevailed in the end and walked away with the title and winner’s cheque of ₹7.74 Lakhs. Meanwhile, Bansal padded his bankroll by ₹4.88 Lakhs for finishing runner-up.

Both Reddy and Bansal posted scores at the Millionaire X5 as well, Reddy banking a 57th place payday worth ₹16,785, while Bansal ran deep to finish 15th for ₹1.11 Lakhs.

Ameya ‘Encashed’ Gokhale (4th for ₹2.78 Lakhs), Yohan ‘PAPITO’ Patel (5th for ₹2.18 Lakhs), Shravan ‘poker321’ Chhabria (8th for ₹91,200) and Rohan ‘subho’ Soman (9th for ₹72,800) also final-tabled the event.

Prominent others who finished their run on the final table were Ameya ‘Encashed’ Gokhale (4th for ₹2.78 Lakhs), Yohan ‘PAPITO’ Patel (5th for ₹2.18 Lakhs), Shravan ‘poker321’ Chhabria (8th for ₹91,200) and Rohan ‘subho’ Soman (9th for ₹72,800).

Final Table Results

1. Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy – ₹7,74,000

2. Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal – ₹4,88,000

3. iamnuts – ₹3,50,000

4. Ameya ‘Encashed’ Gokhale – ₹2,78,000

5. Yohan ‘PAPITO’ Patel – ₹2,18,000

6. DevilHorn – ₹1,70,800

7. desithug007 – ₹1,28,400

8. Shravan ‘poker321’ Chhabria – ₹91,200

9. Rohan ‘subho’ Soman – ₹72,800

Mega Suits ₹25 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Entries – 266

Re-entries – 209

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 49

The Mega Suits ₹25 Lakhs GTD was hit with an overlay of ₹1.25 Lakhs after registering 266 entries along with 209 re-entries. Topping them all was Vikas ‘Vikas267’ Yadav, who defeated Deepak ‘bothras’ Bothra heads-up to win the title and the ₹6.12 Lakhs cash prize. Bothra received ₹3.62 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.

Also making final table were notables like PokerGuru Ambassador Faiz ‘theinternetkid’ Alam (3rd for ₹2.50 Lakhs), Vidur ‘bullgod89’ Singhal (4th for ₹1.87 Lakhs), Sahil ‘imhighishove’ Mahboobani (5th for ₹1.25 Lakhs), Sanchit ‘sanchit1990’ Adukia (6th for ₹87,500), Vishal ‘IsnapUcry’ Madan (7th for ₹68,750), Uttam ‘chinunew’ Kumar Sinha (8th for ₹56,250, and Gaurav ‘gauravarod’ Sood (9th for ₹40,000).

Final Table Results

1. Vikas ‘Vikas267’ Yadav – ₹6,12,500

2. Deepak ‘bothras’ Bothra – ₹3,62,500

3. Faiz ‘theinternetkid’ Alam- ₹2,50,000

4. Vidur ‘bullgod89’ Singhal – ₹1,87,500

5. Sahil ‘imhighishove’ Mahboobani – ₹1,25,000

6. Sanchit ‘sanchit1990’ Adukia – ₹87,500

7. Vishal ‘IsnapUcry’ Madan – ₹68,750

8. Uttam ‘chinunew’ Kumar Sinha – ₹56,250

9. Gaurav ‘gauravarod’ Sood – ₹40,000

BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Entries – 289

Re-entries – 203

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 63

The featured event on PokerBaazi yesterday, the BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD, brought together 492 hopefuls (289 unique and 203 re-entries), falling ₹60,000 short on the ₹25 Lakhs prize pool guarantee. Kuldeep ‘Bacchapro’ Jorwal ran past the field to collect a ₹4.85 Lakhs paycheque.

It was not an easy win for Jorwal, who had to get past a very tough final table that featured seasoned players like Haider ‘Haider’ Madraswala (runner-up for ₹3.40 Lakhs), Rohit ‘acesinyourfaces’ Setia (4th for ₹1.62 Lakhs), Md ‘007Bahubali’ Zeeshan (6th for ₹97,500) and Manoj ‘killbill’ Pentakota (9th for ₹48,750), as well as PokerGuru Ambassadors Devvrat ‘flopCheck’ Arya (3rd for ₹2.19 Lakhs) and Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury (₹1.21 Lakhs).

Final Table Results

1. Kuldeep ‘Bacchapro’ Jorwal – ₹4,85,750

2. Haider ‘Haider’ Madraswala – ₹3,40,500

3. Devvrat ‘flopCheck’ Arya – ₹2,19,000

4. Rohit ‘acesinyourfaces’ Setia – ₹1,62,000

5. Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury – ₹1,21,500

6. Md ‘007Bahubali’ Zeeshan – ₹97,500

7. ballbreaker – ₹81,250

8. rabbithunter – ₹64,750

9. Manoj ‘killbill’ Pentakota – ₹48,750

Sunday Special Progressive KO ₹15 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 158

Re-Entries – 117

Total Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹8,12,500

Bounty Pool – 6,87,500

Places Paid – 47

PokerStars India’s Sunday Special Progressive KO ₹15 Lakhs GTD observed a shortfall of ₹1.25 Lakhs via a 275-strong field (158 unique and 117 re-entries). Hitesh ‘hiteshbhai999’ Batra trounced the field after defeating tourney regular Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav heads-up to win ₹2.86 Lakhs (₹1,54,466 in prize money and ₹1,31,856 in bounties) in first-place prize money. Yadav took home ₹1.82 Lakhs (₹1,13,223 in prize money and ₹69,199 in bounties) for his runner-up finish.

PokerGuru Ambassador Ratul ‘MuscariAs’ Steves (5th for ₹55,841), Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain (6th for ₹71,904), Raghav ‘Pokeriyaa’ Hada (7th for ₹50,716), Dhinesh ‘you3betl4bet’ Kumar (8th for ₹29,749) were the other notable finalists.

Final Table Results

1. Hitesh ‘hiteshbhai999’ Batra – ₹2,86,322

2. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹1,82,422

3. PsykoEko – ₹94,789

4. theoldestkid – ₹88,646

5. Ratul ‘MuscariAs’ Steves – ₹55,841

6. Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain – ₹71,904

7. Raghav ‘Pokeriyaa’ Hada – ₹50,716

8. Dhinesh ‘you3betl4bet’ Kumar – ₹29,749

9. pokerstar0786 – ₹19,513

Big Slick ₹15 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Entries – 371

Re-entries – 241

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 62

Adda52’s Big Slick ₹15 Lakhs GTD gathered 612 entries (371 unique, 241 rebuys) that led to an overlay of ₹1.23 Lakhs. Saket ‘saker’ Kumar rose to the top of the field to collect a prize of ₹2.49 Lakhs, after defeating Naresh ‘FireExit’ Rathnam heads-up, who took home the second-place prize of ₹2.25 Lakhs.

Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia (3rd for ₹1.47 Lakhs), Chandan ‘darkfish15’ Arora (4th for ₹1.07 Lakhs), Sethuram ‘acepoker7325’ Kannan (5th for ₹79,114), Gagandeep ‘gaganhyd’ Malik (6th for ₹57,990), Abhishek ‘thegrinder’ Garg (7th for ₹42,507), and Vidur ‘bullgod89’ Singhal (8th for ₹31,157) also posted scores.

Final Table Results

1. Saket ‘saker’ Kumar – ₹2,49,381

2. Naresh ‘FireExit’ Rathnam – ₹2,25,564

3. Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia – ₹1,47,248

4. Chandan ‘darkfish15’ Arora – ₹1,07,932

5. Sethuram ‘acepoker7325’ Kannan – ₹79,114

6. Gagandeep ‘gaganhyd’ Malik – ₹57,990

7. Abhishek ‘thegrinder’ Garg – ₹42,507

8. Vidur ‘bullgod89’ Singhal – ₹31,157

9. kira – ₹22,838

The Dragon ₹10 Lakhs GTD – 9stacks

Entries – 72

Rebuys – 19

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 9

9stacks’s The Dragon ₹10 Lakhs GTD suffered a shortfall of ₹90,000 on the back of 91 entries (72 unique and 19 rebuys). In the end, anonymous user ‘Dhappa’ came out on top to win ₹2.90 Lakhs, while Chandan ‘darkfish’ Arora took home ₹2.02 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.

Online regulars Akash ‘K9_A’ Shekhar (3rd for ₹1.45 Lakhs), Mahesh Kumar ‘MaheshGupta’ Gupta (4th for ₹1.02 Lakhs), Sabir ‘Sabir’ Hossain (7th for ₹49,000), Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood (8th for ₹40,000), and Sriharsha ‘G.O.A.T’ Doddapaneni (9th for ₹33,000) finished ITM.

Final Table Results

1. Dhappa – ₹2,90,000

2. Chandan ‘darkfish’ Arora – ₹2,02,000

3. Akash ‘K9_A’ Shekhar – ₹1,45,000

4. Mahesh Kumar ‘MaheshGupta’ Gupta – ₹1,02,000

5. alwaysslimpAA – ₹78,000

6. Raani – ₹61,000

7. Sabir ‘Sabir’ Hossain – ₹49,000

8. Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood – ₹40,000

9. Sriharsha ‘G.O.A.T’ Doddapaneni – ₹33,000

Sunday Special (L) ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 134

Re-Entries – 106

Prize Pool – ₹7,50,000

Places Paid – 47

PokerStars India’s Sunday Special (L) ₹7.5 Lakhs GTD clocked in a 275-strong field (158 unique and 117 re-entries) last night, falling ₹1.5 Lakhs short of the ₹7.5 Lakhs posted prize pool guarantee. After firing two bullets, anonymous user ‘Sailor431’ ran past the competition to win ₹1.36 Lakhs in first-place prize money. ‘NIKI LAUDA F1’ took home ₹98,603 for his runner-up finish.

Hitesh ‘hiteshbhai999’ Batra (3rd for ₹71,051), Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain (4th for ₹51,198), and PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja (6th for ₹26,584) were the notable ITM finishers in the event.

Final Table Results

1. Sailor431 – ₹136,837

2. NIKI LAUDA F1 – ₹98,603

3. Hitesh ‘hiteshbhai999’ Batra – ₹71,051

4. Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain – ₹51,198

5. jan_oort – ₹36,893

6. Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja – ₹26,584

7. jaa@don – ₹21,594

8. bangbang1999 – ₹17,541

9. Levels9 – ₹17,541

Electric Big Daddy ₹6 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 224

Re-entries – 78

Re-buys – 128

Prize Pool – ₹6,45,000

Places Paid – 39

Spartan Poker’s Electric Big Daddy ₹6 Lakhs GTD played out amid 430 runners (224 unique, 78 re-entries and 128 re-buys), collecting a healthy prize pool of ₹6.45 Lakhs. ‘kendralust’ proved triumphant over the field and his heads-up opponent ‘Thor009’ to snag the title along with ₹1.29 Lakhs in prize money. The latter earned ₹85,978 for finishing runner-up.

Final Table Results

1. kendralust – ₹1,29,322

2. Thor009 – ₹85,978

3. Archit ‘ReMorse123’ Saraogi – ₹62,887

4. Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall – ₹50,761

5. Vinayak ‘tuktuki’ Bajaj – ₹39,796

6. WarZoneAlert – ₹30,121

7. Chintan ‘ToBluffOrNotToBluff’ Joshi – ₹22,123

8. DARLING MINION – ₹16,254

9. Jacks24 – ₹13,480

The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Entries – 133

Re-entries – 112

Prize Pool – ₹6,12,500

Places Paid – 108

PokerBaazi’s The Monster 6 – Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD attracted a field of 245 entries (133 unique and 112 re-entries), obliterating the posted guarantee with a prize pool collection of ₹6.12 Lakhs. Coming out on top was PokerGuru Ambassador Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha, who locked horns with another online reg Siddharth ‘si151190’ Mehndiratta, to win ₹1.44 Lakhs in the top prize. Mehndiratta added a runner-up payday worth ₹1.01 Lakhs!

The final table was packed with PokerGuru Ambassadors like Mitun ‘thepokeraja’ Mahesh (3rd for ₹65,048), Jayjit ‘england’ Ray (4th for ₹48,143), Devvrat ‘flopCheck’ Arya (5th for ₹36,138), and Shashank ‘indianrat’ Desai (9th for ₹14,394).

Final Table Results

1. Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha – ₹1,44,121

2. Siddharth ‘si151190’ Mehndiratta – ₹1,01,124

3. Mitun ‘thepokeraja’ Mahesh – ₹65,048

4. Jayjit ‘england’ Ray – ₹48,143

5. Devvrat ‘flopCheck’ Arya – ₹36,138

6. Ishan23269 – ₹28,910

7. Sharat5 – ₹24,010

8. Aceskings – ₹19,233

9. Shashank ‘indianrat’ Desai – ₹14,394

BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Entries – 98

Re-entries – 52

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 18

Young Gun Arsh ‘Button_Hai_Bro’ Grover climbed to the top of the 150-strong entry in PokerBaazi’s BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD and bagged the ₹1.28 Lakhs up top, following a heads-up duel with another MTT specialist Sriharsha ‘ivey2’ Doddapaneni, who took home ₹90,150 for his runner-up finish.

The event suffered a sizeable overlay of ₹1.25 Lakhs, with Karan ‘Paul7788’ Paul (3rd for ₹58,000), Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (4th for ₹42,950), Archana ‘turntable’ Saluja (5th for ₹32,200), Rafiq ‘Mrkhan’ Khan (7th for ₹21,400) and PokerGuru Ambassador Devvrat ‘flopCheck’ Arya (9th for ₹12,850), all final tabling the event.

Final Table Results

1. Arsh ‘Button_Hai_Bro’ Grover – ₹1,28,750

2. Sriharsha ‘ivey2’ Doddapaneni – ₹90,150

3. Karan ‘Paul7788’ Paul – ₹58,000

4. Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar – ₹42,950

5. Archana ‘turntable’ Saluja – ₹32,200

6. commitment – ₹25,750

7. Rafiq ‘Mrkhan’ Khan – ₹21,400

8. ziggyluck – ₹17,150

9. Devvrat ‘flopCheck’ Arya – ₹12,850

Hexagram ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Entries – 62

Re-entries – 52

Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000

Places Paid – 11

‘jason911’ emerged victorious in the Hexagram ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD last night on Adda52 and defeated ‘kuttatukutta’ heads-up to collect ₹72,500 in prize money. The event attracted 62 unique runners who went on to make 52 re-entries – falling ₹42,520 short on the advertised guarantee.

Saket ‘saker’ Kumar (4th for ₹27,500) and Ravinder ‘ravikirti’ Singh (5th for ₹20,000) were among the familiar names who final tabled the event.

Final Table Results

1. jason911 – ₹72,500

2. kuttatukutta – ₹48,750

3. akash061989 – ₹35,000

4. Saket ‘saker’ Kumar – ₹27,500

5. Ravinder ‘ravikirti’ Singh – ₹20,000

6. thatshowubluff27 – ₹12,500

7. dahiya0125 – ₹10,000

8. chirandh – ₹7,500

9. vibhay7 – ₹6,250

BSS PLO ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi

Entries – 59

Re-entries – 51

Prize Pool – ₹2,20,000

Places Paid – 12

PokerBaazi’s BSS PLO ₹2 Lakhs GTD played out amid 110 runners (59 unique and 51 re-entries) on Sunday. Online regular Dheeraj ‘Sarkar12345’ Bisht took down the event to win ₹56,300 against Md ‘007Bahubali’ Zeeshan (runner-up for ₹39,420).

Farhaad ‘kilpauk’ Khazvini (4th for ₹18,780), Ryan ‘AceFromSpace’ Cardoso (6th for ₹11,260), Rachit ‘rachubaba’ Arora (7th for ₹9,380) were other notables to post final table scores.

Final Table Results

1. Dheeraj ‘Sarkar12345’ Bisht – ₹56,300

2. Md ‘007Bahubali’ Zeeshan – ₹39,420

3. NiceTryJack – ₹25,340

4. Farhaad ‘kilpauk’ Khazvini – ₹18,780

5. ziggyluck – ₹14,080

6. Ryan ‘AceFromSpace’ Cardoso – ₹11,260

7. Rachit ‘rachubaba’ Arora – ₹9,380

8. abhith – ₹7,500

9. Truelover2342 – ₹5,640

Ultimate PLO ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 49

Re-entries – 15

Re-buys – 35

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 9

Spartan Poker’s Ultimate PLO ₹2 Lakhs GTD drew 99 entries (49 unique, 15 re-entries, and 35 re-buys). In the end, it was Naren ‘IMUNAGI’ Purohit seen clashing heads-up with PokerGuru Ambassador Nadeem ‘blindgame’ Basha. Purohit eventually beat Basha to the title to win the top prize of ₹58,300. Incidentally, Purohit also posted a score at the Millionaire X5, where he finished 161st for ₹8,858.

For Basha, who scored a 105th place finish at the Millionaire for ₹9,791, finishing second translated into a ₹42,000 add-on to his bankroll.

The event had a slight shortfall of ₹2,000 in meeting its advertised guarantee and paid out the top nine places.

Final Table Results

1. Naren ‘IMUNAGI’ Purohit – ₹58,300

2. Nadeem ‘blindgame’ Basha – ₹42,000

3. Aneha – ₹27,300

4. Saboteur_all – ₹20,600

5. Aneja – ₹16,000

6. Malicious – ₹12,400

7. Sandiplika – ₹9,800

8. unruhmlich – ₹7,600

9. ziggyluck – ₹6,000

Sunday Stars ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 57

Re-Entries – 38

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 15

PokerStars India’s Sunday Stars ₹2 Lakhs GTD fell just two entries short of the guarantee, amounting to an overlay of ₹10,000. The 98-entry field came from 57 unique entries and an additional 38 re-entries. After deciding upon a heads-up deal, Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav was the last player standing and collected ₹38,251 for the win. Taking the larger share of the heads-up chop was runner-up Young Gun Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover, who netted ₹44,172 for his efforts.

Kanchan ‘thandicoke’ Sharma (3rd for ₹25,683), Varun ‘wardev’ Devayya (4th for ₹18,886), and Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra (5th for ₹13,888) were the notable ITM finalists.

Final Table Results

1. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹38,251*

2. Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover – ₹44,172*

3. Kanchan ‘thandicoke’ Sharma – ₹25,683

4. Varun ‘wardev’ Devayya – ₹18,886

5. Vikram ‘GreenSTUFF79’ Mishra – ₹13,888

6. YOLOGriZz – ₹10,212

7. azmadh – ₹7,510

8. PepperChicken – ₹6,580

9. chilitej – ₹5,765

*denotes heads-up deal

Sunday Bonanza ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal

Entries – 78

Rebuys – 69

Prize Pool – ₹1,02,900

Places Paid – 9

Poker Dangal’s Sunday Bonanza ₹1 Lakh GTD attracted 147 entries (78 unique, and 69 rebuys) last night, making for a guarantee-crushing ₹1.02 Lakhs in the prize pool kitty. The top 23 finishers crossed the money line, and closing out the event was user ‘pavbhaji’, who defeated ‘killfish’ (runner-up for ₹15,949) heads-up to win ₹21,609.

Lalit ‘MsDhoni07’ Devpal (5th for ₹6,945) and Saksham ‘Razorfish’ Sharma (7th for ₹3,858) were the only two notables who posted final table scores.

Final Table Results

1. pavbhaji – ₹21,609

2. killfish – ₹15,949

3. Limiteded – ₹12,090

4. realsuccess – ₹9,261

5. Lalit ‘MsDhoni07’ Devpal – ₹6,945

6. MTAAA – ₹5,145

7. Saksham ‘Razorfish’ Sharma – ₹3,858

8. planca – ₹3,087

9. garypanga – ₹2,315

This report was edited at 02:30 PM on 30.12.2019

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