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February 24 was a historic day for Indian poker as the biggest-ever tournament in the country, The Game Changer ₹2 Crores GTD crowned its inaugural champion. When it was first announced, the tournament`s ₹2 Crores GTD with a ₹11,000 buy-in looked like a tall task to meet. The PokerBaazi team, however, left no stone unturned to market this unique event and the team`s marketing efforts certainly paid off, with the Game Changer delivering on all counts. Surpassing all expectations the marquee event crushed its ₹2 Crores prize pool guarantee on the second starting flight alone. An unprecedented 3,777 strong entry-field from three starting flights saw the total prize pool reach a staggering ₹3.7 Crores. The finale was equally nerve-wracking. Topping the vast competition to become PokerBaazi’s first Game Changer champion was a known name, Prashanth ‘Iveyleague’ Sekar. Sekar snagged the title and ₹33 Lakhs in prize money following a four-way ICM deal with Sikander ‘advanced_basic’ Rajwade (2nd for ₹39 Lakhs), ‘brointer’ (3rd for ₹33 Lakhs) and Pranay ‘setmeup’ Chawla (4th for ₹33 Lakhs).
A total of 378 spots were assured payouts, and Team PokerGuru ambassadors came out with flying colors as Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot (6th for ₹8.30 Lakhs), Laksh ‘boomtlt23′ Pal Singh (20th for ₹1,43,526), Nadeem ‘SpadeHunter’ Basha (40th for ₹94,425), Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj (133rd for ₹56,655), PokerGuru Staking’s Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved (146th for ₹56,655) and Jayjit ‘england’ Ray (250th for ₹41,547), all added to their scorecards.
In the shadows of the Game Changer were the other high-value Sunday tournaments that kept the virtual felts occupied yesterday. PokerBaazi, benefitting from the increased traffic on the site due to The Game Changer, saw a spillover of entries in other events as well. The site`s Sunday mainstay, the BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD (RE) registered a usually high 715 entries (includes 299 re-entries) obliterating the ₹25 Lakhs prize pool guarantee with the final tally touching ₹35.75 Lakhs. Besting the field was Rahul ‘YOUAGAIN’ Pruthi, who banked ₹6.14 Lakhs in prize money.
Feeling the increasing pressure of competition, PokerStars India too upped the ante by increasing the prize pool guarantee of it`s biggest weekly tournament, i.e., Sunday Special Progressive KO, ₹5,000 NLHE that came back this Sunday with a ₹5 Lakhs increase in its guarantee. The event attracted 319 entries and saw Amar ‘AceConsultant’ Mehta square off against Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo in the heads-up confrontation. Mehta eventually prevailed taking home a well-deserved payday of ₹3.76 Lakhs.
The other Sunday tournaments on PokerBaazi crowned winners in ‘Piko1432′ (BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) for ₹1.17 Lakhs), Matt ‘matpoker’ Matt (BSS PLO ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) for ₹1.17 Lakhs), ‘riteshcbec’ (The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) for ₹1.13 Lakhs) and ‘Sunjam’ (Sunday ₹1 Lakhs GTD (RE) for ₹19,847).
Right after his deep run in The Game Changer, Team PokerGuru Ambassador Laksh ‘boomtlt23′ Pal Singh was seen picking up a score in the BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) (6th for ₹21,533). Another Team Ambassador from PokerGuru, Rony ‘bisadip176′ Chowdhury posted scores in PokerBaazi’s The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) (5thfor ₹29,205) and BSS PLO ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) (3rd for ₹61,713).
On PokerStars India, the routine Sunday events crowned champions in ‘fcukstars420′ (Sunday Storm for ₹39,272), ‘buddhabr0t’ (Sunday Stars for ₹37,930),‘ReDumBell’ (Sunday Warm-Up for ₹29,491) and ‘PAAKTS’ (Sunday Supersonic for ₹28,442).
On fast-growing site Khelo365, ‘Arjuns1997′ (BIG Splash ₹75K GTD for ₹34,500) and ‘Eyeslaolao’ (Deep Stack ₹30K GTD for ₹16,500) posted wins.
‘The Game Changer ₹2 Crores GTD – PokerBaazi
Entries – 3,777
Prize Pool – ₹3,77,70,000
Places Paid – 378
The ‘The Game Changer ₹2 Crores GTD on PokerBaazi has created a new benchmark in the poker industry. This multi-day marquee event was held across three starting flights, and attracted a whopping 3,777 entries, obliterating the ₹2 Crores with the total prize pool touching ₹3,77,70,000. There was over ₹1 Crore given away on the final table alone!
Outlasting the massive field was Prashanth ‘Iveyleague’ Sekar who made a 4-way deal with the other three contenders. Even as Sekar banked ₹33 Lakhs along with the title, runner-up Sikander ‘advanced_basic’ Rajwade netted the heaviest pay cheque of ₹39.08 Lakhs, while ‘brointer’ and Pranay ‘setmeup’ Chawla won ₹33 Lakhs each for their third and fourth place finishes respectively.
Final Table Results
*denotes four-way deal
BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 416
Re-entries –299
Prize Pool – ₹35,75,000
Places Paid – 113
Poker players from all across the country were glued to the action on India’s premier online poker site PokerBaazi on Sunday where the final day action unfolded at the record-breaking ‘The Game Changer’. Benefitting from the increased attention and traffic on the site, the other Sunday tournaments at PokerBaazi registered increased participation, with the regular Sunday mainstay i.e. BSS SuperStack ₹25 Lakhs GTD (RE) benefitting the most.
The event attracted an unprecedented 715 entrants (includes 299 re-entries), making for a total prize pool of ₹35.75 Lakhs. End of play, Rahul ‘YOUAGAIN’ Pruthi defeated ‘Bubble’ to win the tournament for ₹6,14,185, even as the latter banked ₹4,23,637 for his runner-up finish.
Final Table Results
Sunday Special – Progressive KO, ₹5,000 NLHE, ₹20 Lakhs GTD –PokerStars India
Entries – 209
Re-entries – 110
Total Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹12,02,500
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹7,97,500
Places Paid – 53
Besting a field of 319 entries (includes 110 re-entries), Amar ‘AceConsultant’ Mehta took down the PokerStars India’s Sunday Special Progressive Knockout ₹20 Lakhs GTD adding an impressive ₹3.76 Lakhs to his bankroll. Mehta had Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo to confront heads-up. Labroo pocketed ₹2.20 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.
Final Table Results
BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 152
Re-entries – 92
Prize Pool – ₹6,10,000
Places Paid – 41
‘Piko1432′ dominated the 244-strong field (includes 92 re-entries) on BSS MegaStack ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) at PokerBaazi and claimed the top prize of ₹1,17,547. Team PokerGuru’s Laksh ‘boomtlt23′ Pal Singh finished sixth for ₹21,533.
Final Table Results
BSS PLO ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 93
Re-entries – 113
Prize Pool – ₹5,98,000
Places Paid – 35
The BSS PLO ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) on PokerBaazi attracted a total of 203 entries (include 113 re-entries). Besting the field, Matt ‘matpoker’ Matt took the event down for ₹1,17,507. Several accomplished names were in the mix including Team PokerGuru Ambassador Rony ‘bisadip176′ Chowdhury (3rd for ₹61,713) and Jasven ‘JasvenSaigal’ Saigal (8th for ₹15,368).
Final Table Results
The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 137
Re-entries – 99
Prize Pool – ₹5,90,000
Places Paid – 41
‘riteshcbec’ outlasted a 236-strong field in PokerBaazi’s The Monster 6-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) and banked the winner’s payday worth ₹1,13,693. Representing Team PokerGuru was Rony ‘bisadip176′ Chowdhury who finished fifth for ₹29,205.
Final Table Results
Sunday Storm – ₹330+R NLHE (6-Max), ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 224
Rebuys – 247
Add-ons – 48
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 35
Outlasting a field of 471 hopefuls (includes 247 re-entries), ‘fcukstars420′ won the Sunday Storm ₹2 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India for ₹39,272.
Final Table Results
Sunday Stars – ₹2,500 NLHE ₹2 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 53
Re-entries – 21
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 11
The Sunday Stars ₹2 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India attracted 74 entries (includes 21 re-entries. A three-way deal saw ‘buddhabr0t’ claim victory for ₹37,930, even as ‘Shovekid83′ pocketed ₹37,726 for a runner-up finish and Vijay ‘Vijay9468′ Kumar banked the highest payday of ₹48,983 and took third place.
Final Table Results
*denotes 3-way deal
BIG Splash ₹75K GTD – Khelo 365
The BIG Splash ₹75K GTD is a popular tournament on fast-growing site Khelo 365. This Sunday, the event crowned a champion in ‘Arjuns1997′ who defeated ‘Vanillasky’ heads-up to claim the top prize of ₹34,500, while the latter pocketed ₹19,500 for his second-place finish.
Final Table Results
Sunday Warm-Up ₹1,100 NLHE ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 79
Re-entries – 50
Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000
Places Paid – 20
The Sunday Warm-Up ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India crowned a winner in ‘ReDumBell’ who made a three-way deal to bank a winner’s payout of ₹29,491, while ‘aceontheflop11′ who finished in second place took home ₹20,160. Third place finisher ‘Psychonaut007′ pocketed the biggest payout of them all, i.e., ₹23,248.
Final Table Results
*denotes 3-way deal
Sunday Supersonic ₹1,100 NLHE ₹1 Lakh GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 46
Re-entries – 18
Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000
Places Paid – 11
A 64-strong entry-field was seen in the Sunday Supersonic ₹1 Lakh GTD on PokerStars India this Sunday, and taking the top seat was ‘PAAKTS’ who defeated ‘fcukstars420′ heads-up to win the event for ₹28,442, even as the latter earned ₹18,575 for his second-place finish.
Final Table Results
The Classic NLHE ₹1,500 ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 62
Re-entries – 23
Prize Pool – ₹1,50,000
Places Paid – 10
Another Sunday regular on PokerStars, i.e., The Classic ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD played out with 85 entrants (includes 23 re-entries). The top four finishers made a deal that saw ‘sush2209′ claim the title for ₹28,288, while the biggest payday of ₹29,497 was banked by ‘rahul.roy1423′ who finished runner-up.
Final Table Results
*denotes 4-way deal
Sunday ₹1 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 851
Re-entries – 264
Prize Pool – ₹1,11,500
Places Paid – 108
The Sunday ₹1 Lakhs GTD (RE) on PokerBaazi attracted 1,115 entries (includes 264 re-entries) and topping them all was ‘Sunjam’ who banked ₹19,847 for his win.
Final Table Results
Deep Stack ₹30K GTD – Khelo 365
Entries – 28
Rebuys – 27
Prize Pool – ₹33,000
Places Paid – 3
The Deep Stack ₹30K GTD on Khelo 365 played out amidst 28 entries this weekend and topping the field was ‘Eyeslaolao‘ who banked ₹16,500 for his efforts.
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.