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In the PokerGuru feature, ‘This Week in Poker,’ we bring you the weekly roundup of the most significant online scores by Indian MTT players and the top stories from both the live and online poker circuit. Here are this week’s top stories!
Like the weeks before, this week was packed with a mix of live and online action. With the EPT Barcelona and WPT Prime Cambodia concluding, there were several Indian deep runs to celebrate. PokerBaazi’s Baazi Turbo Series and Pocket52’s Pocket Poker Championship also ended grandly. on the virtual felts.
Kunal Patni was our “PokerGuru Star of the Week” two weeks ago for his blistering online run, raking in ₹21.63 Lakhs across six final table finishes. This week we are awarding him the title for his trailblazing exploits in Cambodia! The banker-turned-poker pro was among the most consistent Indian winners at the 2022 WPT Prime Cambodia and finished second in the “Player of the Series” standings. He posted five deep runs, including winning the Deepstack NLH, and came sixth in the Main Event, netting $49,318 (₹39.37 Lakhs) altogether.
The Indian contingent at the WPT Prime Cambodia did the country proud, winning eight WPT trophies and posting 34 FT finishes! Gurpal Singh (won the Closer Turbo for ₹9.35 Lakhs) and Jasven Saigal (won the Superstack 6-Max for ₹4.99 Lakhs) won their maiden WPT trophies on the last day of the series.
EPT Barcelona was another major international stop closing out its run this week. Italy’s Giuliano Bendinelli staged a chip and a chair comeback in the record-breaking €5,300 EPT Main Event to win a career-best €1,491,133. He struck a heads-up deal with France`s Jimmy Guerrero (2nd for €1,250,337).
Several Indians played the Main Event, but only two managed to cross the money line. Kavin Shah ran the deepest, finishing 92nd for €20,480 (₹16.45 Lakhs), while Apoorva Goel cashed for €8,860 (₹7.19 Lakhs) in 318th place.
On the digital felts, Nishaanth Shanmughasundaram was the week’s top scorer for winning Spartan Poker’s Sunday High Roller (₹14.58 Lakhs) and Adda52’s Maverick (₹2.69 Lakhs). He cumulatively added ₹17.27 Lakhs in weekly winnings.
Vaibhav Sharma, PokerGuru Ambassadors Arjanveer Singh Chadha – Ashish Munot, and Samyak Sethi were the other top online scorers this week.
The last week of August has witnessed a slight lull in the online MTT action, but September looks promising. Spartan Poker’s Millionaire Series will kick off the new month, with the fifth edition of the flagship series returning from September 1 to 11. There will be over ₹13 Crores in guaranteed value to chase across 58 tournaments.
There is a volley of promotions and leaderboard races that cash games players can participate in. Pocket52’s Cash Festival is offering ₹4.50 Lakhs in daily rewards across three high-stakes leaderboard races till August 28.
PokerStreet’s Daily Leaderboards have ₹85,000 in prizes each day across the micro, mid, and high stakes.
For those looking to gain bracelet glory, the Natural8-leg of the 2022 WSOP Online went underway on August 14 and will run till September 17, with 33 bracelets up for grabs!
In other news, the Tamil Nadu government has stepped up its efforts to restrict online gaming in the state. It invited public opinion on a proposed ban on online gaming and received an overwhelming response. One of the responses was from Dr. Sandip H Shah, a leading psychiatrist based out of Godhra in Gujarat, who shared that his research proved no direct correlation between suicide and online gaming. The state has arranged a cabinet meeting on August 30 to finalize its plans for the proposed ordinance.
On August 17, Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by the Meghalaya government seeking a review of the apex court’s previous order granting Karnataka and Kerala legislative competence to levy tax on lotteries run by other states within its jurisdiction.
Online Railbird Report
Nishaanth Shanmughasundaram was hands down the week`s most prominent online scorer. He hit the mid-week headlines after shipping Adda52’s Maverick and amped up the weekend grind by capturing Spartan Poker`s Sunday High Roller, adding a personal-best ₹14.58 Lakhs. Over the week, Shanmughasundaram racked up a hefty ₹17.27 Lakhs!
His top finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Sunday High Roller for ₹14,57,500
> 1st in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹2,69,310
MTT beast Vaibhav Sharma cashed ₹12.36 Lakhs through online MTTs this week. In addition to taking down PokerBaazi’s BTS#31 Highroller, Sharma FT-ed three flagship tournaments.
His top finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#31 Highroller for ₹6,47,599
> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Armageddon for ₹1,57,794
> 3rd in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹1,47,794
> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack for ₹84,620
PokerGuru Ambassador Arjanveer Singh Chadha improved his online scorecard by seven-figure winnings of ₹11.69 Lakhs, most prominently winning the Sunday Superstack on Spartan Poker for ₹7.72 Lakhs.
His top finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹7,71,975
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#43 Sunday Prime for ₹2,41,146
PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish Munot reigned in a hefty ₹11.68 Lakhs this week on the back of a whirlpool of scores.
His top finishes include:
> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Sunday High Roller for ₹10,50,000
> 1st in PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder HR for ₹2,31,521
> 6th in Spartan Poker’s FCS #92 High Sunday Celebration for ₹2,08,282
> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s The Rainmaker for ₹1,71,340
Samyak Sethi entered the history books as PokerBaazi`s first-ever BTS#45 Main Event champion last Sunday after outlasting a 2,446-player field to win ₹10.07 Lakhs (three-way deal). He collectively added ₹10.73 Lakhs through the week.
His top finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#45 Main Event for ₹10,07,281
The week’s other top online winners were Allen Romeo, Shashank Jain, Neelakantan Murali, PokerGuru Ambassador Mithun Mahesh, and Saransh Garg.
Notable Online Winners of the Week
Player Prize Amount Event Poker Site
“Metamorphosis” ₹14.57 Lakhs Sunday High Roller ₹50 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
Samyak Sethi
₹10.07 Lakhs BTS#45 Main Event - ₹1 Crore GTD
PokerBaazi
Arjanveer Singh Chadha
₹7.72 Lakhs Sunday Superstack ₹35 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
Rajat Sharma ₹7.06 Lakhs Adda52 Millions - ₹25 Lakhs GTD
Adda52
James Mathews ₹6.83 Lakhs Thursday High Roller (6-Max) ₹25 Lakhs GTD Spartan Poker
Vaibhav Sharma
₹6.48 Lakhs BTS#31 Highroller ₹35 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
“Sam_PEDbKBtEzK”
₹6.36 Lakhs The Bracelet Main Event ₹40 Lakhs GTD
Pocket52
“Sunny73” ₹6.12 Lakhs Godfather ₹25 Lakhs GTD Adda52
Anirudh Reddy
₹5.88 Lakhs Wednesday High Roller ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
Vinayak Bajaj
₹5.45 Lakhs The Elite ₹30 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
Jaikishan Jangid
₹5.34 Lakhs BTS#43 Sunday Prime ₹20 Lakhs GTD PokerBaazi
Mahesh Shyamsundar ₹5.20 Lakhs The Ballers ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Adda52
Abilash Bala
₹5 Lakhs Destiny Changer Lite - ₹30 Lakhs GTD
PokerDangal
Anuj Yadav
₹4.88 Lakhs Tuesday High Roller ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
“MagicMan13”
₹4.55 Lakhs Destiny ₹22 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
Allen Romeo
₹4.31 Lakhs BTS#19 Mini Main Event – ₹25 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
Vinayak Bajaj
₹4 Lakhs Armageddon ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
Harshad Barve ₹3.99 Lakhs Ultron ₹21 Lakhs GTD Spartan Poker
Shubham Agarwal
₹3.87 Lakhs Nano Main Event Finale – ₹25 Lakhs GTD
Adda52
Raghav Chauhan ₹3.64 Lakhs BTS#25 Thursday Prime ₹18 Lakhs GTD PokerBaazi
“Chip Magnet”
₹3.63 Lakhs Mega Stack ₹18 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
Aarchit Dhadwal ₹3.47 Lakhs The Mint ₹14 Lakhs GTD
Adda52
Raghav Bansal ₹3.42 Lakhs Deepstack Turbo (6-Max) ₹15 Lakhs GTD Spartan Poker
Atishay Samuel
₹3.16 Lakhs The Endeavour ₹12 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
Vikrant Varma
₹2.91 Lakhs BTS#41 PKO ₹10 Lakhs GTD
PoekrBaazi
Nishaanth Shanmughasundaram ₹2.69 Lakhs Maverick ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Adda52
Somesh Patel ₹2.65 Lakhs Sunday Special – ₹15 Lakhs GTD PokerStars India
Neeraj Kumar
₹2.46 Lakhs The Big Show ₹10 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
Neeraj Sattawat
₹2.37 Lakhs BTS#44 After Party ₹10 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
Amit J
₹2.33 Lakhs Bounty Builder HR - ₹10 Lakhs GTD
PokerStars India
Vinay Rajpal
₹2.23 Lakhs Nano Highroller - ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Adda52
Rajat Sharma
₹2.15 Lakhs Sunday Highroller – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
PokerStars India
Chirag Sodha
₹2.10 Lakhs BST#30 10 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
Ishaan Pandya
₹2.10 Lakhs BTS#33 ₹10 Lakhs GTD PokerBaazi
Dhaval Doshi ₹2 Lakhs Iron Man ₹8 Lakhs GTD
Adda52
Myron Pereira
₹1.98 Lakhs Battlezone ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
Vishal Maharaj
₹1.95 Lakhs The Rainmaker - ₹9 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
“Titanick”
₹1.91 Lakhs Sun Poker Nite #1 - ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
“TryHard”
₹1.60 Lakhs PPC#31 Pocket Kings ₹8 Lakhs GTD Pocket52
“Razorfish” ₹1.48 Lakhs PPC#45 Pocket Kings – ₹8 Lakhs GTD Pocket52
Karan Radia ₹1.44 Lakhs (7-Max) SPRINT ₹5 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
“shakuni mama”
₹1.40 Lakhs Futuristic ₹8 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
Puneet Sachan
₹1.34 Lakhs (7-Max) SPRINT ₹5 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
Kunal Agrawal
₹1.28 Lakhs BTS#18 KO ₹8 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
Pradip Ghosh
₹1.26 Lakhs BTS#21 WTB ₹8 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
“King789” ₹1.24 Lakhs PPC#24 ₹6 Lakhs GTD Pocket52
Bhanu Prakash KC ₹1.24 Lakhs BTS#23 ₹8 Lakhs GTD PokerBaazi
Ayush Garg
₹1.21 Lakhs (7-Max) Daily SPRINT ₹5 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
“GotNoChange”
₹1.20 Lakhs PPC#17 Pocket Jacks – ₹6 Lakhs GTD Pocket52
Bibhu Agarwal
₹1.16 Lakhs BTS#29 4-Max Hyper Turbo ₹8 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
Anilkumar Singh ₹1.10 Lakhs BTS#27 ₹7 Lakhs GTD PokerBaazi
Vishal Tulsyan
₹1.10 Lakhs (7-Max) Daily SPRINT ₹5 Lakhs GTD PokerBaazi
Manoj Sharma
₹1.08 Lakhs BTS#17 4-Max Hyper – ₹7 Lakhs GTD PokerBaazi
Ravi Kumar
₹1.02 Lakhs Battle Royale [8-Max] ₹4 Lakhs GTD PokerStars India
Nitin Rawat
₹1.01 Lakhs Night on Stars – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
PokerStars India
Myron Pereira ₹99K Friday Bounty – ₹4 Lakhs GTD Adda52
“Sksushil” ₹98K BTS#42 – ₹8 Lakhs GTD PokerBaazi
“vjTILTing”
₹96K Uppercut – ₹5 Lakhs GTD PokerStars India
Harrish Chaudhary ₹84K BTS#24 PLO-5 ₹5 Lakhs GTD PokerBaazi
“Pure Vegetarian”
₹77K Tue Poker Nite #1 ₹3.5 Lakhs GTD
Spartan Poker
Prince Singh
₹74K BTS#16 – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
Deepak Singh ₹69K Voyager ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD Adda52
Parag Shah ₹67K Mon Poker Nite #1 - ₹3 Lakhs GTD Spartan Poker
“Pabloescobat” ₹64K BTS#22 ₹5 Lakhs GTD PokerBaazi
Nitesh Baliyan ₹58K Voyager 3L GTD Adda52
Spartan Poker to Host Biggest-Ever Millionaire Series From September 1-11, Over ₹13 Crores Guaranteed
Spartan Poker has announced the fifth edition of the Millionaire Series from September 1 to 11. The series features a jaw-dropping ₹11.52 Crores in cash prizes guaranteed across 58 tournaments. Along with satellite guarantees, Game of Tickets giveaway, freerolls, and a ₹20 Lakhs leaderboard race, players will have over ₹13 Crores in value to chase in the mega-series.
Read the complete report here.
Pocket52`s ‘Cash Festival’ Has ₹4.50 Lakhs Up For Grabs Across High-Stakes Cash Tables
Pocket52`s Cash Festival has just a few days left before ending its week-long run on August 28 (morning). It is a straightforward cash game promotion for anyone playing the ₹100/₹200 or ₹250/₹500 cash tables and comprises three leaderboard races – all at the same stakes but at different time slots – guaranteeing ₹1.50 Lakhs in prizes each to the 30 top-ranked players in the standings.
That`s practically ₹4.50 Lakhs in free money daily for the taking by anyone willing to invest time and resources playing cash games on Pocket52!
Read the complete report here
PokerStreet’s Daily Leaderboards Offer ₹85,000 in Assured Cash Prizes
PokerStreet has come up with an enticing promotion for NLH and PLO cash table players; the top ten ranked players on the cash game leaderboard can earn over ₹85,000 in prizes daily. The promotion runs across the micro, mid, and high stakes, with the rewards increasing significantly at the higher stakes.
Read the complete report here
Natural8`s WSOP Online 2022 to Award 33 Bracelets (August 14 – September 17)
Asia’s leading online poker room, Natural8, is back with the 2022 edition of WSOP Online from August 14 to September 17. There are 33 bracelets to play, headlined by the $20 Million GTD $5,000 WSOP Main Event, the $10 Million GTD $210 Mystery Bounty event, and popular WSOP favorites like the Millionaire Maker and the $10,000 Heads-Up.
Read the complete report here
WPT Prime Cambodia
The 2022 edition of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime wrapped proceedings on Sunday, with the Philippines’ David Erquiaga shipping the $1,100 Main Event for $137,008. He struck a three-way deal with Chi Jen “Justin” Chu (2nd for $120,980) and Junnie Pamplona (3rd for $106,482) to clinch the trophy, also bagging a $10,400 package to the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas in December.
Erquaiga’s Main Event victory got him 900 TLB points for the series, making him the Player of the Festival (POF). He rode over India’s Kunal Patni (850 TLB points) and Trong Hieu Ngo (825 TLB points), earning an additional $5,000 package for a WPT Main Tour stop.
The Main Event was the biggest draw of the stop and broke all past attendance records for a live WPT event in Asia and a poker tournament in Cambodia.
A sizeable Indian contingent was part of the 1,050 entries that signed up through the three starting flights, and 23 Indians made it to Day 2. They all posted scores, and two Indians made it to the final table. Day 1A chip leader Kunal Patni was the strongest Indian contender for the title and entered the final table second in chips. He eventually finished sixth for $35,690 (₹28.48 Lakhs).
The second Indian on the FT, Ankit Jajodia, took home a seventh-place payout worth $27,510 (₹21.96 Lakhs).
Read the complete report here
Team India Cashes at the WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event
Rank | Player | Event | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Shardul Parthasarathi | #10: SHR Day | $68,922~₹54.88 Lakhs |
6 | Kunal Patni | #14:Main Event | $35,690~₹28.48 Lakhs |
7 | Ankit Jajodia | #14:Main Event | $27,510~₹21.96 Lakhs |
1 | Somashekar Kurkhepally Nahadeva | #11:Bounty Event | $18,567~₹14.83 Lakhs |
10 | Abhinav Iyer | #14:Main Event | $16,880~₹13.48 Lakhs |
1 | Ashish Munot | #1:NagaWorld Superstack | $12,877~₹10.25 Lakhs |
1 | Gurpal Singh | #24:Closer Turbo | $11,713~₹9.35 Lakhs |
14 | Pradeep Sharma | #14:Main Event | $10,830~₹8.65 Lakhs |
5 | Ankit Jajodia | #6:2.2K NLH Mini HR | $8,148~₹6.46 Lakhs |
1 | Kunal Patni | #5:$300 Deepstack NLH | $7,853~₹6.23 Lakhs |
5 | Kunal Patni | #7:Mystery Bounty | $3,850~₹6.23 Lakhs |
1 | Zarvan Tumboli | #9:PLO | $7000~₹5.55 Lakhs |
2 | Ankit Wadhawan | #24:Closer Turbo | $6,693~₹5.34 Lakhs |
1 | Akshay Kapoor | #8:NLH Single Day | $6,496~₹5.15 Lakhs |
8 | Shardul Parthasarathi | #6:2.2K NLH Mini HR | $4,190~₹3.32 Lakhs |
8 | Gaurav Sood | #7:Mystery Bounty | $2,240~₹3.32 Lakhs |
6 | Jasven Saigal | #7:Mystery Bounty | $3,190~₹2.93 Lakhs |
12 | Rishab Malik | #2:Opener | $3,655~₹2.90 Lakhs |
3 | Puttamsetty Raja Sekhar | #5:$300 Deepstack NLH | $3,609~₹2.86 Lakhs |
4 | Akshay Kapoor | #1:NagaWorld Superstack | $3,099~₹2.46 Lakhs |
5 | Anmol Mehta | #1:NagaWorld Superstack | $2,393~₹1.90 Lakhs |
7 | Jasven Saigal | #11:Bounty Event | $2,354~₹1.88 Lakhs |
5 | Ashish Munot | #24:Closer Turbo | $2,259~₹1.80 Lakhs |
4 | Kunal Patni | #3:Deepstack NLH Freezeout | $1,925~₹1.52 Lakhs |
22 | J Raju | #2:Opener | $1,745~₹1.38 Lakhs |
12 | Ankit Wadhawan | #7:Mystery Bounty | $1,565~₹1.24 Lakhs |
7 | Sumit Sapra | #24:Closer Turbo | $1,506~₹1.20 Lakhs |
16 | Kanchan Sharma | #11:Bounty Event | $1,177~₹94,072 |
11 | Dhaval Mudgal | #8:NLH Single Day | $1,140~₹90,530 |
12 | Anmol Mehta | #8:NLH Single Day | $1,140~₹90,530 |
18 | Dhaval Mudgal | #7:Mystery Bounty | $1,130~₹89,736 |
19 | Avneesh Munjal | #11:Bounty Event | $1,009~₹80,644 |
41 | Anshul Rajput | #2:Opener | $1,040~₹82,541 |
2 | Gunisha Sinha | #13:Ladies NLH | $1,020~₹81,229 |
15 | Avneesh Munjal | #8:NLH Single Day | $995~₹79,015 |
21 | Laksh Pal Singh | #7:Mystery Bounty | $925~₹73,457 |
15 | Rishab Malik | #1:NagaWorld Superstack | $920~₹73,259 |
47 | Dhaval Mudgal | #2:Opener | $900~₹71,430 |
8 | Shardul Parthasarathi | #3:Deepstack NLH Freezeout | $885~₹70,239 |
10 | Dhanesh Chainani | #5:$300 Deepstack NLH | $851~₹67,541 |
29 | Ashish Munot | #7:Mystery Bounty | $650~₹51,618 |
30 | Somashekar Kurkhepally Nahadeva | #7:Mystery Bounty | $650~₹51,618 |
11 | Ankit Jajodia | #9:PLO | $665~₹52,809 |
9 | Akshay Kapoor | #12:Short Deck Holdem | $421~₹33,526 |
16 | Ritwik Khanna | #14:Main Event | $8,830~₹7.05 Lakhs |
20 | Kanchan Sharma | #14:Main Event | $7,280~₹5.81 Lakhs |
21 | Siddhanth Kripalani | #14:Main Event | $6,070~₹4.85 Lakhs |
25 | Puttamsetty Raja Sekhar | #14:Main Event | $5,120~₹4.09 Lakhs |
29 | Jasven Saigal | #14:Main Event | $5,120~₹4.09 Lakhs |
31 | Ashish Munot | #14:Main Event | $5,120~₹4.09 Lakhs |
35 | Gaurav Sood | #14:Main Event | $4,380~₹3.50 Lakhs |
46 | Amit Kaushik | #14:Main Event | $3,780~₹3.02 Lakhs |
68 | Laksh Pal Singh | #14:Main Event | $2,640~₹2.11 Lakhs |
69 | Sameer Agarwal | #14:Main Event | $2,640~₹2.11 Lakhs |
82 | Kaushal Vasa | #14:Main Event | $2,210~₹1.77 Lakhs |
87 | Dhanesh Chainani | #14:Main Event | $2,210~₹1.77 Lakhs |
88 | Akshay Kapoor | #14:Main Event | $2,210~₹1.77 Lakhs |
89 | Sumit Sapra | #14:Main Event | $2,030~₹1.62 Lakhs |
91 | Ankit Wadhawan | #14:Main Event | $2,030~₹1.62 Lakhs |
104 | Zarvan Tumboli | #14:Main Event | $2,030~₹1.62 Lakhs |
105 | Pratibh Saluja | #14:Main Event | $1,900~₹1.52 Lakhs |
122 | Abhinandan Sarda | #14:Main Event | $1,810~₹1.45 Lakhs |
127 | Anil Adiani | #14:Main Event | $1,810~₹1.45 Lakhs |
131 | Ankit Jajodia | #14:Main Event | $1,810~₹1.45 Lakhs |
8 | Jasven Saigal | #16:PLO | $1,844~₹1.47 Lakhs |
9 | J Raju | #18:NLH Freezeout | $919~₹73,428 |
15 | Harsh Bubna | #18:NLH Freezeout | $701~₹56,010 |
3 | Gunisha Sinha | #19:NLH Turbo Freezeout | $3,283~₹2.62 Lakhs |
6 | J Raju | #19:NLH Turbo Freezeout | $1,325~₹1.06 Lakhs |
12 | Laksh Pal Singh | #19:NLH Turbo Freezeout | $783~₹62,561 |
13 | Kanchan Sharma | #19:NLH Turbo Freezeout | $678~₹54,172 |
13 | Ankit Wadhawan | #20:Bounty Event | $1,028~₹82,137 |
25 | Pratibh Saluja | #20:Bounty Event | $417~₹33,318 |
8 | Somashekar Kurkhepally Nahadeva | #21:HR | $12,000~₹9.58 Lakhs |
12 | Abhinav Iyer | #21:HR | $9,250~₹7.38 Lakhs |
17 | Zarvan Tumboli | #21:HR | $8,000~₹6.38 Lakhs |
15 | Shardul Parthasarathi | #22:Superstack Classic Freezeout | $1,059~₹84,558 |
1 | Jasven Saigal | #23:Superstack 6-Max | $6,255~₹4.99 Lakhs |
4 | Amit Kaushik | #23:Superstack 6-Max | $1,827~₹1.45 Lakhs |
5 | Laksh Pal Singh | #23:Superstack 6-Max | $1,414~₹1.12 Lakhs |
6 | Dhanesh Chainani | #24:Closer Turbo | $1,757~₹1.40 Lakhs |
Even though Patni and Jajodia fell short of the Main Event title, Team India pulled a spectacular show in the series. Two Indians won titles on the series’ last day, bringing the team’s total title tally to eight.
Gurpal Singh Nanda took down Event #24: Closer Turbo, where he overcame a 69-player field that included his heads-up opponent, fellow countryman PokerGuru Ambassador Ankit Wadhawan, to win the title for $11,713 (₹9.35 Lakhs). Wadhawan collected $6,693 (₹5.34 Lakhs) in second place.
Another three Indians, namely PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish Munot (5th for $2,259, ₹1.80 Lakhs), Dhanesh Chainani (6th for $1,757, ₹1.40 Lakhs), and Sumit Sapra (7th for $1,506, ₹1.20 Lakhs) scored in the Closer Turbo.
In Event #23: $300 Superstack 6-Max Finale, Jasven Saigal outlasted the 90-entry field to capture the title for $6,255 (₹4.99 Lakhs). Saigal headlined the three Indians who final-tabled the event, the other two being Amit Kaushik (4th for $1,827 – ₹1.46 Lakhs) and PokerGuru Ambassador Laksh Pal Singh (5th for $1,414 – ₹1.13 Lakhs).
Young Gun Shardul Parthasarthi (15th for $1,059, ₹84,543) was the lone Indian who cashed Event #22: Superstack Classic Freezeout.
WSOP bracelet winner Mike Takayama (Won $10K SHR Single Day Challenge for $94,100) and Chao-Ting Cheng (Won Event #22: Superstack Classic Freezeout for $51,682) were among the other winners in the closing week of the stop.
EPT Barcelona
One of Europe`s most prestigious live poker stops, EPT Barcelona returned to Casino Barcelona after a three-year hiatus from August 8 to 21.
Headlining the action towards the end was the €5,300 EPT Main Event that drew a record 2,294 entries from 78 countries. Italy’s Giuliano Bendinelli proved the last player standing and staged a remarkable comeback from a little over one BB to win the coveted title for a career-best €1,491,133. He struck a heads-up deal with France`s Jimmy Guerrero (2nd for €1,250,337).
Two Indians, Kavin Shah (92nd for €20,480, ₹16.45 Lakhs) and Apoorva Goel (318th for €8,860, ₹7.19 Lakhs), managed ITM finishes in the Main Event.
Read the complete report here.
Portugal’s Rui Ferreira championed the €10,300 High Roller for €767,750. The Polarize Poker coach struck a three-way ICM deal with Germany’s Stefan Schillhabel (2nd for €698,570) and Hungary’s Laszlo Molnar (3rd for €528,310).
Read the complete report here.
Germany’s Leonard Maue (Won €25K High Roller II for €653,160), Steve O’Dwyer (Won €25K High Roller II for €405,760), Johannes van Bemmel (Won €3K NLH Mystery Bounty Championship for €251,726), and Poland’s Mikolaj Zawadzki (Won €1,650 NLH Mystery Bounty for €95,418) won the other featured tournaments in the closing week of the series.
With this, we conclude this week’s roundup of the latest news updates and developments from the world of poker. We will return next week with our weekly report. Stay tuned.