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Daily Majors: NPS#69 Mini HighRoller Podium Finishers Tarush Gupta, Kabir Tandon & Vaibhav Sharma Emerge as Tuesday`s Top-Scoring Titans

Tuesday’s online poker arena was electric! With high-stakes tournaments in PokerBaazi’s ₹50 Crores GTD National Poker Series India 2024 and Junglee Poker’s ₹6+ Crores GTD Dhina Dhin Dha series fueling the fire, the battle for medals and massive payouts was nothing short of epic.

The undisputed star of Tuesday night was Tarush Gupta. His reign in PokerBaazi`s NPS#69 Mini HighRoller was nothing short of legendary, earning him his first-ever NPS Gold Medal and a staggering ₹13.47 Lakhs top prize. This monumental win catapulted Gupta’s online earnings past the ₹2 Crore mark and skyrocketed his annual profits beyond ₹50 Lakhs. Four additional deep runs propelled Gupta’s total for the day to an eye-popping ₹13.78 Lakhs.

AOPS – Goa Edition Main Event runner-up Vaibhav Sharma was hot on Gupta’s heels! Despite narrowly missing another title, his runner-up finish in the NPS#69 Mini HighRoller earned him a massive ₹10.64 Lakhs payday and his third career NPS Silver Medal, rocketing him into the #2 spot in annual profits.

Online poker powerhouse Kabir Tandon also made his mark in the NPS Mini Highroller, snagging his first-ever NPS medal – a dazzling Bronze – and a hefty ₹8.03 Lakh payday. But his night was far from over! Five cashes (including a Fifty Stack title on Natural8 India) saw Tandon rake in an incredible ₹12.85 Lakhs for the day.

Akshay Joshi made a triumphant return, breaking an over-year-long title drought by taking down PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive. This victory, his third NPS Gold, came with a hefty ₹3.83 Lakhs prize. Three additional deep runs bumped his total winnings to an impressive ₹4 Lakhs. And let’s not forget ‘YNWA1892,’ who snagged the NPS Silver and a personal best of ₹2.91 Lakhs. Upcoming sensation Hardik Nair nabbed Bronze and ₹2.15 Lakhs, pushing his total to a sweet ₹2.48 Lakhs.

Satyam Verma‘s persistence paid off! After a close call with Silver on Saturday, he finally clinched NPS Gold in PokerBaazi’s NPS#67 Marathon, raking in ₹3.06 Lakhs and bringing his five-event NPS haul to a sweet ₹3.68 Lakhs. Recent gold medallist Gurpal Singh claimed the Silver Medal and ₹2.35 Lakhs.

Praveen KR was unstoppable! He snagged two NPS Bronze medals (in NPS#67 Marathon & NPS#66 Relay), hit another final table, and cashed in three more events. This legendary performance netted him ₹3.21 Lakhs and blasted him past the ₹2 Crore mark in tracked online earnings.

The other NPS gold medallists of the day included Prateek Rana (Won NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹2 Lakhs), Kashish Gupta (Won NPS#66 Relay for ₹1.81 Lakhs), current NPS Podium Leaderboard topper Young Gun Abhishek Sonu (Won NPS#71 Relay for ₹1.79 Lakhs) and Harsh Bubna (Won NPS#65 Slamdunk for ₹1.51 Lakhs).

The excitement extended beyond PokerBaazi. Debneil Mukherjee, fresh off winning Maverick last month, conquered Adda52’s The Mint, pocketing ₹2.52 Lakhs and walking away with at least ₹3.22 Lakhs for the day. Ashish Munot, 2023 POY #4, snagged a hefty ₹2.48 Lakhs runner-up prize.

Paawan Bansal, on a hot streak of his own, grabbed his second flagship title in five days by winning Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack. A three-way deal saw Bansal walk away with ₹2.40 Lakhs, boosting his total earnings for the day to ₹2.44 Lakhs. Aishwary Sharma came tantalizingly close to his first 2024 win, banking ₹2.12 Lakhs as runner-up.

Junglee Poker’s Dhina Dhin Dha series crowned Mahadeb Pan as its DDD#37 Tuesday Phoenix champion! He scooped up a sweet ₹1.85 Lakhs, while runner-up Pavankiran Bellamkonda banked ₹1.35 Lakhs, with two deep runs pushing his total to ₹1.57 Lakhs.

Pocket52’s ‘totowala‘ is unstoppable! Following a recent Pocket Knights runner-up finish, they crushed Pocket Bullets for a ₹46,333 victory – their third of 2024! Sachin Raj secured ₹32,614 as runner-up, amassing ₹44,672 for the day.

The champions didn’t stop there – Sanchit Nag, Priyank Kothari, Arun Kumar, and Yash Chitre also etched their names into the winners’ circle on Tuesday.

Here are the Tuesday highlights!

 

PokerBaazi

NPS#69 Mini HighRoller – ₹75 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹14,950

Entries – 396

Re-entries – 348

Prize Pool – ₹96,72,000

Places Paid – 119

PokerBaazi`s NPS India 2024 hosted a high-stakes odyssey of poker action on Tuesday! Day 10 of this ground-breaking series was a whirlwind of action, but the ₹75 Lakhs GTD NPS#69 Mini HighRoller stood as the storm’s epicentre, with a battle for the ages unfolding at the virtual felt.

With the action heating up, online prodigy Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta emerged victorious in the 7:30 PM Tuesday showstopper, the NPS#69 Mini HighRoller, clinching his first-ever NPS Gold medal and pushing past the significant ₹2 Crore mark in recorded online profits!

Tarush Gupta
Tarush Gupta

 

Gupta, winner of big-ticket tournaments like last month’s BSS Big Bounty and AOPS Tuesday Feature, faced no less than 396 seasoned opponents in a field of 744 entries. After an over 9.5-hour marathon that stretched into the early hours today, he finally conquered the NPS#69 Mini HighRoller at 5:02 AM today, securing a massive ₹13.47 Lakhs – the day`s single-largest cash prize, his best score of 2024 (his fourth-best career score) and his career-third NPS medal (first of the ongoing series)! With the massive seven-figure win, Gupta recouped all his past losses on the platform in one scoop, crossing ₹50 Lakhs in annual winnings!

But Gupta’s success wasn’t limited to just this victory. He notched a staggering total of ₹13.78 Lakhs with four additional deep runs on PokerBaazi, solidifying his place as the day`s top scorer.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#69 Mini HighRoller for ₹13,47,310

> 22nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive for ₹14,637

> 17th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#71 Relay for ₹9,062

> 207th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#67 Marathon for ₹3,814

> 130th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,893

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s NPS#99 Mini Main Event (Qualifier 4)

Tarush Gupta’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.10 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹52.23 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹20.97 Lakhs | NPS Medals Won: 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze

The NPS#69 Mini HighRoller final table was smokin’ hot, packed with poker legends! But none were hotter than online MTT crusher Vaibhav ‘WakhraSwagNi’ Sharma, coming in fresh off a second-place finish in Adda52`s AOPS – Goa Edition Main Event. Sharma channelled his inner jazz cat and laid down a jaw-dropping performance; though it wasn’t quite enough to snag that elusive first title in seven months, he emerged as the day’s third-biggest scorer. Sharma’s runner-up finish landed him a career-third NPS Silver Medal and a dazzling ₹10.64 Lakhs to boot, ascending him to the #2 spot of the annual profits standings!

Vaibhav Sharma
Vaibhav Sharma

 

Vaibhav Sharma’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.16 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.31 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹50.98 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹48.30 Lakhs | Moves to #2 in Annual Profits | NPS Medals Won: 3 Silver

Online stalwart Kabir ’tiltplay’ Tandon (opted out of our tracking) also graced the Mini HighRoller final table, notching his first NPS medal (a Bronze!) and ₹8.03 Lakhs in winnings. Tandon’s night was a bankroll explosion, with at least five cashes (including a win on Natural8) totalling a massive ₹12.85 Lakhs – making him the day’s second-biggest scorer.

Kabir Tandon
Kabir Tandon

 

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#69 Mini HighRoller for ₹8,02,776

> 1st in Natural8 India’s Fifty Stack 55 for ₹4,07,736

> 143rd in Natural8 India’s 215 Bounty Hunters Big Dance for ₹60,284

> 180th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#65 Slamdunk for ₹1,725

> 204th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#67 Marathon for ₹3,814

> 22nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹8,831

The NPS#69 Mini HighRoller final table also saw strong finishes by Sahaj ‘pandit12’ Tambi (4th for ₹5.46 Lakhs) and the ever-present Sam ‘thereallokimon’ Anand (6th for ₹2.51 Lakhs).

Even with a steep ₹14,950 buy-in, the NPS#69 Mini HighRoller smashed its guarantee, generating a staggering ₹96.72 Lakhs prize pool. The top 119 warriors earned a share, proving once again that NPS India 2024 is where Indian poker players find the ultimate action and value!

Final Table Results

  1. Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta – ₹13,47,310
  2. Vaibhav ‘WakhraSwagNi’ Sharma – ₹10,63,920
  3. Kabir ‘tiltplay’ Tandon – ₹8,02,776
  4. Sahaj ‘pandit12’ Tambi – ₹5,46,468
  5. Pavan1126 – ₹3,67,536
  6. Sam ‘thereallokimon’ Anand – ₹2,51,472

 

NPS#70 Deepdive – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,645

Entries – 697

Re-entries – 657

Prize Pool – ₹31,14,200

Places Paid – 246

His title drought is officially over! Less than a year after his last NPS Gold Medal victory, Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi stormed back onto the scene in spectacular fashion. He dominated PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD NPS#70 Deepdive, adding a dazzling third Gold to his trophy case.

Akshay Joshi
Akshay Joshi

 

Joshi carved a path through a monstrous field of 1,354 entries (697 unique players) in the 8:30 PM flagship event. After a gruelling nine-hour poker marathon, he emerged victorious, scooping up a massive ₹3.83 Lakhs – his biggest payday of 2024 and eighth-largest score ever! Tuesday night proved a veritable gold rush for Joshi, as he padded his winnings by ₹4 Lakhs across four NPS events and locked up Day 2 seats in two other headliners.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive for ₹3,82,735

> 29th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹6,547

> 68th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#66 Relay for ₹5,250

> 183rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#71 Relay for ₹1,931

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s NPS#90 Value Mine (Qualifer 7)

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s NPS#99 Mini Main Event (Qualifier 4)

Akshay Joshi’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.65 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹62.15 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | NPS Medals Won: 3 Gold and 1 Bronze

‘YNWA1892, a seasoned PokerBaazi player since September 2021, put up the fight of their career in last night’s NPS#70 Deepdive. Their relentless determination with two entries earned them a personal best ₹2.91 Lakhs and a hard-fought Silver Medal.

YNWA1892’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹34.26 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹1.86 Lakhs | NPS Medals Won: 1 Silver

Aditya Agarwal‘s protégé, Hardik ‘HARDIKHARDIK’ Nair, came tantalizingly close to his first big win since taking down the Daily Turbo on March 4. After three bold entries in the NPS#70 Deepdive, Nair clinched his first-ever NPS Bronze Medal (his second overall) and ₹2.15 Lakhs. His winnings for the night reached an impressive ₹2.48 Lakhs across four events.

Hardik Nair
Hardik Nair

 

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive for ₹2,14,880

> 11th in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹18,665

> 37th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#67 Marathon for ₹9,536

> 53rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#71 Relay for ₹4,457

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s NPS#90 Value Mine (Qualifer 7)

Hardik Nair’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.90 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹92.01 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #11 | Annual Winnings: ₹65.72 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹12.71 Lakhs | Ranked #26 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | NPS Medals Won: 1 Silver and 1 Bronze

The NPS#70 Deepdive final table also witnessed strong showings from Monday’s NPS#59 Deepdive finalist Sunny ‘Sunnyahuja’ Ahuja (6th for ₹62,595), last week’s NPS#15 (5-Max) Hyper SPRINT gold medallist Divya ‘Dr19sidhu’ Raushan (7th for ₹46,402) and Anand ‘Losserscc’ S (8th for ₹34,256).

The ₹2,645 buy-in NPS#70 Deepdive obliterated its guarantee, drawing in a massive crowd that pushed the prize pool to ₹31.14 Lakhs. With 246 players cashing out, NPS India 2024 continues its historic run!

Final Table Results

  1. Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi – ₹3,82,735
  2. YNWA1892 – ₹2,91,178
  3. Hardik ‘HARDIKHARDIK’ Nair – ₹2,14,880
  4. Pier39 – ₹1,48,547
  5. oyeahbaby – ₹99,654
  6. Sunny ‘Sunnyahuja’ Ahuja – ₹62,595
  7. Divya ‘Dr19sidhu’ Raushan – ₹46,402
  8. Anand ‘Losserscc’ S – ₹34,256

 

NPS#67 Marathon – 20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 2,300

Entries – 574

Re-entries – 618

Prize Pool – 23,84,000

Places Paid – 230

Satyam ‘satyamverma25’ Verma is on a gold rush! Building on his recent successes, he’s turned unstoppable. After a close call with a runner-up finish in Saturday’s NPS#46 Deepdive and a hot streak on Natural8 India, Verma finally struck NPS Gold last night! He conquered PokerBaazi’s 20 Lakhs GTD NPS#67 Marathon.

Satyam Verma
Satyam Verma

 

Verma blazed through a massive field of 1,192 players (574 unique) in an epic 8.5-hour poker battle. His four-bullet strategy in the 5:30 PM NPS mainstay paid off, clinching the 3.06 Lakhs top prize and that coveted NPS Gold Medal.

But the wins didn’t end there – deep runs in four other NPS tournaments boosted Verma’s Tuesday haul to a sweet 3.68 Lakhs. This streak catapults him into the NPS Podium Leaderboard’s top 10 and #14 on the NPS Series Leaderboard with a stunning 45 NPS cashes for the series. Talk about consistency and dedication!

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#67 Marathon for 3,06,344

> 25th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#69 Mini HighRoller for 53,196

> 64th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive for 8,408

> 54th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#71 Relay for 4,457

> 54th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#66 Relay for 4,050

Satyam Verma’s online stats (PokerStars India, PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: 3.77 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 1.27 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Annual Winnings: 68.63 Lakhs | Annual Profits: 20.95 Lakhs | Moves to #23 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Moves to #23 in Annual Profits | NPS Medals Won: 1 Gold & 1 Silver | Moves to #14 on the NPS Series Leaderboard | Moves to #10 on the NPS Podium Leaderboard

The race for NPS glory wasn’t just about Verma. Gurpal ‘roothless’ Singh, fresh off his NPS#25 Marathon victory, added another medal to his collection with a strong Silver finish in the NPS#67 Marathon, raking in 2.35 Lakhs. He also made a cash finish in the NPS#66 Relay (56th for 6,000), adding 2.41 Lakhs for the day.

Gurpal Singh Nanda
Gurpal Singh Nanda

 

Gurpal Singh’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: 3.83 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 92.61 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #3 | Annual Winnings: 40.06 Lakhs | NPS Medals Won: 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze | Moves to #79 on the NPS Series Leaderboard | Moves to #13 on the NPS Podium Leaderboard

Last week’s DDD#19 Wednesday Mania winner, Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR, the consistency king, proved his mettle once again! Six deep runs, including three final tables appearances and two NPS Bronze Medal wins in the NPS#67 Marathon and NPS#66 Relay, saw him pocket a handsome 3.21 Lakhs. This boosted his NPS medal count to three and pushed him past the 2 Crore mark in tracked online earnings – a true milestone!

Praveen KR
Praveen KR

 

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#67 Marathon for 1,70,694

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#66 Relay for 1,20,000

> 5th in Adda52’s Voyager for 14,957

> 62nd in Adda52’s The Mint for 8,037

> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#65 Slamdunk for 4,805

> 158th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT for 2,588

Praveen KR’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: 2.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 23.31 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #5 | Annual Winnings: 40.69 Lakhs | Annual Profits: 10.26 Lakhs | NPS Medals Won: 3 Bronze

The NPS#67 Marathon final table was a who’s-who of poker – Anish ‘Fishlover001’ Vijayvergia (4th for 1.16 Lakhs), Buhr ‘buhr1085’ Advirkar (5th for 79,626), last night’s The Mint champion Debneil ‘chhotaDon’ Mukherjee (6th for 48,395), and poker veteran Shravan ‘FishStars’ Chhabria (8th for 26,462) added extra heat to the battle.

With a 2,300 buy-in, the NPS#67 Marathon blew away its guarantee, generating a 23.84 Lakhs prize pool. 230 players cashed out, proving that the NPS India 2024 is delivering action and rewards like never before!

Final Table Results

  1. Satyam ‘satyamverma25’ Verma – 3,06,344
  2. Gurpal ‘roothless’ Singh – 2,34,824
  3. Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR – 1,70,694
  4. Anish ‘Fishlover001’ Vijayvergia – 1,16,339
  5. Buhr ‘buhr1085’ Advirkar – 79,626
  6. Debneil ‘chhotaDon’ Mukherjee – 48,395
  7. asit77a – 35,760
  8. Shravan ‘FishStars’ Chhabria – 26,462

 

NPS#66 Relay – 15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 2,300

Entries – 357

Re-entries – 333

Prize Pool – 15,00,000

Places Paid – 137

Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta (opted out of our tracking) made a spectacular debut in the NPS Gold Medal winner’s circle last night! With an aggressive strategy and relentless determination, he battled through a field of 690 players (357 unique) in PokerBaazi 15 Lakhs GTD NPS#66 Relay. After an epic 6.5-hour grind and four bullets fired in this 4 PM flagship, he clinched victory and the top prize of 1.81 Lakhs (after a heads-up deal). This triumph marks Gupta’s first-ever NPS Gold Medal.

But Gupta’s night of dominance didn’t end there. He continued crushing the competition, scoring in at least five other tournaments on Tuesday and raking in over 2.25 Lakhs in total winnings.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#66 Relay for 1,80,910* (heads-up deal)

> 13th in Spartan Poker Mega Stack for 23,456

> 58th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive for 8,408

> 107th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#67 Marathon for 5,245

> 61st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT for 5,177

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#71 Relay for 1,634

PokerBaazi player ‘violentRaise’ also celebrated a significant milestone, securing their first-ever NPS Silver Medal with a runner-up finish in the NPS#66 Relay. This impressive performance netted them a cool 1.78 Lakhs after a heads-up deal.

violentRaise’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: 5.03 Lakhs | Site Profits: 3.12 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR, fresh off his victory in last week’s DDD#19 Wednesday Mania, proved his consistency is no fluke. He dominated Tuesday with six deep runs, including two NPS Bronze Medal wins in the NPS#67 Marathon and NPS#66 Relay. This rampage brought his total winnings for the day to a massive 3.21 Lakhs, boosting his NPS medal count to three and skyrocketing him past the 2 Crore mark in tracked online earnings.

Praveen KR
Praveen KR

 

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#67 Marathon for 1,70,694

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#66 Relay for 1,20,000

> 5th in Adda52’s Voyager for 14,957

> 62nd in Adda52’s The Mint for 8,037

> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#65 Slamdunk for 4,805

> 158th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT for 2,588

Praveen KR’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: 2.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 23.31 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #5 | Annual Winnings: 40.69 Lakhs | Annual Profits: 10.26 Lakhs | NPS Medals Won: 3 Bronze

The NPS#66 Relay final table also witnessed other known players like Vaibhav ‘durrrr1310’ Saigal (5th for 58,500), Surbhit ‘grovahova’ Grover (7th for 28,500), and Narender ‘Char8’ Ahalawat (8th for 22,800) bringing their A-game to the felt, adding extra heat to the battle for the podium.

While most NPS India 2024 events have been crushing their guarantees, the 2,300 buy-in NPS#66 Relay surprisingly fell short – becoming the second event in the last ten days of the series to record an overlay. The resulting 1.20 Lakhs shortfall meant even more value for the top 137 players who cashed out!

Final Table Results

  1. Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta – 1,80,910*
  2. violentRaise – 1,78,340*
  3. Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR – 1,20,000
  4. drpoker – 81,000
  5. Vaibhav ‘durrrr1310’ Saigal – 58,500
  6. Radheyk3 – 36,600
  7. Surbhit ‘grovahova’ Grover – 28,500
  8. Narender ‘Char8’ Ahalawat – 22,800

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,725

Entries – 542

Re-entries – 473

Prize Pool – ₹15,22,500

Places Paid – 193

Prateek ‘prana’ Rana made a thunderous return to the winner’s circle last night! He conquered PokerBaazi’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT, blasting through a massive field of 1,015 entrants (542 unique) in the 6:30 PM flagship. This 7-hour marathon ended with Rana clinching his first NPS Gold Medal and a hefty ₹2 Lakhs payday – his second-best PokerBaazi score! This epic victory finally breaks Rana`s seven-month title drought, stretching back to his Masters#12 (5-Max) HYPER win last August.

Prateek Rana
Prateek Rana

 

Prateek Rana’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹61.71 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | NPS Medals Won: 1 Gold

Adding to the drama, ‘SPTHEDESTROYER’ put up a phenomenal fight in the NPS#68 SPRINT. Their epic battle earned them a runner-up finish and a personal best ₹1.54 Lakhs payout – complete with their first-ever NPS Silver Medal!

SPTHEDESTROYER’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹13.10 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹5.01 Lakhs | NPS Medals Won: 1 Silver

The NPS#68 final table was packed with heavy hitters, including NPS#40 (7-Max) Friday Freestyle winner Samyak ‘stonedurrr’ Sethi (3rd for ₹1.09 Lakhs – his first NPS Bronze medal and third NPS medal overall), Gunisha ‘obimikel’ Sinha (4th for ₹77,039), Mayank ‘mayhem97’ Kajala (5th for ₹53,135) and the recent NPS#53 Megadive winner on a heater, Natural8 India Executive Director Kunal ‘VasooliChacha’ Patni (6th for ₹31,516).

With a ₹1,725 buy-in, the NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT smashed its guarantee, generating a ₹15.22 Lakhs prize pool. 193 players cashed out, showcasing the incredible value and opportunity at NPS India 2024.

Final Table Results

  1. Prateek ‘prana’ Rana – ₹2,00,209
  2. SPTHEDESTROYER – ₹1,53,773
  3. Samyak ‘stonedurrr’ Sethi – ₹1,09,011
  4. Gunisha ‘obimikel’ Sinha – ₹77,039
  5. Mayank ‘mayhem97’ Kajala – ₹53,135
  6. Kunal ‘VasooliChacha’ Patni – ₹31,516

 

NPS#71 Relay – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹920

Entries – 935

Re-entries – 922

Prize Pool – ₹14,85,600

Places Paid – 321

Young Gun Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu is on fire! His back-to-back NPS Slamdunk wins last week were just a prelude. Last night, he pulled out another coup by conquering PokerBaazi`s ₹10 Lakhs GTD NPS#71 Relay. In an epic 8-hour marathon against a colossal field of 1,857 entries (935 unique players), Sonu outlasted them all, clinching the 9:30 PM flagship title and a magnificent ₹1.79 Lakhs top prize.

Abhishek Sonu
Abhishek Sonu

 

This win marks a hat-trick of NPS Gold Medals for Sonu, propelling him to the top of the NPS Podium Leaderboard with another Bronze, adding 32 points to his tally. He’s now the clear frontrunner for the ₹10 Lakhs Vegas package!

Sonu’s incredible run didn’t end there. He continued crushing the NPS events, adding two more deep runs that brought his Tuesday winnings to at least ₹1.98 Lakhs! This hot streak blasts him up five places to #6 on the NPS Series Leaderboard.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#71 Relay for ₹1,79,015

> 20th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive for ₹14,637

> 90th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#66 (7-Max) Relay for ₹4,500

Natansh ‘Evilbunny36’ Basandra, hot off his thrilling Friday (6-Max) SPRINT victory, refused to be outshined. He fought valiantly in the NPS#71 Relay, securing his first-ever NPS Silver Medal with two entries and a hefty ₹1.34 Lakhs.

Natansh Basandra
Natansh Basandra

 

Natansh Basandra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.35 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.91 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #5 | NPS Medals Won: 1 Silver

Akshay ‘jumlebaz’ Kumar (opted out of our tracking) also brought his A-game in NPS#71 Relay, securing a Bronze Medal and a cool ₹98,792 prize.

The NPS#71 Relay final table was a warzone, featuring seasoned regulars like Akash ‘hell12’ Singhal (5th for ₹48,876), the recent NPS#62 Monday Medley silver medallist and POY contender Vinay ‘Vinstill’ B (6th for ₹33,872) and last week`s NPS#16 Deepdive finalist, PokerBaazi`s own Sanjay ‘Dynamo’ Taneja (8th for ₹17,976).

Like most other NPS events of the day, the ₹920 buy-in NPS#71 Relay also smashed its guarantee, proving the series’ immense popularity. The massive field generated a ₹14.85 Lakhs prize pool, with 321 players walking away with cash prizes.

Final Table Results

  1. Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu – ₹1,79,015
  2. Natansh ‘Evilbunny36’ Basandra – ₹1,34,447
  3. Akshay ‘jumlebaz’ Kumar – ₹98,792
  4. Scp12345 – ₹69,080
  5. Akash ‘hell12’ Singhal – ₹48,876
  6. Vinay ‘Vinstill’ B – ₹33,872
  7. Adamya07 – ₹24,512
  8. Sanjay ‘Dynamo’ Taneja – ₹17,976

 

NPS#65 Slamdunk – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,035

Entries – 661

Re-entries – 708

Prize Pool – ₹12,32,100

Places Paid – 246

Kolkata’s poker powerhouse, Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna, delivered on his potential with a dominating win in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD NPS#65 Slamdunk last night! This MoneyMaker 42.0 champion conquered a massive field of 1,369 contenders (661 unique) in the 2:30 PM flagship, earning his first-ever NPS Gold Medal. After an 8-hour marathon, Bubna emerged victorious, clinching a hefty ₹1.51 Lakhs payday – his first major title of the month!

Harsh Bubna
Harsh Bubna

 

This win was simply the icing on the cake, capping off a successful Tuesday where Bubna raked in ₹1.78 Lakhs from five cashes and advanced to Day 2 of two major NPS events.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#65 Slamdunk for ₹1,51,425

> 43rd in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹9,921

> 120th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive for ₹6,540

> 66th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹5,177

> 80th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#66 Relay for ₹5,250

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s NPS#90 Value Mine (Qualifer 7)

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s NPS#99 Mini Main Event (Qualifier 4)

Harsh Bubna’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.71 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.60 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #7 | Annual Winnings: ₹73.08 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹11.23 Lakhs | Ranked #17 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | NPS Medals Won: 1 Gold and 1 Silver | Moves to #27 on the NPS Series Leaderboard

Neeraj ‘neerunj’ Sattawat, hot off his runner-up finish in Monday’s NPS#61 Marathon, continued his impressive run. He added a third Silver Medal to his NPS India 2024 collection in the NPS#65 Slamdunk, pocketing a neat ₹1.15 Lakhs. His Tuesday haul was even sweeter, reaching a total of ₹2.31 Lakhs across six deep runs (five of them at the NPS).

Neeraj Sattawat
Neeraj Sattawat

 

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#65 Slamdunk for ₹1,15,201

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#69 Mini HighRoller for ₹87,048

> 40th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive for ₹12,145

> 59th in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹8,037

> 110th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#66 Relay for ₹4,500

> 203rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#67 Marathon for ₹3,814

> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s NPS#99 Mini Main Event (Qualifier 4)

Neeraj Sattawat’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.78 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.09 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #6 | NPS Medals Won: 4 Silver | Moves to #28 on the NPS Series Leaderboard

Kripansh ‘GentMrK’ Khosla also made his mark, clinching his first-ever NPS Bronze Medal with a gutsy third-place finish in the NPS#65 Slamdunk with two entries, pocketing ₹85,015.

Kripansh Khosla
Kripansh Khosla

 

The NPS#65 Slamdunk final table was an eclectic mix of heavy hitters and other regulars, including the #2 ranked player on the annual TLB (points) leaderboard Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur (4th for ₹58,771), Lavesh ‘upay4myweed98’ Meena (5th for ₹39,427), Sumeet ‘AcesHeart’ Kumar (6th for ₹24,765), the in-form Prafull ‘BulletsBaby’ H (7th for ₹18,358) and Abhinav ‘abhinavnath’ Nath (8th for ₹13,553).

The massive field and ₹12.32 Lakhs prize pool in the ₹1,035 buy-in NPS#65 Slamdunk was a testament to the event’s popularity. The top 246 players walked away with a piece of the prize, highlighting the incredible value found at the NPS India 2024!

Final Table Results

  1. Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – ₹1,51,425
  2. Neeraj ‘neerunj’ Sattawat – ₹1,15,201
  3. Kripansh ‘GentMrK’ Khosla – ₹85,015
  4. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹58,771
  5. Lavesh ‘upay4myweed98’ Meena – ₹39,427
  6. Sumeet ‘AcesHeart’ Kumar – ₹24,765
  7. Prafull ‘BulletsBaby’ H – ₹18,358
  8. Abhinav ‘abhinavnath’ Nath – ₹13,553

 

3 Crores GTD NPS Mini Main Event – Qualifier 4

Q4 > Entries – 432 | Re-entries – 221 | Survivors – 52 | Chip Leader – ‘momsuji’ (614,000)

Combined > Entries – 1,972 | Re-entries – 723 | Survivors – 240 | Overall Chip Leader – ‘momsuji’ (614,000)

 

1 Crore GTD NPS Value Mine – Qualifier 7

Q7 > Entries – 536 | Re-entries – 232 | Survivors – 90 | Chip Leader – ‘Vikrantdeskk’ (586,000)

Combined > Entries – 3,509 | Re-entries – 1,642 | Survivors – 653 | Overall Chip Leader – ‘SpencerStrasmore’ (639,000)

 

NPS India 2024 Series Leaderboard Standings After Day 10

The race for the NPS India 2024 Series Leaderboard crown is a nail-biter! As Day 10 concludes, poker titans and rising stars are locked in a fierce battle for supremacy.

Rising Star Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh‘s reign continues! His epic double Gold Medal win last week propelled him to the top, and he’s been unstoppable ever since. With seven straight days at #1, a final table finish in NPS#31 (PLO-5), and a jaw-dropping 30 additional cashes, Parakh sits comfortably in the lead with 16,578 points. However, even a day off for a birthday celebration has seen him slip in the Podium Leaderboard standings from #2 to #3. This shows how cutthroat the NPS competition truly is!

Avneesh ‘iamam’ Munjal is back in familiar territory, holding the #2 spot on the Series Leaderboard for the second straight day. His relentless assault on every NPS event fueled his surge. With an impressive 67 cashes out of 71 tournaments, he’s not far from Parakh with 14,635 points.

Last year’s NPS Podium Leaderboard champion Vikram Mishra roared back into contention with a decisive Gold Medal win in NPS #33 Thursday Thunder. This victory, his first gold of the series, combined with final table appearances in three other events, solidifies his #3 spot on the Series Leaderboard with 13,815 points.

RankPlayerPoints
1Aman 'KarmaPoker' Parakh16,578
2Avneesh 'iamam' Munjal14,635
3Vikram 'Poker_lover' Mishra13,815
4Samay 'SamaySinghModi' Modi13,210
5Shivam 'daddyaddy' Kumar Dubey12,888
6Abhishek 'chipndchair' Sonu12,529
7Vikhyat 'supersaiyan57' Ahlawat12,414
8Ganesh 'Ganesh24' Durgade12,233
9Chirag 'miyagi' Sodha11,915
10Deepak '3streakbluff' Singh11,653

 

NPS India 2024 Podium Leaderboard Standings After Day 10

The NPS India 2024 Podium Leaderboard is ablaze with action and Young Gun Abhishek ‘addysonu’ Sonu has stormed to the top after Day 10. His relentless pursuit of Gold, including a victory in last night’s NPS#71 Relay, has propelled him past the competition. With three Gold Medals already under his belt (including back-to-back wins in NPS#32 #Slamdunk and NPS#44 #Slamdunk), Sonu is now the second player in the series to achieve this feat and commands the Podium Leaderboard with 32 points.

Former #1 Samay ‘SamaySinghModi’ Singh Modi is hot on his heels. His recent domination remains legendary, with three consecutive days at the top and a dazzling three-Gold Medal streak. However, he’s slipped to #2 but is still an undeniable NPS force to be reckoned with.

Meanwhile, NPS Series Leaderboard leader Rising Star Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh is a constant threat. Despite a well-deserved birthday break, he remains in the podium hunt at #3. His two Golds, one Silver, and eight career NPS medals make him a formidable contender.

 

‘saifjolly’ (Won 4 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for 62,130), ‘nash007’ (Won 1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 Daily for 31,540), ‘tomspoker’ (Won 1 Lakh GTD (6-Max) SPRINT for 22,010), and Sanchit ‘deuceseven27’ Nag (Won 1 Lakh GTD Midnight SPRINT for 20,300) won the other Tuesday marquees on PokerBaazi.

 

Junglee Poker

DDD#37 Tuesday Phoenix – 10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 2,750

Entries – 336

Prize Pool – 10,00,000

Places Paid – 47

Mahadeb ‘pan8145’ Pan made a triumphant statement on Day 12 of Junglee Poker’s 6+ Crores GTD Dhina Dhin Dha series. In a thrilling 7+ hour battle, he outlasted a field of 336 players in the 10 Lakhs GTD DDD#37 Tuesday Phoenix. Pan’s relentless pursuit of victory culminated in his first major title of 2024 and a hefty 1.85 Lakhs payday, marking a huge milestone in his poker journey.

Pavankiran ‘Rootahua Macchi’ Bellamkonda came oh-so-close to tasting victory, ultimately settling for a well-earned runner-up finish in the Tuesday Phoenix, pocketing 1.35 Lakhs. But Bellamkonda’s impressive run didn’t end there! He followed up with a deep run in PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive (17th place for 21,488), raking in an impressive total of 1.57 Lakhs for his Tuesday efforts.

Pavankiran B
Pavankiran B

 

Pavankiran Bellamkonda’s online stats (excluding Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: 3.91 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 68.73 Lakhs

In an unexpected twist, the 2,750 buy-in DDD#37 Tuesday Phoenix experienced a 1.75 Lakhs overlay. However, this didn’t stop the top 47 players from cashing out, proving yet again that Junglee Poker’s Dhina Dhin Dha series is packed with fantastic value.

Final Table Results

  1. Mahadeb ‘pan8145’ Pan – 1,84,800
  2. Pavankiran ‘Rootahua Macchi’ Bellamkonda – 1,35,200
  3. odinmc – 97,400
  4. pay2win – 70,200
  5. ballbat35674250 – 50,600
  6. mahakal.1122 – 36,500

 

The other DDD title winners of the day included ‘bigbluewhale’ (Won 2.50 Lakhs GTD DDD#38 Tuesday Turbo for 67,512) and ‘sartaj7777’ (Won 2 Lakhs GTD DDD#36 for 27,520).

 

Pocket52

Pocket Bullets – ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,250

Entries – 142

Re-entries – 77

Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000

Places Paid – 35

Pocket52 regular ‘totowala‘ is proving their poker prowess! Their recent runner-up finish in the Pocket Knights was just a prelude. Last night, this mystery player outlasted a field of 219 players (142 unique) in the ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Bullets, snatching victory and a well-deserved ₹46,433 prize. This win marks a remarkable third title for ‘totowala’ on Pocket52 this year.

totwala’s Pocket52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.21 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹91,000 | Titles Won in 2024: #3

Well-known reg and recent (6-Max) DST champion Sachin ‘brownguy26’ Raj came tantalizingly close to adding a second Pocket Bullets title to his resume. His impressive run earned him a commendable ₹32,614 for his runner-up finish.

Sachin Raj
Sachin Raj

 

But Raj wasn’t done! He continued his Tuesday grind with a flurry of three other cashes at PokerBaazi`s NPS India 2024, adding a neat ₹44,672 in total earnings.

> 2nd in Pocket52`s Pocket Bullets for ₹32,614

> 39th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#65 Slamdunk for ₹4,805

> 184th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive for ₹4,360

> 143rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,893

Sachin Raj’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹32.80 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

Pocket52 covered the marginal ₹997 overlay shortfall in the ₹1,250 buy-in Pocket Bullets with Tournament Discount Credits (TDC), with the top 30 finishers walking away with their deserved rewards.

Final Table Results

  1. totowala – ₹46,433
  2. Sachin ’brownguy26’ Raj – ₹32,614
  3. Maa111 – ₹24,485
  4. Represenm8mult – ₹18,679
  5. ATLAS – ₹14,531
  6. parimal121 – ₹11,413
  7. iamit_sharma_ – ₹9,068
  8. Dipak11 – ₹7,305

 

user1625620087’ (Won 50K GTD Brunch for 10,871) and ‘Thebulletsaa’ (Won 40K GTD Soda for 8,697) won the other Tuesday marquees on Pocket52.

 

Adda52

The Mint – ₹14 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,000

Entries – 221

Re-entries – 216

Prize Pool – ₹15,90,680

Places Paid – 63

Debneil ‘NoobNeil’ Mukherjee (opted out of our tracking), the poker powerhouse behind a string of recent successes, including second place in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire II in January and a top finish in Adda52’s Maverick last month, is showing no signs of stopping! Last night, he dominated Adda52’s ₹14 Lakhs GTD The Mint, conquering a field of 437 skilled players (221 unique). After a thrilling 7-hour and 10-minute poker showdown, a heads-up deal secured him a massive ₹2.52 Lakhs payday.

Debneil Mukherjee
Debneil Mukherjee

 

But that’s not all! Mukherjee made it rain on PokerBaazi’s NPS India 2024, scoring in five tournaments (including an NPS#67 Marathon final table). His total Tuesday touched a remarkable ₹3.22 Lakhs, at the very least.

> 1st in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹2,51,960* (heads-up deal)

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#67 Marathon for ₹48,400

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#66 Relay for ₹12,600

> 46th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹5,180

> 89th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#65 Slamdunk for ₹2,590

> 219th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#71 Relay for ₹1,630

Hot on Mukherjee’s heels was poker phenom Ashish ‘ragspoker’ Munot, the 2023 POY #4. Coming in hot after a spectacular Sunday with fourth-place finishes in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack and PokerBaazi’s NPS#53 Megadive, he nearly snagged his first The Mint title. His runner-up finish, sealed by a heads-up deal, still netted him a cool ₹2.48 Lakhs.

Ashish Munot
Ashish Munot

 

Ashish Munot’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹14.24 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.97 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹62.51 Lakhs | Ranked #30 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

The Mint final table overflowed with poker talent, featuring mid-stakes maverick Mandar ‘MAMA04’ Madaye (3rd for ₹1.55 Lakhs), the current annual TLB (points) leaderboard topper Mohak ‘sparkie’ Kapoor (4th for ₹1.14 Lakhs), Pokcet52 Team Pro Laksh ‘boomtilt23’ Pal Singh (5th for ₹83,243) and the recent NPS#61 Marathon gold medallist Deepak ‘peacelover’ Singh (8th for ₹32,783).

The ₹4,000 buy-in The Mint blew past its guarantee, generating a ₹15.91 Lakhs prize pool. With payouts for the top 63 players, The Mint’s reputation as a high-value, must-play tournament stands firm!

Final Table Results

  1. Debneil ‘NoobNeil’ Mukherjee – ₹2,51,960*
  2. Ashish ‘ragspoker’ Munot – ₹2,47,769*
  3. Mandar ‘MAMA04’ Madaye – ₹1,54,932
  4. Mohak ‘sparkie’ Kapoor – ₹1,13,565
  5. Laksh ‘boomtilt23’ Pal Singh – ₹83,243
  6. vishnuagrawal2534 – ₹61,017
  7. PIYUSHBAID654 – ₹44,725
  8. Deepak ‘peacelover’ Singh – ₹32,783

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

Priyank ‘Piko1432’ Kothari (Won 2.50 Lakhs GTD Voyager for 49,696), ‘DriftShift’ (Won 1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for 34,671), ‘7A3A8A0A7B’ (Won 1.30 Lakhs GTD The Mint Lite for 24,715), ‘Saiupp1987’ (Won 1 Lakh GTD Afternoon Adda for 20,201), ArunShahidKapoorAfridiKumar (Won 50K GTD Bounty Adda for 12,921), and ‘JJAADDUUGGAARR’ (Won 40K GTD Sundown Adda for 12,703) won the other Tuesday marquees on Adda52.

 

SpartanPoker

Mega Stack – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 140

Re-entries – 50

Re-buys – 166

Prize Pool – ₹14,24,000

Places Paid – 27

Poker beast Paawan ‘nutskibhookh’ Bansal, known for his epic WSOP 2018 The Closer runner-up finish, is on a comeback tear! After crushing Adda52’s Godfather last week, he powered through Spartan Poker’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD Mega Stack, clinching the flagship title with unstoppable aggression.

Paawan Bansal
Paawan Bansal

 

Fresh off a Sunday Millionaire VI final table appearance, Bansal wasted no time taking down the 8 PM Mega Stack. He fired three bullets in a 7.5-hour grind against 139 opponents (356 total entries) and ultimately struck a three-way deal, banking a hefty ₹2.40 Lakhs top prize. This marks his first Mega Stack title and his fourth-largest Spartan Poker score!

Bansal didn’t stop there – he snagged a small cash in PokerBaazi’s NPS#70 Deepdive (195th for ₹4,360), racking up a total of ₹2.44 Lakhs for Tuesday.

Paawan Bansal’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.49 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹39.72 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #2

Online grinder Aishwary ‘boosterx’ Sharma, hot off a near-win in last week’s Destiny, came agonizingly close to his first 2024 title with a runner-up finish in the MegaStack. His two entries paid off with a sweet ₹2.12 Lakhs from the three-way deal. Sharma wasn’t finished yet, cashing in Adda52’s The Mint (54th for ₹8,037) to bring his Tuesday winnings to ₹2.20 Lakhs.

Aishwary Sharma’s online stats (Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.33 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹27.33 Lakhs

Ishita ‘agency’ Arora, fresh off her Gold Medal victory in NPS#52 Sunday Kickoff, kept the momentum going. She battled to a third-place finish in the Mega Stack, securing ₹2.13 Lakhs from the deal. She didn’t slow down, with three additional deep runs pushing her total earnings for the day to a massive ₹2.31 Lakhs, demonstrating her ability to turn strong play into significant results.

Ishita Arora
Ishita Arora

 

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack for ₹2,13,146* (three-way deal)

> 35th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#67 Marathon for ₹9,536

> 49th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#65 Slamdunk for ₹4,805

> 98th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#68 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹3,654

Ishita Arora’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.79 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹22.27 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | Annual Winnings: ₹22.99 Lakhs | NPS Medals Won: 1 Gold

The Mega Stack final table was ablaze with talent: Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh (4th for ₹1.15 Lakhs), Sunday`s NPS#57 (7-Max) SPRINT gold medallist Saurabh ‘darksider’ Rohila (5th for ₹95,266), the NPS#62 Monday Medley gold medallist Siddharth ‘SIDDO19’ Pandey (6th for ₹68,451), satellite qualifier Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh (7th for ₹53,258) and Aryan ‘bob_marley’ Singh (8th for ₹33,848) all brought their A-game.

The ₹4,400 buy-in Mega Stack obliterated its guarantee, attracting a massive field and generating a ₹14.24 Lakhs prize pool. The top 27 players all walked away with a share of the spoils, proving the Mega Stack’s reputation as a high-value tournament!

Final Table Results

  1. Paawan ‘nutskibhookh’ Bansal – ₹2,39,776*
  2. Aishwary ‘boosterx’ Sharma – ₹2,12,425*
  3. Ishita ‘agency’ Arora – ₹2,13,146*
  4. Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh – ₹1,14,731
  5. Saurabh ‘darksider’ Rohila – ₹95,266
  6. Siddharth ‘SIDDO19’ Pandey – ₹68,451
  7. Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh – ₹53,258
  8. Aryan ‘bob_marley’ Singh – ₹33,848

*denotes a three-way deal

 

magnanimous’ (Won 1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo 6-Max for 43,946), ‘james00’ (Won 1 Lakh GTD Daily Dark Knight for 29,150), Yash ‘Babyshark10’ Chitre (Won 75K GTD Monster Turbo for 19,688), ‘shykko60’ (Won 50K GTD Night Rider for 17,000), ‘Luckyelves’ won 50K GTD Chip up – Triple Chance for 11,750), ’12 monkeys’ (Won 50K GTD Hold’em PKO for 10,909), ‘Ravager’ (20K GTD PKO for 7,000), and ‘StereotypesPoker’ (25K GTD Centurion for 6,000) won the other Tuesday marquees on Spartan Poker.

 

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This Week in Poker: August 16 – 22

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 circuits. Here are this week’s top stories!

This past week has been momentous for India as the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully touched down near the moon’s south pole, a groundbreaking achievement that positioned India as the first nation to accomplish such a feat. While the country basks in the glory of this celestial success, the real-money online gaming industry grapples with looming uncertainties.

On August 18, President Droupadi Murmu ratified the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023. These legislative modifications pave the way for introducing a 28% GST on initial deposits across online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, a change the government anticipates instituting by October 1.

Adding to the challenges confronting online gaming platforms, President Murmu has endorsed the DPDP Act 2023, introducing a comprehensive revision to India’s data privacy framework. Consequently, online gaming platforms must now brace themselves for a rigorous set of regulations expected to be enforced within the next 6 to 8 months.

Despite the prevailing uncertainties in the real money online gaming sector, last week witnessed a burst of vibrant energy on the virtual felts. PokerBaazi’s Indian Poker Masters was nothing short of spectacular. Jay Maru, an IIM Mumbai alumnus, scored the breakthrough victory in the ₹4 Crore GTD Masters#115 Main Event, pocketing a jaw-dropping ₹48.75 Lakhs following a three-way deal. His stellar play didn’t just significantly boost his bankroll; it earned him the bragging rights of becoming our “PokerGuru Star of the Week!”

Other notable online achievers from the week include Ankush Aryan, Rishab Gupta, Pradip Ghosh, and Dhinesh Kumar.

Switching gears to the live felts, the 2023 WPT Prime Taiwan concluded on August 21, with South Korea’s Seonguk Huh reigning supreme in the TWD 33,000 Main Event, claiming a massive TWD 39,546,900.

Indian players made their mark, too, achieving 13 cash finishes throughout the series. These feats were highlighted by a final table appearance and two championship wins. The standout performer from Team India was Pradeep Nudurumati, who claimed victory in both the Accumulator and WPT Closer Megastack events, amassing TWD 1,300,200 in total earnings at the festival.

PokerBaazi had a lot going on this past week. Hailed as India`s biggest online poker platform, PokerBaazi has entered into a strategic alliance with the global poker streaming titan, PokerGO. The partnership aims to dish out top-notch poker content to the Indian audience in Hindi. This comes at a propitious moment as PokerBaazi witnesses an uptick in user activity, especially from India’s Tier-II and Tier-III regions.

But that’s not all from PokerBaazi’s corner. This September is poised to be a roller-coaster of poker events. Every Sunday is set to dazzle with four special editions of the ₹1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker in the offing, now accessible for a slashed buy-in of just ₹5,500!

Moreover, poker aficionados should mark their calendars for the sixth iteration of EndBoss, spanning from September 1-10. Priced at an affordable ₹5,500, this tournament offers an astounding 10,000X value, with the champion guaranteed a cool ₹1 Crore.

And the excitement doesn’t end there. The much-anticipated PokerBaazi G.O.A.T series returns from September 28 to October 9. With a whopping ₹10 Crore prize pool and a staggering ₹2 Crore set aside for the champion, this mega tournament will surely lure many. And the clincher? The buy-in stands at a mere ₹5,500.

With much to come in the next few weeks, poker players have already started lining up for Pocket52`s biggest-yet 10th Pocket Poker Championship. The riveting 12-day series runs from August 23 to September 3, boasting an unprecedented ₹5.50 Crore in guaranteed prizes.

Meanwhile, MPL Poker’s Steal Deal Series is just around the corner. The popular budget series returns from August 25 to September 9, presenting players with a generous ₹1.50 Crore in guaranteed prizes.

Not to be outdone, Gamezy Poker’s August Chip Champion Rakeback is in full swing from August 10 to 23. Players can vie for ₹25 Lakhs in cash game rewards, complemented by a substantial ₹12.60+ Crores tournament pool and a grand Chip Masters Series.

PokerSaint is set to captivate poker enthusiasts with three enticing promotions. The Millionaire Quest is scheduled from August 21 to September 3, boasting a robust ₹1.70 Crores in prize money. Concurrently, the Top Gun Poker Showdown, with a prize pool of ₹30 Lakhs, spans from August 21 to September 17. Tailored for small-stakes aficionados, the Lilliput Series offers ₹4 Lakhs in leaderboard rewards and runs from August 21 to September 3.

In collaboration with several game operators, the All India Gaming Federation is fighting Tamil Nadu’s gaming prohibition with vigour in the Madras High Court. In the last hearing on August 21, Senior Counsel C. Aryama Sundaram, representing AIGF, pressed for more precise online gaming definitions, countering the state’s apprehensions over timing and location regulation. The perennial debate on skill versus chance persists. The AIGF assured no bot usage on its member sites, while online rummy companies spotlighted IT regulations. The court is likely to conduct its final hearing on August 24.

In Maharashtra, a significant move was made under the leadership of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the cabinet decided to repeal the archaic 1976 Casino Act. This could pave the way for a rejuvenated live poker scene in the state.

On the global stage, after clinching a staggering $12.10 million from the 2023 WSOP Main Event, Daniel Weinman has taken a significant stride in his career by joining the elite Poker Royalty agency, which also features poker luminaries like Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth on its roster.

 

Online Railbird Report

The week’s online poker action was clearly dominated by PokerBaazi’s₹28 Crore GTD Indian Poker Masters, the inaugural series crushing its ambitious guarantee and distributing a colossal ₹35.56 Crores in prizes. The ground-breaking series concluded on Sunday with the ₹4 Crore GTD Masters#115 Main Event.

Jay Maru, an IIM Mumbai graduate, triumphed over a field of 415 finalists (from 3,901 total entrants) in the IPM showstopper, etching his name as the first-ever Indian Poker Masters Main Event champion, securing a whopping ₹48.75 Lakhs after negotiating a three-way deal. This landmark win deservedly crowns him as our “PokerGuru Star of the Week!”

Jay Maru
Jay Maru

 

Ankush Aryan, another IIM Mumbai grad, had an impressive week, amassing 31.56 Lakhs in total earnings. Highlights included nine deep runs, a title victory in the (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT and three more podium spots. His standout moment was a third-place finish in the Masters#115 Main Event, where he snagged a career-best 27.99 Lakhs from the three-way deal. Not done yet, Aryan followed through by securing a runner-up finish in PokerBaazi’s The Big Show the following day, netting 1.87 Lakhs through a three-way deal.

Ankush Aryan
Ankush Aryan

 

His top finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Masters#115 Main Event for 27,98,844* (three-way deal)

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Big Show for 1,86,637* (three-way deal)

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s PLO-6 Boost for 46,316

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for 39,659

Three-time Indian Poker Masters title winner Rishabh Gupta also had an exceptional week, raking in a total of 25.86 Lakhs across a remarkable 15 deep runs. These included a title victory, a second-place finish, and four other final-table appearances. His pinnacle moment was securing 12.19 Lakhs as the runner-up in PokerBaazi’s Masters#114 Grand Master after a heads-up deal. Additionally, he grabbed the top prize in PokerBaazi’s Masters#99 (7-Max) DST, netting 1.34 Lakhs.

Rishabh Gupta
Rishabh Gupta

 

His top finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Masters#114 Grand Master for 12,19,294* (heads-up deal)

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s Masters#101 Super HighRoller for 4,17,625

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s Masters#89 Big MonsterStack for 2,55,078

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s The Elite (6-Max) for 1,70,430

> 3rd in Adda52’s Maverick for 1,53,750

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Masters#99 (7-Max) DST for 1,34,218

Pradip Ghosh kept his hot streak going by accumulating a total 21.38 Lakhs in weekly earnings, a substantial part of which came from three final table finishes. His standout achievements include securing fourth place in PokerBaazi’s Masters#115 Main Event for ₹15.88 Lakhs and another fourth-place finish in Spartan Poker’s The Elite, bagging ₹2.12 Lakhs.

Ghosh also stood out as a consistent player in the Indian Poker Masters, earning the #2 spot on the 60 Lakhs GTD IPM leaderboard and taking home an additional 10 Lakhs in leaderboard rewards.

Pradip Ghosh
Pradip Ghosh

 

His top finishes include:

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s Masters#115 Main Event for 15,88,000

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s The Elite (6-Max) for 2,12,420

Dhinesh Kumar, a decorated poker player known for winning top headliners like the Legend Poker Series Main Event and Full House, garnered a substantial weekly total of 19.80 Lakhs. Most of which can be attributed to his runner-up finish in PokerBaazi’s Masters#101 Super HighRoller for 18.14 Lakhs, thanks to a heads-up deal.

Dhinesh Kumar
Dhinesh Kumar

 

Abhimanyu Mittal, Sumit Sapra, Raghav Chauhan, Ashish Ahuja, Hemant Poddar, and Akshay Joshi were the week’s other top online scorers.

 

Notable Winners of the Week

PlayerPrize AmountEventPoker Site
Jay Maru₹48.75 LakhsMasters#115 Main Event ₹4 Crores GTDPokerBaazi
Abhimanyu Mittal₹16.47 LakhsAdda52 Big Game ₹50 Lakhs GTDAdda52
Raghav Chauhan₹14.60 LakhsMasters#101 Super HighRoller ₹1 Crore GTDPokerBaazi
“adityabagaria”₹9.91 LakhsMasters#114 Grand Master ₹1 Crore GTDPokerBaazi
Kshithesh Siraboina₹7.76 LakhsSunday SuperStack ₹30 Lakhs GTDSpartan Poker
Monam Hayat₹6.51 LakhsMasters#95 (7-Max) ₹50 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Rishab Malik₹6.25 LakhsMoney Masters 2 - Grand ₹25 Lakhs GTDPokerSaint
Ashish Munot₹6.12 LakhsGodfather ₹25 Lakhs GTDAdda52
“MarcusAurelius”₹5.74 LakhsThe Elite (6-Max) ₹20 Lakhs GTDSpartan Poker
Nishant Kumar₹5.44 LakhsMasters#113 Mega Stack ₹30 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Vaibhav Temani₹4.35 LakhsPocket Kings ₹30 Lakhs GTDPocket52
Shravan Chhabria₹4.26 LakhsThe Ballers ₹20 Lakhs GTDAdda52
Sahil Babbar₹4.10 LakhsNano Main Event ₹25 Lakhs GTDAdda52
Dinesh Sahani₹4.09 LakhsPocket Knights ₹25 Lakhs GTDPocket52
Tarush Gupta₹3.99 LakhsUltron ₹18 Lakhs GTDSpartan Poker
“trashcan20”₹3.96 LakhsThe Endeavour ₹20 Lakhs GTD
PokerBaazi
Rubin Labroo₹3.27 LakhsPocket Magnets ₹20 Lakhs GTDPocket52
Sharvan Diwaker₹3.17 LakhsBounty Badshaah ₹15 Lakhs GTDSpartan Poker
“Jerome”₹3.09 LakhsMasters#97 (7-Max) Turbo ₹15 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Gurpal Singh₹3.07 LakhsPocket Bullets ₹18 Lakhs GTDPocket52
Hardik Nair₹3.05 LakhsThe Mint ₹14 Lakhs GTDAdda52
Bharat Vasan₹2.93 LakhsMasters#100 ₹15 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Shailesh Patel₹2.92 LakhsMasters#111 Warm Up ₹25 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Aniruddha Joshi₹2.85 LakhsNano Highroller ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Adda52
Ritwik Khanna₹2.76 LakhsSunday Special PKO ₹15 Lakhs GTDPokerStars India
Shivam Kumar Dubey₹2.61 LakhsThursday Highroller ₹12 Lakhs GTDPocket52
“tony001”₹2.48 LakhsMasters#116 (7-Max) AfterParty ₹15 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Ritwik Khanna₹2.30 LakhsMega Stack ₹12 Lakhs GTDSpartan Poker
“Elixir”₹2.16 LakhsRagnarok ₹12 Lakhs GTDPocket52
Siddharth Kadel₹2.15 LakhsMasters#103 ₹10 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Anurag Srivastava₹2.13 LakhsThe Big Bash - TDE ₹9 Lakhs GTDPokerStars India
“Roga Danar”₹2.09 LakhsThe CashMaker - Triple Chance ₹9 Lakhs GTDSpartan Poker
“DeccanAces”₹2.04 LakhsFriday PLO5 ₹10 Lakhs GTDPocket52
Nikhil Aneja₹2.02 LakhsThe Big Show ₹10 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Aayush Arya₹2 LakhsIron Man ₹8 Lakhs GTDAdda52
Mrinal Manna₹1.98 LakhsThe Colosseum - TDE ₹10 Lakhs GTDPokerStars India
“crocodile_rana70”₹1.80 LakhsPocket Jacks ₹10 Lakhs GTDPocket52
“sw1612”₹1.60 LakhsMasters#94 (PLO-6) ₹10 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Mukesh Surana₹1.57 LakhsMasters#98 ₹10 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Anmol Narang₹1.44 LakhsTerminator ₹8 Lakhs GTDPocket52
Rishabh Gupta₹1.34 LakhsMasters#99 (7-Max) DST ₹8 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
“princeofdarkness”₹1.17 LakhsMasters#112 (6-Max) ₹10 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Avinash Kumar₹1.12 LakhsMasters#93 ₹7 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Sandeep Singh₹1.09 LakhsMBS #10 Slayer ₹6 Lakhs GTDSpartan Poker
“hgnvn”₹1.06 Lakhs(7-Max) Daily SPRINT ₹5 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
“vikingheart_2AIWRtnGsK”₹97KGladiator ₹5 Lakhs GTDPocket52
“irhs”₹91KEliminator - Ticket Drop Edition ₹3.50 Lakhs GTDPokerStars India
“ruhan12345”₹91K(7-Max) Afternoon Boost ₹5 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Rahul Purohit₹90K(7-Max) Daily SPRINT ₹5 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Vivek Pal₹83KDaily 1000X ₹5 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
Sawan Kumar₹74KDaily 1000X ₹5 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
“chat94”₹63KMasters#92 ₹4 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
“JamirP”₹46KTurbo ₹3 Lakhs GTDPokerBaazi
“leafly422”₹45KMBS #4 Terminator ₹5 Lakhs GTDSpartan Poker

 

India`s Biggest Online Tournament – PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Crores GTD G.O.A.T Offers ₹2 Crores to the Winner at ₹5,500 Buy-in! (September 28 – October 9)

PokerBaazi’s G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Tournaments) returns, promising an unparalleled prize pool of ₹10 Crores and a guaranteed champion’s prize of ₹2 Crores – all for a slashed entry fee of ₹5,500! Running from September 28 to October 9, the sequel to India’s grandest online poker tournament surpasses its predecessor’s ₹7 Crores prize pool.

Players can join the fray for a shot at 20,000X value on their buy-in across 12 qualifying flights, leading to a grand finale where the top three finishers will share a combined ₹3.50 Crores, with ₹2 Crores for the winner, ₹1 Crore for the runner-up, and ₹50 Lakhs for the second runner-up.

PokerBaazi announces GOAT September 2023

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Pocket52’s Biggest-Ever 5.50 Crores GTD Pocket Poker Championship Runs From August 25 – September 3

Pocket52`s grandest yet 10th edition of the Pocket Poker Championship (PPC) runs from August 25 to September 5. Poker aficionados have a whopping 5.50 Crores in guaranteed prizes to vie for across 48 adrenaline-pumping tournaments.

Pocket52's Pocket Poker Championship to Run From August 23 to September 5

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Win Up to 25 Lakhs in Rewards in Gamezy Poker’s August Chip Champion Rakeback

Gamezy Poker, a rising star in the online poker world, is making waves in August with standout promotions, including an impressive 12.60+ Crores in tournament guarantees and the eagerly awaited Chip Masters Series. Cash game enthusiasts can also indulge in the August Chip Champion Rakeback offer, a two-week bonanza featuring a tempting 25 Lakhs in rewards.

Gamezy - Cover

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MPL Poker 1.50 Crore Steal Deal Series Returns From August 25 – September 9

Heads up, micro to small-stakes players! MPL Poker presents the most exhilarating edition of the Steal Deal Series to date. From August 25 to September 9, immerse yourself in an online poker festival offering an unparalleled 1.50 Crore prize pool.

MPL Poker Steal Deal Series 9

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With this, we conclude this week’s roundup of the latest news updates and developments from the poker world. We will return again next week with another weekly report. Stay tuned.

PokerBaazi to Unleash Four Thrilling The MoneyMaker Editions This September

This September, gear up for an adrenaline-pumping poker ride as India’s premier online poker giant, PokerBaazi, rolls out not one, not two, but four thrilling editions of the ₹1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker. Scheduled on successive Sundays—September 3, 10, 17, and 24—each edition promises to be a nail-biting contest where poker enthusiasts can grab a share of the whopping ₹1 Crore prize pool.

The unveiling of this poker extravaganza closely follows PokerBaazi’s revelation of the second edition of India’s biggest online poker tournament, the G.O.A.T, making its return from September 29 to October 9 with an unprecedented ₹10 Crores guaranteed prize pool.

In line with PokerBaazi’s tradition of making grand tournaments accessible to all, the buy-in for all four The MoneyMaker editions has been halved to just ₹5,500, ensuring an unbeatable 2000X value in each tournament.

Mark your calendars for these exciting upcoming MoneyMaker tournaments:

The MoneyMaker 40.0: September 3, 6 PM

The MoneyMaker 41.0: September 10, 6 PM

The MoneyMaker 42.0: September 17, 6 PM

The MoneyMaker 43.0: September 24, 6 PM

The MoneyMaker, with its esteemed legacy, stands tall as the nation’s first-ever ₹1 Crore guaranteed event and also the longest-running single-flight tournament with an eight-figure prize pool guarantee. The journey began in October 2017 when PokerBaazi first introduced this prestigious tournament, setting new benchmarks for excellence. Over the years, The MoneyMaker has named 39 champions.

As the anticipation builds and the countdown begins, there remains a span of over a week before the thrilling spectacle unfolds, so watch out for announcements for contests that could get you The MoneyMaker ticket for less. Satellites for The MoneyMaker tournaments are already live on the platform.

 

The MoneyMaker Continues Its Grand Legacy

The country’s longest-running 1 flight – ₹1 Crore GTD tournament – The MoneyMaker will make four Sunday runs between September 3 and September 24, each edition giving players an opportunity to win a share of the ₹1 Crore prize pool, all for an investment of just ₹5,500 – half the usual ₹11,000 entry buy-in.

Remember Anujkumar Kodam? He shot to fame by winning the very first The MoneyMaker edition in 2017, paving the way for many more iconic moments. The tournament has only grown in stature since then.

Anujkumar Kodam
Anujkumar Kodam

 

The saga continued with a flourish during the “Baazi Billions” campaign, where PokerBaazi celebrated dealing one billion hands with seven spectacular The MoneyMaker editions from March 27 to May 8 last year. Aditya Sushant’s prowess shone brightly as he won the tournament twice within this period.

Aditya Sushant
Aditya Sushant

 

Since August 2022, PokerBaazi elevated The MoneyMaker to a monthly extravaganza, hosting the flagship single-flight tournament on the first day of each month.

The momentum surged with the special ₹2 Crores GTD The MoneyMaker 30.0 edition this March, which Sanjay Mohan won for a striking ₹13.26 Lakhs.

Sanjay Mohan
Sanjay Mohan

 

April witnessed another success story as ‘nutsornothing03,’ a loyal PokerBaazi player, claimed the 31st The MoneyMaker title, securing the top prize of ₹13.20 Lakhs.

PokerBaazi hosted “The Fantastic Five” edition in May, featuring five The MoneyMaker tournaments in a single month, each an unforgettable chapter in the tournament’s history.

The spotlight fell on these remarkable champions:

> Gautam Bharadwaj triumphed in The MoneyMaker 32.0 on May 1, securing a career-best ₹12.37 Lakhs.

> Aditya Agarwal seized victory in The MoneyMaker 33.0 on May 7, emerging with a site-best ₹13.20 Lakhs.

> Manish Lakhotia etched his name as The MoneyMaker 34.0 champion on May 14, claiming ₹10.73 Lakhs.

> Tanmay Lodha celebrated victory in The MoneyMaker 35.0 on May 21, walking away with ₹13.20 Lakhs.

> Shivam Khandelwal dominated The MoneyMaker 36.0 on May 28, emerging triumphant with ₹12.57 Lakhs.

Sahil Mahboobani’s June triumph, The MoneyMaker 37.0, saw him seize victory for ₹11.08 Lakhs, sealing a heads-up deal with Vikas Yadav (2nd for ₹10.22 Lakhs).

The following month, Anmol Agarwal emerged as the victor in The MoneyMaker 38.0, following a three-way deal with Akshay Joshi (2nd for ₹8.21 Lakhs) and Sushil Kumar (3rd for ₹9.17 Lakhs).

Anmol Agarwal
Anmol Agarwal

 

August marked Anish Vijay‘s triumphant moment as he etched his name among the esteemed winners, capturing the winner’s title in The MoneyMaker 39.0 for a remarkable ₹13.20 Lakhs.

Anish Vijayvergiya
Anish Vijayvergiya

 

As the G.O.A.T and The MoneyMaker editions gear up to take centre stage next month, poker enthusiasts, both seasoned and new, should brace for a thrilling showdown.

 

Keep following PokerGuru for the latest updates and promotions from PokerBaazi!

Daily Majors: Saransh Garg, Rishabh Gupta, Akshay Joshi & Meharpreet Singh Sawhney Hit the Bullseye in the Wednesday Flagships

It was a firecracker Wednesday for online MTT players, with Spartan Poker’s XXX Poker Series and PokerBaazi’s Baazi Turbo Series driving up the action, even though many marquees registered significant overlays!

Saransh Garg was the day`s top scorer and won one of the two 22 Lakhs GTD tournaments running on Spartan Poker, XXX #35 Wednesday Titan, for 4.99 Lakhs, grabbing his first title in five weeks. He struck a heads-up deal with Akash Singhal, who made away with a career-best 4.50 Lakhs in second place.

Rishabh Gupta is on a roll! Fresh after winning the Tuesday Xperience the day before, Gupta won the Wednesday edition of the tourney, XXX #34 Wednesday Xperience, for 4.10 Lakhs – his second-best online score and third title this month. Here again, the battle for the top prize ended in a deal with Debneil Mukherjee collecting 3.68 Lakhs in second place (won at least ₹4.11 Lakhs overall).

The former Ultron champion, ‘TheManiacInTheCircuit, came out on top in Spartan Poker`s XXX #33 Wednesday Xtreme – Triple Chance to collect 1.76 Lakhs. PokerHigh reg and XXX #14 Monday Xtreme champion Abhishek Agarwal pocketed 1.08 Lakhs for his second-place finish in the multi-entry event.

The #2 ranked player of 2021, Manish Lakhotia, kept his November heater going by shipping Spartan Poker`s XXX #30 for ₹1.62 Lakhs (won ₹2.60 Lakhs overall). Kritagya Sharma raked in ₹1.03 Lakhs in second place. Lakhotia`s Wednesday run landed him the #3 position on the XXX Daily leaderboard, fetching him an additional ₹15,000 in bonus money.

Rising Star Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh (Won 4 Lakhs GTD XXX #37 for 80,401), ‘sunny2904’ (Won 3 Lakhs GTD XXX #29 for 52,226), ‘Kaccha Limbu’ (Won 3 Lakhs GTD XXX #38 for 50,356), former IOPC – THE CROWN champion Vaibhav ‘Lang Syne’ Temani (Won 2 Lakhs GTD XXX #31 for 41,221), Clinton ‘ClintonTavares07’ Tavares (Won 2 Lakhs GTD XXX #36 Turbo for 38,619), and Gregori ‘GregoKri666’ Kri (Won 1 Lakh GTD XXX #32 Wednesday Xtraa for 19,538) won the other XXX Poker Series marquees.

The PokerBaazi Classics Game Changer runner-up finisher, Akshay Joshi, made a splash on PokerBaazi by taking down the BTS headliner of the day, BTS#19 Mini Main Event, for ₹3.38 Lakhs (won ₹3.43 Lakhs overall) – his first title in over five months. Neel Haria collected an equally impressive ₹3.18 Lakhs in second place, courtesy of a heads-up deal.

The relatively unknown Meharpreet Singh Sawhney hit the jackpot last night, winning two BTS titles back-to-back for over ₹3.22 Lakhs! He won BTS#18 KO (₹1.75 Lakhs) and BTS#17 (5-MAX) HYPER (₹1.47 Lakhs).

Samyak Sethi (Won BTS#21 WTB for ₹1.24 Lakhs) and ‘Pyaar’ (Won BTS#16 for ₹72,500) took down the other BTS titles of the day.

Shivam Shukla scored the winning touchdown in Adda52’s Maverick, pocketing a site-best 2.87 Lakhs, picking up his second title on consecutive days (won 2.94 Lakhs overall). Sanish Chhabra banked 2.68 Lakhs in second place, courtesy of a heads-up deal.

The India Turbo Masters – Main Event champion, Tanmay Benara, shipped PokerStars India’s MasterMinds (8-Max) for 1.56 Lakhs, his second title this month, and accumulated 2.10 Lakhs across four deep runs.

Shravan Suresh nailed PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1.69 Lakhs, ending a two-month-long title drought.

Tuesday`s The Mint champion Shailesh Patel is the first player to ace the “PokerGuru Challenge.” Just a day after accepting the challenge, Patel took down Pocket52’s Pocket Jacks for ₹66,850, winning himself a PokerGuru Pass for tickets to all the primetime tournaments on Pocket52 for the next seven days.

Anish Arora, Aritra Hazra, Bharath Kumar, Rahul Sengar, Ashay Barve, and Vishal Kumar won the other Wednesday marquees.

Here are the Wednesday highlights!

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Spartan Poker

XXX #35 Wednesday Titan (6-Max) – ₹22 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹16,500

Entries – 74

Re-entries – 30

Rebuys – 30

Prize Pool – ₹22,00,000

Places Paid – 15

Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi$’ Garg had been conspicuously missing from our daily reports for the last five weeks, but he wasn’t off the grid. After three podium finishes since he won the ITM #37 Wednesday Big in September-end, Gard finally got the monkey off his back last night when he took down Spartan Poker`s ₹22 Lakhs GTD XXX #35 Wednesday Titan for ₹4.99 Lakhs – crossing ₹1 Crore in online profits!

Saransh Garg
Saransh Garg

 

Saransh Garg’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.27 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.04 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #18 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.79 Crores

Akash ‘Hell12’ Singhal collected a personal-best ₹4.50 Lakhs in second place, courtesy of a heads-up deal, and made away with ₹4.73 Lakhs overall.

Akash Singhal
Akash Singhal

 

His Wednesday finishes include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s XXX #35 Wednesday Titan for ₹4,50,354

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s XXX #38 ₹29,250

Akash Singhal`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹33.56 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.21 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #3

The ₹16,500 entry buy-in Wednesday Titan registered a 134-player field, overlaying ₹1.90 Lakhs on its ₹22 Lakhs prize pool guarantee.

Final Table Results

  1. Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi$’ Garg – ₹4,98,946*
  2. Akash ‘Hell12’ Singhal – ₹4,50,354*
  3. Whateveh – ₹2,54,100
  4. Man ‘Gradatim Ferociter’ Mohan Singh – ₹2,05,700
  5. Nitesh ‘KATIYAR11’ Katiyar – ₹1,66,100
  6. Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot – ₹1,29,800

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

XXX #34 Wednesday Xperience – ₹22 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 246

Re-entries – 94

Rebuys – 148

Prize Pool – ₹24,40,000

Places Paid – 47

Grinding the ongoing XXX Poker Series has been an extremely profitable “Xperience” (pun intended) for Rishabh ‘radda’ Gupta, who has already reeled in seven figures in winnings this week.

Rishabh Gupta
Rishabh Gupta

 

Binking a XXX flagship for the second day in a row, Gupta shipped Spartan Poker`s ₹22 Lakhs GTD XXX #34 Wednesday Xperience for ₹4.10 Lakhs – his second-best online score and third title in November – following a heads-up deal with Debneil ‘ChhotaDon’ Mukherjee (2nd for ₹3.68 Lakhs).

Rishabh Gupta`s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹95.04 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹10.05 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #12 | Annual Winnings: ₹20.75 Lakhs

Debneil Mukherjee made another FT finish in Adda52`s Maverick (6th for ₹52,500), netting at least ₹4.11 Lakhs last night.

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in Wednesday Xperience clocked in a guarantee-crushing 488-player field, and only 47 players got a share from the ₹24.40 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

  1. Rishabh ‘radda’ Gupta – ₹4,10,229
  2. Debneil ‘ChhotaDon’ Mukherjee – ₹3,67,399
  3. Rohit ‘rohit.poker’ Jain – ₹2,26,432
  4. Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora – ₹1,83,244
  5. Vinay ‘vinay0902’ Rajpal – ₹1,44,448
  6. Debapriya ‘debapriya_12345’ Manna – ₹1,10,288
  7. boomhoops – ₹81,008
  8. Abhishek ‘Bittur’ Kumar Chaurasia

 

XXX #33 Wednesday Xtreme – Triple Chance – ₹9 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹990

Entries – 706 (467)

Rebuys – 331

Prize Pool – ₹9,33,300

Places Paid – 103

The former Ultron champion, ‘TheManiacInTheCircuit’ waded past a guarantee-crushing 1,037-player field in Spartan Poker`s ₹9 Lakhs GTD XXX #33 Wednesday Xtreme – Triple Chance, picking up their third title of the year and ₹1.76 Lakhs in prize money.

PokerHigh reg and XXX #14 Monday Xtreme champion Abhishek ‘GrGamb1er’ Agarwal fell one place short of clinching his second XXX title, scoring a runner-up payday worth ₹1.08 Lakhs.

Abhishek Agarwal
Abhishek Agarwal

 

TheManiacInTheCircuit’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹14.20 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹86,301 | Titles Won in 2022: #3

Abhishek Agarwal made another runner-up finish in Spartan Poker`s Flash, making for a Wednesday take-home worth ₹1.15+ Lakhs.

His Wednesday finishes include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s XXX #33 Wednesday Xtreme – Triple Chance for ₹1,08,169

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Flash for ₹6,438

Abhishek Agarwal’s PokerHigh stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.80 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.64 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #3

Final Table Results

  1. TheManiacInTheCircuit – ₹1,76,129
  2. Abhishek ‘GrGamb1er’ Agarwal – ₹1,08,169
  3. Shiv ‘Relentle$$’ Chugh – ₹77,277
  4. Gdsa – ₹58,518
  5. Goldphish – ₹46,572
  6. Sarkarinukari – ₹37,627
  7. Ratan ‘NewUzer’ Singh – ₹25,852
  8. MirchiSeth – ₹17,639

 

XXX #30 – 8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 2,200

Entries – 253

Re-entries – 65

Rebuys – 98

Prize Pool – 8,32,000

Places Paid – 47

The #2 ranked player of 2021, Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia, has been slaying the online marquees since the start of November. After shipping The Summit & Wednesday High Roller last week, Lakhotia tamed a 416-entry field in The Spartan Poker’s XXX #30 last night for 1.62 Lakhs (his fourth title this month). FTS #37 Triple Chance winner Kritagya ‘muckitfcukit’ Sharma raked in 1.03 Lakhs in second place.

Manish Lakhotia
Manish Lakhotia

 

Lakhotia made another four deep runs last night, adding 2.60 Lakhs across his Wednesday run, and finished #3 on the XXX Poker Series Daily Leaderboard for an additional 15K in bonus money.

His top Wednesday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s XXX #30 for 1,62,157

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s XXX #35 Wednesday Titan (6-Max) for 72,019

> 36th in Spartan Poker’s XXX #34 Wednesday Xperience for 12,608

> 30th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#18 KO for 8,061

> 47th in Adda52’s Maverick for 5,250

Manish Lakhotia`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: 12.33 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 3.41 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #16 | Annual Winnings: 2.55 Crores

Final Table Results

  1. Manish’ thekid’ Lakhotia – 1,62,157
  2. Kritagya ‘muckitfcukit’ Sharma – 1,03,002
  3. Ravi ‘Rvjn91’ Jain – 77,210
  4. allaboveone – 62,483
  5. Vikhyat ‘Super Saiyan’ Ahlawat – 49,254
  6. RanveerD – 37,606
  7. pokerlust – 27,622
  8. retaliate – 20,301

 

Rising Star Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD XXX #37 for ₹80,401), ‘sunny2904’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD XXX #29 for ₹52,226), ‘Kaccha Limbu’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD XXX #38 for ₹50,356), Vaibhav ‘Lang Syne’ Temani (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD XXX #31 for ₹41,221), Clinton ‘ClintonTavares07’ Tavares (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD XXX #36 Turbo for ₹38,619), and Gregori ‘GregoKri666’ Kri (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD XXX #32 Wednesday Xtraa for ₹19,538) won the other XXX Poker Series marquees on Wednesday.

 

XXX Poker Series Daily Leaderboard Standings – Day 4

The user ‘Forestwow^’ (1,228) topped the XXX Poker Series Daily Leaderboard for the second time in three days for 25,000 in bonus money.

Ravi ‘Rvjn91’ Jain (1,112), who finished #3 on the Daily Leaderboard on Tuesday, did one better yesterday, placing #2 for 20,000 in bonus money. Last night’s XXX #30 winner, Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (1,098), finished #3 for 15,000 in bonus money.

RankPlayerPointsPrize (BM)
1Forestwow^1,228₹25,000
2Ravi 'Rvjn91' Jain1,112₹20,000
3Manish 'thekid' Lakhotia1,098₹15,000
4TheManiacInTheCircuit1,050₹12,000
5Aman 'KarmaPoker' Parakh986₹8,000
6Abhishek 'GrGamb1er' Agarwal893₹6,000
7Jerry Maguire887₹5,000
8Clinton 'ClintonTavares07' Tavares872₹4,000
9Rishabh 'radda' Gupta866₹3,000
10Jason 'Jasonroyce' Fernandes773₹2,000

 

PokerBaazi

BTS#19 Mini Main Event – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 410

Re-entries – 299

Prize Pool – ₹28,36,000

Places Paid – 100

With PokerBaazi’s BTS 2.0 now on the business end of its run, we saw Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi making the Wednesday headlines! The PokerBaazi Classics Game Changer runner-up finisher toppled the 709-entry field in the BTS headliner last night, ₹25 Lakhs GTD BTS#19 Mini Main Event, to win ₹3.38 Lakhs (his first title in five months). He struck a heads-up deal with Neel ‘blackace9’ Haria (2nd for ₹3.18 Lakhs).

Akshay Joshi
Akshay Joshi

 

Joshi made another small cash in BTS#21 WTB (50th for ₹4,240), rounding up ₹3.43 Lakhs in Wednesday’s winnings. His PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹71.42 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹41.31 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #3

The 7:30 PM Mini Main Event generated a hefty ₹28.36 Lakhs in the prize pool and paid out 100 places.

Final Table Results

  1. Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi – ₹3,38,318*
  2. Neel ‘blackace9’ Haria – ₹3,18,216*
  3. Muthukumar ‘hero1965’ Rajagopalan – ₹1,98,520
  4. Shailendra ‘classic78’ Pradhan – ₹1,55,980
  5. Samit ‘Superkid7777’ Mehta – ₹1,27,620
  6. Rohan ‘dragoon07’ Gupta – ₹99,260
  7. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹70,900
  8. Arbaaz ‘Abbc’ Ahmed – ₹56,720

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

Daily Value Boost – 10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 1,100

Entries – 439

Re-entries – 339

Prize Pool – 10,00,000

Places Paid – 131

Ending an over two-month wait for a breakout score, Shravan “Enterthedragon” Suresh, true to his online moniker, fought his way through the 778-strong field in PokerBaazi`s 10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, banking the lion’s share of the 10 Lakhs prize pool worth 1.69 Lakhs. The user ‘kawkaw13’ collected 1.17 Lakhs in second place.

Shravan Suresh
Shravan Suresh

 

Shravan Suresh`s online stats (Spartan Poker & PokerBaazi): Lifetime Winnings: 43.35 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: 9.56 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #6

The 1,100 entry buy-in Daily Value Boost offered all participants significant value, filling in a glaring 2.22 Lakhs in overlays.

Final Table Results

  1. Shravan ‘Enterthedragon’ Suresh- 1,68,700
  2. kawkaw13 – 1,17,500
  3. Aditya ‘KesarDa’ Kesharwani – 81,900
  4. Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani – 57,000
  5. Bhavya97 – 39,800
  6. Bhanu ‘Chennaino1’ Prakash KC – 27,800
  7. Dayanand ‘dayanandprass’ Prass – 19,300
  8. Yash ‘yswaika’ Swaika – 13,400

 

BTS#18 – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 325

Re-entries – 223

Prize Pool – ₹8,77,000

Places Paid – 63

Meharpreet ‘meharpreet16’ Singh Sawhney was a relative unknown till yesterday, but he is now a two-time BTS title winner! Sawhney went on a tear in the BTS marquees yesterday, winning two tournaments back-to-back for over ₹3.22 Lakhs.

Meharpreet Singh Sawhney
Meharpreet Singh Sawhney

 

His Wednesday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#18 KO for ₹1,75,162 (including ₹5,600 in bounties)

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#17 (5-MAX) HYPER for ₹1,47,000

Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar has been dominating the micro-stakes on PokerBaazi! After his victory in Tuesday’s PLO-5 BOOST, he ALMOST added two more titles to his tally last night, locking in ₹1.55 Lakhs.

Vishal Kumar
Vishal Kumar

 

The G.O.A.T finalist, Kumar, made a close run to the finish line in the ₹8 Lakhs GTD BTS#18 but ultimately lost the heads-up battle to Meharpreet Singh Sawhney, pocketing ₹1.23 Lakhs in second place (₹4,000 in bounties). About ten hours later, Kumar made up for the near-miss by taking down the PLO-6 Boost Monster for ₹31,970 after striking a heads-up deal with ‘skbeniwal’ (2nd for ₹30,240).

Vishal Kumar’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.90 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹50.58 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #9

Dayanand ‘dayanandprass’ Prass went on a rampage last night, grossing ₹1.74 Lakhs through nine ITM finishes.

Dayanand Prass
Dayanand Prass

 

His top Wednesday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#18 for ₹81,208 (₹4,400 in bounties)

> 4th in Adda52’s La Luna for ₹34,400

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹30,024

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹19,300

Dayanand Prass’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹46.37 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.59 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #18

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

  1. Meharpreet ‘meharpreet16’ Singh Sawhney – ₹1,75,162
  2. Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar – ₹1,23,420
  3. Dayanand ‘dayanandprass’ Prass – ₹81,208
  4. princejain27 – ₹62,017
  5. Aditya ‘adit11’ Kulkarni – ₹47,012
  6. Vinay ‘Vinstill’ B – ₹36,595
  7. lockwood – ₹29,696
  8. Raghav ‘scambrahm’ Ananth – ₹26,309

 

BTS#21 WTB – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 200

Re-entries – 135

Prize Pool – ₹8,00,000

Places Paid – 65

The defending BTS Main Event champion, Samyak ‘stonedurrr’ Sethi, is finally off the starting blocks in BTS 2.0. The two-time The Weekly HighRoller had two ITM scores at the ongoing series entering the Wednesday grind and stormed past the 335-player field in PokerBaazi`s ₹8 Lakhs GTD BTS#21 last night to win ₹1.24 Lakhs (his second BTS title). Nilansh ‘nilansh13’ Rajput collected ₹91,760 as the runner-up in the 9 PM marquee.

Samyak Sethi
Samyak Sethi

 

Samyak Sethi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹84.80 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹23.84 Lakhs | Title Won in 2022: #18

The ₹2,200 entry buy-in BTS #21 had 335 entrants in the fray, resulting in an overlay deficit worth ₹1.30 Lakhs.

Final Table Results

  1. Samyak ‘stonedurrr’ Sethi – ₹1,24,000
  2. Nilansh ‘nilansh13’ Rajput – ₹91,760
  3. Lourembam ‘ninjakari’ Joshima Devi – ₹66,400
  4. paranoid – ₹50,480
  5. Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan – ₹35,200
  6. Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi – ₹24,560
  7. Areyann ‘kreishhAA’ Gurbaxani – ₹20,240
  8. Sashank ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ Chakravarty – ₹16,640

 

BTS#17 (5-Max) Hyper – ₹7 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 181

Re-entries – 191

Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000

Places Paid – 45

Meharpreet ‘meharpreet16’ Singh Sawhney was all the rage yesterday. Shortly before shipping BTS#18 for ₹1.75 Lakhs, he took down PokerBaazi`s ₹7 Lakhs GTD BTS#17 (5-Max) Hyper for ₹1.47 Lakhs, booking over ₹3.22 Lakhs from his breakout run!

Meharpreet Singh Sawhney
Meharpreet Singh Sawhney

 

Abhishek ‘abbie1987’ Batra finished runner-up for ₹1.03 Lakhs.

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in BTS#17 could only muster 372 participants and took an overlay hit of ₹1.42 Lakhs.

Final Table Results

  1. Meharpreet ‘meharpreet16’ Singh Sawhney – ₹1,47,000
  2. Abhishek ‘abbie1987’ Batra – ₹1,02,900
  3. Neeraj ‘nbara’ Bara – ₹66,150
  4. Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu – ₹49,000
  5. Allen ‘romeo333’ Romeo – ₹36,750

 

BTS#16 – 5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 1,100

Entries – 302

Re-entries – 189

Prize Pool – 8,32,000

Places Paid – 89

PokerBaazi regular ‘Pyaar’ raced past the 491-entry field in the 5 Lakhs GTD BTS#16, winning the 4 PM marquee for 72,500. The Daily Value Boost runner-up finisher from October 3, Arjun ‘Asuran’ Baskaran, pocketed 56,500 in second place.

‘Pyaar’ scored a double whammy yesterday as they also took down the 1 Lakh GTD (7-Max) SPRINT for 28,710.

Pyaar’s PokerBaazi Stats: Lifetime Winnings: 29.53 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: 67,000 | Titles Won in 2022: #10

Arjun Basakaran’s PokerBaazi Stats: Lifetime Winnings: 23.35 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: 6.60 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #3

Final Table Results

  1. Pyaar – 72,500
  2. Arjun ‘Asuran’ Baskaran – 56,500
  3. Manish8789 – 42,500
  4. Rahul ‘GhatakTheGreat’ Sengar – 30,050
  5. Yogesh ‘ydc1234’ Choudhary – 20,950
  6. kalakhata – 14,600
  7. Siddharth ‘Sidash21’ Ojha – 11,100
  8. Bhavit ‘tyrogambit’ Jain – 9,100

 

(7-Max) Daily SPRINT – 5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 2,200

Entries – 129

Re-entries – 101

Prize Pool – 5,00,000

Places Paid – 27

Five days after shipping Adda52`s The Ballers DPT Edition, online reg Anish ‘PapaNegreanu’ Arora scored another title victory. He wrangled past a 230-entry field in PokerBaazi’s 5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Daily SPRINT, winning the 7:15 PM marquee for the first time last night for 1.18 Lakhs. Raghav ‘godspeeed’ Aggarwal collected 82,550 in second place.

Anish Arora
Anish Arora

 

Anish Arora`s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: 2.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: 51.42 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #17

The 2,200 entry buy-in (7-Max) Daily SPRINT experienced an overlay deficit of 46,000, and the top 27 finishers benefitted from the added value.

Final Table Results

  1. Anish ‘PapaNegreanu’ Arora – 1,17,650
  2. Raghav ‘godspeeed’ Aggarwal – 82,550
  3. Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh – 53,100
  4. Sanjeeta ‘realkidsanju’ Kumari – 39,300
  5. Anilkumar ‘jat777’ Singh – 29,500
  6. Sumanth ‘sp175’ Kumar – 23,600
  7. Arjun ‘Asuran’ Baskaran – 19,600

 

BTS#20 Main Event ₹1 Crore GTD – Day 1A

Entries: 382 | Re-entries: 144 | Survivors: 56 | Chip Leader: ‘Aviergio’ (371,000)

Bharath ‘hzgod’ Kumar (Won 2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for 69,240), ‘Pokerkingindia’ (Won 1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for 42,410), Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar (Won 1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 Boost Monster for 31,970), ‘Pyaar’ (Won 1 Lakh GTD (7-Max) SPRINT for 28,710), and ‘bestOverbet587’ (Won 50K GTD 5-Max Daily for 4,530) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

 

Pocket52

Pocket Jacks – 3.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – 1,500

Entries – 149

Re-entries – 85

Prize Pool – 3,50,000

Places Paid – 34

It`s been a crazy two days for Shailesh ‘MrShailesh’ Patel, who cracked a 14-week-long title drought on Tuesday after taking down Adda52`s The Mint – all through a satellite investment of 385. The stars seemed to have aligned for the low to mid-stakes crusher, for he unlocked yet another achievement yesterday.

Shailesh Patel
Shailesh Patel

 

Patel outlasted a 234-player field in Pocket52’s 3.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Jacks, becoming the first player to ace the “PokerGuru Challenge”! Over and above the 66,850 cash prize, he won himself a PokerGuru Pass, getting tickets to the primetime tournaments on Pocket52 for the next seven days.

Shailesh Patel`s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: 10.50 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: 3.60 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #3

Final Table Results

  1. Shailesh ‘MrShailesh’ Patel – 66,850
  2. Pan8145 – 49,000
  3. ADGameing – 31,500
  4. Gagan ‘gagan999’ Nagpal – 24,500
  5. Sandeep ‘effuno’ Varma RS – 17,500
  6. darbarji – 14,000

 

‘Triglott007’ (Won 1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Tanks for 34,500), ‘Hayabusa’ (Won 1.25 Lakhs GTD Pocket Soda for 25,000), ‘Elrond’ (Won 75K GTD Pocket Snacks for 15,750) and ‘nksaports’ (Won 60K GTD Pocket Squares for 13,800) won the other Pocket52 marquees.

 

PokerDangal

Booster Wednesday – 75K GTD

Buy-in- 550

Entries – 71

Rebuys – 17

Prize Pool – 75,000

Places Paid – 15

PokerDangal user ‘88bluff’ won the 75K GTD Booster Wednesday for 18,000 in first-place prize money. ‘Kicker’ finished runner-up for 13,125.

Final Table Results

  1. 88bluff – ₹18,000
  2. Kicker – 13,125
  3. KingKong11 – 9,562
  4. ManishXXX – 7,125
  5. destroyer – 5,250
  6. Mohit543 – 3,750

 

 

PokerStars India

Master Minds (8-Max) – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 114

Re-entries – 95

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 31

After a dream run in October that saw him winning three tournaments and making another eight FT finishes, Tanmay ‘tanmay1909’ Benara‘s indomitable form has spilled over to November. The India Turbo Masters – Main Event champion nailed PokerStars India’s ₹8 Lakhs GTD MasterMinds (8-Max) last night for ₹1.56 Lakhs – grabbing his second title on the site this month. The user ‘rkrohan@&’ placed runner-up for ₹1.18 Lakhs.

Tanmay Benara
Tanmay Benara

 

The Sunday Special winner from November 6, Benara, fired up another three deep runs yesterday, raking in over ₹2.10 Lakhs altogether.

His Wednesday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerStars India’s Master Minds (8-Max) for ₹1,55,799

> 14th in Spartan Poker’s XXX #35 Wednesday Titan for ₹39,600

> 18th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#21 WTB for ₹7,680

> 43rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#18 KO for ₹6,959

Tanmay Benara’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.69 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.28 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #23 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.30 Crores | Ranked #23 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

PokerGuru’s very own Naman ‘naman_sal’ Sharma banked a career-best ₹89,125 for placing third in the Master Minds, that too after qualifying through a FREEBUY satellite. His online stats (excluding Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.59 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.34 Lakhs

Naman Sharma
Naman Sharma

 

The ₹3,850 entry buy-in Master Minds gathered a starting field of 209 entrants, registering a landslide ₹2.68 Lakhs in overlays.

Final Table Results

  1. Tanmay ‘tanmay1909’ Benara – ₹1,55,799
  2. rkrohan@& – ₹1,17,837
  3. Naman ‘naman_sal’ Sharma – ₹89,125
  4. Aman ‘KarmaPoker77’ Parakh – ₹67,409
  5. Vinay ‘VlNAY09’ Rajpal – ₹50,984
  6. Guruprasad ‘fishcalling1’ Gupta – ₹38,561
  7. Karan ‘gogikaran’ Malhotra – ₹29,165
  8. Clinton ‘Clinton Tavares’ Tavares – ₹22,059
  9. Shubham ‘backchod launda’ Agarwal – ₹18,376

 

Rahul ‘LaughingBoddha’ Sengar (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Knightly Stars for ₹40,267), ‘pokerface0455’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹27,759), ‘Zikk23461’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹13,984), and ‘Kush0078’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹12,810) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

 

Adda52

Maverick – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 264

Re-entries – 295

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 63

The former GPS – Grand Ultron winner Shivam ‘brooskyradio11’ Shukla made a grand showing in Adda52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick, outplaying a formidable 559-entry field to collect a site-best ₹2.87 Lakhs (his second-best score overall), picking up his second title on consecutive days. He chopped the Wednesday headliner heads-up with the first-ever INCOOP Main Event winner Sanish ‘sanish21’ Chhabra (2nd for ₹2.68 Lakhs).

Shivam Shukla
Shivam Shukla

 

Shukla made another FT run in the Nighttide DST Adda (6th for ₹7,375), pocketing ₹2.94 Lakhs from the mid-week grind. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.16 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹12.96 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #17 | Annual Winnings: ₹18.86 Lakhs

The long-time regular Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B made away with ₹1.45 Lakhs from two FT finishes, which include:

Vinay B
Vinay B

 

> 4th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹108750

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#18 KO for ₹36595

Vinay B’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.17 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹1.97 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #19

The ₹2,750 entry buy-in Maverick suffered an overlay loss of ₹1.02 Lakhs, and the 63 ITM finishers benefitted from the value on offer.

Final Table Results

  1. Shivam ‘brooskyradio11’ Shukla – ₹2,86,579*
  2. Sanish ‘sanish21’ Chhabra – ₹2,67,504*
  3. Sagar ‘Fang987’ Surve – ₹1,95,167
  4. Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B – ₹1,08,750
  5. Champosymbo – ₹75,000
  6. Debneil ‘NoobNeil’ Mukherjee – ₹52,500
  7. Devrat ‘Vickypune’ Singh – ₹41,250
  8. vinaygu02 – ₹30,000

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

Adda52 reg ‘VishuChi’ won two tournaments on the site and made one other ITM finish for a Wednesday haul worth ₹24,363.

Their Wednesday finishes include:

> 1st in Adda52’s Bounty Adda for ₹11,969

> 1st in Adda52’s Sundown Adda for ₹11,600

> 10th in Adda52’s Evening Adda for ₹794

VishuChi’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹55.13 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹14.32 Lakhs | Titles Won: #20

Aritra ‘prongs’ Hazra (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD La Luna for ₹1,09,800), ‘sanyamjain17’ (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹30,330), Ashay ‘rockstar2424’ Barve (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹26,950), and ‘akkijohnjohn82’ (Won ₹50K GTD Evening Adda for ₹9,939) won the other Adda52 marquees.

 

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