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Daily Majors: Vishal Ojha, Sahil Mahboobani, Siddharth Pandey, & Ankit Wadhawan Crush the Thursday Flagships
Thursday’s online poker landscape was electric with high-stakes action, highlighted by the nearing finale of the ₹15 Crores GTD Adda52 Online Poker Series (AOPS) – Goa Edition. The excitement was further amplified by Spartan Poker’s Half Buy-in Millionaire IV Qualifier and A23 Poker’s ₹1+ Crores GTD Stack-a-thon Series, adding depth to the week’s poker festivities.
Vishal Ojha shone the brightest, clinching Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for an impressive ₹6.04 Lakhs, securing the 18th trophy of the series and marking his highest online win of 2024. This victory propelled him to the day’s top earner, with total winnings across four events reaching ₹6.50 Lakhs. Close behind, Samyak Sethi amassed ₹4.38 Lakhs, elevating his daily total to ₹4.83 Lakhs.
Sahil Mahboobani broke through with a victory in PokerBaazi’s Summit HighRoller, pocketing ₹3.23 Lakhs after entering through a ₹1,495 satellite, marking his first win of 2024 after 12 final table appearances. Onas Malhotra, fresh off his Endeavour HighRoller win, secured second place and ₹3.12 Lakhs from a heads-up deal, totaling ₹3.33 Lakhs for the day.
Siddharth Pandey claimed his second title of the month in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹3.22 Lakhs, leading to a daily total of ₹3.43 Lakhs and securing the Qualifier 4 chips lead in Spartan Poker’s Half Buy-in Millionaire. Anish Vijayvergia followed with a second-place finish for ₹2.46 Lakhs, culminating in over ₹2.84 Lakhs from the day’s efforts.
Ankit Wadhawan repeated his success in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum, adding ₹2.58 Lakhs to his daily total of ₹2.75 Lakhs, with NaveenKumar S as the runner-up for ₹1.95 Lakhs.
‘Durr102’ celebrated a maiden victory on PokerBaazi by winning The Summit, netting ₹3.20 Lakhs from a heads-up deal. ‘SPRINT Kin,’ Pradip Ghosh, took second place and ₹2.82 Lakhs from the deal, totaling ₹3.39 Lakhs from six deep runs.
Wednesday’s Destiny champion Ujjwal Soni extended his winning streak on Spartan Poker by claiming the Ultron title for a personal-best ₹3.64 Lakhs, marking his third title in a month. ‘Gulmoharvilla’ finished second, earning ₹2.47 Lakhs.
Sriharsha Doddapaneni dominated PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for the second time this year, taking home ₹1.88 Lakhs and boosting his daily total to ₹3.37 Lakhs, pushing him to #10 in the POY rankings. ‘LouRelax’ secured second place again with ₹1.40 Lakhs.
Saransh Garg won PokerBaazi’s The Summit Lite, pocketing ₹1.73 Lakhs and raising his Thursday total to ₹2.38 Lakhs with additional cashes. Aishwary Sharma was the runner-up with ₹1.29 Lakhs.
Other PokerBaazi winners included ‘Sultanofpoker’ (Won (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹1.08 Lakhs), ‘bigusdikus’ (Won (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹61,950), and Sumit Rajpurohit (Won (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹61,830) winning titles!
Vinay Verma ended a three-month drought by winning Adda52’s AOPS Warhammer for ₹1.46 Lakhs, with a total of ₹1.49 Lakhs from two deep runs. Hardik Nair finished second for ₹1.07 Lakhs, adding ₹1.94 Lakhs from six deep runs.
The AOPS – Goa Edition kept awarding titles, crowning champions in Amit Gehani (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD AOPS Sunlight for ₹75,748), Kripansh Khosla (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD AOPS Moonracer for ₹48,822), ‘rage_king’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD AOPS Powerslam for ₹47,528), and Mohak Kapoor (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD AOPS Timewarp PKO for ₹42,897).
Poker streamer Aniruddha Joshi topped Pocket52’s Pocket Magnets for ₹55,719, pushing his wins to ₹98,688, with ‘Joipur’ in second place for ₹39,137.
The day also celebrated victories for Amarjeet Singh, Vishal Kumar, Naman Puri, and Satyapal Singh in various marquee tournaments, rounding off a thrilling day of poker action.
Here are the Thursday highlights!
Adda52
AOPS Thursday Feature – ₹30 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 306
Re-entries – 365
Prize Pool – ₹34,30,008
Places Paid – 98
The Adda52 Online Poker Series – Goa Edition is nearing its conclusion, but the final days are exploding with talent and impressive victories. Thursday saw seasoned champions like Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha and Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi claiming hefty payouts and etching their names in the spotlight.
Fresh off a strong showing at the AOPS Monday Feature, former USOP Main Event winner and 2023 People’s Poker Championship nominee Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha emerged as the champion of Thursday’s featured AOPS event, the ₹30 Lakhs GTD AOPS Thursday Feature. This marks his first AOPS title and a triumphant return to the victor’s spotlight after his The Pride victory last month.

Ojha’s journey in the 8 PM headliner wasn’t easy. He battled through a field of 671 contenders (306 unique) in a nine-hour marathon before finally outlasting the competition. His resilience was rewarded with a staggering ₹6.04 Lakhs top prize – his best score of 2024 and clinching the 18th of the coveted 26 AOPS trophies on offer.
But his success didn’t end there. Ojha continued his stellar performance across four other events, amassing a total of ₹6.50 Lakhs and distinguishing himself as the day`s top scorer!
> 1st in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹6,04,302
> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s Summit HighRoller for ₹25,571
> 40th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹16,261
> 189th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹4,156
Vishal Ojha’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.71 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.26 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹29.90 Lakhs
Online regular Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi came tantalizingly close to victory in the AOPS Thursday Feature, finishing a close second and taking home a hefty ₹4.38 Lakhs. Adding another four cash finishes to his tally, Sethi’s total earnings for the day touched an impressive ₹4.83 Lakhs.

> 2nd in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹4,38,468
> 16th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹31,631
> 104th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹5,868
> 55th in Adda52’s AOPS Warhammer for ₹4,387
> 79th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹2,518
Samyak Sethi’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.76 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹70.93 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | Ranked #12 in the AOPS Mega Leaderboard
The AOPS Thursday Feature boasted other stellar performances as well, with Yohan ‘allinmaestro’ Patel (3rd for ₹3.18 Lakhs), Deepankur ‘dp178’ Gupta (4th for ₹2.31 Lakhs), Rising Star Ritwik ‘ritwik27’ Khanna (5th for ₹1.67 Lakhs), Gaurav ‘zillastar’ Bhandari (6th for ₹1.22 Lakhs), Young Gun Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra (7th for ₹88,306) and last night’s Summit HighRoller podium finisher Bharat ‘rungooserun’ Vasan (8th for ₹63,814), all made a solid run for the title, showcasing the fierce competition and high level of skill present in the tournament.
Adding another layer of excitement, the ₹5,500 buy-in AOPS Thursday Feature not only met but exceeded its guarantee by a significant ₹4.30 Lakhs. This created a massive ₹34.30 Lakhs prize pool shared among the top 98 finishers, highlighting the series’ successful run.
Final Table Results
- Vishal ‘darky012’ Ojha – ₹6,04,302
- Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi – ₹4,38,468
- Yohan ‘allinmaestro’ Patel – ₹3,18,392
- Deepankur ‘dp178’ Gupta – ₹2,31,057
- Ritwik ‘ritwik27’ Khanna – ₹1,67,408
- Gaurav ‘zillastar’ Bhandari – ₹1,21,684
- Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra – ₹88,306
- Bharat ‘rungooserun’ Vasan – ₹63,814
AOPS Warhammer – ₹7 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 200
Re-entries – 171
Prize Pool – ₹7,42,000
Places Paid – 55
The Adda52OnlinePokerSeries – Goa Edition tables were buzzing with action on Thursday night, witnessing several remarkable stories unfold.
After a three-month title drought since winning the (7-Max) Daily SPRINT in November, online regular Vinay ‘vinay2203’ Verma re-emerged victorious in the ₹7 Lakhs GTD AOPS Warhammer. It was a six-hour battle against 371 players (200 unique) that saw Verma overcome the challenge to win the 9:30 PM AOPS marquee, claiming his first title of 2024 and a rewarding ₹1.46 Lakhs payday.
Verma’s hunger for success wasn’t over, as he added another cash finish in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT, bringing his total haul for the night to ₹1.49 Lakhs.
> 1st in Adda52’s AOPS Warhammer for ₹1,46,327
> 77th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹2,518
Vinay Verma’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.66 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.95 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1
Hardik ‘hardiknair1999’ Nair, the breakout star of 2023, proved his consistency by falling just short of the AOPS Warhammer crown, mirroring his second-place finish in Wednesday’s Destiny. However, Nair showcased his resilience by securing a commendable ₹1.07 Lakhs as the runner-up.

Adding fuel to his hot streak, Nair posted another final table finish, three deep runs, and a bounty score, raking in a commendable ₹1.94 Lakhs across various platforms. This Thursday heist adds more credibility to Nair’s prowess as one of the hottest trailblazers in the online circuit today.
> 2nd in Adda52’s AOPS Warhammer for ₹1,07,451
> 7th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹49,667
> 13th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹13,157
> 61st in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹12,029
> 30th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹13,393
> Won bounties worth ₹197 in Adda52’s AOPS Timewarp PKO
Hardik Nair’s online stats (excluding PokerStarsIndia and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.62 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹87.21 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #7 | Annual Winnings: ₹37.10 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹10.68 Lakhs | Ranked #14 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)
The AOPS Warhammer final table was a star-studded affair, featuring established names like last week`s AOPS Powerslam winner Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay1399’ Vijay (3rd for ₹78,497), Priyank ‘Piko1432’ Kothari (6th for ₹30,754) and WSOP bracelet winner Young Gun Aayush ‘aayusharya’ Arya (7th for ₹22,472).
The ₹2,200 buy-in AOPS Warhammer surpassed expectations, generating a prize pool of ₹7.42 Lakhs and rewarding the top 55 finishers for their skill and perseverance.
Final Table Results
- Vinay ‘vinay2203’ Verma – ₹1,46,327
- Hardik ‘hardiknair1999’ Nair – ₹1,07,451
- Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay1399’ Vijay – ₹78,497
- dev133 – ₹57,732
- Kingimo9 – ₹42,317
- Priyank ‘Piko1432’ Kothari – ₹30,754
- Aayush ‘aayusharya’ Arya – ₹22,472
- UNKNOWN – ₹16,666
The other AOPS title winners of the day included:
> Amit ‘asg123’ Gehani (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD AOPS Sunlight for ₹75,748)
> Kripansh ‘kripanshk’ Khosla (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD AOPS Moonracer for ₹48,822)
> ‘rage_king’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD AOPS Powerslam for ₹47,528)
> Mohak ‘sparkie’ Kapoor (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD AOPS Timewarp PKO for ₹42,897)
AOPS LeaderBoard Standings After Day 13
As the curtains begin to fall on the ₹15 Crore GTD AOPS – Goa Edition, Day 13 brought intense battles across the AOPS Mega and Mini leaderboards. With just three days remaining, seasoned pros and rising stars face off, chasing glory and coveted rewards.
AOPS Mega Leaderboard
Bibhu ‘Vibhuiit17’ Agarwal remains undisputed at the top of the ₹25 Lakhs GTD AOPS Mega leaderboard, holding a commanding lead with 722 points. His dominance spans six consecutive days, fueled by 29 AOPS cashes and four final table appearances, including a notable second-place finish in the AOPS Warhammer.
Challenging his lead, Atrij ‘Freevill’ Singhal continued to hold the second spot with 654 points, leveraging his knack for critical performances, notably as last week’s AOPS Wednesday Feature finalist.
Tarush ‘tarush123’ Gupta sits closely behind in third with 635 points, his adaptable gameplay evident in 15 AOPS scores and two runner-up finishes.
Player Leaderboard Points
Bibhu 'Vibhuiit17' Agarwal 722
Atrij 'freevill' Singhal 654
Tarush 'tarush123' Gupta 635
Mohak 'Sparkie' Kapoor 613
Tanmay 'PlusEv' Benara 593
AOPS Mini Leaderboard
On the ₹10 Lakhs GTD AOPS Mini Leaderboard, Unmesh ‘Unmesh100’ Nair leads with a robust 1,082 points, driven by a final table finish in the AOPS Moonracer. His record of 36 AOPS cashes and victories in the AOPS Sunlight and AOPS Powerslam attests to his strategic finesse, making him the player to beat in the final stretch of the leaderboard race.
Vikhyat ‘hazard57’ Ahlawat climbs to second place and is hot on his heels with 1,019 points, poses a significant threat. His consistent performance, reflected in dual runner-up finishes in the AOPS Powerslam and AOPS Timewarp PKO, 45 AOPS cashes and an AOPS Powerslam victory, makes him a formidable contender.
Md ‘t9ace’ Nazim rounds out the top three with 1,003 points, a testament to his steady performance across 47 AOPS events. His six final tables, runner-up finishes in the AOPS Nebula and AOPS Timewarp PKO, and recent AOPS Nebula victory highlight his resilience and competitive spirit.
Player Leaderboard Points
Unmesh 'Unmesh100' Nair 1,082
Vikhyat hazard57' Ahlawat 1,019
Md 't9ace' Nazim 1,003
Sony 'swAAmi' Puthussery 970
Bhanu Prakash 'ChennaiNo1' KC 950
PokerBaazi
Summit HighRoller – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹15,000
Entries – 110
Re-entries – 52
Prize Pool – ₹21,13,290
Places Paid – 29
Seasoned pro Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani finally etched his name onto the winner’s board in 2024, clinching the coveted title in PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD Summit HighRoller last night, capping off a phenomenal run of near misses with a thrilling victory.

Mahboobani’s journey to glory in the Summit High Roller wasn’t paved with platinum – it began humbly, with him securing his entry through a mere ₹1,495 satellite. This gritty determination was a hallmark of his performance throughout the 8:30 PM flagship tournament. Despite reaching a staggering 12 final tables this year, victory had remained elusive, with three runner-up finishes leaving him tantalizingly close but just out of reach. But this time, his exceptional skill and strategic prowess shone through amidst 162 competitors (110 unique).
For seven hours and seventeen minutes, the tension crackled like electricity. But Mahboobani held his nerve, navigating the intense competition with remarkable confidence. Finally, a well-timed heads-up deal cemented his triumph, securing not only his maiden Summit HighRoller title but also a hefty ₹3.23 Lakhs payout – his biggest single cashout of the year and a sweet reward for his perseverance.
Sahil Mahboobani’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.73 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.31 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | Annual Winnings: ₹30.95 Lakhs
This wasn’t the only story of the night, however. Onas ‘papatumhare’ Malhotra, still buoyant from his Endeavour HighRoller victory on Tuesday, narrowly missed another High Roller title, finishing second in the Summit HighRoller with the heads-up deal with Mahboobani landing him an equally commendable ₹3.12 Lakhs. Malhotra concluded his Thursday run with total earnings of ₹3.33 Lakhs from three cash finishes, underscoring his successful week.

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Summit HighRoller for ₹3,11,597* (heads-up deal)
> 46th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹12,029
> 40th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit Lite for ₹9,102
> Made Day 2 in Spartan Poker’s Half Buy-In Millionaire (Qualifier 4)
Onas Malhotra’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.66 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹19.20 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹22.64 Lakhs
Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan showcased his talent by reaching three final tables and accumulating ₹3.23 Lakhs from four deep runs on Thursday.

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Summit HighRoller for ₹2,26,967
> 8th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹63,814
> 8th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit Lite for ₹25,530
> 24th in Adda52’s AOPS Warhammer for ₹6,202
Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot, the 2023 POY #4, continued his strong performance, making final tables in both the Summit HighRoller and The Summit, bagging ₹3.09 Lakhs across four deep runs.

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s Summit HighRoller for ₹1,81,320
> 5th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,07,366
> 59th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹13,427
> 74th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹7,090
Ashish Munot’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.93 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.94 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹34.99 Lakhs | Finished #4 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)
Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat, fresh off his Daily Mini HighRoller win the day before, nearly clinched back-to-back titles in the Summit HighRoller. Entering through a ₹1,495 buy-in satellite, he finished sixth for ₹1.02 Lakhs, accumulating ₹3.09 Lakhs from four deep runs.

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s Summit HighRoller for ₹1,02,283
> 17th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹21,924
> 24th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹20,493
> 11th in Adda52’s AOPS Warhammer for ₹8,990
> Made Day 2 in Spartan Poker’s Half Buy-In Millionaire (Qualifier 4)
Kovid Saraswat’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.47 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹75.49 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹33.64 Lakhs
The ₹15,000 buy-in Summit HighRoller attracted a strong field of established players, generating a massive ₹21.13 Lakhs prize pool. The intense competition saw only the top 29 finishers receive payouts, highlighting the high stakes involved.
Final Table Results
- Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani – ₹3,22,813*
- Onas ‘papatumhare’ Malhotra – ₹3,11,597*
- Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan – ₹2,26,967
- Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot – ₹1,81,320
- Shravsmanth – ₹1,36,096
- Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat – ₹1,02,283
*denotes a heads-up deal
WTF – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 535
Re-entries – 488
Prize Pool – ₹24,44,970
Places Paid – 193
Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey‘s February winning streak continues! After claiming the (7 Max) Daily SPRINT title earlier in the month, Pandey conquered PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD WTF this Thursday, solidifying his dominance with another impressive victory.

Battling a massive field of 1,023 players (535 unique) in the 7:30 PM WTF for nearly 7.5 hours, Pandey displayed unwavering determination, ultimately emerging victorious with a commanding ₹3.22 Lakhs payout. But his winning appetite wasn’t satiated there. He notched three additional finishes, bringing his total winnings for the day to a staggering ₹3.43 Lakhs, including additional bounties.
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹3,21,514
> 88th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹11,500
> 40th in Adda52’s AOPS Warhammer for ₹5,220
> 38th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit Lite for ₹4,790
> Won bounties worth ₹697 in Adda52’s AOPS Timewarp PKO
> Made Day 2 in Spartan Poker’s Half Buy-in Millionaire (Qualifier 4)
Siddharth Pandey’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.97 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹61.04 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹19.27 Lakhs
Pandey’s dominant performance wasn’t the only story of the night. Anish ‘Fishlover001’ Vijayvergia, Tuesday’s Daily Mini HighRoller runner-up, also kept his scorecard sizzling. He accumulated over ₹2.84 Lakhs from three deep runs on PokerBaazi, including two final table appearances. His most notable score was another second-place finish in the WTF, pocketing a cool ₹2.47 Lakhs after relentlessly firing five bullets.

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹2,46,942
> 8th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹28,885
> 17th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹8,534
Anish Vijay’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹69.32 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹23.94 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹22.48 Lakhs
Adding a touch of drama, Shashank ‘Iverson003’ Shekhar marked his return from a brief hiatus in style. Bagging over ₹2.14 Lakhs from five deep runs, he graced the final tables of three flagship events. His most impressive performances were securing sixth place in The Summit and WTF.

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹76,403
> 6th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹50,611
> 16th in PokerBaazi’s Summit HighRoller for ₹38,039
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹35,455
> 46th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹13,157
Shashank Shekhar’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.98 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.23 Crores
The competition for the WTF title was fierce, with established players like Neeraj ‘neerunj’ Sattawat (3rd for ₹1.75 Lakhs), Ayush ‘Proman502’ Garg (4th for ₹1,24 Lakhs), AOPS Tuesday Feature winner Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta (5th for ₹85,330), Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo (7th for ₹39,609), and Debapriya ‘detulelungikhul’ Manna (8th for ₹31,296) all making deep runs and securing significant payouts.
The ₹2,750 buy-in WTF exceeded its advertised guarantee by a whopping ₹4.45 Lakhs, generating a total prize pool of ₹24.45 Lakhs shared among the top 193 finishers. This massive prize pool and the sheer number of participants truly underscored the immense popularity and competitiveness of PokerBaazi’s tournaments.
Final Table Results
- Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey – ₹3,21,514
- Anish ‘Fishlover001’ Vijayvergia – ₹2,46,942
- Neeraj ‘neerunj’ Sattawat – ₹1,75,060
- Ayush ‘Proman502’ Garg – ₹1,23,716
- Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta – ₹85,330
- Shashank ‘Iverson003’ Shekhar – ₹50,611
- Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo – ₹39,609
- Debapriya ‘detulelungikhul’ Manna – ₹31,296
The Summit – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹8,630
Entries – 159
Re-entries – 138
Prize Pool – ₹22,27,000
Places Paid – 63
After over six months of dedication and perseverance, PokerBaazi user ‘Durr102’ finally grasped their poker dream, securing their first-ever title in the coveted ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Summit. This wasn’t just a win; it was a seven-hour testament to dedication and perseverance against a formidable field of 297 entries (159 unique) in the platform’s Thursday night flagship tournament.
The sweet taste of victory came with a hefty ₹3.20 Lakhs reward, earned through a determined three entries and a well-negotiated heads-up deal! This remarkable sum not only marked ‘Durr102’s first six-figure payday of 2024 but also solidified their place among the platform’s rising stars.
Durr102’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹85.41 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹35.24 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1
But Durr102 wasn’t the only one celebrating. Fresh off his Endeavour High Roller win, ‘SPRINT King’ Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh delivered another exceptional performance, grabbing the runner-up spot in The Summit for ₹2.82 Lakhs thanks to the heads-up deal – his best finish in this Thursday flagship yet.

Ghosh’s impressive run didn’t end there, as he notched up six deep runs across platforms, adding a staggering ₹3.39 Lakhs to his bankroll. This diverse success solidified his position as a force to be reckoned with, ranking him #3 in annual profits and #6 in total earnings for 2024.
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹2,81,831* (heads-up deal)
> 15th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹17,558
> 13th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit Lite for ₹15,762
> 44th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹15,049
> 76th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹7,090
> 16th in Adda52’s AOPS Timewarp PKO for ₹1,782
Pradip Ghosh’s online stats (excluding MPLPoker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.87 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.96 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹45.44 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹20.13 Lakhs | Ranked #6 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #3 in Annual Profits | Finished #19 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)
Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot also joined the party, securing a fifth-place finish in The Summit for ₹1.08 Lakhs with three entries. He further bolstered his tally with impressive performances in three other tournaments, including a notable fourth-place finish in the Summit HighRoller, taking his total winnings for the day to a commendable ₹3.09 Lakhs. Munot’s consistent performance throughout the year keeps him among the top contenders, having finished #4 in the 2023 POY race.

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s Summit HighRoller for ₹1,81,320
> 5th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,07,366
> 59th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹13,427
> 74th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹7,090
Ashish Munot’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.96 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.94 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Finished #4 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)
After a brief hiatus, Shashank ‘Iverson003’ Shekhar made a grand return, amassing a whopping ₹2.14 Lakhs from four deep runs, including three final table appearances. His most impressive finishes were securing sixth place in The Summit and WTF.

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹76,403
> 6nd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹50,611
> 16th in PokerBaazi’s Summit HighRoller for ₹38,039
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹35,455
> 46th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹13,157
Shashank Shekhar’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.98 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.23 Crores
The Summit’s final table was a battleground of seasoned contenders. Wilson ‘kalingkaling’ Yomso secured fourth place, taking home ₹1,49,243, while Monday’s Eliminator winner Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani finished seventh, earning ₹61,256 after two entries.
The ₹8,630 buy-in The Summit generated a massive ₹22.27 Lakhs prize pool, exceeding the guarantee and ensuring handsome payouts for the top 63 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Durr102 – ₹3,20,262*
- Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh – ₹2,81,831*
- Tanmay ‘Truman’ Benara – ₹1,89,338
- Wilson ‘kalingkaling’ Yomso – ₹1,49,243
- Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot – ₹1,07,366
- Shashank ‘Iverson003’ Shekhar – ₹76,403
- Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani – ₹61,256
*denotes a heads-up deal
Daily Mini HighRoller – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹7,000
Entries – 117
Re-Entries – 69
Prize Pool – ₹11,32,740
Places Paid – 38
Poker legend Sriharsha ‘ivey2’ Doddapaneni once again ignited the virtual felt, clinching a decisive victory in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Mini HighRoller and adding another trophy to his 2024 collection. This marks his third title this year, coming hot on the heels of his impressive PokerStars India Sunday Special win just two weeks ago.

In the Daily Mini HighRoller, Doddapaneni navigated a field of 186 seasoned players (117 unique) with remarkable skill and composure, emerging victorious after a thrilling seven hours and 12 minutes of gameplay. His triumph earned him a handsome ₹1.88 Lakhs, marking his second victory in this 9 PM flagship this year.
But the winning didn’t stop there. Doddapaneni extended his hot streak across Thursday, cashing in five deep runs and adding a commendable ₹3.37 Lakhs to his bankroll, pushing him closer to the remarkable ₹9 Crore milestone in tracked online winnings and catapulting him to #10 in the Player of the Year rankings.
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹1,87,582
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s Summit HighRoller for ₹80,939
> 9th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹39,427
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit Lite for ₹17,700
> 86th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹11,500
Sriharsha Doddapaneni’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.99 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.51 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹37.89 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹15.10 Lakhs | Moves to #10 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #9 in Annual Profits
The competition wasn’t without its fierce drama. PokerBaazi regular ‘LouRelax,’ fresh off their runner-up finish in last week’s The Endeavour, narrowly missed claiming their sixth title of the year, finishing second in the Daily Mini HighRoller with a hefty ₹1.40 Lakhs payout.
LouRelax’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹14.45 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹8.15 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #5
The Daily MiniHigh Roller witnessed strong performances from other established players like Amit ‘Aryan15’ Malhotra (3rd for ₹1.10 Lakhs), Sunday’s Weekender champion Myron ‘priyankAAchoprAA’ Pereira (4th for ₹84,956), Monday’s 10 PM (7-Max) Daily SPRINT finalist Anilkumar ‘jat777’ Singh (5th for ₹62,867) and Divyanshu ‘Divyansh1995’ Agrawal (6th for ₹45,310).
PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller, with its attractive ₹7,000 buy-in, continues to be a magnet for aspiring and experienced players. This edition saw the prize pool exceed its guarantee by attracting 186 entries, resulting in a juicy ₹11.33 Lakhs kitty shared among the top 38 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Sriharsha ‘ivey2’ Doddapaneni – ₹1,87,582
- LouRelax – ₹1,40,460
- Amit ‘Aryan15’ Malhotra – ₹1,10,442
- Myron ‘priyankAAchoprAA’ Pereira – ₹84,956
- Anilkumar ‘jat777’ Singh – ₹62,867
- Divyanshu ‘Divyansh1995’ Agrawal – ₹45,310
The Summit Lite – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹4,312
Entries – 169
Re-entries – 127
Prize Pool – ₹11,10,000
Places Paid – 53
Thursday nights on PokerBaazi are synonymous with champions, and last night witnessed a triple threat of stellar performances by Saransh ‘saransh004’ Garg, Aishwary ‘czarsh’ Sharma, and Young Gun Gaurav ‘BuildPuntOK’ Sood in The Summit Lite, making it a night to remember for Indian poker fans.
Fresh off his AOPS Warhammer victory a week ago, Garg displayed exceptional skill and determination to outmuscle a field of 423 players (296 unique) in the 7:30 PM flagship, The Summit Lite. The six-hour battle culminated in a well-deserved victory for Garg, earning him ₹1.73 lakhs from his third title win of the year. But Garg’s hunger for success didn’t end there. He cashed in five additional tournaments, amassing a mid-week haul of ₹2.38 Lakhs.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Summit Lite for ₹1,72,605
> 13th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹31,631
> 65th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹13,157
> 34th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹11,327
> 121st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹5,868
> 15th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6-Max) for ₹3,060
Saransh Garg’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.66 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.64 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #3
But Garg wasn’t the only one celebrating. Aishwary ‘czarsh’ Sharma (opted out of our tracking) also made headlines by grabbing the runner-up position in The Summit Lite, taking home a healthy ₹1.29 Lakhs.
However, the night also belonged to poker royalty Gaurav ‘BuildPuntOK’ Sood. The reigning Player of the Year showcased his versatility across multiple platforms, securing a commendable third place and ₹92,275 in The Summit Lite. But that wasn’t all. Sood’s consistent performance across six other tournaments, including notable final table appearances in Spartan Poker’s Ultron and PokerStars India’s The Colosseum, pushed his total earnings for the day to an enviable ₹3.19 Lakhs.

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹1,08,054
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit Lite for ₹92,275
> 6th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹62,841
> 13th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹33,479
> 42nd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹12,029
> 116th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹5,868
> 52th in Adda52’s AOPS Warhammer for ₹4,651
> Made Day 2 in Spartan Poker’s Half Buy-in Millionaire (Qualifier 4)
Gaurav Sood’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹20.16 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹10.38 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹49.11 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹15.17 Lakhs | Ranked #4 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #8 in Annual Profits | Finished #1 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #2 in Annual Profits
Another notable performance came from Sriharsha ‘ivey2’ Doddapaneni. The Daily Mini HighRoller winner cashed in five deep runs, adding ₹3.37 Lakhs to his bankroll and pushing him closer to the ₹9 Crore milestone in tracked online winnings. This performance propelled him to #10 in the Player of the Year rankings.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹1,87,582
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s Summit HighRoller for ₹80,939
> 9th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹39,427
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit Lite for ₹17,700
> 86th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹11,500
Sriharsha Doddapaneni’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.99 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.51 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹37.89 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹15.10 Lakhs | Moves to #10 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #9 in Annual Profits
The Summit Lite’s final table was a spectacle, also featuring Sunday’s AOPS Millions finalist Abhimanyu ‘AsratManfi’ Mittal (4th for ₹70,613), last night`s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT finalist Arjun ‘arr86’ Raghani (5th for ₹52,947), and Pawan ‘Chupacabra’ Dineshkeni (6th for ₹37,518).
With a buy-in of ₹4,312, The Summit Lite exceeded its guaranteed prize pool by accumulating ₹11.10 Lakhs, rewarding the top 53 finishers with payouts.
Final Table Results
- Saransh ‘saransh004’ Garg – ₹1,72,605
- Aishwary ‘czarsh’ Sharma – ₹1,28,982
- Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood – ₹92,275
- Abhimanyu ‘AsratManfi’ Mittal – ₹70,613
- Arjun ‘arr86’ Raghani – ₹52,947
- Pawan ‘Chupacabra’ Dineshkeni – ₹37,518
- Sriharsha ‘ivey2’ Doddapaneni – ₹17,700
‘Sultanofpoker’ (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Daily SPRINT for ₹1.08 Lakhs), ‘bigusdikus’ (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Afternoon Boost for ₹61,950), Sumit ‘Sumitsingh199’ Rajpuohit (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹61,830), Amarjeet ‘ninjakar’ Singh (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 Daily for ₹38,000), Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost for ₹35,980), Naman ‘Kidpoker09’ Puri (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹30,640), ‘udixi18’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹23,490), ‘rajakumark0007’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 500X Daily for ₹16,140), and Dayanand ‘dayanandprass’ Prass (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 500X Daily for ₹13,200) won the other Thursday marquees on PokerBaazi.
Pocket52
Pocket Magnets – ₹3 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,250
Entries – 131
Re-entries – 79
Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000
Places Paid – 35
Thursday night on Pocket52 belonged to none other than acclaimed poker streamer Aniruddha ‘Pocketaces_’ Joshi, as he reigned supreme in the ₹3 Lakhs GTD Pocket Magnets! This triumph marks a significant comeback for Joshi, who last tasted success in the PokerStars India Winter Series-22 Sunday Special on January 7, nearly five weeks ago.

Remember his legendary Nano Main Event win last February? Joshi channelled that same magic at this 8 PM Thursday headliner, masterfully navigating a challenging field of 210 entries (131 unique) over a gripping six-hour session. His calculated gameplay and strategic prowess culminated in a well-deserved first-place finish and a hefty ₹55,719 payday.
But the story doesn’t end there! Adding another layer of thrill, Joshi’s victory came hot on the heels of a short stream showcasing his run in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature. While Adda52 didn’t bring him fortune this time, Thursday night ultimately transformed into a rewarding grind thanks to his Pocket52 triumph. You can relive the excitement of Joshi`s AOPS stream below:
Joshi’s impressive night didn’t stop at Pocket Magnets. He further solidified his dominance with another noteworthy final table finish, two additional deep runs, and even claimed a bounties, bringing his total earnings to ₹98,688.
> 1st in Pocket52’s Pocket Magnets for ₹55,719
> 3rd in Adda52’s AOPS Moonracer for ₹26,622
> 34th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹10,513
> 27th in Adda52’s AOPS Warhammer for ₹5,220
> Won bounties worth ₹614 in PokerStars India’s Super Stack 8-Max
Aniruddha Joshi’s online stats (excluding MPL Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.18 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹12.25 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1
While Joshi stole the spotlight, other players also had impressive performances. ‘Joipur’ secured the runner-up spot and a respectable ₹39,137, while site regular Subhajit ‘SuBhAjItSj’ Mahato finished fourth for ₹22,414.
Despite fierce competition, the ₹1,250 buy-in Pocket Magnets experienced a ₹61,230 overlay shortfall. However, Pocket52 ensured fairness and a rewarding experience by covering the shortfall with Tournament Discount Credit (TDC), guaranteeing the top 35 finishers their rightful share of the ₹3 Lakhs prize pool.
Final Table Results
- Aniruddha ‘Pocketaces_’ Joshi – ₹55,719
- Joipur – ₹39,137
- SHARVY – ₹29,382
- Subhajit ‘SuBhAjItSj’ Mahato – ₹22,414
- crocodile_rana70_14285795 – ₹17,437
- MOTI001 – ₹13,695
- STRAEGY_GODss – ₹10,882
- user1688882957 – ₹8,766
‘Naranu11’ (Won ₹50K GTD Soda for ₹11,83) and ‘hanielderrick’ (Won ₹80K GTD Brunch for ₹10,871) won the other Thursday marquees on Pocket52.
PokerStars India
The Colosseum – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 61
Re-entries – 59
Prize Pool – ₹11,78,520
Places Paid – 17
Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan, a titan of the Indian poker scene, finally reclaimed his championship glory after eight near misses since his (7-Max) Daily SPRINT win on January 2. Last night, he conquered PokerStars India’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Colosseum for the third time, solidifying his dominance and adding a second title to his 2024 belt.

Wadhawan, laser-focused and strategically brilliant, navigated a field of 120 entries (60 unique) in the 8 PM The Colosseum. After a thrilling 5.5-hour battle, he emerged victorious, pocketing a rewarding ₹2.58 Lakhs and leaving runner-up NaveenKumar ‘superboyvv’ S with a respectable ₹1.95 Lakhs.

Wadhawan’s success was not limited to The Colosseum; he also made notable cash finishes in PokerBaazi’s The Summit (57th for ₹12,029) and The Summit Lite (25th for ₹4,790). This multi-tournament success pushed his total earnings to a staggering ₹2.75 Lakhs, showcasing his versatility and consistency.
Ankit Wadhawan’s online stats (excluding MPL Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹15.05 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.75 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹25.38 Lakhs | Finished #5 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)
Another Chandigarh-based poker maestro, Kabir ‘kabir2298’ Tandon, fresh off his Wednesday Monster Stack fourth-place finish, bagged a remarkable ₹1.83 Lakhs from three deep runs, highlighted by a third place in The Colosseum, fetching him ₹1.47 Lakhs.

> 3rd in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹1,46,753
> 19th in Spartan Poker’s Utron for ₹19,732
> 29th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹16,260
The final table of The Colosseum was graced with the presence of poker luminaries, such as Nishant ‘RektAce’ Kumar (4th for ₹1.11 Lakhs), the three-time POY, Young Gun Gaurav ‘3betPanda’ Sood (6th for ₹62,841) and last night’s AOPS Warhammer runner-up Hardik ‘hardiknair’ Nair (7th for ₹49,667).
The fierce competition fuelled The Colosseum`s prize pool to an impressive ₹11.79 Lakhs, rewarding 17 players with payouts. This highlights the tournament’s allure for established veterans and aspiring players seeking a big break.
Final Table Results
- Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹2,58,315
- NaveenKumar ‘superboyvv’ S – ₹1,94,701
- Kabir ‘kabir2298’ Tandon – ₹1,46,753
- Nishant ‘RektAce’ Kumar – ₹1,10,613
- DrPoker2303 – ₹83,373
- Gaurav ‘3betPanda’ Sood – ₹62,841
- Hardik ‘hardiknair’ Nair – ₹49,667
‘JAKE CODY 3003’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Super Stack 8-Max for ₹42,706), ‘destinygrinder’ (Won ₹70K GTD Ultrasonic PKO for ₹21,624), ‘Wannabepro299’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack 8-Max PKO for ₹14,955), and ‘rahultarun’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline for ₹10,502) won the other Thursday marquees on PokerStars India.
Spartan Poker
Ultron – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹6,600
Entries – 117
Re-entries – 39
Re-buys – 109
Prize Pool – ₹15,66,000
Places Paid – 23
Spartan Poker witnessed the rise of a new title-winning phenomenon – Ujjwal ‘Letschill’ Soni. After claiming the Destiny title just a day before, Sonu conquered the ₹15 Lakhs GTD Ultron last night, marking their third title in a month, fourth of the year, and seventh overall on the platform. This remarkable feat, achieved in just over a year of playing, solidified their rapid rise in the Indian poker scene.
In a thrilling seven-hour battle against 265 players (117 unique) last night, Soni emerged victorious in the 8 PM Ultron, securing a career-best payday of ₹3.64 Lakhs and finally turning a profit on the platform.
Ujjwal Soni’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹29.21 Lakhs | Site Winnings: ₹2.13 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #4
While Soni stole the show, established veterans also made their mark. ‘Gulmoharvilla’ finished a close second in the Ultron, taking home a respectable ₹2.47 Lakhs.
Meanwhile, the three-time POY Young Gun Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood continued his impressive multi-platform dominance, accumulating ₹3.19 Lakhs across seven deep runs, including three final table appearances. His most notable performances were a fifth-place finish in the Ultron (₹1.08 Lakhs) and a podium finish in PokerBaazi’s The Summit Lite (₹92,275), keeping him on track for a record-extending fourth POY crown.

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹1,08,054
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit Lite for ₹92,275
> 6th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹62,841
> 13th in Adda52’s AOPS Thursday Feature for ₹33,479
> 42nd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹12,029
> 116th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹5,868
> 52th in Adda52’s AOPS Warhammer for ₹4,651
> Made Day 2 in Spartan Poker’s Half Buy-in Millionaire (Qualifier 4)
Gaurav Sood’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹20.16 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹10.38 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹49.11 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹15.17 Lakhs | Ranked #4 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #8 in Annual Profits | Finished #1 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #2 in Annual Profits
The Ultron final table was a battleground of seasoned pros, featuring Tuesday’s Mega Stack winner Aniket ‘Anteman’ Waghmare (4th for ₹1.35 Lakhs), Wednesday’s The Pride champion Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh (6th for ₹83,781), and WSOP bracelet winner Abhinav ‘hightr0ller’ Iyer (8th for ₹45,571).
The fierce competition resulted in the ₹6,600 buy-in Ultron generating a captivating ₹15.66 Lakhs prize pool, exceeding its guarantee and rewarding the top 23 players, making Thursday night a resounding success for many.
Final Table Results
- Ujjwal ‘Letschill’ Soni – ₹3,64,095
- Gulmoharvilla – ₹2,46,645
- adik19 – ₹1,64,430
- Aniket ‘Anteman’ Waghmare – ₹1,34,676
- Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood – ₹1,08,054
- Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh – ₹83,781
- shijaszak – ₹62,014
- Abhinav ‘hightr0ller’ Iyer – ₹45,571
₹1 Crore GTD Half Buy-in Millionaire – Qualifier 4
Q4 > Entries – 217 | Re-entries – 46 | Re-buys – 201 |Survivors – 62 | Chip Leader – Siddharth ‘SIDDO19’ Pandey (324,736)
Combined > Entries – 823 | Re-entries – 175 | Re-buys – 670 | Survivors – 216 | Overall Chip Leader – Goonjan ‘PresentSIR’ Mall (343,797)
‘StoicCrusher’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo for ₹43,435), Satyapal ‘Burgersingh’ Singh (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Dark Knight for ₹27,500), ‘notoriousme’ (Won ₹75K GTD Monster Turbo for ₹18,456), ‘Real_Goat’ (Won ₹50K GTD Holdem PKO for ₹15,420), ‘nathuramgodse’ (Won ₹50K GTD Night Rider for ₹15,000), ‘seenabbott’ (Won ₹50K GTD Chip up – Triple Chance for ₹13,449), ‘Fish of ocean’ (Won ₹25K GTD Centurion for ₹5,907), and ‘ekaseth’ (Won ₹20K GTD PKO for ₹6,368) won the other Thursday marquees on Spartan Poker.
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Daily Majors: Gaurav Sood, Wilson Yomso, Shravan Chhabria & Allen Romeo Nailed the Friday Marquees
With just a few hours left for the year to end, there was quite an uptick in online traffic as most of the Friday marquees comfortably surpassed their guarantees. There’s a lot of exciting action waiting for MTT lovers in the new year, starting with PokerBaazi’s ₹5+ Crores GTD 1000X Series 2.0 (January 1-8), followed by Spartan Poker’s India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) 14.0 (January 19 to February 5). MPL Poker is also offering ₹7 Crores in prizes across a well-rounded palate of MTTs, leaderboard-based sprints, real Gold, Freerolls, and more throughout January!
Coming back to online action that played out last night, Young Gun Gaurav Sood was back in the spotlight. The two-time POY leaderboard topper took down Spartan Poker’s The Elite for a second time taking home a winner’s paycheque worth ₹6 Lakhs (won ₹6.23 Lakhs overall).
Mohit Kumar Singh was among the standout performers last night as he championed both the Adda52 Friday flagships, the Ferris Wheel (for ₹4.19 Lakhs) and Bumper Car (for ₹68,625), while also FT-ing the Bounty Adda (6th for ₹2,593), lapping up ₹4.90 Lakhs in total winnings.
The #BB5 MoneyMaker champion Wilson Yomso clinched his fourth title of December in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller, banking ₹4.05 Lakhs up top. Prolific multi-scorer Abhishek Sonu secured the runner-up spot for ₹2.91 Lakhs (won ₹2.95 Lakhs overall).
Seasoned pro Shravan Chhabria was the last player standing in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash PKO, netting ₹2.24 Lakhs in top prize. Utkarsh Somaaieyaa converted a ₹880 buy-in satellite to a runner-up payout worth ₹1.41 Lakhs.
Allen Romeo championed PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for a third time this month, pocketing ₹2.12 Lakhs for his outright victory. Bharat Vasan finished runner-up for ₹1.40 Lakhs.
Shashank Mehrotra, Amarjeet Singh, Vijaya Bhaskara Rao, Prithvi Singh, Yuvraj Bhardwaj, Anudeep Gupta, Pankaj Nanda, and Nachiket Jha shipped the other Friday marquees.
Here are the Friday highlights!
Spartan Poker
The Elite (6-Max) – ₹25 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 130
Re-entries – 65
Rebuys – 76
Prize Pool – ₹27,10,000
Places Paid – 27
On the penultimate day of 2022, Young Gun Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood, closed out his nearly eight-week-long title dry spell, taking down Spartan Poker’s 9:30 PM flagship, the ₹25 Lakhs GTD The Elite (his second time winning the title) for a handsome ₹6 Lakhs payday. ‘TheManiacInTheCircuit’ finished runner-up for ₹4.05 Lakhs

The two-time POY leaderboard topper raked in ₹6.23 Lakhs overall through three deep runs, which include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹6,00,265
> 13th in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash for ₹18,722
> 59th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,400
Gaurav Sood’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹14.61 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹7.43 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #14 | Annual Winnings: ₹3.47 Crores | Ranked #5 on the 2022 POY Leaderboard | Ranked #4 in Annual Profits
Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta banked ₹2.84 Lakhs in Friday winnings through four ITM finishes, with his deepest run of the night coming in Spartan Poker’s The Elite (3rd for ₹2.73 Lakhs). His online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.99 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.35 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #17

Wednesday’s The Pride champion, Aditya ‘SuperuSer’ Sushant, lapped up ₹2.29 Lakhs on the back of two FT finishes (and one bounty). His Friday finishes include:
> 5th in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹1,81,299
> 5th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹41,000
Aditya Sushant’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.09 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #13 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.23 Crores
The two-time Millionaire winner, Rishab ‘NoChanc3’ Malik, pocketed ₹1.49 Lakhs through three ITM finishes, with his biggest Friday score coming in The Elite (6th for ₹1.39 Lakhs). His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.6 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.74 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #13 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.27 Crores

The ₹11,000 buy-in headliner logged in 271 entries, posting a guarantee-smashing ₹27.10 Lakhs prize pool. The top 27 players claimed payouts.
Final Table Results
- Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood – ₹6,00,265
- TheManiacInTheCircuit – ₹4,05,145
- Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – ₹2,73,013
- Rohan ‘conquerorbhaiya’ Kumar – ₹2,27,369
- Aditya ‘SuperuSer’ Sushant – ₹1,81,299
- Rishab ‘NoChanc3’ Malik – ₹1,39,294
Futuristic (Multi Entry) – ₹6 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹880
Entries – 560 (352)
Rebuys – 311
Prize Pool – ₹6,96,800
Places Paid – 79
Spartan Poker user ‘Kingbadshah’ topped the 871-entry field in the site’s 8 PM marquee, the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Futuristic, taking home career-best ₹1.34 Lakhs up top. ‘kelvinkean3’ came in second for ₹83,895.
Kingbadshah’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹8.95 Lakhs | Titles Won: #5
The ₹880 buy-in tourney collected a ₹6.97 Lakhs prize pool, and the top 79 places were paid.
Final Table Results
- Kingbadshah – ₹1,33,716
- kelvinkean3 – ₹83,895
- Madmoney005 – ₹60,064
- B@baYaga08 – ₹46,825
- Relentle$$ – ₹36,721
- 11_11 – ₹28,848
- Seaplane – ₹21,531
- Coinofdiamonds – ₹14,205
Prithvi ‘Blunders whale’ Singh (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹50,325), ‘Cookie’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹37,740), ‘sadakchap’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Dark Knight for ₹28,023), Nachiket ‘KnowsBleed’ Jha (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up for ₹20,835), and ‘best1818’ (Won ₹50K GTD The Centurion for ₹8,299) won the other titles on Spartan Poker.
PokerBaazi
The Weekly HighRoller – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 99
Re-entries – 73
Prize Pool – ₹17,20,000
Places Paid – 20
The #BB5 MoneyMaker champion Wilson ‘kalingkaling’ Yomso posted his fourth title victory of December last night, overcoming the 172-player field in the ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Weekly HighRoller (his first time winning the Friday marquee) for ₹4.05 Lakhs. Wednesday’s Master Minds champion Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu attempted to grab a second title in three days but fell in second place to pocket a ₹2.91 Lakhs payout.

Wilson Yomso’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.61 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹53 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.04 Crores
Abhishek Sonu cashed another event, making away with ₹2.95 Lakhs in Friday winnings. His Friday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹2,91,024
> 47th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,400
Abhishek Sonu’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.97 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹49.97 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #67 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.25 Crores
Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna rounded out ₹2.25 Lakhs across three ITM finishes, which include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹2,20,676
> 10th in PokerStars India’s Uppercut for ₹3,115
Harsh Bubna’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.34 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹88.89 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #18 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.21 Crores
The #1 ranked player in the annual TLB (points) standings, Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur added a cool ₹1.65 Lakhs to his bankroll on the back of six ITM finishes, which include:

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹1,14,380
> 2nd in Adda52’s Nighttide DST Adda for ₹22,842
> 17th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹15,531
Rajneesh Thakur’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.36 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹81.48 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #58
Final Table Results
- Wilson ‘kalingkaling’ Yomso – ₹4,05,060
- Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu – ₹2,91,024
- Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – ₹2,20,676
- Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta – ₹1,52,220
- Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹1,14,380
- gdgdg – ₹80,840
(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 202
Re-entries – 153
Prize Pool – ₹12,43,000
Places Paid – 49
August’s BTS#19 Mini Main Event winner, Allen ‘romeo333’ Romeo, championed PokerBaazi’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT for a third time this month, walking away with a cool ₹2.12 Lakhs up top (his fifth-best score on the site). Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan settled for a runner-up payout worth ₹1.40 Lakhs.

Allen Romeo’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹66.83 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹7.12 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #20
The 9 PM marquee gathered 355 entrants, creating a ₹12.43 Lakhs prize pool. The top 49 runners crossed the money line.
Final Table Results
- Allen ‘romeo333’ Romeo – ₹2,11,598
- Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan – ₹1,40,403
- Avish ‘thehorse7’ Sharma – ₹1,09,092
- Saju3595 – ₹86,354
- Kunal ‘callmeifyoucan’ Yadav – ₹71,817
- leninkh – ₹58,646
- Dinesh ‘htc170209’ Kukreja – ₹46,470
Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in- ₹1,650
Entries – 337
Re-entries – 299
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 113
January’s PBC#1 The MoneyMaker champion, Shashank ‘Broadway17’ Mehrotra, came out trumps over a 636-player field in the site’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, ending over a month-long title draught, eventually cutting a heads-up deal to grab the title and the top prize of ₹1.29 Lakhs. Kamal ‘bagdadi345’ Joshi collected ₹1.22 Lakhs in second place.

Shashank Mehrotra’s Online stats: Site Winnings: ₹84.75 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹34.66 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #8
Kamal Joshi also sailed into the (7-Max) SPRINT final table where he placed sixth, collecting ₹1.40 Lakhs in cashes. His Friday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,22,026
> 6th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹17,650
Kamal Joshi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹40.71 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #8
The two-time The MoneyMaker champion Aditya ‘gangajal’ Sushant, finished fifth in the Daily Value Boost for ₹41,000, collecting ₹2.29 Lakhs in winnings across three ITM finishes. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.09 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #13 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.23 Crores

The ₹1,650 buy-in event filled in ₹46,000 in overlay shortfall, and the top 113 finishers got paid.
Final Table Results
- Shashank ‘Broadway17’ Mehrotra – ₹1,28,674*
- Kamal ‘bagdadi345’ Joshi – ₹1,22,026*
- BigJee – ₹85,000
- handysam – ₹55,000
- Aditya ‘gangajal’ Sushant – ₹41,000
- tanmay1818 – ₹28,400
- Mukesh ‘Mukeshahuja’ Ahuja – ₹20,600
- slickksid – ₹16,900
*denotes a heads-up deal
(7-Max) Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 133
Re-entries – 119
Prize Pool – ₹5,04,000
Places Paid – 41
Thursday’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost runner-up finisher, Amarjeet ‘superchor89’ Singh, finally got the monkey off his back and scored a thumping victory in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for a ₹97,121 payday.

Amarjeet Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹30.47 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #4
Last night’s Ferris Wheeel runner-up finisher, Suraj ‘MR8BEAST’ N Yadav, earned a paycheck of ₹69,199 for another second-place finish. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.39 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #8
The ₹2,200 buy-in MTT managed to break even after clocking in 252 participants, and the top 41 places finished ITM.
Final Table Results
- Amarjeet ‘superchor89’ Singh – ₹97,121
- Suraj ‘MR8BEAST’ N Yadav – ₹69,199
- Habil ‘Habz420’ Jiruwala – ₹49,241
- Parteek ‘ptk007’ Maheshwari – ₹35,078
- Superfast07 – ₹24,948
- BHARATSINGH01 – ₹17,791
- Aceee11 – ₹14,666
(7-Max) Daily SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 137
Re-entries – 98
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 47
Vijaya ‘q1989’ Bhaskara Rao came out tops over the 235-player field in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Daily SPRINT to collect the title and a career-best ₹74,550. ‘ayushrathour’ finished runner-up for ₹56,200.
Rao also ran deep in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost, collecting ₹84,850 last evening. His Friday finishes include:
>1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹74,550
> 13th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹10,300
Vijaya Bhaskara Rao’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹5.41 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #2
Final Table Results
- Vijaya ‘q1989’ Bhaskara Rao – ₹74,550
- ayushrathour – ₹56,200
- Yudhishthir Singh ‘Rowdy6’ Rathore – ₹43,850
- Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani – 33,300
- Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan – ₹24,750
- Kamal ‘bagdadi345’ Joshi – ₹17,650
- unwrittenBric – ₹14,550
‘AffableSatan’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹51,270), ‘Poker4everz’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹39,710), ‘talkless’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 BOOST for ₹40,060), ‘kidddd37’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹45,140), ‘amandeep11’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹31,350), ‘DhimanR’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD SPRINT for ₹28,750), Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹27,880), Anudeep ‘zeroseven’ Gupta (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Evening SPRINT for ₹26,960) and ‘swAAmi’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 BOOST for ₹21,150) also bagged titles on PokerBaazi.
Pocket52
Pocket Queens – ₹6 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,925
Entries – 152
Re-entries – 89
Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000
Places Paid – 38
User ‘MrBluff7_y0C82JD1Bj’ outran a 241-entry field in the Pocket52’s Friday’s headliner, the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Pocket Queens, taking home the 8 PM marquee title and ₹1.11 Lakhs in first-place prize money! Site user ‘user1646580655’ placed second for ₹78,000.
Final Table Results
- MrBluff7_y0C82JD1Bj – ₹1,11,000
- user1646580655 – ₹78,000
- TheMiracleBoy – ₹54,000
- Soleiyu – ₹42,000
- danielnegreanu – ₹30,000
- bigsourav – ₹24,000
‘squealing_jagadeesan_8091388’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Lunch for ₹31,500), ‘lively_volcanion_6818747’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Soda for ₹17,250), ‘Naranu11’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹16,500) and ‘4betbluff’ (Won ₹60K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹13,200) won the other Pocket52 marquees on Friday.
PokerStars India
The Big Bash PKO – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 105
Re-entries – 102
Regular Prize Pool – ₹5,17,500
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹5,17,500
Total Prize Pool – ₹10,35,000
Places Paid – 27
A day after placing third in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum, Shravan ‘lukBo$$13’ Chhabria nailed the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Big Bash PKO and took home ₹2.24 Lakhs up top along with his second MTT title of the month.

Shravan Chhabria’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.64 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.89 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #6
Utkarsh ‘Irraiseerr’ Somaaieyaa parlayed a ₹880 buy-in satellite and collected ₹1.41 Lakhs for a second-place finish. online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹80.72 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.56 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #4

The ₹5,500 buy-in MTT clocked in 207 participants to create a guarantee smashing ₹10.35 Lakhs prize pool, and the top 27 places got paid.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- Shravan ‘lukBo$$13’ Chhabria – ₹2,23,705
- Utkarsh ‘Irraiseerr’ Somaaieyaa – ₹1,41,049
- irhs – ₹85,331
- Suresh ‘Wabi-$abi’ Kolli – ₹66,326
- Anand ‘easywithducks’ Babu Pallikona – ₹37,405
- Anmol ’Kaanchacheena’ Mehta – ₹32,445
- kudakan – ₹23,803
- Mrinal ‘-booy@h-‘ Manna – ₹24,448
- Arman ‘huger_pen’ Khan – ₹13,783
Somesh ‘JackNotMa’ Patel (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Uppercut for ₹48,620), ‘charlatan’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹26,728), ‘snow.hawk5’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO [8-Max] for ₹15,701) and ‘roastedalmond’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline [6-Max] for ₹11,795) won the other titles on PokerStars India.
Adda52
Ferris Wheel – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹6,999
Entries – 129
Re-entries – 111
Prize Pool – ₹15,27,121
Places Paid – 24
March’s The Ballers champion, Mohit ‘Betoo’ Kumar Singh, seems ready to greet 2023 in style, after taking down Adda52’s Friday headlining events on the penultimate day of 2022!
Singh’s scintillating Friday run saw him tame a 240-strong entry field in the site’s, ₹12 Lakhs GTD Ferris Wheel just half an hour after having taken down the site’s ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Bumper Car (1st for ₹67,426). He fired thrice in the guarantee-crushing 8 PM flagship to collect the top honour for ₹4.19 Lakhs.
He hauled in ₹4.90 Lakhs yesterday on the backs of two title victories and an FT finish, which include:
> 1st in Adda52’s Ferris Wheel for ₹4,19,194
> 1st in Adda52’s Bumper Car for ₹68,625
> 6th in Adda52’s Bounty Adda for ₹2,593
Mohit Kumar Singh’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹85.53 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹41.80 Lakhs | No. of Title Wins: #24 | Annual Winnings: ₹64.12 Lakhs
The BBS-37 Main Event finalist Suraj ‘MRvBEAST’ N Yadav was close to bagging his third title of the month after his victory in Tuesday’s Mega Stack. He fired as many as four bullets in the Ferris Wheel before colelcting up the runners-up payout worth ₹2.44 Lakhs.

Yadav also placed second in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost (for ₹69,199), taking home ₹3.14 Lakhs across his Friday grind. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.39 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.26 Crores
MTT beast Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia ran deep in four events (and one bounty) to bag out ₹1.68 Lakhs in Friday’s winnings. His top finishes include:

> 5th in Adda52’s Ferris Wheel for ₹91,627
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹63,640
> 27th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹9,940
Manish Lakhotia’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.94 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.51 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #19 | Annual Winnings: ₹3.17 Crores
The ₹6,999 buy-ins Ferris Wheel crushed its listed guarantee by a whopping ₹3.27 Lakhs, and the top 24 finishers got paid.
Final Table Results
- Mohit ‘Betoo’ Kumar Singh – ₹4,19,194
- Suraj ‘MRvBEAST’ N Yadav – ₹2,44,339
- vedrishit – ₹1,83,254
- Samimeel – ₹1,31,332
- Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia – ₹91,627
- Meghnaath2105 – ₹64,903
- Rachit ‘baba_ramdev’ Soni – ₹49,631
- nk0211 – ₹38,178
Mohit ‘Betoo’ Kumar Singh (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Bumper Car for ₹68,625), ‘siva2’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹30,301), Pankaj ‘Pok3rking’ Nanda (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹24,540) and ‘abhinav_hunk’ (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹12,100) won the other titles on Adda52.
Happy New Year to one and all! We’ll see you on the other side!
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Daily Majors: Aditya Singh, Anuj Yadav, Sanat Mehrotra, Ankit Wadhawan & Dhiraj Lakhotia Bank the Big Scores on Thursday
With a day left for the year to culminate, things have been spicing up on the virtual felts despite no big-guaranteed MTT series playing out.
While some of the most notable names of the domestic circuit topped the Thursday marquees, Aditya Singh was the breakout performer among them. Though Singh missed out on claiming any titles, his runner-up finishes in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller (for ₹4.69 Lakhs) and PokerStars India’s The Colosseum (for ₹2.46 Lakhs), saw him making away with at least ₹7.15 Lakhs in Thursday winnings – the biggest cumulative score of the day!
The current POY leaderboard topper, Young Gun Anuj Yadav, championed Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for the second time, banking the day’s single biggest payout worth ₹5.19 Lakhs. He also FT-ed Adda52’s Columbus (6th for ₹58,119), wrangling at least ₹5.77 Lakhs in Thursday earnings.
Young Gun Sanat Mehrotra claimed his third MTT title of the week in Adda52’s Columbus for ₹3.87 Lakhs. He placed third in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹1.89 Lakhs, lapping up ₹5.70 Lakhs overall.
Ankit Wadhawan rounded out his Thursday run with ₹4.47 Lakhs in total winnings, including taking down PokerStars India’s The Colosseum (for ₹2.46 Lakhs) and finishing third in Adda52’s Columbus (for ₹1.71 Lakhs).
Dhiraj Lakhotia shipped PokerBaazi’s The Summit for a second time last night, pocketing ₹4.18 Lakhs up top.
Dhruva Kalra triumphed over the 377-entry field in Spartan Poker’s Ultron, bagging ₹3.99 Lakhs in first-place prize money, ending over a month-long title dry spell.
Gokul Raj trounced the 407-player field in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT, collecting a winner’s paycheque worth ₹2.43 Lakhs and closing out his seven-week-long title drought.
Kovid Saraswat, Mayank Maruka, MPL Poker Pro Siddharth Karia, Animesh Thakur, Karan Malhotra, and Gautam Bansal shipped the other Thursday majors.
Here are the highlights!
Spartan Poker
Thursday High Roller (6-Max) – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹22,000
Entries – 53
Re-entries – 23
Rebuys – 29
Prize Pool – ₹21,00,000
Places Paid – 11
With just two more days to go for the year to end, Young Gun Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav (opted out of tracking) has made it near impossible for anyone to overtake him on the 2022 POY leaderboard standings. The elusive pro banked at least ₹5.77 Lakhs in Thursday cashes, including shipping Spartan Poker’s 9 PM flagship, the ₹20 Lakhs GTD Thursday High Roller (for the second time), taking home the day’s single biggest payout worth ₹5.19 Lakhs.
Yadav also scored in Adda52’s Columbus, finishing sixth for ₹58,119, extending his annual winnings to ₹4.65 Crores.
Yadav won his 20th title of the year (his fourth HR title) after striking a heads-up deal with Wednesday’s Wipeout winner, Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh (opted out of tracking) (2nd for ₹4.69 Lakhs) in the heads-up showdown.

Singh was on a roll last night! Before finishing runner-up in the Thursday High Roller, he chopped PokerStars India’s The Colosseum, pocketing ₹2.46 Lakhs for a second-place finish. He netted at least ₹7.15 Lakhs in Wednesday winnings, making him the biggest cumulative scorer of the day.
Harshad ‘omglukbox’ Barve has been in peak form over the past few weeks. Ever since he claimed the LEGEND #70 Sterling in early December, Barve won three more titles, including shipping MoneyControl Poker For People and multiple FT finishes. He added ₹3.12 Lakhs to his bankroll yesterday through two deep runs, which include:

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹2,68,800
> 12th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹43,050
Harshad Barve’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.7 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹55.25 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #13 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.08 Crores
Young Gun Siddhanth ‘PluRibu$’ Kripalani banked ₹1.58 Lakhs through three ITM finishes, which include:

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹1,28,100
> 29th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹17,589
> 31st in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹12,300
Siddhanth Kripalani’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.93 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.59 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #18 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.86 Crores
Final Table Results
- Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹5,18,870*
- Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh – ₹4,69,180*
- Harshad ‘omglukbox’ Barve – ₹2,68,800
- Shagun ‘icansuckout’ Jain – ₹2,06,850
- Sanjeet ‘Sanjeet1989’ Morey – ₹1,63,800
- Siddhanth ‘PluRibu$’ Kripalani – ₹1,28,100
*denotes a heads-up deal
Ultron – ₹17 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 176
Re-entries – 67
Rebuys – 134
Prize Pool – ₹18,85,000
Places Paid – 31
March’s FTS #13 Supreme finalist, Dhruva ‘elder_flower’ Kalra, trounced a field of 377 entries in Spartan Poker’s ₹17 Lakhs GTD Ultron, walking away with ₹3.99 Lakhs up top (his third-best score on the site), closing out over a month-long title drought. ‘Sagar97706’ finished runner-up for ₹2.68 Lakhs.
Dhruva Kalra’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹47.32 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #3
Young Gun Shardul ‘fish2022’ Parthasarathi ITM-ed five tourneys, making away with ₹2.42 Lakhs in winnings, which include:

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹1,21,394
> 9th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹59,850
> 7th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹52,784
> 12th in Adda52’s Bumper Car for ₹4,038
> 76th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹3,500
Shardul Parthasarathi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.32 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.58 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #12 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.15 Crores
Final Table Results
- Dhruva ‘elder_flower’ Kalra – ₹3,98,678
- Sagar97706 – ₹2,68,424
- Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra – ₹1,89,254
- Gaurav ‘RoLeBete’ Bhutra – ₹1,53,439
- Shardul ‘fish2022’ Parthasarathi – ₹1,21,394
- Head-Knocker – ₹92,177
- Shuchi ‘pescatarian8’ Chamaria – ₹67,295
- Samyak ‘stonedurr’ Sethi – ₹49,199
Deepstack Turbo – ₹3 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 178
Re-entries – 56
Rebuys – 114
Prize Pool – ₹3,48,000
Places Paid – 31
Mayank ‘barrelbrat’ Maruka clinched his first title in over a month by shipping Spartan Poker’s ₹3 Lakhs GTD Deepstack Turbo for ₹73,602. He netted ₹86,179 overall on the back of three ITM finishes.

His Thursday finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’ sDeepstack Turbo for ₹73,602
> 30th in Adda52’s Columbus for ₹10,849
> 55th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹1,728
Mayank Maruka’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.86 Crores | Lifetime Porfits: ₹31.95 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #13
After taking down the Wednesday Vibes and Pocket Jacks on December 28, Karan ‘Engineerlonda’ Malhotra looked poised to add two more titles to his tally on Thursday. While he did take down PokerStars India’s Super Stack PKO (for ₹44,254), he fell one spot short in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo, settling for a runner-up finish worth ₹49,555.

Malhotra banked ₹1.37 Lakhs through five deep runs, which include:
> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo for ₹49,555
> 1st in PokerStars India’s Super Stack PKO for ₹44,254
> 13th in PokerBaazi’s (7-MAX) SPRINT for ₹21,368
> 5th in Adda52’s Bumper Car for ₹15,481
> 22nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹6,150
Karan Malhotra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.35 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹69.57 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #33
Final Table Results
- Mayank ‘barrelbrat’ Maruka – ₹73,602
- Karan ‘Engineerlonda’ Malhotra – ₹49,555
- Hulk66 – ₹34,939
- freespirit55 – ₹28,327
- Kishos – ₹22,411
- Avneesh ‘IamAM’ Munjal – ₹17,017
- anilsharma – ₹12,424
- Induprakash ‘supee’ Mishra – ₹9,083
‘Prometheu’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹46,041), ‘4twenty’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹36,480), ‘shalvinCk’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultra PLO6 for ₹24,893), ‘RAJINDER95’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up for ₹18,022), and ‘Royalcosta’ (Won ₹50K GTD The Centurion for ₹10,807) won the other titles on Spartan Poker.
PokerBaazi
The Summit – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹8,250
Entries – 169
Re-entries – 159
Prize Pool – ₹24,60,000
Places Paid – 35
The ENDBOSS 2021 runner-up finisher, Dhiraj ‘supernuts’ Lakhotia, followed up his last Friday’s victory in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller with another title on the site yesterday. The MTT pro from Darjeeling overcame the 328-player field in the ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Summit (his second time winning the 8 PM flagship) to collect the title and ₹4.18 Lakhs top prize. Site user ‘EspenJorstad’ collected ₹2.95 Lakhs in second place.

Dhiraj Lakhotia’s online stats (including HU SnGs): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.69 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹74.38 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #6
The star-studded FT included the likes of the recent Sunday Superstack champion, Anant ‘Pro_Pro’ Purohit (3rd for ₹2.48 Lakhs), Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal (4th for ₹2.09 Lakhs), Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury (5th for ₹1.78 Lakhs),and Banmanlang ‘bml2012’ Warr Lyndem (6th for ₹1.47 Lakhs).
The #6 ranked player of 2022, Ritwik Khanna, rounded out ₹2.79 Lakhs across three cashes last night, which include:

> 4th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹1,20,400
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,16,850
> 11th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹41,557
Ritwik Khanna’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.6 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.34 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #17 | Annual Winnings: ₹3.47 Crores |Ranked #6 in the 2022 POY Leaderboard (Total Cashes) | Ranked #20 in Annual Profits
The event generated a guaranteed-smashing ₹24.60 Lakhs prize pool, and the top 35 spots got paid.
Final Table Results
- Dhiraj ‘supernuts’ Lakhotia – ₹4,18,200
- EspenJorstad – ₹2,94,954
- Anant ‘Pro_Pro’ Purohit – ₹2,48,460
- Raghav ‘thatssosick’ Bansal – ₹2,09,100
- Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury – ₹1,77,858
- Banmanlang ‘bml2012’ Warr Lyndem – ₹1,47,108
- Ritwik ‘Ritwikkhanna’ Khanna – ₹1,16,850
(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 228
Re-entries – 179
Prize Pool – ₹14,24,000
Places Paid – 49
Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj broke an over seven-week-long title dry spell on Thursday, topping the 407-strong entry field in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT to collect the title and ₹2.43 Lakhs up top. Ashit ‘nexus010’ Sharma finished runner-up to collect a ₹1.61 Lakhs paycheque.

Gokul Raj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.81 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.27 Crores| Titles Won in 2022: #6
Ashit Sharma crossed the money line across two events, lapping up ₹1.86 Lakhs. His Thursday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,60,969
> 24th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹24,600
Ashit Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.99 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.33 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: # 24 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.25 Crores
Fourth-place finisher Amit ‘quark’ Kaushik squeezed out ₹1.32 Lakhs across four Thursday finishes, which include:

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹99,003
> 25th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹18,473
> 32nd in PokerStars India’s Columbus for ₹10,849
Amit Kaushik’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.83 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.74 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #24 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.68 Crores | Ranked #23 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)
Final Table Results
- Gokul ‘Nygma’ Raj – ₹2,42,592
- Ashit ‘nexus010’ Sharma – ₹1,60,969
- Siddhanth ‘Bullzeye’ Kapoor – ₹1,25,071
- Amit ‘quark’ Kaushik – ₹99,003
- Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta – ₹82,336
- glenmax – ₹67,236
- Allen ‘romeo333’ Romeo – ₹53,276
Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 358
Re-entries – 296
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 113
PokerBaazi user ‘pradeepsahani67’ bested the 654-player field in the site’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, collecting their maiden online tournament title for a site-best ₹1.43 Lakhs. Gurpal ‘roothless’ Singh collected a runner-up score of ₹1.08 Lakhs.

‘pradeepsahani67’ cashed another event on PokerBaazi, collecting ₹1,52,400 yesterday. Their Wednesday finishes on PokerBaazi include:
>1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,42,500
>11th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹9,900
‘pradeepsahani67’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹2.48 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.21 Lakhs | Titles Won on Site: 1
Wednesday’s Master Minds champion, Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu, added ₹1.37 Lakhs to his bankroll across three ITM finishes, which include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹85,000
> 13th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹26,919
> 11th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹24,929
Abhishek Sonu’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.94 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹46.04 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #67 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.22 Crores
The mid-stakes crusher Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR made away with ₹1.04 Lakhs across eight ITM finishes. His top Thursday finishes include:

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹41,000
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹28,620
> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹11,396
Praveen KR’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹92.22 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹10.82 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #18
Final Table Results
- pradeepsahani67 – ₹1,42,500
- Gurpal ‘roothless’ Singh – ₹1,08,200
- Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu – ₹85,000
- Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood – ₹55,000
- Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR – ₹41,000
- Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat – ₹28,400
- Siddharth ‘Sidash21’ Ojha – ₹20,600
- li7ardking – ₹16,900
(7-Max) Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 134
Re-entries – 115
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 41
PokerBaazi user ‘destiny1008’ outlasted a 249-entry field in the site’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost and took home ₹89,316 in prize money following a heads-up chop with November’s LEGEND #9 Friday Showdown champion Amarjeet ‘superchor89’ Singh (2nd for ₹75,684).

destiny1008’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹2.43 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2,859 | No. of Title Wins: #2
The ₹2,200 buy-ins MTT fell ₹2,000 short of its listed guarantee, and the top 41 finishers from a list of 249 entries got paid.
Final Table Results
- destiny1008 – ₹89,316*
- Amarjeet ‘superchor89’ Singh – ₹75,684*
- nb333 – ₹48,850
- li7ardking – ₹34,800
- Siddhanth ‘Bullzeye’ Kapoor – ₹24,750
- waynil10 – ₹17,650
- Ronywalker – ₹14,550
*denotes a heads-up deal
(7-Max) Daily SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 143
Re-entries – 99
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 47
Sunday’s BSS SuperStack finalist Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat raced past a 242-entry field in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Daily SPRINT, taking down the 7:15 PM marquee for the first time for ₹74,550, after having FT-ed the tourney six times this year. Site reg ‘maxchess’ banked ₹56,200 in the second place.

Saraswat ITM-ed four tourneys, including a title victory and another FT finish, making away with ₹1.25 Lakhs in earnings. His ITM finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-MAX) Daily SPRINT for ₹74,550
> 6th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹28,400
> 24th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹18,473
> 22nd in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo for ₹3,758
Kovid Saraswat’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.29 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹16.47 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹87.59 Lakhs
The ₹2,200 buy-in tourney logged 242 entrants, posting a ₹16,000 overlay shortfall. The top 47 places crossed the money line.
Final Table Results
- Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat – ₹74,550
- maxchess – ₹56,200
- Bbanker – ₹43,850
- Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – ₹33,300
- Armaan ‘Armaan007’ Kochhar – ₹24,750
- ThePeriodontist – ₹17,650
- Pranay ‘5pranay’ Chaudhry – ₹14,550
Animesh ‘animeshth20’ Thakur (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹47,260), ‘fearless’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹40,430), ‘HHMD1509’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹39,790), Gautam ‘Johny3’ Bansal (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 BOOST for ₹39,650), ‘silent_observer’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹29,960), ‘Sanket99’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Evening SPRINT for ₹27,080), ScorpionNuts’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹25,310) and ‘Gurusgowda’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD SPRINT for ₹24,360) won the other titles on PokerBaazi.
Pocket52
Pocket Jacks – ₹4 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 123
Re-entries – 80
Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000
Places Paid – 30
Pocket52 network user ‘dcs007’ bested a 203-entry field in the site’s Thursday’s 8 PM offering, the ₹4 Lakhs GTD Pocket Jacks, taking home the title and ₹80,000 in first-place prize money! The user ‘user1654113800’ placed second for ₹57,000.
Final Table Results
- dcs007 – ₹80,000
- user1654113800 – ₹57,000
- jaggu_hgCtSHYuXl – ₹40,000
- miaddamo – ₹28,000
- pogo_kzpG7idxSE – ₹21,000
- Aces_SVMqeLyXt4 – ₹16,000
‘Golukimummy’ (Won ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Pocket Brunch for ₹25,936), ‘Tusharjhod’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Soda for ₹17,250), ‘dark_owais161_23132414’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹15,750) and ‘Golukimummy’ (Won ₹60K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹13,200) won the other Pocket52 marquees on Thursday.
PokerStars India
The Colosseum (6-Max) – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 53
Re-entries – 51
Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000
Places Paid – 14
Another top reg bagging a flagship title was night was this month’s BBS High Roller Championship winner, Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan, who made the victory march in PokerStars India’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Colosseum (6-Max) and took home ₹2.46 Lakhs in prize money. The Thursday High Roller runner-up finisher, Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh (opted out of tracking) collected an equally impressive ₹2.46 Lakhs for a runner-up finish, courtesy of an equal heads-up chop.

The #16 ranked player in the annual cashes leaderboard, Wadhawan, went on a tear last night, making away with ₹4.47 Lakhs across three deep runs, including another podium finish and breached the ₹3 Crores mark in annual cashes! His Thursday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum (6-Max) for ₹2,45,849
> 3rd in Adda52’s Columbus for ₹1,70,483
> 18th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹30,750
Ankit Wadhawan’s online stats: Winnings: ₹10.95 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.60 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #12 | Annual Winnings: ₹3 Crores | Ranked #16 in Annual Leaderboard (Total Cashes)
The ₹11,000 buy-in MTT fell short of breaking even by ₹1.60 Lakhs after pulling in 104 participants, and the top 14 places boarded the money bus.
Final Table Results
- Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹2,45,849*
- Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh – ₹2,45,849*
- Shravan ‘lukBo$$13’ Chhabria – ₹1,59,561
- Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna – ₹1,20,400
- Sanish ‘sneakysani’ Chhabra – ₹90,850
- Siddharth ‘gangnam gangi’ Gangwar – ₹68,553
- Shardul ‘merci999’ Parthasarathi – ₹52,784
*denotes a heads-up deal
Karan ‘gogikaran’ Malhotra (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹44,254), ‘JP00PC’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹28,047), ‘sunil jaga’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹10,982), and ‘Garvit01’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline [6-Max] for ₹8,820) won the other titles on PokerStars India.
Adda52
Columbus – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹4,999
Entries – 177
Re-entries – 166
Prize Pool – ₹15,49,845
Places Paid – 34
The in-form Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra picked up his third MTT title of the week last night and scored a thumping victory in Adda52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Columbus. Mehrotra took away ₹3.87 Lakhs up top, while Shrikant ‘baphomate’ Sanjay Pradhan collected a site-best ₹2.34 Lakhs for his second-place finish.

Mehrotra was inches away from claiming a second title of the night as he made another podium finish, and collected almost ₹5.70 Lakhs overall on Thursday. His Thursday finishes include:
> 1st in Adda52’s Columbus for ₹3,87,461
> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹1,89,254
His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.45 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.66 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #14 | Annual Winnings: ₹3.24 Crores | Ranked #11 in Annual Leaderboard (Total Cashes)
The ₹4,999 buy-in MTT managed to crush its listed guarantee by ₹49,845 on the back of 341 entrants and the top 34 places finished ITM.
Final Table Results
- Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra – ₹3,87,461
- Shrikant ‘baphomate’ Sanjay Pradhan – ₹234,802
- Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹1,70,483
- Armaan ‘erace’ Kochhar – ₹129,412
- Aarchit ‘Aarchit’ Dhadwal – ₹89,116
- Anuj ‘Anuj25395’ Yadav – ₹58,119
- justhenuts7 – ₹46,495
- waynil – ₹38,746
Siddharth ‘skaria1’ Karia (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Bumper Car for ₹70,000), ‘Worthem1’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹31,209), ‘sunnygangwani’ (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹12,000), ‘Zoca’ (Won ₹40K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹11,618), and ‘tanxster13’ (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹9,778) won the other titles on Adda52.
Khelo365
Khelo365’s user ‘Shivhum’ defeated ‘Parthking’ (2nd for ₹2,100) heads-up to win the ₹10K GTD Sun Downer for ₹3,100.
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Daily Majors: Vikaash Shah, Aditya Sushant, Ashit Sharma & Abhijeet Kumar Made the Friday Headlines
With Spartan Poker’s inaugural Legend Poker Series underway, the online action witnessed an expected uptick heading into the weekend!
Vikaash Shah was the Friday chartbuster! He fired four bullets in Spartan Poker’s Friday headliner, LEGEND #9 Friday Showdown, and his persistence finally paid off as he took down the title for ₹8.04 Lakhs – his second-best online score. Shah ended the night with over ₹8.06 Lakhs in total winnings.
The Mega Satellite qualifier, Amarjeet Singh, parlayed a ₹1,100 investment into a commendable ₹5.41 Lakhs payday for finishing runner-up in LEGEND #9 Friday Showdown (won ₹5.46 Lakhs overall).
Dipak Kumar (Won LEGEND #10 Multi Entry for ₹1.48 Lakhs), Vikranth Varma (Won LEGEND #12 PKO for ₹1.60 Lakhs), Hari Jonnalagadda (Won Legend #7 PKO for ₹53,529), The Player Hunt Season 2 champion Samay Singh Modi (Won LEGEND #8 Thunder for ₹71,856), and ‘A passage to India’ (Won LEGEND #11 PLO6 for ₹45,503) shipped the other Legend Poker Series titles on Friday.
WSOP bracelet winner Aditya Sushant kept his winning tempo going by taking down Adda52`s The Ballers for the second time for ₹5.27 Lakhs (won ₹5.74 Lakhs overall) – his third flagship title this week and fifth of the month.
Online reg Ashit Sharma conquered a guarantee-crushing field in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller, clinching his fifth high roller title of the year and a ₹4.88 Lakhs payday.
Improving upon his FT finish in The Big Bash last week, Abhijeet Kumar took down the Friday headliner on PokerStars India yesterday, netting a site-best ₹2.47 Lakhs.
Young Gun Siddhanth Kripalani seems to have found his winning form as a day after shipping the LEGEND #6 Turbo LBD, he took down PokerBaazi’s (7-MAX) SPRINT for ₹2.31 Lakhs (won ₹2.34 Lakhs overall).
Gajanan Patke nailed Pocket52’s Pocket Queens for the second time this month for ₹92,500.
Karan Kapur went on a title-winning rampage on PokerBaazi last night, shipping three tourneys – in different game formats – for a total take-home north of ₹1.90 Lakhs.
Manish Jangid, Vikas KN, Vaibhav Arora, Abhishek Sonu, Anilkumar Singh, and Amit Kumar Sahu shipped the other Friday majors.
Here are the Friday highlights!
Spartan Poker
LEGEND #9 Friday Showdown – ₹35 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 193
Re-entries – 63
Rebuys – 124
Prize Pool – ₹38,00,000
Places Paid – 31
Hell-bent on making a deep run in Spartan Poker’s ₹35 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #9 Friday Showdown, Vikaash ‘viks82’ Shah fired four bullets in the Friday headliner and was aptly rewarded for his perseverance. He ultimately topped the 380-player field to collect the ₹8.04 Lakhs first-place cash prize (his second-best online score) – his first title in over two months while climbing to #2 on the LEGEND Deepstack Leaderboard.

Shah made another ITM finish in LEGEND #10 #MultiEntry (123rd for ₹2,742), banking the day’s best ₹8.06+ Lakhs altogether.
Vikaash Shah`s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹15.93 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #2 | Ranked #2 on the LEGEND Deepstack Leaderboard.
Amarjeet ‘Thodi Mariada Rakhiye’ Singh won his seat in the Friday Showdown through a ₹1,100 Mega Satellite and ended up banking ₹5.41 Lakhs in second place, his best score of the year. He pulled out another ITM finish in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost (40th for ₹4,400), netting ₹5.46 Lakhs overall.

Amarjeet Singh`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.69 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹31.87 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #3
Poker veteran Dhaval ‘ElegantlyWasted’ Mudgal pocketed ₹1.52 Lakhs through deep runs in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #9 Friday Showdown (7th for ₹1.36 Lakhs) and Adda52’s The Ballers (26th for ₹16,477).

Dhaval Mudgal`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.27 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.60 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #4
Final Table Results
- Vikaash ‘viks82’ Shah – ₹8,03,700
- Amarjeet ‘Thodi Mariada Rakhiye’ Singh – ₹5,41,120
- DollarBill – ₹3,81,520
- Gungun224 – ₹3,09,320
- degenmaster – ₹2,44,720
- SnakeBabu – ₹1,85,820
- Dhaval ‘ElegantlyWasted’ Mudgal – ₹1,35,660
- Deepak ‘Optimist’ Singh – ₹99,180
LEGEND #10 Multi Entry – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹990
Entries – 1,061 (648)
Rebuys – 641
Prize Pool – ₹15,31,800
Places Paid – 159
With little over a month left of 2022 to get over, Dipak ‘nirwalvansh’ Kumar finally clinched his maiden title on Spartan Poker yesterday after taking on a vast 1,702-entry field in ₹15 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #10 Multi Entry for a career-best ₹1.48 Lakhs.
Dipak Kumar’s online stats (Spartan Poker & PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.59 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: 1.41 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #1
Almost everyone on the FT had reasons to celebrate, for the 8 PM marquee ended in a six-way deal. The G.O.A.T runner-up finisher Puneet ‘puneetdurr111’ Sachan (2nd for ₹1.47 Lakhs), Achintya ‘Achu1406’ Acharya (3rd for ₹1.35 Lakhs), Piyush ‘BlackMamba’ Gaikwad (4th for ₹1.23 Lakhs), LEGEND #7 PKO champion Hari ‘akhanda’ Jonnalagadda (5th for ₹1.15 Lakhs) and Dhruv ‘Pablo Escobalu’ Balaram (6th for ₹95,631) were the other beneficiaries of the deal.
The 8 PM marquee posted a guarantee-surpassing ₹15.32 Lakhs prize pool that was distributed among the top 159 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Dipak ‘nirwalvansh’ Kumar – ₹1,48,306*
- Puneet ‘puneetdurr111’ Sachan – ₹1,47,115*
- Achintya ‘Achu1406’ Acharya – ₹1,34,831*
- Piyush ‘BlackMamba’ Gaikwad – ₹1,22,720*
- Hari ‘akhanda’ Jonnalagadda – ₹1,14,721*
- Dhruv ‘Pablo Escobalu’ Balaram – ₹95,631*
- Unnikrishnan ‘swimminwdafishies’ Nair – ₹36,916
- Nav07 – ₹26,424
*denotes a six-way deal
LEGEND #12 PKO – ₹6 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 201
Re-entries – 67
Rebuys – 116
Total Prize Pool – ₹7,68,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹3,84,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹3,84,000
Places Paid – 39
Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma was one of six players grabbing a Legend Poker Series title yesterday. The APT July 2022 Super Highroller champion scooted past a stacked 384-entry field in Spartan Poker’s ₹6 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #12 PKO, taking down the 9:30 PM tourney for ₹1.60 Lakhs (₹83,117 in bounties). Siddharth ‘papajiaagaye’ Jain finished runner-up for ₹70,758 (₹19,570 in bounties).
While the Friday night victory secured Varma the #7 position on the LEGEND Mix Hold`em LBD Leaderboard, he squeezed out another two ITM scores, altogether banking ₹1.75 Lakhs.
The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tourney collected ₹7.68 lakhs in the prize pool, and the top 39 places got paid.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹1,60,109
- Siddharth ‘papajiaagaye’ Jain – ₹70,758
- ksc7 – ₹49,424
- Siddharth ‘SherRun’ Karia – ₹42,205
- Gaurav ‘RoLeBete’ Bhutra – ₹29,318
- Prakhar ‘Prak27’ Kapoor – ₹20,683
- Karan ‘Junior-KK’ Kapur – ₹19,702
- HEMAKUNA – ₹17,052
Legend #7 PKO – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹990
Entries – 303
Re-entries – 106
Rebuys – 242
Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,92,950
Knockout Prize Pool – ₹2,92,950
Total Prize Pool – ₹5,85,900
Places Paid – 55
Hari ‘Akhanda’ Jonnalagadda proved to be the last player standing in Spartan Poker’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Legend #7 PKO and won the 5 PM tourney for ₹53,529 following a heads-up deal with ‘Y2J’ (2nd for ₹92,852).
Jonnalagadda made at least ₹1.68 Lakhs in Friday winnings as he also FT-ed LEGEND #10 Multi Entry (5th for ₹1.14 Lakhs).
The ₹990 entry buy-in tourney had 651 hopefuls vying for a share of the ₹5.85 Lakhs prize pool, and 55 of them boarded the money bus.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- Hari ‘Akhanda’ Jonnalagadda – ₹53,529*
- Y2J – ₹92,852*
- Parminder ‘Bounceez’ Randhava – ₹33,137
- Ravi ‘Rvjn91’ Jain – ₹21,401
- XBadgame – ₹17,963
- iSPEWaLOT – ₹33,069
- jackairinfo – ₹18,655
- Paras ‘Jhukega nahi $ala’ Jain – ₹9,023
*denotes a heads-up deal
The Player Hunt Season 2 champion Samay ‘Limitless’ Singh Modi (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #8 Thunder for ₹71,856), and ‘A passage to India’ (Won ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #11 PLO6 for ₹45,503) won the other LEGEND titles on Friday.

Legend – Esteem – Day 1B – ₹1.50 Crores GTD
Day 1B: Entries – 151 | Re-entries – 40 | Rebuys – 114| Survivors – 35| Chip Leader: ‘Pradzzz’ (270,064)
Combined: Entries – 327 | Re-entries – 72 | Rebuys – 215| Survivors – 74| Overall Chip Leader: Ayush ‘Tabono’ Garg (357,833)
Legend Poker Series Leaderboards – Day 2
The six dedicated Legend Poker Series leaderboards showed some changes after Day 2. The Multi Flight Leaderboard is yet to register results. Here are updates on the other five leaderboards.
Legend – High Roller Leaderboard – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
The leaderboard standings remained unchanged, with no High Roller events on the Friday schedule.
Rank Player Points
1 Himanshu 'WhatiffGawd' Arora 565
2 Sanat 'orhem3001' Mehrotra 400
3 Suraj 'MR.BEAST' Yadav 326
4 Ujjwal '$shitreg' Narwal 282
5 Snehil 'gaurav_arsh' Aggarwal 253
6 Neel 'Worm33' Joshi 231
7 Siddhanth 'ChintuDedha' Kapoor 213
8 Arjanveer 'bazzingaa' Singh Chadha 200
9 Mahesh 'mariokart' Shyamsundar 188
10 Buhr 'C@rnage' Advirkar 178
Legend – Mix Hold’em Leaderboard – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Four LPS tournaments awarded points toward the Mix Hold’em Leaderboard.
LEGEND #1 Genesis champion Yash Chitre (1,601 TLB points) kept his top spot intact while the LEGEND #12 PKO finalist ‘HEMAKUNA’ (1,317 TLB points) moved to the #2 place. Hari Jonnalagadda (1,314 TLB points), who championed Legend #7 PKO & FT-ed LEGEND #10 Multi Entry, jumped to #3.
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Yash 'Babyshark10' Chitre | 1,601 |
2 | HEMAKUNA | 1,317 |
3 | Hari 'akhanda' Jonnalagadda | 1,314 |
4 | Dipak ‘nirwalvansh’ Kumar | 1,288 |
5 | Ganesh 'Fedorholz2020' Kamat | 1,132 |
6 | Vinay 'keechad' Verma | 1,130 |
7 | Vikranth 'borntrouble' Varma | 949 |
8 | Varun 'buffalosoldier' Meena | 916 |
9 | Puneet 'puneetdurr111' Sachan | 910 |
10 | kilzzz | 906 |
Legend – Deepstack Leaderboard – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
There was only one Deepstack event on the Day 2 schedule, the ₹35 Lakhs GTD LEGEND #9 Friday Showdown.
LEGEND #3 Thursday Showdown winner Abhinav Iyer (857 TLB points) retained his top spot on the Deepstack Leaderboard. Yesterday’s LEGEND #9 Friday Showdown champion Vikaash Shah (800 TLB points), took over the #2 spot, while the LEGEND #3 Thursday Showdown runner-up Ramandeep Singh Bedi (606 TLB points), dropped down to #3.
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Legend – Turbo Leaderboard – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
There were no changes in the Turbo Leaderboard standings, as there were no Turbo events that played out yesterday.
Rank Player Points
1 Siddhanth 'PluRibu$' Kripalani 811
2 Vipulpapriwal 573
3 Abhishek 'Bittur' Kumar Chaurasia 468
4 Yash 'Babyshark10' Chitre 405
5 Sumit 'Toin Coss' Sapra 362
6 ON A MISSION 331
7 Nahihorha 306
8 Immortal Killer 286
9 Vishal 'Darky012' Ojha 270
10 Ganesh25 256
Legend – PLO Leaderboard – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
LEGEND #4 PLO4 champion Parag Shah (799 TLB points) kept his top spot intact. ‘A passage to India’ (666 TLB points) won the LEGEND #11 PLO6 yesterday to move to the #2 position. LEGEND #4 PLO4 runner-up finisher ‘Newsharkintown’ (567 TLB points) slipped to #3.
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Parag 'Persie' Shah | 799 |
2 | A passage to India | 666 |
3 | Newsharkintown | 567 |
4 | Karan 'Majestic' Radia | 498 |
5 | Sony 'swAAmi' Puthussery | 493 |
6 | rajatkumar12 | 376 |
7 | Vikhyat 'Super Saiyan' Ahlawat | 348 |
8 | Ishaan 'ip007' Pandya | 325 |
9 | Head-Knocker | 307 |
10 | poteryk | 294 |
‘kracker’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹35,088), ‘Brutalgame4’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up for ₹15,390), and ‘bobo123’ (Won ₹50K GTD Centurion for ₹9,956) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.
PokerBaazi
The Weekly HighRoller – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 122
Re-entries – 90
Prize Pool – ₹21,20,000
Places Paid – 22
Last week`s The Colosseum winner Ashit ‘nexus010’ Sharma asserted his dominance in PokerBaazi`s The Weekly HighRoller, as he toppled the guarantee-crushing 212-player field stacked with regs to grab the lion`s share of the ₹21.20 Lakhs prize pool worth ₹4,87,600 (his fifth high roller title this year). ‘vineysingal’ collected ₹3.18 Lakhs in second place.

Ashit Sharma`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.70 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.24 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #24 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.96 Crores
Final Table Results
- Ashit ‘nexus010’ Sharma – ₹4,87,600
- vineysingal – ₹3,18,000
- Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall – ₹2,59,700
- Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹1,69,600
- Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹1,27,200
- Aayush ‘Learnnwin’ Arya – ₹1,06,000
(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 227
Re-entries – 169
Prize Pool – ₹13,86,000
Places Paid – 49
Young Gun Siddhanth ‘ender’ Kripalani seems to have found his winning mojo! Coming off a 10-day dry spell, Thursday`s LEGEND #6 Turbo LBD champion went back-to-back, overcoming a 396-player field to take down PokerBaazi`s ₹12 Lakhs GTD (7-MAX) SPRINT for ₹2.31 Lakhs. ‘Aviergio’ secured the runner-up payday of ₹1.53 Lakhs.
Kripalani, a first-ever IPC Megastacks Main Event champion, picked up small cash in the Daily Value Boost and a bounty in LEGEND #12 PKO, rounding up over ₹2.34 Lakhs in Friday winnings.
Siddhanth Kripalani`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.37 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.25 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #15 | Annual Winnings: ₹2.30 Crores
The #2 ranked player of 2021, Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia, placed seventh in The Weekly HighRoller and the (7-MAX) SPRINT while cashing another three events for a Friday take-home worth ₹1.99 Lakhs.

His top Friday finishes include:
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹84,800
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s (7-MAX) SPRINT for ₹55,440
> 16th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #9 Friday Showdown – Deepstack LBD for 50,540
Manish Lakhotia’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.47 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.43 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #17
Final Table Results
- Siddhanth ‘ender’ Kripalani – ₹2,30,769
- Aviergio – ₹1,52,460
- bullets777 – ₹1,17,810
- Phillhermouth – ₹97,020
- Kunal ‘VasooliChacha’ Patni – ₹83,160
- Vignesh ‘Rajjni007’ Kumar – ₹69,300
- Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia – ₹55,440
Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,375
Entries – 362
Re-entries – 299
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 107
Micro stakes crusher Manish ‘KHATIDRAGON’ Jangid (opted out of tracking) shipped PokerBaazi’s 7:30 PM headliner, ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, banking ₹1.69 Lakhs. Nandan ‘ragemonster’ Pugalia came second for ₹1.18 Lakhs.

The ₹1,375 buy-in tourney pulled in 661 entries, overlaying 1.74 Lakhs. The top 107 finishers boarded the money bus.
Final Table Results
- Manish ‘KHATIDRAGON’ Jangid – ₹1,68,700
- Nandan ‘ragemonster’ Pugalia – ₹1,17,500
- Kunal ‘symbolicchamp’ Agrawal – ₹81,900
- Shubham ‘BamBhole3796’ Tyagi – ₹57,000
- Girish ‘Gitty17’ Bhavnani – ₹39,800
- Surya17 – ₹27,800
- Arindam ‘Darkhorse94’ Nayak – ₹19,300
- Abhinav ‘boom786’ Malhotra – ₹13,400
(7-Max) Daily SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 152
Re-entries – 109
Prize Pool – ₹5,22,000
Places Paid – 27
Friday saw several players raking in massive scores but all others paled in comparison to Karan ‘bozo’ Kapur! The IOPC JUNE 2022 PLO HR champion went on a title-winning rampage on PokerBaazi last night, shipping three tourneys – in different game formats – for a total take-home north of ₹1.90 Lakhs.

Kapur most prominently shipped PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for the second day in a row for ₹1.05 Lakhs and struck a heads-up deal with Chirag ‘chiragkhanduja’ Khanduja (2nd for ₹1.03 Lakhs).
His Friday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹1,05,320* (heads-up deal) (won the 7:15 PM marquee for the second day in a row)
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s PLO-6 BOOST for ₹37,232
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s PLO-5 Boost Monster ₹23,434
> 7th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #12 PKO for ₹19,702
> 37th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for 4,400
Karan Kapur’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.22 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹41.69 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #7
The ₹2,200 entry buy-in Daily SPRINT clocked 261 entrants to collect a guarantee-smashing ₹5.22 Lakhs prize pool. The top 27 finishers scored a payday.
Final Table Results
- Karan ‘bozo’ Kapur – ₹1,05,320*
- Chirag ‘chiragkhanduja’ Khanduja – ₹1,03,689*
- Bharat ‘ThinkFloyd’ Vasan – ₹55,436
- Vinay ‘Vinstill’ B – ₹41,029
- prasadking33 – ₹30,798
- Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi – ₹24,638
- Lavesh ‘upay4myweed98’ Meena – ₹20,462
*denotes a heads-up deal
(7-Max) Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 157
Re-entries – 128
Prize Pool – ₹5,70,000
Places Paid – 47
The former Sunday Showdown runner-up finisher Vikas ‘pontiacvicky’ KN outlasted the 285-player field in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost, taking down the day-time marquee for ₹94,849 – his second-best online cash and second title of 2022 – following a heads-up deal with ‘stunner1111111’ (2nd for ₹90,800).

Vikas KN’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.29 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹20.31 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #2
Shobhit ‘shobhit3373’ Naveen accumulated ₹60,105 across three deep runs, which include:
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹38,475
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹10,542
> 26th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹11,088
Shobit Naveen`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹26.91 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #6
The ₹2,200 entry buy-in Afternoon Boost paid out 47 places a share from the ₹5.70 Lakhs prize pool kitty.
Final Table Results
- Vikas ‘pontiacvicky’ KN – ₹94,849*
- stunner1111111 – ₹90,800*
- Mohit ‘bhaiyamohit’ Dhingra – ₹54,948
- Shobhit ‘shobhit3373’ Naveen – ₹38,475
- Elangbam ‘khaishebaatrevenge’ Sunita – ₹27,189
- vicky3101 – ₹19,266
- Samsher ‘santacruzsam’ Gandhi- ₹15,732
*denotes a heads-up deal
Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹65,140), ‘dalladaddy’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹49,450), Anilkumar ‘jat777’ Singh (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹38,540), Karan ‘bozo’ Kapur (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-6 BOOST for ₹37,230), ‘maxpain’ (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹27,450), Karan ‘bozo’ Kapur (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost Monster for ₹23,430), Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor (Won ₹40K GTD PLO Daily for ₹12,000), and ‘alreadylucky’ (Won ₹50K GTD (5-Max) Daily for ₹7,440) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.
Pocket52
Pocket Queens – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 15
Re-entries – 118
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 43
Gajanan ‘Daynamobom’ Patke has been wreaking havoc in the Pocket52 marquees, and yesterday he raced past a 262-entry field in the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Queens, winning the Friday headliner for the second time this month for a bankroll boost of ₹92,500. ‘ADGameing’ came second for ₹65,000.
Final Table Results
- Gajanan ‘Daynamobom’ Patke – ₹92,500
- ADGameing – ₹65,000
- Jhonpur – ₹45,000
- mr_pro_yTPACintfa – ₹35,000
- Karan ‘karannthakker’ Thakker – ₹25,000
- Niteen ‘niteenplus’ Raj – ₹20,000
‘smitra11’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Knights for ₹46,000), ‘shershaah’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Lunch for ₹34,500), ‘user1646580655’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹16,500) and ‘upper_harlequin45_19077463’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Soda for ₹16,100), won the other Pocket52 marquees.
PokerDangal
Friday Fun – ₹1 Lakh GTD
Buy-in – ₹660
Entries – 87
Rebuys – 21
Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000
Places Paid – 17
PokerDangal’s ₹1 Lakh GTD Friday Fun had 108 hopefuls vying for a share of the ₹1 Lakh prize pool. Site reg ‘Dwayne’ outlasted the competition to collect the top prize worth ₹21,000. ‘Kingqueen123’ finished runner-up for 17,000.
Final Table Results
- Dwayne – ₹24,000
- Kingqueen123 – ₹17,000
- Locknkey – ₹12,000
- BlueChip – ₹9,000
- 88bluff – ₹7,000
- Mechanic – ₹5,000
PokerStars India
The Big Bash (PKO) – 12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 114
Re-entries – 94
Regular Prize Pool – ₹6,80,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹5,20,000
Total Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000
Places Paid – 27
Abhijeet ‘sexylady7766’ Kumar has been putting in decent volume on PokerStars India, given the site`s recent efforts towards offering bigger guaranteed tournaments, and the results have started pouring in! Improving upon his sixth-place finish in The Big Bash last week, Kumar clinched the Friday marquee yesterday, collecting a site-best ₹2.47 Lakhs (₹1.30 Lakhs in bounties) – his first title in six weeks. Site reg ‘vjTILTing’ pocketed ₹1.32 Lakhs in second place.

Abhijeet Kumar`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.75 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹89.29 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2022: #11
The ₹5,500 entry buy-in The Big Bash brought in 208 participants, falling ₹1.60 Lakhs short of its advertised guarantee. The top 27 places benefitted from the value on offer.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- Abhijeet ‘sexylady7766’ Kumar – ₹2,46,687
- vjTILTing – ₹1,31,999
- kimi_nj – ₹84,418
- Abhinav ‘abhi58’ Iyer – ₹1,03,360
- Bharat ‘MojoJojo2193’ Vasan – ₹67,972
- Anmolraj ‘modi chai wala’ Singh Chawla – ₹45,006
- Ravi ‘rkcravi’ Kumar – ₹31,466
- Vishal ‘Darky012’ Ojha – ₹37,052
- Nitin ‘Mickyn34’ Gupta – ₹22,718
Abhishek ‘addysonu’ Sonu (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Knightly Stars for ₹43,837), Amit ‘NutsLagGaye’ Kumar Sahu (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹27,378), ‘pokerface0455’ Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹12,458), and ‘greed_a75’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹11,555) won the other Friday marquees on PokerStars India.
Adda52
The Ballers – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹7,500
Entries – 170
Re-entries – 132
Prize Pool – ₹20,59,642
Places Paid – 30
India`s first WSOP bracelet winner Aditya ‘a_sushant’ Sushant has been in superb form and keeping the winning tempo going; the two-time The MoneyMaker champion took down Adda52`s ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Ballers for the second time last night for ₹5.27 Lakhs – clinching his fifth flagship title this month.

Khusee ‘ROYALSMEENA’ Ram Meena (2nd for ₹3.14 Lakhs) and Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar (3rd for ₹2.37 Lakhs) secured podium finishes in The Ballers.
The former PokerGuru pro, Aditya Sushant, filled in almost ₹5.74 Lakhs in Friday earnings, crossing ₹7 Crores in tracked online winnings.
His top Friday finishes include:
> 1st in #Adda52`s The Ballers for ₹5,27,268
> 22nd in The Spartan Poker`s LEGEND #9 #FridayShowdown for ₹41,040
Aditya Sushant’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.13 Crores | Titles Won in 2022: #12 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.11 Crores
Young Gun Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta FT-ed two Friday flagships and cashed two other tournaments, raking in over ₹3.26 Lakhs.

His Friday finishes include:
> 4th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹1,75,069
> 5th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹1,27,200
> 12th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹10,700
> 59th in Spartan Poker’s LEGEND #10 Multi Entry for ₹4,059
Final Table Results
- Aditya ‘a_sushant’ Sushant – ₹5,27,268
- Khusee ‘ROYALSMEENA’ Ram Meena – ₹3,14,095
- Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar – ₹2,36,859
- Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹1,75,069
- Akshat ‘akshat03’ Sharma – ₹1,18,429
- AkkiDan007 – ₹82,386
Friday Bounty – ₹4 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,700
Entries – 91
Re-entries – 67
Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000
Places Paid – 17
Adda52 user ‘dishitbauva’ shipped the ₹4 Lakhs GTD Friday Bounty for ₹75,076 (₹17,058 in bounties) after toppling a 158-player field. They defeated ‘Maelwyn’ (2nd for ₹49,018) (₹12,488 in bounties) in the heads-up showdown.
dishitbauva’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹2.18 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹50,162 | No. of Title Wins: #30
The ₹2,700 entry buy-in event fell ₹13,216 short of hitting its listed guarantee and paid out 17 places.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- dishitbauva – ₹75,076
- Maelwyn – ₹49,018
- Karan ‘Reg_Slayer’ Radia – ₹33,786
- Murti8 – ₹29,708
- Pranav ‘pkpok’ Khandalkar – ₹21,648
- Pavankiran ‘RootahuaMacchi’ Bellamkonda – ₹13,132
- Jabiol – ₹10,308
- Saiupp1987 – ₹17,277
₹25 Lakhs GTD Nano Main Event – Day 1C
> Day 1C – Entries: 127 | Rebuys: 51 | Survivors: 22 | Chip Leader: Pranav ‘pkpok’ Khandalkar (280,549)
> Combined – Entries: 409 | Rebuys: 152 | Survivors: 72 | Chip Leader: Pranav ‘pkpok’ Khandalkar (280,549)
‘gunrider’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Nano DST for ₹54,900), ‘zokid’ (Won ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD Nano Ballers for ₹52,281), ‘Indianthug’ Won ₹90K GTD Nano Siesta for ₹25,650), ‘Nasse’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Nano Daily Adda for ₹21,957), ‘ravi78922’ (Won ₹70K GTD Nano Crack Jack for ₹14,656), ‘sanzoo’ (Won ₹30K GTD Nano Battleship for ₹8,700), and ‘roxton7’ (Won ₹25K GTD Nano PLO for ₹7,250) won the Nano Poker Series marquees of the day.
Khelo365
Khelo365 user ‘Bol124’ took down the ₹10K GTD Sun Downer for ₹3,500, defeating ‘Wellwisher’ (2nd for ₹2,200) heads-up.
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