The overlay woes for poker operators seem to have eased considerably, as Thursday offered an exciting day of MTT gameplay. With PokerBaazi’s PLO Championship and PokerStars India’s Anniversary Special Boosted GTD Tournaments underway, the day’s events were packed with action, and top regulars took the lead.

The excitement doesn’t stop there – PokerBaazi’s ₹3+ Crore GTD Indian Micro Poker Series Gold Edition commences this Sunday, followed by the Fantastic Five edition of The MoneyMaker in May.

Last month’s The Mint champion, Aarchit Dhadwal (opted out of tracking), made the Thursday headlines after winning Adda52`s Godfather for ₹6.12 Lakhs. Vinayak Bajaj narrowly missed out on a second Godfather title, finishing in second place for ₹3.62 Lakhs (won ₹4.35 Lakhs overall).

The #6 ranked player in the all-time winnings on our tracked database, Ankit Wadhawan, broke an extended six-week-long title jinx by taking down Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller. He won the tournament for the second time after a year for ₹5.50 Lakhs, storming to #4 in the POY race. Last Friday’s The Elite winner Omprakash Jureshiya bagged away ₹3.91 Lakhs as the runner-up.

The former India Turbo Masters Main Event champion Tanmay Benara made an explosive comeback after an 11-day break. The top reg accumulated ₹4.49 Lakhs in total earnings from deep runs in three major tournaments, joining the prestigious ‘₹5 Crores Club.’ He most prominently won PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹4.12 Lakhs after striking a heads-up deal with Rahul Sengar (2nd for ₹3.40 Lakhs).

Thursday had three players winning a marquee tournament for a second day straight – Dhirendra Kumar, Spartan Poker user ‘Shaarang,’ and Ravinder Singh.

Wednesday’s PC#28 (PLO-6) winner, Dhirendra Kumar, amassed ₹4.20 Lakhs in total earnings from top finishes in PokerBaazi’s PC#31 Mini Main Event (1st for ₹3.47 Lakhs) and PC#30 (PLO-6) (4th for ₹72,800). Kumar made a heads-up deal with Hemant Arora in the PC#31 Mini Main Event, the latter walking away with the lion`s share of the prize money – a site-best ₹4.12 Lakhs after winning his ticket through a ₹550 satellite.

Spartan Poker player ‘Shaarang‘ (anonymity requested) has been on an impressive winning streak, with three flagship wins in just six days. After shipping Saturday’s Dynamite DST and Destiny 26.0 on Wednesday, ‘Shaarang’ nailed Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹3.56 Lakhs last night. A heads-up deal saw Tuesday’s Bounty Builder HR champion, Harsh Bubna, collecting ₹3.25 Lakhs in second place (won ₹3.30 Lakhs overall).

Ravinder Singh completed the trio of players winning a title on consecutive days. After clinching his first PLO Championship title in PC#25 (PLO-6) on Wednesday, he extended his winning streak by nailing PokerBaazi’s PC#30 (PLO-6) KO last night for ₹1.54 Lakhs, climbing to #8 on the PC leaderboard.

‘shutterbug0003’ (Won PC#32 PLO-5 for ₹1.20 Lakhs) and ‘ajaydevgan’ (Won PC#29 PLO-4 for ₹56,978) won the other PLO Championship tournaments on Thursday.

Mohd Yahya (opted out of PokerStars India tracking) nailed the first flagship of PokerStars India`s Anniversary Special series, Anniversary Special-01 [The Colosseum], for a personal-best ₹3.64 Lakhs. Well-known online pro Mithun Mahesh (opted out of tracking) accumulated ₹4.79 Lakhs from an explosive three FT finishes in PokerStars India‘s Anniversary Special-01 [The Colosseum] (2nd for ₹2.74 Lakhs), Spartan Poker‘s Thursday High Roller (6-Max) (5th for ₹1.56 Lakhs), and Ultron (8th for ₹49,755).

Kovid Saraswat (Won AS-02 Uppercut Mini for ₹73,658), ‘AbhishekBairwa‘ (Won AS-04 Ultrasonic for ₹36,023), and ‘maddy000001‘ (Won ₹50K GTD AS-03 Bounty Adrenaline for ₹17,160) won the other Anniversary Special tournaments on Thursday.

PokerGuru’s very own Rupam Thakur, Saksham Gulati, Vikaash Shah, poker streamer Ginish Vadera, Ayush Goyal, and Dhaval Solanki won the other Thursday majors.

Here are the Thursday highlights!

 

PokerBaazi

The country’s only PLO-exclusive festival, PokerBaazi’s PLO Championship, has three more days of tournaments to run before wrapping up its second edition. As always, the site hosted four PC-branded tournaments on Thursday, with the ₹30 Lakhs GTD PC#31 (PLO-6) Mini Main Event, the day’s featured attraction!

PC#31 (PLO-6) Mini Main Event – ₹30 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 230

Re-entries – 314

Prize Pool – ₹30,00,000

Places Paid – 70

Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar, who ended an 18-week title drought with a victory in PC#28 (PLO-6) on Wednesday, won the ₹30 Lakhs GTD PC#31 Mini Main Event, earning ₹3.47 Lakhs. This marks his best score of the year and his second PLO Championship title in consecutive days.

 

Kumar made a heads-up deal with Hemant ‘katerpillar’ Arora, who took home the majority of the prize money, turning a ₹550 satellite buy-in into a site-best ₹4.12 Lakhs payday.

 

Showcasing his prowess in PLO-6, Kumar made another FT finish in the 6:30 PM slotted PC#30 (PLO-6) (4th for ₹72,800), amassing ₹4.20 Lakhs in total earnings and moving up to #11 on the PLO Championship leaderboard.

Dhirendra Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.07 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹61.41 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2 | PC Titles Won: #2 | Moves to #11 on the PLO Championship Leaderboard

Notable players at the PC#31 (PLO-6) Mini Main Event final table included Wednesday’s La Luna winner, Armaan ‘Armaan007’ Kochhar (3rd for ₹2.24 Lakhs), yesterday’s PC#32 (PLO-5) runner-up finisher Karan ‘bozo’ Kapur (4th for ₹1.71 Lakhs), and Siddharth ‘FrancescoTotti’ Ranshevre (5th for ₹1.38 Lakhs).

Final Table Results

1. Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar – ₹3,46,865*
2. Hemant ‘katerpillar’ Arora – ₹4,12,435*
3. Armaan ‘Armaan007’ Kochhar – ₹2,23,800
4. Karan ‘bozo’ Kapur – ₹1,70,700
5. Siddharth ‘FrancescoTotti’ Ranshevre – ₹1,37,700
6. mrprakash – ₹1,05,000

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

The Summit – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,250

Entries – 186

Re-entries – 168

Prize Pool – ₹26,55,000

Places Paid – 49

Tanmay ‘truman’ Benara made an impressive run at the recently concluded NPS India 2023, winning two gold medals in flagship tournaments right at the start. After an 11-day absence from the online poker scene, Benara returned triumphantly last night, conquering the 354-strong field (186 unique) in PokerBaazi’s Thursday headliner, ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Summit, and earning an impressive ₹4.12 Lakhs.

 

Despite reaching The Summit final table seven times in the past two years, Benara claimed his first victory in the Thursday flagship after striking a heads-up deal with Rahul ‘GhatakTheGreat’ Sengar (2nd for ₹3.40 Lakhs).

 

The former India Turbo Masters Main Event champion, Benara, had an exceptional Thursday run, accumulating ₹4.49 Lakhs in total earnings from deep runs in three big-ticket tournaments and joining the prestigious ‘₹5 Crores Club.

Benara’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹4,12,234

> 19th in PokerStars India’s Anniversary Special-01 [The Colosseum] for ₹22,739

> 39th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹13,750

Tanmay Benara’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.69 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹97.80 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7

The Summit final table was replete with regs like Ramu ‘Ramu0550’ Kushwaha (3rd for ₹2.33 Lakhs), last Thursday’s Godfather champion Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan (4th for ₹1.85 Lakhs), and Tuesday’s Daily Night SPRINT winner Sahil ‘illuminati777’ Babbar (6th for ₹1.25 Lakhs).

The ₹8,250 entry buy-in flagship amassed a guarantee-shattering ₹26.55 Lakhs prize pool, with 49 players earning a payday.

Final Table Results

1. Tanmay ‘truman’ Benara – ₹4,12,234*
2. Rahul ‘GhatakTheGreat’ Sengar – ₹3,39,927*
3. Ramu ‘Ramu0550’ Kushwaha – ₹2,33,109
4. Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan – ₹1,84,523
5. funnyLeader4274 -₹1,53,459
6. Sahil ‘illuminati777’ Babbar – ₹1,25,316
7. anachronox – ₹99,297

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 365

Re-entries – 290

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 113

The user ‘YNWA1892’ won their fifth tournament title on PokerBaazi in the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost on Thursday. The mystery player dominated the field of 655 players (365 unique) in the 7:30 PM tournament, winning a site-best payday of ₹1.43 Lakhs. The runner-up, ‘PrepMafia,’ earned ₹1.08 Lakhs for their efforts.

YNWA1892’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹17.66 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹1.48 Lakhs | Titles Won: #5

Young Gun Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta also had an impressive Thursday session, earning a total of ₹1.19 Lakhs from three scores (two FT finishes), which include:

 

> 10th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹46,463

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹41,000

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo for ₹31,080

The Daily Value Boost final table was stacked with notables like Jatin ‘patience124’ Sablani (3rd for ₹85,000), this week’s Tuesday High Roller champion, Young Gun Aayush ‘Learnnwin’ Arya (4th for ₹55,000), and Tuesday’s Daily Morning SPRINT winner Archit ‘RareAbility’ Saraogi (6th for ₹28,400).

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament registered an overlay shortfall of ₹17,500, with 113 players banking a payday.

Final Table Results

1. YNWA1892 – ₹1,42,500
2. PrepMafia – ₹1,08,200
3. Jatin ‘patience124’ Sablani – ₹85,000
4. Aayush ‘Learnnwin’ Arya – ₹55,000
5. Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹41,000
6. Archit ‘RareAbility’ Saraogi – ₹28,400
7. a8hishek – ₹20,600
8. Bolt21 – ₹16,900

 

PC#30 (PLO-6) KO – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 133

Re-entries – 211

Prize Pool – ₹8,00,000

Places Paid – 35

Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh is on a hattrick. After clinching his first PLO Championship title in PC#25 (PLO-6) on Wednesday, he continued his winning streak by dominating a 344-entry field (133 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹8 Lakhs GTD PC#30 (PLO-6) KO last night for ₹1.54 Lakhs. This impressive victory marks his second PC victory on consecutive days, bringing his total title wins for the year to 18.

 

The user ‘mrprakash’ placed runner-up in PC#30 (PLO-6) KO for ₹98,920 (₹4,000 in bounties).

Ravindra Singh cashed in two more PokerBaazi tournaments (including another podium finish) yesterday, amassing over ₹2.06 Lakhs and climbing to #8 on the PC leaderboard (through 13 scores in the ongoing series).

Singh’s Thursday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s PC#30 (PLO-6) KO for ₹1,53,930

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹33,063

> 42nd in PokerBaazi’s PC#31 (PLO-6) Mini Main Event for ₹19,500

Ravinder Singh’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹54.25 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #18 | Moves to #8 on the PLO Championship Leaderboard

Other regs on the PC#30 (PLO-6) KO final table included Jasvir ‘Jasvir88’ Singh (3rd for ₹84,100), last night’s PC#31 (PLO-6) Mini Main Event champion Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar (4th for ₹72,800), and Tuesday’s PC#21 PLO-5 runner-up Dinesh ‘Daddu26’ Singh (6th for ₹50,200).

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh – ₹1,53,930
2. mrprakash – ₹98,920
3. Jasvir ‘Jasvir88’ Singh – ₹84,100
4. Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar – ₹72,800
5. Mamamia – ₹59,300
6. Dinesh ‘Daddu26’ Singh – ₹50,200

 

PC#32 (PLO-5) – ₹7 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 162

Re-entries – 166

Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000

Places Paid – 35

‘shutterbug0003’ had a breakthrough performance on PokerBaazi last night, winning their fourth PLO title this year and their first PC title in the ₹7 Lakhs GTD PC#32 (PLO-5). They beat out a 328-player field (162 unique) to take home a personal-best ₹1.20 Lakhs and also managed a 5th place finish in the Daily Morning SPRINT for a Thursday haul worth ₹1.31 Lakhs – making a full recovery on all site losses.

shutterbug0003’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹5.08 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹23,269 | Titles Won in 2023: #4

Karan ‘bozo’ Kapur, who finished runner-up in Saturday’s PC#12 (PLO-4), made another close run for his first PLO Championship title in PC#32 (PLO-5) but had to settle for a second-place payday worth ₹83,930. He earned ₹2.68 Lakhs from three deep runs (including another FT finish), which include:

 

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s PC#31 (PLO-6) Mini Main Event for ₹1,70,700

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s PC#32 (PLO-5) ₹83,930

> 35th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹13,750

Karan Kapur’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.23 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹55.51 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Moves to #19 on the PLO Championship Leaderboard

The ₹2,200 entry buy-in PC#32 (PLO-5) registered an overlay shortfall of ₹44,000, with the top 35 finishers receiving a payout.

Final Table Results

1. shutterbug0003 – ₹1,20,470
2. Karan ‘bozo’ Kapur – ₹83,930
3. chuslaaa – ₹71,400
4. CrystalTurtle44 – ₹60,200
5. djack007 – ₹49,700
6. amar21679 – ₹39,550

 

(7-Max) Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 147

Re-entries – 79

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 41

PokerBaazi user ‘Sihan’ fired three bullets before outplaying a 226-entry field (147 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost, winning the 2 PM marquee for their seventh title of the year and a winner’s due worth ₹68,582.

The mystery winner chopped the daytime marquee four-way with ‘DoctorGirgit’ (2nd for ₹56,925), ‘Machli26’ (3rd for ₹55,308), and Mandar ‘MAMA04’ Madaye (4th for ₹50,284).

 

In addition to their Afternoon Boost victory, ‘Sihan’ cashed in two other PokerBaazi tournaments – Daily Value Boost (93rd for ₹3,100) and Daily Night SPRINT (37th for ₹1,824), earning a total of ₹73,506. Their PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹21.24 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.13 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7

The final table of the Afternoon Boost featured familiar names such as Deepak ‘Deep2607’ Pipalwa (5th for ₹27,100), Monday’s Iron Man winner Dhaval ‘Faizal1506’ Doshi (7th for ₹15,900), and last week’s The Weekly HighRoller champion Avish ‘thehorse7’ Sharma (8th for ₹35,070).

The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament fell short by ₹4,800 of its listed guarantee, with 41 players earning payouts.

Final Table Results

1. Sihan – ₹68,582*
2. DoctorGirgit – ₹56,925*
3. Machli26 – ₹55,308*
4. Mandar ‘MAMA04’ Madaye – ₹50,284*
5. Deepak ‘Deep2607’ Pipalwa – ₹27,100
6. 1000croregoal – ₹19,650
7. Dhaval ‘Faizal1506’ Doshi – ₹15,900
8. Avish ‘thehorse7’ Sharma – ₹35,070

*denotes a four-way deal

 

PC#29 (PLO-4) – ₹4 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,375

Entries – 139

Re-entries – 109

Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000

Places Paid – 22

PokerBaazi user ‘ajaydevgan,’ with the Bollywood-inspired moniker, emerged victorious in the ₹4 Lakhs GTD PC#29 (PLO-4) on Thursday, taking down the 248-player field to claim their first-ever PLO Championship title and a cash prize of ₹56,978. With this win, ‘ajaydevgan’ recouped all their previous losses on the site.

ajaydevgan’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.18 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹9,065 | Titles Won in 2023: #1

A five-way deal on the final table led to profitable payouts for the current PC leaderboard topper Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat (2nd for ₹50,930), ‘rahul29340’ (3rd for ₹56,742), ‘Misterbhullar’ (4th for ₹52,264) and ‘EspenJorstad’ (5th for ₹38,287).

 

Vikhyat Ahlawat, who fired eight bullets in PC#29 (PLO-4) before falling short of the finish line, crossed the money line in all four PC-branded tournaments on Thursday, cementing his lead at the top of the series leaderboard – a position he has held since the start of the series.

Ahlawat added ₹93,825 from five in-the-money finishes, which include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s PC#29 (PLO-4) for ₹50,930* (five-way deal)

> 25th in PokerBaazi’s PC#31 (PLO-6) Mini Main Event for ₹22,500

> 20th in PokerBaazi’s PC#32 (PLO-5) for ₹8,750

> 16th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6 Max) for ₹5,145

> 27th in PokerBaazi’s PC#30 (PLO-6) (KO-RE) for ₹6,500

Vikhyat Ahlawat’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.97 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹40.20 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6 | Ranked #1 on the PLO Championship Leaderboard

Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar (6th for ₹19,400) was the only other known player on the PC#29 final table.

The ₹1,250 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹90,000 in overlays, with 22 players crossing the money line.

Final Table Results

1. ajaydevgan – ₹56,978*
2. Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat – ₹50,930*
3. rahul29340 – ₹56,742*
4. Misterbhullar – ₹52,264*
5. EspenJorstad – ₹38,287*
6. Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar – ₹19,400

* denotes a five-way deal

 

PLO Championship Leaderboard Standings After Day 8

As PokerBaazi’s PLO Championship enters its ninth day, all eyes are on Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat, who has firmly secured his position at the top of the ₹10 Lakhs GTD leaderboard since Day 1 of the series. With 6,659 points, Ahlawat has established a lead of over 1,000 points over everyone else, making him the clear favorite to win the leaderboard race.

Ahlawat has been in spectacular form throughout the series, with 29 scores in the 32 PC tournaments, including a title win, a runner-up finish, and four other FT scores. His impressive performance all but guarantees him the #1 position on the series leaderboard.

The mystery user ‘hik18’ is a distant second on the leaderboard with 5,612 points, and the first PC leaderboard topper will need to perform remarkably to defend their title. Tuesday’s PC#23 (PLO-6) runner-up, ‘Acegikmoqsu,’ is ranked #3 on the series leaderboard with 5,296 points.

With 12 PC tournaments left to name a champion, it remains to be seen if anyone can catch up to Ahlawat.

Here’s a look at the PLO Championship leaderboard standings after Day 8.

Rank	Player	Points
1	Vikhyat 'supersaiyan57' Ahlawat	6,659
2	hik18	5,612
3	Acegikmoqsu	5,296
4	Dinesh 'Daddu26' Singh	5,163
5	Neeraj 'SelfClaimedPro' Kumar	5,141
6	Himanshu 'pokerbrat7' Arora	4,799
7	saurav29	4,534
8	Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh	4,262
9	mrprakash	4,148
10	Samarth 'tiltsingh' Bhandari	3,708

 

‘behranaazi’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹50,050), Saksham ‘kingpin007’ Gulati (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹38,990), ‘phaizal’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹28,100), Ginish ‘ginishvadera’ Vadera (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹24,810) and ‘Nutsalwaysss’ (Won ₹50K 5-Max Daily for ₹4,230) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

 

Spartan Poker

Thursday High Roller (6-Max) – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹22,000

Entries – 76

Re-entries – 15

Re-buys – 23

Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 11

The #6 ranked player in the all-time winnings on our tracked database, Ankit ‘d00mtr00per’ Wadhawan, has been a constant fixture on the FT of high rollers these last few weeks.

The Chandigarh-based pro finished fifth in the Wednesday HR the day before and finally broke an extended six-week-long title jinx by taking down Spartan Poker`s Thursday High Roller last night (won the tournament for the second time after a year) for ₹5.50 Lakhs – reeling in the day`s second-biggest score!

 

The Thursday score has pushed Wadhawan to #4 in the POY race, making him a top contender for the coveted title. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.79 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.25 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7 | Annual Winnings: 1.84 Crores | Annual Profits: 53.87 Lakhs | Moves to #4 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Moves to #7 in Annual Profits | Ranked #6 in All-Time Winnings

Last Friday`s The Elite winner Omprakash ‘sparta357’ Jureshiya bagged away ₹3.91 Lakhs as the Thursday HR runner-up – posting his second-best score.

The Thursday HR featured other top regs like Neeraj ‘NeeruNJ’ Sattawat (3rd for ₹2.56 Lakhs), 2022 POY Young Gun Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav (4th for ₹1.97 Lakhs), and last night`s Anniversary Special-01 The Colosseum runner-up Mithun ‘1NTU1T1ON’ Mahesh (6th for ₹1.56 Lakhs).

Parag ‘Persie’ Shah (7th for ₹96,000), Abhinav ‘hightr0ller’ Iyer (8th for ₹75,000), Vishnu ‘violator’ Khandelwal (9th for ₹57,000), Dinesh ‘Dineahsingh700’ Singh (10th for ₹50,000), and Rohish ‘Rohish’ Shetty (11th for ₹50,000) were others who posted deep runs in the Thursday High Roller.

The ₹22,000 buy-in tournament registered an overlay shortfall of ₹20,000, and the top 11 finishers earned a payout.

Final Table Results

1. Ankit ‘d00mtr00per’ Wadhawan – ₹5,50,000
2. Omprakash ‘sparta357’ Jureshiya – ₹3,91,000
3. Neeraj ‘NeeruNJ’ Sattawat – ₹2,56,000
4. Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹1,97,000
5. Mithun ‘1NTU1T1ON’ Mahesh – ₹1,56,000
6. SnakeBabu – ₹1,22,000

 

Ultron – ₹18 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹6,600

Entries – 162

Re-entries – 29

Re-buys – 115

Prize Pool – ₹18,36,000

Places Paid – 27

Spartan Poker player ‘Shaarang‘ (anonymity requested) has been on an impressive winning streak, with three flagship wins in just six days. After winning Saturday’s Dynamite DST and making the midweek waves with a top finish in Destiny 26.0, ‘Shaarang’ emerged victorious in Spartan Poker’s ₹18 Lakhs GTD Ultron last night, walking away with the top prize of ₹3.56 Lakhs after a heads-up deal.

Tuesday’s Bounty Builder HR champion, Harsh ‘Chiraunjilal Khosla’ Bubna, finished a close second, earning a payday of ₹3.25 Lakhs. Bubna amassed ₹3.30 Lakhs in total earnings from two deep finishes, which include:

 

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹3,25,393* (heads-up deal)

> 21st in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹5,000

Harsh Bubna’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.15 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9

Last week’s Futuristic – Triple Chance and Daily Turbo (6-Max) winner Hardik ‘dickgod’ Nair put up another impressive showing, netting ₹1.82 Lakhs from five deep runs, and his top finishes include:

 

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹1,22,828

> 11st in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹31,250

> 35th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹19,913

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹7,200

Hardik Nair’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹85.71 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹40.51 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #17

Poker coach and Sunday’s Big Whale fourth-place finisher Young Gun Shardul ‘fish2022’ Parthasarathi locked in ₹1.01 Lakhs from two deep runs, which include:

 

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹94,370

> 16th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹6,250

Shardul Parthasarathi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.24 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.79 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Mithun ‘1NTU1T1ON’ Mahesh (opted out of tracking) made an incredible three FT finishes for at least ₹4.79 Lakhs in Thursday earnings.

 

His known Thursday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Anniversary Special-01 [The Colosseum][6-Max] for ₹2,73,606

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller (6-Max) for ₹1,56,000

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹49,755

Bharat ‘MirchiSeth’ Vasan (opted out of tracking) was another top poker pro on the Ultron FT and bagged away ₹1.74 Lakhs from two known scores, which include:

 

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹1,54,040

> 41st in PokerBaazi’s PC#31 (PLO-6) Mini Main Event for ₹19,500

Tanmaya ‘RTD27’ Gupta (3rd for ₹1.89 Lakhs) also FT-ed Ultron.

The ₹6,600 entry buy-in tournament dished out a profitable ₹18.36 Lakhs in prize money to the top 27 finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Shaarang – ₹3,55,762*
2. Harsh ‘Chiraunjilal Khosla’ Bubna – ₹3,25,393*
3. Tanmaya ‘RTD27’ Gupta – ₹1,88,924
4. Bharat ‘MirchiSeth’ Vasan – ₹1,54,040
5. Hardik ‘dickgod’ Nair – ₹1,22,828
6. Shardul ‘fish2022’ Parthasarathi – ₹94,370
7. extended – ₹68,666
8. Mithun ‘1NTU1T1ON’ Mahesh – ₹49,755

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

Daily Turbo (6 Max) – ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 112

Re-entries – 25

Re-buys – 85

Prize Pool – ₹3,50,000

Places Paid – 20

Spartan Poker user ‘Shirou Emiya’ bought in twice in the 9.30 PM marquee, the ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo, eventually topping the 222-strong entry field to win the title for ₹72,238, even as Sarthak ‘sarthakssinghal’ Singhal took home a respectable ₹68,811 as the runner-up, courtesy of a heads-up deal.

 

‘Shirou Emiya’ proved to be a force to be reckoned with, as they earned a total of ₹91,856 from three final table finishes on Spartan Poker, which include:

>1st in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6 Max) for ₹72,238* (heads-up deal)

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Night Rider for ₹16,708

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Sundowner for ₹2,910

Shirou Emiya’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹9.82 Lakhs | Titles Won: #12

Sarthak Singhal, who won The Mint on April 4, earned ₹1.05 Lakhs in prize money from three deep runs, which include:

> 25th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹16,250

> 2nd in SpartanPoker’s DailyTurbo (6 Max) for ₹68,811* (heads-up deal)

> 34th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹19,913

Sarthak Singhal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹83.25 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹15.22 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

The lawyer-turned-poker-pro, Young Gun Anmol ‘Anzzzzz’ Mehta added ₹1.19 Lakhs from three top-10 finishes, which include:

> 10th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹46,463

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹41,000

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6 Max) for ₹31,080

The Daily Turbo final table had a lot of talented players vying for the title, like Wednesday’s Maverick champion Mayank ‘barrelbrat’ Maruka (3rd for ₹37,625), Puneet ‘smellmynuts’ Mishra (5th for ₹24,955), and Raghav ‘Mr. Bean’ Ananth (6th for ₹19,565).

The Daily Turbo had an overlay shortfall of ₹17,000, and the top 20 finishers received a share of the ₹3.50 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

1. Shirou Emiya – ₹72,238*
2. Sarthak ‘sarthakssinghal’ Singhal – ₹68,811*
3. Mayank ‘barrelbrat’ Maruka – ₹37,625
4. Anmol ‘Anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹31,080
5. Puneet ‘smellmynuts’ Mishra – ₹24,955
6. Raghav ‘Mr. Bean’ Ananth – ₹19,565

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

‘Dracary$’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹46,500), ‘DRacool19’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹38,040), Ayush ‘AyushGoyal’ Goyal (Won ₹75K GTD Hold’em PKO for ₹23,258), ‘akpkak’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up- Triple Chance for ₹23,176), Rupam ‘poker_thakur’ Thakur (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹21,059), and Dhaval ‘mahakal07’ Solanki (Won ₹50K GTD Turbo – Triple Chance for ₹10,740) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

 

PokerSaint

Opal – ₹4 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,500

Entries – 87

Re-entries – 98

Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000

Places Paid – 35

The user ‘Lovepreetkaur’ emerged victorious in PokerSaint’s Thursday marquee, the ₹4 Lakhs GTD Opal, after defeating a field of 185 players. The player clinched the title for ₹60,138.

A five-way final table deal landed ‘maneatspants’ (2nd for ₹49,171), ‘Deathman092011’ (3rd for ₹46,094), ‘Rolexpandian’ (4th for ₹34,670) and ‘Tripperking17’ (5th for ₹34,417), the other top-heavy payouts.

Final Table Results

1. Lovepreetkaur – ₹60,138*
2. maneatspants – ₹49,171*
3. Deathman092011 – ₹46,094*
4. Rolexpandian – ₹34,670*
5. Tripperking17 – ₹34,417*
6. Starrahul@99 – ₹16,411
7. Rexgamer – ₹13,215
8. WonderWarrior – ₹10,642

* denotes a five-way deal

 

IndiaPlays

IBC Texas Bounty – ₹50K GTD

Buy-in – ₹330

Entries – 73

Re-entries – 34

Prize Pool – ₹25,000

Places Paid – 15

IndiaPlays user ‘MaheshGupta’ came out on top of the 107-player field in the featured tournament of the site, ₹50K GTD IBC Texas Bounty, bagging away ₹11,250 (an additional ₹1,125 in bounties) for the win. Site reg ‘EPSON’ placed second for ₹8,750 (additional ₹600 in bounties).

‘Sunny32’ (Won the ₹25K GTD IBC Texas Bounty for ₹5,625), ‘Rvd9211’ (Won the ₹10K GTD IBC Texas Bounty for ₹2,250), and ‘Funkroki11’ (Won the ₹5K GTD PLO-6 Bounty for ₹1,200) won the IBC tournaments on Thursday.

 

PokerDangal

PLO 5 Thursday – ₹50K GTD

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 56

Re-buys – 25

Prize Pool – ₹50,000

Places Paid – 13

PokerDangal user ‘Ankit420’ bested ‘100NU_J1’ (2nd for ₹9,250) heads-up in the ₹50K GTD PLO 5 Thursday, winning the title for ₹12,250.

Anshu ‘nope11’ Pandey finished fourth for ₹5,250.

Final Table Results

1. Ankit420 – ₹12,250
2. 100NU_J1 – ₹9,250
3. 88bluff – ₹6,750
4. Anshu ‘nope11’ Pandey – ₹9,000
5. ridhhisidhhi108 – ₹3,750
6. MithileshTrace – ₹2,750

 

 

PokerStars India

Anniversary Special-01 [The Colosseum] – ₹18 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 95

Re-entries – 67

Prize Pool – ₹18,00,000

Places Paid – 23

PokerStars India kicked off their special Anniversary Series with a grand ₹10 Lakhs-added Anniversary Freeroll on Wednesday, which was won by Adwait Pol.

 

Mohd ‘IND(Y@hya’ Yahya (opted out of PokerStars India tracking) nailed the first flagship of the series last night, the ₹18 Lakhs GTD Anniversary Special-01 [The Colosseum]. Yahya decimated the 162-player field (95 unique) in the 8 PM flagship to claim what seems to be his maiden online title and a personal-best ₹3.64 Lakhs in prize money.

Mohd Yahya’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.01 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.68 Lakhs

Well-known online pro Mithun ‘ThePokeRajaIN’ Mahesh (opted out of tracking) came out charging last night. The 2023 WPT Prime India ₹15K Superstack champion scored ₹4.79 Lakhs from an explosive three finishes, which include:

 

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Anniversary Special-01 [The Colosseum] for ₹2,73,606

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller (6-Max) for ₹1,56,000

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹49,755

Nitin ‘Mickyn34’ Gupta (6th for ₹87,245) and Vishnu ‘violator2018’ Khandelwal (7th for ₹69,729) were other site regs on the Anniversary Special-01 [The Colosseum] final table.

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in flagship registered ₹1.80 Lakhs in overlays, with 23 players receiving a share of the prize money.

Final Table Results

1. Mohd ‘IND(Y@hya’ Yahya – ₹3,64,101
2. Mithun ‘ThePokeRajaIN’ Mahesh – ₹2,73,606
3. UnFuckWithable – ₹2,05,603
4. Configure@123 – ₹1,54,502
5. bakuryu66 – ₹1,16,101
6. Nitin ‘Mickyn34’ Gupta – ₹87,245
7. Vishnu ‘violator2018’ Khandelwal – ₹69,729

 

Anniversary Special-02 [Uppercut Mini] – ₹3 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,375

Entries – 159

Re-buys – 115

Total Prize Pool – ₹3,42,500

Regular Prize Pool – ₹1,71,250

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹1,71,250

Places Paid – 29

Kovid ‘kovid21’ Saraswat (opted out of PokerStars India tracking) emerged as one of four victors on the opening day of the PokerStars India Anniversary Special series. The poker pro skillfully navigated a 274-entry field (159 unique) to secure first place in the ₹3 Lakhs GTD Anniversary Special-02 [Uppercut Mini], winning ₹73,658 (₹45,010 in bounties). The user ‘ankur142’ came in second, earning ₹36,510 (₹7,861 in bounties).

 

In addition to this triumph, Saraswat scored in Adda52’s Monster Turbo (15th for ₹6,250), bringing his total earnings to at least ₹79,908. His online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.67 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹20.25 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Satellite specialist and PokerGuru’s very own Rupam ‘poker_thakur_r’ Thakur booked a third-place finish in Anniversary Special-02 [Uppercut Mini] for ₹24,333 (includes ₹6,055 in bounties). Last week’s Super Stack PKO champion, Thakur, also shipped Spartan Poker’s Sundowner for ₹20,906, raking in a healthy ₹45,239 overall.

 

Tushar ‘tush.patil17’ Patil (4th for ₹17,706) and Pranay ‘pranay1245’ Thawait (6th for ₹10,922) were other known players on the Anniversary Special-02 [Uppercut Mini] final table.

The ₹1,375 entry buy-in tournament dished out ₹3.43 Lakhs in prize money to the top 29 finishers

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Kovid ‘kovid21’ Saraswat – ₹73,658
2. ankur142 – ₹36,510
3. Rupam ‘poker_thakur_r’ Thakur – ₹24,333
4. Tushar ‘tush.patil17’ Patil – ₹17,706
5. Tousheeb007 – ₹16,297
6. Pranay ‘pranay1245’ Thawait – ₹10,922
7. rigved1 – ₹11,329

 

‘AbhishekBairwa’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Anniversary Special-04 Ultrasonic for ₹36,023), ‘maddy000001’ (Won ₹50K GTD Anniversary Special-03 Bounty Adrenaline for ₹17,160) and ‘Deepz123’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO for ₹16,081) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

 

Adda52

Godfather – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 234

Re-entries – 212

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 49

Last month`s The Mint champion, Archit ‘Aarchit’ Dhadwal (opted out of tracking), made another blockbuster run on Adda52 on Thursday, shipping the 8 PM headliner, ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather. Dhadwal overcame a 446-player field to secure the title and ₹6.13 Lakhs, emerging as the day’s top scorer.

 

Vinayak ‘bhai_on_mary_jane’ Bajaj, Sunday’s The Millionaire finalist, narrowly missed out on a second Godfather title, finishing in second place for ₹3.63 Lakhs. Bajaj earned almost ₹4.35 Lakhs from four deep runs, which include:

 

> 2nd in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹3,62,500

> 19th in PokerBaazi’s PC#31 (PLO-6) Mini Main Event for ₹30,000

> 23rd in PokerStars India’s Anniversary Special -01 [The Colosseum] for ₹22,739

> 21st in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹20,196

Vinayak Bajaj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.42 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.33 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Vikaash ‘vicky0809’ Shah placed third in Godfather, earning ₹2.50 Lakhs for his best finish this year. The 2022 MoneyControl Poker For People runner-up from December 2022 broke a five-month title drought by winning Adda52’s Kill Shot Bounty for ₹32,628. Shah’s total earnings reached ₹2.83 Lakhs, pushing his recorded online winnings past ₹2 Crores.

 

His Thursday finishes include:

> 3rd in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹2,50,000

> 1st in Adda52’s Kill Shot Bounty for ₹32,628

Vikaash Shah’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.04 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹26.07 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Guneet ‘guntz’ Kwatra thrashed out ₹1.62 Lakhs in total earnings from three Thursday scores, which include:

 

> 5th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹1,25,000

> 24th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹18,360

> 43rd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹18,585

Guneet Kwatra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.47 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.34 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Sunday’s PC#16 (PLO-5) winner, Nitin ‘JeeneNhiDunga’ Rawat, accumulated ₹1.25 Lakhs in total winnings from four deep runs, which include:

 

> 7th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹68,750

> 24th in PokerBaazi’s PC#31 (PLO-6) Mini Main Event for ₹22,500

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s PC#32 (PLO-5) for ₹29,750

> 42nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,400

Nitin Rawat’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.78 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹82.73 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8

Ratul ‘riverking021’ Steves (6th for ₹87,500) and Tarush ‘tarush123’ Gupta (8th for ₹56,250) were other top guns on the Godfather final table.

The ₹25 Lakhs guaranteed tournament registered a glaring ₹2.70 Lakhs in overlays, and 49 players got a share of the prize money.

Final Table Results

1. Aarchit ‘Aarchit’ Dhadwal – ₹6,12,500
2. Vinayak ‘bhai_on_mary_jane’ Bajaj – ₹3,62,500
3. Vikaash ‘vicky0809’ Shah – ₹2,50,000
4. WOLFOFPOKER – ₹1,87,500
5. Guneet ‘guntz’ Kwatra – ₹1,25,000
6. Ratul ‘riverking021’ Steves – ₹87,500
7. Nitin ‘JeeneNhiDunga’ Rawat – ₹68,750
8. Tarush ‘tarush123’ Gupta – ₹56,250

 

Vikaash ‘vicky0809’ Shah (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Kill Shot PLO Bounty for ₹32,628), ‘cashout69’ (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹30,634), ‘Ved5959 (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹30,059), ‘Friction21’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Godfather Lite for ₹29,892), ‘jigs2412’ (Won ₹50K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹12,6667), ‘amanpoker27’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹12,172), ‘b787’ (Won ₹50K GTD Morning Adda for ₹11,817), and ‘ommm18’ (Won ₹30K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹11,618) won the other Adda52 marquees.

 

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