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Top Videos of the Week: February 19 – 25
In this weekly feature, we list down the most trending videos from the poker world. From the craziest to the funniest – from the interesting to the bizarre – you’ll find it all here every week!
PokerGuru Podcast Ep 1 Ft. IOPC 14.0 – The Crown Champion Aditya Agarwal
Earlier this week, we launched our first-ever podcast, The PokerGuru Podcast, Hosted by Chota Macchi, AKA Arpit Jain; making the debut episode even more remarkable was our guest – India’s poker pioneer and PokerGuru founder – Aditya Agarwal.
Agarwal’s name is synonymous with poker in India, and he is regarded as one of the top players in the game. The Kolkata-born pro’s list of achievements is endless. Still, his most recent accolade, winning the biggest-ever IOPC 14.0 The Crown for a jaw-dropping ₹65.93 Lakhs (from four stacks); again validated that Agarwal is the G.O.A.T.
Hear the complete podcast below.
Chota Machhi Streams MTTs
Chota Machhi, AKA Arpit Jain, put up four entertaining streams this week.
On Sunday, our boy jumped into the third edition of PokerBaazi’s fast-paced extravaganza, the Baazi Turbo Series. And our Chota Machhi was keen to make early inroads with a deep run in the ₹10 Lakhs GTD BTS #6 (PKO-RE).
On Tuesday, Chota Machhi went value-hunting in IndiaPlays’ RAKE FREE The Dominator Series and played the ₹50K GTD Texas Bounty!
On Friday, he went on a thrilling mid-stakes cash game expedition on MPL Poker.
On Saturday, he took a shot in Pocket52`s ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Queens.
Muskan Sethi, Aditya Wadhwani, Gautam Rohilla, Sanjay Taneja, Abhishek Goindi & Vinayak Bajaj Stream For PokerBaazi
With the third edition of PokerBaazi’s Baazi Turbo Series running, the site hosted streams almost daily on its YouTube channel.
PokerBaazi Team Pro Muskan Sethi streamed her Sunday session on PokerBaazi, playing the BTS marquees and the usual Sunday tournaments.
On Monday, star commentator Aditya Wadhwani dived into the daily PokerBaazi flagships and the BTS tournaments.
The next day, Gautam Rohilla and Sanjay Taneja came together for a dual stream, playing the BTS Day 3 marquees.
Aditya Wadhwani and PokerBaazi Team Pro Abhishek Goindi shared a dual stream on Wednesday. They fired up the Day 4 BTS marquees.
The next day, Vinayak Bajaj showed off his poker skills by streaming the Day 5 BTS tournaments.
On Friday, Sanjay Taneja streamed his run in the BTS marquees.
Shobhit Bhargava Stream MTTs
On Sunday, popular streamer Shobhit Bhargava set up a virtual rail playing tournaments on PokerBaazi and PokerStars India.
Aryan Chauhan For PokerStars India
On Friday, Dead$$Mine staking founder Aryan Chauhan streamed his cash game session on PokerStars India.
Aniruddha Joshi Stream MTTs
Aniruddha Joshi has had excellent results on stream recently and fired up three streams this week. Last Sunday, he dived into Adda52’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Sunday Showdown and ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Mega Suits Lite.
On Monday, he played Gamezy Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Whiplash.
On Wednesday, Joshi streamed Adda52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick and ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Maverick Lite.
Nikhil Segel Streams For Natural8
On Wednesday, Nikhil Segel streamed his gameplay in the $125 GTD PLO/NL PKO on Natural8.
Parth Jain Streams
Popular poker content creator Parth Jain, AKA Your Poker Guy, had a terrific run both on and off-stream this week. On Monday, he booked a ₹20,800 profit streaming ₹50/₹100 cash games on MPL Poker in a short 24-minute session.
The next day, he was again grinding the ₹50/₹100 cash tables on MPL Poker and made ₹6,500 in profits.
On Wednesday, he dived into Pocket52’s ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Brunch. His cash game form carried onto his MTT exploits as he finished fourth in the mid-week tournament for ₹10,535.
IPPA’s Ashutosh Kumar, Prapti Singh, Rahul Kumar & Devvrat Singh Kaurav Stream MTTs
This past week was relatively light for India Poker Players Association streamers!
On Sunday, Ashutosh Kumar streamed the ₹12 Lakhs GTD Pocket Kings on Pocket52.
On Monday, Prapti Singh played the ₹4 Lakhs GTD Amethyst on PokerSaint.
On Tuesday, Singh took a shot in Gamezy Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Whiplash.
On Thursday, Prapti Singh took a shot in IndiaPlays’ The Dominator Series – ₹50K Bounty.
On Wednesday, the Player Hunt Season 2 participant, Rahul Kumar, set up a stream for his run in Gamezy Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Whiplash.
On Thursday, Devvrat Singh Kaurav streamed Gamezy Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Whiplash.
The next day, Kaurav jumped into IndiaPlays’ The Dominator Series – ₹100K GTD tournament.
Monster Poker Community’s Vasu Bansal Streams Cash Games
On Tuesday, Monster Poker Community’s Vasu Bansal streamed his cash game session across top sites like PokerBaazi, PokerStars India, Natural8, and Adda52.
Ginish Vadera Streams MTTs
On Tuesday, Ginish Vadera streamed his run in Gamezy Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Whiplash.
Jayant Alagawadi Streams For PokerStars India
Jayant Alagawadi lined up two cash game streams on PokerStars India.
School of Sharks Streams
The School of Sharks stable streamers, Shivam Jain (AKA Cyflopse) and Tanay Hegde teamed up for a dual stream on Monday, playing the mid-stakes cash games – ₹10/₹25, ₹25/₹50 & ₹50/₹100 – on PokerStars India.
On Tuesday, Dikshita Chakraborty, AKA Berrylime, streamed her cash session on PokerStars India.
Ram Kakkar Wins Adda52 Champions Leaderboard 2022 Finale
Last Sunday, nine-year-long ACL 2.0 leaderboard finalists came together at Casino Deltin Royale in Goa for the finale showdown. Goa-based lawyer Ram Kakkar came out on top, beating Ashit Sharma heads-up to become the new Adda52 Game Ambassador, and won a contract worth ₹20 Lakhs.
You can watch the complete replay of the ACL 2.0 finale below.
PokerGuru Daily Majors Recap With Saumya Paithankar
In the PokerGuru Daily Majors recap, our host Saumya Paithankar delivers an insightful recap of the biggest online winners daily. We’ve got two recaps lined up for you from this week – Sunday (February 19) and Thursday (February 23) and trust us; you don’t want to miss these.
No Gamble No Future: Cash of the Titans – PokerGO
PokerGO’s recent No Gamble No Future: Cash of the Titans cash game, featuring Patrik Antonius, Andrew Robl, Eric Persson, Rob Yong, MJ Gonzalez, and Markus Gonsalves, was one of the most talked about ever. Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks provided expert commentary in this $1 Million minimum buy-in game.
Patrik Antonius set a new US televised poker record by winning a $1,978,000 pot on the show, surpassing the previous $1,158,000 record.
Andrew Robl ($1,296,000 in profits) emerged as the “Cash of the Titans” winner and collected the $600K side bet pot.
You can watch the replay of the action below.
Super MILLION$ Show – S03E01
GGPoker’s Super MILLION$ Show returned with the cards-up FT replay of the site’s $1 Million GTD Super Millions, with Jeff Gross and Nick Maimone calling the action.
Michael Addamo won the Super MILLON$ title, banking a whopping $319,438 winner’s paycheque.
DAT Poker Podcast Ep 139
The 136th episode of the DAT Poker Podcast had Adam Schwartz, Terrence Chan, Ross Henry, and GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu discussing hot topics like:
> Daniel Negreanu ‘s last longer arbitration result
> NGNF High Stakes stream $2M pot
> Hellmuth’s latest faux pas
> WSOP preview – 2nd week & much more!
Poker Life Podcast Ft. Doug Polk
In the latest Poker Life Podcast, host Joe Ingram was joined by Doug Polk. They discussed the current state of the poker world and Polk’s swingy past year.
Stream Highlights – Lex Veldhuis
PokerStars Ambassador Lex Veldhuis vlogged from EPT Paris. Check them out below.
Twitch Stream Highlights – Bencb
Raise Your Edge coach & founder Bencb posted highlights of his Twitch poker streams.
PokerStaples Stream Highlights – Jaime Staples
Check out partypoker Ambassador Jaime Staples‘ latest stream highlights below.
Cash Game Action – Live at the Bike
Viewers worldwide were treated to high-octane cash game action streamed live from the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. The Bicycle Casino is a renowned establishment that hosts high-stakes cash games featuring top players in the industry. Check out this week`s streams below.
Cash Game Action – The Lodge
Check out the high-stakes cash game action live from The Lodge Card Club in Texas!
Keep following PokerGuru for a compilation of the top poker videos each week!
Daily Majors: Rahul Singroha, Kanchan Sharma, Goonjan Mall & Gaurav Sood Take the Friday Flagships by Storm
Poker players nationwide are preparing for an electrifying weekend ahead, which will see PokerBaazi`s Baazi Turbo Series 3.0 closing out its run alongside Spartan Poker`s The Millionaire. The Friday tournaments were dominated by the top pros and leaderboard crushers.
Coming to the action that played out last night, the IOPC 14.0 IOPC Millionaire and IOPC #54 Wednesday High champion, Rahul Singroha, proved that his two breakout scores last month were no flash in the pan by nailing Spartan Poker`s The Elite for ₹6.56 Lakhs! Singroha raked in ₹6.83 Lakhs across two deep runs, narrowly edging past last night`s BTS#30 HighRoller champion Kanchan Sharma to take the #1 spot on the Friday charts. Sreekanth Narayan earned ₹4.41 Lakhs for his runner-up finish in The Elite.
Our only female Young Gun to date, Kanchan Sharma, grabbed the spotlight after over four months of keeping a low profile with a top finish in PokerBaazi`s BTS#30 HighRoller, winning her first BTS title for ₹6.66 Lakhs (her best score of 2023) (won ₹6.79 Lakhs overall). Rishab Malik scored ₹4.42 Lakhs as the BTS#30 HighRoller runner-up and raked in a hefty ₹6.69 Lakhs across four ITM finishes.
Young Gun Gaurav Sood is going strong to win the POY title for a record-extending third time and took down PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for the third time last night, netting ₹3.72 Lakh (won ₹4.99 Lakhs overall). Sood chopped the High Roller title heads-up with another top POY contender, Young Gun Arsh Grover (2nd for ₹3.28 Lakhs).
Goonjan Mall championed Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹5.19 Lakhs (won ₹5.30 Lakhs overall), ending a two-month-long title slump. Karan Malhotra came second for ₹3.09 Lakhs.
Saransh Garg kept his February heater going by taking down PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO] for ₹2.31 Lakhs – won ₹2.57 Lakhs overall – crossing ₹3 Crores in tracked online winnings.
The 2022 POY Anuj Yadav made the victory march in PokerBaazi`s BTS#31 to win ₹2.32 Lakhs – his ninth title of the year and his second in three days, following a heads-up deal with popular poker content creator Parth Jain (2nd for a personal-best ₹1.84 Lakhs). Yadav added at least ₹2.40 Lakhs from two deep runs.
Mayank Maruka (Won BTS#29 for ₹1.27 Lakhs), Kunal Chaudhary (Won BTS#27 for ₹49,505), and “MrPiggy” (Won BTS#28 (4-Max) Hyper Turbo for ₹96,600) won the other Baazi Turbo Series tournaments on Friday.
Myron Pereira bagged his second title of the year after taking down PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1.42 Lakhs (won ₹3.03 Lakhs overall), crossing ₹1 Crore in online profits.
Spartan Poker user ‘Benjamin Roulette’ pulled out their best run yet on the site on Friday, scoring an insane ROI on a ₹220 satellite investment, converting into a winner`s payday worth ₹1.72 Lakhs in Futuristic – Triple Chance. They struck a heads-up deal with Md Asraf Ali (2nd for ₹1.47 Lakhs).
Rohit Malik, Kunal Chaudhary, Varun Devayya, Karan Kapur, Piyush Nanda, Praveen KR, Navneet Tanwar, Vishal Singh, Jason Fernandes, and Ayush Goyal won the other Friday marquees.
Here are the Friday highlights!
Spartan Poker
The Elite – ₹30 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 152
Re-entries – 62
Re-buys – 96
Prize Pool – ₹31,00,000
Places Paid – 31
Last month`s IOPC 14.0 IOPC Millionaire champion, Rahul ‘hedonictreadmill’ Singroha, emerged as the Friday chartbuster, netting ₹6.83 Lakhs from two deep runs, climbing four places to #16 in annual profits!
Singroha scored his big breakthrough in Spartan Poker`s ₹30 Lakhs GTD The Elite, navigating a 310-strong field (152 unique) in the Friday flagship to win ₹6.56 Lakhs, busting a three-week-long title drought. Top reg Sreekanth ‘Vhagar’ Narayan earned ₹4.41 Lakhs in second place.
Singroha raked in ₹6.83 Lakhs in Friday winnings across two deep runs, edging past last night`s BTS#30 HighRoller champion Kanchan Sharma to take the #1 spot on the Friday charts.
His Friday finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹6,55,650
> 45th in PokerBaazi`s BTS#30 High Roller for ₹27,370
Rahul Singroha’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.34 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹67.27 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Moves to #16 in Annual Profits
Sreekanth Narayan locked in almost ₹4.51 Lakhs last night across two deep runs, which include
> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹4,41,440
> 22nd in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO] for ₹9,101
> Made Day 2 in Spartan Poker’s ₹1 Crore GTD The Millionaire
Sreekanth Narayan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.49 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.86 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3
Rishab ‘NoChanc3’ Malik went on a rampage last night, lapping up ₹6.67 Lakhs across three deep runs, posting two final-table finishes!
His Friday finishes include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#30 High Roller for ₹4,41,830
> 5th in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹1,99,640
> 13th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹25,950
Rishab Malik’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.17 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.89 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Sanket ‘BANK$Y’ Arora (3rd for ₹3.11 Lakhs) and Asalie ‘AcesOnDeck’ Peseyie (4th for ₹2.52 Lakhs) also FT-ed the ₹30 Lakhs GTD The Elite.
The ₹11,000 entry buy-in Friday headliner generated a guarantee-crushing ₹31 Lakhs prize pool, and 31 players got a share of the prize money.
Final Table Results
- Rahul ‘hedonictreadmill’ Singroha – ₹6,55,650
- Sreekanth ‘Vhagar’ Narayan – ₹4,41,440
- Sanket ‘BANK$Y’ Arora – ₹3,11,240
- Asalie ‘AcesOnDeck’ Peseyie – ₹2,52,340
- Rishab ‘NoChanc3’ Malik – ₹1,99,640
- Duality – ₹1,51,590
Futuristic – Triple Chance – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 668 (433)
Re-buys – 365
Prize Pool – ₹10,33,000
Places Paid – 95
Spartan Poker user ‘Benjamin Roulette’ pulled out their best run yet on the site on Friday, scoring an insane ROI on a ₹220 satellite investment, converting it into their first top finish. The mystery user toppled a guarantee-crushing 1,033-strong field (433 unique) in the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Futuristic – Triple Chance, taking down the 8 PM tournament for a site-best ₹1.72 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with Md ‘Asraf786786’ Asraf Ali (2nd for ₹1.47 Lakhs).
Vinay ‘keechad’ Verma (3rd for ₹86,978), Kripansh ‘GentMrK’ Khosla (4th for ₹66,629), Shrikant ‘baphomate’ Sanjay Pradhan (6th for ₹41,113), and Pranav ‘pranav40973’ Agrawal (8th for ₹20,474) also featured on the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Futuristic – Triple Chance final table.
The ₹1,100 entry buy-in multi-entry tournament had 95 players taking a bite out of the generous ₹10.33 Lakhs collected in the prize pool.
Final Table Results
- Benjamin Roulette – ₹1,71,589*
- Md ‘Asraf786786’ Asraf Ali – ₹1,47,195*
- Vinay ‘keechad’ Verma – ₹86,978
- Kripansh ‘GentMrK’ Khosla – ₹66,629
- Dracula11 – ₹52,786
- Shrikant ‘baphomate’ Sanjay Pradhan – ₹41,113
- Nesh05 – ₹29,957
- Pranav ‘pranav40973’ Agrawal – ₹20,474
*denotes a heads-up deal
Daily Turbo – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 151
Re-entries – 34
Re-buys – 67
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 27
The user ‘fishvsshark’ got a much-needed breakout score on Spartan Poker last night, clinching their first tournament title on the site! The mystery player stormed past a 252-player field (151 unique) in the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo, winning the 9:30 PM tournament for a personal-best ₹1.11 Lakhs – over 4X their previous best score on Spartan Poker!
Seasoned pro Kunal ‘SoormaBhopali’ Patni fell one place shy of nabbing his first title in February, banking a runner-up payday of ₹74,750.
fishvsshark’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹5.41 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Kunal Patni had a profitable Friday session, reeling in ₹2.28 Lakhs across five deep runs and made three final table finishes!
His Friday finishes include:
> 2nd in SpartanPoker’s Daily Turbo for ₹74,750
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹64,010
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#29 for ₹62,300
> 17th in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO] for ₹20,546
> 13th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹6,008
Kunal Patni’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.46 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.05 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3
Last night’s BTS#29 champion, Mayank ‘barrelbrat’ Maruka, lapped up ₹1.76 Lakhs from four deep runs, which include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#29 for ₹1,27,433
> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo for ₹33,450
> 39th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#31 for ₹10,311
> 47th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹5,232
Mayank Maruka’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹30.93 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6
The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament filled in a significant ₹1.22 Lakhs in overlays, and the top 27 finishers benefitted from the value on offer.
Final Table Results
- fishvsshark – ₹1,10,750
- Kunal ‘SoormaBhopali’ Patni – ₹74,750
- Shinu22 – ₹51,450
- sagar74 – ₹41,950
- Mayank ‘barrelbrat’ Maruka – ₹33,450
- nakedsoul – ₹25,034
₹1 Crore GTD The Millionaire – Day 1B
Day 1B: Entries – 173 | Re-entries – 42 | Re-buys – 134 | Survivors – 45 | Chip Leader – Deepankur ‘AngryPitbull’ Gupta (300,726)
Combined: Entries – 370 | Re-entries – 83| Survivors – 245 | Overall Chip Leader – Deepankur ‘AngryPitbull’ Gupta (300,726)
‘sunny821’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Turbo – Deepstack for ₹56,483), Vishal ‘sarryu’ Singh (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Dark Knight for ₹38,325), Jason ‘Jasonroyce’ Fernandes (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹38,325), Ayush ‘AyushGoyal’ Goyal (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Hold’em PKO for ₹29,227), ‘adik19’ (Won ₹75K GTD Striker – PKO for ₹21,845), ‘Redeye’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up – Triple Chance for ₹16,794), and ‘Marshe777’ (Won ₹50K GTD Turbo – Triple Chance for ₹13,434) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.
PokerBaazi
BTS#30 HighRoller – ₹35 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 211
Re-entries – 180
Prize Pool – ₹39,10,000
Places Paid – 49
Our first and to-date only female Young Gun Kanchan ‘Kanchansharma’ Sharma grabbed the spotlight after an over four-month gap last night. The Agra-based poker pro came out charging in the biggest guaranteed tournament on Friday, PokerBaazi`s ₹35 Lakhs GTD BTS#30 HighRoller, taking down a stacked 391-strong field (211 unique) in the 7:30 PM tournament to win her first BTS title for ₹6.66 Lakhs (her best score of 2023). Top reg Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik scored ₹4.42 Lakhs as the runner-up.
The recent ‘₹7 Crore Club’ entrant, Sharma, also cashed the Daily Value Boost, adding over ₹6.79 Lakhs to her tally.
Her Friday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#30 HighRoller for ₹6,65,873
> 10th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹13,500
Kanchan Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.08 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.44 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Rishab Malik rounded out an equally hefty ₹6.69 Lakhs across four ITM finishes, which include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#30 High Roller for ₹4,41,830 (his third best score in 2023)
> 5th in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹1,99,640
> 13th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹25,950
> 63rd in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO] for ₹1,250
Rishab Malik’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.17 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.90 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1
The Thursday High Roller champion Vishal ‘Vishzz’ Bajaj sailed into the BTS#30 HighRoller final table and cashed another two tournaments, rounding up a Friday take-home of ₹3.14 Lakhs.
His Friday finishes include:
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#30 HighRoller for ₹2,71,745
> 24th in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹24,064
> 24th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹18,230
Vishal Bajaj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.77 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Ranked #5 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #12 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)
The BTS 3.0 leaderboard topper Uttam ‘brokenpocker’ Gope (3rd for ₹3.43 Lakhs) and Thursday`s breakout scorer Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja (6th for ₹1.85 Lakhs) were others on the 6-max BTS#30 HighRoller final table.
Thursday`s PLO-5 BOOST winner Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat (7th for ₹1.46 Lakhs), Amrit ‘bungakat’ Mishra (8th for ₹1.11 Lakhs), Anubhav ‘Shovemaster’ Ray (9th for ₹78,200), and Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh (10th for ₹68,425) also FT-ed 7:30 PM High Roller.
The ₹11,000 entry buy-in tournament generated a guarantee-crushing ₹39.10 Lakhs prize pool, and 49 players got a share of the spoils.
Final Table Results
- Kanchan ‘Kanchansharma’ Sharma – ₹6,65,873
- Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik – ₹4,41,830
- Uttam ‘brokenpocker’ Gope – ₹3,43,298
- Vishal ‘Vishzz’ Bajaj – ₹2,71,745
- nb333 – ₹2,25,998
- Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja – ₹1,84,552
The Weekly HighRoller – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 106
Re-entries – 67
Prize Pool – ₹17,30,000
Places Paid – 20
The two-time POY, Young Gun Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood, is going all out to win the 2023 POY title. The winningest player on our tracked database, Sood, grabbed his second tournament title this week (his third in February) in PokerBaazi’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Weekly HighRoller, winning the Friday flagship for the third time for ₹3.72 Lakhs.
The 8 PM tournament registered a 173-player (106 unique) starting field and played down to a heads-up deal, and it was a clash between the two top POY contenders, Sood and Young Gun Arsh ‘Button_Hai_Bro’ Grover. Grover has been losing a lot of heads-ups lately, and here again, he came up short, scoring ₹3.28 Lakhs after a deal.
Gaurav Sood locked in nearly ₹4.99 Lakhs in Friday earnings across seven deep runs, which include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹3,71,971
> 3rd in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO] for ₹82,898
> 17th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹21,268
> 45th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#31 for ₹10,311
> 19th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo for ₹6,000
> 103rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹3,100
> 77th in Spartan Poker’s Futuristic – Triple Chance for ₹3,047
Gaurav Sood’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹15.71 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹7.89 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.08 Crores | Ranked #2 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #9 in Annual Profits
After finishing third in the Daily Value Boost the day before, Arsh Grover yet again fell a hair’s breadth short of the title in The Weekly HighRoller. The Delhi-based pro ran deep in two more tourneys, scoring ₹3.55 Lakhs from his Friday grind.
Grover’s Friday finishes include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹3,28,160
> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo for ₹13,550
> 12th in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO] for ₹13,246
Arsh Grover’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.99 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.59 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.15 Crores | Ranked #1 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #4 in Annual Profits
Thursday’s Godfather runner-up Amit ‘quark’ Kaushik (4th for ₹1.53 Lakhs) and last night’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO] finalist Deepankur ‘Dp179’ Gupta (6th for ₹81,310) were others picking up final table scores in The Weekly HighRoller.
The ₹11,000 entry buy-in flagship paid 20 players a share from the ₹17.30 Lakhs prize pool.
Final Table Results
- Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood – ₹3,71,971*
- Arsh ‘Button_Hai_Bro’ Grover – ₹3,28,160*
- 4betdonkey – ₹2,21,959
- Amit ‘quark’ Kaushik – ₹1,53,105
- tiltplay – ₹115,045
- Deepankur ‘Dp179’ Gupta – ₹81,310
*denotes a heads-up deal
BTS#31 – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,300
Entries – 281
Re-entries – 210
Prize Pool – ₹14,73,000
Places Paid – 49
The guns all came firing last night. And one of them was Young Gun Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav. The 2022 POY, Yadav, is an indomitable beast in online MTTs. Proving it yet again, the poker phenom stormed past a 491-entry field (281 unique) in PokerBaazi`s ₹12 Lakhs GTD BTS#31 to win ₹2.32 Lakhs (his ninth tournament title of the year – his second in three days). He struck a heads-up deal in the 9 PM BTS attraction with popular poker content creator Parth ‘parthkj’ Jain (2nd for a personal-best ₹1.84 Lakhs).
Yadav cashed at least ₹2.40 Lakhs from two deep runs last night, which include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#31 for ₹2,32,923
> 31st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#29 for ₹7,200
Parth Jain`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.31 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.57 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
Last week`s The Elite champion Deepankur ‘Dp179’ Gupta crossed the money line in at least five Friday tournaments, posting ₹3.02 Lakhs overall.
His Friday finishes include:
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#31 for ₹1,02,374
> 6th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹81,310
> 6th in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO] for ₹42,890
>19th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#30 HighRoller for ₹39,100
>19th in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹36,580
Deepankur Gupta’s online stats (Spartan Poker and PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.46 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.13 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3
Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury (3rd for ₹1.29 Lakhs), Gaurav ‘gauravgoru’ Bhutra (6th for ₹69,526), and Wednesday`s BTS#20 Mini Main Event champion Shubham ‘backchod’ Agarwal (8th for ₹41,981) were other known players on the 8-max BTS#31 final table.
The ₹3,300 entry buy-in tournament generated a generous ₹14.73 Lakhs in the prize pool, and 49 players landed in the money.
Final Table Results
- Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹2,32,923*
- Parth ‘parthkj’ Jain – ₹1,84,378*
- Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury – ₹1,29,329
- Deepankur ‘Dp179’ Gupta – ₹1,02,374
- papajigope – ₹85,139
- Gaurav ‘gauravgoru’ Bhutra – ₹69,526
- nutsornothing03 – ₹55,090
- Shubham ‘backchod’ Agarwal – ₹41,981
*denotes a heads-up deal
Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 337
Re-entries – 295
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 113
Spartan Poker’s Battlezone champion from February 12, Myron ‘priyankAAchoprAA’ Pereira, ransacked a 632-strong field (337 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, reeling in his second title of the year and ₹1.42 Lakhs in prize money.
Sandeep ‘Goldypaji’ Malik (2nd for ₹1.08 Lakhs) and Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi (3rd for ₹85,000) round out the podium in the 7:30 PM tournament.
Myron Pereira came out charging last night. He won PokerBazi`s Daily Value Boost and finished runner-up in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO], banking ₹3.03 Lakhs across six deep runs, crossing ₹1 Crore in tracked online profits.
His Friday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,42,500
> 2nd in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO] for ₹1,15,512
> 39th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#30 HighRoller for ₹27,370
> 11th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹7,687
> 27th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6 Max) for ₹5,000
> 68th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#29 for ₹4,800
Myron Pereira’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.01 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2
Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora made away with ₹70,779 in Friday winnings across four deep runs in PokerBaazi tournaments – three of them FT finishes – which include:
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹28,386
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹20,600
> 8th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#29 for ₹20,000
> 30th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹1,793
Vaibhav Arora’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.80 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹45.32 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
The Daily Value Boost final table also featured Yash ‘ShakeyAnimal’ Jaiswal (4th for ₹55,000), Parag ‘vix786’ Shah (5th for ₹41,000), and BTS#12 winner Nandan ‘ragemonster’ Pugalia (8th for ₹16,900).
The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹52,000 in overlays and paid out 113 places.
Final Table Results
- Myron ‘priyankAAchoprAA’ Pereira – ₹1,42,500
- Sandeep ‘Goldypaji’ Malik – ₹1,08,200
- Arpan ‘Novus’ Majhi – ₹85,000
- Yash ‘ShakeyAnimal’ Jaiswal – ₹55,000
- Parag ‘vix786’ Shah – ₹41,000
- MaxTiltGoa – ₹28,400
- Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora – ₹20,600
- Nandan ‘ragemonster’ Pugalia – ₹16,900
BTS#29 – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 202
Re-entries – 163
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 71
Wednesday’s BTS#21 champion, Mayank ‘Newsolidcash’ Maruka, booked his second victory in the ongoing Baazi Turbo Series after outlasting a 365-entry field (202 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD BTS#29 to collect a winner’s due worth ₹1.27 Lakhs.
A heads-up deal fetched Devendra ‘thablack’ Suthar a better ₹1.41 Lakhs for his runner-up finish in the 6 PM BTS marquee.
Maruka reeled in ₹1.76 Lakhs on Friday from three ITM finishes (and a bounty), which include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#29 for ₹1,27,433
> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo for ₹33,450
> 39th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#31 for ₹10,311
Mayank Maruka’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹30.93 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6
The annual TLB (points) leaderboard topper Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor kept his scorecard ticking with ₹1.56 Lakhs in Friday earnings across an impressive 13 deep runs.
His top Friday finishes include:
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#29 for ₹84,000
> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Dark Knight for ₹26,400
> 47th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#31 for ₹10,311
> 8th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹7,671
Mohak Kapoor’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.42 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹70.31 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #5 | Ranked #1 in the 2023 TLB (Points) Standings | Ranked #4 on the BTS 3.0 Leaderboard
Last night’s Daily Turbo runner-up Kunal ‘VasooliChacha’ Patni (4th for ₹62,300), Friday Bounty third-place finisher Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna (5th for ₹43,700), Rahul ‘slowroller’ Melwani (6th for ₹32,000), (7-Max) Afternoon Boost runner-up Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (7th for ₹24,600) and last night’s Daily Boost third-place finisher Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora (8th for ₹20,000) round up the reg-laden BTS#29 final table.
The ₹2,750 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹87,500 in overlays, and 71 players made the payouts list.
Final Table Results
- Mayank ‘Newsolidcash’ Maruka – ₹1,27,433*
- Devendra ‘thablack’ Suthar – ₹1,41,167*
- Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹84,000
- Kunal ‘VasooliChacha’ Patni – ₹62,300
- Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – ₹43,700
- Rahul ‘slowroller’ Melwani – ₹32,000
- Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar – ₹24,600
- Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora – ₹20,000
*denotes a heads-up deal
BTS#28 Hyper Turbo – ₹7 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,870
Entries – 185
Re-entries – 168
Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000
Places Paid – 65
PokerBaazi user ‘MrPiggy’ won their first tournament on Friday. The player crushed a 353-entry field (185 unique) in Baazi Turbo Series’ 5 PM marquee, ₹7 Lakhs GTD BTS#28 Hyper Turbo, winning the super-fast tournament for a site-best ₹96,600. A heads-up deal saw ‘mermaidfish’ take home a runner-up payout worth ₹90,510.
MrPiggy’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.30 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹44,182 | Titles Won: #1
Rajavelu ‘rajvijay’ Vijaykumar (5th for ₹30,800) and the BTS#12 champion Nandan ‘ragemonster’ Pugalia (7th for ₹18,270) were other known players on the BTS#28 Hyper Turbo final table.
The ₹1,870 entry buy-in tourney registered ₹99,900 in overlays, and 65 players crossed the money line.
Final Table Results
- MrPiggy – ₹96,600*
- mermaidfish – ₹90,510*
- akjn90 – ₹58,100
- strangerme – ₹44,170
- Rajavelu ‘rajvijay’ Vijaykumar – ₹30,800
- vedprakash923 – ₹23,100
- Nandan ‘ragemonster’ Pugalia – ₹18,270
*denotes a heads-up deal
(7-Max) Afternoon Boost– ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 141
Re-entries – 116
Prize Pool – ₹5,14,000
Places Paid – 47
This week’s BTS#5 Sunday Prime finalist Rohit ‘rohitmalik777’ Malik powered his way through the 141-player field (257 total entries) in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost, winning his maiden title of the year (his fourth ever on PokerBaazi) for ₹62,409.
Malik chopped the 2 PM marquee title three-way with the mid-stakes crusher Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (2nd for ₹59,831) and Rahul ‘rahullpharm’ Agarwal (3rd for ₹57,249).
Rohit Malik managed another ITM finish in Daily Morning SPRINT (37th for ₹1,841), netting ₹64,250 overall. His PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹20.48 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
The volume junkie Neeraj Kumar made six deep runs and collected a bounty (₹200), filling in ₹96,073 on his Friday scorecard.
His top Friday finishes include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹59,831* (three-way deal)
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#29 for ₹24,600
Neeraj Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.48 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.63 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Ranked #3 in the 2023 TLB (Points) Leaderboard
Surbhit ‘grovahova’ Grover (5th for ₹25,443) and Vaibhav ‘BeBoT’ Sharma (6th for ₹18,144) also FT-ed the ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost.
The 2 PM marquee collected ₹5.14 Lakhs in the prize pool, and 47 players got a share of the spoils.
Final Table Results
- Rohit ‘rohitmalik777’ Malik – ₹62,409*
- Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar – ₹59,831*
- Rahul ‘rahullpharm’ Agarwal – ₹57,249*
- hc27 – ₹34,232
- Surbhit ‘grovahova’ Grover – ₹25,443
- Vaibhav ‘BeBoT’ Sharma – ₹18,144
- Fainara – ₹14,957
*denotes a three-way deal
BTS#27 – ₹3 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹660
Entries – 339
Re-entries – 240
Prize Pool – ₹3,47,400
Places Paid – 110
The Game Changer 3.0 finalist Kunal ‘Vampire2706’ Chaudhary announced his return to the domestic felts in style by taking down PokerBaazi’s 4 PM BTS marquee, ₹3 Lakhs GTD BTS#27 for ₹49,505. The user ‘jsingh286’ finished runner-up for ₹38,909.
Kunal Chaudhary’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹53.93 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹15.07 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Vatsal ‘vat69vat’ Gupta (3rd for ₹29,946), Subrahmanyam ‘itsrowdy’ V (5th for ₹14,799), and Parteek ‘ptk007’ Maheshwari (7th for ₹6,983) also FT-ed the ₹3 Lakhs GTD BTS#27.
The ₹660 entry buy-in tournament had 110 players taking a dig at the ₹3.47 Lakhs prize pool.
Final Table Results
- Kunal ‘Vampire2706’ Chaudhary – ₹49,505
- jsingh286 – ₹38,909
- Vatsal ‘vat69vat’ Gupta – ₹29,946
- rani94 – ₹21,539
- Subrahmanyam ‘itsrowdy’ V – ₹14,799
- pintu00 – ₹10,005
- Parteek ‘ptk007’ Maheshwari – ₹6,983
- akki009 – ₹5,524
BTS 3.0 Leaderboard Standings – Day 6
The Day 6 schedule of the Baazi Turbo Series brought more changes to the series’ leaderboard.
Uttam Gope (6,651 points) is still the player to catch and extended his lead even further after finishing third in the BTS#30 HighRoller last night. However, Gaurav Bhutra (4,641 points) has edged past Rajneesh Thakur (4,543 points) to grab the #2 rank, with Thakur dropping to #3.
Rank Player Points
1 Uttam 'brokenpocker' Gope 6,651
2 Gaurav 'gauravgoru' Bhutra 4,641
3 Rajneesh 'msdhoni' Thakur 4,543
4 Mohak 'Tiltin' Kapoor 4,283
5 Snehil 'snehil99' Aggarwal 3,965
6 Jimmy 'jeeven' Arora 3,946
7 Nandan 'ragemonster' Pugalia 3,644
8 Vikhyat 'supersaiyan57' Ahlawat 3,403
9 'VikramJaiswal7' 3,357
10 Ganesh 'Ganesh24' Durgade 3,220
‘monajmondal’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹52,590), Karan ‘mslpmfrt’ Kapur (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹52,189), Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹48,954), Navneet ‘Navneet78’ Tanwar (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹46,246), ‘Johnniewalks’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 BOOST for ₹43,671), ‘ghost89’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 BOOST PKO for ₹37,080), ‘pokerkid2606’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹30,237), and ‘Badshah05’ (Won ₹40K GTD Daily PLO-6 for ₹10,550) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.
IndiaPlays
Texas – ₹100K GTD
Buy-in – ₹600
Entries – 115
Re-buys – 22
Prize Pool – ₹100,000
Places Paid – 31
Thursday’s Texas Bounty champion ‘GVJF2654’ went back-to-back, shipping the 8 PM Dominator Series marquee for a second day. He trounced a field of 137 players (115 unique) in the ₹100K GTD Texas, banking ₹23,000. ‘Durr17’ stood second for ₹15,000.
Final Table Results
- GVJF2654 – ₹23,000
- Durr17 – ₹15,000
- Yokohama – ₹11,250
- TUZW1811 – ₹7,250
- QUZW7101 – ₹4,500
- Mkrao188 – ₹3,750
- GOHW2492 – ₹3,000
‘NMLB2483’ (Won ₹25K GTD PLO5 for ₹6,875) & ‘BQWN9303’ (Won ₹10K GTD Texas Bounty for ₹2,550) won the other The Dominator Series tournaments on Friday.
PokerStars India
The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO] – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 101
Re-entries – 81
Regular Prize Pool – ₹5,45,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹4,55,000
Total Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 23
Saransh ‘iammrmeeseeks’ Garg is on a February heater. Last week’s Godfather winner, Garg, raced to the top of a 182-player field in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO], taking down the Friday flagship for ₹2.31 Lakhs (₹1.35 Lakhs in bounties).
The former The Millionaire champion, Garg, thrashed out another three deep runs, posting ₹2.57 Lakhs in Friday earnings, storming past ₹3 Crores in tracked online winnings.
His Friday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash [8-Max, PKO] for ₹2,31,215
> 21st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#31 for ₹14,730
> 44th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#29 for ₹5,900
> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹5,500
Saransh Garg’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.01 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.15 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3
Yesterday’s Daily Value Boost champion, Myron ‘khAAbib’ Pereira, almost won two tournaments back-to-back, finishing runner-up in PokerStars India’s The Big Bash for ₹1.16 Lakhs (₹19,688 in bounties). The Goa resident collected a whopping ₹3.03 Lakhs last night from six deep runs.
The winningest player in the country and the two-time POY, Young Gun Gaurav ‘3betPanda’ Sood, grossed a lofty ₹4.99 Lakhs yesterday. He ITM-ed seven events, including The Weekly HighRoller title (his third time winning the tournament) and finishing third in The Big Bash (3rd for ₹82,898) (₹18,359 in bounties).
Lavesh ‘lavesh786’ Meena (4th for ₹55,488) (₹5,625 in bounties), Ashit ‘Cringing’ Sharma (5th for ₹57,744) (₹19,219 in bounties), Deepankur ‘dp8218’ Gupta (6th for ₹42,890) (₹13,125 in bounties), and Arjanveer ‘ballistik310’ Singh Chadha (8th for ₹41,362) (₹23,594 in bounties) were other top regs on The Big Bash final table.
The ₹5,500 entry buy-in tournament registered an overlay shortfall of ₹90,000, and 23 players cashed in on the added value.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- Saransh ‘iammrmeeseeks’ Garg – ₹2,31,215
- Myron ‘khAAbib’ Pereira – ₹1,15,512
- Gaurav ‘3betPanda’ Sood – ₹82,898
- Lavesh ‘lavesh786’ Meena – ₹55,488
- Ashit ‘Cringing’ Sharma – ₹57,744
- Deepankur ‘dp8218’ Gupta – ₹42,890
- thisisme16 – ₹32,059
- Arjanveer ‘ballistik310’ Singh Chadha – ₹41,362
- potshots77 – ₹22,075
Varun ‘wardev’ Devayya (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Uppercut for ₹43,840), Piyush ‘noname3006’ Nanda (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹28,835), ‘Sarfarosh007’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹12,265), and ‘Masterpeice590’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹11,325) won the other PokerStars India marquees.
Adda52
The Ballers – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹7,500
Entries – 164
Re-entries – 133
Prize Pool – ₹20,25,530
Places Paid – 30
On Friday, an over two-month wait for a title victory finally ended for Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall. The well-known reg stomped over a 297-player field (164 unique) in Adda52’s Friday headliner, ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Ballers, winning the primetime tournament for ₹5.19 Lakhs, besting Karan ‘gogikaran’ Malhotra (2nd for ₹3.09 Lakhs) heads-up.
Goonjan Mall also crossed the money bubble in the 9.30 PM Friday Bounty, netting ₹5.30 Lakhs overall. His Friday finishes include:
> 1st in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹5,18,538 (his first time winning the tournament)
> 10th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹11,329
Goonjan Mall’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.09 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Clinton ‘RedArmy07’ Tavares fired up nine ITM finishes across his Friday grind, adding ₹3.01 Lakhs.
His top Friday finishes include:
> 3rd in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹2,32,937
> 1st in Adda52’s Nighttide DST Adda for ₹30,059
> 16th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹9,225
Clinton Tavares’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.70 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹49.75 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9
Young Gun Karan ‘Reg_Slayer’ Radia (4th for ₹1.72 Lakhs) and Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B (6th for ₹81,022), were the other top regs on the 6-max The Ballers final table.
The ₹7,500 entry buy-in tournament filled in a profitable ₹20.26 Lakhs in the prize pool, which was distributed among the 30 top finishers.
Final Table Results
- Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall – ₹5,18,538
- Karan ‘gogikaran’ Malhotra – ₹3,08,895
- Clinton ‘RedArmy07’ Tavares – ₹2,32,937
- Karan ‘Reg_Slayer’ Radia – ₹1,72,171
- kanjimaheshbabu – ₹1,16,469
- Vinay ‘ContemporisT’ B – ₹81,022
‘zonas’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD The Ballers Lite for ₹38,234), ‘ash_9’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹32,940), ‘msgurawalia’ (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹12,149), ‘kitwithin’ (Won ₹40K Morning Adda for ₹11,755), and ‘Ram4421’ (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹11,600) won the other Adda52 marquees.
Khelo365
Khelo365 user ‘Ashu079’ took down the ₹30K GTD Prime Time PLO for ₹11,100, while ‘Rise’ scored ₹7,500 in second place.
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Top Videos of the Week: February 12 – 18
In this weekly feature, we list down the most trending videos from the poker world. From the craziest to the funniest – from the interesting to the bizarre – you’ll find it all here every week!
Chota Machhi Streams Cash Games on MPL Poker
Our boy Chota Machhi, AKA Arpit Jain, dived into MPL Poker’s juicy cash tables on Wednesday. He was seen trying to make some money grinding the ₹25/50 and ₹50/100 tables, but did things work out in his favor? Watch the stream below to find out.
PokerBaazi Team Pro Muskan Sethi Stream MTTs
PokerBaazi Team Pro Muskan Sethi streamed her Sunday session on PokerBaazi, playing the ₹1 Crore GTD PLO Championship Main Event, ₹1 Crore GTD Value Blast, ₹35 Lakhs GTD 7-Max BSS Championship, and ₹25 Lakhs GTD BSS SuperStack.
YourPokerGuy Mindset Podcast Ft. Karim Chelli
Earlier this week, on the YourPokerGuy Podcast, host Parth Jain sat down with renowned mindset coach Karim Chelli to discuss a wide range of topics related to poker and the importance of mindset. Throughout the podcast, Chelli shares his journey and insights on the significance of having a solid mindset, the impact of human traits on poker, and the importance of momentum and belief. They also delve into some of the most extreme cases Chelli has handled, offer advice on mindset for beginners, share their take on Indian players, and much more!
Shobhit Bhargava, Vikram Singh Bhati & Aryan Chauhan Stream Cash Games on PokerStars India
On Monday, poker content creator Shobhit Bhargava live-streamed a marathon four hours and thirty minutes long cash game session on PokerStars India on his YouTube channel 569poker.
Returning to streaming after a ten-month-long hiatus, Vikram Singh Bhati fired up a ₹50/₹100 cash session on PokerStars India on Friday.
Cash game specialist Aryan Chauhan streamed three times this past week, grinding PokerStars India’s cash game tables.
Nikhil Segel Streams For Natural8
Long-time poker streamer Nikhil Segel streamed twice this week.
On Sunday, Segel got a virtual rail going for his run in the $50 buy-in APT Online Sunday Starter on Natural8.
On Wednesday, Nikhil Segel streamed the $2.10 buy-in NLHE PKO $125 GTD on Natural8.
Aniruddha Joshi Stream MTTs
Aniruddha Joshi hit a new career-high this week (on Sunday) by winning Adda52’s Nano Poker Series headliner, ₹25 Lakhs GTD Nano Main Event for ₹4.17 Lakhs. Joshi streamed his entire FT run to victory. You can watch it below!
On Monday, he played Gamezy Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Whiplash.
On Wednesday, Joshi streamed his gameplay in Adda52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick and ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Maverick Lite.
Parth Jain Streams Cash Games
Parth Jain, AKA YourPokerGuy, streamed twice this week.
On Wednesday, Jain booked a ₹4,000 profit playing on MPL Poker’s ₹50/₹100 cash tables.
The next day, he dived into the cash action on PlayerzPot.
IPPA’s Ashutosh Kumar, Prapti Singh, Devvrat Singh Kaurav & Rahul Kumar, Stream MTTs
This past week was relatively light for the India Poker Players Association (IPPA) streamers!
On Sunday, Ashutosh Kumar streamed PokerSaint’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Diamond.
On Thursday, Kumar returned for a second streaming session, playing cash games and tournaments on MPL Poker.
On Tuesday, Prapti Singh took a shot in Gamezy Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Whiplash.
On Wednesday, Devvrat Singh Kaurav streamed Gamezy Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Whiplash.
On Thursday, the Player Hunt Season 2 participant, Rahul Kumar, streamed his run in Gamezy Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Whiplash.
Ginish Vadera Streams For Gamezy Poker
On Tuesday, Ginish Vadera took a shot in Gamezy Poker’s ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Whiplash.
Jayant Alagawadi`s Cash Game Streams For PokerStars India
Like last week, Jayant Alagawadi lined up three cash game streams for PokerStars India.
School of Sharks Streams
The School of Sharks stable streamers, Shivam Jain (AKA Cyflopse) and Lesterr276, teamed up for a dual stream on Monday, as they put in a ₹10/₹25 cash session on PokerStars India.
On Friday, Jain came back with an MTT stream, playing Pocket52’s ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Queens.
PokerGuru Daily Majors Recap with Saumya Paithankar
PokerGuru’s Saumya Paithankar brings daily updates of the biggest winners in the most prominent online tournaments. This week, we highlight the Sunday (February 12) and Thursday (February 16) recaps, where Saumya provides an in-depth analysis of the tournaments, including the buy-ins, prize pools, and standout winners.
$1 Million Cash Game – No Gamble No Future – PokerGO
PokerGO gathered some of the biggest names in the game, such as Patrik Antonius, Andrew Robl, Eric Persson, Rob Yong, MJ Gonzalez, and Markus Gonsalves, to go head-to-head in a riveting cash game at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. With a minimum buy-in of $1 Million, this is one of the most colossal games ever to grace the streaming world. And the best part? You get to watch it all for free below! To help you follow all the intense action, expert commentators Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks provided their insights and play-by-play analysis.
Super MILLION$ Show – S02E77
GGPoker’s Super MILLION$ Show returned with the cards-up FT replay of the site’s $1 Million GTD Super Millions, with Jeff Gross and DWStevie calling the action.
Arthur Martirosian won the Super MILLON$ title, bagging a massive $355,706 winner’s paycheque.
DAT Poker Podcast Ep 138
The 136th episode of the DAT Poker Podcast had Adam Schwartz, Terrence Chan, Ross Henry, and GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu discussing hot topics like:
> PGT Mixed Games festival success, dealer’s choice strategy
> Daniel Negreanu’s inadvertent tournament chop dilemma
> WSOP schedule breakdown – first week
> Biggest Main Event ever this year?
> GG Poker Masters $10 Million Guarantee. Daniel guarantees $1M in overlay & much more.
How to Lose at Poker: Tips to Avoid in 2023 – Bencb
In this one-of-a-kind video, Raise Your Edge founder & coach Bencb takes viewers through the various ways to keep losing at poker. While it may seem counterintuitive, understanding what not to do can often be just as valuable as knowing what to do. By avoiding these common pitfalls, you’ll be well on your way to skyrocketing your poker game in 2023. So, sit back, relax, and get ready to learn from some of the most common mistakes that even experienced players make.
Whether a seasoned pro or a novice, this video will surely provide valuable insights you can use to improve your game.
PokerStaples Stream Highlights – Jaime Staples
Check out partypoker Ambassador Jaime Staples‘ latest stream highlights below.
Stream Highlights – Lex Veldhuis
PokerStars Ambassador Lex Veldhuis released another highlight video of his MTT streams.
Cash Game Action – Live at the Bike
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Keep following PokerGuru for a compilation of the top poker videos each week!
Daily Majors: Saransh Garg, Yash Chitre, Harsh Karanpuria & Siddharth Pandey Reel in the Top Monday Scores
With PokerBaazi’s first-ever PLO Championship going down the wire on Sunday, the start to the week was palpably dull. Most regs were missing from the action, and the turnouts were mixed, with the Spartan Poker and PokerBaazi marquees registering guarantee-filling turnouts. On the other hand, the primetime Adda52 and PokerStars India tournaments suffered overlays!
The PC#9 (PLO-4) champion from February 5, Anindit Pan, emerged as the day’s single-biggest scorer, shipping PokerBaazi’s The Big Show for a site-best ₹2.13 Lakhs. JaiKiran Kumar came second for ₹1.41 Lakhs.
Harsh Karanpuria won Adda52’s Iron Man for ₹2 Lakhs, ending an over two-month-long title drought.
Saransh Garg was another player busting an over two-month-long dry spell. The former The Millionaire champion came out on top in Spartan Poker’s The CashMaker – Triple Chance for ₹2.08 Lakhs (from two stacks) following a heads-up deal with ‘sharkisbackk’ (2nd for ₹1.73 Lakhs).
Yash Chitre came out charging yesterday, netting a lofty ₹2.06 Lakhs from four deep runs – three of them FT finishes. He won PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT (₹68,184)* and finished third in Spartan Poker`s The CashMaker – Triple Chance (₹1.05 Lakhs) and PokerStars India`s Super Stack (₹19,704).
The runner-up finisher in PokerBaazi`s first-ever ₹1 Crore GTD Value Blast the day before, ‘Chat.081’ did one better in Daily Value Boost, winning the 7:30 PM tournament for ₹1.23 Lakhs. The user struck a three-way deal with Vishal Kumar (2nd for ₹1.19 Lakhs) and ‘PS_quads’ (3rd for ₹1.12 Lakhs).
Friday’s (7-Max) SPRINT champion Neelakantan Murali fired up an impressive three FT finishes for a Monday take-home worth ₹1.20 Lakhs. He most notably won PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹69,844.
Siddharth Pandey crossed over a four-week title slump by taking down PokerStars India’s Eliminator, netting the winner’s prize of ₹1.06 Lakhs (won ₹1.44 Lakhs overall). The mid-stakes crusher Clinton Tavares finished runner-up for ₹79,823 (won ₹1.08 Lakhs overall).
Raghuvinder Singh, Anuj Dilair, Anmolraj Singh Chawla, Parth Jain, Sanchit Anand, Hardik Nair, Lourembam Joshima Devi, Prithvi Singh, and Neeraj Kumar won the other Monday marquees.
Here are the Monday highlights!
Spartan Poker
The CashMaker – Triple Chance – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,300
Entries – 245 (164)
Rebuys – 103
Prize Pool – ₹10,44,000
Places Paid – 31
Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi$’ Garg started his week on a winning note by conquering a 348-player field (164 unique) in Spartan Poker`s Monday headliner, ₹10 Lakhs GTD The CashMaker – Triple Chance, for ₹1.96 Lakhs – winning his first tournament after almost two months. He chopped the Monday title heads-up with ‘sharkisbackk’ (2nd for ₹1.73 Lakhs).
The former The Millionaire champion, Garg, made the max three entries allowed in the tournament and fired six bullets between them for a total payday worth ₹2.08 Lakhs.
Garg`s The CashMaker ITM finishes:
> 1st for ₹1,96,284* (heads-up deal) (his first title in almost 2 months)
> 23rd for ₹11,275
Saransh Garg`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.92 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.11 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Last night`s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT winner, Yash ‘Babyshark10’ Chitre (3rd for ₹1.05 Lakhs), Amarjeet ‘Thodi Mariada Rakhiye’ Singh (5th for ₹67,234), Abhishek Kumar ‘Bittur’ Chaurasia (6th for ₹51,052), Rahul ‘Klopp’ Sharma (7th for ₹37,271), and Biplob ‘hellhell’ Rana (8th for ₹27,248) also FT-ed the tournament.
The ₹3,300 entry buy-in tournament had 348 hopefuls vying for a share of the ₹10.44 Lakhs prize pool, and 31 players got paid.
Final Table Results
- Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi$’ Garg – ₹1,96,284*
- sharkisbackk – ₹1,73,188*
- Yash ‘Babyshark10’ Chitre – ₹1,04,818
- Sihan0716 – ₹84,982
- Amarjeet ‘Thodi Mariada Rakhiye’ Singh – ₹67,234
- Abhishek ‘Bittur’ Chaurasia – ₹51,052
- Rahul ‘Klopp’ Sharma – ₹37,271
- Biplob ‘hellhell’ Rana – ₹27,248
*denotes a heads-up deal
Deepstack Turbo – ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 115
Re-entries – 39
Rebuys – 51
Prize Pool – ₹3,50,000
Places Paid – 23
The Futuristic champion from June last year, Anuj ‘sadhubaba’ Dilair, broke past a 205-entry field in Spartan Poker’s ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD Deepstack Turbo, winning the 9:30 PM marquee for ₹66,363.
A three-way deal saw site regular ‘Skylark77’ (2nd for ₹54,754) and ‘Ashwathama0026’ (4th ₹52,133) making the most of the listed prize pool.
Anuj Dilair`s Spartan Poker stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.27 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
The ₹1,650 entry buy-in Deepstack Turbo experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹42,500, and the top 23 finishers benefitted from the added value.
Final Table Results
- Anuj ‘sadhubaba’ Dilair – ₹66,363*
- Skylark77 – ₹54,754*
- Ashwathama0026 – ₹52,133*
- Suraj ‘MR.BEAST’ N Yadav – ₹30,100
- Super_bad – ₹24,150
- Kashish ‘Charmender’ Sachdev – ₹18,725
- Siddharth ‘SIDDO19’ Pandey – ₹13,860
- Devil_Fish12 – ₹10,185
*denotes a three-way deal
‘Mob197’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹56,172), ‘Sagar97706’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Dark Knight for ₹40,659), ‘tommya96’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹38,325), Hardik ‘dickgod’ Nair (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Hold’em PKO for ₹27,039), Prithvi ‘Blunders whale’ Singh (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹22,527), ‘limitless147’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up – Triple Chance for ₹18,057), ‘Greko’ (Won ₹75K GTD Striker – PKO for ₹13,400), and ‘whynotchill’ (Won ₹50K GTD The Centurion for ₹10,025) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.
PokerBaazi
The Big Show – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,300
Entries – 216
Re-entries – 200
Prize Pool – ₹12,48,000
Places Paid – 49
PokerBaazi loyalist Anindit ‘pindapanda1’ Pan followed up his victory march in PC#9 (PLO-4) on February 5 with another title win. He cruised past a 416-strong field (216 unique) in PokerBaazi`s Monday primetime flagship, ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Big Show, pocketing a site-best ₹2.13 Lakhs – the day`s top score.
JaiKiran ‘testify’ Kumar settled for a runner-up payday worth ₹1.41 Lakhs.
Anindit Pan’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹13.45 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹3.62 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
Friday’s (7-MAX) SPRINT champion Neelakantan ‘difsripp007’ Murali came out charging yesterday. He won the (7-Max) Afternoon Boost and made another two FTs for a total take-home worth ₹1.20 Lakhs.
His Monday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹69,844
> 8th in PokerBaazi’s The Big Show for ₹35,568
> 5th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹14,556
Neelakantan Murali’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹76.18 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹12.43 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
The former The Millionaire champion Anmol ‘airball’ Narang (3rd for ₹1.10 Lakhs), Ashish ‘Notoriouskonvict’ Nailwal (4th for ₹86,736), Neeraj ‘nbara’ Bara (5th for ₹72,134), and Radhika ‘Chiquita’ Shankar (6th for ₹58,906) were others who FT-ed the 8 PM tournament.
The ₹3,300 entry buy-in The Big Show collected a guarantee-crushing ₹12.48 Lakhs prize pool, and 49 players got paid.
Final Table Results
- Anindit ‘pindapanda1’ Pan – ₹2,12,534
- JaiKiran ‘testify’ Kumar – ₹1,41,024
- Anmol ‘airball’ Narang – ₹1,09,574
- Ashish ‘Notoriouskonvict’ Nailwal – ₹86,736
- Neeraj ‘nbara’ Bara – ₹72,134
- Radhika ‘Chiquita’ Shankar – ₹58,906
- TheWhiteSwan – ₹46,675
- Neelakantan ‘difsripp007’ Murali – ₹35,568
Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 378
Re-entries – 333
Prize Pool – ₹10,66,000
Places Paid – 126
Hot on the heels of a scintillating runner-up finish in PokerBaazi’s first-ever Value Blast on Sunday, the user ‘Chat.081’ stomped past the 711-strong field (378 unique) in the site’s 7:30 PM flagship, ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, winning their first tournament title in almost ten months for ₹1.23 Lakhs.
A three-way final table deal saw site reg Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar (2nd for ₹1.19 Lakhs) and ‘PS_quads’ (3rd for ₹1.12 Lakhs) banking six-figure scores on the podium.
Chat.081’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹13.87 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹6.45 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Vishal Kumar’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.44 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹65.67 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
Harsimar ‘Simar78’ Singh (4th for ₹60,257) and Taliwabang ‘Meverick’ Jamir (5th for ₹40,527) were two other known names on the Daily Value Boost FT.
The ₹1,650 entry buy-in Daily Value Boost dished out ₹10.66 Lakhs in prize money to the top 126 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Chat.081 – ₹1,22,539*
- Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar – ₹1,19,379*
- PS_quads – ₹1,12,479*
- Harsimar ‘Simar78’ Singh – ₹60,257
- Taliwabang ‘Meverick’ Jamir – ₹40,527
- gpoat – ₹27,729
- mo7art – ₹20,690
- burningtrain – ₹16,104
*denotes a three-way deal
(7-Max) Daily SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 155
Re-entries – 102
Prize Pool – ₹5,14,000
Places Paid – 47
Yash ‘Riraizer’ Chitre had a bountiful Monday run on the digital felts, adding a hefty ₹2.06 Lakhs – perfectly timed with the Valentine’s Day celebrations!
The online reg thrashed out three impressive FT finishes last night – taking his deep run in PokerBaazi`s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Daily SPRINT all the way to the finish line to win ₹68,184* (heads-up deal).
His top Monday finishes include:
> 3rd in Spartan Poker`s The CashMaker – Triple Chance for ₹1,04,818
> 1st in PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹68,184* (heads-up deal) (his first time winning the event)
> 3rd in PokerStars India`s Super Stack for ₹19,704
> 23rd in PokerBaazi`s The Big Show for ₹9,984
Yash Chitre`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.12 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.19 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8
Chitre chopped the 7:15 PM (7-Max) Daily SPRINT title heads-up with ‘goodnewz’ (2nd for ₹66,227). Sunday`s BSS Value Boost champion ‘Kidpoker07’ (3rd for ₹45,078), Navneet ‘Navneet78’ Tanwar (5th for ₹25,443), and Arjun ‘Asuran’ Baskaran (6th for ₹18,144) were others picking up FT scores in the (7-Max) Daily SPRINT.
The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament surpassed its advertised guarantee by ₹14,000, and 47 players dug into the ₹5.14 Lakhs prize pool.
Final Table Results
- Yash ‘Riraizer’ Chitre – ₹68,184*
- goodnewz – ₹66,227*
- Kidpoker07 – ₹45,078
- Amod – ₹34,232
- Navneet ‘Navneet78’ Tanwar – ₹25,443
- Arjun ‘Asuran’ Baskaran – ₹18,144
- Ajkings – ₹14,957
*denotes a heads-up deal
Neelakantan ‘difsripp007’ Murali (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹69,840), ‘Kjstheking’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹48,954), Anmolraj Singh ‘PINCIOTTI’ Chawla (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹47,900), ‘rohandhotre24’ (Won ₹2 Lakh GTD PLO-5 BOOST for ₹42,850), Parth ‘parthkj’ Jain (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹37,958), ‘goaxmusic’ (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD Evening SPRINT for ₹32,850), ‘Pandya69’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹27,750), and Lourembam Joshima ‘ninjakari’ Devi (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Afternoon PLO-5 Boost for ₹23,960) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.
PokerStars India
Eliminator [8-Max] – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,500
Entries – 100
Re-entries – 58
Regular Prize Pool – ₹3,20,196
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹1,79,804
Total Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 17
Last month’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT champion, Siddharth ‘siddonuts’ Pandey made it to the winner’s circle after a four-week-long gap yesterday. The sports entrepreneur fired two bullets in a 158-player field (100 unique) in PokerStars India’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Eliminator [8-Max], taking down the primetime tournament for ₹1.06 Lakhs (₹48,027 in bounties) – his first time winning the event after at least five FT finishes in the last two years.
Pandey`s Monday tally had ₹1.44 Lakhs in total winnings on them from seven deep runs, which include:
> 1st in PokerStars India’s Eliminator [8-Max] for ₹1,05,997
> 7th in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo for ₹13,860
> 20th in Adda52’s Iron Man for ₹7,600
> 19th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹7,146
> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹5,140
> 18th in Adda52’s Voyager for ₹2,856
> 56th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹1,752
Siddharth Pandey’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹36.68 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3
The IOPC #97 Triple Chance champion from earlier this month, Clinton ‘ClintonTavaress’ Tavares, finished runner-up in the 8 PM marquee for ₹79,823 (₹21,853 in bounties). The mid-stakes crusher added ₹1.08 Lakhs across five deep runs (including two FT finishes), which include:
> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Eliminator [8-Max] for ₹79,823
> 3rd in Adda52’s Nighttide DST Adda for ₹17,200
> 63rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,586
> 23rd in Spartan Poker’s Deepstack Turbo for ₹4,060
> 27th in Adda52’s Voyager for ₹2,448
Clinton Tavares’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.61 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹44.55 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8
Last week`s Mega Stack runner-up finisher Pranav ‘PranV’ Agrawal (4th for ₹36,530), PC#17 PLO-5 champion Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar (6th for ₹32,644), Karan ‘gogikaran’ Malhotra (7th for ₹21,321) and Pranay ‘mrpoker1909’ Mungekar (8th for ₹17,890) also FT-ed the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Eliminator.
The ₹2,500 entry buy-in tournament filled in ₹68,660 in overlays, and 17 players crossed the money line.
Final Table Results
- Siddharth ‘siddonuts’ Pandey – ₹1,05,997
- Clinton ‘Clinton Tavares’ Tavares – ₹79,823
- RAV1619 – ₹40,237
- Pranav ‘PranV’ Agrawal – ₹36,530
- nirwair – ₹30,512
- Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar – ₹32,644
- Karan ‘gogikaran’ Malhotra – ₹21,321
- Pranay ‘mrpoker1909’ Mungekar – ₹17,890
Sanchit ‘devilsanchit’ Anand (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Super Stack 8-Max for ₹34,354), ‘BattleBuddha’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹21,498), ‘sagar9406’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline [6-Max] for ₹14,706), and ‘mompoker60’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹12,633), won the other Monday marquees on PokerStars India.
Adda52
Iron Man – ₹8 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,400
Entries – 191
Re-entries – 136
Prize Pool – ₹8,00,000
Places Paid – 34
Making his first big breakthrough of the year, Harsh ‘harsh20’ Karanpuria stormed past a 327-player field in Adda52’s ₹8 Lakhs GTD Iron Man to win ₹2 Lakhs – bagging away his first tournament title in over two months. The user ‘Aceofdiamond’ secured a runner-up payday worth ₹1.21 Lakhs.
Harsh Karanpuria’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.22 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Jimish ‘JimCorbet’ Bathia (3rd for ₹88,000), Rohan ‘RickyRPG1997’ George (4th for ₹66,800), and Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia (6th for ₹30,000) were other known players on the 6-max Iron Man FT.
The 8 PM flagship experienced a significant ₹80,600 overlay deficit, and 34 players crossed the money line.
Final Table Results
- Harsh ‘harsh20’ Karanpuria – ₹2,00,000
- Aceofdiamond – ₹1,21,200
- Jimish ‘JimCorbet’ Bathia – ₹88,000
- Rohan ‘RickyRPG1997’ George ₹66,800
- arjunraja – ₹46,000
- Manish ‘newkidpoker’ Lakhotia – ₹30,000
Voyager – ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 144
Re-entries – 128
Prize Pool – ₹2,72,000
Places Paid – 27
Adda52 old-timer Raghuvinder ‘Murti8’ Singh is making waves this month. He began February on a strong note by winning The Mint (won ₹4.08 Lakhs) and followed it up with a career-best performance in the Godfather (won ₹6.12 Lakhs) last week.
Yesterday, Singh shipped the ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Voyager for ₹70,720, beating the user ‘victor12’ (2nd for ₹42,160) heads-up – winning his fourth tournament title in 16 days.
Raghuvinder Singh`s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹60.99 Lakhs | Site Profits: 14.81 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4
The first-ever Game Changer champion Prashanth ‘ekthatalli’ Sekar (3rd for ₹31,688), the #1 ranked player in the annual TLB (points) standings, Mohak ‘sparkie’ Kapoor (4th for ₹23,120), Vinay ‘vinay2203’ Verma (6th for ₹11,560), and Sanjay ‘Floppednuts’ Kumar (8th for ₹6,800) also FT-ed the 9:30 PM marquee.
The ₹1,100 entry buy-in Voyager collected ₹2.72 Lakhs in the prize pool, and 27 players finished in the money.
Final Table Results
- Raghuvinder ‘Murti8’ Singh – ₹70,720
- victor12 – ₹42,160
- Prashanth ‘ekthatalli’ Sekar – ₹31,688
- Mohak ‘sparkie’ Kapoor – ₹23,120
- Samimeel – ₹15,640
- Vinay ‘vinay2203’ Verma – ₹11,560
- G ‘mohan1969’ Mohan – ₹8,840
- Sanjay ‘Floppednuts’ Kumar – ₹6,800
‘Dominionruler7’ (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹32,940), ‘Rajbhandarkar’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹30,059), Neeraj ‘kumartomar’ Kumar (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹12,139), ‘PeriPeriFries’ (Won ₹70K GTD Iron Man Lite for ₹11,105), ‘kumartomar’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹10,413), and ‘Learnnwin’ (Won ₹30K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹10,759) won the other Adda52 marquees.
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Khelo365 user ‘KALIYUG’ took down the ₹10K GTD Sun Downer for ₹3,000, besting ‘Heist’ (2nd for ₹2,000) heads-up.
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