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Daily Majors: Ayush Garg, Arun Sriram, Aman Parakh & Rajat Sharma Make Top Finishes in the Thursday Flagships
As the weekend draws near, online turnouts are ramping up, resulting in an action-packed Thursday session across leading poker platforms. Pocket52’s Pocket Poker Championship and PokerBaazi’s IMPS Gold Edition registered another day of intense competition!
Thursday’s spotlight was undoubtedly on Ayush Garg, the two-time Millionaire champion. This IIT Kanpur alumnus broke his seven-week title jinx by triumphing in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller, taking home a handsome ₹5.50 Lakhs, his second-largest score this year. In total, Garg accumulated ₹5.72 Lakhs from Thursday’s session, crossing ₹8 Crores in tracked online winnings.
Adda52 Game Ambassador Arun Sriram championed the other Spartan Poker flagship, Ultron, for a top prize of ₹4.76 Lakhs (won ₹5 Lakhs overall).
Rising Star Aman Parakh, who was last week’s top scorer, clinched victory in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for the second consecutive week, netting an impressive ₹4.59 Lakhs. In addition to scoring his sixth title of the month, Parakh made three other cash finishes, bringing his total earnings for the day to ₹4.90 Lakhs.
Rajat Sharma shipped PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for a second time for ₹2.80 Lakhs (won ₹2.94 Lakhs overall), closing out a two-month-long title drought.
While Ayush Garg was the standout player of the day, the largest single-day score was claimed by Adda52 user ‘aurora69‘. Barely active on the site for two weeks, the player championed the Godfather for a personal-best ₹6.07 Lakhs. PokerHigh’s The Player Hunt Season 2 winner, Samay Singh Modi, made a rousing return to online MTTs, earning ₹3.54 Lakhs in second place.
PokerBaazi reg ‘Deputydong’ emerged victorious in the (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2.35 Lakhs, while Bhushan Sohani placed runner-up for ₹1.56 Lakhs (won ₹1.58 Lakhs overall).
The user ‘ramboczar’ shipped PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1.30 Lakhs. Online beast Aditya Singh banked a runner-up payout worth ₹1.21 Lakhs, courtesy of a heads-up deal, and collected at least ₹3.17 Lakhs from four known finishes.
Pocket52 user ‘deucehighcall’ took the top spot in the poker network`s PPC Thursday headliner, PPC#15 Pocket Magnets, for ₹1.75 Lakhs.
‘claw1991’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD PPC#13 Pocket Brunch for ₹60,000), ‘champion007’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD PPC#16 Pocket Soda for ₹58,618), and ‘intermediate_pump39_19873487’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD PPC#14 Pocket Snacks for ₹50,000) won the other PPC tournaments on Day 4 of the series!
Ravinder Singh scored his second IMPS title in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#93, earning ₹62,806 in prize money (won ₹72,881 overall).
‘14Valentine’ (Won IMPS#92 for ₹41,520), ‘Biglosar2575’ (Won IMPS#89 6-Max for ₹15,230), ‘Pravin043’ (Won IMPS#90 for ₹13,120) and ‘syrubinek’ (Won IMPS#88 for ₹11,595) won the other IMPS Gold Edition tournaments.
Aritra Hazra, Chandan Arora, Kunal Agrawal, Akshay Kadam, Sanchit Nag, Praveen Rana, Mayank Maruka, Kunal Duggal, Dhaval Solanki, Abhinav Menon, and Vaibhav Bhatia shipped the other Thursday marquees.
Here are the Thursday highlights!
PokerBaazi
The Summit – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹8,250
Entries – 175
Re-entries – 184
Prize Pool – ₹26,93,000
Places Paid – 49
Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh, the Rising Star hailing from Rajasthan, has been on an unprecedented winning streak for the past ten days. This trend reflects on his profit graph for May, showcasing a steep upward trajectory. After being the top earner last week, Parakh has sustained his stellar performance, bagging his sixth title this month following his victory in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo on Wednesday and in PokerBaazi’s Thursday flagship, ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Summit last night.
The 30-year-old poker pro outplayed a competitive field of 359 players (175 unique) in The Summit, marking an incredible second consecutive win in the Thursday tournament and pocketing a generous sum of ₹4.59 Lakhs.
Parakh added a total of ₹4.90 Lakhs to his Thursday tally across four cash finishes, including:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹4,58,533
> 15th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹25,300
> 89th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹3,100
> 39th in PokerBazi’s IMPS#93 for ₹2,591
Aman Parakh`s previous victories in May include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6 Max) on May 10
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹3,75,608 on May 4
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,06,520 on May 3
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,06,520 on May 2
> 1st in Pocket52`s Pocket Bullets for ₹1,08,000 on May 2
Aman Parakh’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.50 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.17 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #13 | Annual Winnings: ₹82.17 Lakhs
Last week’s Wednesday High Roller champion, and the 2022 Player of the Year, Young Gun Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav (opted out of our tracking), earned ₹3.04 Lakhs for his second-place finish in The Summit.
Harsh ‘‘harsh1327’ Khosla’ Bubna made significant strides in three events, including Spartan Poker’s Ultron (5th for ₹1.47 Lakhs), PokerBaazi’s The Summit (6th for ₹1.27 Lakhs), and (7-Max) SPRINT (16th for ₹17,238), bringing home a total of ₹2.91 Lakhs, hitting ₹1 Crore in annual winnings.
Harsh Bubna’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.34 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.10 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.01 Crore
Samyak ‘stonedurrr’ Sethi locked in ₹1.20 Lakhs from three Thursday scores, including:
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,00,700
> 40th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹13,915
> 34th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹5,500
Samyak Sethi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹45.45 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9
The Thursday HighRoller fourth-place finisher Deepankur ‘DP179’ Gupta (3rd for ₹2.36 Lakhs), Shakir ‘shakir123’ Mohammad (4th for ₹1.87 Lakhs), and Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar (5th for ₹1.56 Lakhs) were other familiar players on the 7-max The Summit final table.
The ₹8,250 entry buy-in tournament collected a substantial prize pool of ₹26.93 Lakhs, with 49 players scoring a payday.
Final Table Results
- Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh – ₹4,58,533
- Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹3,04,253
- Deepankur ‘DP179’ Gupta – ₹2,36,402
- Shakir ‘shakir123’ Mohammad – ₹1,87,129
- Vishal ‘karan23’ Kumar – ₹1,55,627
- Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – ₹1,27,086
- Samyak ‘stonedurrr’ Sethi
(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹3,850
Entries – 223
Re-entries – 171
Prize Pool – ₹13,79,000
Places Paid – 49
PokerBaazi reg ‘Deputydong’ emerged victorious from a competitive field of 394 players (223 unique) in the ₹12 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT, claiming the 9 PM flagship title for ₹2.35 Lakhs, recouping all their previous site losses.
Bhushan ‘bhushansohani’ Sohani, the IMPS#3 winner from April 30, narrowly missed the top spot, coming in second and banking his best score of the year, ₹1.56 Lakhs.
Deputydong’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹11.26 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹1.18 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4
Sohani, who previously received an invitation to PokerCode’s Grindhouse 3, claimed a total of ₹1.58 Lakhs across two cash finishes last night, including:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,55,827
> 64th in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#93 for ₹1,713
Bhushan Sohani’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.29 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹53.39 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra augmented his earnings by ₹1.86 Lakhs following three deep runs, two of which were final-table finishes. These include:
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹95,841
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹85,000
> 18th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹5,000
Sanish Chhabra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.65 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.95 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Other notables on the (7-Max) SPRINT final table included Vikram ‘VikramJaiswal7’ Jaiswal (5th for ₹79,706), Ganesh ‘Ganesh24’ Durgade (6th for ₹65,089), and Amod ‘Amod’ Shripad (7th for ₹51,575).
The ₹3,850 entry buy-in tournament distributed a substantial ₹13.79 Lakhs in prize money among the top 49 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Deputydong – ₹2,34,844
- Bhushan ‘bhushansohani’ Sohani – ₹1,55,827
- 4betdonkey – ₹1,21,076
- Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra – ₹95,841
- Vikram ‘VikramJaiswal7’ Jaiswal – ₹79,706
- Ganesh ‘Ganesh24’ Durgade – ₹65,089
- Amod ‘Amod’ Shripad – ₹51,575
Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 338
Re-entries – 293
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 113
In an impressive display, PokerBaazi reg ‘ramboczar,’ who previously claimed victory in the (7-Max) Daily SPRINT on April 17, dominated the site`s 7:30 PM weekday tournament, ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost. Battling through a field of 631 players, the mystery player secured a site-best ₹1.30 Lakhs for the win.
In an exciting heads-up conclusion, ‘ramboczar’ struck a deal with yesterday`s breakout scorer, Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh (opted out of our tracking). Singh took home an impressive ₹1.21 Lakhs for his second-place finish.
Aditya Singh has showcased a stellar performance throughout the week. Carrying the momentum into his Thursday session, he accumulated at least ₹3.17 Lakhs across four notable finishes, including:
> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹1,22,000
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,20,682
> 7th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹52,784
> 24th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹21,540
The final table of the Daily Value Boost was packed with top regs like Sanish ‘’Sanish21′ Chhabra (3rd for ₹85,000), Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor (4th for ₹55,000), Vaibhav ‘WakhraSwagNi’ Sharma (5th for ₹41,000), Nandan ‘ragemonster’ Pughalia (6th for ₹20,600), yesterday’s Dark Knight champion Mayank ‘Newsolidcash’ Maruka (7thth for ₹20,600) and Hardik ‘HARDIKHARDIK Nair (8th for ₹16,900).
The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹53,500 in overlays and paid out 113 players.
Final Table Results
- ramboczar – ₹1,30,018*
- Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh – ₹1,20,682*
- Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra – ₹85,000
- Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor – ₹55,000
- Vaibhav ‘WakhraSwagNi’ Sharma – ₹41,000
- Nandan ‘ragemonster’ Pughalia – ₹28,400
- Mayank ‘Newsolidcash’ Maruka – ₹20,600
- Hardik ‘HARDIKHARDIK’ Nair – ₹16,900
*denotes a heads-up deal
(7-Max) Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 139
Re-entries – 122
Prize Pool – ₹5,22,000
Places Paid – 53
Aritra ‘morsmordre’ Hazra is displaying impressive momentum on the felts. Four days after his seventh-place finish in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker 33.0 for a career-best ₹2.55 Lakhs, the online reg landed himself a marquee title on Thursday.
Hazra took PokerBaazi`s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Boost by storm, outlasting the 261-player field (139 unique) in the 2 PM tournament to collect ₹66,039. He negotiated a three-way deal with ‘Pakanpa’ (2nd for ₹65,569) and ‘yashh7’ (3rd for ₹57,669).
Aritra Hazra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹68.17 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹11.15 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #5
Other known players who made it to the 7-max Afternoon Boost final table include Natansh ‘Evilbunny36’ Basandra (6th for ₹17,644), Sankalp ‘Wobbegong’ Marwah (4th for ₹35,235), and Abhishek ‘Abhims05’ Mishra (7th for ₹14,407).
The 2 PM PokerBaazi marquee exceeded its advertised guarantee, accumulating a prize pool of ₹5.22 Lakhs, shared among 53 players.
Final Table Results
- Aritra ‘morsmordre’ Hazra – ₹66,039*
- Pakanpa – ₹65,569*
- yashh7 – ₹57,669*
- Sankalp ‘Wobbegong’ Marwah – ₹35,235
- AffableSatan – ₹24,899
- Natansh ‘Evilbunny36’ Basandra – ₹17,644
- Abhishek ‘Abhims05’ Mishra – ₹14,407
*denotes a three-way deal
IMPS#93 – ₹4 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹880
Entries – 302
Re-entries – 247
Prize Pool – ₹4,39,000
Places Paid – 101
Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh, the winner of Wednesday’s PLO Daily, showcased his prowess again by mastering a field of 549 players (302 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹4 Lakhs GTD IMPS#93. Singh donned the Terminator avatar, firing an impressive eight bullets, seizing his second IMPS title, his first in the current series, earning ₹62,806. The player ‘starrk0’ took second place, earning ₹49,630.
Singh’s total earnings for Thursday amounted to ₹72,881, achieved through three cash finishes, namely:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#93 for ₹62,806
> 19th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹7,200
> 46th in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#89 (6-Max) for ₹692
Ravinder Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.79 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹54.93 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #21
Ishant ‘Lynyrd.Skynyrd’ Verma (4th for ₹28,021), Aryaman ‘aryaknight’ Arora (6th for ₹12,737), and Wednesday’s IMPS#86 Turbo winner Himanshu ‘Hsupta’ Bisht (8th for ₹7,027) also made an FT run in IMPS#93.
The 9 PM tournament amassed a prize pool of ₹4.39 Lakhs, with 101 players crossing the money line.
Final Table Results
- Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh – ₹62,806
- starrk0 – ₹49,630
- sexylizard – ₹38,430
- Ishant ‘Lynyrd.Skynyrd’ Verma – ₹28,021
- Shaun5k – ₹18,271
- Aryaman ‘aryaknight’ Arora – ₹12,737
- bluffmaster714 – ₹8,872
- Himanshu ‘Hsupta’ Bisht – ₹7,027
₹50 Lakhs GTD IMPS Main Event – Qualifier 4
Q4> Entries – 322 | Re-entries – 155 | Survivors – 61| Chip Leader – Kritagya ‘Kritagya_17’ Sharma (339,000)
Combined> Entries – 1,228 | Re-entries – 479 | Survivors – 230 | Overall Chip Leader – Bhavil ‘bhavilchopra’ Chopra (384,000)
‘14Valentine’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD IMPS#92 for ₹41,520), ‘Biglosar2575’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD IMPS#89 6-Max for ₹15,230), ‘Pravin043’ (Won ₹80K GTD IMPS#90 for ₹13,120) and ‘syrubinek’ (Won ₹75K GTD IMPS#88 for ₹11,595) won the other IMPS Gold Edition titles on Thursday.
IMPS Gold Edition Leaderboard Rankings After Day 11
As the IMPS Gold Edition draws closer to its conclusion with only three more thrilling days of gameplay remaining, the race for the ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD series leaderboard is heating up, especially among those at the top. Thursday’s outcomes caused a minor reshuffle in the rankings, promising a thrilling finish to the series.
Still leading the pack is ‘amanpoker27’ with a solid 12,057 points. They have impressively held onto their lead for ten consecutive days, with a consistent performance highlighted by triumphant runs in IMPS#8, IMPS #47, and IMPS#75 (PLO-5) HighRoller events, earning them a fantastic trifecta.
Aniruddha ‘PocketacesAJ’ Joshi, who bagged the top spot in the IMPS#26 (4-Max) DST Hyper Turbo, became the second player to accumulate a five-figure point total on the leaderboard, currently standing at 10,278 points. However, his position is under pressure from Shiv ‘cheekychugh’ Chugh, who recently made a spirited comeback to the leaderboard podium. Chugh, with 10,268 points, is just ten points away from stealing the second spot.
Saroj ‘Angrychidiya’ Chudasama, the runner-up in the IMPS#17, fell slightly, dropping to #4 with 9,903 points.
Rank Player Points
1 amanpoker27 12,057
2 Aniruddha 'PocketacesAJ' Joshi 10,278
3 Shiv 'cheekychugh' Chugh 10,268
4 Saroj 'angrychidiya' Chudasama 9,903
5 SamaySinghModi 9,807
6 Gadadhar 'gd1921' Behera 8,826
7 1manojk12 8,552
8 Ganesh 'Ganesh24' Durgade 8,317
9 Sushant 'sanskrit' Sirohi 8,009
10 Neeraj 'SelfClaimedPro' Kumar 7,969
Praveen ‘spraveen’ Rana (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹41,700), Sanchit ‘deuceseven27’ Nag (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹42,360), Shravankapur’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹27,050), ‘udixi18’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹24,910) and ‘ajaygarai’ (Won ₹50K 5-Max Daily Turbo for ₹6,330) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.
Spartan Poker
Thursday High Roller (6-Max) – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹22,000
Entries – 60
Re-entries – 22
Re-buys – 18
Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000
Places Paid – 11
Two-time The Millionaire champion Ayush ‘Tabono’ Garg has been vying for a title victory since his win in The Big Bash on March 24. He’s come close several times, earning two bronze medals at NPS India 2023 last month and a fourth-place finish in the Sunday Highroller this week. However, he finally broke the title jinx on Thursday.
Garg was among 60 regs (out of 100 total entrants) in Spartan Poker’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD Thursday High Roller. After seven and a half hours of intense gameplay, Garg emerged victorious, bagging the day’s largest payout of ₹5.50 Lakhs – his second-highest score this year.
The IIT Kanpur alumnus raked in nearly ₹5.72 Lakhs across his Thursday session, reaching a new career milestone of ₹8 Crores in tracked online earnings!
Garg’s Thursday finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹5,50,000
> 49th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹11,385
> 38th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹10,343
> Made Day 2 in PokerBaazi’s IMPS#91 Main Event (Qualifier 4)
Ayush Garg’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.79 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5
Tuesday’s Bounty Builder HR runner-up, Vishal ‘SimSlave’ Bajaj, missed out on winning Thursday High Roller for a second time this year. Making his second runner-up finish this week, the poker pro collected ₹3.91 Lakhs. He also ran deep in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum (10th for ₹31,293), bringing his total earnings to ₹4.22 Lakhs.
Vishal Bajaj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.87 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.87 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹1.59 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9 | Ranked #10 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #11 in Annual Profits
Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara, the champion of Sunday’s Adda52 Millions, had an impressive Thursday run, amassing ₹4.76 Lakhs across four cash finishes. Three of these were final table scores, including:
> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹2,56,000
> 4th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹1,20,400
> 6th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹88,550
> 27th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹11,032
Tanmay Benara’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.77 Crores | Annual Winnings: ₹1.16 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8
Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh (opted out of our tracking) has been on a tear this week, and he added a wholesome ₹3.17 Lakhs (at least) from four known scores, including:
> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹1,22,000
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,20,682* (heads-up deal)
> 7th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹52,784
> 24th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹21,540
The final table of the Thursday High Roller was packed with online crushers, including last night’s The Summit third-place finisher Deepankur ‘AngryPitbull’ Gupta (4th for ₹1.97 Lakhs) and the Wednesday High Roller runner-up Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru (5th for ₹1.56 Lakhs).
The ₹22,000 buy-in flagship just about broke even. The top 11 players got paid a share of the ₹20 Lakhs collected in the prize pool.
Final Table Results
- Ayush ‘Tabono’ Garg – ₹5,50,000
- Vishal ‘SimSlave’ Bajaj – ₹3,91,000
- Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹2,56,000
- Deepankur ‘AngryPitbull’ Gupta – ₹1,97,000
- Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru – ₹1,56,000
- Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh – ₹1,22,000
Ultron – ₹18 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹6,600
Entries – 188
Re-entries – 74
Re-buys – 134
Prize Pool – ₹23,76,000
Places Paid – 39
Adda52 Game Ambassador Arun ‘vazharmorghulis’ Sriram, who won the Armageddon on April 30, had a fantastic run in the ₹20 Lakhs GTD Ultron on Spartan Poker. The entrepreneur hailing from Bengaluru deftly navigated a field of 396 competitors (188 unique) in the 8 PM Thursday flagship, claiming a substantial ₹4.76 Lakhs, his second-highest score of the year. The user ‘PANCHYOU’ put up a good fight, finishing second for ₹3.12 Lakhs.
Sriram was among a select few who boasted over ₹5 Lakhs in Thursday earnings, racking up ₹5.26 Lakhs across three cash finishes:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹4,76,388
> 15th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹33,656
> 27th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹16,445
Arun Sriram’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.79 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.72 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹61.78 Lakhs
The ever-consistent Harsh ‘Chiraunjilal Khosla’ Bubna continued his steady performance streak, accumulating ₹2.91 Lakhs across three moneyed finishes, including two final table scores:
> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹1,46,599
> 6th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,27,086
> 16th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹17,238
Harsh Bubna’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.34 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.10 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9
Sahil ‘d0nkish’ Mahboobani clinched the sixth spot in Spartan Poker’s Ultron, garnering ₹1.11 Lakhs. He also pocketed additional earnings in PokerBaazi’s The Summit (37th for ₹20,194), amassing ₹1.31 Lakhs in total. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.64 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.24 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3
The Ultron final table spotlight also shone on Akash ‘braceletdreams’ Malik (3rd for ₹2.32 Lakhs), Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh (4th for ₹1.87 Lakhs), and Debapriya ‘debapriya_12345’ Manna (7th for ₹55,599).
The ₹6,600 entry buy-in tournament generated a guarantee-crushing ₹23.76 Lakhs prize pool, and 39 players earned payouts.
Final Table Results
- Arun ‘vazharmorghulis’ Sriram – ₹4,76,388
- PANCHYOU – ₹3,12,444
- Akash ‘braceletdreams’ Malik – ₹2,31,660
- Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh – ₹1,86,991
- Harsh ‘Chiraunjilal Khosla’ Bubna – ₹1,46,599
- d0nkish – ₹1,10,959
- Debapriya ‘debapriya_12345’ Manna – ₹55,599
Akshay ‘Iceman24’ Kadam (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹47,244), ‘KING IMO’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo 6-Max for ₹45,462), ‘WorstFish’ (Won ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹32,813), Mayank ‘barrelbrat’ Maruka (Won ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Dark Knight for ₹32,813), ‘tibond’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹23,250), Dhaval ‘mahakal07’ Solanki (Won ₹75K GTD Hold’em PKO for ₹18,560), ‘pokerpineapple1’ (Won ₹50K GTD Turbo – Triple Chance for ₹11,829) and ‘Tony_G_3.0’ (Won ₹50K GTD Centurion for ₹10,025) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.
Pocket52
PPC#15 Pocket Magnets – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,500
Entries – 262
Re-entries – 133
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 63
Pocket52 user ‘deucehighcall’ elevated their game to clinch their first Pocket Poker Championship title yesterday after finishing second in the PPC#7 Pocket Bullets on Tuesday. They navigated through an expansive field of 395 players in Thursday’s PPC headliner, ₹10 Lakhs GTD PPC#15 Pocket Magnets, securing a substantial prize of ₹1.75 Lakhs. The runner-up, ‘user1683563239,’ walked away with ₹1.25 Lakhs.
The PPC#15 Pocket Magnets faced an overlay deficit of ₹1.11 Lakhs, representing an 11% shortfall. Nonetheless, the top 63 players capitalized on the added value, sharing in the ₹10 Lakhs prize pool.
Final Table Results
- deucehighcall – ₹1,75,000
- user1683563239 – ₹1,25,000
- user1680858230 – ₹85,000
- Ragnarokk – ₹65,000
- Raghav ‘scambrahm’ Ananth – ₹47,000
- molla_c4U3aQ7Fwb – ₹40,000
‘claw1991’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD PPC#13 Pocket Brunch for ₹60,000), ‘champion007’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD PPC#16 Pocket Soda for ₹58,618), and ‘intermediate_pump39_19873487’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD PPC#14 Pocket Snacks for ₹50,000) won the other PPC tournaments on Day 4 of the series!
PokerSaint
Opal – ₹4 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,500
Entries – 122
Re-entries – 98
Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000
Places Paid – 41
PokerSaint user ‘RezUrEz’ trounced a formidable 220-strong field (122 unique) in the ₹4 Lakhs GTD Opal last night, taking down the Thursday primetime marquee for ₹73,749. Site reg ‘LongSurvivor69’ finished runner-up for ₹53,463.
Final Table Results
- RezUrEz – ₹73,749
- LongSurvivor69 – ₹53,463
- Behnoi – ₹38,757
- rawbetvadra – ₹28,096
- Nitharpgi1992 – ₹20,368
- alocha – ₹14,765
- VSSLLOO – ₹12,120
- Deathranger01 – ₹9,948
PokerDangal
PLO5 Thursday – ₹50K GTD
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 68
Re-buys – 33
Prize Pool – ₹50,000
Places Paid – 17
On PokerDangal, site reg ‘mrPrakash’ rose to prominence among 101 competitors in the ₹50K GTD PLO5 Thursday, securing the primetime marquee title and a cash prize of ₹13,332. The mystery player ‘Golu001’ scored ₹9,443 in second place.
The PLO5 Thursday final table was brimming with familiar faces, including Bidya ‘Ankit420’ Shankar (3rd for ₹6,666), a finalist from PLO6 Booster Tuesday, Sumit ‘m0ney’ Gupta (4th for ₹5,000), the champion of this week’s Booster Wednesday and Lavesh ‘lavesh7’ Meena (5th for ₹3,889), the winner of the PLO6 Booster Tuesday.
Final Table Results
- mrPrakash – ₹13,332
- Golu001 – ₹9,443
- Bidya ‘Ankit420’ Shankar – ₹6,666
- Sumit ‘m0ney’ Gupta – ₹5,000
- Lavesh ‘lavesh7’ Meena – ₹3,889
- PaulLynch93 – ₹2,778
First Games Poker
Mega Freeroll – ₹2 Lakhs GTD
Total Entries – 2,231
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 2,231
First Games Poker user ‘airtel’ topped the massive 2,231-player field in the site`s ₹2 Lakhs GTD Mega Freeroll on Thursday, winning a poker ticket worth ₹800.
The runner-up, ‘mr mehra’ received a poker ticket worth ₹600.
Final Table Results
- airtel – Poker ticket worth ₹800
- mr mehra – Poker ticket worth ₹600
- sanju – Poker ticket worth ₹400
- Anil – Poker ticket worth ₹200
- Mahakal – Poker ticket worth ₹200
- qascy49459 – Poker ticket worth ₹100
PokerStars India
The Colosseum [6-Max] – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 68
Re-entries – 47
Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000
Places Paid – 14
The banker-turned-poker pro Rajat ‘sharabikebabi’ Sharma scored the winning touchdown in PokerStars India’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Colosseum [6-Max], outplaying 67 other contenders (115 total entries) to win the Thursday primetime tournament for the second time, earning ₹2.80 Lakhs. The victory comes exactly two months after his last top finish in Adda52`s The Ballers on March 11, with the tournament pro posting six final table finishes in between.
The #3 ranked player of the year, Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan, who finished third in the Wednesday High Roller the day before, came second in The Colosseum for ₹2.11 Lakhs.
Sharma accumulated ₹2.94 Lakhs from two deep runs last night, including:
> 1st in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹2,80,239
> 36th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹13,915
Shashank ‘Goldfish097’ Shekhar, who won the Godfather last week, added ₹1.12 Lakhs from two cash finishes, including:
> 5th in PokerStarsIndia’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹90,850
> 25th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹21,540
Several online crushers graced The Colosseum final table, including the Thursday High Roller third-place finisher Tanmay ‘tanmay1909’ Benara (4th for ₹1.20 Lakhs), Ashit ‘Cringing’ Sharma (6th for ₹68,553), and last night’s breakout scorer Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh (7th for ₹52,784).
The ₹11,000 entry buy-in The Colosseum [6-Max] registered an overlay shortfall of ₹50,000, and 14 players cashed in on the value on offer.
Final Table Results
- Rajat ‘sharabikebabi’ Sharma – ₹2,80,239
- Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹2,11,460
- deep12322 – ₹1,59,561
- Tanmay ‘tanmay1909’ Benara – ₹1,20,400
- Shashank ‘Goldfish097’ Shekhar – ₹90,850
- Ashit ‘Cringing’ Sharma – ₹68,553
- Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh – ₹52,784
Kunal ‘Kunal2112’ Agrawal (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹50,262), Kunal ‘kunalduggal13’ Duggal (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹25,917), ‘AN11328’ (Won ₹70K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹16,576), Vaibhav ‘vaibsss’ Bhatia (Won ₹50K GTD Afternoon on Stars for ₹11,522), ‘0HG0DPLZ’ (Won ₹50K GTD Primetime Grind for ₹11,522) and ‘RedDM9’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹10,964) won the other PokerStars India marquees.
Adda52
Godfather – ₹25 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 274
Re-entries – 232
Prize Pool – ₹25,30,000
Places Paid – 55
The newcomer on Adda52, ‘aurora69’, made a remarkable impact four days after securing their first cash prize in Sunday’s Mega Suits – a 10th place finish for ₹31,250. The user outplayed a stacked field of 506 entries (274 unique) in the ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather, clinching the title and the single largest payout of the day, a hefty ₹6.07 Lakhs.
aurora69’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹6.39 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹5.07 Lakhs | Titles Won: #1
PokerHigh’s The Player Hunt Season 2 winner, Samay ‘sammybulldog’ Singh Modi, had been absent from the poker scene, presumably due to his mentoring duties for Season 3. However, he made a powerful comeback yesterday, earning ₹3.54 Lakhs for his second-place finish in Godfather.
Samay Singh Modi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.48 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹86.07 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3
Sunday’s The Millionaire third-place finisher, Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan accumulated ₹2.54 Lakhs from FT scores in both the Adda52’s marquees, including:
> 3rd in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹2,40,350
> 8th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹13,750
Sreekanth Narayan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.44 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.52 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.60 Crores | Ranked #8 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #5 in Annual Profits
The Godfather final table was filled with renowned players, such as Sunday’s BSS HighRoller finalist, Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava (4th for ₹1.90 Lakhs), Vivek ‘vidow’ Nair (5th for ₹1.27 Lakhs), last night’s Thursday High Roller third-place finisher Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benar (6th for ₹88,550), the 2023 WPT Prime India ₹50K Freezeout NLH winner Adithya ‘Rlox1’ N G (7th for ₹63,250) and Wednesday’s The Pride champion Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (8th for ₹50,600).
The headliner tournament, with a ₹5,500 entry buy-in, exceeded its advertised guarantee by ₹30,000. A total of 55 players claimed a portion of the ₹25.30 Lakhs prize pool.
Final Table Results
- aurora69 – ₹6,07,200
- Samay ‘sammybulldog’ Singh Modi – ₹3,54,200
- Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan – ₹2,40,350
- Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava – ₹1,89,750
- Vivek ‘vidow’ Nair – ₹1,26,500
- Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹88,550
- Adithya ‘Rlox1’ N G – ₹63,250
- Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹50,600
Chandan ‘RunBarryRun’ Arora (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo for ₹1.18 Lakhs), ‘pranavksagar’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Godfather Lite for ₹37,112), ‘blablablacar’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Kill Shot PLO Bounty for ₹27,007), ‘maybtheone’ (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹25,279), Abhinav ‘Borntogamble’ Menon (Won ₹50K GTD Morning Adda for ₹11,817), ‘harishgujwar’ (Won ₹50K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹11,618) and ‘Mahadevpoker’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹10,690) won the other Adda52 marquees.
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PokerBaazi’s National Poker Series India 2023 Makes a Firecracker Opening, Registers Guarantee-Crushing Turnouts in All Six Tournaments
The biggest-ever National Poker Series India 2023 made a firecracker start on Wednesday, March 29, registering guarantee-crushing turnouts across all six tournaments. The mega-fest, touted as the “Olympics of Indian Poker,” promises its biggest-ever ₹25+ Crores in cash prizes across 107 tournaments and 324 NPS medals.
NPS is a series where India plays for glory. Winning an NPS tournament is much more than just about the prize money. It`s a shortcut to poker stardom for all NPS podium finishers, along with the chance of winning coveted NPS gold, silver, or bronze medals for finishing in the top three in any of the 107 listed NPS tournaments.
PokerBaazi flagged off the annual festival with six NPS tournaments on Wednesday. The first 18 of the 324 NPS medals found their deserving winners while the NPS Series and Podium leaderboards got underway.
The top three ranked players on the NPS Podium leaderboard stand to win an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas. In another first for the NPS, all podium finishers in the series will be honored at a spectacular Awards Night, where their achievements will be celebrated in style. You can win big and be recognized for your skills and accomplishments. The NPS Series leaderboard has a jaw-dropping 50 Lakhs (in Real Cash Bonus) for the 25 most consistent winners of the series.
We will be bringing you a detailed recap of the opening day proceedings, but before that, here is a synopsis of all the exciting action that unfolded on Day 1 of the NPS:
> Day 1 registered 8,366 total entries across six NPS tournaments.
> Over ₹1.81 Crores was awarded in prize money, crushing the advertised ₹1.33 Crores in guarantees
> A total of 18 medals, including six gold, silver, and bronze, were awarded across the six tournaments
> 30 players won at least ₹1 Lakh in cash prizes
> Tanmay Benara was the day’s top scorer for winning the NPS#4 Wednesday Volley for ₹6.11 Lakhs
> Prashant Pandagre pulled ahead into an early lead on the NPS leaderboard after shipping the series-opener NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max) for ₹3.45 Lakhs
> Ravinder Singh (NPS#3 Marathon), ‘saurav29’ (NPS#6 Slamdunk), Sony Puthussery (Won NPS#5 SPRINT (6-Max), and Shivam Kumar Dubey (NPS#2 Deepdive) were the other NPS gold medal winners
> Young Gun Gaurav Sood, Rahul Purohit, Shailesh Kumar Patel, ‘phaadunga,’ Prabhat Paliya, and ‘Whoarewe’ won silver medals
> Faiz Alam, Arjanveer Singh Chadha, ‘Yoanatanwar,’ Akshay Kapoor, ‘vedprakash923’, and ‘popeye1303’ won the NPS bronze medals.
Day 1 Recap
The NPS 3.0, with over ₹25 Crores in guaranteed prize money, is the grandest edition of the prestigious series, with 107 tournaments on the schedule. Day 1 of the mega-fest had six champions, and 18 medals were given away.
NPS India 2023 – Day 1 Flagship Winners
Tanmay Benera was the chartbuster on Day 1 of the series. The online reg won his career-first NPS gold medal in the day`s biggest draw, NPS#4 Wednesday Volley, for ₹6.11 Lakhs. Benara topped the 1,239-strong player field, eventually defeating Young Gun Gaurav Sood heads-up. With the victory, Benara took the #6 rank on the NPS leaderboard.
Sood also locked his first NPS medal, walking away with ₹3.72 Lakhs in second place. Faiz Alam (3rd for ₹2.97 Lakhs) posted the third-place finish in the NPS#4 Wednesday Volley, earning the bronze medal.
Prashant Pandagre was the other big NPS winner. The upcoming player stormed past a guarantee-crushing 2,055-player field in NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max), collecting ₹3.45 Lakhs (his second-best career score), following a heads-up deal with Rahul Purohit (2nd for ₹3.71 Lakhs). Pandagre added a nifty ₹3.62 Lakhs from deep runs in three NPS tournaments, vaulting to the top of the NPS leaderboard. The #3 ranked player of 2022, Arjanveer Singh Chadha (3rd for ₹2.31 Lakhs), bagged away the bronze medal in the tourney.
Ravinder Singh reeled in his first NPS gold medal in NPS#3 Marathon, outplaying a vast 1,108-player field to win ₹3.41 Lakhs. Shailesh Kumar Patel grabbed the silver medal and ₹2.08 Lakhs as the runner-up. ‘Yoanatanwar’ (3rd for ₹1.66 Lakhs) grabbed the bronze medal.
Shivam Kumar Dubey picked up his best score on PokerBaazi yet with a victory march in NPS#2 Deepdive for 1.57 Lakhs. He struck a three-way deal with ‘phaadunga’ (2nd for ₹2 Lakhs) and Akshay Kapoor (3rd for ₹2.03 Lakhs), the other two players bagging silver and bronze medals, respectively.
‘saurav29’ won the gold medal in NPS#6 Slamdunk and ₹3.35 Lakhs in prize, beating a 1,088-strong field. Prabhat Paliya (2nd for ₹2.04 Lakhs) and ‘vedprakash923’ (3rd for ₹1.63 Lakhs) won silver and bronze medals, respectively.
PokerBaazi old-timer Sony Puthussery shipped NPS#5 SPRINT (6-Max) for ₹1.62 Lakhs and the gold medal after striking a heads-up deal with ‘Whoarewe.’ The latter posted a better ₹1.66 Lakhs in second place and the silver medal, even as ‘popeye1303’ (3rd for ₹1 Lakhs) rounded out the podium to collect the bronze medal.
NPS India 2023 Series Leaderboard Standings After Day 1
The National Poker Series India 2023 is the third outing of PokerBaazi’s annual nationwide series. The just-started series hosted six tournaments on March 29, and a total of 18 NPS medals were awarded, getting the ₹50 Lakhs GTD NPS Series and Podium leaderboards ticking.
Prashant Pandagre (2,267 points) topped the Day 1 ranking on the back of his victory in the series-opener NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max). Yuvraj Bhardwaj (1,790 points) was another breakout scorer, and he sailed past the bubble in all six NPS tournaments to take up the #2 rank.
The NPS #1 Kick-off (7-Max) third-place finisher Rahul Purohit (1,786 points) is currently ranked third.
Rank Player Points
1 Prashant 'prashant031' Pandagre 2,267
2 Yuvraj 'Yuvi0069' Bhardwaj 1,790
3 Rahul 'Godfather10' Purohit 1,786
4 Ravinder 'Ravikirti' Jain 1,781
5 Myron 'priyankAAchoprAA' Pereira 1,761
6 Tanmay 'truman' Benara 1,739
7 Shivam 'daddyaddy' Kumar Dubey 1,694
8 TheWhiteSwan 1,657
9 Sony 'swAAmi' Puthussery 1,513
10 Arjanveer 'holdbaby' Singh Chadha 1,481
Featured attractions at NPS India 2023 include:
> ₹5,500 buy-in ₹3 Crores GTD NPS#106 Main Event (April 10 – 16) – will run 8 Qualifiers
> ₹550 buy-in ₹1 Crore GTD Golden Rush (April 9 to 16) – will run 14 Qualifiers
> ₹1,100 buy-in ₹50 Lakhs GTD Value Mine (March 31 – April 7) – will run 7 Qualifiers
> ₹44,000 buy-in ₹1.25 Crores GTD NPS#92 Super Highroller (April 14)
>₹16,500 buy-in, ₹1 Crore GTD NPS#56 Highroller (April 5 – 7)
The tournament action has just begun to heat up, and more big-ticket excitement is coming your way. Don`t miss out on your chance at glory!
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Daily Majors: Tanmay Benara, Mohammad Azhar, Gagan Juneja & Haider Madraswala Trailblaze Through the Mid-Week Flagships
It was a firecracker Wednesday as MTT players were spoiled for choice with PokerBaazi’s National Poker Series India 2023 running in tandem with Spartan Poker’s India Turbo Masters!
Tanmay Benara was the mid-week crusher as he added to his NPS medal collection by topping the Day 1 headliner, NPS#4 Wednesday Volley, for ₹6.11 Lakhs. In addition to winning his career-first NPS gold medal, Benara FT-ed two ITM tournaments, Spartan Poker`s ITM #29 DST (3rd for ₹1.07 Lakhs) and ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic (7th for ₹91,466), locking in ₹8.15 Lakhs overall.
Mohammad Azhar has made quite the name for himself in winning NPS gold medals, but last night, it was the India Turbo Series where he showcased his poker prowess. He took down Spartan Poker’s ITM #28 Wednesday Big Turbo 6-Max for ₹6.76 Lakhs – the day’s single-largest score – making away with ₹7.24 Lakhs in total winnings from four deep runs.
Gagan Juneja won the other ITM flagship, Spartan Poker’s ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic 7-Max, for a personal-best ₹5.37 Lakhs. Abhijeet Kumar finished runner-up for ₹3.41 Lakhs (won ₹3.59 Lakhs overall).
Yash Goel (Won ITM #29 DST for ₹2.19 Lakhs), Aryan Singh (Won ITM #26 Hyper for ₹92,214), Ritu Bala (Won ITM #25 Rapid for ₹76,600), Shafiulla H (Won GTD ITM #24 Triple Chance Turbo for ₹45,047), Saumil Krishnani (Won ITM #30 PLO 4 Bounty PKO for ₹40,424), and Rudramani Pokhrel (Won ITM #23 Hyper 5-Max for ₹54,405) won the other India Turbo Masters tournaments on Wednesday.
Prashant Pandagre hit it big on Day 1 of the NPS. The upcoming crusher took down the series-opener NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max) for ₹3.45 Lakhs (his second-best career score), following a heads-up deal with Rahul Purohit (2nd for ₹3.71 Lakhs). Pandagre added a nifty ₹3.62 Lakhs from deep runs in three NPS tournaments, climbing to the top of the NPS Series leaderboard.
Ravinder Singh (Won NPS#3 Marathon for ₹3.41 Lakhs), ‘saurav29’ (Won NPS#6 Slamdunk for ₹3.35 Lakhs), Sony Puthussery (Won NPS#5 SPRINT (6-Max) for ₹1.62 Lakhs), and Shivam Kumar Dubey (Won NPS#2 Deepdive for ₹1.57 Lakhs) won the other NPS gold medals on Day 1 of the series.
Haider Madraswala shipped Adda52’s Maverick for ₹4.06 Lakhs (won ₹4.29 Lakhs overall), ending a three-week-long title slump.
Tuesday`s top scorer, Young Gun Anuj Yadav, went back-to-back by winning PokerStars India’s Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] for ₹1.93 Lakhs and bagged away at least ₹4 Lakhs overall.
Last night NPS#3 Marathon silver medal winner Shailesh Patel championed Pocket52’s Pocket Jacks for a second time this week for ₹92,500 and locked in a lofty ₹3.09 Lakhs overall.
Vishal Ojha, Divya Raushan, Armaan Kochhar, and Tanmay Hazra won the other Wednesday marquees.
Here are the Wednesday highlights!
PokerBaazi
NPS#4 Wednesday Volley – ₹40 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹4,400
Entries – 585
Re-entries – 654
Prize Pool – ₹49,56,000
Places Paid – 148
The former India Turbo Masters Main Event champion Tanmay ‘truman’ Benara made waves in the two mega festivals currently running, NPS India 2023 and India Turbo Masters. He emerged as the Wednesday chartbuster with total winnings of ₹8.15 Lakhs.
Benara started strong in the National Poker Series India 2023, winning the Day 1 headliner, PokerBaazi’s ₹40 Lakhs GTD NPS#4 Wednesday Volley for ₹6.11 Lakhs – his first NPS gold medal, which he added to the silver and bronze medals he won in the previous NPS editions. This victory also landed him the #6 position on the NPS Series leaderboard.
Adding to his NPS glory, Benara posted FT finishes in Spartan Poker’s ITM #29 DST (3rd for ₹1.07 Lakhs) and ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic (7th for ₹91,466).
His top Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#4 Wednesday Volley for ₹6,10,579 (won his first NPS gold medal and second-best score on the site)
> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s ITM #29 DST for ₹1,06,519 (his best finish in the ongoing series)
> 7th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic for ₹91,466
Tanmay Benara’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.69 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.62 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4 | Ranked #6 on the NPS Series Leaderboard
The winningest player on our tracked database, Young Gun Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood, covered some distance on Ashish Munot in the POY race by locking in ₹5.98 Lakhs across six deep runs and picked up his first NPS silver medal.
Sood’s top Wednesday finishes include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi`s NPS#4 Wednesday Volley for ₹3,71,700 (won his first NPS medal)
> 5th in Spartan Poker`s ITM #28 Wednesday Big Turbo for ₹1,98,153
Gaurav Sood’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹16.45 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹8.38 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #13 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.82 Crores | Ranked #2 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Moves to #3 in Annual Profits
Friday’s The Weekly HighRoller winner, Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam, collected at least ₹4.31 Lakhs through seven ITM finishes (and one bounty), with his biggest score coming in NPS#4 Wednesday Volley (3rd for ₹2.97 Lakhs).
Srujan ‘Gambling_buddha’ Gudelly (5th for ₹1.90 Lakhs), leaderboard crusher Bhanu ‘Chennaino1’ Prakash KC (6th for ₹1.42 Lakhs), last night’s La Luna champion, Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha (7th for ₹1.02 Lakhs) and Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar (8th for ₹74,340) also FT-ed NPS#4 Wednesday Volley.
The ₹4,400 buy-in flagship paid out the top 148 finishers a share from the guarantee-shattering ₹49.56 Lakhs prize pool.
Final Table Results
- Tanmay ‘truman’ Benara – ₹6,10,579
- Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood – ₹3,71,700
- Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam – ₹2,97,360
- TheWhiteSwan – ₹2,39,375
- Srujan ‘Gambling_buddha’ Gudelly – ₹1,89,815
- Bhanu ‘Chennaino1’ Prakash KC – ₹1,42,237
- Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha – ₹1,01,598
- Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar – ₹74,340
NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max) – ₹30 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 914
Re-entries – 1,141
Prize Pool – ₹41,10,000
Places Paid – 190
Saturday’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT winner Prashant ‘prashant031’ Pandagre struck gold on the opening day of the biggest-ever National Poker Series India 2023. The upcoming online crusher championed a guarantee-crushing 2,055-entry field in the series opener, ₹30 Lakhs GTD NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max), to claim his first NPS gold medal and a winner’s paycheque worth ₹3.45 Lahks (his second-best career score), charging into an early lead on the NPS Series leaderboard.
Rahul ‘Godfather10’ Purohit claimed the NPS silver medal for his runner-up finish and ₹3.71 Lakhs in prize money, courtesy of a heads-up deal. Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha bagged the bronze medal for ₹2.31 Lakhs.
Pandagre added a nifty ₹3.62 Lakhs on Wednesday from three deep runs in three NPS tournaments, which include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max) for ₹3,44,625 (his second title win in three days)
> 79th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#4 Wednesday Volley for ₹12,390
> 117th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#3 Marathon for ₹4,986
Prashant Pandagre’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.12 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹10.43 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2 | Ranked #1 on the NPS Series Leaderboard
Rahul Purohit accumulated ₹4.11 Lakhs through four finishes, which include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max) for ₹3,71,337
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max) for ₹3,71,337
> 37th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#3 Marathon for ₹19,390
> 29th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic for ₹16,175
> 91st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#2 Deepdive for ₹4,338
Rahul Purohit’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹90.30 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹14.64 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Ranked #3 on the NPS Series Leaderboard
The #3 ranked player of 2022, Arjanveer Singh Chadha, packed up ₹2.86 Lakhs in total winnings from five ITM finishes, which include:
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max) for ₹2,30,982
> 49th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#4 Wednesday Volley for ₹24,780
> 44th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#6 Slamdunk for ₹16,320
> 20th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹11,358
> 150th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#5 SPRINT (6-Max) for ₹2,431
Arjanveer Singh Chadha’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹14.05 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.83 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.13 Crores | Ranked #11 on the 2023 POY (Total Cashes) Leaderboard | Ranked #10 on the NPS Series Leaderboard
Myron ‘priyankAAchoprAA’ Pereira (5th for ₹1.43 Lakhs), Raghavendra ‘ThikanaCK’ Hada (6th for ₹1.01 Lakhs), and Bibhu ‘Daniel_Ivey’ Agarwal (7th for ₹73,980) made up the (7-Max) NPS #1 Kick-off final table.
The ₹2,200 entry buy-in NPS 3.0 series-opener posted a guarantee-smashing ₹41.10 Lakhs prize pool. The top 190 finishers sailed past the money line.
Final Table Results
- Prashant ‘prashant031’ Pandagre – ₹3,44,625*
- Rahul ‘Godfather10’ Purohit – ₹3,71,337*
- Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha – ₹2,30,982
- DaaakuDaddy – ₹1,87,005
- Myron ‘priyankAAchoprAA’ Pereira – ₹1,43,439
- Raghavendra ‘ThikanaCK’ Hada – ₹1,00,695
- Bibhu ‘Daniel_Ivey’ Agarwal – ₹73,980
*denotes a heads-up deal
NPS#3 Marathon – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 499
Re-entries – 609
Prize Pool – ₹27,70,000
Places Paid – 148
Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh packed up the guarantee-crushing 1,108-entry field (499 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD NPS#3 Marathon in under eight hours, winning his first NPS gold medal in the 6:30 PM tournament and ₹3.41 Lakhs in prize money (his second-best score on the site).
Shailesh ‘MrShailesh’ Patel, who won Pocket52’s Pocket Jacks for the second time this week last night, bagged the silver medal and the ₹2.08 Lakhs runner-up cash prize.
Ravinder Singh’s deep run in three NPS tournaments earned him almost ₹3.52 Lakhs, securing him the #4 rank on the NPS Series leaderboard.
His Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#3 Marathon for ₹3,41,264
> 92nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max) for ₹8,220
> 175th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#5 SPRINT (6-Max) for ₹2,145
Ravinder Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.67 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹50.78 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #16 | Ranked #4 on the NPS Series Leaderboard
Tuesday’s ITM #21 DST runner-up finisher, Abhimanyu ‘AbhimanyuMittal’ Mittal, locked in ₹3.47 Lakhs in Wednesday earnings from eight deep runs and scored the most from an FT finish in NPS#3 Marathon (4th for ₹1.34 Lakhs).
Abhimanyu Mittal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.19 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.59 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj (5th for ₹1.06 Lakhs), Monday’s The Big Show champion, Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh (7th for ₹56,785), and Puneet ‘bonomo’ Mishra (8th for ₹41,550) also FT-ed NPS#3 Marathon.
The 6:30 PM flagship posted a guarantee-crushing ₹27.70 Lakhs prize pool distributed among the top 148 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh – ₹3,41,264
- Shailesh ‘MrShailesh’ Kumar Patel – ₹2,07,750
- Yoanatanwar – ₹1,66,200
- Abhimanyu ‘AbhimanyuMittal’ Mittal – ₹1,33,791
- Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj – ₹1,06,091
- salazar666 – ₹79,499
- Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh – ₹56,785
- Puneet ‘bonomo’ Mishra – ₹41,550
NPS#2 Deepdive – ₹18 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in- ₹1,650
Entries – 761
Re-entries – 685
Prize Pool – ₹21,69,000
Places Paid – 148
Saturday’s Centurion winner Shivam ‘daddyaddy’ Kumar Dubey added a third title win to his March scorecard last night in style! The small stakes reg ransacked a 1,446-strong field (761 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹18 Lakhs GTD NPS #2 Deepdive, winning the 5:30 PM NPS marquee to enter the ‘NPS Gold Medallist`s Club’ for a ₹1.57 Lakhs bankroll boost – his best score on PokerBaazi.
A three-way final table deal earned ‘phaadunga’ (2nd for ₹2,00,152) and Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor (3rd for ₹2,02,920) the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Shivam Dubey accumulated ₹1.79 Lakhs across four deep runs yesterday, three of them in NPS tournaments, taking over the #7 rank on the NPS Series leaderboard.
His Wednesday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s NPS #2 Deepdive for ₹1,56,964* (three-way deal)
> 34th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#6 Slam Dunk for ₹19,040
> 205th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#5 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,859
> 59th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #25 Rapid for ₹1,400
Shivam Kumar Dubey’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹31.64 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹11.54 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #20 | Ranked #7 on the NPS Series Leaderboard
Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor fired up a profitable Wednesday grind, lapping up almost ₹2.65 Lakhs across three deep runs, including two podium finishes!
His Wednesday finishes include:
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS #2 Deepdive for ₹2,02,920* (three-way deal)
> 3rd in Adda52’s La Luna for ₹47,765
> 52nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#3 Marathon for ₹13,850
Akshay Kapoor’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.70 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹62.35 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1 | Ranked #21 on the NPS Series Leaderboard
The Pride runner-up finisher from earlier this month, Vikk ‘GamblerVikk’ Sharma, raked in ₹1.08 Lakhs from two deep runs, which include:
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s NPS #2 Deepdive for ₹1,04,763
> 108th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#5 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹3,003
Vikk Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹29.56 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹14.04 Lakhs
Ashish ‘Notoriouskonvict’ Nailwal notched up ₹76,100 in Wednesday earnings across two deep runs, which include:
> 6th in PokerBaazi’s NPS #2 Deepdive for ₹62,250
> 53rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#3 Marathon for ₹13,850
Ashish Nailwal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.13 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹77.41 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
The ₹1,650 entry buy-in NPS #2 Deepdive crushed its listed guarantee by ₹3.69 Lakhs and paid the top 148 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Shivam ‘daddyaddy’ Kumar Dubey – ₹1,56,964*
- phaadunga – ₹2,00,152*
- Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor – ₹2,02,920*
- Vikk ‘GamblerVikk’ Sharma – ₹1,04,763
- TheWhiteSwan – ₹83,073
- Ashish ‘Notoriouskonvict’ Nailwal – ₹62,250
- imagine007 – ₹44,465
- oyeahbaby – ₹32,535
*denotes a three-way deal
NPS#6 Slamdunk – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 541
Re-entries – 547
Prize Pool – ₹27,20,000
Places Paid – 148
The Afternoon PLO5 Boost winner from March 12, ‘saurav29’ fired two bullets in the ₹15 Lakhs GTD NP#6 Slamdunk, clinching decisive victory in the 9:30 PM tournament to win one of six NPS gold medals awarded on Day 1 of the series and ₹3.35 Lakhs in prize money – their best score of the year.
The mystery player overcame a 1,088-strong field, eventually beating Prabhat ‘greatgatsby’ Paliya in the heads-up showdown. Paliya secured a runner-up payday of ₹2.04 Lakhs and his first NPS silver medal.
saurav29’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹45.87 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹6.44 Lakhs | Titles Won: #43
Chasing his first title of the year, Prabhat Paliya, who last placed fourth in Sunday’s Nano Highroller, notched up ₹2.79 Lakhs from four ITM finishes, which include:
> 164th in PokerBaazi`s NPS#1 (7-Max) KickOff for 4,932
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#6 Slamdunk for ₹2,04,000
> 14th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#4 Wednesday Volley for ₹54,516
> 39th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#2 Deepdive for ₹15,183
Prabhat Paliya’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.77 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹34.74 Lakhs
WSOP bracelet winner Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved bagged away ₹77,980 from six ITM finishes.
His top Wednesday finishes include:
> 8th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#6 Slamdunk for ₹40,800
> 25th in PokerStars India’s MonsterStack [6-Max, PKO] for ₹11,256
Kartik Ved’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.77 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.16 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2
Pranjal ‘lilmessi’ Gandhi (5th for ₹1.05 Lakhs) and Shriram ‘MasterBet10’ Varma (7th for ₹55,760) also FT-ed NPS#6 Slamdunk.
The ₹2,750 entry buy-in tournament generated a ₹27.20 Lakhs prize pool – over 80% more than the advertised guarantee. The prize money was distributed among the top 148 finishers.
Final Table Results
- saurav29 – ₹3,35,104
- Prabhat ‘greatgatsby’ Paliya – ₹2,04,000
- vedprakash923 – ₹1,63,200
- luckybastard1031 – ₹1,31,376
- Pranjal ‘lilmessi’ Gandhi – ₹1,04,176
- charcoal – ₹78,064
- Shriram ‘MasterBet10’ Varma – ₹55,760
- Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved – ₹40,800
NPS#5 (6-Max) SPRINT – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in- ₹1,100
Entries – 812
Re-entries – 618
Prize Pool – ₹14,30,000
Places Paid – 245
The PokerBaazi loyalist who holds the distinction of winning the PLO Daily a record 34 times, Sony ‘swAAmi’ Puthussery had his most profitable session on the site on Wednesday! He won the ₹10 Lakhs GTD NPS #5 (6-Max) SPRINT, beating a stacked field of 1,430 runners (812 unique), taking home a site-best ₹1.62 Lakhs and his first-ever NPS gold medal. This is Puthussery’s second title this month, and he now has a total of six titles won in 2023. He struck a heads-up deal with ‘Whoarewe,’ who scored a better ₹1.66 Lakhs in second place but had to settle for the silver medal.
Sony Puthussery’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹77.77 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹23.79 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6
The three-time Destiny winner Avneesh ’iamam’ Munjal bagged away ₹1.18 Lakhs from six deep runs, which include:
> 5th in PokerBaazi’s NPS #5 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹50,050
> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#3 Marathon for ₹22,160
> 34th in SpartanPoker’s ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic for ₹17,632
> 61st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#1 (7-Max) Kick-Off for ₹16,440
> 30th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹8,113
> 136th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#2 Deepdive for ₹3,904
Avneesh Munjal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.55 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.04 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7
The first-ever ENDBOSS champion Abhishek ‘Human_AI’ Maheshwari (4th for ₹72,930) also FT-ed NPS #5 (6-Max) SPRINT.
The ₹1,100 entry buy-in tournament dished out a generous ₹14.30 Lakhs in prize money to the top 245 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Sony ‘swAAmi’ Puthussery – ₹1,61,850*
- Whoarewe – ₹1,66,049*
- popeye1303 – ₹1,00,100
- Abhishek ‘Human_AI’ Maheshwari – ₹72,930
- Avneesh ’iamam’ Munjal – ₹50,050
- B4u420 – ₹35,750
*denotes a heads-up deal
NPS India 2023 Series Leaderboard Standings After Day 1
The third edition of PokerBaazi’s National Poker Series India 2023 got into motion on March 29, with the series taking off with a band. A total of 18 NPS medals were awarded on Wednesday, getting the ₹50 Lakhs GTD NPS Series and Podium leaderboards ticking.
The series-opener NPS#1 Kick-off (7-Max) champion Prashant ‘prashant031’ Pandagre (2,267 points) has pulled ahead into an early lead on the NPS Series leaderboard, with Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj (1,790 points) who ITM-ed all the six NPS tournaments yesterday, ranked #2.
The NPS #1 Kick-off (7-Max) third-place finisher Rahul ‘Godfather10’ Purohit (1,786 points) is currently ranked third.
Rank Player Points
1 Prashant 'prashant031' Pandagre 2,267
2 Yuvraj 'Yuvi0069' Bhardwaj 1,790
3 Rahul 'Godfather10' Purohit 1,786
4 Ravinder 'Ravikirti' Jain 1,781
5 Myron 'priyankAAchoprAA' Pereira 1,761
6 Tanmay 'truman' Benara 1,739
7 Shivam 'daddyaddy' Kumar Dubey 1,694
8 TheWhiteSwan 1,657
9 Sony 'swAAmi' Puthussery 1,513
10 Arjanveer 'holdbaby' Singh Chadha 1,481
Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹45,060), Animesh ‘animeshth20’ Thakur (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹39,820), ‘kalus0072’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹35,320) and ‘klaus0072’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD SPRINT for ₹29,920) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.
Spartan Poker
ITM #28 Wednesday Big Turbo (6-Max) – ₹25 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹16,500
Entries – 96
Re-entries – 28
Re-buys – 96
Prize Pool – ₹26,85,000
Places Paid – 17
The four-time NPS gold medallist Mohammad ‘Cupid stunt’ Azhar will be a player to watch out for at the just-started National Poker Series India 2023. While his opening day results in the mega series were luke-warm, Azhar bagged the top honors in Spartan Poker’s 9:30 PM showstopper, ₹25 Lakhs GTD ITM #28 Wednesday Big Turbo 6-Max, outplaying a reg-infested 179-strong field to win ₹6.76 Lakhs – the day’s single-largest score. The user ‘wildernesscove’ placed runner-up for ₹4.56 Lakhs.
The first-ever NPS Main Event champion, Azhar, packed in an impressive ₹7.24 Lakhs across his mid-week run from the following scores:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s ITM #28 Wednesday Big Turbo for ₹6,75,546 (his maiden ITM title)
> 14th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic 7-Max for ₹36,642
> 147th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#4 Wednesday Volley for ₹8,921
> 120th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#5 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,717
Mohammad Azhar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.67 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.81 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2
January leaderboard topper Tarush ‘Tarush123’ Gupta (3rd for ₹2.97 Lakhs), poker coach Abhishek ‘AllGoodNamesAreGone’ Rathod (4th for ₹2.46 Lakhs), NPS#4 Wednesday Volley silver medallist Young Gun Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood (5th for ₹1.98 Lakhs) and the #1 ranked player of the year, Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot (6th for ₹1.56 Lakhs) also FT-ed ITM #28 Wednesday Big Turbo.
The ₹16,500 entry buy-in Wednesday flagship distributed the ₹26.85 Lakhs collected in the prize pool among the top 17 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Mohammad ‘Cupid stunt’ Azhar – ₹6,75,546
- wildernesscove – ₹4,56,450
- Tarush ‘Tarush123’ Gupta – ₹2,96,693
- Abhishek ‘AllGoodNamesAreGone’ Rathod – ₹2,45,678
- Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood – ₹1,98,153
- Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot – ₹1,56,267
ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic 7-Max – ₹25 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 268
Re-entries – 72
Re-buys – 211
Prize Pool – ₹27,55,000
Places Paid – 47
Spartan Poker’s 8 PM ITM headliner, ₹25 Lakhs GTD ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic 7-Max, witnessed fierce competition between 551 entrants (268 unique), all vying for the biggest share of the ₹27.55 Lakhs prize pool.
This week’s ITM #4 Sunday Supersonic finalist Gagan ‘Skysdlimit1’ Juneja, who has been active on Spartan Poker for over three years, came out on top to win his maiden title on the site and a personal-best ₹5.37 Lakhs in prize money.
Gagan Juneja’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹9.37 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹6.22 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
The ITM #3 Triple Chance Turbo runner-up finisher Abhijeet ‘TheSupremeOne’ Kumar, chasing his first ITM title, had to settle for a runner-up payday of ₹3.41 lakhs. Kumar hauled in ₹3.59 Lakhs last night from four deep runs, which include:
> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic 7-Max for ₹3,41,069
> 90th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#1 (7-Max) Kick-Off for ₹8,220
> 10th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #26 Hyper for ₹7,979
> 222nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#5 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,716
Abhijeet Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.31 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.15 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2
The IOPC #122 Friday Prime winner from February 3, Vishal ‘Darky012’ Ojha, had a terrific Wednesday outing. The MTT reg posted five deep runs, including a title win and two FT finishes, rounding up a Wednesday take-home worth ₹3.45 Lakhs.
His Wednesday finishes include:
> 6th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic 7-Max for ₹1,24,526
> 1st in Adda52’s La Luna for ₹1,06,600
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#4 Wednesday Volley for ₹1,01,598
> 30th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹7,301
> 91st in PokerBaazi’s NPS#6 SlamDunk for ₹5,440
Vishal Ojha’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹74.98 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
The ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic final table was replete with regs like Ritika ‘Sweetie12’ Kumari (3rd for ₹2.56 Lakhs), last night’s Monster Stack 6-Max PKO winner Young Gun Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav (4th for ₹2.07 Lakhs), Tuesday’s Bounty Builder HR champion Harsh ‘Chiraunjilal Khosla’ Bubna (5th for ₹1.63 Lakhs), and NPS#4 Wednesday Volley gold medallist Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara (7th for ₹91,466).
The ₹5,500 entry buy-in tournament saw the top 47 finishers digging into the ₹27.55 Lakhs prize pool.
Final Table Results
- Gagan ‘Skysdlimit1’ Juneja – ₹5,36,949
- Abhijeet ‘TheSupremeOne’ Kumar – ₹3,41,069
- Ritika ‘Sweetie12’ Kumari – ₹2,55,664
- Anuj ‘br0ckLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹2,06,901
- Harsh ‘Chiraunjilal Khosla’ Bubna – ₹1,63,096
- Vishal ‘Darky012’ Ojha – ₹1,24,526
- Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹91,466
ITM #29 DST – ₹7 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 233
Re-entries – 44
Re-buys – 160
Prize Pool – ₹10,92,500
Places Paid – 39
It was a memorable Wednesday grind for Yash ‘YashPokerGG’ Goel, who outlasted a vast 437-player field (233 unique) in Spartan Poker’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD ITM #29 DST, winning the 9:30 PM tournament for ₹2.19 Lakhs – picking up his first-ever six-figure score. The site user ‘mansoon’ scored ₹1.46 Lakhs as the runner-up.
Yash Goel’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.42 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.94 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4
Yesterday’s top scorer Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara (3rd for ₹1.07 Lakhs), ITM #20 Tuesday Big Turbo runner-up finisher Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh (5th for ₹67,407), Amit ‘Penguin071’ Gaikwad (6th for ₹51,020), and last night’s Maverick finalist Buhr ‘C@rnage’ Advirkar (8th for ₹27,531) were other well-known regs on the ITM #29 DST final table.
The ₹2,750 entry buy-in tournament collected over ₹10.92 Lakhs in the prize pool, with 39 players crossing the money line.
Final Table Results
- Yash ‘YashPokerGG’ Goel – ₹2,19,046
- mansoon – ₹1,45,630
- Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹1,06,519
- Fliptripp – ₹85,980
- Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh – ₹67,407
- Amit ‘Penguin071’ Gaikwad – ₹51,020
- KAKAROT98$ – ₹37,473
- Buhr ‘C@rnage’ Advirkar – ₹27,531
Aryan ‘bob_marley’ Singh (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD ITM #26 Hyper for ₹92,214), Ritu ‘Thor91’ Bala (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD ITM #25 Rapid for ₹76,600), Shafiulla ‘Trancsend2020’ H (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD ITM #24 Triple Chance Turbo for ₹45,047), Saumil ‘INDIANAVATAR’ Krishnani (Won ₹3.50 Lakhs GTD ITM #30 PLO 4 Bounty PKO for ₹40,424), Rudramani ‘Rud1478’ Pokhrel (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD ITM #23 Hyper 5-Max for ₹54,405) won the other India Turbo Masters tournaments on Wednesday.
India Turbo Masters 3.0 Leaderboard Standings After Day 4
With four days of the India Turbo Masters 3.0 in the books, last night’s ITM #26 Hyper champion Aryan ‘bob_marley’ Singh has finally dethroned Mahima Walia Das from the top of the leaderboard standings. With 16 scores, Aryan Singh (3,539 TLB points) is now ranked #1 on the ITM leaderboard.
Tuesday’s ITM #19 Triple Chance Turbo champion ‘zmxncbv’ (anonymity requested) (3,376 TLB points) retained his #2 position for the second straight day.
Mahima ‘mabojojo’ Walia Das (3,037 TLB points) has slipped two places to #3 in the standings.
Rank Player Points
1 Aryan 'bob_marley' Singh 3,539
2 zmxncbv 3,376
3 Mahima 'mabojojo' Walia Das 3,037
4 Parag 'Persie' Shah 2,947
5 Aman 'KarmaPoker' Parakh 2,688
6 Ravi 'Rvjn91' Jain 2,337
7 Suraj 'Trashcan20' Adiga 2,252
8 Ashish 'X--factor' Pareek 2,238
9 Hemant '$Hamza$' Meena 2,236
10 Advait 'Rattler$' Rajguru 2,066
‘Fliptrip’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Night Rider for ₹35,859), Tanmay ‘tanmay007’ Hazra (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up- Triple Chance for ₹19,235) and ‘Shirou Emiya’ (Won ₹50K GTD Centurion for ₹9,048) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.
Pocket52
Pocket Jacks – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,800
Entries – 139
Re-buys – 115
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 38
The first-ever PokerGuru Challenge winner Shailesh ‘MrShailesh’ Kumar Patel, has been on a tear in the boosted guaranteed marquees in Pocket52`s March Millionaire series of tournaments. He won Pocket Queens on Friday and followed that by shipping the Pocket Jacks twice in three days. He won the 8 PM marquee for the second time last night for ₹92,500 after outlasting a soft 254-entry field.
Patel made a mid-week collection of ₹3.09 Lakhs from three ITM finishes, including a title victory and a runner-up finish, adding an NPS silver medal to his poker cabinet.
His Wednesday finishes include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#3 Marathon for ₹2,07,750
> 1st in Pocket52’s Pocket Jacks for ₹92,500 (won the tournament for the second time this week)
> 31st in PokerStars India’s MonsterStack [6-Max PKO] for ₹8,500
Shailesh Patel’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹27.12 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹8.44 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Final Table Results
- Shailesh ‘MrShailesh’ Kumar Patel – ₹92,500
- luck777 – ₹65,000
- chester_4kiy70ln9B – ₹45,000
- Dracarus – ₹35,000
- rayraj – ₹25,000
- Pay2Win – ₹20,000
‘dinesh99_HdcgDXd1A8’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Brunch for ₹31,125), ‘netherlands_quarter55_13381327’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹22,000), and ‘AAKKQ’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Soda for ₹21,539), won the other Pocket52 marquees.
IndiaPlays
IMPL PLO6 – ₹50K GTD
Buy-in – ₹165
Entries – 85
Re-buys – 71
Prize Pool – ₹50,000
Places Paid – 40
IndiaPlays user ‘bo0om’ bested a 281-player field in the ₹50K GTD IMPL PLO6, taking down the 8 PM marquee for ₹10,500. The user ‘kismat7’ placed second for ₹7,500.
Final Table Results
- bo0om – ₹10,500
- kismat7 – ₹7,500
- BWVQ9052 – ₹5,000
- Manojsharma9313 – ₹3,600
- XWNB9599 – ₹2,125
- KXLO8840 – 1,850
- Hfhkkvc – ₹1,500
PokerDangal
Booster Wednesday – ₹75K GTD
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 90
Re-buys – 24
Prize Pool – ₹75,000
Places Paid – 17
PokerDangal user ‘PaulLynch93’ shipped the ₹75K GTD Booster Wednesday for ₹18,000, defeating ‘00SUBHA00’ (2nd for ₹12,750) heads-up.
Final Table Results
- PaulLynch93 – ₹18,000
- 00SUBHA00 – ₹12,750
- 72ofhearts – ₹9,000
- Raja1226 – ₹6,750
- Mr_Ghost – ₹5,250
- MenaceByom – ₹3,750
PokerSaint
Emerald – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,000
Entries – 183
Re-entries – 98
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 53
PokerSaint user ‘MadBluffer’ outlasted a soft 281-player field in the ₹5 Lakhs GTD Emerald, taking down the Wednesday marquee for ₹93,888. The user ‘Sundar888’ placed runner-up for ₹67,957.
Final Table Results
- MadBluffer – ₹93,888
- Sundar888 – ₹67,957
- phoenix23 – ₹49,188
- Firebullets – ₹35,602
- NoChanc3 – ₹25,769
- ithinkALot – ₹18,652
- AmYourDaDdy – ₹14,886
- WonderWarrior – ₹11,881
PokerStars India
Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] – ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in- ₹4,400
Entries – 135
Re-entries – 105
Regular Prize Pool – ₹4,80,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹4,80,000
Total Prize Pool – ₹9,60,000
Places Paid – 29
The top-ranked player of 2022, Young Gun Anuj ‘brocklesnar95’ Yadav (opted out of tracking), is back to his winning ways. After topping the Tuesday charts with a wholesome ₹5.24 Lakhs (at least) in total winnings, the online crusher won a flagship tournament for the second day in a row. He stormed past a 240-strong field (135 unique) PokerStars India’s ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] to collect ₹1.93 Lakhs (₹1.12 Lakhs in bounties).
Last night`s NPS#4 Wednesday Volley finalist Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar (opted out of tracking) earned ₹1.08 Lakhs (₹27,187 in bounties) from his runner-up finish in the 8 PM tournament.
Yadav boosted his burgeoning bankroll by at least ₹4 Lakhs yesterday from two deep runs, which include:
> 4th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #27 Wednesday Supersonic for ₹2,06,901
> 1st in PokerStars India’s MonsterStack [6-Max PKO] for ₹1,93,289
Karan ‘The Annihilator’ Radia (3rd for ₹68,204), Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh (5th for ₹36,212), and Abhishek ‘Addysonu’ Sonu (7th for ₹40,533) were other top regs on the Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] final table.
The ₹4,400 buy-in tournament generated a guarantee-crushing ₹9.60 Lakhs in prize money, with the top 29 finishers getting a share of the spoils.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- Anuj ‘brocklesnar95’ Yadav – ₹1,93,289
- Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar – ₹1,08,040
- Karan ‘The Annihilator’ Radia – ₹68,204
- newbie884 ₹48,240
- Aditya ‘ukid767’ Singh – ₹36,212
- sumitm74 – ₹36,505
- Abhishek ‘Addysonu’ Sonu – ₹40,533
‘irhs’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush for ₹40,719), ‘chillkevj’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹23,975), ‘Jikinabai007’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹13,380), and ‘shivam577’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹12,793) won the other PokerStars India marquees.
Adda52
Maverick – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 306
Re-entries – 343
Prize Pool – ₹16,22,500
Places Paid – 72
Haider ‘donktown22’ Madraswala continues to build on his online poker record. He championed Adda52`s Maverick last night, three weeks after his last win in PokerStars India`s Master Minds. The 8 PM tournament attracted a 649-player field, with Madraswala emerging victorious to collect a top prize of ₹4,05,625 (his second-best score on Adda52).
Young Gun Devang ‘spark123’ Yadav (opted out of our tracking), who won The Colosseum on March 16, finished runner-up for ₹2,35,263.
In addition to his Maverick victory, Madraswala crossed the money line in PokerStars India’s Monster Stack [6-Max PKO] (10th for ₹23,633), accumulating ₹4.29 Lakhs on Wednesday.
Haider Madraswala’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.38 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹90.19 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
Devang Yadav made away with at least ₹2.68 Lakhs from four deep runs, which include:
> 2nd in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹2,35,263
> 37th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#2 Deepdive for ₹15,180
> 104th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#4 Wednesday Volley for ₹8,920
> 73rd in PokerBaazi’s NPS#6 Slamdunk for ₹8,160
Top reg Advait ‘ronaldinho018’ Rajguru (opted out of tracking) added at least ₹58,049 from four ITM finishes that include:
> 7th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹44,619
> 88th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#6 Slamdunk for ₹5,440
> 136th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#3 Marathon for ₹4,990
> 99th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#5 (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹3,000
Pratik ‘manjer24’ Manjrekar locked in ₹1.33 Lakhs from three deep runs. His top finishes include:
> 4th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹1,13,575
> 65th in PokerBaazi’s NPS#1 (7-Max) Kickoff for ₹16,440
Pratik Manjrekar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹22.28 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Buhr ‘riokid’ Advirkar crossed the money line in four tournaments, adding ₹72,346 altogether. He prominently FT-ed two tournaments, which include:
> 8th in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹32,450
> 8th in Spartan Poker’s ITM #29 DST for ₹27,531
Buhr Advirkar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.82 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹10.72 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2
Varun ‘slayer1235’ Bansal (5th for ₹81,125) also FT-ed Maverick.
The ₹2,750 entry buy-in Wednesday flagship awarded a generous ₹16.23 Lakhs in prize money to the top 72 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Haider ‘donktown22’ Madraswala – ₹4,05,625
- Devang ‘spark123’ Yadav – ₹2,35,263
- 888tp – ₹1,59,005
- Pratik ‘manjer24’ Manjrekar – ₹1,13,575
- Varun ‘slayer1235’ Bansal – ₹81,125
- kanishka27 – ₹56,788
- Advait ‘ronaldinho018’ Rajguru – ₹44,619
- Buhr ‘riokid’ Advirkar – ₹32,450
Vishal ‘darky012’ Ojha (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD La Luna for ₹1.07 Lakhs), Divya ‘Dada19’ Raushan (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹33,360), Armaan ‘SpaceRacer’ Kochhar (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹30,781), ‘aarush18’ (Won ₹1 Lakhs GTD Kill Shot PLO Bounty for ₹25,897), ‘prakhargupta0808’ (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Maverick Lite for ₹22,940), ‘amanpoker27’ (Won ₹40K GTD Morning Adda for ₹15,490), ‘Bluffminister’ (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹11,600), ‘eswar518’ (Won ₹30K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹8,861), and ‘Ankit24680’ (Won ₹20K GTD Midnight Bash for ₹7,133) won the other Adda52 marquees.
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Daily Majors: Ankit Wadhawan, Kartik Ved, Kushal Jain & Devang Yadav Reel in the Top Thursday Scores
Even with a sizeable number of regs busy at the 2023 WPT Prime Cambodia, Thursday witnessed intense action across the top poker platforms. The micro-stakes players also had their hands full, with the IndiaPlays Micro Poker League and PokerDangal’s Dangal Micro Value Series running at full capacity.
The first-ever FTS G.O.D. runner-up finisher Ankit Wadhawan, led the Thursday winners, packing away ₹8.21 Lakhs from three deep runs, climbing to #8 in the POY rankings. He shipped Adda52’s Godfather (₹6.12 Lakhs) and placed fifth in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller (₹1.68 Lakhs). Manesh Rathod locked in ₹3.62 Lakhs as the Godfather runner-up (his best score this year).
Kartik Ved made quite the comeback to the winner`s circle with a dominating run in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller, shipping the 9 PM tournament for ₹5.57 Lakhs (won ₹5.81 Lakhs overall). He chopped the title heads-up with the #1 ranked player of the year, Ashish Munot (2nd for ₹5.16 Lakhs) (won ₹5.39 Lakhs overall).
Kushal Jain came out on top in Spartan Poker’s Ultron to win ₹4.49 Lakhs (his second-biggest score on the site), busting a three-month-long title drought. Sunday’s FTS #56 Sunday Titan third-place finisher Utkarsh Vaish picked up ₹3.02 Lakhs in second place.
The recent 1000X#23 winner ‘fishbot’ conquered PokerBaazi`s The Summit for a site-best ₹3.57 Lakhs (their third title this year), striking a three-way deal with Manvendra Singh (2nd for a personal-best ₹3.05 Lakhs) and #BB2 MoneyMaker champion Sahil Nair (3rd for ₹2.69 Lakhs).
Young Gun Devang Yadav was another well-known pro busting an extended dry spell last night. The IIT Delhi alumnus won PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹2.43 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with Ashish Ahuja.
The first-ever FTS G.O.D. champion, Ashish Ahuja, filled in at least ₹5.17 Lakhs from three breakout scores in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] (2nd for ₹2.49 Lakhs), Spartan Poker’s Ultron (4th for ₹1.73 Lakhs), and PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT (4th for ₹95,354).
The top-ranked player on the annual TLB leaderboard, Mohak Kapoor, championed PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2.02 Lakhs (won ₹2.48 Lakhs overall). He struck a heads-up deal with Rohan Sahni (2nd for ₹1.87 Lakhs).
Raghuvinder Singh, Yash Jaiswal, Bhavit Jain, Abhishek Sonu, Jaikishan Jangid, Ashish Pareek, Gaurang Bhatti, Sumit Rajpurohit, Saumil Krishnni, and Karan Pantola won the other Thursday majors.
Here are the Thursday highlights!
Spartan Poker
Thursday High Roller (6-Max) – ₹22 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹22,000
Entries – 62
Re-entries – 22
Rebuys – 30
Prize Pool – ₹22,80,000
Places Paid – 11
Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller was a reg-fest with 62 notables (114 total entries) battling for the biggest share of the ₹22.80 Lakhs prize pool. Poker coach Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved outlasted them all and woke up from a two-month slumber, scoring ₹5.57 Lakhs for the win. He chopped the 9 PM headliner title heads-up with a good friend and the #1 ranked player of the year, Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot (2nd for ₹5.16 Lakhs).
Ved was returning to the online grind for the first time after Sunday and added over ₹5.81 Lakhs from two deep runs:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹5,57,129* (heads-up deal)
> 12th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹24,095
Kartik Ved’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.71 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ~₹4.17 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹44.18 Lakhs
Last week’s FTS #46 Super High Roller champion Ashish Munot, one of the few top regs not in Cambodia, raked in over ₹5.39 Lakhs on Thursday, overtaking Srihari Bang at the top of the monthly standings.
His Thursday finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹5,15,611* (heads-up deal)
> 22nd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹23,625
Ashish Munot’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹11.76 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.19 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #6 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.95 Crores | Ranked #1 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Moves to #1 in the March Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)
The India Turbo Masters 2.0 Main Event winner Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara made quite the Thursday splash. He added ₹4.56 Lakhs from three deep runs (including two FT scores), breaching ₹50 Lakhs in annual winnings.
His Thursday finishes include:
> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹2,24,580
> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹2,13,250
> 27th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹17,719
Tanmay Benara’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.60 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.47 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹54.53 Lakhs
Last night`s (7-Max) SPRINT fifth-place finisher Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh (3rd for ₹2.92 Lakhs), Godfather champion Ankit ‘d00mtr00per’ Wadhawan (5th for ₹1.78 Lakhs), and Sriharsha ‘lvey2’ Doddapaneni (6th for ₹1.39 Lakhs) made for a star-studded final table lineup.
The ₹22,000 entry buy-in Thursday High Roller paid the top 11 finishers a share of the ₹22.80 Lakhs prize pool.
Final Table Results
- Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved – ₹5,57,129*
- Ashish ‘0mg_spew’ Munot – ₹5,15,611*
- Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh – ₹2,91,840
- Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹2,24,580
- Ankit ‘d00mtr00per’ Wadhawan – ₹1,77,840
- Sriharsha ‘lvey2’ Doddapaneni – ₹1,39,080
*denotes a heads-up deal
Ultron – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹6,600
Entries – 174
Re-entries – 51
Rebuys – 129
Prize Pool – ₹21,24,000
Places Paid – 31
Kushal ‘Bhothard’ Jain busted a three-month-long title slump yesterday with a victory march in Spartan Poker’s ₹20 Lakhs GTD Ultron. He took down a 354-entry field (174 unique) in the 8 PM Thursday flagship to win ₹4.49 Lakhs – his second biggest score on the site after his runner-up finish in IOPC #46 Tuesday High (6-Max) on January 24.
Jain lapped up almost ₹4.68 Lakhs from four deep runs on Thursday, crossing ₹50 Lakhs in tracked online winnings. His Thursday finishes include:
> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹4,49,226
> 44th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹13,750
> 10th in Adda52’s Kill Shot PLO Bounty for ₹4,376
> 14th in Adda52’s Bounty Adda for ₹761
Kushal Jain’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹51.30 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹7.84 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Sunday’s FTS #56 Sunday Titan third-place finisher Utkarsh ‘kidpokerNJ’ Vaish lost the Ultron title heads-up to Jain, scoring a runner-up payday of ₹3.02 Lakhs. He also cashed the 9:30 PM Daily Turbo (6-Max) (31st for ₹4,792), adding ₹3.07 Lakhs overall.
Utkarsh Vaish’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.83 Crores | Site Profits: ₹60.24 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1 | Annual Winnings: ₹14.21 Lakhs
Last night’s Thursday High Roller fourth-place finisher Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara (3rd for ₹2.13 Lakhs), The Colosseum runner-up finisher Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja (4th for ₹1.73 Lakhs), the #7 ranked player of the year, Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia (6th for ₹1.04 Lakhs), and Sreeharsha ‘yUDdam’ Boneni (7th for ₹75,827) were other notables on the Ultron final table.
The 8 PM tournament paid 31 players a share from the ₹21.24 Lakhs prize pool.
Final Table Results
- Kushal ‘Bhothard’ Jain – ₹4,49,226
- Utkarsh ‘kidpokerNJ’ Vaish – ₹3,02,458
- Tanmay ‘PlusEv’ Benara – ₹2,13,250
- Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja – ₹1,72,894
- Cereal_killer – ₹1,36,786
- Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia – ₹1,03,864
- Sreeharsha ‘yUDdam’ Boneni – ₹75,827
- NAA ORU ALIEN – ₹55,436
Daily Turbo (6-Max) – ₹4 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 172
Re-entries – 62
Rebuys – 123
Prize Pool – ₹5,44,500
Places Paid – 31
Redeeming himself after a close runner-up finish in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6-Max) on February 25, Bhavit ‘HarveyHomes’ Jain (opted out from tracking) obliterated the 357-player field (172 unique) in the 9:30 PM tournament last night to win ₹1.15 Lakhs – his first marquee title of the year. The user ‘Steel69’ walked away with ₹77,537 in second place.
Kashish ‘Nahihorha’ Gupta (3rd for ₹54,668), Tuesday’s Voyager champion Karan ‘Majestic’ Radia (5th for ₹35,066), and Rohit ‘Hulk66’ Singh (6th for ₹26,626) were other known players on the 6-max Daily Turbo final table.
The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament distributed ₹5.44 Lakhs in prize money to the top 31 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Bhavit ‘HarveyHomes’ Jain – ₹1,15,162
- Steel69 – ₹77,537
- Kashish ‘Nahihorha’ Gupta – ₹54,668
- boomhoops – ₹44,322
- Karan ‘Majestic’ Radia – ₹35,066
- Rohit ‘Hulk66’ Singh – ₹26,626
Ashish ‘X—factor’ Pareek (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Turbo for ₹51,742), Gaurang ‘callmerockets’ Bhatti (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Dark Knight for ₹42,624), ‘Ariavat’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up- Triple Chance for ₹23,782), ‘Twins_ ACES’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Hold’em PKO for ₹22,019), and ‘monu2405’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹21,192) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.
PokerBaazi
The Summit – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹8,250
Entries – 159
Re-entries – 156
Prize Pool – ₹23,63,000
Places Paid – 35
The 1000X#23 winner from March 8, ‘fishbot,’ made the Thursday headlines on PokerBaazi after conquering a guarantee-crushing 315-player field (159 unique) in the ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Summit, banking a site-best ₹3.57 Lakhs (their third title this year).
fishbot’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹13.13 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3
The player struck a three-way deal in the 8 PM headliner with Manvendra ‘Kiki0100’ Singh (2nd for a personal-best ₹3.05 Lakhs) and the #BB2 MoneyMaker champion Sahil ‘you3bi4b’ Nair (3rd for ₹2.69 Lakhs).
Manvendra Singh spun up a ₹825 satellite buy-in into a personal-best runner-up payday in The Summit. His PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹5.01 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹3.48 Lakhs
The recent FTS #20 Marathon winner Sahil Nair packed in almost ₹2.88 Lakhs from four ITM finishes (two FT scores), which include:
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹2,68,512* (three-way deal)
> 14th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹24,095
> 8th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹13,331
> 30th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹6,014
Sahil Nair’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.59 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.05 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5
The former The Millionaire champion Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra raked in ₹2.88 Lakhs from six deep runs (3 FT scores), crossing ₹6.50 Crores in tracked online winnings.
His top Thursday finishes include:
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,00,406
> 6th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹87,500
> 8th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹40,642
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹38,205
> 17th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹17,150
> 74th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,046
Sanish Chhabra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.51 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.92 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1 | Annual Winnings: ₹36.94 Lakhs
Wednesday’s Daily Value Boost champion JaiKiran ‘testify’ Kumar (4th for ₹2.03 Lakhs), Divyanshu ‘Divyansh1995’ Agrawal (5th for ₹1.68 Lakhs), and Parag ‘vix786’ Shah (6th for ₹1.33 Lakhs) were other site regs on The Summit final table.
The top 35 finishers got a share of the ₹23.63 Lakhs collected in the prize pool.
Final Table Results
- fishbot – ₹3,57,487*
- Manvendra ‘Kiki0100’ Singh – ₹3,04,827*
- Sahil ‘you3bi4b’ Nair – ₹2,68,512*
- JaiKiran ‘testify’ Kumar – ₹2,03,175
- Divyanshu ‘Divyansh1995’ Agrawal – ₹1,67,738
- Parag ‘vix786’ Shah – ₹1,33,481
- Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra – ₹1,00,406
*denotes a three-way deal
(7-Max) SPRINT – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in –3,850
Entries – 225
Re-entries – 167
Prize Pool – ₹13,72,000
Places Paid – 49
The annual TLB leaderboard topper Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor, after crushing the mid-stakes MTTs, has now set his sights on the bigger marquees. Kapoor’s consistency is laudable, as he has made 11 top-10 finishes since Sunday, including his BSS Night SPRINT victory.
Last night Kapoor shipped his second tournament his week by riding his stack to the finish line in PokerBaazi’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) SPRINT. The mid-stakes grinder toppled the 392-strong player field (225 unique) in the 9 PM tournament to collect ₹2.02 Lakhs (his first time winning the (7-Max) SPRINT) and struck a heads-up deal with Rohan ‘theoldrod’ Sahni (2nd for ₹1,87,090).
Kapoor scored in an astounding dozen tournaments, adding ₹2.48 Lakhs to his Thursday tally. His top finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,01,598
> 13th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹8,037
> 18th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹7,326
> 9th in PokerBaazi’s PLO5 BOOST for ₹6,072
Mohak Kapoor’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.68 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹76.36 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #12 | Ranked #1 in the 2023 TLB (Points) Standings
Top pro Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh added ₹1.52 Lakhs from two deep runs, which include:
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,20,462
> 10th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹31,293
Laksh Pal Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.09 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.56 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: ##5 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.34 Crores | Ranked #6 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #20 in the 2022 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #4 in the March Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)
Last night`s The Colosseum runner-up finisher Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja (4th for ₹95,354) and Thursday High Roller third-place finisher Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh (5th for ₹79,302) were other notables on the (7-Max) SPRINT final table.
The ₹3,850 entry buy-in tournament distributed a guarantee-crushing ₹13.72 Lakhs in prize money among the top 49 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹2,01,598*
- Rohan ‘theoldrod’ Sahni – ₹1,87,090*
- Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh – ₹1,20,462
- Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja – ₹95,354
- Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh – ₹79,302
- Chat.081 – ₹64,758
- Note70 – ₹51,313
*denotes a heads-up deal
Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,650
Entries – 392
Re-entries – 337
Prize Pool – ₹10,93,500
Places Paid – 119
January’s The Pride finalist ‘smitchahawala’ put into the terminator avatar last night, firing as many as nine bullets in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost before taking down a guarantee-crossing 729-strong field to collect a site-best ₹1.37 Lakhs (their maiden title of the year)!
smitchahawala’s PokerBaazi stats: Site winnings: ₹8.91 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1
There were a lot of 2nds for the 1000X#4 runner-up finisher from earlier this month, Sameer ‘tandoori’ Agarwal, who fell one place shy of shipping a PokerBaazi marquee for the second time this month. He walked away with a profitable ₹1.35 Lakhs (his second-best career score) in second place, courtesy of a heads-up deal.
Agarwal accumulated almost ₹1.50 Lakhs in Thursday earnings from five deep runs (including a runner-up finish), which include:
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,35,490* (heads-up deal)
> 12th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6-Max) for 7,803
> 20th in PokerStars India’s Super Stack PKO [8-Max] for ₹2,448
> 47th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹2,262
> 26th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹1,840
Sameer Agarwal’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹19.65 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.97 Lakhs
Sunday`s BSS Value Boost champion Sachin ‘browguy26’ Raj rounded out the Daily Value Boost podium (3rd for ₹90,761). He made a similar third-place finish in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT (3rd for ₹51,449), adding over ₹1.42 Lakhs for the day`s work.
Sachin Raj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹75.33 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹20.12 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6
The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament dished out almost ₹10.94 Lakhs in prize money to the top 119 finishers.
Final Table Results
- smitchahawala – ₹1,37,120*
- Sameer ‘tandoori’ Agarwal – ₹1,35,490*
- Sachin ‘browguy26’ Raj – ₹90,761
- divinehaa – ₹61,783
- Sigmaa – ₹41,553
- dpatron – ₹28,431
- kallolbecs – ₹21,214
- Heisenbergj – ₹16,512
* denotes a heads-up deal
(7-Max) Daily SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 161
Re-entries – 122
Prize Pool – ₹5,66,000
Places Paid – 53
Following through on his top finish in the 1000X#25 earlier this month, Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu bagged away his third tournament title of March last night. The mid-stakes crusher ransacked a 283-entry field (161 unique) in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Daily SPRINT to win ₹87,504, while the recent The Pride winner ‘rema’ pocketed ₹66,279 as the runner-up.
The three-time 1000X title holder, Sonu, made three deep runs yesterday, all ending in an FT finish – rounding up ₹1.12 Lakhs overall.
His Thursday finishes include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹87,504
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹6,930
> 3rd in PokerBaazi`s Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹17,172
Abhishek Sonu’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.24 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹49.74 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #11
Sachin ‘browguy26’ Raj locked in ₹1.42 Lakhs from third-place finishes in two PokerBaazi marquees, which include:
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹90,761
> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹51,449
Sachin Raj’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹75.33 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹20.12 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6
Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra fired up a terrific Thursday session with ₹2.88 Lakhs in total winnings from six ITM finishes (four FT scores).
His Thursday finishes include:
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,00,406
> 6th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹87,500
> 8th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹40,642
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹38,205
> 17th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹17,150
> 74th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,046
Sanish Chhabra`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.51 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.91 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Wednesday`s standout winner Neha ‘bugsy’ Kamath (5th for ₹26,998), Monster Turbo fourth-place finisher Sarthak ‘snickers21’ Singhal (6th for ₹19,131), and Retheesh ‘shaddy’ K R (7th for ₹15,622) were others on the (7-Max) Daily SPRINT final table.
The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament awarded ₹5.66 Lakhs in prize money to the top 53 finishers.
Final Table Results
- Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu – ₹87,504
- rema – ₹66,279
- Sachin ‘browguy26’ Raj – ₹51,449
- Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra – ₹38,205
- Neha ‘bugsy’ Kamath – ₹26,998
- Sarthak ‘snickers21’ Singhal – ₹19,131
- Retheesh ‘shaddy’ K R – ₹15,622
(7-Max) Afternoon Boost – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 158
Re-entries – 126
Prize Pool – ₹5,68,000
Places Paid – 53
Vignesh ‘Rajjni007’ Kumar has been on an absolute tear recently and looking at his present form, his downswing days might be behind him. Scoring a title victory for three days straight, Wednesday’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost champion Vignesh ‘Rajjni007’ Kumar won the daytime tournament for a second day in a row!
Kumar outlasted a 284-entry field (158 unique) in the 2 PM (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹77,461 – his second consecutive time championing the event (his third time this year). He struck a heads-up deal with a six-day-old PokerBaazi user ‘Azria1996’ (2nd for ₹76,865).
Vignesh Kumar accumulated ₹82,163 from two deep runs, which include:
> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹77,461
> 44th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,702
Vignesh Kumar’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹54.46 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits (excluding rake): ₹1.10 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4
The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament generated a healthy ₹5.68 Lakhs in prize money, and the top 53 finishers got paid.
Final Table Results
- Vignesh ‘Rajjni007’ Kumar – ₹77,461*
- Azria1996 – ₹76,865*
- phaizal – ₹51,631
- Mrinal85857 – ₹38,340
- skshahab – ₹27,094
- Aceee11 – ₹19,198
- thebullu – ₹15,677
*denotes a heads-up deal
Jaikishan ‘royalking7424’ Jangid (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹53,100), Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost for ₹43,350), Sumit ‘Sumitsingh199’ Rajpurohit (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹41,970), ‘bigusdikus’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹41,170), ‘player28’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹40,370), ‘aubalaca’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Evening SPRINT for ₹31,440), Saumil ‘indianavatar’ Krishnni (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 Boost Monster for ₹24,150), ‘seram’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 Boost PKO for ₹20,270) and ‘YashasviBhatti’ (Won ₹50K GTD 5-Max Daily for ₹6,100) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.
Pocket52
Pocket Jacks – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹1,800
Entries – 145
Re-entries – 80
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 34
Pocket52 user ‘ADGameing’ coasted their way to the top of the 225-strong field in the poker network`s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Jacks, taking down the 8 PM marquee for an impressive ₹95,500. The user ‘allinpro’ finished runner-up for ₹70,000.
Sahil ‘Acejpoker’ Singh (3rd for ₹45,000), Rising Star Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh (4th for ₹35,000), and Niteen ‘niteenplus’ Raj (5th for ₹25,000) were known players on the Pocket Jacks final table.
Final Table Results
- ADGameing – ₹95,500
- allinpro – ₹70,000
- Sahil ‘Acejpoker’ Singh – ₹45,000
- Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh – ₹35,000
- Niteen ‘niteenplus’ Raj – ₹25,000
- Tanmay0007 – ₹20,000
‘mosti’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Brunch for ₹30,000), ‘MRJOYANTA2023’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Soda for ₹22,000), ‘black_cat_bom_QpiUrNBbuE’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹21,000), and ‘raccoon_feroz_9624925’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹16,500) won the other Pocket52 marquees.
MPL Poker
Thursday Throwdown – ₹1 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹275
Total Entries – 418
Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000
The user ‘endmatters’ stormed past a 418-entry field in MPL Poker`s ₹1 Lakhs GTD Thursday Throwdown to win ₹20,900, with ‘crismess’ banking ₹12,018 in second place.
Final Table Results
- endmatters – ₹20,900
- crismess – ₹12,018
- aditya2596 – ₹6,479
- mashtactic34987 – ₹5,225
- raceranj – ₹4,180
- ultra4944281 – ₹3,135
- balwant007 – ₹2,613
- indian037 – ₹2,195
IndiaPlays
IMPL Texas Bounty – ₹50K GTD
Buy-in – ₹330
Entries – 87
Re-entries – 20
Prize Pool – ₹50,000
Places Paid – 24
Wednesday’s ₹10K GTD IMPL Texas winner Manoj ‘Antonio’ Yadav went back-to-back, outclassing a soft 107-entry field in IndiaPlays’ ₹50K GTD Texas Bounty, taking down the 8 PM IMPL marquee for ₹11,625. Shubham ‘Victoriya’ Baraiya finished runner-up for ₹8,125.
Final Table Results
- Manoj ‘Antonio’ Yadav – ₹11,625
- Shubham ‘Victoriya’ Baraiya – ₹8,125
- akhilranjan – ₹5,625
- Hitler822 – ₹3,625
- Transcendence – ₹2,750
- Suyashroy1 – ₹2,000
- Bikash468468 – ₹1,500
Partha ‘Partha’ Basak (Won ₹10K GTD IMPL PLO6 for ₹2,325) won the other IndiaPlays Micro Poker League tournament.
PokerDangal
DMVS #3 PLO5 – ₹1 Lakh GTD
Buy-in – ₹660
Entries – 101
Rebuys – 95
Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000
Places Paid – 24
PokerDangal’s much-awaited Dangal Micro Value Series (DMVS) kicked off yesterday. The opening day headliner, ₹1 Lakh GTD DMVS #3 PLO, registered a 196-player field, 24 of which got paid.
Making the most of the value on offer was site regular Mahlima ‘zokid’ Fanai, who took down the title for ₹28,400, beating ‘Vinex013’ (2nd for ₹19,910) heads up.
Online regular Prabhat ‘Prabhat2810’ Kumar finished third for ₹12,795.
Final Table Results
- Mahlima ‘zokid’ Fanai – ₹24,400
- Vinex013 – ₹19,910
- Prabhat ‘Prabhat2810’ Kumar – ₹12,795
- MysteriousRahul – ₹9,479
- 100NU_J1 – ₹7,115
- Pokerking123 – ₹5,692
PokerStars India
The Colosseum [6-Max] – ₹12 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹11,000
Entries – 59
Re-entries – 48
Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000
Places Paid – 14
Young Gun Devang ‘trappyfish93’ Yadav made a grand comeback to the winner’s circle last night by championing PokerStars India’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Colosseum [6-Max], his first recorded top finish since winning Spartan Poker’s XXX #71 Sunday Xtreme – Triple Chance on November 21 last year.
The IIT Delhi passout conquered the 59-player field (107 total entries) in the PokerStars India flagship for ₹2.43 Lakhs, striking a heads-up deal with Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja (2nd for ₹2.49 Lakhs) – the latter banking a better payout.
The first-ever FTS G.O.D champion, Chandigarh-based former lawyer Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja (opted out of tracking), filled in at least ₹5.17 Lakhs on his Thursday tally from three breakout final table scores.
His known Thursday finishes include:
> 2nd in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹2,48,900* (heads-up deal)
> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Ultron for ₹1,72,894
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹95,354
The first-ever Legend Poker Series Main Event champion Dhinesh ‘you3betl4bet’ Kumar, accumulated ₹1.70 Lakhs from four ITM finishes.
His top Thursday finishes include:
> 4th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹1,20,400
> 13th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹41,344
Dhinesh Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime winnings: ₹6.94 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.53 Crores
Anirban D ‘nocluewho’ Das made away with ₹1.72 Lakhs from six deep runs. His top Thursday finishes include:
> 5th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹90,850
> 17th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹29,531
> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹39,916
> 5th in Adda52’s Godfather Lite for ₹10,549
Anirban D Das’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.93 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.15 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3
Ashit ‘Cringing’ Sharma lapped up ₹1.83 Lakhs from two deep runs, which include:
> 3rd in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹1,59,561
> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹23,625
Ashit Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.62 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.45 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #6
The 2022 POY, Young Gun Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav (opted out of tracking), added at least ₹70,504 from the following deep runs:
> 7th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum [6-Max] for ₹52,784
> 31st in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹17,720
Wednesday’s Maverick champion Ayush ‘Kanaamrakhu’ Garg (6th for ₹68,553) also FT-ed The Colosseum.
The 8 PM tournament made a slightly delayed start at 8.20 PM. The ₹11,000 buy-in tournament recorded an overlay shortfall of ₹1.30 Lakhs, and 14 players made the payouts list.
Final Table Results
- Devang ‘trappyfish93’ Yadav – ₹2,42,798*
- Ashish ‘Spewushhhiiiii’ Ahuja – ₹2,48,900*
- Ashit ‘Cringing’ Sharma – ₹1,59,561
- Dhinesh ‘you3betl4bet’ Kumar – ₹1,20,400
- Anirban D ‘nocluewho’ Das – ₹90,850
- Ayush ‘Kyanaamrakhu’ Garg – ₹68,553
- Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹52,784
*denotes a heads-up deal
‘theghoti’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹53,218), ‘Dheerendra1’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹26,042), ‘TheViralFever’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline [6-Max] for ₹12,799), and ‘vorona’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹11,742) won the other PokerStars India marquees.
Adda52
Godfather – ₹25 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 244
Re-entries – 210
Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000
Places Paid – 49
With the Thursday flagships left barren with a bunch of top regs busy playing the 2023 WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event, Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan raked in the day`s best ₹8.21 Lakhs from three deep runs, climbing to #8 in the POY rankings.
Wadhawan posted his first title victory since his smashing runner-up finish in the first-ever ₹2 Crores GTD FTS G.O.D on Sunday, overcoming a 454-player field in Adda52’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD Godfather to win ₹6.13 Lakhs – the day`s single-largest score.
Sunday’s Adda52 Millions finalist Manesh ‘TEAMfromHELL’ Rathod collected ₹3.63 Lakhs for placing runner-up, picking up his best cash prize this year.
Ankit Wadhawan`s Thursday finishes include:
> 1st in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹6,12,500
> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Thursday High Roller for ₹1,68,163
> 9th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹40,642
Ankit Wadhawan’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹12.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.96 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #6 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.25 Crores | Moves to #8 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #5 in the March Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #8 in All-Time Winnings
Monday’s Voyager winner Raghuvinder ‘Murti8’ Singh kept his scorecard ticking. He won Godfather LITE and crossed the money line in three other Adda52 tournaments, rounding up ₹2.94 Lakhs overall.
Singh`s top Thursday finishes include:
> 3rd in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹2,50,000
> 1st in Adda52’s Godfather Lite for ₹36,541
> 16th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹6,666
Raghuvinder Singh’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹66.13 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹17.38 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023 #6
Sanish ‘sanish21’ Chhabra fired up six ITM finishes last night, netting ₹2.88 Lakhs across them. His top Thursday finishes include:
> 7th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹1,00,406
> 6th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹87,500
> 8th in PokerStars India’s The Colosseum for ₹40,642
> 4th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹38,205
> 17th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹17,150
Sanish Chhabra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.48 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.92 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1
Monday’s The Big Show winner Debapriya ‘debapriya_12345’ Manna (4th for ₹1,87,500), Utkarsh ‘sam20542’ Srivastava (5th for ₹1,25,000), and Ramakrishna ‘KAdiamonds’ Sagi (7th for ₹68,750) also FT-ed the Godfather.
The ₹5,500 Thursday headliner registered an overlay shortfall of ₹2.30 Lakhs, and 49 players made the payouts.
Final Table Results
- Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹6,12,500
- Manesh ‘TEAMfromHELL’ Rathod – ₹3,62,500
- Raghuvinder ‘Murti8’ Singh – ₹2,50,000
- Debapriya ‘debapriya_12345’ Manna – ₹1,87,500
- Utkarsh ‘sam20542’ Srivastava – ₹1,25,000
- Sanish ‘sanish21’ Chhabra – ₹87,500
- Ramakrishna ‘KAdiamonds’ Sagi – ₹68,750
- Kistlersood – ₹56,250
Monster Turbo – ₹5 Lakhs GTD
Buy-in – ₹2,500
Entries – 143
Re-entries – 94
Prize Pool – ₹5,33,250
Places Paid – 24
After clinching two tournament titles earlier this month, Yash ‘gambler11’ Jaiswal booked a third win on Thursday. He championed a 237-strong field (143 unique) in Adda52’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo, winning the 9:30 PM marquee for ₹1.45 Lakhs. ‘ANJ2019’ collected ₹85,320 in second place.
With another middling score in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost (18th for ₹3,480), Jaiswal locked in ₹1.49 Lakhs overall. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹86.41 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹13.27 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #7
Sarthak ‘avi8or101’ Singhal made away with ₹65,790 in Thursday winnings on the back of final table scores in two marquee tournaments, which include:
> 4th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹46,659
> 6th in PokerBaazi`s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹19,131
Sarthak Singhal’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹36.85 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹11.87 Lakhs
Wednesday`s Pocket Jacks winner Mayank ‘AreyBetaRaise’ Maruka added ₹34,313 from two deep runs, which include:
> 5th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹31,995
> 19th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹2,318
Mayank Maruka’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.13 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹33.25 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6
The in-form Hardik Nair posted ₹39,835 on his Thursday tally from the following deep runs:
> 7th in Adda52’s Monster Turbo for ₹17,331
> 34th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹10,290
> 21st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹7,326
> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹2,749
> 23rd in Adda52`s Nighttide DST Adda for ₹2,139
Hardik Nair’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹55.06 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹23.63 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8
Sashank ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ Chakravarthy (3rd for ₹65,323) and Amrit ‘amrit1111’ Mishra (6th for ₹22,663) were other regs on the Monster Turbo final table.
The ₹2,500 entry buy-in tournament generated a generous ₹5.33 Lakhs in the prize pool, and 24 players scored a payday.
Final Table Results
- Yash ‘gambler11’ Jaiswal – ₹1,45,311
- ANJ2019 – ₹85,320
- Sashank ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ Chakravarthy – ₹65,323
- Sarthak ‘avi8or101’ Singhal – ₹46,659
- Mayank ‘AreyBetaRaise’ Maruka – ₹31,995
- Amrit ‘amrit1111’ Mishra – ₹22,663
- Hardik ‘hardiknair1999’ Nair – ₹17,331
- Sahil ‘you3bi4b’ Nair – ₹13,331
Raghuvinder ‘Murti8’ Singh (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Godfather Lite for ₹36,541), ‘Rukhojara’ (Won ₹50K GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹32,940), ‘Hissickness’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹31,209), Karan ‘Mahadevpoker’ Pantola (Won ₹30K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹10,922), and ‘gunrider’ (Won ₹40K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹10,568) won the other Adda52 marquees.
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