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Daily Majors: Shashank Jain, Chirag Sodha, Sumit Sapra & Amit J Seize the Friday Flagships
As expected, Friday was choc-a-bloc with intense tournament action. While Spartan Poker’s Grand Poker Series (GPS) has straight away nosedived into The Millionaire excitement, the IMPS is rolling towards culmination on PokerBaazi. There was enough high roller action on PokerStars India alongside a charity event to keep the grinders awake.
Let’s take a look at the Friday highlights!
Spartan Poker
The fourth edition of the Grand Poker Series (GPS) began on Friday with a 10-day-long schedule boasting ₹7 Crores in guaranteed prizes. Unleashing big-ticket excitement right from the beginning, the opening day saw the ₹1 Crore GTD GPS The Millionaire United play out the first of its three starting flights. This is the first of the two Millionaire events on the GPS schedule. Day 1A attracted 360 entries, and after nearly five hours of battle, only 54 of them could qualify through to Day 2. Vishal ‘BLueWhale222’ Madan bagged the end-of-day chip lead with a stack of 178,059, with former MoneyMaker champion Nitish ‘buttonclicking’ Gupta (171,499) and ‘UnlukcyLoser’ (1,62,828) carrying forward the next top stacks.
MTT reg Shashank ‘westworld’ Jain (134,399) also carried a big stack to Day 2. But it was the other headliner – the ₹35 Lakhs GPS #4 The Elite – where Jain really outshone the others. The tournament saw 355 contenders (151 unique, 82 re-entries, and 122 rebuys) pony up the ₹11,000 entry buy-in, generating a profitable ₹35.50 Lakhs prize pool. Jain not only bested the fierce competition, but he also beat poker coach Abhishek ‘MambaMentality’ Goindi (runner-up for ₹5.06 Lakhs) heads-up to win the title and the ₹7.51 Lakhs that came with it.
Jain won this tournament for the second time last night. Last year in March, he had shipped The Elite for ₹4.49 Lakhs. His annual earnings have soared to ₹1.62 Crores while his lifetime online MTT record stands at ₹2.16 Crores.
Abhishek ‘nbc345’ Rathod (3rd for ₹3.56 Lakhs), Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy (4th for ₹2.89 Lakhs), and PokerGuru Ambassador Gokul ‘Super Kings’ Raj (5th for ₹2.29 Lakhs) were the other known regs who FT-ed The Elite.
Running alongside The Elite was the ₹12 Lakhs GTD GPS #3 TGIF that gathered 799 entrants, falling just one entry short of its listed guarantee. It took close to eight hours before the final three players agreed on a deal that saw Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta take down the title for ₹1.63 Lakhs. Young Gun Siddharth ‘schemer77’ Karia (runner-up for ₹1.60 Lakhs) and ‘Sp3wdi3pi3‘ (3rd for ₹1.59 Lakhs) were the other two players who benefitted from the deal.
This happens to be Mehta’s second TGIF win. On August 1, he had won this tourney for ₹2.21 Lakhs, and last night`s score has boosted his lifetime record to ₹66.8 Lakhs.
Rohit ‘ShippingYard’ Mishra (4th for ₹82,320) and Sahil ‘Hey_Jude’ Roxx (5th for ₹64,680) were the other prominent FT finishers in the TGIF.
PokerStars India
PokerStars India’s Friday mainstay, ₹15 Lakhs GTD Highroller sporting a ₹8,250 entry buy-in, began proceedings at 7.30 PM yesterday. By the time registrations closed, 198 entries had been recorded for a marginal ₹15,000 overlay. Amit ‘the_ziro’ J was the last player standing in the tourney and won ₹2.61 Lakhs after a heads-up deal with Shagun ‘Sogani22’ Jain (runner-up for ₹2.49 Lakhs).
Mohammad ‘Bund_Blaster’ Azhar (3rd for ₹1.59 Lakhs), PokerGuru Ambassador Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan (6th for ₹63,882), Rishab ‘NoChan(3’ Malik (7th for ₹47,057), Young Gun Devang ‘trappyfish93’ Yadav (8th for ₹34,663), and Young Gun Gaurav ‘3betPanda’ Sood (9th for ₹30,267) posted a deep run in the tourney.
The ₹5 Lakhs GTD Battle Royale saw the current TLB topper, Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar, besting the 191-strong field to win ₹1.02 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with ‘pranay1245’ (runner-up for ₹65,051).
Friday also marked the start of the seven-day long series ‘Play For A Cause’ in association with United Way of Chennai! The first of the seven tourneys, the ₹50K GTD Play For A Cause – ‘Seva Kitchen’ Charity Special tourney, logged in 75 entries translated into an overlay of ₹29,375. Vaibhav ‘vaibsss’ Bhatia championed the charity tourney to win ₹10,935.
PokerBaazi
The ₹50 Lakhs GTD IMPS Main Event ran two starting flights on Friday. Day 1B kicked off at 4 PM, registering 728 entries. Only 85 runners could bag chips for Day 2 with Moneel ‘moneeldoshi’ Doshi leading the charge with a stack of 571,000. Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik (446,000) and Dipankar ‘dbelieves’ Arhat (309,000) bagged the next top stacks.
Day 1C garnered a lot more interest as 929 entries entered the tourney, and 90 among them made the cut for Day 2. ‘Pj2192’ (500,000) bagged the chip lead, with Raghav ‘Ragtag24’ Wahi (493,000) and ‘killingskill’ (430,000) in hot pursuit.
Combined with 1,123 entries from Day 1A, the ₹1,100 entry buy-in tourney has already roped in 2,780 entries with two starting flights still to go!
While the IMPS Main Event action was ongoing, the ₹20 Lakhs GTD Weekly HighRoller began proceedings at 8 PM. The ₹11,000 entry buy-in tourney registered 189 entries to fall ₹1.10 Lakh short of the listed guarantee. Things played down to a climactic finale with two seasoned pros Sumit ‘boronyx’ Sapra and Abhinav ‘griezmann’ Iyer, jostling for the bragging rights. Sapra proved the last player standing and won ₹4.83 Lakhs, with Iyer making do with a runner-up score worth ₹3.39 Lakhs.
Sapra’s trailblazing win comes only two days after winning the Adda52 Wednesday marquee, the ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick for ₹3.75 Lakhs. The APL brand ambassador currently sits on ₹5.76 Crore in recorded online winnings.
Some of the top talents who made it to the six-max FT in the Weekly HighRoller included Young Gun Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood (3rd for ₹2.18 Lakhs), Ayush ‘Proman502’ Garg (4th for ₹1.61 Lakhs), Guruprasad ‘fish_calling’ Gupta (5th for ₹1.21 Lakhs) and Rohit ‘Executioner00’ Jinwal (6th for ₹96,800).
Both Garg and Sood posted multiple FT scores yesterday. While Sood placed ninth in PokerStars India’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Highroller for ₹30,267, Garg placed fourth in Adda52’s ₹6 Lakhs GTD Running Hot for ₹51,000.
Adda52
Adda52’a Friday flagship The Ballers made another of its scheduled runs with a prize pool guarantee of ₹22.5 Lakhs. The tournament did good business as a turnout of 358 hopefuls collected a profitable prize pool of ₹24.52 Lakhs. It was 4.25 AM in the morning today when the tournament culminated, handing out the title and a fat payroll of ₹6.13 Lakhs to Chirag ‘cs56’ Sodha. Seasoned poker pro Raghav ‘BaLuGaWhAIE’ Bansal finished runner-up for ₹3.71 Lakhs.
Also making it to the FT was Smita ‘coconik’ Agarwalla (3rd for ₹2.69 Lakhs), former bracelet champion, Aditya ‘a_sushant’ Sushant (5th for ₹1.31 Lakhs), and Goonjan ‘ gmtesting’ Mall (6th for ₹91,961).
Another player to join the champion’s club was ‘fiery’ who padded their bankroll by ₹1.56 Lakhs after topping the 250-entry field in the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Running Hot. The tourney suffered a glaring ₹1 Lakh shortfall. Ayush ‘lazyman’ Garg finished 4th in the Running Hot for ₹51,000.
Pocket52
Headlining the tournament run on Pocket52 yesterday was the ₹2,200 entry buy-in ₹5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Kings. ‘AllwaysbuffinG’ topped a field of 323 entries to win ₹95,500, ‘NITINRAWAT’ finished runner-up for ₹70,000.
The other notable winners of Friday were:
| Player | Prize Amount | Event | Pokee Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| acedealer | ₹1 Lakh | Kick Starter ₹4 Lakhs GTD | Khelo365 |
| Sandeep Singh 'King19' Kohli | ₹80,400 | Friday SuperStack ₹3 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Ntwadumela | ₹75,067 | GPS #2 ₹3 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Seiborg09 | ₹45,978 | GPS #1 ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| AndhaDhun | ₹42,000 | IMPS#108 ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| Rohit 'yo yo guitarist' Singh | ₹39,271 | Night Rider - Monster Stack #1 ₹2.45 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Zaminder | ₹34,500 | Pocket Dinner ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | Pocket52 |
| Fireman | ₹34,500 | Pocket Lunch ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | Pocket52 |
| Rajaji Naredra 'mymaa' Prajapati | ₹34,420 | IMPS#107 Daily ₹2 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| avadesh609 | ₹33,000 | Dangal Friday ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | PokerDangal |
| picnic123 | ₹12,900 | Prime Time ₹30K GTD PLO | Khelo365 |
We have a scheduled server update today because of which we will not be updating the detailed report.
Daily Majors: Raj, Bhardwaj, Singh, Kumar & Mishra Headline the Wednesday Flagships
The majority of the Wednesday flagships registered massive overlays; still, PokerBaazi’s Grinders Series and Poker Dangal’s Dangal Value Series (DVS) saved the day. PokerGuru Ambassadors were a dominant force and took down two flagship tourneys last night, making it to the featured winner’s list.
More action is coming up ahead with the second edition of Spartan Poker’s Freezeout Master Series (FMS) starting today, so keep an eye out.
Here is a complete recap from yesterday.
Spartan Poker
Spartan Poker hosted the biggest guaranteed tourney on Wednesday, the ₹30 Lakhs GTD Destiny. Logging in 559 entries, the ₹5,500 buy-in event experienced a deficit of ₹2.05 Lakhs. PokerGuru Ambassador Gokul ‘Super Kings’ Raj powered his way through the reg-laden field to win the second running of the tourney in the Destiny 16.0 series for ₹7.8 Lakhs. An anonymous user ‘crockroax021’ finished runner-up for ₹4.8 Lakhs. The win incidentally came exactly a year after Raj last won this tourney as part of the Destiny 10.0 series, and his lifetime online score has soared to ₹3.46 Crores after this win.
The new multi-flight ₹10 Lakhs GTD Velocity ran its second starting flight on Wednesday. Day 1B of the ₹550 buy-in tourney added 240 entries to the existing 264 entries from Day 1A, expanding the field to 504 entries. By the time the scheduled levels of play were over, only 32 contenders were left standing. Counting the advancing players from Day 1A, 59 players have booked a seat for Day 2 on Saturday. Vaibhav ‘AllinPavBhaji’ Temani (116,343), Vishal ‘Juwadi’ Gajaria (107,828), and ‘kingboy’ (106,828) bagged the top stacks of the flight. The Day 1A chip leader, ‘RiverG,’ retains the overall chip lead after the two starting flights with their stack of 165,459. There are two more starting flights yet to play out.
The ₹4 Lakhs GTD Mega Freeze registered 119 entries to post an overlay of ₹43,000. An unknown player ‘jethalaal’ defeated the former Millionaire champion Anujkumar ‘aatmaan108’ Kodam (runner-up for ₹68,000) heads-up to win the title and ₹1.01 Lakh in prize money. Kodam banked another ₹1.98 Lakhs for his fourth-place finish in the Destiny.
PokerBaazi
PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Pride logged in 264 entries and was forced to fill in a sizable ₹2.08 Lakhs shortfall. After six hours of play, PokerGuru Ambassador Rohit ‘rohit22rm’ Mishra came out on top after defeating Abhishek ‘ketchup’ Kumar heads-up to win ₹2.21 Lakhs. Kumar had shipped The Race on Tuesday for ₹1.46 Lakhs and narrowly missed out on winning back-to-back titles, finishing runner-up for ₹1.55 Lakhs.
The ₹3 Lakhs GTD Grinders#14 Wednesday SuperStack generated ₹3.22 Lakhs in the prize pool on the back of 161 registrations. aatishbaaz’ took down the event for a personal-best ₹82,920. Millind ‘ulimpiraise’ Satam finished runner-up for ₹58,060.
Adda52
The featured tourney that ran on Adda52 was the ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick. The ₹2,500 buy-in tourney clocked in 658 entries to almost break even on the guarantee. Chirag ‘mahikk’ Bhardwaj plowed his way through the competition to win the title and ₹3.30 Lakhs. This win has taken Bhardwaj`s lifetime tally to ₹1.39 Crores. The runner-up Nishant ‘stockfull’ Pandey added ₹2.63 Lakhs to his bankroll – courtesy a heads-up deal.
The ₹10 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack did not garner the same interest as the Maverick. A below-par turnout of 152 entries resulted in a landslide overlay worth ₹2.40 Lakhs. Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh got the best deal on the value on offer as he won the tourney for ₹2.70 Lakhs. ‘Reg_Slayer’ finished runner-up for ₹1.70 Lakhs. Singh clinched his second-biggest score with this win, improving his online record to ₹70.59 Lakhs.
PokerStars India
PokerStars India’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD Night on Stars had to fill in a ₹1.03 Lakhs overlay on the back of a below-par 239-entry field. Aman ‘KarmaPoker77’ Parakh was the last player standing and pocketed ₹1.19 Lakhs after a heads-up deal with Bharat ‘MojoJojo2193’ Vasan (runner-up for ₹1.16 Lakhs).
For Parakh, who has been on a breakout run in recent months, this was just one of two tourney titles he won last night. He further supplemented his winnings by ₹46,851 after taking down PokerBaazi’s Holdem Boost DST. Parakh has already won three titles in two days. He had championed the Sixth Sense on Tuesday for ₹1.32 Lakhs. His lifetime tally reflects ₹1.55 Crores in earnings.
The ₹5 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush played out amid 174 runners to fall ₹65,000 short of the listed guarantee. Following up on a heads-up deal, Abhijeet ‘sexylady7766’ Kumar clinched the title for ₹90,847 (₹46,530 in prize money and ₹43,067 in bounties).
Kumar had a very productive day as he also finished third in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹1.47 Lakhs. His cumulative winnings for the day touched ₹2.37 Lakhs, taking his online record soaring to ₹53.71 Lakhs. ‘Poker_Basilisk’ finished runner-up for ₹83,368 (₹49,052 in prize money and ₹34,316 in bounties).
The other Wednesday winners were:
| Player | Prize Money | Event | Poker Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalcup38 | ₹72,676 | DVS Day 1 Main ₹3 Lakhs GTD | Poker Dangal |
| Luckbox999 | ₹61,914 | Night Rider – Monster Stack ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| tiggaster | ₹57,427 | Ultimate PLO ₹2 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Rajarshi ‘rajsuk365’Saha | ₹56,250 | The Gladiator ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD | Pocket52 |
| Its Easy M’kay | ₹55,404 | Monster Stack ₹3 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Amit Kumar ‘SachinTendulkar’ Sahu | ₹45,000 | Pocket Lunch ₹2 Lakhs GTD | Pocket52 |
| Tilting | ₹37,490 | Pocket Dinner ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | Pocket52 |
| LALLORONA | ₹37,000 | DVS #1 ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD | Poker Dangal |
| Rahul ‘JamesDenial007’ Sengar | ₹34,730 | DVS #4 ₹1 Lakh GTD | Poker Dangal |
| kumaraniket | ₹8,000 | Grinder 2.0 ₹20,000 GTD | Khelo365 |
Destiny ₹30 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 268
Re-entries – 118
Re-buys – 173
Prize Pool – ₹30,00,000
Places Paid – 50
Spartan Poker`s ₹30 Lakhs GTD Destiny played out the second round of its 16th edition last night. Young Gun Gaurav Sood had won the first round last Wednesday.
The Destiny registered 359 entries on its latest run – 264 entries short from last week’s turnout. Predictably, the event suffered a sizeable overlay of ₹2.05 Lakhs.
PokerGuru Ambassador Gokul ‘Super Kings’ Raj championed the tourney for an impressive ₹7.80 Lakhs, after besting ‘crockroax021’ heads-up, who banked a runner-up payout worth ₹4.80 Lakhs.
This was Raj’s second time winning the Destiny title. The former Millionaire champion had won the ₹20 Lakhs GTD Destiny 10.0 in August last year for ₹7.09 Lakhs. And even better – he went on to ship the Destiny Finale SnG as well! Now that he has made his way into the Destiny 16.0 SnG finale that starts at 9 PM on October 18, he will be looking to repeat this feat again.
Another former Millionaire champion, Anujkumar ‘aatmaan108’ Kodam (4th for ₹1.98 Lakhs), Young Gun Anmol ‘Anzzzzz’ Mehta (5th for ₹1.26 Lakhs), Deepak ‘chimpoo’ Bothra (6th for ₹1.05 Lakhs), Alok ‘Mazacar’ Birewar (7th for ₹75,000), PokerGuru Ambassador Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh (8th for ₹66,000), and Guruprasad ‘DONKAKING’ Gupta (9th for ₹57,000) rounded out the stacked FT.
Final Table Results
- Gokul ‘Super Kings’ Raj – ₹7,80,000
- crockroax021 – ₹4,80,000
- BANK$Y – ₹2,77,500
- Anujkumar ‘aatmaan108’ Kodam – ₹1,98,000
- Anmol ‘Anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹1,26,000
- Deepak ‘chimpoo’ Bothra – ₹1,05,000
- Alok ‘Mazacar’ Birewar – ₹75,000
- Vivek ‘KasolHieghts’ Singh – ₹66,000
- Guruprasad ‘DONKAKING’ Gupta – ₹57,000
Maverick ₹15 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹2,500
Entries – 316
Re-entries – 342
Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000
Places Paid – 72
Adda52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Maverick brought in 658 entries, missing the break-even mark by a little over one entry. The top 72 places boarded the money bus.
MTT reg Chirag ‘mahikk’ Bhardwaj championed the tourney to win ₹3.29 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with Nishant ‘stockfull’ Pandey (runner-up for ₹2.62 Lakhs).
Kshitij ‘kshban31’ Bansal (5th for ₹75,000), Nitin ‘bigbluffs’ Arora (6th for ₹52,500), and Young Gun Arsh ‘bigggtymer’ Grover (9th for ₹22,500) posted FT scores.
Final Table Results
- Chirag ‘mahikk’ Bhardwaj – ₹3,29,893*
- Nishant ‘stockfull’ Pandey – ₹2,62,607*
- 2abhisingh – ₹1,47,000
- ladypoker20 – ₹1,05,000
- Kshitij‘kshban31’ Bansal – ₹75,000
- Nitin ‘bigbluffs’ Arora – ₹52,500
- vivloc – ₹41,250
- annanya_agarwal92 – ₹30,000
- Arsh‘bigggtymer’ Grover – ₹22,500
*denotes heads-up deal
Monster Stack ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Buy-in – ₹5,500
Entries – 95
Re-entries – 57
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 15
The ₹5,500 buy-in Monster Stack suffered a significant ₹2.40 Lakhs shortfall on its 10 Lakhs prize pool GTD (24% overlay on posted GTD). The top 15 finishers from a starting field of 152 entries finished ITM.
It took over eight hours to play down to a champion. In the end, MTT reg Devrat ‘vickypune’ Singh came out trumps and won ₹2.70 Lakhs. ‘Reg_Slayer’ finished runner-up for ₹1.70 Lakhs.
Smita ‘coconik’ Agarwalla (3rd for ₹1.25 Lakhs), Sajjan ‘haitohhai’ Barnwal (4th for ₹95,000), Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall (5th for ₹70,000), and PokerGuru Ambassador Naresh ‘emperor457’ Veeravalli (7th for ₹40,000) posted FT finishes.
Final Table Results
- Devrat‘vickypune’ Singh – ₹2,70,000
- Reg_Slayer – ₹1,70,000
- Smita‘coconik’ Agarwalla -₹1,25,000
- Sajjan ‘haitohhai’ Barnwal – ₹95,000
- Goonjan‘gmtesting’ Mall – ₹70,000
- MRvBEAST – ₹50,000
- Naresh ‘emperor457’ Veeravalli – ₹40,000
- Pokerwhale99 – ₹32,500
- jimmyadams -₹27,500
The Pride ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹3,300
Entries – 149
Re-entries – 115
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 36
PokerBaazi’s Wednesday flagship tourney, The Pride, got walloped for a whopping ₹2.08 Lakhs shortfall on its ₹10 Lakhs listed guarantee.
PokerGuru Ambassador Rohit ‘rohit22rm’ Mishra toppled a field of 264 contenders in the tourney to win a handsome ₹2.21 Lakhs cash prize. He denied Tuesday’s The Race winner Abhishek ‘ketchup’ Kumar a second consecutive title. The latter pocketed ₹1.55 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.
The notable players on FT included Tuesday’s The Mint winner Sajjan ‘TheTeacher’ Barnwal (3rd for ₹99,700), Guruprasad ‘fish_calling’ Gupta (4th for ₹73,800), Vishal ‘FlopturnRiver’ Madan (5th for ₹55,400), Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra (6th for ₹44,300), Young Gun Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi (8th for ₹29,500), and Srihari ‘bangbang999’ Bang (9th for ₹22,100)
Final Table Results
- Rohit ‘rohit22rm’ Mishra – ₹2,21,000
- Abhishek ‘ketchup’ Kumar – ₹1,55,000
- Sajjan ‘TheTeacher’ Barnwal – ₹99,700
- Guruprasad ‘fish_calling’ Gupta – ₹73,800
- Vishal ‘FlopturnRiver’ Madan – ₹55,400
- Sanish ‘Sanish21’ Chhabra – ₹44,300
- bosspoker – ₹36,800
- Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi – ₹29,500
- Srihari ‘bangbang999’ Bang – ₹22,100
Velocity ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Day 1B – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 133
Re-entries – 16
Re-buys – 91
Survivors – 32
Day 1B of Spartan Poker’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Velocity registered 240 entries. After the stipulated number of levels was played, only 32 players made it through to Day 2.
Vaibhav ‘AllinPavBhaji’ Temani grabbed the pole position with a stack of 116,343, with Vishal ‘Juwadi’ Gajaria (107,828) and ‘kingboy’ (106,828) rounding out the top three stacks.
Kavish ‘Dietchips’ Kukreja (102,602), Aakash ‘shipsuperior’ Kedia (89,569), Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (86,994), and Dheeraj ‘sarkar’ Bisht (81,898) were among the top 10 stacks at the end of Day 1B.
Day 1C starts at 7 PM today.
Top 10 Chip Counts at the End of Day 1B
- Vaibhav ‘AllinPavBhaji’ Temani – 116,343
- Vishal ‘Juwadi’ Gajaria – 107,828
- kingboy – 106,828
- Kavish ‘Dietchips’ Kukreja – 102,602
- NutsOrBust90 – 98,126
- Bowler – 96,444
- Aakash ‘shipsuperior’ Kedia – 89,569
- Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – 86,994
- Dheeraj ‘sarkar’ Bisht – 81,898
- mrchool – 70,578
Night on Stars ₹7 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 145
Re-entries – 94
Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000
Places Paid – 39
PokerStars’ India’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD Night on Stars mustered 239 entries, and the site had to pitch in ₹1.02 Lakhs to make good the posted guarantee.
Exactly a day after he shipped the Sixth Sense, Aman ‘KarmaPoker77’ Parakh was back on the podium. He chopped the top prize with Bharat ‘MojoJojo2193’ Vasan, to win ₹1.18 Lakhs, with Vasan taking away a near-equal ₹1.15 Lakhs.
Parakh, in fact, won two tourney titles last night. His other win came in PokerBaazi’s Holdem Boost DST for ₹46,851, improving his online tally to ₹1.55 Crores.
Prashanth ‘nemesis996’ Sekar (3rd for ₹73,780), Young Gun Anmol ‘Kaanchacheena’ Mehta (4th for ₹54,533), and Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar (6th for ₹29,791) FT-ed the tourney!
Final Table Results
- Aman ‘KarmaPoker77’ Parakh- ₹1,18,928*
- Bharat ‘MojoJojo2193’ Vasan – ₹1,15,947*
- Prashanth ‘nemesis996’ Sekar – ₹73,780
- Anmol ‘Kaanchacheena’ Mehta – ₹54,533
- aabha- ₹40,306
- Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar – ₹29,791
- deep12322 – ₹22,019
- Naru96 – ₹16,275
- yash1805 – ₹12,029
*denotes heads-up deal
Big Bubble Rush ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Buy-in – ₹2,750
Entries – 100
Re-entries – 71
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 29
The ₹5 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush, like its elder sibling the Night on Stars, faltered on the listed guarantee. The tourney witnessed 171 entrants, falling ₹72,500 short of the guarantee.
One of the standout winners of the day, Abhijeet ‘sexylady7766’ Kumar, came out on top to win ₹90,847 after striking a heads-up deal with ‘Poker_Basilisk’ (runner-up for ₹83,368).
This is Kumar’s second big score of the night. He also finished third in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹1.47 Lakhs, adding a career-best ₹2.38 Lakhs to his tally.
Nishant ‘Balaark’ Pandey (5th for₹21,063) and Sanish ‘sneakysani’ Chhabra (6th for ₹27,762) were the other known players on the final table.
Final Table Results
- Abhijeet ‘sexylady7766’ Kumar – ₹90,847*
- Poker_Basilisk- ₹83,368*
- robert_ford9 – ₹40,862
- ssmg6617 – ₹32,322
- Nishant ‘Balaark’ Pandey – ₹21,063
- Sanish ‘sneakysani’ Chhabra – ₹27,762
- yash1805 – ₹17,508
- The AnnihiIator – ₹11,901
- Bhai99 – ₹8,776
*denotes heads-up deal
Mega Freeze ₹4 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Buy-in – ₹3,300
Entries – 119
Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000
Places Paid – 17
Overlay – ₹43,000
The overlay train did not spare the ₹4 Lakhs GTD Mega Freeze. The tourney wrangled in 119 runners, falling ₹43,000 short on the guarantee.
Mystery user ‘jethalaal’ championed the tourney to win the ₹1 Lakh up-top cash prize after defeating former Millionaire winner Anujkumar ‘aatmaan108’ Kodam heads-up. The latter took home ₹68,000 in second-place prize money.
The champion currents boasts of ₹4.23 Lakhs in winnings on Spartan Poker and a profit of ₹29,847.
Kodam kept busy as he final tabled the Destiny as well, placing fourth for ₹1.98 Lakhs. In all, he added ₹2.66 Lakhs to his bankroll.
Rajat ‘BloatedBelly’ Mahajan (3rd for ₹44,200), Sagar ‘$tuTheKidUngar’ Patnaik (6th for ₹23,280), and Young Gun Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover (9th for ₹10,000) earned final table payouts.
Grinders#14 Wednesday SuperStack 6-Max ₹3 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Buy-in – ₹2,200
Entries – 92
Re-entries – 69
Prize Pool – ₹3,22,000
Places Paid – 18
Surpassing its advertised guarantee, the Grinders#14 Wednesday SuperStack 6-Max collected a prize pool worth ₹3.22 Lakhs, on the back of 161 registrations.
Mystery user ‘aatishbaaz’ took down the event for ₹82,920 after defeating Millind ‘ulimpiraise’ Satam (runner-up for ₹58,060) heads-up.
Abhishek ‘ketchup’ Kumar (4th for ₹27,660), and Sameer ‘Killersam’ Tavanandi (6th for ₹16,580) posted FT scores.
DVS Day 1 Main ₹3 Lakhs GTD – Poker Dangal
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 159
Re-entries – 170
Prize Pool – ₹3,29,000
Places Paid – 36
The Day 1 Main of the Dangal Value Series logged in 329 entrants, to accrue ₹3.29 Lakhs in the prize pool.
The winner emerged in ‘Royalcup38,’ who collected a cash prize of ₹72,676 after defeating ‘Poornima’ (runner-up for₹50,995) in the heads-up play.
Gaurav ‘BIT00Poker’ Verma (3rd for ₹32,801), Bidya ‘Ankit420’ Shankar (5th for ₹18,226), Aastik ‘Goforkill’ Bhatia (6th for ₹14,574), and Rahul ‘Mrrahul777’ Kumar (8th for ₹9,705) FT-ed the tourney!
The Gladiator ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52
Buy-in – ₹1,250
Entries – 118
Re-entries – 87
Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000
Places Paid – 36
Pocket52’s ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD The Gladiator attracted 205 entries, falling ₹45,000 short of the guarantee.
Site regular Rajarshi ‘rajsuk365’ Saha championed the event to win ₹56,250, while ‘gurujii’ came in second for ₹33,750.
Pocket Lunch ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 114
Re-entries – 66
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 36
Tuesday’s Pocket Dinner champion Amit Kumar ‘SachinTendulkar’ Sahu, took down the ₹2 Lakhs GTD Pocket Lunch for ₹45,000, winning back-to-back titles on the site.
The site had to fill in a prize pool shortfall of ₹20,000.
Another site regular, Uday ‘Darinda’ Mondal, placed third for ₹20,600.
Pocket Dinner ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – Pocket52
Buy-in – ₹1,100
Entries – 100
Re-entries – 63
Prize Pool – ₹1,63,000
Places Paid – 27
Collecting ₹1.63 Lakhs in the prize pool, the ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD Pocket Dinner smashed its guarantee.
Unknown user ‘Tilting’ outlasted the 163 player-field to win the cash prize of ₹37,490. ‘Zaaraa’ placed runner-up for ₹22,820.
Tanmoy ‘Tanmo’ Chatterjee (4th for ₹13,040), Hriday ‘MARRII’ Mondal (5th for ₹9,780), and Riyaz ‘Sahil1008’ Khan (6th for ₹7,335) posted FT finishes.
DVS #1 ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD – Poker Dangal
Buy-in – ₹550
Entries – 158
Re-entries – 177
Prize Pool – ₹1,67,500
Places Paid – 36
The ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD DVS #1 registered 335 entries to create a prize pool of ₹1.67 Lakhs, and the top 36 places got paid. A mystery user ‘LALLORONA’ triumphed the tourney for ₹37,000.
‘Prakash7639’ finished runner-up for ₹25,962.
Grinder 2.0 ₹20,000 GTD – Khelo365
Buy-in – ₹275
Entries – 33
Re-entries – 18
Prize Pool – ₹20,000
Places Paid – 6
The 8 PM tourney on Khelo365, the Grinder 2.0 ₹20K NLHE, registered 51 entries and took less than 90 minutes to wrap up.
‘kumaraniket’ captured the title for ₹8,000 after eliminating ‘Unlocking’ (2nd for ₹4,200) in the heads-up play.
This report was updated at 4 PM on 20.8.2020.
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Top Videos of the Week: May 24 – 30
In this weekly feature, we take a look at the most trending videos from the poker world. From the craziest to the funniest, from the interesting to the bizarre, you’ll find it all here every week!
Off The Felt With Muskan Sethi Ep. 8 Ft. Women of Poker
PokerStars India Team Pro Muskan Sethi’s ‘Off The Felt’ podcast has become quite the thing. We’ve seen Sethi putting all her networking skills to work to bring some of the biggest global and desi names to the show each week.
Deviating from past episodes, this week, Sethi decided to call not one but seven guests to the show! And yes, they were all women. Prominent women in the circuit like Kanchan Sharma, Pratibha Arya, Shuchi Chamaria, Mahima Walia Das, Smita Agarwalla, Niharika Bindra, and Ruchika Purohit were all on the guest list. They shared their respective poker journeys along with talking about their inspiration to play the game!
Heads Up With Abhishek Goindi Ft. Neel Joshi
Poker pro and coach Abhishek Goindi had Neel Joshi as his latest guest on his talk show. Joshi, who is a chemical engineer from BIT Pilani, recounted what made him drop everything else to take up poker professionally, pros he draws inspiration from, poker destinations on his checklist, and more. Surprise surprise, Joshi’s mother made a short appearance in the episode as well!
It’s Your Turn With Aditya Wadhwani, Ep.6 Ft. Arsh Grover
Young Gun Arsh Grover is one of the best MTT pros in the country, and this week, it was Grover’s turn to be on Aditya Wadhwani’s show. Watch Grover talk about his daily grind, studying, and all things poker below.
INSCOOP Tourneys on PokerStars India
This was a massive week at PokerStars India and one of the biggest Sunday’s for the site. The headline event of the INSCOOP series, THE MAMMOTH 1 Crore GTD, played down to a champion on Tuesday. Plowing his way through a massive field of 1,221 entries was the versatile Vineet Kumar, who banked a career-best ₹17.15 Lakhs for his victory following a three-way deal. Watch the cards-up replay of the final table action below.
Former Millionaire champion Chirag Sodha topped a field of 196 entries to win the INSCOOP Sunday Highroller ₹25 Lakhs GTD for 4.96 Lakhs.
P Se Poker – Sanjay Taneja
The latest video release by 9stacks has Sanjay Taneja talking about a crucial aspect while playing, using small bets. Watch Taneja share important tips and instances on how small bets can be used effectively in the video below.
Rob Yong & Kevin Hart on Weekly Poker Showdown S02 E20
In what was arguably one of the best episodes of partypoker pro Jaime Staples’ Weekly Poker Showdown, Staples got talking to partypoker partner Rob Yong and Hollywood star Kevin Hart. Check out what they had to say below.
Bill Perkins Talks About Jungleman Ghosting Scandal- DAT Poker Podcast, Ep.75
In this latest episode of DAT Poker Podcast, host Adam Schwartz, Daniel Negreanu, and Terrence Chan discuss the ghosting allegations against Dan’ Jungleman’ Cates, before Bill Perkins – who had made the issue public, joined them. What did Perkins have to say? Watch the podcast below to find out.
The King’s Celebrity Poker Challenge on ClubWPT
Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander won ‘The King’s Celebrity Poker Challenge’ hosted by ClubWPT in partnership with Budweiser to help raise $125,000 for World Central Kitchen – a charity that helps deliver meals to the needy and frontline healthcare workers.
Alexander outran a star-studded field and ultimately defeated famous actor Kevin Pollak heads-up. The event was live-streamed on the WPT`s Twitch channel.
Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge E05 – Marcello “luckexpress” Marigliano
There’s more exciting action from the Durrr Million Dollar Challenge, all bundled in a fresh new episode and out there for the watching! Episode 5 has Tom Dwan taking on Marcello “luckexpress” Marigliano.
Daniel Negreanu, Elky & Felipe Ramos on WSOP Online Super Circuit
In this live-stream replay from GGPoker Network’s Twitch channel, watch the network’s ambassadors Daniel Negreanu, Felipe Ramos, and Bertrand’ Elky’ Grospellier take stock of the ongoing WSOP Online Super Circuit Series. They talk about how the series has fared so far and the massive Sunday that will bring the series to a close.
Garrett Adelstein vs. Art – Live At the Bike
Live at the Bike came out with a new cash game video this week. A few particular spots saw Garrett Adelstein clash with Artur Papazyan. In one hand, Adelstein four-bet king-queen, but Papazyan had kings. Who won eventually? Check out the video below to find out!
Top 5 Sickest Poker River Cards Ever – Fury TV
It’s been some time since we brought you a Fury TV-curated video of top poker hands. This one here is a collection of top five poker hands where the river card made all the difference.
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Daily Majors: Gupta, Naruka, Iyer, Kiran & Sodha Take Down the Monday Marquees
The online flagship guarantees continue to get crushed during the 21-day lockdown. Spartan Poker’s ReCharge ₹18 Lakhs GTD was the biggest draw last night, and the flagship registered 1,129 entries (473 unique, 177 re-entries, and 479 re-buys), collecting a prize pool worth₹22.58 Lakhs.
Gaurav ‘VantaBlack’ Gupta emerged victorious after besting ‘dorasingh’ (runner-up for ₹2.65 Lakhs) heads-up and banked a winner’s payday of ₹4.30 Lakhs.
The other marquee tourney on Spartan Poker yesterday was the Deep Freeze ₹8 Lakhs GTD that attracted 141 entries, collecting ₹8.46 Lakhs in prize money. Well-known reg Chirag ‘chilling’ Sodha topped the field and walked away with ₹1.31 Lakhs in prize money, after striking a four-way deal with Nisha ‘Nisha123’ Sareen (runner-up for ₹1.29 Lakhs), Meherzad ‘magician888’ Munsaf (3rd for ₹1.27 Lakhs) and ‘BrodaV’ (4th for ₹1.18 Lakhs).
India’s first solo WSOP bracelet winner and our Young Gun Abhinav ‘griezmann’ Iyer ran past a field of 631 entrants (323 unique and 308 re-entries) in PokerBaazi’s The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD to grab the lion’s share of the ₹15.77 Lakhs prize pool worth ₹2.98 Lakhs. Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor came in second for ₹2.09 Lakhs.
Adda52’s Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD registered 522 hopefuls, generating ₹16.70 Lakhs in the prize pool. Kamal ‘ksn123’ Naruka locked horns with Smita ‘coconik’ Agarwalla for the top honors and the former, ultimately, walked away with ₹4 Lakhs in first-place prize money. Agarwalla pocketed ₹2.33 Lakhs for her runner-up finish.
The Monday Hustle ₹10 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India gathered 249 entries (139 unique and 110 re-entries), falling just one entry short of break-even. Sasi ‘sasikiranx’ Kiran shipped the tourney and won₹1.91 Lakhs.
The other Monday winners were:
| Player | Prize Money | Event | Poker Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| stanoneil86 | ₹1.24 Lakhs | Battle Royale ₹5 Lakhs GTD | PokerStars India |
| Anuj 'drawdead' Arora | ₹1.17 Lakhs | Destiny Junior ₹6.5 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Chetraj100 | ₹1.17 Lakhs | The Bout Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD | PokerBaazi |
| E ‘horserider’ Kumar | ₹1.04 Lakhs | TID#1 Take It Down ₹4 Lakhs GTD | 9stacks |
| hardikkumar147 | ₹99,900 | Hexagram ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD | Adda52 |
| MansaMusa | ₹74,906 | Night Rider ₹3.5 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Piyush ‘BlackMamba’ Gaikwad | ₹71,352 | Ultimate PLO ₹2.75 Lakhs | Spartan Poker |
| Sathish 'Jaqkten' Ananth | ₹41,103 | Unstoppable ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD | Spartan Poker |
| Somenn 'Prokiller' Singh | ₹24,000 | Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD | Poker Dangal |
ReCharge ₹18 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 473
Re-entries – 177
Re-buys – 479
Prize Pool – ₹22,58,000
Places Paid – 95
Battling a field of 1,129 entries (473 unique, 177 re-entries and 479 re-buys), Gaurav ‘VantaBlack’ Gupta took down the ReCharge ₹18 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker yesterday night. Gupta, who had final-tabled the DPT Xpress ₹10K Bounty with a seventh-place finish last month, squared off with ‘dorasingh’ heads-up and defeated the latter to claim the top prize of ₹4.30 Lakhs. The latter, in the meantime, pocketed ₹2.65 Lakhs for finishing runner-up.
With the tourney mustering a ₹22.58 Lakhs prize pool, a total of 95 players finished ITM. This included Dheeraj Kumar ‘danial13’ Bairineni (19th for ₹17,138), Abhishek ‘TheGrinder’ Garg (21st for ₹14,880), Shardul ‘F – Bomb’ Parthasarathi (23rd for ₹14,880), Kunal ‘TiltAtma’ Patni (24th for ₹12,757), Anirudh ‘flash’ Reddy (27th for ₹12,757), Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar (36th for ₹9,822), Sumit ‘sumitgh2050’ Ghosh (38th for ₹9,822), Young Gun Ujjwal ‘Lord Hendrix’ Narwal (40th for ₹8,467), Dhiraj ‘supernuts’ Lakhotia (45th for ₹8,467), Dhawal ‘Pokerpro555’ Bagaria (50th for ₹8,467), Neel ‘Worm33’ Joshi (52nd for ₹8,467), Romit ‘tilt_83’ Advani (54th for ₹8,467), Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (64th for ₹7,564), Siddhanth ‘bullzeye’ Kapoor (70th for ₹7,564), Sumit ‘Sands Myth’ Sapra (72nd for ₹6,661), Kavish ‘Dietchips’ Kukreja (78th for ₹6,661), Sagar ‘strangeplay’ Choudhary (83rd for ₹6,661), Archit ‘pocketarchie’ Khandelwal (89th for ₹6,661) and Srihari ‘bangbang99’ Bang (95th for ₹6,661).
PokerGuru Ambassadors Faiz ‘DrStrange’ Alam (37th for ₹9,822), Devvrat ‘RickdickulouS’ Arya (41st for ₹8,467) and Ashish ‘Donkey 07’ Munot (44th for ₹8,467) also made ITM finishes.
Final Table Results
- Gaurav ‘VantaBlack’ Gupta – ₹4,30,826
- dorasingh – ₹2,65,992
- folditnoob – ₹1,90,123
- Vivek ‘KasolHeights’ Singh – ₹1,45,641
- businessman11 – ₹1,15383
- hypnotizer – ₹89,868
- sandyn39 – ₹65,482
- Piko – ₹44,753
- philhermouth – ₹35,450
Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Entries – 247
Re-entries – 275
Prize Pool – ₹16,70,403
Places Paid – 55
It was yet another guarantee smashing Monday on Adda52 with its Inception ₹10 Lakhs GTD attracting 522 entries (247 unique and 275 re-entries) to generate a ₹16.70 Lakhs prize pool and the top 55 places got paid.
The last player standing in the field was Kamal ‘ksn123’ Naruka, who walked away with ₹4 Lakhs top prize after defeating Smita ‘coconik’ Agarwalla (runner-up for ₹2.33 Lakhs) heads-up.
The final table featured the likes of Aniket ‘sandystorm’ Pradhan (3rd for ₹1.58 Lakhs), Abhishek ‘messi010010’ Gubba (5th for ₹83,520), Praveen ‘pk786’ Gattani (6th for ₹58,464), Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall (7th for ₹41,760), and Amar ‘amarmehta01’ Mehta (8th for ₹33,408).
Other notables who made ITM finishes included Gagandeep ‘gaganhyd’ Singh (10th for ₹20,880), Anuj ‘anuj25395’ Yadav (13th for ₹16,704), Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava (15th for ₹16,704), Rohit ‘kudos0505’ Behal (21st for ₹12,528), Ranjeet ‘rj147’ Negi (23rd for ₹12,528), Moola ‘udaymoola’ Udaya (24th for ₹12,528), Anshul ‘vexagon’ Rana (27th for ₹10,858), Rohit ‘ikkatikka’ Setia (29th for ₹10,858), Gurpal ‘gurpal83’ Singh (30th for ₹10,858), Amit ‘amit030’ Kumar (31st for ₹10,858), Akshat ‘viking1111’ Dwivedi (33rd for ₹10,858), Kapil ‘selffish’ Arora (38th for ₹9,187), Srihari ‘zombieballs’ Bang (40th for ₹9,187), Romit ‘ft83’ Advani (44th for ₹7,517), Md ‘007shakuni’ Zeeshan (45th for ₹7,517), Prasad ‘goodmanji’ Patil (46th for ₹7,517), Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (47th for ₹7,517), Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta (49th for ₹7,517), Rajat ‘oshoswami’ Sharma (50th for ₹7,517), Bunty ‘ripphil’ Choudhary (51st for ₹7,517), and Kunal ‘KunalPatni’ Patni (55th for ₹7,517).
PokerGuru Ambassadors Laksh ‘boomtilt23’ Pal Singh (18th for ₹14,198) and Vivek ‘vivek94540’ Singh (22nd for ₹12,528) along with their mentor Aditya ‘iamherenow’ Agarwal (35th for ₹9,187) also posted scores.
Final Table Results
- Kamal ‘ksn123’ Naruka – ₹4,00,896
- Smita ‘coconik’ Agarwalla – ₹2,33,856
- Aniket ‘sandystorm’ Pradhan – ₹1,58,688
- GigaaBet – ₹1,25,280
- Abhishek ‘messi010010’ Gubba – ₹83,520
- Praveen ‘pk786’ Gattani – ₹58,464
- Goonjan ‘gmtesting’ Mall – ₹41,760
- Amar ‘amarmehta01’ Mehta – ₹33,408
- imluckbox – ₹25,056
The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Entries – 323
Re-entries – 308
Prize Pool – ₹15,77,500
Places Paid – 72
PokerBaazi’s Monday signature tourney, The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD,attracted a 631-strong players field (323 unique and 308 re-entries), crushing the advertised guarantee by ₹5.77 Lakhs. Former WSOP bracelet winner and seasoned pro Abhinav ‘griezmann’ Iyer claimed the title along with a paycheque of ₹2.98 Lakhs. Online regular Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor finished runner-up for ₹2.09 Lakhs.
The final table featured the likes of PokerGuru Ambassadors Shashank ‘indianrat’ Desai (3rd for ₹1.34 Lakhs) and Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh (9th for ₹29,815), alongside other online regs likeNavdeep ‘Psychonaut’ Sahi (5th for ₹74,616), Zafar’ Zedd’ Ahmed (6th for ₹59,787), and Arunkumar ‘arunk8186’ Anandan (7th for ₹49,849).
The other ITM finishers were Muthukumar ‘hero1965’ Rajagopalan (10th for ₹21,927), Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia (12th for ₹21,927), Ranjeet ‘Rj147’ Negi (13th for ₹17,826), Kunal ‘VasooliChacha’ Patni (16th for ₹15,302), Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna (19th for ₹13,409), Ankush ‘Jonsnow84’ Aryan (22nd for ₹11,989), Amit ‘Amit030’ Kumar (23rd for ₹11,989), Pranav ‘GarviGujarat’ Desai (24th for 11,989), Rahul ‘GhatakTheGreat’ Sengar (25th for ₹10,569), Kaushik ‘kaushik1989’ Tibrewal (26th for ₹10,569), Chirag ‘miyagi’ Sodha (27th for ₹10,569), PokerGuru Ambassador Devvrat ‘flopCheck’ Arya (29th for ₹9,150), Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi (31st for ₹9,150), PokerGuru Ambassador Laksh ‘boomtlt23’ Pal Singh (36th for ₹9,150), Apurv ‘hahs0152’ Shah (40th for ₹7,888), Gurpal ‘roothless’ Singh (41st for ₹7,888), Sanket ‘blackcod’ Arora (44th for 7,888), Rajat ‘LungFakeer’ Sharma (45th for ₹7,888), Sumit ‘boronyx’ Sapra (46th for ₹6,783), Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan (50th for ₹6,783), Samit ‘Superkid7777’ Mehta (51st for ₹6,783), Naveen ‘TN30pro’ Prajapati (52nd for ₹6,783), Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury (54th for ₹6,783), Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey (55th for ₹5,679), Varun ‘Willgetthere’ Devayya (56th for ₹5,679), Anubhav ‘Shovemaster’ Ray (57th for 5,679), Chirag ‘Olandir’ Bhardwaj (58th for ₹5,679), Guruprasad ‘fish_calling’ Gupta (59th for ₹5,679), Divij ‘divij24’ Soni (60th for₹5,679), Dinesh ‘htc170209’ Kukreja (61st for ₹5,679), Kanav ‘sokopa’ Parwal (63rd for ₹5,679), Sandy ‘Ziigmund’ Lamba (64th for₹4,890), and Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar (69th for ₹4,890).
Final Table Results
- Abhinav ‘griezmann’ Iyer – ₹2,98,148
- Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor – ₹2,09,019
- Shashank ‘indianrat’ Desai – ₹1,34,403
- imohitahuja21 – ₹99,540
- Navdeep ‘Psychonaut’ Sahi – ₹74,616
- Zafar’ Zedd’ Ahmed – ₹59,787
- Arunkumar ‘arunk8186’ Anandan – ₹49,849
- bovada1111 – ₹39,753
- Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh – ₹29,815
Monday Hustle ₹10 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 139
Re-Entries – 110
Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000
Places Paid – 41
PokerStars India’s Monday Hustle ₹10 Lakhs logged in a 249-strong field (134 unique and 115 re-entries) yesterday, falling just one entry short of meeting its guarantee. After firing two bullets, Sasi ‘sasikiranx’ Kiran ran past the competition to pocket ₹1.91 Lakhs as first-place money.
The notable finalists included Vaibhav ‘GTO_LIFE_GG’ Sharma (3rd for ₹1.05 Lakhs), PokerGuru Ambassador Shashank ‘GOAT-245’ Desai (5th for ₹57,499), Vikram ‘swingtrader23’ Ved Batra (6th for ₹42,542), Honey ‘h09ey’ Bijlani (8th for ₹23,289), and Ankit ‘Bhoochal’ Saxena (9th for ₹19,684).
Other notable ITM finishers were PokerStars India Team pro Muskan Sethi (14th for ₹11,886), Ujjwal ‘CougarHunter69’ Narwal (17th for ₹11,886), Dhinesh ‘you3betl4bet’ Kumar (19th for ₹10,046), Sagar ‘sagarpupull’ Choudhury (20th for ₹10,046), Kapil ‘racemonk’ Arora (24th for ₹8,491), Rishab ‘riverrshiverr’ Jain (25th for ₹8,491), Abhishek ‘TheGrinder333’ Garg (28th for ₹8,491), Gurpal ‘twizelll’ Singh (30th for ₹8,491), Rocky ‘ravenvlaw410’ Gehlot (31st for ₹8,491), Arsh ‘BiggggTymeR’ Grover (32nd for ₹7,177), Chirag ‘WhyworrY_56’ Sodha (36th for ₹7,177), Kunal ‘iAlwaysHaveit’ Patni (38th for ₹7,177), and Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar (41st for ₹7,177).
PokerGuru Ambassadors Parikshit ‘Zapdos123’ Dhall (15th for ₹11,886), Gokul ‘Haxton Jr’ Raj (29th for ₹8,491), Laksh ‘B00MTilt23’ Pal Singh (37th for ₹7,177), and Devvrat ‘bhasm@sur1’ Arya (40th for ₹7,177) also crossed the money line.
Final Table Results
- Sasi ‘sasikiranx’ Kiran – ₹1,91,876
- SamCigar999 – ₹1,41,965
- Vaibhav ‘GTO_LIFE_GG’ Sharma – ₹1,05,037
- Vishalb22 – ₹77,714
- Shashank ‘GOAT-245’ Desai – ₹57,499
- Vikram ‘swingtrader23’ Ved Batra – ₹42,542
- GudThimma – ₹31,476
- Honey ‘h09ey’ Bijlani – ₹23,289
- Ankit ‘Bhoochal’ Saxena – ₹19,684
Deep Freeze ₹8 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 141
Prize Pool – ₹8,46,000
Places Paid – 20
Spartan Poker’s Deep Freeze ₹8 Lakhs GTD had an eventful run last night with 141 hopefuls paying up to enter. The tournament rode past its advertised guarantee to collect ₹8.46 Lakhs in prize money. Well-known circuit reg Chirag ‘chilling’ Sodha captured the title and the ₹1.31 Lakhs up top following a four-way deal with Nisha ‘Nisha123’ Sareen (2nd for ₹1.29 Lakhs), Meherzad ‘magician888’ Munsaf (3rd for ₹1.27 Lakhs) and ‘BrodaV’ (4th for ₹1.18 Lakhs).
Rohan ‘subho’ Soman (5th for ₹60,319), PokerGuru Ambassador Faiz ‘DrStrange’ Alam (10th for ₹16,920), Aditya ‘Yennefer’ Agarwal (11th for ₹16,920), Sumit ‘Sands Myth’ Sapra (13th for ₹14,805), Mayank ‘chipseaterpro’ Makhija (14th for ₹13,536), Abhishek ‘TheGrinder’ Garg (16th for ₹12,436), Paras ‘AAKKQQJJ’ Jain (17th for ₹12,436), Bhanu ‘spectre’ Prakash (18th for ₹11,336) and Kunal ‘TiltAtma’ Patni (20th for ₹11,336) also posted scores.
Final Table Results
- Chirag ‘chilling’ Sodha – ₹1,31,444*
- Nisha ‘Nisha123’ Sareen – ₹1,29,896*
- Meherzad ‘magician888’ Munsaf – ₹1,27,149*
- BrodaV – ₹1,18,517*
- Rohan ‘subho’ Soman – ₹60,319
- PoeticInjustice – ₹47,291
- TheKaliCartel – ₹35,447
- The Sightseer – ₹26,226
- Smokijoe – ₹20,304
*denotes four-way deal
Destiny Junior ₹6.5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 264
Re-entries – 69
Places Paid – 50
After deciding upon a three-way deal, Anuj ‘drawdead’ Arora outlasted the competition to win the Destiny Junior ₹6.5 Lakhs GTD title on Sparatan Poker and a payday worth₹1.17 Lakhs. ‘R4Rounder’ (runner-up for ₹99,401), and ‘Kingofking’ (3rd for ₹92,599) rounded out the podium place finishers.
The regs who finished in the money included Yudhisthir ‘Rowdy6’ Singh Rathore (7th for ₹16,250), Ankit ‘Ankkiii’ Pummy Talwar (11th for ₹6,500), Rohan ‘TheNxtChamp’ Soman (14th for ₹6,500), Vineet ‘The Mentalist’ Kumar (15th for ₹6,500), Anuj’Krish147′ Uppal (20th for ₹5,525), Harpreet ‘AZA16’ S Gurditta (22nd for ₹4,875), Abhimanyu ‘abhimanyumittal’ Mittal (32nd for ₹3,575), Rishi ‘BollywoodNight’ Gupta (36th for ₹3,575), Vaibhav ‘pgp282’ Temani (38th for ₹3,575), Anuj ‘Anuj16101’ Laddhad (40th for ₹3,575), and Ajit ‘ace_bob’ Singh Arora (44th for ₹3,250).
Final Table Results
- Anuj ‘drawdead’ Arora – ₹1,17,737*
- R4Rounder – ₹99,401*
- Kingofking – ₹92,599*
- changedname – ₹64,384
- Laard Labakdas – ₹27,300
- SAMWELL TARLY – ₹21,798
- Yudhisthir ‘Rowdy6’ Singh Rathore – ₹16,250
- Rudi2412 – ₹14,300
- Vanisha2105 – ₹12,350
*denotes three-way deal
Battle Royale ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India
Entries – 101
Re-Entries – 83
Total Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Regular Prize Pool – ₹2,70,000
Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,30,000
Places Paid – 31
The debutant Battle Royale ₹5 Lakhs GTD tourney on PokerStars India faltered on its inaugural run, falling₹40,000 short of meeting its guarantee on the back of a 184-strong field (101 unique and 83 re-entries).
Anonymous player ‘stanoneil86’ came out on top to win ₹1.24 Lakhs (₹53,671 in prize money, and ₹71,133 in bounties) for the victory.
Varun ‘wardev’ Devayya (6th for ₹18,009), Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar (7th for ₹12,986), and Gurpal ‘twizelll’ Singh (9th for ₹13,691) were the notable finalists.
Abhinav ‘abhi58’ Iyer (11th for ₹10,329), Sushant ‘sush2209’ Singh (12th for ₹6,781), Monish ‘monish1965’ Kumar (14th for ₹7,403), Ayan ‘interalia_1’ Ray (15th for ₹5,528), Tanu ‘tanukohli96’ Kohli (18th for ₹9,055), Prashanth ‘nemesis9961’ Sekar (19th for ₹8,117), Ankit ‘Bhoochal’ Saxena (22nd for ₹5,617), and Kaushik ‘breadbutterjam’ Tibrewal (26th for ₹4,223) were others who posted scores.
Final Table Results
- stanoneil86 – ₹1,24,804
- azmadh – ₹75,692
- pokerjacks17 – ₹32,509
- Flipper108 – ₹26,561
- Kabir1301 – ₹20,667
- Varun ‘wardev’ Devayya – ₹18,009
- Ram ‘TheLagLawyer’ Kakkar – ₹12,986
- PsykoEko – ₹10,482
- Gurpal ‘twizelll’ Singh – ₹13,691
The Bout Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD – PokerBaazi
Entries – 133
Re-entries – 100
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 27
The Bout Mini ₹5 Lakhs GTD on PokerBaazi logged in 233 entries (133 unique and 100 re-entries), falling ₹34,000 short on the posted guarantee. An unknown player with the online moniker ‘Chetraj100’ emerged as the victor to collect the first-place prize money of ₹1.17 Lakhs.
Prithu ‘fnatics’ Gaur (3rd for ₹53,100), Romit ’tilt83′ Advani (4th for ₹39,300), PokerGuru Ambassador Ashutosh ‘senojwod’ Balodhi (7th for ₹19,600), Debayan ‘dbz19’ Das (8th for ₹15,700), and Raghu ‘raghu2017’ Srinivas (9th for ₹11,750) final tabled the event.
Kuldeep ‘Bacchapro’ Jorwal (11th for ₹8,600), Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (14th for ₹7,050), Bhavneet ‘bhavneet’ Narang (15th for ₹7,050), Prince ‘NaNki’ Singh (19th for ₹5,250), Pranjal ‘lilmessi’ Gandhi (21st for ₹5,250), Pratibh ‘pratibhsaluja’ Saluja (24th for ₹4,700), Naveen ‘TN30pro’ Prajapati (26th for ₹4,150), and Vivekk ‘Vivek25’ Dube (27th for ₹4,150) were others who finished ITM.
Final Table Results
- Chetraj100 – ₹1,17,650
- Sarveshshahni – ₹82,550
- Prithu ‘fnatics’ Gaur – ₹53,100
- Romit ’tilt83′ Advani – ₹39,300
- bali1209 – ₹29,500
- poker_101 – ₹23,600
- Ashutosh ‘senojwod’ Balodhi – ₹19,600
- Debayan ‘dbz19’ Das – ₹15,700
- Raghu ‘raghu2017’ Srinivas – ₹11,750
TID#1 Take It Down ₹4 Lakhs GTD – 9stacks
Entries – 89
Re-entries – 44
Re-buys – 26
Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000
Places Paid – 20
User ‘horserider’ shipped 9stacks’ TID#1 Take It Down ₹4 Lakhs GTD last night for ₹1.04 Lakhs.
The tourney registered 159 entries (89 unique, 44 re-entries, and 26 re-buys), resulting in a minor overlay of ₹2,500, and the top 20 places received payouts.
Praveen ‘praveenchandcr7’ Chand (9th for ₹9,000) was a notable name who final tabled the tourney.
Final Table Results
- horserider – ₹1,04,000
- Putnanja – ₹72,000
- Udit ‘v4vendetta’ Agarwal – ₹52,000
- WINNINGHAND – ₹40,000
- SH4123 – ₹25,200
- ShakuniJi – ₹18,000
- LUCKBYCHANCE – ₹13,000
- ThePlayer – ₹11,000
- Praveen ‘praveenchandcr7’ Chand – ₹9,000
Night Rider ₹3.5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 207
Re-entries – 71
Re-buys – 189
Prize Pool – ₹3,73,600
Places Paid – 39
Spartan Poker’s Night Rider ₹3.5 Lakhs GTD played out amid 467 runners (207 unique, 71 re-entries and 189 re-buys) yesterday. With the tournament smashing its prize pool guarantee to collect ₹3.73 Lakhs in prize money, the final 39 players were able to add to their bankroll. In the end, ‘MansaMusa’ took down the title to win ₹74,906 after defeating his heads-up rival ‘AIT’ (runner-up for ₹49,800) to the finish line.
Moji ‘Zaalimp’ Padu (9th for ₹7,808), Shivaraj ‘Wheniscomingmytime1991’ Hwdi (26th for ₹3,287), Sathish ‘Jaqkten’ Ananth (31st for ₹2,914) and Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar (36th for ₹2,577) were among the other notable earners.
Final Table Results
- MansaMusa – ₹74,906
- AIT – ₹49,800
- tittooTauji – ₹36,426
- Hiteshh – ₹29,402
- Psyberation – ₹23,051
- chipsmith – ₹17,447
- slim Charles – ₹12,814
- saltwater – ₹9,414
- Moji ‘Zaalimp’ Padu – ₹7,808
Ultimate PLO ₹2.75 Lakhs – Spartan Poker
Entries – 68
Re-entries – 17
Places Paid – 11
Topping a field of 85 entries, Piyush ‘BlackMamba’ Gaikwad took down Spartan Poker’s Ultimate PLO ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD for ₹71.352. Gaikwad’s final battle in the tourney was with Jimmy ‘brahmos999’ Arora,who pocketed ₹66,710 for placing second.
Among the others who earned payouts in the event were Deepak ‘Optimist’ Singh (7th for ₹15,360), Farhaad ‘kilpauk’ Khazvini (8th for ₹12,000) and Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar (9th for ₹9,120).
Final Table Results
- Piyush ‘BlackMamba’ Gaikwad – ₹71,352
- Jimmy ‘brahmos999’ Arora – ₹66,710
- reddiered07 – ₹53,459
- AnantRathi – ₹31,520
- Sharkyshark – ₹24,960
- bigbadfish – ₹19,520
- Deepak ‘Optimist’ Singh – ₹15,360
- Farhaad ‘kilpauk’ Khazvini – ₹12,000
- Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPros’ Kumar – ₹9,120
Hexagram ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD – Adda52
Entries – 110
Re-entries – 70
Prize Pool – ₹3,60,000
Places Paid – 19
Adda52’s daily Hexagram ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD pulled in 180 entries (110 unique and 70 re-entries), and the top 19 finishers took a bite out of the ₹3.60 Lakhs prize pool.
An anonymous user ‘hardikkumar147’ ran past the competition and banked ₹99,900 in prize money after beating Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta (runner-up for ₹60,480) heads-up!
Notables who final tabled the tourney were Sumit ‘sumit4game’ Saurav (3rd for ₹45,900), Bunty ‘ripphil’ Choudhary (4th for ₹32,400), Shardul ‘vamos96’ Parthasarathi (6th for ₹16,200), and Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma (9th for ₹8,100).
Others who made it in the money included Srihari ‘zombieballs’ Bang (11th for ₹6,660), Prashanth ‘ekthatalli’ Sekar (12th for ₹6,300), Prasad ‘goodmanji’ Patil (15h for ₹4,500), Amit ‘amit030’ Kumar (18th for ₹3,600), and Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar (19th for ₹3,600).
Final Table Results
- hardikkumar147 – ₹99,900
- Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹60,480
- Sumit ‘sumit4game’ Saurav – ₹45,900
- Bunty ‘ripphil’ Choudhary – ₹32,400
- thepokerfaceblr – ₹22,500
- Shardul ‘vamos96’ Parthasarathi – ₹16,200
- sandy123890 – ₹13,500
- hunnybunny1987 – ₹9,900
- Vikranth ‘borntrouble’ Varma – ₹8,100
Unstoppable₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker
Entries – 154
Re-entries – 26
Re-buys – 133
Prize Pool – ₹2,50,400
Places Paid – 27
With 313 entries (154 unique, 26 re-entries and 133re-buys), theUnstoppable ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD generated a ₹2.50 Lakhs prize pool.
Following up on a three-way deal, Sathish ‘Jaqkten’ Ananth walked away with the title and the ₹41,103 up top. Harsh ‘Anandilal Katpitiya’ Bubna finished second for ₹38,802, and ‘neeru786’ placed third for ₹39,573.
Regs who boarded the money bus were Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar (6th for ₹12,871), Banmanlang ‘bml2012’ Warr Lyndem (13th for ₹4,132), Shardul ‘F – Bomb’ Parthasarathi (19th for ₹3,005), and Suhas ‘Skullkikker’ N Yadav (22nd for ₹2,754).
Final Table Results
- Sathish ‘Jaqkten’ Ananth – ₹41,103*
- Harsh ‘Anandilal Katpitiya’ Bubna – ₹38,802*
- neeru786 – ₹39,573*
- ronylek – ₹21,009
- gameorwar – ₹16,752
- Dhirendra ‘dhiru91’ Kumar – ₹12,871
- balaji333 – ₹9,365
- tittooTauji – ₹6,786
- praveenmac – ₹5,609
*denotes three-way deal
Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD – Poker Dangal
Entries – 95
Re-buys – 66
Add-ons – 44
Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000
Places Paid – 15
Poker Dangal’s Monday Blues ₹1 Lakh GTD pulled in 205 entries (95 unique, 66 re-buys, and 44 add-ons), suffering a shortfall of ₹28,250.
Somenn ‘Prokiller’ Singh championed the field to win₹24,000, after besting ‘Divyanshkalra_29’ (runner-up for ₹17,500) heads-up.
Sadanala ‘daredevils’ Swami (7th for ₹3,750), Balaji ‘pothumarru’ Sadhanala (8th for ₹3,250), and Rithik ‘KGF7’ Tawari (11th for ₹2,500), also earned payouts.
Final Table Results
- Somenn ‘Prokiller’ Singh – ₹24,000
- Divyanshkalra_29 – ₹17,500
- Arunav ‘frankie08’ Mittal – ₹12,750
- BinjaNitches – ₹9,500
- Mohdasim0007 – ₹7,000
- Dppoker – ₹5,000
- Sadanala ‘daredevils’ Swami – ₹3,750
- Balaji ‘pothumarru’ Sadhanala – ₹3,250
- goland – ₹2,750
This report was updated at 1:30 PM on 31.03.2020.
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