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Daily Majors: Advait Rajguru, Venkatesh Mukundan & Rajat Sharma Ace Their Way to Victory in the Friday Flagships

Republic Day fever swept through India’s online poker scene, fueled by marquee tournaments across PokerBaazi, Natural8 India, and Junglee Poker’s inaugural ₹25 Lakhs GTD Republic Day Special. This electrifying day promises to be just the beginning, as Adda52’s colossal ₹15 Crores GTD Adda52 Online Poker Series (AOPS) – Goa Edition kicks off today.

Fresh off his chart-busting Wednesday heroics, Advait Rajguru emerged as the undisputed star, dominating four events for a staggering ₹5.30 Lakhs haul. He claimed the crown in Adda52’s The Ballers (₹3.91 Lakhs) and even secured 17th place in Natural8 India’s 105 Secret KO (₹1.06 Lakhs), proving his mettle across platforms. Fresh off his The Mint runner-up performance, Ratan Vihar repeated the feat in The Ballers, pocketing another ₹2.89 Lakhs.

Venkatesh Mukundan‘s magic touch didn’t fade. He carried his Tuesday`s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT victory form to Spartan Poker’s The Elite, claiming the day’s highest single cash prize of ₹4.13 Lakhs. His day’s total soared to ₹4.33 Lakhs with three additional deep runs. Avneesh Munjal, fueled by Thursday’s Daily Mini HighRoller win, came close to back-to-back titles with a second-place finish in The Elite (₹2.93 Lakhs), adding to his impressive ₹3.43 Lakhs from six deep runs across platforms.

Junglee Poker’s Republic Day Special saw ‘amit1258‘ rise to the top with a commanding ₹3.39 Lakhs (₹95,323 in bounties), followed by ‘ajambara‘ with ₹2.71 Lakhs (₹27,734 in bounties).

Rajat Sharma conquered PokerBaazi’s WTF, grabbing his second title of the year and a sizzling ₹3.36 Lakhs. ‘Blackguard‘ put up a valiant fight, earning a site-best runner-up prize of ₹2.54 Lakhs.

‘Nucky888’ finally tasted victory in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller, their first title after years of dedicated grinding, bagging a personal-best ₹1.72 Lakhs. Guneet Kwatra, last week’s Daily Mini HighRoller champion, proved his consistency with a ₹1.29 Lakhs runner-up finish and a total of ₹1.67 Lakhs from two deep runs.

‘Mintums‘ stepped into the spotlight, winning PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for a resounding ₹2.10 Lakhs and their first platform title. Riding the momentum from his double triumph in Thursday’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINTs, Ramu Kushwaha finished second with a substantial ₹1.58 Lakhs, bringing his day’s total to a remarkable ₹2.18 Lakhs from ten cash finishes.

Other PokerBaazi marquees crowned champions in Vaibhav Arora (Won 10 PM (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹79,692), ‘Tsgarmy’ (Won 4:30 PM (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹78,300), Abdul Aziz (Won 7:15 PM (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹70,853), Animesh Thakur (Won (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹65,549), and ‘Nigambodh’ (Won 12 AM (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹66,330).

Pocket52 witnessed Bhairab Ghosh reign supreme in the Pocket Knights for ₹20,368, with Subhajit Mahato taking second and ₹14,306.

Friday was also rewarding for other marquee winners, including Vikas Yadav, Gourav Das, Kunal Duggal, and Habil Jiruwala.

Here are the Friday highlights!

Daily Majors Recap With PokerGuru | Friday | January 26 | 2024

 

Adda52

The Ballers – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹7,500

Entries – 128

Re-entries – 125

Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 35

What a playyaaahhh! Bengaluru’s hottest poker sensation, 26-year-old Advait ‘Ronaldinho018’ Rajguru (opted out of our tracking), proved he’s more than hype with a flamboyant Republic Day performance! Following his chart-busting Wednesday heroics, Rajguru conquered Adda52’s prestigious ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Ballers in an epic eight-hour showdown. Navigating a battlefield of 253 seasoned warriors (128 unique) in the 8 PM headliner, Rajguru cemented his champion status with a whopping ₹3.91 Lakhs victory!

Advait Rajguru
Advait Rajguru

But Rajguru’s hunger didn’t end there. He raked in three more deep runs across three platforms, making him Friday’s top earner with a staggering ₹5.30 Lakhs total!

> 1st in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹3,90,525

> 17th in Natural8 India`s 105 Secret KO for ₹1,06,393

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹22,580

> 31st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹11,455

A familiar face on Adda52`s final tables, Ratan ‘DooMAni’ Vihar, proved mastery is timeless. The runner-up from Tuesday’s The Mint snatched second place again in The Ballers, collecting a cool ₹2.89 Lakhs to add to his already impressive resume.

Not done yet, Vihar amassed a total of ₹2.94 Lakhs from his runner-up finish, another deep run, and two more bounty scores, showcasing his consistent prowess.

Ratan Vihar’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹52.09 Lakhs | Site Winnings: ₹28.65 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #2

As a follow-up act to his dual title victories on Thursday, Mohak ‘sparkie’ Kapoor continued his inspiring run on Republic Day. This mid-stakes volume king amassed ₹2.22 Lakhs from three final tables, six deep runs, and a bounty, further solidifying his grip on the 2024 TLB (points) leaderboard’s top spot.

Mohak Kapoor
Mohak Kapoor

Kapoor’s top Friday achievements include:

> 4th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹1,57,707

> 17th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹19,092

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹12,032

> 38th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹10,405

> 5th in PokerStars India’s Uppercut for ₹8,552

Mohak Kapoor’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.94 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.08 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #7 | Finished #1 in the 2023 TLB (Points) Leaderboard Standings | Ranked #1 in the 2024 TLB (Points) Leaderboard Standings

Young Gun Siddharth ‘skaria1’ Karia, who last won Adda52’s Godfather in December, reignited his scoring spree with two final tables on Friday, adding ₹1.12 Lakhs to his haul.

Siddharth Karia
Siddharth Karia

> 6th in Adda52’s Godfather for ₹86,610

> 3rd in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹25,534

Siddharth Karia’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.56 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.31 Crores

The Ballers final table saw several other veterans shine, including ‘SPRINT King’ Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh (3rd for ₹2.14 Lakhs) and Thursday’s Summit HighRoller finalist Prabhat ‘prabhpal’ Paliya (5th for ₹1.17 Lakhs).

While The Ballers recorded a significant ₹2.75 Lakhs overlay shortfall, that didn’t dampen the mood. The massive ₹20 Lakhs prize pool still showered the top 35 finishers with a sweet poker bounty, leaving everyone a winner (except maybe the unlucky 36th!).

Final Table Results

  1. Advait ‘Ronaldinho018’ Rajguru – ₹3,90,525
  2. Ratan ‘DooMAni’ Vihar – ₹2,89,304
  3. Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh – ₹2,13,997
  4. Mohak ‘sparkie’ Kapoor – ₹1,57,707
  5. Prabhat ‘prabhpal’ Paliya – ₹1,17,089
  6. Siddharth ‘skaria1’ Karia – ₹86,610

 

Gourav ‘piyush0657’ Das (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD Friday Bounty for ₹55,632), ‘Jaguar222’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Afternoon for ₹23,114), ‘Kingimo9’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD The Ballers for ₹34,995), ‘ten1020twenty’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹31,209), ‘quentin’ (Won ₹30K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹13,454), and ‘ParvinderBishnoi’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹10,562) won the other Friday marquees on Adda52.

 

PokerBaazi

WTF – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,300

Entries – 432

Re-entries – 352

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 148

Rajat ‘LungFakeer’ Sharma, a former banker turned poker crusher, has been tearing up flagship tournaments in 2024. After four final table finishes, including two gut-wrenching near misses just a day ago, Sharma finally climbed the mountain! He conquered PokerBaazi’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD WTF last night, claiming his second title of the year and a sizzling ₹3.36 Lakhs cash prize.

Rajat Sharma
Rajat Sharma

Sharma battled through a maze of 784 players (432 unique) with the skill and wisdom of a seasoned warrior. This 7-hour and 45-minute epic saw him navigate an intense field before emerging victorious in the prestigious 7:30 PM headliner for the first time. This victory joins the Sunday Showdown title he earned on January 7, solidifying his dominance in the early weeks of 2024.

‘Blackguard’ put up a valiant fight, snagging a site-best runner-up prize of ₹2.54 Lakhs, while Muthukumar ‘hero1965’ Rajagopalan (3rd for ₹1.95 Lakhs) and Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (4th for ₹1.32 Lakhs) rounded out the list of notables on the impressive final table.

Attracting players with a ₹3,300 entry buy-in, WTF fell ₹2.50 Lakhs short of its advertised guarantee and paid out the top 148 finishers, proving even more competitive and lucrative for those who braved the poker battlefield.

Final Table Results

  1. Rajat ‘LungFakeer’ Sharma – ₹3,35,750
  2. Blackguard – ₹2,54,250
  3. Muthukumar ‘hero1965’ Rajagopalan – ₹1,95,250
  4. Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta – ₹1,32,500
  5. laksh2011 – ₹95,500
  6. alienatedPotter – ₹58,500
  7. amu218 – ₹45,250
  8. Whoarewe – ₹36,000

 

The Weekly HighRoller – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹6,995

Entries – 91

Re-entries – 80

Prize Pool – ₹10,40,000

Places Paid – 38

Five years of dedication, countless hands played, and myriad stories unfolded on the virtual felt. Finally, last night, PokerBaazi’s ‘nucky888’ touched poker nirvana, conquering the coveted ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Weekly HighRoller – their maiden title on the platform!

Entering the 8 PM flagship event twice, ‘nucky888’ wasn’t just another face in the crowd. They were a warrior honed through years of experience, scars of past battles fueling their focus. One hundred seventy-one players stood between them and glory, 91 unique souls with their dreams in their eyes. Six hours flew by in a blur of strategy, bluffs, and a touch of luck. When the dust settled, only one name remained etched on the leaderboard: ‘nucky888.’ Not only had they claimed their first-ever title in this high-stakes tournament, but they also bagged a personal-best ₹1.72 Lakhs, a sweet reward for years of dedication.

nucky888’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.01 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

Last Wednesday’s Daily Mini HighRoller champion, Guneet ‘guntz’ Kwatra, again proved his dominance. He clawed his way to ₹1.67 Lakhs across two deep runs, culminating in a tantalizingly close runner-up finish at The Weekly HighRoller itself – a hefty ₹1.29 Lakhs for his second-place hustle.

Guneet Kwatra
Guneet Kwatra

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹1,29,026

> 10th in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹37,500

Guneet Kwatra’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.44 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2

The Weekly Highroller’s final table was a battlefield of champions, featuring seasoned pros like Young Gun Arsh ‘Button_Hai_Bro’ Grover (4th for ₹78,040), three-time The Millionaire champion Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik (5th for ₹57,750), and Sagar ‘BustedAA’ Raj (6th for ₹41,621).

In true PokerBaazi style, The Weekly HighRoller surpassed its guarantee with its ₹7,000 buy-in, creating a glorious ₹10.40 Lakhs prize pool. The expanded kitty found its way into the eager hands of the top 38 finishers, a testament to the fierce competition and generous rewards on the platform.

Final Table Results

  1. nucky888 – ₹1,72,313
  2. Guneet ‘guntz’ Kwatra – ₹1,29,026
  3. nick10 – ₹1,01,452
  4. Arsh ‘Button_Hai_Bro’ Grover – ₹78,040
  5. Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik – ₹57,750
  6. Sagar ‘BustedAA’ Raj – ₹41,621

 

Daily Mini HighRoller – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹7,000

Entries – 120

Re-Entries – 89

Prize Pool – ₹12,72,810

Places Paid – 44

For ‘Mintums,’ patience finally bore golden fruit after a two-year and five-month title drought. This Friday, they emerged from the shadows to conquer PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Mini HighRoller in a fiery showdown!

Navigating a field of 209 challengers (120 unique) with skill and strategic mastery, ‘Mintums’ emerged victorious in the 9 PM flagship after a seven-hour battle, claiming a thumping win of ₹2.10 Lakhs! This monumental victory not only marks their first title on PokerBaazi in years but also shatters their previous best score by over 15 times, bringing them back into profitability on the platform.

Mintums’ PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹4.46 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹1.22 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

Ramu ‘Ramu0550’ Kushwaha rode the wave of his Thursday triumphs in the two (7-Max) Daily SPRINTs, securing a runner-up finish in the Daily Mini HighRoller for a hefty ₹1.58 Lakhs after firing three bullets. But that wasn`t all of his Friday rampage! Kushwaha went on a cash-crazed blitz, racking up an incredible ₹2.18 Lakhs across ten cash finishes, with three final table appearances!

Ramu Kushwaha
Ramu Kushwaha

Kushwaha’s top Friday achievements include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹1,57,701

> 26th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹15,500

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹13,007

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Evening Sprint for ₹11,446

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s Afternoon PLO5 Boost for ₹7,178

Ramu Kushwaha’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.47 Crores | Site Profits: ₹29.88 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹23.16 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹5.87 Lakhs

The Daily Mini HighRoller final table was a star-studded affair featuring the fourth-place finisher in this event from Wednesday Zeshan ‘Deez49’ Hamza (3rd for ₹1.24 Lakhs), last night’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT finalist Arunav ‘Frankie08’ Mittal (5th for ₹68,986), last week’s Endeavour HighRoller winner Aniket ‘Anteman’ Waghmare (6th for ₹50,021), Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta (opted out of our tracking) (7th for ₹38,184) and recent The Big Show Lite winner Lavesh ‘upay4myweed98’ Meena (8th for ₹30,166).

With a buy-in of ₹7,000, the Daily Mini HighRoller attracted a massive field, pulverizing its guarantee to create a generous ₹12.73 Lakhs prize pool, rewarding the top 44 contenders for their skills and perseverance.

Final Table Results

  1. Mintums – ₹2,10,141
  2. Ramu ‘Ramu0550’ Kushwaha – ₹1,57,701
  3. Zeshan ‘Deez49’ Hamza – ₹1,24,226
  4. ayemi1122 – ₹95,079
  5. Arunav ‘Frankie08’ Mittal – ₹68,986
  6. Aniket ‘Anteman’ Waghmare – ₹50,021
  7. Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta – ₹38,184
  8. Lavesh ‘upay4myweed98’ Meena – ₹30,166

 

(7-Max) Daily SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,000

Entries – 213

Re-entries – 165

Prize Pool – ₹6,58,000

Places Paid – 77

Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora seems to have tasted blood. Fresh off his BSS win last Sunday, he wasted no time adding another feather to his cap. Last night, he tackled the treacherous waters of PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Daily SPRINT, navigating a field of 378 determined players (213 unique) in the 10 PM marquee after almost six hours of intense action to claim a thrilling victory and his second title of the year!

Vaibhav Arora
Vaibhav Arora

Arora`s path to glory wasn’t paved with roses. Rising poker sensation Hardik ‘HARDIKHARDIK’ Nair and site user ‘SSIRR‘ threw down a formidable challenge, but Arora’s skill and resilience shone through. A three-way deal secured him a well-deserved first-place prize of ₹77,565.

Nair secured the runner-up spot for ₹77,565, and ‘SSIRR’ banked an equally commendable ₹73,669 in third place, courtesy of the deal.

Vaibhav Arora`s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.16 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹51.20 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #2

Speaking of dominance, Hardik Nair was on absolute fire last night, bagging a stunning ₹1.48 Lakhs across six deep runs and additional bounty!

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT ₹77,565

> 29th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹19,154

> 17th in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹16,128

> 14th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹12,839

> 36th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹10,183

> 43rd in PokeBaazi’s WTF for ₹11,500

> Won bounties worth ₹1,075 in PokerStars India’s Uppercut

Hardik Nair’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.41 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹75.89 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #4

Other notables who made it to the (7-Max) Daily SPRINT final table included last week’s The Weekly HighRoller champion Mayank ‘Newsolidcash’ Maruka (5th for ₹28,677) and site regular Arunav ‘Frankie08’ Mittal (7th for ₹16,180).

With the ₹2,000 buy-in (7-Max) Daily SPRINT attracting a whopping 378 entries, the prize pool exploded, creating a ₹6.58 Lakhs kitty, with the leading 77 finishers sharing in the spoils.

Final Table Results

  1. Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora – ₹79,692*
  2. Hardik ‘HARDIKHARDIK’ Nair – ₹77,565*
  3. SSIRR – ₹73,669*
  4. nick10 – ₹41,371
  5. Mayank ‘Newsolidcash’ Maruka – ₹28,677
  6. Nigambodh – ₹21,047
  7. Arunav ‘Frankie08’ Mittal – ₹16,180

*denotes a three-way deal

 

(7-Max) Daily SPRINT – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,000

Entries – 186

Re-entries – 106

Prize Pool – ₹5,08,080

Places Paid – 53

PokerBaazi’s Republic Day action saw Abdul ‘ManiakGod’ Aziz reclaim his throne in the fast-paced ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Daily SPRINT! After firing two bullets and surviving a 292-player field (186 unique), Aziz blazed through the competition in the 7:15 PM marquee in almost six hours, ultimately seizing his third title of the year in this tournament. A strategic heads-up deal secured him a sweet ₹70,853 victory, pushing his Friday winnings to a handsome ₹75,014.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹70,853* (heads-up deal)

> 49th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹3,618

> 47th in PokerBaazi’s (500X) Daily for ₹543

Abdul Aziz’s online stats (PokerBaazi and PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹88.57 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹22.60 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #3

But Aziz wasn’t the only star illuminating the evening action. TLB (points) leaderboard crusher Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur, still buzzing from his The Big Show win, delivered an outstanding performance in the (7-Max) Daily SPRINT. Though narrowly missing the top spot, Thakur snatched an impressive second place for ₹67,192, courtesy of the heads-up deal.

Rajneesh Thakur
Rajneesh Thakur

Thakur`s Friday grind didn’t stop there, as he notched up another final table and four deep runs, bringing his total haul to a commendable ₹89,337.

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹67,192 (heads-up deal)

> 117th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹6,250

> 17th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹5,231

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹5,261

> 66th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹2,960

> 14th in Adda52’s Nighttide DST Adda for ₹2,443

Rajneesh Thakur’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹14.84 Crores | Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.31 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | Finished #2 in the 2023 TLB (Points) Leaderboard Standings | Ranked #2 in the 2024 TLB (Points) Leaderboard Standings

The night witnessed further brilliance from online regular Yash ‘ShakeyAnimal’ Jaiswal, who banked ₹47,208 with two final table finishes and another two deep runs.

Yash Jaiswal
Yash Jaiswal

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Friday Triple Chance for ₹17,460

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹17,173

> 67th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹8,750

> 26th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹3,825

Yash Jaiswal’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.61 Crores | Lifetime Winnings: ₹30.80 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

Wednesday’s Monster Stack champion, Young Gun Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi, also had a phenomenal day, crossing the ₹3 Crores milestone in tracked online profits! His Republic Day exploits included a runner-up finish in Adda52’s Friday Bounty, another final table, and six deep runs, adding a massive ₹1.33 Lakhs to his coffers.

Shardul Parthasarathi
Shardul Parthasarathi

> 2nd in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹52,227

> 34th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹19,154

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹19,092

> 25th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹15,500

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹14,023

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹6,026

> 29th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹4,275

> 26th in Adda52’s The Ballers Lite for ₹2,467

Shardul Parthasarathi’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.43 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #3

Siddhant ‘aajnahiaana’ Singh completed the (7-Max) Daily SPRINT podium with a solid third place for ₹46,185.

With a buy-in of ₹2,000, the (7-Max) Daily SPRINT surpassed its guarantee, generating a healthy ₹5.08 Lakhs prize pool distributed among 53 players. This Republic Day, PokerBaazi proved to be the perfect battlefield for champions like Aziz, Thakur, and Parthasarathi, showcasing the platform’s growing allure and the thrilling skills of its vibrant community.

Final Table Results

  1. Abdul ‘ManiakGod’ Aziz – ₹70,853
  2. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹67,192
  3. Siddhant ‘aajnahiaana’ Singh – ₹46,185
  4. mak007 – ₹34,295
  5. jarus4757 – ₹24,235
  6. Yash ‘ShakeyAnimal’ Jaiswal – ₹17,173
  7. Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi – ₹14,023

 

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

Buy-in – ₹2,000

Entries – 179

Re-Entries – 132

Prize Pool – ₹5,41,140

Places Paid – 63

PokerBaazi’s signature daytime event, the ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost, witnessed a champion’s return! After a four-week title drought, popular streamer and DPT October 2023 Turbo Closer champion Animesh ‘animeshth20’ Thakur reclaimed his throne on India`s 75th Republic Day, dominating a field of 311 players (179 unique) in just over five hours. His path to victory included two entries and a three-way deal that landed him a sweet ₹65,549 and his second Afternoon Boost title!

Animesh Thakur
Animesh Thakur

But Thakur’s Friday wasn’t just about one win. He showcased his versatility by grabbing third place in the Daily Night SPRINT for ₹13,650 and adding impressive finishes in two other events. By day’s end, his total haul had swelled to a commendable ₹82,914.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹65,549* (three-way deal)

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹13,650

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹2,346

> 49th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Morning SPRINT for 1,369

Animesh Thakur’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.06 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹34.68 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

Thakur wasn’t the only hero of the (7-Max) Afternoon Boost. Last month`s Daily Boost champion, Archit ‘RareAbility’ Saraogi, marked his return to form with a second-place finish worth ₹64,525, while ‘Funnyfish‘ completed the podium with a sweet ₹62,193, both benefiting from the deal.

The final table of the (7-Max) Afternoon Boost also saw prominent players like Sagar ‘mogambo007’ Maheshwari (4th for ₹36,256) and Parteek ‘ptk007’ Maheshwari (6th for ₹18,561) put on a solid show.

Surpassing its advertised guarantee, the ₹2,000 buy-in (7-Max) Afternoon Boost proved its popularity. The generous ₹5.41 Lakhs prize pool rewarded 63 players with payouts, making Republic Day a winning day for many!

Final Table Results

  1. Animesh ‘animeshth20’ Thakur – ₹65,549*
  2. Archit ‘RareAbility’ Saraogi – ₹64,525*
  3. Funnyfish – ₹62,193*
  4. Sagar ‘mogambo007’ Maheshwari – ₹36,256
  5. Sappi – ₹26,083
  6. Parteek ‘ptk007’ Maheshwari – ₹18,561
  7. Bits_26 – ₹14,881

*denotes a three-way deal

 

‘Tsgarmy’ (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Daily SPRINT for ₹78,300), ‘Nigambodh’ (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Daily SPRINT for ₹66,330), Habil ‘HABZ420’ Jiruwala (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹36,650), ‘PokerStars’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 BOOST for ₹29,390), ‘alaxi’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹21,160), ‘Alexee17’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 500X Daily for ₹14,630), and ‘Strokerzzzz’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 500X Daily for ₹12,950) won the other Friday marquees on PokerBaazi.

 

Junglee Poker

Republic Day Special – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 391

Regular Prize Pool – ₹15,22,500

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹9,77,500

Total Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 41

Junglee Poker’s first flagship tournament of 2024, the ₹25 Lakhs GTD Republic Day Special, exploded with a grand dhamaka! The air crackled with tension for over 8.5 electrifying hours as 391 warriors battled for the coveted title. Ultimately, ‘amit1258’ emerged victorious, firing two bullets and pocketing a sweet ₹3,38,617, including a bounty haul of ₹95,323!

Not to be outdone, ‘ajambara’ doubled their chances with two entries, ultimately seizing the runner-up spot and boosting their Junglee Poker bankroll by ₹2,70,725 (₹27,734 in bounties).

Fighting bravely from the shadows, ‘poker08kid’s’ determination burned bright, securing them a well-deserved third place and a hefty purse of ₹1,69,750 (₹17,500 in bounties).

Under the Republic Day Special’s spotlight, all 41 warriors who stood their ground walked away with a significant prize from this ₹5,500 buy-in Friday spectacle.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

  1. amit1258 – ₹3,38,617.3
  2. ajambara – ₹2,70,725
  3. poker08kid – ₹1,69,750
  4. pokerlover.1 – ₹1,61,158.9
  5. riwo – ₹1,39,558.03
  6. sporttalk24 – ₹99,602.44

 

 

Pocket52

Pocket Knights- ₹1 Lakh GTD

Buy-in – ₹550

Entries – 96

Re-entries – 51

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 25

Friday night on Pocket52 pulsated with passion as Bhairab ‘Bhairab77’ Ghosh emerged as the undisputed champion! His masterclass in the 8 PM marquee ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Knights left 96 players (51 unique) in his wake, culminating in a six-hour blitz to the top. This sweet victory, quenching his month-long title thirst, earned him a cool ₹20,368!

Bhairab Ghosh
Bhairab Ghosh

Bhairab Ghosh’s Pocket52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.91 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹1.03 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

Meanwhile, Subhajit ‘SuBhAjItSj’ Mahato’s meteoric rise continued! Fresh off his Brunch victory on January 3, he rose like a phoenix in Pocket Knights, securing a second-place finish and pocketing a neat ₹14,306.

Subhajit Mahato’s Pocket52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹4.75 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.08 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

Not to be outdone, ‘Pokerboy2000‘ strategically manoeuvred through the battlefield, claiming a well-deserved ₹10,740 for third place.

While the Pocket Rockets fell short of the guarantee by ₹26,500, Pocket52 ensured the spirit remained high! With a budget-friendly ₹550 buy-in, 25 players walked away with substantial payouts from the ₹1 Lakh prize pool, and Pocket52 covered the shortfall with Tournament Discount Credits.

Final Table Results

  1. Bhairab ‘Bhairab77’ Ghosh – ₹20,368
  2. Subhajit ‘SuBhAjItSj’ Mahato – ₹14,306
  3. Pokerboy2000 – ₹10,740
  4. Chinnu143 – ₹8,193
  5. DinoAlex – ₹6,374
  6. crocodile_rana70_14285795 – ₹5,006
  7. peaceful_stunky118_20193913 – ₹3,978
  8. varunChugh – ₹3,204

Rohit ‘Ace_of_Spades’ Saha won the ₹40K GTD Soda for ₹10,584.

 

PokerStars India

Kunal ‘kunalduggal13’ Duggal (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Uppercut for ₹48,284), ‘JC1870’ (Won ₹70K GTD Ultrasonic PKO for ₹23,760), ‘kailashTKO’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack 8-Max PKO for ₹14,561), and ‘chrisferns’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline for ₹9,602) won the Friday marquees on PokerStars India.

 

Spartan Poker

The Elite – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 61

Re-entries – 23

Re-buys – 50

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 11

Venkatesh ‘Balthazar’ Mukundan, last Tuesday’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT champion, capped a phenomenal week with his first headliner title of 2024! Making a splash on Republic Day, he conquered Spartan Poker’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Elite, earning his third victory in three weeks!

Venkatesh Mukundan
Venkatesh Mukundan

In the 8 PM headliner, Mukundan’s strategic prowess shone throughout the seven-hour battle. He navigated a competitive field of 134 participants (60 unique) with two entries, securing a well-deserved ₹4.13 Lakhs – the day`s single-highest cash prize.

But Mukundan didn`t just dominate The Elite; he racked up an impressive Friday paycheque totalling ₹4.33 Lakhs, including another three deep runs!

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹4,04,303

> 22nd in PokerBaazi’s The Weekly HighRoller for ₹13,007

> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹11,500

> 39th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹4,166

Venkatesh Mukundan’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.33 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹67.34 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #3

But Mukundan wasn’t the only star shining bright. Asian circuit maestro Avneesh ‘IamAM’ Munjal, on a hot streak from his Daily Mini HighRoller win on Thursday, nearly pulled off a back-to-back title feat, pushing Mukundan to the limit in The Elite and taking home a respectable ₹2.93 Lakhs for second place after two entries.

Avneesh Munjal
Avneesh Munjal

Munjal’s fiery run continued with a Friday haul of ₹3.43 Lakhs from six runs across platforms.

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹2,85,053

> 17th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹25,326

> 43rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Mini HighRoller for ₹10,183

> 15th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT for ₹8,156

> 77th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹7,250

> 23rd in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹7,172

Avneesh Munjal’s (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.40 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.26 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #3

Up-and-coming pro Gopal ‘OSolverHelp’ Bajaj also enjoyed a lucrative Republic Day, banking ₹1.83 Lakhs from two final table finishes and a bounty score.

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s The Elite for ₹1,17,000

> 7th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹64,065

> Won bounties worth ₹1,800 in Adda52’s Friday Bounty

Gopal Bajaj’s (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.81 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.33 Crores

Online phenom Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh (opted out of our tracking) also graced The Elite final table, finishing sixth for ₹91,509.

With an entry fee of ₹11,000, The Elite saw fierce competition despite falling ₹1.60 Lakhs short of its advertised guarantee. The promised ₹15 Lakhs prize pool was distributed among the top 11, each walking away with significant prizes in this competitive primetime event.

Final Table Results

  1. Venkatesh ‘Balthazar’ Mukundan – ₹4,12,500
  2. Avneesh ‘IamAM’ Munjal – ₹2,93,250
  3. 4cut Atmaram – ₹1,92,000
  4. Halelujah – ₹1,47,750
  5. Gopal ‘OSolverHelp’ Bajaj – ₹1,17,000
  6. Aditya ‘Ben K Rolle’ Singh – ₹91,509

 

Vikas ‘Grabaka_Hitman’ Yadav (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Friday Triple Chance for ₹75,480), ‘Shihtzu’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo for ₹43,725), ‘StoicCrusher’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Dark Knight for ₹26,852), ‘BlacKitten’ (Won ₹75K GTD Monster Turbo for ₹20,625), ‘Viralhog’ (Won ₹50K GTD Night Rider for ₹15,863), ‘R.K.K’ (Won ₹50K GTD Holdem PKO for ₹8,434), ‘M Hu Giyan’ (Won ₹50K GTD Chip up – Triple Chance for ₹10,32), ‘Hunter7’ (Won ₹20K GTD PKO for ₹6,637), and ‘vik@ydv@’ (Won ₹25K GTD Centurion for ₹6,000) won the other Friday marquees on Spartan Poker.

 

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Sashank Chakravarthy Champions Spartan Poker`s Millionaire III Besting Kanav Parwal Heads-Up; Anirban Das Wins Two Sunday Flagships on PokerBaazi

While January’s third Sunday may not have matched the fireworks of the first two, it sizzled with high-stakes thrills of Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III, PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack, Adda52 Millions, and PokerStars India’s Sunday Special each making waves on their respective platforms. Adding to the fervour was the approaching climax of MPL Poker’s ₹6 Crores GTD India Poker Festival and the buildup to the ₹15 Crores GTD Adda52 Online Poker Series (AOPS) – Goa Edition, set to run from January 27 to February 11.

Sashank Chakravarthy emerged as the star of the day, winning Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III, the last instalment of The Millionaire for the month. This victory, his fifth title of the year, earned him a career-high ₹16 Lakhs from a heads-up deal and two stacks, leading to a total earning of ₹16.35 Lakhs from three cash finishes. This feat positioned him as the day’s top earner and elevated him to #2 in the Player of the Year rankings. Kanav Parwal also made a significant impact, finishing as the runner-up and securing ₹12.29 Lakhs, placing him as the day’s second top earner.

Anirban Das, renowned for his 16th-place finish at the 2023 WSOP Main Event, re-ignited his online winning streak by clinching two major titles on PokerBaazi – the (1000X) BSS SuperStack (₹7.11 Lakhs) and the BSS Big Bounty (₹3.11 Lakhs), all within a 19-minute window. His total winnings for the day soared to a staggering ₹11.16 Lakhs from seven deep runs, ranking him as the third-highest earner of the day.

Vishal Ojha and Nitin Rawat also delivered remarkable performances. Ojha finished second in the (1000X) BSS SuperStack, taking home ₹5.42 Lakhs, and Rawat secured ₹2.34 Lakhs for his runner-up finish in the BSS Big Bounty, concluding the day with ₹2.67 Lakhs in total earnings.

Vinayak Bajaj ended a 7.5-week title drought by claiming the Adda52 Millions crown and ₹5.99 Lakhs, contributing to his total of ₹8.66 Lakhs for the day. Young Gun Gaurav Sood, a three-time POY winner, finished second in the Adda52 Millions for ₹4.39 Lakhs and totalled ₹7.90 Lakhs from six deep runs.

Sriharsha Doddapaneni edged out Sood in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special, winning ₹3.04 Lakhs and boosting his total Sunday earnings to ₹6.65 Lakhs.

Utkarsh Vaish rekindled his winning form in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack, claiming a ₹6.84 Lakhs victory and ending a seven-month title drought.

Back at MPL Poker’s India Poker Festival, Priyanka Kumari emerged as the Sunday champion, hoisting the coveted IPF Gold Dust Trophy and pocketing ₹3.84 Lakhs in the IPF #50 Sunday Showstopper.

Other notable IPF titles went to ‘cardsboss993293’ (Won IPF#49 MPL Twilight for ₹22,000) and ‘sona7473’ (Won IPF#52 Monster Stack for ₹16,500).

Anurag Patel topped PokerBaazi’s BSS Super Value, bagging ₹3.02 Lakhs, while Sandeep Singh finished second with ₹2.31 Lakhs, bringing his total Sunday winnings to ₹2.80 Lakhs.

Shagun Jain clinched victory in Adda52’s Sunday Showdown, securing ₹2.67 Lakhs, with ‘Unmesh100‘ finishing a close second and earning a personal best of ₹1.96 Lakhs.

In Junglee Poker’s Primetime Supernova, ‘fantime33187390‘ emerged as the winner, pocketing ₹60,975.

And let’s not forget Hardik Nair! Riding the wave of his recent Uppercut victory, he captured Pocket52’s Pocket Kings for his fifth title of the year and ₹58,045 in prize money.

The list of Sunday victors extends further, with Niteen Raj, Vaibhav Arora, Ramesh Pathipati, and Shravan Kapur all adding their names to the day`s hall of fame.

Here are the Sunday highlights!

Daily Majors Recap With PokerGuru | Sunday | January 21 | 2024

 

Adda52

Adda52 Millions – ₹30 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 165

Re-entries – 150

Prize Pool – ₹31,50,000

Places Paid – 47

Ranchi-based poker pro Vinayak ‘bhai_on_mary_jane’ Bajaj (opted out of our tracking) roared back to form after a 7.5-week title hiatus last night, snatching the ₹30 Lakhs GTD Adda52 Millions crown. He battled through a gruelling 9-hour session in the 8 PM headliner, outlasting 315 players (165 unique) to claim his fourth Adda52 Millions title and a hefty ₹5.99 Lakhs, marking a dominant return for the champion who last won The Elite on December 1.

Vinayak Bajaj
Vinayak Bajaj

But Bajaj wasn’t done there. He feasted on Sunday’s poker buffet, racking up a stunning ₹8.66 Lakhs across four additional deep runs. He notched up final table finishes in PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty and (1000X) BSS SuperStack and even collected bounties worth ₹1,228 in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special. A true masterclass in consistency!

Bajaj’s Sunday achievements include:

> 1st in Adda52 Millions for ₹5,98,853

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty for ₹1,30,547 (₹4,000 in bounties)

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹68,292

> 68th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹36,877 (from two cash finishes)

> 27th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹30,900

> Won bounties worth ₹1,228 in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special

Young Gun Gaurav ‘3betPanda’ Sood, an unprecedented three-time POY winner and a force to be reckoned with, kept his ever-present hot streak alive with a stunning ₹7.90 Lakhs haul. He made three final tables and posted three additional deep runs, proving his unmatched consistency and prowess.

Gaurav Sood
Gaurav Sood

> 2nd in Adda52 Millions for ₹4,38,958

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special for ₹1,56,352* (₹18,723 in bounties)

> 7th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹1,15,566

> 89th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹50,384

> 34th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty for ₹25,971

> 219th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Super Value ₹3,000

Gaurav Sood’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹19.90 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹10.21 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹23.36 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹3.92 Lakhs | Moves to #11 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #1 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #2 in Annual Profits

Siddharth ‘kab00m’ Gangwar also went on a Sunday blitz, devouring seven cashes, including two final table scores for a total haul of ₹2.95 Lakhs.

Siddharth Gangwar
Siddharth Gangwar

> 5th in Adda52’s Adda52 Millions for ₹1,72,874

> 6th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special for ₹59,860 * (₹22,867 in bounties)

> 74th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹35,912

> 186th in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹9,214

Siddharth Gangwar’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.22 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.15 Crores

Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo, another seasoned pro living up to his name, collected ₹3.13 Lakhs across five finishes, with three landing him on the final table.

Rubin Labroo
Rubin Labroo

> 6th in Adda52 Millions for ₹1,26,716

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹83,739

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty for ₹67,992 (₹24,000 in bounties)

> 108th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹23,906

> 32nd in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special for ₹10,598

Rubin Labroo’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹11.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.18 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | Annual Winnings: ₹12.14 Lakhs

The Adda52 Millions final table was a star-studded affair, also featuring other top regs like Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar (3rd for ₹3.22 Lakhs) and last week’s Mega Stack champion Mohit ‘FloatingMonkey’ Bohra (4th for ₹2.36 Lakhs).

With a buy-in of ₹11,000, Adda52 Millions lured a hungry field, generating a mouth-watering prize pool of ₹31.50 Lakhs. Ultimately, the top 47 contenders walked away with a piece of the pie, making it a Sunday grind well worth the effort.

Final Table Results

  1. Vinayak ‘bhai_on_mary_jane’ Bajaj – ₹5,98,853
  2. Gaurav ‘BuildPuntOK’ Sood – ₹4,38,958
  3. Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar – ₹3,21,755
  4. Mohit ‘FloatingMonkey’ Bohra – ₹2,35,845
  5. Siddharth ‘kab00m’ Gangwar – ₹1,72,874
  6. Rubin ‘kornkif’ Labroo – ₹1,26,716

 

Sunday Showdown – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,000

Entries – 265

Re-entries – 247

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 80

On a sensational Sunday on the virtual poker tables, Jaipur`s poker ace Shagun ‘sogani94’ Jain (opted out of our tracking) became the talk of the town, achieving a stunning victory in Adda52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Sunday Showdown.

The two-time Game Changer winner, Jain, navigated a field of 512 contenders (265 unique) in the 7 PM showdown with grit and skill, emerging victorious after two entries and a gruelling 7.5-hour session. His triumph wasn’t just about the title; it came with a sweet payday of ₹2.67 Lakhs, solidifying his status as one of the stalwarts in the Indian poker scene.

Shagun Jain
Shagun Jain

While Jain claimed the ultimate glory, the ever-consistent ‘Unmesh100‘ earned respect for their unwavering resilience. They narrowly missed the Sunday Showdown title, securing second place for a career-high ₹1.96 Lakhs on Adda52.

Unmesh100’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹59.79 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹18.27 Lakhs

Poker pro Vivek ‘vivek94540’ Singh may have missed his first 2024 title by a hair’s breadth, but his Sunday haul of ₹5.50 Lakhs from four deep runs was nothing to scoff at. He came closest to the finish line in the (1000X) BSS SuperStack, bagging a thrilling third place for ₹3.88 Lakhs to keep his exceptional momentum going strong.

Vivek Singh
Vivek Singh

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹3,87,530

> 4th in Adda52’s Sunday Showdown for ₹1,05,145

> 17th in Adda52 Millions for ₹33,373

> 112th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹22,941

> Won bounties worth ₹1,228 in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special

Vivek Singh’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹13.15 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.23 Crores

The Sunday Showdown final table was replete with regs, featuring the recent Winter Series-53 finalist Pratik ‘manjer24’ Manjrekar (3rd for ₹1,43,445), the ever-aggressive Saurabh ‘saurabh21’ Rohila (6th for ₹56,493), and India`s female poker stars like Ishita ‘ishitawarrior’ Arora (7th for ₹41,409) and old-timer Niharika ‘Nixiepixie’ Bindra (8th for ₹30,353).

Although the Sunday Showdown fell short of its advertised guarantee by ₹1.02 Lakhs, the accessible ₹3,000 buy-in ensured fierce competition and rewarding payouts for the top 80 finishers, making it a Sunday well-spent for many.

Final Table Results

  1. Shagun ‘sogani94’ Jain – ₹2,66,981
  2. Unmesh100 – ₹1,95,696
  3. Pratik ‘manjer24’ Manjrekar – ₹1,43,445
  4. Vivek ‘vivek94540’ Singh – ₹1,05,145
  5. ntvaddy – ₹77,071
  6. Saurabh ‘saurabh21’ Rohila – ₹56,493
  7. Ishita ‘ishitawarrior’ Arora – ₹41,409
  8. Niharika ‘Nixiepixie’ Bindra – ₹30,353

 

‘freelancer11 (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Holdem Bash for ₹44,291), ‘bvrn’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹31,209), Niteen ‘niteenplus’ Raj (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sunday Bounty for ₹18,430), and ‘Lokadgr8’ (Won ₹50K GTD Sunday Night PLO for ₹14,771) won the other Sunday on marquees Adda52.

 

PokerBaazi

(1000X) BSS SuperStack – ₹50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,750

Entries – 524

Re-entries – 560

Prize Pool – ₹54,20,000

Places Paid – 205

Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das, a legend in the Indian poker circuit who made history last year with a record-breaking 16th-place finish at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, etched his name on two flagship titles on Sunday in a whirlwind 19-minute rampage. This remarkable feat saw him conquer both PokerBaazi’s ₹50 Lakhs GTD (1000X) BSS SuperStack and the ₹18 Lakhs GTD BSS Big Bounty in quick succession, amassing a staggering ₹11.16 Lakhs for the day, and solidifying his dominance as Sunday’s third-highest scorer.

Anirban Das
Anirban Das

This outstanding feat marked his first online victory since taking down PokerStars India’s Summer Series-16 [Sunday Storm] on June 4 last year.

Das’s conquest began in the (1000X) BSS SuperStack, where he battled through a field of (524 unique) in the 7:30 PM headliner. Firing five bullets, his unwavering focus and strategic prowess led him to victory, claiming his third BSS SuperStack title and a hefty ₹7.11 Lakhs prize after nearly nine tense hours.

But Das wasn’t done yet. The BSS Big Bounty beckoned, and he answered with gusto. Competing against 234 players (147 unique), Das navigated the treacherous bounty landscape in the 9 PM flagship with three entries, emerging victorious once more. This second crown brought him an additional ₹3.11 Lakhs (₹20,000 in bounties), crowning him the undisputed champion of the night.

Das’s Sunday success wasn’t merely confined to these two triumphs. He sprinkled his magic across platforms, securing cash finishes in several other tournaments, marking an awe-inspiring resurgence to the spotlight.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹7,10,562

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty for ₹3,11,155 (₹20,000 in bounties)

> 47th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹38,592

> 10th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special for ₹24,662

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s (PLO-5) BSS for ₹15,000

> 16th in Adda52’s Sunday Showdown for ₹11,954

> 147th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Super Value for ₹4,250

Anirban Das’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.73 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.17 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹15.95 Lakhs

While Das reigned supreme, other notable players added their chapters to the Sunday saga. Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha, a celebrated former USOP Hanoi Main Event champion, came close to snatching his second title of the year in the (1000X) BSS SuperStack, ultimately finishing runner-up and walking away with ₹5.42 Lakhs. He also showcased his versatility with a deep run in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III, claiming a 23rd-place finish for ₹47,918, amassing total earnings of ₹5.90 Lakhs.

Vishal Ojha
Vishal Ojha

Vishal Ojha’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.59 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.21 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | Annual Winnings: ₹17.57 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹8.42 Lakhs | Ranked #14 in Annual Profits

Vinayak ‘salmanbhai’ Bajaj (opted out of our tracking) also had a blockbuster Sunday with total earnings of at least ₹8.67 Lakhs through five deep runs and clever bounty hunting. His highlight reel included a victory in Adda52 Millions, a final table appearance in the BSS Big Bounty, and another in the (1000X) BSS SuperStack.

Vinayak Bajaj
Vinayak Bajaj

> 1st in Adda52 Millions for ₹5,98,853

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty for ₹1,30,547 (₹4,000 in bounties)

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹68,292

> 68th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹36,877 (from two cash finishes)

> 27th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹30,900

> Won bounties worth ₹1,228 in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special

The final table of the (1000X) BSS SuperStack was a microcosm of Indian poker royalty, featuring last night’s Sunday Showdown finalist Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh (3rd for ₹3.88 Lakhs), last week’s The Pride Lite champion Rajat ‘happyfish’ Mahajan (5th for ₹1.84 Lakhs), and the ever-present Ranjeet ‘Rj147’ Negi (7th for ₹87,804).

The BSS SuperStack, with a ₹5,750 entry fee, generated a massive ₹54.20 Lakhs prize pool, exceeding expectations and rewarding the top 205 finishers.

Final Table Results

  1. Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das – ₹7,10,562
  2. Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha – ₹5,42,000
  3. Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh – ₹3,87,530
  4. chammakchallo248 – ₹2,73,168
  5. Rajat ‘happyfish’ Mahajan – ₹1,84,280
  6. intervntion – ₹1,13,820
  7. Ranjeet ‘Rj147’ Negi – ₹87,804
  8. Vinayak ‘salmanbhai’ Bajaj – ₹68,292

 

BSS Super Value – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 835

Re-entries – 907

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 283

After a 13-month silence since capturing an APT Online India title in December 2022, PokerBaazi’s Anurag ‘Anurag9009’ Patel roared back to life with a thunderous bang, conquering the prestigious ₹25 Lakhs GTD BSS Super Value in a marathon battle that stretched nearly 9.5 hours.

This wasn’t just any victory – it was a personal best for Patel. Navigating a battlefield teeming with 1,741 poker warriors (835 unique), he danced the line of this mid-stakes field like a seasoned veteran. His strategic prowess and unwavering focus ultimately led him to claim the coveted 5 PM flagship title and a colossal ₹3.02 Lakhs – a payday sweeter than victory itself.

Anurag Patel’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹52.43 Lakhs | Site Winnings: ₹10.67 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

But the fireworks didn’t stop there. The heads-up of the BSS Super Value witnessed a clash of titans as online maestro Sandeep ‘PoKcey’ Singh, fresh off Monday’s Daily Mini HighRoller win and Saturday’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT final table appearance, battled valiantly for the runner-up spot. Despite falling just short of the finish line, Singh secured a respectable ₹2.31 Lakhs, adding another feather to his impressive cap.

Sandeep Singh
Sandeep Singh

Singh`s Sunday spree didn’t end there; three additional cashes brought his total winnings to a striking ₹2.80 Lakhs, a true display of consistency and poker prowess.

> 2nd PokerBaazi’s BSS Super Value for ₹2,31,250

> 32nd PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹23,306

> 45th PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty for ₹13,104

> 139th Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹12,542

Sandeep Singh’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.22 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹21.20 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

Another established name adding to the Sunday glory was Jatin ‘patience124’ Sablani. Having conquered PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost earlier this month, Sablani dazzled with a string of deep runs. He graced the final tables of both the BSS Super Value and Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack and clinched the runner-up spot in Money Heist – Triple Chance, amassing a combined ₹3.97 Lakhs across five impressive finishes. This incredible performance pushed Sablani across the coveted ₹1 Crore mark in tracked online earnings.

Jatin Sablani
Jatin Sablani

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹2,06,721

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Super Value for ₹1,21,000

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Money Heist – Triple Chance for ₹52,623

> 166th PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹9,214

> 50th in Adda52’s Sunday Showdown for ₹7,058

Jatin Sablani’s online stats (excluding Adda52 and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1 Crore | Lifetime Profits: ₹23.38 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

The BSS Super Value final table was a kaleidoscope of experience and talent. Saturday’s (7-Max) Daily SPRINT champion Sushant ‘sanskrit’ Sirohi (3rd for ₹1.75 Lakhs), Shiven ‘Sampapa’ Meena (5th for ₹89,000), and Tanmay ‘Truman’ Benara (6th for ₹63,000) all battled valiantly, adding to the electrifying atmosphere.

With an entry fee of just ₹1,650, the BSS Super Value fell only a whisper short of its advertised guarantee, ensuring the ₹25 Lakhs prize pool rewarded the top 283 finishers, making the day a resounding success for both the winners and the leading participants alike.

Final Table Results

  1. Anurag ‘Anurag9009’ Patel – ₹3,01,500
  2. Sandeep ‘PoKcey’ Singh – ₹2,31,250
  3. Sushant ‘sanskrit’ Sirohi – ₹1,75,000
  4. Jatin ‘patience124’ Sablani – ₹1,21,000
  5. Shiven ‘Sampapa’ Meena – ₹89,000
  6. Tanmay ‘Truman’ Benara – ₹63,000
  7. purplepepper8 – ₹43,750
  8. upayformyweed – ₹30,250

 

BSS Big Bounty – ₹18 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,500

Entries – 147

Re-entries – 87

Prize Pool – ₹18,72,000

Places Paid – 49

Sunday night belonged to Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das, the 2023 WSOP Main Event 16-place finisher, who unleashed a poker masterclass, amassing a staggering ₹11.16 Lakhs from seven deep runs across PokerBaazi, Spartan Poker, Adda52, and PokerStars India. But the true fireworks saw Das snatching not one but two major titles on PokerBaazi within a breathtakingly narrow 19-minute window.

Anirban Das
Anirban Das

His first conquest was the prestigious ₹50 Lakhs GTD (1000X) BSS SuperStack. Navigating a field of 1,084 hopefuls (524 unique) with five entries, Das emerged victorious after nearly nine tense hours, claiming his third BSS SuperStack title and a hefty ₹7.11 Lakhs prize.

But Das wasn’t done yet. The BSS Big Bounty beckoned, and he answered with characteristic gusto. This time, three entries were all it took to conquer the 234-player battlefield (147 unique). The clock ticked past 4:30 AM when Das secured his second title, bagging another ₹3.11 Lakhs (₹20,000 in bounties).

Das’ Sunday achievements include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹7,10,562

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty for ₹3,11,155 (₹20,000 in bounties)

> 47th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹38,592

> 10th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special for ₹24,662

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s (PLO-5) BSS for ₹15,000

> 16th in Adda52’s Sunday Showdown for ₹11,954

> 147th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Super Value for ₹4,250

Anirban Das’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.73 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.17 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹15.95 Lakhs

While Das reigned supreme, other notable players kept the Sunday action sizzling. Poker streamer Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat, eager to break his two-month title drought, came close in the BSS Big Bounty, making two entries and finishing second for ₹2.34 Lakhs (₹16,000 in bounties). Rawat also navigated a deep run in the Adda52 Millions, placing 14th and adding another ₹33,373 to his Sunday tally for total earnings of ₹2.67 Lakhs.

Nitin Rawat
Nitin Rawat

Nitin Rawat’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.26 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.66 Crores

Advait ‘ExploitativeGTO’ Rajguru (opted out of our tracking) also had a noteworthy performance, locking in at least ₹5.43 Lakhs in winnings from five deep runs, including two final table appearances. His impressive haul included a fifth-place finish in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III and a seventh-place slot in the BSS Big Bounty.

Advait Rajguru
Advait Rajguru

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹4,48,203 (from three stacks)

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty for ₹60,042 (₹10,000 in bounties)

> 43rd in Adda52 Millions for ₹22,212

> 184th in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹9,210

> 187th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Super Value for ₹3,500

Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo, another seasoned pro, also had a lucrative Sunday, racking up ₹3.13 Lakhs across five finishes, showcasing his versatility with appearances in three final tables. His highlights included a sixth-place finish in Adda52 Millions and an eighth-place finish in both Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack and PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty.

Rubin Labroo
Rubin Labroo

> 6th in Adda52 Millions for ₹1,26,716

> 8th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹83,739

> 8th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty for ₹67,992 (₹24,000 in bounties)

> 108th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹23,906

> 32nd in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special for ₹10,598

Rubin Labroo’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹11.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.18 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #1 | Annual Winnings: ₹12.14 Lakhs

The final table of the BSS Big Bounty was a battleground of champions, featuring last night’s Adda52 Millions victor Vinayak ‘salmanbhai’ Bajaj (4th for ₹1.31 Lakhs) and the EndBoss 6.0 champion Arun ‘vazharmorghulis’ Sriram (5th for ₹1.01 Lakhs).

The ₹11,500 entry fee BSS Big Bounty generated a respectable ₹18.72 Lakhs prize pool, rewarding the top 49 finishers for their Sunday grind.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

  1. Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das – ₹3,11,155
  2. Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat – ₹2,34,088
  3. escape – ₹1,86,352
  4. Vinayak ‘salmanbhai’ Bajaj – ₹1,30,547
  5. Arun ‘vazharmorghulis’ Sriram – ₹1,00,664
  6. gureks – ₹72,082
  7. Advait ‘ExploitativeGTO’ Rajguru – ₹60,042
  8. Rubin ‘kornkid’ Labroo – ₹67,992

 

(6-Max) BSS SPRINT – ₹6 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,300

Entries – 255

Re-Entries – 199

Prize Pool – ₹9,08,000

Places Paid – 92

After eight long months, the poker crown once again found its rightful head in PokerBaazi’s ₹6 Lakhs GTD (6-Max) BSS SPRINT. It was none other than Shravan ‘Shravankapur’ Kapur, who silenced his doubters and roared back to victory, dominating a field of 255 players (199 unique) in the 9 PM showdown after a gripping six-hour session. His title drought officially ended with a sweet payday of ₹1.33 Lakhs – his third-highest score on the platform!

Shravan Kapur
Shravan Kapur

Shravan Kapur’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹13.72 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹6.20 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

But the Sunday spotlight wasn’t all about Kapur’s redemption. Arjun ‘arr86’ Raghani, who won the 10 PM (7-Max) Daily SPRINT on January 11, put up a valiant fight in the (6-Max) BSS SPRINT, ultimately landing a respectable second place for ₹1.02 Lakhs. Raghani further solidified his Sunday dominance by taking 242nd in the BSS Super Value, adding another ₹3,000 to his total haul of ₹1.05 Lakhs for the night.

Arjun Raghani
Arjun Raghani

Arjun Raghani’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹56.13 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹16.34 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #1

And not to forget Ashit ‘nexus010’ Sharma, the recent Winter Series-17 – Eliminator champion. He made his presence known by securing a sixth-place finish in the (6-Max) BSS SPRINT, boosting his bankroll by ₹27,240.

Ashit Sharma
Ashit Sharma

Ashit Sharma’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.61 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #1

With an accessible ₹2,300 buy-in, the (6-Max) BSS SPRINT shattered its guarantee, amassing a whopping ₹9.08 Lakhs prize pool! In true PokerBaazi spirit, the top 92 finishers walked away with a piece of the pie, making it a rewarding Sunday grind for many.

Final Table Results

  1. Shravan ‘Shravankapur’ Kapur – ₹1,32,840
  2. Arjun ‘arr86’ Raghani – ₹1,02,241
  3. boomhoops – ₹77,906
  4. Nigambodh – ₹55,842
  5. favkapil – ₹38,862
  6. Ashit ‘nexus010’ Sharma – ₹27,240

 

‘Bob_Das (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 BSS for ₹93,000), ‘HarveySpectre’ (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD BSS Kickoff for ₹83,040), ‘Sanket16’ (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Daily SPRINT for ₹52,900), Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD BSS for ₹46,390), ‘khatta1’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD BSS 1000X for ₹33,680), ‘Sud4449’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 Daily for ₹32,600), ‘kalus0072’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD BSS Afternoon Boost for ₹22,840), and ‘jaishreeram1311’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹19,730) won the other Sunday marquees on PokerBaazi.

 

MPL Poker

IPF #50 Sunday Showstopper – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,500

Entries – 241

Re-entries – 89

Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 60

The heat was on as MPL Poker’s ₹6 Crores GTD India Poker Festival neared its climax. With just three days left, Sunday’s schedule packed a sizzling ₹23.50 Lakhs GTD prize pool across four tournaments, culminating in the eagerly awaited ₹20 Lakhs GTD IPF #50 Sunday Showstopper.

The 8:30 PM flagship event saw 330 brave souls (241 unique) battling for the coveted IPF Gold Dust Trophy and a share of the hefty prize pool. In a display of masterful poker prowess, the player known only as Priyanka ‘6201134423’ Kumari emerged victorious, navigating the intense competition with remarkable skill. Their triumph wasn’t just about bragging rights; it came with a dazzling reward of ₹3.84 Lakhs.

Another mystery user, ‘knight3526438,proved their mettle by clinching the coveted second place, walking away with a formidable prize of ₹2,48,500.

The IPF #50 Sunday Showstopper wasn’t just about top finishes; it rewarded skill and commitment for all the leading participants. With a staggering ₹6.64 Lakhs in overlays, the generous ₹20 Lakhs prize pool ensured that the top 60 players enjoyed significant payouts, making for a truly rewarding culmination to this high-stakes event.

Final Table Results

  1. Priyanka ‘6201134423’ Kumari – ₹3,84,373
  2. knight3526438 – ₹2,48,500
  3. yanabanana – ₹1,74,000
  4. 9953501991 – ₹1,20,000
  5. battlebuff56557 – ₹95,000
  6. 9811604865 – ₹76,000

 

The other IPF title winners of the day included ‘cardsboss993293’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD IPF#49 MPL Twilight for ₹22,000) and ‘sona7473’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD IPF#52 Monster Stack for ₹16,500).

 

Pocket52

Pocket Kings – ₹3 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹990

Entries – 106

Re-entries – 56

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 30

Hardik ‘showman’ Nair, coming off PokerStars India’s Uppercut victory on Friday, added more fuel to his phenomenal winning streak on Sunday. This upcoming poker talent conquered Pocket52’s Pocket Kings last night, adding a fifth title crown to his already impressive haul within just three weeks of 2024.

Hardik Nair
Hardik Nair

Making a Sunday hustle, Nair outlasted 162 contenders (106 unique) in a six-hour showdown, hoisting the Pocket Kings title and a cool ₹58,045 in cash, marking his first title victory on the platform this year. ‘nikku443’ put up a valiant fight, claiming second place and ₹40,769.

Nair’s dominance extended beyond the title. He racked up a total of ₹85,241 through five Sunday finishes, showcasing his versatility and consistency.

> 1st in Pocket52’s Pocket Kings for ₹58,045

> 67th in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹18,428

> 75th in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) BSS SPRINT for ₹3,178

> 10th in PokerStars India’s #Big Bubble Rush for ₹2,799

> 11th in Adda52’s Nightide DST Adda for ₹2,791

Hardik Nair’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.40 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹76.70 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2024: #4

Joining Nair on the Pocket Kings final table were notable players like Yash Reeraizer Chitre, the recent “₹4 Crore Club” entrant (4th for ₹23,349), and Anish ‘FishingRod’ Arora (5th for ₹18,165).

Despite an accessible ₹990 buy-in, Pocket Kings took a hefty ₹1.54 Lakhs hit in overlays. Nevertheless, Pocket52 stepped in with Tournament Discount Credits (TDC) to ensure the top 30 finishers enjoyed their share of the ₹3 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

  1. Hardik ‘showman’ Nair – ₹58,045
  2. nikku443 – ₹40,769
  3. EVAK1 – ₹30,608
  4. Yash ‘Reeraizer’ Chitre – ₹23,349
  5. Anish ‘FishingRod’ Arora – ₹18,165
  6. Deuceslove – ₹14,267
  7. Subhajit33_679 – ₹11,336
  8. 1lake35 – ₹9,132

 

‘DEEPA324’ won the ₹20K GTD Soda for ₹4,732.

 

Junglee Poker

Buy-in – ₹2,300

Entries – 87

Prize Pool – ₹2,50,000

Places Paid – 11

For nearly six hours, the Junglee Poker arena thrummed with the electric hum of competition as titans clashed in the ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Primetime Supernova. Cards flew, nerves flared, and one player arose like a lightning bolt amidst the storm: ‘fantime33187390.’

Wielding tactical brilliance and laser focus, ‘fantime33187390’ navigated a field of 87 battle-hardened contenders in the 9 PM showdown, ultimately claiming the top spot and a thunderous prize of ₹60,975! Their victory wasn’t a fluke but a masterclass in strategy and resilience, leaving the rest of the field gazing up at their shining crown.

But the path to glory wasn’t a solitary one. ‘nirpatgurjar,’ fueled by unrelenting tenacity, re-entered the fray to prove their mettle. They outmanoeuvred the field of stoic entrants, ultimately securing the runner-up prize of ₹46,450.

The Primetime Supernova was a spectacle of high-octane action and unyielding competition. The top 11 finishers, each possessing exceptional tenacity and sharp analytical minds, carved their share of the ₹2.50 Lakh prize pool, a well-deserved reward for their valiant efforts.

Final Table Results

  1. fantime33187390 – ₹60,975
  2. nirpatgurjar– ₹46,450
  3. moniroy07 – ₹35,400
  4. overlap34938668– ₹26,975
  5. whathappened – ₹20,550
  6. jaisia – ₹15,650

 

 

PokerStars India

Sunday Special – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 141

Re-entries – 134

Regular Prize Pool – ₹8,24,737

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹6,75,262

Total Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 34

The virtual poker tables were the stage for a royal rumble on Sunday, with established champions reaffirming their dominance and rising stars showcasing their fire. Among the victors was Sriharsha “1ll|1ll1|ll1|’ Doddapaneni, the two-time The Millionaire king, who added another jewel to his crown by conquering PokerStars India’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Sunday Special, marking his second title of 2024.

Sriharsha Doddapaneni
Sriharsha Doddapaneni

Navigating a battlefield of 275 entries (141 unique) in the 5 PM Sunday flagship with unwavering focus, Doddapaneni emerged victorious after just over nine hours. His reign wasn’t solely about the Sunday Special title; he plundered a hefty treasure trove of ₹3.04 Lakhs (₹1.66 Lakhs in bounties)!

But Doddapaneni wasn’t content with just one conquest. He notched up two more final table scores and another deep run, amassing a total haul of ₹6.65 Lakhs on Sunday – a fitting tribute to his relentless pursuit of poker glory.

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire II for ₹3,52,259 (from three stacks)

> 1st in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special for ₹3,03,683* (₹1,66,053 in bounties)

> 178th in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹9,214

Sriharsha Doddapaneni’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.89 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.48 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2

Young Gun Gaurav ‘3betPanda’ Sood, the three-time Player of the Year prodigy, proved he hasn’t cooled down one bit. He put up a valiant fight in the Sunday Special, ultimately claiming the runner-up crown and a sizable purse of ₹1.56 Lakhs (₹18,723 in bounties). This impressive feat comes hot on the heels of Sood’s 2023 leaderboard reign, where he amassed a staggering ₹5.04 Crores and snagged his third POY title.

Gaurav Sood
Gaurav Sood

Sood`s Sunday hustle extended beyond the Sunday Special, with three final table finishes and three additional deep runs across platforms, adding a remarkable ₹7.90 Lakhs to his Sunday spoils.

> 2nd in Adda52 Millions for ₹4,38,958

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special for ₹1,56,352* (₹18,723 in bounties)

> 7th in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹1,15,566

> 89th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹50,384

> 34th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty for ₹25,971

> 219th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Super Value ₹3,000

Gaurav Sood’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹19.90 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹10.21 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹23.36 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹3.92 Lakhs | Moves to #11 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #1 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Finished #2 in Annual Profits

Siddharth ‘gangnam gangi’ Gangwar also enjoyed a Sunday filled with sparkling achievements. He landed a respectable sixth place in the Sunday Special, securing ₹59,860 (₹22,867 in bounties). But Gangwar’s magic wasn’t restricted to this event. He conjured up a total of ₹2.95 Lakhs from a whopping seven cash finishes, including two final table appearances, proving his consistent prowess on the felt.

Siddharth Gangwar
Siddharth Gangwar

Gangwar`s top Sunday achievements include:

> 5th in Adda52 Millions for ₹1,72,874

> 6th in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special for ₹59,860 * (₹22,867 in bounties)

> 74th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹35,912

> 186th in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹9,214

Siddharth Gangwar’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.22 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.16 Crores

The Sunday Special final table was a glittering affair, featuring poker royalty like Aditya ‘serendipity789’ Sushant (5th for ₹60,163) (₹10,743 in bounties), Friday`s WTF champion NaveenKumar ‘superboyvv’ S (8th for ₹32,698) (₹11,971 in bounties), and Mithun ‘ThePokeRajaIN’ Mahesh (9th for ₹45,458) (₹27,739 in bounties).

Despite falling ₹1.49 Lakhs short of its advertised guarantee, the ₹5,500 priced Sunday Special delivered on its promise of intense competition and rewarding payouts. The ₹15 Lakhs prize pool was generously distributed among the top 34 finishers, ensuring that many walked away with Sunday smiles on their faces.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

  1. Sriharsha ‘1ll|1ll1|ll1|’ Doddapaneni – ₹3,03,683
  2. Gaurav ‘3betPanda’ Sood – ₹1,56,352
  3. manish jangid – ₹99,560
  4. Sreeharsha ‘DonkeyCommitted’ Boneni – ₹80,756
  5. Aditya ‘serendipity789’ Sushant – ₹60,163
  6. Siddharth ‘gangnam gangi’ Gangwar – ₹59,860
  7. Puddly Pop – ₹53,818
  8. Naveen ‘superboyvv’ Kumar S – ₹32,698
  9. Mithun ‘ThePokeRajaIN’ Mahesh – ₹45,458

 

‘yuvidilwariya’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Big Bubble Rush for ₹36,986), ‘JT0914’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sunday Storm for ₹20,268), ‘GM2318’ (Won ₹70K GTD Ultrasonic PKO for ₹20,055), ‘sonam kumari111’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack 8-Max PKO for ₹12,344), and ‘abhinav cm’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline for ₹10,949) won the other Sunday marquees on PokerStars India.

 

Spartan Poker

Millionaire III – ₹1 Crore GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 1,040

Re-entries – 284

Re-buys – 820

Survivors – 327 (204 unique)

Prize Pool – ₹1,07,20,000

Places Paid – 287

Sashank ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ Chakravarthy‘s 2024 hot streak shows no signs of cooling down. Last night, he conquered SpartanPoker’s ₹1 Crore GTD Millionaire III, the last The Millionaire of January, capping off a dominant month with his fifth title of the year!

This latest victory adds to an already impressive 2024 roster: Destiny, The Endeavour, BSS Kickoff, and the (7-Max) Daily SPRINT all claimed within the first ten days of January. Now, Chakravarthy joins an elite circle of champions on the prestigious Millionaire podium.

The ₹5,500 buy-in Millionaire, renowned for its 2000X value proposition, attracted a massive field of 2,144 players across six qualifying flights. Only 327 stacks, representing 204 unique players, returned for the Day 2 finale at 10 PM on Sunday.

Having qualified through two flights, Chakravarthy’s skill and resilience shone brightly in a six-hour battle. Weaving his masterful strategy with two stacks, he raked in a whopping ₹16 Lakhs payout via a heads-up deal. This landmark victory not only marks his first seven-figure score online but also stands as his career-best performance!

Chakravarthy’s Millionaire III finishes:

> 1st for ₹15,77,173* (heads-up deal)

> 60th for ₹22,834

Sunday truly turned into a golden day for Chakravarthy. His deep runs in three tournaments netted him a staggering ₹16.35 Lakhs, distinguishing him as the day’s top scorer! This phenomenal performance propelled him to the coveted #2 spot on the 2024 Leaderboard Standings in both total cashes and annual profits. Additionally, he crossed the ₹1.50 Crores mark in Spartan Poker winnings and the ₹1 Crore mark in Adda52 winnings, cementing his status as an indomitable online poker powerhouse.

Chakravarthy’s Sunday achievements include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹16,00,007* (from two stacks) (heads-up deal)

> 27th in Adda52 Millions for ₹25,440

> 197th in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹9,214

Sashank Chakravarthy’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India & Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.73 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.19 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹39.05 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹20.75 Lakhs | Moves to #2 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Moves to #2 in Annual Profits

While Chakravarthy claimed the crown, Kanav ‘slickooo’ Parwal, known for taking down the Millionaire Series – The Elite in May 2021, nearly snatched his second The Millionaire title. A heads-up deal secured him a hefty ₹12.29 Lakhs as the Millionaire III runner-up, marking his fourth seven-figure score and second-best on Spartan Poker.

Kanav Parwal
Kanav Parwal

Kanav Parwal’s online stats (excluding Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.37 Crores

Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru (opted out of our tracking), the 26-year-old poker sensation from Bengaluru, also had a night to remember, with at least ₹5.21 Lakhs from four deep runs, including two final table finishes.

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire II for ₹4,48,203 (from three stacks)

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Big Bounty (KO) for ₹60,042* (₹10,000 in bounties)

> 184th in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹9,214

> 187th in PokerBaazi’s BSS Super Value for ₹3,500

The well-respected poker pro Sriharsha ‘lvey2’ Doddapaneni bagged over ₹6.65 Lakhs from three deep runs on Sunday. This two-time The Millionaire champion came close to his third The Millionaire glory with a sixth-place finish, netting ₹3.52 Lakhs from three qualifying stacks. But his true triumph came in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special, where he secured his second title of the year with a total haul of ₹3.04 Lakhs (₹1.66 Lakhs in bounties).

Sriharsha Doddapaneni
Sriharsha Doddapaneni

Doddapaneni’s Sunday achievements include:

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire II for ₹3,52,259 (from three stacks)

> 1st in PokerStars India’s Sunday Special for ₹3,03,683* (₹1,66,053 in bounties)

> 178th in PokerBaazi’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack for ₹9,214

Sriharsha Doddapaneni’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.89 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹4.48 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #2

The Millionaire III’s final table was a clash of titans, featuring seasoned pros like Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi$’ Garg (3rd for ₹6.94 Lakhs), the ever-consistent Sagar ‘JugaduNash’ Raj (4th for ₹5.01 Lakhs), Arjanveer ‘bazzingaa’ Singh Chadha (7th for ₹2.52 Lakhs), and Rising Star Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna (8th for ₹1.78 Lakhs).

With a ₹5,500 buy-in, Millionaire III attracted a massive field of 2,144 players, forming a prize pool of ₹1.07 Crores, generously shared among the top 287 finishers.

Final Table Results

  1. Sashank ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ Chakravarthy – ₹15,77,173
  2. Kanav ‘slickooo’ Parwal – ₹12,29,323
  3. Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi$’ Garg – ₹6,93,584
  4. Sagar ‘JugaduNash’ Raj – ₹5,00,624
  5. Advait ‘Rattler$’ Rajguru – ₹4,09,611
  6. Sriharsha ‘lvey2’ Doddapaneni – ₹3,29,533
  7. Arjanveer ‘bazzingaa’ Singh Chadha – ₹2,52,027
  8. Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna – ₹1,77,630

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

Sunday Superstack – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 141

Re-entries – 59

Re-buys – 109

Prize Pool – ₹30,90,000

Places Paid – 27

A familiar face in high-stakes MTTs, Utkarsh ‘kidpokerNJ’ Vaish, roared back to the winner’s circle last night, conquering Spartan Poker’s 8 PM flagship, the ₹20 Lakhs GTD Sunday Superstack! After a gruelling 8.5-hour battle, Vaish outlasted a stacked field of 308 (141 unique) to claim a hefty ₹6.84 Lakhs. This sweet victory marks his first title of 2024 and lands at a respectable fourth in his career scoreboards. This triumphant return ends Vaish’s seven-month absence from the top spot, a feat he last achieved with his IOPC The Crown victory in June.

Utkarsh Vaish
Utkarsh Vaish

But Vaish’s dominance wasn’t confined to the Sunday Superstack. Earlier in the day, he added another cash to his tally, finishing 19th in Millionaire III for an impressive ₹82,866. In total, he brought home a remarkable ₹7.67 Lakhs on Sunday.

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack for ₹6,84,435

> 19th in Spartan Poker’s Millionaire III for ₹82,866

Utkarsh Vaish’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹2.90 Crores | Site Profits: ₹1.39 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #1

But the spotlight wasn’t solely on Vaish! Newcomer ‘tankmelater,’ fresh off an FT finish in last week`s The Elite, made a valiant run for their maiden title in the Sunday Superstack. Battling through the intense competition, they ultimately clinched second place for a site-best ₹4.62 Lakhs, an outstanding feat for their 8th tournament on the platform.

tankmelater’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹5.96 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹4.83 Lakhs

And the action didn’t stop there! Seasoned veterans and rising stars alike delivered notable performances in the Sunday Superstack. Last Sunday`s Millionaire II champion Aniket ‘Anteman’ Waghmare (4th for ₹2.59 Lakhs), last night’s BSS Super Value finalist Jatin ‘chipUp124’ Sablani (5th for ₹2.07 Lakhs), Young Gun Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra (6th for ₹1.59 Lakhs), Adda52 Millions runner-up Young Gun Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood (7th for ₹1.16 Lakhs) and Adda52 Millions finalist Rubin ‘CalmLikeABomb’ Labroo (8th for ₹83,739) all carved their names on the leaderboard.

Fueled by an enthusiastic turnout, the Sunday Superstack surpassed its advertised guarantee to create a massive ₹30.90 Lakhs prize pool. The top 27 players, including the champion and runner-up, shared this bounty, cementing Sunday night as a resounding success for many.

Final Table Results

  1. Utkarsh ‘kidpokerNJ’ Vaish – ₹6,84,435
  2. tankmelater – ₹4,61,955
  3. Isildurr24 – ₹3,10,231
  4. Aniket ‘Anteman’ Waghmare – ₹2,59,251
  5. Jatin ‘chipUp124’ Sablani – ₹2,06,721
  6. Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra – ₹1,58,826
  7. Gaurav ‘mozzie17’ Sood – ₹1,15,566
  8. Rubin ‘CalmLikeABomb’ Labroo – ₹83,739

 

‘notmysundaybest’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Money Heist – Triple Chance for ₹63,871), Ramesh ‘Flimflam’ Pathipati (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Dark Knight for ₹26,420), ‘BlacKitten’ (Won ₹75K GTD Turbo – Monster Turbo for ₹16,746), ‘aajadmeranaam’ (Won ₹50K GTD Night Rider Anonymous for ₹16,616), ‘$hawn_William$’ (Won ₹50K GTD Chip up – Triple Chance for ₹12,268), and ‘Donkanator’ (Won ₹25K GTD Centurion for ₹6,290) won the other Sunday marquees on Spartan Poker.

 

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Daily Majors: Ankit Bajaj, Shailendra Pradhan, Bharat Vasan & Karan Malhotra Take the Tuesday Flagships by Storm!

There was an uptick in traffic across the Tuesday tournaments as the regulars returned to the grind after recovering from the busy weekend. PokerBaazi’s Baazi Turbo Series is the current highlight, drawing poker enthusiasts from all over the country. Meanwhile, PokerStars India is set to kickstart its inaugural multi-flight tournament, the ₹15 Lakhs GTD Hercules, at 7:30 PM tonight.

For those eager to grow their bankrolls, IndiaPlays’ Depositor’s Flight Tournaments will host its third starting flight today.

Ankit Bajaj led the Tuesday leaderboard, boasting two deep runs and ₹5.96 Lakhs in total earnings, making him the day`s top scorer. His victory in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour earned him ₹3.84 Lakhs, breaking a 14-month title drought. Just an hour before this significant win, Bajaj took home ₹2.12 Lakhs for his third-place finish in Adda52’s The Mint.

Shailendra Pradhan nearly eclipsed Bajaj’s performance but ended the day with ₹5.20 Lakhs from two final table scores. He won PokerBaazi’s BTS#15 Tuesday Prime for ₹3.22 Lakhs and finished third in The Endeavour, pocketing an additional ₹1.98 Lakhs.

The other BTS Tuesday tournaments saw victories from Sankalp Marwah (Won BTS#14 (PLO-6) for ₹1.04 Lakhs), Vikram Jaiswal (Won BTS#13 Hyper Turbo for ₹85,030), ‘santo13’ (Won BTS#16 Freeze (FO) for ₹74,550), and the IMPS Gold Edition leaderboard topper Amandeep Singh (Won BTS#12 for ₹67,419).

Online sensation Bharat Vasan (opted out of our tracking) added to his impressive title tally by winning Spartan Poker’s Tuesday High Roller for ₹3.30 Lakhs, marking his sixth title victory of the year. The win came after a heads-up deal with Sunday`s The MoneyMaker 34.0 runner-up Kashish Gupta (opted out of our tracking), who finished second for ₹3.21 Lakhs. Vasan added another ₹80,280 from a fifth-place finish in Mega Stack, increasing his bankroll by at least ₹4.10 Lakhs.

Karan Malhotra improved on his seventh-place finish in Adda52’s The Mint last week by winning the 8 PM Monday flagship yesterday and pocketing ₹2.88 Lakhs, ending a two-month title drought.

Building upon his fourth-place finish in PokerBaazi’s BTS#5 Sunday Prime two days ago, Young Gun Neel Joshi took down PokerStars India’s Tuesday flagship, Bounty Builder HR – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition for a second time this year, pocketing ₹2.71 Lakhs.

Vinay B triumphantly returned to the online poker scene after earning some live scores at the recently-concluded 2023 APPT Cambodia. He emerged victorious in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack, winning ₹2.66 Lakhs and breaking a six-week title drought.

Siddharth Gangwar conquered PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost, earning ₹1.43 Lakhs (won ₹1.74 Lakhs overall).

Sagar Raj, Biplob Rana, Ravi Jain, Siddharth Ojha, Vikrant Varma, Satbir Singh, and Rahul Sahni won the other Tuesday majors.

Here are the Tuesday highlights!

Daily Majors Recap With PokerGuru | Tuesday | May 16 | 2023

 

PokerBaazi

The Endeavour – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 221

Re-entries – 230

Prize Pool – ₹22,55,000

Places Paid – 49

Ankit ‘Psycorp’ Bajaj, Sunday’s MHW Colossus finalist, belted out a firecracker Tuesday run. He was the day’s highest earner, raking in a total of ₹5.96 Lakhs, which included a final table finish and a title win, his first in over a year.

Barely an hour after securing third place in Adda52’s The Mint, earning ₹2.12 Lakhs, Bajaj outplayed a competitive field of 451 participants (221 unique) in PokerBaazi’s Tuesday headliner, ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Endeavour. This marked his first victory in the 8 PM flagship, breaking his extended 14-month-long dry spell and earning him a noteworthy ₹3.84 Lakhs.

Ankit Bajaj
Ankit Bajaj

Ankit Bajaj’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.37 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.38 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Dev ‘rucharth’ Mittal has been a revelation over the past few weeks. For the second consecutive week, the FTS #16 – Double Stack champion from March, Mittal, finished runner-up in The Endeavour, taking home ₹2.55 Lakhs, a slight increase from last week‘s ₹2.26 Lakhs.

Dev Mittal
Dev Mittal

Mittal’s Tuesday exploits also included deep runs in PokerBaazi’s BTS#15 Tuesday Prime (64th for ₹12,180) and Daily Value Boost (75th for ₹3,500), bringing his total earnings for the day to ₹2.71 Lakhs. His online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹42.18 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.97 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Sunday’s BTS#6 champion, Vaibhav ‘WakhraSwagNi’ Sharma, also had a successful day, earning ₹1.32 Lakhs from three cash finishes and a bounty, including:

Vaibhav Sharma
Vaibhav Sharma

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for ₹84,337

> 10th in Spartan Poker’s Tuesday High Roller for ₹25,654

> 12th in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹15,400

> 45th in PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder HR – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition for ₹6,125

Vaibhav Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.76 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.97 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.16 Crores

The final table of The Endeavour saw some familiar faces, including last night’s BTS#15 Tuesday Prime champion Shailendra ‘classic78’ Pradhan (3rd for ₹1.98 Lakhs), Tanmaya ‘RTD27’ Gupta (4th for ₹1.57 Lakhs), Sunday’s Deepstack Turbo finalist Jyoti ‘joey114114’ Ranjan Nayak (5th for ₹1.30 Lakhs), and Raghav ‘raghav14082’ Chauhan (8th for ₹64,268).

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in flagship generated a hefty ₹22.55 Lakhs in the prize pool. The top 49 finishers earned a payday.

Final Table Results

  1. Ankit ‘Psycorp’ Bajaj – ₹3,84,027
  2. Dev ‘rucharth’ Mittal – ₹2,54,815
  3. Shailendra ‘classic78’ Pradhan – ₹1,97,989
  4. Tanmaya ‘RTD27’ Gupta – ₹1,56,723
  5. Jyoti ‘joey114114’ Ranjan Nayak – ₹1,30,339
  6. Akki16 – ₹1,06,436
  7. Vaibhav ‘WakhraSwagNi’ Sharma – ₹84,337
  8. Raghav ‘raghav14082’ Chauhan – ₹64,268

 

BTS#15 Tuesday Prime – ₹18 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 297

Re-entries – 283

Prize Pool – ₹20,30,000

Places Paid – 70

Shailendra ‘classic78’ Pradhan stole the show on Tuesday, securing an impressive ₹5.20 Lakhs from final table finishes in two PokerBaazi flagships, including a triumphant title win. These achievements placed him second only to Ankit Bajaj on the day’s leaderboard.

Shailendra Pradhan
Shailendra Pradhan

Building on his ninth-place finish in Monday’s BTS#10 Monday Prime, Pradhan dominated a 580-player field (297 unique) in PokerBaazi’s BTS headliner, ₹18 Lakhs GTD BTS#15 Tuesday Prime, in under seven hours. He clinched his first BTS title in the 7:30 PM flagship, winning ₹3.22 Lakhs, his fourth-best score on PokerBaazi. This marked his first title win in over four months.

Pradhan, twice a third-place finisher in the BSS Championship, also secured third place in The Endeavour, netting ₹1.98 Lakhs. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹99.80 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹5.88 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

The recent Sunday Superstack finalist, Anurag ’13anurag’ Srivastava, accumulated ₹2.12 Lakhs through two cash finishes and a bounty, including:

Anurag Srivastava
Anurag Srivastava

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#15 Tuesday Prime for ₹1,92,241

> 46th in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for ₹15,785

> 31st in PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder HR – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition for ₹4,375

Anurag Srivastava’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.75 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.04 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹74.83 Lakhs

The MoneyMaker 34.0 champion, Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia, boosted his bankroll by ₹1.99 Lakhs through three cash finishes, which include:

Manish Lakhotia
Manish Lakhotia

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#15 Tuesday Prime for ₹1,51,438

> 7th in PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder HR – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition for ₹31,805

> 47th in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for ₹15,785

Manish Lakhotia’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹14.78 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.88 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #11 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.84 Crores | Ranked #6 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes) | Ranked #12 in 2023 TLB (Points) Leaderboard

The BTS#15 Tuesday Prime final table featured other notable regs like Sunday’s BTS#5 Sunday Prime finalist Rahul ‘slowroller’ Melwani (5th for ₹93,177), Yash ‘Riraizer’ Chitre (6th for ₹71,050) and Monday’s The CashMaker – Triple Chance third-place finisher Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR (7th for ₹49,735).

The ₹3,850 entry buy-in tournament generated a hefty ₹20.30 Lakhs prize pool that was distributed among the top 70 finishers.

Final Table Results

  1. Shailendra ‘classic78’ Pradhan – ₹3,21,552
  2. Anurag ’13anurag’ Srivastava – ₹1,92,241
  3. Manish ‘thekid’ Lakhotia – ₹1,51,438
  4. Naazgul – ₹1,15,507
  5. Rahul ‘slowroller’ Melwani – ₹93,177
  6. Yash ‘Riraizer’ Chitre – ₹71,050
  7. Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR – ₹49,735
  8. atulolympus – ₹40,600

 

Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 343

Re-entries – 296

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 125

Siddharth ‘GangnamGangi’ Gangwar‘s persistent pursuit for a title victory finally bore fruit on Tuesday. After three weeks of determined efforts and seven final table finishes, Gangwar finally clinched the title in PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost. Facing a challenging field of 639 players (343 unique), he secured his maiden victory in the 7.30 PM tournament and an impressive cash prize of ₹1.43 Lakhs.

Siddharth Gangwar
Siddharth Gangwar

Anish ‘PapaNegreanu’ Arora also performed commendably, finishing as the runner-up and banking ₹1.08 Lakhs.

Gangwar amassed a total of ₹1.74 Lakhs from three cash finishes, including:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹1,42,500

> 23rd in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for ₹18,040

> 22nd in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack for ₹13,200

Siddharth Gangwar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.83 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.72 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #6

BTS#10 Monday Prime finalist Pranav ‘MeenakshiSundareshwar’ Khandalkar mounted the final table in two Tuesday tournaments, netting ₹1.11 Lakhs across three deep runs, including:

Pranav Khandalkar
Pranav Khandalkar

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹85,000

> 6th in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6 Max) for ₹13,975

> 54th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#15 Tuesday Prime for ₹12,180

Pranav Khandalkar’s online stats (including HU SnGs): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.20 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹88.43 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Vikram Ved ‘vikrambatra’ Batra accumulated ₹93,967 from three deep runs, including:

Vikram Ved Batra
Vikram Ved Batra

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹55,000

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹34,427

> 13th in PokerStars India’s Uppercut for ₹4,540

Vikram Ved Batra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.21 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹33.18 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4

The Daily Value Boost final table lineup included site regs Amit ‘Aryan15’ Malhotra (5th for ₹41,000) and Suneeth ‘suneethkalmady’ Kalmady (8th for ₹16,900).

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹41,500, with the top 125 finishers receiving payouts.

Final Table Results

  1. Siddharth ‘GangnamGangi’ Gangwar – ₹1,42,500
  2. Anish ‘PapaNegreanu’ Arora – ₹1,08,200
  3. Pranav ‘MeenakshiSundareshwar’ Khandalkar – ₹85,000
  4. Vikram Ved ‘vikrambatra’ Batra – ₹55,000
  5. Amit ‘Aryan15’ Malhotra – ₹41,000
  6. behranaazi – ₹28,400
  7. Jayztheone – ₹20,600
  8. Suneeth ‘suneethkalmady’ Kalmady – ₹16,900

 

BTS#14 (PLO-6) – ₹7 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 108

Re-entries – 173

Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000

Places Paid – 35

The volume beast, Sankalp ‘Wobbegong’ Marwah, mustered up ₹1.39 Lakhs across nine deep runs on Tuesday, including his maiden BTS title victory!

Marwah, who clinched the BSS Kickoff title on Sunday, dominated a 281-player field in PokerBaazi’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD BTS#14 (PLO-6). He nailed the 6 PM tournament in just six hours, bagging ₹1.04 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with ‘saurav29’ (2nd for ₹1.01 Lakhs). This win catapulted him to #6 on the BTS leaderboard.

Sankalp Marwah
Sankalp Marwah

Sankalp Marwah’s top Tuesday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#14 (PLO-6) for ₹1,03,453

> 29th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#15 Tuesday Prime for ₹15,225

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s PLO-6 Boost Monster for ₹4,920

> 15th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Midnight SPRINT for ₹4,896

> 50th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#13 Hyper Turbo for ₹3,685

Sankalp Marwah’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.12 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹28.80 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #12 | Ranked #6 on the BTS Leaderboard

Prabhas ‘prabzter’ Sharma achieved cash finishes in four out of five BTS tournaments on Tuesday, collecting ₹1.02 Lakhs in total earnings and charging to #3 on the BTS leaderboard.

Prabhas Sharma
Prabhas Sharma

Sharma’s Tuesday finishes include:

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#14 (PLO-6) for ₹49,700

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#12 for ₹31,150

> 47th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#15 Tuesday Prime for ₹13,195

> 17th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#13 Hyper Turbo for ₹7,810

Prabhas Sharma’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹73.74 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2 | Ranked #3 on the BTS Leaderboard

Online crushers Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh (3rd for ₹71,400) and Rising Star Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh (4th for ₹60,200) also made it to the final table of BTS#14 (PLO-6).

The 6 PM tournament experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹1.38 Lakhs, with the top 35 finishers enjoying the added value.

Final Table Results

  1. Sankalp ‘Wobbegong’ Marwah – ₹1,03,453*
  2. saurav29 – ₹1,00,948*
  3. Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh – ₹71,400
  4. Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh – ₹60,200
  5. Prabhas ‘prabzter’ Sharma – ₹49,700
  6. Chinkuminku – ₹39,550

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

BTS#13 Hyper – ₹5.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 145

Re-entries – 116

Prize Pool – ₹5,50,000

Places Paid – 53

PokerBaazi’s ₹5.50 Lakhs GTD BTS#13 Hyper saw a thrilling display of top-tier play, with numerous BTS leaderboard contenders fighting their way to the final table. The battle lasted for four hours, and when the dust settled, Vikram ‘VikramJaiswal7’ Jaiswal emerged as the last player standing, claiming his second BTS title of the series.

Vikram Jaiswal
Vikram Jaiswal

PokerBaazi loyalist Jaiswal came out on top of a 261-entry field (145 unique) in the 5 PM BTS tournament to win ₹85,030. The mid-stakes TLB star and yesterday`s Daily Morning SPRINT champion, Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar, narrowly missed out on a second title victory for the day, taking home ₹64,405 for second place.

Jaiswal’s total winnings across three cash finishes amounted to ₹93,130, propelling him four places higher to #2 on the BTS leaderboard.

His Tuesday finishes include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s BTS#13 Hyper Turbo for ₹85,030

> 33rd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#16 Freeze (FO) for ₹5,000

> 105th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹3,100

Vikram Jaiswal’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹43.65 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹8.11 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #5 | Ranked #2 on the BTS Leaderboard

The #3 ranked player on the annual TLB leaderboard, Neeraj Kumar`s online exploits are legendary. He won two tournaments on Monday and came out charging again yesterday, adding ₹1.85 Lakhs across 12 deep runs, including a title and three more podium finishes!

Neeraj Kumar
Neeraj Kumar

Kumar placed in the money in four BTS tournaments yesterday, ascending to #9 on the BTS leaderboard. His top performances include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s BTS#13 Hyper Turbo for ₹64,405

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹34,136

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s PLO-6 Boost Monster for ₹17,220

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹16,920

> 16th in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack for ₹16,200

> 38th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#15 Tuesday Prime for ₹14,210

Neeraj Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.04 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.74 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #25 | Ranked #3 in the 2023 TLB (Points) Standings | Ranked #9 on the BTS Leaderboard

The BTS#13 Hyper final table also featured the #11 ranked player on the BTS leaderboard Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu (4th for ₹37,125), the current BTS leaderboard topper Bibhu ‘Daniel_Ivey’ Agarwal (5th for ₹26,235), last night`s Daily Turbo winner Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj (3rd for ₹49,995), Monday’s BTS#9 Hyper champion Shailesh ‘MrShailesh’ Patel (6th for ₹18,590), Sony ‘swAAmi’ Puthussery (7th for ₹15,180), and Parag ’vix786’ Shah (8th for ₹12,650).

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in hyper turbo tournament experienced a glaring ₹1.58 Lakhs in overlays, and 53 players earned a payout.

Final Table Results

  1. Vikram ‘VikramJaiswal7’ Jaiswal – ₹85,030
  2. Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar – ₹64,405
  3. Yuvraj ‘Yuvi0069’ Bhardwaj – ₹49,995
  4. Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu – ₹37,125
  5. Bibhu ‘Daniel_Ivey’ Agarwal – ₹26,235
  6. Shailesh ‘MrShailesh’ Patel – ₹18,590
  7. Sony ‘swAAmi’ Puthussery – ₹15,180
  8. Parag ’vix786’ Shah – ₹12,650

 

BTS#12 – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,100

Entries – 217

Re-entries – 171

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 71

Amandeep ‘amanpoker27’ Singh, who reigned supreme on the IMPS Gold Edition leaderboard with an impressive 13-day streak at the top, is in the midst of a breakout run. Showing no signs of slowing down, Singh has already clinched six marquee tournaments this month, two of which he championed yesterday.

Displaying exceptional prowess and tenacity, Singh garnered ₹1.35 Lakhs from two victorious runs yesterday, a second-place finish, and four other money finishes.

Amandeep Singh
Amandeep Singh

Singh kicked off his winning streak yesterday by expertly defeating a field of 108 players in PokerBaazi’s ₹1 Lakh GTD Afternoon PLO5 Boost. After entering the tournament five times, he walked away with the first-place prize money of ₹32,400. Just forty minutes later, he secured the runner-up spot in PokerBaazi’s ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Afternoon SPRINT, adding an additional ₹23,160 to his earnings.

Yet, Singh’s most significant accomplishment of the day was his victory in PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD BTS#12, just an hour after his second-place finish. He overpowered the 388-player field (217 unique) in the 4 PM marquee, adding a second title to his Tuesday resume. Following a heads-up deal with ‘Khatriking,’ Singh collected the champion’s share of ₹67,419, while ‘Khatriking’ claimed an almost equal ₹66,881.

Amandeep Singh’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Adda52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹46.50 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹13.31 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #41

The NPS India 2023 fiend Abdul ‘ManiakGod’ Aziz (3rd for ₹42,000) and yesterday’s BTS#14 (PLO-6) finalist Prabhas ‘prabzter’ Sharma (4th for ₹31,150) were the other site regulars on the BTS#12 final table.

The ₹1,100 entry buy-in tournament experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹1.12 Lakhs and 71 players profited from the value on offer.

Final Table Results

  1. Amandeep ‘amanpoker27’ Singh – ₹67,419*
  2. Khatriking – ₹66,881*
  3. Abdul ‘ManiakGod’ Aziz – ₹42,000
  4. Prabhas ‘prabzter’ Sharma – ₹31,150
  5. Tamang1990 – ₹21,850
  6. yashh7 – ₹16,000
  7. ajaydevgan – ₹12,300
  8. meemumbaikar – ₹10,000

* denotes a heads-up deal

 

BTS#16 Freeze (FO) – ₹5 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 235

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 47

PokerBaazi user ‘santo13’ continues their triumphal march, snagging yet another title! Following their victory in the Daily Boost on Monday, ‘santo13’ eclipsed 234 rivals in the ₹5 Lakhs GTD BTS#16 Freeze (FO), claiming a site-best ₹74,550 for the win, effectively recovering all their site losses! The user ‘sachuthakur5’ secured second place, banking ₹56,200.

santo13’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.72 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹22,075 | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Notables who final tabled the BTS#16 Freeze (FO) included Pratik ‘zpAAced’ Manjrekar (5th for ₹24,750), Pankaj ‘Cyclone6524’ Joshi (6th for ₹17,650), Ginish ‘ginishvadera’ Vadera (7th for ₹14,550), and the #2 ranked player on the annual TLB leaderboard Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur (8th for ₹12,000).

The ₹2,200 buy-in freezeout tournament encountered an overlay deficit of ₹30,000, with 47 players making it to the payouts list.

Final Table Results

  1. santo13 – ₹74,550
  2. sachuthakur5 – ₹56,200
  3. insAAne – ₹43,850
  4. Vanquisher23 – ₹33,300
  5. Pratik ‘zpAAced’ Manjrekar – ₹24,750
  6. Pankaj ‘Cyclone6524’ Joshi – ₹17,650
  7. Ginish ‘ginishvadera’ Vadera – ₹14,550
  8. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹12,000

 

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

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 133

Re-entries – 111

Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 47

Tuesday proved to be a remarkable day for PokerBaazi user ‘ksc7’ as they secured their first-ever title in the site’s 2 PM marquee, ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost. Outlasting a field of 244 players (133 unique), ‘ksc7’ pocketed ₹65,468 following a heads-up deal.

The mystery winner made another cash finish in the 4 PM BTS#12 (22nd for ₹4,550), totaling ₹70,018 from the two events. ‘ksc7’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹2.46 Lakhs | Titles Won: #1

The five-time Afternoon Boost winner Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora fell just shy of a sixth title, earning ₹65,282 in a heads-up deal. He accrued ₹72,482 from two deep runs, including:

Vaibhav Arora
Vaibhav Arora

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹65,282* (heads-up deal)

> 19th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹7,200

Vaibhav Arora’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹52.34 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹20.10 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #5

Old-timer Gurpal ‘roothless’ Singh secured the fifth position in the Afternoon Boost for ₹24,750 and added another ₹2,025 from a 19th place finish in PokerBaazi’s Daily Afternoon SPRINT, amassing ₹26,775 in total earnings.

Gurpal Singh
Gurpal Singh

Gurpal Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.60 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹64.37 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8

The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament registered a nominal ₹12,000 in overlays, with 47 players claiming a payout.

Final Table Results

  1. ksc7 – ₹65,468*
  2. Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora – ₹65,282*
  3. Sujal0132 – ₹43,850
  4. Smar077 – ₹33,300
  5. Gurpal ‘roothless’ Singh – ₹24,750
  6. YNWA1892 – ₹17,650
  7. Letmefku69 – ₹14,550

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

BTS Leaderboard Standings on Day 3

Day 3 of the Baazi Turbo Series at PokerBaazi continued to surge forward with an adrenaline-fueled sequence of five tournaments. This day’s results triggered significant shifts in the leaderboard standings, resulting in a churn at the top.

Bibhu ‘Daniel_Ivey’ Agarwal remains in pole position on the ₹10 Lakhs GTD BTS leaderboard for the third day in a row, accumulating an imposing total of 2,278 points. Agarwal has demonstrated his poker prowess by placing in the money in nine out of the 16 BTS tournaments, including a title victory. Yesterday, his most notable performance was a solid final table finish in BTS#13 Hyper Turbo, placing fifth for ₹26,235.

There was a dramatic shake-up in the leaderboard standings as Vikram ‘Vikramjaiswal7’ Jaiswal made an impressive leap from sixth to second place, amassing 2,180 points. Jaiswal’s skillful gameplay and tenacity have been instrumental in this significant advancement. His portfolio of seven cash finishes, including title wins in BTS#2 (PLO-6) and BTS#13 Hyper Turbo.

Likewise, Prabhas ‘prabzter’ Sharma made waves on the leaderboard, making a remarkable ascent from the tenth to the third spot yesterday, pushing his score up to 2,161 points.

RankPlayerPoints
1Bibhu 'Daniel_Ivey' Agarwal2,278
2Vikram 'VikramJaisawal7' Jaiswal2,180
3Prabhas 'prabzter' Sharma2,161
4Chirag 'ChiruG' Khanduja2,034
5Vikhyat 'supersaiyan57' Ahlawat1,979
6Sankalp 'Wobbegong' Marwah1,945
7Ankit 'akj290' Jajodia1,879
8Utkarsh 'Utkraj4' Raj1,857
9Neeraj 'SelfClaimedPro' Kumar1,780
10Rishabh '13rishabh' Harsh1,712

 

‘amandeep11’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹50,018), Siddharth ‘Sidash21’ Ojha (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹45,450), Vikrant ‘borntrouble’ Varma (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO-6 Boost Monster for ₹34,440), ‘Sihan’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹24,640), ‘mazearke’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹20,290) and ‘Ajaytandi’ (Won ₹50K 5-Max Daily Turbo for ₹6,100) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

 

Spartan Poker

Tuesday High Roller (6 Max) – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 71

Re-entries – 37

Re-buys – 43

Prize Pool – ₹15,10,000

Places Paid – 15

Bharat ‘MirchiSeth’ Vasan has established himself as an online poker powerhouse thanks to his consistent performance. The two-time NPS gold medalist placed second in the (7-Max) BSS Championship on Sunday and covered the distance in Spartan Poker’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Tuesday HighRoller (6 Max) last night. Vasan stood tall among 151 contestants (71 unique) in the 9 PM tournament, earning his sixth title of the year and a cash reward of ₹3.30 Lakhs.

Bharat Vasan
Bharat Vasan

Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta (opted out of our tracking), who had three prominent finishes on Sunday, including a runner-up performance in The MoneyMaker 34.0, added his fourth major score of the week. He came close to victory in the Tuesday High Roller, securing second place and ₹3.21 Lakhs, thanks to a heads-up deal.

Adding to his recent string of successes, Vasan also finished fifth in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack, earning him at least ₹4.10 Lakhs in total – placing him third on the Tuesday leaderboard.

Vasan`s known Tuesday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Tuesday HighRoller for ₹3,30,141* (heads-up deal)

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack for ₹80,280

The 6-max Tuesday High Roller final table also featured Michael ‘folditnoob’ Keishing (3rd for ₹1.74 Lakhs) and Sunday`s BSS HighRoller fifth-place finisher Deepak ‘Optimist’ Singh (4th for ₹1.41 Lakhs).

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in tournament exceeded its advertised guarantee, distributing ₹15.10 Lakhs in prize money to the top 15 competitors.

Other noteworthy players crossing the money line included last night`s The Endeavour finalist Vaibhav ‘Nikka Zaildar’ Sharma (10th for ₹31,710), Mega Stack finalist Young Gun Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra (11th for ₹31,710), IOPC 14.0 The Crown champion and the #7 ranked player of the year, Aditya ‘Yennefer’ Agarwal (12th for ₹29,445), Vinayak ‘firehaimai’ Bajaj (14th for ₹27,180), and Rising Star Ritwik ‘Fisherman1997’ Khanna (15th for ₹27,180).

Final Table Results

  1. Bharat ‘MirchiSeth’ Vasan – ₹3,30,141*
  2. Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta – ₹3,21,423*
  3. Michael ‘folditnoob’ Keishing – ₹1,74,405
  4. Deepak ‘Optimist’ Singh – ₹1,41,185
  5. b44baba – ₹1,14,005
  6. MagicMan13 – ₹89,090

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

Mega Stack – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 153

Re-entries – 38

Re-buys – 103

Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 27

Returning to the online grind after a ten-day hiatus because of his live exploits at APPT Cambodia 2023, Vinay ‘ConCrete’ B made a triumphant comeback by championing Spartan Poker’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD Mega Stack. The seasoned player bested a competitive field of 294 entrants (153 unique) in less than eight hours, breaking his six-week title drought with a grand prize of ₹2.66 Lakhs.

Vinay B
Vinay B

Joining him on the podium in the Tuesday headliner were ‘krishh87’, who finished second with ₹1.79 Lakhs, and ‘Shaarang’ (anonymity requested), securing third place with ₹1.23 Lakhs.

In addition to this victory, Vinay B collected bounties worth ₹1,750 in PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder HR – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.71 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.38 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Also making notable appearances at the Mega Stack final table was last night`s Tuesday High Roller winner, Bharat ‘Mirchi’ Vasan (5th for ₹80,280), Suman ‘suman4456’ Lahoti (6th for ₹61,680), and Young Gun Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra (8th for ₹32,520).

The ₹4,400 buy-in event experienced an overlay shortfall of ₹27,000, and the top 27 finishers got paid.

Final Table Results

  1. Vinay ‘ConCrete’ B – ₹2,65,800
  2. krishh87 – ₹1,79,400
  3. Shaarang – ₹1,23,480
  4. bigbang2 – ₹1,00,680
  5. Bharat ‘MirchiSeth’ Vasan – ₹80,280
  6. Suman ‘suman4456’ Lahoti – ₹61,680
  7. Sagar97706 – ₹44,880
  8. Sanat ‘orhem3001’ Mehrotra – ₹32,520

 

Ravi ‘Rvjn91’ Jain (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹48,000), ‘Madmoney005’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Dark Knight for ₹27,300), ‘Shootingstar’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Night Rider for ₹22,755), ‘manju@0562’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up – Triple Chance for ₹21,158), Rahul ‘iLiSHMaCh’ Sahni (Won ₹75K GTD Hold’em PKO for ₹18,799), ‘garibaadmi’ (Won ₹75K GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹16,173), ‘ashunishu’ (Won ₹50K GTD Turbo – Triple Chance for ₹11,565) and and ‘Jijinjiju’ (Won ₹50K GTD Centurion for ₹10,575) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

 

Pocket52

Pocket Bullets – ₹6 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 177

Re-entries – 125

Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000

Places Paid – 49

In Pocket52’s Tuesday marquee, ₹6 Lakhs GTD Pocket Bullets, site reg ‘MinishaLamba’ rose to the occasion, outplaying a daunting roster of 302 contenders to clinch the first-place cash prize of ₹1.08 Lakhs.

The user ‘Bhains_ki_aankh,’ demonstrating formidable form, claimed the runner-up payout of ₹78,000.

Final Table Results

  1. MinishaLamba – ₹1,08,000
  2. Bhains_ki_aankh – ₹78,000
  3. Happy07010 – ₹54,000
  4. english_schalke_6968954 – ₹39,000
  5. BiLL BENTER_iVnCbqBpmj – ₹28,200
  6. illumination – ₹24,000

 

‘CHINMOY555’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Brunch for ₹30,000), ‘lokman55_bYesGpPpi7’ (Won ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD Pocket Soda for ₹26,250), ‘4betbluff’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹23,000) and ‘Prakash56’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹17,250) won the other Pocket52 marquees!

 

PokerStars India

Bounty Builder HR – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹7,700

Entries – 75

Re-entries – 62

Regular Prize Pool – ₹5,20,500

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹4,79,500

Total Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 15

Following a strong fourth-place finish in the BTS#5 Sunday Prime the day before, Young Gun Neel ‘Worm236’ Joshi delivered another stellar performance in PokerStars India’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Bounty Builder HR – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition. The chemical engineer from BITS Pilani outclassed the 137-strong starting field (75 unique), claiming the Tuesday flagship title for the second time this year and a cash prize of ₹2.70 Lakhs (₹1.73 Lakhs in bounties).

Neel Joshi
Neel Joshi

Satellites and freerolls grinder Mohd ‘IND(Y@hya’ Yahya hit the jackpot in the Tuesday tournament, converting a satellite investment into a hefty runner-up payday of ₹1.24 Lakhs (₹26,031 in bounties).

Neel Joshi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.35 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.82 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

Other prominent players who made it to the Bounty Builder HR – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition final table included Monday`s Iron Man runner-up Clinton ‘Clinton Tavares’ Tavares (3rd for ₹93,402), the 2022 Player of the Year, Young Gun Anuj ‘brocklesnar95’ Yadav (4th for ₹83,424), PLO6 Booster Tuesday finalist Lavesh ‘lavesh786’ Meena (5th for ₹55,608), and Sunday`s The MoneyMaker 34.0 winner Manish ‘theoldestkid’ Lakhotia (7th for ₹31,805).

The ₹7,700 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹41,000 in overlays, and 15 players scored a payday. As a bonus, PokerStars India also dropped tickets to the ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Hercules, worth ₹12,375, on a randomly selected table.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

  1. Neel ‘Worm236’ Joshi – ₹2,70,456
  2. Mohd ‘IND(Y@hya’ Yahya – ₹1,23,675
  3. Clinton ‘Clinton Tavares’ Tavares – ₹93,402
  4. Anuj ‘brocklesnar95’ Yadav – ₹83,424
  5. Lavesh ‘lavesh786’ Meena – ₹55,608
  6. DR5868 – ₹39,237
  7. Manish ‘theoldestkid’ Lakhotia – ₹31,805

 

‘highroller2301’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Uppercut for ₹43,467), ‘dipakpualpokers’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹23,197), ‘GOAT-245’ (Won ₹60K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max for ₹15,094), ‘Amibangla’ (Won ₹40K GTD Afternoon on Stars PKO for ₹13,402) and ‘S8888786’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline 6-Max for ₹12,365) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

 

PokerDangal

PLO6 Booster Tuesday – ₹1 Lakh GTD

Buy-in – ₹660

Entries – 76

Re-buys – 64

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 23

In PokerDangal’s ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO6 Booster Tuesday, site-reg ‘Pheqwe’ toppled the 140-player field (76 unique) in the primetime tournament to win ₹21,000. The user ‘MattSaint92’ finished runner-up for ₹15,500.

Lavesh ‘lavesh7’ Meena (4th for ₹9,000) and Satyam ‘Joonjoon’ Joon (5th for ₹6,750) were known regs on the PLO6 Booster Tuesday final table.

Final Table Results

  1. Pheqwe – ₹21,000
  2. MattSaint92 – ₹15,500
  3. muteeb123 – ₹11,750
  4. Lavesh ‘lavesh7’ Meena – ₹9,000
  5. Satyam ‘Joonjoon’ Joon – ₹6,750
  6. MysteriousRahul – ₹5,000

 

 

First Games Poker

Mega Freeroll – ₹2 Lakhs GTD

Total Entries – 1,796

Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 1,796

This Tuesday saw an impressive performance from First Games Poker player ‘Vicky,’ who triumphed over an enormous field of 1,796 competitors in the site’s ₹2 Lakhs GTD Mega Freeroll. The victory rewarded ‘Vicky’ with a poker ticket valued at ₹800.

The runner-up, ‘kiran,’ also put up an intense fight and was rewarded with a poker ticket worth ₹600 for their efforts.

Final Table Results

  1. Vicky – Poker ticket worth ₹800
  2. kiran – Poker ticket worth ₹600
  3. Ritik Saini – Poker ticket worth ₹400
  4. AJAY RAJ – Poker ticket worth ₹200
  5. vivaan – Poker ticket worth ₹200
  6. UJWAL – Poker ticket worth ₹100

 

 

PokerSaint

Ruby – ₹3 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,350

Entries – 113

Re-entries – 98

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 35

In a commendable display of perseverance, PokerSaint regular ‘RezUREz’ showed determination, rebounding after an initial setback to triumph over an impressive field of 211 competitors (113 unique entrants) in the ₹3 Lakhs GTD Ruby for first-place prize money of ₹56,576.

Likewise, user ‘Nitharpgi1992’ exhibited a firm resolve, rebuying into the tournament six times before securing second place. Their tenacity yielded a respectable return of ₹41,701.

Final Table Results

  1. RezUREz – ₹56,576
  2. Nitharpgi1992 – ₹41,701
  3. Behnoi – ₹30,737
  4. Player786 – ₹22,655
  5. Pokerqueen19 – ₹16,699
  6. Jr.Sachdev – ₹12,308
  7. Believerinpain95 – ₹9,911
  8. Boomtown – ₹7,981

 

 

Adda52

The Mint – ₹14 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 187

Re-entries – 167

Prize Pool – ₹14,00,000

Places Paid – 38

Karan ‘gogikaran’ Malhotra, who placed seventh in Adda52’s The Mint last week, emerged victorious in the 8 PM Monday flagship yesterday. He successfully navigated through the 354-player field (187 unique) in approximately seven hours, securing the title and ₹2.88 Lakhs in winnings. This victory breaks a two-month title drought, during which Malhotra impressively posted 18 final table finishes.

Karan Malhotra
Karan Malhotra

A three-way deal at the final table saw Archit ‘Aarchit’ Dhadwal (2nd for ₹2.16 Lakhs) and The Endeavour champion, Ankit ‘imluckbox’ Bajaj (3rd for ₹2.12 Lakhs), each taking home more than ₹2 Lakhs.

Karan Malhotra’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.12 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹89.69 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #6

The high-performing Nitin ‘JeeneNhiDunga’ Rawat, the winner of the Destiny 26.0 Finale, added ₹72,670 to his bankroll from three cash finishes and a bounty, including:

Nitin Rawat
Nitin Rawat

> 8th in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹35,000

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Turbo for ₹10,475

> 20th in PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder HR – Hercules Ticket Drop Edition for ₹14,000

> 44th in PokerBaazi’s BTS#15 Tuesday Prime for ₹13,195

Nitin Rawat’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.99 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.08 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #10

The Mint final table also featured regulars like Gautam ‘aa_kk’ Sachdeva (6th for ₹52,500) and Madhab ‘madhabpal2015’ Pal (7th for ₹42,000).

The ₹3,850 entry buy-in tournament offered ₹1.61 Lakhs in overlays, from which 38 players benefitted.

Final Table Results

  1. Karan ‘gogikaran’ Malhotra – ₹2,87,830*
  2. Archit ‘Aarchit’ Dhadwal – ₹2,15,856*
  3. Ankit ‘imluckbox’ Bajaj – ₹2,12,414*
  4. chutney – ₹1,12,000
  5. prohaibro – ₹75,600
  6. Gautam ‘aa_kk’ Sachdeva – ₹52,500
  7. Madhab ‘madhabpal2015’ Pal – ₹42,000
  8. Nitin ‘JeeneNhiDunga’ Rawat – ₹35,000

*denotes a three-way deal

 

Sagar ‘rajsagar32’ Raj (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Voyager for ₹69,500) won the other Adda52 marquee.

Biplob ‘hellhell’ Rana (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Nano DST for ₹54,900), ‘falsify’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nano Inception for ₹28,176), Satbir ‘satbir2222’ Singh (Won ₹1.70 Lakhs GTD Nano Mint for ₹27,899), ‘manishratwaya16’ (Won ₹90K GTD Nano Siesta for ₹27,225), ‘Jagoi’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Nano Daily Adda for ₹26,500), ‘gopikrishnanvv’ (Won ₹70K GTD Nano Crack Jack for ₹14,48), ‘Tanu2020’ (Won ₹30K GTD Nano Battleship for ₹8,700) and ‘Vickymohta’ (Won ₹25K GTD Nano PLO for ₹7,373) won the Nano Poker Series Tuesday tournaments.

 

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Daily Majors: Aayush Arya, Amit Kaushik, Chirag Sodha & Harsh Bubna Drive Up the Tuesday Action

Like the day before, the Tuesday action had little to write about as most of the marquees registered significant overlays. PokerBaazi’s PLO Championship was the featured offering running alongside the regular flagships across the top poker platforms.

To add to the excitement, PokerStars India’s 5 Year Anniversary FiestaAnniversary Special Boosted GTD Tournaments get going today with the grand ₹10 Lakhs GTD Anniversary Freeroll at 8 PM.

Young Gun Aayush Arya was Tuesday`s standout winner with deep runs in three big-ticket tournaments and total earnings worth ₹4.92 Lakhs. Arya especially took the Spartan Poker flagships by storm, winning the Tuesday High Roller for the second time (₹3.80 Lakhs) not long after finishing fourth in Mega Stack (₹1.01 Lakhs).

Abhimanyu Mittal, who won The Cash Maker – Triple Chance the day before, almost went back-to-back, finishing runner-up in Tuesday High Roller for ₹2.57 Lakhs.

Sunday’s Nano Highroller champion Amit Kaushik kept the momentum going by reeling in ₹3.93 Lakhs last night, crossing ₹2 Crores in online profits. He notably won Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack (₹2.66 Lakhs) and placed third in PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder HR (₹1.05 Lakhs).

The former PBC#8 Pride champion ‘AffableSatan’ shipped PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for a site-best ₹3.87 Lakhs. Last week’s Ultron champion, Maddhav Kohli, collected ₹2.57 Lakhs in second place.

Chirag Sodha, who finished #2 on the NPS India 2023 Series leaderboard, came back strong after some much-earned time off last week, shipping Adda52’s The Mint for ₹2.88 Lakhs (won ₹3.11 Lakhs overall). He struck a heads-up deal with ‘bewater’ (2nd for ₹2.74 Lakhs).

Harsh Bubna scored big for the third day straight by taking down PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder HR for an impressive third time (second time this year) for ₹2.22 Lakhs (₹1.12 Lakhs in bounties). Ashutosh Balodhi collected ₹1.37 Lakhs (₹26,469 in bounties) in second place (won ₹2.22 Lakhs overall).

PokerBaazi reg ‘JCchon413,’ who finished third in PC#13 (PLO-5) PKO on Sunday, came out charging in the Tuesday flagships, making two top finishes for a total take-home worth ₹3.90 Lakhs. The player most prominently won PC#23 (PLO-6) for ₹2.58 Lakhs. The #3 ranked player on the PC leaderboard, ‘Acegikmoqsu,’ finished runner-up for ₹1.80 Lakhs.

‘Onix’ (Won PC#22 PLO-5 for ₹1.16 Lakhs), Samarth Bhandari (Won PC#24 PLO-4 for ₹1.02 Lakhs), and ‘kitty786’ (Won PC#21 PLO-5 for ₹68,120) won the other PLO Championship tournaments on Tuesday.

Arpan Majhi, Deepak Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Sahil Babbar, Archit Saraogi, Manish Jangid, and Prithvi Singh won the other Tuesday marquees!

Here are the Tuesday highlights!

 

PokerBaazi

The Endeavour – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,500

Entries – 221

Re-entries – 233

Prize Pool – ₹22,70,000

Places Paid – 49

PokerBaazi player ‘AffableSatan’ had an unforgettable Tuesday night, as they shipped the site`s 8 PM Tuesday headliner, ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Endeavour, for a personal-best ₹3.87 Lakhs. The mystery winner, the PBC#8 Pride champion from January 18, beat out 454 competitors (221 unique) to take home the top prize in the ₹20 Lakhs GTD tournament. It was a significant achievement for the player, who last made the final table of The Endeavour on March 7, finishing fifth for ₹1.13 Lakhs.

Last week`s Ultron champion, Maddhav ‘Maddhav’ Kohli, also made a strong showing by finishing as the runner-up for ₹2.57 Lakhs, picking his second big score in five days.

Maddhav Kohli
Maddhav Kohli

AffableSatan’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹29.53 Lakhs | Titles Won: #13

Third-place finisher Kunal ‘symbolicchamp’ Agrawal also cashed the Daily Value Boost (25th for ₹5,500), accumulating ₹2.05 Lakhs in total winnings.

Kunal Agrawal
Kunal Agrawal

His Tuesday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for ₹1,99,306

> 25th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹5,500

Sunday’s PC#16 (PLO-5) champion, Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat, was a prolific scorer. He crossed the money line in six of the day’s biggest flagships, accumulating ₹2.90 Lakhs in total earnings.

Nitin Rawat
Nitin Rawat

His top Tuesday finishes include:

> 4th in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for ₹1,57,765

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s PC#23 (PLO-6) for ₹84,750

> 9th in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack for ₹26,880

> 11th in PokerBaazi’s PC#24 (PLO-4) for ₹12,250

Nitin Rawat’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.76 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹97.10 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8

The Endeavour final table had regs like Nathanial ‘ante2410’ Fancon (6th for ₹1.07 Lakhs), Rohan Thomas ‘RTJam’ John (7th for ₹84,898), and Saturday`s The Big Show winner Avish ‘thehorse7’ Sharma (8th for ₹64,695) in contention.

The ₹5,500 entry buy-in tournament awarded ₹22.70 Lakhs in prize money to the top 49 finishers.

Final Table Results

  1. AffableSatan – ₹3,86,581
  2. Maddhav ‘Maddhav’ Kohli – ₹2,56,510
  3. Kunal ‘symbolicchamp’ Agrawal – ₹1,99,306
  4. Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat – ₹1,57,765
  5. JCchon413 – ₹1,31,206
  6. Nathanial ‘ante2410’ Fancon – ₹1,07,144
  7. Rohan Thomas ‘RTJam’ John – ₹84,898
  8. Avish ‘thehorse7’ Sharma – ₹64,695

 

PC#23 (PLO-6) – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 138

Re-entries – 189

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 35

PokerBaazi reg ‘JCchon413,’ who finished third in PC#13 (PLO-5) PKO on Sunday, came out charging in the site`s Tuesday flagships, making two top finishes for a total take-home worth ₹3.90 Lakhs.

The player notably took first place in the PLO Championship headliner, ₹15 Lakhs GTD PC#23 (PLO-6), beating a field of 327 players and winning ₹2.58 Lakhs. ‘JCchon413’ also placed fifth in The Endeavour for ₹1.31 Lakhs.

JCchon143’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹44.46 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹20.15 Lakhs | Titles Won: #21

Last week`s PC#10 (PLO-5) runner-up finisher, ‘Acegikmoqsu’ secured their second runner-up finish in the series, finishing one spot behind ‘JCchon413’ in PC#23 (PLO-6) to collect ₹1.80 Lakhs. The player cashed another two PLO Championship tournaments for an impressive ₹2.24 Lakhs in total earnings, further consolidating his place at #3 on the series leaderboard.

JCchon143’s Tuesday finishes include:

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s PC#23 (PLO-6) for ₹1,79,850

> 7th in PokerBaazi’s PC#22 (PLO-5) for ₹29,920

> 10th in PokerBaazi’s PC#20 (PLO-6) for ₹14,000

Acegikmoqsu’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹39.43 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹8.66 Lakhs | Titles Won: #37 | Ranked #3 on the PLO Championship Leaderboard

Aryan ‘pagalkutta’ Singh locked in ₹1.41 Lakhs from five Tuesday scores, and his top finishes include:

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s PC#23 (PLO-6) for ₹1,06,500

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Night SPRINT for ₹21,581

Aryan Kumar’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.35 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹65.40 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

The recent PC#16 (PLO-5) winner, Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat, went on a scoring rampage yesterday. He made six deeps and picked up FT scores in PokerBaazi`s The Endeavour (4th for ₹1.58 Lakhs) and PC#23 (PLO-6) (6th for ₹84,750) for a total payday worth ₹2.90 Lakhs.

Nitin Rawat
Nitin Rawat

Nitin Rawat`s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.76 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹97.10 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8

The ₹4,400 entry buy-in tournament recorded an overlay shortfall of ₹1.92 Lakhs, and 35 players benefitted from the value on offer.

Final Table Results

  1. JCchon413 – ₹2,58,150
  2. Acegikmoqsu – ₹1,79,850
  3. Faiyaaz_Takkar – ₹1,53,000
  4. saurav29 – ₹1,29,000
  5. Aryan ‘pagalkutta’ Singh – ₹1,06,500
  6. Nitin ‘Gambler42’ Rawat – ₹84,750

 

Daily Value Boost – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 334

Re-entries – 320

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 113

The user ‘Abhi3292’ had their best session on PokerBaazi last night, shipping the 7.30 PM attraction, ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Value Boost, for ₹1.33 Lakhs. Outsmarting a 654-player field (334 unique), ‘Abhi3292’ secured the victory by striking a heads-up deal with ‘Nutsalwayss‘ (2nd for ₹1,17,553).

Abhi3292’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹11.31 Lakhs | Titles Won: #8

The NPS#18 (5-Max) Hyper SPRINT champion from April 13, Anirban D ‘pottysingh’ Das, engaged the crusher mode yesterday. The online reg posted an incredible four fifth-place finishes last night for a total take-home worth ₹1.62 Lakhs.

Anirban Das
Anirban Das

His top Tuesday finishes include:

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s PC#24 (PLO-4) for ₹49,700

> 5th in PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder HR for ₹49,510

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

> 5th in Adda52’s The Mint Lite for ₹7,499

Anirban D Das’ online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.36 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.19 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Ramu ‘Ramu0550’ Kushwaha (3rd for ₹85,000), Vinay ‘keechad’ Verma (4th for ₹55,000), and Kamal ‘bagdadi345’ Joshi (8th for ₹16,900) were others making an FT run in Daily Value Boost.

The ₹1,650 entry buy-in tournament registered an overlay shortfall of ₹19,000, with 113 players taking home cash prizes.

Final Table Results

  1. Abhi3292 – ₹1,33,147*
  2. Nutsalwayss – ₹1,17,553*
  3. Ramu ‘Ramu0550’ Kushwaha – ₹85,000
  4. Vinay ‘keechad’ Verma – ₹55,000
  5. Anirban D ‘pottysingh’ Das – ₹41,000
  6. survin82 – ₹28,400
  7. kingpin007 – ₹20,600
  8. Kamal ‘bagdadi345’ Joshi – ₹16,900

*denotes a three-way deal

 

PC#24 (PLO-4) – ₹7 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 147

Re-entries – 160

Prize Pool – ₹7,00,000

Places Paid – 35

Having won eight mid-stakes PLO tournaments earlier this year, Samarth ‘tiltsingh’ Bhandari found himself a dazzling ninth title in PokerBaazi’s ₹7 Lakhs GTD PC#24 (PLO-4) last night! He came out on top of a 307-player field (147 unique) in the 9:30 PM PLO Championship marquee, bagging away the top finisher’s due worth ₹1.02 Lakhs after striking a heads-up deal with Ridhav ‘Rids’ Chawla (2nd for ₹1.02 Lakhs).

Bhandari also cashed PokerBaazi’s PC#21 (PLO-5) (25th for ₹3,200). His online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹21.50 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #9

The NPS#25 (7-Max) SPRINT gold medallist, Ridhav Chawla, bagged away ₹1.05 Lakhs in Tuesday earnings as he made another deep run in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost (18th for ₹3,047). His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹54.34 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹14.94 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #3

Ridhav Chawla
Ridhav Chawla

Anirban ‘nocluewho’ D Das went on a tear last night, accumulating ₹1.62 Lakhs from six deep runs (including four FT finishes). Quite interestingly, all his FT scores were fifth-place finishes. The Das household cumulatively bagged half-a-dozen FT scores. Still, the 5th position did not leave their side as Anirban’s better half, Mahima Walia Das, took the same fifth place in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (₹24,022).

Anirban Das`s top Tuesday finishes include:

> 5th in PokerStars India`s Bounty Builder HR for ₹49,510 (₹3,500 in bounties)

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s PC#24 (PLO-4) for ₹49,700

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

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s PC#22 (PLO-5) for ₹12,000

> 5th in Adda52’s The Mint Lite for ₹7,499

Anirban D Das’ online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.36 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.19 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Utkarsh ‘Utkraj4’ Raj (3rd for ₹71,400) and Anindit ‘pindapanda1’ Pan (7th for ₹29,750) were other known players on the PC#24 (PLO-4) final table.

The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹86,000 in overlays, and 35 players got to share the spoils.

Final Table Results

  1. Samarth ‘tiltsingh’ Bhandari – ₹1,01,988*
  2. Ridhav ‘Rids’ Chawla – ₹1,02,412*
  3. Utkarsh ‘Utkraj4’ Raj – ₹71,400
  4. survin82 – ₹60,200
  5. Anirban ‘pottysingh’ D Das – ₹49,700
  6. bleedforthis – ₹39,550
  7. Anindit ‘pindapanda1’ Pan – ₹29,750

* denotes a heads-up deal

 

PC#22 PLO-5 – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 152

Re-entries – 205

Prize Pool – ₹80,000

Places Paid – 49

PokerBaazi user ‘Onix’ was one of four winners named at the ongoing PLO Championship on Tuesday. The mystery winner won the bragging rights after storming past the 357-entry field (152 unique) in the ₹8 Lakhs GTD PC#22 PLO-5, winning the 6:30 PM tournament for ₹1.16 Lakhs. A heads-up deal fetched Saturday’s Daily Afternoon SPRINT champion Prateek ‘DABANGG2’ Sharma ₹1.11 Lakhs in second place.

Prateek Sharma’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹72.11 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #4

The six-time PLO-5 BOOST champion, Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh, made an impressive Tuesday showing. He collected ₹1.06 Lakhs from deep runs in three PC tournaments, including two final table finishes, climbing to #22 on the series leaderboard.

Ravinder Singh
Ravinder Singh

His Tuesday finishes include:

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s PC#22 (PLO-5) for ₹70,240

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s PC#21 (PLO-5) for ₹23,120

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s PC#24 (PLO-4) for ₹12,250

Ravinder Singh’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.70 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹52.52 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #15 | Moves to #22 on the PLO Championship Leaderboard

Last week`s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost winner Narendra ‘khudde’ Singh (5th for ₹46,240) and Rahul ‘rkkumar061194’ Kumar (6th for ₹37,760) also picked up FT scores in PC#22 PLO-5.

The ₹2,200 buy-in PC#22 PLO-5 registered ₹86,000 in overlays, and 49 players walked away with a cash prize.

Final Table Results

  1. Onix – ₹1,16,002*
  2. Prateek ‘DABANGG2’ Sharma – ₹1,10,638*
  3. Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh – ₹70,240
  4. fishsh – ₹55,600
  5. Narendra ‘khudde’ Singh – ₹46,240
  6. Rahul ‘rkkumar061194’ Kumar – ₹37,760
  7. Acegikmoqsu – ₹29,920
  8. kidpoker1098 – ₹22,800

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

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

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 144

Re-entries – 110

Prize Pool – ₹5,08,000

Places Paid – 47

The user ‘bleedforthis’ totaled the 254-player field in PokerBaazi`s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost, taking down the daytime marquee for ₹75,743. Another mystery user ‘Maharaj3’ finished runner-up for ₹57,099.

‘bleedforthis’ cumulatively added over ₹1.24 Lakhs from his title victory and another FT score, which include:

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹75,743

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s PC#24 (PLO-4) for ₹39,550

bleedforthis’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹23.88 Lakhs | Title Won in 2023: #1

Among the final table finishers were regulars Rishabh ‘nerfhitler’ Sharma (3rd for ₹44,552) and Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu (7th for ₹14,783).

The ₹2,200 entry buy-in tournament distributed ₹5.08 Lakhs in prize money among the top 47 finishers.

Final Table Results

  1. bleedforthis – ₹75,743
  2. Maharaj3 – ₹57,099
  3. Rishabh ‘nerfhitler’ Sharma – ₹44,552
  4. survin82 – ₹33,833
  5. Azadojha – ₹25,146
  6. amandeep11 – ₹17,932
  7. Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu – ₹14,783

 

PC#21 PLO-5 – ₹4 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹825

Entries – 203

Re-entries – 267

Prize Pool – ₹4,00,000

Places Paid – 49

PokerBaazi user ‘kitty786’ – a small to mid-stakes player, had their best-ever tournament grind on the site on Tuesday. The user satellited their way into the ₹4 Lakhs GTD PC#21 PLO-5 and outplayed a 470-entry field (203 unique) to win a site-best ₹68,120 – scoring an insane ROI and improving upon their previous best score 8X.

The #4 ranked player on the PLO Championship leaderboard, Dinesh ‘Daddu26’ Singh (opted out of our tracking), who won the silver medal in NPS#63 (PLO-6) earlier this month, finished in second place for ₹45,200.

Dinesh Singh
Dinesh Singh

Kitty786’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹85,005 | Site Profits: ₹70,715 | Titles Won in 2023: #1

Yesterday`s PC#22 PLO-5 third-place finisher Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh (5th for ₹23,120) and Friday`s PC#6 (PLO-5) third-place finisher Prince ‘NaNki’ Singh (6th for ₹18,880) were other known players on the PC#21 PLO-5 final table.

The ₹825 entry buy-in tournament registered ₹47,500 in overlays, and 49 players crossed the money line.

Final Table Results

  1. kitty786 – ₹68,120
  2. Dinesh ‘Daddu26’ Singh – ₹45,200
  3. aadi999 – ₹35,120
  4. candycoffin – ₹27,800
  5. Ravinder ‘Ravikirti’ Singh – ₹23,120
  6. Prince ‘NaNki’ Singh – ₹18,880
  7. Pokerkid00 – ₹14,960
  8. 2021985 – ₹11,400

 

PLO Championship Leaderboard Standings After Day 6

Six days into PokerBaazi’s PLO Championship, Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat (5,201 points) has worked himself into a strong lead in the ₹10 Lakhs GTD leaderboard race. Ahlawat, who finished second in the first-ever PC series leaderboard, is on track to secure the top spot this time. With 22 scores in the 24 PC events completed, including a title win and three other FT finishes, the PC#3 (PLO-6) winner Ahlawat is the hot favorite to walk away as the series champion.

The mystery user ‘hik18‘ (4,637 points), the first PC leaderboard topper continues to trail Ahlawat at #2.

Meanwhile, last night’s PC#23 (PLO-6) runner-up ‘Acegikmoqsu‘ (4,169 points) laddered third places to #3 in the standings.

RankPlayerPoints
1Vikhyat 'supersaiyan57' Ahlawat5,201
2hik184,637
3Acegikmoqsu4,169
4Dinesh 'Daddu26' Singh4,162
5Himanshu 'pokerbrat7' Arora3,976
6Neeraj 'SelfClaimedPro' Kumar3,575
7saurav293,538
8mrprakash2,813
9Samarth 'tiltsingh' Bhandari2,576
10Nitin 'Gambler42' Rawat2,381

 

‘PranayGupta’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Midnight SPRINT for ₹43,080), Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹42,820), Sahil ‘illuminati’ Babbar (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Night SPRINT for ₹28,630), Archit ‘RareAbility’ Saraogi (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹27,900), Animesh ‘ogamayaken’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Afternoon SPRINT for ₹24,110) and ‘vekho’ (Won ₹50K 5-Max Daily for ₹5,830) won the other PokerBaazi marquees.

 

Spartan Poker

Tuesday High Roller (6-Max) – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 88

Re-entries – 30

Re-buys – 33

Prize Pool – ₹15,10,000

Places Paid – 17

With just one six-figure score in the last three weeks, Young Gun Aayush ‘Eureka226’ Arya was long overdue for a breakout run, and he came out shining on Tuesday. The BITS Pilani graduate made a killing in the flagship tournaments last night, cashing three big-ticket tournaments for a total take-home worth almost ₹4.92 Lakhs – emerging as the Tuesday chartbuster.

Aayush Arya
Aayush Arya

Arya especially took the Spartan Poker flagships by storm, winning the Tuesday High Roller for the second time for ₹3.80 Lakhs not long after busting fourth in Mega Stack.

His Tuesday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Tuesday High Roller for ₹3,79,916 (his second time winning the tournament)

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack for ₹1,00,680

> 27th in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹11,200

Aayush Arya’s online stats (excluding PokerStars India): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.34 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.11 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #8 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.32 Crores | Moves to #12 in the 2023 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Abhimanyu ‘foul child’ Mittal, who won The Cash Maker – Triple Chance the day before, almost went on a back-to-back winning expedition, finishing runner-up in Tuesday High Roller for ₹2.57 Lakhs. He made another deep run in The Mint (17th for ₹15,400), scoring ₹2.72 Lakhs overall.

Abhimanyu Mittal
Abhimanyu Mittal

Abhimanyu Mittal’s online stats (including HU SnGs): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.55 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.79 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #4

The 2022 POY, Young Gun Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav scored at least ₹2.63 Lakhs from three known finishes (and two bounties), which include:

Anuj Yadav
Anuj Yadav

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack for ₹1,23,480

> 5th in Spartan Poker’s Tuesday High Roller for ₹1,11,438

> 16th in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for ₹28,375

Anurag ‘Norman Bates’ Srivastava (6th for ₹87,882) was another notable on the 6-max Tuesday High Roller final table.

The ₹11,000 entry buy-in flagship registered a 151-player field (88 unique), and the top 17 finishers got a share from the ₹15.10 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

  1. Aayush ‘Eureka226’ Arya – ₹3,79,916
  2. Abhimanyu ‘foul child’ Mittal – ₹2,56,700
  3. Fliptripp – ₹1,66,855
  4. gaurav411 – ₹1,38,165
  5. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹1,11,438
  6. Anurag ‘Norman Bates’ Srivastava – ₹87,882

 

Mega Stack – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,400

Entries – 160

Re-entries – 38

Re-buys – 95

Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 27

Amit ‘en el vacio’ Kaushik is off to a trailblazing start this week. He won Adda52’s Nano Highroller on Sunday. Returning after a Monday break, he recorded deep runs across all the top online platforms last night and ended the day with a title win, another podium finish, and two more deep runs. His Tuesday exploits earned him a total of ₹3.93 Lakhs, pushing his past ₹2 Crores in online profits.

Amit Kaushik
Amit Kaushik

Kaushik’s best performance of the day was in Spartan Poker’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD Mega Stack, where he faced off against a tough final table featuring some of the biggest names in the game. He triumphed over a field of 293 players (160 unique) to win the 8 PM headliner for ₹2.66 Lakhs – his second title in just three days. ‘Sagar97706’ finished in second place for ₹1.79 Lakhs.

Amit Kaushik’s Tuesday finishes include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack for ₹2,65,800

> 3rd in PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder HR for ₹1,04,516

> 13th in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹18,200

> 46th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Value Boost for ₹4,400

Amit Kaushik’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.57 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.01 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #5

The Mega Stack final table was a star-studded one with top guns like last night’s Tuesday HR finalist, Young Gun Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav (3rd for ₹1.23 Lakhs), Tuesday HR winner Young Gun Aayush ‘Eureka226’ Arya (4th for ₹1.01 Lakhs), Mohit ‘OfcourseOfcourse’ Savargaonkar (5th for ₹80,280), Sagar ‘Jo$ins888’ Raj (6th for ₹61,680), and Bounty Builder HR runner-up finisher Ashutosh ‘stupefy’ Balodhi (7th for ₹44,880) vying for the title.

The ₹4,400 entry buy-in Mega Stack registered ₹28,000 in overlays – falling seven entries short of its 300-player guarantee, and the top 27 finishers made the payouts line.

Final Table Results

  1. Amit ‘en el vacio’ Kaushik – ₹2,65,800
  2. Sagar97706 – ₹1,79,400
  3. Anuj ‘brockLesnar95’ Yadav – ₹1,23,480
  4. Aayush ‘Eureka226’ Arya – ₹1,00,680
  5. Mohit ‘OfcourseOfcourse’ Savargaonkar – ₹80,280
  6. Sagar ‘Jo$ins888’ Raj – ₹61,680
  7. Ashutosh ‘stupefy’ Balodhi – ₹44,880
  8. Shaarang – ₹32,520

 

Daily Turbo (6-Max) – ₹3 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 97

Re-entries – 32

Re-buys – 88

Prize Pool – ₹3,25,500

Places Paid – 17

Arpan ‘Cadis Etrama Di Raizel’ Majhi dominated the 217-strong starting field (97 unique) in Spartan Poker’s ₹3 Lakhs GTD Daily Turbo (6-Max), winning the 9:30 PM tournament for ₹81,896 – his second tournament title this year after the (7-Max) Daily SPRINT he won on March 22.

Spartan Poker loyalist Ashish ‘X– factor’ Pareek placed runner-up for ₹55,335.

Arpan Majhi bagged away ₹1.05 Lakhs from four deep runs and a bounty (₹625), which include:

> 1st in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6-Max) for ₹81,896

> 3rd in Adda52’s Nighttide DST Adda for ₹17,218

> 19th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹3,047

> 19th in Adda52’s Voyager for ₹2,762

Arpan Majhi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.05 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹56.85 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #2

Ashish Pareek took the mid-stakes Spartan Poker tournaments by storm, cashing five of them (three FT scores) for a total take-home worth ₹87,272.

His Tuesday finishes include:

> 2nd in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo (6-Max) for ₹55,335

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Dark Knight for ₹18,476

> 4th in Spartan Poker’s Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹10,406

> 21st in Spartan Poker’s Chip up – Triple Chance for ₹2,665

> 28th in Spartan Poker’s Centurion for ₹390

Ashish Pareek’s Spartan Poker stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.98 Crores | Site Profits: ₹19.30 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8

Last night’s The Mint fifth-place finisher Praveen ‘pinawxd’ KR (3rd for ₹35,968), Mahima ‘mambojojo’ Walia Das (5th for ₹24,022), and Yuvraj ‘Kalidenalii’ Bhardwaj (6th for ₹18,944) were other regs on the six-handed Daily Turbo final table.

The 9:30 PM tournament had 23 players digging into the ₹3.25 Lakhs prize pool.

Final Table Results

  1. Arpan ‘Cadis Etrama Di Raizel’ Majhi – ₹81,896
  2. Ashish ‘X– factor’ Pareek – ₹55,335
  3. Praveen ‘pinawxd’ KR – ₹35,968
  4. Letschill – ₹29,783
  5. Mahima ‘mambojojo’ Walia Das – ₹24,022
  6. Yuvraj ‘Kalidenalii’ Bhardwaj – ₹18,944

 

‘pogo1995’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹46,500), ‘BiggBuLlll’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Dark Knight for ₹42,068), ‘AllwaysTilting’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Sundowner – Triple Chance for ₹24,578), ‘flushspecialist’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Chip Up- Triple Chance for ₹22,907), Prithvi ‘Blunders whale’ Singh (Won ₹75K GTD Hold’em PKO for ₹13,975), and ‘Pradyumnah’ (Won ₹50K GTD Centurion for ₹9,445) won the other Spartan Poker marquees.

 

PokerSaint

Ruby – ₹3 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,350

Entries – 87

Re-entries – 98

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 35

PokerSaint reg ‘Lokimon’ beat out a field of 185 players (87 unique) in the ₹3 Lakhs GTD Ruby, winning the Tuesday marquee for ₹56,576.

The mystery user ‘Pokerqueen19’ fired thrice in the tournament and finished runner-up for ₹41,701.

Final Table Results

  1. Lokimon – ₹56,576
  2. Pokerqueen19 – ₹41,701
  3. pkpok – ₹30,737
  4. KKR_KKR – ₹22,655
  5. MadBluffer – ₹16,699
  6. InThDark1 – ₹12,308
  7. Muckmehard_ – ₹9,911

 

 

Pocket52

Pocket Bullets – ₹6 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹1,650

Entries – 154

Re-entries – 117

Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000

Places Paid – 43

Pocket52 user ‘night890_jf26OP73oN’ navigated the soft 271-entry field in the poker network`s ₹6 Lakhs GTD Pocket Bullets, taking down the Action-Packed April Tuesday flagship for ₹1.08 Lakhs.

The user ‘Ramanunjan5425’ collected ₹78,000 for their runner-up finish.

Final Table Results

  1. night890_jf26OP73oN – ₹1,08,000
  2. Ramanunjan5425 – ₹78,000
  3. Trueheart – ₹54,000
  4. Hamza ‘lazylion’ Sayyed – ₹39,000
  5. Pay2Win – ₹28,200
  6. ywrbs66269_6439835945a598cf78dc3db1 – ₹24,000

 

‘Sagacity’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Pocket Brunch for ₹30,000), ‘Devilfish1’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Soda for ₹28,750), ‘Naranu11’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Pocket Snacks for ₹22,000), and ‘Darinda_YBPoPCYXcL’ (Won ₹75K GTD Pocket Squares for ₹17,250) won the other Pocket52 marquees.

 

IndiaPlays

IBC Texas Bounty – ₹50K GTD

Buy-in – ₹330

Entries – 83

Re-entries – 35

Prize Pool – ₹50,000

Places Paid – 18

IndiaPlays user ‘Bombhole’ came out on top of the 118-player field in the ₹50K GTD Texas Bounty, winning the IndiaPlays Bounty Championship Tuesday headliner for ₹10,750 (scored an additional ₹1,800 in bounties).

‘Shivhum123’ collected ₹7750 in second place, along with ₹1,050 in bounty winnings.

‘MaheshGupta’ (Won the ₹25K GTD IBC Texas Bounty for ₹6,000), ‘LJNW5795’ (Won the ₹10K GTD IBC Texas Bounty for ₹2,400), ‘acharyakapil’ (Won ₹5K GTD IBC Texas Bounty for ₹1,350), and ‘ZMWS1602’ (Won ₹5K GTD IBC PLO6 Bounty for ₹1,125) won the other IBC tournaments on Tuesday.

 

PokerDangal

PLO 6 Booster Tuesday – ₹1 Lakh GTD

Buy-in – ₹660

Entries – 68

Re-entries – 51

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 20

PokerDangal reg ‘ridhhisidhhi108’ took down the 119-player field in the ₹1 Lakh GTD PLO 6 Booster Tuesday to win ₹22,000. ‘Chaturkhiladi008’ collected ₹16,500 for their runner-up finish.

Final Table Results

  1. ridhhisidhhi108 – ₹22,000
  2. Chaturkhiladi008 – ₹16,500
  3. Mohakal – ₹12,000
  4. MarkAntony56 – ₹9,000
  5. Suspenseful – ₹6,750
  6. AmeyRahul – ₹5,000

 

 

PokerStars India

Bounty Builder HR – ₹9 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹7,700

Entries – 66

Re-entries – 39

Regular Prize Pool – ₹5,32,500

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹3,67,500

Total Prize Pool – ₹9,00,000

Places Paid – 11

Kolkata-based pro Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna continues to race in top gear and scored big for the third day straight, making it look so easy! The online reg is on a ₹12-plus Lakhs upswing (net profits) in the last month with three title victories, three runner-up scores, and another two FT finishes.

Harsh Bubna
Harsh Bubna

In his latest feat, Bubna outlasted the 105-player in PokerStars India’s ₹9 Lakhs GTD Bounty Builder HR, winning the Tuesday headliner for an impressive third time (second time this year) for ₹2.22 Lakhs (₹1.12 Lakhs in bounties) – his ninth six-figure score this month.

Bubna also cashed PokerBaazi’s PC#22 (PLO-5) (10th for ₹14,000). His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.25 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.13 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #9

Last month’s 1000X#32 (7-Max) Friday Prime champion Ashutosh ‘Msnugget’ Balodhi fell one short of the finish line, raking in a cool ₹1.37 Lakhs (₹26,469 in bounties) in second place.

Ashutosh Balodhi
Ashutosh Balodhi

Balodhi locked in almost ₹2.22 Lakhs from three Tuesday scores (two FT finishes), which include:

> 2nd in PokerStars India’s Bounty Builder HR for ₹1,37,140

> 7th in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack for ₹44,880

> 11th in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for ₹39,725

Ashutosh Balodhi’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.99 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.45 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #6

Anirban ‘nocluewho’ D Das had an exceptional Tuesday, earning ₹1.62 Lakhs from six deep runs, (including four FT finishes – all fifth-place scores), and his top finishes include:

Anirban D Das
Anirban D Das

> 5th in PokerStars India`s Bounty Builder HR for ₹49,510 (₹3,500 in bounties)

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s PC#24 (PLO-4) for ₹49,700

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

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s PC#22 (PLO-5) for ₹12,000

> 5th in Adda52’s The Mint Lite for ₹7,499

Anirban D Das’ online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹7.36 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.19 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #7

Yesterday’s Mega Stack champion Amit ‘Stu Ungar 7694’ Kaushik (3rd for ₹1.05 Lakhs) (₹28,875 in bounties), Sunday`s Big Whale winner Young Gun Neel ‘Worm236’ Joshi (4th for ₹67,744) (₹8,750 in bounties), Areyann ‘paisenikalbc’ Gurbaxani (6th for ₹48,790) (₹12,906 in bounties), Lavesh ‘lavesh786’ Meena (8th for ₹35,389) (₹13,563 in bounties) and Clinton ‘Clinton Tavares’ Tavares (9th for ₹24,322) (₹7,000 in bounties) also picked up final table scores in Bounty Builder HR.

Ankit ‘b00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan (10th for ₹28,184) (₹14,438 in bounties) and Pratik ‘pratspratik’ Doshi (11th for ₹18,997) (₹5,250 in bounties) were other players to board the money bus.

The ₹7,700 buy-in tournament experienced a significant ₹1.65 Lakhs in overlays, and 11 players cashed in on the added value.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

  1. Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna – ₹2,22,234
  2. Ashutosh ‘Msnugget’ Balodhi – ₹1,37,140
  3. Amit ‘Stu Ungar 7694’ Kaushik – ₹1,04,516
  4. Neel ‘Worm236’ Joshi – ₹67,744
  5. Anirban ‘nocluewho’ D Das – ₹49,510
  6. Areyann ‘paisenikalbc’ Gurbaxani – ₹48,790
  7. harsha@patil – ₹36,736
  8. Lavesh ‘lavesh786’ Meena – ₹35,389
  9. Clinton ‘Clinton Tavares’ Tavares – ₹24,322

 

‘bbala1984’ (Won ₹1.27 Lakhs GTD Uppercut Mini for ₹57,743), ‘yuvidilwariya’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Ultrasonic for ₹24,450), ‘kshitij04’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adrenaline for ₹12,239) and ‘natan948’ (Won ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO for ₹12,013) won the other PokerStars India marquees.

 

Adda52

The Mint – ₹14 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,850

Entries – 191

Re-entries – 153

Prize Pool – ₹14,00,000

Places Paid – 49

Chirag ‘cs56’ Sodha took some much-earned time off last week after enduring a grueling leaderboard chase at NPS India 2023 – he cashed 85 tournaments to finish #2 on the NPS Series Leaderboard.

The break seems to have served him well, for the well-known reg packed up the 344-strong starting field (191 unique) in Adda52`s ₹14 Lakhs GTD The Mint in seven hours straight, winning his first online title in over five weeks for a champion’s payday worth ₹2.88 Lakhs.

Chirag Sodha
Chirag Sodha

Sodha scored another ₹22,500 from a 15th-place finish in PokerBaazi`s PC#23 (PLO-6), bringing his total earnings to ₹3.11 Lakhs. His online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.92 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.45 Crores | Titles Won in 2023: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹61.84 Lakhs

The ITM #50 Saturday Supersonic winner Praveen ‘praveen2626’ KR reeled in 1.34 Lakhs across six deep runs, including three final table finishes!

Praveen KR
Praveen KR

His Tuesday finishes include:

> 5th in Adda52’s The Mint for ₹80,500

> 3rd in Spartan Poker’s Daily Turbo for ₹34,607

> 22nd in Spartan Poker’s Mega Stack for ₹13,200

> 9th in PokerStars India’s Ultrasonic for ₹2,590

> 27th in Adda52’s Voyager for ₹2,367

> 32nd in Adda52’s The Mint Lite for ₹972

Praveen KR’s online stats: Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.24 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹14.55 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2023: #8

The Mint final table featured regs like last week`s Godfather runner-up Khirod ‘ksmunda’ Munda (3rd for ₹1.54 Lakhs), Biplob ‘hellhell’ Rana (4th for ₹1.17 Lakhs), Lavesh ‘godsfavchild’ Meena (6th for ₹52,500) and Advait ‘ronaldinho018’ Rajguru (8th for ₹35,000).

The ₹3,850 entry buy-in Monday headliner was hit for a whopping ₹1.96 Lakhs in overlays, and 49 players crossed the money line.

Final Table Results

  1. Chirag ‘cs56’ Sodha – ₹2,88,285*
  2. bewater – ₹2,73,815*
  3. Khirod ‘ksmunda’ Munda – ₹1,54,000
  4. Biplob ‘hellhell’ Rana – ₹1,16,900
  5. Praveen ‘praveen2626’ KR – ₹80,500
  6. Lavesh ‘godsfavchild’ Meena – ₹52,500
  7. Khushbakht – ₹42,000
  8. Advait ‘ronaldinho018’ Rajguru – ₹35,000

*denotes a heads-up deal

 

Deepak ‘peacelover’ Singh (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD Voyager for ₹68,380), ‘Dada19’ (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Afternoon Adda for ₹33,360), ‘Saiupp1987 (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹30,301), ‘parimalkumbhakar31 (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Kill Shot PLO Bounty for ₹26,854), Manish ‘musalman’ Jangid (Won ₹1.40 Lakhs GTD The Mint Lite for ₹25,978), ‘ashwath12593’ (Won ₹50K GTD Morning Adda for ₹11,817), ‘amanpoker27’ (Won ₹50K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹11,600), ‘Iamondrugs’ (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹10,383) and ‘aksinha97’ (Won ₹30K GTD Freeze Out Adda for ₹9,451) won the other Adda52 marquees.

 

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