Daily Majors: Anmol Mehta, Ayan Ray, Harsh Dembla, Ryan Cardoso & Bharat Vasan Headline the Monday MTT’s

After an electrifying weekend, the virtual felts seem to have caught the ‘Monday blues’ with the action slowing down considerably yesterday. PokerBaazi’s signature The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD brought in 254 entries (138 unique and 116 re-entries), just about managing to ride past its advertised guarantee with a prize pool collection of ₹10.16 Lakhs. Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta hit the home run to win the title and the ₹2.39 Lakhs first-place prize. The other PokerBaazi event, Monday MegaStack ₹3 Lakhs GTD fell short of the mark, albeit only by a small margin of ₹22,000. Continuing his excellent run, Ryan ‘AceFromSpace’ Cardoso, who had won the BSS PLO ₹2 Lakhs GTD last Sunday for ₹55,620, came out on top once again to win ₹77,250.

Moving over to Spartan Poker, the two Monday majors, both saw a decline in numbers. The ReCharge ₹12 Lakhs GTD ran amid 581 runners (271 unique, 103 re-entries and 207 rebuys), falling ₹38,000 short of break-even. Taking home the title and the top prize of ₹2.32 Lakhs was ‘TM20’. The player defeated Mohit ‘TurnYourAce’ Kankariya heads-up on his way to the podium. 23-year old Kankariya, who hails from Chennai, is a regular on Spartan Poker and has been displaying good form lately. Last Sunday, he had final tabled (8^th for ₹62,952) the SSS #40 Sunday SuperStack 25 Lakhs GTD. While finishing runner-up in the ReCharge fetched him ₹1.45 Lakhs, he had also placed second in the Afternoon Showdown ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹49,965.

The Ultimate PLO ₹2 Lakhs GTD on the site was hit the hardest and could only muster 63 entries (49 unique and 14 re-entries), resulting in an overlay of about ₹74,000. ‘mainhunfish’ benefited the maximum from the value on offer and pocketed the winning amount worth ₹54,847.

Adda52 was perhaps the only site that managed to avoid the overlay fever and saw its Monday flagship event – Goa Fest ₹8 Lakhs GTD – post a healthy prize pool of ₹9.02 Lakhs from 248 entries (143 unique and 105 re-entries). Tournament regular Ayan ‘gutshotguru1’ Ray shipped the event after besting Young Gun Karan ‘Reg_Slayer’ Radia heads-up. Ray took home ₹2.34 Lakhs, while Radia locked in ₹1.39 Lakhs.

With the Diwali Rush series done and dusted, PokerStars India was back to its regularly scheduled events. The mega Monday tournament, Monday Hustle ₹6 Lakhs GTD fell short of the mark with 199 entries (107 unique and 92 re-entries). Online regular Harsh ‘kakori kabab’ Dembla championed the event to win ₹1.02 Lakhs following a heads-up chop with ‘Wanabepro299’ (runner-up for ₹1.02 Lakhs).

On 9stacks, the StackUp @8 PM ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD fared much better and accrued a ₹2.77 Lakhs prize pool over 185 entries (100 unique, 33 re-entries and 52 rebuys). Bharat ‘rungooserun’ Vasan took down the title to win ₹72,150.

Poker Dangal’s Monday Texas ₹1 Lakh GTD played out with 270 runners (105 unique, 96 re-entries and 69 add-ons) yesterday – registering a ₹19,000 overlay. ‘rohit25king’ dominated the field to win ₹24,000. Pulkit ‘FOLDAA’ Goyal, who was part of the Indian contingent at the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), final tabled the event, finishing seventh for ₹3,750.

The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi

Entries – 138

Re-entries – 116

Prize Pool – ₹10,16,000

Places Paid – 27

The Bout ₹10 Lakhs GTD attracted 254 hopefuls (138 unique and 116 re-entries) in its last weekly run, surpassing the guarantee mark to collect ₹10.16 Lakhs in prize money. Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta ran past the competition to win the title and ₹2.39 Lakhs in prize money.

The list of final table finishers included Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury (3^rd for ₹1.07 Lakhs), Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (4^th for ₹79,858), Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur (5^th for ₹59,944) and former WSOP champion Aditya ‘gangajal’ Sushant (7^th for ₹39,827).

Honey ‘ho9ey’ Bijlani (11^th for ₹17,475), PokerBaazi Team pro Jasven ‘JasvenSaigal’ Saigal (15^th for ₹14,325), Kanishka ‘gooner1317’ Upreti (18^th for ₹12,192) and Aman ‘karmapoker’ Parekh (20^th for ₹10,668) were the prominent ITM finishers.

Final Table Results

1. Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹2,39,065
2. parna007 – ₹1,67,742
3. Sagar ‘sagarpupul’ Choudhury – ₹1,07,899
4. Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar – ₹79,858
5. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹59,944
6. Kaushik ‘kaushik1989’ Tibrewal – ₹47,955
7. Aditya ‘gangajal’ Sushant – ₹39,827
8. Stonecold – ₹31,902
9. Rafiq ‘Mrkhan’ Khan – ₹23,876

Goa Fest ₹8 Lakhs GTD – Adda52

Entries – 143

Re-entries – 105

Prize Pool – ₹9,02,719

Places Paid – 27

The Goa Fest ₹8 Lakhs GTD on Adda52 attracted a strong field of 248 entries (143 unique and 105 re-entries) to crush its advertised guarantee, as the total prize pool swelled up to ₹9.02 Lakhs.

Topping them all was Ayan ‘gutshotguru1’ Ray, who claimed the top prize worth ₹2.34 Lakhs after besting Karan ‘Reg_Slayer’ Radia heads-up.

Known regulars who ran deep enough to make it to the payouts list of the event included Sriharsha ‘Ivey2’ Doddapaneni (7^th for ₹29,338), Gaurav ‘gauravrod’ Sood (18^th for ₹9,479), Chirag ‘mahikk’ Bhardwaj (20^th for ₹9,479) and Anil ‘spewtard’ Adiani (27^th for ₹8,124).

Final Table Results

1. Ayan ‘gutshotguru1’ Ray – ₹2,34,707
2. Karan ‘Reg_Slayer’ Radia – ₹1,39,922
3. prempoonia – ₹1,05,167
4. MrGTO – ₹76,731
5. seven2222 – ₹51,906
6. jayadeeppre… – ₹38,366
7. Sriharsha ‘Ivey2’ Doddapaneni – ₹29,338
8. cheragb – ₹22,568
9. Jyoti ‘joey114114’ Ranjan Nayak – ₹18,054

ReCharge ₹12 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 271

Re-entries – 103

Rebuys – 207

Total Prize Pool – ₹12,00,000

Places Paid – 55

Spartan Poker’s more prominent Monday event – ReCharge ₹12 Lakhs GTD ran amid 581 runners (271 unique, 103 re-entries and 207 rebuys) yesterday. The event failed to meet its advertised guarantee by ₹38,000. Anonymous player ‘TM20’ proved the last man standing and defeated Mohit ‘TurnYourAce’ Kankariya heads-up to snag the title and ₹2.32 Lakhs in prize money.

For Kankariya, the runner-up finish that earned him ₹1.45 Lakhs is his third deep run on the platform this past week – he had finished runner-up in the Afternoon Showdown ₹2 Lakhs GTD as well for ₹49,965 not to forget his eighth-place finish in the SSS #40 Sunday SuperStack 25 Lakhs GTD last Sunday for ₹62,952.

Apart from Kankariya, Vidwath ‘RoronoA’ Shetty (5^th for ₹68,280) and Siddhanth ‘sidstack’ Kripalani (7^th for ₹37,392) also posted final table scores.

With 55 places paid, Ajit ‘ace_bob’ Arora (16^th for ₹13,080), ‘AAKKQQJJ’ (17^th for ₹13,080), Shardul ‘xerxes’ Parthasarathi (23^rd for ₹10,680), Kanishka ‘Wildflower’ Samant (27^th for ₹9,480), Kunal ‘cvc’ Sharma (29^th for ₹8,280), Sahil ‘HomelessOnWiFi’ Mahboobani (36^th for ₹7,080), and Sidarth ‘PeterPunter’ Singhvi (55^th for ₹5,880) also made ITM finishes.

Final Table Results

1. TM20 – ₹2,32,800
2. Mohit ‘TurnYourAce’ Kankariya – ₹1,45,672
3. masterbluff – ₹106,680
4. Prajit – ₹86,280
5. Vidwath ‘RoronoA’ Shetty- ₹68,280
6. thekid – ₹50,632
7. Siddhanth ‘sidstack’ Kripalani – ₹37,392
8. 23offsuits – ₹28,320
9. sheru304c – ₹22,920

Monday Hustle ₹6 Lakhs GTD – PokerStars India

Entries – 107

Re-entries – 92

Total Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000

Places Paid – 34

The Monday Hustle ₹6 Lakhs GTD on PokerStars India registered 199 entries (107 unique and 92 re-entries) falling marginally short of the guarantee.

Harsh ‘kakori kabab’ Dembla outlasted the field, banking a top prize worth ₹1.02 Lakhs, after striking a heads-up deal with ‘Wanabepro299’ (runner-up for ₹1.02 Lakhs).

Amit ‘NutsLagGaye’ Kumar Sahu (4^th for ₹47,092), Utsav ‘rannyOO6’ Taneja (12^th for ₹9,231), Sahil ‘inaboobham’ Mahboobani (21^st for ₹7,038), Avijit ‘SwangoRay’ Jaiswal (28^th for ₹6,146), Abhinav ‘abhi58’ Iyer (33^rd for ₹5,366) and Gaurav ‘3betPanda’ Sood (34^th for ₹5,366), along with PokerGuru Ambassadors Arjanveer ‘ballistik310’ Singh Chadha (6^th for ₹25,553) and Ashutosh ‘Msnugget’ Balodhi (19^th for ₹7,038), scored in the event.

Final Table Results

1. Harsh ‘kakori kabab’ Dembla – ₹1,02,333*
2. Wanabepro299 – ₹1,02,271*
3. hargun98 – ₹63,930
4. Amit ‘NutsLagGaye’ Kumar Sahu – ₹47,092
5. voicefromabove – ₹34,689
6. Arjanveer ‘ballistik310’ Singh Chadha – ₹25,553
7. theoldestkid – ₹18,823
8. FeeD-oN-You – ₹13,865
9. TSbutterchicken – ₹12,107

*denotes heads-up deal

Monday MegaStack ₹3 Lakhs GTD (5RE) – PokerBaazi

Entries – 88

Re-entries – 51

Prize Pool – ₹3,00,000

Places Paid – 18

With 139 entries (88 unique and 51 re-entries), PokerBaazi’s Monday MegaStack ₹3 Lakhs GTD suffered an overlay of ₹22,000. Racing ahead of the field, Ryan ‘AceFromSpace’ Cardoso defeated Kaushik ‘kaushik1989’ Tibrewal heads-up to win the top prize of ₹77,250, while Tibrewal banked ₹54,090 for finishing runner-up.

Among those who posted final table finishes were Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora (5^th for ₹19,720), Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor (7^th for ₹12,840) and PokerGuru Ambassador Ashutosh ‘senojwod’ Balodhi (8^th for ₹10,290).

Final Table Results

1. Ryan ‘AceFromSpace’ Cardoso – ₹77,250
2. Kaushik ‘kaushik1989’ Tibrewal – ₹54,090
3. spdf – ₹34,800
4. along85 – ₹25,770
5. Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora – ₹19,720
6. jiwaniarzoo – ₹15,450
7. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹12,840
8. Ashutosh ‘senojwod’ Balodhi – ₹10,290
9. Akhilesh ‘Aone1’ Gautam – ₹7,710

StackUp @8 PM ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD – 9stacks

Entries – 100

Re-entries – 33

Rebuys – 52

Prize Pool – ₹2,77,500

Places Paid – 20

With 185 hopefuls (100 unique, 33 re-entries and 52 rebuys) hitting the felts at 9stacks’ StackUp @8 PM ₹2.5 Lakhs GTD yesterday, the tournament generated a healthy ₹2.77 Lakhs prize pool. It all ended with Bharat ‘rungooserun’ Vasan defeating ‘Wickedjeet’ heads-up to clinch the title along with a cheque worth ₹72,150. The latter pocketed ₹49,950 for his runner-up finish.

The other known names who finished ITM were Anurag ‘AnuragSrivastava’ Srivastav (4^th for ₹27,750), Harsh ‘buric21’ Bharti (6^th for ₹12,487) and Saksham ‘ElMatador’ Sharma (9^th for ₹6,243).

Final Table Results

1. Bharat ‘rungooserun’ Vasan – ₹72,150
2. Wickedjeet – ₹49,950
3. dembla – ₹36,075
4. Anurag ‘AnuragSrivastava’ Srivastav – ₹27,750
5. Bajarbattu – ₹17,482
6. Harsh ‘buric21’ Bharti – ₹12,487
7. Dhappa – ₹9,018
8. rank1_ – ₹7,631
9. Saksham ‘ElMatador’ Sharma – ₹6,243

Ultimate PLO ₹2 Lakhs GTD – Spartan Poker

Entries – 49

Re-entries – 14

Total Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000

Places Paid – 9

The Ultimate PLO ₹2 Lakhs GTD on Spartan Poker could muster only 63 entries (49 unique and 14 re-entries) yesterday, leading to an overlay of ₹74,000. ‘mainhunfish’ cruised to the top of the field to win the title and ₹54,847 in prize money.

Kiran ‘KingAA’ Kumar (4^th for ₹20,600), Paras ‘AAKKQQJJ’ Jain (5^th for ₹16,000) and Akshit ‘alwaysgud’ Madan (7^th for ₹9,800) also posted final table scores.

Final Table Results

1. mainhunfish – ₹54,846
2. BlackMamba – ₹45,453
3. SelfClaimedPros – ₹27,300
4. Kiran ‘KingAA’ Kumar – ₹20,600
5. Paras ‘AAKKQQJJ’ Jain – ₹16,000
6. Pokerface63 – ₹12,400
7. Akshit ‘alwaysgud’ Madan – ₹9,800
8. pp2717 – ₹7,600
9. patea1971 – ₹6,000

Monday Texas ₹1 Lakh GTD (R+A) – Poker Dangal

Entries – 105

Rebuys – 96

Total Add-ons – 69

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,000

Places Paid – 17

Poker Dangal’s Monday Texas ₹1 Lakh GTD played out with 270 runners (105 unique, 96 re-entries and 69 add-ons) last night, falling some ₹19,000 short of the guarantee. ‘rohit25king’ dominated the field to take down the title for ₹24,000.

Other notable deep runners were Vinod ‘Vinex013’ Malviya (3rd for ₹12,000) and Ashraf ‘Ashrafpoker1’ Farooqui (6th for ₹5,000).

Pulkit ‘FOLDAA’ Goyal (7^th for ₹3,750), who was among the prominent Indian participants at the WSOPC International Circuit Rozvadov and the just-concluded WSOPE Rozvadov, also final-tabled the event.

Final Table Results

1. rohit25king – ₹24,000
2. glitch – ₹17,000
3. Vinod ‘Vinex013’ Malviya – ₹12,000
4. sanjubaba – ₹9,000
5. rvk874 – ₹7,000
6. Ashraf ‘Ashrafpoker1’ Farooqui – ₹5,000
7. Pulkit ‘FOLDAA’ Goyal – ₹3,750
8. Aadit ‘ricecrop’ Chawla – ₹2,750
9. pokjoke – ₹2,500

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