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PokerBaazi Premier League (PPL) Special Edition has reached the business end of its proceedings with Day 5 crowning five more champions on Thursday, April 26. Two of the biggest events on yesterday’s PPL schedule were PPL#25: HighRoller 6-Max ₹50 Lakhs GTD and PPL#24: The Summit MonsterStack ₹30 Lakhs GTD. The former event, which was also the last event of the night, crowned the first female champion of the series – Anjali ‘Smoothie12’ Kochhar* – who added a huge sum of ₹16.01 Lakhs to her bankroll, while the latter event saw Sajal ‘Bloodless’ Gupta clinch the title after beating a 554-strong entry field, bagging ₹8.07 Lakhs in cash prize.
‘dybalamask’ was the third biggest winner of Day 5 and they shipped the PPL#7: 7-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD for ₹1.15 Lakhs. Mohammad ‘chandlerbing’ Azhar topped the field in PPL#23: 4-Max DST Hyper ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹63,398. Both dybalamask’ and Azhar won their second titles at the series yesterday.
PokerGuru Team Ambassador Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha took down the PPL#22: 6-Max ₹2 Lakhs GTD, netting ₹42,000 in the process.
Chadha’s fellow Team Ambassadors Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury, Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh, Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh, Jayjit ‘england’ Ray, Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja, and Tathagata ‘Tintin84’ Sengupta, also had a good day on the virtual felts, posting deep runs in multiple events.
Standing his ground on top of the PPL Special Edition Leaderboard, Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood continues to lead with 4,149 points. However, Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia is slowly and steadily closing the gap and is currently placed second with 4,117 points.
Top 10 Players on PPL Special Edition Leaderboard
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood | 4,149 |
2 | Ankit ‘akj290’ Jajodia | 4,117 |
3 | Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar | 3,529 |
4 | ‘dilbaghsingh’ | 3,501 |
5 | Nishant ‘nishant177’ Sharma | 3,215 |
6 | Vaibhav ‘durrrr1310’ Saigal | 3,020 |
7 | Pranav ‘GarviGujarat’ Desai | 2,876 |
8 | Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha | 2,865 |
9 | ‘dybalamask’ | 2,843 |
10 | Amar ‘kidpoker0109’ Mehta | 2,816 |
PPL#21 DST ₹5 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 459
Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000
Places Paid – 54
PPL Special Edition Day 5 proceedings kicked off with the PPL#21 DST ₹5 Lakhs GTD which crowned a winner in ‘dybalamask’ who netted ₹1.15 Lakhs for their win. This was ‘dybalamask’s second title of the series, with the first win coming in PPL#7: 7-Max ₹5 Lakhs GTD.
Other notable names who also featured on the final table included the likes of Ramlakhan ‘Hitler’ Meena (4th for ₹38,441), Alok ‘TheProfessional’ Birewar (7th for ₹19,278) and Abhinav ‘griezmann’ Iyer (8th for ₹15,377).
Final Table Results
1. dybalamask – ₹1,15,324
2. Kuldeep ‘Bacchapro’ Jorwal – ₹80,841
3. Sneha Moondra ‘sneval’ Heda – ₹51,982
4. Ramlakhan ‘Hitler’ Meena – ₹38,441
5. MAP8989 – ₹28,860
6. Evilbunny36 – ₹23,122
7. Alok ‘TheProfessional’ Birewar – ₹19,278
8. Abhinav ‘griezmann’ Iyer – ₹15,377
9. priyankAAchoprAA – ₹11,532
PPL#22: 6-Max ₹2 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 174
Re-entries – 212
Prize Pool – ₹2,00,000
Places Paid – 45
PokerGuru Team Ambassador and Young Gun Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha skyrocketed to the top of the 386-strong entry field, which included 212 re-entries, at PPL#22: 6-Max ₹2 Lakhs GTD. Chadha pocketed ₹42,000 in prize money after besting Rohit ‘lil_d’ Dua (runner-up for ₹29,400) heads-up.
Final Table Results
1. Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha – ₹42,000
2. Rohit ‘lil_d’ Dua – ₹29,400
3. Pawan46 – ₹18,900
4. Hitesh ‘hitesh4344’ Kumar – ₹14,000
5. Anshul ‘ISLIDUR1’ Rajput – ₹10,500
6. Md ‘007Bahubali’ Zeeshan – ₹8,400
7. Ajay ‘AjaySK’ Kumar – ₹7,000
8. Amit ‘walker90’ Jaiswal – ₹5,600
9. Vishal ‘Bhai9’ Marwaha – ₹4,200
PPL#23: 4-Max DST Hyper ₹2 Lakhs GTD (RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 135
Re-entries – 152
Prize Pool – ₹2,87,000
Places Paid – 36
Mohammad ‘chandlerbing’ Azhar bagged his second title at the series when he took down PPL#23: 4-Max DST Hyper ₹2 Lakhs GTD for ₹63,398, after winning PPL#15: PLO ₹5 Lakhs GTD on April 23.
PokerGuru Team Amabassador Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury finished 9th for ₹6,343, while Vivek ‘Nutpeddling729’ Singh (27th for ₹2,238) and Laksh Pal ‘boomtlt23’ Singh (35th for ₹1,951), both scored in the event.
Final Table Results
1. Mohammad ‘chandlerbing’ Azhar – ₹63,398
2. Wilson ‘kalingkaling’ Yomso – ₹44,485
3. Chubbycho – ₹28,614
4. Pawan46 – ₹21,181
5. Harsh ‘shiv22’ Goswami – ₹15,900
6. Aditya S ‘StuUnger’ Anand – ₹12,714
7. Mrinal ‘booyah’ Manna – ₹10,562
8. coldplay12 – ₹8,467
9. Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury – ₹6,343
PPL#24: The Summit MonsterStack ₹30 Lakhs GTD (5RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 292
Re-entries – 262
Prize Pool – ₹41,55,000
Places Paid – 63
The PPL#24: The Summit MonsterStack ₹30 Lakhs GTD was one of the featured events on PPL’s Thursday roster and pulled in 554 entries (292 unique and 262 re-entries), collecting ₹41.55 Lakhs in prize money.
Sajal ‘Bloodless’ Gupta claimed the title after outlasting a tough final table which comprised of prominent names like Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (3rd for ₹3.63 Lakhs), PokerGuru Team Ambassadors Jayjit ‘england’ Ray (4th for ₹2.69 Lakhs) and Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja (5th for ₹2.01 Lakhs), along with Nitin ‘philhermouth’ Arora (7th for ₹1.35 Lakhs). Gupta took home a colossal payday of ₹8.07 Lakhs.
Arjanveer Singh ‘holdbaby’ Chadha (37th for ₹21,606) and Tathagata ‘Tintin84’ Sengupta (53rd for ₹18,282) were the other PokerGuru Team Ambassadors who finished in the money.
Final Table Results
1. Sajal ‘Bloodless’ Gupta – ₹8,07,317
2. rajaji1 – ₹5,65,911
3. Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar – ₹3,63,978
4. Jayjit ‘england’ Ray – ₹2,69,244
5. Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja – ₹2,01,933
6. avengers1 – ₹1,62,045
7. Nitin ‘philhermouth’ Arora – ₹1,35,038
8. Amar ‘kidpoker0109’ Mehta – ₹1,07,615
9. Devang ‘laila’ Yadav – ₹81,023
PPL#25: HighRoller 6-Max ₹50 Lakhs GTD (5RE) – PokerBaazi
Entries – 193
Re-entries – 97
Prize Pool – ₹75,20,000
Places Paid – 36
Yet another event catering to high-stakes players, the PPL#25: HighRoller 6-Max ₹50 Lakhs GTD garnered 290 entries (193 unique and 97 re-entries), generating a prize pool of ₹75.20 Lakhs.
The first female player to win an event at the series, Anjali ‘Smoothie12’ Kochhar* took down the biggest guaranteed event of the night, banking a jaw-dropping ₹16.01 Lakhs in first-place prize money after besting Anish ‘Illusionist’ Patra heads-up. Patra also locked in a hefty sum of ₹11.23 Lakhs for his runner-up finish.
PokerGuru Team Ambassadors Jayjit ‘england’ Ray (17th for ₹81,925) and Rony ‘bisadip176’ Chowdhury (18th for ₹81,925) made in-the-money finishes.
Final Table Results
1. Anjali ‘Smoothie12’ Kochhar – ₹16,01,525
2. Anish ‘Illusionist’ Patra – ₹11,23,750
3. Neel ‘Worm33’ Joshi – ₹7,22,825
4. Sajal ‘Bloodless’ Gupta – ₹5,35,050
5. VasooliChacha – ₹4,01,650
6. Manish ‘youngistan’ Jain – ₹3,21,175
7. Amit ‘Amit1Sur’ Sur – ₹2,66,800
8. goacartel – ₹2,13,875
9. Arsh ‘Button_Hai_Bro’ Grover – ₹1,60,225
*Anjali Kochhar is the only female winner basis the names of PPL Special Edition winners disclosed by PokerBaazi so far.
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