It was a blockbuster week on the virtual felts with all major poker platforms hosting their massive guaranteed online poker tournaments. We saw some incredible performances across major poker platforms throughout the week. Among the standout players,Nishaanth Shanmughasundaram shone the brightest by winning Natural8 India’s Beijing Mystery Bounty Millions for a life-changing INR 1.97 Crores to become the top scorer of the week. His career-defining victory marked the second best Indian online score. While we saw several big winners throughout the week, a majority of the top online scores came on Natural8 India. Here is a quick look at the top five online scores of the past week:
1. Nishaanth Shanmughasundaram – Won INR 1.97 Crores – Beijing Mystery Bounty Millions
2. Mitesh Gupta – Won INR 53.73 Lakhs – Sunday Showdown 105
3. Deepak Singh – Won INR 15.28 Lakhs – Adda52’s Mega Millions
4. Anmol Mehta – Won INR 15.14 Lakhs – Adda52’s Mega Millions
5. Kovid Saraswat – Won INR 12.30 Lakhs – Zodiac Bounty MILLION$.
Nishaanth Shanmughasundaram & Mitesh Gupta Win Career-Best Scores Top Top Weekly Charts
A formidable force on the virtual felts, Nishaanth Shanmughasundaram was the undisputed chartbuster of the week as he banked a career-best INR 1.97 Crores payday with a victory in Natural8 India’s Beijing Mystery Bounty Millions on Sunday. This monumental victory marks the second-best Indian online score, trailing only Aayush Arya’s WSOP online bracelet victory last year. This eight-figure score boosted his Natural8 India earnings to a staggering INR 2.49 Crores.
The second biggest score of the week belonged to Mitesh Gupta, who recently made a splash for his 11th-place finish worth INR 27.16 Lakhs in Natural8 India’s Mystery Bounty Festival 260. This past Sunday, he raked in a career-best INR 53.73 Lakhs from his runner-up finish in Natural8 India’s Sunday Showdown 105, making him the second biggest winner of the week.
Deepak Singh Scores A Double Victory On Sunday To Win INR Massive INR 16.30 Lakhs
Deepak Singh, the reigning NPS India 2024 Podium Leaderboard champion, won two tournaments, winning a jaw-dropping INR 16.30 Lakhs this Sunday. He first took down PokerBaazi’s BSS Kickoff (INR 90,960) and then shipped Adda52’s 1 Crore GTD Mega Millions for INR 15.28 Lakhs, following a heads-up deal with Anmol Mehta who secured INR 15.14 Lakhs. Singh battled through a formidable lineup of 945 entrants (across four flights), making it to a Day 2 that kicked off at 10 PM on Sunday night with 123 returning to the felts. After six hours and his dominating final table performance, Singh claimed the title and a hefty INR 15.28 Lakhs. This marked his 12th title of 2024 and top score on Adda52.com.
Mehta posted an impressive two runner-up finishes on Sunday. His biggest score worth INR 15.14 Lakhs came in Adda52’s Mega Millions. He scored another runner-up finish in the Sunday Head Hunter, adding INR 2.98 Lakhs to his bankroll and taking his Sunday earnings to INR 18.45 Lakhs.
Adda52 Mega Millions Final Table Results
Deepak ‘peacelover’ Singh – 15,27,922*
Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – 15,13,798*
Siddhanth ‘bullzeyepower’ Kapoor – 9,28,256
Advait ‘ronaldinho018’ Rajguru – 6,73,635
Mithun ‘Intuitionn’ Mahesh – 4,88,857
Chirag ‘cs56’ Sodha – 3,54,763
Sumit ‘hammer_head’ Sapra – 2,57,452
Jatin ‘jatin2929’ Sablani – 1,86,833
Kovid Saraswat Wins INR 12.30 Lakhs In Natural8 India’s Zodiac Bounty MILLION$
Another big winner of the week was Kovid Saraswat, who showcased a remarkable performance on Natural8 India. He finished runner-up in the Zodiac Bounty MILLION$ on Sunday, pocketing a hefty INR 12.30 Lakhs. With three additional ITM scores, his total Sunday earnings stood at INR 12.77 Lakhs.
Other Prominent Winners of the Week
>>Sandeep ‘PoKcey’ Singh won PokerBaazi’s 60 Lakh GTD BSS SuperStack for INR 9.34 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with Disha ‘shahzzadi’ Pandey who banked INR 8.66 Lakhs (Sunday)
>>The user ‘amitleo1981’ won 50 Lakh GTD BBS#2 Openers Event of Junglee Poker’s Birthday Bash Series, taking home INR 8.28 Lakhs. ‘raviraj1091’ placed runner-up for INR 5,46,712 (Sunday).
>>Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta dominated the Friday charts by winning PokerBaazi’s 25 Lakh GTD The Quest for INR 6.25 Lakhs. Mukesh ‘Guruuu’ Surana finished second for INR 3.83 Lakhs in the tourney.
>>Ashish ‘Notoriouskonvict’ Nailwal, a former The MoneyMaker runner-up, dominated Thursday charts by winning PokerBaaziPokerBaazi’s 50 Lakh GTD TheSummit (Double Ante) for INR 8.50 Lakhs after a heads-up deal with Mayank ‘mayankaggarwal111’ Aggarwal who won a career-best INR 7.63 Lakhs
>>Vishal ‘darky012’ Ojha, the 2023 USOP Main Event champion, clinched his third Adda52’s 27.50 Lakhs GTD Godfather for INR 4.35 Lakhs. Abhimanyu ‘PsychoDrama’ Mittal placed second for INR 4.29 Lakhs.
>>Jasven ‘JasvenSaigal’ Saigal shipped PokerBaazi’s 25 Lakh GTD The Pride, pocketing INR 6.38 Lakhs and dominating Wednesday charts.
Vikram ‘poker_lover’ Mishra emerged as Tuesday`s top online scorer with his victory in PokerBaazi’s 50 Lakhs GTD The Endeavour and earning an impressive INR 8.28 Lakhs for his top-notch performance. Abhimanyu ‘AsratManfi’ Mittal placed runner-up, banking INR 7,36,302 for his efforts.
>>Nini ‘Ninii’ Jerang won the single largest score on Monday by winning PokerBaazi’s 25 Lakhs GTD The Big Show for INR 3,88,081. Ashish ‘Notoriouskonvict’ Nailwal finished runner-up for INR 2,90,921. He made another two deep finishes, raking in a stunning INR 5.81 Lakhs from his Monday grind.
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