The online poker felts have been on fire all through this past week with intense poker action across all major platforms in India. While many players scored big and broke dry spells, the top scorers of the week emerged from PokerBaazi’s ₹ 100 Crore GTD National Poker Series (NPS) India. Here is a quick look at the top stories from the virtual felts.
Suyash Sanghavi, Debayan Das and Amit Kumar Jha Shine Score Big
The former The MoneyMaker champion Suyash ‘tyso2506’ Sanghavi had a breakthrough moment on Monday when he crushed the NPS#147 Mini Main Event (₹5 Crores GTD). After qualifying through Qualifier 4, Sanghavi competed against a massive 7,424 entry-field and then outlasted 835 entrants who made it to the event’s Grand Finale, taking home a career-best ₹34.91 Lakhs (three-way deal) and his first-ever NSP Gold medal.
The NPS Mini Main Event saw a thrilling all Maharashtra heads-up duel between Sanghavi and Debayan ‘Dbz19’ Das, another former The MoneyMaker champion, who finished runner-up but banked a bigger ₹35.49 Lakhs coming as part of three-way deal. Joining Sanghavi and Das on the podium was Amit ‘philivey007’ Kumar Jha, who grabbed his first Bronze Medal and the lion’s share of ₹35.92 Lakhs from the 3-way deal.
NPS#147 Mini Main Event Final Table Results
1. Suyash ‘tyso2506’ Sanghavi – ₹3,490,682*
2. Debayan ‘Dbz19’ Das – ₹35,49,125*
3. Amit ‘Philivey007’ Kumar Jha – ₹35,92,193*
4. Ragesh ‘Ragesh91’ Mishra – ₹15,06,500
5. BANBER – ₹11,98,000
6. Sagar ‘BustedAA’ Raj – ₹9,45,000
7. Kushagra ‘Pokerbaaaz’ Kogata – ₹7,10,000
8. Varun ‘Willgetthere’ Devayya – ₹5,10,000
Mohsin Shaikh – The Super High Roller King
Thursday belonged to long-time poker pro Mohsin Shaikh, who shipped the NPS#168 Super High Roller (₹1.20 Crores GTD) in spectacular fashion. Entering through a modest ₹2,300 satellite, Shaikh dominated the 185-entry field to win his first NPS Gold and a massive ₹22.87 Lakhs, more than double of his previous best score. With six more cashes, including four cashes from NPS events, his total winnings for the day reached a whopping ₹23.34 Lakhs, thus making him the top-ranked player on the Goa Leaderboard. Debuting in the #SuperHighRoller, he finished runner-up for a career-best ₹17.75 Lakhs.
NPS#168 Super HighRoller Final Table Results
1.Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh – ₹22,87,038
2.Suyash ‘RestInPeace’ Gupta – ₹17,75,400
3.Prasit ‘Stungunner’ Chowdhury – ₹13,23,480
4.Devansh ‘Dev3088’ Shah – ₹9,53,874
5.Praks2022 – ₹6,73,038
6.Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra – ₹4,69,674
Saahib Bawa Achieves A Historic Hat-Trick
Wednesday witnessed a historic performance from Saahib Bawa, who pulled off a record-breaking hat-trick. He picked up two NPS Golds for his victory the NPS#161 (6-Max) Big SPRINT (₹7.43 Lakhs) and NPS#160 Knockout (₹4.86 Lakhs) and claimed debut win in Natural8India’s PLO Bounty Main Event 150 (₹5.20 Lakhs). With four deep runs from during the day, his total winnings crossed ₹17.52 Lakhs, making the day’s top earner.
Other Notable Winners/Scorers of the Week
Tuesday saw PokerBaazi regular Prashanth Chandrasekhar end a long title drought by winning the NPS#154 Big Knockout (PKO) for ₹15.35 Lakh, while Sunday’s action was highlighted by Hrishikesh Kulkarni, who claimed his first-ever NPS medal (Gold), winning NPS#188 Sunday Marathon for ₹11.47 Lakhs.
| Rank | Player Name | Prize Money (₹) | Tournament(s) Played | Finishing Positions | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debayan Das | 35.49 Lakhs | NPS#147 Mini Main Event | 2nd (Silver) | PokerBaazi |
| 2 | Amit Kumar Jha | 35.92 Lakhs | NPS#147 Mini Main Event | 3rd (Bronze) | PokerBaazi |
| 3 | Suyash Sanghavi | 34.91 Lakhs | NPS#147 Mini Main Event | 1st (Gold) | PokerBaazi |
| 4 | Mohsin Shaikh | 22.87 Lakhs | NPS#168 Super High Roller | 1st (Gold) | PokerBaazi |
| 5 | Suyash Gupta | 17.75 Lakhs | NPS#168 Super High Roller | 2nd (Silver) | PokerBaazi |
| 6 | Saahib Bawa | 17.52 Lakhs | NPS#161 (6-Max) Big SPRINT, NPS#160 Knockout, PLO Bounty Main Event 150 | 1st (Gold) x2, 1st (PLO) | Natural8, PokerBaazi |
| 7 | Prashanth Chandrasekhar | 15.35 Lakhs | NPS#154 Big Knockout (PKO) | 1st (Gold) | PokerBaazi |
| 8 | Hrishikesh Kulkarni | 11.47 Lakhs | NPS#188 Sunday Marathon | 1st (Gold) | PokerBaazi |
| 9 | Vikranth Verma | 9.79 Lakhs | NPS#154 Big Knockout (PKO) | 2nd (Silver) | PokerBaazi |
| 10 | Sagar Raj | 8.62 Lakhs | NPS#188 Sunday Marathon | 2nd (Silver) | PokerBaazi |
| 11 | Priyank Singh | 8.59 Lakhs | NPS#175 (PLO-5) High Roller | 1st (Gold) | PokerBaazi |
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Sources: PokerBaazi and PokerGuru
