In our Weekly High-Five feature, we bring the top five performances of the week in India’s online poker scene. The past week was marked by an exhilarating rush for online MTT grinders, with numerous blockbuster events taking place on virtual felts. Continuing the trend observed throughout April, the majority of the top achievers emerged from PokerBaazi’s 1 Crore GTD The Money Maker tournaments. However, the most significant individual score of the week unfolded in the Bounty Hunters HR Main Event 525 on Natural8 India, where former Zodiac Bounty MILLION$ champion Binit Saraf clinched the 7th position, securing a notable INR 18.91 Lakhs.
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Top Five Scorers Of The Week:
Binit Saraf – INR 18.19 Lakhs
Kashish Gupta – INR 14.88 Lakhs
Anish Vijay – INR 14.61 Lakhs
Devang Yadav – 9.01 Lakhs
Sanat Mehrotra – 8.93 Lakhs
Binit Saraf – Bounty Hunters HR Main Event 525 – Sunday
While the majority of top performers of the week emerged from PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker, the standout was Binit Saraf. More than four months after his Zodiac Bounty MILLION$ victory, Saraf secured another seven-figure cash on Natural8 India. Battling against 2,434 competitors in the Bounty Hunters HR Main Event 525 on Sunday night, Saraf achieved a commendable seventh-place finish, earning a staggering INR 18.91 Lakhs, the highest individual score of the past week!
Kashish Gupta – The MoneyMaker #28 – Sunday
The second most significant accomplishment of the week belonged to Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta, who triumphed over a field of a guarantee-busting field of 2,036 entries in PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker #28, seizing the coveted bracelet and INR 10.20 Lakhs in top prize. Additionally, Gupta secured podium finishes in two other flagship events, accumulating INR 14.88 Lakhs from his Sunday grind. Close behind was Shamin ‘Shogun’ Riza, earning a career-best INR 7.13 Lakhs for his runner-up position in The MoneyMaker.
Final Table Payouts (INR):
Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta: 10,20,000
Shamin ‘Shogun’ Riza: 7,12,600
PINAKA: 5,09,000
Rohan1126: 3,66,480
Rohan ‘LikeaBoss85’ Bhasin: 2,54,500
Karan ‘trustyHearts24’ Bhateja: 2,01,564
Suraj ‘MR8BEAST’ N Yadav: 1,62,880
Praveen ‘PinaWXD’ KR: 1,28,268
Anish Vijayvergia – The MoneyMaker #23 – Tuesday
The third most notable achievement of the week was secured by Anish ‘Fishlover001’ Vijayvergia, a software developer based in Udaipur. Vijayvergia clinched not one but two headline tournaments on Tuesday night, including a resounding victory in The MoneyMaker #23, earning INR 10 lakhs and the coveted bracelet. Prior to his MoneyMaker victory on the same day, he emerged victorious in the Endeavour HighRoller, earning INR 4.46 lakhs. He secured an impressive 14.61 lakhs from his Tuesday grind.
Final Table Payouts (INR):
Anish ‘Fishlover001’ Vijayvergia: 10,00,000
Prasit ‘Stungunner’ Chowdhury: 7,26,000
Quagmire: 5,25,000
Arjun ‘arr86’ Raghani: 3,75,000
Sahil ‘illuminati777’ Babbar: 2,50,000
Jimmy ‘jeeven’ Arora: 2,00,000
Shaurya ‘shaur23’ Modi: 1,60,000
Rakshit ‘destroyer13’ Vedh: 1,28,000
Devang Yadav – 25 #The MoneyMaker – Thursday
The fourth most notable performance belonged to Devang ‘laila’ Yadav from Delhi, who secured his maiden bracelet in The MoneyMaker #25 on Thursday night. A graduate of IIT Delhi, Yadav ventured into professional poker in 2017, following his introduction to the game during college in 2014. Overcoming a guarantee-crushing field of 2020 entries in the INR 5,750 buy-in tournament, Yadav secured a massive INR 9.01 lakhs after a heads-up deal, marking his second biggest score on PokerBaazi.
Final Table Payouts (INR):
Devang ‘laila’ Yadav: 9,01,065*
Mohit ‘Thejoker’ Mehta: 8,15,935*
Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha: 5,05,000
SilentArit: 3,63,600
scrawnyButton16: 2,52,500
Sameer ‘Gofish’ Agarwal: 1,99,980
Pokerstar0110: 1,61,600
Atul ‘ChampioNNN’ Nagpal: 1,27,260
Sanat Mehrotra – #26 The MoneyMaker – Friday
Also making waves among the top performers of the week was Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra. Following his Summit HighRoller victory on Thursday, Mehrotra conquered the 1 Crore GTD #26 The MoneyMaker on Friday night. Emerging victorious from a massive field of 1,928 entries in a 9.5-hour marathon, Mehrotra struck a strategic heads-up deal in this 8 PM showdown, earning a whopping INR 8.93 Lakhs, his second-best score of 2024 and by far his ninth title this year.
Final Table Payouts (INR):
Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra: 8,92,716*
Sahil ‘kabi143’ Verma: 8,07,284*
insanevolta: 5,00,000
gogababa302: 3,75,000
tiger6833: 2,50,000
Navneet ‘AlligatorN’ Tanwar: 2,00,000
mrlovalova: 1,60,000
Karan ‘collingwood’ Sitlani: 1,26,000
Other Notable Performances of The Week:
>Ankush “Jonsnow84” Aryan: Won #27 The MoneyMaker on Saturday for INR 7,25,846.
>Yash ‘Riraizer’ Chitre: Won #24 #TheMoneyMaker on Wednesday night for INR 8,27,326.
>Jasvir ‘ssssss’ Singh: Won #22 The MoneyMaker on Monday night for INR 8,64,646.
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