A Quick Look At Top Five Scores Of The Week

The highlight of the last week was Natural8 India sensation ‘HiiiBarbie’. Showcasing his remarkable performance, the player clinched both Daily Warm-Up 250 (INR 24.56 Lakhs) and Zodiac Main Event (INR 15.12 Lakhs) on the weekend, totaling an impressive INR 42.82 Lakhs in prizes. Emerging as the top scorer of the week, ‘HiiiBarbie’ showcased exceptional skill and dominance on the virtual felts.

Tarun Goyal Takes Down Adda52’s 75 Lakhs GTD Mega Millions For INR 12.5 Lakhs (Sunday)

Over to Adda52, Tarun ‘aggtarun’ Goyal, a former Adda52 Team pro, claimed a thumping victory in Adda52’s 75 Lakhs GTD Mega Millions, becoming the fourth champion of this tournament in 2024. Having won IOPC Super High Roller titles and notching victories in The Millionaire Series 4.0 and DOPT Main Events, Goyal outlasted a guarantee-busting field of 769 entrants in the Mega Millions to win INR 1.2 5 Lakhs. In the final showdown, he faced off against rising star Sagar Raj, who eventually finished runner-up and banked an impressive INR 11.84 Lakhs for his stellar performance.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

1-Tarun ‘aggtarun’ Goyal – 12,50,293*

2-Sagar ‘rajsagar32’ Raj – 11,74,134*

3- Whatistheend – 7,51,650

4-Tarush ‘tarush123’ Gupta – 5,50,958

5-Saiupp1987 – 4,03,851

6-Siddharth ‘OnlinePokerIsRigged’ Jolly – 2,96,022

7-Areyann ‘paisenikalbc’ Gurbaxani – 2,16,983

8-Aayush ‘aayusharya’ Arya – 1,59,049

Featuring among other prominent winners on Sunday were ‘Ikka5’ who won (1000X) BSSS Super Stack for INR 6.26 Lakhs (HU deal). Shreyas Chopra (Won Natural8 India’s Festival Kickstarter 25 for INR 5.13 Lakhs) and Rahul ‘poker_king52’ Purohit (Won Bounty Hunters Sunday Special 12.90 ( INR 2.30 Lakhs) & Adda52’s Sunday Showdown (INR 2.27), raking in an impressive INR 4.64 Lakhs in total prize money.

Abilash Bala Nails Two Flaghips Titles To Feature Among Thursday Chartbusters

Natural8 India`s ‘fanofstu’ dominated the Thursday charts and was by far the fourth biggest scorer of the week! Fresh off his victory in Tuesday Classic 150 win, he outlasted a 1,562-player field in Thursday Twister54, pocketing a jaw-dropping INR 8.64 Lakhs. Close Behind him was Satyam Verma, who, after his sixth-place Tuesday Classic 150 finish, navigated through 1,534 foes to secure an eighth-place finish in the Bounty Hunters HR 525, banking a hefty 8.11 Lakhs for his deep finish in the event.

Another big story of the day was Abilash ‘steelbala’ Bala who crushed Adda52’s 25 Lakhs GTD Godfather ( INR 3.84 Lakhs) and PokerBaazi’s 20 Lakhs GTD WTF ( INR 3 Lakhs). He also notched up two more deep, earning a hefty INR 7.27 Lakhs and featuring among top scorers of the week.

Godfather Final Table Results (INR)

Final Table Results (INR)

Several other players made their mark on the virtual felts, including Saransh Garg, Vishal Bajaj, and Jitendra Ojha. These players added to the excitement of the week’s action with their impressive victories.

>>Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi$’ Garg was Friday’s hero, winning PokerBaazi’s 20 Lakh GTD The Quest for INR 3.67 Lakhs. Close behind him was Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi, winning INR 2.79 Lakhs.

>>Natural8 India star ‘fanofstu’ notched up the runner-up spot in the Bounty Hunters Big Game 21.60, raking in a hefty INR 4.01 Lakhs and becoming the top scorers on Friday night.

>>Vishal ‘Vishzz’ Bajaj was among the Wednesday chartbusters as he conquered PokerBaazi’s 15 Lakhs GTD The Pride for a second time, winning  INR 2.25 Lakhs for his victory.

>>Tuesday saw ‘YumHaiHum’ make a sensational debut on the Natural8 India leaderboard, earning a hefty INR 14.05 Lakhs for placing fifth in the Tuesday Classic 150. Finishing behind him was Satyam Verma who finished sixth in the same tournament for an impressive INR 10.53 Lakhs.

>>Another big winner on Tuesday, Jitendra ‘Jitendrk’ Ojha, crushed a field of 807 entries in PokerBaazi’s 50 Lakhs GTD The Endeavour, winning a career-best 6.72 Lakhs for his victory.

>>Sam Anand dominated Natural8 India on Monday with back-to-back wins in the Speed Racer Bounty Asia 88 (INR 1.98 Lakhs) & Speed Racer Bounty 32.10 (INR1.79 Lakhs), collecting INR 3.77 Lakhs in total. Another big winner on Monday was Anant ‘Pro_Pro’ Purohit, who clinched PokerBaazi’s 15 Lakhs GTD (DoubleAnte) Mini High Roller, snagging INR 2.34 Lakhs in top prize.

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A Quick Look at Top Five Scores of The Week:
Prakash Gupta – Bounty Hunters Sunday Main Event 54 – INR 16.53 Lakhs
Shreyansh Sharma – Sunday Grand Prix Europe 25 – INR 14.32 Lakhs
‘tantrik’ – PokerBaazi’s #30 The MoneyMaker – INR 11.6 Lakhs
Suyash Sanghavi – PokerBaazi’s #29 The MoneyMaker – INR 8.99 Lakhs
Manish Lakhotia – PokerBaazi’s #30 The MoneyMaker – INR 8.13 Lakhs

Among other prominent winners on Sunday night were Vishal ‘GigaaBet’ Bajaj and Gautam ‘Actaeon6079’ Bharadwaj. The former outlasted a field of 328 total entries in Adda52’s 30 Lakhs GTD Adda52 Millions, winning INR 5.49 Lakhs in top prize money, while the latter conquered PokerBaazi’s 50 Lakhs GTD (1000X) BSS SuperStack, securing INR 6.18 Lakhs for his victory.

‘tantrik and Manish Lakhotia Score Podium Finishes In The #30 The MoneyMaker

PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker Mania concluded on Tuesday with the user ‘tantrik,’ notching up victory in the final bracelet event, the #30 The MoneyMaker on PokerBaazi and walking away with a hefty INR 11.6 Lakhs (third largest win of the week) and the coveted bracelet. Close behind him was Siliguri shark Manish Lakhotia, the former The MoneyMaker 34.0 champ, who padded his bankroll with INR 8.13 Lakhs as the runner-up finisher. The user ‘harish121’ (3rd for INR 5.81 Lakhs), Rohit ‘rohit0442w’ Chaudhary (4th for INR 4.16 Lakhs), former The MoneyMaker champion Himanshu ‘pokerbrat7’ Arora (5th for INR 2.90 Lakhs), Shyam ‘ayyappa1963’ Sundar (6th for INR 2.38 Lakhs), Gautam ‘rabbithunter’ Kaul (7th for INR 1.88 Lakhs) were some notable regs on the final table.

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A big shootout to  Ishita ‘Warrior08’ Arora who topped a massive field of 879 (451 unique) in PokerBaazi’s 50 Lakhs GTD The Endeavour for INR 5.31 Lakhs to feature among the prominent winners on Tuesday night. She eventually struck a heads-up deal with Vishal ‘Vishzz’ Bajaj (2nd for INR 5,23,075). Siddhant ‘aajnahiaana’ Singh rounded out the podium, finishing 3rd for INR 3,50,000

Suyash Sanghavi Kicks Off The Week With Victory in #29 The MoneyMaker

The week kicked off on a grand note for Suyash ‘tyso2506’ Sanghavi, who made poker history with a thumping victory in the penultimate bracelet event, the #29 The MoneyMaker, on PokerBaazi this past Monday. He defeated a massive field of 2,122 entries to win the coveted title for INR 8.99 Lakhs (the fourth largest win of the week) after a heads-up deal with Shravsmanth (2nd for INR 9,04,712).

Former The Millionaire champion Hitesh ‘hiteshbhai’ Batra (3rd for INR 5.30 Lakhs), #9 The MoneyMaker winner and poker streamer  Abhishek ‘Chipndchair’ Sonu (6th for INR 2.10 Lakhs), Gurpal ‘roothless’ Singh (7th for INR 1.70 Lakhs), and Suraj ‘MR8BEAST’ N Yadav (8th for INR 1.34 Lakhs) were the other notable players who posted final table finishes in the #29 The MoneyMaker.

Shashank Shekhar Tops Thursday Charts With A Victory in Daily Monster Stack 250

Shashank Shekhar topped the Thursday charts! He raked in 8.78 Lakhs on the back of his four deep runs. The highlight of his night was winning Natural8 India’s Daily Monster Stack 250 for a hefty INR 7.18 Lakhs payday. Navin Bohania also joined the winner’s circle, claiming the day’s second-biggest score – INR 7.04 Lakhs prize for his win in Natural8 India’s Bounty Hunters Forty Stack 44.

Among other prominent winners,  rising star Aman Parakh shattered a two-month title drought in spectacular fashion, conquering PokerBaazi’s 50 Lakhs GTD TheSummit for the third time and securing INR 5.23 Lakhs in top prize. He eventually struck a heads-up deal with online MTT crusher Anant ‘Pro_Pro’ Purohit, who walked away with INR 5,04,537 for his runner-up finish in the tournament.

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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):

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):

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Here is a quick look at the week’s top scorers:

1. Aditya Singh – The MoneyMaker & PKO – Prize INR 13.51 lakhs

2. Nishant Kumar  – TheMoneyMaker – Prize INR 10.56 lakhs

3. Vikash Kumar – The MoneyMaker – Prize 10.06 lakhs

4. ‘M3ssy’ – The MoneyMaker – Prize INR 8.90 lakhs

5. Jasven Saigal -The MoneyMaker – Prize INR 8.77 lakhs

Aditya Singh Clinches Two High-Profile Victories on Wednesday (INR 13.51 Lakhs)

All top online scores of the past week came from The MoneyMaker tournaments hosted on PokerBaazi.  Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh emerged as the top scorer of the week, raking in a whopping INR 13.5 lakhs on the back of two big victories on Wednesday on PokerBaazi. He first outlasted 158 high rollers conquering the 8:30 PM Pride HighRoller (PKO). For his efforts, he pocketed INR 4.31 Lakhs (INR 1.25 Lakhs in bounties). Ajay ‘Messironaldo007’ Dhayal fought valiantly in the INR 15K buy-in event but had to settle for the runner-up payout of INR 2.58 Lakhs (INR 23,750 in bounties).

Pride HighRoller (PKO) Final Table Payouts (INR)

Singh continued his winning streak and took down PokerBaazi’s  #17 The MoneyMaker. The 8PM showstopper drew  1,726 entrants (1,129 unique players) and paid out the top 295 players from the INR 1 Crore prize pool. The lion’s share went to the eventual winner Aditya Singh who bagged a hefty INR 8.99 Lakhs payday after a heads-up deal with Hemant ‘hkm2828’ Gagwana (runner-up for INR 8,27,224). Singh is a rising star and this marked his 13th online poker title of 2024.

#17 The MoneyMaker Final Table Payouts (INR)

The second single largest score belonged to Mumbai’s Nishant ‘rektace’ Kumar who ran past a massive field of 2,112 in PokerBaazi’s #21 The MoneyMaker on Sunday night. For his grand victory, he claimed the coveted bracelet and a staggering INR 10.56 Lakhs payday – the single-largest win of the day! Additionally, Kumar also cashed two more events, raking in INR 10.98 Lakhs in total. This was his third title of 2024 and almost fifth cash finish in April’s The MoneyMaker mania.

The top 387 players were paid out from the guarantee-busting prize pool of INR 1,05,60,000, with the second largest prize of the tournament going to Adarsh Jha (second for INR 7.39 Lakhs).

Final Table Payouts (INR)

Ranchi’s Vikash Kumar Baa was the Friday’s chartbuster. He etched his name as the #19 The MoneyMaker champion. His top-notch performance netted him an incredible INR 10 Lakh prize, the single largest score of the day.  Debneil Mukherjee finished behind him, adding INR 7.26 Lakhs to his bankroll. Thursday’s Summit HighRoller champion, Shashank Shekhar, rounded out the podium finishes, finishing third and taking home INR 5.25 Lakhs from the INR 1 Crore prize pool.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

Following several close finishes in #5 #TheMoneyMaker, ‘M3ssy’ finally clinched the coveted bracelet in the 1 Crore GTD #20 The MoneyMaker on Saturday! He dominated a massive field of 1,867 challengers to claim the victory, which netted him a jaw-dropping personal-best prize of INR 8,90,074. Notably, this was his fifth cash finish in the April Money Maker Mania festival.

Last Sunday’s (#PLO-5) #BSS champion Shivkesh “pokeraddictiveFishseller” Meena finished runner-up and walked away with a career-best INR 8,09,926, courtesy heads-up deal. Arsh “Button_Hai_Bro” Grover (5th for INR 2.50 Lakhs), Prabhat “prabhat2810” Kumar (6th for INR 2 Lakhs), and  Yudhishthir “Rowdy6” Singh Rathore (7th for INR 1.60 Lakhs) were the other notables names on the final table.

 Jasven Saigal  Takes Down #16 The MoneyMaker (INR 8.77 Lakhs)

Veteran poker pro and a dominant force on the live poker scene, Jasven Saigal took the PokerBaazi felts by storm on Tuesday by the platform’s #16 The MoneyMaker.  He overcame a staggering 2,109-strong field in the 8 PM Tuesday showstopper earning him a massive INR 8.77 Lakhs, following a heads-up deal. This was his second best score on PokerBaazi. Close behind him was “richie5769” who banked INR 9,15,251 from the INR 1,05,45,000 prize pool.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

Among other big scorers of the past week was online MTT crusher Nikit ‘nikitjain’ Jain who topped a massive 2,005-entry field in the 1 Crore GTD #15 The MoneyMaker on Monday, snagging the champion`s bracelet and a career-best INR 8.16 Lakhs payday after a heads-up deal. Close behind him was Stivan ‘pokersadu’ Fernandes (second for INR 8,88,316 – Largest score of the day).

Final Table Payouts (INR)

Final Table Payouts (INR)

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WPT Global Warm Up Festival 2024 Highlights 

The main highlights of WPT Global Warm Up are the $220 Championship event with $300,000 guaranteed, and the $22 Mini Championship with a prize money of $80,000. The Championship event offers seventeen starting flights, while the Mini Championship features fourteen different flights.

The festival will also feature a variety of poker events, like bounty events, high roller events, short deck events, No Limit Hold’em events, progressive bounties (PKO’s), and many more. 

Throughout the festival, players have the opportunity to participate in three of the Sunday Flagship tournaments. 

• $110 Sunday Slam – $90,000 Guarantee
• $330 Grand Slam – $60,000 Guarantee
• $11 Mini Slam – $13,500 Guarantee

The final weekend of the Warm Up Festival will feature the $2,100 High Roller PKO with a $200,000 GTD and $110 PKO Crazy Sunday with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. For full schedule of the festival, check out this LINK!

Benefits and Perks for Event Winners

As an added perk, WPT Global Warm Up Festival event winners will get a doubling of their buy-in in Spring Festival tickets. That means, if you score a top spot in the $55 Progressive Bounty, a $110 in Spring Festival tickets will be added to your WPT Global account. 

The winners will also get a ticket to the Champion of Champions in a post-festival freeroll. The Champion of Champions event winner will receive a $12,400 WPT Global Spring Festival package. Additionally, the second and third-place finishers will each receive Spring Festival tickets valued at over $1,000. 

In case you weren’t able to win any events at the Warm Up festival but reached the final table then you will gain an entry into Second Chance Freeroll. Winner of the Second Chance Freeroll will reclaim all his Warm Up Festival buy-ins. Second and third-place winners will each receive $500 in Spring Festival tickets.

All Warm Up Festival events are part of the Player of the Year leaderboard for 2024. All participants will receive some points as per their position in the events and have a chance to win some money from the $250,000 leaderboard prize pool. The leaderboard topper will receive $100,000 and an entry into four separate WPT Main Tour Championship live events in 2025. 

Keep following PokerProNews for the latest updates on all lucrative poker promotions.

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The single largest score of the week belonged to Arsh Grover, who won SpartanPoker’s Half Buyin Millionaire. This marked his fourth The Millionaire title, a record-breaking achievement. Grover secured a massive INR 10.25 Lakhs following a three-way deal with Arindam Nayak (second for INR 10,22,221) and Harshad Barve (third for INR 10,05,026). The rest of the top scores of the week belonged to the standout winners from The MoneyMaker tournaments. Dinesh Singh, ‘borntrouble’, Abhishek Sonu, and Sushrut Devasthali all etched their names in the winner’s circle, each claiming The MoneyMaker title and INR 10 lakhs. 

Here are the top 5 single largest scorers of the week:

Sporting a buy-in of INR 2,875, SpartanPoker’s Half Buy-in Millionaire was one of the two 1 Crore GTD tournaments on the Sunday schedule. The tournament drew a massive field of 3,219 players across ten qualifying flights and paid out the top 431 finishers. In the end, Arsh ‘bigggtymer’ Grover emerged victorious and etched his name in history, clinching a record  fourth The Millionaire title and INR 10,24,853, the single largest score of the week. The Delhi lad eventually agreed to a three-way deal with Arindam Nayak (second for INR 10,22,221) and Harshad Barve (third for INR 10,05,026).

Final Table Payouts (INR)

The second 1 Crore GTD tournament on Sunday was the #14 Money Maker. Running as part of PokerBaazi’s MoneyMaker April Mania, the INR 5,750 buy-in tourney attracted 1,863 entries and crowned a winner in Dinesh ‘Daddu26’ Singh from Ghaziabad, who has been playing on PokerBaazi since 2016 and has racked up over 2.16 Crores so far. Singh pocketed INR 10 lakhs after outlasting Gourav ‘piyush0657’ Das (second for INR 7 lakhs) in heads-up.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

Yet another winner in PokerBaazi’s Money Maker April Mania was ‘Identicalplay43‘, who shipped the 1 Crore GTD #13 TheMoneyMaker after outlasting a massive field of 2,110 entries in the 8 PM daily epic. This was the first-ever The MoneyMaker victory for the newcomer on the virtual felts and it earned him not only the coveted champion’s bracelet but also a hefty INR 9,17,147, his biggest score on PokerBaazi. Finishing close behind him was online reg Himanshu “JohnnyStalker” Taneja, who walked away with an equally impressive INR 8,76,353, courtesy heads-up deal.

The final table was a star-studded affair with Kaustubh “KaustubhKa” Kulkarni  (3rd for INR 5,27,500), India’s poker super star Aditya “Istredd” Agarwal (4th for INR 3,79,800), Adda52 Game Ambassador Arun “vazharmorghulis” Sriram (6th for INR 2,08,890), and the well-known MTT crusher Anant “Pro_Pro Purohit (7th for INR 1,68,800).

Friday – PokerBaazi’s #12 The MoneyMaker 1 Crore GTD- ‘borntrouble’

After over four near-misses at PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker, the long-time MTT pro ‘borntrouble’ finally claimed the victory in #12 The MoneyMaker, seizing the champion’s bracelet and a hefty INR 10 lakhs. He overcame a massive field of 1,677 entries, including Akhilendra ‘gunmaster7777’ Singh in the heads-up. A former Adda52 Big Game runner-up, Singh earned a career-high INR 7.28 Lakhs.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

On Thursday night, the newcomer Prashanth ‘Fetsluck’ Shet defied all odds to win the 1 Crore GTD #11 The MoneyMaker. An 8-hour marathon against a staggering 1,599 challengers in this 8 PM showstopper showcased his strategic prowess, culminating in a life-changing INR 10 Lakhs payday and the bracelet. This was his first-ever cash on the site, announcing his arrival in style. Hot on his heels, Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur. Fresh off his victory in The Pride, he claimed a hefty  INR 7.28 Lakhs payday, earned from his modest INR 575 satellite entry into the tourney.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

The user ‘Shipit420’ ruled the roost, triumphing over a massive field of 1,679 entries in the #10 The MoneyMaker and securing the coveted champion`s bracelet along with INR 10 Lakhs – his biggest score to date! Hot on his heels was Sujith ‘Protential1’ Sachidanand who turned an INR 825 satellite ticket into a massive INR 7.28 Lakhs prize.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

Abhishek Sonu, already known as the 1000X Series 4.0 Main Event champion, added another feather in his cap, besting a field of 1,827 entries in PokerBaazi’s #9 TheMoneyMaker and emerging as Tuesday’s chartbuster with a staggering INR 10 Lakhs for his latest victory. Close behind him, ‘Madman91221’ secured INR 7.26 Lakhs for his runner-up finish, while Karan Chuganee placed third with INR 5.25 Lakhs.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

Sushrut Devasthali began the week in style, winning PokerBaazi’s #8 TheMoneyMaker to top the Monday charts. He  fired three bullets to make his way to the top through a massive field of 1,679 entries. He walked away with a hefty INR 10 lakhs payday. Shreyansh Sharma ended up as the runner-up, earning INR 7,28,000 for his performance.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

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Top Five Winners Of The Past Week

>Gopal Bajaj – Adda52’s Mega Millions – Prize: INR 16.21 Lac

>Rubin Labroo – Spartan Poker’s Millionaire VIII – Prize: INR 14.44 Lakhs

>Aditya Das – PokerBaazi’s #1 TheMoneyMaker – Prize: INR 10.68 Lakhs

>Karan Dembla – PokerBaazi’s #7 The MoneyMaker – Prize: INR 10 Lakhs

>Kabir Tandon – PokerBaazi’s #5 TheMoneyMaker – Prize: INR 10 Lakhs

Sunday – Adda52’s Mega Millions 75 Lakhs GTD – Gopal Bajaj

One of the key highlights on Sunday night, the 75 Lakhs GTD Adda52 Mega Millions featured a buy-in of INR 11K and drew in an impressive 904 challengers, building INR 91,60,003 in total prize pool. The top 89 places were paid out, with Gopal ‘TheAceCrown’ Bajaj walking away with the lion’s share worth INR 16.20 lakhs. The high-stakes tournament crusher Ashish ‘ragspoker’ Munot (second for INR 11.76 lakhs) and Rahul ‘rahulpalawat’ Jain (third for INR 8.53 lakhs) rounded out the podium finishes.

Final Table Results (INR)

Featuring a buy-in of INR 5,750, Spartan Poker’s Millionaire VIII was one of the two 1 Crore GTD tournaments on the Sunday schedule. Online MTT crusher Rubin ‘CalmLikeABomb’ Labroo emerged victorious, claiming the coveted title and the second biggest top prize of the day worth INR 14,43,609. This victory marked the third title of the year for the former PPL Main Event and IPC Main Event champion. Labroo eventually struck a heads-up deal with Vinay ‘ConCrete’ B (runner-up for INR 11,74,391). Amit ‘Kavipri’ Gehani took the last spot on the podium finishing third for  INR 6,47,000).

The INR 5,750 buy-in Millionaire VIII attracted a massive field of 1,935 players across six qualifying flights. The Day 2 finale on Sunday night saw 287 hopefuls (196 unique) vying for the coveted title.

Final Table Results (INR)

The second 1 Crore GTD tourney on the Sunday MTT schedule was PokerBaazi’s 1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker. This was the seventh tourney in April’s The MoneyMaker mania. Featuring a buy-in of INR 5,750, the tournament saw a field of 1,887 entries (1,141 unique) and crowned a champion in Faridabad’s Karan Dembla aka ‘zomunk’ who walked away with the coveted bracelet and a career-best score of INR 10 lakhs. Finishing close behind him was Vinay ‘vinay09’ Rajpal (second for INR 7 lakhs). The user ‘HeadKnocker2’ took the third spot for INR 5 lakhs.

Saturday – PokerBaazi’s #6 The MoneyMaker 1 Crore GTD – Jitendra Ojha

Saturday belonged to Jitendra “Jitendrk” Ojha from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He overcame a field of 1,612 competitors in the 1 Crore GTD #6 TheMoneyMaker, securing a career-best INR 6,55,539 after a three-way deal with ‘AceOfSpades15’ (second for INR 7,72,377), and ‘insomniacattack’ (third for INR 8,38,084). The MoneyMaker final table also witnessed stellar performances from MTT regs like Dhirendra Kumar (4th for INR 3,94,000) and Pradip Ghosh (5th for INR 2,55,000).

Friday – PokerBaazi’s #5 TheMoneyMaker – Kabir Tandon

Online poker sensation Kabir ’tiltplay’ Tandon is crushing it on the virtual felts. His most recent victory came in PokerBaazi’s #5 TheMoneyMaker on Friday night. He trampled a massive field of 1,751 entries (1093 unique), securing the coveted bracelet and a hefty INR 10 lakhs. Tandon, who won Fifty Stack 55 on Natural8 India and a Bronze medal in PokerBaazi’s NPS#69 Mini HighRoller in March, finally bested the user ‘M3ssy’ (second for INR 7.26 lakhs) in the heads-up.

Also on the final table were several other notables regs including Shubham ‘backchod’ Agarwal (third for INR 5,25,000), and Aditya ‘Istredd’ Agarwal (sixth for INR 2,00,000).

Thursday – Poker Baazi’s #4 The MoneyMaker 1 Crore GTD – Chandan Kumar

On Thursday, PokerBaazi’s #4 #TheMoneyMaker was the biggest guaranteed tourney of the day, which crowned Chandan ‘David29’ Kumar as its champion! The Bihar-based MTT grinder bested a field of 1,710 competitors to grab a career-best INR 10 Lakhs prize and the prestigious  bracelet. Jaikishan ‘royalking7424’ Jangid finished a whisker away from victory, pocketing INR 7.26 Lakhs as the runner-up. Chess prodigy turned poker ace, Ishita ‘Warrior08’ Arora, notched up an impressive finishes across four events, collecting INR 5.78 Lakhs, including a third place in #4 The MoneyMaker (INR 5.25 Lakhs).

Wednesday – PokerBaazi`s #3 TheMoneyMaker – Harsh Bubna

On Wednesday, Kolkata’s poker prodigy, Harsh ‘harsh1327’ Bubna became only the second player after the WSOP bracelet winner Aditya Sushant to clinch The MoneyMaker title twice. To clinch his second victory in the tournament, he defeated a massive field of 1780 entries, claiming the coveted poker bracelet and a prize of INR 7,84,123. The tournament ended in a three-way deal, with ‘Inferior’ (second for INR 6,71,264) & ‘bonomo (INR 7,95,614) being other beneficiaries from the deal.

Tuesday – PokerBaazi’s #2 The MoneyMaker 1 Crore GTD – Praveena K

Poker dreams came true for Praveena ‘darveen’ K as he clinched a thumping victory in PokerBaazi’s 1 Crore GTD #2 The MoneyMaker. The 26-year-old Graphic Designer from Bengaluru outlasted a field of 1527 entries and banked INR 8,66,282, following a three-way deal with Prateek ‘DABANGG2’ Sharma (second for INR 8,63,718) and Mitesh ‘mikeknp’ Gupta (third for INR 5,40,000).

Monday – PokerBaazi’s #1 TheMoneyMaker 1 Crore GTD – Aditya Das

History was made on Monday as Kolkata’s Aditya Das aka ‘gomzi77’ outperformed a field of 2,136 entries on the first day of the week to emerge victorious in the first The MoneyMaker of the month. The PokerBaazi regular clinched not only the prestigious poker bracelet but also a career- high INR10.68 Lakhs. With the hefty top prize, he became the third single largest scorer of the week. Kashish ‘realkdpoker’ Durgiya (second for INR 7,58,280) and Aniket ‘Anteman’ Waghmare (third for INR 5,34,000) rounded out the podium finishes in the tourney. 

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ALSO Check: TOP ONLINE PROMOTIONS IN INDIA FOR MARCH 2024

The online poker brands are racing to attract players to play on their site by hosting high-value tournaments and promotions in April 2024. And mind you, these include tournament series promising massive winnings and rewards. 

Here are some of the poker promotions taking place in India in April 2024:

Tax-free April – PokerDangal

This April, PokerDangal is relieving you of your tax woes with its Tax Free April promotion. Throughout the month of April, starting April 1 to April 30, players can enjoy a 100% TDS Refund and a 100% GST Refund on the platform.

Online grinders know that one of the biggest burdens of playing online poker is the taxes. With PokerDangal’s latest promotion that burden is lifted up your back. Thus the only thing you need to pay this April is attention to your game and not taxes. 

The only qualifying criteria is that players must accumulate a minimum of 500 Dangal points in a week. Besides, PokerDangal has recently even revamped its app, which will add more charm to playing on the platform this April. 

Half Buy-in Millionaire – Spartan Poker

Spartan Poker’s Millionaire poker tournament is one of the most celebrated ones in the country for years now. However, it had a higher buy-in, which left out the smaller stake players. Keeping this in view, Spartan Poker has come up with Half Buy-in Millionaire for those who wish to claim the Millionaire title with a tight bankroll. 

Half Buy-in Millionaire promotion runs between April 8 to 14, 2024 on Spartan Poker. There will be 10 qualifiers running every day, followed by the Finale event on April 14, 2024. As the name suggests the buy-in is just half the price. The regular buy-in of the Millionaire event is generally ₹5,750. However, players can now participate in Half Buy-in Millionaire for just ₹2,875.

However, the GTD has not been compromised. The GTD of Half Buy-in Millionaire is ₹10,00,000 (1 million).

Mega Millions – Adda52

If mid-stakes players have Spartan Poker’s Half Buy-in Millionaire, the high-stakes community has Adda52’s Mega Millions to help them earn this April. Mega Millions on Adda52 is giving players the opportunity to win their share from the ₹75 Lakh guaranteed prize pool, with a buy-in of ₹11,000.

That being said, it is not mandatory to shell out ₹11,000 to play in this tournament. Adda52 is also running a lot of satellites to help even the low-stakes players get onto the boat. There are as many as nine satellites running between April 1 to April 7th for a buy-in of just ₹1,100. If that wasn’t enough, there is a step satellite too, wherein players can enter with just ₹110 and stand a chance to win from the massive prize pool. 

Hold your horses, it doesn’t end there too! There is a freeroll too, wherein players can participate for absolutely free and win from the ₹75 Lakh GTD. Adda52 truly believes that bankroll shouldn’t stop you if you have the passion and talent. Adda52 Mega Millions takes place on the 6th and 7th of April 2024. 

The MoneyMaker

PokerBaazi is also hosting their ‘The MoneyMaker’ tournament this April. The MoneyMaker is a daily tournament that will be held every day between April 1 to April 30, 2024, at 8 PM. The best and most lucrative thing about this promotion is that it is offering a mammoth guarantee of ₹1 Crore each day. 

This means that in 30 days, players will have the opportunity to win from ₹30 Crore. Besides, the tournament also rewards its top finishers with a bracelet. This essentially means there are 30 bracelets and ₹30 Crore GTD up for grabs in 30 days on PokerBaazi. ‘’

The buy-in for this event is ₹5,750. So mark your calendars for 8 PM every day to stand a chance to win from ₹1 Crore GTD every night.

While these are just a few top online poker promotions announced so far, there could be many others throughout the month that can be announced throughout the month. Thus players are advised to keep a close eye on the official websites and social media handles of the poker sites to know more about their latest offerings.

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In collaboration with USPO, Global Poker will feature two weeks of tournaments, presenting 18 exclusive trophies for Global Poker users. Poker enthusiasts will now be able to watch USPO and participate in online poker tournaments simultaneously.

Global Poker is a popular social casino game featuring various poker games for poker enthusiasts. You won’t be able to win any money from the platform. Instead, you will win the in-game currency Gold Coins (GC) and Sweeps Coins (SC). 

David Lyons, General Manager at Global Poker, said that they are happy about the partnership with the PokerGo team and the U.S. Poker Open. We have a lot in common. Our main goal is to bring authentic and exciting poker to the North American poker community. PokerGo President Mori Eskandani commented that collaborating with Global Poker will help the USPO in promotion, as it will reach the right audience. This will increase the prize pool in the online tournament. 

Global Poker USPO Online Tournament Details and Schedules 

The upcoming online USPO to include eight Sweeps Coin and eight Gold Coin events for poker enthusiasts. USPO online main attractions will be the SC 100,000 guaranteed main event and the GC 50,000,000 guaranteed main event. Both the main events are scheduled for Sunday, April 14. Furthermore, the tournament will feature two new mystery bounty events, progressive bounty events, turbos, and deep stacks to make the tournament exciting. 

Throughout the tournament, there will be a guaranteed prize pool of 405,000 Sweeps Coins (SC) and 202,500,000 Gold Coins (GC) on Global Poker. This doesn’t mean the prize pool won’t be increasing as Global Poker will add other featured events to enhance the prize pool. The USPO online tournament begins on April 8 just like the Live USPO tournament. 

Below here you will find all the featured events, time and buy-ins. 

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This marked Sethi’s sixth title and second-biggest PokerBaazi payday of the year. To claim his latest title, he outlasted Karan ‘Mahadevpoker’ Pantola (runner-up for INR 5,05,000) in the heads-up play.

(1000X) BSS SuperStack Final Table Payouts (INR)

Vikhyat Ahlawat Wins Sunday’s (1000X) BSS SuperStack (INR 4,80,624)

The second biggest tournament unfolding on Sunday night was PokerBaazi’s 30 Lakh GTD BSS HighRoller. Sporting a buy-in of INR 12,500, the Sunday marquee attracted 286 players (186 unique), comfortably surpassing its guarantee and generating INR 31,08,820 in prize pool. While the top 53 were paid out, walking away with the lion’s share of the prize pool last Sunday’s Half Buy-in Millionaire third-place finisher, Vikhyat ‘supersaiyan57’ Ahlawat, who shipped the tourney for INR 4,80,624. This was his first victory since the AOPS Powerslam win, which came on January 28 this year.

Also making it to the podium was Aditya ‘gangajal’ Sushant, a WSOP bracelet winner and two-time The MoneyMaker champion, who secured a commendable 4th place finish for INR 2,09,845.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

Rishabh Gupta Finishes Runner-up in Bounty Hunters Circuit Edition #54 (INR 14.59 Lakhs)

Thursday night erupted with a frenzy of high-stakes poker battles across India’s leading poker platforms. The biggest scorer of the night was Rishabh Gupta who bagged a massive INR 14.59 Lakhs payday after his runner-up finish in Natural8 India’s Bounty Hunters Circuit Edition #54. Meanwhile, Armaan Kochhar notched up an impressive INR 5.37 Lakhs as runner-up in the Super Saver Hyper #55. Gupta was the top scorer of the week as no other player won over INR 14.5 lakh in a single tourney.  

Among other Thursday marquees was The Summit – INR 25 Lakhs GTD.  Featuring a buy-in of  INR 8,625,  the tourney drew in 318  challengers and crowned WSOP bracelet (online) winner Aayush ‘Learnnwin’ Arya as the champion, who banked INR 3,41,355 after a heads-up deal with Mahesh ‘mahikalra’ Shyamsundar (runner-up for INR 3,34,395).

Final Table Payouts (INR)

‘pushnplay’  & chanchalagr Feature Among Friday Top Scorers

Natural8 India crowned ‘pushnplay’ as their Friday night champion, who won a staggering INR 6.71 Lakhs. He shipped Speed Racer Bounty 32.10, pocketing INR 1.75 Lakhs and then proved his mettle through the 320 Bounty King of the Spring (2nd for INR 4.10 Lakhs) and Speed Racer Americas 108 (3rd for INR 86,520), collecting 6.71 Lakhs and topping the Friday charts.

The user ‘chanchalagr’ took down PokerBaazi’s The Quest – INR 25 Lakhs GTD, following an eight-hour battle against a 391-player field. He eventually outlasted RampageR1 (runner-up for INR 2,84,500) in the heads-up to ship the INR 5,750 buy-in tourney. The user ‘davoin’ placed third for INR  2,07,000.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

Advait Rajguru & Tarush Gupta Feature Among Wednesday Chartbusters

Advait Rajguru, following two Tuesday final table appearances, he exploded on Wednesday with five deep runs, collecting a jaw-dropping haul of at least INR 7.31 Lakhs. Rajguru’s highlights include a dominant 8th-place finish in Natural8 India’s 150 Mystery Wonderbox (INR 4.87 Lakhs) and a podium finish in PokerBaazi’s Pride HighRoller (INR 2.18 Lakhs), making him the day’s top scorer.

Pride HighRoller (PKO) – INR 18 Lakhs GTD

Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta is a dominant force on PokerBaazi and Natural8 India. The NPS#69 Mini HighRoller gold medalist shipped PokerBaazi’s INR 18 Lakhs GTD Pride HighRoller (PKO) after outlasting a 124-player field in the INR 15K buy-in tourney.

Final Table Payouts with Bounties (INR)

Shriram Varma Wins PokerBaazi’s 30 Lakh GTD Endeavour HighRoller (INR 4.67 Lakhs)

PokerBaazi’s action was high-octane on Tuesday! Shriram Varma, fresh off his electrifying third-place finish in the NPS India 2024 Main Event, won the 30 Lakh GTD Endeavour HighRoller, pocketing a massive INR 4.67 Lakhs, by far the single largest score on Tuesday night on the virtual felts. This was the biggest guaranteed event on Tuesday since a technical glitch dimmed the NPS#146 Golden Rush.

The Endeavour HighRoller featuring a buy-in of INR 12,500 drew in 216 entrants and paid out the top 41 players out of the 30 lakh prizepool. Archit Khandelwal placed runner-up for INR 3.78 Lakhs.

Final Table Payouts (INR)

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