To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Indian poker platform PokerBaazi hosted the Greatest of All Tournaments (G.O.A.T). The tournament featured a staggering ₹25 crore prize pool, the largest ever for a single tournament in Indian poker history.
Given the enticing prize pool, the event drew an overwhelming response, attracting more than 15,000 participants, with 1,118 players claiming their share of the enormous ₹25 crore prize pool. While many walked away as lakhpatis, the top two finishers pocketed record payouts, with Sanjay Chaudhury banking a record-breaking ₹4.14 Crores as the runner-up and Kabir Chhatwal walking away with a massive ₹ 3.10 Crores, courtesy the heads-up deal.
Kabir Chhatwal Wins PokerBaazi G.O.A.T 2024
Kabir Chhatwal etched his name into glory by winning PokerBaazi’s G.O.A.T title and taking home a monumental ₹3.10 crores. Chhatwal, who hails from Delhi, initially entered the heads-up battle as the short stack but struck an ICM deal guaranteeing a whopping payout of over ₹3.10 crores.
After the ICM deal, Chhatwal scored several key double-ups, leaving Sanjay Chaudhary with a shrinking stack. In the end, Chaudhary ran his Qs-Jd into Chhatwal’s Ac-Jc. The board didn’t improve Chaudhary’s hand, making Chhatwal the champion. With this victory, Chhatwal climbed to 8th place in the Player of the Year rankings.
Sanjay Chaudhary Bags Record-Breaking ₹4.14 Crores
Despite finishing second, Sanjay Chaudhary from Uttar Pradesh took home ₹4.14 crore, the largest single payout in Indian poker history. The runner-up prize came after Chaudhary after an ICM deal. His impressive performance elevated him to 3rd place in the Player of the Year rankings.
Mohammed Azhar Earns ₹1 Crore
Mohammed Azhar secured third place, earning a remarkable ₹1 crore. This marked Azhar’s biggest online win, surpassing his previous triumph when he won ₹72.35 lakh in the inaugural National Poker Series (NPS) Main Event.
Gunisha Sinha Finishes 15th
Day 2 of the tournament saw several other Indian poker pros and rising stars in contention, with Gunisha Sinha notching up an impressive deep finish. She finished 15th, earning ₹7.50 lakh for her deep run.
PokerBaazi – The Game Isn’t Over
Although G.O.A.T has concluded, PokerBaazi has several exciting plans to keep players engaged. To mark its 10th anniversary, the platform is investing nearly ₹150 crore across various online poker tournaments from September 1 to October 31. Players can now look forward to The Moneymaker tournament, featuring a ₹1 crore guaranteed prize pool, starting on October 20th.
PokerBaazi’s G.O.A.T Final Table Results
- Kabir ‘Ksc7’ Chhatwal – ₹3,1095,930*
- Sanjay ‘Raskolnikov’ Chaudhary – ₹4,1404,070*
- Mohammad ‘chandlerbing’ Azhar – ₹1,00,00,000
- Smokijoe – ₹82,50,000
- Akshay ‘CallmeAK’ Kapoor – ₹71,25,000
- Neeraj ‘neerunj’ Sattawat – ₹60,50,000
- Raghavendra ‘pingu’ Rajanna – ₹50,00,000
- toytoy – ₹40,00,000
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