In an action-packed last week, we witnessed high-octane action, thrilling moments and massive victories on the virtual felts. The biggest scorers of the week once again emerged from Natural8 India, with the MTT crushers in Vaibhav Temani and Anant Purohit notching up the single largest biggest scores during the week.
Vaibhav Temani Tops The Wednesday Charts Clinching A Massive INR 23.94 Lakh Win
While we saw several big winners from Monday to Sunday last week, Vaibhav Temani ended up as the biggest scorer of the week. Temani, who has been killing it on Natural8 India, took down the Wednesday Wonderbox 150 for a massive INR 23.94 Lakhs. This marked his third victory on the platform and biggest score yet, bringing his total winnings on the platform to over INR 71 Lakhs in just over two weeks.
Apart from clinching the victory on Natural8 India, the online MTT regular also ran deep in PokerBaazi’s 20 Lakh GTD WTF, which was eventually won by Kishor ‘greatper’ Bhanushali, who took home INR 3,04,000. With his cash finish in PokerBaazi’s event, he took his total Wednesday winnings to a whopping INR 24 Lakhs, making him the biggest scorer of the day.
Anant Purohit Wins INR 17.82 Lakhs In Bounty Hunters HR 525
The second single biggest score of the week also came on Wednesday and it belonged to none other than the MTT Crusher Anant Purohit. The IIM Graduate from Rajasthan has been on a hot streak on Natural8 India and he continued his momentum by clinching a third-place finish in the Bounty Hunters HR 525 for a massive INR 17.82 Lakhs.
Anant Purohit also scored in PokerBaazi’s The Pride, bringing his total Wednesday winnings to INR 17.95 Lakhs. Following these performances, Purohit took his annual winnings to an astounding INR 4.44 Crores in annual earnings, including INR 3.32 Crores won on Natural8 India alone, according to PokerGuru.
‘WholeLottaShove’ Tops The Sunday Charts With INR 16.39 Lakh Victory
The third biggest score of the week belonged to Natural8 India’s ‘WholeLottaShove’. The mystery player emerged as the winner of the Sunday Crazy Eights 88 and banked a colossal INR 16.39 Lakhs in prize money. The player had earlier made a splash in the Sunday Showdown 108 and continued his streak, ending Sunday as the top scorer on the virtual felts. This marked his fourth title on Natural8 India, bringing his total annual winnings to over IN 2.50 Crores (as per PokerGuru).
Among other prominent scorers on Sunday were ‘dontraiseplz‘ and Sagar Raj. The former took second place in the Zodiac Sunday Main Event, earning a hefty INR 13.15 Lakhs – his biggest win on the platform.
Away from Natural8, Sagar Raj from Singrauli, continued his stellar run by conquering Adda52’s 50 Lakh GTD Big Whale. Raj, who was the only player to clinch two DPT bracelets at the inaugural Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) Grand edition last month, walked away with INR 8.85 Lakhs. Raj also cashed in six other tournaments , bringing his total Sunday winnings to an impressive INR 9.55 Lakhs.
A Quick Look At Single Largest Scores Of The Last Week:
· Vaibhav Temani – Won Wednesday Wonderbox 150 for INR 23.94 Lakhs
· Anant Purohit – Finished third in #Bounty Hunters HR 525 for INR 17.82 Lakhs
· ‘WholeLottaShove’ – Won Sunday Crazy Eights 88 for INR 16.39 Lakhs
· ‘Shouryaanga’ – Finished fifth in APT Double Stack 400 for INR 15.70 Lakhs
· ‘dontraiseplz’ – Finished 2nd in Zodiac Sunday Main Event for INR 13.15 Lakhs
· Sagar Raj – Won 50 Lakh GTD Big Whale for INR 8.85 Lakhs
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