With all leading poker platforms hosting their massive guaranteed tournaments, the second week of April saw a relentless pace of action. Amidst the array of thrilling online poker tournaments, PokerBaazi’s 1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker tournaments were the center of attraction and attracted players in large numbers. SpartanPoker’s Half Buyin Millionaire also captured the spotlight, adding to the week’s excitement.
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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:
Arsh Grover – Half Buyin Millionaire – Prize INR 10,24,853
Arindam Nayak – Half Buyin Millionaire – Prize INR 10,22,221
Harshad Barve – Half Buyin Millionaire – Prize INR 10,05,026
Dinesh Singh – The MoneyMaker – Prize 10,00,000
Abhishek Sonu – The MoneyMaker – Prize INR 10,00,000
Sushrut Devasthali – The MoneyMaker – Prize INR 10,00,000
Sunday – Spartan Poker’s Half Buy-in Millionaire 1 Crore GTD – Arsh Grover
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)
1st – Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover – 10,24,853*
2nd – Arindam ‘darkhorse94’ Nayak – 10,22,221*
3rd – Harshad ‘omglukbox’ Barve – 10,05,026*
4th – Darkknight7 – 4,46,600
6th – Yash ‘gambler11’ Jaiswal – 3,47,700
7th – Pranav ‘R_U_SUAR’ Khandalkar – 2,91,800
8th – spjangir – 2,00,700
Devang ‘bear_trap’ Yadav – 1,76,200
Sunday – PokerBaazi’s #14 The MoneyMaker 1 Crore GTD – Dinesh Singh
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)
1st – Dinesh ‘Daddu26’ Singh – 10,00,000
2nd – Gourav ‘piyush0657’ Das –7,00,000
3rd – Asalie ‘FreeShipping’ Peseyie – 5,00,000
4th – Azadojha – 3,75,000
5th – Raiserpoker – 2,50,000
6th – Utkarsh ‘utkarshvaish9’ Vaish – 2,00,000
7th – Arindam ‘darkhorse94’ Nayak –1,60,000
8th – shaur23 – 1,26,000
Saturday – PokerBaazi’s #13 The MoneyMaker 1 Crore GTD – ‘Identicalplay43’
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)
1st – borntrouble – 10,00,000
2nd – Akhilendra ‘gunmaster7777’ Singh – 7,28,000
3rd – EDUCERE – 5,38,000
4th – Yash ‘Riraizer’ Chitre – 3,94,000
5th – Mithun ‘thepokeraja’ Mahesh – 2,55,000
6th – Hemant ‘katerpillar’ Arora – 2,00,000
7th – raviprabaker – 1,60,000
8th – Anant ‘Pro_Pro’ Purohit – 1,28,000
Thursday – PokerBaazi’s #11 The MoneyMaker 1 Crore GTD – Prashanth Shet
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)
1st – Fetsluck – 10,00,000
2nd – Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – 7,28,000
3rd – mohitbothra26 – 5,38,000
4th -Underdog123 – 3,94,000
5th – Pranav ‘siraf’ Baheti – 2,55,000
6th – Rajat ‘LungFakeer’ Sharma – 2,00,000
7th – Anjii2001 – 1,60,000
8th – Karan ‘Apocalypto’ Radia – 1,28,000
Wednesday – PokerBaazi’s #10 TheMoneyMaker 1 Crore GTD – ‘Shipit420’
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)
1st – Shipit420 – 10,00,000
2nd – Sujith ‘Protential1’ Sachidanand – 7,28,000
3rd – Nishant ‘rektace’ Kumar – 5,38,000
4th – Imran ‘Kamran777’ Anwar – 3,94,000
5th – Vinayak ‘salmanbhai’ Bajaj – 2,55,000
6th – div970 – 2,00,000
7th – Yudhishthir ‘Rowdy6’ Singh Rathore – 1,60,000
8th – Ronywalker – 1,28,000
Tuesday – PokerBaazi’s #9 The MoneyMaker 1 Crore GTD- Abhishek Sonu
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)
1st – Abhishek ‘chipndchair’ Sonu – 10,00,000
2nd – Madman91221 – 7,26,000
3rd – Karan ‘Ksc247’ Chuganee – 5,25,000
4th – Saransh ‘saransh004’ Garg – 3,75,000
5th – Abhiroop ‘Daniel90’ Gupta – 2,50,000
6th – Vaibhav ‘Durr102’ Saigal – 2,00,000
7th – Yudhishthir ‘Rowdy6’ Singh Rathore – 1,60,000
8th – Anmolraj ‘PINCIOTTI’ Singh Chawla – 1,28,000
Monday – PokerBaazi’s #8 TheMoneyMaker 1 Crore GTD – Sushrut Devasthali
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)
1st – Sushrut ‘Sushrut1701’ Devasthali – 10,00,000
2nd – Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma – 7,28,000
3rd – Allen ‘romeo333’ Romeo – 5,38,000
4th – mrblue1205 – 3,94,000
5th – PraksAhir – 2,55,000
6th – Guruprasad ‘fish_calling’ Gupta – 2,00,000
7th – Pratik ‘zpAAced’ Manjrekar – 1,60,000
8th – jarsj – 1,28,000
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