It was blockbuster week on the virtual felts with several massive guaranteed tournaments gracing the felts. While we saw several big winners, the biggest story of the week was Natural8 India sensation ‘HiiiBarbie’ who shipped two headliners on Natural8 India, banking a staggering INR 42.82 Lakhs.
A Quick Look At Top Five Scores Of The Week
‘HiiiBarbie’ – INR 42.28 Lakhs
‘YumHaiHum’ – INR INR 14.05 Lakhs
Tarun Goyal – INR 12.5 Lakhs
Sagar Raj – INR 11.84 Lakhs
‘fanofstu’ – INR 8.64 Lakhs
Abilash Bala – INR 7.27 Lakhs
‘HiiiBarbie’ Wins Two Headliners On Natural8 India To Win INR 42.82 Lakhs (Weekend).
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)
1- Abilash ‘steelbala’ Bala – 3,84,170*
2-rkc1993 – 3,18,852*
3-Kartik ‘punjabdesher’ Kohli – 3,18,457*
4-Vinay ‘vinay0902’ Rajpal – 1,77,250
5-Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh – 1,29,924
6-Satyam ‘9X8X8X3X6X’ Bhalla – 95,234
7-Raghav ‘mrbean98’ Ananth – 69,806
8-Naresh ‘emperor457’ Veeravalli – 51,168
WTF Final Table Results (INR)
1-Abilash ‘Steelbala’ Bala – 2,99,526
2-Kunal ‘symbolicchamp’ Agrawal – 2,28,532
3-pbPROvegas – 1,66,779
4-Raghav ‘BrownToast’ Jain – 1,14,942
5-GiJoe – 81,587
6-Highness – 47,555
7-Hemant ‘HKM2828’ Gagwana – 37,413
8- ShashankG – 29,299
Among other highlights of the day was PokerBaazi’s 50 Lakhs GTD The Summit where Karan ‘Collingwood’ Sitlani topped the field, winning his 11th title of the year and earning 5.69 Lakhs. He bested a field of 575 players in this prestigious 8 PM headliner, clinching his first-ever The Summit crown and INR 5.69 Lakhs payday after a heads-up deal with Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi.
Final Table Results (INR)
1-Karan ‘Collingwood’ Sitlani – 5,69,479*
2-Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi – 4,65,521*
3-Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi – 3,30,000
4- Vikk ‘GamblerVikk’ Sharma – 2,52,000
5-Polarstars – 1,87,500
6-teacoffee – 1,40,000
7-shakes1989 – 1,10,000
Other Prominent Winners Of The Week
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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