The past week on the online felts was nothing short of extraordinary, as all major poker platforms came out all guns blazing to host their massive guaranteed tournaments. With several big online poker tournaments taking place, the virtual poker felts witnessed some incredible performances. Among the standout players, Shreyas Chopra emerged as the biggest winner, taking home a staggering INR 21.61 Lakh for his victory in Natural8 India’s Omaholic Bounty MILLION$ 54 on Sunday. He was followed by Vikas Yadav, who claimed victory in Adda52’s Mega Millions, earning INR 16.12 Lakhs.
While we saw big winners throughout the last week, most major victories and scores came from tournaments hosted on Sunday night. Here’s a quick look at the top online scores of the week:
Top Five Scores of the Week:
1. Shreyas Chopra – Won INR 21.61 Lakh – Natural8 India’s Omaholic Bounty MILLION$ 54
2. Vikas Yadav – Won INR 16.12 Lakhs – Adda52’s Mega Millions
3. Nitesh Katiyar – 14.19 Lakhs – Adda52’s Mega Millions
4. ‘Noteling‘ – 12 Lakhs – PokerBaazi BSS SuperStack
5. Sanket Saxena – INR 10 Lakhs – PokerBaazi’s The Summit (Double Ante)
6. ‘gorgeousGupta94’ – Won INR 10 Lakhs – PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour
Shreyas Chopra Wins Omaholic Bounty MILLION$ 54 To Emerge Top Winner Of The Week
Shreyas Chopra topped the weekly charts by claiming a career-best score of INR 21.61 Lakhs in Natural8 India`s Omaholic Bounty MILLION$ 54 on Sunday. He topped a massive 6,955-player field, claiming not only his personal best score but also emerging as the past week’s biggest scorer.
Vikas Yadav Wins Mega Millions On Sunday Night To Claim A Career-High INR 16.12 Lakhs
The second biggest score of the week belonged to Vikas Yadav, a well-known force in online poker, who shipped Adda52’s 1 Crore GTD Mega Millions, claiming a career-high INR 16.12 Lakhs and marking him as the second biggest winner of the week. Close behind him was Nitesh ‘nitkat’ Katiyar, who notched up a commendable runner-up finish INR 14.19 Lakhs after a heads up deal with Yadav.
Yadav made his way to the top through a massive field of 1,040 entrants (across four flights), culminating in a Day 2 showdown against 122 on Sunday night. Following a little more than five hours of heart-pounding poker action, Yadav emerged victorious, securing his fourth title of 2024.
With its INR 11k buy-in, the Mega Millions did amazingly well, attracting a massive field and generating a guarantee-busting INR 1.01 Crore prize pool, which was finally shared by the top 107 players.
Mega Millions Final Table Payouts (INR)
1-Vikas ‘drunktoast’ Yadav – 16,12,202*
2-Nitesh ‘nitkat’ Katiyar – 14,19,120*
3-Arjanveer ‘arjan30’ Singh Chadha – 9,25,083
4-Aniket ‘anteman’ Waghmare – 6,71,332
5-Saiupp1987 – 4,87,186
6-Philivey2020 – 3,53,551
7-ViratKing1818 – 2,56,573
8-Kovid ‘fzzfzz’ Saraswat – 1,86,194
‘Noteling‘ Claims INR 12 Lakhs For His Victory In Sunday’s 60 Lakhs GTD BSS SuperStack
The user ‘Noteling‘ continued his hot streak on PokerBaazi.com, winning a third title this month on the platform and a career-high INR 12 Lakhs in the 60 Lakhs BSS SuperStack. This mystery player topped a massive field of 1,103 entries (632 unique) and Rishabh ‘Rgeader’ Gupta in the heads-up to claim INR 12 Lakhs, the third biggest score of the week and second-highest score on PokerBaazi.
Rishabh ‘Rgeader’ Gupta, fresh off a third-place finish in Friday’s The Ballers, secured second place in the BSS SuperStack for a hefty 6.24 Lakhs. Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam (4th for INR 3.06 Lakhs), Rising Star Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh (5th for INR 2.58 Lakhs), Parteek ‘ptk007’ Maheshwari (6th for INR 2.10 Lakhs) and Chirag ‘ChiruG’ Khanduja (7th for INR 1.62 Lakhs) were notable final table finishers.
BSS SuperStack Final Table Payouts (INR)
1-Noteling – 12,00,000
2-Rishabh ‘Rgeader’ Gupta – 6,24,000
3-KiddPoker007 – 3,60,000
4-Faiz ‘AilaGaya’ Alam – 3,06,000
5-Aman ‘KarmaPoker’ Parakh – 2,58,000
6-Parteek ‘ptk007’ Maheshwari – 2,10,000
7-Chirag ‘ChiruG’ Khanduja – 1,62,000
8-dofast – 1,20,000
Sanket ‘Sanket16’ Saxen Wins 10 Lakhs in Thursday’s The Summit (Double Ante)
Sanket ‘Sanket16’ Saxena stole the spotlight in PokerBaazi’s 50 Lakhs GTD The Summit (Double Ante), the crown jewel of the platform’s tournament offerings. He overcame a field of 628 entries, claiming a massive INR 10 Lakhs and emerging as Thursday’s biggest winner. Prabhat Saini also made his mark in this event, securing an impressive second-place finish and a hefty INR 6.13 Lakhs in winnings.
The INR 8,625 buy-in The Summit (Double Ante) fell INR 2.90 Lakhs short of its ambitious guarantee, but it was still a high-stakes showdown that attracted the best in the business. An impressive 95 players shared the prize pool, with a min cash INR 16,500 – a 2X return on their initial investment!
The Summit (Double Ante) Final Table Results
1-Sanket ‘Sanket16’ Saxena – 10,00,000
2-Prabhat ‘callmenow’ Saini – 6,12,500
3-bijay1993 – 3,71,500
4-Naman ‘instamuckk’ Agrawal – 2,80,000
5-Vishal ‘Vishzz’ Bajaj – 2,40,000
6-Karan ‘collingwood’ Sitlani – 2,00,000
7-Varun ‘Sareenv17021959’ Sareen – 1,60,000
8-Deepak ‘Jeff1988’ Kumar Meena – 1,20,000
‘gorgeousGupta94’ Ships Tuesday’s The Endeavour To Win INR 10 Lakhs
Another player who won INR 10 Lakh last was PokerBaazi`s ‘gorgeousGupta94’ who topped Tuesday charts, winning the 50 Lakhs GTD The Endeavour for INR 10 Lakhs. This marked his second major title, following a win in the Daily Last Chance on last Friday. To claim his latest victory, he defeated a field of 961 entries and ‘mohitbothra26, in heads-up, who secured INR 5.65 Lakhs as the runner-up.
The Endeavour Final Table Payouts (INR)
1-gorgeousGupta94 – 10,00,000
2-mohitbothra26 – 5,64,500
3-Aditya ‘pnutbutterbacon’ Navalkar – 3,25,000
4-Aayush ‘Learnnwin’ Arya – 2,68,000
5-Kritarth ‘AgentJack’ Pant – 2,25,000
6-Tushar ‘Tp212121’ Panchal – 1,85,000
7-Arjun ‘arjunmahajan’ Mahajan – 1,45,000
8-Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta – 1,05,000
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