Kabir Chhatwal, Sanjay Chaudhary and others have created history at PokerBaazi G.O.A.T, which was part of the online poker platform’s 10th-anniversary celebrations. G.O.A.T (Greatest of All Tournaments) made some ‘Crorepatis’. The tournament wrapped up its two-week qualifier stage on Sunday, 13th October and the numbers spoke for its popularity. It got more than 15,000 entries with 1,118 players finishing in the payout.
The announced prize pool of this tournament was a whopping ₹25 Crore, the biggest ever single tournament prize pool in India, grabbing the attention of the Indian poker players. With the event culminating in a thrilling heads-up game, three players raked up Crores.
Chhawal took home a mind-blowing ₹3.11 Crore and the G.O.A.T 2024 title. His win has made him ramp up on the list of highest cash-outs for Indians, ahead of Aayush Arya’s incredible WSOP bracelet win on 23rd September 2024, which saw him take ~₹2.76 Crore in prize money at the WSOP Online event #22 $400 COLOSSUS. With this one win, Chhatwal and others have etched their names in Indian and global poker history. Several other Indians made headlines at G.O.A.T, including the poker couple Gaurav Sood and Gunisha Sinha, with the wife outlasting her husband and taking home ₹7.50 Lakh, and ranking 15th.
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Sanjay Chaudhary took home the biggest payout in Indian poker history, a massive ₹4.14 Crore. While Kabir Chhatwal took the title, Chaudhary cashed in for the higher payout. In the heads-up play, the two chopped a deal for the winner’s share of the total announced prize pool of 5 Crore and decided to continue playing for the glory of the title.
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Azar also added his name to ‘Crorepati’ list, taking home ₹1 Crore. This is another big win for Mohammad Azhar, who is also the first-ever National Poker Series (NPS) Main Event champion. He has won three NPS gold medals and a whopping ₹72.35 Lakh at the inaugural series.
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The gruelling nine-hour final table play had eight players, and in the end, all three ended up with their career-best payouts. To give you an idea of what went down, the top ten players in the list of payouts took more than ₹12 Lakh.
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PokerBaazi has several other programs charged up with some impressive prizes, including a staggering ₹20 Crore through regular leaderboards. Then there’s the High and VIP Stakes Bonus, which will have players play for an extra leaderboard of ₹10 Crore. There are also Mega Splashes of cash prizes, worth ₹10 Crore, distributed across Nano, Micro, Low, and Mid stake games. It also has an upcoming Anniversary Cash Carnival with a prize pool of ₹40 Crore. The total guarantee for all the promotions and tournaments as part of the 10th-anniversary celebrations is ₹150 Crore.
PokerBaazi G.O.A.T has progressively evolved as the years have passed, and the GTD has only been moving in an upswing, making the G.O.A.T the biggest and most prestigious Indian poker tournament. In 2022, the G.O.A.T had a guarantee of ₹5 Crore, in the next year, 2023, the guarantee jumped to ₹10 Crore. So, the prize pool itself has risen 5x more in just twelve months, proof of the strength and popularity of the brand.
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Roy D’Silva is a published author and has covered various beats in his decade-long experience, including Bollywood, OTT and now poker. An avid cyclist and documentary buff, Roy’s looking to be right, front, and center of that one big story in the poker world.
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