Monday Round Up: Iyer, Samuel and ‘zomunk’ Clinched Winning Titles

You may experience Monday blues but poker players surely know how to make it to the top on any day of the week. Indian poker platforms had several high as well as medium guarantees on offer yesterday. Let’s do a quick recap of the action that unfolded yesterday on the poker felts.

The Big Deal – ₹33 Lakh GTD

This Big Deal tournament on Spartan Poker was indeed a big deal as it had 168 entries in total and the top 17 players were paid a min-cash of ₹52,752. This ₹22,000 buy-in tournament was shipped by poker pro Abhinav Iyer aka ‘hightr0ller’ who cashed ₹7,43,652. Iyer was followed by Ankit Wadhawan aka ‘Shippament.’ Wadhawan took a pay cheque of ₹6,72,923.

The advertised guarantee of this tournament was surpassed by a slim margin and the final prize pool of ₹33,60,000 was formed.

Total entries: 168
Prize pool: ₹33,60,000
Buy-In: ₹22,000
Places paid: 17
Min-Cash: ₹52,752

Iron Man – ₹8 Lakh GTD

The Iron Man tournament on Adda52 was won by Atishay Samuel aka ‘pokergod56’ who won ₹2,09,734 in prize money. The runner-up of this tournament was an anonymous player ‘Hell12’ who took home ₹1,97,167 in winnings.

This tournament had 601 entries in total and the top 63 players were paid a min-cash of ₹4,649. The advertised guarantee of this ₹2,000 buy-in tournament was crushed and a bigger prize pool of ₹10,93,824 was formed.

Total entries: 601
Prize pool: ₹10,93,824
Buy-In: ₹2,000
Places paid: 63
Min-Cash: ₹4,649

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The Big Show – ₹7.5 Lakh GTD

This Big Show tournament on PokerBaazi was a ₹2,750 buy-in tournament. This Big Show tourney was shipped by a mystery player ‘zomunk’ who won ₹2,00,000 in prize money. The tournament had 380 entries in total and the top 44 players in the field were paid a min-cash of ₹5,320.

The advertised guarantee of this tournament was crushed and an even bigger prize pool of ₹9,50,000 was formed.

Total entries: 380
Prize pool: ₹9,50,000
Buy-In: ₹2,750
Places paid: 44
Min-Cash: ₹5,320

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Manthra Koliyer

Manthra Koliyer is a writer at Gutshot Magazine. She has an affinity for seeing the world through people’s eyes. With a bubbly fun personality, you can always catch her chatting with anyone she comes across. Holding an English Literature degree from Wilson College, Mumbai, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Asian College of Journalism, this pop culture fanatic is ready to take on the world with a pen, paper, and microphone. She also actively works on her personal blog called namasteyconvict.blogspot.com, where for a moment she lets you into her drama-filled world.