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Shardul Parthasarathi, Ashish Ahuja Lead the Pack On Monday Night

Another Monday night has painted the virtual felt with tales of triumph and grit, as poker players across India logged in to battle it out in some of the biggest online tournaments. From massive prize pools to thrilling finishes, the night crowned new champions and cheered on consistent performers. Join us as we look back at the Monday night action and give a big shout-out to the stars who shone bright across PokerDangal, A23 Poker, Junglee Poker, PokerBaazi, and Adda52!

Gutshot Monday Round-Up

Monday night was a cracker for poker fans, with winners coming out on top in challenging games across all the leading websites. We saw poker player ‘MITSUBISHI’ win the Monday Mania on PokerDangal, and ‘joy951370’ take down the Cruiser on A23 Poker. ‘Kahorau’ won the PPL Monday Monster on Junglee Poker, while the brilliant Shardul Parthasarathi won The Big Show on PokerBaazi, and ignito was top dog in the Daily Last Chance. Dinesh Singh won The Big Show Lite, and the ever-reliable Ashish Ahuja won Inception on Adda52, bagging the night’s biggest prize. We also saw many good runs from well-known players like Ajit Singh Arora, Divya Raushan, Siddhanth Kapoor, Bhanuprakash KC, and Ankit Wadhawan, showing their skill on different sites.

PokerDangal

The Monday night game on PokerDangal was the ₹1 Lakh GTD Monday Mania. It was a popular one, with 149 players joining in, which meant the total prize money went up to a good ₹1,19,200. In a tough fight, ‘MITSUBISHI’ played best and became the champion, winning a cool ₹30,694 and making their Monday night one to remember.

Close behind was ‘Gondar’, who played well to finish second, winning ₹21,491. ‘BigBlue’ also played a great game, coming in third and taking home ₹13,827. The final few players were all outstanding, including ‘KingSalmon’, ‘Anejas’, and ‘Notorious_21’.

A familiar face, Samay Singh Modi, who is well known in the Indian poker scene and an actor, showed his skills by finishing in a good 7th place. Another player who did well was Ajit Singh ‘ace_bob’ Arora, finishing 9th, which was a sign of more good things for him later.

Other players who won some money from this event were ‘Timetraveler’, ‘Popeyes’, ‘SheBluffsBetter’, and ‘Deepanshu007’.

• Event: Monday Mania
• GTD: ₹1 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹900
• Total Entries: 149
• Total Prize Pool: ₹1,19,200

A23 Poker

The action was heating up on A23 Poker, which is now on the same network as Adda52, with The Cruiser, a game with ₹3 Lakh GTD prize money with 224 players. After many hours of playing, ‘joy951370’ played brilliantly and won the top prize of ₹59,635, becoming The Cruiser champion.

The consistent player Nippun ‘nippun3551’ Kumar showed his class again, finishing second and winning ₹44,170. Atishay ‘pokergod56’ Samuel also had a strong game, coming in third for ₹32,716. The last few players were skilled, including Jaikishan ‘Royalking7424’ Jangid and Kuldeep ‘SharkTank03’ Kumar.

• Event: The Cruiser
• GTD: ₹3 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹1,400
• Starting Chips: 15,000
• Total Entries: 224
• Places Paid: 31

Junglee Poker

The virtual tables on Junglee Poker, which is part of the same network as PokerStars India, had a thrilling PPL Monday Monster, which had more players than expected. Thanks to the 288 players, the prize money went up to ₹2.88 Lakh. In a great display of skill, ‘Kahorau’ came out on top, winning a cool ₹42,494.

‘hotstreak’ was a formidable opponent, finishing second and winning ₹32,221. Showing he can play well on different sites, Ajit Singh Arora, after his good run on PokerDangal, finished in a respectable 3rd place here, adding another ₹23,306 to his winnings.

• Event: PPL Monday Monster
• GTD: ₹2.5 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹1,150
• Starting Chips: 15,000
• Total Entries: 288
• Total Prize Pool: ₹2,88,000

PokerBaazi

PokerBaazi was the place to be for big games on Monday night, with The Big Show, which had a huge ₹30 Lakh GTD prize, bringing in a massive 495 players. After a long and challenging game that went in the early hours, the well-known pro Shardul ‘Duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi played brilliantly. He won, adding a big ₹5 Lakh to his already impressive poker wins.

‘IIIGutshot20468’ showed great determination to finish second, winning a good ₹3.37 Lakh, while ‘Frankie08’ came in third, taking home ₹2.56 Lakh. The final few players included some big names like Neel ‘Worm33’ Joshi, who is an ambassador for PokerStars India, who finished in a good 8th place.

The game also saw good runs from other well-known Indian poker players, including the consistent Rajat ‘LungFakeer’ Sharma (17th), WSOP Bracelet winner Aditya ‘Gangajal’ Sushant (23rd), the skilled Ankit ‘D00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan (24th), the experienced Bhanuprakash ‘Chennaino1’ KC (32nd), and the strong Sahil ‘ImHighInShove’ Mahboobani (44th), all winning decent amounts of money.

• Event: The Big Show
• GTD: ₹30 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹5,750
• Starting Chips: 25,000
• Total Entries: 495

The action kept going on PokerBaazi with the Daily Last Chance, which had more players than expected for its ₹10 Lakh GTD prize, leading to a total prize money of ₹13,82,290 from 637 players. In a dominant performance, poker player by the username ‘ignito’ took the top spot, winning a cool ₹2.11 Lakh. Divya ‘Dr19sidhu’ Raushan showed her consistent skill, finishing second for ₹1.38 Lakh, while ‘NGUPTA’ came in third for ₹1.02 Lakh. Adding a bit of star power to the poker tables, Siddhanth ‘Bullzeye’ Kapoor, known from poker, Bollywood, and the Indian DJ scene, had a good run, finishing 9th place.

• Event: Daily Last Chance
• GTD: ₹10 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹2,500
• Starting Chips: 50,000
• Total Entries: 637
• Total Prize Pool: ₹13,82,290

The Big Show Lite, with ₹10 Lakh GTD prize money, was also a big hit, with a massive 754 players making the total prize money ₹13.12 Lakh. Dinesh ‘Daddu26’ Singh played best and won a well-deserved ₹2 Lakh. Himanshu ‘Pokerbrat07’ Arora finished second, winning ₹1.3 Lakh, while Sreeharsha ‘YUDdam’ Boneni came in third for ₹97,080. Showing they can play well in many games, Divya Raushan and Siddhanth Kapoor both won money in this game too, along with Bhanuprakash KC.

• Event: The Big Show Lite
• GTD: ₹10 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹2,000
• Starting Chips: 20,000
• Total Entries: 754
• Total Prize Pool: ₹13,12,000

Adda52

On Monday night, the main game on Adda52 was Inception, with ₹10 Lakh GTD, which had 268 players. In a display of experienced skill, the well-respected Ashish ‘Rock3705’ Ahuja played brilliantly to win, adding a big ₹1,72,050 to his already impressive wins, which was the biggest single prize of the night across all the games we’ve looked at.

‘adritsingh01’ played a strong game, eventually finishing second and winning ₹1,63,483. Another well-known name in Indian poker, Gaurav ‘BuildPunOK’ Sood, showed his talent with a strong third-place finish, winning ₹1,05,400.

The final players in Inception included many familiar faces, such as Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma, Siddarth ‘badtameez_donk’ Singhvi, Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay1399’ Vijayvergiya, Anish “PapaNegreanu” Arora, Vikhyat ‘hazard57’ Ahlawat, Ankit “D00mtr00p3r” Wadhawan both who also recently featured on National Poker Champion and Deepankur “dp178” Gupta, all winning money and showing the high level of competition in the game. Wadhawan also had another good finish in this game, adding to his consistent Monday night.

• Event: Inception
• GTD: ₹10 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹3,500
• Starting Chips: 15,000
• Total Entries: 268

Monday night’s exciting poker games across India’s top online sites showed great skill, smart play, and tough competition. We cheered on new champions like Shardul Parthasarathi and Ashish Ahuja, who won the biggest prizes, and saw consistent good performances from experienced players, all battling for glory and big money.

The virtual poker tables were full of thrilling stories and memorable moments, setting the stage for another exciting week in Indian online poker. Well done to all the winners and those who won money, proving once again the great talent in the Indian poker community.

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