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Nitin Arora Grabs Sunday Superstack Title On Spartan Poker For 5.89 Lakh

With the year-end looming closer, the excitement only doubled up as players brought in their A-game to the virtual felts. The weekend tournaments were packed as poker players flocked to multiple high-value tournaments running on platforms like Spartan Poker, PokerStars, Adda52, and PokerBaazi. Many pro players made the money and were consistent with their performance through the night. Here’s a full lowdown of last night’s action.

Sunday Superstack – ₹30 Lakh GTD

This Sunday, Spartan Poker held its Sunday Superstack tournament which had an advertised guarantee of ₹30 Lakh. The ₹11,000 buy-in tournament welcomed a total of 330 entries. The initial guarantee was crushed and the final prize pool stood at ₹33 Lakh. The top 31 places were paid, and the min-cash stood at ₹29,040. The tournament ended in a deal between Nitin Arora aka ‘Demogorgon’ and Destiny winner Harsh Dembla aka ‘aaja maal phuka.’ They both took home ₹5,89,043 and ₹5,78,827 in prize money, respectively.

• Total Entries: 330
• Prize Pool: ₹33,00,000
• Buy-In: ₹11,000
• Places Paid: 31
• Min-Cash: ₹29,040

Sunday Special Progressive KO- ₹15 Lakh GTD

PokerStars’ Sunday Special tournament had 255 entries slogging hard for the title spot. The ₹5,500 buy-in event saw the top 27 places getting paid.  The min-cash stood at ₹9,196. The title was shipped by FTS 3.0 Main Event winner Ankit Wadhawan aka ‘b00mtr00p3r’ who had a payday of ₹3,41,503. In the runner-up position was player ‘rasik1307’ who took home ₹1,64,472 in winnings.

Among players who made the money were Deepankur Gupta (3rd, ₹1,13,731), Suresh Kolli (5th, ₹91,382), Ram Kakkar (7th, ₹52,913), Punya Behera (9th, ₹35,628), Ashish Kumar (10th, ₹35,787), Amit Kaushik (17th, ₹26,450), Rishab Malik (19th, ₹10,874), and Spartan Poker’s Sunday Superstack winner Nitin Arora (25th, ₹14,196).

• Total Entries: 255
• Buy-In: ₹5,500
• Places Paid: 27
• Min-Cash: ₹9,196

Sunday Highroller – ₹10 Lakh GTD

The Sunday Highroller on PokerStars had a total of 99 entries battling it out for the top spot. The buy-in of the event was ₹11,000 and the top 11 players finished in the money. The min-cash paid was ₹29,464. Gaurav Sood aka ‘3betPanda’ shipped the tournament and pocketed ₹2,38,966 in prize money. PokerStars’ Bounty Builder winner Bharat Vasan aka ‘MojoJojo2193’was the runner-up and took home ₹1,83,733.

Players who finished in the money were Shagun Jain (3rd, ₹1,41,267), Rishab Malik (4th, ₹1,08,615), FTS 3.0 ME winner Ankit Wadhawan (5th, ₹83,511), Sanish Chhabra (6th, ₹64,209), Sanat Mehrotra (7th, ₹49,368), India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) July 2021 leaderboard topper Anuj Yadav (9th, ₹33,442), and Manish Lakhotia (11th, ₹29,464).

• Total Entries: 99
• Buy-In: ₹11,000
• Places Paid: 11
• Min-Cash: ₹29,464

Carousel – ₹17.5 Lakh GTD

Adda52’s New Year Carnival kick-started yesterday with the Carousel tournament attracting a total of 397 entries. The advertised guarantee was ₹17.5 Lakh which was quickly surpassed. The final prize pool generated was ₹18,04,367. The event had a buy-in worth ₹4,999. The top 43 players finished in the money and the min-cash given was ₹9,924. Shipping the tournament was player Shagun Jain aka ‘sogani94’ who went home with ₹4,47,483 in prize money. In the runner-up position was player Jasven Saigal aka ‘bajateraho’ who walked away with ₹2,70,655.

Others who finished in the money were Devrat Singh (3rd, ₹1,89,458), Ashish Kumar (4th, ₹1,44,349), Anant Purohit (5th, ₹93,827), Ashit Sharma (12th, ₹22,555), Ankit Wadhawan (17th, ₹18,044), Goonjan Mall (21st, ₹15,337), Chandan Arora (22nd, ₹13,533), Sahil Mahboobani (24th, ₹13,533), Amit Kaushik (25th, ₹13,533), Siddhanth Kripalani (34th, ₹11,728), Nitesh Katiyar (41st, ₹9,924), and Vinay Rajpal (43rd, ₹9,924).  

• Total Entries: 397
• Prize Pool: ₹18,04,367
• Buy-In: ₹4,999
• Places Paid: 43
• Min-Cash: ₹9,924

Roller Coaster – ₹20 Lakh GTD

Taking its players for another thrilling ride, the Roller Coaster tournament on Adda52 had an advertised guarantee of ₹20 Lakh which was surpassed. The final prize pool stood at  ₹21,40,000. The tournament had a total of 214 entries and the top 21 players made it in the money. The min-cash was ₹19,260. IOPC January 2021 winner Laksh Pal Singh aka ‘BoomTilt23’ shipped the tournament for ₹5,94,920. Player Chidambar Prasad aka ‘Chidu’ was the runner-up and went home with ₹3,47,750 in prize money.

Online regs who made it to the top 21 places were Arjanveer Singh Chadha (4th, ₹1,92,600), Adda52’s Game Ambassador Kunal Patni (5th, ₹1,33,750), Chandan Arora (6th, ₹92,020), Sam Anand (7th, ₹75,970), Jyoti Ranjan (9th, ₹48,150), Vishal Bajaj (13th, ₹34,240), Gaurav Sood (14th, ₹26,750), Ujjwal Narwal (19th, ₹19,260), Manish Lakhotia (20th, ₹19,260), and Sanat Mehrotra (21st, ₹19,260).

• Total Entries: 214
• Prize Pool: ₹21,40,000
• Buy-In: ₹10,999
• Places Paid: 21
• Min-Cash: ₹19,260

BSS SuperStack – ₹20 Lakh GTD

PokerBaazi’s BSS SuperStack had a guarantee of ₹20 Lakh guarantee and 390 total entries participated in the event. In the end, the top 45 places were paid in the ₹5,500 buy-in tournament. The min-cash given stood at ₹11,200. Ghanshyam Tripathi aka ‘bencb789’ shipped the tournament and added ₹4,20,000 to his bankroll. In the runner-up position, Yash Chitre aka ‘Riraizer’ grabbed ₹2,94,000 in prize money.

Others who made the money were Kanav Parwal (3rd, ₹1,89,000), IOPC January 2020 The Millionaire Main Event winner Anurag Srivastava (6th, ₹84,000), Mohammad Azhar (7th, ₹70,000), Mithun Mahesh (10th, ₹30,600), Vinay B (15th, ₹25,000), Vinayak Bajaj (18th, ₹21,400), Harsh Dembla (25th, ₹14,800), Shashank Jain (28th, ₹13,000), Anmol Mehta (29th, ₹13,000), PokerStars’ Sunday Highroller runner-up Bharat Vasan (41st, ₹11,200), and India Poker Championship 2020 winner Rubin Labroo (45th, ₹11,200).

• Total Entries: 390
• Buy-In: ₹5,500
• Places Paid: 45
• Min-Cash: ₹11,200

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