One of India’s leading online poker platforms, PokerBaazi, hosted the country’s biggest guaranteed online tournament named G.O.A.T. last year. PokerBaazi’s event boasted a magnificent prize pool of ₹7 Crore and was the biggest tournament prize pool ever offered in India.
The first edition of GOAT was a grand success as the ₹11,000 buy-in event, registered a record 7,233-entry field competing for a record prize pool of ₹7.2 Crore. Patna-based Kumar Chandra Rohit (aka CK) claimed the bragging rights of becoming the first-ever G.O.A.T champion. He also ended up scoring a career-best prize money of ₹94.69 Lakh for his impeccable run.
Puneet Sachan struck a heads-up deal to claim the runner-up spot and pocket a monstrous ₹68.73 Lakh, while the third spot was claimed by Anmol Mehta which saw him earn ₹31.52 Lakh. Apart from the top three, Avish Sharma grabbed fourth place to win ₹27,12,892, while Shashank Shekhar from Mumbai won ₹23,02,720 to round up the top five.
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With 944 player making it ITM, Delhi-based Vishal Kumar won ₹19,42,920, while Vinayak Bajaj earned ₹16,19,100 with Anish Grover ₹₹13,24,064, Arman Rahul Baldota ₹10,00,244 and former Indian Online Poker Championship (IOPC) Main Event champ Vaibhav Tamani ₹6,83,620 completing the top 10.
PokerBaazi is back with its highly-awaited tournament. The second edition of G.O.A.T. It is all set to be bigger and bolder, with the mega tournament boasting a prize pool of ₹10 Crore! Yes, you read it right! This event is all set to kick-start on 28th September and will see the winner walk away with ₹2 Crore in winnings. The second and the third ranked person will earn rewards worth ₹1 Crore and ₹50 Lakh respectively. PokerBaazi added to the excitement by slashing the buy-in amount into half from ₹11,000 to ₹5,500.
With the PokerBaazi G.O.A.T series all set to have a new champion at the end of the ongoing 2023 edition, let’s have a look at PokerBaazi G.O.A.T winners list.
Winners |
Year |
Prize Money |
Kumar Chandra Rohit |
2022 |
₹94.6 Lakh |
Arun Vijay Mutgi |
2023 |
₹1.5 Crore |
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