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Vikram Jaiswal, Ashutosh Kumar, Harshad Barve Dominate Thursday Night Poker Action

Thursday night brought high-voltage poker action across India’s top online platforms. Vikram ‘supernovaaa’ Jaiswal conquered the marquee PokerBaazi The MoneyMaker #22, Ashutosh ‘Akp125602’ Kumar shipped Adda52’s Godfather, and Harshad ‘omglukbox’ Barve claimed top honours in PokerBaazi’s The Summit. These standout performances led a competitive night filled with big prize pools, tough fields, and multi-tabling excellence by several seasoned grinders.

PokerDangal

150k GTD Thursday Thunder

• GTD: ₹1.50 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹1,150
• Total entries: 133

The tournament was won by ‘millicent0706’, who bagged ₹40,200 for the victory. ‘MITSUBISHI’ secured second place with ₹28,155, and ‘FogHorn’ came in third, earning ₹18,105. Rounding out the top five were ‘JackPott’ and ‘MagicTricks’.

Daily 50k GTD PLO4

• GTD: ₹50,000
• Buy-in: ₹575
• Total entries: 89

‘NoChop’ emerged victorious and won ₹14,705. ‘MinMax’ followed with ₹9,855 for second place, and ‘Honeybadger’ claimed third with ₹6,335. The top five also featured ‘FogHorn’ who finished fourth for ₹4,695 and ‘Lawnmover’ who took home ₹3,520.

A23 Poker

Monster Turbo PKO

• GTD: ₹4.75 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹2,875
• Total entries: 195
• Total Prize Pool: ₹4.87 Lakh

Kunal ‘Charsiladka’ Choudhary clinched the win, earning ₹48,845 and 13 bounties. Nikita ‘princesskitana’ Fernandes finished second and won ₹36,949 along with 3 bounties, while Kritarth ‘TightAgressive28’ Pant took third with ₹27,949 and 5 bounties. The top five was completed by Habil Jiruwala and Niteen Raj. Notable finishes in the money included Sahil Mahboobani, Arsh Grover, and Pratik Manjrekar.

Junglee Poker

PPL Thursday Thrill

• GTD: ₹7.50 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹3,450
• Total entries: 297
• Total Prize Pool: ₹8.91 Lakh

Aryaman ‘AryaKnight’ Arora shipped the title and earned ₹1,61,805. The runner-up, ‘lethimcook’, took home ₹1,22,690, while ‘NORTHERNHUSTLER’ grabbed third place and ₹88,743. Partho Datta and ‘ZEEKE77’ completed the top five. The event also saw deep runs from Siddharth Karia, Pratik Manjrekar, and Anmol Narang.

Adda52

Godfather

• GTD: ₹20 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹5,750
• Total entries: 386

Ashutosh ‘Akp125602’ Kumar took down the event and bagged ₹3,65,410. Rishab Mallik finished second, earning ₹2,67,847. Other top finishers included Sachin Raj, Anurag Srivastava, and Mithun Mahesh. The event paid out to a wide field, including Saurabh Rohila, Sreekanth Narayan, Ashit Sharma, Kritarth Pant, and more.

Thursday Thunder

• GTD: ₹7.5 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹3,350
• Total entries: 244

Shagun ‘sogani94’ Jain won the title and ₹1,46,666. Rajneesh ‘rajneesh620’ Thakur finished at 2nd place for ₹1.08 Lakh, Vikhyat ‘hazard57’ Ahlawat at 3rd place won ₹80k, Praveen ‘praveen2626’ KR won ₹59k for this fourth place finish, and ‘Erravigupta’ won ₹43k for finishing fifth. Among the in-the-money finishers were Ashwin Vijay Vergiya, Gunisha Sinha, Mithun Mahesh, and Arsh Grover.

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PokerBaazi

The MoneyMaker #22

• GTD: ₹1 Crore
• Buy-in: ₹10,000
• Total entries: 533

Vikram ‘supernovaaa’ Jaiswal claimed the prestigious title and earned ₹12.81 Lakh. ‘Sangramsuchi’ finished second and won ₹10.41 Lakh, while Yash ‘paneristi1’ Gupta scored ₹9.16 Lakh in third place. Sreekanth Narayan, ‘baahubali1602’, and several others cashed in this flagship event.

The Summit

• GTD: ₹50 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹10,000
• Total entries: 265

Harshad ‘omglukbox’ Barve emerged victorious and took home ₹7.5 Lakh. Rajat ‘LungFakeer’ Sharma secured second place, followed by ‘AskYourMom’ in third. The tournament also saw deep runs from Ankit Wadhawan, Vinayak Bajaj, Rubin Labroo, and Ashwin Vijay Vergiya.

The Summit Lite

• GTD: ₹12 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹3,000
• Total entries: 436
• Total Prize Pool: ₹17.98 Lakh

Pranav ‘MeenakshiSundareshwar’ Khandalkar shipped the event for ₹2.75 Lakh. Santosh Jethani finished second with ₹1.8 Lakh, while ‘Loosingfreak’ came third and won ₹1.33 Lakh. Other ITM finishers included Ashit Sharma, Arsh Grover, and Gaurav Sood.

The Big PLO-5

• GTD: ₹10 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹5,000
• Total entries: 179

‘makk02’ triumphed in the event and earned ₹2.24 Lakh. Kritarth Pant followed in second place with ₹1.85 Lakh. ‘chuslaaa’, Lavesh Meena, and Aryaman Singh also made it to the top five. Ashish Ahuja, Myron Pereira, and Shardul Parthasarathi were among the notable ITM finishers.

Natural8 India

‘Fighterkim’ had a phenomenal night, finishing second in the Daily Hyper 50 and winning ₹1.23 Lakh, followed by wins in the Daily Turbo and Daily Hyper 60 for ₹94,635 and ₹77,724 respectively. Siddharth ‘Skalabaloo’ Pandey ran deep in the Crazy Eights Asia 30, finishing sixth and bagging ₹2.99 Lakh.

‘YouKnowMe!!!!’ claimed ninth place in the Thursday Blitz Masters 150 and won ₹4.01 Lakh, while Nakul Krishnakanhaiya ‘Naksrocks’ Sharma was runner-up in the Daily Hyper Special 8.88, earning ₹1.03 Lakh. Tarun ‘Uncapped’ Goyal also cashed ₹1.86 Lakh with a deep finish in the Thursday Throwdown 150.

Spartan Poker

Supreme

• GTD: ₹4 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹2,500
• Total entries: 126

Dhaval ‘Dhavhe’ Heda claimed the top prize of ₹69,416. ‘RAISER’ followed closely with ₹67,704 in second place. The final table also featured ‘Kalidenalii’, ‘anshu94’, and ‘9X7X3X2X3X’.

Spotlight

• GTD: ₹2 Lakh
• Buy-in: ₹1,650
• Total entries: 97

‘Steno’ secured the win and bagged ₹40,062. ‘Stepbro’ came in second and earned ₹36,338. The top five finishers included ‘joyman635’, ‘NehiCahiye’, and ‘MisterCool’.

Gutshot Thursday Round-up Standout Performers

Sreekanth Narayan had a sensational run with deep finishes in The MoneyMaker, Godfather, Thursday Thunder, and The Summit. Ashwin Vijay Vergiya also cashed in four tournaments, including The Summit Lite. Nikita Fernandes was among the night’s stars, with four ITM finishes across platforms. Arsh Grover and Kritarth Pant continued their consistent form with three cashes each. Other notable grinders included Mithun Mahesh, Sahil Mahboobani, Pratik Manjrekar, Vikhyat Ahlawat, Siddhant Singh, Kartik Ved, Goonjan Mall, Harsh Bubna, and Avneesh Munjal.

Stay tuned to Gutshot Magazine for daily round-ups and other updates from the Indian poker circuit.

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