For Indian online poker players like Areyann Gurbaxani, Wednesday was an exciting day. The virtual felt was humming with activity as Poker Baazi celebrated its 10th anniversary and organized Day 4 of the ₹10+ Crores GTD 1000X Series Anniversary Special. Apart from Poker Baazi, there was intense rivalry in the ₹5+ Crores GTD Junglee Knockout Series and Natural8 India’s WSOP Online Series. Wednesday became a notable day in online poker as players fought for huge guaranteed prizes.
But first, let’s honour India’s para-athletes in the 2024 Paris Paralympics before diving into poker outcomes. With four more medals added to India’s record, their extraordinary will never fail to inspire. Harvinder Singh won gold in Para Archery; Dharambir and Pranav Soorma got gold and silver, respectively, in the Men’s Club Throw F51 event. In Men’s Shot Put F46, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won a silver medal. These sportsmen like Areyann Gurbaxani keep reminding everyone that restrictions can be broken with tenacity and commitment.
Poker Baazi 1000X Series: Areyann Gurbaxani shines
The ₹75 Lakhs GTD 1000X#20 Mini Main Event, when Umang Agarwal—also known as “umang006—seriously ended his four-month title drought, was the highlight of PokerBaazi. Agarwal came out after a fierce struggle spanning more than eight hours, pocketing ₹11.30 Lakhs — a career-high victory. The runner-up in the same tournament was Areyann Gurbaxani, whose year was outstanding. Having won the MMA Highroller in Adda 52, Areyann Gurbaxani carried on his winning momentum by landing ₹7.50 Lakhs in the Mini Main Event. Apart from this, he participated in another 1000X event and came in 14th, hence taking his day profits to ₹7.76 Lakhs.
Areyann Gurbaxani Final Table Results, 1000X#20 Mini Main Event:
- Umang ‘umang006’ Agarwal – ₹11,30,000
- Areyann Gurbaxani ‘kreishhAA’ – ₹7,50,000
- Varun ‘Sareenv17021959’ Sareen – ₹5,52,750
- Fischerr – ₹4,28,250
- Nikhil ‘nuts98’ M – ₹3,44,250
- Sanjay ‘raskolnikov’ Chaudhury – ₹2,61,000
Puneet Sachan dominates the 1000X#19 poker Baazi event.
Well-known player in the Indian poker scene Puneet Sachan maintained his hot run by winning the 1000X#19 event. Sachan’s triumph in this ₹30 Lakhs GTD tournament brought him ₹4.50 Lakhs – his largest win of the year. It’s amazing that this win was among numerous great performances he had this week, thereby confirming his ranking as a top competitor on PokerBaazi.
Sachan has been quite consistent; he also finishes third in the 1000X#18 for ₹1.22 Lakhs. With these exceptional results, his Wednesday total wins came out to be ₹5.72 Lakhs. These achievements drove him to the ₹10 Lakhs GTD 1000X Series Leaderboard’s second place.
- Puneet ‘HEROCALLSBRO’ Sachan – ₹4,50,000
- Ayemi1122 – ₹3,00,000
- Prabhat ‘greatgatsby’ Paliya – ₹2,21,400
- Cinchpokli – ₹1,71,300
- Bluffmaster055 – ₹1,38,300
The Two Victories of Lavesh Meena
Lavesh Meena was another actor who took the stage on Wednesday. By guaranteeing two flagship wins, he broke an eight-week championship drought. Meena first won the Maverick competition held by Adda52, collecting ₹2.38 lakhs. He continued with a victory in JKS#23 Wednesday Mania at Junglee Poker, pocketing ₹67,327. Meena’s whole daily earnings for the day came to ₹3.17 Lakhs with further deep runs in other tournaments.
Further Top Performers Of Areyann Gurbaxani of the Day
Several additional players gave outstanding performances with Gurbaxani, Sachan, and Meena:
- Shreyansh Sharma earned ₹2.50 Lakhs after winning the Junglee Knockout Series JKS#22 Wednesday Superstack.
- Runner-up in Adda52’s Maverick, Dhaval Mudgal brought in ₹1.75 lakhs.
- Second place in Wednesday Superstack for ₹1.20 Lakhs at Junglee is Bharath Kumar.
- Mohawk Kapoor: Made ₹1.35 Lakhs after capturing his 48th title of the year in 1000X#17 (6-Max).
Notable Achievements on Junglee Poker
With some players earning huge on Wednesday, Junglee Poker’s continuous Junglee Knockout Series is living up to its promise. Walking off with ₹2.50 Lakhs at the JKS#22 Wednesday Superstack event, Shreyansh Sharma secured his maiden flagship title in the series. Closely trailing, Bharath Kumar finished second and paid ₹1.20 Lakhs.
The First Title Win of Poker Baazi: 1000X#21 PKO
From PokerBaazi’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD 1000X#21 (PKO), where player “vedab” won their first-ever championship on the site, one of the largest events of the day. Following a 7.5-hour grind, “vedab” came out from a huge field of over 1,101 entries. Their victory brought them ₹3.27 Lakhs, a personal best, and an incredible 16 times their biggest score from before. Finishing runner-up and pocketing ₹1.79 Lakhs, “Shankarnarayan”
