Driven by PokerBaazi’s ₹60 Crore GTD Indian Poker Masters and Junglee Poker’s ₹12+ Crore Azadi Series, the virtual poker industry is energized as the weekend approaches. Friday night was an exciting preview of the forthcoming action, including a bevy of poker stars making news with outstanding performances.
- Gopal Bajaj: A Star Ignited
Gopal Bajaj was renowned in poker and explained why he is a top competitor. Although Bajaj barely missed a title following a four-month hiatus, his efforts were outstanding. Friday, he finished runner-up in Adda52’s The Ballers (₹3.56 Lakhs) and PokerBaazi’s IPM#39 Mini HighRoller (₹9.19 Lakhs). His three deep runs, coupled with ₹12.77 Lakhs, guaranteed him the highest position of the day and shot him to #9 on the weekly leaderboard.
- The Enigmatic “Rm19997” Takes Front Stage
Winning the ₹75 Lakhs GTD IPM#39 Mini High Rollers, “Rm19997,” a prominent new player, entered the poker world quite dramatically. Having barely four months of experience, this mysterious gamer entered via a ₹2,300 satellite and fired two bullets to win a ₹12.42 Lakhs jackpot. With a fantastic 266X ROI, their performance was matched by a further score of ₹5,148 in the IPM#36 (4-Max) Hyper, increasing their overall wins for the evening to ₹12.47 Lakhs.
- Sashank Chakravarthy: Field Dominating Leader
Prominent 2024 Player of the Year candidate Sashank Chakravarthy kept his fantastic run from Thursday’s victory in Adda52’s Godfather ongoing. Chakravarthy won PokerBaazi’s IPM#40 Friday, taking ₹2.63 Lakhs. His total profits for the day were shockingly ₹8.55 Lakhs after securing podium places in Junglee Poker’s AS#39 Friday Highroller (2nd for ₹3.12 Lakhs) and Adda52’s The Ballers (3rd for ₹2.61 Lakhs).
- Shravan Chhabria: A Triumph of Veteranism
Veteran poker player Shravan Chhabria claimed ₹4.85 Lakhs by winning The Ballers from Adda52, augmenting his already outstanding resume. Chhabria’s Friday results, following his runner-up performance in PokerBaazi’s IPM#2 SuperStack, were astonishing ₹6.10 Lakhs, highlighting his ongoing brilliance in the game.
- Naman Agrawal: A Comeback for the Ages
Known as one of the top “Baazi Millionaires,” Naman Agrawal broke his two-month title drought with a stunning victory in the IPM#42 (7-Max), netting ₹5.79 Lakhs. His four deep runs on Friday total of ₹5.97 Lakhs point to his comeback to form. Finished runner-up in the same event, Dinesh Singh, the #14 The MoneyMaker champion, added ₹3.77 Lakhs to his total, augmenting his Friday earnings to ₹4.16 Lakhs.
- Jyotindra Dubey and Abhimanyu Mittal: An Intriguing Close Contest
With a personal-best ₹5.21 Lakhs from a victory in PokerBaazi’s IPM#38 Megastack, Jyotindra Dubey created a considerable impression. With ₹3.04 Lakhs, Abhimanyu Mittal finished runner-up in the same event, taking his total Friday earnings to ₹3.39 Lakhs. He missed out on his maiden IPM crown.
Highlights in Junglee Poker
Winning the AS#39 Friday Highroller and pocketing ₹4.05 Lakhs, Jatin Sablani created news at Junglee Poker. Pushing his Friday total to ₹4.20 Lakhs, this triumph represented a notable improvement from his runner-up result in Wednesday’s Knock Out Arena.
Other Notable Returns
- Fresh off a fifth-place finish in Wednesday’s IPM#25 (PLO-5), Rohit Begwani won his first IPM title in poker Baazi’s IPM#37 (PLO-4) with a heads-up deal for ₹2.87 Lakhs. After surpassing ₹50 Lakhs online, this victory placed him into the “₹1 Crore Club.” Completing as the runner-up in the same event for ₹2.61 Lakhs, Lavesh Meena, too, had a good performance.
- Taking down Poker Baazi’s IPM#36 (4-Max) Hyper for ₹2.57 Lakhs, Himanshu Arora, who won Thursday’s IPM#34, accomplished a stunning back-to-back triumph. His Friday gains overall came to ₹2.60 lakhs. With ₹1.72 Lakhs, Puneeth B N, who recently won Saturday’s Blockbuster Lite, ended as a close runner-up, taking his Friday total to ₹2.58 Lakhs.
- User “powerjam” won the AS#40 Friday Fighter from Junglee poker, netting ₹2.01 Lakhs (including ₹1.08 Lakhs in bounties). With ₹37,828 in bounties, Shreyansh Sharma, the AS#14 Sunday Special Knockout champion, finished second for ₹1.31 Lakhs, ending his day with ₹3.57 Lakhs.
Overview
With outstanding performances on numerous platforms, Friday’s poker action was thrilling. From Gopal Bajaj’s near-title triumphs to the fantastic debut of “Rm19997,” the evening was full of incredible achievements and big wins. The weekend’s excitement will surely last since more exciting poker action is ahead.
