Usually, in the online poker world, Tuesdays are a bit dull; this week was an exciting exception. With players vying for outstanding prize pools and exclusive titles, the much-awaited ₹60 Crore GTD Indian Poker Masters on PokerBaazi and the ₹12+ Crore GTD Azadi Series on Junglee Poker provided a rush of excitement.
Online poker was alive with brilliant action and outstanding performance. In the summer Olympics, Indian athletes had a mixed bag of results. The first Indian woman to reach an Olympic wrestling final, Vinesh Phogat made history only to be disqualified for exceeding the weight restriction by one hundred grammes. Appealing the ruling is the Indian Olympic Association. Antim Panghal still has a chance for bronze through the repechage round following her loss in the women’s 53kg class. The women’s table tennis team was eliminated after a harrowing encounter with Germany. Positively, golfer Aditi Ashok started Round 1 of the Women’s Individual Stroke Play strongly.
Renowned for his MoneyMaker 17.0 triumph, Mukesh Surana returned triumphally following a four-week sabbatical in the poker scene. Along with a top prize of ₹9.95 Lakhs, he swept PokerBaazi’s ₹60 Lakhs GTD IPM#18 Big Megastack, claiming his second India Poker Masters title and the lone IPM trophy of the day. His ranking on the ₹1 Crore IPM series leaderboard rose after this victory into the top 100.
Currently, at #2 on the yearly TLB points leaderboard, Rajneesh Thakur came near to his second career IPM victory. Ranked runner-up in the IPM#18 Big Megastack, he earned ₹6.63 Lakhs and combined ₹6.87 Lakhs from five cash finishes. Following a Sunday Supreme runner-up performance, Aditya Singh claimed third place with ₹4.89 Lakhs, adding up to ₹5.78 Lakhs in total daily earnings across four events, including a title triumph at Spartan Poker’s Supreme.
Abhishek Goindi, Founder of Poker Boot Camp India and Team Pro player, continued his remarkable run. Goindi won his first IPM title in poker Baazi’s IPM#17 (7-Max), fresh off an outstanding 2024 WSOP and live title triumph. His triumph pushed his Tuesday winnings to ₹5.83 Lakhs and was his fifth-highest score on PokerBaazi. Runner-up Suraj Singh returned ₹3.43 Lakhs.
The thrill of poker Baazi persisted as Uday Moola made a career-high ₹4.37 Lakhs with a breakthrough win in IPM#15 (PKO. Savvy Ranchal was also surprised with a second-place finish in IPM#15 (PKO) for ₹2.63 Lakhs, boosting his daily profits to ₹2.91 Lakhs.
With a win in IPM#21 (4-Max), Poker Baazi’s regular “Ksc7” shone, scoring ₹3.85 Lakhs, the fifth-highest. While Saahib Bawa claimed the Daily Last Chance for ₹1.68 Lakhs, Abdul Aziz (IPM#20 winner for ₹2.75 Lakhs) and Tarush Gupta (IPM#16 (PLO-5) winner for ₹2.53 Lakhs) were other prominent victors.
“Black-heart” won AS#24 Tuesday Phoenix, receiving ₹1.71 Lakhs, while Areyann Gurbaxani, following multiple runner-up finishes, came second with ₹76,506, thereby taking his total to ₹82,306.
Here Are The Highlights!
PokerBaazi
IPM#18 Big Megastack – ₹60 Lakhs GTD
- Buy-in: ₹8,625
- Entries: 477
- Re-entries: 407
- Prize Pool: ₹66,30,000
- Places Paid: 138
Returning triumphant to the winner’s circle, Mukesh “Guruuu” Surana took the Day 3 headlining event, the ₹60 Lakhs GTD IPM#18 Big Megastack. Surana won his career-second IPM title and the evening’s solitary IPM trophy with a top prize of ₹9.95 Lakhs after negotiating 884 opponents, ranking third among the ₹1 Crore IPM series leaderboard..
Final Table Results
- Mukesh ‘Guruuu’ Surana – ₹9,94,500
- Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹6,63,000
- Aditya ‘konstantin’ Singh – ₹4,89,294
- Nishant ‘rektace’ Kumar – ₹3,78,573
- Sriharsha ‘ivey2’ Doddapaneni – ₹3,05,643
- Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha – ₹2,38,017
- Kunal ‘lncognito’ Bhatia – ₹1,79,010
- Satyam ‘satyamverma25’ Verma – ₹1,32,600
IPM#17 (7-Max) Monsterstack – ₹30 Lakhs GTD
- Buy-in: ₹3,450
- Entries: 646
- Re-entries: 626
- Prize Pool: ₹38,16,000
- Places Paid: 196
Taking his first online title of the year in PokerBaazi’s IPM#17 (7-Max), Abhishek “Singhsaab” Goindi kept his winning run intact. His maiden IPM title and fifth-largest score on the site, he negotiated 1,272 entries to land ₹5.72 Lakhs. With his overall Tuesday winnings of ₹5.83 Lakhs, he ranked 36 on the ₹1 Crore IPM leaderboard.
Final Table Results
- Abhishek ‘singhsaab’ Goindi – ₹5,72,400
- Suraj ‘kioshima6969’ Singh – ₹3,43,440
- Pravin ‘littlejony’ Garle – ₹2,58,343
- Adarsh ‘lazygamer007’ Jha – ₹1,94,616
- masculineClubs9 – ₹1,52,640
- Ashish ‘Notoriouskonvict’ Nailwal – ₹1,18,296
- Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra – ₹90,821
IPM#21 (4-Max) Hyper – ₹25 Lakhs GTD
- Buy-in: ₹3,450
- Entries: 414
- Re-entries: 442
- Prize Pool: ₹25,68,000
- Places Paid: 138
With ₹3.85 Lakhs, “Ksc7” claimed first place in the IPM#21 (4-Max) Hyper. They also impacted the IPM#18 Big Megastack, finishing 42nd and adding ₹27,850 to their winnings, so daily earnings amounted to ₹4.13 Lakhs.
Final Table Results
- Ksc7 – ₹3,85,200
- FighterShark – ₹2,56,800
- Prince ‘poker7664’ Kumar – ₹1,89,518
- Snehil ‘GTORanges’ Aggarwal – ₹1,46,633
IPM#15 (PKO) – ₹20 Lakhs GTD
- Buy-in: ₹3,450
- Entries: 518
- Re-entries: 535
- Prize Pool: ₹21,06,000
- Bounty Prize Pool: ₹10,53,000
- Places Paid: 161
Earning a career-high ₹4.37 Lakhs, Uday “udaymoola” Moola won his first PokerBaazi title at the IPM#15 PKO. His triumph was notable as it contained ₹1.21 Lakhs in bounties.
Final Table Results (Including Bounties)
- Uday ‘udaymoola’ Moola – ₹4,36,696
- Savvy ‘savvyboi’ Ranchal – ₹2,62,842
- Ishan ‘rivermaster’ Nadkarni – ₹1,66,936
- Harry ‘hypnotiser’ Singh – ₹1,49,188
- Vaibhav ‘vane_shado’ Temani – ₹1,05,975
IPM#16 (PLO-5) – ₹15 Lakhs GTD
- Buy-in: ₹1,955
- Entries: 389
- Re-entries: 603
- Prize Pool: ₹16,86,400
- Places Paid: 152
Emerging triumphant in the IPM#16 (PLO-5), Tarush “Busterr” Gupta won ₹2.53 Lakhs and broke over a six-week title drought. His daily total came out to be ₹2.86 Lakhs.
