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The much-anticipated WPT India Online Series has taken off on PokerBaazi with a bang! We have the first five winners of the series and with the crowd rushing in to play, our Skill Scoreboard ‘Weekly Update’ bears witness to several thrilling upheavals!
For the uninitiated, the Skill Scoreboard tracks your tournament performances across the last 100 tournaments on six major parameters. This includes the tournaments you have played, the titles won, the number of FTs, etc.
This week’s update brings you the top performers over the week from December 2 to 8. The competition on the Skill Scoreboard remains fierce, with several players making strides and positioning themselves for potential climbs in the coming weeks.
Kabir Chhatwal Retains Top Spot on Skill Scoreboard
Kabir Chhatwal, the reigning 2024 G.O.A.T. champion and Delhi-based poker pro known as ‘Ksc7,’ continues to dominate the Skill Scoreboard, holding firm in the #1 position. Despite a slight dip of one point, Chhatwal’s Skill Score stands strong at 995. However, with the exciting WPT India Online Series unfolding and big winners emerging, the weeks ahead could bring new challengers eager to knock Chhatwal off his throne.
The players in ranks 2 to 4 also remain unchanged, with Gadadhar Behera ‘gd1921’, Haider Madraswala ‘Clickbait446’ – both holding Skill Scores of 995 – and Varun Sareen ‘Sareenv17021959’ (Skill Score: 994) maintaining their positions. These players show no signs of relinquishing their leads.
In a shift within the top 10, Harsh Bubna ‘Harsh1327’ has climbed one spot to reach #5 with a Skill Score of 992. Meanwhile, Muktar Firoj ‘Dhakedboy’ made an impressive two-rank jump, now sitting at #6 with the same Skill Score of 992.
Raj Keshari ‘Kedarnathjanah’, ranked 7th, has held steady with both his position and Skill Score of 992.
Tanmay Benara ‘truman’ has fallen from 5th to 9th place, with a Skill Score of 991 (⬇2). Despite this, Benara, a five-time NPS medalist, had a productive week, cashing in three tournaments and securing a deep run in the WPT#1 Deepstack Opener (18th for ₹38,058). As he’s still in the Top 10, Benara remains well-positioned to climb back up in the rankings.
Two new faces have made their way into the Top 10.
Uttam Gope ‘brokenpocker’ rode up a significant six places to claim the 8th rank with a Skill Score of 991 (+2), making him our “Royal Riser of the Week!” Gope’s surge can be credited to his fifth-place finish in the WPT#4 MILESTONE, where he earned ₹4.44 LAC.
Four-time NPS Gold Medallist Rohit Begwani ‘ChubbyGhost’ has climbed up one position to secure the 10th spot with a Skill Score of 991.
Top 10 on the Skill Scoreboard
| Rank | Player | Skill Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (~~) | Kabir Chhatwal ‘Ksc7’ | 995 (-1) |
| 2 (~~) | Gadadhar Behera’ gd1921 | 995 (~) |
| 3 (~~) | Haider Madraswala ‘Clickbait446’ | 995 (~) |
| 4 (~~) | Varun Sareen ‘Sareenv17021959’ | 994 (~) |
| 5 (↑1) | Harsh Bubna ‘Harsh1327’ | 992 (~) |
| 6 (↑2) | Muktar Firoj ‘Dhakedboy’ | 992 (~) |
| 7 (~~) | Raj Keshari ‘Kedarnathjanah’ | 992 (~) |
| 8 (↑7) | Uttam Gope ‘brokenpocker’ | 991 (+2) |
| 9 (⬇4) | Tanmay Benara ‘truman’ | 991 (-2) |
| 10 (↑1) | Rohit Begwani ‘ChubbyGhost’ | 991 (~) |
In contrast, Kashish Gupta ‘BeeTa03’ has slipped out of the Top 10, dropping from 9th to 12th place, still with a Skill Score of 991. Similarly, Advait Rajguru ‘ExploitativeGTO’ fell from 10th to 11th, though his Skill Score remains unchanged at 991.
Top Gainers: Movements in the Top 20
This week, several players made significant strides on the Skill Scoreboard, with Uttam Gope and Rohit Begwani entering the Top 10. But there were other standout performances within the Top 20 ranks as well:
| Player | Rank Change | Skill Score |
|---|---|---|
| Satyam Verma ‘satyamverma25’ | 42nd to 14th (↑28) | 990 (+7) |
| Shyam Sundar ‘ayyappa1963’ | 84th to 15th (↑69) | 990 (+14) |
Satyam Verma ‘satyamverma25’ made a huge leap, moving from 42nd to 14th place (↑28), with his Skill Score rising by 7 points to 990. Verma cashed four tournaments, and his performance in the WPT#1 DEEPSTACK OPENER – where he finished 6th and earned ₹1.44 LAC – was a key highlight of his week.
Shyam Sundar ‘ayyappa1963’, the champion of Sunday’s WPT#3 Megastack, made an extraordinary jump from 84th to 15th (↑69), boosting his Skill Score by 14 points to 990. Sundar fired three bullets in the tournament, securing a ₹5.97 LAC top prize after striking a heads-up deal with Ankit Wadhawan ‘’d00mtr00per’ (2nd for ₹6 LAC).
“At one point me and ‘d00mtr00per’ were neck-to-neck in blinds so we struck the deal that locked the payout,” Sundar recalled. In the final hand, Wadhawan had 9-trey suited, and Sundar held ten-deuce suited and Sundar flopped trips, taking down the tournament for his third title victory in the past 9 days!
Top Scorer of the Week
Vishal Maharaj ‘VishalMaharaj’ from Patna, Bihar, currently based in Noida has become the talk of the town after a spectacular victory in the WPT#4 Milestone title on Sunday, December 8. Maharaj triumphed over 1,112 entries (637 unique) taking home ₹15 LAC in prize money. This win marks his first tournament victory in nearly two months and his fourth title on PokerBaazi.
The WPT#4 Milestone victory is Maharaj’s first tournament victory in nearly 2 months, and his fourth title overall on PokerBaazi.
What makes Maharaj’s achievement even more impressive is that he entered the ₹1 CR GTD event through a ₹690 satellite, delivering an astounding 2174X return on his investment. As a result, his Skill Score skyrocketed from 548 to 967 (+419), propelling him up 12,274 ranks from 12,418th to 144th on the leaderboard.
Maharaj also cashed in 6 tournaments, with a total weekly score of ₹15.41 LAC.
Notable Mention
Devang Yadav aka ‘laila’, the champion of this week’s The Quest (₹4.52 LAC) jumped an impressive 916 positions up to sail into the 36th rank, marking a prominent presence in the top 50.
Yadav’s Skill Score, earlier at 906 is now at 984, up by 78 positions!
