US Online Sunday Briefing: Ankush "rickrosstheb" Mandavia Wins $24,407

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Sep 03, 2018 5 min read Last updated Aug 05, 2025

Ankush Mandavia is a beat on the live felts with more than $4.6 million in live tournament winnings. On Sunday, he strutted his stuff on the vitual felts by winning the weekend's top prize after shipping the WSOP.com $75,000 GTD Sunday under the screenname "rickrosstheb" for $24,407.

Read on to learn how Mandavia and many more won big on Sunday with all the Sunday results at partypoker NJ, BorgataPoker.com, PlayMGM, WSOP.com NJ, WSOP.com Nevada, 888poker NJ, and the three 888poker clients in Delaware.

WSOP.com $15,000 Kick-off

The $15,000 Kick-off was the first major event to get underway at WSOP.com in Nevada and New Jersey on Sunday. The tournament featured $2,988 in overlay with 103 entrants, 95 rebuys, and 66 add-ons falling shy of the $15,000 guarantee. A total of 20 players cashed for a minimum of $240.

After more than five and a half hours of play, "YoungTilt" shipped the event for a healthy return of $4,200. Two well-known grinders also secured four-figure scores including Daniel "RedsoxNets5" Sewnig taking second place for $2,430 and Tanner "Bamatide88" Bibat taking fourth place for $1,095.

WSOP.com $10,000 Weekly Sunday

After more than 4 1/2 hours of play, Kathryn "azulciel" Stone Cappuccio outlasted a field of 105 entrants and 56 rebuys to win the WSOP.com $10,000 Weekly Sunday for $4,102 where a total of 15 players cashed for a minimum of $260.

Also on the podium were Ted "olmuggins" Ely (second - $1,952) and Daniel "olmuggins" Ely (third - $1,183).

Meanwhile, finishing at the tail-end of the final table were Bob "SLHalper" Taylor (sixth - $698), Jason "LuckDuck" Lawhun (seventh - $580), Michael "itWasThatOr0" Gagliano (eighth - $402), and John "JSelz" Cosgrove Jr. (ninth - $319).

WSOP.com $12,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack

The WSOP.com $12,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack nearly doubled its $12,000 guarantee with 175 entrants, 180 rebuys and 132 add-ons to generating a massive $22,159 prize pool. A total of 30 players cashed for a minimum of $202.

After 7 1/2 hours of play, "bucknaked64" shipped the event for $5,983. Also on the podium was Nevada's James "vintageatl" Piccolo taking third place for $1,994.

WSOP.com $75,000 GTD Sunday

The WSOP.com $75,000 GTD Sunday was once a huge success despite the guarantee being reduced from $100,000 to $75,000 due to Labor Day weekend.

A total of 213 entrants and 94 rebuys generated a massive $92,100 prize pool. A total of 35 players secured at least a min-cash worth $645.

After more than seven hours of play, Georgia's Ankush "rickrosstheb" Mandavia, who has more than $4.6 million in live cashes according to The Hendon Mob, shipped the tournament for a huge top prize of $24,407. Mandavia now has more than $100,000 in cashes alone on WSOP.com according to PokerProLabs, including a fifth-place finish in the WSOP Event #47 - $565 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed Online Bracelet event for $28,745.

Michael "itWasThatOr0" Gagliano (third - $8,151) and James "vintageatl" Piccolo (seventh - $3,316) both earned their second mention this report while David "AvidSmores" Somers took sixth place for $4,421.

WSOP.com $25,000 NLH Sunday's 6 Max

Despite a lower turnout than usual, the WSOP.com $25,000 NLH Sunday's 6 Max crushed its $25,000 guarantee with 54 entrants and 36 rebuys generating a massive $42,030 prize pool.

After more than five hours of play, "Pollux" shipped the event for $12,609 for his or her second largest cash to date at WSOP.com according to Poker Pro Labs.

Also on the podium were David "dehhhhh" Coleman (second - $7,355) and Tanner "Bamatide88" Bibit (third - $5,128). This is Bibat's second mention this report.

Nevada's Jed "jchak" Hoffman (fourth - $4,287) and New Jersey's Daniel "centrfieldr" Lupo (fifth - $3,404) also scored big at the final table.

BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Sunday $35K GTD

The BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Sunday $35K GTD provided tons of extra value with $5,000 in overlay thanks to the 150 entrants (97 entries + 53 reentries) falling short of the 175 entrants needed to meet the $35,000 guarantee. A total of 18 players cashed for a minimum of $438.

After more than 7 1/2 hours of play, "Deezer" won this tournament for the second time this year and collected the $7,455 top prize.

Also scoring big at the final table were Mitchell "CharlieBrown" Friedberg (second - $5,075), Angel "chromeking" Lopez (fourth - $3,150), Derek "rickyguan" Sudell (sixth - $2,310), and Jonathan "jetsfan411" Borenstein (eighth - $1,575).

PokerStars NJ Sunday Special $35,000 Gtd

The PokerStars NJ Sunday Special $35,000 Gtd provided the most value out of any tournament on American regulated networks on Sunday for players that cashed with $8,216 in overlay. A total of 18 players cashed for at least $718 or more than triple the $215 buy-in.

Last week, "Deansk1138" took second place in this tournament for $5,507. After more than six hours of play, "Deansk1138" outperformed last week's feat by shipping the tournament this week for $8,050.

Also at the final table were Anthony "FlawlessBINK" Maio taking seventh place for $1,400 and Daniel "GoldnBrown" Fellner taking eighth place for $1,050.

PokerStars NJ Sunday High Roller $10,000 Gtd

After just more than 3 1/2 hours of play, Jonathan "toddchipman" Borenstein shipped the PokerStars NJ Sunday High Roller $10,000 Gtd for $5,000. This was not only Borenstein's second mention this report but also his biggest cash to date at PokerStars NJ.

Finishing just behind Borenstein was David "coles93" Coleman in second place for $3,000 for his second mention this report.

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