Daily Majors: Anant Purohit & Nishaanth S Light Up Natural8 India on Tuesday; Kanishk Upreti Conquers PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour in Epic Comeback

The live poker action is blazing at the WPT Championship Cambodia 2025! India’s Amit Kaushik is in the thick of the action, chasing that coveted Player of the Festival title. It seems that with every passing series, the roar of Indians’ poker success grows louder. The $3,500 WPT Cambodia Championship is already underway, and the coming days promise more thrilling action from the strong contingent of Indian players in attendance.

Back in the virtual arena, PokerBaazi is running the show. The poker community is holding its breath for the colossal ₹100 Crores GTD National Poker Series India 2025, kicking off this Sunday. This record-breaking spectacle is poised to rewrite Indian poker history, and the ongoing “Road to NPS“ satellites are making dreams come true for ambitious players, resulting in widespread overlays across other platforms. While Tuesday saw PokerBaazi unleash its usual heavy artillery with The Endeavour and other flagships, Natural8 India, after a surprisingly quiet Monday, saw two titans from the 2024 POY leaderboard emerge as the heroes of the day.

The undisputed star of the show was Anant Purohit. This unstoppable poker veteran, fresh off an insane 2024, where he finished runner-up in the POY race, is already laying the groundwork for another epic year. Tuesday was just another day at the office for “The Poker Machine,” as he raked in a stunning ₹13.79 Lakhs in a single session on Natural8 India. He first outlasted a colossal field of 1,856 entries in the Bounty Hunters Forty Stack 44, taking home ₹4.31 Lakhs for third place. Purohit then powered through a tough 472-strong field in the Bounty Hunters HR 525, grabbing another ₹9.48 Lakhs for sixth place. His total earnings on Natural8 India this year have already topped ₹46 Lakhs, placing him firmly in the upper echelons of the 2025 POY race.

Nishaanth S, another poker heavyweight who finished #4 in the 2024 POY race, is keeping the momentum rolling in the new year. Five weeks after a deep run in Natural8 India’s Bounty Hunters HR Main Event 525, Nishaanth returned with a vengeance, making a strong statement in the Zodiac Main Event. He battled his way through a 1,678-entry field to claim the title and a massive ₹9.08 Lakhs, finishing #2 on the Tuesday charts behind Purohit.

While Purohit and Nishaanth were busy crushing it on Natural8 India, Kanishk Upreti was the king of the jungle on PokerBaazi. The cash game shark, better known as ‘Gooner’ in the poker circles, roared back into the winner’s circle after six long years, taking down The Endeavour for a spectacular ₹7.50 Lakhs—his second-largest tournament score ever, and in just his seventh session of the year! Upreti wasn’t satisfied with just one win, adding another ₹80,000 to his stack with a fourth-place finish in the Big PLO-5. That brings his Tuesday total to a scorching ₹8.30 Lakhs. Hot on his heels was Satyam Verma, the 2024 POY #8, who came this close to doubling his title count for the year. The Dhaulpur dynamo, fresh off his New Year’s Day victory in Natural8 India’s Midnight Madness III 88, finished runner-up in The Endeavour for ₹5 Lakhs—his biggest score of 2025 so far.

If momentum is a superpower, Siddhant Singh is basically Superman. This 21-year-old poker prodigy from Mumbai has been on an absolute tear in 2025, racking up two victories last month. He kicked off February with back-to-back runner-up finishes before smashing a Valentine’s Day grand slam! He kept the fire burning by shipping Adda52’s The Mint for ₹2.50 Lakhs—his fourth major title of the year! With three more deep runs, including fourth place in The Endeavour Lite (₹97,150) and a runner-up finish in Spartan Poker’s Bullet (₹32,000), his Tuesday winnings skyrocketed to ₹3.91 Lakhs. Not far behind was Arjun Raghani, last month’s The Ballers Lite champion. He battled to a runner-up finish in The Mint, pocketing ₹2.06 Lakhs—his biggest score of 2025 and his fifth-largest career cash, bringing his total winnings across two deep runs to ₹2.10 Lakhs.

Harshit Sanghi made a splash in PokerBaazi’s Big PLO-5, taking it down for the second time in three weeks for ₹2.20 Lakhs—his best performance this year! Online veteran ‘dilbaghsingh‘ (anonymity requested), a seasoned player with major titles like the AOPS Super HighRoller (2022) and IPM Super HighRoller (2024) to their name, almost bagged their first win of the year in the Big PLO-5, netting a runner-up payday of ₹1.71 Lakhs in only his 12th tournament on the platform in 2025.

Ashish Munot, after a red-hot January (with some crazy scores on Natural8 India, including a Hold’em Marathon win), celebrated his first title of the year on PokerBaazi by conquering The Endeavour Lite for ₹2.58 Lakhs. ‘Frankie08‘ (anonymity requested) came second in The Endeavour Lite for ₹1.69 Lakhs, bringing their Tuesday total to over ₹1.92 Lakhs with another deep run.

PokerBaazi’s ‘avinashgope00,’ a former The MoneyMaker finalist, scored a breakthrough, crushing the Daily Last Chance for a site-topping ₹1.82 Lakhs—their first win on the platform after two years of grinding.

Over at Junglee Poker, ‘Raja31740388,’ last month’s Knockout Parade finalist, dominated the Tuesday Phoenix, pocketing ₹1.69 Lakhs.

Pocket52 saw ‘Sethjii‘ come out on top in the Pocket Bullets, picking up his third title on the platform this year and a site-best ₹1.45 Lakhs. Animesh Thakur, the experienced mid-stakes grinder, finished runner-up for ₹1.02 Lakhs—his first six-figure score of the year.

Tuesday also saw victories from Prabhas Sharma, Parth Shah, Manish Jangid, and Saddam Qureshi in the other marquee events.

Here are the Tuesday highlights!

PokerBaazi

The Endeavour – ₹50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,750

Entries – 499

Re-entries – 439

Prize Pool – ₹50,00,000

Places Paid – 146

The Indian online poker scene is a powder keg, and PokerBaazi is holding the match. The colossal ₹100 Crores GTD National Poker Series India 2025 is just around the corner, and the scramble for those golden flagship tickets is on with the “Road to NPS” well underway. The excitement is electric; you can almost taste it. But before the “Olympics of Indian Poker” kicks off on Sunday and the action goes supernova, Tuesday night delivered its own brand of high-stakes drama on PokerBaazi. And at the centre of it all was Kanishk ‘Gooner’ Upreti.

‘Gooner’ isn’t your typical tournament grinder. He’s a cash game specialist known for his surgical precision. His last major tournament win was way back in October 2018 in the BSS SuperStack. Since then, his trophy case has been gathering dust. Until Tuesday.

‘Gooner’ doesn’t play tournaments often. But when he does, he makes it count. Tuesday was just his ninth session on PokerBaazi in seven weeks of 2025. And it paid off big time. Combining patience, strategy, and a touch of that old magic, Upreti tore through PokerBaazi’s ₹50 Lakhs GTD The Endeavour, one of the platform’s biggest weekly events.

The 8 PM Tuesday showstopper was a pressure cooker: 499 players (938 total entries) and a prize pool that could make your head spin. After a nine-hour marathon, Upreti had done it, breaking through for a long-awaited victory and a whopping ₹7.50 Lakhs —his second-largest tournament score to date.

But ‘Gooner’ wasn’t finished. He also flexed his PLO muscles in the Big PLO-5, grabbing fourth place for another ₹80,000. That brings his Tuesday winnings to a stunning ₹8.30 Lakhs. He was undoubtedly PokerBaazi’s top earner for the day, though he landed third overall on the Tuesday charts, trailing behind 2024 POY leaderboard titans Anant Purohit and Nishaanth Shanmughasundaram, who were crushing it on Natural8 India.

Kanishk Upreti’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹89.16 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹25.41 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

Then there was Satyam ‘AnakinSkywa1keR’ Verma, the 2024 POY #8. After a phenomenal run last year, he’s been surprisingly quiet in 2025. The Dhaulpur poker sensation came this close to doubling his title count for the year (he won Natural8 India’s Midnight Madness III 88 on New Year’s Day), delivering a stellar performance in The Endeavour. He fought his way through the stacked field, eventually finishing runner-up to ‘Gooner,’ taking home ₹5 Lakhs—his best result of the year so far!

Satyam Verma’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.34 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.29 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #1 (across all platforms)

As usual, The Endeavour final table was a battleground. Recent Sunday Head Hunter champion on a heater Saransh ‘saransh004’ Garg (fresh off a final table appearance in The Big Show the night before) took third place for ₹3.69 Lakhs. Three-time The Millionaire champion Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik grabbed fourth place for ₹2.86 Lakhs. Gautam ‘M8a7’ Rohilla (6th for ₹1.74 Lakhs), Abilash ‘Steelbala’ Bala (7th for ₹1.30 Lakhs), making his first big splash of the year, and Ankit ‘gabru1410’ Agarwal (8th for ₹94,000) also joined the fray.

In a rare twist, The Endeavour fell ₹3.10 Lakhs short of its ₹50 Lakhs guarantee. But that just meant more value for the players. With a ₹5,750 buy-in, this high-stakes showdown gave 146 players a reason to celebrate, with each pocketing at least ₹9,500 – a welcome bankroll boost as everyone gears up for the NPS India 2025.

Final Table Results

1. Kanishk ‘gooner1317’ Upreti – ₹7,50,000
2. Satyam ‘AnakinSkywa1keR’ Verma – ₹5,00,000
3. Saransh ‘saransh004’ Garg – ₹3,68,500
4. Rishab ‘ryuk’ Malik – ₹2,85,500
5. naman2618 – ₹2,29,500
6. Gautam ‘M8a7’ Rohilla – ₹1,74,000
7. Abilash ‘Steelbala’ Bala – ₹1,29,500
8. Ankit ‘gabru1410’ Agarwal – ₹94,000

The Endeavour Lite – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,875

Entries – 398

Re-entries – 279

Prize Pool – ₹16,92,500

Places Paid – 102

PokerBaazi is seriously cranking up the heat. The competition is reaching a boiling point with the mammoth ₹100 Crores GTD National Poker Series India 2025 looming and “Road to NPS” satellites in full swing. Last night’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD The Endeavour Lite was another scorcher, and emerging from the flames was Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot, the “High Roller Crusher.” Coming off a strong January (including some crazy scores on Natural8 India and a Holdem Marathon win), Munot finally clinched his first title of the year on PokerBaazi, just in time for the biggest poker festival on the calendar.

Munot’s resume is like a highlight reel of poker achievements, with past victories in Spartan Poker’s The Millionaire (twice!), FTS Super High Roller, IOPC Super High Roller, PokerBaazi’s APT Online India Mini Main Event, and BTS 2.0 Main Event, to name just a few!

With the NPS India 2025 just around the corner, Munot couldn’t have timed his return to form any better. With a steely resolve, he entered The Endeavour Lite, a staple 7:30 PM Tuesday showdown, ready to take on a guarantee-crushing field of 677 hopefuls (398 unique). With his trademark moves, Munot carved a path through the field in just under 6.5 hours, capturing his first-ever The Endeavour Lite trophy and a sweet ₹2.58 Lakhs prize.

Ashish Munot’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker, PokerStars India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹15.68 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.71 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #2 (across all platforms)

While Munot was busy crafting his victory, another familiar face was making waves in The Endeavour Lite. ‘Frankie08’ (anonymity requested), coming off winning Adda52’s Head Shot Bounty last month, was hungry for their second title of 2025. Entering the fray thrice, this determined grinder fought tooth and nail to score a respectable runner-up finish and a solid ₹1.69 Lakhs. Add deep runs in two other PokerBaazi flagships, and their Tuesday earnings soared to nearly ₹1.92 Lakhs.

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour Lite for ₹1,69,250

> 15th in PokerBaazi’s Big PLO-5 for ₹13,000

> 125th in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for ₹9,500

Frankie08’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.97 Crores | Site Profits: ₹16.74 Lakhs

The Endeavour Lite final table was a spectacle featuring a lineup of poker regulars. Saturday’s Blockbuster finalist Navneet ‘AlligatorN’ Tanwar took third place for ₹1.25 Lakhs. Last night’s The Mint winner and Bullet runner-up Siddhant ‘aajnahiaana’ Singh grabbed fourth place for ₹97,150. Sunday’s Big Whale and (6-Max) BSS SPRINT finalist Naresh ‘Emperor457’ Veeravalli finished fifth for ₹80,394. Debapriya ‘detulelungikhul’ Manna landed in sixth place for ₹64,992, Kunal ‘Vampire2706’ Chaudhary came seventh for ₹50,944 and one of the 2025 POY race standouts ‘borntrouble’ rounded out the table in eighth place for ₹37,404.

With the action blazing on PokerBaazi, the ₹2,875 buy-in The Endeavour Lite was another smash hit, generating a tempting ₹16.93 Lakhs prize pool. The top 102 players cashed, each taking home at least ₹6,770, making it a profitable night for many!

Final Table Results

1. Ashish ‘OMG_spew’ Munot – ₹2,58,106
2. Frankie08 – ₹1,69,250
3. Navneet ‘AlligatorN’ Tanwar – ₹1,25,245
4. Siddhant ‘aajnahiaana’ Singh – ₹97,150
5. Naresh ‘Emperor457’ Veeravalli – ₹80,394
6. Debapriya ‘detulelungikhul’ Manna – ₹64,992
7. Kunal ‘Vampire2706’ Chaudhary – ₹50,944
8. borntrouble – ₹37,404

Big PLO-5 – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,000

Entries – 116

Re-entries – 104

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 32

Harshit ‘Harshit114’ Sanghi, the Kanpur-based entrepreneur who rocketed to overnight fame after conquering the first-ever IOPC The Crown on Spartan Poker, has had a relatively flat profit graph for the past year and a half. But last night, he erupted back onto the scene, reclaiming the PokerBaazi ₹10 Lakhs GTD Big PLO-5 title just three weeks after his previous victory in the same event. This time, he snagged an even better ₹2.20 Lakhs, leaving no doubt that PLO is his domain.

Sanghi entered the 9 PM flagship event and proceeded to dismantle the field of 220 entries (116 unique). After a fierce five-hour and 55-minute battle, navigating the wild swings that are a hallmark of PLO, he emerged victorious, capturing his second Big PLO-5 title and the best score of 2025.

Harshit Sanghi’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.80 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #2

PokerBaazi veteran ‘dilbaghsingh’ (anonymity requested), with prestigious titles like the AOPS Main Event (2020) and IPM Super HighRoller (2024) adorning his trophy case, was on the brink of their first win of the year in the Big PLO-5 but fell just short, settling for a runner-up payout of ₹1.60 Lakhs. This near-miss puts the Uttar Pradesh poker crusher within striking distance of ₹3.50 Crores in tracked earnings on PokerBaazi.

The Big PLO-5 final table was stacked with familiar names. Last night’s The Endeavour champion, Kanishk ‘gooner1317’ Upreti, finished fourth for ₹80,000, adding to his impressive Tuesday haul. Biplob ‘hellhell’ Rana and Prateek ‘DABANGG2’ Sharma followed in fifth (₹50,000) and sixth (₹40,000) places, respectively.

While the ₹5,000 buy-in Big PLO-5 fell ₹43,440 short of its advertised guarantee, the top 32 finishers still padded their bankrolls with at least ₹9,000, nearly double the buy-in. A nice little warm-up for the players with the NPS India 2025 kicking off on Sunday, featuring a whopping 24 PLO tournaments.

Final Table Results

1. Harshit ‘Harshit114’ Sanghi – ₹2,20,000
2. dilbaghsingh – ₹1,60,000
3. ayemi1122 – ₹1,22,000
4. Kanishk ‘gooner1317’ Upreti – ₹80,000
5. Biplob ‘hellhell’ Rana – ₹50,000
6. Prateek ‘DABANGG2’ Sharma – ₹40,000

‘avinashgope00’ won the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Last Chance for ₹1.82 Lakhs.

‘swatz’ (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Afternoon Boost for ₹71,201), ‘Destroy’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost for ₹28,390), ‘yogesh768308’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹25,080), Prabhas ‘prabzter’ Sharma (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Daily Morning SPRINT for ₹24,000), ‘TrustyHearts24’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹20,250), ‘khanarana’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Evening SPRINT for ₹15,860), ‘Denny1992’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 6-Max SPRINT for ₹11,750), Parth ‘PapuLasith’ Shah (Won ₹1 Lakh Midnight SPRINT for ₹11,750), and ‘potatoehead’ (Won ₹1 Lakh Boost for ₹10,920) won the other Tuesday marquees on PokerBaazi.

Junglee Poker

‘raja31740388’ won the ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD Tuesday Phoenix for ₹1.69 Lakhs.

‘shivinmnnit1212’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Tuesday Turbo for ₹54,244), Manish ‘manish jangid’ Jangid (Won ₹80K GTD Tuesday Sunsetter for ₹24,108), and ‘lilyrohit’ (Won ₹60K GTD Hangover for ₹11,203) won the other Tuesday marquees on Junglee Poker.

Adda52

The Mint – ₹14 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,200

Entries – 164

Re-entries – 151

Re-buys – 20

Prize Pool – ₹14,00,000

Places Paid – 53

Siddhant ‘AajNahiAana’ Singh has quickly emerged as one of the most promising young talents in the Indian poker scene. This 21-year-old poker prodigy from Mumbai has conquered the mid-stakes and is now taking on the big leagues, with his profit graph pointing straight to the stars.

2025 has been a gold rush for Singh, with wins raining down like confetti. After crushing PokerBaazi’s Big PLO-5 and (6-Max) BSS SPRINT last month, he started February with two runner-up finishes (Pocket52’s Pocket Queens and Adda52’s Godfather) before hitting a Valentine’s Day grand slam in The Ballers. And last night, he orchestrated another masterpiece, taking down Adda52’s ₹14 Lakhs GTD The Mint for a smooth ₹2.50 Lakhs. That’s four flagship titles already this year.

Entering the 8 PM flagship, Singh outmanoeuvred a field of 335 entries (164 unique) to capture his first The Mint title. It’s his third-largest score of 2025 so far, yet it doesn’t even crack his top five on Adda52.

Singh didn’t just conquer one tournament. He went on a multi-platform tear, making deep runs in two other events. He finished fourth in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour Lite for ₹97,150 and came within a whisker of victory in Spartan Poker’s Bullet, finishing second for ₹32,000. A 96th-place finish in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour for ₹12,500 brought his Tuesday winnings to a sizzling nearly ₹3.91 Lakhs.

Siddhant Singh’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker, PokerStars India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.09 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹82.92 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #4

Arjun ‘arjunraghani4444’ Raghani, another player in the zone (he won The Ballers Lite last month and made a podium finish in Spartan Poker’s Supreme just this Monday), nearly grabbed another win. He finished runner-up in The Mint for ₹2.06 Lakhs—his best score of 2025 and his fifth-largest ever. A deep run in Spartan Poker’s Supreme (17th for ₹3,840) pushed his Tuesday total to almost ₹2.10 Lakhs.

Arjun Raghani’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.09 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹83.65 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

The Mint’s final table was packed with seasoned warriors and other ambitious contenders, including last week’s WTF champion ‘SPRINT King’ Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh (3rd for ₹1.41 Lakhs), poker veteran Shravan ‘sweatmyass13’ Chhabria (4th for ₹1.04 Lakhs), last night’s The Endeavour Lite finalist Naresh ’emperor457′ Veeravalli (5th for ₹75,915), Nakul ‘NakulSharma11’ Sharma (6th for ₹55,645), Rahul ‘poker_king52’ Purohit (7th for ₹40,788), and Siddharth ‘siddharthrajan’ Rajan (8th for ₹29,897).

The Mint, returning with its usual ₹14 Lakhs guarantee, fell ₹1.77 Lakhs short of breaking even. But this meant extra value for the top 53 finishers, who each pocketed at least ₹8,894—more than double the ₹4,200 buy-in. All in all, it was a lucrative night for many on India’s longest-running online poker platform.

Final Table Results

1. Siddhant ‘AajNahiAana’ Singh – ₹2,49,751
2. Arjun ‘arjunraghani4444’ Raghani – ₹2,05,987
3. Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh – ₹1,41,293
4. Shravan ‘sweatmyass13’ Chhabria – ₹1,03,568
5. Naresh ’emperor457′ Veeravalli – ₹75,915
6. Nakul ‘NakulSharma11’ Sharma – ₹55,645
7. Rahul ‘poker_king52’ Purohit – ₹40,788
8. Siddharth ‘siddharthrajan’ Rajan – ₹29,897

₹25 Lakhs GTD Masterminds Arena Main Event – Day 1B

Day 1B > Entries – 92 | Re-entries – 65 | Re-buys – 10 | Survivors – 20 | Chip Leader – Sagar ‘ajsagar32’ Raj (356,026)

Combined > Entries – 175 | Re-entries – 102 | Re-buys – 12 | Survivors – 32 | Chip Leader – ‘Ace2311’ (359,619)

The Masterminds Arena title winners of the day included ‘atiq845’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD MMA PKO 8-Max for ₹65,922), ‘guptaprashant333’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD MMA Monster Stack for ₹49,159), ‘prakhargupta0808’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD MMA KO 6-Max for ₹24,143), ‘rjthegod’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD MMA 6-Max for ₹28,940), ‘bajajkutir’ (Won ₹1.25 Lakhs GTD MMA Daily for ₹24,117), Saddam ‘sam0594’ Qureshi (Won ₹50K GTD MMA PLO 6-Max for ₹10,685), and ‘ishaanchetani2’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD MMA PKO for ₹6,882).

Pocket52

Pocket Bullets – ₹6 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,300

Entries – 125

Re-entries – 90

Prize Pool – ₹6,17,050

Places Paid – 27

Pocket52’s February tournament schedule is a furnace, and its Tuesday night staple, the ₹6 Lakhs GTD Pocket Bullets, was a five-alarm fire. This 8 PM showdown, a slightly leaner version of its usual ₹8 Lakhs self, still drew a crowd of 215 hopefuls (125 unique), all hungry for a slice of the prize pie. Seven-plus hours later, the dust settled, and ‘Sethjii’ stood tall as the Pocket Bullets champion. This player, a Pocket52 grinder since September 2023 with less than 100 tournaments played, bagged their third title on the platform this year. The spoils? A site-best ₹1.45 Lakhs.

This wasn’t just any win. This was ‘Sethjii’s’ biggest payday on Pocket52, signalling a powerful comeback after a four-week break since their January victories in the Soda and Brunch. And get this – this win wipes the slate clean, erasing all previous losses on Pocket52. ‘Sethjii’ seems to be living up to their name!

Hot on their heels, Animesh ‘animeshth20’ Thakur, the experienced mid-stakes grinder, finally snagged his first six-figure score of the year. He gave it his all, coming oh-so-close to his first 2025 win in the Pocket Bullets, but finished second, taking home a respectable ₹1.02 Lakhs.

Animesh Thakur’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52, and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.45 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹49.66 Lakhs

The Pocket Bullets final table was lit with top regs like Young Gun Hardik ‘showman’ Nair (3rd for ₹65,530), this month`s The Quest champion, poker streamer Aniruddha ‘Pocketaces_’ Joshi (4th for ₹48,500) and recent Pocket Magnets winner and BSS Super Value finalist Pratik ‘GorillaGlue’ Manjrekar (8th for ₹19,380).

With the “Road to NPS” satellites drawing a lot of attention to PokerBaazi, Pocket52 smartly adjusted the guarantees for the Pocket Bullets. The strategy worked as the tournament beat its guarantee, adding ₹17,050 to the pot. The top 27 finishers split the boosted ₹6.17 Lakhs prize pool, with even a min-cash awarding ₹5,122—a nice return on the ₹3,300 buy-in. All in all, it was another night of intense action and sweet rewards on Pocket52.

Final Table Results

1. Sethjii – ₹1,45,000
2. Animesh ‘animeshth20’ Thakur – ₹1,02,000
3. Hardik ‘showman’ Nair – ₹65,530
4. Aniruddha ‘Pocketaces_’ Joshi – ₹48,500
5. Preflopraise – ₹36,410
6. LEO77 – ₹29,120
7. iroonhook – ₹24,190
8. Pratik ‘GorillaGlue’ Manjrekar – ₹19,380

‘BajjooBc’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Deepstack Turbo for ₹66,280) and ‘MP_Monti’ (Won ₹75K GTD Soda for ₹22,500) won the other Tuesday marquees on Pocket52.

Spartan Poker

‘Rspaciel’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Supreme for ₹57,300), ‘mantsingh’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Bullet for ₹44,400), ‘Rspaciel’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Monster Turbo for ₹19,275), and ‘LUCKY00007’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Monster Turbo for ₹17,006) won the Tuesday marquees on Spartan Poker.