Daily Majors: Dhinesh Kumar, Vinay Rajpal, Sanat Mehrotra, and Zarvan Tumboli Deliver Thrilling Performances on Friday

Ask any serious grinder where the real heat is right now, and chances are they’ll point straight to PokerBaazi—and for good reason. The biggest guaranteed tournaments around, that TDS-free offer on the first three cashouts this April has fired up the community, keeping the tables packed around the clock. Fresh off the high of a record-breaking NPS 2025, the platform just dropped another bombshell: the return of the iconic The MoneyMaker. For only the second time ever, India’s first and longest-running single-flight ₹1 Crore GTD tournament is going daily for the entire month of May. That’s 31 days, 31 titles, and 31 new champions walking away with the bling—and possibly their biggest score of the year.

With the big weekend looming, Friday night perfectly captured the electric MTT atmosphere across platforms—even with overlays still in play. Its a BIG Sunday tomorrow – PokerDangal’s ₹60 Lakhs GTD Dangal Value Series is on the final stretch with the ₹25 Lakhs GTD DVS Main Event set to close out this series tomorrow. Junglee Poker’s Battle Ground series continued to serve up knockout-heavy thrills, while Adda52’s refreshed MTT schedule kept players on their toes with the ₹1 Crore GTD Burstfire set to name its first champion tomorrow. The buzz is only building with the platform also set to host the second of its two ₹10 Lakhs GTD Golden Freerolls also tomorrow. Meanwhile, over on Natural8 India, the Bounty Hunters Series 2025 is down to its final days, all pointing towards an explosive Sunday ahead!

On a Friday when some of the biggest crushers grabbed the top honours, one name rose above the rest like a warrior walking through fire—Dhinesh Kumar. A true veteran of the online grind, Kumar has been back in top form since his Adda52 Millions score late last month—and last night, he nearly pulled off a jaw-dropping double. He started strong by clinching his first-ever victory in PokerBaazi’s mid-week flagship WTF, locking up ₹2.01 Lakhs after a heads-up deal. Over on Adda52, he came this close to ending the night with a second title, finishing runner-up in The Ballers behind the red-hot Sanat Mehrotra. Even second place came with a sweet ₹3.03 Lakhs, throw in another final table run in Adda52`s new Friday Mystery Bounty pushing his total Friday haul to a mighty ₹5.33 Lakhs! Three final tables, two podium finishes, one title, and the biggest bankroll boost of the day—Kumar was the undisputed MVP of Thursday night’s online grind. Meanwhile, Rishabh Gupta, still riding high after last week’s win in PokerBaazi’s Blockbuster, was back in the hunt in the WTF, but had to settle for ₹1.79 Lakhs in second place.

Young Gun Sanat Mehrotra is on a roll—and he’s not letting up anytime soon. Just a night after capturing his sixth career Godfather title after a solid string of final table finishes, the Gurgaon-based IIT-IIM alum came right back to conquer Adda52’s The Ballers, also for an incredible sixth time, pocketing ₹4.01 Lakhs for the win. One of the steadiest crushers on the site lately, he added three more cashes to his Friday run, stacking up just under ₹4.28 Lakhs.

PokerBaazi Team Pro Zarvan Tumboli, the 2023 People’s Poker Champion, also punched his way into the Friday spotlight! Proving his stellar NPS run was no one-off, Tumboli, who heartbreakingly bubbled the NPC Finale, was back online and crushed The Quest, locking in ₹3.83 Lakhs after a heads-up deal—his first-ever title in this prestigious event and second online victory of 2025. The win also shot him up to #11 on PokerBaazi’s 2025 Player of the Year leaderboard. Vinay Rajpal, fresh off a victory in the Big PLO-5 barely 24 hours earlier, nearly went back-to-back in flagships. He battled all the way to a runner-up finish in The Quest, banking a better ₹4.32 Lakhs thanks to the deal with Tumboli. With a small score on top of that, Rajpal’s Friday total hit ₹4.54 Lakhs.

Over at Natural8 India, Pranay Chawla was back in the spotlight. Bouncing back from a runner-up finish in Adda52`s navigating a 349-entry field in the Friday Saver 50 to clinch the title and bag a cool ₹3.27 Lakhs.

Vaibhav Arora (Won Daily Last Chance for ₹1.76 Lakhs) and Pratik Doshi (Won The Quest Lite for ₹1.30 Lakhs) won the other PokerBaazi flagships of the day.

Other standout performances on Natural8 India included:

> Anshul Rajput took down the Daily Special 125 for ₹1.59 Lakhs, winning his sixth title of the year (12th overall) on the site and pushing his annual winnings on the platform to ₹41 Lakhs.

> Manuranjith Ranganathan, fresh off a third-place finish in last Sunday’s Zodiac Dragon HighRoller, returned to the same battleground last night and added another deep run to his resume, finishing sixth for ₹1.51 Lakhs.

On Junglee Poker, the coveted BG#44 Friday Supernova title was claimed by ‘zrock,’ who pocketed ₹1.16 Lakhs.

Friday also saw standout wins from Ayush Khandelwal, Neha Kamath, Mukesh Surana, Lakshay Adhikari, Myron Pereira, Utkarsh Vaish, Uppala Sai Raghu, Piyush Nanda, Arsh Grover, Sony Puthussery, Shibsambhu Ghosh, and Gourav Das in the other marquee events.

Here are the Friday highlights!

PokerBaazi

The Quest – ₹30 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,750

Entries – 354

Re-entries – 224

Prize Pool – ₹30,00,000

Places Paid – 84

Ask any serious grinder where the action’s hottest right now, and PokerBaazi is likely at the top of the list, and it’s no secret why. That killer TDS-free offer on the first three cashouts this April has lit a fire under the grinders, keeping the tables jammed. Then, right after the dust settled from Mohit Bohra making history as India’s first National Poker Champion in Goa, PokerBaazi casually dropped a bombshell: The MoneyMaker is back! And not just back, but running every day in May at 7:30 PM – a mind-boggling ₹1 Crore guaranteed flagship, 31 days straight. The excitement is real.

Friday night perfectly captured this electric atmosphere (though overlays were still a thing). The main stage belonged to the ₹30 Lakhs GTD The Quest, PokerBaazi’s primetime Friday night throwdown. Kicking off at 8 PM sharp, it attracted 578 entries (354 unique), serving up seven hours and 42 minutes of drama, intensity, and elite-level poker.

When the smoke cleared after those intense hours, it was none other than PokerBaazi’s own Team Pro, Zarvan ‘MomSaid5Bet’ Tumboli, standing tall. It took him a determined five entries, but Tumboli battled through to capture his first The Quest title. A heads-up deal saw him walk away ₹3.83 Lakhs richer, making him the fourth-highest earner across the board for the night.

Now, if you somehow don’t know Tumboli, let’s catch you up. This guy is a certified monster on the live felt, with a resume dripping in accolades from across Asia: we’re talking multiple WPT and APT trophies, plus the Poker Dream 8 Malaysia Main Event title, to name a few. He’s long been respected as a cash game shark and a live tournament end boss, and even won the most fan votes to become the 2023 People’s Poker Champion. But the real story lately has been his pivot towards the online grind during the recent NPS India 2025 series – his first serious, dedicated shot at a long online festival!

Tumboli publicly committed to playing all 191 NPS events – a Herculean task. And he delivered. The results were phenomenal: 115 cashes (a staggering 60% hit rate), adding up to a massive ₹48.89 Lakhs in winnings along the way, proving his skills translate seamlessly to the virtual arena.

The series finale, for him personally, was pure theatre. Going into the last night, he was locked in a dead heat with Gopal Bajaj for the Maharashtra State Leaderboard title, the prize being that coveted seat in the National Poker Champion showdown in Goa. Tied on points but trailing on the medal count, Tumboli needed a crucial top-three finish in the NPS#190 Golden Rush. With Bajaj failing to convert his stacks into medals in the last two events, the pressure was immense. Live updates were flying on his social media, the rail was buzzing, and Tumboli fought tooth and nail to finish exactly third, pushing his ticket to the NPC showdown by the narrowest of margins with a fantastic six-medal haul (1 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze).

Down in Goa for the NPC showdown, Tumboli came out swinging, scoring well in the early Sit & Go matches. He needed one more top-three finish in the final Eliminator match to advance to the NPC Finale, but agonizingly bubbled that stage in fifth place, ending his NPC journey in seventh overall. Close, but no cigar.

No time licking wounds, though. Just two days after that Goa showdown, Tumboli was back online, doing what he does best: putting on a show. Winning The Quest wasn’t just another score; it was his first title in this prestigious event, his second online win of 2025, and a powerful statement about his all-around game. Live beast, online crusher – check and check. This win also vaulted him to #11 on PokerBaazi’s 2025 Player of the Year standings.

Zarvan Tumboli’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52, PokerStars India and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.18 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹42.94 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #2 | Moves to #11 on PokerBaazi’s 2025 POY Leaderboard

But the story had a major subplot! Vinay ‘vinay09’ Rajpal almost flipped the script on Tumboli’s coronation. If Tumboli’s win was about validation after the NPC Finale near-miss, Rajpal’s Friday was pure fire. This guy is running hotter than the Kolkata sidewalk right now! Just 24 hours after winning the Big PLO-5 and final tabling The Summit, Rajpal was back breathing down everyone’s necks. He came incredibly close to scoring back-to-back flagship titles, falling short in The Quest heads-up. Still, the deal ensured he grabbed the largest payout of the tournament – a massive ₹4.32 Lakhs payday!

As usual, Rajpal was deep in the grind (showing the same dedication that saw him play every NPS India 2025 event and finish #3 on the series leaderboard). He also navigated deep into the WTF field, finishing 10th for another ₹21,300. Add it all up, and Rajpal finished his Friday shift stuffing his virtual pockets with nearly ₹4.54 Lakhs, good for second place on the day’s top earners list. And get this – those cashes pushed him over the incredible ₹10 Crore mark in tracked online winnings!

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Quest for ₹4,32,328* (heads-up deal)

> 10th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹21,300

Vinay Rajpal’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.03 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.98 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #2

The Quest final table was stacked with anonymous regs. Joining Tumboli and Rajpal were ‘duksh’ (3rd for ₹2.48 Lakhs) and ‘Suri63’ (4th for ₹1.91 Lakhs), plus the currently blazing & last night’s Junglee Poker BG#44 Friday Supernova finalist Anurag ‘Rebuy2survive’ Srivastava (5th for ₹1.35 Lakhs) – who’s been collecting trophies and deep runs left and right this week – ‘shashi60’ (6th for ₹1.12 Lakhs), ‘NEMESIS07’ (7th for ₹91,200), and Mahesh ‘mr12324’ Thakkar (8th for ₹72,600).

Like most big events on Friday night, The Quest didn’t quite hit its ₹30 Lakhs guarantee, ending with a small ₹1.10 Lakhs overlay. For the 84 players who made the money, though, that spelt V-A-L-U-E. The min-cash of ₹10,200 was a sweet return on the ₹5,750 entry fee. It’s another clear reason why players keep flocking to PokerBaazi for both the big-time action and the unbeatable value! And with the weekend grind just kicking off, the real fireworks are only getting started.

Final Table Results

1. Zarvan ‘MomSaid5Bet’ Tumboli – ₹3,82,772*
2. Vinay ‘vinay09’ Rajpal – ₹4,32,328*
3. duksh – ₹2,47,500
4. Suri63 – ₹1,90,500
5. Anurag ‘Rebuy2survive’ Srivastava – ₹1,34,700
6. shashi60 – ₹1,11,600
7. NEMESIS07 – ₹91,200
8. Mahesh ‘mr12324’ Thakkar – ₹72,600

*denotes a heads-up deal

WTF – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 420

Re-entries – 309

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 111

It looks like Dhinesh ‘dhineshrocky007’ Kumar has well and truly found his rhythm again. After what felt like a muted start to 2025, including a relatively quiet performance during NPS India 2025 (he played 103 events and cashed 54 but couldn’t snag a medal), Kumar broke through late last month. Winning the Adda52 Millions ended an almost year-long title slump, and that victory seems to have flipped a switch – the confidence is back, and the big results are starting to follow.

Kumar is a long-time online warrior and a certified crusher whose profit graph keeps climbing. His track record includes ten scores over seven figures, featuring monster wins like the Legend Poker Series Main Event, The Millionaire Lite, and the Adda52 Full House. While the start of this year, including that NPS run, was uncharacteristically quiet for him, snapping that 10-month title drought in March definitely reignited the fire. Since then, he’s been building momentum, picking up podium finishes in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) BSS SPRINT and The Endeavour Lite, plus a solid sixth-place finish in Adda52’s Godfather just this past Thursday.

Friday night, however, was Kumar’s biggest statement since his return to form – a session where he came agonizingly close to bagging two major titles. He successfully navigated the field in PokerBaazi’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD WTF, adding a cool ₹2.01 Lakhs to the bankroll. Playing the 7:30 PM flagship, Kumar fired three bullets in the 729-entry field (420 unique) and, after a grind lasting over seven hours, locked up his first-ever title in this event. He sealed the deal via a heads-up agreement, notching up his seventh-highest score this year.

But his Friday rampage didn’t stop there. He almost conquered Adda52’s The Ballers too, battling to finish runner-up behind the blazing-hot Young Gun Sanat Mehrotra, still banking another hefty ₹3.03 Lakhs. Capping off the impressive run, he also snagged eighth place in Adda52’s other flagship, the Friday Mystery Bounty. When all was said and done, Kumar clocked out Friday nearly ₹5.33 Lakhs richer – comfortably making him the biggest winner across all platforms for the day! From a quiet start to topping the charts, Kumar is undeniably back where he belongs.

> 2nd in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹3,03,171

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹2,00,593* (heads-up deal)

> 8th in Adda52’s Friday Mystery Bounty for ₹29,086

Dhinesh Kumar’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.94 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.97 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹45.08 Lakhs

Sharing the WTF spotlight was Rishabh ‘rgeader’ Gupta. Still riding high from winning PokerBaazi’s Blockbuster last week and making the final table of Sunday’s Big Whale, Gupta was hunting for another trophy. He fired two bullets in the WTF but had to settle for the runner-up spot, taking home a solid ₹1.79 Lakhs after striking a deal with Kumar.

Rishabh Gupta’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.45 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.07 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #1

Also making noise in the WTF was the ever-present Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur, who is putting together a phenomenal week. Coming off a Bounty Madness win and final tables in The Pride, WTF (another one!), Godfather, and the Daily Last Chance just days ago, he was busy cleaning up again. Three entries in last night’s WTF resulted in a third-place finish worth ₹1.11 Lakhs.

That score headlined another profitable day for the volume king, boosting his Friday take to over ₹1.38 Lakhs collected across six different cashes. His relentless grind keeps him firmly positioned at #2 on the annual TLB (points) leaderboard, trailing only Mohak Kapoor – exactly where he finished last year!

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for 1,11,000

> 22nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance for ₹7,868

> 19th in Adda52’s Friday Mystery Bounty for ₹6,168

> 63rdin PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹5,500

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s (PLO-5) BOOST for ₹4,347

> 24th in Adda52’s Friday Bounty for ₹2,960

Rising Star Ritwik ‘Ritwikkhanna’ Khanna also navigated to the WTF final table, collecting ₹45,150 for his seventh-place run.

Like most other PokerBaazi flagships on Friday, the ₹2,200 buy-in WTF didn’t quite reach its ₹15 Lakhs guarantee, coming up a tiny ₹1.05 Lakhs short. That overlay translated to pure extra value for the players who jumped in. The top 111 finishers made the money, with payouts starting at ₹5,400 – more than double the buy-in, adding even more juice to another high-energy Friday night on India’s leading online platform.

Final Table Results

1. Dhinesh ‘dhineshrocky007’ Kumar – ₹2,00,593*
2. Rishabh ‘rgeader’ Gupta – ₹1,78,907*
3. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹1,11,000
4. TheExplorer – ₹86,100
5. Rashplayer98 – ₹71,250
6. Blueheart2888 – ₹57,600
7. Ritwik ‘Ritwikkhanna’ Khanna – ₹45,150
8. Supertight – ₹33,150

*denotes a heads-up deal

Daily Last Chance – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,500

Entries – 299

Re-entries – 218

Prize Pool – ₹11,23,958

Places Paid – 82

PokerBaazi’s Friday night grind kept the engines running hot with all the major tournaments firing. It was a strange night overall, though – nearly every other flagship event across the platform ended up with an overlay, creating pockets of extra value. But the ever-popular 10:30 PM closer, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Last Chance, bucked the trend, standing tall as the night’s outlier again by crushing its guarantee.

And climbing out of the late-night fray was Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora! He roared back to form on PokerBaazi last night, finally nailing down his first outright victory of 2025.

Arora’s been putting in serious hours, even satelliting his way into NPS flagships at this year’s series, but the big results hadn’t quite clicked for him. That all changed in last night’s Daily Last Chance. He navigated a packed field of 517 entries (299 unique) through a gripping six-and-a-half-hour marathon. This late-night fixture is always a test of stamina, but Arora showed his mettle, taking down the Daily Last Chance for the very first time and collecting ₹1.76 Lakhs in the process. This wasn’t just any win; it marked his biggest payday this year, his seventh-best score ever on PokerBaazi, and emphatically snapped a long 15-month title-less spell. Plus, it gave his previously flattening profit graph a very welcome nudge skywards.

Vaibhav Arora’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.49 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹55.48 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

Looking to spoil Arora’s party right at the end was Jyotindra ‘JacksPaaro’ Dubey (opted out of our tracking). Dubey himself was trying to break a two-month title drought and entered Friday night hot, coming off a podium in Monday’s The Big Show and a near-miss runner-up finish in Tuesday’s The Endeavour Lite. You could tell he was playing with intent. Charging deep into the Daily Last Chance, Dubey was the last player standing between Arora and the win, eventually settling for a very respectable second place that saw him stash a tidy ₹1.16 Lakhs.

Making noise at the Daily Last Chance final table was NPS#31 Relay Silver Medallist Surajkishan ‘sukira’ Razdan, who landed in third place for ₹87,669. Also present was Priyank ‘mp04priyank’ Jaiswal, who clearly has a knack for this late tournament – he finished fourth for ₹64,403, following up on his previous final table appearance in this same event just three weeks back!

On a night dominated by overlay news, the ₹2,500 buy-in Daily Last Chance confidently sailed past its ₹10 Lakhs guarantee, building a juicy ₹11.24 Lakhs prize pool (just a touch less than Thursday’s edition). The boosted kitty was shared among the top 82 finishers, with everyone in the money taking home at least ₹5,395 – more than double their buy-in. It was just another night where this popular late event delivered the goods, keeping the dedicated night-shift grinders happy and rewarded.

Final Table Results

1. Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora – ₹1,76,349
2. Jyotindra ‘JacksPaaro’ Dubey – ₹1,16,330
3. Surajkishan ‘sukira’ Razdan – ₹87,669
4. Priyank ‘mp04priyank’ Jaiswal – ₹64,403
5. FelixShukla12 – ₹54,624
6. phoenix7a – ₹44,958
7. Pancham89 – ₹35,517
8. Nihilist – ₹26,413

The Quest Lite – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,000

Entries – 270

Re-entries – 172

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 65

With the big weekend rolling in, Friday night hit differently for Pratik ‘pratspratik’ Doshi. After grinding away on PokerBaazi for five long years, Doshi finally grabbed the limelight and did it in style!

Just the day before, he’d broken through by winning his first-ever PokerBaazi title in the Evening SPRINT. But one taste of victory clearly wasn’t enough. On Friday night, Doshi jumped right back into the fray and landed an even bigger score, taking down the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Quest Lite. That’s a first flagship title tucked away and two wins in two days – talk about making up for lost time!

Friday saw overlays popping up everywhere online, and even PokerBaazi, despite its tempting TDS-free April offer, wasn’t immune (though the late-night Daily Last Chance held its ground). Even the primetime 7:30 PM The Quest Lite came up significantly short on its guarantee, but that didn’t stop it from being a proper scrap. A crowd of 270 players, swelling to 442 entries total, showed up ready to rumble.

For over six intense hours, the virtual felt was buzzing. On just a single buy-in, Doshi played his cards right, navigating all the way to the finish. A deal was cut heads-up, leaving Doshi pocketing a personal best ₹1.30 Lakhs on the site and locking down that much-desired first flagship PokerBaazi title – blowing his previous top score (from a 2022 (7-Max) Afternoon Boost podium finish) out of the water by more than 2.5 times!

To round off his memorable night, Doshi also managed a small cash in the Evening SPRINT again, finishing 12th for ₹3,044. When the dust settled, his Friday hustle had padded his wallet by ₹1.33 Lakhs, a huge result that finally pulled his graph back into the black after more than a year swimming against the current.

Pratik Doshi’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.97 Lakhs | Site Winnings: ₹87,703 | Titles Won in 2025: #2

It wasn’t just Doshi’s story lighting up the final table! Amarjit ‘ninjakar’ Singh, whose last win was the Daily Morning SPRINT in January, was gunning hard to double his 2025 title count in The Quest Lite. Singh put up a real fight but had to settle for the runner-up spot. However, the heads-up deal meant he walked away with the largest slice of the prize money, a cool ₹1.35 Lakhs – his third-biggest score on the platform!

While that The Quest Lite near miss was undoubtedly the highlight of his session, Singh kept grinding. He went deep in three other tourneys, including snagging third place in the (PLO-5) Boost. Wrapping up his Friday, Singh logged off over ₹1.61 Lakhs richer – a strong pushback against a rough downswing he’d been weathering for over a year.

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹1,34,910* (heads-up deal)

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s (PLO-5) Boost for ₹20,398

> 9th in PokerBaazi’s (PLO-6) Daily for ₹3,836

> 28th in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) SPRINT for ₹2,097

Amarjeet Singh’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹49.99 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

Then there was Thiyam ‘thiyam’ Dannish, the streaming star from Manipur, making a solid resurgence after keeping a low profile recently. Known for his high-voltage streams, Dannish scooped up ₹82,000 for his third-place effort in The Quest Lite (it took him three bullets). He also found the cash desk in the bigger version, The Quest, finishing 28th for ₹23,100. Do the math, and Dannish banked over ₹1.05 Lakhs for his Friday efforts.

Dannish Thiyam’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.71 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹63.65 Lakhs

The Quest Lite final table itself was loaded with serious competitors. Recent Summit Lite runner-up M ‘Bluffmaster055’ Jimmy finished fourth (₹60,000), Thursday’s Summit Lite runner-up Jaikishan ‘royalking7424’ Jangid took fifth (₹48,000), and even NPC finalist (NPS India 2025 Tamil Nadu State leaderboard topper) and WSOP bracelet winner Aditya ‘gangajal’ Sushant made a deep run, finishing sixth (₹38,900). Doshi definitely earned that win against this tough company.

Even though it contributed to the overlay trend seen across all sites last night, the ₹2,000 buy-in The Quest Lite delivered serious action. The massive ₹2.31 Lakhs overlay (over 23% short of the ₹10 Lakhs guarantee) meant extra value was floating around, and the top 65 finishers pocketed at least ₹5,500. With value like that, PokerBaazi’s TDS-free cashout offer running through April, and talk of a whole month of daily The MoneyMaker editions coming in May, the summer poker grind looks intense on India’s leading online platform!

Final Table Results

1. Pratik ‘pratspratik’ Doshi – ₹1,30,090*
2. Amarjeet ‘ninjakar‘ Singh – ₹1,34,910*
3. Thiyam ‘thiyam’ Dannish – ₹82,000
4. M ‘Bluffmaster055’ Jimmy – ₹60,000
5. Jaikishan ‘royalking7424’ Jangid – ₹48,000
6. Aditya ‘gangajal’ Sushant – ₹38,900
7. almemun – ₹30,600
8. Missmaisel – ₹22,500

*denotes a heads-up deal

Ayush ‘Goosemaverick’ Khandelwal (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹75,377), Neha ‘bugsy’ Kamath (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 BOOST for ₹34,276), Mukesh ‘Guruuu’ Surana (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹28,080), ‘target147’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD PLO-6 Daily for ₹22,020), ‘player13’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹19,474), ‘fishy2404’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 6-Max SPRINT for ₹11,430), and ‘Ankur0510’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Boost for ₹8,576) won the other Friday marquees on PokerBaazi.

Junglee Poker

BG#44 Friday Supernova – ₹6 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,450

Entries – 178

Total Prize Pool – ₹6,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹3,33,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹2,67,000

Places Paid – 20

While cricket fans across India are living and breathing IPL 2025, Junglee Poker is keeping the poker fires burning hot right alongside it with their fantastic Indian T20-themed Battle Ground series. Great news for the grinders – the series got extended and will now run through May 25, perfectly timed to wrap up just as the IPL final lights up Kolkata’s Eden Gardens!

Friday night on Junglee saw the spotlight zero in on the ₹6 Lakhs GTD BG#44 Friday Supernova. This weekly 8 PM staple pulled in 178 contenders, all looking to bank a nice score to kick off the weekend proper. When the virtual dust finally settled, the mystery player ‘zrock’ walked away with the top prize money. This grinder, who already showed promise with a fourth-place finish in the Thursday Mini Highroller earlier this month, managed to go all the way this time. They won the marquee event outright, collecting a cool ₹1.16 Lakhs, with a hefty chunk of that – ₹58,594 – coming purely from knocking out opponents!

‘funsport35410872,’ another name often seen battling on the site, put up a solid fight and got close to the top spot but eventually bowed out in second place. Still, their strong performance earned them a respectable ₹78,025, boosted by ₹20,250 in bounties. Also making it to the podium was ‘winner-gamer,’ who locked down third place and added ₹46,471 (₹6,844 in bounties) to their account balance.

Making waves yet again at a final table – no surprise here – was Anurag ‘GutshotHaiBro’ Srivastava. This Delhi-based poker beast has been on an absolute tear since winning Monday’s Daily Last Chance, and his hot streak just kept going Friday night. He navigated his way to a seventh-place finish in the BG#44 Friday Supernova, boosting his ever-growing bankroll by another ₹43,716 – impressively, ₹29,531 of that came from knocking out opponents!

But Srivastava’s Friday grind was far from confined to just Junglee Poker. True to form, the man was firing on all cylinders across the major platforms, wrapping up his night with a very tidy ₹2.19 Lakhs collected from four deep runs. That included a notable fifth-place finish in PokerBaazi’s high-stakes Friday feature, The Quest.

> 5th in PokerBaazi’s The Quest for ₹1,34,700

> 7th in Junglee Poker’s BG#44 Friday Supernova for ₹43,716* (₹29,531 in bounties)

> 10th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹35,051

> 57th in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹5,500

Following the familiar pattern seen across most sites Friday night, the BG#44 Friday Supernova experienced a small overlay, falling ₹33,000 shy of its ₹6 Lakhs guarantee. As always, this slight miss meant extra juicy value for the players who jumped in. The top 20 finishers got a slice of the ₹3.33 Lakhs main prize pool, while plenty of others padded their wallets by collecting bounties from the ₹2.67 Lakhs bounty pool. It made the late-night session pay off nicely for many grinders.

And remember, the Battle Ground series is still going strong! With five more action-packed weeks scheduled, running right alongside the IPL drama, there’s heaps more high-stakes fun and fantastic value waiting for players on Junglee Poker this summer.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. zrock – ₹1,16,436
2. funsport35410872 – ₹78,025
3. winner-gamer – ₹46,471
4. mohana23 – ₹31,568
5. ninx – ₹45,820
6. vb018 – ₹26,973
7. Anurag ‘GutshotHaiBro’ Srivastava – ₹43,716
8. sportarc40573167 – ₹12,341

The other Battle Ground Series title winners of the day included ‘mightyaj’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD BG#45 Friday Fighter for ₹42,468) and ‘SaniyaIND’ (Won ₹70K GTD BG#43 Friday Sunsetter for ₹19,814).

‘imrana03148’ won the ₹60K GTD Hangover for ₹11,712.

₹50 Lakhs GTD BG Main Event – Qualifier 19

Q19 > Entries – 102 | Survivors – 11 | Chip Leader – ‘Suhali18’ (276,428)

Combined > Entries – 999 | Survivors – 141 | Overall Chip Leader – ‘SaajanDhadialaa’ (522,112)

Adda52

The Ballers – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,050

Entries – 85

Re-entries – 91

Rebuys – 5

Prize Pool – ₹17,50,000

Places Paid – 27

You’ve got to give it to Adda52—they’re really stepping on the gas in 2025. That whole revamp of their tournament schedule wasn’t just window dressing; it feels like they’re making a real push. With richer events, more variety, and beefier guarantees, it looks like they’re seriously aiming to close the distance on current market leader PokerBaazi.

That ambitious vibe was palpable again this Friday. Adda52’s virtual felt buzzed with their prime-time biggies – the ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Ballers and the newer ₹10 Lakhs GTD Friday Mystery Bounty. On top of that, the ₹1 Crore GTD Burstfire kicked off its third starting flight. It was a stacked night of poker heat, setting things up nicely for a potentially massive Sunday with Day 2 of Burstfire and the second ₹10 Lakhs GTD Golden Freeroll on the docket on India’s longest-running online poker site alongside the usual staples!

Right in the thick of it all, once again last night, was Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra. This Young Gun has been playing with incredible precision throughout 2025. After a massive first quarter that saw him hit a staggering 19 final tables (including eight top-three finishes!), he finally snagged his first win of the year in mid-March, taking down the Adda52 Millions for the third time. Since the new financial year ticked over, he seems to be hitting a whole new gear.

After posting three final tables across Adda52’s Sunday Big Slick, Mystery Bounty, and Adda52 Millions this month, Mehrotra stormed through Thursday night to claim his sixth career Godfather title. But he wasn’t finished.

Come Friday, Mehrotra did it again – back-to-back flagship wins! For an incredible sixth time, he tamed the 8 PM headliner, The Ballers, navigating a tough field of 181 entries (85 unique) to pocket a very handsome ₹4.01 Lakhs. And his night wasn’t over; deep runs in three other tournaments saw his single-day haul climb just shy of ₹4.28 Lakhs. For this IIT and IIM alum, after a period of consistently strong finishes, the wins are really starting to stack up now!

> 1st in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹4,00,797

> 14th in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹12,500

> 18th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹8,250

> 24th in Adda52’s Friday Mystery Bounty for ₹6,168

Sanat Mehrotra’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹16.29 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.13 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #3

While Mehrotra was busy adding another The Ballers trophy to his collection, Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar was writing his own electrifying comeback chapter.

Kumar is a long-time online warrior and a certified crusher whose profit graph seems to only know one direction: up. His resume boasts ten scores over seven figures, including several huge wins like the Legend Poker Series Main Event, The Millionaire Lite, and the Adda52 Full House. He had a quieter start to 2025, including a rough run during NPS India 2025. But winning the Adda52 Millions in late March snapped a 10-month title-less streak and reignited the fire. Since then, Kumar’s been building steam, with recent podiums in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) BSS SPRINT and The Endeavour, along with a sixth-place finish in Adda52’s Godfather on Thursday.

Friday, however, was his biggest statement yet – a night where he almost scooped two flagship titles. He fought his way to victory in PokerBaazi’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD WTF, adding ₹2.01 Lakhs to the coffers. Then, he nearly went all the way in The Ballers too, finishing as the runner-up right behind Mehrotra and banking another ₹3.03 Lakhs. An eighth-place finish in the other Adda52 marquee, the Friday Mystery Bounty, topped it off, bringing his total for the day to a striking figure, clocking out Friday with a haul of almost ₹5.33 Lakhs, making him the biggest winner across the board!

From lying low to topping the daily charts, Kumar is emphatically back in the mix. If he keeps this up, expect to see his name frequently lighting up the winner’s circle again.

> 2nd in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹3,03,171

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹2,00,593

> 8th in Adda52’s Friday Mystery Bounty for ₹29,086

Dhinesh Kumar’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹10.94 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.97 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹45.08 Lakhs

The Ballers’ final table was arguably the most loaded one running anywhere Friday night. It featured killers like last week`s The Ballers champion Sahil ‘imhighishove’ Mahboobani (3rd for ₹2.29 Lakhs), fresh off a sixth place in Big PLO-5; Arpan ‘Distroyer’ Majhi (4th for ₹1.73 Lakhs), who championed Thursday‘s Summit Lite and took third in The Summit; the scorching hot Abilash ‘steelbala’ Bala (5th for ₹1.31 Lakhs); and current POY#5 Advait ‘ronaldinho018’ Rajguru (6th for ₹99,257). Tough crowd!

Now, about those overlays – they were significant again. The ₹8,050 buy-in The Ballers needed a lot more players to meet its ₹20 Lakhs guarantee, ending a whopping ₹7.33 Lakhs short. That’s a shortfall of nearly 37% – the value handed back to the players was insane. The top 27 finishers got paid from the guarantee, with the min-cash coming in at ₹23,333, almost triple the buy-in! Between the richer schedule, the exciting upcoming events like Burstfire and the Golden Freeroll, and the sheer value dripping from these overlays, Adda52 is practically showering players with rewards this month. If you’re not playing there right now, you might just be leaving free money on the virtual table.

Final Table Results

1. Sanat ‘mehro2511’ Mehrotra – ₹4,00,797
2. Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar – ₹3,03,171
3. Sahil ‘imhighishove’ Mahboobani – ₹2,29,327
4. Arpan ‘Distroyer’ Majhi – ₹1,73,470
5. Abilash ‘steelbala’ Bala – ₹1,31,218
6. Advait ‘ronaldinho018’ Rajguru – ₹99,257

Friday Mystery Bounty– ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,200

Entries – 103

Re-entries – 96

Re-buy – 17

Total Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹5,00,000

Places Paid – 31

Adda52 kept its foot on the gas Friday night, continuing the aggressive push with its beefed-up tournament lineup. Alongside the usual heavyweight headliner, The Ballers, the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Friday Mystery Bounty rolled out for its second exciting week. Clearly, this knockout format is quickly catching on with the players, and nobody capitalised better this time than Lakshay ‘lakshayadhikari’ Adhikari.

If one player truly embodies Adda52’s current momentum, it might be Adhikari. This tournament regular is operating in what can only be described as sublime form right now, quietly racking up results week after week and now making some serious noise at the top.

Just check out the last fortnight: a win in Godfather Lite, runner-up in Voyager, third in Monster Turbo PKO last Thursday, followed immediately by back-to-back final tables in this very Friday Mystery Bounty and Saturday’s Nighttide DST Adda last weekend. That’s some serious consistency.

He has been even more clinical this week. He final tabled Monday’s Inception, did it again in Tuesday Takedown, snagged a podium spot in Wednesday Wonder, and then, come Friday, he went all the way in the Friday Mystery Bounty.

Kicking off at 7 PM, the Friday Mystery Bounty pulled in 103 players (swelling to 216 total entries), all drawn by the lure of those hidden mystery prizes. Adhikari, however, played with remarkable control. Firing just a single bullet, he seemed locked in from the start, confidently navigating the field. He sealed the victory convincingly, banking a total of ₹1.86 Lakhs. A huge chunk of that – ₹86,994 – came from collecting those valuable mystery bounties along the way, tallying up his third title already in 2025!

Lakshay Adhikari’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹15.66 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹8.05 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #3

The heads-up battle almost provided a storybook finish for the long-time mystery player ‘adritsingh01.’ Active on the site since 2018 but only recently starting to consistently deliver top results, ‘adritsingh01’ was riding high after a runner-up finish in The Starlight last Saturday (which was their previous best score) and winning Thursday’s Late Night Party.

They came incredibly close to capturing their first-ever flagship title last night, but fell short in the duel against Adhikari. Still, the second-place finish was a new personal best score, and they walked away with a massive ₹1.84 Lakhs payout – fueled by an absolutely jaw-dropping ₹1.10 Lakhs collected purely from bounties! A breakout performance that definitely puts this player firmly on everyone’s radar.

adritsingh01’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹5.50 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹4.15 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #8

And that final table was no walk in the park. It was practically a minefield packed with heavy hitters: Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja (4th for ₹50,353) (₹9,966 in bounties), who was runner-up in this same event last week; Kashish ‘Fletcher03’ Gupta (5th for ₹1.05 Lakhs) (₹74,812 in bounties), fresh off final tables in the Adda52 Millions and The Endeavour Lite; last week’s Friday Mystery Bounty champion Arjanveer ‘arjan30’ Singh Chadha (6th for ₹81,942) (₹59,786 in bounties); Thursday’s Summit Lite finalist and 2024 POY#6 Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma (7th for ₹36,385) (₹19,974 in bounties); and even Friday night’s overall top scorer Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar (8th for ₹29,086) (₹16,931 in bounties). Making it through that lineup was a serious accomplishment!

The ₹3,450 buy-in Friday Mystery Bounty promised big thrills and certainly brought them. Like the other major events on Adda52’s Friday card, it did fall short of its ₹10 Lakhs guarantee, missing the mark by a noticeable ₹2.12 Lakhs. However, that overlay translated into fantastic added value for the players, spread among the top 31 finishers who cashed from the main prize pool. Factor in those juicy mystery bounties that came into play on every knockout after the money bubble burst, and the action was genuinely explosive. Expect more nights like this – the Mystery Bounty format is finding its groove on Adda52.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Lakshay ‘lakshayadhikari’ Adhikari – ₹1,86,386
2. adritsingh01 – ₹1,83,617
3. karu2351 – ₹82,296
4. Ashish ‘rocky3705’ Ahuja – ₹50,353
5. Kashish ‘Fletcher03’ Gupta – ₹1,04,726
6. Arjanveer ‘arjan30’ Singh Chadha – ₹81,942
7. Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma – ₹36,385
8. Dhinesh ‘dinzy009’ Kumar – ₹29,086

Myron ‘zzzzz369’ Pereira (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD Friday Bounty for ₹90,148), ‘erythro143’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Deep Dive for ₹45,502), Utkarsh ‘utkarshvaish9’ Vaish (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Afternoon Bounty for ₹41,788), Uppala ‘Saiupp1987’ Sai Raghu (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹32,770), Piyush ‘NoName30’ Nanda (Won ₹50K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹25,762), and ‘bulbul45’ (Won ₹50K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹14771) won the other Friday marquees on Adda52.

₹1 Crore GTD Burstfire – Day 1C

Day 1C > Entries – 150 | Re-entries – 89 | Rebuys – 4 | Survivors – 23 | Chip Leader – ‘majnu3008’ (379,158)

Combined > Entries – 542 | Re-entries – 264 | Rebuys – 7 | Survivors – 85 | Overall Chip Leader – Shagun ‘sogani94’ Jain (597,786)

Spartan Poker

Young Gun Arsh ‘BigggTymeR’ Grover (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD Supreme for ₹76,400), Sony ‘swAAmi’ Puthussery (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Spotlight for ₹44,400), ‘ZooZ77’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹27,122), Shibsambhu ‘Robot3’ Ghosh (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Daily Kickoff for ₹18,262), and Gourav ‘gourav0657’ Das (Won ₹50K GTD Dark Knight for ₹13,000), and ‘Pooja777A’ (Won ₹50K GTD Centurian for ₹9,400) won the Friday marquees on Spartan Poker.

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