Daily Majors: Naveen Kumar S and Sashank Chakravarthy Crush the Competition in a Power-Packed Friday

Friday night’s online poker scene was an all-out adrenaline rush—high-stakes battles, intense showdowns, and electrifying victories that had the virtual felts buzzing! The action was relentless as PokerBaazi and Natural8 India rolled out blockbuster tournaments, setting the stage for the fiercest grinders to shine. Meanwhile, MPL Poker kept the energy soaring with a free-to-play invite, ensuring that whether you were chasing glory or just dipping your toes into the action, there was a seat for everyone at the table.

The night belonged to Naveen Kumar S, who made a roaring comeback to Natural8 India after a two-and-a-half-month break. If there was any rust, he shook it off instantly, diving straight into the APL Series: Zodiac Main Event—where a staggering 2,127 entries made it a true test of skill and endurance. Kumar’s razor-sharp instincts and unshakable resolve saw him carve his way through the field, locking up a career-best ₹7.41 Lakhs in an unforgettable podium finish.

If Friday was a grinder’s paradise, then Sashank Chakravarthy was among the undisputed headliners! The 2024 POY #9 stormed into 2025 with a jaw-dropping heater, announcing his arrival in emphatic fashion. He went on a rampage, capturing not one but TWO major titles while coming heartbreakingly close to a third, stacking up a mind-blowing ₹6.75 Lakhs—the second-biggest haul of the night. His first triumph came in Pocket52’s Pocket Highroller, where he pocketed ₹4.02 Lakhs, before bulldozing through Junglee Poker’s Friday Supernova for another ₹1.40 Lakhs. And if that wasn’t enough, he was agonizingly close to making it a hat-trick, finishing runner-up in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹1.34 Lakhs. Two wins in a single night? That’s legendary. Chakravarthy made it look effortless.

But the night’s biggest fairytale belonged to PokerBaazi’s latest breakout star—‘l0ll0l0lajaf’—a grinder who had been knocking on the door for years. After enduring a string of near-misses, they finally had their moment of triumph, clinching The Quest title for a career-best ₹5.18 Lakhs. And right on their heels was none other than JaiKiran Kumar, who came within inches of The Quest Lite trophy, finishing runner-up for ₹3.09 Lakhs. Racking up six deep runs, Kumar pushed his total winnings for the night to ₹4.37 Lakhs.

Young Gun Ashwin Vijayvergiya roared back into the spotlight, snapping a ten-week dry spell in electrifying fashion! He took down Adda52’s The Ballers for a cool ₹3.51 Lakhs, marking his third-largest score on the platform. With a runner-up in Pocket52’s (7-Max) Deepstack Turbo, Vijayvergiya’s Friday total soared to ₹4.33 Lakhs, locking in fourth place on the Friday leaderboard. Meanwhile, Mohsin Shaikh, fresh off a runner-up finish in Tuesday’s The Mint, fell just short in The Ballers, banking ₹2.65 Lakhs. With another deep run under his belt, Shaikh closed the night with ₹2.93 Lakhs in winnings.

‘Keechad,’ after a three-month break, came back swinging, tearing through a jaw-dropping 5,089-entry field in the GGMasters Bounty Warm-Up 25, fighting their way to a stellar fourth-place finish and locking in a site-best ₹3.32 Lakhs.

Kashish Gupta delivered a knockout performance in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite, clinching a thrilling victory for ₹1.98 Lakhs! The #28 The MoneyMaker champion wrapped up their Friday run with ₹3.32 Lakhs in winnings.

Abir Sinha made a triumphant comeback to the PokerBaazi winner’s circle last night, ending a seven-week title drought with a commanding victory in the WTF, securing a ₹2.24 Lakhs payday, following a heads-up deal. The victory was more than just another milestone—it marked his fourth-biggest online score, pushing his total Friday winnings to an impressive ₹2.49 Lakhs. ‘Heflyshigh’ narrowly missed their second title of 2025, finishing runner-up and pocketing ₹1.90 Lakhs from the deal.

Prabhat Saini, a sporadic yet formidable presence on PokerBaazi, finally broke an eight-month title drought with a resounding victory in the Daily Last Chance. The win brought him ₹1.78 Lakhs, marking his second-best score on PokerBaazi and the seventh-largest payday of his career. The final showdown saw ‘IMNKN’ putting up a determined fight, but they ultimately secured a ₹1.54 Lakhs runner-up finish. More than just a big payday, the deep run helped them recover over 55% of their past losses on the site, making the result a significant confidence booster.

Friday night also witnessed stellar performances across several marquee events, with standout victories from Neeraj Kumar, Buhr Advirkar, Sehej Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Pradeep Singh, Adwait Pol, Paramjeet, Arun Kumar, Saddam Qureshi, Riyana Rashid and Lavesh Meena.

Here are the Friday highlights!

PokerBaazi

The Quest – ₹30 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,750

Entries – 337

Re-entries – 297

Prize Pool – ₹31,70,000

Places Paid – 101

Friday nights on PokerBaazi are synonymous with high-octane poker action, and this past Friday was no exception. The ₹30 Lakhs GTD The Quest took center stage, and after an eight-hour marathon, it was the enigmatic ‘l0ll0l0lajaf’ who emerged from the shadows, claiming their first-ever title on the platform and a career-best ₹5.18 Lakhs payday.

Hailing from Punjab, ‘l0ll0l0lajaf’ had been a dedicated grinder on PokerBaazi since April 2021, enduring their share of near-misses—finishing as the runner-up in PBC#16 Value Town in August 2022 and the 1000X #24 Mini Main Event in November 2023. But in their 21st tournament of the year, the monkey was finally off their back. They outmaneuvered a massive field of 634 entries (337 unique) in the 8 PM flagship event, finally clinching that elusive first The Quest title, a victory that not only brought immense satisfaction but also helped chip away at some past losses.

l0ll0l0lajaf’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹28.65 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

Meanwhile, former Game Changer champion JaiKiran ‘testify’ Kumar has been tearing through the tables in 2025. With two titles already in his bag, including PokerBaazi’s Big PLO-5 and Adda52’s MMA Monster Stack, Kumar was on the prowl for a third. He fired two bullets in The Quest, putting up a valiant fight and coming agonizingly close to victory. Ultimately, he had to settle for a runner-up finish, but still walked away with a hefty ₹3.09 Lakhs.

But Kumar wasn’t done. He went on a tear across Friday’s tournaments, racking up six deep runs in total. This included a third-place finish in PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance and a seventh-place finish in Adda52’s Nighttide DST Adda. When all was said and done, he had amassed a staggering ₹4.37 Lakhs in total winnings for the day!

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Quest for ₹3,09,392

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance for ₹98,645

> 31st in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹10,000

> 68th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹5,778

> 7th in Adda52’s Nighttide DST Adda for ₹5,451

The final table of The Quest was stacked with some well-known names, including Rahul ‘viran’ Kumar (3rd for ₹2.47 Lakhs), Thursday’s WTF champion Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan (4th for ₹1.90 Lakhs), the recent Big PLO-5 victor Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani (5th for ₹1.39 Lakhs), Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi (6th for ₹1.14 Lakhs) and Maria ‘TheOutlaw’ Kirloskar (7th for ₹92,564).

The Quest didn’t just meet its guarantee; it obliterated it, generating a massive ₹31.70 Lakhs prize pool. The top 101 players all got a piece of the pie, each securing at least ₹10,144, which was 1.77 times their ₹5,750 buy-in.

Final Table Results

1. l0ll0l0lajaf – ₹5,17,661
2. JaiKiran ‘testify’ Kumar – ₹3,09,392
3. Rahul ‘viran’ Kumar – ₹2,46,626
4. Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan – ₹1,90,200
5. Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani – ₹1,39,480
6. Akshay ‘akdolos’ Joshi – ₹1,14,120
7. Maria ‘TheOutlaw’ Kirloskar – ₹92,564
8. srishyam – ₹71,325

WTF – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 461

Re-entries – 402

Prize Pool – ₹16,50,919

Places Paid – 121

PokerBaazi regular Abir ‘abirsinhaa’ Sinha, last seen snatching victory in the WPT#34 Bounty Hunter (PKO) back on December 14, made a triumphant return to the PokerBaazi winner’s circle last night, clinching the ₹15 Lakhs GTD WTF title, marking Sinha’s first big win of 2025.

Firing four bullets, Sinha overcame a massive field of 863 entries (461 unique) in a grueling seven-hour-and-forty-minute poker marathon. The 7:30 PM flagship event was a real endurance test, but Sinha, showing nerves of steel, emerged victorious. He claimed his first-ever WTF title and a hefty ₹2.24 Lakhs prize after a heads-up deal, his fourth-biggest online score to date. He scored in two more events, collectively winning almost ₹2.49 Lakhs. This win was a near-total comeback, slashing his online losses to a mere ₹66,000 and ending a seven-week title drought with a bang.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹2,24,481* (heads-up deal)

> 26th in PokerBaazi’s The Quest for ₹22,190

> 38th in PokerBaazi’s (7-Max) SPRINT for ₹1,882

Abir Sinha’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Adda52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹40.18 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

Former BSS HighRoller & IPM#43 (7-Max) Monsterstack champion ‘Heflyshigh’ (anonymity requested), who had already tasted the sweet nectar of victory earlier in the month in The Pride Lite, was hungry for more. Building on a fifth-place finish in Thursday’s The Summit, they fought valiantly, reaching the WTF’s heads-up battle. The title, however, remained just out of reach. Still, ‘Heflyshigh’ walked away with a substantial ₹1.90 Lakhs, courtesy of the deal, their sixth-biggest score so far.

Heflyshigh’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹46.89 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.14 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

The WTF final table was a constellation of poker talent, featuring this week’s Tuesday Phoenix champion Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat (3rd for ₹1.22 Lakhs), the 2023 WPT Prime India Main Event champion Prasit ‘Stungunner’ Chowdhury (4th for ₹94,102), and Thursday’s Daily Last Chance champion Siddhant ‘ALLinBoy’ Gaurav (5th for ₹77,428).

With a ₹2,200 entry fee, the WTF was the hottest game in town. The guarantee was left in the dust as a massive ₹16.51 Lakhs prize pool materialized. Even a min-cash was a cause for celebration, with the top 121 finishers all pocketing at least ₹4,623, more than doubling their initial investment.

Final Table Results

1. Abir ‘abirsinhaa’ Sinha – ₹2,24,481*
2. Heflyshigh – ₹1,90,230*
3. Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat – ₹1,22,168
4. Prasit ‘Stungunner’ Chowdhury – ₹94,102
5. Siddhant ‘ALLinBoy’ Gaurav – ₹77,428
6. Fishlover001 – ₹63,230
7. FantasticMrFish – ₹49,528
8. AceAk01 – ₹36,155

*denotes a heads-up deal

The Quest Lite – ₹12.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,875

Entries – 250

Re-entries – 187

Prize Pool – ₹12,500,000

Places Paid – 65

Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta (opted out of our tracking) turned up the heat last night, transforming the virtual felt into his personal ATM, raking in a hefty ₹3.32 Lakhs across two deep runs. This included a spectacular title win and a nail-biting fourth-place finish. The #28 The MoneyMaker champion was clearly on a mission, and Friday night bowed down to his poker prowess.

Gupta’s crowning achievement came in PokerBaazi’s ₹12.50 Lakhs GTD The Quest Lite. He entered the 7:30 PM flagship with four bullets, a clear sign of his determination. After a grueling six hours and 20 minutes, he outmaneuvered a field of 437 entries (250 unique), finally seizing the title and a sweet ₹1.98 Lakhs. The win surged him to #67 on PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Crores GTD 2025 Player of the Year leaderboard race.

He nearly pulled off a double victory, making a deep run in Pocket52’s Pocket Highroller. However, his impressive run ended in fourth place, but not before adding another ₹1.34 Lakhs to his rapidly expanding bankroll.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹1,97,500

> 4th in Pocket52’s Pocket Highroller for ₹1,34,100

While Gupta dominated The Quest Lite, Sashank ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ Chakravarthy was busy scripting his own success story. He stormed through Pocket52’s Pocket Highroller, seizing the title and a hefty ₹4.02 Lakhs. Then, turning his attention to Junglee Poker’s Friday Supernova, he added another title for ₹1.40 Lakhs (₹77,104 in bounties) to his rapidly growing pile of cash. Not content with two wins, he fired a couple of bullets in The Quest Lite, fought his way to the final two, and ultimately finished as the runner-up, banking another ₹1.34 Lakhs. By the end of this tumultuous night, Chakravarthy had notched up three podium finishes and a mind-blowing ₹6.75 Lakhs in total winnings, making him the second-biggest winner of the day.

Sashank Chakravarthy’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.03 Crores

The Quest Lite final table was a showdown of top-tier talent, including Thursday’s Monster Turbo PKO champion, three-time POY and Young Gun Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood (4th for ₹75,000), Debapriya ‘detulelungikhul’ Manna (5th for ₹60,000), last night’s (6-Max) SPRINT champion Sehej ‘UdixiAgain’ Singh (6th for ₹48,625), PokerBaazi Team Pro Laksh ‘boomtlt23’ Pal Singh (7th for ₹38,250), and Sacheen ‘Cheifisback’ Ramchandani (8th for ₹28,125).

Despite the star-studded field, The Quest Lite experienced a ₹1.58 Lakhs overlay against its advertised ₹12.50 Lakhs guarantee. With a ₹2,875 buy-in, the top 65 finishers all walked away with at least ₹6,875, a nice 2.4 times return on their initial investment.

Final Table Results

1. Kashish ‘BeeTa03’ Gupta – ₹1,97,500
2. Sashank ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ Chakravarthy – ₹1,33,750
3. Fishlover001 – ₹1,02,500
4. Gaurav ‘gaug17’ Sood – ₹75,000
5. Debapriya ‘detulelungikhul’ Manna – ₹60,000
6. Sehej ‘UdixiAgain’ Singh – ₹48,625
7. Laksh ‘boomtlt23’ Pal Singh – ₹38,250
8. Sacheen ‘Cheifisback’ Ramchandani – ₹28,125

Daily Last Chance – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,500

Entries – 353

Re-entries – 252

Prize Pool – ₹13,15,270

Places Paid – 94

Late nights on PokerBaazi are where the magic happens. Friday’s action was a prime example, serving up a delicious tournament feast that kept the adrenaline pumping and the rewards flowing well into Saturday morning. The ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Last Chance was the final act of the night, drawing a massive field of 605 hungry contenders (353 unique) to the 10:30 PM showdown, smashing the guarantee in the process. Each player brought their A-game, and the battle raged for nearly 6.5 hours, keeping the virtual felt ablaze until the very end.

Emerging from the chaos was the sporadic grinder Prabhat ‘callmenow’ Saini, a player who had last tasted victory with his (PLO-5) BOOST win back in May 2024 and was clearly overdue for a big score. And a big score it was. Saini conquered the Daily Last Chance for his first win of 2025, adding a cool ₹1.78 Lakhs to their bankroll after a strategic heads-up deal. This victory marked his second-best score on PokerBaazi and his seventh-best overall, a powerful statement to kick off their 2025 campaign.

Prabhat Saini’s online stats (Adda52, PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹50.47 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

The runner-up, mystery player ‘IMNKN,’ active since October 2024 and already a flagship winner from their The Big Show Lite triumph last November, fought tooth and nail for their second flagship title and first win of 2025. They ultimately fell just short, finishing second in the Daily Last Chance but still walking away with a hefty ₹1.54 Lakhs (from the same deal), their second-highest score on the platform, a sum that helped them recover over 55% of their past losses on the site.

The Daily Last Chance final table was packed with familiar faces, including last night’s The Quest runner-up, JaiKiran ‘testify’ Kumar, who snagged third place for ₹98,645. Arush ‘arush20000’ Pratap finished fifth for ₹63,528, and Clinton ‘OnlyTens’ Tavares took eighth for ₹30,646.

With a ₹2,500 buy-in, the Daily Last Chance blew past its advertised guarantee by over ₹3.15 Lakhs. The boosted ₹13.15 Lakhs prize pool offered incredible value, with the top 94 finishers all getting a slice of the pie and a minimum cash set at a generous ₹5,261. For those who dared to battle through the late-night hours, the Daily Last Chance proved to be a very profitable endeavor.

Final Table Results

1. Prabhat ‘callmenow’ Saini – ₹1,78,341*
2. IMNKN – ₹1,53,765*
3. JaiKiran ‘testify’ Kumar – ₹98,645
4. Kbob – ₹74,970
5. Arush ‘arush20000’ Pratap – ₹63,528
6. bigusdikus – ₹52,348
7. amitrai112000 – ₹41,431
8. Clinton ‘OnlyTens’ Tavares – ₹30,646

*denotes a heads-up deal

‘davepranav2006’ (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Afternoon Boost for ₹65,981), Neeraj ‘SelfClaimedPro’ Kumar (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost for ₹32,140), ‘pokerbaazi666’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹26,840), ‘fruifullllll’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹16,120), Buhr ‘buhr1085’ Advirkar (Won ₹1 Lakh Evening SPRINT for ₹15,000), ‘EblchinNikz (Won ₹1 Lakh Midnight SPRINT for ₹11,530), Sehej ‘UdixiAgain’ Singh (Won ₹1 Lakh 6-Max SPRINT for ₹10,820), and ‘mppokerking’ (Won ₹1 Lakh Boost for ₹7,870) won the other Friday marquees on PokerBaazi.

Junglee Poker

Sashank ‘TheTamizhdurrr’ Chakravarthy won the ₹8 Lakhs GTD Friday Supernova for ₹1.40 Lakhs.

Sanjay ‘floppednuts’ Kumar (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Friday Fighter for ₹69,236), ‘godfather’ (Won ₹80K GTD Friday Sunsetter for ₹21,933), and ‘gosanta’ (Won ₹60K GTD Hangover for ₹11,203) won the other Friday marquees on Junglee Poker.

Adda52

The Ballers – ₹17.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,050

Entries – 107

Re-entries – 91

Prize Pool – ₹17,50,000

Places Paid – 27

Young Gun Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay1399’ Vijayvergiya is a force of nature in the poker world, a player who consistently defies expectations and adds to his already impressive list of accomplishments. With a Legend Poker Series Main Event victory in 2023, a Millionaire VI title, and a PokerBaazi IPM #100 Grand Master win in 2024, he’s a certified crusher. He also made waves at the 2024 USOP Haiphong and recently snagged a runner-up finish in Spartan Poker’s Ignite and a third-place finish in Pocket52’s (7-Max) Deepstack Turbo just last Sunday. Last night, he etched two more incredible achievements into his poker legacy, including his first title of 2025, breaking a nearly ten-week dry spell since his The Mint win back in November.

Vijayvergiya absolutely dominated Adda52, conquering the ₹17.50 Lakhs GTD The Ballers and finishing runner-up in Pocket52’s ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Deepstack Turbo – both marking first-time feats for him. This Friday night rampage netted him over ₹4.33 Lakhs, landing him a solid fourth place on the Friday leaderboard.

Vijayvergiya started his winning streak by conquering The Ballers. He outlasted a field of 198 entries (107 unique), ultimately triumphing in the 8 PM Friday flagship for the first time in his career and pocketing ₹3.51 Lakhs, his third-largest score on the platform.

He nearly scored a double victory, making a deep run in the (7-Max) Deepstack Turbo. After firing four bullets, he finished in a close second place, adding another ₹82,550 to his nightly haul.

> 1st in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹3,50,693

> 2nd in Pocket52’s (7-Max) Deepstack Turbo for ₹82,550

Ashwin Vijayvergiya’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.28 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.62 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #1

Of course, the spotlight wasn’t solely on Vijayvergiya. Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh, a long-time regular and The MoneyMaker 85.0 champion, fresh off a runner-up finish in Tuesday’s The Mint, scored his second Adda52 flagship runner-up finish of the week in The Ballers, taking home ₹2.65 Lakhs.

Shaikh has been on an absolute tear, with a win in Adda52’s Godfather Lite in early December and a slew of recent final table appearances in flagship events like Pocket Bullets, Pocket Rockets, Pocket Kings, Adda52’s Iron Man, and Sunday Head Hunter. He also bagged his first title of the year in Monday’s Voyager.

Last night, Shaikh cashed in another three events along with his runner-up finish, bringing his total take for the day to over ₹2.93 Lakhs. He’s definitely on a roll.

> 2nd in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹2,65,274

> 12th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹14,858

> 78th in PokerBaazi’s The Quest for ₹10,144

> 27th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹3,117

Mohsin Shaikh’s online stats (Adda52, PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.37 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.08 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #1

The final table of The Ballers was stacked with talent, featuring the 2023 POY#2 Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan (3rd for ₹2.01 Lakhs), the ever-consistent Abhimanyu ‘PsychoDrama’ Mittal (4th for ₹1.52 Lakhs) and the 2024 POY#18 and Tuesday’s Big PLO-5 runner-up finisher Sagar ‘rajsagar32’ Raj (5th for ₹1.15 Lakhs).

The ₹8,050 buy-in The Ballers experienced a significant ₹3.64 Lakhs overlay against its ₹17.50 Lakhs guarantee. The top 27 finishers walked away with padded bankrolls, each securing at least ₹15,430, making it a night to remember on India’s longest-running online poker platform!

Final Table Results

1. Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay1399’ Vijayvergiya – ₹3,50,693
2. Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh – ₹2,65,274
3. Sreekanth ‘n0thing’ Narayan – ₹2,00,661
4. Abhimanyu ‘PsychoDrama’ Mittal – ₹1,51,786
5. Sagar ‘rajsagar32’ Raj – ₹1,14,815
6. Rmitz – ₹86,850

₹50 Lakhs GTD Big Whale – Day 1B

Day 1B> Entries – 62 | Re-entries – 53 | Re-buys – 3| Survivors – 14 | Chip Leader – Advait ‘robaldinho018’ Rajguru (224,234)

Combined> Entries – 167 | Re-entries – 116 | Re-buys – 8| Survivors – 32 | Overall Chip Leader – Mohit ‘FloatingMonkey’ Bohra (310,917)

Pradeep ‘Leannwin’ Singh (Won ₹4.50 Lakhs GTD Friday Bounty for ₹84,573), Adwait ‘AdwaitPol’ Pol (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Deep Dive for ₹42,808), Paramjeet ‘culuxtum’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Godfather Lite for ₹40,079), ‘brand20’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹32,772), ‘rmitz’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Afternoon Bounty for ₹28,947), Arun ‘ShahidKapoorAfridi’ Kumar (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹19,211), and Saddam ‘sam0594’ Qureshi (Won ₹45K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹13,657) won the other Friday marquees on Adda52.

Pocket52

Pocket Highroller – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹11,000

Entries – 84

Re-entries – 50

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 15

Chennai’s poker maverick, Sashank ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ Chakravarthy, turned Friday night into his personal highlight reel, putting on a show that had railbirds at the edge of their seats. A force to be reckoned with, Chakravarthy, who finished #9 in the 2024 Player of the Year race, was a man on a mission, kicking off his New Year campaign with a display of sheer dominance. The poker gods teased a repeat of Armaan Kochhar‘s Tuesday triple-title triumph, but alas, it wasn’t to be. Instead, Chakravarthy took a page from the playbook of Yash Chitre, ‘aniket030,’ and Ashish Kumar, all of whom had scored double victories earlier in the week.

He seized the spotlight, pulling off a double title run that included wins in Pocket52’s ₹15 Lakhs GTD Pocket Highroller and Junglee Poker’s ₹8 Lakhs GTD Friday Supernova. But that wasn’t all. He narrowly missed out on an epic triple crown, finishing runner-up in PokerBaazi’s ₹12 Lakhs GTD The Quest Lite. Three deep runs and a whopping ₹6.75 Lakhs in total winnings made him the second-highest scorer of the day after Natural8 India’s Naveen Kumar S.

The night kicked off with a blazing run in PokerBaazi’s 7:30 PM The Quest Lite, where Chakravarthy brought his signature fearless aggression, carving his way through a 437-entry field (250 unique). He fired two bullets, making it all the way to heads-up, just one step away from victory. But the poker fates can be fickle, and this time, they dealt him a runner-up finish. Still, a cool ₹1.34 Lakhs found its way into his bankroll, a nice start to what would become a legendary night.

If the near-miss at The Quest Lite left any fire burning inside, it erupted into pure dominance in Pocket52’s Friday showstopper, the Pocket Highroller. Three bullets were fired, and then the beast was unleashed. A field of 134 hardened players (84 unique) stood in his way, but Chakravarthy carved his way through them. Seven hours and 44 minutes of intense poker later, he stood victorious, clutching his third Pocket52 title and a platform-best ₹4.02 Lakhs, which also happened to be his biggest score of 2025 so far.

While the confetti was still falling from his Pocket Highroller victory, he was already deep in battle in Junglee Poker’s Friday Supernova—another 8 PM flagship with another stacked field of 255 entries. And just when it seemed like he might finally take his foot off the gas, he struck again. Seven minutes after winning the Pocket Highroller at 2:51 AM, Chakravarthy shipped the Friday Supernova for the second time in two months, pocketing ₹1.40 Lakhs (₹77,104 in bounties).

Chakravarthy’s Friday achievements include:

> 1st in Pocket52’s Pocket Highroller for ₹4,02,000

> 1st in Junglee Poker’s Friday Supernova for ₹1,39,687* (₹77,104 in bounties)

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹1,33,750

Sashank Chakravarthy’s Pocket52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹12.88 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.78 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

Sashank Chakravarthy’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker, and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.03 Crores

Pocket52 regular ‘Piddi_lover’ came agonizingly close to grabbing their first title of 2025, but even without the trophy, it was a night to remember. Making waves in the Pocket Highroller, they battled their way through a stacked field, grinding their way to a heads-up showdown. Though the final hurdle proved too high, they still walked away with a site-best ₹2.82 Lakhs.

They kept the momentum rolling, adding another deep run to their Friday night resume with an eighth-place finish in Soda for ₹5,145, picking up ₹2.87 Lakhs for the night. These scores also helped them recover half of his losses on the platform.

The Pocket Highroller final table was nothing short of a battlefield featuring some of the sharpest minds in the game. Abhishek ‘EINSTEIN’ Agarwal showcased his poker IQ, navigating through the competition to lock in a solid third-place finish for ₹1.81 Lakhs. Last night’s The Quest Lite champion Kashish ‘kamui’ Gupta finished fourth, netting ₹1.34 Lakhs. Meanwhile, Adiya ‘TimeLoop’ Kulkarni added another deep run to his resume, finishing sixth for ₹80,400.

With a ₹11,000 buy-in, the Pocket Highroller fell ₹2.18 Lakhs short of its ₹15 Lakhs guarantee, creating a juicy overlay and excellent value for the grinders who jumped in. The top 15 finishers locked in payouts of at least ₹24,000—solid returns for those who battled through the high-stakes action.

Final Table Results

1. Sashank ‘TheTamizhDurrr’ Chakravarthy – ₹4,02,000
2. Piddi_lover – ₹2,81,550
3. Abhishek ‘EINSTEIN’ Agarwal – ₹1,81,050
4. Kashish ‘kamui’ Gupta – ₹1,34,100
5. lewisskelly – ₹1,00,500
6. Adiya ‘TimeLoop’ Kulkarni – ₹80,400

‘mageshmagii’ (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Deepstack Turbo for ₹1.18 Lakhs), ‘JOK3R’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Soda for ₹38,625), and Riyana ‘RiriPiri’ Rashid (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Brunch for ₹28,257) won the other Friday marquees on Pocket52.

Spartan Poker

Lavesh ‘devbhati’ Meena (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Supreme for ₹66,600), ‘neetsth’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Monster Turbo for ₹20,124), and ‘garibaadmi’ (Won ₹50K GTD Holdem for ₹12,300) won the Friday marquees on Spartan Poker.

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