Daily Majors: Neel Joshi Conquers PokerBaazi’s The Summit; Siddharth Jolly’s Heater, Kovid Saraswat’s Surge & Deepak Singh’s Comeback Light Up Thursday

That post-NPS quiet period has vanished like morning mist. It’s emphatically back to business across India’s major online poker platforms, and April is already shaping up to be scorching hot, and summer hasn’t even hit full stride! PokerBaazi’s flagship tournaments are drawing big crowds, no doubt helped by their tempting TDS-free offer on players’ first three cashouts this month. Over at Natural8 India, the massive Millions Week is rolling, featuring a life-altering ₹15 Crores guaranteed for the Main Event champion. With Adda52 and Junglee Poker also keeping the pressure high, players are clearly settling in for a busy season before the WSOP 2025 madness begins next month!

Thursday saw some familiar heavy hitters making serious noise, most weaving compelling comeback narratives. Taking centre stage was Young Gun Neel Joshi. The formidable Pune-based grinder, who turned heads with a #3 finish in the 2024 Player of the Year race, powerfully ended a nearly three-month winless stretch by taking down PokerBaazi’s The Summit. The victory earned him a massive ₹7.50 Lakhs, placing him atop the day’s earnings chart. This win was not only his second title grab of 2025 but also his single biggest tournament score this year.

Siddharth Jolly, one of the circuit’s most rapidly improving talents, kept Joshi honest. Building on momentum from his NPS India 2025 Gold Medal and a runner-up finish at Natural8 India just Monday, Jolly pushed hard in The Summit, finishing second for ₹5.17 Lakhs. That figure represents his best online result in 2025 and his largest ever cash on PokerBaazi, remarkably pushing his tracked online winnings across the ₹1 Crore milestone.

Kovid Saraswat seems to be everywhere right now. Following two final table appearances the night before, he put together four deep runs, translating to ₹4.57 Lakhs in Thursday winnings. His day was highlighted by a strong third-place finish in The Summit (₹3.85 Lakhs) and a fifth-place showing in the Summit Lite (₹58,358).

Over at Natural8 India, Pranav Mago announced his arrival with authority. Jumping straight into the deep end, he navigated the mammoth 7,257-entry field of the Bounty Hunters Daily Main 54. In his first major splash on the platform, Mago played his way to an eye-catching seventh-place finish, pulling in ₹5.68 Lakhs.

Other notable results from the Natural8 India tables included:

> Tarun Goyal reinforced his POY lead with 22nd place in the Thursday Throwdown HR 1050, good for ₹2.17 Lakhs; his annual winnings now stand at ₹4.46 Crores.

> Lakshya Dawra captured his second title of the year, shipping the Bounty Hunters Hyper Special 21.60 for ₹1.82 Lakhs.

> Siddharth Pandey earned his first 2025 title on Natural8 India, winning the Zodiac Pig Last Feast Bounty for ₹1.22 Lakhs after four deep runs earlier in the year.

Deepak Singh, the NPS India 2024 Podium Leaderboard champion, authored another comeback story. He busted an eight-month winless streak on PokerBaazi by clinching the WTF title for ₹3.78 Lakhs. Singh added another deep run that lifted his Thursday total close to ₹3.94 Lakhs. Right behind him, ‘Ashwinvijay99‘ (anonymity requested) finished runner-up, collecting ₹2.50 Lakhs—their seventh-largest payout on the site. They didn’t stop there, scoring in two other events to boost their Thursday take near ₹2.71 Lakhs and crossing the ₹1 Crore mark in winnings logged on the platform.

The other PokerBaazi flagship winners of the day included Sachin Raj (Won Summit Lite for ₹1.92 Lakhs), Sam Anand (Won Daily Last Chance for ₹1.84 Lakhs), and Biplob Rana (Won Big PLO-5 for ₹1.75 Lakhs).

PokerBaazi Team Pro Laksh Pal Singh demonstrated that his exceptional form from NPS India 2025 (where he snagged four medals, including Gold) is carrying right through. He conquered Adda52’s recently introduced Mystery Bounty tournament, taking home ₹2.69 Lakhs (₹42,674 in bounties). This is his best score on Adda52 this year and his third-largest overall in 2025. Another small side cash brought Singh`s Thursday total just under ₹2.80 Lakhs. Anmol Narang, himself riding a late-March wave of good results, finished runner-up in the Mystery Bounty, banking ₹2.02 Lakhs (₹35,846 in bounties).

Intriguingly, the player who pocketed the most from the Adda52 Mystery Bounty wasn’t the winner. Ankit Wadhawan—who led the NPS India 2025 Chandigarh State Leaderboard and is one of 12 finalists heading to Goa for the ₹1 Crore National Poker Champion showdown—hit the jackpot with bounties. Although he busted the final table first (8th for ₹25,762 from the main pool), he scooped an incredible ₹3.82 Lakhs in mystery bounties for a total event haul of ₹4.08 Lakhs.

On Junglee Poker, the Lavesh Meena show rolled on! The Jaipur poker ace nailed his fourth career victory in the Thursday Mini Highroller, banking ₹1.66 Lakhs (₹86,930 in bounties) – his first win in a month since taking down the Tuesday Phoenix. Adding another cash, his Thursday total went over ₹1.76 Lakhs. Ravi Kumar Chandran, himself a winner of the Sunday Special Knockout a couple of weeks ago, finished runner-up this time for ₹1.28 Lakhs (₹52,805 in bounties).

Thursday also saw wins posted by Uppala Sai Raghu, ‘SPRINT King’ Pradip Ghosh, Akhilesh Gautam, Amit Kumar Sahu, Sidhant Khanna, Rishabh Harsh, and Clinton Tavares in marquee events across the major platforms.

Here are the Thursday highlights!

PokerBaazi

The Summit – ₹50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹10,000

Entries – 297

Re-entries – 212

Prize Pool – ₹50,00,000

Places Paid – 84

The virtual poker felt is practically scorching as PokerBaazi turns up the heat this month, kicking things off with a sizzling promise: TDS covered on every player’s first three cashouts this month! After a busy start to the week came Thursday and, with it, a storm. All eyes turned to the headlining act: the ₹50 Lakhs GTD The Summit, PokerBaazi’s primetime thriller that always promises sparks, and last night was no exception.

Right at the centre of this high-stakes drama was Neel ‘Worm33’ Joshi, the Pune crusher with a knack for turning up when the lights are brightest. A third-place finish in the record-breaking 2024 Player of the Year race still fresh in memory, Joshi hadn’t tasted victory since January when he took down the Blockbuster. He was hard on the grind at this year’s NPS, and even though no medals materialized, he had some notable finishes, like fifth in the NPS#114 Mini High Roller (₹5.63 Lakhs) and sixth in the NPS#126 Thursday Thunder (₹2.03 Lakhs)! The wait was starting to feel long. But when the pressure peaked, he didn’t blink. He delivered.

The 8 PM primetime spectacle drew 297 hopefuls, with re-entries inflating the field to 509 entries. Surprisingly, the event fell significantly short of hitting its guarantee, making it one of two PokerBaazi flagships last night, offering extra value due to overlays. Despite this, the intensity was sky-high over the eight hours and nineteen minutes of play. Relentless plays and calculated risks were the name of the game. While some players fired multiple shots, Joshi made his first entry count, putting on a clinic from start to finish.

Joshi clinched The Summit title for the first time, and the ₹7.50 Lakhs payday accompanying the victory instantly made him the biggest earner of the day. This win represents more than just a single score; it’s his second title of 2025 and his most profitable single tournament result this year. Maybe this triumph is just what “HiiiBarbie” needs to tap back into that legendary form we witnessed last year.

Neel Joshi’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India Junglee Poker, and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.18 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.13 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #2

Keeping the heat on Joshi until the end was Siddharth ‘Afterhours’ Jolly, one of the fastest-improving regulars on the circuit. Coming off an NPS India 2025 Gold Medal performance and a runner-up finish in Natural8 India’s PLO Bounty Main Event 150 just this past Monday, Jolly was clearly in scorching form – and nearly went all the way again.

He came achingly close to capturing The Summit title, which would have been his second of the year. Instead, he settled for a hard-fought second place. The ₹5.17 Lakhs payout significantly padded his bankroll, standing as his best online score in 2025 and his largest cash ever recorded on PokerBaazi. This finish also vaulted him over the ₹1 Crore mark in tracked online earnings, adding another achievement to an already eventful year that also saw him win the MYR 800 NLH – Turbo title at Poker Dream 15 Malaysia in January.

Siddharth Jolly’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.02 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹10.72 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

The Summit final table was loaded with in-form regulars, making the late game incredibly tense. The lineup included Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat (3rd for ₹3.85 Lakhs), who not only finished fifth in the Summit Lite last night but also won this headliner last month and was fresh off two other final table finishes the night before; seasoned pro Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani (5th for ₹2.44 Lakhs), last week’s Mystery Bounty runner-up and Sunday’s Adda52 Millions finalist; Friday’s WTF finalist Arjun ‘arr86’ Raghani (6th for ₹2.01 Lakhs); Utkarsh ‘Sam20542’ Srivastava (7th for ₹1.59 Lakhs); and Mohit ‘deadshot777’ Jeswani (8th for ₹1.17 Lakhs).

The ₹10,000 buy-in The Summit saw a surprising dip in player numbers, creating a gold rush for those who dared to play. A steep ₹5.74 Lakhs overlay meant the ₹50 Lakhs guaranteed prize pool was ripe for the taking. Eighty-four players cashed, with payouts starting at ₹21,000—more than double the buy-in. Between the TDS-free cashout promotion this month and overlay opportunities like this, PokerBaazi is definitely giving players plenty of reasons to jump into the action!

Final Table Results

1. Neel ‘Worm33’ Joshi – ₹7,50,000
2. Siddharth ‘Afterhours’ Jolly – ₹5,16,500
3. Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat – ₹3,85,000
4. Pankajchauh – ₹2,90,000
5. Sahil ‘ImHighIshove’ Mahboobani – ₹2,44,000
6. Arjun ‘arr86’ Raghani – ₹2,01,000
7. Utkarsh ‘Sam20542’ Srivastava – ₹1,58,500
8. Mohit ‘deadshot777’ Jeswani – ₹1,16,500

WTF – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,300

Entries – 444

Re-entries – 413

Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Places Paid – 121

PokerBaazi is holding a hot hand in the Indian online poker scene right now, and their TDS-free April promotion is a certified hit! Thursday was another day packed with the kind of non-stop action and eye-catching results we’ve come to expect from the country’s top platform. Cutting through the noise and landing squarely in the spotlight was the proven poker pro, Deepak ‘3streakbluff’ Singh!

Singh, the NPS India 2024 Podium Leaderboard champ, needs little introduction. However, despite making several final tables, he’d recently hit a rare cold streak – a five-week stretch without claiming a title. Even his campaign at this year’s NPS didn’t produce the medals many expected, though he consistently ran deep. His last recorded win was in Adda52`s Daily Deep Dive in February. But, if anyone was starting to wonder if his signature dominant form was waning, Singh provided a resounding answer last night.

Singh announced his return to the top in style by conquering PokerBaazi’s ₹25 Lakhs GTD WTF, the second-biggest tournament on the platform Thursday night. It was his first time winning this event, ending an eight-month dry spell on PokerBaazi and collecting his fourth title overall for the year!

The 7:30 PM flagship tournament demanded serious stamina – a seven-and-a-half-hour marathon that saw 444 players jump in, with the field expanding to 857 total entries. Singh was clearly focused. It took him three entries to gain traction, but the third bullet hit the mark. He outlasted everyone and was rewarded with a hefty ₹3.78 Lakhs payout for the win – his best score so far in 2025! And his Thursday work wasn’t quite finished; a parallel run in the Big PLO-5 added another ₹16,109 (15th) to his tally, boosting his Thursday earnings to just under ₹3.94 Lakhs.

Deepak Singh’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.10 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.43 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #4 | Annual Winnings: ₹32.27 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹1.07 Lakhs

‘Ashwinvijay99’ (anonymity requested) also put up a remarkable fight for the WTF title. Their story was almost one for the books. After a five-month break from PokerBaazi, they jumped back into the action this week — and immediately caught fire.

Gunning for their first title in over six months, ‘Ashwinvijay99’ battled fiercely through the WTF and made it all the way to heads-up play. The win was within reach, but in the end, they had to settle for the runner-up spot — still good for a strong ₹2.50 Lakhs, their seventh-biggest score on the site. It didn’t stop there. Deep runs in two more PokerBaazi tournaments pushed their Thursday total to just shy of ₹2.71 Lakhs, pushing them past the ₹1 Crore mark in recorded winnings on the platform!

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹2,50,000

> 3rd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost for ₹15,400

> 76th in PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance for ₹5,270

Ashwinvijay99’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.01 Crores | Site Profits: ₹22.48 Lakhs

As expected, the WTF final table was a tough crowd full of regulars hitting their stride. This included Gurkirat ‘MrrWhite’ Khanuja, a breakout name from this year’s NPS with Gold and Silver Medals, whose deep run netted him ₹1.43 Lakhs for fourth. Avinash ‘Borntogamble’ Anand collected ₹1.17 Lakhs for fifth place. Tage ‘SmarTyPants’ Oppo, an NPS#150 SPRINT Gold Medallist fresh off a final table in this same event the previous night, earned ₹75,000 for seventh. And Shaurya ‘shaur23’ Modi, Sunday’s BSS SuperStack champion, walked away with ₹54,750 for eighth place.

Much like the day’s main headliner, The Summit, the WTF also experienced a shortfall, missing its ₹25 Lakhs guarantee by a minor ₹40,410. For players who jumped into the ₹3,300 buy-in event, this translated directly into extra value. The top 121 finishers made the money, with even a min-cash returning a solid ₹7,000. It feels like value and thrilling poker action are constantly flowing on India’s leading online platform, and players are clearly soaking it up!

Final Table Results

1. Deepak ‘3streakbluff’ Singh – ₹3,78,000
2. Ashwinvijay99 – ₹2,50,000
3. Kirti88 – ₹1,85,000
4. Gurkirat ‘MrrWhite’ Khanuja – ₹1,42,500
5. Avinash ‘Borntogamble’ Anand – ₹1,17,250
6. RampageR1 – ₹95,750
7. Tage ‘SmarTyPants’ Oppo – ₹75,000
8. Shaurya ‘shaur23’ Modi – ₹54,750

Summit Lite – ₹12 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,000

Entries – 252

Re-entries – 214

Prize Pool – ₹12,15,794

Places Paid – 65

PokerBaazi is keeping the online poker tempo cranked high this April! Their TDS-free promotion for the first three cashouts seems to be a massive hit, keeping players flocking to the tables. And the platform continues serving up its signature major tournaments, keeping things lively for regulars and weekend warriors alike.

Thursday served up another delicious buffet of events. While the headliner, The Summit, took centre stage, its lively sibling, the ₹12 Lakhs GTD Summit Lite, also delivered intense action. The primetime event pulled in 252 players, eventually reaching 466 total entries – creating a bustling field mixing seasoned pros with ambitious grinders. When the virtual smoke cleared, it was Jaipur’s Sachin ‘browguy26’ Raj standing tall!

Raj has been putting in serious hours since winning the Adda52 Sunday Big Slick on January 25. He recorded 43 cashes at the NPS India 2025, even grabbing a Bronze Medal in the NPS#66 Slamdunk. Yet, that number one spot proved elusive for over two months– until Thursday night. In what felt like a real breakthrough performance, Raj finally put it all together, capturing his first Summit Lite title and announcing his return to the winner`s circle with authority.

The 7:30 PM tournament unfolded quickly, concluding in a little over six hours of intense play. Raj busted his first entry early but didn’t hesitate to jump back in. His second attempt was the one that stuck. He navigated the tricky field with sharp play, finally planting his flag atop the Summit Lite for a cool ₹1.92 Lakhs cash prize—his second title and best result of 2025.

Raj’s Thursday efforts didn’t stop there. He also managed a deep run in the WTF, adding another ₹8,750 for a 77th-place finish, pushing his earnings for the session just shy of ₹2.01 Lakhs.

Sachin Raj’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Adda52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.38 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹51.60 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹31.07 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹6.41 Lakhs

Nipping at Raj’s heels right to the end was IPPA streamer and community manager Ashutosh ‘trailblazera’ Kumar from Lucknow. Kumar, who boasts some stellar results like runner-up in the IPM#154 Grand Master, champion of December’s WPT#55 Superstack, and winner of The Mint just last month, was clearly carrying good form after a fourth-place finish in Wednesday’s Maverick. He made a powerful bid for his second title of the year, ultimately finishing as the Summit Lite runner-up. His deep run ended with a ₹1.30 Lakhs addition to his bankroll.

Ashutosh Kumar’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Adda52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.30 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹56.72 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1 | Annual Winnings: ₹26.08 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹2.82 Lakhs

The Summit Lite final table was absolutely loaded, making the endgame a real spectacle. It featured Abhineet ‘Abbubro’ Singla, the upcoming sensation who won two Gold Medals at this year`s NPS, finishing third (₹99,695). Abilash ‘Steelbala’ Bala, the “comeback hero” who’s been on a three-day heater, kept his streak alive by finishing fourth (₹72,948). The NPS#36 Marathon Silver Medallist Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat, incredibly also making the podium in The Summit last night, grabbed fifth here (₹58,358). Former IOPC – The Crown champion Utkarsh ‘utkarshvaish9’ Vaish took sixth (₹47,294), and the legendary WSOP bracelet winner Aditya ‘Istredd’ Agarwal rounded out the final table, finishing eighth (₹27,355).

Interestingly, while two of the biggest PokerBaazi flagships (including The Summit) recorded overlays on Thursday, the ₹3,000 buy-in Summit Lite bucked that trend. It comfortably surpassed its guarantee, generating a healthy ₹12.16 Lakhs prize pool. The top 65 finishers received payouts starting from ₹6,690, ensuring plenty of value flowed back to the players on India’s premier online poker platform.

Final Table Results

1. Sachin ‘browguy26’ Raj – ₹1,92,096
2. Ashuosh ‘trailblazera’ Kumar – ₹1,30,090
3. Abhineet ‘abbubro’ Singla – ₹99,695
4. Abilash ‘Steelbala’ Bala – ₹72,948
5. Kovid ‘fzzzyyy’ Saraswat – ₹58,358
6. Utkarsh ‘utkarshvaish9’ Vaish – ₹47,294
7. Daddu26 – ₹37,203
8. Aditya ‘Istredd’ Agarwal – ₹27,355

Daily Last Chance – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,500

Entries – 318

Re-entries – 233

Prize Pool – ₹11,97,874

Places Paid – 87

PokerBaazi’s Thursday MTT schedule was firing on all cylinders, and riding that wave was Sam ‘thereallokimon’ Anand (opted out of tracking). This long-time grinder is seriously finding form lately! Fresh off sporting a Silver Medal from the NPS#12 Monday Marathon and winning Adda52’s The Ballers just last Friday, Anand hit the jackpot again, this time on PokerBaazi. He conquered the popular ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Last Chance, nailing down his first major title on the platform for the year.

The 10:30 PM late-night flagship is a well-known magnet for night owls, consistently drawing guarantee-busting fields as players wrap up their sessions with one last big shot. Anand was clearly dialled in. He went toe-to-toe with a challenging field of 317 other players (551 total entries). The Gujarat-based regular navigated the demanding 6.5-hour-plus contest to collect the top prize of ₹1.84 Lakhs.

And Anand didn’t stop there. He had already picked up scores in two other PokerBaazi majors earlier in the evening, pushing his total earnings for Thursday close to ₹2.12 Lakhs.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance for ₹1,83,514

> 64th in PokerBaazi’s The Summit for ₹21,000

> 109th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹7,000

The final confrontation in the Daily Last Chance featured another player hitting a serious purple patch: Ashit ‘nexus010’ Sharma. This online shark has been quietly assembling a string of strong results. Already decorated at this year`s NPS with Silver (NPS#50 Sunday Kickoff) and Gold (NPS#149 Knockout (PKO), Sharma was carrying real momentum. After a fifth-place finish in The Pride Lite on Wednesday, he climbed even higher last night. A runner-up finish in the Daily Last Chance added ₹1.20 Lakhs to his account. Combined with another deep run in The Summit (67th for ₹21,000) pushed Sharma`s Thursday take to nearly ₹1.41 Lakhs.

Ashit Sharma’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.34 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.55 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #2

The Daily Last Chance final table wasn’t short on firepower, featuring names like Kritagya ‘Foldnhihota’ Sharma, celebrated winner of NPS#82 Mega Rush Gold (for a career-high ₹18.61 Lakhs) and NPS#171 (PLO-5) Knockout (KO) Silver, who landed in fourth place here for ₹68,279. Also in the mix were other notables like Rishabh ’13rishabh’ Harsh (5th for ₹57,857), NPS#17 Deepdive Silver Medallist Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey (6th for ₹47,675), Sriram ‘Srinegs9210’ Subramanian (7th for ₹37,733), and Pranay ‘setmeup’ Chawla (8th for ₹27,911).

True to form, the ₹2,500 buy-in Daily Last Chance proved its crowd-pleasing credentials once again, comfortably sailing past its guarantee to generate a ₹11.98 Lakhs prize pool. The top 87 finishers received a payout, with even the minimum cash starting at ₹5,271. This late-night major clearly hits the spot; maybe PokerBaazi should consider adding another big tournament for the late-shift grinders!

Final Table Results

1. Sam ‘thereallokimon’ Anand – ₹1,83,514
2. Ashit ‘nexus010’ Sharma – ₹1,19,787
3. Robertsonksh – ₹89,960
4. Kritagya ‘Foldnhihota’ Sharma[2] – ₹68,279
5. Rishabh ’13rishabh’ Harsh – ₹57,857
6. Siddharth ‘Siddonuts’ Pandey – ₹47,675
7. Sriram ‘Srinegs9210’ Subramanian – ₹37,733
8. Pranay ‘setmeup’ Chawla – ₹27,911

Big PLO-5 – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,000

Entries – 131

Re-entries – 154

Prize Pool – ₹12,39,180

Places Paid – 41

In what feels like an “overlay season” across some of the bigger online poker tournaments lately, one event has consistently held its ground: PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Big PLO-5! This 9 PM Thursday fixture has become a favourite haunt for five-card Omaha aficionados, and last night saw another lively crowd jump into the fray.

Spearheading the charge to the finish line this time was Biplob ‘hellhell’ Rana. After a relatively low-key NPS India 2025 campaign – though he did make waves on the final day with an 18th place finish in the NPS#191 Main Event worth a whopping ₹8.40 Lakhs and a podium spot in The Big Show Lite – Rana hadn’t won anything since taking down the (PLO-5) Boost in February. Last night, however, he clicked right back into that winner’s gear.

Navigating a tough field of 130 opponents (which grew to 285 total entries), Rana masterfully rode the wild waves inherent in five-card PLO over seven intense hours. When the dust settled on a four-way chop, Rana grabbed his first-ever Big PLO-5 title and ₹1.75 Lakhs – his best-ever recorded score in a PLO tournament and his second-largest cash overall in 2025.

Rana also picked up a small cash in the Daily Last Chance (87th for ₹5,271), wrapping up his Thursday night hustle with earnings tickling the ₹1.81 Lakh mark.

Biplob Rana’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.73 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹62.14 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #2

Right there in the mix was Kritarth ‘AgentJack’ Pant, who was also on the hunt for his second 2025 title after that breakthrough BSS SuperStack win in January. Riding good form from a February third place in The Summit and a recent NPS Silver Medal, Pant fired two bullets to ensure he stayed in the thick of the Big PLO-5 action. He was instrumental in the four-way deal negotiations, and interestingly, though he finished in second place, the chop sent the biggest slice of the pie, ₹1.88 Lakhs, Pant’s way. Adding a ₹13,750 score for 20th place in PokerBaazi’s WTF, his total collections for the day climbed past ₹2.01 Lakhs.

Kritarth Pant’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.79 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹85.17 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

Online stalwart ‘Daddu26’ (anonymity requested), remembered for snagging the #14 The MoneyMaker championship bracelet last April and coming off a fourth-place finish in Wednesday’s Big PLO-5, was also part of the deal party. Third place and ₹1.43 Lakhs went to ‘Daddu26’ via the agreement. Factor in a seventh-place run in the night’s Summit Lite, yielding ₹37,203, and their Thursday earnings pushed over ₹1.80 Lakhs. Maharashtra’s‘Vishesh07’ rounded out the deal-makers, collecting ₹1.39 Lakhs for a fourth-place finish!

Seasoned pro Ashish ‘Rocky3705’ Ahuja – a familiar face from PokerBaazi’s ‘The Circuit,’ last month’s Big Whale champion, and NPS#8 Hyper Gold Medallist – landed in sixth place in the Big PLO-5, earning ₹49,567.

As always, the ₹5,000 buy-in Big PLO-5 demonstrated its appeal, easily smashing its guarantee to build a ₹12.39 Lakhs prize pool. The top 41 finishers got paid, starting with ₹10,533 – more than double the buy-in. PokerBaazi seems to have hit that sweet spot of five-card action and value with this PLO flagship, and the players are clearly digging it.

Final Table Results

1. Biplob ‘hellhell’ Rana – ₹1,75,279*
2. Kritarth ‘AgentJack’ Pant – ₹1,87,588*
3. Daddu26 – ₹1,43,008*
4. Vishesh07 – ₹1,39,118*
5. Sidvardhan – ₹61,959
6. Ashish ‘Rocky3705’ Ahuja – ₹49,567

Akhilesh ‘Aone1’ Gautam (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹67,161), ‘Sara24’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost for ₹33,050), ‘HeadHunter0797’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹26,400), Sidhant ‘6ix90007’ Khanna (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹20,590), Rishabh ‘13rishabh’ Harsh (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 6-Max SPRINT for ₹11,460), and Clinton ‘OnlyTens’ Tavares (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 6-Max SPRINT for ₹14,340) won the other Thursday marquees on PokerBaazi.

Junglee Poker

Thursday Mini Highroller – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹6,900

Entries – 132

Total Prize Pool – ₹8,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹4,04,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹3,96,000

Places Paid – 14

There’s playing well, there’s running hot, and then there’s whatever Lavesh ‘magicodds98’ Meena is doing right now. The Jaipur-based poker ace seems to have truly cracked the code over at Junglee Poker. Night in and night out, across different formats, Meena continues to deliver the goods with surgical precision and effortless flair.

Last night, Meena delivered yet another masterclass, notching his career-fourth victory in Junglee Poker’s ₹8 Lakhs GTD Thursday Mini Highroller. If that sounds familiar, it should – this is already his second time winning this specific 8 PM PKO tournament in 2025, adding to his previous triumph in January. This latest win comes directly on the heels of final table runs in Junglee Poker’s JK#29 Main Event just last Sunday and the Monster on Tuesday – the man is simply relentless.

Taking charge of the PKO battle, Meena cut through a feisty 132-entry field over a solid six-hour session. He sealed the victory, collecting a total prize worth ₹1.66 Lakhs. A significant portion of that haul came from eliminating opponents, as Meena personally racked up ₹86,930 in bounties. This win put him firmly back in the winner’s spotlight, just a month since his last title capture (the Junglee Poker Tuesday Phoenix on March 4).

This latest win adds to Meena’s already blazing 2025 campaign – it’s his staggering ninth title already in 2025 and, incredibly, his sixth on Junglee Poker this year alone – a stat that speaks volumes about his current command. March was similarly fruitful, featuring another title win plus three more final table appearances, including deep runs in PokerBaazi’s NPS#106 (PLO-5) and last week’s JK#20 Thursday Highroller. This isn’t just running good; Meena is practically writing the playbook for consistent high-level performance!

And his Thursday grind wasn’t limited to just one site. Before taking down the Mini Highroller, Meena battled deep in PokerBaazi’s demanding Big PLO-5, finishing 25th for an extra ₹10,533. Adding it all up, his Thursday winnings vaulted over ₹1.76 Lakhs.

Lavesh Meena’s online stats (excluding Junglee Poker, PokerStars India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.24 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.28 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #3

Online regular Ravi ‘rkcravi’ Kumar Chandran, who took down the Sunday Special Knockout just over a fortnight ago and reached the final table of Sunday’s JK#29 Main Event (same as Meena), put up a serious chase in the Thursday Mini Highroller. Chandran pursued Meena until the very end, finishing as the runner-up. His strong effort yielded ₹1.28 Lakhs, with ₹52,805 of that gathered from bounty collections, making it the second time this year he’s come close in this particular event after a sixth-place showing in January.

Goan poker maestro Myron ‘khAAbib’ Pereira also added his flavour to the Thursday Mini Highroller final table mix. Fifth place delivered ₹35,890 to Pereira, including ₹4,500 collected from knockouts.

The ₹6,900 buy-in Thursday Mini Highroller just about missed its ₹8 Lakhs guarantee, falling short by a mere ₹8,000. The top 14 finishers split the ₹4.04 Lakhs regular prize pool (a min-cash returning ₹8,484), while another ₹3.96 Lakhs fuelled the bounty pool, keeping the action lively as players hunted those knockouts. Proof positive that the knockout buzz is still alive and kicking on Junglee Poker, even after their big Knockout Series wrapped up.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Lavesh ‘magicodds98’ Meena – ₹1,62,558
2. Ravi ‘rkcravi’ Kumar Chandran – ₹1,28,393
3. gutshot – ₹59,171
4. zrock – ₹51,528
5. Myron ‘khAAbib’ Pereira – ₹35,890
6. ekumar14 – ₹48,716

₹50 Lakhs GTD BG Main Event – Qualifier 4

Q4 > Entries – 69| Survivors – 8 | Chip Leader – ‘Tamang153’ (196,379)

Combined > Entries – 184| Survivors – 22 | Overall Chip Leader – ‘SaajanDhadialaa’ (522,112)

‘krusty_2427’ (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD Thursday Thunder for ₹89,619), ‘greed_a75’ (Won ₹90K GTD Thursday Sunsetter for ₹20,293), and ‘mon2100’ (Won ₹60K GTD Hangover for ₹12,463) won the other Thursday marquees on Junglee Poker.

Adda52

Mystery Bounty – ₹25 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,750

Entries – 215

Re-entries – 232

Re-buys – 10

Total Prize Pool – ₹25,00,000

Regular Prize Pool – ₹12,50,000

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹12,50,000

Places Paid – 63

Overlays seem to be popping up like early spring flowers before the weekend poker frenzy fully blooms. PokerBaazi felt it in their two biggest events last night, and Adda52 is still navigating the slightly quieter waters following the massive NPS India 2025 wave. Even their recently-introduced 8 PM Thursday feature, the ₹25 Lakhs GTD Mystery Bounty, didn’t quite hit its guarantee, landing in overlay territory again – although participation numbers did show a promising uptick from the previous week.

But guarantee met or not, the online tables were charged with drama! And shining brightly once more was PokerBaazi Team Pro Laksh ‘boomtilt23’ Pal Singh, who is undeniably locked in a purple patch right now, adding another stellar result to his scorching run. Singh, an SRCC grad known for a profit line climbing for seven straight years, had a phenomenal run at this year’s NPS, bagging four Medals (including Gold in the NPS#68 Marathon) and landing #5 on the Haryana State Leaderboard. Proving there’s no rest for the dedicated, he took zero breaks after the series concluded. Coming off a third-place finish in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour Lite just this past Tuesday, Singh brought that hot form straight over to Adda52.

He masterfully navigated the Mystery Bounty field last night, overcoming 214 opponents within the 457-entry pool to claim the title. His victory yielded₹2.69 Lakhs, a sum that included ₹42,674 collected from knocking out players and revealing their mystery bounties. This adds his name to the event’s winners’ list, gives him his biggest score on Adda52 this year, and registers as his third-best overall in 2025.

Singh also padded his Thursday results with a 32nd-place finish in PokerBaazi’s Big PLO-5, worth ₹10,533. All in all, this poker dynamo wrapped up his Thursday grind with earnings tallying just under ₹2.80 Lakhs.

Laksh Pal Singh’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹17.72 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.99 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #2 | Annual Winnings: ₹41.41 Lakhs

Making a serious bid for the Mystery Bounty title was Delhi veteran Anmol ‘ace10’ Narang, who has been on quite the heater himself since late March. Narang is clearly playing with confidence after a recent win on Junglee Poker, a runner-up finish in The Big Show, and a fourth in the Big PLO-5. The former The Millionaire champion fired two bullets in this event and pushed deep, coming very close to nabbing his second victory in just ten days. He ultimately finished as the runner-up, taking home ₹2.02 Lakhs, which was nicely boosted by the ₹35,846 he earned from bounties accumulated during his impressive run.

Anmol Narang’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.97 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹72.45 Lakhs

Nearly achieving back-to-back wins in this event was online powerhouse Ankit ‘imluckbox’ Bajaj. Known for his uncanny success in Mystery Bounty formats (highlighted by a massive ₹1 Crore bounty score on Natural8 India last month and winning this Adda52 event just last week), Bajaj made another strong push. He finished in third place this time, adding ₹1.54 Lakhs (₹31,809 in bounties) to his impressive annual earnings haul exceeding ₹1.32 Crores, keeping him at #3 in the Player of the Year race.

However, the player walking away with the single largest prize money from the tournament was Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan. Wadhawan, who topped the NPS India 2025 Chandigarh State Leaderboard and is one of the 12 contenders set to battle in Goa for the inaugural National Poker Champion title and its grand ₹1 Crore prize, had a truly unique tournament story. He was the first to be eliminated from the final table, finishing eighth for ₹25,762 from the main prize pool. But – and it’s a big but – he absolutely crushed it in the mystery bounty department, pulling a staggering ₹3.82 Lakhs in bounty prizes! This incredible bounty haul brought his total earnings from the event to a tournament-high ₹4.08 Lakhs.

The Mystery Bounty final table lineup was strong, also featuring the red-hot Nitin ‘JeeneNhiDunga’ Rawat, Tuesday’s second-biggest earner and Wednesday’s Big PLO-5 finalist, who finished fifth here earning ₹1.79 Lakhs. Duksh ‘masterravi123’ S, Saturday’s Head Shot Bounty runner-up, took sixth place for ₹2.26 Lakhs.

With its ₹5,750 buy-in and the substantial ₹2.15 Lakhs overlay, the Mystery Bounty offered fantastic value. A total of 63 players cashed from the main prize pool, with min-payouts beginning at ₹6,316 (over 1.1x the buy-in) before any bounty prizes were factored in. The noticeable increase in turnouts from last week suggests the mystery bounty format is a big draw!

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Laksh ‘boomtilt23’ Pal Singh – ₹2,69,253
2. Anmol ‘ace10’ Narang – ₹2,01,945
3. Ankit ‘imluckbox’ Bajaj – ₹1,53,559
4. amit15893 – ₹89,242
5. Nitin ‘JeeneNhiDunga’ Rawat – ₹1,79,168
6. Duksh ‘masterravi123’ S – ₹2,25,642
7. HotStreak – ₹79,439
8. Ankit ‘d00mtr00p3r’ Wadhawan – ₹4,08,088

₹50 Lakhs GTD Big Whale – Day 1A

Day 1A > Entries – 69| Re-entries – 49 | Re-buys – 2 | Survivors – 14 | Chip Leader – ‘elbalani’ (251,773)

Uppala ‘Saiupp1987’ Sai Raghu (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo PKO for ₹1.29 Lakhs), ‘bullzeye’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Deep Dive for ₹43,193), ‘Sirfuxalot20’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Godfather Lite for ₹38,234), ‘SB7980’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹28,705), ‘Solumun03’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Afternoon Bounty for ₹32,445), Paramjeet ‘culuxtum’ (Won ₹55K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹25,982), and Shekhar ‘brat_poker’ Singh (Won ₹50K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹14,771) won the other Thursday marquees on Adda52.

Pocket52

Amit ‘SachinTendulkar’ Kumar Sahu won the ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Deepstack Turbo for ₹64,380.

Spartan Poker

Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD Supreme for ₹88,800), ‘8X6X8X6Y2Y’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Spotlight for ₹40,221), ‘satan.vish’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Monster Turbo for ₹33,300), ‘Chandan4’ (Won ₹50K GTD Dark Knight for ₹12,300), and ‘its_steve_18’ (Won ₹50K GTD Centurian for ₹8,560) won the Thursday marquees on Spartan Poker.

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