Daily Majors: Sagar Naik, Pradip Ghosh & Mohit Bohra Steal the Mid-Week Show

February is exploding with poker action! From the sun-kissed shores of Goa, where the DPT Xpress just concluded its latest thrilling chapter at Casino Deltin Royale, to the bustling tables of Manila, where Indian players are carving their names into the APT Manila Classic 2025 history books (with four titles already claimed), the action is relentless. And the story is still being written. Rishi Mehra and Siddharth Karia are deep in the trenches of the record-breaking Main Event, battling amongst 48 hopefuls on Day 4, with at least ₹2.85 Lakhs already safely tucked away. The WPT Championship Cambodia is another arena where Indian pros are in the thick of the fight.

But the virtual felt is just as scorching. PokerBaazi`s ₹5 Crores 2025 POY Leaderboard has turned into an all-out war, while Junglee Poker’s ₹1+ Crore Lakhpati Legends series offers mid-stakes grinders a chance to strike it rich before the series wraps up this weekend. Pocket52 is fanning the flames with over ₹5.50 Crores in guaranteed prizes this month. And with PokerBaazi’s ‘Road to NPS’ kicking off on Sunday, the countdown to the colossal ₹100 Crores GTD National Poker Series India 2025 is set to ignite. The next few weeks are going to be wild!

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While 2024 POY champion Tarun Goyal‘s jaw-dropping ₹3.54 Crores Tuesday haul set an incredibly high bar, Wednesday had its own stories to tell. The action might have been a touch calmer with overlays aplenty, but there was no shortage of drama. New contenders rose to the challenge, seasoned veterans held their ground, and the sharks, well, they did what they do best – they feasted.

Wednesday was the Sagar Naik show. This micro-stakes grinder, who has already turned heads with victories in Adda52’s Mega Millions and PokerBaazi’s IPM#117 (7-Max) Hyper, proved his worth yet again, conquering PokerBaazi’s The Pride for a site-best ₹5 Lakhs—his second-largest career win and his first in nearly six months. Adding another deep run, his mid-week winnings reached ₹5.03 Lakhs, making him the day’s top earner. Meanwhile, relative newcomer ‘tantrik1’ made their first-ever flagship final table appearance, finishing runner-up in The Pride for a solid ₹3.15 Lakhs – wiping out any previous losses and then some!

Pradip Ghosh, the seemingly invincible “SPRINT King,” continued his reign of dominance. Fresh off his victory in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour Lite the night before, he crushed PokerBaazi’s WTF, adding ₹3.04 Lakhs to his bankroll. With two more cashes to his name, his mid-week earnings soared to almost ₹3.19 Lakhs. A relative newcomer, ‘KingKongHamza,’ came agonizingly close to their first flagship title, finishing second in WTF for ₹2 Lakhs – their second-best score on PokerBaazi!

Mohit Bothra made a splash on Natural8 India. After a solid fifth-place finish in the Tuesday Saver HR 1500 earlier this month, he stormed to a third-place finish in Wednesday Saver 250, taking home ₹2.77 Lakhs.

Saransh Garg, another online stalwart on a blazing run, with two flagship wins last week, struck again, taking down Pocket52’s Pocket Pockets for ₹1.88 Lakhs—his second title on the platform. And for good measure, he also final tabled the Maverick DPT Edition (7th for ₹29,487) and cashed three more events, pushing his Wednesday winnings to ₹2.49 Lakhs. ‘smr1g10,’ after a string of recent final table finishes, had to settle for second place in Pocket Bullets for ₹1.32 Lakhs.

Back on Natural8 India, Pranav Khandalkar, fresh off winning PokerBaazi’s Daily Boost on Tuesday, picked up his first score this year on the platform, finishing sixth in the GGMasters Double Stack Special 25 for a site-best ₹1.99 Lakhs. He also finished sixth in PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance for ₹46,785, raking in over ₹2.45 Lakhs for the day.

Yash Jaiswal is on an absolute tear in 2025. This mid-stakes crusher, after bagging wins in Pocket52’s Soda and Junglee Poker’s Thursday Thunder last week, upped the ante with a double victory last night on Junglee Poker, taking down the two biggest tournaments, Wednesday Superstack (₹1.34 Lakhs, incl. ₹69,023 in bounties) and LL#22 (₹56,670, incl. ₹31,008 in bounties). Adding a podium finish in Adda52’s Bounty Madness DPT Edition (₹16,968, incl. ₹2,976 in bounties) and four deep runs, he racked up over ₹2.35 Lakhs across his rampage!

Shankar Singh, a long-time PokerBaazi regular and a PLO specialist, finally snapped an eight-month dry spell in spectacular fashion. The former NPS gold medalist pulled off an impressive win in PokerBaazi’s Big PLO-5, banking a site-best ₹2.20 Lakhs—his second-biggest online score. Adding another small PLO score, his Wednesday total topped ₹2.22 Lakhs. Pune’s online beast, Tarush Gupta, had unfinished business. After a runner-up finish in the same Big PLO-5 the night before, he was determined to take it down this time, going all-in—literally. He fired a staggering 19 bullets—needing to finish third or better to break even—but had to settle for a heartbreaking runner-up for the second night in a row for ₹1.60 Lakhs—still a decent 70% profit on his massive investment. Another min-cash pushed his Wednesday total to ₹1.66 Lakhs, and in the process, he crossed the ₹8.50 Crore mark in tracked online winnings.

Cholaraj G is on a hot streak. After a podium finish in BSS Kickoff (Sunday) and a runner-up finish in The Endeavour Lite (Tuesday), he finally cracked the winner’s circle last night, taking down PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance for his first-ever win on the platform and ₹1.84 Lakhs in prize money—his second-best score of 2025 and sixth-best overall. Another deep run pushed his total haul to nearly ₹1.94 Lakhs. Gaurav Duduskar, another long-time grinder on the platform, was also chasing his first flagship title in the Daily Last Chance. He came painfully close, finishing second for a career-best ₹1.21 Lakhs. After a brutal year-long downswing, this deep run finally put him back in the black—momentum he’ll be looking to build on.

Over at Adda52, a fresh face, ‘REYUKEN,’ made a grand entrance, winning the Maverick DPT Edition in just their first tournament appearance for ₹1.90 Lakhs. The mysterious player ‘Yeti,’ who has been steadily climbing the ranks for the last seven months, took runner-up honours, banking a personal-best ₹1.39 Lakhs!

Avinash Anand made a smashing return on PokerBaazi after almost six months away from the online grind! On his first night back, he won The Pride Lite for ₹1.32 Lakhs following a heads-up deal with mystery player ‘Katu007’ who collected a site-best ₹1.21 Lakhs in second place!

The day also saw several top contenders making their mark, including Bhanu Prakash KC, Badri Narayan N, Manish Jangid, Akshay Thakur, Bijay Sarkar, Praveen KR, Unmesh Nair, Satyapal, Anurag Srivastava, Ambika Chowdhury, and Dhaval Heda, who all won the other Wednesday marquees!

Here are the Wednesday highlights!

PokerBaazi

The Pride – ₹30 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,750

Entries – 318

Re-entries – 230

Prize Pool – ₹30,00,000

Places Paid – 84

The whispers have turned into a roar. Sagar ‘sagar54’ Naik, the micro-stakes regular with a penchant for the dramatic, the player who dances between the shadows and the spotlight, has just orchestrated another coup. Naik, the Adda52 Mega Millions champion from last July, a player whose wild swings have somehow translated into a consistent upward trajectory over the past five years, conquered PokerBaazi’s ₹30 Lakhs GTD The Pride with a flourish.

The 8 PM Wednesday showstopper was nothing short of electrifying, as 318 poker gladiators (548 total entries) clashed for a share of the spoils. Among them was Naik, a poker enigma whose unpredictable style keeps even seasoned pros guessing. For almost eight intense hours, he played with the focus of a Zen master, navigating the turbulent swings of the game with a single, well-placed shot. The final table crackled with tension, but Naik, unflappable, seized control, capturing his first The Pride title and a king’s ransom of ₹5 Lakhs – his best score on PokerBaazi and second overall, trailing only to his ₹14.33 Lakhs Mega Millions victory.

This win isn’t just another notch on his belt; it’s a resurgence. It’s Naik`s first six-figure score since his fourth-place finish in PokerBaazi’s WPT#86 Deepstack in December and his return to the flagship winner’s circle after almost six months since his IPM#117 (7-Max) Hyper win in August 2024.

And if that was not enough, Naik kept the party going with a deep run in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) Hyper, bringing his total winnings for the night to almost ₹5.03 Lakhs. Let’s just say Wednesday belonged to Naik.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹5,00,100

> 13th in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) Hyper for ₹2,500

Sagar Naik’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹95.20 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹45.23 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

Then there’s the enigma known as ‘tantrik1.’ A relative newcomer, active on PokerBaazi since August 2024 with a mere 33 tournaments under their belt, ‘tantrik1’ burst onto the scene with a surprising performance, making it to their first-ever final table in a flagship event. They may have missed out on their first-ever online win, but their second-place finish in The Pride, good for a hefty ₹3.15 Lakhs, is a story in itself. It’s a tale of losses recouped and a bankroll primed for future battles.

tantrik1’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹3.74 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.07 Lakhs

Naresh ‘Emperor457’ Veeravalli, a seasoned poker veteran and cash game expert, also enjoyed a profitable mid-week grind, taking home almost ₹1.63 Lakhs from deep runs in three flagships, including sixth-place finishes in PokerBaazi’s The Pride and Adda52’s Maverick DPT Edition.

> 6th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹1,11,600

> 6th in Adda52’s Maverick DPT Edition for ₹40,227

> 21st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹11,000

Naresh Veeravalli’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52, and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹5.53 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.08 Crores

The Pride also witnessed commendable final table performances by Abhishek ‘aajtohogaa’ Sharma (4th for ₹1.91 Lakhs), Aman ‘Ak1011’ Kothari (5th for ₹1.35 Lakhs), last Friday’s Big PLO-5 runner-up Narender ‘Char8’ Ahlawat (7th for ₹91,200) and Saturday’s Blockbuster finalist Sandeep ’janspeed’ Jaiswal (8th for ₹72,600).

With its ₹5,750 buy-in, The Pride was already a tempting target, but a juicy ₹2.60 Lakhs overlay turned it into a gold mine. With the top 84 finishers guaranteed at least ₹10,200, it was another Wednesday night to remember on PokerBaazi.

Final Table Results

1. Sagar ‘sagar54’ Naik – ₹5,00,100
2. tantrik1 – ₹3,15,000
3. ScarIron – ₹2,47,500
4. Abhishek ‘aajtohogaa’ Sharma – ₹1,90,500
5. Aman ‘Ak1011’ Kothari – ₹1,34,700
6. Naresh ‘Emperor457’ Veeravalli – ₹1,11,600
7. Narender ‘Char8’ Ahlawat – ₹91,200
8. Sandeep ’janspeed’ Jaiswal – ₹72,600

WTF – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,750

Entries – 431

Re-entries – 341

Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 118

The Indian poker landscape is bursting with talent, but some stars are burning brighter than others. Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh, the ever-consistent “SPRINT King,” is one such luminary. Fresh off his conquest of PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour Lite on Tuesday, he carried his scorching form into Wednesday night, taking down the ₹20 Lakhs GTD WTF with a performance that sent shockwaves through the poker community. This wasn’t just another victory for Ghosh; it was a declaration of intent – a sign that he’s coming for that ₹5 Crores GTD 2025 POY Leaderboard.

The Durgapur-based poker crusher’s poker journey reads like a modern-day epic: three Indian Poker Masters titles, two National Poker Series gold medals, and an Adda52 Mega Millions victory. His list of accomplishments is impressive, and he’s not finished writing it. Each week brings new chapters, only adding to his growing legacy!

The WTF crown, however, wasn’t handed to him on a silver platter. Ghosh’s first bullet didn’t go as planned, leading to an early exit. But like any true champion, he reloaded, firing another bullet. That second shot proved to be the golden ticket. He cut through a field of 772 entries (431 unique) in a gruelling seven-hour-and-seven-minute contest, capturing the 7:30 PM flagship title for the very first time and adding a hefty ₹3.04 Lakhs to his bankroll. This was his third title on PokerBaazi this year and his second victory in as many days!

Ghosh wasn’t done for the night. He continued his rampage by cashing in two more flagship events on PokerBaazi, boosting his Wednesday earnings to almost ₹3.19 Lakhs. This mid-week masterclass also catapulted him seven spots up to #74 on PokerBaazi’s ₹5 Crores GTD 2025 POY Leaderboard. It’s still early in the year, but with Ghosh’s current trajectory, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him challenging for the top spot by the time the curtains close on 2025.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹3,04,000

> 79th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹10,200

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Pride Lite for ₹4,400

Pradip Ghosh’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹9.08 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹3.92 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #1 | Annual Winnings: ₹19.55 Lakhs | Annual Profits: ₹14.11 Lakhs | Moves to #74 on PokerBaazi’s 2025 POY Leaderboard

While Ghosh was running riot, another player was making waves. ‘KingKongHamza,‘ a relative newcomer to PokerBaazi, having been on the scene for less than two months, came this close to their first flagship title. They showed some serious skill in the WTF, eventually finishing as the runner-up and taking home a respectable ₹2 Lakhs – their second-best score on the platform, following their third-place finish in The Quest last month for ₹2.47 Lakhs. Though the title eluded him, his consecutive deep runs have definitely put them on the map.

KingKongHamza’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹9.14 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.27 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #2

The WTF also saw impressive performances from a mix of established players and aspiring newcomers. ‘Supernova11’ delivered a strong performance, taking third place for ₹1.48 Lakhs. ‘thekid’ (anonymity requested) came in fourth, earning ₹1.14 Lakhs. ‘Richertilter’ secured fifth place for ₹93,800. Yash ‘Riraizer’ Chitre, fresh off his victory in Junglee Poker’s Monday Monster, added another cash to his name with a sixth-place finish for ₹76,600. Arbaaz ‘Abbc’ Ahmed fought his way to seventh place for ₹60,000, and ‘manish24hld’ rounded out the final table in eighth place for ₹43,800.

Interestingly, several mid-stakes flagships, including the WTF, experienced slightly lower-than-expected turnouts last night. With a buy-in of ₹2,750, the WTF missed its ₹20 Lakhs guarantee by ₹1.55 Lakhs, creating extra value for the players. With 118 players cashing and a min-cash of ₹6,000, the WTF provided a fantastic opportunity for mid-stakes grinders looking for a big score.

Final Table Results

1. Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh – ₹3,04,000
2. KingKongHamza – ₹2,00,000
3. Supernova11 – ₹1,48,000
4. thekid – ₹1,14,000
5. richertilter – ₹93,800
6. Yash ‘Riraizer’ Chitre – ₹76,600
7. Arbaaz ‘Abbc’ Ahmed – ₹60,000
8. manish24hld – ₹43,800

Big PLO-5 – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,000

Entries – 102

Re-entries – 107

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 32

They say patience is a virtue, and Shankar ‘Indianmessi’ Singh embodies that perfectly. A dedicated Baazigar since 2018, Singh endured a five-year downswing, a long, arduous climb in pursuit of that elusive win. His last victory, a (PLO-5) Boost title, was in May last year. Poker can be a cruel mistress.

But Wednesday night, the tide turned. Singh roared back onto the scene, conquering PokerBaazi`s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Big PLO-5. It was a comeback story for the ages.

This 9 PM PLO flagship has become a magnet for the four-card fanatics, but with the online poker traffic taking a hit across the board, the field was a bit thinner than usual, with 209 entries (102 unique). Singh, a PLO specialist through and through, is a familiar face in the mid-stakes PLO tournaments on PokerBaazi. You’ll often find him playing the (PLO-5) Boost and the (PLO-6) Daily, and he even boasts an NPS gold medal in the NPS#31 (PLO-5) from March last year.

The Big PLO-5 has been a welcome addition to the PokerBaazi schedule for players like Singh, and he’s been a regular participant, often trying to satellite his way in to turn a small investment into a big score. Last night, he bought in directly (twice, to be exact), and that investment paid off handsomely. After a six-hour-and-15-minute battle, Singh emerged victorious, seizing a well-deserved ₹2.20 Lakhs. This is his best score on PokerBaazi and second overall only to his Spartan Poker Destiny win five years ago, landing him his first title after nine long months!

And because he’s a true PLO specialist, Singh wasn’t done for the night. He also snagged a small cash in the late-night (PLO-5) Boost, bringing his total to over ₹2.22 Lakhs. A nice little boost to help recover from those downswing blues!

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s Big PLO-5 for ₹2,20,000

> 19th in PokerBaazi’s (PLO-5) Boost for ₹2,240

Shankar Singh’s online stats (PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹76.30 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

Hot on Singh’s heels was Pune’s online phenom Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta, who suffered a heartbreaking near miss in the Big PLO-5 for the second night running. Gupta, last month’s The Quest and The Summit champion, has become a regular in this PLO flagship, and after cashing it a few times, he was determined to take it down last night.

After finishing runner-up the night before, he went all in to grab the title. And when we say all in, we mean all in. Get this: Gupta fired a mind-boggling 19 bullets. Yes, you read that right: nineteen. But even that wasn’t enough. He finished second again, earning ₹1.60 Lakhs, which is still a decent, almost 70% return on such a large investment. Add in a min-cash in WTF, and Gupta walked away with a total of ₹1.66 Lakhs. He has now crossed ₹8.50 Crores in tracked online winnings!

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s Big PLO-5 for ₹1,60,000

> 93rd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹6,000

Tarush Gupta’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.52 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.64 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #2

Aditya ‘adi1108’ Sharma, the consistent mid-stakes crusher on PokerBaazi, added to his winnings with a strong fourth-place finish in the Big PLO-5, earning ₹80,000. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor, last year`s TLB (points) leaderboard kingpin and currently third in this year’s standings, rounded out the final table, taking sixth place for ₹40,000.

While the ₹5,000 buy-in Big PLO-5 fell short of expectations by ₹91,268, the ₹10 Lakhs prize pool still provided plenty of riches for the top 32 finishers, each receiving at least ₹9,000, capping off another exciting night for the PLO fans!

Final Table Results

1. Shankar ‘Indianmessi’ Singh – ₹2,20,000
2. Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta – ₹1,60,000
3. shashi60 – ₹1,22,000
4. Aditya ‘adi1108’ Sharma – ₹80,000
5. Yasir1986 – ₹50,000
6. Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor – ₹40,000

Daily Last Chance – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,500

Entries – 305

Re-entries – 233

Prize Pool – ₹11,70,000

Places Paid – 82

Cholaraj ‘c11r’ G has finally claimed his throne. This dedicated grinder, a familiar face on the platform for the past 5.5 years, has weathered the storms of variance and come out stronger each time! He’s been a constant presence, a name that flickered on the radar, always threatening to break through. Mid-2024 saw him step into the tournament spotlight, a phoenix rising from the ashes of every setback with a timely big score. But the last few months of the year were a tough stretch, a real test of resilience. But 2025 has been a completely different story.

The grind never stopped for Cholaraj. Even after those near misses in The Big Show and The Big Show Lite in October, he kept his head down. Then, the new year dawned, bringing with it deep runs in The Big Show and The Endeavour Lite. But it was just the rumbling beneath the surface. Sunday saw him conquer the BSS Kickoff podium. The very next night, another near miss, another runner-up finish in The Endeavour Lite (a heads-up deal, no less). So close, yet the title remained just out of reach until last night when everything changed. He conquered PokerBaazi’s ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Last Chance, seizing a well-deserved ₹1.84 Lakhs and his first win on the platform. Years of dedication culminated in this moment. And it’s not even his biggest score of the year or on PokerBaazi. This was his second-best score of 2025 and his sixth-best overall!

The 10:30 PM late-night showdown was a call to arms for 305 players (538 total entries). Each hand a calculation, each decision a gamble. Cholaraj started cautiously, but he was unstoppable once he found his rhythm. Fuelled by the sting of consistent near-misses, he wasn’t aiming for second best. Victory was the only option. And in under six and a half hours, he achieved it. The Daily Last Chance title was his.

And get this: before his Daily Last Chance triumph, Cholaraj had already made a splash in the day`s main attraction, The Pride, finishing 73rd for ₹10,200. So, by the end of Wednesday, his winnings weren’t just the Daily Last Chance prize. His total had soared to almost ₹1.94 Lakhs.

Cholaraj G’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹52.24 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹14.15 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

Gaurav ‘gyd18’ Duduskar, another long-time PokerBaazi grinder since July 2021, also had his sights set on a first flagship title. He battled hard in the Daily Last Chance, but Cholaraj proved too strong. Duduskar finished second, taking home a career-best ₹1.21 Lakhs after two bullets – a much-needed boost that got him back in the green after a year-long downswing.

Gaurav Duduskar’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹4.68 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹36,749

Bhushan ‘bhushansohani’ Sohani, last month’s Evening SPRINT champion, completed the Daily Last Chance podium, securing a respectable third place for ₹91,230.

The Daily Last Chance final table delivered more drama. Ravi ‘Ravi955’ Thakur grabbed fourth place for ₹56,843. Pranav ‘MeenakshiSundareshwar’ Khandalkar, last night’s Natural8 India GGMasters Double Stack Special 25 finalist, finished sixth for ₹46,785. And site regular Sehej ‘UdixiAgain’ Singh added ₹36,960 to his account in seventh place.

The ₹2,500 buy-in Daily Last Chance proved to be a smash hit once again. A guarantee-crushing ₹11,70 Lakhs prize pool was up for grabs, with the top 87 finishers all receiving a slice of the pie, starting at ₹5,614. It was another night of high-octane action and thrilling finishes on India’s biggest online poker platform.

Final Table Results

1. Cholaraj ‘C11R’ G – ₹1,83,512
2. gyd18 – ₹1,21,055
3. Bhushan ‘bhushansohani’ Sohani – ₹91,230
4. WHALEMASA – ₹67,019
5. Ravi ‘Ravi955’ Thakur – ₹56,843
6. Pranav ‘MeenakshiSundareshwar’ Khandalkar – ₹46,785
7. Sehej ‘UdixiAgain’ Singh – ₹36,960
8. MajinBuu3652 – ₹27,486

Avinash ‘borntogamble’ Anand won the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Pride Lite for ₹1.32 Lakhs.

‘gorgeousGupta94’ (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD (7-Max) Afternoon Boost for ₹59,195), Bhanu ‘Chennaino1’ Prakash KC (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost for ₹30,319), ‘leandude’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹30,480), ‘shakespeare’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹18,440), ‘omprakash675’ (Won ₹1 Lakh 6-Max Hyper for ₹16,000), ‘onewhoknocks5’ (Won ₹1 Lakh Evening SPRINT for ₹15,120), Badri ‘badriponting’ Narayan N (Won ₹1 Lakh 6-Max SPRINT for ₹10,600), ‘BubblyChip30529’ (Won ₹1 Lakh Midnight SPRINT for ₹10,500), and ‘sanjoy098’ (Won ₹1 Lakh Boost for ₹10,360) won the other Wednesday marquees on PokerBaazi.

Junglee Poker

Wednesday Superstack – ₹7 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,450

Entries – 215

Prize Pool- ₹7,00,000

Regular Prize Pool- ₹3,77,500

Bounty Prize Pool- ₹3,22,500

Places Paid – 23

Yash ‘darkshark_11’ Jaiswal, the mid-to-high stakes grinder, isn’t just consistent; he’s a force of nature. His 2024 was a year of near misses and over two dozen wins, a clear indication of the storm brewing. And 2025 is already turning into a full-blown tempest.

January saw him conquer Junglee Poker’s Monday Monster and Thursday Thunder in the first two weeks alone, foreshadowing what was to come. February brought more of the same, with wins in Pocket52’s Soda and Junglee Poker’s Thursday Thunder just last week.

But last night, Jaiswal achieved something truly extraordinary. He pulled off a double victory, taking down two of Junglee Poker’s biggest guaranteed events: the ₹7 Lakhs GTD Wednesday Superstack and the ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD LL#22.

His winning spree began with the 7 PM LL#22. He fired two bullets and outlasted a field of 224 entrants in a nearly seven-hour grind, claiming his first Lakhpati Legends title and ₹56,670 (₹31,008 in bounties). Vinay ‘Keechad’ Verma, who fired four bullets, finished as the runner-up for ₹27,447 (₹1,800 in bounties).

But his biggest triumph was yet to come. At 4:17 AM, almost two and a half hours after his LL#22 victory, he conquered the 8 PM Wednesday Superstack. After an eight-hour-and-17-minute battle against 214 rivals, Jaiswal snagged his sixth title of the year (and his fifth on Junglee Poker in 2025) for ₹1.34 Lakhs (₹69,023 in bounties), completing a stunning double whammy!

As if two titles in one night weren’t enough, Jaiswal went on to add five more deep runs to his resume, including a third-place finish in Adda52’s Bounty Madness DPT Edition for ₹16,968 (₹2,976 in bounties). By the time the dust settled, his Wednesday winnings had soared to over ₹2.35 Lakhs from seven cashes. This guy is a machine.

> 1st in Junglee Poker’s Wednesday Superstack for ₹1,33,953* (₹69,023 in bounties)

> 1st in Junglee Poker’s LL#22 for ₹56,670* (₹31,008 in bounties)

> 3rd in Adda52’s Bounty Madness DPT Edition for ₹16,968* (₹2,976 in bounties)

> 76th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹10,200

> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance for ₹7,018

> 96th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹6,000

> 87th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride Lite for ₹4,400

Yash Jaiswal’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.88 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹86.30 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #6 (across all platforms)

The mysterious ‘poker’ also made a splash in the Wednesday Superstack. Firing two bullets, they came incredibly close to victory, finishing second for a respectable ₹84,251 (₹19,359 in bounties).

Pratik ‘pyari_titli’ Manjrekar, the runner-up in Monday’s The Big Show, rounded out the Wednesday Superstack podium, finishing third for ₹54,317 (i₹12,188 in bounties). Another deep run in Adda52’s Maverick DPT Edition (18th for ₹9,250) boosted his Wednesday total to ₹63,567.

Pratik Manjrekar’s online stats (excluding Junglee Poker, Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.41 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.41 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #1

The ₹3,450 buy-in Wednesday Superstack delivered a mix of value and excitement, with an overlay shortfall of ₹55,000. The top 23 finishers cashed from the ₹3.78 Lakhs prize pool, with many others boosting their winnings by collecting bounties from the ₹3.23 Lakhs bounty pool. It was another night of thrilling action and big payouts for those who dared to take on the challenge.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Yash ‘darkshark_11’ Jaiswal – ₹1,33,953
2. poker – ₹84,251
3. Pratik ‘pyari_titli’ Manjrekar – ₹54,317
4. tonkaaaaa – ₹36,810
5. monteee – ₹25,433
6. hotstreak – ₹28,427
7. coolbaby – ₹20,434
8. roinhood – ₹26,475

₹25 Lakhs GTD Lakhpati Legends Main Event – Qualifier 5

Q5 > Entries – 101 | Survivors – 12 | Chip Leader – ‘premj36’ (340,977)

Combined > Entries – 336 | Survivors – 32 | Overall Chip Leader – Pratik ‘pyari_titli’ Manjrekar (410,662)

The Lakhpati Legends title winners of the day included Yash ‘darkshar_11’ Jaiswal (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD LL#22 for ₹56,670), ‘brutalplay’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD LL#23 for ₹29,880), and Manish ‘manish jangid’ Jangid (Won ₹90K GTD LL#21 for ₹19,852).

Adda52

‘REYUKEN’ won the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Maverick DPT Edition for ₹1.90 Lakhs.

Akshay ‘philips000’ Thakur (Won ₹1.75 Lakhs GTD Bounty Madness DPT Edition for ₹57,758), Bijay ‘jarvis590’ Sarkar (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Deep Dive for ₹32,399), Praveen ‘praveen2626’ KR (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹32,772), ‘Mughaking1996’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Afternoon Bounty for ₹25,295), Unmesh ‘unmesh100’ Nair (Won ₹1.20 Lakhs GTD Maverick Lite for ₹22,541), Satyapal ‘RArThShICa’ (Won ₹60K GTD Bounty Adda for ₹18,067), ‘cricpoker’ (Won ₹50K GTD Morning Adda for ₹16,301), and ‘JC1870’ (Won ₹50K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹14,771) won the other Wednesday marquees on Adda52.

Pocket52

Pocket Rockets – ₹8 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,300

Entries – 137

Re-entries – 116

Prize Pool – ₹8,00,000

Places Paid – 27

Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi’ Garg isn’t just playing poker; he’s orchestrating a symphony of destruction. This Jabalpur prodigy seems to have found another gear, and the poker world is reeling from his onslaught. After conquering Adda52’s The Mint a few weeks ago, he’s been on a rampage, leaving no doubt that he’s one of the hottest players in the game. Last week alone, he shipped two flagship events, Adda52’s Maverick DPT Edition on Wednesday and PokerBaazi’s Blockbuster Lite on Saturday.

But Garg’s thirst for victory is insatiable. He rode his wave of momentum (and undeniable talent) straight into Pocket52’s ₹8 Lakhs GTD Pocket Pockets last night, snatching his fourth title of the year and his third in just eight days. This incredible streak (that too on back-to-back Wednesdays) only reinforces his reputation as a true poker phenomenon. And it`s not about the wins; he also stormed the final table on PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance on Sunday. It seems everything this man touches turns to gold!

The 8 PM Pocket Rockets showdown saw Garg face off against 136 other players (253 total entries). He battled for over seven hours, outlasting the competition to conquer this Wednesday marquee for the first time and rake in a glorious ₹1.88 Lakhs payday. This was his second Pocket52 flagship win, adding to his PPC Pocket Kings triumph last November.

Wednesday was a particularly fruitful day for Garg. In addition to his Pocket Rockets victory, he made a final table run in Adda52’s Maverick DPT Edition and cashed in three PokerBaazi flagships, adding over ₹2.49 Lakhs to his burgeoning bankroll. This man is printing money!

> 1st in Pocket52’s Pocket Rockets for ₹1,88,000

> 7th in Adda52’s Maverick DPT Edition for ₹29,487

> 11th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride Lite for ₹15,200

> 19th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹11,000

> 62nd in PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance for ₹5,614

Saransh Garg’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.91 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.79 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #3

Online regular ‘smr1g10’ (anonymity requested), a former The MoneyMaker champion and last week’s WTF finalist, was also on a hot streak after a fifth-place finish in The Big Show Lite the night before. They came within a whisker of victory in the Pocket Rockets, finishing second for a respectable ₹1.32 Lakhs. The poker gods may be testing their patience, but with their undeniable skills, a major victory can’t be far off.

The Pocket Rockets final table also featured other familiar names like Monday’s Pocket Jacks finalist Abhishek ‘EINSTEIN’ Agarwal (3rd for ₹84,960) and recent Friday Supernova champion Amar ‘PsykoEko’ Iyer (6th for ₹37,760) adding to the star-studded lineup.

Like many mid-week flagships, the ₹2,750 buy-in Pocket Rockets had a slight overlay of ₹73,890 on its advertised ₹8 Lakhs guarantee. This unexpected bonus meant even more value for the players, as the top 27 finishers all walked away with at least ₹6,640 – more than double the initial buy-in! Despite the overlay, the tournament was a resounding success, filled with thrilling action and lucrative payouts for those fortunate enough to reach the money.

Final Table Results

1. Saransh ‘TerrorGandhi’ Garg – ₹1,88,000
2. smr1g10 – ₹1,32,000
3. Abhishek ‘EINSTEIN’ Agarwal – ₹84,960
4. ram2443 – ₹62,880
5. Henk – ₹47,200
6. Amar ‘PsykoEko’ Iyer – ₹37,760
7. puro_aom29 – ₹31,360
8. GUNSMOKE – ₹25,120

‘BARUD111’ (Won ₹2.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Deepstack Turbo for ₹64,240) and ‘vastmask_ga20i’ (Won ₹80K GTD Soda for ₹23,170) won the other Wednesday marquees on Pocket52.

Spartan Poker

Anurag ‘13anurag’ Srivastava (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD Supreme for ₹57,743), ‘yorker’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Bullet for ₹44,400), ‘7X7X9X4X2X’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Monster Turbo for ₹22,200), Ambika ‘sonju’ Chowdhury (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Monster Turbo for ₹22,200), and Dhaval ‘dhavhe’ Heda (Won ₹50K GTD Holdem for ₹13,000) won the Wednesday marquees on Spartan Poker.

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