Daily Majors: Vishal Ojha Pulls Off Insane Friday Run! Wins #2 The MoneyMaker After The Quest Runner-Up For ₹18.66 Lakhs Total Haul!

If Thursday kicked off May with fireworks on PokerBaazi, Friday night kept the heat on! The main attraction was the second edition of the iconic ₹1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker, now a daily ritual this month, drawing massive attention even as overlays continued across most flagships – meaning tons of value for players jumping into the Friday grind. The action wasn’t just confined to PokerBaazi either; Natural8 India’s Omaholic Series 2025 kept PLO fans busy, Adda52’s ₹1.50 Crores GTD Masterminds Arena Bounty Series headed towards its finale, and Junglee Poker’s Poker Premiere League (PPL) kept dealing.

Plus, exciting news came from the live circuit today as India’s Nishant Kumar completed his spectacular run in the record-breaking APT Taipei Main Event, finishing fifth for a career-best ~₹1.15 Crores!

But Friday night online belonged to one man: Vishal Ojha. The Pune-based pro, already etched in history as India’s only USOP Main Event champion, put on a display of multi-tabling mastery that left jaws on the floor. First, he battled deep in PokerBaazi’s The Quest, firing four bullets and reaching heads-up against Aditya Kesharwani. While he finished second for a solid ₹3 Lakhs, that turned out to be just the warm-up! Literally 90 minutes later, Ojha closed out the biggest tournament of the night, conquering the #2 The MoneyMaker, finally grabbing that coveted The MoneyMaker bracelet after a near miss last April. The win delivered a staggering ₹15 Lakhs payday – matching Thursday’s top prize, giving Ojha his biggest score of 2025, and registering as his second-best online cash ever! Adding an eighth place in Adda52’s The Ballers and three other small scores, Ojha’s Friday night rampage resulted in combined winnings hitting an unbelievable ₹18.66 Lakhs, making him the runaway top earner. This monster session also vaulted his tracked online profits past the ₹2 Crore point and launched him straight to #3 on PokerBaazi’s 2025 POY Leaderboard!

While Ojha took the bracelet, Bihar’s Deepak Kumar nearly pulled off a massive upset. Finishing second earned them an incredible ₹10 Lakhs – an all-time best score over 22 times their previous highest cash, putting their account firmly back in the black! Popular streamer Aniruddha Joshi also had a huge night, finishing third in The MoneyMaker for a personal-best ₹7.37 Lakhs. The event itself had another large ₹16 Lakhs overlay, benefiting the 146 players who cashed (min-cash ₹19K).

Before his The MoneyMaker win, Ojha battled Aditya Kesharwani heads-up in The Quest. It was Kesharwani who took down that title, continuing his own hot streak. The Rewa grinder claimed his first The Quest victory, banking a hefty ₹5.01 Lakhs – his best score of 2025. Adding another FT cash on Adda52, Kesharwani’s Friday session delivered over ₹5.12 Lakhs to his bankroll, his most profitable night of 2025 so far.

India’s first WSOP bracelet winner and recent NPC Finalist, Aditya Sushant, added another major title to his incredible CV by winning Adda52’s The Ballers for the fifth time! The victory added ₹3.91 Lakhs to his name, part of a Friday haul exceeding ₹4.25 Lakhs across four deep runs. ‘TheAceCrown’ finished runner-up for ₹2.89 Lakhs, contributing to their nightly total of ₹3.09 Lakhs.

The seemingly unstoppable Arjanveer Singh Chadha kept his phenomenal run going, winning PokerBaazi’s WTF for the second time in his career! This victory, his fourth major title in under a month, was worth ₹2.29 Lakhs. His total Friday take neared ₹2.60 Lakhs with three other cashes. Ashutosh Das finished runner-up for ₹1.50 Lakhs, part of a ₹1.60 Lakhs night for him. The WTF had a tiny ₹15K overlay.

On Junglee Poker, Nandan Pugalia made a strong comeback just days after a runner-up finish in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour, winning the PPL Friday Supernova for ₹1.58 Lakhs – his sixth title this year. His overall Friday take exceeded ₹1.88 Lakhs. Runner-up ‘dhatrwal’ scored a personal platform-best ₹1.19 Lakhs.

Natural8 India saw ‘chalnighlavdya’ break a four-month quiet spell with a runner-up finish in the Midnight Madness II 88, worth a platform-best ₹1.77 Lakhs.

Other notable winners on PokerBaazi included Parth Aggarwal, who shipped the Daily Last Chance for ₹1.93 Lakhs, and the relentless Anurag Srivastava, who added The Quest Lite title for ₹1.57 Lakhs (his 14th win of 2025!).

Ram Kakkar, Vishal Soni, Mohak Kapoor, and Shreyansh Sharma also booked wins in various Friday marquees, contributing to a truly action-packed night!

Here are the Friday highlights!

PokerBaazi

#2 The MoneyMaker – ₹1 Crore GTD

Buy-in – ₹10,000

Entries – 568

Re-entries – 398

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,00,000

Places Paid – 146

Just when you thought the PokerBaazi felt might cool down slightly after April’s intensity, May arrived and dumped gasoline on the fire! The main driver is the legendary ₹1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker, which isn’t just back; it’s the nightly headliner for all 31 glorious days of the month. Following up on previous successful festivals, PokerBaazi has genuinely upped the ante, making India’s first and longest-running single-flight ₹1 Crore beast a daily ritual where players chase bracelets and potentially life-altering scores every single evening for the second time ever (after last April’s The MoneyMaker Mania)!

Following Prasit Chowdhury‘s fantastic win in Thursday’s kickoff edition (#1 The MoneyMaker), Friday night’s #2 The MoneyMaker crowned its champion and this time the spotlight belonged squarely to one of India’s most formidable poker talents: Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha.

Ojha, the Nashik-based pro who commands respect both live and online, finally captured The MoneyMaker title that had slipped through his fingers before (he finished a close third in the #25 The MoneyMaker last April). This victory felt like unfinished business completed. Ojha is a true powerhouse – the 2023 People’s Poker Championship nominee, a key player for the runner-up Kolkata Wizards in PSL Season 6, a four-time IOPC champion, winner of the massive 2023 Legend Poker Series Super High Roller (₹26.78 Lakhs), and the player who etched his name in international poker history by becoming the first Indian to win a USOP Main Event title in Hanoi in 2023 —a feat that cemented his reputation far beyond domestic borders.

While 2025 had been somewhat steady rather than spectacular for Ojha by his elite standards (with wins in PokerBaazi’s WTF (January) and The Quest Lite (February) and runner-up finishes in Adda52’s Iron Man and PokerBaazi’s NPS#120 Wednesday Volley), Friday night saw him shift into beast mode.

Imagine the focus required: he was simultaneously deep in two of the biggest PokerBaazi flagships! Less than 90 minutes before his The MoneyMaker triumph, Ojha was heads-up in the 8 PM Friday headliner, The Quest. He narrowly missed that one, finishing second to Aditya Kesharwani but still adding ₹3 Lakhs to his burgeoning nightly haul.

Undeterred, he seamlessly transitioned his focus to closing out the main prize. Entering the 7:30 PM The MoneyMaker 92.0 twice, Ojha masterfully navigated the 966-entry field (568 unique) over a gruelling 10-hour session. This time, he wouldn’t be denied. He sealed the deal, finally grasping that elusive The MoneyMaker bracelet and banking a staggering ₹15 Lakhs – matching the previous night’s top prize, hitting his biggest score of 2025, and achieving his second-best online payday ever!

That monster score, combined with The Quest runner-up finish, an eighth place in Adda52’s The Ballers and three other smaller cashes, meant Ojha’s Friday night rampage resulted in an incredible ₹18.66 Lakhs deposited into his account! It crowned him the undisputed MVP of the day, pushed his tracked online profits soaring past the ₹2 Crore milestone, and rocketed him straight to #3 in PokerBaazi’s 2025 Player of the Year standings!

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s #2 The MoneyMaker for ₹15,00,000

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Quest for ₹3,00,000

> 8th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹47,389

> 13th in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹9,500

> 91st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance for ₹5,061

> 44th in Adda52’s MMA Friday Mystery Bounty for ₹3,913

Vishal Ojha’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Junglee Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.75 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.06 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #3 | Annual Winnings: ₹68.22 Lakhs | Moves to #3 on PokerBaazi’s 2025 POY Leaderboard

But the #2 The MoneyMaker didn’t just reward an established star; it created another incredible story. Bihar’s Deepak ‘pokerrani108’ Kumar, a player grinding on PokerBaazi since last May, had the session that poker dreams are made of. Battling all the way to heads-up against the mighty Ojha, he finished one spot shy of the bracelet but achieved an unbelievable, life-enhancing ₹10 Lakhs payout! This single score shattered his previous personal best by a mind-blowing factor of 22, instantly putting him deep in the black on the platform and making him the day’s clear second-biggest scorer!

Deepak Kumar’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹16.54 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹3.54 Lakhs

Popular streamer Aniruddha ‘PocketacesAJ’ Joshi, known for his entertaining streams and ambitious profit challenge, kept his strong form rolling. Coming off winning Adda52’s MMA Main Event in March and posting several deep runs since —including a podium in last week’s Head Hunter and a near-miss in MMA Voyager PKO just days ago, Joshi expertly navigated the challenging The MoneyMaker field to lock up the third spot on the podium. This earned him a personal-best ₹7.37 Lakhs, giving him a massive boost in his ongoing ₹1 Crore profit challenge for the year!

Aniruddha Joshi’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Junglee Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.85 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹65.95 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #4

Unsurprisingly, The MoneyMaker 92.0 final table was a deadly mix of talent. Young Gun Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta, coming off a Sunday Big Slick final table, placed fourth for ₹5.71 Lakhs. Nirbheek ‘noobboob23’ Biswas, who won the Daily Last Chance last week, finished fifth for ₹4.59 Lakhs. Abhishek ‘Adrit’ Singh, a recent WTF finalist, came sixth for ₹3.48 Lakhs. Sandeep ‘janspeed’ Jaiswal rounded out the final table in eighth, banking ₹1.88 Lakhs.

And that’s just scratching the surface. The top 20 finishers included other heavyweights like Tarush ‘Busterr’ Gupta (9th for ₹1.34 Lakhs), Surajkishan ‘sukira’ Razdan (12th for ₹1.34 Lakhs), former NPS Main Event champion Chirag ‘miyagi’ Sodha (13th for ₹81,000), ‘SPRINT King’ Pradip ‘Nit2Donk’ Ghosh (14th for ₹81,000), this week’ s Sunday Big Slick champion and The Mint podium finisher Bharat ‘Thinkfloyd’ Vasan (17th for ₹81,000), Margi ‘weakerkickhai’ Dhiren Narendra (18th for ₹81,000), and Mohit ‘thejoker’ Mehta (20th for ₹55,000).

Following Thursday’s trend, The MoneyMaker 92.0 experienced an even bigger shortfall! The ₹10,000 buy-in showstopper missed its lofty ₹1 Crore guarantee by a massive ₹16 Lakhs – a huge 16% overlay! For the 146 players who skillfully navigated into the money, it was like hitting a value jackpot before even laddering up. Every single casher received a minimum payout of ₹19,000, nearly doubling their investment instantly.

Two nights down, 29 more editions of The MoneyMaker to go! With another chance tonight (Saturday) and the massive Baazi Super Sunday lineup waiting tomorrow alongside the #4 The MoneyMaker, one thing is crystal clear: May on PokerBaazi is delivering non-stop, high-stakes fireworks, incredible value, and potentially life-changing victories every single night!

Final Table Results

1. Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha – ₹15,00,000
2. pokerrani108 – ₹10,00,000
3. Aniruddha ‘PocketacesAJ’ Joshi – ₹7,37,000
4. Anmol ‘anzzzzz’ Mehta – ₹5,71,000
5. Nirbheek ‘noobboob23’ Biswas – ₹4,59,000
6. Abhishek ‘Adrit’ Singh – ₹3,48,000
7. heisenberg369 – ₹2,59,000
8. Sandeep ‘janspeed’ Jaiswal – ₹1,88,000

The Quest – ₹30 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,750

Entries – 367

Re-entries – 328

Prize Pool – ₹30,00,000

Places Paid – 87

May has exploded on PokerBaazi, largely thanks to the daily return of the iconic ₹1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker. With 29 more nights of bracelet chasing lined up, the platform’s energy is undeniable. Even with The MoneyMaker drawing massive attention (and glaring overlays everywhere), Friday night’s 8 PM staple, the ₹30 Lakhs GTD The Quest, held its ground impressively. The signature event attracted 695 entries (367 unique), barely missing its guarantee but delivering an 8-hour high-stakes showdown packed with drama.

Stepping into the spotlight and making his presence felt loud and clear was Aditya ‘KesarDa’ Kesharwani. While many players are busy extending recent heaters, the Rewa, Madhya Pradesh grinder decided Friday was his night to shine. Navigating a minefield packed with regulars, Kesharwani clinched his first-ever The Quest title, banking a neat ₹5.01 Lakhs for his efforts! This was his best payday of 2025, his second-largest cash ever on PokerBaazi (behind only that legendary End Boss 2020 run), and his third-biggest online haul overall.

This victory underscores the fantastic form Kesharwani has found recently. After winning Adda52’s Iron Man in January, he hit a bit of a quiet patch title-wise. But April saw him roar back, taking down the Sunday Big Slick, following up with a Daily Boost win, and then adding The Pride Lite title just last week. Last night’s The Quest win gives him his fourth flagship title this year and fifth victory overall in 2025!

Kesharwani kept busy elsewhere, too, adding an eighth-place finish in Adda52’s MMA Friday Mystery Bounty for another ₹11,764. His Friday grind tallied over ₹5.12 Lakhs, representing his most profitable session yet this year.

Aditya Kesharwani’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.17 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹47.87 Lakhs

Now, here’s where the night gets really interesting. Kesharwani had to navigate a tense heads-up battle in The Quest against Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha – a true powerhouse known for his live exploits, the first Indian USOP Main Event champ and a key force in Kolkata Wizards’ runner-up finish in Pocket52 PSL Season 6) and online dominance. Looking to snap a three-month title drought, Ojha fired four bullets in The Quest and came incredibly close. He eventually finished runner-up, collecting a solid ₹3 Lakhs for his efforts. But this runner-up finish was merely the prelude to an even bigger story unfolding simultaneously!

Just as he was wrapping up his deep run in The Quest, Ojha was battling deep in the night’s main attraction, #2 The MoneyMaker. In an incredible display of multi-tabling skill and focus, barely 90 minutes after finishing second in The Quest, Ojha went all the way in The MoneyMaker! He outlasted the massive 966-entry field (568 unique), claimed the elusive bracelet (sweet redemption after a near miss in the #25 The MoneyMaker last April), and banked a staggering ₹15 Lakhs – matching Thursday night’s top prize and hitting his biggest score of 2025 (his second-biggest online payday ever)!

Adding his The Quest runner-up score and four other cashes (including eighth in Adda52’s The Ballers), Ojha’s Friday night was simply phenomenal, pulling together ₹18.66 Lakhs in total winnings, making him the day’s top earner by a massive margin. This incredible session also pushed his tracked online profits past the ₹2 Crore milestone and shot him up to #3 on PokerBaazi’s 2025 POY Leaderboard!

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s #2 The MoneyMaker for ₹15,00,000

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Quest for ₹3,00,000

> 8th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹47,389

> 13th in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹9,500

> 91st in PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance for ₹5,061

> 44th in Adda52’s MMA Friday Mystery Bounty for ₹3,913

Vishal Ojha’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.75 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.06 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #3 | Moves to #3 on #PokerBaazi’s 2025 POY Leaderboard

As expected, The Quest’s final table featured a lineup of known grinders. Vishal ‘VishalMaharaj’ Maharaj finished third for ₹2.40 Lakhs. Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar, who seems to be running very pure lately (after his Adda52 Millions runner-up finish on Sunday and last night`s MMA Friday Bounty victory), placed fifth for ₹1.35 Lakhs. Monday’s The Big Show winner, Young Gun Devang ‘Laila’ Yadav, took sixth for ₹1.12 Lakhs. Prabaha ‘alpha321’ Roy finished seventh for ₹91,200, and Apurv ‘ppsumit’ Shah rounded out the final table in eighth for ₹72,600.

Following Thursday’s trend, almost all Friday majors on PokerBaazi recorded overlays, but The Quest came remarkably close to hitting its number, missing its ₹30 Lakhs guarantee by a tiny ₹25,000. The top 87 finishers in the ₹5,750 buy-in event shared the prize pool, with even the minimum cash returning a solid ₹10,200.

With the daily The MoneyMaker now setting the pace alongside a stacked schedule offering undeniable value, May couldn’t have started any hotter on India’s leading online platform!

Final Table Results

1. Aditya ‘KesarDa’ Kesharwani – ₹5,00,100
2. Vishal ‘Darky’ Ojha – ₹3,00,000
3. Vishal ‘VishalMaharaj’ Maharaj – ₹2,40,000
4. Krunal1800 – ₹1,82,400
5. Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar – ₹1,34,700
6. Devang ‘Laila’ Yadav – ₹1,11,600
7. Prabaha ‘alpha321’ Roy – ₹91,200
8. Apurv ‘ppsumit’ Shah – ₹72,600

WTF – ₹15 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,200

Entries – 409

Re-entries – 367

Prize Pool – ₹15,00,000

Places Paid – 118

Even with the massive ₹1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker now commanding attention nightly, PokerBaazi’s Friday schedule still packed a serious punch. The platform flexed its tournament muscle with headliners like The Quest and the crowd-pleaser ₹15 Lakhs GTD WTF. While overlays remained a theme across most events, the action was fierce, especially in the WTF, where one of India’s most dominant pros added another trophy to his collection.

And the star of the primetime battle was Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha. This Chandigarh-based pro is playing lights-out poker right now. Coming into the night hot off dual final table appearances on Thursday (Godfather and Big PLO-5), Chadha kept his foot firmly on the gas and conquered the WTF field, claiming his fourth major title in less than a month! After a relatively standard start to 2025 by his high standards, April saw him catch fire, and he’s clearly carrying that heat into May.

An established online giant with winnings stretching over ₹17.17 Crores and north of ₹6 Crores in profits, Chadha got it with clinical efficiency, needing just one bullet to slice through the 776-entry field (409 unique) in the 7:30 PM WTF. After over seven hours, he clinched the WTF title for the second time in his career (first since July 2023), pocketing ₹2.29 Lakhs. With three other small cashes sprinkled in, Chadha’s Friday take climbed near ₹2.60 Lakhs—just another day at the office for one of India’s best.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹2,28,000

> 28th in PokerBaazi’s The Quest for ₹23,100

> 78th in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹4,800

> 21st in Adda52’s MMA Friday Bounty for ₹4,001

Arjanveer Singh Chadha’s online stats (excluding Junglee Poker, PokerStars India, and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹17.17 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹6.13 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #9 | Annual Winnings: ₹68.20 Lakhs

Putting up a strong fight heads-up was Ashutosh ‘ashutoshdas’ Das. The former The Pride champion showed real determination, firing four bullets to make a deep run. He pushed Chadha close but finished as the runner-up. Still, the deep run added ₹1.50 Lakhs to his account – his best result of 2025 and the third-biggest payday of his career! Adding another small cash, Das closed his Friday session with ₹1.60 Lakhs booked, putting a dent in previous site losses.

Veteran Prashanth ‘ Iveyleague’ Sekar was also making serious waves on Friday night. The first-ever Game Changer champion might be searching for his first title in over seven months (since his (PLO-5) BOOST and Blockbuster takedown last September). Still, he’s been consistently knocking on the door with at least four final table appearances in April alone! Last night, he went on a tear, hitting not one, not two, but three final tables! He placed fourth in WTF (₹85,500), third in Adda52’s MMA Friday Mystery Bounty (₹65,998), and fourth in Adda52’s MMA Friday Bounty (₹23,706). Add it all up, and Sekar pulled in over ₹1.75 Lakhs for his night’s work!

Prashanth Sekar’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.74 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.45 Crores

The WTF final table also featured other tough regs like ‘High Roller Specialist’ Karan ‘Collingwood’ Sitlani (3rd for ₹1.11 Lakhs), Vikas ‘nohomejerome’ Yadav (5th for ₹70,350) and Manish ‘KHATIDRAGON’ Jangid (6th for ₹57,450), himself fresh off two FTs the night before!

Like most other PokerBaazi flagships on Friday, the ₹2,200 buy-in WTF didn’t quite hit its ₹15 Lakhs guarantee, falling short by a tiny ₹15,512. That small overlay just meant a little extra value for the players. The top 118 finishers shared the spoils, with payouts starting at ₹4,500 – more than double the buy-in, adding more juice to another high-energy Friday night grind on India’s leading online platform!

Final Table Results

1. Arjanveer ‘holdbaby’ Singh Chadha – ₹2,28,000
2. Ashutosh ‘ashutoshdas’ Das – ₹1,50,000
3. Karan ‘Collingwood’ Sitlani – ₹1,11,000
4. Prashanth ‘Iveyleague’ Sekar – ₹85,500
5. Vikas ‘nohomejerome’ Yadav – ₹70,350
6. Manish ‘KHATIDRAGON’ Jangid – ₹57,450
7. jwadhwa – ₹45,000
8. tipnik74 – ₹32,850

The Quest Lite – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,000

Entries – 305

Re-entries – 232

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 82

Even with the daily ₹1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker commanding huge attention, Friday nights on PokerBaazi mean a packed schedule, and the other flagships still brought the heat. The ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Quest Lite, kicking off at 7:30 PM, delivered its usual dose of fast-paced action and, like most majors on the platform recently, came with a nice overlay bonus.

And riding a wave hotter than the summer sun right now is Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava. Just 24 hours removed from winning Adda52’s MMA Thunder PKO, the Delhi-based crusher simply went back to work on PokerBaazi and added another title to his unbelievable 2025 run. Srivastava stormed through The Quest Lite field, claiming the top spot for the first time and banking a tidy ₹1.57 Lakhs. Forget counting final tables (he had over 30 in Q1 alone!); this guy is collecting trophies. After five titles in April, last night’s victory pushes his count for the year to a staggering 14!

Srivastava’s campaign this year has been phenomenal from the start, highlighted by a dominant NPS India 2025 showing (four medals, including two Golds, and second place on the Delhi leaderboard). He won Spartan Poker’s Supreme last week (for the third time this year!), then PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance two days later (his second win in that event in April). A runner-up finish in Wednesday’s MMA Wonder PKO and Thursday’s MMA Thunder PKO win set the stage for this latest conquest. He seems to be playing on easy mode right now.

Jumping into the 7:30 PM The Quest Lite, Srivastava needed two bullets to make magic. He navigated the 537-entry field (305 unique) in under six and a half hours to claim his seventh PokerBaazi title this year! Adding three more cashes across Adda52 and PokerBaazi last night, Srivastava padded his Friday bankroll with nearly ₹1.86 Lakhs, keeping his scorching streak alive as May gets underway.

> 1st in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹1,56,900

> 30th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹19,154

> 32nd in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹6,750

> 22nd in Adda52’s MMA Friday Bounty for ₹3,063

Chasing Srivastava right down to the wire was Kapil ‘kapil1912’ Tyaagi. A seasoned regular from Uttar Pradesh who’s been grinding on PokerBaazi for six years, Tyaagi has been patiently searching for that elusive first title on the platform. The Quest Lite looked like it might be the moment – he battled hard and came incredibly close, but had to settle for the runner-up position. Still, the deep run delivered a significant reward: Tyaagi walked away with a site-best ₹1.04 Lakhs, providing a nice boost after a tough two-year-long downswing!

As expected, The Quest Lite final table featured a collection of familiar grinders deep in the action. Nipun ‘nipun.3551’ Kumar, who finished runner-up in The Big Show last month, placed third here, adding ₹78,000 to his account. Dirgesh ‘dirgesh’ Dedhiya finished fifth for ₹48,600, while Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora took sixth, good for ₹40,000. Thursday’s Godfather winner and current POY #5, volume beast Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur, made another deep run, finishing seventh for ₹31,600, and Manoj ‘cutymannu’ Kumar rounded out the final table payouts in eighth place, earning ₹23,500.

Like most other PokerBaazi majors on Friday night, the ₹2,000 buy-in The Quest Lite experienced a slight overlay, falling short of its ₹10 Lakhs guarantee by ₹65,620. This meant extra value was sprinkled into the prize pool – a welcome bonus for the top 82 finishers. Every player who cashed collected at least ₹4,800, more than doubling their initial investment and adding more juice to another high-energy night on India’s leading online platform.

With players like Srivastava seemingly winning titles at will and grinders like Tyaagi finding breakthrough scores, the PokerBaazi tables are the place to be as we head into another massive weekend!

Final Table Results

1. Anurag ‘Rebuy2survive’ Srivastava – ₹1,56,900
2. Kapil ‘kapil1912’ Tyaagi – ₹1,03,500
3. Nipun ‘nipun.3551’ Kumar – ₹78,000
4. Trippymedellin – ₹57,300
5. Dirgesh ‘dirgesh’ Dedhiya – ₹48,600
6. Vaibhav ‘vaibhi18’ Arora – ₹40,000
7. Rajneesh ‘msdhoni’ Thakur – ₹31,600
8. Manoj ‘cutymannu’ Kumar – ₹23,500

Parth ‘vinay7690’ Shah won the ₹10 Lakhs GTD Daily Last Chance for ₹1.93 Lakhs.

‘TheWhiteHorsee’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost for ₹26,620) and ‘sexyboy’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹18,340) won the other Friday marquees on PokerBaazi.

Junglee Poker

PPL Friday Supernova – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,600

Entries – 217

Prize Pool – ₹10,00,000

Places Paid – 29

Junglee Poker is aiming to set May ablaze with its premium MTT offering, the Poker Premier League (PPL). Running all month long (May 1-31) with a colossal ₹7.50+ Crores in guaranteed prizes, the PPL channels the fast-paced energy of the Indian T20 cricket league, promising a daily dose of poker adrenaline. Day 2 of this extravaganza saw the spotlight shine brightly on the ₹10 Lakhs GTD PPL Friday Supernova.

The 8 PM Friday mainstay, now sporting the PPL branding, attracted 217 entrants ready to grind. After an intense six-hour session featuring the usual swings, one name rose above the rest – Kolkata’s Nandan ‘RageMonkey42’ Pugalia. This upcoming star is undeniably one of the players to watch right now, and last night, he added another impressive line to his rapidly growing 2025 resume.

Just three days removed from that heartbreakingly close runner-up finish in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour (where he banked a massive ₹5 Lakhs), Pugalia showed incredible resilience and form. He navigated the PPL Friday Supernova field with poise and precision, clinching the PPL title and a well-deserved ₹1.58 Lakhs payday. This victory adds to his already stellar 2025 campaign, which includes two Daily Last Chance wins on PokerBaazi, a Monday Monster title on Junglee Poker, a Friday Bounty win on Adda52, and that Inception title last month that snapped an eight-week title drought. Last night’s win is officially his sixth title across platforms this year!

Pugalia wasn’t just focused on the PPL Friday Supernova either. He backed up the win with two deep runs elsewhere, boosting his total Friday take past ₹1.88 Lakhs!

> 1st in Junglee Poker’s PPL Friday Supernova for ₹1,57,768

> 14th in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹25,912

> 63rd in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹4,800

Nandan Pugalia’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.14 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.30 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #6 (across all platforms)

Almost playing spoiler to Pugalia’s victory lap was the mystery grinder ‘dhatrwal.’ They showed plenty of grit at the final table, pushing hard before finishing in second place. Still, it was a fantastic run rewarded with ₹1.19 Lakhs – their biggest recorded payday yet on Junglee Poker.

Also making waves at the final table was site regular Amit ‘the_ziro’ J. Coming into the event with momentum from winning two Battle Ground series titles last month (Monday Monster and Wednesday Superstack), Amit was hunting that PPL trophy. He battled deep but eventually hit the rail in third place, collecting a nice ₹87,822 for his efforts.

Similar to the PPL Thursday Mini Highroller the night before, the PPL Friday Supernova also experienced an overlay, missing its ₹10 Lakhs guarantee by ₹1.32 Lakhs. That shortfall meant extra value distributed among the participants. The top 29 finishers shared the prize money, each walking away with at least ₹8,118 – a nice return for those who navigated deep.

With the big weekend schedules looming and the Poker Premier League just getting started, there’s undoubtedly plenty more value and high-energy action still to come on Junglee Poker this month!

Final Table Results

1. Nandan ‘RageMonkey42’ Pugalia – ₹1,57,768
2. dhatrwal – ₹1,18,982
3. Amit ‘the_ziro’ J – ₹87,822
4. coco-143 – ₹64,862
5. rdx1111-1 – ₹47,888
6. vabss – ₹35,342

The other PPL title winners of the day included ‘h2owater’ (Won ₹3 Lakhs GTD PPL Friday Fighter for ₹96,115) and ‘plhgtrfgu’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD PPL Friday Sunsetter for ₹28,639).

‘zeefish’ won the ₹75K GTD Hangover for ₹13,499.

Adda52

The Ballers – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹8,050

Entries – 99

Re-entries – 126

Re-buys – 12

Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 35

Adda52 has seriously cranked things up since April, and their turbocharged tournament schedule kept delivering the goods as May got underway. With the ₹1.50 Crores GTD Masterminds Arena Bounty Series entering its business end and the daily lineup consistently offering sweet value (thanks, overlays!), Friday night felt electric.

Taking centre stage was the classic Friday night battleground, the ₹20 Lakhs GTD The Ballers, drawing a stacked field of India’s sharpest grinders ready to clash. And yes, following the recent pattern, this primetime event offered extra juice with an overlay, but it certainly didn’t lack for top-tier poker action.

When the final river card was dealt after nearly eight hours of intense play, it was Aditya ‘a_sushant’ Sushant – India’s first-ever WSOP bracelet winner, a two-time The MoneyMaker champion, and recent NPC finalist – who added another major title to his legendary poker CV. Coming off that impressive eighth-place run in the historic NPC showdown in Goa just weeks ago, the Chennai-based icon proved his form is as sharp as ever.

Sushant has been locked in for the past couple of months. After a stupendous showing at the NPS India 2025, he kicked off April by winning PokerBaazi’s Daily Last Chance. He followed that with a barrage of deep runs – landing on seven more final tables, if you’re counting. Now, just two days into May, he’s claimed another major scalp, conquering The Ballers for an incredible fifth time in his career.

The 8 PM headliner pulled in 237 entries (99 unique), a step up from last week’s 195, though still leaving some overlay cash on the table. Sushant, who needed two bullets, moved through the field with his signature calm and killer instincts. His victory lap earned him a handsome ₹3.91 Lakhs, marking at least his fourth title grab of 2025.

Never one to single-table, Sushant was also active on PokerBaazi, notching scores in three of their biggest majors last night. His combined Friday efforts pushed his total earnings beyond ₹4.25 Lakhs. This performance keeps him climbing the ranks, now sitting at #17 on PokerBaazi’s 2025 POY leaderboard.

> 1st in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹3,91,112

> 143rd in PokerBaazi’s #2 The MoneyMaker for ₹19,000

> 62nd in PokerBaazi’s The Quest for ₹10,200

> 95th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹4,500

Facing Sushant in a compelling heads-up duel was another accomplished regular, ‘TheAceCrown’ (anonymity requested). They put up a serious fight, firing two bullets themselves and coming incredibly close to pulling off the upset against the poker veteran. While The Ballers title wasn’t theirs this time, ‘TheAceCrown’ settled for a lofty runner-up payout worth ₹2.89 Lakhs.

But the runner-up score wasn’t their only success story of the night. ‘TheAceCrown’ also found the cashier in three PokerBaazi events, patching together a Friday haul nearing ₹3.09 Lakhs.

> 2nd in Adda52’s The Ballers for ₹2,89,304

> 58th in PokerBaazi’s The Quest for ₹10,200

> 71st in PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite for ₹4,800

> 100th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹4,500

TheAceCrown’s Adda52 stats: Site Winnings: ₹1.27 Crores | Site Profits: ₹71.58 Lakhs

The final table of The Ballers was, predictably, loaded with firepower. Ryan ‘plassma’ Cardoso – last month’s Tuesday Night Stacks champion – finished third, taking home ₹2.14 Lakhs. Current #4 in the 2025 POY race, Advait ‘ronaldinho018’ Rajguru, fresh off winning the BSS SuperStack this past Sunday and runner-up in Thursday’s MMA Thunder PKO, kept the heat on with a fourth-place finish for ₹1.58 Lakhs. Parth ‘HeiKid’ Trivedi placed fifth, earning ₹1.17 Lakhs. Young Gun Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay1399’ Vijayvergiya, who himself finished runner-up in Sunday’s BSS SuperStack with the biggest payout, added a sixth-place finish worth ₹86,610.

In what’s become a familiar sight recently on Adda52, The Ballers missed its ₹20 Lakhs guarantee, filling in a substantial ₹3.41 Lakhs overlay. That’s a juicy 17% value injection – a nice bonus chunk of value for everyone who made the money. Even the min-cash of ₹19,154 on the ₹8,050 buy-in represented an over 2.3 times return on the investment, making Adda52 a prime spot for value hunters, especially with a monster weekend grind and the MMA Bounty Series finale coming up fast!

Final Table Results

1. Aditya ‘a_sushant’ Sushant – ₹3,91,112
2. TheAceCrown – ₹2,89,304
3. Ryan ‘plassma’ Cardoso – ₹2,13,997
4. Advait ‘ronaldinho018’ Rajguru – ₹1,58,293
5. Parth ‘HeiKid’ Trivedi – ₹1,17,089
6. Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay1399’ Vijayvergiya – ₹86,610

MMA Friday Mystery Bounty – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹4,200

Entries – 130

Re-entries – 136

Re-buy – 18

Total Prize Pool – ₹10,36,600

Regular Prize Pool – ₹5,18,300

Bounty Prize Pool – ₹5,18,300

Places Paid – 44

Adda52 kept its foot on the gas heading into the weekend, with the revamped tournament schedule rolled out last month clearly finding traction. The buzz around the ₹1.50 Crores GTD Masterminds Arena Bounty Series is building, and the enhanced daily lineup continues to dish out serious value, thanks to those juicy overlays grinders love. Friday night saw the ₹10 Lakhs GTD MMA Friday Mystery Bounty crowning a champion who was definitely due for another big win.

That champion was none other than Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma. The Howrah-based poker sensation was one of the biggest revelations of 2024, finishing an incredible #6 in the Player of the Year race after pulling together ₹4.40 Crores in recorded winnings (₹3.45 Crores in profit!).

He hasn’t slowed down much in 2025, starting the year strong by winning Natural8 India’s APL Series: Deepstack Highroller (January) and PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour Lite, Adda52’s Godfather DPT Edition and Pocket52’s (7-Max) Deepstack Turbo (February). March saw a relatively quiet patch (only three FTs, including a Bronze in NPS#64 Deepdive). Still, April was right back to business – Sharma hit ten final tables last month, landing on the podium three times, more recently taking third in Sunday’s Adda52 Millions and second in Tuesday’s The Mint!

Enter May. Shreyansh, who famously dominated last May (“Prince of May”), looks poised to repeat. Last night, he finally broke that three-month title-less spell, conquering Adda52’s MMA Friday Mystery Bounty like it was destined. The 7 PM fixture, the day’s marquee MMA Bounty Series event, required precision and bounty luck in equal measure. Sharma came ready. He tore through the 284-entry field (130 unique), needing just a single bullet. His relentless pressure paid off; he captured the MMA Friday Mystery Bounty title – his second mystery bounty tournament win ever (after that insane ₹1.54 Crore win in Natural8 India`s Bounty Hunters HR MAIN EVENT 525 last December). The victory delivered ₹1.79 Lakhs to his account, with a healthy ₹79,457 coming just from bounties! He officially put the drought behind him.

Not content with just one deep run, Sharma also cashed in PokerBaazi’s WTF (17th for ₹13,500), pushing his Friday winnings to over ₹1.92 Lakhs.

> 1st in Adda52’s MMA Friday Mystery Bounty for ₹1,78,529* (₹79,457 in bounties)

> 17th in PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹13,500

Shreyansh Sharma’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India, Junglee Poker and Pocket52): Lifetime Winnings: ₹2.63 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹92.45 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #3 | Finished #6 in the 2024 Leaderboard Standings (Total Cashes)

Facing Sharma heads-up was Kashish ‘Barcelona’ Singh Rathore, a regular in the low-to-mid stakes scene hunting for his own breakthrough after a long dry spell (almost 32 months without a title!). He fought hard in the Mystery Bounty but had to settle for second. Still, the deep run delivered his biggest score of the year so far: ₹95,278 (₹22,199 in bounties).

But Rathore wasn’t finished! He kept grinding the smaller Adda52 events and finally got that win later in the session, taking down the ₹10K GTD Hot Pot for ₹4,486! Combined with three other small cashes, Rathore’s determined Friday grind resulted in nearly ₹1.03 Lakhs added to his account and that much-awaited title, finally swinging his online stats back into the green.

> 2nd in Adda52’s MMA Friday Mystery Bounty for ₹95,278* (₹22,199 in bounties)

> 1st in Adda52’s Hot Pot for ₹4,486

> 5th in Adda52’s MMA Daily KO for ₹2,146

> 48th in Adda52’s MMA Mystery Bounty for ₹404

> 16th in Adda52’s Chip Up for ₹243

Kashish Singh Rathore’s online stats (Adda52 and PokerBaazi): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.62 Lakhs | Lifetime Profits: ₹37,844 | Titles Won in 2025: #1

The MMA Friday Mystery Bounty final table was, simply put, a minefield packed with killers. Prashanth ‘ekthatalli’ Sekar, making his third FT of the night, finished third here for ₹65,998 (₹12,098 in bounties!). Kashish ‘Fletcher03’ Gupta, who FT’d this same event just two weeks ago, took fourth for ₹84,324 (₹44,570 in bounties!). Arjun ‘arjunraghani4444’ Raghani placed fifth with ₹42,555 (₹13,234 in bounties). The red-hot Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh finished seventh for ₹23,553 (₹7,603 in bounties), and last night`s The Quest champion Aditya ‘Beware67’ Kesharwani bowed out in eighth with ₹11,764. Surviving that lineup was a serious feat!

The ₹4,200 buy-in Friday Mystery Bounty delivered exactly the kind of knockout excitement players crave. It comfortably crushed its ₹10 Lakhs guarantee by ₹36,600, building a prize pool of ₹5.18 Lakhs with the same in the bounty pool. The top 44 finishers received a payout from this main pool (minimum ₹2,851), but the real juice came from those mystery bounties awarded for every elimination after the money bubble burst.

It was another explosive night on Adda52, proving their revamped schedule and bounty series are hitting the right notes with players looking for both action and value!

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Shreyansh ‘halifax7701’ Sharma – ₹1,78,529
2. Kashish ‘Barcelona’ Singh Rathore – ₹95,278
3. Prashanth ‘ekthatalli’ Sekar – ₹65,998
4. Kashish ‘Fletcher03’ Gupta – ₹84,324
5. Arjun ‘arjunraghani4444’ Raghani – ₹42,555
6. breakneck – ₹21,626
7. Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh – ₹23,553
8. Aditya ‘Beware67’ Kesharwani – ₹11,764

The other MasterMinds Arena title winners of the day included Ram ‘mowgumotu’ Kakkar (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD MMA Friday Bounty for ₹71,837), Vishal ‘NoobMonkey’ Soni (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD MMA Monster Stack PKO for ₹41,307), ‘rahnankuraj’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD MMA Mystery Bounty for ₹22,969), ‘Jaisiyaram7911’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD MMA PKO for ₹36,749), ‘Jaisiyaram7911’ (Won ₹75K GTD MMA PLO-4 Bounty for ₹20,917), and ‘TheGrindGuru’ (Won ₹550K GTD MMA Daily KO for ₹8,045).

₹35 Lakhs GTD MMA Main Event – Day 1E

Day 1E > Entries – 62 | Re-entries – 46 | Rebuys – 1 | Survivors – 13 | Chip Leader – Abhishek ‘abhispal’ Pal (223,567)

Combined > Entries – 412 | Re-entries – 248 | Rebuys – 12 | Survivors – 63 | Overall Chip Leader – ‘RiveShove5’ (519,981)

Spartan Poker

‘MOBLAND’ (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD Supreme for ₹75,200), Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Spotlight for ₹42,340), ‘bigshow811’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹28,650), ‘8X0X4X5X7Y (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Daily Kickoff for ₹22,200), ‘BADSHAHKIPUBLIC’ (Won ₹50K GTD Dark Knight for ₹11,100) won the Friday marquees on Spartan Poker.

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