Daily Majors: Vinayak Bajaj & Satyam Verma Headline the Mid-Week Mayhem With Power-Packed Performances in #21 The MoneyMaker

We’re deep into the penultimate week of May, and the online felts are crackling with momentum. PokerBaazi’s ₹1 Crore GTD The MoneyMaker continues to lead the charge, powering through its ambitious 31-day run with the kind of consistency that’s made it a staple in the Indian MTT calendar. Now 21 editions in, and the energy is still dialed all the way up.

Not to be outdone, Junglee Poker’s ₹7.50 Crores GTD Poker Premiere League (PPL) is keeping the intensity sky-high, dishing out big scores and fierce competition every night. Adda52 is holding its ground too, with its signature weekly flagships drawing a loyal roster of regulars and rising contenders alike.

Natural8 India is in the middle of a breakout moment of its own, thanks to World Festival 2025—the platform’s biggest tournament series to date. The action there has been relentless, offering players a shot at massive prize pools and bragging rights on a global scale. And for those riding the crypto wave, CoinPoker’s $2.50 Million GTD CSOP Spring Festival is adding its own twist to the mix, blending high-stakes drama with Web3 flair. Whether it’s rupees or crypto on the line, the virtual tables have rarely been more alive.

But the spotlight was firmly on Vinayak Bajaj, who ended a two-month title drought in spectacular fashion by clinching his maiden The MoneyMaker bracelet for ₹15 Lakhs—his best score of the year and second-highest ever on PokerBaazi. With the win, he closed out Wednesday as the day’s top earner across platforms.

Hot on his heels was Satyam Verma. The 2024 POY #8 turned in a high-impact run, narrowly missing out on a second The MoneyMaker title. He took home ₹10 Lakhs for his runner-up finish and added three more cashes to wrap up the day with ₹10.26 Lakhs in total—his biggest single-day earnings this year. Veteran pro Dhaval Mudgal rounded out the podium in The MoneyMaker 111.0 with a third-place finish worth ₹7 Lakhs—his second-largest score on PokerBaazi.

Maharashtra’s ‘Bindaasbull’ delivered a breakout performance in PokerBaazi’s The Pride, netting a career-best ₹5 Lakhs in just their tenth tournament on the platform. The stunning finish marked a 12X jump from their previous top score and their maiden flagship title on the site. Goa’s Mohsin Shaikh put up a fierce fight heads-up and walked away with ₹3.15 Lakhs for his runner-up finish—his fourth-best score on the platform this year. With three more deep runs added to his tally, Shaikh wrapped up the day with over ₹3.54 Lakhs in total earnings.

Lavesh Meena snapped a six-week title drought in style on Wednesday night, taking down Adda52’s Head Hunter for ₹4.29 Lakhs, including ₹2.03 Lakhs in bounties. With two additional cashes, he wrapped up the session with ₹4.60 Lakhs—his first title of May and a statement performance after multiple close calls. Bengaluru’s Praveen KR came close to his third win of the month, finishing runner-up in the Head Hunter for ₹1.89 Lakhs (₹23,907 in bounties). With a few more cashes added to his tally, he ended the day with ₹2.72 Lakhs.

Natural8 India delivered its share of fireworks on Wednesday night, thanks to a trio of standout performances that lit up the virtual felt:

• Mahier Hora made a triumphant return after a 15-month break, capturing his maiden title on the platform and pocketing a cool ₹2.80 Lakhs—a comeback that couldn’t have been scripted better.
• ‘Fighterkim’ continued to turn heads. After a breakout debut just last week, the rising contender followed up with their first win in the Daily Hyper 20, locking in ₹1.43 Lakhs and further building on an already impressive start.

Karnataka’s ‘Chapo2’ pulled off one of the night’s feel-good stories, rising from the micro-stakes grind to capture their first-ever flagship title in PokerBaazi’s The Pride Lite and a career-best ₹2.16 Lakhs—marking a milestone moment in their long poker journey. Right behind was Sameer Agarwal, who kept his heater alive with a runner-up finish worth ₹1.42 Lakhs. Adding a fourth-place finish in Natural8 India’s Zodiac Monkey King Bounty, he wrapped up the night with over ₹2.72 Lakhs—one of his strongest single-day runs of the year.

‘deepakrock2034‘ grabbed the spotlight on Junglee Poker with a hard-fought win in the PPL Wednesday Superstack, banking ₹95,212 in what was their biggest score in recent memory and a breakout moment in the ongoing series. Mumbai’s Yash Chitre wasn’t far behind, rallying to a runner-up finish worth ₹72,999. A small cash in PokerBaazi’s The Pride Lite pushed his total Wednesday earnings to ₹77,253 and saw him cross the ₹7 Crore mark in tracked online winnings.

Wrapping up the day were standout performances from some of the circuit’s most reliable crushers—Samarth Malik, Nikhil Aneja, Clinton Tavares, and Janish Jain.

Here are the Wednesday highlights!

PokerBaazi

#21 The MoneyMaker – ₹1 Crore GTD

Buy-in – ₹10,000

Entries – 561

Re-entries – 427

Prize Pool – ₹1,00,00,000

Places Paid – 152

Wednesday night on PokerBaazi stuck to a now-familiar May theme — missed guarantees, overlay mayhem, and EV dripping from every marquee. Both the ₹1 Crore GTD #21 The MoneyMaker and the ₹30 Lakhs GTD The Pride once again fell short of their ambitious targets, turning the virtual felts into a goldmine for grinders eager to capitalize.

Right in the middle of this high-stakes swirl stood Vinayak ‘salmanbhai’ Bajaj (opted out of our tracking), making a thunderous return to form. It’s been a quiet stretch for the crusher since his Sunday Head Hunter win on Adda52 in March, but Wednesday night, he flipped the switch—and how.

Facing off against a massive 988-entry field (561 unique) in The MoneyMaker 111.0, Bajaj brought his A-game to the virtual felt. After 10 hours of relentless grinding, he clinched his first-ever The MoneyMaker bracelet, bagging ₹15 Lakhs on PokerBaazi—his top score of 2025 and second-largest score on the platform overall. The win marked his second title of the year, snapping a two-month title drought and made him the biggest winner of the day.

Then came Satyam ‘AnakinSkywa1keR’ Verma —the 2024 POY #8 and a former The MoneyMaker champion—quietly biding his time all year. After a dazzling 2024, 2025 had been unusually low-key for the Dhaulpur dynamo. But on Wednesday, he nearly flipped the script.

Charging through the minefield that was #21 The MoneyMaker, Verma looked poised to score his second The MoneyMaker bracelet and third title of the year. In the end, Bajaj edged him out heads-up, but Verma’s runner-up finish was far from disappointing. He banked ₹10 Lakhs—his biggest score of the year and third-best career cash.

And that wasn’t all—Verma was everywhere. He cashed in three more events on Wednesday, taking his day’s total to ₹10.26 Lakhs, making him the second-biggest winner of the day behind Bajaj.

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s #21 The MoneyMaker for ₹10,00,000

> 39th in Adda52’s Head Hunter for ₹10,873* (₹2,500 in bounties)

> 73rd in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹10,200

> 54th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride Lite for ₹5,247

Satyam Verma’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Junglee Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.81 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.47 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #2 (across all platforms)

Also putting on a throwback performance was one of the OGs of Indian poker Dhaval ‘Rehab77’ Mudgal, chasing what would’ve been his first PokerBaazi flagship title of the year. The seasoned grinder—whose last significant moment came in Adda52’s The Mint win in March—was all firepower and finesse on Wednesday night.

Showing flashes of the form that’s made him one of the most respected names in the circuit, Mudgal grinded his way to a third-place finish, banking a strong ₹7 Lakhs—his second-largest score on the platform and a powerful reminder that the old guard is still a force to reckon with.

Dhaval Mudgal’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Junglee Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹8.54 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.64 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #1 | Annual Winnings: ₹44.44 Lakhs

The MoneyMaker 111.0 final table was anything but a cakewalk, stacked with proven crushers and seasoned regulars. #14 The MoneyMaker finalist Ankush ‘ank4u’ Narang made another deep run, narrowly missing the podium but still walking away with a solid ₹5.70 Lakhs in fourth place. The Summit finalist from earlier this month, Drish ‘Ddpatron’ Aggarwal, ended his campaign in fifth, good for ₹4.46 Lakhs. Utkarsh ‘utkarshvaish9’ Vaish (6th for ₹3.48 Lakhs) and Dishant ‘duksh’ Soni (8th for ₹1.95 Lakhs) also made their presence felt at the FT showdown.

PokerBaazi Team Pro Laksh ‘boomtlt23’ Pal Singh (11th for ₹1.34 Lakhs), Avneesh ‘iamam’ Munjal (12th for ₹1.34 Lakhs), Wilson ‘kalingkaling’ Yomso (15th for ₹85,000), #1 The MoneyMaker champion Prasit ‘Stungunner’ Chowdhury (16th for ₹85,000), Ha ‘Pagalhumain’ Rinu (17th for ₹85,000), Zaid ‘zaid8’ Shaikh (18h for ₹85,000), Mohammad ‘devilfish007’ Shabbir Hasan (19th for ₹85,000), and Mohak ‘Tiltin’ Kapoor (20th for ₹55,000) also made their presence felt in last night’s showstopper.

Despite the high-octane lineup, The MoneyMaker 111.0 carried forward May’s overlay narrative, falling ₹14.18 Lakhs short of its ₹1 Crore guarantee. But for the grinders, that translated into extra EV, as 152 players cashed, each locking in at least ₹18,000—nearly double the ₹10,000 buy-in. With 10 editions still left to play, PokerBaazi’s The MoneyMaker Mania 2.0 continues to be one of the most value-heavy and momentum-rich series in recent memory—cementing its status as the flagship battleground of the summer grind.

Final Table Results

1. Vinayak ‘salmanbhai’ Bajaj – ₹15,00,000
2. Satyam ‘AnakinSkywa1keR’ Verma – ₹10,00,000
3. Dhaval ‘Rehab77’ Mudgal – ₹7,00,000
4. Ankush ‘ank4u’ Narang – ₹5,70,000
5. Drish ‘Ddpatron’ Aggarwal – ₹4,46,000
6. Utkarsh ‘utkarshvaish9’ Vaish – ₹3,48,000
7. intervntion – ₹2,70,000
8. Dishant ‘duksh’ Soni – ₹1,95,000

The Pride – ₹30 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,750

Entries – 324

Re-entries – 264

Prize Pool – ₹30,00,000

Places Paid – 84

After a high-energy Tuesday that hinted at a potential uptick in player traffic, Wednesday on PokerBaazi eased back into a quieter rhythm. The platform’s flagship offerings—the ₹1 Crore GTD #14 The MoneyMaker and ₹30 Lakhs GTD The Pride—both continued the May trend of missed guarantees. Regular fixtures like Big PLO-5 and Daily Last Chance were notably absent, making for a lighter-than-usual night. The only event that broke the pattern was The Pride Lite, which comfortably met its guarantee.

But while guarantees fell short, the overlays meant one thing—opportunity. And Maharashtra’s ‘Bindaasbull,’ a relative newcomer on the platform, pounced in spectacular fashion.

Playing just their tenth-ever tournament on PokerBaazi, ‘Bindaasbull’ rose to the top in The Pride, PokerBaazi’s long-running 8 PM flagship. The tournament pulled in a healthy 558 entries (324 unique), creating a deep and competitive field. Throughout an intense 8.5-hour grind, the PokerBaazi rookie kept their cool, navigated the minefield, and clinched their maiden title, walking away with a career-best ₹5 Lakhs—a score over 12X bigger than their previous best of ₹40,830, recorded for an 8th place finish in The Endeavour Lite just the night before.

Bindaasbull’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹5.50 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹5.16 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

But the win didn’t come easy for ‘Bindaasbull.’ Standing between him and the title in the final heads-up clash was Goa-based high-stakes regular Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh—a name that needs no introduction in the Indian MTT circuit.

A former The MoneyMaker 85.0 champion and a core member of the PSL Season 6 winning team Deccan Aces, Shaikh brought a truckload of experience and momentum to the table. May had already seen him reach five final tables and ship Adda52’s Shark Attack, marking his fifth title of the year.

His NPS India 2025 campaign was equally impressive—183 events played, 106 cashes (58% cash rate), and two medals: Gold in NPS#168 Super HighRoller and Silver in NPS#187 Sunday Smash, topping the Goa State Leaderboard in the process.

On paper, Shaikh had the edge in both form and firepower. But ‘Bindaasbull’ held his ground in the face of pressure, refusing to blink when it mattered most. After an intense duel, Shaikh was forced to settle for second, though he still banked a respectable ₹3.15 Lakhs, marking his fourth-best PokerBaazi score in 2025.

His grind didn’t stop there. Shaikh added at least three more deep runs across the Wednesday schedule, pushing his total day’s earnings to over ₹3.54 Lakhs—a rock-solid performance that further underscores his elite consistency.

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹3,15,000

> 114th in PokerBaazi’s #21 The MoneyMaker for ₹23,000

> 32nd in Adda52’s Head Hunter for ₹14,590* (₹5,000 in bounties)

> 24th in Adda52’s Daily Deep Dive for ₹1,721* (₹438 in bounties)

Mohsin Shaikh’s online stats (PokerBaazi, Adda52 and Spartan Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.17 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.58 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #5 | Annual Winnings: ₹1.11 Crores | Annual Profits: ₹60.16 Lakhs | Moves to #11 on PokerBaazi’s 2025 POY Leaderboard

The Pride final table itself was packed with proven performers like Philip ‘Philister’ Jude (4th for ₹1.91 Lakhs), Kumar ’23offsuits’ Vatsal (5th for ₹1.35 Lakhs), and Sreeharsha ‘yUDdam’ Boneni (8th for ₹72,600).

Despite the firepower on display, The Pride narrowly missed its ₹30 Lakhs guarantee, falling short by just ₹60,000. But for the top 84 finishers, it was still a value-packed affair—with payouts starting at ₹10,200, almost 2X the ₹5,750 buy-in.

May’s overlay season may continue, but nights like these prove that when opportunity meets preparation, breakout stories like ‘Bindaasbull’s’ aren’t just possible—they’re inevitable.

Final Table Results

1. Bindaasbull – ₹5,00,100
2. Mohsin ‘gongo’ Shaikh – ₹3,15,000
3. pripra1104 – ₹2,47,500
4. Philip ‘Philister’ Jude – ₹1,90,500
5. Kumar ’23offsuits’ Vatsal – ₹1,34,700
6. Uppala ‘Saiupp87’ Sai Raghu – ₹1,11,600
7. santoshd789 – ₹91,200
8. Sreeharsha ‘yUDdam’ Boneni – ₹72,600

The Pride Lite – ₹10 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹2,000

Entries – 449

Re-entries – 366

Prize Pool – ₹14,18,100

Places Paid – 118

As title droughts broke and grinders lit up the Wednesday night action on PokerBaazi, one of the evening’s most electrifying stories came from an unlikely source. Karnataka’s own ‘Chapo2‘, a long-time freeroll and micro-stakes player on the platform since 2017, stepped into the spotlight and left with their maiden flagship title, proving once again that in poker, every underdog has their day.

In the ₹10 Lakhs GTD The Pride Lite, the 7:30 PM mini-headliner, ‘Chapo2’ stormed through a massive 815-entry field (449 unique) to claim the top prize in what turned out to be an intense 6-hour 43-minute grind. Their reward was a career-best ₹2.16 Lakhs and a defining moment etched into their poker journey—from low-stakes obscurity to champion status.

Chapo2’s PokerBaazi stats: Site Winnings: ₹2.33 Lakhs | Site Profits: ₹2.04 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #1

But no great victory comes without a worthy rival. Sameer ‘tandoori’ Agarwal, the ever-dangerous regular and NPS India 2025 Bronze medallist, brought the heat with a vengeance. Coming off a runner-up finish in Adda52’s Tuesday Takedown just 24 hours earlier, Agarwal kept the momentum rolling with another silver medal finish—this time in The Pride Lite for ₹1.42 Lakhs. His Wednesday heater didn’t stop there—he also placed fourth in Natural8 India’s Zodiac Monkey King Bounty, netting another ₹1.20 Lakhs and pushing his daily earnings past ₹2.72 Lakhs. Talk about staying hot.

> 2nd in PokerBaazi’s The Pride Lite for ₹1,41,810

> 4th in Natural8 India’s Zodiac Monkey King Bounty for ₹1,20,139

> 46th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride for ₹10,200

Sameer Agarwal’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Junglee Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹1.31 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹33.08 Lakhs

The Pride Lite final table was no cakewalk, stacked with sharks and serial crushers. Poker streamer Aniruddha ‘PocketacesAJ’ Joshi, fresh off a runner-up finish in #2 The MoneyMaker and a Summit Lite title earlier this month, showed up once again with a third-place finish worth ₹1.05 Lakhs. Not to be left out, Young Gun Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay99’ Vijayvergiya, who recently final-tabled theBig Whale, added yet another FT to his May resume, finishing sixth for ₹66,509.

While the previous edition of The Pride Lite had seen a slight overlay, this week’s ₹2,000 buy-in edition soared past expectations, generating a hefty ₹14.18 Lakhs prize pool—₹4.18 Lakhs more than the guarantee. With 118 players making the money and a min-cash of ₹4,400, more than double the entry, the tournament delivered value, drama, and big-time breakthrough stories.

Final Table Results

1. Chapo2 – ₹2,15,551
2. Sameer ‘tandoori’ Agarwal – ₹1,41,810
3. Aniruddha ‘PocketacesAJ’ Joshi – ₹1,04,939
4. Baazigar009 – ₹80,832
5. Ashwin ‘Ashwinvijay99’ Vijayvergiya – ₹66,509
6. Joshvon – ₹54,313
7. AnExplorer – ₹42,543
8. virendra85 – ₹31,056

‘stackmate’ (Won ₹5 Lakhs GTD 7-Max Afternoon Boost for ₹73,710), ‘Cheri7990’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD PLO-5 Boost for ₹36,080), Samarth ‘sambrunson’ Malik (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Daily Boost for ₹27,720), Nikhil ‘Jannat100’ Aneja (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD 7-Max SPRINT for ₹23,020), and ‘bhanukashyap’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD 6-Max Hyper for ₹14,920) won the other Wednesday marquees on PokerBaazi.

Junglee Poker

PPL Wednesday Superstack – ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹3,450

Entries – 251

Prize Pool – ₹7,53,000

Places Paid – 35

Junglee Poker is dialling up the summer heat with its flagship Poker Premier League (PPL)—a month-long extravaganza that’s bringing the fast-paced energy of T20 cricket to the virtual felts. With over ₹7.50 Crores in guaranteed prizes, the PPL is delivering thrilling action night after night, giving players across all stakes a shot at poker glory.

As the PPL hit Day 21, all eyes were locked on one of the week’s biggest attractions—the ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD PPL Wednesday Superstack. The 8 PM headliner did not disappoint, drawing a 251-entry field of determined grinders. With a deep structure and fierce competition, the event played out over a gripping seven-hour battle, serving up midweek fireworks for the ages.

When the smoke cleared, it was ‘deepakrock2034‘ who stood tall. In a performance marked by resilience and perfectly timed aggression, he clinched the prestigious PPL title. He banked ₹95,212—his biggest score in recent memory and a breakout moment in the series.

One of the night’s standout storylines belonged to Mumbai’s Yash ‘Reeraiser21’ Chitre, a seasoned force on the Indian mid-stakes circuit. The 2024 #24 The MoneyMaker champion has been in relentless pursuit of his next title since shipping the Wednesday Mania on March 5. After an early bust out in the PPL Wednesday Superstack, Chitre fired again—and his second bullet paid off. Riding a composed comeback, he navigated his way to the heads-up clash, eventually finishing runner-up for ₹72,999.

He also added a small score in #PokerBaazi’s The Pride Lite, taking his Wednesday tally to ₹77,253, achieving the ‘₹7 Crore’ milestone in tracked online winnings.

> 2nd in Junglee Poker’s PPL Wednesday Supersack for ₹72,999

> 86th in PokerBaazi’s The Pride Lite for ₹4,254

Yash Chitre’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Junglee Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹6.99 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹2.18 Crores | Titles Won in 2024: #9 (across all platforms)

The final table wasn’t short on firepower. Goa-based crusher Myron ‘khAAbib’ Pereira, fresh off a final table finish in Tuesday’s Big PLO-5, made yet another deep run. His fifth-place finish added ₹29,394 to his growing bankroll, keeping his heater alive and well into the second half of May.

With a ₹3,450 buy-in, the PPL Wednesday Superstack comfortably surpassed its guarantee, clocking a ₹7.53 Lakhs prize pool. The top 35 finishers shared the spoils, with a min-cash of ₹4,360, offering solid value in yet another PPL highlight reel. With the Poker Premier League showing no signs of slowing down, Junglee Poker continues to be one of the most exciting places to play this summer. And as the final week of the series approaches, expect even more fireworks from India’s poker warriors chasing the big prizes under the PPL spotlight.

Final Table Results

1. deepakrock2034 – ₹95,212
2. Yash ‘Reeraiser21’ Chitre – ₹72,999
3. handball42009646 – ₹53,916
4. maverickak56 – ₹39,808
5. Myron ‘khAAbib’ Pereira – ₹29,394
6. IELA – ₹21,699
7. emcnirvana – ₹17,185
8. subhhlabhh – ₹13,645

‘el_gran_maja’ won the ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD PPL Wednesday Mania for ₹32,925.

‘zeefish’ won the ₹75K GTD Hangover for ₹12,444.

Adda52

Head Hunter – ₹20 Lakhs GTD

Buy-in – ₹5,750

Entries – 147

Re-entries – 166

Rebuys – 12

Prize Pool – ₹20,00,000

Places Paid – 47

Midweek poker on Adda52 has undergone a serious glow-up—and it’s all thanks to the blistering new bounty battleground that is Head Hunter. Ever since it replaced the long-running Maverick, this ₹20 Lakhs GTD knockout slugfest has been injecting Wednesday nights with explosive energy, juicy overlays, and high-stakes drama. Now in its seventh edition, Head Hunter has become the go-to battleground for the country’s fiercest MTT crushers—and May 21 delivered another high-voltage installment.

With a ₹5,750 buy-in, the event clocked 325 entries (147 unique), falling ₹3.75 Lakhs short of the guarantee—a miss for the house but a win for the players, who found themselves battling it out in a field dripping with overlay value. The top 47 finishers were guaranteed a minimum of ₹8,373—nearly 1.5X the buy-in—and the bounties added an extra layer of high-octane volatility where every elimination counted.

One name that made the most of the format was Lavesh ‘UPay4MyWeed98’ Meena. A force across Adda52 majors, Meena came in with momentum on his side, having just finished runner-up in Tuesday Night Stacks less than 24 hours prior. But while the form was red-hot, a title had eluded him since early April— when he pulled off a double whammy, winning Adda52’s Thursday Thunder and PokerBaazi’s Big PLO-5 on the same day. That six-week dry spell ended emphatically on Wednesday.

Meena put the field on notice, crushing the Head Hunter en route to his first title of May. He walked away with a massive ₹4.29 Lakhs, including ₹2.03 Lakhs in bounty rewards, and finally captured the trophy that had slipped through his fingers in April—when he finished runner-up in this very tournament. This time, there was no second place—only domination.

And he wasn’t done. With two more side cashes padding his stats, Meena closed out the night with a stellar ₹4.60 Lakhs in total winnings—a triumphant return to the winner’s circle and a clear message to the rest of the grinders.

> 2nd in Adda52’s Head Hunter for ₹4,28,674 (₹2,02,901 in bounties)*

> 58th in PokerBaazi’s #21 The MoneyMaker for ₹28,000

> 17th in Adda52’s Bounty Madness for ₹2,171

Lavesh Meena’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Junglee Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹4.85 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹1.49 Crores | Titles Won in 2025: #6

If there’s one player who personifies the perfect grind-life balance, it’s Bengaluru’s Praveen ‘praveen2626’ KR. An IIT Kanpur graduate with a demanding corporate career, Praveen continues to defy the odds—juggling real-world responsibilities while tearing up the virtual felt with cold precision. And on Wednesday night, he was at it again, nearly snatching his third title of the month in Adda52’s electrifying Head Hunter.

Praveen’s resume speaks volumes. In April alone, he racked up a jaw-dropping 26 final table finishes and four titles, headlined by victories in Adda52’s Tuesday Takedown and PokerBaazi’s The Pride. And May has been just as ruthless. After clinching the (6-Max) BSS SPRINT title on PokerBaazi, he followed up with a Nighttide DST Adda win just days later.

Wednesday night, he was dialed in again—gunning for a hat-trick of May titles. Though he narrowly missed out on the top prize, his runner-up finish earned him a cool ₹1.89 Lakhs, with ₹23,907 coming from bounties. Add in a few side cashes, and he closed the night with ₹2.72 Lakhs—another standout session from one of the most consistent crushers in the circuit.

> 2nd in Adda52’s Head Hunter ₹1,89,387 (₹23,907 in bounties)*

> 47th in PokerBaazi’s #21 The MoneyMaker for ₹40,000

> 9th in Adda52’s Wednesday Wonder for ₹16,110

> 4th in Adda52’s Bounty Madness for ₹12,577

> 10th in PokerBaazi’s (6-Max) Hyper for ₹4,000

> 6th in Adda52’s Head Hunter Lite for ₹3,192

> 30th in Adda52’s Daily Deep Dive for ₹1,131

Praveen KR’s online stats (excluding Natural8 India and Junglee Poker): Lifetime Winnings: ₹3.83 Crores | Lifetime Profits: ₹91.93 Lakhs | Titles Won in 2025: #21

The Head Hunter final table was loaded with experience and firepower, including Saturday’s The Starlight runner-up Prashanth ‘ekthatalli’ Sekar (3rd for ₹1.48 Lakhs), Archit ‘Aarchit’ Dhadwal (4th for ₹1 Lakh), last night’s Wednesday Wonder finalist Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava (5th for ₹1.03 Lakhs), the inaugural National Poker Champion Mohit ‘FloatingMonkey’ Bohra (7th for ₹43,453), and the Wednesday Wonder fourth place finisher Sahil ‘imhighishove’ Mahboobani (8th for ₹33,400).

Despite the overlay, the Head Hunter’s field was brimming with energy, thanks to the knockout format that rewards aggression and sharp decision-making. With bounty-hunting turning into a weekly ritual on Adda52, the Head Hunter continues to attract India’s most dangerous grinders—and deliver action-packed, value-heavy nights.

Final Table Results (Including Bounties)

1. Lavesh ‘UPay4MyWeed98’ Meena – ₹4,28,674
2. Praveen ‘praveen2626’ KR – ₹1,89,387
3. Prashanth ‘ekthatalli’ Sekar – ₹1,47,761
4. Archit ‘Aarchit’ Dhadwal – ₹1,00,277
5. Anurag ‘NormanBates’ Srivastava – ₹1,02,751
6. jupiterfest963 – ₹76,012
7. Mohit ‘FloatingMonkey’ Bohra – ₹43,453
8. Sahil ‘imhighishove’ Mahboobani – ₹33,400

‘harsh1327’ won the ₹7.50 Lakhs GTD Wednesday Wonder for ₹1.50 Lakhs.

‘Ssw19’ (Won ₹2.75 Lakhs GTD Bounty Madness for ₹77,629), Clinton ‘RedArmy07’ Tavares (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Daily Deep Dive for ₹48,059), ‘azzy0097’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Afternoon Bounty for ₹34,196), Janish ‘anis1998’ Jain (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Nighttide DST Adda for ₹32,770), ‘hypnos_’ (Won ₹1.50 Lakhs GTD Head Hunter Lite for ₹18,132), and ‘meta888’ (Won ₹50K GTD Sundown Adda for ₹12,171) won the other Wednesday marquees on Adda52.

Spartan Poker

‘foldAK’ (Won ₹4 Lakhs GTD Supreme for ₹75,200), ‘DarthMelkor’ (Won ₹2 Lakhs GTD Spotlight for ₹38,200), ‘joyma625’ (Won ₹1.5 Lakhs GTD Monster Stack for ₹25,780), ‘tudu007’ (Won ₹1 Lakh GTD Daily Kickoff for ₹22,200), ‘Ajeet89’ (Won ₹50K GTD Afternoon Turbo for ₹13,500), and ‘8X6X1X0X3Y’ (Won ₹50K GTD Dark Knight for ₹13,000) won the Wednesday marquees on Spartan Poker.

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