Daily Poker Roundup: Notable Victories of July 3 featuring Aniket Waghmare and HvSumNeedSum
Yesterday saw a flurry of high-stakes online poker action across India's three major platforms, with several players cashing in on substantial payouts.
Natural8 India
Phanindra Akkina (ID: iluvpoker) clinched a win of ₹123,362 in the Mystery Bounty 25L. However, the day's top honours went to Ishaan Pandya, who secured a career-best ₹34.50 Lakhs for finishing fourth in the Omaholic Mystery Bounty Main Event. Aishwary ‘czarash’ Sharma also shone, winning the TCOC trophy and a ₹9.80 Lakhs payday.
PokerBaazi
Krishna Khaitan took the spotlight with a staggering ₹35 Lakhs win in the TCOC Mini Main. Kabir T and Kashish Gupta followed closely behind, finishing second and third respectively for ₹22.77 Lakhs and ₹15.09 Lakhs.
Adda52
Adwait Pol celebrated his first flagship win of 2025 with a ₹2.66 Lakhs victory in The Mint. Sunil Arora finished second with ₹1.95 Lakhs.
Other Notable Performances
Other notable performances of the day included Prateek Parakh, who topped Tuesday's overall money list with ₹5.69 Lakhs from a deal in an unspecified event. On PokerBaazi, AlaaY won the BSS Last Chance for ₹4.75 Lakhs.
The largest individual payout of the day was Krishna Khaitan's ₹35 Lakhs on PokerBaazi, followed closely by Ishaan Pandya's ₹34.50 Lakhs on Natural8 India. Adda52's top payout was ₹2.66 Lakhs, a significant sum nonetheless.
Additional Wins
Vnayak Bajaj (ID: salmanbhai) won ₹551,000 in the Circuit#2 (6-MAX) Turbo (Buy-in: ₹5000 | GTD: ₹60L). Vikram Kumar Mishra (ID: Greenstuff79) won ₹368,594 in the Zodiac Sunday Main Event. Rajat Sharma (ID: Oshoswami) clinched ₹361,630 in Adda52 Millions.
Kbspoker (ID: Kbspoker) won ₹630,950 in the 50L Big Whale Finale. JUNG22 (ID: JUNG22) bagged ₹229,601 in the Mystery Bounty 25L. Sharkhunter07 took home ₹253,192 in the Omaholic Bounty Turbo Takedown 150.
Siddharth Karia (ID: skaria1) won ₹267,496 in Adda52 Millions. Arshdeep Singh (ID: asg9966) won ₹751,000 in the Circuit#2 (6-MAX) Turbo (Buy-in: ₹5000 | GTD: ₹60L). Loser20 (ID: loser20) won ₹453,658 in the 50L Big Whale Finale.
HvSumNeedSum clinched ₹488,704 in the Zodiac Monkey King Bounty. Aniket Waghmare (ID: Taking Souls) won a total of ₹4,48,984, with ₹222,279 from the Zodiac Main Event and ₹226,705 from the Sunday Fifty Stack 55.
Fletcher03 (ID: Fletcher03) won ₹168,299 in the Mystery Bounty 25L. Saransh Garg (ID: don004) won ₹488,882 in Adda52 Millions.
The Enigma won ₹2,70,102, with ₹150,741 from the Bounty Hunters Deepstack Turbo 54 and ₹119,361 from the Sunday Hypersonic 15.
Arman Khan (ID: Novus) won ₹141,800 in the Circuit#4 SuperStack. Sanat Mehrotra (ID: mehro2511) clinched ₹654,000 in the Circuit#5 (5-MAX) Hyper. Saurav Gupta (ID: eternalgambler) won ₹190,700 in the Circuit#4 SuperStack. Qbranch (ID: Qbranch) won ₹103,500 in the same event.
These results underscore a strong day for high-stakes online poker in India, with multiple six- and seven-figure payouts across the platforms.
Casino-and-gambling enthusiasts in India had a thrilling day, with several players amassing significant winnings through casino-games like poker. Krishna Khaitan clinched the largest individual payout of the day, winning ₹35 Lakhs in a PokerBaazi tournament, while Ishaan Pandya secured a career-best ₹34.50 Lakhs playing poker on Natural8 India.