Once more, taking the stage and carrying on his remarkable run in the poker scene. The high-stakes action on Wednesday saw the relentless Anant Purohit. After numerous further deep runs and his victory in the IPM#62 Big Monsterstack. Purohit took the front stage with another exceptional performance across several events. With his amazing run of ₹12.09 Lakhs, he jumped to #6 in the tough Player of the Year (POY) competition.
Poker Scene: Natural 8 and Poker Baazi Lead the Charge.
The mid-week poker craze returned strong after a little hiatus in high-stakes victories on Natural8 India in Poker Scene. In the middle of its tenth-anniversary festivities, Poker Baazi presented a substantial ₹30 lakh guarantee in The Pride event. With players looking for big payouts and new benchmarks. The intriguing mix of Natural8, Adda52, Junglee Poker, and Pocket52 made for a Wednesday night worth of excitement. To heighten the buzz, the expectation for the Pocket52 Poker Sports League (PSL) Season 6 live conclusion in Goa grew.
Of the many Poker Scenes, Purohit’s performance caught my attention. Besting a field of 1,044 players to collect ₹8.70 Lakhs, he won a runner-up position in the CRAZY EIGHTS 88. His outstanding performance didn’t stop there. Following another great performance in the Bounty Hunters HR Deepstack 525, he accumulated ₹12.09 Lakhs over three events. Purohit has collected an amazing ₹1.60 Crores on Natural8 India in just 19 days, exceeding his yearly income of ₹2.61 Crores.
Poker Scene: Varun Mittal and Ankit Wadhawan Leave Their Print.
Ankit Wadhawan carried on his red-hot run over on Poker Baazi. Wadhawan, well-known for his previous triumphs in the Sunday Supreme and IPM#158 Afterparty, secured his third Pride victory and pocketed ₹5 lakhs in the process. Second only to Purohit, his constant on the felt has put him among the daily earners. Taking home ₹3.15 Lakhs, another emerging star in the poker circuit, Varun Mittal finished second-best in The Pride. Mittal’s overall daily profits for the two additional final table finishes came at ₹3.55 Lakhs.
Poker Scene: The Fantastic Performance of Ramu Kushwaha
Though not the highest earning of the day, Wednesday by Ramu Kushwaha was amazing in the Poker Scene. Kushwaha claimed two big championships following a victory in Adda52’s Maverick for ₹2.35 Lakhs. A long run in poker Baazi’s Daily Super Value: ₹2.25 Lakhs. Kushwaha’s winning total from three deep runs comes out to be ₹4.70 lakhs. Right now, his remarkable record consists of 31 medals in 2024 alone.
Excellent performances by several noteworthy players in Poker Scene
Former Moneymaker champion Deepender Singh Ahlawat also had a strong run, ranking runner-up in PokerBaazi’s Daily Super Value and pocketing ₹1.50 Lakhs. For the day, he scored ₹1.67 lakhs over four events. Finishing second in Adda52’s Maverick earning ₹1.72 Lakhs, Ashish Kumar won the Voyager. Champion of IPM#120, Ranjeet Negi, over on Junglee Poker, added even another title to his portfolio by winning the Wednesday Superstack for ₹1.55 Lakhs. His day total profits from more deep runs came to ₹2.23 lakhs.
Poker Scene: Laksh Pal Singh Proceeds in a Hot Streak
Taking down PokerBaazi’s WTF event, Laksh Pal Singh, captain of the reigning champions Mumbai Anchors in the Pocket52 PSL Season 6, warmed up for the live conclusion. Already on a roll following his triumph in Adda52’s Sunday Showdown and a near-win in The Endeavour, Singh earned another ₹2 Lakhs to his bankroll through a heads-up deal, marking his second WTF success. His daily total came out to be more than ₹2.14 lakhs. Previously winning the Sunday Showdown in August, Anurag Srivastava placed a close second in the WTF and earned ₹1.80 Lakhs.
Yash Gupta and Armaan Kochhar Get Excellent Finishes
After scooping ₹12.58 Lakhs in Monday’s Beat, the Pros Bounty NLH 2155, lawyer-turned-poker professional Armaan Kochhar maintained his winning run on Natural8 India. Adding ₹1.99 Lakhs to his Wednesday windfall, he finished strongly in the Daily Hyper 100 and Speed Racer Bounty 108. After a month of almost-misses, Yash Gupta, the IPM#55 Mini Main Event champion, at last, broke through to win Poker Baazi’s Daily Last Chance for ₹1.62 Lakhs. With a strong WTF run, this triumph increased his income to ₹1.67 Lakhs.
Raghav Ananth and Other Stars Shine Clearly
Dominating Poker Baazi’s The Pride Lite, Raghav Ananth, winner of IPM#118 (7-Max) Turbo, guaranteed ₹1.53 Lakhs. He added ₹1.63 Lakhs with a strong run in The Pride. Sameer Agarwal, meanwhile, came second in The Pride Lite and brought ₹1 Lakh.
With great finishes across all platforms, several prominent players, including Arjanveer Singh Chadha, Shantanu Bhardwaj, Anmolraj Singh Chawla, Aditya Navalkar, and Loveleen Singh, also made headlines and made today’s exciting poker action.
Closing Notes
Some of the most well-known players in the game delivered outstanding performance in Wednesday’s poker events. The depth of talent in the Indian poker game was shown with Anant Purohit’s blazing ₹12.09 Lakhs haul, Ankit Wadhawan’s third Pride championship, and Ramu Kushwaha’s ongoing supremacy. The action is merely anticipated to become more intense with the Pocket52 PSL Season 6 finale just around the horizon, making fans excited about the next round of high-stakes bouts.
