Poker India April 18 Recap: Nitin Gupta Wins on Natural8 India, Kunal Kumar Kain Takes Summit Title

With significant grinders accumulating large scores across Natural8 India, PokerBaazi, and Adda52, India’s online poker activity kept exciting on Thursday. Led by Kunal Kumar Kain, Sanat Mehrotra, Nitin Gupta, and Anshul Rajput, high-stakes regulars and consistent performances illuminated the virtual felts.
Among the top acts was Kunal Kumar Kain, who sent PokerBaazi’s renowned The Summit for a staggering ₹7.5 Lakhs. Sanat Mehrotra took the first position in the Godfather for ₹3.75 Lakhs on Adda52. Nitin Gupta and Anshul Rajput, meanwhile, took first place on Natural8 India.
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Top Thursday Results on Natural8 India

• Nitin Gupta (Mickyn) – ₹1,84,968
  Tournament: Zodiac Goat High Roller
  Highlight: Winning the high-stakes Zodiac Goat High Roller, Nitin Gupta underlined again another victorious run in his tournament path..
  
• Anshul Rajput (ISILDUR999) – ₹1,40,674
  Tournaments: Daily Deepstack Special 125 & Daily Turbo 80
  Highlight:Anshul Rajput kept up his winning run on Natural8 India by shipping the Daily Deepstack Special 125 for ₹74,421 and then winning the Daily Turbo 80 for ₹66,253. His steady run shows how well he does in mid-stakes games..
  

Anshul Rajput (ISILDUR999) – Rising Star on Natural8 India

Particularly on Natural8 India, Anshul Rajput, known by his online as ISILDUR999, has rapidly risen to popularity in the Indian online poker scene. He has become one of the most strong players on the platform by means of his smart thinking and steady performances. Key career highlights include a runner-up position in the Sunday Heater 215, earning ₹9.25 Lakhs, and a top slot in the APL Series: Hold’em Bounty, where he claimed ₹6.98 Lakhs. Among his other noteworthy accomplishments are a good showing in the COLOSSUS Bounty NLH 400 with ₹6.54 Lakhs and a respectable ₹2.48 Lakhs from the Bounty Hunters HR 525. Reflecting his ability and consistency in both high-stakes and reward formats, his total income on Natural8 India as of 2025 has exceeded ₹23 Lakhs. Anshul has been acknowledged as one of India’s top online poker players because of his analytical method and capacity to excel under stress..

PokerBaazi – Thursday Flagship MTT Results

• The Summit (₹10,000 Buy-in | ₹50L GTD)
  1st: Kunal Kumar Kain (Khanarana) – ₹7,50,000
  2nd: Rajvardhan Kavi (Mrmeeseeks0405) – ₹5,17,000
  3rd: Novus – ₹3,85,000
  Highlight: Kunal dominated PokerBaazi’s top Thursday event, banking a massive ₹7.5 Lakhs in The Summit.
  
• WTF (₹3,300 Buy-in | ₹25L GTD)
  1st: Pratik Manjrekar (ZpAAced) – ₹3,17,000
  2nd: Karan Kananai (Kaio575) – ₹3,13,000
  3rd: Rajneesh Thakur (Msdhoni) – ₹1,85,000
  Highlight: A neck-and-neck finish saw Pratik edge out the field for a big score in the 25L GTD WTF.
  
• Big PLO-5 (₹5,000 Buy-in | ₹10L GTD)
  1st: Vinay Rajpal (Vinay09) – ₹2,10,000
  2nd: Amit Kaushik (Quark) – ₹1,73,000
  3rd: Dhirendra Kumar (Dhiru91) – ₹1,31,000
  

Vinay Rajpal (Vinay09) – Top Indian Poker Professional

Elite Indian poker player Vinay Rajpal, who goes by vinay09 online, has more than ₹8.96 crore in lifetime online tournament winnings. Among his noteworthy accomplishments are three event wins and 27 cashes in the APT Online Series India 2021 as well as APT Player of the Series (2021). Including a 9th-place finish in the NPS#154 BIG KNOCKOUT 1CR GTD on PokerBaazi, Rajpal has often excelled in National Poker Series India (NPS), winning ₹1.32 lakh. He maintained his good form in 2025 with several top finishes, one of which was a ₹3.56 lakh award in the SPRINT event. Known for his analytical play and flexibility, Rajpal still ranks among India’s most consistent and successful poker players in both online and live settings.

Summit Lite (₹3,000 Buy-in | ₹10L GTD)

• 1st: Novus – ₹1,61,000
  
• 2nd: Jaikshan Jangid (Royalking7424) – ₹1,71,000
  
• 3rd: Shagun Jain (Sogani22) – ₹1,10,000
  

Daily Last Chance (₹2,500 Buy-in | ₹10L GTD)

• 1st: Amit Kumar Jha (Philivey007) – ₹1,56,000
  
• 2nd: Parimal Maheshwari (Casadeseo) – ₹1,55,000
  
• 3rd: Sarthak Sharma (Legalaction) – ₹92,410
  

Adda52 – Thursday MTT Report

• Godfather (₹5,750 Buy-in | ₹20L GTD)
  1st: Sanat Mehrotra (mehro2511) – ₹3,75,682
  2nd: Pranay Chawla (setmeup) – ₹2,75,373
  3rd: Lavesh Meena (Upay4MyWeed98) – ₹2,01,848
  Highlight: Sanat Mehrotra emerged as the Thursday headliner on Adda52, shipping the Godfather for ₹3.75 Lakhs.
  
• Monster Turbo PKO (₹2,875 Buy-in | ₹4.5L GTD)
  1st: N K (Kumartomar) – ₹45,092
  2nd: Gaurav Sood (BuildPunt0k) – ₹34,107
  3rd: bhai9 – ₹25,799
  

Final Thoughts

With Kunal Kumar Kain’s ₹7.5 Lakh victory in The Summit standing out as the largest score of the day, Thursday brought an exciting range of outcomes across India’s premier poker sites. Sanat Mehrotra’s Godfather triumph and Pratik Manjrekar’s near finish in the WTF underlined even more the great degree of rivalry on Adda52 and PokerBaazi. Nitin Gupta and Anshul Rajput kept up their good performance on Natural8 India, hence significantly increasing their victories.

 The action is only anticipated to flare up as the week progresses before the weekend grind. Keep an eye out for additional news, performance highlights, and outcomes from the top MTTs spread among Natural8 India, PokerBaazi, and Adda52. Also, be sure to look at the running Bounty Hunters Series 2025 for interesting bounty forms and large guarantees.