Expectations were low for Tuesday’s Poker Action after Monday’s intense excitement on Natural8 India, which saw four new millionaires and two WSOP winners earning an amazing ₹2.80 Crores. But the day exceeded those expectations with exciting activity, best highlighted by Poker Baazi’s outstanding 10th Anniversary tournament, The Endeavour. Attracting a strong audience of high rollers, this event offered an amazing ₹50 Lakhs guarantee and attractive cash awards for the top finishers.
Natural8 India kept the momentum with notable wins across the online poker sites; Junglee Poker, Adda52, and Pocket52 added to a packed schedule that kept players occupied all day. Tuesday nevertheless presented plenty of profitable prospects on the virtual felt, even if it might not have had the millionaire surge of its day.
Poker Action: Stellar Performance by Devang Yadav
Poker Action: Rising star Devang Yadav from Jaipur, a Young Gun in the poker game with an amazing record including two titles from The Millionaire series and a recent victory in The MoneyMaker 76.0, led the charge. Having lately emerged from several events including Adda52’s The Ballers and PokerBaazi’s The Quest Lite, Yadav was in outstanding form. Following a three-way agreement, he scored ₹4.58 Lakhs in a stunning victory in The Endeavour, therefore extending his amazing streak. He also got a podium place in Adda52’s The Mint for another ₹1.40 Lakhs, therefore bringing his daily total winnings to a quite outstanding ₹5.98 Lakhs.
Poker Action: Runner-up Dhruvin Kothari
After a month-long break, Dhruvin Kothari made a strong comeback finishing as the runner-up in The Endeavour. Renowned for his spectacular tournament performance, Kothari pocketed ₹4.55 Lakhs from the deal to demonstrate his capacity to make a significant impression even after time away from the tables.
Poker Action: JaiKiran Kumar Shines brilliantly.
After winning the MMA Mini High Roller, JaiKiran Kumar had an amazing Tuesday also. Finishing third in The Endeavour for ₹4.38 Lakhs, he displayed his abilities over several events and came out with ₹5.34 Lakhs overall. Kumar’s constant performance confirmed his rank among the best of the day.
Notable Winners from Natural 8 India
Natural8 India was humming with activity meantime. Taking home ₹4.91 Lakhs and crowning a fantastic month with over ₹28 Lakhs in prizes from just five tournaments, a player using the identity “Om Namah Shivay” won the World Series Bounty MADNESS III 88.
With a payout of ₹4.28 Lakhs, Nitish Mehndiratta also created waves coming fourth in the Fifty Stack 55, marking his first-ever cash on Natural8 India. Completing sixth in the same tournament, his fellow player Neil Pednekar earned ₹1.96 Lakhs, also a personal benchmark on the site.
Notable Performances on Multiple Platforms
Following a seven-week sabbatical, Gautam Rohilla, a gold medalist from the NPS India 2024 (PLO-4) HighRoller, made a strong comeback on Adda52 winning The Mint for ₹2.27 Lakhs. Rohilla’s performance plus long runs in other events raised his daily total to ₹3.07 Lakhs.
Taking home ₹2.35 Lakhs, Gautam Bharadwaj also broke his four-month title drought by securing triumph in PokerBaazi’s The Endeavour Lite. Closely trailing, earning ₹1.54 Lakhs in second place, Uttam Gope, a recent The MoneyMaker 83.0 winner,
Winning Poker Baazi’s Daily Super Value, Vikhyat Ahlawat broke a six-week dry spell and brought in ₹1.88 Lakhs during a fierce heads-up deal. Having a strong run in The Endeavour Lite, his daily total came to ₹1.97 lakhs.
A Day of Atonement for Redemption
With a ninth-place finish in Natural8 India’s Forty Stack Bounty 44, sports entrepreneur turned poker pro Siddharth Pandey boosted to his earnings with ₹1.77 Lakhs. With overall earnings of ₹1.95 Lakhs from many deep runs across several events, he ended Tuesday. Arjanveer Singh Chadha kept up his impressive record on Pocket52, winning the Pocket Bullets for ₹1.33 Lakhs, his biggest victory on that platform to this date.
Tuesday’s Poker Action activity brought attention to the skill and fortitude within the Indian online poker community. The day was exciting with major wins from players like Shobhit Naveen, Janish Jain, and Ajeeth Kumar. The end products of The Endeavour show participants’ competitive attitude and skill, therefore preparing the ground for even more exciting events in the next days.
Final Table Results Of Poker Action
- Devang ‘Laila’ Yadav – ₹4,57,820
- Dhruvin ‘thepokerplayer’ Kothari – ₹4,55,336
- JaiKiran ‘testify’ Kumar – ₹4,37,844
- Rajat ‘LungFakeer’ Sharma – ₹2,98,500
- Vivek ‘TheAfrican’ Bajaj – ₹2,47,000
- Nihilist – ₹1,97,000
- TGFish12 – ₹1,51,000
- philivey21 – ₹1,05,500
