Big Wins Highlighted in August 5 Poker Review: Theunderwriter, Gautam Rohilla, Samyak Sethi, among others, Showcase Skills and Take Top Pots
In the bustling world of online poker, India continues to make its mark with a series of significant victories in major tournaments. Here are the latest results from Natural8 India, PokerBaazi, and Adda52 as of early August 2025.
Natural8 India
The NPS#143 Slamdunk tournament, with a guaranteed prize pool of ₹25 Lakhs, attracted 708 entries and 711 re-entries. The top payouts went to Sashi ‘Suterisateri’ Datta (₹3,71,799), Kazi Salimmiya ‘Monster8181’ Samsuddin (₹2,61,600), and Mitesh ‘mikeknp’ Gupta (₹1,99,470). Notably, Anish ‘PapaNegreanu’ Arora claimed a significant victory in a separate event at NPS India 2025, marking his first-time championship win[1][3].
PokerBaazi
On August 10, 2025, Nandan “ragemonster” Pugalia bagged a win of ₹3,38,818 by finishing first out of 488 players in the Daily Last Chance tournament[4].
Adda52
The popular Mystery Bounty tournament recently surpassed its ₹25 Lakhs guarantee, generating a prize pool of ₹26.20 Lakhs from 524 entries by 227 players. The Adda52 Millions event ran with a trimmed ₹20 Lakhs guarantee. Aditya ‘iamherenow’ Agarwal, an established Indian professional with a World Series of Poker (WSOP) background, secured a major online bracelet victory during this time[2][3].
These results underscore an active and lucrative online poker scene across these platforms in India, with sizeable prize pools and notable player achievements. The Natural8 World Festival 2025 and Adda52's post-EPIC events stand out as major tournament series currently[1][2].
Meanwhile, on PokerBaazi, Aamyak Sethi and Samyak Sethi shared the spotlight in the Circuit#11 PL0-4 HighRoller tournament, each winning ₹665,950 and ₹1,389,000 respectively. Sriharsha Doddapaneni and Mangu Bansal also made headlines by winning ₹838,000 and ₹1,346,000 respectively in the same tournament. Other notable wins include Gautam Rohilla and Amit Khanna, who took home ₹451,000 and ₹303,000 respectively in the Circuit#10 Monsterstack tournament.
In separate tournaments, Advait Rajguru won the MMA Tuesday Takedown tournament on ADDA52, while Rishab Malik won The Mint tournament on PokerStars. Kumartomar (ID of N K) and Ronaldoinho018 (ID of Advait Rajguru) also secured wins in the MMA Night Stacks and MMA Tuesday Takedown tournaments on ADDA52 respectively[5]. These victories further demonstrate the vibrant and competitive online poker landscape in India.
References: [1] Natural8 India (2025). Natural8 India 2025 Results. [Online]. Available: https://natural8.com/tournaments/results/
[2] Adda52 (2025). Adda52 Results. [Online]. Available: https://www.adda52.com/results
[3] PokerGuru (2025). PokerGuru India Poker News. [Online]. Available: https://www.pokerguru.in/news/
[4] PokerBaazi (2025). PokerBaazi Results. [Online]. Available: https://pokerbaazi.com/tournaments/results
[5] PokerStars (2025). PokerStars Results. [Online]. Available: https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/tournaments/results/
Online poker in India continues to showcase its success in sports-like competitions, as seen in the bustling poker tournaments on platforms like Natural8 India, PokerBaazi, and Adda52. Amidst the latest victories, such as Sashi Datta's win at the NPS#143 Slamdunk tournament, individuals like Anish Arora and Aditya Agarwal achieved significant milestones, showcasing the growing popularity of online poker in India.
