PokerBaazi: Taush Gupta’s Unstoppable Streak
Taush Gupta is proving to be an unstoppable force on PokerBaazi. Fresh off his The Quest victory last Friday, Tarush Gupta went on to dominate The Summit yet again, marking his third win in just three months. The online crusher bagged an impressive ₹7.50 Lakhs—his biggest score of 2025 so far!
But Tarush Gupta wasn’t done just yet. Another deep run on Thursday saw his total winnings skyrocket to ₹7.57 Lakhs, making him the biggest winner of the night.
Meanwhile, Aditya Singh, who was chasing his first Summit title, settled for a runner-up finish, adding ₹5.06 Lakhs to his bankroll. Singh’s total winnings from multiple deep runs crossed ₹5.24 Lakhs, securing him a profitable Thursday grind.
Other Notable PokerBaazi Winners
- Ashish Kumar, 2024 NPS India Main Event runner-up, won Summit Lite for ₹1.90 Lakhs and Pocket52’s Pocket Magnets for ₹1.88 Lakhs, bringing his total Thursday winnings to ₹3.94 Lakhs.
- Mayank Kajala finished runner-up in Summit Lite for ₹1.28 Lakhs, ending his day with ₹1.48 Lakhs.
- Aniruddha Joshi, a popular poker streamer, narrowly missed his second Pocket Magnets title, finishing second for ₹1.32 Lakhs.
- Bharat Vasan, the 2024 Indian Poker Masters leaderboard champion, won PokerBaazi’s WTF for ₹3.29 Lakhs. Thanks to a heads-up deal, he pushed his total winnings to ₹3.73 Lakhs.
Natural8 India:
Over at Natural8 India, Siddharth Arya Jolly transitioned smoothly from his recent live tournament victory in Malaysia to the online scene. He clinched third place in the APL Series: Crazy Eights out of 343 entries, bagging ₹3.74 Lakhs and surpassing ₹15 Lakhs in total Natural8 India earnings.
Another dominant performer, ‘dontraiseplz’, followed up on their previous deep runs with two more big cashes, including a fifth-place finish in the APL Series: Hold’em Deepstack (₹2.28 Lakhs) and 23rd place in the Chengdu Giant Panda Giant Stack (₹1.23 Lakhs). With ₹3.51 Lakhs in total Thursday earnings, they are now in hot pursuit of ‘borntrouble’ for the top scorer of 2025.
Other Notable Natural8 India Wins
- Armaan Kochhar added another ₹2.23 Lakhs to his bankroll with a fourth-place finish in the APL Series: Hold’em Deepstack 7-Max.
- Harsh Bubna, the APL Series Hold’em Deepstack champion, secured sixth place in the Zodiac Monkey King Bounty, adding ₹1.74 Lakhs to his tally.
Adda52:
Poker veteran Drish Aggarwal, after a series of close finishes, finally broke through to win Adda52’s The Godfather for ₹3.31 Lakhs, thanks to a heads-up deal. His total Thursday earnings touched ₹3.69 Lakhs.
Runner-up Abhishek Mandal pocketed ₹3.12 Lakhs in the deal, making a strong comeback after recent downswings.
Junglee Poker:
Junglee Poker saw Lavesh Meena take center stage as he crushed the Thursday Mini Highroller for the third time, adding ₹2.28 Lakhs to his growing bankroll. His total winnings from three deep runs soared past ₹2.96 Lakhs.
TL;DR?
Taush Gupta is on fire! Fresh off The Quest victory, he conquered PokerBaazi’s The Summit for the third time in three months, bagging ₹7.50 Lakhs—his biggest score of 2025. Aditya Singh finished runner-up for ₹5.06 Lakhs, while Ashish Kumar, Bharat Vasan, and Lavesh Meena also racked up massive wins across different platforms. Over at Natural8 India, Siddharth Arya Jolly and ‘dontraiseplz’ continued their dominance, while Drish Aggarwal finally clinched The Godfather on Adda52. The Indian poker scene is heating up—who’s next to make headlines?
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