Top News from July 31: Saurabh Ramola, Aditya Sushant, and Siddhanth Kripalani Level Up as Poker's Big Winners for the Day
On July 31 and August 1, 2025, several notable online poker tournament performances took place across various platforms.
On Natural8 India, Aniket Waghmare (ID: Anteman) clinched a victory in The Summit tournament, pocketing a substantial prize of ₹886,000. Meanwhile, Sumit Kumar (ID: NewbieA) won ₹117,000 in the Big PLO-5 tournament, and Aditya Kulkarni (ID: Whoarewe) took home ₹129,000 in the same tournament. Aniket Waghmare also made a strong showing in the Bounty Hunters Fifty Stack 54 tournament, winning ₹3,27,434.
Elsewhere on Natural8 India, Siddharth Pandey (alias Skalabaloo) won ₹1,64,093 in the Bounty Hunters Special 15 tournament, and Satish Premchandani (ID: gladiatorp) secured ₹127,000 in the Big PLO-5 tournament. Kuppi007 walked away with an impressive ₹469,000 in The Summit tournament, while Deepanshu Anand (ID: supernutsDeep98) won ₹146,000 in The Summit Lite tournament. Lastly, Jacknotma claimed a massive ₹701,000 in The Summit tournament.
Moving to PokerBaazi, Vikku07 won ₹217,000 in the Daily Last Chance tournament, which had a buy-in of ₹2500 and a guaranteed prize pool of ₹20,00,000. Saurabh Ramola (ID: Faiyaaz_Takkar) took the top spot in the same tournament, winning a substantial ₹326,000.
On August 1, the Indian poker community made a significant impact at WSOP 2025, with over 225 cashes and ₹19.40 Crores in winnings, although individual top winners from PokerStars events on this date were not explicitly mentioned in the sources.
Meanwhile, on Adda52, Mohsin Shaikh (ID: gongo) won ₹199,396 in the Godfather tournament, and Siddhanth Kripalani (ID: Sidstack) secured ₹371,112 in the same tournament. Tejas Anantha (ID: sajet69) won ₹272,028 in the Godfather tournament, and Advait Rajguru (ID: ronaldinho018) won ₹45,746 in the Monster Turbo PKO event. Utkarsh Vaish (ID: utkarshvaish9) walked away with ₹243,000 in the PowerPlay tournament. In a high-profile finale of the ₹28 Crores GTD Epic Poker Championship, Devang Yadav won the invite-only ₹2 Crore GTD EPIC Poker Showdown on Adda52, securing a career-best ₹39.78 Lakhs.
Lastly, on August 1, N K Kumartomar won ₹33,838 in the Monster Turbo PKO event on ADDA52, and Shato won ₹61,840 in the same event. JaiKiran Kumar (ID: testify) won ₹168,000 in the PowerPlay tournament on Natural8 India. Keechad won ₹3,36,246 in the Bounty Hunters Special 21.60 tournament on Natural8 India.
These performances highlight the continued success and growth of the Indian online poker community.
In the world of online poker tournaments held on August 1, 2025, JaiKiran Kumar (ID: testify) won ₹168,000 in a poker tournament on Natural8 India, indicating his skill in casino-and-gambling games like poker. Meanwhile, on Adda52, Devang Yadav secured a career-best ₹39.78 Lakhs by winning the invite-only ₹2 Crore GTD EPIC Poker Showdown, further showcasing poker tournaments' thrilling wins and casino-games' appeal.
