Online Poker: Tarun Goyal Headlines The Weekly Charts

This was a blockbuster week for online poker with all leading poker platforms coming out with guaranteed tournaments. As expected, Natural8 India and PokerBaazi continued their reign, offering the most-massive value tournaments. From career-defining wins to unforgettable runs, this past week had it all.

While we saw several massive scores, topping the charts was none other than the WSOP bracelet winner Tarun Goyal, whose runner-up finish in  Natural8 India’s Bounty Hunters Mega Main 525 saw him claim a whopping INR 67.45 Lakh, including INR 14 Lakhs in bounties. Here is a quick recap of the weekly highlights from India’s online poker felts.

1- Tarun Goyal – INR 67.45 Lakhs

The biggest story of the week was that of the former IT professional and WSOP bracelet Tarun Goyal, who collected a jaw-dropping INR 12.39 Crores in winnings last year. Competing against a large field of over 2,000 entries, he finished runner-up in Natural8 India’s Bounty Hunters Mega Main 525, claiming INR 67.45 Lakhs, including a hefty INR 14 Lakhs in bounties alone. This was his second biggest score of 2025, taking his 2025 online winnings to a staggering INR 5.41 Crores.

With the latest score, he became the first to cross the INR 5 Crore mark this year. He is followed by Anant Purohit with over INR 4.15 Crores.

2 -YouKnowMe!!!! – INR 24.85 Lakhs

The second biggest score of the week belonged to the mysterious Natural8 India grinder ‘YouKnowMe!!!!’, who dominated the Sunday scene with two final table finishes, collecting a massive INR 24.85 Lakhs in a single night. His biggest score came in the Sunday Showdown 320 where he battled against a large field of 1,351 entries to finish 5th for a career-best INR 18.33 Lakhs (including INR 9.24 Lakhs in bounties). He followed up that with an 8th-place finish for 6.53 Lakhs in the Sunday Monster Stack 250, taking his Sunday haul to INR 24.85 Lakhs.

With these scores, this mysterious player has taken his online poker earnings to INR 55 Lakhs on Natural8 India and shows no signs of slowing down.

3 – Rishabh Gupta – INR 19.80 Lakhs

Tuesday belonged to Pune-based Rishabh Gupta, whose remarkable cross-platform run saw him to collect a whopping INR 19.80 Lakhs – the largest single day total across all platforms. His biggest score of the day came in Natural8 India’s Bounty Hunters Deepstack Turbo 55 where he finished runner-up to pocket  INR 14.61 Lakhs (INR 5.23 Lakhs in bounties).

Rishabh Gupta also came close to winning PokerBaazi`s 50 Lakh GTD The Endeavour where he  battled through a challenging 833-entry field to finish runner-up for INR 5 lakhs. The event was eventually won by the mystery player  ‘AiDarwin’, who walked away with INR 7.5 Lakhs for his win. With two more deep runs, he ended the day as the top scorer.

A Quick Look At Notable Online Poker Scores Of The Week

Apart from Tarun, YouKnowMe!!!!, and Rishabh Gupta, there were several other prominent winners and scorers throughout this past week. Here is a quick look at the notable online poker scores and wins of the week.

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Sources: PokerGuru, Natural8India & PokerBaazi