After a spectacular “Night of Glory,” where the NPS 2025 medalists were felicitated by Indian cricketing legend Shikhar Dhawan, the action recently moved to Goa for Pokerbaazi’s National Poker Champion (NPC) Showdown – a five-day live event where top 12 state champions are clashing for ₹1 Crore and the prestigious National Poker Champion title.
Kerala’s Sreekanth Narayan Leads The Way With Two Wins
Kerala’s Sreekanth Narayan stole the show on Day 2 of the National Poker Champion Showdown, becoming the first player to win back-to-back matches. After winning Match 1 on the first day, he went back-to-back, successfully navigating bounty format and winning Match 3 after a heads-up with Maharashtra’s Zarvan Tumboli on Day 2 of the showdown.
Narayan collected a massive 110 points in Match 3 (80 for the win + 30 in bounty), taking his total tally to 220 points, and moving to the top of the leaderboard after Day 2 of the showdown. With 220 points, he is now the frontrunner to qualify for the Grand Finale scheduled on April 17.
Tumboli, despite losing with J-7 to Narayan’s K-4 on a King-high board in the heads-up battle, earned a valuable 60 points and reached 110 points overall, keeping him in strong contention for the Grand Finale 17th April.
Match 3 Final Results
| Rank | Player Name | State | Points (Place + Bounty) | Total Points |
| 1 | Sreekanth Narayan | Kerala | 110 (80 + 30) | 220 |
| 2 | Zarvan Tumboli | Maharashtra | 60 (60 + 0) | 110 |
| 3 | Wilson Yomso | Arunachal Pradesh | 70 (40 + 30) | 60 |
| 4 | Bhanuprakash KC | Karnataka | 20 (20 + 0) | 130 |
| 5 | Goonjan Mall | West Bengal | 20 (5 + 15) | 30 |
| 6 | Anish Vijayvergiya | Rajasthan | -5 (-5 + 0) | 5 |
Ankit Wadhawan Takes 2nd Spot On Leaderboard With Match 4 Win
Day 2 continued with Match 4, where the remaining six champions joined in the action for another thrilling bounty clash. Chandigarh’s ace player Ankit Wadhawan, who finished runner-up in Match 1 on Day 1, finally captured his win in the final Match of the night. After beating Gujarat’s Mohit Bohra in a short but intense heads-up, he claimed 125 points (80 for the win + 45 bounty), taking his total tally to 205 points, putting him in second place on the leaderboard and almost guaranteeing himself a seat in the Grand Finale.
Match 4 Final Results
| Rank | Player Name | State | Points (Place + Bounty) | Total Points |
| 1 | Ankit Wadhawan | Chandigarh | 125 (80 + 45) | 205 |
| 2 | Mohit Bohra | Gujarat | 90 (60 + 30) | 120 |
| 3 | Vikhyat Ahlawat | Uttar Pradesh | 40 (40 + 0) | 90 |
| 4 | Aditya Sushant | Tamil Nadu | 20 (20 + 0) | 50 |
| 5 | Snehil Aggarwal | Haryana | 5 (5 + 0) | 85 |
| 6 | Saahib Bawa | Delhi | -5 (-5 + 0) | -15 |
Sreekanth Narayan Leads Overall Standings After Day 2
Over the past two days of the National Poker Champion Showdown, four matches have come to a close. It is Kerala’s Sreekanth Narayan still leading the pack after his incredible two victories over the last two days of the showdown. Here’s how the standings look heading into Day 3:
| ank | Player Name | State | Total Points |
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| 1 | Sreekanth Narayan | Kerala | 220 |
| 2 | Ankit Wadhawan | Chandigarh | 205 |
| 3 | Bhanuprakash KC | Karnataka | 130 |
| 4 | Mohit Bohra | Gujarat | 120 |
| 5 | Zarvan Tumboli | Maharashtra | 110 |
| 6 | Vikhyat Ahlawat | Uttar Pradesh | 90 |
| 7 | Snehil Aggarwal | Haryana | 85 |
| 8 | Wilson Yomso | Arunachal Pradesh | 60 |
| 9 | Aditya Sushant | Tamil Nadu | 50 |
| 10 | Goonjan Mall | West Bengal | 30 |
| 11 | Anish Vijayvergiya | Rajasthan | 5 |
| 12 | Saahib Bawa | Delhi | -15 |
Day 3 Preview – April 15
Two more thrilling matches are lined up for Day 3 scheduled for April 15, 2025. These matches will decide as to who makes it the final six for the ultimate National Poker Champion title. The action will be live-streamed on JioHotstar. You can also catch the live updates via the PokerBaazi app.
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