With more and more people joining the ever-evolving space, the Indian poker community is constantly growing. The country’s poker fraternity has only flourished in recent years, and when we say fraternity, it has a modest yet impressive number of female players joining the scene.
Poker is a game of skill and is ready to accept anyone and everyone with the skill and the passion for the game. Meanwhile, there are several Indian female poker pros who are doing exceptionally well in the poker space globally just like their male counterparts.
Be it the tournaments in the Asian circuit or bigger events like the WSOP, our very own female contingent has rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names globally and continues to do so. Needless to say, their results and achievements speak volumes for themselves.
The current 2024 GPI Female rankings have the women of India ranking at impressive spots. Let’s have a look at the current standings of the Indian female pros on the GPI rankings.
- Nikita Luther
Rightly dubbed as the ‘Queen of Indian poker,’ Nikita Luther unsurprisingly tops the charts, and it’s obvious why. The Delhi-based player has been one of the most consistent poker players in the country and has achieved incredible results ever since she set foot in the poker world in mid-2010. The most shining feature in her hat is obviously the WSOP gold bracelet she won in 2018. This makes India’s first and to date only female player to have a bracelet to her name.
Besides, she has several other cashes at the WSOP, WPT, Estrellas Poker Tour, EPT, and APT, among others. She made a lot of headlines during the 2023 WSOP Main Event for her deep run. The Natural8 ambassador finished 96th and bagged a paycheque of $ 78,900 for her finish. She even received a shoutout from 17-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth for her feat.
She even appeared on Poker After Dark last year. Luther has a lifetime total earnings of $535,583, as she ranks first on the GPI female rankings for India, and 9862nd on the overall GPI rankings with 570.54 points. Among the Indian players, she ranks 41st.
- Kanchan Sharma
Not very far behind Luther, is another pride of Indian poker, Kanchan Sharma. The Agra-based player has several titles to her name, including online as well as live titles. Although Sharma is yet to make it to the WSOP, her achievements in other series like WPT, APT, and more prove that it won’t be long until we see her grind in the Mecca of Poker.
Most recently, she was seen at the Asian Poker Tour – APT Hanoi Billions in December 2023, wherein she cashed at two events. Sharma boasts of $67,648 in total lifetime earnings from live games, apart from an impressive online resume too.
She stands at the second spot among GPI female rankings for India, and 10,571st on the overall GPI rankings with 550.13 points. Sharma ranks 46th among the Indian contingent.
- Muskan Sethi
Another well-known name in the Indian poker circuit is Muskan Sethi. The female poker pro has, through her talent and skills, carved a name for herself in the poker domain. In fact, she was one of the first few female poker players in the country. She even won The President’s “First Ladies” award in 2017.
Like Nikita, Muskan too has a pretty elaborate and impressive poker resume. She has represented the country and cashed at several poker tournaments worldwide including WSOP, EPT, WPT, Grosvenor UK Poker Tour, 888poker LIVE, and several others in Las Vegas. Sethi was last seen cashing at the 53rd WSOP at Bally’s Casino in 2023.
The poker diva boasts $122,122 in total live tournament earnings. Besides, with 351.46 GPI points, Sethi ranks third among the GPI female rankings for India and 84th among the Indian players. On the overall GPI rankings, Sethi ranks 21,254th.
- Shuchi Chamaria
At the fourth spot is power lady Shuchi Chamaria, who has made her way to the top with her sheer dedication and passion for the game. She is a well-known and respected name in the Indian poker fraternity.
Shuchi has multiple impressive cashes under her belt at events including WSOP, WPT, PokerStars Festival London, Grand Poker Series, and APT. The Kolkata-based player was last seen at WPT Prime Vietnam, Hanoi in May 2023, where she claimed her first ever live poker title after taking down the No Limit Hold’em – Big Bounty event for a paycheque of $5,905. Interestingly, this also happens to be her best live cash to date.
On the GPI female ranking for India, Shuchi sits at the fifth spot with 184.65 points. With that, she ranks 147th among the Indian poker players and 44,402nd among the global players.
- Vitaliya Dubovik
At the fifth spot is Vitaliya Dubovik. Although not a lot is known about this player, Hendon Mob data indicate that Vitaliya is an Indian player with $10,890 in live tournament earnings. She has four live cashes between 2022 and 2023.
In 2022, she cashed at two events at the 53rd WSOP, and in 2023 she cashed at two USOP Da Nang events, both of which were final table finishes. She ranks fifth on the GPI female rankings of India and 223rd among the GPI rankings for India. With her 105.29 points, she ranks 74,369 among the global poker players.
The other Indian female poker pros on the GPI female rankings of India are Sonam Jaun at 6th with 102.62 points, Parm Mehmi at 7th spot with 99.45 points, and Radhika Shankar at 8th place with 30 GPI points. The list of top 10 female pros on the GPI Rankings ends with poker player and Bollywood actress Minissha Lamba sitting at ninth place with 28.40 points.
GPI Female Rankings of India
| FemaleIndia Rank | Player | Score |
| #1 | Nikita Luther | 570.54 pts |
| #2 | Kanchan Sharma | 550.13 pts |
| #3 | Muskan Sethi | 351.46 pts |
| #4 | Shuchi Chamaria | 184.65 pts |
| #5 | Vitaliya Dubovik | 105.29 pts |
| #6 | Sonam Jain | 102.62 pts |
| #7 | Parm Mehmi | 99.45 pts |
| #8 | Radhika Shankar | 30.00 pts |
| #9 | Minissha Lamba | 28.40 pts |
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