The virtual felts sizzled this past week with big guaranteed tournaments and star-studded fields across major platforms like Natural8 India and PokerBaazi. As usual, the biggest scorer emerged from Natural8 India in Rahul Kharbanda, winning a hefty ₹16.72 Lakhs and etching his name as the top scorer of the week. Here is a quick recap of the weekly highlights!
#1 – Rahul Kharbanda – ₹16.72 Lakhs
Following his impressive Sunday performance where he banked ₹5.05 Lakhs from two deep runs, Rahul Kharbanda carried his momentum, finishing third out of a massive 2,296-entry field in the Monday Monster Stack 150 on Natural8 India for a hefty ₹16.72 Lakhs. This was largest score on the platform, easily making him the top scorer of this past week.
#2 – Siddhanth Kapoor – ₹9.93 Lakhs
The second biggest score of the week belonged to none other than the actor-turned-poker-regular Siddhanth Kapoor. Just days after finishing in ninth place in Natural8 India’s Zodiac Main Event, he returned to finish a runner-up in the same event this past Wednesday, claiming ₹7.60 Lakhs. This was his second biggest online score, which he followed up with a final-table score in PokerBaazi’s WTF, finishing second for ₹2.09 Lakhs. His total winnings from the day reached a hefty ₹9.93 Lakhs, making him the second biggest scorer of the week.
#3 – Rahul Melwani – ₹8.93 Lakhs
Another player to make waves this was Rahul Melwani. The poker veteran returned from a five-week hiatus in style, besting a massive field of 18,625 entries in Natural8 India’s Mini Wednesday Wonderbox 15 for a career-best ₹8.93 Lakhs -his biggest score on the platform. The latest win took his earnings on the platform over to over ₹14 Lakhs.
Other Notable Scorers – Weekly Wrap
| Rank | Player | Key Event(s) & Platform | Finish | Total Winnings |
| 1 | Rahul Kharbanda | Monday Monster Stack 150 | 3rd place | ₹16.72 Lakhs |
| 2 | Siddhanth Kapoor | #ZodiacMainEvent (Natural8 India), #WTF (PokerBaazi) | 2nd (both) | ₹9.93 Lakhs |
| 3 | Rahul Melwani | #MiniWednesdayWonderbox15 (Natural8 India) | 1st | ₹8.93 Lakhs |
| 4 | Vabss | #BGSeriesMainEvent (Junglee Poker) | 1st | ₹8.77 Lakhs |
| 5 | Naresh Veeravalli | #Burstfire Finale (Adda52) | 1st (HU Deal) | ₹7.81 Lakhs |
| 6 | Aniket Gaikwad | #TheEndeavour and another deep run (Pokerbaazi) | 1st in #TheEndeavour | ₹7.74 Lakhs |
| 7 | Kunal Kain | #TheSummit (PokerBaazi) | 1st | ₹7.50 Lakhs |
| 8 | Anant Purohit | #OmaholicSundayBountyBigGame215 (Natural8 India) | 2nd | ₹6.55 Lakhs |
| 9 | YouKnowMe!!!! | #SundayShowdown108 (Natural8 India) | 7th | ₹6.33 Lakhs |
| 10 | Lavesh Meena | 1st in #DVSMainEvent (PokerDangal) and 4 Deep Runs | 1st | ₹5.26 Lakhs |
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