Santhosh Suvarna is a successful businessman and a poker pro. He is well known as one of the best high-stakes pros in India. With over $15 million in live tournament earnings and two WSOP gold bracelets to his name, Suvarna has cemented his position among the top high-stakes poker players in the world. In this report, we will delve into the early life, poker career, personal life, and net worth of this pro.
Early Life and Poker Introduction
Born and brought up in Mangalore, Karnataka, Santhosh Suvarna is a businessman who got into poker in 2014. As he said, Suvarna started playing poker in 2014 and only focused on cash games. However, his passion for poker encouraged him to compete in live poker tournaments in the late 2010s. As a poker player, Suvarna used to own the Rockets Poker Room in Bengaluru, Karnataka before it was closed down due to legal issues. Suvarna later entered into a partnership with Vikram Kumar, another businessman and poker player, to start operations at Cadillac Diamond Casino in Goa.
Poker Career Highlights and Earnings of Santhosh Suvarna
The first four cashes of Suvarna’s live poker tournaments came in his home country in India, as he made money finishing in the 2017 Deltin Poker Tournament, WPT India, and 2020 Baazi Poker Tour for over $15k in live earnings and since then there has been no looking back.
By the year 2022, Suvarna had become a familiar face. It was when he toured the world and showed his prowess in the game to become one of the best poker players in India. That year, Suvarna scored four cash finishes, including three final table finishes. He began the year with an 8th place finish in the Triton Poker SHRS Cyprus $75k NLH High Roller for a six-figure sum of $245,000. He followed that up with a 6th place finish in the EPT London £1,100 PLO for $6,391 and a runner-up finish in the £2,000 NLH Mystery Bounty for an impressive $109,830 payday.
Santhosh Suvarna kick-started 2023 with a 4th place score in the Triton Poker SHRS Vietnam $75k NLH for a hefty $628,000 payout. In May 2023, Suvarna won his first-ever live poker title, outlasting an elite poker field for his first-ever Triton Poker title in the Triton Poker SHRS Cyprus $25k NLH GG Super Million$ Live for a substantial $700k payout. He continued the impressive run and scored another two final table finishes in that series, earning over $1.7 million in total.
After an impressive performance in Cyprus, Suvarna came to Las Vegas, vying for a bracelet at the 54th WSOP. He went on to finish 11th place in Event #84:$50k NLH High Roller, adding $132,181 to his live tournament earnings. He then moved to London to compete in the Triton Poker SHRS London. While he didn’t win a title in the series, he cashed in five tournaments and earned over $600k. Suvarna scored his first seven-figure score of $1,772,000 in the Triton Poker SHRS Monte Carlo after finishing 3rd in the $125k NLH Main Event. Suvarna wrapped up 2023 by clinching his career-first gold bracelet in the World Series of Poker Europe Event #12: €50,000 NLH Diamond High Roller, pocketing $695,291.
Santhosh Suvarna started his 2024, winning his first European Poker Tour title for his victory in the EPT Paris €25,000 NLH for $377,669. After a little lacklustre May, Suvarna cemented his position among the elite poker players in the summer of 2024, as he won his career second bracelet at the 55th Annual WSOP Event #55: $250k NLH Super High Roller for a career-high payday of $5,415,152. He concluded the 2024 WSOP with a cash finish in the Main Event.
Suvarna continued his performance in the Super High Roller Bowl Series Cyprus and finished 2nd in the $25,750 for $220,000. He also took part in the 2024 EPT Barcelona and scored two final table finishes – Event #9 and Event #22, earning over $400k. Some of his recent deep runs include two final table finishes at WSOP Paradise and money finishes in the Main Event of the series. He ran deep in Event #3: $50k NLH High Roller and Event #15: $3,000 NLH Closer Turbo for $250k, while he also scored a money finish in the historic Super Main Event.
Santhosh Suvarna’s Net Worth in 2024
From his 53 live tournament cash, Santhosh Suvarna has earned over $15 million in total earnings. Which makes him the leader of India’s all-time money list. Besides this, Suvarna actively takes part in Live Cash games with the likes of Tom Dwan, Nik Airball, Andrew Robl, and many more.
A few months back, Suvarna won the largest pot in PokerGo’s High Stakes Poker cash game and has won many big pots in HCL Live and Triton Cash Games. There aren’t any official reports on the net worth of this Indian pro, but considering his massive live poker tournament winnings and his cash game earnings, his net worth for 2024 must be higher than $16 million.
Santhosh Suvarna’s Personal Life
Besides his life as a poker player, Suvarna is a businessman and owns businesses in India and Dubai. As per reports, he owns Goa’s Cadillac Casino in partnership with Indian pro Vikram Kumar.
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