This past week in online poker was nothing short of remarkable, with several players raking in massive scores across various poker platforms. While there were several big events gracing the felts, PokerBaazi’s National Poker Series India 2025 dominated the weekly action and crowned several big winners. Topping the weekly charts was Devansh Shah, who won NPS#54 Big Knockout (PKO) on PokerBaazi to walk away with a huge ₹15.74 Lakhs – the single largest score of the week. Here is a quick recap of the top scores of the week!
Devansh Shah – ₹15.74 Lakhs
Devansh ‘Dev3088’ Shah topped the weekly charts with a victory in PokerBaazi’s NPS#54 Bi Knockout PKO (₹1.20 Crores GTD) on Sunday. He overcame a stacked field of 1,231 entries to earn his first-ever title on the platform. His remarkable run not only earned him a Gold Medal but also a career-best payday of ₹15.74 Lakhs (including ₹1.82 Lakhs in bounties). With another cash in the NPS#50 Sunday Kickoff, his total winnings for the day stood at over ₹15.87 Lakhs, making him Sunday’s top earner.
Arman ‘Qbranch’ Khan clinched a runner-up finish, collecting his first NPS Silver Medal and a career-best ₹10.71 Lakhs ( ₹99,107 in bounties). With other deep runs, Arman’s Sunday earnings reached ₹10.93 Lakhs.
Raman ‘Zen’ Dixit (3rd for ₹8,61,424), Mithun ‘Thepokeraja’ Mahesh (4th for ₹5,68,600), Anish Fishlover001 Vijayvergia (5th for ₹4,29,550), Nixon ‘nixxyralte’ Vanlalruata (6th for ₹3,14,200), Hemanshu ‘papakancha00’ Tomar (7th for ₹2,69,512) and bracelet winner Kartik ‘TheInternetKid’ Ved (8th for ₹2,12,487) also made it to the final table.
Anant Purohit – ₹13.77 Lakhs
A well-known name in the poker community, Anant Purohit continued his dominance with a victory in the Zodiac Goat High Roller on Natural8 India. The online MTT crusher ranked 1st out of 256 to claim ₹12.69 Lakhs. With a 91st finish in the Bounty Hunters HR 525 for ₹1,07,921, his total earnings for the day reached ₹13.77 Lakhs, making him the top earner for the day. His annual earnings on Natural8 India now soar to a massive ₹64 Lakhs, placing him among the elites in 2025.
Vishal Bansal – ₹13.68 Lakhs
The third biggest score of the week belonged to Vishal ‘Avisha1705’ Bansal, who made headlines by shipping PokerBaazi’s ₹1 Crore GTD NPS#26 (7-Max) Championship on Wednesday. This a 32-year-old data analyst from Punjab who now lives in Gurgaon topped a 1,148-entry field (633 unique) in the 7 PM headliner, claiming ₹13,68,416 in top prize and his first NPS Gold. Anant ‘Pro_Pro’ Purohit claimed the Silver Medal and ₹9.44 Lakhs—his third silver and seventh NPS medal.
Shardul ‘duuurrrr’ Parthasarathi (3rd for ₹7,18,648), Kapil ‘Spady’ Arora (4th for ₹5,37,264), and Vinay ‘Vinstill’ B (5th for ₹3,85,728) were the other notables who finished on the final table of the ₹11,500 buy-in event.
Other Notable Winners (Up to ₹9 Lakhs Prize)
| layer | Prize | Tournament | Platform |
| Saahib Bawa | ₹12.02 Lakhs | Won NPS#40 Friday Freestyle | PokerBaazi |
| Rahul Kumar | ₹9.34 Lakhs | Won NPS#50 Sunday Kickoff | PokerBaazi |
| Ashish Munot | ₹9.86 Lakhs | Won NPS#19 #MicroHighRoller (₹9.56 Lakhs), four deep runs totalling ₹9.86 Lakhs | PokerBaazi |
| Vikhyat Ahlawat | ₹9.55 Lakhs | Won NPS#12 #MondayMarathon | PokerBaazi |
| Suraj Rathi | ₹9.49 Lakhs | 3rd place in NPS#33 #ThursdayThunder (₹6.96 Lakhs), 4th place in NPS#34 (5-Max) #BigHyperSPRINT (₹2.53 Lakhs) | PokerBaazi |
| Gurkirat Khanuja | ₹8.98 Lakhs | Won NPS#33 Thursday Thunder | PokerBaazi |
| Rajat Sharma | ₹8.63 Lakhs | 3rd place in #FridayNightFight150 & 5th place in #BountyHuntersFortyStack44 | Natural8 |
The past week has seen some epic performances, proving that the Indian poker scene is getting more competitive and fierce. With more NPS tournaments and other high-stakes events on the horizon, it will be exciting to see who claims the top spots in the coming weeks.
Keep following PokerProNews for more updates on the top winners ahead.
Source: Natural8India, PokerBaazi & PokerGuru
