4 Days to Glory: Maharashtra Eyes a New Medal Record, Saahib Bawa’s Twin Gold Fuels Delhi’s Fight!
Over the past 3 weeks, the National Poker Series India 2025 has captivated the nation, featuring an unprecedented influx of players and record-breaking prize pools.

As we hold our breaths for the final 4 days to play out, the competition is heating up on the State leaderboards. Maharashtra seems to have cemented its spot in the state wise race for medals.

On Day 25, two players picked up Gold, bringing the Maharashtra medal count to 100.

Siddharth Kewalramani ‘sidkid’ captured his career’s first-ever Gold in the NPS#166 Slamdunk, securing 1.71 LAC.

Giving him company on the day’s winner’s list was seasoned pro Pradip Ghosh ‘Nit2Donk’ who won his 2nd medal at the series (8th overall) in the NPS#167 Marathon, bagging a prize of 3.26 LAC.

100 medals, you said! Is that a record? No! In 2024 Maharashtra, who has dominated the medal tally across all the past four editions, bagged an impressive 104 medals.

Team Maharashtra’s current count of 100 medals includes 30 Golds, 37 Silvers, and 33 Bronzes. In just the past two days, the state has added five more medals to its collection, further reasserting its dominance.

The state now needs just 4 more medals to reach and breach its own record and looking at its form, it is very much within striking distance of achieving the same!

Over 50+ players from the state have picked up medals at the 2025 edition. Leading the charge are PokerBaazi Team Pro Zarvan Tumboli ‘MomSaid5Bet,’ along with the Bajaj brothers, Vishal ‘Vishzz’ and Gopal ‘AiDarwin,’ all of whom remain at the top of the leaderboard.

But new contenders are emerging, too.

Here’s a look at Maharashtra’s standout medallists over Day 24 & 25:

  • Shravan Chhabria ‘FishStars’

    • 🥈 Silver – NPS#157 Megadive – 5.57 LAC (March 19)

  • Mandar Madaye ‘MAMA04’

    • 🥈 Bronze – NPS#157 Megadive – 1.55 LAC (March 19)

  • Harshit Jaiswal ‘khooni31’

    • 🥈 Silver – NPS#160 Knockout – 2.42 LAC (March 19)

  • Pradip Ghosh ‘Nit2Donk’

    • 🥇 Gold – NPS#167 Marathon – 3.26 LAC (March 20)

  • Siddharth Kewalramani ‘sidkid’

    • 🥇 Gold – NPS#166 Slamdunk – 1.71 LAC (March 20)

Delhi Stays in the Hunt: The Chase Isn’t Over Yet!
Traditionally, Delhi has ranked #2 in the medal count across the past 4 editions of the National Poker Series India and delivered its best results in 2024 with 83 medals.

Currently holding 76 medals (27 Gold, 28 Silver, and 21 Bronze) Delhi’s players, led by the unstoppable Saahib Bawa ‘Junta,’ and followed by Anurag Srivastava ‘Rebuy2survive’ and Nitin Rawat ‘Gambler42’ are refusing to back down.

Though ranked #2 currently Team Delhi is showcasing resilience and determination and has done even better than Maharashtra over the past 2 days, making a stellar 7-medal haul!

Saahib Bawa has been on a blistering run. While he had won 2 medals earlier in the series, on March 19 he went on a heater, winning not one but 2 Golds in a single night’s grind!

His latest medals:

  • 🥇 Gold – NPS#161 (6-MAX) Big SPRINT – 7.43 LAC (March 19)
  • 🥇 Gold – NPS#160 Knockout – 3.47 LAC (March 19)

But that’s not all! On March 20, Delhi swept the podium in NPS#165 Megadive, winning all three medals:

  • Drish Aggarwal ‘dpatron’

    • 🥇 Gold – 2.75 LAC (March 20)

  • Nikhel Anand ‘Sailor24’

    • 🥈 Silver – 1.90 LAC (March 20)

  • Nitin Rawat ‘Gambler42’

    • 🥉 Bronze – 1.45 LAC (March 20)

Also adding to Delhi’s tally are:

  • Rajneesh Thakur ‘msdhoni’

    • 🥈 Silver – NPS#166 Slamdunk – 1.17 LAC (March 20)

  • Shaurya Kohli ‘SmartFish’

    • 🥈 Silver – NPS#164 (PLO-6) Knockout – 2.02 LAC (March 20)

The Top 5 Medal Winning States:

State Gold Silver Bronze Total
Maharashtra 30 37 33 100
Delhi 27 28 21 76
Uttar Pradesh 19 19 15 53
Karnataka 20 13 14 47
Haryana 16 14 19 49

Poker isn’t just a game – it’s a battle of strategy and nerves, where only the toughest survive. The National Poker Series India 2025 isn’t your typical tournament series, it is truly the “Olympics of Indian Poker” redefining what it means to compete.

With just four days left, the race to claim the glory of becoming the first-ever National Poker Champion remains neck and neck.
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The ultimate champion will also guarantee all his state’s players entry into the 1 CR Freeroll. The top 12 players will fight it out over an exciting live showdown in Goa, to be live-streamed.

Stay tuned as the drama unfolds and the states make their final moves to add to their medal tally!

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