Weekly Update: March 24 – 30 

With the 2025 National Poker Series India wrapped up, the action shifts back to the regular grind of high guaranteed tournaments. The Baazi Super Sunday also offers a thrilling platform with over 1.06 CR in guaranteed prizes every Sunday, ensuring that players stay sharp and hungry for victories. 

While the NPS India brought some big winners to the spotlight, a few standout performances have shaped the leaderboard this week. 

Bengaluru’s Poker coach, the young Advait Rajguru ‘ExploitativeGTO’ showed no inclination of giving up his throne on the Player of the Year 2025 Leaderboard, firmly holding on as The POY Top Gun.  

Rajguru ended his run in the NPS India as the #2 ranked player from Karnataka. While he played just 6 tournaments over the past week, he cashed all of them, maintaining a dominating position on the POY Leaderboard with a tall tally of 998 Leaderboard Points.  

His week’s top highlight: 

  • Cashed in the NPS India Main Event for 66K. 

Our Mega Crusher of the Week is Gujarat’s Dhruvin Kothari ‘thepokerplayer.’ 2025 was the first time that Kothari competed in the National Poker Series India and he played just 20 tournaments. This week, he made a life-changing run at the NPS India Main Event, finishing second to claim a whopping 82.11 LAC! 

His week’s top highlight: 

  • Silver in NPS India Main Event for 82.11 LAC. 

Rajasthan’s Aman Parakh ‘KarmaPoker’ is our latest pick for Poker Supernova. Why? Parakh displayed his Poker prowess in the NPS India Main Event, falling whiskers short of the podium. He finished 4th, banking a career-best 34 LAC. On the POY Leaderboard, Parakh orchestrated a 59-position climb and currently ranks #3 with 997 points! 

Finally, our Ace Shot of the Week is none other than Bhavye Mittal ‘noobnoob.’ Once a cash game regular, now infrequently seen on the tables, Mittal has been a part of the gaming industry for many years now and is currently running a Gaming startup in Bengaluru. On March 24, he reached his biggest Poker milestone—emerging as the 2025 NPS India Main Event Champion! This victory not only earned him his first-ever gold medal but also a jaw-dropping prize of 94.26 LAC!   

His week’s top highlight: 

  • Gold in NPS India Main Event for 94.26 LAC. 

Take a Look at the POY Top 5 Rankings: 

Rank  Player Name  Tournaments Played  ITM Finishes  Weekly Winnings  POY Score 
1~  ExploitativeGTO
Advait Rajguru 		 6    6  85.75K   998 
2  nexus010
Ashit Sharma 		 7  6   45K  997 
3   KarmaPoker
Aman Parakh 		 2  2  34 LAC  997 
4  Vishzz
Vishal Bajaj 		 3  3  45K  996 
5  Fishlover001
Anish Vijay 		 2  2  84K  996 

 

The following seven factors determine your POY Score: 

  • Return on Investment (ROI): Your profits relative to buy-ins, adjusted for the log value of your average buy-in. 
  • In the Money (ITM): The number of times you finish in the money, multiplied by the log value of your average buy-in. 
  • Tournaments Played: The total number of tournaments you play in 2025. 
  • Winnings: Total prize money won in tournaments throughout the year. 
  • Final Tables: Number of times you make the final table, multiplied by the square root of participants in those tournaments. 
  • 1st Rank: Number of tournament victories, multiplied by the square root of participants. 
  • Biggest Score: Your highest single tournament score of the year. 

(Disclaimer: Rankings are accurate as of midnight)  

The excitement of NPS India 2025 may be over but the POY race continues unhindered. Stay tuned for more thrilling updates! 

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