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Bhavye Mittal Ships NPS 2025 Main Event, Takes Home ₹94.26 Lakh

Poker player Bhavye Mittal has shipped NPS #191 Main Event of the National Poker Series 2025, which came with a ₹10 Crore GTD. The ME received 7,594 entries through qualifiers, and 702 players survived and moved into Day 2. Mittal took home his career-best score of ₹94.26 Lakh, plus an NPS gold medal. According to online research, this is his highest cash prize to date, and this win should be a significant chunk of his poker bankroll, as his lifetime total is around ₹1.5 Crore. 

He qualified for the NPS ME through qualifier #9, which was a turbo format. Bhavye Mittal has been playing poker online since at least 2018 and has also worked for online gaming platforms like Zynga  Poker and 9Stacks. He has finished in the money on several occasions in his poker career, including taking home ₹18 Lakh at Adda52’s AOPS 2020 Main Event, where he finished 3rd. 2020 was a particularly great year for him, as he also finished 3rd in Adda52’s Full House for ₹8 Lakh and 5th place in Spartan Poker’s IOPC #54 – High Roller event for ₹7.27 Lakh.  

Finishing 2nd to Mittal was NPS debutant Dhruvin Kothari, who claimed his maiden silver medal and took home ₹82.11 Lakh. Finishing third was Pratik Manjrekar, taking home his second-largest online score of ₹60.64 Lakh and a bronze medal. However, it is worth noting that the top three players cracked a three-way deal to end the NPS 2025 Main Event. Another notable name is Baazi Team Pro Abhishek Goindi, who took home ₹5 Lakh from this ME for finishing 30th. 

National Poker Series 2025

In this case, the NPS 2025, which played out online on PokerBaazi, once again brought the names of some incredibly skilled poker players into the spotlight. The series celebrated its landmark 5th edition with a record-breaking prize pool of ₹100 Crore. Drawing top professionals and rising stars from across the country, the series introduced the ‘Never Play Second’ campaign, motivating players to aim for the ultimate victory.

NPS 2025 broke all records with over six lakh entries, giving away ₹104 Crore in tournament winnings. A total of 573 medals were distributed. ₹4 Crore in the NPS 2025 leaderboard, with Bhanu Prakash taking home ₹30 Lakh for the top spot. Add the ₹2 Crore giveaway from the Road to NPS promotion; PokerBaazi has given away ₹110 Crore in this NPS 2025 edition, surpassing their original GTD.

The series has highlighted several talented Indian players, including Zarvan Tumboli, who has had an excellent streak at the National Poker Series 2025. He not only took three medals in 3 days, but he increased the tally to six at the end of this online series.

Another key highlight was the National Poker Champion concept, where the top 12 medalists from across India compete in the prestigious 5-day offline National Poker Champion showdown in Goa, featuring a guaranteed prize pool of ₹1 Crore.

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National Poker Champion 2025

NPS 2025 drew curtains on 24th March, but the action continues this April with the first-ever National Poker Champion (NPC) India leaderboard. This leaderboard comprises 12 finalists who made it from NPS 2025, representing their individual states. Starting from the North, Snehil Aggarwal represents Haryana, and Saahib Bawa is Delhi’s contender. Anish Vijayvergiya represents Rajasthan, Vikhyat Ahlawat is the face of Uttar Pradesh, and Ankit Wadhawan is of Chandigarh.

Moving towards the East, Goonjan Mall leads West Bengal, and Wilson Yomso is representing Arunachal Pradesh. In central India, Mohit Bohra topped the Gujarat State medal tally, and from Maharashtra, we have Zarvan Tumbli, who sealed this place with his bronze medal on Sunday.

From the South, Aditya Sushant, India’s first WSOP Bracelet winner, represents Tamil Nadu. Leaderboard specialist Bhanu Prakash tops Karnataka, and Sreekanth Narayan leads Kerala into the NPC 2025 finale. The winner of this finale takes home ₹1 Crore and unlocks a ₹1 Crore freeroll for all players of that state on PokerBaazi.

Online poker tournament series are fast gaining prominence, and with the inherent increase in the prize pools, they are becoming a pretty lucrative outing for even the most experienced poker players. Because players can play at their comfort, these series sometimes get some of the most experienced and aspiring poker players at the same online venue. 

Gutshot Magazine covers the latest events and updates in the real-money gaming and poker industry. We have the itineraries of some of the biggest tournaments, information about the winners’ lists, and interviews with some of the industry’s most important names.

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