Ankit Wadhawan

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Ankit Wadhawan also known as ‘d00mtr00p3r’ on the virtual felts is one of the most talented pros in the Indian poker circuit. This poker pro who also goes by the nickname ‘Shippament’ graced the cover of Gutshot Magazine in October 2021 after shipping the Main Event of the Final Table Series (FTS) 3.0 on Spartan Poker.

This victory was one of Wadhawan’s career-best online cashes (as of November 2023), taking home ₹33+ Lakh for the top prize after striking a deal with Devang Yadav in heads-up. He has over 90 online titles to his credit and also has a stronghold in the live poker scene.

Wadhawan’s first-ever recorded live score dates back to the year 2016 as per Hendon Mob. This cash came at a domestic live poker series at Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) in Goa. Here, Wadhawan finished 4th in the No Limit Hold’em Kick Off event for ₹1,40,000 and from there, his scores only got better and better.

If we take a walk down memory lane, Wadhawan played a bunch of live poker series in India and in 2019 jumped into the Asian poker circuit to try his skills in the card game. In November 2019, Wadhawan took the fourth spot in the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Ho Chi Minh Main Event for a sum of VND 608,730,000 (~₹18 Lakh).

This 30-year-old who was the most expensive pro picked by Mumbai Anchors for the Poker Sports League (PSL) Season 5 went next for the World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia. He made two cashes, one in top 5 another in top 25. It was time in 2020 to jump into the most coveted series—World Series of Poker (WSOP). He played in the online version of this series and made some money.

This poker dynamo from Chandigarh finally took a flight to Las Vegas to grind in the prestigious WSOP in a live set-up after his WSOP Online experience. In 2023, Wadhawan made sure to have a cash in every WSOP tournament he participated in which speaks a lot of his determination to make a mark on the international stage.

Coming to Wadhawan’s Hendon Mob stats, he ranks in top 40 of the India All Time Money List with total live earnings standing at over $280K (~₹2+ Crore) as of November 2023. Interestingly, Wadhawan’s best live poker score was from a tournament in Las Vegas. This pro finished runner-up at the $980 + 120 NLH event at the Wynn Summer Classic for $81,094 (₹68,19,871). What Wadhawan does next will surely grab attention be it live or online poker. After WSOP may be fans of this poker pro will see him grind in a super high roller series abroad or at an European live poker series.