Neel Joshi

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Based out of Pune, Neel Joshi is among the fresh faces in poker who has steadily been making a name for himself in the Indian poker circuit. He announced himself as an Indian poker pro one should watch for when she shipped multiple online poker majors in the year 2018, when he was still only 21 years old. Gutshot caught up with the poker maverick at that point of time to understand his outlook towards the skill game. 

Later in his poker career, he achieved an impressive run during the 2021 edition of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Playing the $1,000 NLHE Super Turbo in the WSOP 2021, Joshi registered a 3rd place finish to walk away with a handsome payout of $72,031 (~₹54,74,356) in winnings.

The ardent poker-lover is clearly a man of many trades and has a lot of tricks up his bag apart from acing the card game. The young poker pro loves to engage in multiple activities, from books and travel to music; one will surely be surprised by Joshi’s life outside, away from the poker tables. His first ever live recorded performance came at the Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) in 2018, where he played the NLH Main Event and secured a 15th place finish to win ₹180,000 ($2,628).

Since then, Joshi has undertaken poker expeditions worldwide, From Vietnam to Las Vegas. His Instagram feed is filled with images of beautiful places like Germany, Vietnam, and Peru, with the globetrotter having a noticeable love for serene lakes and vast mountainsides. He has also fared well in WSOP, recording 30+ cashes which amounts to over $250,000 in earnings.

Joshi grinds across online poker platforms with nicknames like Worm33 to neeljoshi23 as well as Worm236. This poker player often catches the limelight by emerging victorious in various high-profile events. It is worth noting that Joshi has pocketed some high-value rewards grinding online, with his best online score sitting at ₹65,01,864, which he achieved for a second spot finish on PokerBaazi’s EndBoss ₹5 Crore GTD back in 2020.

This sports enthusiast who has won medals in table tennis, is always a step away from making a splash on the felts with his poker moves. A well-rounded personality with the potential to shine bright, Joshi gives the assurance that the future of Indian poker is surely in safe hands.