Nikita Luther
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Nikita Luther (born January 17, 1991) popularly known as the Superwoman of Indian poker, is an Indian professional poker player from New Delhi.[1][2][3]
Nikita is the first Indian female Poker player who won a bracelet in the 2018 World Series of Poker.[4][5]
Poker career
Nikita started playing poker on an American-based app on Facebook called Zynga, until she finally got a chance to play poker for real money at a friend’s birthday in 2015. After realizing her penchant for poker, she began playing full time.[6]
In 2015, Nikita won her first title which was the ladies' event at the Indian Poker Championship in Goa. She has also made it to the final table of three other big tournaments, finishing second, fourth, and eighth.
Luther along with another poker player Raghav Bansal won Macau Poker Cup team event in February 2017.[7] In June 2017, she won 5th place in the Aria Poker Classic Main Event out of 3541 entries.[8]
In 2018, at the age of 27, Nikita Luther won her first WSOP bracelet at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing in the Tag Team Event alongside German-Italian poker player Giuseppe Pantaleo, she became one of the champions in a series that featured participants from 88 countries and over 123,000 entries across multiple tournaments. She was the only female player to win a WSOP gold bracelet that year.[9][10]
Subsequently she made x final tables throughout her career which included a 2nd place out of 1932 entries in Aria Poker Classic, Las Vegas again posting India’s first 6 figure score in 2019.[11]
Nikita is the first Indian woman to finish in top 100 of the WSOP Main Event out of over 10,000 entries and was even lauded by 17-time bracelet winner Phil Helmuth.[12]
World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em | $175,805 |
References
- ↑ Sen, J. D. (20 March 2019). "Cash me in! Introducing the new-age high-flying Indian poker champion celebrity lifestyle". Indulgexpress.
- ↑ Shankar, Shashwati (4 November 2016). "India's poker startups industry worth $120 million slowly becoming a profit-making model". The Economic Times.
- ↑ "Poker Is Not For Women? These Ladies Are Willing To Bet Otherwise". iDiva. 15 February 2020.
- ↑ Kasturi, Charu Sudan. "Game over for India's booming online gaming Industry?". Al Jazeera English.
- ↑ "Poker is a mental sport and women have no disadvantage: Poker champ Nikita Luther - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "Who Is Nikita Luther Poker Player? Here Are Her Results!". gutshotmagazine.
- ↑ "MCP 26 | Online Poker News". Onlinepokernews. 15 February 2017.
- ↑ "Nikita Luther". Globalpokerindex.com.
- ↑ "India Online Poker Championship rakes in players with rewards". The New Indian Express. 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Ace up her sleeve". The Telegraph (India).
- ↑ "Ben Farrell Wins Zynga Poker WPT500, Nikita Luther Finishes 2nd (~₹75.32 Lakhs)". PokerGuru. 28 June 2019.
- ↑ "Phil Hellmuth Lauds Nikita Luther On Her Run At WSOP 2023 Main Event". gutshotmagazine.com.
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