Nipun Java

Nipun Java

Nationality
India
India
GPI Rank 1,159
WSOP Bracelets 3
Total Live Earnings $3,003,251
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Biography

Nipun Java is an Indian professional poker player living in Los Angeles, California, but who was born in Calcutta, India. Java was a software engineer before successfully swapping computer chips for casino chips. Java has three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and two WSOP Circuit rings on his resume.

Java has live poker tournament results dating back to 2009. They are primarily from low-stakes events in Los Angeles. In February 2014, Java finished second in a $1,600 buy-in event at the Commerce Casino for $114,955. Less than two months later, he won a $1,675 WSOP Circuit event in L.A. for $226,785 and his first WSOPC gold ring.

Java came agonizingly close to becoming a WSOP bracelet winner in 2015, when he finished second in the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six Handed event, which netted him $270,509. He finally struck poker gold, winning a bracelet and $75,318 in the $1,000 Tag Team event at the 2017 WSOP. During the same series, Java won another bracelet in the online $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship, plus another $237,688 in prize money.

January 2022 saw Java become a two-time WSOP Circuit champion, winning a $55 buy-in event online for $54,993. More recently, in July 2023, Java captured his third bracelet in a $777 buy-in online event during the 2023 WSOP.

To date, Java has 83 WSOP cashes and 73 WSOP Circuit cashes. His earnings stand at over $2.9 million.

Nipun Java's Five Biggest Live Poker Results

DateTournamentBuy-inRankPrize
Jun 2015WSOP Pot Limit Omaha 6-Max$3,0002nd$270,509
Jul 2017WSOP Online Championship$1,0001st$237,688
Aug 2017NLHE Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open$5701st$230,848
Mar 2014WSOPC Bicycle Casino$1,6751st$226,785
Jul 2023WSOP Online Lucky 7s$7771st$195,151

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #92: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
82nd $2,797
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #20: $777 No-Limit Hold'em Lucky 7's
1st $195,151
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #18: $2,000 Freezeout Championship
20th $5,403
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #81: $600 Ultra Stack
453rd $1,680
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
261st $8,069
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #7: $500 PLO 6-Max
161st $706
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
230th $1,753
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
204th $1,545
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #1: $333 No-Limit Hold'em Triple Treys Summer Tip Off
80th $1,333
2023 Wynn Millions
$3,500 Main Event
101st $9,808
2022 MSPT Venetian Winter
$1,100 Main Event
4th $41,573
2022 WSOP Online
Event #9: $600 NLH Deepstack Championship
23rd $1,530
2022 WSOP Online
Event #6: $800 NLH Ultra Deepstack
27th $2,066
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #80: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack
22nd $5,950
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] $600 Deepstack Championship
228th $845
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
528th $4,172
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
183rd $6,574
2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI
$1,100 Main Event
104th $2,081
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
127th $2,634
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #61: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
92nd $2,301
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
95th $5,256
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
52nd $3,215
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
565th $2,625
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
120th $1,435
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #30: $600 NLH 6-Max Championship
4th $25,834
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #29: $800 NLH 8-Max turbo Deepstack Championship
19th $2,736
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #18: $1,000 NLH North American Open
88th $1,522
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #9: $400 NLH 6-Max
90th $832
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #2: $600 Monster Stack
89th $1,065
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)
163rd $4,012
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #26: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Grande Finale
104th $1,463
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #25: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver
209th $873
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #21: $777 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
123rd $1,429
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #20: $500 PLO 6-Handed
150th $819
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #17: $777 No-Limit Hold'em
106th $1,354
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo
247th $688
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #12: $500 The BIG 500 No-Limit Hold'em
123rd $1,420
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #10: $600 No-Limit Hold'em MonsterStack
177th $1,231
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #7: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout Deepstack
103rd $961
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em
35th $2,936
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #1: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Kick-Off
159th $926
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas
$1,700 Main Event
2nd $118,764
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #69: $1,000 Mini Main Event
51st $11,460
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty
165th $1,741
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
275th $1,753
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
78th $4,290
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
1647th $1,806
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $1,000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
172nd $3,187
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty
86th $1,566
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $365 GIANT No-Limit Hold'em
184th $2,010
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
126th $6,794
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
150th $1,851
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em
87th $5,752
2017 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
70th $5,712
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #19: THE GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold'em
1249th $584
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
326th $3,780
2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America
Main Event
40th 30,000 CAD
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #19: $2,500 Shot Clock Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
24th 5,535 AUD
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #8: $1,150 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator
56th 2,690 AUD
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 Main Event
256th $38,634
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $1,500 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold'em
43rd $5,973
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em
17th $8,106
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
100th $2,253
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
111th $3,339
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
25th $7,384

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