Although the western world has become the center of the poker universe, the east still seeds some of the best players in the world. Aditya "Intervention" Agarwal, hailing from Calcutta, India, has demonstrated the beauty of online poker. He uses his considerable skill to raid lesser... more

Although the western world has become the center of the poker universe, the east still seeds some of the best players in the world. Aditya “Intervention” Agarwal, hailing from Calcutta, India, has demonstrated the beauty of online poker. He uses his considerable skill to raid lesser players’ bank accounts from half a world away.

Like many of the top players, Agarwal has taken a nice sum from the PokerStars daily $100 (with rebuys) events, including a first place win worth $41,675. He won a Full Tilt $1K Monday tournament for $57,200, and took second in a PokerStars Sunday Second Chance worth $24,913.

Despite the distance of his home base, Agarwal has ventured across the pond to play in major tournaments. He cashed in the 2007 World Series of Poker main event, as well as two prior WSOP Circuit events. With the record that Agarwal has earned, he is on track for success on the live circuit. close bio