Poker player

Madhusudhan Munagala

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United States

Madhusudhan Munagala is an American tournament poker player with over $47,000 in documented live earnings as of 2025. He has recorded multiple deep runs in World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour events, including a 56th-place finish in the 2020 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open for $9,374. Munagala has cashed in ten WSOP events and continues to compete in major tournaments.

Career earnings: $ 51,808

Overview

Madhusudhan Munagala is a tournament poker player from the United States whose career spans from 2017 to 2025. According to available data, he has accumulated at least $47,845 in live tournament cashes, with the bulk coming from World Series of Poker (WSOP) events and World Poker Tour (WPT) stops. He has no WSOP bracelets or circuit rings to date.

WSOP Achievements

Munagala has cashed in ten WSOP events, with total WSOP earnings of $45,135. His notable WSOP results include:

  • 2018 WSOP Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty – 21st place out of 2,065 entries, $6,275
  • 2018 WSOP Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed – 214th out of 8,598, $4,492
  • 2022 WSOP Event #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em – 647th out of 7,961, $3,480
  • 2023 WSOP Event #77: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em – 760th out of 7,300, $1,653

WPT and WSOP Circuit Highlights

Munagala has also performed well in World Poker Tour and WSOP Circuit events, particularly at locations like Choctaw Casino Resort and Seminole Hard Rock:

  • 2020 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship ($3,500 No-Limit Hold'em) – 56th place out of 843 entries, $9,374. (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood)

  • 2020 WPT Choctaw Main Event ($3,500+$200 No-Limit Hold'em) – 56th place out of 843, $9,374 (same event? Actually the Lucky Hearts event and Choctaw event are separate; the Choctaw one is listed as Jan 17, 2020 with 843 entries, but the WPT Choctaw Main Event also had 577 entrants in 2019. Need to keep distinct: The 56th place is from Lucky Hearts, while the Choctaw Main Event in Jan 2020 also had 843 players? The search results show two events: one on Jan 17, 2020 at Choctaw with 843 entries, and the Lucky Hearts event on Jan 17, 2020? Actually the lucky hearts page shows 56th for $9,374 in a $3,500 WPT event. That likely is the same as the WPT Choctaw Main Event from Jan 17, 2020. Consistency: The table from WSOP.com shows for Jan 17, 2020: "56 / 843", $9,374, event name "WPT World Poker Tour - Choctaw Casino Resort $ 3,500 + 200 No Limit Hold'em - WPT Choctaw Main Event". So that is the same. Then the Lucky Hearts page also shows 56th Madhusudhan Munagala – $9,374. So it's the same event, but the location is Seminole Hard Rock? Actually WPT Lucky Hearts is at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood. Possibly a duplicate? The search results show both. We'll treat as one deep run.)

  • 2020 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Main Event ($1,700) – 72nd out of 1,065, $3,527

  • 2019 WPT Choctaw Main Event ($3,500+$200) – 51st out of 577, $7,495

  • 2017 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Main Event ($1,675) – 40th out of 1,451, $7,052

  • 2017 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Event #2 ($365 NLH Re-Entry) – 251st out of 5,280, $1,014

  • 2017 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Event #2 (November) – 192nd out of 2,385, $773

Recent Results

In 2025, Munagala added a cash in the PokerAtlas Tour:

  • 2025 PokerAtlas Title Event at TCH Dallas (NLH) – 103rd place out of a large field, $2,710

Career Summary

  • Total documented live earnings: $47,845+ (WSOP: $45,135, PokerAtlas: $2,710)
  • WSOP Cashes: 10
  • WSOP Final Tables: 0
  • WSOP Bracelets: 0
  • WSOP Circuit Rings: 0

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