Nipun Java

Nipun Java is an Indian professional poker player born in Calcutta, India, who is based in Los Angeles, California. He has accumulated $3,119,491 in total live tournament earnings per The Hendon Mob and holds three World Series of Poker bracelets: Event #19: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Tag Team at the 2017 WSOP (shared with Aditya Sushant) for $75,318 each, making them the first Indian players to win WSOP bracelets; Event #65: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Classic (online) at the 2017 WSOP for $237,688; and Event #20: $777 No-Limit Hold'em Lucky 7's (online) at the 2023 WSOP for $195,151. Before his poker career, he worked as a software engineer.