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Matt Chitrahanjan, Blue Tokai Co-Founder, Takes Home First Founders Poker Series Trophy

Matt Chitrahanjan, the co-founder of Blue Tokai, is as comfortable in a board meeting as he is at the poker table—and his recent win in the Founder Poker Series proves that. The event ran from 5th to 12th April with online qualifiers, and the Final Table was a live event in Goa. The Final Table went on between 2nd and 4th May.

The Invitation-Only event was unique in India. There was no buy-in, and the prize pool was ₹50 Lakh. More than 150 founders applied for the series. The eligibility criteria for funded startups were $5 million in funds for venture capital-backed companies and $5 million in annual revenue for boot-strapped companies. The series is a collaboration between PokerBaazi and Offline.

The tournament’s founders included Ravi Mittal, the founder of Socioboxx; Sumit Lakhani, the Deputy CEO of Awfis; Utsav Somani, the founder and CEO of Offline; and Varun Ganjoo, the co-founder of Baazi Games. The CEOs of several companies congratulated the winner, including Anirudh Bhardwaj, the CTO of Recur Club. 

During an interaction, the winner, Matt Chittrahanjan, said, “Founders are always making calculated steps on people, on ideas, on timing. Poker felt like a natural extension of that world. It’s about reading situations, managing risks, and trusting your instincts. That’s not just a game, that’s a Tuesday at a startup.”

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PokerBaazi has been at the forefront of bringing poker action to the Indian market and adding to its mainstream value. Earlier, PokerBaazi introduced a brand new tournament series, the National Poker Champion, a unique tournament that began in the online National Poker Series tournament, hosted on the PokerBaazi app. Twelve finalists went on to the offline event in Goa.

Mohit Bohra of Gujarat won that event, becoming the first National Poker Champion. Currently, Bollywood superstar Shahid Kapoor promotes the PokerBaazi app.

PokerBaazi also brought poker to Indian living rooms with Poker Masterclass, a reality series featuring some of the biggest names in the industry, in association with JioStar. With events like these, poker might soon gain mainstream popularity, and all that will be very good for an Indian poker player.

Gutshot Magazine provides relevant information about poker. From information about the hottest poker tournament series, including their winners list, to interviews with some of the biggest names in the industry, we have it all. We also provide information about any corporate and federal decisions that might reflect the gaming scene in India. To know more, keep reading!

 

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