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08 Aug, 2019 Florencio Campomanes wins APPT Manila Main Event title!

PokerStars LIVE is easily one of the most prestigious names in live poker around the world and as part of their Asia-Pac operations, they have something called the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) which recently completed a very successful event in Manila, which also recorded the biggest ...

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06 Aug, 2019 Rishabh Vekaria crowned DPT Main Event champ

It seems that even hardcore cash game specialists cannot resist the lure of competitive tournament action. Nikunj Jhunjhunwala, a well known high stakes cash game player, took down the Highroller title a couple of nights back at the Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) and last night it was an...

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06 Aug, 2019 Fantasy Sports platform Ballebaazi scores $4 million in funding

Fantasy Sports has been witnessing a surge in recent years and in latest news, Delhi-based Ballebaazi.com announced that they have scored a significant amount to the tune of $4 million from two entities from Delhi and Singapore as part of their Series A funding. Company sources say the ...

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05 Aug, 2019 Kanishka Samant takes down APPT Manila Highroller title

Team India finished on a high note at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour’s (APPT) recently concluded series in Manila with Kanishka Samant taking down the Highroller title. The Php 200,000 buy-in event was the final event of the series and Samant walked away with all the glory, a handsom...

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05 Aug, 2019 Paawan Bansal leads 14 into Day 3 of DPT Main Event

It has been two years since Paawan Bansal last cashed in a live poker tournament in India, having made plenty of big cashes in Las Vegas over the last couple of years. However, he’s back with a bang and is all set to cash big here in Goa, leading the final 14 into Day 3 of the [&h...

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05 Aug, 2019 ‘vn2016’, ‘triponaces’ headline Spartan OFC Championship

While poker has gained a lot of traction in the country in the past decade, other variants of this sport are also gaining in popularity. While Omaha is the next game after Texas Hold’em many players move to explore, in the past few years, the variant known as OFC or Open Face Chin...

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04 Aug, 2019 Manoj P, Mengade, Kumar, Goyal lead in DPT ME Day 1 flights P

The Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) is currently the most talked-about event in the Indian poker circuit with a few major tournaments being lined up between 31 July – 5 August 2019. Right now, the 35k Main Event is underway and four starting flights took place over the last few days...

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03 Aug, 2019 Goa taxis go on strike to protest app-based cabs

Just about a day after turning down Goa Chief Minister’s proposal to join the local government’s ride-hailing app, about 20,000 Goa taxis went on a flash strike on Friday affecting hundreds of people as a result.  After numerous complaints being received over a long term per...

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There are many tournaments that are taking place across various poker platforms. Both Indian and international poker platforms are offering some high value tournaments for poker players, both for pros and newbies. Tournaments series like India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) and Final Table Series are very well-known in the Indian poker circuit. Poker players always look forward to participating in these tournament series as they offer massive guarantees. The poker game as we all know is a very thrilling one.

Aspiring poker players look for poker games through which they can get some great learnings. Online poker took prominence after live tournaments came to a halt due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Online poker news generated had players winning big in these online poker tournaments. All the poker platforms across the globe had to adapt to the new online poker system, owing to the pandemic. Now, everyone who is enthusiastic about poker will play poker online, and will wait till live tournaments are held more frequently.

Good news is that some international poker brands have slowly steadily kick-started getting the live poker tournaments rolling. Many poker players are eagerly looking forward to seeing what the live tournaments feel like in a post lockdown era. The poker news fraternity is also looking forward to covering some action packed poker tournaments.

Poker news is also covered with respect to some major business happenings across the globe. Be it mergers or acquisitions, these business deals include massive money. Readers are intrigued to know how the global poker scene is shaping up with these business deals. The poker platforms are expanding their bases, and gradually adding more value for the players as well.

Poker news is read widely, and makes for some interesting read as well. Poker new sites also cover in-depth analysis of some high value tournaments that are hosted globally. Many poker players take these poker news stories as their study material on a regular basis. Poker news is all the more important as it tells you, which poker platform or poker player is making headlines. The growth of the poker scene, both national and international becomes very crucial to track. 

In India there are some poker platforms that always make headlines. Poker rooms like Spartan Poker, PokerBaazi, Adda52, Natural8, Calling Station, PokerStars India, 9stacks among others always get covered due to the popularity aspect and how poker players flock their sites to play poker.

Poker news also comes from players venturing into different arenas like poker commentary, live-streaming and poker coaching. Many veteran poker players in India have taken to poker coaching as it gives them immense joy to coach budding poker players. Poker news comes from poker tournaments which have an underdog winning poker tournaments that nobody expected. The poker news is always thrilling to read as it covers the complete low down of what went down on various poker felts.

Online poker is also expanding its wings. Earlier poker players preferred the live poker set-up. But, due to the pandemic lockdown, players had to adapt to the regular online poker tournaments. There are many poker sites in India and abroad who are competing daily with each other to make sure that poker news is disseminated quickly and regularly to millions of readers out there.

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Talking about poker news and its importance it is crucial to also look at the legality of the poker game. States like Goa and Sikkim are allowed to have casinos and the union territory of Daman. While other states like Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana do not allow online poker. State governments have the right to construct the legislations for their respective states. The legislations are different in various states.

Even after the Supreme Court defining clearly what is a game of chance and what is a game of skill, the state governments have gone ahead to put in place the legislation as per their will. The final ruling to allow or disallow online gaming stays with the head of state. There has been a lot of furore about the state governments making different rulings. The operators in the online gaming industry have specifically voiced their displeasure. In states where online poker is allowed, the online poker platforms have witnessed growth in terms of user base and revenue state the news reports.

Many poker platforms in the country have been steadily witnessing growth as more and more people come on board. The poker tournaments have seen their advertised prize pools getting crushed. The poker fanatics across the country are heavily participating in online poker tournaments. The poker community in India is growing and the number of professional poker players is also seeing a sharp rise. The Indian poker community is making headlines with their winnings and achievements and poker platforms too are making sure that players get a best-in-class experience while playing the poker game.