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07 Jan, 2019 EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Iori Yogo reflects on a successful 2018

It has been over 8 years since Iori Yogo first cashed out in a live poker tournament. Since then however, he has scaled so many heights in the Asian and international poker scene, with countless achievements under his belt. Today, he stands tall as one of the most feared mid-stakes tour...

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07 Jan, 2019 Sriharsha Doddapaneni and Harsh Dembla earn big on 9stacks

To start the new year of 2019 on a good note, 9stacks launched an exciting series called Happy New Year (HNY) 2019. The series ran between 1-6 January and witnessed a total of INR 1 Crore up for grabs in guaranteed prizes. The series also featured a leaderboard for its duration worth IN...

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07 Jan, 2019 Talal Shakerchi leads Day 1 of PSPC Bahamas 2019

Here it is! The most anticipated PokerStars LIVE tournament has begun, with preparations of over a year going into it. The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) 2019 kicked off yesterday, scheduled between 6-16 Jan 2019. However, the highlight of this series is the PokerStars Players Cha...

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07 Jan, 2019 Sajjan Barnwal victorious in PokerStars Sunday Special

PokerStars, a giant in the worldwide poker industry, had launched their Indian arm – PokerStars India – back in April of last year and subsequently launched major events and series on their Indian platform which became a popular fixture for the poker masses of this country. Yesterday’s ...

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07 Jan, 2019 Sahil Agarwal and Ankush Aryan win Spartan’s 2OK

The Two of a Kind (2.o.K) is among the most unique tournaments offered by various reputed platforms in the Indian poker scene. It is The Spartan Poker’s speciality to host some staggering guarantee events and this year is touted to be an extremely high value affair with India Online Pok...

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07 Jan, 2019 Sahil Chutani ships Sunday SuperStack 25L GTD on Spartan

One of the most reputed brands in the Indian online poker industry is undoubtedly The Spartan Poker. The company hosts so many high value tournaments and series regularly that it instantly puts them in the upper echelons of this scene. Yesterday being a Sunday saw the platform studded w...

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07 Jan, 2019 Naren Purohit ships Adda52’s Mega Suits

One of the most reputed and established online poker platforms in this country is without a doubt Adda52. The platform hosts many events and series offering tremendous cash prizes. They even signed Chris Gayle, West-Indian ace batsman and accomplished cricketer, as their brand ambassado...

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07 Jan, 2019 Begin your 2019 from the cozy interiors of a brand-new Skoda

The first month of 2019 is not even halfway through and we already have witnessed a huge tournament hosted by The Spartan Poker – the Two of a Kind – which awarded INR 15 Lakhs each to the two winners. Spartan’s India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) is also to set to begin this week, s...

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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.

Gutshot Magazine offers the latest and up-to-date poker news. Readers can find information about poker tournaments, online poker sites, and exclusive stories and a lot more. Readers can also sign-up via Gutshot Magazine to various affiliate brands listed in the website’s poker rooms tab.

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.