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07 Dec, 2017 Varun Gupta Wins APT Finale Macau Main Event

It was Day 3 of the Main Event at the APT Finale Macau, and we had the final 8 contenders for the Championship – all reaching this far in the competition for the first time ever. For India, it was a matter of pride as there were two Indians finishing at the top – Kunal Patni...

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07 Dec, 2017 Viswanathan Anand Endorses Poker Sports League

The Poker Sports League (PSL) founders are calling this their biggest move ever – signing Viswanathan Anand as their brand ambassador. Anand, a former World Chess Champion, is considered as one of the greatest chess players of all time, and this signing should give an impetus to t...

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07 Dec, 2017 5 Reasons Why Mental Strength is Important in Poker

Today, Poker is considered as a mind sport across the world. However, in India, the belief of gambling slowly taking a turn for good. And this is because people have started realising that poker is a mind sport. But to play this mind sport, you need to have a strong mind that can be use...

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07 Dec, 2017 5 Ways You Can Learn How to Read Your Opponent in Poker

When it comes to playing poker, having your opponent’s information can be of vital importance. Here are 5 ways you can read your opponent in poker – 1. Follow the betting pattern – Try following the bet size of your opponents. The ones with less experience will bet big on good cards and...

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06 Dec, 2017 Shantam Agarwal wins December 2.o.k on Spartan

There was a lot of controversy and doubt over the future of poker in the state of Gujarat, but the Gujarat High Court cleared the air on Monday, ruling that poker is a form of gambling and hence, it cannot be permitted within the state. Simple. This ruling came as a major blow to the [&...

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06 Dec, 2017 Chengdu Pandas Win First Ever GPL China

The inaugural season of the Global Poker League China concluded very recently, and it was the Chengdu Pandas (1 of the 12 participating teams) who were crowned CHAMPIONS. On the last day of Season 1, Chengdu Pandas beat the Hong Kong Treasure Ships in the best-of-three finale, winning t...

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06 Dec, 2017 Inaugural WSOP China this December

In July 2017, a deal was signed between WSOP (World Series of Poker) and Chinese mobile gaming giant Tencent, with the primary motive of promoting the game of poker in China and other parts of Asia. WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart made this huge announcement at the opening of the 48t...

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06 Dec, 2017 Baadshah Gaming Live from 7-10 Dec in Goa

Earlier this year (July 2017), Casino Pride Group purchased a 30% stake in OceanKing Software Solutions LLP, a Mumbai-based company that owns and operates Baadshah Gaming, an online gaming startup company. Baadshah Gaming was co-founded by Madhav Gupta, a poker player who has been opera...

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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.