The poker industry was pleasantly surprised when the World Poker Tour (WPT) announced its partnership with PokerBaazi for an online series in India. Now, news is pouring in about that series and is grabbing headlines as it happens.
The WPT India Online Series has now been announced to have a guarantee of ₹35 Crore and will run from 8th to 22nd December 2024. The guarantee is a formidable number for Indian players and is sure to get some of the most popular Indian poker players to the game.
With this deal, PokerBaazi now has the opportunity to host the WPT India online series. This will bring some of the most prestigious WPT events to India and allow Indian players to access and play them from the comfort of their homes. The collaboration also allows Indians to play some of the most prestigious satellite tournaments on the WPT calendar.
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With this, one of India’s biggest poker brands has taken the next step in promoting poker in India; PokerBaazi has earlier hosted tournaments like the G.O.A.T, National Poker Series (NPS) and the Indian Poker Masters (IPM), among others. In October this year, Kabir Chhatwal won the biggest prize money online poker at G.O.A.T 2024, a staggering ₹25 Crore. And now, WPT India and PokerBaazi come together to get that number up. Keep in mind that ₹35 Cr is the GTD, and the actual prize pool can get much higher.
It’s also refreshing to see such high amounts in online poker, as online poker is one of the many ways aspiring poker players can get a feel for the game. With so much at stake, new poker winners will inspire younger players.
Poker is fast becoming one of the fastest real-money games online, and several Indian poker players have been extremely successful in all fields, whether national, international, online, or live. More and more aspiring poker players are getting used to and experiencing the game with online poker series, and WPT India Online Series is definitely good news for them.
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Roy D’Silva is a published author and has covered various beats in his decade-long experience, including Bollywood, OTT and now poker. An avid cyclist and documentary buff, Roy’s looking to be right, front, and center of that one big story in the poker world.
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