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Asian Poker Tour X PokerBaazi: A Sumptuous Deal WORDS BY MANTHRA KOLIYER
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he Indian poker and gaming industry’s growth in the last few years has been extraordinary. The country recorded around 365 million online gamers in the year 2020. The number of gamers and poker lovers has helped in creating a huge industry that now has boot camps, scholarships, online tournaments with large prize money and much more.
The upcoming APT India Online Series 2021, slated to kickstart from 15 to 26 January, 2021 will be solely open to Indian players. With a prize pool of INR 8 Crore, Indian poker players will have yet another hefty prize pool to compete for.
Let’s take a close look at how this association would be helpful to the gaming and poker industries: • Asian Poker Tour has been a part of the growSeveral international ing Asian poker industry brands are now trying to for a decade now. With enter the Indian market. One time, they have refined their exciting association is that of provisions and have now Asian Poker Tour (APT) with become one of the premier PokerBaazi. Talking about poker tournaments in Asia. APT’s expansion in India, Indian players will get to PokerBaazi CEO, Navkiran compete with experienced Singh, emphasized that players as this collaboration this is a great time to be a lets all the Asian players poker player in India. You come together. can check out our exclu• This strategic partnership sive interview with Navkiran will help APT extend their Singh for the October 2020 reach into the bankable Indie-magazine here). an industry. 12
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• PokerBaazi is known to provide a very safe and easy gaming experience for its players. With this association, players can look forward to a carefree gaming experience that also assures a huge prize pool and a brand name that is respected around the world. APT is known to be one of the world’s most valuable poker properties. This association will help several brands from our Indian shores to refine their tournaments in order to compete with such a giant. Altogether, this is a huge step for the Indian poker industry that has been growing at a staggering pace. The expanding player community in India will now be able to avail double benefits, refine their game, and help this niche industry to flourish by leaps and bounds in 2021.
