Asian Poker Tour x PokerBaazi: A Sumptuous Deal

WORDS BY MANTHRA KOLIYER

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Tgaming 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.

Several international brands are now trying to enter the Indian market. One exciting association is that of Asian Poker Tour (APT) with PokerBaazi. Talking about APT’s expansion in India, PokerBaazi CEO, Navkiran Singh, emphasized that this is a great time to be a poker player in India. You can check out our exclusive interview with Navkiran Singh for the October 2020 e-magazine here).

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 growing Asian poker industry for a decade now. With time, they have refined their provisions and have now become one of the premier poker tournaments in Asia. Indian players will get to compete with experienced players as this collaboration lets all the Asian players come together. • This strategic partnership will help APT extend their reach into the bankable Indian industry.

• 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.