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A DECADE IN THE MAKING:
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eing the first and only poker magazine in India, Gutshot Magazine has grown since its humble beginnings. What started as a small event booklet during India Poker Championship’s (IPC) 2011 season has now turned into a magazine and a website. A decade, 20+ print magazines, and
seven e-magazines later, Gutshot continues to forge its way to becoming the biggest gaming magazine in the country. On the significant milestone of its 10th anniversary, there was no better person to ask than our editor-in-chief, Peter Abraham, about the genesis of the brand. Aside from Gutshot Magazine,
Abraham is also the cofounder of IPC and gaming platform Spartan Poker. He takes us through the magazine’s beginnings, its journey and sheds light on where it is headed.
How did the idea for the magazine come about? My close friend and business partner, Sameer Rattonsey, and I had
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