? Indian poker series (IPS) - IPS was established by Bharat Agarwal, a poker enthusiast from Kolkata, with an aim to promote Poker in India. The first national level IPS tournament was organized in late December 2009 at Kolkata. Soon after this,in April 2010,IPS was organized at Casino Royale, Goa with an attempt to identify and nourish the hidden talents who could lead India in international poker circuit. The Tournament Director Association of IPS includes many knowledgeable and experienced poker room personnel who draft the protocols for the tournaments.English is considered as its official language. IPS ensures fair game play and takes strict actions against those who adopt unfair means to win the game. To encourage players and keep their interest, IPS offers Player of the Year award (POY)to the player with maximum number of points on the Leader board at the end of the calendar year. It holds all of its Poker tourneys only at legal and licensed Casinos. ? Indian poker pros (IPP)- with its motivating tagline of‘Discover the pro in you’ IPP aims at providing the best platform to all poker lovers where they can enjoy and enhance their poker skills. It was founded by Vikram Verma, an actor cum entrepreneur, who is also an ardent poker lover. IPP organize its tourneys atIndia's largest casino craft -the majestic Casino Royale, Goa.IPP employs a distinctive Leader-Board scoring System to rank its players. It offers additional bonus points to its top 9 players so that they could make it to the final table in main events. Not only this, it also rewards its players with titles like “player of the year”. The selected player is awarded one year sponsorship of Rs.1 lakh by the India poker pros (IPP). To avoid any kind of fraud or cheating, penalty rules are formulated. English is adopted as its official language. ? Indian poker championship (IPC) - The credit for the creation of IPC goes to two ardent poker lovers - Sameer Rattonsey and Peter Abraham. The Headquarter of the IPC is located in Mumbai but it operates from Panji, Goa. The objective of this Championship is to make and represent India as one of the highly preferred destinations for poker lovers.March 2010, marks the inception of the grand India Poker Championship which is also celebrated as its inaugural edition. Its immense popularity can be seen by the fact that, this quarterly event has to be shifted into a bi-monthly event effective from February 2011.India Poker Championship is organized every alternate month at the Goa’s premier Casino Royale.IPC offers Player of the Year (POY) award to its most consistent player. The POY is entitled to enjoy a year-long sponsorship and whopping amount of Rs. 1 Lakh. ? India poker legends (IPL) - India Poker Legends (IPL) organizes the most leading poker tournaments in India which are endorsed by The Shark - India’s first free poker magazine. Its prime objective is to provide a clean and robust gambling experience to all poker lovers.This open tournament gives great opportunity to all poker players across the country to join and win titles like “Players of the Year” (POY) which is given to 3 players for their exceptional poker skills. The prize money for them is INR 300,000, INR 200,000 and INR 100,000 resp. APT Asian series - APT marked its presence during when it was held in Singapore under the umbrella of Capital Events Pte.Soon after that, with a motive to amuse and entertain poker lovers in Asia; APT was organized in many cities including Goa, India. The poker room has its certain rules. For instance,Smoking is not permitted in the tournament area. Whenever any event kicks off, the button is always determined by a high card. Moreover, players are not allowed to visit other tables during the event. There are also certain re-entry policies formulated to ensure fair game play.Rules of APT also say that seats won through satellites are non-transferable and should be played as per the given schedule. Author Bio: Sumeet Gaurav is a web enthusiastic and a technical guy who is currently working on the website Adda52.com . Adda52.com is an online gaming website for true game lovers where you can play online poker game and also you can learn how to play poker card game and know about various poker tips and strategies.
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