2021 has brought interesting news for online gamers and Poker lovers of the country. National Poker Series India, which has set up a good foundation for itself as a marquee occasion and one considered the most renowned in the Poker industry, has announced dates for its 2022 version set to start from 6th March. NPS 2022 will have 84 competitions across 15 days and will crown India’s next gold medalists in Poker.

Poker is one of the main portions to ride on the high rising digital India wave. The development of the transaction environment in the nation powered by UPI has made it simpler for huge crowd portions to adjust to online transactions, which thus has likewise helped in higher transformations of paying users in the RMG industry. According to fintech industry reports, the number of digital transacting users in India has crossed 300 Mn and the monthly dynamic users remain at more than 130 Mn. As indicated by the estimates of KPMG, the Indian online gaming industry is projected to develop at a CAGR of 22 % to reach 11,880 crores by 2023. Occasions like the NPS will be key drivers in developing familiarity with the game and taking it to the masses.

Through its first and interesting idea, the competition series granted India’s very first Poker gold medalists. The main version of the NPS, held in June 2021, recorded 83,793 entries across 64 competitions, and a total prize pool of 19 crores. The prevalence of the competition was spread across districts, gathering taking part from 20 states.

The main 5 states to have scored the largest number of awards were

• Maharashtra (44)
• New Delhi (37)
• Haryana (18)
• Karnataka (12)
• Uttar Pradesh (12)

Mohammad Azhar Tak from Rajasthan was delegated the Champion of Champions, while Vivek Bajaj from Jharkhand won the Golden Rush competition. Curiously, aside from the medal winners in every competition, the series additionally runs a leaderboard dependent on generally speaking award count of players. The NPS Podium finishers, Mohammad Azhar Tak (Rajasthan), Ankit Wadhawan (Punjab), and Kritagya Sharma (New Delhi), who won the gold, silver, and bronze medals separately, likewise won a pass to address India at one of the greatest poker occasions of the world, held at Las Vegas.

The much anticipated 2022 version of the NPS will likewise convey a surefire prize amount of 18.5 crores separated from granting 252 awards all through the series. The series will be facilitated online on the honor-winning foundation of PokerBaazi.com, the local gaming tech organization which was as of late perceived as India’s main poker site by top worldwide poker-posting site PokerScout.

On this declaration, Navkiran Singh, the originator and CEO of Baazi Games, the parent group of PokerBaazi.com, was cited saying “It will move the sprouting/optimistic players. NPS permits the players to imprint their names in the pages of the Golden Book of Indian Poker history. This series is about the glory, regard, and fame that the game brings to the table. The idea has been acquainted with making the game available to a large number of poker fans across the nation. With the profound  internet penetration in India, our native application PokerBaazi has been intended to meet the global poker application norms that can ultimately be the vehicle through which Poker gifts will be found and perceived.”

The Qualifiers (Satellite competitions), through which one can win a pass to the NPS competitions, will begin on 15th January on the host application PokerBaazi.com. The details of the 2022 version have been made accessible on the event site https://nationalpokerseries.in

Credit: MoneyControl