Online poker platform PokerBaazi celebrated the festive season with a unique #PokerFaceJokerFace challenge. PokerBaazi collaborated with India’s finest stand-up comedians for this challenge, making them challenge each other to break their Poker Faces with hilarious jokes.

The challenge saw participation from comedy kings Sapan Verma, KaneezSurka, Aakash Gupta, Vipul Goyal, Ashish Shakya, Karunesh Talwar, Harsh Gujral, Gaurav Kapoor, Shreeja Chaturvedi & Prashasti Singh.

Commenting on the poker face challenge, Co-founder & Marketing Director of Baazi Games Varun Ganjoo said, “There is no better time than the festive season for a good game of Poker. While our audience is indulging in the game on PokerBaazi.com, we thought of bringing some more fun to them this year with a challenge that plays on the idea of Poker Face, the very heart of a poker game. This year has been a roller coaster ride for everyone, and we want to take every possible step towards bringing better experiences to our patrons. We are delighted that our association with some of the best stand-up comics in India has helped us add some light humour to the festivities and it is great to see the amazing response #PokerFaceJokerFace challenge has received on social media.”

Regarded as one of India’s finest stand-up comedians, a visibly excited Vipul Goyal said, “The idea behind this campaign allowed us to explore poker in a really fun manner and it was an exciting opportunity to let our creative juices flow. The #PokerFaceJokerFace Challenge is a fun initiative that will hopefully make this skill game more accessible to the public.”

Comedian Karunesh Talwar, well-known for his laugh-inducing skills even in abroad, said, “Poker as a sport has been underestimated as it involves cards and money. However, the game is not just about luck unlike lot of other games played under the roof of a casino. All sports all over the world played professionally have the element of luck involved in it. Cricket, a sport which is considered a religion in our country, also has an element of luck involved in it with an outside edge carrying a fantastically bowled delivery to the boundaries. The same way Poker also has a similar amount of risk and can be avoided with a clear understanding of the game and stepping away from certain situations gauging how it may turn out to be. Nonetheless, in the long run, it is only the elite players with a greater understanding of the game who emerge triumphant”