India’s finest poker players go #ALLINFORCHARITY with the Virtual Poker League 2020
- Poker Sports League announces the first-ever Virtual Poker League 2020
- India’s top 30 poker players unite to play for a cause with a prize pool of INR 10 Lakh
- The league to take place from 14th to 17th October 2020
The tournament will take place in
three stages: - Stage One: There will be 5 matches with 6 players each on Oct
14th and 15th, Stage Two: All 30 players will play a
multi-table tournament and play down to the winner on Oct 16th,
Stage Three: Finale on Oct 17th.
The Virtual Poker League 2020
aims to bring a change by uniting the finest poker players of the country to
play for a cause and use their skills to go #ALLINFORCHARITY. Elated to make
the announcement Mr. Amit Burman, Promoter - Poker Sports League said, "I
am thrilled to announce VPL on behalf of the entire team of Poker Sports
League. Setting a benchmark in today's tech-savvy world, VPL is the first-ever
poker event (post-COVID) which replicates the live poker experience. Our entire
operations are conducted in a virtual format through the Virtual Poker League.”
With a prize pool of INR 10 Lakh,
the sum will be distributed in the ratio of 5:3:2 to charities of the winners’
choice. United Way Chennai, Super School India and ASSCOD (The Association for
Sustainable Community Development) are the official charity partners. He further added, “#ALLINFORCHARITY tournament will witness some of the
finest poker players in the country play for a cause that is beyond winnings of
any tournament played for personal benefit.”
Promoting a wholesome competition of Poker and considering
the rising interest of women for this game, VPL has made it mandatory for each
team to have at least 1 female member in the tournament. However, the league
will consist of 6 teams with 5 players each. The best showdown will lead -
making the rest of the community fold in the league.
Elaborating on the idea behind this
tournament, Mr. Pranav Bagai, CEO and Co – Founder, Poker Sports
League stated, “Poker Events that normally gain interest
and traction are those with high prize pools and crores at stake. Most
people assume that professional poker players, due to the nature of their profession
are inherently greedy and only care about their personal benefits. But that is
untrue and the idea behind VPL is to help change the negative perception
built around poker and poker players and prove that the Poker community cares.”
He further added, "This marks a great
initiative in the books of the Indian Poker players, who are stepping in the
battleground to showcase their skills for a good cause. Strategically aligning
a virtual tournament gives us an edge on the tech front, earning the trust of
our stakeholders to a great extent. The seed thought was to highlight the
social responsibilities that come along with it and were considered
inconsequential before."
In
line with the concept of Poker Sports League’s season 3, the Virtual Porker
League will be played online on the company’s proprietary application – Hashtag
Poker and will be streamed online on its Youtube channel. The same virtual platform will
also be used for this year’s Poker Sports League - Virtual.
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