If you are a newbie in poker, you must have heard players talk about India Online Poker Championship (IOPC). The pros in the Indian poker circuit grind hard in this coveted poker championship to win prestigious titles and gold medallions. Not to forget the hefty prize money that comes with shipping marquee poker tournaments. These poker events offer high-value guarantees which often run in crores. Yes, you read that correctly. IOPC offers events that have prize pools worth crores. And winning a tournament like that is a matter of pride.
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Let us talk about a few editions of the India Online Poker Championship -2023.
#1. IOPC January 2021
This edition of the India Online Poker Championship was won by poker pro Laksh Pal Singh. This player locked horns with Avijit Jaiswal aka ‘evilpotato’ in the heads up play and eventually emerged victorious. Singh grabbed the biggest chunk from the prize pool i.e. INR 51,80,500. That is a lot of money right? Of course it is. The runner-up, Jaiswal took home a pay cheque of INR 29,92,735. The final table of the IOPC January 2021 Main Event included names like, Yudhishter Jaswal (INR 17,53,400), Saurabh Jain (INR 14,14,675), Suresh Kolli (INR 11,55,650), Raman Gujral (INR 9,56,400), Anirudh Singhal (INR 7,57,150), Anant Purohit (INR 5,77,825).
#2. IOPC July 2021
The 11th edition of IOPC was nailed by Vaibhav Temani aka ‘AllinPavBhaji’ for over INR 57 Lakh. Yes, that’s the amount Temani won in prize money. This edition of the India Online Poker Championship offered INR 28 crore in guarantee. The fight for IOPC titles was nothing less than a real war. Every player wanted a piece of that gigantic prize pool and of course a title and gold medallion. The final table of this poker championship had names like Aditya Agarwal (INR 33,20,756), Anuj Yadav (INR20,99,782), Siddhanth Kripalani (INR16,67,612), mystery player called ‘Guru’ (INR 12,57,238), Ankit Bajaj (INR 8,79,372), Mayank Jaggi (INR 6,65,166), and Vinay Rajpal (INR 5,56,184).
#3. IOPC January 2022
The 12th edition of the India Online Poker Championship offered INR 30 crore in guarantee. Yes, the mega success of this poker championship led to the advertised guarantee being crushed. The final prize stood at INR 35 crore. Yes, that was the final prize pool generated. The poker player who won the Main Event—The Crown was Amit Gehani aka ‘Kavipri’ for INR 30,00,510. This recreational player is no stranger to IOPC’s felts. In the 11th edition of this poker championship, Gehani struck a deal with Arsh Grover aka ‘BigggTymeR’ to take home the Legends title.
Winning the Main Event of IOPC January 2022 was no small achievement. Scores of players grind in this event, all thanks to its mammoth prize pool. The Crown’s advertised guarantee was INR 3.5 crore and it was a marquee event of this poker championship. It is a matter of pride and honour to grab the winning title. Gehani managed to nail this title and the prestigious diamond-studded crown. The runner-up of the IOPC January 2022 Main Event was a popular player, Ashish Munot. This player took a pay cheque of INR 34,59,744.
Well folks, this brings us to the end of this wonderful article. We gave you a small brief on a few editions of the India Online Poker Championship. This poker championship is the biggest poker event hosted in the country. Players of all kinds, pros, recreational players, mid-stakes players looking to advance further, they all try their hands at this poker championship. Well, if you want the latest updates on this poker championship or latest poker promotions and poker tournaments, keep following. We cover all the latest happenings from the world of real money gaming.
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