The
Poker scene in India continues to grow as the International Federation of Poker
(IFP) recently signed a ground-breaking agreement with Viaan Industries Ltd. to
launch the Match Indian Poker League (Match IPL).
Match
Poker, created by the IFP is a form of team poker played on a tablet where team
members sit on different tables. The
players on each table are then dealt with the same hands as the other tables.
Games are won by numbers of team points accrued.
The
Match IPL, featuring teams owned by India’s leading figures in business and
entertainment was launched in full galore by Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty and
IFP’s President Patrick Nally. The first eight teams will represent the cities
of Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Kolkatta and Mumbai.
The tournament would be played over a weekend in October to determine the most
skilful Match Poker team that would go on to represent India in the Match
Poker’s Nations Cup in London.
The
league would see the winning team pick up 1.5 Cr ($225k), the runner-up
receives 1 Cr. ($150k), and the third place finisher earns 50 lakh ($75k). With
the national representation and lucrative prize money on stake, the league
promises to be one entertaining fixture. The stage also saw Harman Baweja, the
owner of Mumbai franchise and Gaurav Kapur, the owner of Bangalore franchise
sharing their excitement and setting the challenge in motion.
Sachiin
Joshi’s Viiking Ventures who was recently in the news for acquiring the King
Fisher Villa has acquired the Goa franchise under its Goa Kings brand banner.
The team is jointly owned by Manesh & Moksha Sani - The founders of Living
Liquids and Sunil and Jeetu Ajbano.
The
conglomerate has been on a serious expansion spree following the recent
acquisition of the iconic King Fisher Villa. Parent to a varied portfolio of
brands including Playboy, Goa Kings, Royal Oak, Trance Fitness, Planet
Hollywood, xxx, yyyy, zzzz, and Viiking Aviation, the group has been striding
forward on the warfront in typical viking fashion.
Sachiin
Joshi, the Chaiman of Viiking Ventures added, “The concept of Match Poker in
India is in its nascent stages, but not for long. Poker in itself is a very
interesting sport and there is a lot of mind and strategy that goes into play
which not many know. The IFP has worked tirelessly for many years to develop
the sport and technology. Its a mind sport in an e-wrapper. When Raj discussed
the opportunity and his vision for the sport, the decision was simple - Let’s
make this big.” he further adds, “We are delighted to be working with Viaan
Industries on developing the sport of match poker ground up. We envision Match
Poker to grow as an exciting and entertaining sporting framework which will
attract massive interest in India. With Goa Kings, we look forward to winning
the first season of Match IPL, but what drives us more is the opportunity to
represent India on the global stage.”
Spearheaded
by the dynamic Mr. Sachin Joshi, Viiking Ventures holds one of the most
lucrative brand portfolios in the country. The proud corporation with different
verticals such as FMCG products, hospitality, entertainment, realty,
infrastructure, paper products, agricultural produce and philanthropic
activities draws inspiration from the fierce vikings and their undying
aggression for innovation.
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