India’s First Ever HEADS UP Poker Championship

The online casino industry is a world where big wins and premium entertainment is always around the corner.

For slot players, wins are determined by luck and chance, but for table game players the odds can be changed through skill and strategy.

This week, poker players are especially excited thanks to the first-ever Heads Up Poker Championship being hosted in India.

 India’s Heads Up Poker Championship

This first-ever Heads Up Poker Championship kicks off on the 24th of November 2020. The game is designed in the No-Limit Hold’em format and has various rules and restrictions that increases the excitement levels of experiencing this game.

The Championship is a knockout-style tournament will have players competing to get to the top. There are 6 rounds during which 64 players will compete for the Championship trophy.

Heads Up is one of the most strategic forms of poker available as it doesn’t just involve playing the cards but playing against other players.

In these Heads Up matches, aggression becomes an important part of the gameplay ‘strategy’ as players are posting blinds with every hand. There is no sitting around, waiting for great cards, instead, it’s a fight to the finish.

 The Lowdown on the Knockout Tournament

The tournament is hosted by leading pioneer of online poker, 9Stacks, and comes with a INR 5500 buy-in. It’s important to note that there are no second chances provided during this tournament. As such, players have one opportunity to take down their opponents with every level if they wish to make it to the top.

The game starts out with 64 competitors but quickly advances with the number of players reduced through knockouts.

The final round will see the top 2 players compete for the Championship Trophy and the top cash prize. The winner will be crowned the first ‘Heads Up – Poker Champion of India’ and will receive a INR 200K cash prize.

 Inspiring the Love of Poker

9Stacks Co-Founder, Sudhir Kamath, explained that the idea is for two poker players to go head to head against each other, giving the feel of a boxing match.

There is adrenaline, excitement and building anticipation that increases with each knockout round. Sudhir Kamath, 9Stacks co-founder, commented:

“For the first time, we’ve been able to conceptualize a tournament in this format which will identify one winner out of a select field of 64 players – someone truly deserving to be called a CHAMPION.”

9Stacks is constantly on the lookout for new and fun ways to promote the popular game of poker. Kamath believes this first of its kind, Heads Up Poker Championship, is the perfect example of such exciting avenues in the promotion of poker. It’s intense, provides great entertainment and keeps players captivated from the get-go.  

India has only recently started to celebrate online casinos and the excitement they bring. Tournaments such as these are a great way to start! As the industry expands in the country and provides entertaining ways to win, there’s no doubt that more people will find their way to online casinos in India in the future.