• GTD- 9 CR and 9,68,16,230 GTD prize pool crushed
• Ujjwal won a prize of Rs. 22,18,003
• Gopal Bajaj is the 1^st Runner Up won a prize of Rs.19,75,956
• Hosts the Mukkamaar PKO’ tournament

MUMBAI, OCTOBER 21^st, 2022 (GPN): Diwali Celebration Series (DCS) on Spartan Poker has some amazing fireworks for all players this Diwali. The highlight of the Diwali Celebration Series was the leaderboard which offered prizes worth Rs. 20 Lakh. The DCS saw a GTD of Rs. 9 CR and a Rs. 9,68,16,230 GTD prize pool crushed. Ujjwal Narwal is the DCS High- 1.5 CR GTD, Main Event Winner, who won prize money of- Rs. 22,18,003 and the Runner Up Gopal Bajaj took home a whopping Rs.  19,75,956. The DCS Highroller 50 Lakh GTD winner is Aayush Arya who won Rs. 12,12,000.

The enthralling 8-day-long series received 153801 entries. Players played from the ₹20 Lakh leaderboard by playing across low, mid, and high stakes. Buhr1085 finished 1st at the HIGH stakes Leaderboard & took home a brand new astral Royal Enfield Hunter 350. Vikhyat Ahlawat finished 1st at the MID stakes Leaderboard & won an iPhone 14.  Karan Thakker finished 1st at the LOW stakes Leaderboard and brought home a 256 GB iPad.

Speaking on the success of the series, Mr. Amin Rozani, Group CEO of Quadrific Media Pvt Ltd said, “Spartan Poker enjoys the patronage of poker enthusiasts and hosts India’s biggest online poker community. We at Spartan Poker want to share Diwali with our extensive poker family. The success of the Diwali Celebration Series is evidence of how popular skill-based games like poker are becoming in India. The players’ enthusiasm and curiosity are what motivates us to keep holding these virtual poker tournaments on a regular basis so they may have a larger stage to hone their talents and compete against other poker legends across the country.”

The Diwali Celebration Series is an ode to the customary Indian Diwali celebration and an effort to bring people together to have fun. Poker is a great fit for the occasion as it captures the spirit of Diwali. The Diwali Celebration Series also hosted the ‘Mukkamaar PKO’ tournament which is a charity event. The revenue generated from this event will go towards empowerment and self-defence programs for women. The 20 Lakh GTD DCS High Mukkamaar was crushed with a total of 471 entries and a prize pool of 23.5Lakh. Mukkamaar is an NGO that started in February 2016. Mukkamaar works in collaboration with government education departments, empowering girls through self-defence.

The rate at which the Indian poker market is expanding is astounding as well as freeing, and I am thrilled to be a part of this revolution. The popularity of poker as a skill-based game is growing, making India one of the top five countries in the world for online gaming. As a result, the online poker market is expected to expand at an unfathomable rate over the next few years. Based on this pattern, we are concentrating on using our innovations and world-class technology to meet the demands of a lot more poker players. Added Rozani.Ends

About Spartan Poker and IPC:

Spartan Poker is an India-centric one-stop gaming destination for the Indian online poker community, that offers a smooth, multi-player gaming experience. Founded in 2014 by Amin Rozani, Sameer Rattonsey, and Peter Abraham, the Spartan Group started with poker as its forte. They created well-known massive IPs in both the live poker space (India Poker Championship) and the online poker space (India Online Poker Championship) to empower players from across the country to play and compete at the highest levels. The group aims to encourage mind sports as a professional cum entertainment avenue where young aspirants can look at taking up gaming even as a rewarding career. For more information, visit https://www.spartanpoker.com/