Diwali and IPC's Poker Festival

The Festival of Lights is coming up and a different sort of fest will also take place in less than a month's time in Goa. We are very excited about the India Poker Championship's December event because it is the start of the new poker season/calender for us and with the introduction of additional events in the coming year, there is just so much to play for. 

Here at the IPC we're big fans of the kill-2-birds-with-1-stone style of working philosophy, here's a rundown on things ranging from introduction of new stuff to changes being made to the existing stuff and of course why we're sick of Lady Gaga. (OK so the last one's a total rant but our therapist tells us its unhealthy to keep strong emotions inside. Bad for the skin!)
The reason for this post is we've had quite a few players sending in emails asking us to explain in detail about the new things happening at the IPC and while we are very serious about communicating with our players, writing out the same reply over and over again can a bit tiresome :)
So here's what's what:-

• The first ever India Champion - This one is big. Say it again - B-I-G big! No one has attempted to do this before and if they have, we haven't heard of it. We believe it is high time there was an India Champion especially in a sport which is growing day by day in this country. Like the way it is done in the WSOP for instance we will do a Main Event every December and the winner will be crowned the India Champion. The Main Event will have a buy-in of INR 25000. The India Champion will hold the title for the entire season.
• More events - OK this is pretty simple. Indian poker players are desperate for more poker! Right from our first event back in March this year, players have asked about including Sunday night into the tournament weekend. From the December event, our usual tournament weekend will now begin on Thursday night and end on Sunday night. This also means there are a total of 24 featured tournaments which a player can participate in to try and rack up points towards the IPC POY.
• IPC POY - The Player of the Year (POY) is a way of tracking (and rewarding) the most consistent players who play our events. Points are awarded on the basis of three factors - buy-in amount, finishing position and number of players. Being the IPC POY isn't just about the bragging rights because there is a big cash prize which is also awarded to the POY. At the end of the year this pool will be awarded to the most consistent one of them all. We will reveal the nature of this cash prize soon!

A quick recap of the event schedule
Venue: Royale Card Room onboard Casino Royale, Panjim Goa

Day 1
2nd December 2010
08:30 pm - IPC 5k Tournament (INR 5000)

Day 2
3rd December 2010
08:30 pm - IPC 10k Tournament (INR 10000)

Day 3
4th December 2010
08:30 pm - IPC 25k MAIN EVENT (INR 25000) The winner of this Main Event will be the first ever India Champion

Day 4
5th December 2010
08:30 pm - IPC 5k Tournament (INR 5000)

- There will be Superturbo and One Hand Satellites held on each day prior to the featured tournament.
- Superturbos Sats will begin at 7pm and the One Hand Sats will begin at 8pm.
- All tournaments will award points towards the IPC Player of the Year (POY) leaderboard.
- All tournaments are Freezeouts i.e. No rebuys allowed.

Still need answers?! Send us an email at info@indiapokerchampionship.com

Hopefully this will clear a lot of the queries players might have with regards to the new things at the IPC. And no... we haven't forgotten about the Lady Gaga rant. Just gonna save it for next time :)

The Diwali weekend is coming up and the team here at the IPC would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous Diwali. Have fun, eat loads of mithai and be safe when lighting up those fierce Laxmi bombs!:) :)
Peace out.