by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 15, '11

Sangeeth Mohan has beaten 157 opponents to lift the Asian Poker Tour Asian Series Goa main event trophy winning INR2.35 million (€33,800) and his second title of the week after he previously win in the INR15,000 buy in Greed event which saw him walk away with INR526,000 (€7,575). The final table payouts for the INR50,000 […]

by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Nov 11, '11

India is currently witnessing its first international poker tour with the Asian Poker Tour’s visit to India’s largest casino vessel, the Casino Royale. The Tour hit Goa, India for the first time ever on Nov. 8 and action now heightens as the INR 50,000 (Eur 731) buy-in main event kicks off today with all play […]

by Brendan Murray | Published: Jul 13, '11

India gets its second major poker tournament of the year in August with the announcement that the India Poker Legend event will be held at Casino Royale in Goa from August 18 to 21. The four-day festival features an INR100,000 (US$2,300) buy in no-limit hold’em main event on Saturday August 20 and also an INR5,000 […]

by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Feb 17, '11

Over the last four years, poker has been on the rise in Goa, South West India. Armed with a concept called Sol Poker, a group of young professionals with plenty of experience in the poker industry were waiting for the right time to strike. The time has come. Sol Poker is a professional poker room […]

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Apr 18, '23

Prasit Chowdhury – Photo Credit: WPT Prasit Chowdhury won the World Poker Tour Prime India main event to the tune of $105,089, which includes a $10,400 seat in the WPT World Championship that will be hosted at Wynn Las Vegas this December. Chowdhury certainly made his first recorded cash a good one, as he also […]

by CP The Inside Straight Authors | Published: Mar 19, '08

Billions to be Generated in U.S. Gambling Taxes Price Waterhouse Coopers Completes Study for Payment Processor By Bob Pajich A Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) study revealed that the United States would have the potential to collect at least $8.7 billion and up to $17.6 billion in the next 10 years if it taxed and regulated […]

by Rolf Slotboom | Published: Aug 22, '07

It's the Asian Poker Classic in Goa, India. Right after my first-ever main event at the Master Classics (which was highly successful for me) and the main event of the Betfair Asian Poker Tour in Singapore that followed right after that (which was unsuccessful for me), this is my third big tournament in less than […]

by Roy Brindley | Published: Aug 17, '07

"Your seat is safe," says Betfair As the official online satellite provider and presenting sponsor, Betfairpoker.com has announced that it is committed to sending more than 125 players to the first World Series of Poker bracelet event ever to take place outside Las Vegas, at the WSOP Europe. "As presenting sponsor, I want Betfair to […]

by CP The Inside Straight Authors | Published: Aug 07, '07

World Series of Poker by the Numbers More Events Equal More Players, Except in the Big One By Bob Pajich The dust stirred up by the thousands of players who traipsed through the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino the last two months has cleared, and now it's time to look at some of the figures […]

by CP The Inside Straight Authors | Published: May 07, '07

GSN President Speaks About World Poker Tour WPT Will Join High Stakes Poker as Part of Monday Casino Night in 2008 By Bob Pajich GSN, perhaps the leading network dedicated to poker, took a big step recently when it came to terms with World Poker Tour Enterprises to air the sixth – and possibly many […]