6 CITIES | 4 WEEKS

MEET THE MANAGERS | SEE THE SCHEDULE

AND BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY!

PLAY & QUALIFY NOW

INDIA'S PREMIER LONG-RUN POKER LEAGUE IS HERE

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THE CUT?

₹1 CRORE

FOR THE CHAMPIONS

BECOME INDIA'S

NEXT POKER SUPERSTAR

ONLINE QUALIFIER SCHEDULE 2018

QUALIFY FOR: KOLKATA  CREATORS

WEEK 1

Mon

6/25

ROUND 1 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Tue

6/26

ROUND 2 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Wed

6/27

ROUND 3 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Thu

6/28

ROUND 4 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Fri

6/29

ROUND 5 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sat

6/30

ROUND 6 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

7/01

ROUND 7 | 15:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

7/01

FINAL | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO BOOTCAMP SEPT 8TH

QUALIFIERS

 ONLY

QUALIFY FOR: PUNE ALPHAS

WEEK 2

Mon

7/02

ROUND 1 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Tue

7/03

ROUND 2 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Wed

7/04

ROUND 3 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Thu

7/05

ROUND 4 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Fri

7/06

ROUND 5 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sat

7/07

ROUND 6 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

7/08

ROUND 7 | 15:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

7/08

FINAL | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO BOOTCAMP SEPT 8TH

QUALIFIERS

 ONLY

QUALIFY FOR: DELHI DIEHARDS

WEEK 4

Mon

7/16

ROUND 1 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Tue

7/17

ROUND 2 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Wed

7/18

ROUND 3 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Thu

7/19

ROUND 4 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Fri

7/20

ROUND 5 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sat

7/21

ROUND 6 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

7/22

ROUND 7 | 15:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

7/22

FINAL | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO BOOTCAMP SEPT 8TH

QUALIFIERS

 ONLY

QUALIFY FOR: CHENNAI SHARKS

WEEK 3

Mon

7/09

ROUND 1 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Tue

7/10

ROUND 2 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Wed

7/11

ROUND 3 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Thu

7/12

ROUND 4 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Fri

7/13

ROUND 5 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sat

7/14

ROUND 6 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

7/15

ROUND 7 | 15:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

7/15

FINAL | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO BOOTCAMP SEPT 8TH

QUALIFIERS

 ONLY

QUALIFY FOR: BENGALURU HACKERS

WEEK 6

Mon

7/30

ROUND 1 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Tue

7/31

ROUND 2 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Wed

8/01

ROUND 3 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Thu

8/02

ROUND 4 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Fri

8/03

ROUND 5 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sat

8/04

ROUND 6 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

8/05

ROUND 7 | 15:00 HS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

8/05

FINAL | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 TO BOOTCAMP 8TH SEP

QUALIFIERS

 ONLY

QUALIFY FOR: MUMBAI JETSETTERS

WEEK 5

Mon

7/23

ROUND 1 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Tue

7/24

ROUND 2 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Wed

7/25

ROUND 3 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Thu

7/26

ROUND 4 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Fri

7/27

ROUND 5 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sat

7/28

ROUND 6 | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

7/29

ROUND 7 | 15:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO SUNDAY'S FINAL

UNRESTRICTED FREEROLL

Sun

7/29

FINAL | 20:00 HS

TOP 10 PROGRESS TO BOOTCAMP SEPT 8TH

QUALIFIERS

 ONLY

SEASON 1

Sat

GPL INDIA BOOTCAMP

9/08

TBD

Sun

9/09

GPL INDIA DRAFT DAY

TBD

Sat

REG. SEASON WEEK 1 LIVE

9/15

TBD

Sat

9/22

REG. SEASON WEEK 2 LIVE

TBD

Sat

REG. SEASON WEEK 3 LIVE

9/29

TBD

Sat

10/06

REG. SEASON WEEK 4 MANAGER'S FINALE LIVE

TBD

FINALE

Fri

PLAYOFFS SEMI-FINALS DAY 1

10/27

TBD

Sat

10/28

FINALS DAY 2

TBD

DISCOVER GPL INDIA

What is GPL India

Who are GPL India's Teams

How are the Teams Structured?

Why should i get in Action?

GPL India’s teams each feature a mix of amateur and professional players - all of whom play for free - matching wits and skill over a month-long season or regularly scheduled games and culminating in a televised Playoffs and Final to determine the League’s Season 1 champions!

 

This is India’s first and only “long-run” poker league, with teams all competing against one another twice a week for points.

 

The road begins with qualifiers claiming their spots on each of GPL India’s 6 team rosters via PokerStars India and GPL’s Finalists’ Bootcamp! It ends with the winning team collecting ₹1 Crore in the form of 5 Platinum Passes to the PokerStars Championship!

 

Poker is a Sport, & The Global Poker League (GPL) is the game’s ‘Premier League’ in India.

DELHI

DIEHARDS

BENGALURU

HACKERS

KOLKATA

CREATORS

PUNE

ALPHAS

MUMBAI

JETSETTERS

CHENNAI

SHARKS

Each of GPL India’s teams consists of a line-up of 5 total players, broken down into the following roster structure:

PLAYER 1

MANAGER

The team’s leader and the most accomplished player on the team.

PLAYER 2

1ST PRO

A skilled Indian card shark chosen by the team manager

PLAYER 3

2ND PRO

A second skilled Indian card shark chosen by the team manager

PLAYER 4

1ST QUALIFIER

An online qualifier from PokerStars India - this could be you!

PLAYER 5

2ND QUALIFIER

An online qualifier from PokerStars India - this could be you!

GPL India is your FREE shot into the big leagues and the experience of a lifetime!

Whether you’re a true student of the game or just a casual player who loves the excitement that a mind sport like poker brings

Compete for a shot at ₹1 Crore in prizes

and a ticket to one of the largest poker events ever held -

The PokerStars Championship - w/ ₹65 Crore in added prize money!

Play against India’s best players on TV!

Travel for GPL India’s live events!

Experience the life of a poker pro!

PLAY & QUALIFY NOW

MEET THE TEAM MANAGERS

MUSKAN SETHI

Delhi Diehards

In a game that’s historically been male dominated Muskan Sethi has wasted no time breaking the mold. The young Indian pro & Delhi native is currently the highest ranked female poker pro in all of India (according to the GPI India National Rankings). Further, she actually holds the distinction of being India’s first fully fledged female pro, period. With over $44,000 USD in live tournament winnings and over $100k USD won online Muskan is more than ready to put her skills to use to take GPL India’s Delhi franchise into the winner’s circle in Season 1.

VIDWATH SHETTY

Bengaluru Hackers

A Bengaluru native, Vidwath Shetty burst onto the Indian poker scene with a win in one of the nation’s most high profile events – the Deltin Poker Tour 100k High Roller. Along with it pocketing over $55,000 USD for the win, Shetty got India’s tight-knit poker community to do a collective double take. He didn’t stop there though – parlaying this bankroll boost into a trip to the 2017 WSOP where he took down a Daily Deepstacks event for a further $14,244 USD. He’s back in India now and set to manage his home town’s GPL team to victory.

ADITYA AGARWAL

Kolkata Creators

India’s first PokerStars Pro is the new team manager of the Kolkata Creators. Aditya is a well-known face in the international live and online circuit with over $700.000 in lifetime earnings. He’s a force on both the digital and live felt, and counts himself as one of the most successful online grinders in Indian poker history as well as a mainstay in the top echelons of the Indian poker community for almost a decade. Aditya “Intervention” Agarwal was the fifth team manager to be announced for the GPL India, but he’s definitely aiming for a higher finish in Season 1.

ABHISHEK RATHOD

Pune Alphas

While he might not be the most public of players, make no mistake – Abhishek Rathod has been a force within the poker world for years. The former mechanical engineering student and current entrepreneur first fell in love with the game on a free-to-play basis via Zynga before making the move to real money tournaments. It was then that he transitioned to coaching and perhaps more notably – staking – players after mastering the game himself. Running a stable of players while juggling business obligations is sure to prove to be a valuable management skill for Rathod going forward – will it be enough to push the Pune Alphas to the front of the pack in GPL India Season 1? We are eager to see.

KAVIN SHAH

Mumbai Jetsetters

Kavin calls the highest stakes tables across India home. When it comes to cash game boss-ery, there’s not many in the nation to match, with Shah long been counted by community consensus as one of the top 5 most successful cash game players in India. No slouch on the tournament end of things, Shah is a WSOP veteran with 3 cashes in the series to his name including an in-the-money finish in the 2017 WSOP Main Event - where he cashed for $27,743. With unquestionable skills, all that remains to be seen is if Kavin will be able to help his Mumbai Jetsetters cruise to a Season 1 victory in GPL India and book him - and his team - tickets to the Bahamas and a shot at PokerStars largest ever live event in 2019!

VIKRAM KUMAR

Chennai Sharks

Vikram Kumar was selected to head up Chennai’s GPL India franchise; a good fit that goes beyond the simple fact that Kumar calls the city home – he’s also one of its most prominent rising stars in Poker. It’s been a fast rise to success for Kumar, who first discovered poker in 2008 playing for free on Zynga Poker – the largest free-to-play poker app on Facebook. Since then the cashes, sponsorships and recognition have come fast, and it’s exciting to see if Vikram’s meteoric rise in Indian poker will carry through as he leads the Chennai Sharks in Season 1.

FULL SITE

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₹1 CRORE

FOR THE CHAMPIONS

INDIA'S PREMIER LONG-RUN POKER LEAGUE IS HER. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THE CUT?

BECOME INDIA'S

NEXT POKER SUPERSTAR

PLAY & QUALIFY NOW

ONLINE QUALIFIER SCHEDULE 2018

WEEK 1: KOLKATA CREATORS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO BOOTCAMP 8TH SEP

WEEK 2: PUNE ALPHAS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO BOOTCAMP 8TH SEP

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

WEEK 3: CHENNAI SHARKS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO BOOTCAMP 8TH SEP

WEEK 4: DELHI DIEHARDS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO BOOTCAMP 8TH SEP

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

WEEK 5: MUMBAI JETSETTERS

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

TOP 10 TO BOOTCAMP 8TH SEP

TOP 10 TO SUNDAY FINAL

WEEK 6 BENGALURU HACKERS

GPL INDIA BOOTCAMP

GPL INDIA DRAFT DAY

REG. SEASON WEEK 1 LIVE

REG. SEASON WEEK 2 LIVE

REG. SEASON WEEK 3 LIVE

W4 MANAGER'S FINALE LIVE

PLAYOFFS SEMI-FINALS DAY 1

FINALS DAY 2

DISCOVER GPL INDIA

Poker is a Sport, & The Global Poker League (GPL) is the game’s ‘Premier League’ in India.

6 teams

DELHI

DIEHARDS

BENGALURU

HACKERS

PUNE

ALPHAS

KOLKATA

CREATORS

MUMBAI

JETSETTERS

CHENNAI

SHARKS

This is India’s first and only “long-run” poker league, with teams all competing against one another twice a week for points.

Each of GPL India’s teams consists of a line-up of 5 total players, broken down into the following roster structure:

PLAYER 1

MANAGER

PLAYER 2

1ST PRO

PLAYER 3

2ND PRO

PLAYER 4

1ST QUALIFIER

PLAYER 5

2ND QUALIFIER

The road begins with qualifiers claiming their spots on each of GPL India’s 6 team rosters via PokerStars India and GPL’s Finalists’ Bootcamp! It ends with the winning team collecting ₹1 Crore in the form of 5 Platinum Passes to the PokerStars Championship!

Whether you’re a true student of the game or just a casual player who loves the excitement that a mind sport like poker brings

Play against India’s best players on TV!

Travel for GPL India’s live events!

Experience the life of a poker pro!

MEET THE TEAM MANAGERS