{"id":2222,"date":"2018-04-12T14:13:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T14:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/?p=2222"},"modified":"2018-04-12T14:13:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T14:13:09","slug":"indias-new-online-team-poker-league-to-award-over-a-million-dollars-to-the-winning-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/indias-new-online-team-poker-league-to-award-over-a-million-dollars-to-the-winning-team","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s New OTPL To Award Over $1M To The Winning Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
India is fast becoming one of the biggest online poker markets in Asia, with a number of poker leagues and brands gaining popularity in the country. <\/p>\n
Match Indian Poker League<\/a> (IPL) was one of the most successful brands last year, where winning team Mumbai All-Stars<\/strong> took the title and more than $220,000 (RS150,000 lakh) after a grueling 200 hands of Match Poker at the Yash Raj Studios.<\/p>\n It looks like there will be no shortage of poker leagues in India as the organizers behind Match IPL are upping the ante and introducing an online format that will bring more teams to compete for an even bigger prize. <\/p>\n Viaan Industries Ltd. and founder Raj Kundra<\/strong> announced the launch of a new Online Team Poker League (OTPL)<\/a>.<\/p>\n The new league will see 30 teams battling it out win over $1 million in prize money. OTPL will be similar to the IPL poker format but will be played online via Viaan\u2019s proprietary app. The app will host all the OTPL games and will enable people to tune in and support their teams throughout the competition. Season 1 runs from July to November this year and franchise rights to the team are being sold for an annual license fee of around $84,000 (RS 55 lakhs)<\/strong>. <\/p>\nHow OTPL Works<\/h2>\n