‘”It’s game time!’
JioCinema, a leading OTT platform, has partnered with PokerBaazi, the country’s largest poker platform, to launch Poker Masterclass, India’s first poker-focused reality TV series.
Set in Goa, the show is shot in a game show format over five days and features 28 players, including four famous names: Abhishek Goindi, Kanishka Samant, Vinod Megalmani, and Shravan Chhabria. Each of them will lead teams to impart knowledge and enhance their skills while displaying a whirlwind of emotions and entertainment. The players prepare for the upcoming Indian Poker Masters hosted on PokerBaazi.
Taking to social media, PokerBaazi announced that the series has just dropped on JioCinema.
“It’s game time! India’s first learning game show series just dropped,” they wrote.
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The Shark Squad, led by Abhishek Goindi, includes Subhodeep Paul (West Bengal), Mahima Walia (Karnataka), Shubham Upadhyay (Haryana), Areyann Gurbaxani (Maharashtra), Pranav Baheti (West Bengal), Siddhant Khanna (Delhi), and Tanay Kauntia (Jharkhand). Vinod Megalmani’s Pocket Rockets comprises of Ramu Kushwaha (Uttar Pradesh), Riyana Rasheed (Karnataka), Pratap Maurya (Maharashtra), Unmesh Nair (Kerala), Apoorv Bhanot (Delhi), Ritesh Khatwani (Rajasthan), and Shivakumar Channappa Koudishetra (Karnataka). Kanishka Samant’s Anti-Tilters team include Sachit Malik (Haryana), Vikram Jaiswal (Bihar), Samarth Bhandari (Rajasthan), Vijay Agarwal (Goa), Niharika Bindra (Delhi), Yash Jaiswal (Uttar Pradesh), and Jyotindra Dubey (Madhya Pradesh). Last but not least, the Shavran Chhabria’s Crushers feature Radhika Shankar (Delhi), Anish Arora (Maharashtra), Dhaval Doshi (Maharashtra), Daniyal Akhtar (Jharkhand), Basant Singh (Delhi), Ganesh Durgade (Maharashtra), and Rohit Chaudhary (Haryana).
Navkiran Singh, Founder & CEO of Baazi Games, said, “This initiative marks a significant step in nurturing the Indian poker community.”
Vivek Mohan Sharma, Head of Branded Content & Youth Properties Sales at JioCinema, highlighted the importance of strategic partnerships, noting, “Collaborations like this enhance brand visibility and amplify our reach. We are committed to delivering engaging content to our audience.”
The Indian Poker Masters series starts on August 4 on PokerBaazi, with a prize pool of Rs. 60 Crore for Indian Poker players to compete for the title.
