India Poker Championship - Information & Updates

[IPC_Dan]

Hello and welcome to the India Poker Championship's thread here on PokerGuru.in

The next edition of the IPC will take place from 2nd-5th December 2010.
Register for this mega event here - http://bit.ly/IPC_Dec2010

Event Schedule

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.
The Main Event also carries a Minimum Guaranteed Prizepool of INR 10,00,000!

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

- The Main Event Champion and the IPC POY will receive a sponsorship of INR 1,00,000 each.
- 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.

In case you have any queries with regard to the IPC, kindly send us an email at info@indiapokerchampionship.com
Here is a list of our online links:-

Website: http://www.indiapokerchampionship.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IndiaPokerChampionship
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/IndiaPokerChamp
Blog: http://indiapokerchampionship.blogspot.com
FB Id: http://www.facebook.com/IPCDan

Thanks and see you at the tables soon! :)


Cheers!

The IPC Crew

[intervention]

Hey Dan,
Looking forward to seeing the events and dates for the next edition of IPC. I checked out the IPC site but could not find anything relating to previous event field sizes for the events, if you can post those here so I hv some idea how many people to expect and if its worth making the trip.
thanks
Adi

[IPC_Dan]

hi Adi,

The last edition of the IPC held earlier this month had the following numbers:-

5k Freezeout - 112
10k Freezeout - 74
20k Freezeout - 51

For field sizes from previous events please refer to our detailed tournament reports from each event. These are available on our blog http://indiapokerchampionship.blogspot.com

[indiapokerseries]

Hey Adi

IPC is one of the best conducted poker tourneys in the country. Their December event is a 4 day event and I am pretty much sure that you would enjoy playing the tourney. Please dont just visit the event as a spectator to cover the event. Make the extra effort to play the event as well.

Rgds

Bharat

[intervention]

Bharat I do intend on playing all tournaments in India till end of yr.
In to Win it!!
Adi

[indiapokerseries]

Buddy, get a taste of Indian players in the IPS......Id love to see u face some of the best guys in the country specially in the 25K event.....
And those guys would learn a lot when they play u.....am sure they will be happy about it as well..........

[intervention]

haha looking forward to the challenge ;)

[indiapokerseries]

Adi......shall I place a "bounty" on you on both the events ???????

:)

:)

[intervention]

fosho, anything to help the IPS

[indiapokerseries]

:-)

Interesting.....let me explore this angle now ...........

[MOORMAN]

This time the tournament wud be tough as ADITYA intervention AGARWAL is gonna play it.. ALL of u get ready to face one of the great players of online poker..

[indiapokerseries]

So Online would face Live action. It would be great to see Aditya Agarwal vs Aditya Agarwal.......Intervention vs Mastermind

[MOORMAN]

Theres no match between these two.. INTERVENTION is far far far better than him..
Dont make comparisons like this dude...

[indiapokerseries]

Moorman.....we shall get to know very very soon.....am sure the difference wont be as wide as u portray it to be ............ :)

[IPC_Dan]

More e-x-c-i-t-i-n-g news from the India Poker Championship!!! There are 3 seats up for grabs for December's mega event! Here's how you can try and win yourself a FREE seat worth INR 5500:-

Take part in the IPC Freeroll on Full Tilt Poker
We will be hosting a $100 Freeroll on Full Tilt Poker (http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/?key=MDAwMTREMDAwMDAzNDY3NjIwNTI0MDI0MDAwMDAwMDA-) on Sunday, 7th November 2010 at 4:00 pm IST. In order to take part, you need to fill out a simple survey form (here's the link - http://bit.ly/IPC_Freeroll) after which you will be emailed the tournament password 48 hours prior to the tournament. The Top 2 finishers in this tournament will be given seats in the December live event in Goa. Seat winners have the options of taking their seat either on 2nd December or 5th December.


http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/images/com/en/content/affiliates/banners-sizes/get-paid-to-play-ivey/468x60.gif (http://www.fulltiltpoker.com?key=MDAwMTREMDAwMDAzNDY3NjIw NDI0MDIyMDAwMDAwMDU-)


Play the guessing game
This contest is as easy as it gets! The Main Event winner will be the first ever India Champion. Guess which city the India Champion will be from? Add Daniel Helmuth (www.facebook.com/IPCDan (http://www.facebook.com/IPCDan)) to your Friend list on Facebook and send him a PM with your answer. Please put 'IPC Guess the City contest' in the subject field. All correct entries will be put into a lucky draw and the winner will be announced on 5th December. The winner has the option of claiming his/her seat either in the Dec '10 or Feb '11 event.


In case of any queries, please email info@indiapokerchampionship.com (http://info@indiapokerchampionship.com)

IPC - Get in the game...

[kailash]

Hi,
I have completed the survey so, when will i get the password for the freeroll ?

thanks

[IPC_Dan]

hi Kailash,

We have received your completed survey and as mentioned in my previous post, the tournament password will be sent out 48 hours prior to the tournament i.e. around 18:00 on 5th November.
Thanks.

[kailash]

hi,
Ill be playing that.

Thanks..

[IPC_Dan]

Here, at the India Poker Championship, our constant endeavor is improving the player experience. Not only do we try to score the biggest tournament fields, but our focus is to make sure that win or lose the player must walk away feeling he had an experience which was at par with international standards. With that in mind we keep introducing new elements like online freerolls, more events, the introduction of the IPC Player of the Year (POY) ranking system and of course the upcoming crowning of the first ever India Champion!

The latest update is with regard to the India Champ and the POY. The IPC will sponsor a year long sponsorship for the India Champion and the eventual POY for an amount of INR 1,00,000 each!! Each amount includes a Main Event seat worth 25k and the balance can be used by the sponsored player to enter any IPC tournament of his/her choice. The India Poker Champion will be the first ever sponsored poker player in India and we hope just the first in a long line of players who will be sponsored by us.

To know more, check out the IPC blog at http://indiapokerchampionship.blogspot.com and if you wish to participate in the December IPC event, then you can register at this link - http://bit.ly/IPC_Dec2010
Please email info@indiapokerchampionship.com for your queries or you can also reach the team at 9920803125.

[IPC_Dan]

More exciting news!

The winner of the Main Event will receive a beautiful, customized poker table courtesy the good folks at AddicT Poker Tables. The winner can choose between an oval or octagonal design. What's more AddicT will also bear the shipping costs for any location within India. Check out their page on Facebook for pictures of their tables.

It just keeps getting bigger and better this December at the India Poker Championship!

[IPC_Dan]

The India Poker Championship would like to thank all the players for their support in making the Dec event such a huge success.

The POY rankings are up and you can check it out here - http://indiapokerchampionship.com/2-5Dec10IPC/webPages/Poker%20poy.php
20 events still remain and the POY race has just begun, so there's plenty more poker action coming your way...

See you all in Feb!

[IPC_Dan]

The India Poker Championship's next event takes place on board Casino Royale in Panjim, Goa from 10th - 13th February 2011 and here's the schedule:-

1. 10th Feb - IPC 5k - 5000 T-chips
2. 11th Feb - IPC 10k - 7500 T-chips
3. 12th Feb - IPC 20k - 10000 T-chips
4. 13th Feb - IPC 5k - 5000 T-chips

If you wish to register for the Feb event, visit our website at www.indiapokerchampionship.com (http://www.indiapokerchampionship.com) or alternatively you can also register at this link - http://bit.ly/IPCRegister

If you are active on Facebook, do consider adding Daniel Helmuth to your Friend list as this is the best way to remain updated on IPC news and information. If you need any further information, please feel free to email us at info@indiapokerchampionship.com
Thanks.

[Hot.Cocoa]

Is this going to be ten handed with 20 minute levels and the same fast structure as the december event?

[IPC_Dan]

The only tournaments which were 10-handed were the 5k buy-ins in the December event. I think I speak for all the operators when I say that we have a huge balancing act in terms of:-

1. Giving the players as best a poker experience possible and
2. Space and Time constraints.

For #1 we have increased chips stacks, inserted additional blind levels and of course we don't have antes in our tournaments.

The elements in #2 are extremely challenging. From a Space perspective, the main room in CR has only 10 tables and while we have made requests for (and been given) additional tables in the past, running the same tournament on 2 different levels of the casino is bound to be a pain even for someone as capable as our TD Craig Wildman. From a Time perspective, we want to finish our tournaments within 8 hours but every single event we've done the average time has been closer to 10 hours despite being strict on the breaks taken etc. Excessively long tournaments take a toll on our players who need a break to recharge and then come back the following days. This is also a problem for the dealers as that staff is stretched to the max during our tournaments and they too need the recharge as much as the players.

I've checked out the IPS thread as well where this topic has been discussed in depth so don't want to repeat myself too much. But you seem to be someone who has played a fair amount of poker and all I can say is that the Goa scene is a burgeoning one. It will someday get to a point where players will be a little more satisfied (it will never be 100% :)) as will we as tournament organisers.
Till such time the juggling act goes on...

[indiapokerseries]

Thanks Peter, for summing up everything.
Its not easy for you or for me to conduct a show in such way that month after month, we get Indian players one of the finest tourneys by way of IPC and IPS.
Wishing you an even more successful 2011.

[IPC_Dan]

Wish you the same mate. Cheers!

[indiapokerseries]

Thanks Peter

[IPC_Dan]

It's FREEROLL time!!!

The IPC is hosting a freeroll a week from now on Full Tilt Poker (http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/?key=MDAwMTREMDAwMDAzNDY3NjIwNTI0MDI0MDAwMDAwMDA-). Winner gets a seat package worth INR 20000!! The runner-up will get a INR 5000/- seat AND there's also a $100 prizepool to play for as well. We're literally giving away money!
All you need to do is fill out a survey form (link below). All completed forms will receive the tournament password on 18th January.


http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/images/com/en/content/affiliates/banners-sizes/get-paid-to-play-ivey/468x60.gif (http://www.fulltiltpoker.com?key=MDAwMTREMDAwMDAzNDY3NjIw NDI0MDIyMDAwMDAwMDU-)

Date: 19th Jan
Time:20:30 IST (10:00 ET)
Buy-in: FREE!

Here's the link for the survey - http://bit.ly/ipcfreeroll

[APB1989]

thats brilliant...keeping multiple entry prizes...cheers!!!

[BabyShark]

Wooot!

Well done IPC!!!

FREEEROLLLLLL TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

[richestuser]

Can u please explain me what all these Russian guys doing in ur freeroll? is teddy KGB is coming for IPC? lol...just kidding ;D

i think password to this freeroll is published some where ... thats why freeroll is having these many registrations ....

always send passwords an hour before the freerolls... that will help in reducing no. of ppl registered but not playing...and offoce distribution of password...

Kind regards
Richestuser

[IPC_Dan]

Duly noted mate

[IPC_Dan]

It seems someone (or some people most likely) have leaked the password given to them in good faith. We really cannot send passwords out an hour before because it becomes too chaotic for us at the backend in case there are newbies who need to be guided on how to go about setting up their account on Full Tilt. In fact that's all the team has been doing from last evening when we sent out the email... registration followups, password help, assistance in a/c setup etc.

I guess the silver lining is that we have an international field and we hope that everyone has a good time. It is a freeroll after all :D

[richestuser]

It seems someone (or more some people) have leaked the password given to them in good faith. We really cannot send passwords out an hour before because it becomes too chaotic for us at the backend in case there are newbies who need to be guided on how to go about setting up their account on Full Tilt. In fact that's all the team has been doing from last evening when we sent out the email... registration followups, password help, assistance in a/c setup etc.

I guess the silver lining is that we have an international field and we hope that everyone has a good time. It is a freeroll after all :D


if every information about setting up account...password ...etc etc...is available on this forum WITH SCREENSHOTS...then i dont know what more help these newbiew want..... and still if they cannot get in...then they are too Dumb to play online poker..

Anyways.. thanks Dan for organizing freeroll..

cheers

[IPC_Dan]

Well mate not everyone is net savvy and playing online poker for the first time can be an intimidating experience in itself... not just about setting up the account. Sometimes a little handholding helps and we're all about making sure players get to enjoy the game.

In a way it's going to be good coz everyone can root for the Indian players and it will be an impressive achievement to best a 900 strong field.
Go India! :)

[IPC_Dan]

Schedule (April 2011)

Day 1 - Thursday 7th April – 6K Double Bubble Tournament
Day 2 - Friday 8th April - 10K Friday Night Freezeout Tournament
Day 3 - Saturday 9th April – 20K Big Game Freezeout Tournament
Day 4 - Sunday 10th April - 12k Headhunters re-entry Tournament

** All events award points towards the IPOY ( India Player of the Year)

For more information on the event click - http://indiapokerchampionship.com/even-schedule.php

To register NOW click here - http://bit.ly/ipcregister
(Please note merely confirming on this event page does not ensure your name on the guestlist. All players interested in participating must fill the form given at the above link)

[APB1989]

any satellites???

[IPC_Dan]

There's a freeroll on Full Tilt Poker (http://www.pokerguru.in/ext/Full-Tilt-Poker) on 22nd March at 8:30pm. You can check out the IPC website at www.indiapokerchampionship.com for more details.



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[donkab0mber]

GL to evry1 playing!

[richestuser]

hey Dan.... please organize some satellite on Pokerstars....
U can start a new club over their in homegames and start some tournament which provides satellite to ur Live event in april...
anyways thanks for organizing a freeroll today....

[IPC_Dan]

We will certainly consider hosting on PokerStars in the future mate. Hope you had fun the other day at the IPC Mega Freeroll.

[IPC_Dan]

IPC June 2011 Schedule

The India Poker Championship's next event takes place on board Casino Royale in Panjim, Goa from 2nd - 5th June 2011 and here's the schedule:-

Day 1 - Thursday 2nd June – 6K Double Bubble Tournament
Day 2 - Friday 3rd June - 10K Friday Night Freezeout Tournament
Day 3 - Saturday 4th June – 20K Big Game Freezeout Tournament
Day 4 - Sunday 5th June - 12k Headhunters re-entry Tournament

If you wish to register for the Feb event, visit our website at www.indiapokerchampionship.com (http://www.indiapokerchampionship.com) or alternatively you can also register at this link - http://bit.ly/ipcregister

If you are active on Facebook, do consider adding Daniel Helmuth (http://www.facebook.com/IPCDan) to your Friend list as this is the best way to remain updated on IPC news and information. If you need any further information, please feel free to email us at info@indiapokerchampionship.com
Thanks!

[IPC_Dan]

IPC August 2011 Schedule

The India Poker Championship's next event takes place on board Casino Royale in Panjim, Goa from 4th - 7th August 2011 and here's the schedule:-

Day 1 - Thursday 4th August – 6K Double Bubble Tournament
Day 2 - Friday 5th August - 10K Friday Night Freezeout Tournament
Day 3 - Saturday 6th August – 20K Big Game Freezeout Tournament
Day 4 - Sunday 7th August - 12k Headhunters re-entry Tournament

If you wish to register for the Feb event, visit our website at www.indiapokerchampionship.com or alternatively you can also register at this link - http://bit.ly/ipcregister
(http://bit.ly/ipcregister)
If you are active on Facebook, do consider adding Daniel Helmuth (http://www.facebook.com/IPCDan) to your Friend list as this is the best way to remain updated on IPC news and information. If you need any further information, please feel free to email us at info@indiapokerchampionship.com
Thanks!

[IPC_Dan]

IPC December 2011 Schedule

It's time for the big year-end blowout at the India Poker Championship! This December will see the crowning of the next India Poker Champion at the conclusion of the 30k Main Event. This IPC weekend has a minimum guarantee of INR 50,00,000 across all events including a 25,00,000 lac Guarantee in the Main Event. Aside from this, the India Poker Champion will also receive a sponsorship worth INR 2,00,000 for the 2011-12 season and the winner will be featured on the cover of Gutshot magazine!

The India Poker Championship's next event takes place on board Casino Royale in Panjim, Goa from 30th November - 4th December 2011 and here's the schedule:-


30th November - The 6.5k Half & Half Mega Satellite (Turbo)
1st December - The 7.5k Double Bubble Tournament - Min. Guarantee 6 lacs
2nd December - The 15k Weekend Kickoff Tournament - Min. Guarantee 13 lacs
3rd December - The 30k Main Event - Min. Guarantee 25 lacs
4th December - The 12k Head Hunters Tournament - Min. Guarantee 6 lacs


If you wish to register for the December event, visit our website at www.indiapokerchampionship.com (http://www.indiapokerchampionship.com) or alternatively you can also register at this link - http://bit.ly/ipcregister.

Book your hotels and tickets early to avoid paying higher rates later. Here are a few travel websites you can use - http://www.travelguru.com, http://www.cleartrip.com, http://www.makemytrip.com, http://www.expedia.co.in

Check out the winners from our October edition HERE (http://in.pokernews.com/live-reporting/india-poker-championship-oct-2011/).

If you are active on Facebook, do consider adding Daniel Helmuth (http://www.facebook.com/IPCDan) to your Friend list or 'Like' our fanpage (http://www.facebook.com/IndiaPokerChampionship) as these are the best ways to remain updated on IPC news and information.
If you need any further information, please feel free to email us at info@indiapokerchampionship.com or send a PM on Facebook to the above ID. If you are on Blackberry, then add the IPC Crew (pin - 210512EF).
Thanks and we look forward to seeing you in Goa for the Main Event!

[IPC_Dan]

Greetings from the India Poker Championship!

Quick update on our next event and its our 2nd birthday in March so we have a lot of fun planned for our players!

Event Schedule - Mar 2012

Thu - 01-Mar - 8:30pm - 5k Freezeout (5000 chips and 25 min blinds. No re-entries.)

Fri - 02-Mar - 8:30pm - 10k Weekend Kickoff Freezeout (8500 chips and 25 min blinds. No re-entries.)

Sat - 03-Mar - 8:30pm - 25k Big Game Freezeout (15000 chips and 35 min blinds. No re-entries.)

Sun - 04-Mar - 6:00pm - 25k Main Event Final Table

Sun - 04-Mar - 8:30pm - 12k Headhunter (6500 chips and 20 min blinds. Re-entries for 4 levels.)

Except for the Headhunter, ALL tournaments are Freezeouts i.e no Re-entries / Rebuys.

:D It's our 2nd birthday and we want YOU to celebrate with us! :D
Starting this Sunday 12th Feb, take part in the IPC Big 2 Bash Freeroll series on PokerStars Homegames and win live tournament tickets worth INR 25,000 into the March edition of the Championship!

The winner of each tournament in the Big 2 series will receive a tournament ticket worth INR 5000 to use at any IPC tournament in the March edition.

And it does not stop there!

If you place in the top 10 finishers, you will also earn points towards the series leaderboard. The player who gets the most number of points across the series, will win an additional ticket worth INR 5000! So a total of INR 30,000 to play for! Now that's the way to celebrate turning 2 :D


IPC Big 2 Bash Freeroll Schedule:-

12 Feb - 9:30 pm IST
14 Feb - 9:30 pm IST
16 Feb - 9:30 pm IST
21 Feb - 9:30 pm IST
23 Feb - 9:30 pm IST

Big 2 Bash Leaderboard points:-

Position | Points

1 | 100
2 | 90
3 | 80
4 | 75
5 | 70
6 | 65
7 | 60
8 | 55
9 | 50
10 | 45

How to join the IPC club for Home Games online

- Open the main poker lobby, then click on the Home Games tab
- Click the 'Join a Poker Club' button
- Enter my Club ID number: 4376
- Enter my Invitation Code: IPCINDIA55

That's it! Once your membership request is approved, you will be able ready to start playing in this IPC freeroll series.
For any queries, please email info@indiapokerchampionship.com

Please note - these tickets cannot be transferred so please make sure you send us your ID with your real name when you win the coupon so we can validate and send you a confirmation mail.

Thanks and see you at the tables!

[techdemo]

Congrats Danish for winning the IPC 5K Freezeout. Very well deserved.