Once looked upon as gambling, poker is now drawing big monies for online platforms. So, will card games finally be dealt a fair hand?
When Kunal Patni shared his plans of quitting a high-paying finance job to become a professional poker player, friends and relatives dismissed the idea as a bluff. A few months later, in 2014, Patni swapped his suit for hoodies and dark sunglasses, and headed to Macau to participate in the Asian Championship of Poker.
Five years on, Patni is regarded as one of the best poker players in the country. In 2018, at the World Poker Tournament, Patni managed a second place finish, winning 96,000 euros (roughly Rs 75 lakh).
“Poker has become quite popular in India… Lots of youngsters play the game now,” says Patni, who was part of private banking teams at Birla, IIFL and HSBC. “A few hundreds would also be earning a livelihood playing the game.”
When Kunal Patni shared his plans of quitting a high-paying finance job to become a professional poker player, friends and relatives dismissed the idea as a bluff. A few months later, in 2014, Patni swapped his suit for hoodies and dark sunglasses, and headed to Macau to participate in the Asian Championship of Poker.
Five years on, Patni is regarded as one of the best poker players in the country. In 2018, at the World Poker Tournament, Patni managed a second place finish, winning 96,000 euros (roughly Rs 75 lakh).
“Poker has become quite popular in India… Lots of youngsters play the game now,” says Patni, who was part of private banking teams at Birla, IIFL and HSBC. “A few hundreds would also be earning a livelihood playing the game.”
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