The secšÆond ediātion of the Poker Sports League (PSL), the team-based poker tournament founded by Adda52 and Dabur scion Amit Burman will be broadcast exclusively on DSport, a premium sports television channel run by Discovery Communications from 12th-17th June from 8 pm (India time) onwards.
PSL uses a āRFID chipā technology to give viewers a first-hand expešrience of the hands being played at the table as they will be able to see the cards and gauge the moves made by players, making it a very involving and interesting experience. Apart from the actual gameplay of poker, the show also focuses on entertaining viewers by delving into the backgrounds and life stories of poker players.
With this initiative,the company hopes that poker will now follow the likes of mainstream sports such as Indian Premier League, Indian Super League, I-League, Pro Kabaddi League anź¦d many others setting up an identity of its own.
Commenting on this exclusive partnership PSL co-founder Amit Burman said, āThe growing interest of people from across the world is a vašlidation of this league ā changing the landscape for . Our country being the country of sport fanatics, poker deserves an equal opportunity to openly build its fan base and have a dedicated property that every poker lover could look up to and dream of being a part of. We are glad to associate with DSport as our telecšast partners to make this dream a reality where we will give anybody and everybody interested in poker a chance to experience the game.ā
The final event of PšSL from 9th-13th May, 2018 at the Deltin Royale casino in Goa. šEleven city-based teams competed against one another and a total prize pool of Rs. 4.5 crores was distributed to the winning teams and players. Chess grandmaster Viswanthan Anand was present at the event and of the league.