With a prize pool of almost US$470,000 at stake, nine finalist teams in the third edition of the Match Indian Poker League faced off across the felt earlier this week, with the Pune Kings claiming victory after an exciting final against the Haryana Hawks.
The winning team received the equivalent of US$ 185,000 and was captained by Indian poker pro Gaurav Gala; it included respected local players like Tanmay Bagga, Rubin Labroo, Tanay Hargunaney, Suchi Chamaria, Akash Shekhar and Akshay Nasa.
The Kings victory means they will next represent India at the Nations Cup, a tournament organised by the Swiss International Federation of Match Poker (IFMP) scheduled for February 2019 in Ireland.