OPN Challenger Series brings a chance for young and rising poker talents of India to win $10,000 worth entry to the main event of world’s biggest tournament. The series starts on 7th Jan’16 and now has 11 players – Jaideep Sajwan, Vinay B, Abhinav, Aashray Arood , Niwesh Sharma, Vikram kumar, Rajat Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Deepanshu, Varun Gulati and Ashish Ahuja competing for the huge reward.
Duration: 7th Jan to 31st April 2016
Late Entry: Till 29th Jan 2016
Details of the Series:
- All players inducted in the challengers series will get an initial bankroll of Rs 25,000 on Adda52.com
- Players can play cash games of blind level 25/50 and above as well as tournaments on Adda52.com
- Meanwhile, players can also play live tournaments like Deltin Poker Tournament and India Poker Championship in Goa.
- A leaderboard with 3 separate parameters will be maintained below and updated regularly on OPN.
- The topper of the leaderboard will get entry to the Main Event of World’s biggest tournament worth $10,000.
Leaderboard:
Point Formula for Tournaments: Sqrt{(Total tourney players / your rank in tourney) x sqrt (tourney buy in)}
Final Points Calculator Formula: {(Total Tournament Points) + Sqrt (Hands won x C)}, where C is a constant equal to 2
| Player | Adda52 tourney points | Non-Heads-Up Hands Won | Live tournaments points | Final Points |
| Jaideep Sajwan | 555 | 3092 | 166.24 | 799.88 |
| Varun Gulati | 359 | 495 | 390.46 | |
| Rajat Sharma | 98 | 83 | 69.64 | 180.52 |
| Vinay B | 126 | 1396 | 178.84 | |
| Vikram kumar | 26 | 152 | 82.4 | 125.84 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 89 | 581 | 123.09 | |
| Manoj R | 6 | 8 | 90.24 | 100.24 |
| Abhinav Mahajan | 68 | 130 | 84.12 | |
| Ashish Ahuja | 50 | 202 | 70.10 | |
| Niwesh Sharma | 45 | 308 | 69.82 | |
| Aashray Arood | 21 | 742 | 59.52 | |
| Deepanshu Kumar | 20 | 474 | 50.79 |
* Non-heads up Cash Games 25/50 and above
# Updated till 31st April.
Terms & Conditions:
1. A player can make deposit of any amount after the initial bankroll to play poker.
2. In case, a player loses the initial bankroll, he/she must top up to the minimum level (25K). No maximum limit on top-up and deposit in the entire period. Min-Bankroll will be checked every 15 days.
3. Any player caught doing collusion or other prohibited activities will be immediately banned from the series.
Notes:
1. OPN has no official tie up with WSOP for tickets.
2. OPN reserves the right to introduce new players in the Challenger Series.