Spartan Poker's IOPC Series Returns this January with Another $4 Million in Guarantees Spartan Poker's IOPC Series Returns this January with Another $4 Million in Guarantees
Key Takeaways
  • The series boasts 30 Crore in total guarantees — equivalent to just over 4 million in USD — making it even bigger than the top international operators’ flagship series.
  • This time around, there are 116 tournaments — instead of 140 as seen previously — and buy-ins start at INR 550 (~ $7.50).
  • With fewer tournaments in the January edition, the average guarantee per tournament has risen to nearly 26 LAC, which equates to approximately $35,000 — the highest in its history.

Indian independent online poker network Spartan has scheduled the fourteenth iteration of its India Online Poker Championship (IOPC), the network’s premier online poker tournament series.

Starting on January 20, the series runs for nearly three weeks, featuring 116 tournaments with buy-ins and prize pools denominated in Indian Rupees (INR).

In total, the series boasts 30 Crore in guarantees — equivalent to just over 4 million in USD — making it even bigger than the flagship series run by top international operators that accept players from all over the world, including 888poker, iPoker, and Unibet.