Amin Rozani, Founder and Group CEO of Spartan Poker Group
Amin Rozani, Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Spartan Poker Group, shares insights about India’s gaming industry and his experience of organizing two major poker events – the India Poker Championship and India Online Poker Championship
The much-awaited poker championships are back, and poker players could not be more excited. Amin Rozani, Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Spartan Poker Group, speaks about his experience of organizing two major poker events – the India Poker Championship (IPC) and the upcoming mega-event India Online Poker Championship (IOPC). He also shared some insights about the overall online gaming landscape in India dominated by Poker, the safety of online gaming, and some major highlights of the much-awaited IPC Nepal 2022. Some edited excerpts:
Q. Poker has been gaining significant recognition as a true game of skill and strategy. What, according to you, are the top 3 skills needed to ace this game?
Rozani: Poker is indeed a game of skill and endurance. To win, Poker each participant gets many opportunities to show off their greatest moves, plans, and talents. While the understanding of the rules and movements of the game is crucial, what you do off the felt also affects your performance significantly. Here are a few skills a person must possess to ace the game: Discipline: Everyone understands that poker requires a lot of patience, and that patience requires a lot of discipline. Do not get carried away and place unnecessary bets when the situation does not call for it. The poker player who understands math and circumstances well will benefit greatly and take advantage of the game.
Math: I cannot stress enough the importance of knowing basic math. Top poker players understand the odds of the game, including specific card pairings. Like other card games , Poker is primarily about expectations and information. Knowing the probability of hitting a flush or the river card would allow you to understand when to fold and call.
Psychology: The ability to read your opponents and predict their next actions […]
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