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9stacks Launches #LFGVegas2.00NEW DELHI, January 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Will Take the Largest Ever Team of Indian Poker Players to Las Vegas During WSOP 2019 India's fastest growing online poker platform, 9stacks, is back with its most popular promotion - #LFGVegas2.00. Just launched, this contest has set the Indian poker industry on fire again, and is seen as the easiest way to win the coveted trip to poker mecca, Las Vegas during the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the World Series of Poker. (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/812300/9stacks_LFVegas2.jpg ) Last year through #LFGVegas, 9stacks took a mix of regular and professional poker players to Vegas and made history - #9stacksTeamIndia members Nishant Sharma and Vivek Rughani became the first Indians to reach the top 100 of the WSOP Main Event, the biggest tournament in the world. Other team members won big tournaments like the Wynn Summer Classic and the Big One for One Drop. It was also a great way for the amateur/first-time members of the team to learn from the professional players who have been playing poker seriously for a while, and sharpen their poker skills. "With #LFGVegas2.00, we hope to povide world-class tournament exposure to many more brilliant poker minds from India. There are many tournaments that make up the World Series of Poker, and we hope more than one of our #9stacksTeamIndia members brings home a winner's bracelet. We want to double the feats achieved last year and create some epic moments at WSOP 2019," says 9stacks CEO, Sudhir Kamath. This is an important year for poker as the WSOP will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary and is expecting the best poker players across the world to join the festivities. 9stacks is making it easier for players to qualify and contribute to India's rise as a disruptor in the global poker scene. Further details on #LFGVegas2.00 can be found on the website. About 9stacks 9stacks is India's best online poker site. Launched last year, 9stacks has a user base of 1 lakh+ subscribers. More than 5 million hands of poker are being played every month on the platform, with monthly gross transactions exceeding INR 35 Cr per month. As a member of the All India Gaming Federation, 9stacks has also been a strong voice advocating poker as a game of skill. On its own platform, 9stacks recently launched India's first skills dashboard where gamers can carry out in-depth analyses of their own strategy, and become better poker players. 9stacks users can play seamlessly across all platforms including iOS, Android, Windows and Macs. 9stacks Founders: Sudhir Kamath is an IIM-A alumnus and ex-McKinsey consultant with over 17 years of experience. Prior to 9stacks, he was CEO of Suntera Energy, a privately held oil and gas exploration company. Pratik Kumar is an IIT KGP alumnus, with over 12 years of experience in e-commerce and online marketing. He was the CMO of Nykaa.com and founding team member of Zivame.com Abhinav Nigam is an IIT KGP alumnus and ex-BCG consultant, with over 12 years of experience with Accenture Strategy and the Boston Consulting Group Rishab Mathur is an IIT KGP alumnus with over 12 years of experience in technology. He was head of mobile technology for Nearbuy and CTO of 9monks and Blot Canvas. Updates on 9stacks can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Blog. Website: http://www.9stacks.com Media Contact: 
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