PokerStars gave an indication of its ambitions in the relatively new Indian poker market this week by announcing significant increases in the guarantees on its weekly tournaments – up to 40 percent.
The move appears to be a restructuring, and includes reductions in the buy-ins for certain events to bring more players to the tables…and the company has pruned underperforming MTT events to boot.
Tournaments on the 215-tourney roster that stand to benefit from the changes, which amount to around $150,000 in weekly guarantees, include a new offering titled Saturday Eliminator, along with the more familiar Monday Battle Royale, Super Tuesday, Fast Friday products.
InfoPowa freaders will recall that PokerStars revealed earlier this year that it has partnered wih Indian gamblng outfit Sachiko Gaming to build a presence in the populous nation. Whilst CEO Rafi Ashkenazi acknowledged it may take a while to build the business, he was confident that the initiative will ultimately deliver the right sort of returns.