BLITZPOKER Launches New “BLITZ Covid Relief” Charity Tournament to Fight the Pandemic

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  • Attreyee Khasnabis May 5, 2021
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India is currently fighting the second wave of the coronavirus. As of Tuesday, the country witnessed a record daily rise of over 3.82 Lakh new COVID-19 cases, posting over 3,000 deaths for the eighth consecutive day, as per data released by the Union health ministry. The pandemic has challenged the country’s healthcare infrastructure like never before. Social media is all but filled with crowdsourcing efforts to replenish the dwindling oxygen supply, oxygen cylinders, and ventilators for the thousands in desperate need of these life-saving measures.

Online poker site BLITZPOKER is one of the first poker operators to join this fight by announcing the brand-new ‘BLITZ Covid Relief’ tournament. This special CSR initiative by the site will see them hosting a ₹249 entry buy-in BLITZ Covid Relief tournament daily from May 8 to 14 at 10:30 PM each day. Featuring a ₹75,000 prize pool guarantee, the site will donate twice the rake generated from this tournament, with all the proceeds going to the Hemkunt Foundation to provide oxygen cylinders and ventilators to those in need.

Founded in 2010, the Hemkunt Foundation is an NGO working on several small projects for the last 10 years, including running free schools in three districts of New Delhi.

A statement released by BLITZPOKER stated, “We have partnered with an NGO – Hemkunt Foundation, which aims to provide humanitarian aid to marginalized sections of society. You can directly make donations to them through their website.”

“Help us in this fight against Covid by playing BLITZ Covid Relief daily. Buy-In to this tournament is set at ₹249 only. Book your seat and join us to get India back to its glory,” the statement added.

The online poker site, part of the Quadnet Poker Network, had a smashing April with its ‘April Dhamaka’ promotions. “All in April” bonus offers to the cricket-themed “FreeHit – ₹1 Lakh GTD Freeroll” and “The Millionaire” edition every weekend made for a fantastic month for poker players.

Currently running on the site from May 3 to 9 is the second edition of The Millionaire Series with an eye-popping ₹5 Crores guaranteed across 17 Millionaire-branded tourneys. The site also runs massive guaranteed daily flagships as part of the Quadnet Poker Network’s “Daily Poker Marathon.”

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