Amit Varma - Poker Player

Biography

Amit Varma is one of several poker players with an impressive profile. He is not only an avid poker player but also a novelist and blogger who has won admiration for his literary works.

Background

Amit Varma is a pro poker writer who is based in Mumbai. Apart from his passion for playing poker, he works in television and advertising. He is also a journalistplayer and a writer based in Mumbai. Apart from his passion for poker, he works in television and advertising. He is also a passionate journalist and has written for reputed publications like The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.

For many months, he was the Managing Editor of Cricinfo India, and currently, he is a consultant for them.

His contributions are not limited to this. He wrote the weekly column "Thinking It Through" for Mint, the business newspaper.

In 2005, his blog, India Uncut, won the Best Indiblog Award at the Indibloggies, and it was again nominated the following year.

In October 2007, for his works, Amit Varma won the 2007 Bastiat Prize for Journalism, which is usually awarded to honour writers “whose work cleverly and wittily promotes the institutions of the free society”.

Amit Varma’s first book, My Friend Sancho, was published in May 2009. It became the best-selling debut novel of 2009. The plot of My Friend Sancho is usually a contemporary love story set in Mumbai. For this book, he had previously been longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2008.

In April 2009, BusinessWeek magazine named Amit Varma one of India's 50 Most Powerful People 2009.

Amit Verma Poker Career

Amit Verma discovered poker in the mid-2000s, slowly got involved deeply, and started learning. Around 2010, he took a break from writing and started focusing on poker to pursue it professionally. He loved how challenging and complex the game of poker is.

He started playing in the local poker circuit and slowly explored the global online poker platforms.

By 2011, he had learned and understood poker concepts like variance, probability, and bluffing. He even started writing about poker in his ‘Range Rover’ series on his blog, India Uncut.

Despite being passionate about poker, he started facing issues and challenges, such as demanding long hours and a high-pressure environment. He even wrote about his challenges in his blog, ‘Why I Loved and Left Poker.’

In 2015, he left poker and returned to his primary passion: writing. After leaving, he started his blog, India Uncut. In 2017, he launched his podcast, The Seen and the Unseen. The podcast discusses politics, economics, and society.

Amit Varma Net Worth

According to the Poker Guru, Amit Verma’s lifetime total winnings are ₹4.17 lakhs, and his largest cash is ₹1,04,172.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Amit Varma’s All-Time High Ranking?

Amit Varma’s all-time high ranking is 670.