Pocket52 Review: Online Poker Website in India

Bengaluru-based online poker start-up Pocket52 continues its path of steady growth and is day by day becoming one of the best poker platforms in India. Pocket52 is an Indian product of IIT graduate Nitish Salvi and co-founders Saurav Suman, Debashish Bhattacharjee and Satyam Verma. A small and dynamic team of IIT and NIT graduates strive to set Pocket52 apart from its competitors through the site`s in-house ‘Cryptographically secured RNG’ powered by Lava Lamps. They are using India’s First Cryptographically Secure Random Number Generator.

Pocket52 believes in providing an exceptional experience to its users through State-of-the-Art Gaming UI/UX, meticulous design, hassle-free gaming experience, 24×7 customer support and many more invaluable features.

Positives

• An Indian product – Bengaluru based startup
• Cryptographically secured RNG
• Assisted learning with analytics
• AI & ML powered game engine
• Instant Play option
• 24×7 support over E-mail
• Call and chat support all 7 days
• Speedy cash withdrawals – withdrawals requests are processed within 2 to 6 hours

Negatives

• Limited cash games
• Less number of cash tables in comparison to its competitors

Mobile App Compatibility

One of the leading poker sites in India – Pocket52 offers an Instant Play option on the website, i.e. you don’t need to download the app if you want to play on the website.

The website has launched two versions of its App – Pocket52 and Pocket 52 lite that are compatible with all Windows/ MAC /iOS/Android devices.

How to Download the App

You can easily download the App from the website.

For Android: You need to click on the ‘Android’

For iOS: You need to click on the ‘iOS’

For Window/ MacBook: You need to click on the ‘Download’ button on the website

Pocket52 Tournaments

Pocket52 has a number of tournaments with No-Limit Texas Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha games

• Pocket Aces 200K GTD – A tournament with ₹2,00,000 guaranteed prize pool held every Sunday at 8:00 PM IST
• Pocket Kings 100K GTD – A tournament with ₹1,00,000 guaranteed prize pool held every Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM IST
• Pocket Queens 50K GTD – A tournament with ₹50,000 guaranteed prize pool held every Monday at 8:00 PM IST
• Pocket Jacks 25K GTD – A tournament with ₹25,000 guaranteed prize pool held every day at 9:00 PM IST
• Pocket Tens (PLO) 25K GTD – A PLO tournament with ₹25,000 guaranteed prize pool held every day at 10:00 PM IST
• Pocket Lunch 100K GTD – A 100K GTD tournament held daily at 2:00 PM IST
• Hercules 100K GTD (RB/AO) – 100K GTD RB/AO tournament held every Sunday at 7:00 PM IST
• Gladiator 80K GTD – A tournament held every Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 8:00 PM IST with ₹80,000 guaranteed prize pool
• 25K GTD Depositors Freeroll – Win a FREE ticket to 25K GTD Depositors Freeroll held every Thursday at 8:00 PM IST with ₹25,000 guaranteed prize pool with just a minimum deposit of Rs100.
• Daily Pocket52 Micro Tournaments – Choose from micro tournaments of 5K GTD, 2K GTD & 1K GTD MTTs and low buy-in
• Bankroll Builder Series – No entry fee! No deposit required. Play daily free entry poker tournaments and build your bankroll from scratch!

Software, Security and Fair Play

Pocket52 uses world-recognized technology to provide a safe, secure and hassle-free gaming experience to its users. The encryption is very secure and cannot be doctored, altered, changed, adjusted or interfered easily.

Few hits of the software-

• Certified by iTech Labs, Australia
• SHA-256 Encrypted SSL Transactions
• Cryptographically-secure RNG+
• AI/ML Empowered Game-Engine
• Invite friends with shareable link (WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)

Pocket52 Rewards and offers

One of the leading poker website in India – Pocket52 has a number of rewards and bonuses for the new users. A few of them are mentioned below-

• Get Rs 100 free on Signup
• Welcome bonus up to Rs. 5600
• Deposit Rs 5000 and get Rs 1000 Free
• Depositors Freeroll 25K GTD MTT Tickets

Other Promotions

• Poker Vault – Poker Cashback Program
• Refer a Friend
• Rewards Contests
• Loyalty Programs

Cash Withdrawals & Customer Support

With an eye to becoming the best online poker website in India, Poker52’s main motto is to lure customers with its invaluable services. The website has changed the dynamics of the poker industry in India from giving 24×7 customer support and speedy fast withdrawal within 2-6 hours of withdrawal request (most websites take 24-72 hours to process the requests).

• Pocket52 processes withdrawal within 2 to 6 Hours of Receiving Requests.
• They offer 24×7 support over Email and all 7 Days support over Call & Chat.

Conclusion

A couple of new features are helping Pocket52 set apart from its competitors and build a name in the poker industry in India.  The 24×7 customer support, option to invite friends with a shareable link, and speedy fast withdrawals, etc. are setting new standards in the industry which other websites will have to follow over the course of time. Pocket52 is only lagging behind in terms of traffic and cash table players but the recent funding received from Speciale Invest in 2019 is surely going to help this tech-savvy platform in becoming the prominent poker platform in India.