Match Indian Poker League has apologised on Twitter after the Indian poker news site, Poker Guru, advertised the launch of the new league including a host of star players included in the project.

When there’s a smell of gunpowder, you eventually find a gun.

Not for the first time, the image of the Match Indian Poker League (IPL) finds itself smelling like a boiled haddock, after the Indian poker news outlet Poker Guru ran an article on Match IPL falsely advertising a swathe of internationals stars appearing in the league.

The article in question featured here – summarised expectations for the event taking place in Mumbai’s Playboy Club on 17 & 18 November.