The Poker Sports League in India has announced plans to return for a second season after locking the original ten franchises in for an eight-year period.

There was a time when a poker player from India seated at a major final table looked like an odd neglected plant at the Chelsea Flower Show, then Nipun Java and Aditya Sushant won three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets.

Indian poker is in bloom.

Poker leagues are sprouting up like people wearing green eyeshadow in a Culture Club concert. The Match Indian Poker League and the Global Poker League India are preparing to launch their inaugural offerings, and now, the Poker Sports League (PSL) has announced that their ten franchises are locked in for at least eight more seasons.