After 11 months of playing amazing poker games and tournaments, the action for 2016 is set to culminate with the “Adda52 Player of the Year” on 25th December. The annual championship is aimed at identifying and honoring the top players based on their POY points and overall ranking on the leader-board which seeks to reward all consistent poker players for their skill and cumulative performance of a year. India’s largest poker site has launched “Race to POY”, a cash game promotion which brings up the last chance for the players to jump the POY leaderboard and grab the prestigious title, with 44 lacs in the prize money along with several additional rewards.
The “Race to POY 2016” is the final opportunity for poker players to earn additional POY points and improve their ranking on Adda52 POY leaderboard. The promotion starts with deposit offers on 7th December via which players can enroll themselves. The poker action kicks off on 11th December and the promotion will climax on 2nd January 2017. The deposit window will be open till 10th December.
| Code Names | Deposit Amount | Locked Bonus | Instant Bonus |
| DECRPOY45 | 20000 – 39999 | 35% | Max Limit 14000 | 10% | Max Limit 4000 |
| DECRPOY60 | 40000 & Above | 45% | Max Limit 36000 | 15% | Max Limit 12000 |
Top 15 players on the POY leaderboard after Adda52 Millions on the Christmas Night will share Rs 40 Lacs in prize money based on their rank and Loyalty Tier. The Adda52 2016 Player of the Year will be rewarded with Rs. 11,40,000. Apart from 40 Lacs in prize money, the poker site has announced special rewards for Top 200 players in the leaderboard.
Check the full payout for 15 places here.
How to earn additional POY points
The players who make deposit till 10th December using the above codes will be entitled to battle out on game leaderboard from 11th-24th December. Top 10 finishers on each game leaderboard will get additional POY points.
Max Hands Won
Players can play at the cash tables of 25/50 & above from 11th-24th Dec to contest in the Max Hands Won series leaderboard and get a chance to win additional POY points. They can also compete for Max Hands Won between 11th- 14th Dec on a 4-day leaderboard and earn more POY points.
Frequent Play Points
You can win additional POY points by making it to the Top of FPP Series leaderboard running from 11-24th Dec. You can also jump up the 4-day FPP leaderboard from 15th-18th Dec to earn extra points
VIP Loyalty Race
There will be VIP Loyalty race running in parallel to other game leaderboard from 11th-24th Dec through which top 10 players can earn POY points. You may also add points by competing for loyalty points on 4-day VIP leaderboard from 19th-22nd Dec.
Exclusive Freeroll Tourneys
At the end of the Race to POY promotion on Christmas, 25h Dec, top 200 players in the 2016 POY leaderboard will be given free entry to 4 freeroll tournament of 1 Lac prize pool each based on their POY ranks.
2017 DPT Main Event Freerolls
The advantage of being among the Top 200 doesn’t end here. All the players who make it to the final 200 of the 2016 Adda52 POY and the 4 wildcard entries will be given a chance to compete for the Main Event seats of Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) all across 2017.
Wild Card Entries
After the 2016 POY race ends, the four players will be entitled to get the wildcard entries into Top 200 of 2016 POY and will be entitled for additional rewards such as Exclusive Freerolls and 2017 DPT Main Event Freerolls. The highest jumpers across the month (between Dec 01-25 Dec) from the following categories will be given the additional benefits.
2017 DPT Main Event Freerolls
The advantage of being among the Top 200 doesn’t end here. All the players who make it to the final 200 of the 2016 Adda52 POY and the 4 wildcard entries will be given a chance to compete for the Main Event seats of Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) all across 2017.
Check the full details of Race to POY here.
Fantasy League
Adda52.com is also running Fantasy League this month for which the action has already started from 1st Dec. You can create your fantasy team till 10th December and win from Rs 90,000 in prize pool.
Players can create 6 different teams and compete in 6 fantasy leagues for free. You can also include yourself in your teams and then enter with several teams in one league. The Fantasy League has already started from 1st Dec and will continue till 24th Dec. Given below are fantasy leagues with their respective prize pools:
| League Pool | League | Entry Criteria |
| 20000 | Max Hand Won Series: 11th – 24th Dec. | 1000 LP |
| 20000 | FPP Series: 11th – 24th Dec. | 1000 LP |
| 20000 | VIP Loyalty Race Series: 11th – 24th Dec. | 1000 LP |
| 10000 | Max Hand Won: 11th – 14th Dec. | 500 LP |
| 10000 | FPP: 15th – 18th Dec. | 500 LP |
| 10000 | VIP Loyalty Race: 19th – 22nd Dec. | 500 LP |