Poker player Muskan Sethi will be honored next month by India's president, Ram Nath Kovind, at an event celebrating 100 Indian women achieving success in various fields traditionally dominated by men, such as the military and firefighting.
The ladies who were chosen by a government ministry from "record books, inputs from different central ministries, state governments and media reports,".
The Global Poker League recognized her (Muskan Sethi) as a rising star and tabbed her as manager of the Delhi Diehards for the fledgling GPL India.
"I still can't believe it, it’s hard to express how I feel, my journey so far is flashing before my eyes, feeling blessed and really looking forward." Said Sethi.
Sethi has racked up $114,589 in cashes online as "musku89" in rising to India's 28th-ranked player on PocketFives and has another $44,310 in live tournament cashes to her credit. (READ SO: INDIA DECIDED TO BAN POKER ONLINE)
"We’d like to send out our biggest congratulations to Muskan, Knowing the League has the honor of hosting a pioneer in women’s fight for equality in the workplace as one of its Team leaders is something we already take a lot of pride in." a GPL official stated.
