Archive for Poker in Canada

WPT back in Montreal 2 times in 2013

WPT back in Montreal 2 times in 2013

How do you top the record setting largest tournament field for a $1,000+ entry here in Canada? You come back with not one, but two more opportunities in 2013 for players to compete in a World Poker Tour event at Playground Poker Club, located just 20 minutes from downtown Montreal. Last November, nearly 1,200 players […]

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World Series of Poker Canada

World Series of Poker Canada

The World Series of Poker will finally be heading North of the Border, Canada!  A WSOP circuit event will be held at the River Rock Casino and Resort in Richmond British Columbia from October 27 to November 7, 2012 during this 9th season.  WSOP Canada 2012 will be the first time that a WSOP circuit […]

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WPT Montreal

WPT Montreal

Some huge news for poker in Canada as the World Poker Tour is coming back to Canada. Expanding on its mission to introduce world-class tournament poker to new players and markets around the globe, World Poker Tour is pleased to announce the addition of WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic and WPT Montreal to its Season […]

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Playground Poker Classic 2012

Playground Poker Classic 2012

The 2012 version of the Playground Poker Classic may just very well be the most complete poker tournament series in Canada.   Held at the Playground Poker club just outside of Montreal Quebec, this poker club is perhaps the largest standalone legal poker room in North America.  Growing in size and reputation every year, many big […]

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Toronto Casino and Ontario Online Casino

Toronto Casino and Ontario Online Casino

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming commission (OLG) sure shook up Ontario citizens today, especially those in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Ontario Provincial Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced that in co-ordination with the OLG, the GTA will have its own casino by 2017. OLG chair Paul Godfrey will be restructuring the OLG in a good […]

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