Last November, nearly 1,200 players ponied up $3000+$300 to participate in WPT Montreal, creating a massive prize-pool of roughly $3.4 million dollars and a top prize worth more than $775,000; the largest 1st place poker The star studded field included All Time Money tournament leaders Antonio Esfandiari and Daniel Negreanu, past WPT Champions David Williams and Gavin Smith, top female players Xuan Liu and Isabelle Mercier, young guns Mike “Timex” McDonald and Mike “SirWatts” Watson as well as 2012 Global Index POY leaders Dan Smith and Marvin Rettenmaier…So how do you make the third largest field in World Poker Tour history shine even brighter?

You give the players what they want and bring in the cameras in for a full televised PartyPoker.net WPT Montreal Main Event from November 29th to December 5th, you bump the stakes just enough to a $3,500 + $350 and you look to make room for even more players to participate. Throw in the very real possibility of adding a “High Roller” side event for poker’s elite and you just should have the right recipe to see Canadian poker history made once again.

Players won’t have to wait until fall to take their shot at a Canadian WPT title however, now that would just be cruel! Instead, they will want to start making plans and qualifying for the PartyPoker.net WPT Montreal Canadian Spring Championship from May 3rd to 9th at Playground Poker Club. The $3,000 + $300 Main Event will feature a live stream of the same caliber that covered Jonathan Roy’s victory in 2012 and both this and the November event will be Main WPT tour stops, awarding Player Of the Year points and the signature Championship Belt along with their name engraved on the coveted WPT Trophy.

While the the side schedules of events are yet to be announced, organizers are working hard at putting together a line up of varying buy-ins and disciplines sure to be well received by players.

Qualifiers and promotions will once again be offered by Party Poker for both events and begin on March 11.

In 2012, hundreds of players gained entry to WPT Montreal via satellites, with online qualifiers far exceeding expectations an guarantees. Perhaps the only complaint heard by players last year was that they didn’t start playing those available sooner.

Stay tuned for more details on Party Poker qualifiers and full schedules to come!

WPT Montreal arrives in Montreal Canada Nov 23-27, 2012 at the Playground Poker Club, and you can qualify for the main event online at Party Poker and Bodog.  The winner of this now 5 day event will receive a World Poker Tour Title, and a matching Playground Poker Club Championship belt, along with first place prize money, and an entry into the $25k championship final.

Party Poker is offering a 3 seat guarantee satellite every Sunday at 3:30pm est at an entry fee of $270+30.  There are also subqualifiers daily to get into this satellite.  Party Poker packages are worth $5500 and include the $3,300 main event buyin, $1,300 in spending money, Hotel accomodation, and world class hospitality.  The last satellite runs on November 11.

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Bodog is offering a 3 seat guarantee satellite for 3 Sundays at 4:35pm est at an entry fee of $270.  There are also subqualifiers daily to get into this satellite.  Bodog packages are worth $5000 and include the $3,300 main event buyin, $1,700 in spending money for travel and accomodations, and a Bodog swag bag.  The satellites take place on October 14, 21, and 28th.

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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 XI schedule.

Canada has been missing from the WPT, since the last time it was played at the Fallsview Casino and Resort in Niagara Falls.  There have been many rumours of the stop coming back, but nothing ever materialized.  This recent news has taken everyone by surprise, a welcome one that is.

From November 23 – 26, World Poker Tour returns to Canada for the first time since 2008 with the WPT Montreal event at the popular Playground Poker Club in Quebec. With its CAD $3,000 + $300 buy-in and opportunity for re-entry, this new WPT Main Event – sponsored by PartyPoker.net – is expected to draw some of the biggest names in the game, including Playground Poker representatives Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, and Erik Cajelais.

Unfortunately this will be a non televised event, but things could always change from now till November.  There has been no word of preliminary events, but after Playground Poker Club put up a magnificent schedule up for their Playground Poker Classic, there most likely be some tournament goodness around the same time.  Also no news on online satellites to WPT Montreal at Party Poker yet, but we will surely post when they start.

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Party Poker’s popular tournament series Pokerfest is back.  From April 22 to May 6, 2012 Party Poker will be home to Canadian online poker players as they battle it out in 47 events and a $3.5 million guaranteed prize pool.

Party Poker will be starting off 2012 with a bang, and it is you the online poker player who will reap the rewards.  Throughout January 2012 there will be zero rake charged on all multi-table tournaments.  That means that 100% of your money will go straight into the prize pool, with no fees to pay across the whole multi-table tournament schedule. This includes their flagship $200k guaranteed Sunday tournament which is normally a $200 + $15 buyin.  You will still be paying the $215, but instead the whole $215 goes into the prize pool.  Unfortunately the Party Poker Winter Million takes place on February 5, so a rake free on that tourney is a no-go.

There will also be a special Reload Bonus and a Depositor’s Freeroll in January.  Deposit using bonus code RAKEFREE and get a 100% bonus up to $100.  You will have 30 days from the date of deposit to meet the wagering requirements which is 8 points for every $1 released.

Deposit at least $50 with the RAKEFREE bonus code and you will also be entered into a $50,000 Freeroll which takes place on Sunday Feb 5 at 11:00 ET.

If you don’t have a Party Poker Account, SIGN UP now and receive a deposit bonus of 100% up to $600.

Party Poker has joined the online tournament series fray with their own Party Poker Pokerfest 2011.  With over $3,000,000 guaranteed prize money over 47 events, this will surely be a must play series and one that Canadians should be able to dominate.  Pokerfest 2011 will take place from October 23 – November 6th, with the main event being the return of the party million, a $1,000,000 guaranteed main event with a $640 buy-in.  Satellites for Pokerfest begin on September 26, and you can qualify for as low as $1.

There will also be a $100,000 leaderboard paying out over 3 levels of tournaments, points buyins ($5,000), low ($30,000), and high ($55+) with a $65,000 prize pool.

$35,000 Pokerfest Jackpots

Win any three Pokerfest tournaments = $20,000
Final table in any 10 Pokerfest tournaments = $10,000
Win cash in any 10 Pokerfest tournaments = $5,000

Daily Dollar side events

From the 23rd October we’ll be running two $1 buy-in tournaments every day at 13:45 ET and 16:00 ET but be warned – every tournament has a twist! Make sure you check the lobby each day for full details.

Prize Draw

For each of the 47 Pokerfest events you play in, you’ll get a ticket for our Pokerfest prize draw. The first 500 players drawn will win a prize including iPad’s, chip sets and other merchandise from our Points Store

Pokerfest winners

All winners of Pokerfest tournaments will be rightfully rewarded with an exclusive memento of the event!

Pokerfest 2011 Schedule

Week 1 (23rd October)

Straight from the Events calender on Party Poker, the owner of the World Poker Tour (WPT), listed for the confirmed schedule for the World Poker Tour Season 10 is the return of the WPT North American Poker Championships. (NAPC) Taking place at the Fallsview Casino and Resort in Niagara Falls, this event will run from October 10-22, 2011.  With this event spanning over 13 days, it looks very promising to be an actual tournament series like the Fallsview Poker Classic.  Rumours of an eventual WPT return to Niagara or even Canada have always been premature, but this looks like it could be true.  Though it is not listed on the current WPT website.

Satellites for the WPT North American Poker Classic should be running soon on Party Poker.  More WPT Niagara news will be posted as they become available.

Remember Party Poker still has rake free poker tournaments for another 2 weeks.  Sign up today and receive a $600 bonus!

To keep you updated on the lastest online satellite offerings, please visit the Canada Poker News special 2011 WSOP Online Satellite page which will be updated regularly.  We are still awaiting news of the mega Full Tilt and Poker Stars wsop satellite info which is always huge.

Jackpot prizes:

1.       Win two daily $5,000 freerolls = $5,000 jackpot

2.       Win three daily $5,000 freerolls = $50,000 jackpot

3.       Win five daily $5,000 freerolls = $500,000 jackpot

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Also a reminder that another favourite online poker site that Canadians favour, Poker Stars, is wrapping up the Canadian COOP this weekend.  The main event will be a 2day tournament $525 tournament beginning on Sunday November 28 at 18:00 est.  2010 WSOP champion Johnathan Duhamel will definately be playing under his current handle LeJohn54.  Play the Canadian COOP and knock out the champ!  Also the overall Canadian COOP champion will win $5000 worth of Sunday Million buyins.  Its still not too late to take the title as Canada’s best online poker tournament player.

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