PokerStars is sponsoring the Stardust Canadian Poker Classic, and you can win your seat for the $1,100 Main Event* via satellite qualifiers running now.

This prestigious live event takes place in one of Canada’s most stunning and newest card rooms – the Stardust Poker Mansion, in Montreal. It runs from August 17-September 2, with the $1,100 Main Event starting August 30. It’s your chance to compete for your share of a huge cash prize pool, and challenge yourself against the best poker players from across Canada, including other PokerStars players and Team Pros!

Satellites range from FPP use to @2.55 Hyper Turbos, to the popular $109 satellite every Sunday at 19:00 ET with 7 seats guaranteed.

–  Qualify on Poker Stars Now !–

The Poker Maximus

  Play on Lock Poker or Carbon Poker

From March 4th – 25th, 2012, the Merge Gaming Network will introduce the first ever online poker tournament series on that network.  With over $1.5 million in guaranteed prize money, they will surely be entering with a bang.  Highlights of The Poker Maximus include:

• $85,000 Guaranteed Poker Maximus High Roller Main Event ($215 Buyin)
• Poker Maximus $530 Deepstack Main Event ($100,000 Guaranteed)
• Minimum $200,000 Guaranteed Main Event ($109 Buyin, with at least $50,000 Guaranteed to the winner)
• A Tournament of Champions for all Poker Maximus Tournament Winners
• Over $1.5M worth of guaranteed cash and prizes
• Buyins ranging from $1.10 to $530
• Unique accolades for event winners and leaderboard places.
• Over $25,000 in bonus prizes for those who finish in the top 100 on the leaderboard or play in the tournament of champions.
• Players Choice tournament – an event decided by the players!

Click HERE for the Poker Maximus Schedule

Black Diamond Poker Open

Play on Bodog

The Black Diamond Poker Open replaces the former Bodog Poker Open, as now this new network will include U.S. players currently playing on Bovada.  The BDPO runs from March 4 to April 1 with over $750,000 guaranteed in prize money.  The BDPO is made up of the Contendor Series (lower to mid-stakes tournaments) running from Mar 5 and concluding with a $25,000 main event on March 18 at 17:00 EST, and the Championship Series (mid to high-stakes tournaments) running from Monday Mar 19 and concluding with a $250,000 guaranteed main event on Sunday Apr 1 at 16:00 EST.  $50,000 and a $5k Championship watch will be awarded to the main event winner.  There will also be a $20,000 guaranteed Kickoff Event on Sunday March 4th.

Join and deposit now at Bodog Poker and you’ll have an additional shot at the $250,000 Guaranteed Main Event tournament. All you have to do is register, deposit $20 or more and you’ll be awarded a tournament ticket to one of four private freerolls awarding over $1000 in prizes with the top prize for ea ch being a $425+25 seat in the BDPO Main Event $250,000 Guaranteed, Sunday April 1^st

Private Tournaments take place on Saturdays throughout the Month of March (March 10^th, 17^th, 24^th & 31^st at 7PM ET)

View the BDPO Schedule HERE

Micro Millions

Play on Poker Stars

The Poker Stars MicroMillions is what it is, a new tournament series designed for micro and small stake players.  This series will take place from March 15-25th, 2012 and will have an overall total guaranteed prize pool of $5,000,000!!! Not so micro.  Below is the tentative schedule as nothing has been officially announced yet, and guarantees for each individual tournament are still TBD.  The overall leaderboard winner will also receive a 2013 PCA seat worth over $15,000!

Thursday, 15 March 2012
12:00 ET — Event 01: $0.11 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Unlimited Rebuys]
13:00 ET — Event 02: $1.00 NL Hold’em [3x-Turbo, Rebuys]
14:00 ET — Event 03: $5.50 NL Hold’em
15:00 ET — Event 04: $3.30 PL Omaha [6-Max, Rebuys]
16:00 ET — Event 05: $10.50 NL Hold’em [Turbo, SuperKnockout]
18:00 ET — Event 06: $4.40 NL Hold’em [Turbo]
21:00 ET — Event 07: $2.20 NL Hold’em

Friday, 16 March 2012
01:30 ET — Event 08: $3.30 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Rebuys]
06:00 ET — Event 09: $2.20 NL Omaha Hi/Lo
08:30 ET — Event 10: $5.50 NL Hold’em
10:00 ET — Event 11: $8.80 NL Hold’em
12:00 ET — Event 12: $1.00 NL Hold’em [3x-Turbo, Rebuys]
13:30 ET — Event 13: $11.00 NL Hold’em
15:30 ET — Event 14: $3.30 Limit Stud H/L
17:00 ET — Event 15: $4.40 NL Hold’em [6-Max]
21:00 ET — Event 16: $2.20 NL Hold’em [Turbo, 6-Max]

Saturday, 17 March 2012
01:30 ET — Event 17: $3.30 NL Hold’em
06:00 ET — Event 18: $5.50 PL Draw
08:30 ET — Event 19: $5.50 NL Hold’em [6-Max]
10:00 ET — Event 20: $8.80 NL Hold’em [Rebuys]
12:00 ET — Event 21: $2.22 NL Hold’em [3x-Turbo, Rebuys] (Saturday Splash Special Edition)
13:30 ET — Event 22: $11.00 NL Hold’em
15:30 ET — Event 23: $8.80 NL Hold’em [8-Max, 4x-Shootout]
17:00 ET — Event 24: $5.50 PL Omaha [Turbo, 6-Max]
21:00 ET — Event 25: $1.00 NL Hold’em

Sunday, 18 March 2012
01:30 ET — Event 26: $3.30 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Rebuys]
04:00 ET — Event 27: $5.50 NL Hold’em [1R1A]
06:00 ET — Event 28: $5.50 Limit Badugi
08:30 ET — Event 29: $5.50 NL Hold’em [Big Antes]
10:00 ET — Event 30: $8.80 NL Hold’em [6-Max]
12:00 ET — Event 31: $5.50 HORSE
13:30 ET — Event 32: $11.00 NL Hold’em (Sunday Storm Special Edition)
15:30 ET — Event 33: $1.00 NL Hold’em [3x-Turbo, Rebuys]
17:00 ET — Event 34: $5.50 NL Hold’em [Turbo, Knockout, Pro Special KO]
21:00 ET — Event 35: $2.20 NL Hold’em [6-Max]

Monday, 19 March 2012
01:30 ET — Event 36: $1.00 NL Hold’em
06:00 ET — Event 37: $5.40 NL Hold’em [Turbo]
08:30 ET — Event 38: $5.50 NL Draw
10:00 ET — Event 39: $8.80 NL Hold’em
12:00 ET — Event 40: $2.20 NL Hold’em [2R1A]
13:30 ET — Event 41: $11.00 NL Hold’em [6-Max]
15:30 ET — Event 42: $5.50 PL Omaha Hi/Lo
17:00 ET — Event 43: $5.50 Limit Razz
21:00 ET — Event 44: $2.20 NL Hold’em

Tuesday, 20 March 2012
01:30 ET — Event 45: $3.30 NL Hold’em [6-Max]
06:00 ET — Event 46: $1.00 NL Hold’em [3x-Turbo, Rebuys]
08:30 ET — Event 47: $5.50 NL Hold’em [2X Chance]
10:00 ET — Event 48: $8.80 NL Hold’em [Big Antes]
12:00 ET — Event 49: $4.40 Mixed NLHE/PLO
13:30 ET — Event 50: $11.00 NL Hold’em
15:30 ET — Event 51: $4.40 NL Hold’em [4-Max, Rebuys]
17:00 ET — Event 52: $1.00 NL Hold’em
21:00 ET — Event 53: $2.20 NL Hold’em

Wednesday, 21 March 2012
01:30 ET — Event 54: $3.30 NL Hold’em [Ante Up]
06:00 ET — Event 55: $5.50 NL Hold’em [Turbo, Knockout]
08:30 ET — Event 56: $5.50 NL Hold’em
10:00 ET — Event 57: $8.80 NL Hold’em
12:00 ET — Event 58: $4.40 NL Hold’em [4-Max, 7x-Shootout, Turbo]
13:30 ET — Event 59: $11.00 NL Hold’em
15:30 ET — Event 60: $1.00 PL Omaha [6-Max, 2x-Turbo, Rebuys]
17:00 ET — Event 61: $4.40 NL Hold’em
21:00 ET — Event 62: $2.20 Limit Hold’em [6-Max, Turbo]

Thursday, 22 March 2012
01:30 ET — Event 63: $3.30 NL Hold’em [2X Chance]
06:00 ET — Event 64: $2.20 NL Omaha [6-Max, 2R1A]
08:30 ET — Event 65: $5.50 NL Hold’em
10:00 ET — Event 66: $8.80 NL Hold’em
12:00 ET — Event 67: $1.00 NL Hold’em [3x-Turbo, Rebuys]
13:30 ET — Event 68: $11.00 NL Hold’em
15:30 ET — Event 69: $3.30 Limit Triple Stud
17:00 ET — Event 70: $4.40 NL Hold’em [4-Max]
21:00 ET — Event 71: $2.20 NL Hold’em [Rebuys]

Friday, 23 March 2012
01:30 ET — Event 72: $3.30 NL Hold’em
06:00 ET — Event 73: $5.50 NL Single Draw
08:30 ET — Event 74: $1.00 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [3x-Turbo, Rebuys]
10:00 ET — Event 75: $8.80 NL Hold’em [Ante Up]
12:00 ET — Event 76: $5.50 NL Hold’em [Knockout]
13:30 ET — Event 77: $11.00 NL Hold’em
15:30 ET — Event 78: $5.50 Limit Stud
17:00 ET — Event 79: $5.50 FL Omaha Hi/Lo
21:00 ET — Event 80: $2.20 NL Hold’em

Saturday, 24 March 2012
01:30 ET — Event 81: $3.30 NL Hold’em
04:00 ET — Event 82: $4.40 PL Omaha
06:00 ET — Event 83: $1.00 NL Hold’em [3x-Turbo, Rebuys]
08:30 ET — Event 84: $5.50 NL Hold’em [6-Max]
10:00 ET — Event 85: $8.80 NL Hold’em [1R1A]
11:00 ET — Event 86: $2.22 NL Hold’em [3x-Turbo, Rebuys] (Saturday Splash Special Edition)
13:30 ET — Event 87: $11.00 NL Hold’em
15:30 ET — Event 88: $5.50 PL Omaha [6-Max, 1R1A]
17:00 ET — Event 89: $5.50 NL Hold’em [Turbo]
21:00 ET — Event 90: $2.20 NL Hold’em [6-Max]

Sunday, 25 March 2012
01:30 ET — Event 91: $3.30 NL Hold’em
04:00 ET — Event 92: $2.20 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Action Hour, Rebuys]
06:00 ET — Event 93: $5.50 8-Game [Turbo]
08:30 ET — Event 94: $5.50 NL Hold’em
10:00 ET — Event 95: $2.22 NL Hold’em [HU, HyperTurbo]
12:00 ET — Event 96: $1.00 NL Hold’em [3x-Turbo, Rebuys]
13:30 ET — Event 97: $11.00 NL Hold’em (Sunday Storm Special Edition)
15:30 ET — Event 98: $22.00 NL Hold’em Main Event
17:00 ET — Event 99: $5.50 NL Hold’em [Turbo]
21:00 ET — Event 100: $1.00 NL Hold’em [Hyper-Turbo, Rebuys]

The first major tournament of 2012 was the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA).

Xuan Liu of Toronto finished 4th in the main event and took home $600,000, the biggest of her career. On the same final table, Mark Drover of St.John’s NF finished 5th for $468,000 and David Bernstein finished 7th for $260,000.

Jonathan Duhamel finished 2nd in the $25k 8max NLHE event for $634,550, 4th in the $100k super high roller for $300k+, and a 5th in a $5k turbo event.  Plus he also won a $5k NLHE event for $239,830.  Also Quebec police have also recovered over half of his stolen money back.  Not a bad PCA and January in general for Mr. Duhamel.

Other Canadians with great showings at the 2012 PCA include Shawn Buchanan with a win, Andrew Chen, and Daniel Negreanu.

At the WSOP circuit event at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Gregory Hartwick of Bolton, and a member of the Orangeville Poker Tour, finished 1st in event #3 the $560 NLHE.  He took home $26,106 and a gold WSOP ring for that win.

At the 2012 Aussie Millions, Yann Dion of Quebec City, final tabled the main event and finished in 7th for $175,000

Good job to all Canadian Poker Players and lets continue the winning ways in February. Remember one of the biggest tournament series in Canada occurs in February, the Fallsview Poker Classic. With 3 events and big prize pools, this is Ontario’s premier event. It should be fun, good luck and post if you will be playing. Canada Poker News will be there to post the results.

PokerStars will be celebrating their 10th Anniversary this December, and to celebrate this special occasion their have decided to give you the player numerous birthday presents.  Since the inception in 2001, Pokerstars has grown to become the biggest online poker site in the world, offering the best online cash games and online tournaments.  They have the biggest online tournaments in history, and continue to make new poker millionaires daily.  Well here is your chance to enter the millionaire club, and here are the goodies that pokerstars will be giving you as part of the 10th anniversary celebration.

1. 100 FREE $15,000 PCA Packages – Every week from Nov 1 – Dec 11, 10 free seats will be given away via Freerolls.  Deposit with code PCA100 for a free entry to the weekly final.
2. 10th Anniversary $10Million guaranteed Sunday Million – On Sunday Dec 18, the Sunday Million will be a $10M guaranteed event with $2 million for 1st place!
3. 10th Anniversary World Record Tournament – On Sunday December 4th, PokerStars will try to break the Guinness World Record for most players in a poker tournament which they currently hold from 2009 with 149,196 players.  This will be a $1, $250,000 guaranteed tournament at 12:30 ET.
4. 10th Anniversary Easy $10 Reload Bonus – From November 14 – 30th, simply make a deposit of $100 and use the code 10 to get a free $10 Bonus.  Simply earn 1VPP and the $10 is yours!
5. 10th Anniversary Sunday Storm Special – The Sunday Storm on December 11th will have a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.  This is a $11 tournament at 13:30 ET.  Also $100 bounties on PokerStars Pros.
6. 10th Anniversary Ring Game Leaderboards – From November 23 – December 2 there will be various cash game leaderboards with an additional $1,000,000 in added prizes.
7. 10th Anniversary Extras – 10x $10,000 Class Freerolls on December 10 with PCA packages given out to winners.  $0.10 Trivia Tournies Dec 1-18.  Special 10th Anniversary VIP Store Items from Dec 1.
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Hope this 10th Anniversary will be good to you too!  Remember there is also the Red Spade million dollar tournament this Sunday for only a $55 buyin.

There is also 10th Anniversary CANADIAN CELEBRATIONS!

Exclusive Canadian only events include:

• If Canada is the number one represented country in the World Record Attempt tourney, all Canadian participants will receive an entry into an exclusive $10,000 freeroll.
• All Canadian players playing the 10th anniversary Sunday Storm will qualify to play in a special $10+1 Sunday Million qualifier with 10 seats added.
• Canada only Sunday Million satellites running all day

Good Luck!

Play for your share of $250,000 in The Bahamas!

The PokerStars Canada Cup I is a new event that brings together the best online poker players in the region to compete for a seat at the live final table in The Bahamas, held at the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA)! Make it to the final nine and you’ll be heading to Paradise Island to play for a share of $250,000 in cash, plus the title of Canada Cup champion, and entry into the PCA High Rollers event, worth an additional $25,000!

Online: Qualifying

The action starts online where from September 26 you can qualify for the $530 online final. Satellites are running across a huge range of buy-ins, starting from just $0.50.

You can locate all PokerStars Canada Cup I qualifiers under the Tourney > Regional tab.

Online: Final

The PokerStars.net Canada Cup Final takes place at 17:30 ET on Sunday October 23, with a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool! The best Canadian players and Team PokerStars Pros will be taking part, and the action will play out as standard until a final table of nine is reached. At this point the tournament will pause, and resume in the Bahamas during the PCA, on January 10, 2012.

Live: Final Table

All players who make the final nine will receive an expenses paid package to the Bahamas, with flights, luxurious hotel accommodation and spending money thrown in.

Starting stacks for the final table will be exactly as they were when the online final was paused. This means you don’t want to treat the online final as a satellite – the more chips you accumulate, the greater advantage you’ll have in the Bahamas.

The final table will be filmed live for television and has a $250,000 prize pool. The winner will also be awarded the PokerStars Canada Cup trophy and entry into the PCA High Roller Event, worth $25,000.

– CLICK HERE to QUALIFY for the CANADA CUP –

Right now Canadian poker players do not have anything to worry about, this does not currently affect us and the sites have indicated that our funds are safe (in fact all players funds are safe, Americans included).  In fact this might be an opportune time to take advantage of some of the big tournaments going on this Sunday if all the guarantees stay firm and approximately 40% of the players now unavailable to play.

PokerStars Sunday Million – As of right now the guarantee is still set for $1.5 million.

Full Tilt FTOPS #1 – Right now it is still a multi entry $3 million guaranteed tournament

UB mini UBOC main event – Still going on with a $100k main event!

Bodog $100k – Pretty sure that most players on that site are Americans and Bodog has never dropped the guarantee on their flagship tournament.

Though US players can supposedly still play on UB, Absolute Poker, Bodog, Cake Poker and Merge gaming network sites, I doubt many players will be risking playing with all their funds in jeopardy.

This also leads into the important lesson that professional poker players should also have other revenue streams in case situations arise like this which are out of your control.  Pro poker players can finish up school degrees, learn about investing (stocks, funds, real estate, forex, precious metals), or even hold a part time job in which you control your own destiny like a real estate agent.   For those looking at investing, take a gander at a new company called Fifth Street Trading which is providing Investing Training for Poker Players.  The cost is $2500 per training program but there is a Free Trial option that you can take advantage of to see if this is right for you.

PokerStars, the king of online poker tournaments has done it again. This time the leading poker site has announced a new poker tournament series just for Canadians. Now you can battle it out with other canucks to see if you are the best poker tournament player in Canada via the Canadian Championship of Online Poker. This 11 tournament series begins on November 21, 2010 and concludes with a $200,000 guaranteed $530 buyin main event on November 28. Here is the Canadian COOP schedule with a total of $580,000 guaranteed:

2010 CANADIAN COOP SCHEDULE

Events Date Time (ET) GTD
Canadian COOP-01: $55+R NL Hold’em [6-Max] 21-Nov 17:00 $25k
Canadian COOP-02: $215 PL Omaha H/L 21-Nov 20:00 $10k
Canadian COOP-03: $215 NL Hold’em [2XChance, Turbo] 22-Nov 21:30 $40k
Canadian COOP-04: $320 NL Hold’em 23-Nov 21:30 $125k
Canadian COOP-05: $215 NL Hold’em [Heads-Up] 24-Nov 21:30 $15k
Canadian COOP-06: $320 HORSE 25-Nov 21:30 $20k
Canadian COOP-07: $320 NLHE [6-Max] 26-Nov 21:30 $70k
Canadian COOP-08: $215 7 Card Stud H/L 27-Nov 17:00 $5k
Canadian COOP-09: $215 NL Hold’em [1R1A] 27-Nov 20:00 $50k
Canadian COOP-10: $320 PL Omaha 1R1A 28-Nov 17:00 $20k
Canadian COOP-11: $530 NL Hold’em Main Event 28-Nov 20:00 $200k

You can buy-in directly or win your seat through our wide range of Canadian COOP satellites. Find all tourneys and satellites under the ‘Tourney’ > ‘Regional’ tab.

The player of the year for the 2010 Canadian COOP will also win a NAPT main event seat.

>>> Click Here for more info <<<

PokerStars.net players in Ontario have the chance to win match tickets with the Toronto FC Fans Freerolls. The tournaments run April-October, which means you’ve got plenty of time to get in on the action and take a shot at these great prizes.

Players that finish in the top three in each tournament will win match tickets, plus a food voucher. They’ll be some of the best seats in the house, giving you everything you need for a great trip out for you and your buddies. It’s the ultimate prize for any Toronto FC fan, but even if they aren’t your favourite team it’s still a great way to catch a game. And it’s all completely free to enter.

How to Enter:

>>> CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR A FREE POKERSTARS ACCOUNT <<<

There are Toronto FC Fans freerolls running at 19:30 ET on the dates listed below, with prizes awarded as follows in each tournament, and one awarding tickets to a different game.

To register for a free-to-enter tournament, open the PokerStars.net lobby, click ‘Tourney’ and ‘Regional’.

Please Note: This promotion is only open to PokerStars players in Ontario. Prizes have no cash value, and tickets can be collected 1 hour before game time at ‘Will Call’.

Toronto FC tickets are the hotest sporting event tickets in Toronto.  Forget the pitiful Leafs, Raptors who both failed to make the playoffs.  Catch the TorontoFC and hopefully they will make the playoffs for the first time in their existence.  Remember all this is FREE from PokerStars.

Americas Cup of Poker

>>> CLICK HERE TO SETUP A POKERSTARS ACCOUNT AND BECOME PART OF TEAM CANADA <<<