Archive for Poker in Canada

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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The Biggest Poker Tournament in Canada

The Biggest Poker Tournament in Canada

In 2012, Quebec will be the home of the biggest poker tournament ever in Canada. This tournament will be the first ever to hand out a Million Dollar prize to the lucky winner. The Grand Loto-Quebec Poker Tournament which takes on May 19th and 20th, 2012 at the Casino du Lac-Leamy in Hull Quebec is [...]

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Roberto Luongo Charity Poker Classic

Roberto Luongo Charity Poker Classic

  On Monday November 14th at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond B.C., British Columbia’s favourite goalie to love and to hate is hosting a charity poker tournament.  Vancouver Canucks all-star goaltender Roberto Luongo, along with BCLC’s PlayNow.com, their online regulated gambling website, will be hosting a poker tournament to raise support for hockey [...]

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2011 BC Poker Championships

2011 BC Poker Championships

The 2011 British Columbia Poker Championships (BCPC or BC Poker Championships) one of the marquee poker tournaments in Canada has been tentatively scheduled for October 23 – November 9, 2011 This year there will be 4 events at the 2011 BC Poker Championships, which is double from that of 2010.  The BCPC will once again [...]

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