New Canadian Poker Championship
Published: Sunday, December 11, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
NEW CANADIAN POKER CHAMPIONSHIP
Here's a poker tournament for the Canucks...
The Canadian poker scene is about to get a serious shot in the arm. Starting March
next year, the newly created Canadian Open Poker Championship opens in
Calgary, bringing with it some serious cash prizes.
Former poker player Kelly Kellner is heading up the event, along with the
Calgary Stampede Casino. It'll be a heads-up, No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em format
with $250,000 going to the winner and $125,000 for the runner-up - the largest
guaranteed payouts ever offered for a Canadian poker tourney.
Kellner said he wanted to do something different from the current poker tournaments
being played and shown on TV in North America.
"It's two players at the table. One guy goes on, one comes out," said
Kellner, the CEO of HeadsUp Entertainment. "I love playing heads-up - most
poker players do. It is the ultimate challenge of your ability. When you're there
and it's just you and I, if I can read you and I can bluff you, that makes me
a great poker player. It gives players an opportunity to shine and it's something
that hasn't been done in Canada."
A total of 128 players will compete in the event, which runs from March 8-12,
2006 at the Stampede Casino.
The entry fee is $5,000 or players can get in through qualifying events or satellite
tournaments, where entry fees start at $60.
Kellner said 40 percent of the spots are taken, so there's a keen interest already
from Canadians and international players. "We have interest from around the
world and some celebrities that are looking to come and play as well," he
said.
Kellner is looking for broadcast media support on the tournament.
Readers can go to Canadianchampionshippoker.com for more information.
