Canadian Poker Pros Archive

For a major nation with so many professional poker players, why is it there are so few major live poker tournaments held in Canada? In the live poker realm, there are only a few major festival titles that are coveted above all others. They include the World Series of Poker (WSOP), the European Poker...

Words of wisdom from Canada’s streaming poker star, Arlie Shaban, who turned pro because he hated his day job. Are you tired of your day job? Do you hate getting up early in the morning? Does the commute bother you? Maybe you’re sick of taking instruction from others. Well, maybe you don’t have to...

Canadian poker brawl on the Playground! WPT Montreal wraps up as Patrick Serda beat out Ema Zajmovic for the title and $855k. Every poker player from Canada—and many from the rest of the world—gathered at the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake last week for the biggest Canadian poker tournament of the year. The $5,300...

Epic Live Poker: The Absentee Winner and One Big Mucking Disaster! Everyone who’s had any notable experience playing live poker has had one of those moments of complete mental vanquish. When for some inexplicable reason—more often than not, mind-numbing boredom plays a significant role—you do something completely inane. Betting out of order. Misreading a...

Are you a high-rolling online poker VIP? Now you can become a Skrill VIP, too. There are three basic types of online poker players. You have your low-stakes recreational player, who doesn’t spend much, competing for entertainment value more than anything else. Then, there’s the low- to mid-stakes strategist, who also maintains a low-cost...

Canada’s rising poker star, Miguel Goncalo, defeats 2016 WSOP Global Champ, Said El-Yousfi of France to win 2018 WPT500 Montreal. There are exciting events in everyone’s life. Events that bring about tremendous happiness and joy, making us smile broadly in that moment. Then there are life-changing moments that cause so much elation, it elevates...

A glimpse at one of Canada’s best online poker players, Casey Jarzabeck. Online or on the felt, Casey “Bigdogpckt5s” Jarzabeck is not one to be reckoned with. Hailing from Saint Catherines, Ontario, he’s one of Canada’s fiercest online poker tournament grinders. He’s racked up some decent winnings in live events, as well, but his...

The trials, tribulations and triumphs of managing family life with a full-time poker career. Ask anyone who’s ever managed a full time job and a family – with children – and they’ll tell you it’s not easy. If you’re reading this, you probably have first-hand knowledge of the difficulties. Or, maybe you’re a family...

The worst bad beat in poker history… Ask any hardened player, and they’ll agree—bad beats are the absolute worst thing in poker. They can be very expensive, taking a toll on your bankroll, as well as your emotional stability. Just when you thought you had the best possible can’t-lose hand, the most unlikely of...

French-Canadian Guillaume Nolet dominating live poker in 2018. Does the name Guillaume Nolet ring a bell? If you play poker in Canada, it should. He’s been playing live and online poker for at least five years, but his presence on the live felt has become palpable in 2018, scooping six cashes for over US...