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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...

Profitability of online poker rooms from a managerial perspective. It’s universally understood that casinos make a profit by enforcing a house edge on every game. The money players lose is the money casinos win. Poker doesn’t work the same way. Players do not compete against the “house”, as they in casino gambling; almost every...

Partners WPT and PartyPoker LIVE reveal new European and Canadian poker events schedule for 2019. Last month, we talked about the newly formed partnership between World Poker Tour (WPT) and PartyPoker LIVE. Their collaboration promised to bring more live poker tournaments to Canada and Europe. Turns out, only two of them are actually new,...

A virtual tour of Canada’s best live poker rooms. Live poker rooms come in all shapes and sizes across Canada. Some of the biggest casinos are home to the smallest poker rooms, while the reverse is true of the biggest poker rooms; having no casino gaming floor to speak of. Today, I’ll guide you...

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...

Heading south for the winter? Check out the current landscape surrounding US online poker laws. I’m not a big traveler myself. I have no fear of planes, nor do I detest road trips. I’m just more of a home body. But I know some of my fellow Canadians do like to travel south to...

Sifting through the top 10 largest online poker sites in 2018. Choosing a new online poker room can be a tough decision for Canadian players. First and foremost, you want a reputable operator that won’t abscond with your bankroll on a whim. That means you need to look at the largest poker sites—the ones...

8 Days – 144 Events – $3.4 Million Guaranteed… The Monster Series Returns to PartyPoker October 28, 2018! Canada’s favorite PartyPoker tournament series is back and bigger than ever. Less than two weeks from now, the infamous Monster Series kicks off, guaranteeing a full week of non-stop action and no less than $3.4 million...

Why live and online poker prop players face extinction. You don’t hear much about prop players in the poker realm anymore. Sure, they still exist, but their numbers are dwindling, and there’s good reason for it. The poker industry, both online and on land, is healthier than ever before. Land-based poker rooms don’t have...

Bounty Hunter Tournaments get 200,000x Better at PartyPoker. Clear your schedule this Sunday, because you’ll want to have plenty of time to hit up PartyPoker for the biggest bounty hunter tourney of the year. PartyPoker has been hosting exceptional bounty events all week, and it will culminate into a massive $200k BIG Bounty Hunter...