Top 25 Canadian Live Tournament Players within Canada
Player
Prov.
$ Earned
Titles
Final Tbl.
Cashes
Decription
1
Gavin Smith
ON
$949,981
2
7
10
Major Canadian event wins / cashes in Niagara Falls, Vancouver and Calgary. Gavin has always taken pride in coming back to Canada to play poker tournaments.
2
John Lam
ON
$421,959
2
13
14
Biggest cash was for $352,541 in the $10K W.P.T. Fallsview. John practically owns the Great Blue Heron Monthly tourneys.
3
Karim Chatur
AB
$409,565
2
7
10
Won back to back tiles at Cash Casino Calgary, with both wins netting over $100K. Also another $125K in a $5K buy-in heads up event.
4
Richard Webb
ON
$388,248
5
9
14
Multiple C.P.T. Finals and Casino Regina Harvest Classic titles. Results are missing multiple Blue Water Classic titles at O.L.G. Pt. Edward, would move him up the list.
5
Ryan Comely
AB
$241,560
4
10
14
Ryan has won events in Vancouver, Calgary and Regina and remarkably all wins have occurred since 2009. Great work in such a short period.
6
Ron Campbell
AB
$235,232
1
18
20
Finally won an event in 2011 after many close calls including, four 2nd place finishes. Ron has final tabled multiple times in every city throughout Western Canada.
7
Francis Fan
AB
$205,7561
1
14
14
A veteran on the Canadian tourney circuit. The poker scene has changed dramatically but Francis has consistently produces strong results, year after year.
8
Matt Jarvis
BC
$196,875
1
5
10
After representing Canada on the grandest stage WSOP final table. Matt has supported poker in Canada while also lining his pockets with many strong results.
9
Bo Fric
AB
$194,859
3
11
17
Bo has won events in Calgary, Edmonton and Regina. He can get on a roll like no other player in the wild wild west.
10
James Werry
MB
$192,818
1
8
15
James has had impressive results in every city west of Winnipeg, including a win at Casino Regina. The bigger the field the greater the chance James will be there at the end.
11
Chris Chang
BC
$185,457
1
11
21
A seasoned veteran who has some close calls in the biggest event, BCPC main Event.
12
Joel Bullock
AB
$175,202
2
8
15
Multiple 1st and 2nd place finishes in tough large field events puts Joel on this list.
13
Rudy Luk
AB
$166,325
2
10
16
Only an occasional player but can play with the best in the world. Rudy has game.
14
Shane Brotherwood
AB
$164,139
3
16
26
Shane is the king of the grinders on this list. His 3 titles earned him over $40K each.
15
Jerry Carter
AB
$162,099
4
21
27
A pioneers on the Canadian poker tourney circuit. Was cashing before some were born.
16
Jim Loudon
SK
$151,885
3
9
14
Do not think that this nice farmer is there for fun. Jim is a great player and is out to win.
17
Dusty Speta
AB
$139,520
3
5
10
There is always an action player at the table wrecking peoples dreams. That is Dusty!!!
18
Colin Burton
BC
$138,627
2
15
23
A well rounded veteran who can win at any game, limit or tournament.
19
Jody Fayant
AB
$127,091
1
10
16
Winning cash in tourneys is not enough for this gambler, throw a prop bet his way for fun.
20
Steve Giannielis
AB
$122,379
1
4
10
Canada's own mad genius. May Steve Rest in Peace. He will definitely be missed.
21
Umang Dattani
AB
$119,303
2
6
12
Ronnie is best left alone. Do not give him a reason to try cause he is on another level.
22
Mary Gabriel
AB
$116,629
1
5
10
Our only women on this list. Mary plays with an edge that makes everyone take notice.
23
Graham Lupton
ON
$116,446
1
12
15
A serious rounder who is a contender to win the next big Canadian tourney.
24
James Gibson
MB
$108,455
2
10
21
James is a great guy who enjoys the game of poker and friendly competition.
25
Danny Hall
AB
$101,839
3
11
14
Multiple titles and all around strong results showcase Danny's talents for winning.
Comments
Would be nice if a person could share this info on facebook or twitter. Most websites have enabled a simple 'share to facebook' link on most pages now...just a thought. Hopefully I can get back into the poker scene and move up this list, pretty much wrote off last couple years to working.
Posted: 07 06 3:16am
Results must be from live Canadian poker tournaments. Players must have achieved a minimum of $100,000 in money earned and a minimum of 10 cashes. Results were collected from numerous poker web sites. Due to a lack of Canadian results, the final totals of each player are generally less than they have actually achieved. The majority of major events take place in western Canada. Players must have a minimum of 10 live Canadian poker tournament cashes for a minimum total of $100,000 earned. Players on the bubble have enough winnings but need a few more cashes to qualify. On the Bubble - Yukon Brad Booth BC, Dave Cung AB, Ashkan Razavi BC, John Wilson AB, Jerry Nelner AB, Dominic Staniscia ON.
Posted: 05 12 9:08am
This list was created to generate conversation, opinion and debate over who may be the best poker players participating at regular Canadian poker events.
Posted: 05 11 4:12pm