Top 25 Canadian Tournament Venues
Casino
City
Prov.
Decription
1
River Rock Resort & Casino
Richmond
BC
Home of the largest annual Canadian event the B.C.P.C. They also offer 3 to 5 daily events.
2
Kahnawake
QC
Playground has moved up 11 places after their Poker Classic and addition of a W.P.T. event.
3
Regina
SK
Twice a year they roll out the red carpet for the most enjoyable Canadian event.
4
A.B.S. Casino Yellowhead
Edmonton
AB
Long running history and great combination of daily, weekly, monthly and major events.
5
A.B.S. Casino Edmonton
Edmonton
AB
Part of the same group as Yellowhead and the first class service is included for both.
6
Deerfoot Inn & Casino
Calgary
AB
Think big and the Deerfoot offers up with the COPC, Stampede Classic and Kickoff Series.
7
Brantford
ON
Very consistent tourney schedule over the years. Just a big tourney away from moving up.
8
Vancouver
BC
Highly successful West Coast Poker Championship, as well as daily and weekly events.
9
Windsor
ON
The best place in Canada to qualify for the WSOP and regular daily and weekly events too.
10
Coquitlam
BC
Boulevard 500 is the feature event on top of a regular tourney schedule.
11
Niagara Falls
ON
The Fallsview Poker Classic sells out and provides huge payouts, but its only once a year.
12
Port Perry
ON
There monthly events are very popular and ties in nicely with a regular points series.
13
Point Edward
ON
Twice a year the Blue Water Classic is the best tourney in Ontario. Always a sell out.
14
Langley
BC
The leader in womens poker tournaments with a seven year history, plus three daily events.
15
Calgary
AB
The perfect combo of mid limit events. Monthly and seasonal majors are cant miss events.
16
Calgary
AB
For years Cash offered the biggest events in Canada, but recent declines place them here.
17
Red Deer
AB
Great value and opportunity in their regular poker challenge events.
18
Halifax
NS
A full tourney schedule of daily, weekly, monthly and weekend poker series.
19
Red Shores Casino
Charlottetown
PEI
Twice a year players across the East coast flock to the sell out Atlantic Poker Championship.
20
Montreal
QC
A regular weekly and monthly schedule supply the Montreal crowd with their tourney fix.
21
Whitecap
SK
The S.I.G.A. poker championship is their signature event and a regular sell out.
22
McPhillips Station Casino
Winnipeg
MB
The Manitoba Lotteries Poker Championship continues to grow in its 2nd year.
23
Moncton
NB
The weekly events are very popular with the locals. Have the facilities to pull off a major.
24
O.L.G. Thousand Island
Gananoque
ON
A regular weekly and monthly schedule help display the popularity of tourneys in Canada.
Comments
Playground Poker Club started the year in 13th place in rankings and now find themselves challenging for #1. The added a massive tournament hall to an already great venue. There are only a handful of casinos in Canada that can handle the volume of Playground Poker Club and that list includes: Caesars Windsor, Fallsview, RIver Rock and Casino Regina.
Posted: 12 27 6:51pm
Good choices for sure. In my opinion Casino Regina offers the most professionally hosted tournaments in Canada. Their Station and Harvest Classic events are organized and worked by individuals who are committed to excellance. Although not the largest out there I feel definately the most respected.
Posted: 09 10 6:45pm
Playground Poker Club is the first mover on the list moving up 5 spaces from 13 to 8 place, after their successful 17 event Playground Poker Classic. They have now added a World Poker Tour $3,300 stop to their tourney schedule. The P.P.C. predicted that Playground Poker Club would continue to move up the rankings. Casino's at the top should watch out for this poker room team.
Posted: 07 17 6:49pm
*** Rankings will be adjusted based on players feedback and comments. ***
Posted: 05 11 4:17pm
The list was created to give credit to Canadian casinos consistently hosting good poker events, while also generating conversation, opinion and debate.
Posted: 05 11 4:07pm