| For You Canadians Out There - Canada Poker Tour Not many people ever get to meet top poker aces face to face, listen to them speak passionately about their game and still get a chance to earn a seat in a prestigious live poker tournament.
If you are in Canada and your dream is to attend a seminar with WSOP champions, you are in luck. This weekend (Saturday March 8th), the Cross Canada Poker Tour kicked off in Toronto, headed by some of the greatest names in the poker industry, including Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke.
The tour will make its way to a further four destinations in Canada after Toronto: Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver. Poker seminars will be held in each of these major cities, and will last a full day – from 9 am. to 6 pm. Each seminar will begin with a light breakfast for participants and will then continue to classes lead by the team of UltimateBet pros. Players will be able to discuss a wide range of interesting subjects, from cash game strategy, to multi table tournament strategy, sit and go tournament strategy, and a host of others. The highlight of the day for most participants, however, will undoubtedly be the chance to partake in a question-answer session with the UltimateBet team.
The registration fee for a full day seminar costs $299 and entitles participants to a $300 gift bag full of exciting goodies, lunch, the opportunity to win a place in the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic later this year, as well as a meet and greet session with the poker pros.
While Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth are perhaps some of the best-known poker players in the industry, they will also be accompanied by champions in their own right, including Mark “Poker Ho” Kroon, James “Krazy Kanuck” Worth, Shawn Rice and Gary "DeBo34" DeBernardi.
Annie Duke is considered one of the best female players in the world, has earned herself a World Series of Poker bracelet and over $3.5-million in prize money during her illustrious poker career. Phil Hellmuth has earned over $10-million and has won a staggering 11 WSOP bracelets in the past.
The Cross Canada Poker Tour schedule is as follows:
| Date |
Lead Instructor |
Location |
| 8th of March |
Phil Hellmuth |
Sheraton Center, Toronto |
| 15th of March |
Annie Duke |
Centre Mont-Royal, Montreal |
| 16th of March |
Annie Duke |
Ottawa Marriott, Ottawa |
| 26th of April |
Phil Hellmuth |
Downtown Ramada, Calgary |
| 27th of April |
Phil Hellmuth |
Downtown Marriott, Vancouver |
Author: Renee Kingsley |
