Best Canadian Poker Sites
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2012 Alberta Poker Championships Winner and Results
The results are in from Casino Edmonton and Bashar Ramahi is the winner of the 2012 Alberta Poker Championships Main Event, collecting 50K in prize money! Bashar Ramahi is a real estate agent from Edmonton who plays online under the screen name “breexin05“. Ramahi is somewhat of a regular face in the Canadian poker tournament scene, with his biggest payday prior to this being a 12th place finish at a WSOP event which netted him $37k.
Jonathan Duhamel Runner Up at PCA $25k High Roller Event
Canadian superstar Jonathan Duhamel was the runner up at the PCA 25k High Roller Event and lost in heads up play to winner Alexey Bilokur from the Ukraine. Bilokur took home $1,134,930 and Duhamel $634,550 which capped of an excellent run for the Canadian at this years PCA.
2012 PCA Main Event: Winner and Results
After 6 days of play, the final table of the 2012 PCA Main Event has wrapped up and winner John Dibella was able to beat out three Canadians to claim first prize. Dibella made a deal with runner up Kyle Julius and they both took home $1.5 million.
Watch Live Streaming of the PCA Main Event Final Table
Here PokerStars has offered live streaming of the PCA Main Event final table which will be taking place Jan. 13-14. There are three Canadian players at the PCA final table: David Bernstein, Mark Drover, and female player Xuan Liu of Toronto who only trails chip leader Faraz Jaka by the slimmest of margins. Check the video player after the jump to watch the live action!
Jonathan Duhamel Wins PCA 5K NLH Event
Well maybe this is a case of karma at work but Jonathan Duhamel has won the 5k NLH Event at the PCA (PokerStars Caribbean Adventure) and netted himself $239,000 in the process. The win could not have come at a better time for the Canadian because he recently was the victim of a home invasion robbery involving his ex girlfriend.
2012 Alberta Poker Championship at Casino Edmonton
The 2012 Alberta Poker Championship marks the 9th time the tournament series will be hosted at Casino Edmonton, in Alberta, Canada. This year’s Championship series will be made up of 4 tournaments and two “Super-Satellites” that will take place January 15th-22nd.
2012 Fallsview Poker Classic Tournament at Fallsview Casino
The Fallsview Poker Classic is the largest poker tournament in Canada and is held at the Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The tournament draws poker players from all over Canada, and the Casino is filled with poker celebrities and players from all over the world vying for their share of the $2.5 Million prize pool!
Suspects Arrested In Duhamel Home Invasion Include Ex-Girlfriend
A total of three suspects have been arrested in connection with the home invasion of Canadian WSOP champ Jonathan Duhamel earlier this month. One of the suspects is Bianca Rojas-Latraverse, an ex-girlfriend of Duhamel, who parted ways on less than amicable terms five months ago.
Jonathan Duhamel Offers Reward After Being Robbed For WSOP Bracelet
Canadian WSOP winner Jonathan Duhamel recently described on his website about how he was the victim of a brutal home invasion robbery at his house in Boucherville, Quebec. Among the items stolen was his coveted gold bracelet that all players receive when they win a WSOP event.
Bodog Name Change Will Not Affect Canadians
Bodog has recently made a name change, but this change will not affect Canadian poker players in any way. There has been a little confusion regarding this issue so we will explain it below.
There was a recent announcement that Bodog Poker was changing their name to “Bovada” due to a problem with brand name licencing. This is the text from an email that was sent out to Bodog customers.
