The World Cup of Cards (WCC) is coming to Playground Poker Club August 18 to September 14. The 38 event festival boasts a guarantee of $2,000,000 featuring events from four major tours and backed by major sponsors; partypoker.com and TonyBet.
Kicking off the festival is a $600 World Poker Tour (WPT) National Montreal No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE) tournament with seven starting flights and a $400,000 guaranteed prize pool. Day 1s will run from 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 18 to Tuesday August 23with Day 2 beginning at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24.
Also beginning on opening day is the NL Holdem Quantum event. A very unique event running the whole length of the series, players will have ample opportunity to qualify and if they fail, they can buy in to Day 2 directly. The $200,000 guaranteed event has 12 qualifying sessions across the month-long festival ranging from $170-$550. Players do have the option to buy in to Day 2 at a price of $2,200.
All-Stars for Starlight will be back raising money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Running from August 26-28, the $150 event has no rake with $25 from every entry going straight to the foundation. Former NHL great Larry Robinson will be in attendance for the $100,000 guaranteed event. Players will have four chances to make Day 2 of the event having the option to re-enter each day to best their previous day’s chip stack.
The WCoC will see the inaugural partypoker.com Canadian Grand Prix Poker Tour. With a buy in of only $109 the event features a massive $500,000 prize pool. During the festival there will be eight starting flights live at Playground but players will also have the option of playing any of 20 online sessions via partypoker.com. Seating is capped at 560 players for Day 2 but provided there is room, players may also buy-in directly into Day 2 for$1,100 and receive a 200,000 starting stack.
The Players Poker Championship (PPC) will be hosting a great event during the festival as well. More like a satellite, the $330 NLHE tournament has a guarantee of $30,000 but furthermore, 20% of the prize pool is awarded to the top players in the event in the form of a $3,500 package to the PPC Aruba World Championship in November with a $500,000 guarantee. Don’t miss your shot starting Monday, September 5.
The final major event of the festival welcomes the Card Player Poker Tour (CPPT) to Kahnawake for the CPPT World Cup of Cards. Beginning Saturday, September 10 the event has a $1,650 buy-in with a guarantee of $400,000. There will be two starting flights with next-day re-entry. Playground will have eight satellites to the event running across the series.
Check out the full schedule of satellites and events below.Stay tuned to Canada Poker for up-to-date Canadian poker news and events. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-In | Tournament | Guarantee |
| Thursday August 18th | 7:00pm | #1 | $150 + $20 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 1a | $200,000 |
| Friday August 19th | 10:00am | WPT | $540 + $60 | NLHE WPT National Montreal Day 1a | $400,000 |
| 7:00pm | #2 | $50 + $20 + $100 | NL Hold’em Bounty Builder | $7,500 | |
| Saturday August 20th | 10:00am | WPT | $540 + $60 | NLHE WPT National Montreal Day 1b | $400,000 |
| 7:00pm | #1 | $150 + $20 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 1b | $200,000 | |
| Sunday August 21st | 10:00am | WPT | $540 + $60 | NLHE WPT National Montreal 1c | $400,000 |
| 7:00pm | #3 | $200 + $20 | PL Omaha Freeze | $6,000 | |
| 8:00pm | SAT. | $165 + $15 | NL Hold’em Re-entry | 2 Seats | |
| CPPT World Cup of Cards Satellite | |||||
| Monday August 22nd | 10:00am | WPT | $540 + $60 | NLHE WPT National Montreal Day 1d | $400,000 |
| 7:00pm | WPT | $540 + $60 | NLHE WPT National Montreal Turbo Day 1e | $400,000 | |
| Tuesday August 23rd | 10:00am | WPT | $540 + $60 | NLHE WPT National Montreal Day 1f | $400,000 |
| 7:00pm | WPT | $540 + $60 | NLHE WPT National Montreal Turbo Day 1g | $400,000 | |
| Wednesday August 24th | 1:00pm | WPT | NLHE WPT National Montreal Day 2 | $400,000 | |
| 7:00pm | #1 | $150 + $20 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 1c | $200,000 | |
| Thursday August 25th | 12:00pm | #4 | $100 + $10 | NL Hold’em Freeze | $5,000 |
| 1:00pm | WPT | NLHE WPT National Montreal Day 3 | $400,000 | ||
| 7:00pm | #5 | $200 + $20 | PL Omaha 8 (Hi/Lo) | $5,000 | |
| 8:00pm | SAT. | $165 + $15 | NL Hold’em Re-entry | 2 Seats | |
| CPPT World Cup of Cards Satellite | |||||
| Friday August 26th | 11:00am | #6 | $135 + $25 | All-Stars for Starlight Day 1a | $100,000 |
| 7:00pm | #6 | $135 + $25 | All-Stars for Starlight Day 1b | $100,000 | |
| Saturday August 27th | 11:00am | #6 | $135 + $25 | All-Stars for Starlight Day 1c | $100,000 |
| 7:00pm | #6 | $135 + $25 | All-Stars for Starlight Day 1d | $100,000 | |
| Sunday August 28th | 1:00pm | #6 | All-Stars for Starlight Day 2 | $100,000 | |
| 7:00pm | #7 | $150 + $20 + $50 | NL Crazy Pineapple Bounty | $15,000 | |
| 8:00pm | SAT. | $165 + $15 | NL Hold’em Re-entry | 2 Seats | |
| CPPT World Cup of Cards Satellite | |||||
| Monday August 29th | 12:00pm | #8 | $100 + $10 | NL Hold’em Big Ante | $4,000 |
| 7:00pm | #6 | All-Stars for Starlight Day 3 | $100,000 | ||
| 7:00pm | #9 | $300 + $30 | NL Hold’em 6-Max | $30,000 | |
| Tuesday August 30th | 12:00pm | #10 | $100 + $10 | Dealer’s Choice 8-Max (NLHE, PLHE, PLO, PLO5, NL Pineapple, NL Crazy Pineapple) | $3,000 |
| 7:00pm | #1 | $225 + $25 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 1d | $200,000 | |
| 8:00pm | #11 | $100 + $10 | Mixed (NLHE, PLO) Re-entry | $3,500 | |
| Wednesday August 31st | 12:00pm | #12 | $100 + $10 | NL Hold’em Win the Button | $4,000 |
| 7:00pm | #13 | $100 + $20 + $100 | NL Hold’em 50/50 Bounty | $15,000 | |
| 8:00pm | #14 | $150 + $15 | PL 5-Card Omaha 6-Max Re-entry | $5,000 | |
| Thursday September 1st | 12:00pm | #15 | $100 + $10 | NL Crazy Pineapple | $4,000 |
| 7:00pm | #1 | $225 + $25 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 1e | $200,000 | |
| Friday September 2nd | 10:00am | #16 | $100 + $9 | NL Hold’em Canadian Grand Prix Turbo | $500,000 |
| Day 1a | |||||
| 1:00pm | #16 | $100 + $9 | NL Hold’em Canadian Grand Prix | $500,000 | |
| Day 1b | |||||
| 4:00pm | #16 | $100 + $9 | NL Hold’em Canadian Grand Prix | $500,000 | |
| Day 1c | |||||
| 7:00pm | #16 | $100 + $9 | NL Hold’em Canadian Grand Prix | $500,000 | |
| Day 1d | |||||
| Saturday September 3rd | 10:00am | #16 | $100 + $9 | NL Hold’em Canadian Grand Prix Turbo | $500,000 |
| Day 1e | |||||
| 1:00pm | #16 | $100 + $9 | NL Hold’em Canadian Grand Prix | $500,000 | |
| Day 1f | |||||
| 4:00pm | #16 | $100 + $9 | NL Hold’em Canadian Grand Prix | $500,000 | |
| Day 1g | |||||
| 7:00pm | #16 | $100 + $9 | NL Hold’em Canadian Grand Prix | $500,000 | |
| Day 1h | |||||
| Sunday September 4th | 1:00pm | #16 | $1,000 + $100 | NL Hold’em Canadian Grand Prix | $500,000 |
| Day 2 | |||||
| 7:00pm | #17 | $200 + $20 | NL Hold’em Seniors’ Tournament 50+ | $20,000 | |
| 8:00pm | SAT. | $165 + $15 | NL Hold’em Re-entry | 2 Seats | |
| CPPT World Cup of Cards Satellite | |||||
| Monday September 5th | 12:00pm | #1 | $150 + $20 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 1f | $200,000 |
| 1:00pm | #16 | NL Hold’em Canadian Grand Prix | $500,000 | ||
| Day 3 | |||||
| 7:00pm | #18 | $300 + $30 | NL Hold’em PPC World Cup of Cards Day 1 | $30,000 | |
| Tuesday September 6th | 12:00pm | #19 | $100 + $10 | NL Hold’em Deepstack Turbo | $5,000 |
| 7:00pm | #1 | $315 + $35 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 1g | $200,000 | |
| 7:30pm | #18 | NL Hold’em PPC World Cup of Cards Day 2 | $30,000 | ||
| Wednesday September 7th | 12:00pm | #20 | $100 + $10 | NL Hold’em 8-Max | $5,000 |
| 7:00pm | #1 | $315 + $35 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 1h | $200,000 | |
| 8:00pm | #21 | $200 + $20 | Dealer’s Choice 8-Max (NLHE, PLHE, PLO, PLO5, NL Pineapple, NL Crazy Pineapple) | $7,500 | |
| Thurday September 8th | 12:00pm | SAT. | $100 + $10 | NL Hold’em Re-entry | 5 Seats |
| CPPT World Cup of Cards Satellite | |||||
| 4:00pm | SAT. | $165 + $15 | NL Hold’em Re-entry Turbo | 5 Seats | |
| CPPT World Cup of Cards Satellite | |||||
| 8:00pm | SAT. | $165 + $15 | NL Hold’em Re-entry | 30 Seats | |
| CPPT World Cup of Cards Mega Satellite | |||||
| Friday September 9th | 11:00am | #22 | $5,000 + $400 | NL Hold’em 8-Max Day 1 | $150,000 |
| 1:00pm | #23 | $100 + $20 + $100 | 50/50 Bounty 6-Max | $10,000 | |
| 8:00pm | SAT. | $165 + $15 | NL Hold’em Re-entry Turbo | 5 Seats | |
| CPPT World Cup of Cards Satellite | |||||
| Saturday September 10th | 11:00am | #24 | $1,500 + $150 | NL Hold’em CPPT World Cup of Cards | $400,000 |
| Day 1a | |||||
| 4:00pm | #22 | NL Hold’em 8-Max Day 2 | $150,000 | ||
| 7:00pm | #1 | $500 + $50 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 1i | $200,000 | |
| Sunday September 11th | 11:00am | #24 | $1,500 + $150 | NL Hold’em CPPT World Cup of Cards | $400,000 |
| Day 1b | |||||
| 4:00pm | #22 | NL Hold’em 8-Max Day 3 | $150,000 | ||
| 6:00pm | #25 | $100 + $10 | NL Hold’em Shootout | $6,500 | |
| 8:00pm | SAT. | $220 + $20 | NL Hold’em Re-entry Quantum Mega Satellite | 5 Seats | |
| Monday September 12th | 12:00pm | #24 | NL Hold’em CPPT World Cup of Cards | $400,000 | |
| Day 2 | |||||
| 7:00pm | #1 | $225 + $25 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 1j | $200,000 | |
| Tuesday September 13th | 12:00pm | #24 | $1,500 + $150 | NL Hold’em CPPT World Cup of Cards | $400,000 |
| Day 3 | |||||
| 1:00pm | #26 | $100 + $10 | Limit Hold’em | $3,000 | |
| 7:00pm | #1 | $2050 + $150 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 2 | $200,000 | |
| Wednesday September 14th | 12:00pm | #27 | $100 + $10 | NL Hold’em Freeze | $5,000 |
| 7:00pm | #28 | $200 + $30 + $100 | NL Hold’em 8-Max Bounty | $30,000 | |
| 7:00pm | #1 | NL Hold’em Quantum Day 3 | $200,000 |
