Articles in this section contain information regarding poker news outside of Canada that are still of great interest to Canadian Poker Players.
Posted on April 24, 2012 by James Reporter
Sources on the web indicate that the long awaited Full Tilt takeover deal by Groupe Bernard Tapie is dead following late stage negotiations.
GBT blames unresolvable differences with the DOJ as the source for the deal failing.
Here is the complete statement
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Posted on April 22, 2012 by Jon Harnish
With the final day (and table) of play now under at the Deerfoot Inn and Casino’s Spring Super Stack, players may just be wondering where to look for Canada’s next medium limit tournament stops; Casino Brantford, Casino Yellowhead in Edmonton
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Posted on April 21, 2012 by Jon Harnish
After a hard fought Day 5 and final table at PokerStars.com EPT Berlin, Ontario native Andrew Chen placed…better than second?
It seems a deal was struck between Chen and his heads up opponent Davidi Kitai that gave Andrew 613,000 euros, while
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Posted on April 20, 2012 by Jon Harnish
At the completion of Day 4 in Berlin, just one Canadian remains with a shot at bringing home the latest EPT title; Mississauga’s Andrew Chen sits among the top 3 chip counts to enter tomorrow’s Day 5 and the official
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Posted on April 19, 2012 by James Reporter
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has announced that a public hearing will take place on May 3rd into the application made by Full Tilt Poker company Orinic Limited.
The Full Tilt subsidiary, possessed a license from the AGCC but unlike
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Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jon Harnish
The Playground Poker Classic 2012 started on Friday April 27th, with a huge selection of tournament action sure to please the styles and bankrolls of a wide variety of players with the first event even being FREE!
With plenty of buy-ins
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Posted on April 18, 2012 by James Reporter
Following a similar deal entered in February with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), the regulator of gaming in Ontario who will be responsible for establishing a regulatory framework under which the Ontario
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Posted on April 18, 2012 by James Reporter
A number of Canadians have made their way to Germany this week but it’s not for their love of beer. The European Poker Tour is taking place in Berlin from April 16 to 21 and 34 Canadian poker players have
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