Ontario Poker News November Update: Three ON Players Make WPT Final Table; Windsor's Big Tournament
Hey, everyone. I'm Kyle Anderson, PokerNews ambassador and Ontario resident. Here is an update on everything that's happened in the poker world in Ontario in the last month.
Remember, ON players can legally play real money poker in Ontario, so PokerNews has come up with a list of the very best online poker sites in the Canadian province. Access real poker sites and play different games with poker players within the state.
What are the big issues and stories on everyone's minds? Let’s get into it.
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PokerStars Ontario is hosting their Fall Fest Series, which began on November 22 and will run through December 2. The series has over $750,000 in guarantees as well as a $100,000 GTD Main Event.
Now, there have been a bunch of reports regarding whether or not Ontario will go back to the online global player pool or even possibly join a fenced-in pool with Alberta. We here at PokerNews do not have any additional information other than to say we will keep an eye out for anything that comes out and be sure to let you all know as soon as possible.
Live Poker Update
Casino Niagara has added a $340 bounty tournament to its tournament schedule. Those will be running every Friday starting December 6th and starting at 4:30 p.m. local time. The venue is also going to be hosting a $550 buy-in tournament on the last Sunday of every month. This previous Sunday had 189 entries and was won by Matt Osorio for CAD $23,200.
They will not be hosting one on December 29th due to the holiday but we resume in the New Year.
Windsor is hosting their Legacy Poker Tournament that begins November 29th and concludes December 1st. The event is a CAD $2,000 buy-in with a CAD $500,000 guaranteed prize pool with at least CAD $100K being set aside for the winner. So, if you're interested in a big live poker tournament here in Ontario, do check them out.
You may also be interested to know that I am building an Ontario live poker tournament schedule, which I will feature down below in my monthly article starting in the next few months, I'll be working on an Ontario live poker cash game directory where I'll give you all the information surrounding all the cash game rooms here in Ontario.
We also had a bunch of Ontario players have success in October’s WPT Playground. Kevin Rabichow took down the WPT Playground CAD $10,000 High Roller for CAD $211,000. There were also three Ontario players who made the final table of the WPT Playground Championship – Baron Ha, Jordan Grant, and Amirpasha Emami. Congrats to them all on their big scores!
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Ontario Live Poker Tournament Schedule
| Date | Venue | Event | Time (EDT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, December 1 | Caesars Windsor | $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Holdem The Legacy: Final | 12:15 PM |
| Tuesday, December 3 | Pickering Casino Resort | $310 Bounty No-Limit Hold'em $5 Dealer Add-on | 12:30 PM |
| Wednesday, December 4 | Casino Niagara | $275 No-Limit Hold'em | 12:30 PM |
| Friday, December 6 | Casino Niagara | $340 No-Limit Hold'em $100 Bounty | 12:30 PM |
| Tuesday, December 10 | Pickering Casino Resort | $310 Bounty No-Limit Hold'em $5 Dealer Add-on | 12:30 PM |
| Wednesday, December 11 | Casino Niagara | $275 No-Limit Hold'em | 12:30 PM |
| Friday, December 13 | Casino Niagara | $340 No-Limit Hold'em $100 Bounty | 12:30 PM |
| Tuesday, December 17 | Pickering Casino Resort | $575 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em $5 Dealer Add-on | 12:30 PM |
| Wednesday, December 18 | Casino Niagara | $275 No-Limit Hold'em | 12:30 PM |
| Friday, December 20 | Casino Niagara | $340 No-Limit Hold'em $100 Bounty | 12:30 PM |
| Friday, December 27 | Casino Niagara | $340 No-Limit Hold'em $100 Bounty | 12:30 PM |
Kyle Anderson often streams his successes on Global Poker, goes by the screen name "KAA17" and aims to "help grow the game of poker to be fun and inclusive for everyone." Anderson's favorite experience so far was running deep in an online tournament, where he turned a freeroll into a $15,488 payday.
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