In just about a week, the eyes of the poker world will focus on Playground Poker Club in Québec for the CAD $3,000 + $300 buy-in WPT Montreal sponsored by PartyPoker.net; the first time World Poker Tour has visited Canada since 2008. The attention of poker players won’t be there just because it’s the next stop on World Poker Tour’s schedule, but also because, like every stop on Tour, there are a bevy of big name poker pros expected to attend the event, including Playground Poker representatives Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, and Erik Cajelais.
Here’s the full list of poker pros expected to attend:
Allen Cunningham
Antonio Esfandiari
Brian Hastings
Christian Harder
Daniel Buzgon
Daniel Negreanu
Darryl Fish
David Diaz
Dwyte Pilgrim
Faraz Jaka
Greg Mueller
James St. Hilaire
Jason Koon
John Racener
Jon Aguiar
Joseph Cheong
Justin Zaki
Kyle Julius
Mohsin Charania
Phil Laak
Seth Davies
Shannon Shorr
Shaun Deeb
Tom Marchese
Tommy Vedes
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
As you can see, this will be yet another tough field at a World Poker Tour event that will generate a huge prizepool, especially given the ability to re-enter the tournament and the bankrolls that will be floating around the poker room.
There’s still plenty of time to book travel and hotels if you want to join us in Quebéc for the US Thanksgiving holiday and celebrate by being the next WPT Champion to have their name engraved on the WPT Champions Cup. That would defintiely be worth being thankful for and celebrating.
Here’s info for hotels where you can get deals and we hope to see you there:
Crown Plaza Hotel – Montreal Airport
Special $97 room rate plus tax based on availability
Please mention WPT Montreal Playground Poker Club upon reservation.
6600 Cote De Liesse
Montreal, Quebec H4T 1E3
+1 (877) 270-1393
www.CrownePlaza.com
Holiday Inn Montreal – Midtown
Special $99.99 room rate plus tax based on availability
Please mention WPT Montreal Playground Poker Club upon reservation.
420 Sherbrooke West Highway 2
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B4
+1 (800) 315-2621
www.HolidayInn.com
Le Westin Montreal
$139.99 room rate plus tax based on availability
Please mention WPT Montreal Playground Poker Club upon reservation.
270 Saint-Antoine Quest
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 0A3
+1 (866) 837-4262
www.WestinMontreal.com/