Of the poker series hosted in major Canadian cities, the British Columbia Poker Championships (BCPC) is one of the best. Run by the River Rock Casino Resort which is located in Richmond, British Columbia, BCPC has been a yearly event since 2005.
The Main Event was won back in 2008 by Daniel Negreanu for $371,910. The William Hill poker download ran satellites to the tourney that year, and a number of well known professionals traveled into town to play it.
The series has remained fairly popular over time as the location is just a short distance from Vancouver, one of the most popular cities in the world. As already mentioned, the series has been frequented by numerous holdem poker online pros in the past, especially those residing in Canada.
This year’s series will run from October 25th to November 9th with four events. The first event is a $550 bounty tournament featuring No Limit Hold’em and 528 maximum players (not including alternates). $237,600 is the estimated prize pool. This is a four day event and the final day is scheduled to wrap up on the 28th of October.
The $1.1k No Limit Hold’em Event is next, featuring an estimated prize pool of $550k. This event kicks off on October 30th and finishes on October 31st.
2011’s Main Event will be a $3,000 No Limit Hold’em Event, and it is capped at 550 players plus alternates. The prize pool is estimated at $1,485,000. The event gets started on November 2nd and will last four days.
The end of the series has a high roller event for the high stakes players out there. The three day event starts on November 7th and has a buy-in of $5,000. With a 176 maximum field, the estimated prize pool is a healthy $809,600.
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