2006 Canadian Open Poker Championship Details Announced

Thanks to Card Player for the details on this tournament, its gonna be one big Poker Party.

Heads-Up Format Limits Tournament to 128 Players

Details for the 2006 Canadian Poker Championship have been released.

The head-ups event, which will be filmed and televised, will take place March 8-12 at the Stampede Casino in Calgary, Alberta. The $5,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament will be limited to 128 players, who will vie for the top prize of $250,000. The runner up will receive $125,000. All the dollar figures are in Canadian dollars. (The Canadian dollar is currently worth 84 cents US.)

Qualifying satellites will be held during January and February at casinos in several Canadian cities and at the Stampede Casino the week before the tournament starts. Details about when and where the satellites will take place, as well as when and where the show will be broadcast, haven’t been finalized and will be announced at a later date.