According to the Playground Poker Club, the third edition of the premier World Cup of Cards (WCC) will be returning to Canada once more in 2019. The 29-series championship will be running from January 20 to February 6 next year, and will boast more than $2 million in guarantees for its attendees.
The WCC will reportedly offer something for every local poker enthusiast, including buy-ins that will range from as low as $110 to as high as $1,650 for high rollers. Plenty of exciting games and thrilling new tourney formats will also be implemented for a fresh new approach to a classic event on the annual gaming calendar.
Three Marquee Events on Offer
The upcoming series will focus on three marquee events, which will offer more than $1.5 million in combined guaranteed cash prizes. These are the $220 CAD partypoker LVIE Grand Prix Canada $500,000 CAD guaranteed no-limit Hold’em event, the $1,100 CAD Card Player Poker Tour $250,000 guaranteed no-limit Hold’em event, and the $1,650 CAD WPTDeepStacks $750,000 CAD guaranteed no-limit Hold’em event.
The 2019 edition of the WCC will kick off in style with the long awaited return of the $220 CAD partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Canada. The event, which boasts $500,000 in guaranteed winnings, features five online starting flights in total, along with 12 live starting flights that will run from January 23 to 27.
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Weeks of Prime Action Ahead
Those who manage to survive these flights will form a single field that will play an action-packed final table on January 27, leading to a grand championship play down the following day. The $1,65 CAD WPTDeepStacks $750,000 CAD guaranteed tourney will begin on February 1 with the first of three starting flights in total, and the ultimate winner will emerge a few days later on February 5.
The $250,000 CAD guaranteed Card Player Poker Tour main event will get started with one of two starting flights on February 4, offering a buy-in of just $1,100. Those who survive to see Day 2 will return on the 6th of the month in another championship round. Last year, the 2017 WCC CPPT main event came in the form of a $1,650 no-limit Hold’em tournament, which attracted 191 entrants and resulted in Luc Bellerive of Quebec scooping the top $98,000 prize.
It certainly looks as though the first few weeks of 2019 will be packed with excitement for those who visit the Playground Poker Club. Canada’s number-one poker hub is situated just minutes away from down-town Montreal, and offers unparalleled cash gaming action 24 hours a day, not to mention a fantastic weekly tourney line-up for regulars.
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