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WPTDeepStacks Main Event Transforms Playground Poker Club into Battle Arena in February

Live poker tournaments remain among the preferred congregations for some of the best poker pros from all four corners of the world. One of the upcoming poker tournaments in Montreal will be the WPTDeepStacks Main Event which aims to bring the signature WPT poker action to Playground Poker Club.

The very beginning of February 2019 is set to welcome the premium event which has the potential to attract some of the most proficient players in both the international and local poker field. Over the span of five days, all enthusiasts will be able to put their skills to the test and race for the generous cash payouts. They have exactly 72 days to prepare for the battle and prove they are worthy of the top positions on the official leaderboard.

Culminating Poker Tournament Aims High

According to the information provided by the organizers of the culminating event, February 1 is set to bring the first starting flight of this tournament. Starting at exactly 1 a.m. local time, the heated poker action will bring players one step closer to the Final Table of this event. Day 1a is going to bring the first batch of players to Day 2, taking place on Monday, February 4.

The second day of action is scheduled to take place on February 2 at the very same hour, providing all participants with enough time to register for participation and make their to the poker tables at Playground Poker Club. The third and last starting flight will conclude the registration window of this event on February 3. All entrants will have to provide the mandatory buy-in for the event amounting to CA$1,350 in order to make their way into the event.

There is also an additional fee of CA$150 obligatory to every player. Projections for an increased interest have been expressed for this poker tournament, meaning that the originally announced guaranteed prize pool might be surpassed. At the moment it is known that Main Event cash prizes will amount to a total of CA$750,000. This amount might end up swelling once the registration period is over.

Main Event Brings CA$750,000 GTD

The three starting flights of the event will put to the test all individuals willing to give their luck a try at a live poker tournament in Montreal. Survivors of these heated days will have the chance to reunite on Day 2 of the WPTDeepStacks Montreal Main Event. This will happen on February 4, when poker action will commence exactly at noon.

By this point players will have already found their spot in the structure of the poker tournament, amassing significant chip stacks. However, this phase of the event will sift through the overall number of survivors and allow only the most proficient among them to progress ahead towards the Final Table of the Main Event. As for the action on February 5, it will be live streamed for poker enthusiasts to enjoy.

In order to keep everything fair, there will be a 30-minute delay of the live stream, but commentary will happen live. Additional details are set to be revealed in the upcoming months leading to the official start of the Main Event. This event is possible thanks to the four-year partnership arranged between World Poker Tour and partypoker LIVE which will bring tournaments to the liking of WPT500, WPTDeepStacks, and WPT Main Tour to the area.

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Author Yolina

Yolina has followed closely the latest development on the Canadian gaming scene over the past years, monitoring the land-based, lottery, and online offerings up for grabs. The dynamic nature of the local lottery and casino fields, as well as the opportunities lying ahead of Canada fire her enthusiasm for what is to come. A sports betting enthusiast, in her spare time Yolina could be found in her natural habitat – turning the pages of biographies and catching up on the latest stand-up comedy podcasts.