2008 Canadian Open Poker Championships

Earlier this month HeadsUp Entertainment, based in Calgary, announced the schedule for this years Canadian Open Poker Championships. The 5 day event will take place in the Deerfoot Inn and Casino in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and will see the main event winner walk away with CDN $200,000, while the runner up takes $100,000.

Kelly Kellner (CEO for HeadsUp Entertainment), who will be hosting the recorded event said; “We’re going to be televising the event not only in Canada, but around the world in Australia, England, Italy and France”.

The allure, of not only money, but the fame that a televised event such as this could bring is sure to attract many players, big and not so big, from around the world. The schedule is as follows:
March 5 - $500 no-limit hold’em - 250 player max - 5% of the buy-in will go to Breast Cancer Research

March 6 - $5,000 no-limit hold’em heads-up Main Event (Day 1) - 128 player max

March 7 - $1,500 no-limit hold’em short-handed - 200 player max

March 8 - $1,000 no-limit hold’em - 300 player max

March 9 - $500 no-limit hold’em - 300 player max