Canadian Poker Championship

Cake Poker is the only online poker site offering satellites to the Canadian Poker Championship which is taking place between the 11th and 17th of May 2009. The event players can qualify for at Cake Poker is the $5,000 buyin heads up tournament which has a maximum of 128 entrants. Players start with 10,000 starting chips and blinds increase at 20 minute intervals. In order to let skill prevail all matches are best “2 out of 3″ meaning each heads up encounter can be played up to a maximum of 3 times.

To qualify for the prestigious Canadian Poker Open heads up poker event you should head over to Cake Poker and take part in the daily satellites that are on offer. If you happen to qualify through a Cake Poker Satellite you will be not only be rewarded with entry to the $5,000 buyin heads up event but also receive $1,400 in your Cake account for spending money and travelling expenses, access to the high rollers lounge and VIP access to the Canadian Poker Open players party.

Cake Poker Canadian Open Sattelites

Cake is running a selection of satellites for players with all bankrolls. Daily satellites include the $3 rebuy + addon tournament which rewards 1 semi final place for each $42.50 in the prizepool. There is also a $8 rebuy + addon tournament which gives players a chance to bypass the semi final and go straight to the final, which is where the Canadian Poker Championship packages are awarded. There is a seat in the final for each $215 in the prizepool.

Canadian Open Semi Final : Takes place each Sunday at 9:30PM (Eastern Time) the buyin is $42.50 and for each $215 in the prizepool a place in the “Final” is awarded. The format for this tournament is a heads up shootout.

Canadian Open Final : This tournament starts every Monday at 9:30PM (ET) this Canadian Poker Open satellite costs $215 to take part in. There is one full Canadian Poker Open package in the prizepool for each $5,500 in the prizepool. The tournament is in the No Limit Heads Up shootout format.

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