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2008 BC Poker Championships

orange_crush — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:56:04 +0000

RICHMOND, BC: The 4th Annual  BC Poker Championships will take place November 16th-23rd, 2008 at the River Rock Casino Resort near Vancouver. Registration for all BCPC events started September 1st, 2008. Players can call 604-247-8983 to pre-register.

2008 BC Poker Championships Schedule of Events

Nov 16th - 12PM $550 No Limit Hold’em

Nov 17th - 12PM $550 Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No Limit)

Nov 18th - 12PM $1,100 No Limit Hold’em 2 day event

Nov 19th - 12PM & 7PM $200 Super Satellites

Nov 20th-23rd - 12PM $2,700 No Limit Hold’em Main Event
4 Day Event - $15,000 starting chips - One Hour Levels

Nov 21st-23rd - 7PM $1,100 Short Handed Shootout
21st - Round 1 | 22nd - Round 2 | 23rd - Final Table

Boulevard 500 Poker Series

orange_crush — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:40:27 +0000

COQUITLAM, BC: The Boulevard 500 Poker Series begins July 15th at the Boulevard Casino in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Event #1 - Tues July 15 at 6 PM - $200 Buy-in ($160+$15+$25) 200 team max
Single Day Event - Sandy & Danny 50’s Theme Team* Tournament Era Attire recommended, but not required.
* Event 1 teams must consist of 1 man and 1 woman

Event #2 - Wed July 16 at 12 PM - $500 Buy-in ($460+$40) 300 player max
Single Day Event - Short Handed (6 Max) No Limit Texas Hold’em

Event #3 - Thurs July 17 at 12 PM - $160 Buy-in ($150+$10) 550 max no RB/Alt
Single Day Event - Mega Satellite to Main Event - Awards 1 Main Entry for every 5 entries

Event #4 - Friday July 18 at 12 PM - $750 Buy-in ($690+$60) 550 player max.
Three Day Event - Main Event - No Limit Texas Hold’em

Event #5 - Saturday July 19 at 12 PM - $300 Buy-in ($270+$30) 300 player max.
Single Day Event - Boulevard 500 Wrap Up - No Limit Texas Hold’em

Satellite Tournament Information: Satellites available at River Rock Casino Resort and Boulevard Casino starting June 7th, 2008.

Super Satellites
* $80 ($75+$5)
* Awards one (1) BLVD 500 Main Event entry for every 10 entries
Boulevard Casino: Saturday June 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, July 5th & 12th, 2008
River Rock Casino Resort: Saturday June 21st, 2008

Single Table Satellites
Boulevard Casino: June 7th – July 17th, 2008
River Rock Casino Resort: June 9th – July 12th, 2008
$500 Event - 10 players - $55 ($50+$5) - 1st place receives $500 entry

$750 Main Event – 10 players - $80 ($75+$5) -1st place receives $750 entry

Registration accepted in person or by phone 604.523.5359. Please be prepared to provide personal and contact information when registering.

River Rock: Coast to Coast Poker Championships

orange_crush — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:38:01 +0000

RICHMOND, BC: Canada’s brand new poker series has just been announced, the Coast to Coast Poker Championships will take place May 5 thru 13, 2008 at the River Rock Casino Resort, featuring 7 events over 9 days. Professional poker players Brad “Yukon” Booth and Gavin Smith are scheduled to attend the events. For more information contact the River Rock poker room at 604-247-8983.

2008 Coast to Coast Poker Championships Schedule of Events

Event 1 - $500 No Limit Hold’em
May 5th, 2008 – Single Day Event
Limited Field

Event 2 - $220 Super Satellite
May 6th, 2008 – Single Day Event
Awards $4,000 C2C Packages which includes
entry to Events 3 & 4 – 1 package/20 entries

Event 3 - $1,000 No Limit Hold’em with
$50 and $1,000 Bounties
May 7th & 8th, 2008 – Final Table May 11th
Limited Field

Event 4 - Main Event $3,000 No Limit Hold’em
May 9th, 10th & 11th, 2008 - $15,000 Starting Chips
Limited Field

Event 5 - Mothers Day Team Event & Brunch
$200 Buy-in includes Team entry and 2 Brunches
May 11th, 2008 – Limited to 200 teams

Event 6 - $300 Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha
May 12th, 2008 – Limited to 300 entries
Single Day Event

Event 7 - $300 No Limit Hold’em
May 13th, 2008 – Limited to 300 Entries,
Single Day Event

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River Rock Casino: Canadian Poker Tour

orange_crush — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:05:04 +0000

VANCOUVER, BC: The River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, BC (near Vancouver) has a 25 table poker room, the largest in Canada. On February 19th, 2008, the River Rock Casino Poker Room will host a Canadian Poker Tour Event. This CPT Tournament will have a $300+30 buy-in and will start at 12:15pm, $80 satellites for the event will be held January 14-18th in the River Rock Poker Room.

For more information contact the River Rock Poker Room at 604-247-8983.

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2007 B.C. Poker Championship $1K Pot-Limit Results

orange_crush — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:42:03 +0000

11/22/07 - VANCOVER, BC: Results from the 2007 B.C. Poker Championship Event #3 - $1000+100 Pot-Limit Texas Hold’em Event that was held on November 20th, 2007 at the River Rock Casino.

1st - Scott Craig - Vancouver, BC - $63,500
2nd - Clark Hamagami - Kelowna, BC - $37,800
3rd - David Peters - Toledo, OH - $24,800
4th - Mitesh Anjaria - Kitchener, ON - $18,900
5th - Hong Man Woo - New Westminster, BC - $15,355
6th - Terry William - Coquitlam, BC - $12,755
7th - Marty Thompson - Winfield, BC - $10,630
8th - Leiva Reyes - Mission, BC - $8,860
9th - Brandon Schaefer - Seattle, WA - $7,100
10th - Kenneth Chi Chang - Buena Park, CA - $5,315
11th - Larry Norheim - Castlegar, BC - $3,550
12th - Milton Douvas - Vancouver, BC - $2,955
13th - Tyler Patterson - Everett, WA - $2,955
14th - Kristen Jonkman - Surrey, BC - $2,365
15th - Vonsky Eam - Edmonton, AB - $2,365
16th - Vincent Fraser - Dawson, YT - $1,890
17th - Jody Fayant - Edmonton, AB - $1,890
18th - Brar Jaspal - Edmonton, AB - $1,890
19th - Pau Ha - Courtenay, BC - $1,890
20th - Lorne Roelofsen- Nanaimo, BC - $1,890
21st - Hank Andreewiltens - Whistler, BC - $1,535
22nd - Shawn Buchanan - Abbotsford, BC - $1,535
23rd - Harold Kullman - Kelowna, BC - $1,535
24th - Joe L. - Edmonton, AB - $1,535
25th - Alan Knutsen - Penticton, BC - $1,535

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2007 B.C. Poker Championship $1K No-Limit Results

orange_crush — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:28:56 +0000

11/22/07 - VANCOVER, BC: Results from the 2007 B.C. Poker Championship Event #2 - $1000+100 No-Limit Texas Hold’em Event that was held on November 19th, 2007 at the River Rock Casino.

1st - Brian Joslin - Hamilton, ON - $148,000
2nd - Adam Schwartz - Maple Ridge, BC - $88,800
3rd - Eric Liu - Victoria, BC - $53,280
4th - Thomas Billings - Bellingham, WA - $47,360
5th - Cotechini Mauro - Cedar Valley, ON - $35,520
6th - Garry Dale Juvelin - Chilliwack, BC - $26,050
7th - Tyler Patterson - Everett, WA - $21,315
8th - Robert Richard Kosterman - Delta, BC - $16,580
9th - Ricky Chow - Coquitlam, BC - $14,210
10th - Joe Williams - Winnipeg, MB - $11,840
11th - Troy Takasaki - Richmond, BC - $7,105
12th - Troy Border - Pender Island, BC - $5,920
13th - Bernard Scott - Medicine Hat, AB - $5,450
14th - Michael Stermer - Vancouver, BC - $4,740
15th - Monica Leger - Courtenay, BC - $4,740
16th - Brent Davis - Kelowna, BC - $4,265
17th - Leonard McCannon - New Westminster, BC - $4,265
18th - Kourosh Totonchian - Vancouver, BC - $4,030
19th - Peter Cross - Surrey, BC - $4,030
20th - Rajinder Toor - Vancouver, BC - $4,030
21st - Aaron Duczak - Kamloops, BC - $3,435
22nd - Gary Wenger - Delta, BC - $3,435
23rd - Robert Cheung - Vancouver, BC - $3,435
24th - James Michael Murphy - Victoria, BC - $3,435
25th - Elmer Kowalenko - Saskatoon, SK - $3,435

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2007 B.C. Poker Championship Ladies Results

orange_crush — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:14:48 +0000

11/22/07 - VANCOVER, BC: Results from the 2007 B.C. Poker Championship Event #1 - $500+50 Ladies Only No-Limit Event that was held on November 18th, 2007 at the River Rock Casino.

1st - Paula Stregger - Vancouver, BC - $30,000
2nd - Lai Pang - Abbotsford, BC - $16,000
3rd - Sharon Touchie - Dawson City, YT - $10,000
4th - Qian Li - Richmond, BC - $8,000
5th - Anthea Chung - Vancouver, BC - $6,000
6th - Dana Weeks - Vancouver, BC - $5,000
7th - Kate Doile - Vancouver, BC - $4,300
8th - Barbara Birbon - Armstrong, BC - $3,500
9th - Wendy Lubinich - Victoria, BC - $2,500
10th - Suzette Chin - Richmond, BC - $2,000
11th - Patz McMillian - Vancouver, BC - $1,250
12th - Jennifer McMillen - Kamloops, BC - $1,250
13th - Christine Kropf - Burnaby, BC - $1,000
14th - Fran Snowden - Stettler, AB - $1,000
15th - Noi Wang - Richmond, BC - $900
16th - Kathleen Row - Winnipeg, MB - $900
17th - Carol Vanommen - Salmon Arm, BC - $800
18th - Meaghan Major - Toronto, ON - $800
19th - Heather Birarda - West Vancouver, BC - $800
20th - Hazel Peng - Vancouver, BC - $800
21st - Jennifer Defreyne - Burnaby, BC - $700
22nd - Loreey Farmer - Kelowna, BC - $700
23rd - Litha McPherson - Aldergrove, BC - $600
24th - Kana Yanagawa - Vancouver, BC - $600
25th - Deborah Romans - Edmonton, AB - $600

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River Rock Casino: 2007 B.C. Poker Championship

orange_crush — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:55:16 +0000

11/16/07 - VANCOUVER, BC: November 18-25, River Rock Casino will host the 2007 British Columbia Poker Championships. The B.C. Poker Championships will consist of four events over 7 days.

Event #1: November 18th @ 12 noon - Ladies Only No-Limit Hold’em - $500+50 buy-in

Event #2: November 19th @ 12 noon - No-Limit Texas Hold’em - $1000+100 buy-in

Event #3: November 20th @ 12 noon - Pot-Limit Texas Hold’em - $1000+100 buy-in

Event #4: November 22-25 @ 12 noon - Main Event No-Limit Texas Hold’em - $2500+200 buy-in

On November 21st there will be a “Last Chance” $200 buy-in Super Satellite for the Main Event @ 12 noon. For further event details contact River Rock guest services at 604-247-8983

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