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HEADLINE: First Four Aces/Poker Pro Canada Classic Attracts Huge Field
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The first Poker Pro Canada Classic poker tournament at Four Aces Card Club in Montreal was a huge success, drawing about 250 players from all over Canada and the U.S. – even Europe – to compete for a prize pool of $369,000.
It was the largest poker event ever held in Quebec with a buy-in of more than $1,500.
The tournament was sponsored by online poker sites UB.net and Bodog.net and was held to celebrate the launch of Poker Pro Canada magazine (PokerProCanada.com), Canada’s only publication for real poker players.
When the smoke cleared, local player Oliver “OB” Baksic took home $96,400 for first place. He defeated another local player, Maxime Villemure, on the final hand when he flopped a flush and slow-played it. Villemure hit a straight on the turn, all the chips went in, and Baksic’s flush held up. The final day of the four-day, deep-stack event lasted until 5 in the morning. Villemure cashed for $75,000.
Canadian Heads-Up Champion Benjamin Leblond finished third for $50,000. Buy-in was $1,500+$150. Stacks were 20,000 and rounds lasted one hour. By the time the tournament ended, blinds were 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante.
“Poker Pro Canada magazine will definitely hold more of these player-friendly events,” said Poker Pro Canada Editor-in-Chief John “Johnny Quads” Wenzel. “The Four Aces venue was top notch, everyone had a good time and the prize pool was huge.”
Other final-tablists were Zof Xavier, Tony Basile, Brian Hodhod, Brian Friesen, James Werry, Ryan Howard and Bill Kontaratos.
Winner Baksic had been on life support for much of the six-hour final table, but he didn’t panic and managed to steal enough blinds and antes to survive. Two double-ups when play got three-handed put him in position to contend, and he got hot at the right time.
Poker Pro Media, parent company of Poker Pro Canada, Poker Pro Europe, Online Poker Pro and Poker Pro magazines, was established in 2004 and now has seven titles worldwide that every month bring readers up to speed on the major happenings in the poker world. As an industry leader, the Poker Pro Media family of publications provides readers with an entertaining and informative mix of poker-related news, profiles, event reports and strategies. For advertising inquiries, please contact Derrick@pokerpromedia.com.
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