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HeadsUp Entertainment Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. made the announcement today, and said the tournament will feature a series of 5 events with an estimated prize pool exceeding $1.3 million CDN. The main event will be televised and broadcast throughout Canada and internationally.

Event 1 will be a charity event with 5% of the prize pool being donated to Breast Cancer Research. It will be a $500 buy in, freezeout tournament with capacity of up to 250 players.

Event 2 (the Main Event) will be a $5000 buy in, heads up tournament with a maximum of 128 players. A number of international poker pros and celebrities have already committed to attend and play in the event which will be televised in Canada and around the world.

Event 3 is a $1500 buy in, short handed (6 players/table) tournament with up to a 200 player capacity.

Event 4 is a $1000 buy in freezeout format and Event 5, a $500 buy in freezeout, both expected to attract up to 300 players. All events are subject to regulatory approval.

Last year's event attracted a world class field of competitors such as Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari, Andy Bloch, Nenad Medic and Huck Seed, World Series of Poker Main Event winner from 1996, as well as Canadian pros Greg "FBT" Mueller and "Yukon" Brad Booth.

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The 40-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., finished as the runner-up at the World Series of Poker on Wednesday in Las Vegas, collecting a cool $4.84 million US for his efforts.

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Lam, from Kitchener, Ont., sits in second place heading into the showdown of the final nine players.

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Many of Team Paradise's most accomplished players are Canadian, and are excited to play in a WPT event at home for the first time.

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Created to give recreational poker players from both sides of the border the opportunity to experience a big-time professional poker event, the WPT Canadian Open will be run exactly like the WPT North American Poker Championships, but will have lower buy-in costs both for the tournament itself and its various satellite tournaments, which are already underway in the Poker Room at Casino Niagara - Fallsview's sister property.

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