Poker tournaments in Canada
Every live poker festival in Canada: 15 on record, 2 still to come, from 8 tours. Dates, venues and buy-ins, updated daily.
Coming up — 2 festivals
| Dates | Festival | Tour | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2–17 Nov | WSOP Circuit - Canada (Playground) | WSOP Circuit | Kahnawake |
| 15–29 Nov | Yellowhead | Pure | — |
Tours that stop in Canada
- DeepStacks Poker Tour
- MSPT
- PlayNow Poker Championship
- Pure
- Seneca Niagara Poker
- World Cup of Cards
- WSOP
- WSOP Circuit
Where they play
Recent editions
| Dates | Festival | Tour | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–12 Oct | MSPT Event #1: $300 Mega Stack NLH, Montreal | MSPT | Montreal |
| 1–12 Oct | MSPT Canadian Poker Championship, Montreal | MSPT | Montreal |
| 30 Sep – 12 Oct | WSOP Circuit - Deerfoot Inn & Casino | WSOP Circuit | Calgary |
| 13–27 Sep | Yellowhead | Pure | — |
| 26 Aug – 12 Sep | WSOP Super Circuit Canada | WSOP | Kahnawake |
| 21 Nov – 2 Dec | DeepStacks Poker Tour - DSPT Canadian Championship | DeepStacks Poker Tour | — |
| 3–14 Oct | DeepStacks Poker Tour - DSPT Edmonton | DeepStacks Poker Tour | Edmonton |
| 4–8 Sep | PlayNow Championship Winnipeg | PlayNow Poker Championship | Winnipeg |
| 4–15 Apr | DeepStacks Poker Tour (DSPT) Edmonton | DeepStacks Poker Tour | Edmonton |
| 9–19 Nov | Seneca Fall Poker Classic | Seneca Niagara Poker | Niagara |
| 19–29 Jul | Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam | Seneca Niagara Poker | Niagara |
| 6–16 Apr | Western New York Poker Challenge | Seneca Niagara Poker | Niagara |
| 19 Aug – 13 Sep | Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards | World Cup of Cards | Playground |
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