WSOP and GGPoker are heading to Toronto, Ontario for the second 12 months in a row.
Nice Canadian On line casino Resort Toronto introduced this week that GGPoker, the brand new homeowners of the World Collection of Poker, has turn out to be the official sponsor of The Poker Room at Nice Canadian On line casino Resort Toronto.
As a part of this collaboration, the Nice Canadian On line casino Resort Toronto will serve Ontario poker gamers ass the unique venue for internet hosting WSOP tournaments, together with prestigious WSOP Circuit ring occasions.
This partnership is a win for Ontario on-line poker gamers, as GGPoker stays the unique platform for gamers trying to qualify on-line for WSOP Toronto Circuit.
Including to the joy, Toronto additionally occurs to be the house base for GGPoker and its iconic international ambassador, Daniel Negreanu, who’s more likely to be part of the motion through the WSOP Toronto competition.
“We’re excited to associate with Nice Canadian to raise the poker expertise in Toronto,” mentioned Sarne Lightman, Managing Director of GGPoker in a press launch. “This partnership will mix one of the best of stay and on-line poker, providing gamers premier tournaments, unmatched rewards and solidifying Ontario as a hub for world class poker.”
The announcement follows the profitable debut of the WSOP Toronto competition through the Spring of 2024 in partnership with GGPoker. Held over 11 days in March, the first-ever WSOP Toronto competition attracted over 6,000 mixed entries and generated greater than $5.5 million in complete prize cash throughout eight ring occasions.
The CAD $2,000 buy-in Principal Occasion drew 1,600 entries, creating a large $2.8 million prize pool. Notably, 324 gamers gained their spots on-line via each the GGPoker.com and GGPoker Ontario platforms. In the meantime, the CAD $3,500 Excessive Curler occasion delivered a prize pool exceeding $1 million.
The ultimate prize swimming pools surpassed the organizers’ preliminary $3.9 million projection for the sequence. The event generated great curiosity partly because of the rarity of stay poker occasions in Toronto, and the variety of entries may have been even increased if not for venue capability constraints. Most occasions bought out effectively upfront.
Constructing on final 12 months’s success, the Toronto WSOP Circuit competition is ready to make a return. Whereas the precise dates and schedule have but to be introduced, additional particulars are anticipated quickly, with the competition more likely to happen once more within the spring.
With GGPoker now on the helm, on-line qualifiers are anticipated to broaden considerably, offering extra alternatives for gamers to win their seats. Nonetheless, this isn’t only a one-off partnership. Because the official sponsor of The Poker Room on the Nice Canadian On line casino Resort, GGPoker will intention to maintain the poker motion alive year-round, with ongoing money video games and the potential of the Circuit competition making extra appearances sooner or later.
The Nice Canadian On line casino Resort Toronto, which opened in June 2023, is located on the identical property because the Woodbine Racetrack. The resort boasts 328,000 sq. toes of gaming house, together with high-limit desk video games and slot rooms, a 400-room resort, various eating choices, a wellness and health heart, non-public occasion and assembly areas, and a 5,000-seat theater. It additionally contains a stay leisure venue in partnership with Dwell Nation.
“We’re thrilled to associate with GGPoker to ship a world-class poker expertise,” mentioned Michael Kim, Government Vice President, Nice Canadian Leisure in a press launch. “This collaboration ups the ante on Toronto’s poker choices giving gamers entry to the highest tournaments and rewards, and cements Nice Canadian Toronto because the go-to vacation spot for a world-class poker expertise within the metropolis.”
Addressing Capability Points
Final 12 months, the sequence confronted a rocky begin with lengthy strains and prolonged wait occasions, leading to some pissed off prospects and destructive suggestions on social media. Moreover, some gamers expressed dissatisfaction with the venue’s rake pricing.
Nonetheless, as soon as the sequence started, these points had been resolved, and the occasions ran easily.
Whereas WSOP, GGPoker, and the Nice Canadian On line casino Resort acquired reward for efficiently internet hosting the competition, the venue confronted criticism for its restricted capability, which fell wanting the excessive demand. It stays to be seen whether or not GGPoker and WSOP will deal with these considerations, together with the capability limitations and lengthy registration queues, for the upcoming competition.
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