Yes, you read that right. There are leagues all across Canada where you can enter weekly tournaments for free and the winners receive packages to poker tournaments all over the world. Canadians can go to a local pub, play some free poker, and will win entry into a tournament plus travel accommodations! A few years ago, a winner from the Toronto Poker League came to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and came in 3rd in the $1k!
In a live-streamed hand, Liv Boeree opened from the cutoff to 13,000 holding 
. On the button, Oliver Weis three-bet, making it 39,000 with his 
. Action folded back to Boeree who decided to move all in for right around 315,000 total and that earned a quick fold from Weis. Boeree took down the pot and was able to bolster her stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
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200,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
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Michael Farrow raised to 13,000 from the cutoff only to have Michael Kamran three-bet to 40,000 from the small blind.
Farrow called to see the 
flop and then called a bet of 26,000 from Kamran. Both players then checked the 
turn before the completed the board on the river.
Kamran came out with a big bet of 157,000, and Farrow thought for a bit before making the call. Kamran showed the 
for a bluff, and Farrow tabled the 
to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
680,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
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|
270,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
From early position, Oliver Weiss opened with a raise to 14,000 holding 
. Action folded around where David Peters called from the big blind holding 
.
The flop came down 
and Peters checked over to Weis who bet 23,000. Peters called.
The turn was the and Peters checked his option. Weis checked back this time. On the 
river, Peters decided to lead out for 56,000. Weis thought briefly then released his hand allowing Peters to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
814,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
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265,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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Keith Nassetta got it in with 
up against the 
of his neighbor Florian Maurer on a flop of 
.
The 
on the turn wasn't good for Nassetta but the 
on the river changed everything. He doubled up his stack of 147,000 to get up to well over 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
230,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
Aleksandr Milyaev got it in before the flop holding 
up against the of Michael Stashin. The board ran out 
and Milyaev doubled to 160,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
756,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
160,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
[Removed:240], who came back from break as the shortest of 49 players returning, shoved the hijack for his last 56,000. Big blind Maria Lampropulos called to put the German at risk.
[Removed:240]: 
Maria Lampropulos:
The 
flop was still good for Scottes while Lampropulos did pick up some counterfeit outs. The on the turn added even more cards that Lampropulos could hit and the 
on the river was one of them.
With Schottes now playing the board, Lampropulos took down the pot with her ace kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
885,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Luc Greenwood opened from middle position to 14,000 before Koray Aldemir reraised, making it 45,000 from the small blind. Greenwood then moved all in for a bit over 100,000 and Aldemir called quickly.
Greenwood: 
Aldemir: 
The flop came down leaving Greenwood drawing to just running outs, but the on the turn wasn't one of them. The river was the which sealed Greenwood's fate and he hit the rail while Aldemir moved over 700,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
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|
|
Busted | |
In another feature table hand that took place just before the break, action folded to Scott Bohlman in the cutoff and he moved all in for right around 55,000. David Peters was in the big blind and made a quick call.
Peters:
Bohlman: 
Bohlman needed a lot of help, but the opposite happened as the 
flop hit Peters hard. The turn improved Peters to trip aces, and that officially left Bohlman drawing dead.
The meaningless was run out on the river for good measure and Bohlman headed for the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Just before the break, Ricardo Goncalves Neto got his stack of 114,000 all in preflop up at the feature table. He found himself at risk and behind Oliver Weis.
Weis:
Neto:
Neto's best chance of surviving was to catch an ace, which he failed to do on the 
flop. The 
turn gave Neto a spade flush draw, but he missed when the 
bricked on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
