The 2025 poker season in Canada kicks off with WSOP Circuit Calgary, starting January 8. Spanning 13 days of thrilling Circuit action in Cowtown, you can stay updated with live coverage by Lyle Bateman right here.
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More than 100 Entries to Start the Series
Level: 1 (100/100/100) Entries: 113/113 Prizes: $37,290 The action in the Big 30 Stack is still about 10 minutes away, but the field is already over 100 entries to start the day. There are about 8 minutes left on the countdown to cards in the air for the 2025 Circuit season in Calgary.
There were 113 entries on the board with the numbers still climbing and activity at the entry desk outside the Sundance room, so the prizes are already approaching $40k before any hands have even been played.
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Big 30 Stack Kicks Off WSOP-C Calgary Jan 2025
Event: Event #1: $400 Big 30 Stack ($330 + $70) Date: Jan 8, 2025, 11 AM Blinds: 25 Minutes Starting Stack: 30k Late Entry: 10 Levels (~3:50 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event Canada’s 2025 poker season gets underway with the Big 30 Stack at WSOP-C Calgary Jan 2025. The traditional opening event of the series kicks off at 11 AM on Wednesday and players will have 10 levels of action to get into the game.
That should put the final chance to get a seat for the opening event at about 3:50 PM on Wed. After that, they’ll play down to a winner sometime Wed evening or early Thur morning. In August, David Labchuk picked up his third ring with the win in this one, while last January the crown went to Burnaby’s David Ko as he kicked off an amazing year that saw him grab a WPT Championship as well. May’s winner was Lee Clark.
This event will be my main focus for the opening day, and I’ll be on this one until the first ring is awarded. Shuffle up and deal!
David Ko Winner of E12 at 2024 WSOP-C Calgary May 
Lee Clark, Winner of May 2024 WSOP-C Cal Event #1 
David Labchuk won his third ring in the opening Big 330 Stack game 
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