by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Sep 03, '25

Ontario native wins record-setting WSOP Circuit main event at Playground in Montreal, turning $75 satellite entry into $446,400.

by Erik Fast | Published: May 23, '24

David Dongwoo Ko has won the 2024 World Poker Tour Montreal $3,500 CAD no-limit hold’em main event at the Playground Poker Club in Quebec. The 23-year-old poker pro based out of Burnaby, British Columbia overcame a field of 882 entries to secure his first WPT title and the top prize worth $319,217 USD. This was […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Mar 26, '24

The Playground Poker Club in Montreal has become the home for monstrous bad beat jackpots over the last few years and the property once again registered another seven-figure payout last Friday. The hand in question saw one player rake a pot with a straight flush with the loser in the hand holding four of a […]

by Joe Mattia | Published: May 23, '22

The poker room at Casino de Montreal is closed as dozens of dealers are on strike over pay and working conditions. According to the Montreal Gazette, the dealers strike kicked off Saturday morning. Workers are seeking concessions from Loto-Québec, which operates the casino. A union rep told the Montreal Gazette that dealers have been battling […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jan 28, '21

The World Poker Tour Montreal Online $3,200 buy-in main event featured a $2,000,000 guarantee. A total of 888 entries were made during the two starting flights, creating a final prize pool of $2,664,000 that was paid out among the top 133 finishers. The lion’s share of that money ultimately went to the United Kingdom’s Jack […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Mar 04, '26

Lily Lotfy fell in love with poker around a crowded table during long Thanksgiving weekends, in a family where cards were always in play. Poker was actually just one game among many at first, but it stuck with the Boston native as she ventured off to Northeastern University and began her career in technology product […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jan 21, '26

Isabelle Mercier enjoyed a considerable amount of time in the poker spotlight in the earliest days of the poker boom. After earning her law degree in Montreal, she moved to Paris and managed one of the most famous poker rooms in the world, the Aviation Club. Her experience at the Aviation Club made Mercier a […]

by Paul Oresteen | Published: Jun 25, '25

Poker is a haven for offbeat personalities that don’t quite fit into other parts of society. A glance at history shows that Stuey Ungar and Mike Caro found success as misfits in an unfit world. Preston McEwen might be the next generation’s offbeat, wayward success story – part rock star, part clutch finisher and one […]

by Art Parmann and Justin Young | Published: May 28, '25

With $42.5 million in recorded tournament earnings and millions more won online, Sam Greenwood is one of the most successful poker players of all time. That includes major scores at high roller events all over the world, with a big run at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Jeju, South Korea, to start […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Oct 15, '20

Mike Sexton spent 15 years as the voice of the World Poker Tour, alongside co-commentator Vince Van Patten, before recording his first victory on the other side of the broadcast. At the age of 69, Sexton emerged victorious in the 2016 WPT Montreal $3,850 CAD no-limit hold’em main event to secure his first title on […]