WPT Montreal Added to WPT Season XXII

At the heart of the tournament schedule is the $3,500 CAD buy-in WPT Montreal Championship, boasting a guaranteed prize pool of $2,000,000 CAD. Scheduled for May 16-20. 

Phil Sabbah, CEO of Playground, reflecting on the significance of WPT Montreal returning to Playground, said

The first female winner that Phil Sabbah is referring to is Ema Zajmovic, who in 2017 took down the WPT Montreal Championship event, claiming the first place prize of $241,500 CAD. Zajmovic remains the only female winner of a WPT Main Event, however she went very close to claiming a second WPT Championship as she finished runner up twice in 2018. The first of these was in the WPT Amsterdam Main Event and the second was at the Playgound again. She also made the final table at the WPT Montreal event that was won by Mike Sexton, just a few months before she won her own title.

The last WPT event in Montreal, held in late 2019 drew 1,109 entries and generated a prize pool of $3,327,000 CAD. It was won by Geoffrey, for a payday of $500,000 CAD and a spot on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.

Beyond the tournaments on the schedule, there is a Meet-Up Game planned, to be hosted by WPT Ambassador Brad Owen on May 14.

WPT Global, the official online poker site of the World Poker Tour, will play a pivotal role in the festival, by running starting day flights for the WPT500 and WPT Prime Montreal events, as well as offering a variety of satellite options for players to win their way into the marquee events. 

New players can use the WPT Global Poker Promo Code wired when registering to get a welcome bonus of up to $1,200.