WPT 2008 North American Poker Championship

The North American Poker Championships are held at the Fallsview Casino Resort set alongside the stunning Niagara Falls in Canada. The North American Poker Championships is one of the World Poker Tour stops and attracts players from around the world. Overlooking the legendary Niagara Falls in Canada, this poker event has a CAD $10,000 buy-in. With plenty of online sites providing a way to win a seat there are a large number amateur players but the pros frequent the event too. Unlike the USA poker rooms and casinos, the age restriction in Canada is not 21 but 19. It’s for this reason that so many young Americans cross the border and a number of Young Europeans who dream of playing a WPT event crowd the arena looking for their fortune. The Tournament has three starting days and a starting chip stack of 20,000 chips. The blinds move every 60 minutes and the tables are The Fallsview Casino Resort is a beautiful casino, hotel set in one of the world’s most breathtaking settings. For further details on the Fallsview Casino Resort, see our Fallsview Casino Resort review.