An event designed to give recreational poker players the chance to play on a big stage, the World Poker Tour’s Canadian Open lowered the stakes and opened its arms to all comers for this brand new event held at the Fallsview Casino Resort in Ontario, Canada. The $2,500 buy-in Canadian Open’s final table was set just one day before the bid daddy came to town; the North American Poker Championship, also hosted by Fallsview, touting a $10,000 buy-in.
The tournament attracted 298 players, many utilizing the event as a warm-up for the bigger buy-in contest that would follow. Jason “Big Bird” Sagle, who finished 12th in the Canadian Open, good for $9,367 CAD, would go on to collect 2nd place prize money just a few days later in the $10,000 event, scoring a $676,107 payday.
American Scott Clements owned the day, turning his $2,700 investment into just over $250,000 CAD and claiming the title. Joining him at the final table were Tony O’Hagan, Vince Sessa, Terris Preston, Steven Buttery and Gia Trinh.
| World Poker Tour Canadian Open | |
| Casino: | Fallsview Casino Resort |
| Location: | Ontario, Canada |
| Buy-in: | $2,500 CAD |
| Entry Fee: | $200 |
| # of Players: | 298 |
| Prize Pool: | $720,533 |
| Final Table date: | Oct 30, 2006 |
| Results | ||
| 1 | Scott Clements |
$222,051 |
| 2 | Tony O'Hagan |
$102,385 |
| 3 | Vince Sessa |
$54,392 |
| 4 | Terris Preston |
$38,395 |
| 5 | Steven Buttery |
$28,796 |
| 6 | Gia Trinh |
$22,397 |
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