BC Lottery To Sponsor Pacific Poker Shootout

A news article came from Great White North, a province of British Columbia, urging resident poker enthusiasts to "Become the best of the best." The article was written to report the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's sponsorship of the Vancouver area poker tournament, the Pacific Poker Shootout.

August 31st through September 2nd will see the second annual Pacific Poker Shootout to be held at the Cascades Casino in Langley. The poker tournament boasts an estimated total prize pool of $600,000, with $125,000 going to the
1st place winner.

The shootout tournaments will feature a series of events over three days, including a no limit Texas Hold'Em tournament with an estimated $105,000 prize pool, based on 350 entries at a buy-in of $300. The final 2 days of the tournament offer an estimated prize pool of $500,000 with participants
capped at 500 and a buy-in of $1,000.