Coast to Coast Poker Championship begins tomorrow

The Coast to Coast Poker Championship kicks off tomorrow at River Rock Resort and Casino with a $500 No-Limit Hold'em event.

The series of events marks the launch of WPT Canada, which is an extension of the popular U.S. entertainment organization.

There will be a total of seven events, including No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha, all with varying buy-ins.

It's all leading up to the $3,000 Main Event which will be filmed for Canadian television and broadcast by World Poker Tour Canada. Organizers are estimating a prize pool of $2.4 million for the entire event.

Canadian poker icons "Yukon" Brad Booth and Gavin Smith will be playing, as will WPT spokesperson Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari.

To learn more about the Coast to Coast Poker Championship visit www.riverrock.com.

Here's a look at the complete tournament schedule:

Event 1 - May 5, 2008

• $500 ($460+$40) No-Limit Texas Hold'em
• 550-player max; single-day event

Event 2 - May 6, 2008

• $220 ($200+$20) C2C Super-Satellite
• Awards one (1) $4,000 C2C package for every 20 entries
• Each package consists of entry to Events 3 & 4

Event 3 - May 7, 8: Final Table May 11, 2008

• $1,000 ($920+$80) No-Limit Texas Hold'em with Bounties
• Receive $50 for every player you eliminate and $1,000 for special guest players
• 500-player maximum; three-day event

Event 4 - MAIN EVENT

• May 9, 10, 11, 2008; Final table May 11, 2008
• $3,000 ($2,800+$200) No-Limit Texas Hold'em
• Limited field; three-day event

Event 5 - May 11, 2008

• $200 ($125+$15+$60) Mother's Day No-Limit Texas Hold'em and Brunch
  Team Play event
• Mothers play odd levels and partners play even levels
• All registered teams will receive 2 Special Mother's Day Brunch tickets
• 200-team maximum; single-day event

Event 6 - May 12, 2008

• $300 ($270+$30) Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha
• 300-player max; single-day event

Event 7 - May 13, 2008

• $300 ($270+$30) No-Limit Texas Hold'em
• 300-player max; single-day event

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