Poker.co.uk - Poker News Archive

Largest Legal Poker Prize Goes Off

Compared to the enormous jackpots paid out at the major U.S. tournaments, $382,000 may seem like a small prize, but in British Columbia it is a record breaker.

The British Columbia Poker Championships, held recently in Richmond, B.C., awarded James Hawkins of Salt Spring Island the highest poker prize allowed by law.

The four-day Texas hold'em event at River Rock Casino went into the early hours of the morning before James Hawkins took the grand prize of $382,000. Hawkins said that he's been playing poker for a couple of years and this was only his second tournament.






Source: OnlineCasinoNews

View Similar Stories

Colorado’s Largest Poker Tournament Decided

Pokers' Finest Compete for Europe's Biggest Poker Prize

$1 Million Prize Pool Guaranteed at Paradise Poker

$100 Million Poker Prize On Offer

Snooker player pots poker prize

Discuss this story in the Poker Forum. Last 5 Posts:

Wednesday 7th January, 2009:   Why do the boring poker players always do well?

Wednesday 7th January, 2009:   How to win at online poker.

Wednesday 7th January, 2009:   Poker Stars

Wednesday 7th January, 2009:   Bank Roll

Wednesday 7th January, 2009:   Multi Tabling Muff ups

Back to news index