The King of Canada

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PARADISE QUEST FOR CANADA'S KING OF POKER

Sportingbet's poker arm offering a Cdn$50 000 prize

Promotional material from Sportingbet's poker arm, Paradise Poker.com this week heralds the launch of a search for the top Canadian poker player, with a main prize of Cdn$50 000.

The action in this first-ever exclusively Canadian poker tournament started this week with daily freerolls at Paradise Poker.com and concludes with an online main event on April 15, 2007.

"Canadian players consistently win or place well in poker tournaments all over the world," said John Faley, Paradise Poker Marketing Director. "The field is already strong and new Canadian players are joining every day, so we decided to hold a tournament just for them."

The top 50 players from each daily heat qualify for the weekly King of Canada final table held every Sunday at 10 p.m. ET. Twenty-six Sunday final winners will earn a seat at the King of Canada main event held online on April 15. The winner will receive Cdn $50 000 and the respect due to the "King of Canada".

During the opening week, Paradise players can enter a special one-time King of Canada side table by depositing $50 into their accounts using a special code. The first place finisher at the side table automatically earns a spot at the King of Canada main event on April 15.

Additionally, four seats to the King of Canada main event will be randomly awarded to customers who have played in a King of Canada qualifier and deposited a minimum of $100 to their ParadisePoker.com account in that same week. A King of Canada Survivor Seat at the main event will be awarded to the player with the most Sunday final appearances. One lucky player will win the Paradise hotseat - a seat to the final table via lottery.

The King of Canada main event payout structure looks like this:

1st place $50 000 CAD

2nd place $7 500 CAD

3rd place $2 500 CAD

4th place $2 000 CAD

5th place $1 500 CAD

6th place $1 250 CAD

7th place $1 000 CAD

8th place $750 CAD

9th pace $500 CAD

190th place $500 CAD