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North American Poker Championship 2007

Pacific Poker, powered by 888.com the premier online gamblingsite are running a series of weekly Maple Leaf Freeroll tournaments as qualifiers for the WPT tournament scheduled to be held in Niagara Falls later this year. Last year saw a Canadian Poker Tour champion, and this year Canada is hoping for a repeat – so if you're Canadian and think you have what it takes to enter the World Poker Tour competition this time around, head on over to www.888.com/mapleleaf to take part in the qualifiers.

Joining in the competition is easy – just download the client, and register, then select Money Play and find a Freeroll tournament to take part in. The great thing is, the Maple Leaf tournaments are free to enter.

The top 10 winners of each one will earn a place in the Satellite tournaments, and on October 6th the winners of the Maple Leaf Satellite tournament will be able to play in the finals for a seat at the WPT tournament. The winner gets a great package - a $10,000 seat and $2,000 towards their travel and accommodation expenses to take part in the World Poker Tour tournament.

If you accidentally miss the Maple Leaf Freeroll tournaments, but still want to take part in the Satellites to gain entry to the poker tour championship, then you can buy an entry for a cost of a mere 1c.

Whether you are a seasoned poker player, or someone who just likes to hit up online casinos for fun, the Maple Leaf tournaments are worth a shot – it costs nothing to test your skills, and, if you get really lucky – or are a really good player, you could be playing in the WPT tournament at the Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara falls.

It's easy to get started, and how better to enjoy poker than playing for a seat at one of the most prestigious poker tables in the world?