Goo Goo Dolls visit Seneca Niagara Casino in December
Announced by Warner Bros. Records
Who: Goo Goo Dolls
What: Live Concert
Where:Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls, NY.
When: Friday, Dec-29, 2006
How: Ticket Master
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Top Canadian Poker Pros To Return Home For Inaugural World Poker Tour Canadian Open(TM) At Fallsview Casino Resort
Daniel Negreanu, Isabelle Mercier, and Gavin Smith will compete in the
sold-out tournament beginning October 22
NIAGARA FALLS, ON, Oct. 18 /CNW/ – WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ-WPTE)
and Fallsview Casino Resort announced today that the anticipated field of 300
local and U.S. players at the inaugural WPT Canadian Open(TM) will also
include three of Canada’s premier poker pros – Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Smith,
and Isabelle Mercier.
Adding more excitement to the much-anticipated event, the three recently
confirmed that they will return to their native country to celebrate the first
ever Canadian stop on the WPT circuit and compete for the first Canadian Open
title.
“It is certainly fitting that these three, who have risen to prominence
on the WPT, are coming home to pay tribute to the millions of Canadian poker
fans who have watched them become worldwide celebrities on their TV sets,”
said Steve Lipscomb, CEO and founder of WPT Enterprises, Inc. “Daniel, Gavin
and Isabelle’s participation in this ground breaking WPT event represents the
importance of establishing a tournament that Canadians can call their own.”
It was also announced today that the WPT Canadian Open is completely sold
out – a remarkable accomplishment for a first-time tournament.
The WPT Canadian Open begins on October 22 and runs through October 24 at
the Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Immediately following
the event is the WPT North American Poker Championship(TM) (NAPC), which runs
from October 25-28. The NAPC final table will be played on October 29 followed
by the WPT Canadian Open final table on October 30. Both will be played in
front of a television audience. The WPT Canadian Open will give many players a
chance to experience a large-scale professional poker event at a lower buy-in
cost than a large-scale main event and is the first major event of its kind in
Canada.
About the players:
Toronto-native Daniel Negreanu is one of the world’s most well-known and
successful tournament poker players. Nicknamed “Kid Poker” per his ability to
bet and play poker at a very young age, his numerous accomplishments include
being named the Season III WPT Player of the Year(TM), 2004 CardPlayer
Magazine’s Player of the Year, 2004 World Series Of Poker(R) (WSOP) Player of
the Year, and 2004 ESPN(TM) Player of the Year. In 2004 alone Negreanu made it
to 11 final tables, won two WPT events, and won his third WSOP bracelet in
Limit Hold ‘em. His tournament winnings to date total over $8.4 million.
Gavin Smith came to prominence in poker by winning No Limit Texas Hold
‘em and Seven Card Stud events at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket,
Conn. in 1999 and 2000. Smith won the WPT Mirage Poker Showdown(TM) in Las
Vegas in 2005, and made two other WPT final tables (the Doyle Brunson North
American Poker Championship in Las Vegas and the World Poker Open in Tunica,
Miss.) that year, earning him the Season IV WPT Player of the Year(TM) award.
Smith’s total tournament winnings exceed $3.2 million.
French-Canadian Isabelle “No Mercy” Mercier earned an undergraduate
degree from the University of Montreal and then moved to Paris, France, to
work and earn a master’s degree. While in school, Mercier worked as the poker
room manager at the Aviation Club de France and ended up playing poker
full-time. Mercier made a name for herself by finishing second at the No Limit
Texas Hold ‘em tournament at the Masters Classic of Poker 2002 in Amsterdam
and by winning WPT Ladies’ Night(R) II, in 2004. In 2005, Mercier cashed three
times in the WSOP. To date, her total tournament winnings exceed $500,000.
About Fallsview Casino Resort
Built on a cliff overlooking the world-famous Horseshoe Falls, Fallsview
Casino Resort is the largest and most elegant gaming resort facility in Canada
and the crown jewel in Niagara’s stunning array of wonders. It features a
casino with over 3,000 slot machines and 142 gaming tables, a 374-room luxury
hotel, a full-service spa and fitness centre, a 1,500-seat showroom, dozens of
dining and shopping options, over 30,000 square feet of meeting and convention
space.
About WPTE
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE) is a company engaged in the creation
of internationally branded entertainment and consumer products driven by the
development, production, and marketing of televised programming based on
gaming themes. WPTE is the creator of the World Poker Tour(R), a television
show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments that airs on the
Travel Channel in the United States and more than 150 markets globally. With
the WPT in its fifth season, WPTE has launched a second series on the Travel
Channel, the Professional Poker Tour(TM), which focuses on the play of poker’s
leading stars. WPT also operates a real-money online gaming website,
www.wptonline.com, which prohibits wagers from players in the U.S. and other
restricted jurisdictions. WPTE currently licenses its brand to companies in
the business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing,
electronic and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment, casino games,
and giftware. The company is also engaged in the sale of corporate
sponsorships. For show information, tools for improving poker play, and other
WPT news, fans may log on to www.worldpokertour.com. WPTE is a majority owned
subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: LACO).
For further information: Greg Medulun, Manager, Corporate
Communications, (905) 358-3255, extension 53010,
gmedulun@fallsviewcasinoresort.com; Lyndsay LaGree, Public Relations Manager,
WPT Enterprises, Inc, (323) 330-9876, llagree@worldpokertour.com
Niagara Square roars back
NIAGARA FALLS — When it was announced last fall four new big box stores were moving into Niagara Square, property manager Kathy McRae said the additions were going to usher in a new era, a rebirth of sorts, for the formerly struggling mall.And Friday’s grand opening for the four new stores, Future Shop, Winners, Linens ‘n Things and Petcetera, was called the beginning of a new and better Niagara Square as RioCan, the mall’s new owner, announced six new stores will open in the next year, including a 94,000-square-foot Canadian Tire.
“I’m so excited,” said McRae. “We’ve just got clearance to say it.”
Construction on the new Canadian Tire, slated for the northwest corner of the property near the Cineplex Odeon cinemas, is expected to begin in the spring with an anticipated summer 2007 opening. There are currently two Canadian Tires with Canadian Tire Gas Bars elsewhere in the city, including one on McLeod Road not far from Niagara Square.
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Visit four historic Buffalo churches on new tour
Experience Buffalo Tours will host a guided look at four historic houses of worship Nov. 9. Tickets are $42.95 per person and includes motor coach transportation, guided tour of the churches and lunch at the Anchor Bar. For further information, call 716- 332-4235.
New photos of the Oakes Garden Theatre were recently added to our Niagara Falls Picture site. Click on the thumbnails below to see more.
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Stockholm — Canada’s Frank Dancevic beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain in the first round of the Stockholm Open on Monday.
The 22-year-old from Niagara Falls, Ont., beat Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 6-1 — his second first-round victory in as many weeks.
Dancevic, who is ranked 86th in the world, will face either Chile’s Nicolas Massu or Belgium’s Kristof Vliegen in the second round.
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Paradise Poker Sends Stacked Canadian Team to First-Ever Canadian World Poker Tour Event
Satellites still running for Niagara Falls, Ontario North American Poker Championship
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 /CNW/ – More than 50 Paradise Poker players have already qualified for the first ever World Poker Tour (WPT) North American Poker Championship in Canada at the Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario from October 25 – 29. No other online poker site will be as strongly represented as Paradise Poker in the 300 person WPT field. Many of Team Paradise’s most accomplished players are Canadian, and are excited to play in a WPT event at home for the first time.
“A chance to win at home is special,” said Jody Trainer, Abbotsford, BC-based Team Paradise player who recently won the Orleans Open in Las Vegas and was the number one poker tournament winner at BC’s River Rock Casino in 2005. “A lot of the Canadian players stick together on tour and I know everyone is excited to have qualified to play in this event with Paradise Poker.”
In addition to Jody Trainer, Canadian Paradise Poker champ David Matthew, who recently won $1.9 million at the WPT Championship at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas, has already qualified as have northern Canadian card kings Sean Daulat and Benny Chen. All four play the poker circuit successfully and all four participated in this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. “Team Paradise is working hard to bulk up and send a strong Canadian team
to the North American Poker Championship in Niagara Falls,” said Scott Butler, Marketing Director for Paradise Poker. “We think it would be wonderful for Canadian poker to have a Canadian win the event.”
Players can qualify online via Paradise Poker’s $200 or $500 buy-in WPT Choice No Limit Holdem tournaments which are being played four times weekly until October 7th. Each qualifier will receive at least one $12,000 WPT prize package. The prize package covers the $10,000 entry fee as well as travel costs.
The Niagara Falls stop on the WPT marks the third international location on the WPT tournament calendar this year and the WPT’s first Canadian event.
About Paradise Poker
Paradise Poker is one of the original online poker rooms offering the safest, most secure, and entertaining environment for poker players online. Created in 1999 by poker players for poker players, Paradise Poker is famous for being the “Home of the Million” offering players a chance at a $1,000,000 prize pool five times a year. In 2004, Paradise Poker joined forces with Sportingbet PLC to form one of the largest online gaming companies in the world. Through the acquisition, Paradise Poker now offers its customers a full
suite of online gaming including poker, blackjack, sports betting, and casino games. Sportingbet PLC is headquartered in London and trades on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol “SBT”. To learn more, please visit http://www.paradisepoker.com.
For further information: Kieran Lawler, ParadisePoker.com, (416)
504-8464 x292, Kieran@mediaprofile.com