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WPT Website Information

Dates: October 26 - November 2

Legal age of entry for this event is 19 years of age

Buy-in is $10,000+300 CAD, which in USD is $10,490

For travel, I think the general reccomendation is flying to Buffalo and taking the 45 minute taxi ride over the border.

Note - Until Jan 1, 2008, people travelling over the border via car do NOT need passports. Just a birth certificate and a driver's license. There are places you can go in your local city where you can get a copy of your birth certificate in less than an hour. So, if you have passport issues, fear not! At least until next year.

I anticipate everyone to bust in this megadeepstack tournament in the first 2 hours like Ansky did last year and then proceed to the Sundowner.

ALSO, lets please get some videogame propbets going. Last year it failed because we couldn't hook up the videogame systems to the hotel's televisions, so somebody ball out and buy a television that works with N64/XBOX/etc

I'm playing in the main event, my first tournament with a buyin over 1k. I'm really psyched.

Who else is coming?

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I'm probably not going, I just like posting because I am an attention whore.

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Booked a suite at the connected Hilton. It's only a 3 hour drive for me, so if you wanna come hang out for a day or two then drive up with me, lemme know.

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Booked a suite at the connected Hilton. It's only a 3 hour drive for me, so if you wanna come hang out for a day or two then drive up with me, lemme know.

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you guys should take advantage of that offer, stow is rockin

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having a big argument with Gobbo over the passport issue- I think if you've got one, you should bring it. Even if you don't need it, it can't hurt to have it.

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Passport pending for Montreal debauchery with Pickytooth then hungover drive to Niagra. Booked at Hilton.

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having a big argument with Gobbo over the passport issue- I think if you've got one, you should bring it. Even if you don't need it, it can't hurt to have it.

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Absolutely bring it.

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Driving up from Toronto on the 26th, staying at the Hilton. Will be playing cash and and general debauchery after my standard bustout in the first 2-3 hours.

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having a big argument with Gobbo over the passport issue- I think if you've got one, you should bring it. Even if you don't need it, it can't hurt to have it.

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wait...gobbo is arguing against bringing his passport? what's gotten into that boy!

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not playing, but if there's a 2+2 drunk-up on the weekend, post the details & I'll try to come up from Toronto... Be nice to meet you bunch of degens...

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FWIW, I don't have a passport currently. The one I got at age 14 or whatever expired. So, I mean, I'm getting one expedited this week but now I don't have to stress.

Having a passport and not bringing it is just silly, because, well, anything can happen.

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wait...gobbo is arguing against bringing his passport? what's gotten into that boy!

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me thinks he just likes to assert his independence against his poor sweet little mama whenever possible. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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Having a passport and not bringing it is just silly, because, well, anything can happen.

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Having a passport and not bringing it is just silly, because, well, anything can happen.

I'm copying and bolding this for him to read when he gets home. Thank you Clayton. [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

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fwiw, the Canadian border is a little more slack than the American border (I live in a border town, except it's a smaller border so not as tight security. I've never had any trouble with just a driver's license though) but I would still recommend having a passport if possible because the bigger borders are probably quite a bit tighter about this sort of thing.

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and that's what the argument is centered around. His is that a passport is unnecessary for crossing the border, so no need to take it. Mine is that I think it's dumb to be in ANY other country w/ out a passport or a visa. (Especially if you have one, lol.)

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I'm going to have to side with gobbo.

Implying that bringing your passport to WPT Niagra is a complete freeroll is a stupid statement. There is obviously some harm that can come with bringing the passport. The main possible problem would obviously be losing the passport. If Gobbo leaves the passport at home, there is 0% chance he loses the passport. However, if he does bring the passport, I'd say there is at least a .5% chance he loses it, either by forgetfulness, a mugging, a stripper stealing it, car accident, etc. I also believe there is a greater chance he loses it, than him getting into any sort of situation where the passport would be of great value to him as knowing Jimmy, he usually veers away from trouble. The probability of Jimmy getting into trouble (<.5%) AND there being an error on the website meaning he needed the passport (<.1%) is definitely less than the probability of Jimmy losing it.
Then it would only make practical sense for Jimmy to leave the passport at home. Also, it would probably help Jimmy have a more enjoyable experience at WPT Niagra if he doesn't have to stress about taking care of, and not misplacing, a very important document of his that he needs to go to several other poker tournaments that require that document.

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having a big argument with Gobbo over the passport issue- I think if you've got one, you should bring it. Even if you don't need it, it can't hurt to have it.

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I'll be talking with that boy.

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LOL. I think you're awesome Stealth. If Jimmy loses his passport then he doesn't deserve to have one. responsibility=stress. A 20 yr. old needs to have a little bit of both for their own good.

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According to my Googling efforts, you will need a passport to fly into Canada, and only a birth certificate + state ID to drive in. Is this correct? Edit: Talked to Gobbo and then re-read OP and found it. Thanks Claytown.

Also, does anybody know the room rates?

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Without a doubt its better to bring passport.

Especially true if you:

a. have a ton of money on you, and/or

b. are not white.

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Without a doubt its better to bring passport.

Especially true if you:

a. have a ton of money on you, and/or

b. are not white.

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[img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] game over for me.

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LOL. I think you're awesome Stealth. If Jimmy loses his passport then he doesn't deserve to have one. responsibility=stress. A 20 yr. old needs to have a little bit of both for their own good.

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yea, not losing your passport while your in a foreign country isn't that hard.

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i live in toronto and im not going, i suck. but if anyone wants to get a court at White Oaks and do some tennis prop bets, cough shaundeeb cough, id be more than willing to make the trip

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oh shi.. Shaundeeb, HU tennis propping gogogogogogo

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I will be there from 26-30th longer hopefully but I never make it past day 1 of tournies, anyways who wants to get [censored] up and go to some strip clubs?

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Are there any prelim events? I want to play but $10k is a bit hefty...

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wtf, they only have rooms with 2 Queen beds in them? And one of the nights was $260 for me, is this normal?

Anyway, lock it up, sirs.

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Are there any prelim events? I want to play but $10k is a bit hefty...

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No prelims, I also wanted to play since I go to school right near there, but too much dough and really lazy to try and satellite in

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I'll be there
I get up on the 26th don't know when I'm leaving I live like 2 hours away so it depends on how good I run/ how much class I want to miss

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Booked a suite at the connected Hilton. It's only a 3 hour drive for me, so if you wanna come hang out for a day or two then drive up with me, lemme know.

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you guys should take advantage of that offer, stow is rockin

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Are there any prelim events? I want to play but $10k is a bit hefty...

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I'll buy some of you [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I think I am going. Will get there the 25th and leave i dunno when. I would have liked to have fly to Stow and drive up with Team Junglen/Linden or fly to Albany and drive up with Team Shaun/Thayer, but school sucks.

Not sure about rooming yet. I guess I need to figure that out so if anyone has any suggestions lmk [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

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I will be there from 26-30th longer hopefully but I never make it past day 1 of tournies, anyways who wants to get [censored] up and go to some strip clubs?

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is there anything else to do in Canada?

oh except for that waterfall...

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dude...the gobbomom posts in this thread are weirding me out

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Looks like I'm playing. Rly need to book a room/flight tho. Anyone need a roommate for a few days? Also, are there any decent pre/post-lims?

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i'll be there, not sure whether i'll play the tourney or not, leaning towards yes, and not sure whether i will be staying in a hotel or driving back and forth from my house (45mins), but I'm leaning towards hotel.

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ALSO, lets please get some videogame propbets going. Last year it failed because we couldn't hook up the videogame systems to the hotel's televisions, so somebody ball out and buy a television that works with N64/XBOX/etc

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I live 20 min away and have a 32' sony bravia, and ofc a xbox 360, and N64(for goldeneye). if I can find a safe box to move/carry it easily in then I could just bring it.


[censored] I better start practicing, havent played N64 in a year


I checked with fallsview and there will not be any side events.

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AceCR9 thats perfect, please see what you can do about putting it into a safe box, that way worst case scenario if nobody is feeling massive videogame propbets, well, you only live 20 mins away so its not a large hassle.

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smash and mario kart plz

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smash and mario kart plz

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Mario Kart 64, plz

I will pwn you all (if I practice)

Oh, and I'm in for WPT, 2nd $10k event and I'M GONNA PWN IT