Are you talking about online poker?Can you play in Canada as a visiting player or do you need to be a resident to legally play? Also would it be difficult to get money on or off? Thanks
Sorry for not making that clear. I would be playing online poker, probably grinding the WCOOP for four or five days.Are you talking about online poker?
This is exactly the answer I was looking for. Thanks for clearing this up for me.US players are not permitted to play at PokerStars in Canada. You have to have legal residence there and provide proof of it. They will require utility bills in your name at the Canadian address on your account among other things.
US pros who play in these events have a legal residence in Canada.
WCOOP on PokerStars? I think this will only work if you set up an (illegal) alias Canadian account. PokerStars is well aware of who is playing on their site and from where. When I log into PS from the States, there is a warning page that it is illegal for people to play online poker in the US even if they are not US citizens. I cannot play for Play Money until I acknowledge the warning. I cannot imagine that it is OK for a US citizen to simply leave the States and fire up their PS account and play for real money. I have no experience in this area, but it defies my imagination that this would work - at least simply and legally. And really, simply and legally is the way to go if you want a giant company to whom you have given control of your money to give it back to you.