KKPoker is delighted to announce that after Prince Edward Island 2024 and New Brunswick in 2025, it’s time to conquer the last piece of the Maritimes—Nova Scotia!

And there’s not long to wait, as the event will take place between 10 – 12 April 2026, with online qualification chances starting from 18 January!

Join the exciting KKLIVE Main Event for only CAD$350, and take advantage of our up to CAD$800 Travel allowance.

The online and offline combination event will offer KKPoker players many opportunities to qualify for the LIVE DAY 2 and a guaranteed cash prize. Who will be our next champion after Jordan Banfield earned CAD$15,400 in Montreal during November 2025?!

Learn all the event details below. 

KKLIVE NOVA SCOTIA

The Main Event will feature a CAD$300 + $50* buy-in, with ONLINE Day 1s beginning 1 February, LIVE DAY 1s on 10 & 11 April on LIVE Day 2 on 12 April.

Top 15% of entries in each Day 1 flight will advance to Day 2.

All Day 2 players will be ITM (In the Money). Players who get ITM in more than one flight will be awarded an additional minimum cash. Only the biggest chip stack can be used on Live Day 2.

As always, KKPoker players can win their buy-in for less via Freerolls and online Satellites from 18 January.  

*Event administration fee.

ONLINE SCHEDULE

EVENT	DATE	TIME (EDT)	BUY-IN
LIVE NS FREE	Jan 18	19:00	FREE
SAT$15 x1 FLIP	Daily	/	USD$1.5
LIVE NS$350 SAT	Daily	/	USD$15
LIVE NS$300 x1 FLIP	Feb 1, 15 Mar 1, 16, 29 Apr 5	18:45	USD$30
ONLINE DAY 1A – F	Feb 1, 15 Mar 1, 16, 29 Apr 5	19:00	US$250/CAD$350

Please note: Freeroll, FLIP & Satellite tournaments open to Canada region only. Online Day 1A – F open to all players. 

A fixed conversion rate of USD$250 = CAD$350 will be used throughout the event. 

LIVE SCHEDULE

Venue: Hampton Inn by Hilton, 35 Legends Avenue, Truro, NS, B6L 0C9.

LIVE EVENT	BUY-IN	DATE	TIME (AT)
LIVE DAY 1G	CAD$300+$50	10 Apr	18:00
LIVE DAY 1H LIVE DAY 1I	CAD$300+$50	11 Apr	10:00 18:00
MAIN EVENT DAY 2	N/A	12 Apr	11:00

All payouts will be made into player’s KKPoker account.

MAIN EVENT LIVE DAY 2 BLIND STRUCTURE

LEVEL	BLINDS	Ante
15	2,000 / 4,000	4,000
16	2,500 / 5,000	5,000
17	3,000 / 6,000	6,000
18	4,000 / 8,000	8,000
19	5,000 / 10,000	10,000
20	6,000 / 12,000	12,000
21	8,000 / 16,000	16,000
22	10,000 / 20,000	20,000
23	12,000 / 24,000	24,000
24	15,000 / 30,000	30,000
25	20,000 / 40,000	40,000
26	25,000 / 50,000	50,000
27	30,000 / 60,000	60,000
28	40,000 / 80,000	80,000
29	50,000 / 100,000	100,000
30	60,000 / 120,000	120,000
31	80,000 / 160,000	160,000
32	100,000 / 200,000	200,000
33	150,000 / 300,000	300,000

*From Level 15-20: 40-min Blinds Level
*From Level 21: 30-min Blinds Level
*Blind levels increase will be at the Tournament Director’s (TD) discretion after the Dinner break.

Dinner Break
TBC

Payout: All Day 2 players will be in the money. The full payout structure will be announced after the final Live Day 1 has been completed. 

LIVE DAY 2 QUALIFIERS

Online qualifiers for the KKLIVE NS Live Day 2 will appear here and be updated after every Online Day 1.

UID	USERNAME	CHIP COUNT
TBC	YOU!	X

Main Event Final Prize Pool: TBC

MAIN EVENT PAYOUTS

Ranking	Prize (CAD$)
TBC	TBC

MAIN EVENT DAY 2 SEAT DRAW

Table	Seat	Player	ChipCount
1	1	TBC	TBC

TRAVEL ALLOWANCE

KKPoker is once again offering a generous travel allowance to eligible online qualifiers residing in Canada.

Players from selected provinces who qualify for Live Day 2 via Online Day 1 will be eligible for the following travel credits (paid into KK accounts).

QC: CAD$400

All other provinces excluding NB, NS, and PEI: CAD$800

PAST KKLIVE IN CANADA

MONTREAL 2023

The first KKLIVE event in Canada in November 2023 saw players visit the Roma Receptions to battle for the inaugural champion’s trophy. 

31 players reached ITM, and ultimately, the final three players agreed to a money deal for $7,000+ each, with ‘Rockadown11‘ declared the overall winner!

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 2024

KKLIVE PEI was next up in April 2024, offering a new location for live poker experiences for the Canadian poker community. 

27 players found their way into the money spots in the Live Day 2, with Justin Pinksen defeating Nick Flemming heads-up for the trophy after a heads-up deal was agreed for $17,000 each!

The event was also successful, with CAD$15,000 donated to our charity partners! 

MONTREAL 2024

KKLIVE returned to Montreal in November 2024 and created a CAD$92,400 prize pool after 308 online Day 1 entries! 34 lucky players secured a place in the money and came together for the live Day 2 battle. 

Among the competitors were David Dongwoo Ko, KKPoker content partner PocketKyles, Vegas Dream winner Christopher Alcindor, and Minoru Oka, who traveled from Japan after qualifying online for Day 2 

Ultimately, Andrew ‘thegoose’ Goosen prevailed for CAD$17,318 and forever put his name on the champion’s trophy.

NEW BRUNSWICK 2025

After weeks of online action, live Day 1s and a live Day 2, KKLIVE New Brunswick ended in a four-way deal!

After 2024 KKPoker Canada’s Best champion Dylan Ellis exited in 5th place for CAD$7,800, the final four players agreed to an ICM deal.

Rod Ward (CAD$16,000), Steve Keith (CAD$16,200), Trent Hooper (CAD$16,425) and Jason Chan (CAD$17,000) all secured massive paydays from their CAD$350 buy-in. 

KKLIVE New Brunswick achieved a total of 475 entries through online and live Day 1s, creating a CAD$142,500 prize pool. 

MONTREAL 2025

Jordan ‘Jbanz’ Banfield was crowned the 2025 KKLIVE Montreal champion after besting defending champion Andrew ‘TheGoose’ Goosen!

Jordan, who entered Live Day 2 as the chip leader after winning the final online Day 1 flight, showed skill and determination to hold his advantage and finish with his name at the top of the prize list for a CAD$15,400 reward.

Andrew, who won the title in 2024, put on a brave display in defence of his title, but ultimately had to settle for CAD$12,670 as runner-up.

Taking the final podium spot in third place was a man well-known to the KKPoker community, Vegas Dream winner Sharath Maddur. In the 2025 summer, he cashed in the world’s most prestigious live poker main event for US$15,000, and he added another CAD$7,840 to his 2025 winnings at KKLIVE Montreal.