The Canadian Poker Tour, owned and operated by HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc., has crowned its champion at the CPT Invitational Finals held at the Ocean World Resort and Casino in the Dominican Republic. The CPT uses a point system based on the individual results of each nationwide event held during the year, with the top 50 players moving for the televised championship event. Online poker site Party Poker also ran a number of satellite events awarding a total of seven seats and the chance to battle for the title.

The CPT Invitational Finals was won by Richard Webb from Ontario, who qualified to the finals after winning the Blue Water Classic Poker Tournament at the Point Edward Casino. The 48 year old player is well known to the Canadian Poker Tour after winning several CPT events over the past 5 years as well as for his contributions to Canadian Poker Player Magazine. In addition to the $60,000 prize, Webb also received a sponsorship deal from the CPT represent the CPT in a series of events around the world. Second place was to former football player and 2 times Grey Cup champion Bob Beveridge, who took a $50.000 prize, while the third and fourth places were for Angie Gelinas and Carolyn Grad, who took down $35,000 and $20,000 respectively.

"He is a great champion and I couldn't have hand picked a better player to represent us," stated CPT President and CEO Kelly B. Kellner. "His play over the years has exemplified all elements of discipline, risk and strategy and I look forward to travelling to poker tournaments around the world with him as CPT Champion."

The Canadian Poker Tour is preparing for the 2009 season, which will host over 250 events this year. The one hour TV show featuring the CPT Invitational Finals and presented by PartyPoker.com will air in April, 2009 on The Score Television Network, official broadcast partner of the Canadian Poker Tour.