WCPC Jan 25-26 Event(s) Recap
The opening weekend for the new "Windy City Poker Tour" was a great success even with the snow storm that rolled into town on Saturday night/Sunday morning!
Players came out both days to play some great tournament structures, win lots of cash, and complete for seats at a televised feature table in May!
On Saturday at Durbins in Tinley Park we got the event started at noon with 57 entries for the $50 deep stack opening event. This 20,000 chip starting stack tournament ran strong all day with Sam Miller taking first place in the first event.
Mercy Home Charity Poker Tournament January 30
On January 30, 2014 please join Mercy Home for Boys & Girls at their first ever Poker Night!
Enjoy a fabulous dinner buffet at Gibson’s Bar and Steakhouse and a fun night of casino games with your friends and colleagues, all while supporting a great cause. Mercy Home provides lifesaving services to hundreds of hurting boys and girls every year—and you can help give them the safety, shelter, and the support they need to realize their bright potential.
It is a $200 buy-in to play, or $100 for a spectator ticket.
You'll have the chance to win a seat at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! The top 10 Poker Night finishing players will be awarded great prizes. Please invite your friends and fellow poker players to Gibson’s Steakhouse for Mercy Home’s Poker Night: an evening of cocktails, an exquisite dinner buffet, casino games, prizes, and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Chicago’s kids.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the Mercy Home Poker Night event page.
Play and mingle with 670 The Score on-air personality Matt Spiegel!
4th Annual All-In for Wishes Charity Poker Tournament
The 4th annual All-In for Wishes charity poker tournament to benefit the Make A Wish Foundation was held in Albany New York this past weekend. This year's event featured a televised livestream with hole card information via an RFID Poker table from Ted Leahy at Lucky Leahy's. The TV production started right after the re-buy period ended and went all the way to a crowning of a champion.
More than 5 hours of coverage was hosted by James Allen, Kirk Fallah, Greg Merson, and Lee Childs. Over $20,000 was raised at the event which will go to benefit the Make A Wish Foundation. You can watch the coverage on Youtube.
- Pt 1 of 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ofLOBN8pII
- Pt 2 of 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuAe6HIlp6Q
- Pt 3 of 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WyhOM4jSLU
- Pt 4 of 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJZRfXbZUK0
- Pt 5 of 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diK7tR7DkJw