Place your bet on One Step Programs as we prepare for our 2016 Charity Poker Championship on Thursday, February 18, 2016.
Chicago Poker Club is giving away seats. Share this article on Facebook or Twitter with hashtag #1stepCPC to enter!
The event will host an estimated 240 poker players and more than 100 spectators. Players will compete for approximately $15,000 in prizes including the coveted Grand Prize: a seat at the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas ($10,000 value).
Player seating is limited to the first 240 players who register, so click on one of the links below to reserve your seat today!
All proceeds from the 2016 Charity Poker Championship will benefit One Step Programs (dba Children's Oncology Services, Inc.), a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer. More information on our programs and the 2016 Charity Poker Championship can be found at www.onestepcamp.org.
On Thursday, December 3rd, Urban Prep Academies will be hosting its 9th Annual Aces Up Charity Poker Tournament, making it one of the longest running charitable poker events in Chicago. Hundreds of players will hit the felt, trying to best one another in this game of skill and chance, all vying for a piece of the prize purse valued at more than $10,000.
Last year's event attracted hundreds of players and spectators who came out to the event to enjoy fast-paced poker and support Urban Prep Academies, helping to raise $100,000 for the schools.
By the end of the evening, only nine players remained to compete for a piece of a prize pool valued at over $10,000. Only one Celebrity Bounty, Ameet Sachdev, made it to the final table. He was dramatically knockedout when his full-house was beaten by Karl Sederberg’s quads on the river.
This year, hosts Richard Roeper, Alexi Giannoulias, Chris Zorich and Urban Prep founder and CEO Tim King are back on the scene to keep the festivities lively. In addition to the Texas Hold ‘Em tourney, guests enjoyed delicious food and plentiful drinks.
Chicago Poker Club is giving away a seat to this incredible event! Share this article on Twitter or Facebook with the hashtag #AcesCPC for your chance to win.
Saturday night, November 21, 2015, Hadassah Associates is hosting their first ever Charity Poker Tournament to benefit research and treatment for heart disease.
The tournament will be held at the Bella Via Restaurant in Highland Park, Illinois. The winer will receive two round-trip tickets to Las Vegas with a stay at the Venetian-Palazzo Suites hotel. All final table finishers will win prizes.
The tournament structure will be Chicago Poker Club-approved and will comply with Illinois Charitable Gaming regulations. Add-ons and Rebuys will be available for the first portion of the tournament. More details forthcoming.
More event information and tickets can be had now - click the image for more details.
Chicago Poker Club will be offering a giveaway to the event, so stay tuned to this space!
The Greater Illinois Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation hosts Casino Chicago Saturday, May 30. The energetic evening features blackjack, craps, and roulette gaming, along with one of the longest running Texas Hold ‘em poker tournaments in Chicago, with the winner receiving the option of a complimentary seat to the World Series of Poker or an exciting trip. All funds raised during the evening support life changing cystic fibrosis research and improved care for those battling the disease.
Held during Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month on Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Swissotel Chicago (Lower Ballroom, 323 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601), Casino Chicago offers the opportunity for skilled players and amateur gamers alike to don their best poker faces all in the name of fundraising. Last year, over 800 casino and poker players tested their gaming skills while raising over $400,000 to support the lives of over 30,000 children and adults living with cystic fibrosis in the U.S.
Chicago Poker Club is giving away seats. Share this article on Facebook or Twitter with hashtag #CPCCysticFF to enter!
The evening will feature the ballroom of the Swissotel converted into a luxury gaming parlor sponsored by Rivers Casino, complete with cocktails, food stations, late night pizza and DJ entertainment. In their 4th year of supporting the Greater Illinois Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Rivers Casino employees generously donate their time and skills to make the interaction fun and entertaining for all levels of players. Guests can expect to see legendary poker player and author, Annie Duke, among the competitors playing in the poker tournament.
Casino Chicago is open to both skilled gamers and rookies. For those just starting out, Rivers Casino will host practice tables on craps and roulette at the beginning of the evening. Rivers will also recreate their popular “Cube” entertainment lounge for guests to relax in between indulging in gaming. A silent and live auction, including trips to Hawaii, Mexico, New York City and Breckenridge, will also be available for guests to bid on throughout the night. The fundraiser will be emceed by Fred from 103.5 KISS FM’s “Fred + Angi In The Morning” program.