Windy City Poker Championship

Sept 17th @ Glenwood Oaks, Sept 18th/19th @ Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills

Written by ChicagoJason Published on Tuesday, 12 January 2021 07:00

Windy City Poker Championship

The Oswego Lady Panthers (CG), & Queen of Martyrs Holy Name (CG-02915) will host poker on Friday, Saturday, & Sunday Sept 17th, 18th, & 19th.

Friday Sept 17th @ Glenwood Oaks 106 n Main St..

Saturday & Sunday @ Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills 4201 w 167th St.

Every event/cash game is first come first served. Only game with pre registration is 430p SNG. $3,000 FREE ROLL on Sunday open to ANYONE!

FRIDAY September 17th @ Glenwood Oaks 106 N. Main Street Glenwood
$1/$2 cash @ 5p - $50 min to $500 max

12p - $250+$15 Round #1 Qualifier - Approx 1 in 5 advance to Round #2 - Second chance $250 Seats awarded for Sept 24th also - RB/AO/Promo

430p $50 SNG - Top 2 Paid (2 seats open 708-935-2861 to lock up a seat!)

630p - $110 UBER Stack (Bad Beat Eligible) - 60k chips - $50 Re-buy - $20 Add-On - 20/15 min blinds

SATURDAY September 18th @ Marcus Theaters 4201 w 167th Street Country Club Hills
$1/$2 cash @ 12p - $50 min to $500 max

12p - $110 Entry - $80 Re-Buy (Bad Beat Eligible) - 30k chips - 20 min blinds

630p - $80 Entry (Bad Beat Eligible) - 20k chips - 20/15 min blinds - $40 re-buys

SUNDAY September 19th @ Marcus Theaters 4201 w 167th Street Country Club Hills
$1/$2 cash @ 12p - $50 min to $500 max

12p - $60 Uber Stack (Bad Beat Eligible) - 60k chips - $30 Re-buys - $15 Add-On 20/15 min blinds

630p - $3,000 WINNER TAKE ALL FREE-ROLL - RB/AO - $3K Oct 22nd Charity Backed main event seat to Winner. Final 5 players have (3) Windy City Poker FREE League players join them with chip average. 5k Bonus Chip for players who played 12p UBER.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 708-935-2861
All WINDY CITY POKER charity gaming tournaments unless otherwise stated have a rake of 20% for the host charity, and have small % held for our free-roll tournament(s) or added tournament seats or cash to the prize pool and or for the bad beat jackpot. See tournament director for full transparent details. All decisions final!

New Bad Beat starting Aug 5th 2021 - Aces full of Kings must lose to quad 2's or better. One card must play for both players. Losing hand will win a $1,000 Charity Backed Qualifier SEAT + $500 in cash (Non Transferable). Winning Hand will win a $250 Charity Backed Qualifier seat plus $500 in Cash (Non Transferable). Remainder of payouts at table $100 per player. Every tournament player in the room playing poker or eligible/waiting for a poker tournament to start that was not at the bad beat table will get 10,000 in tournament of champions chips and automatically be entered in the next TOC.

Cash game players bad beat will award the same seats and cash to winning and losing hands. The remainder of the table will all receive $100 in cash. No room share for tournament players. Non bad beat table cash players will receive $10 in food credit from hosting location.

Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 708-935-2861 for information or to pre-register for any of the events

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*All rights reserved. All applicable payouts adhere to the Illinois Charitable Games Act for applicable events.

Sept 17th - Glenwood Oaks Glenwood IL ($250 Qualifier #2 @ 12p)

Sept 18th - Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills

Sept 19th - Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills ($3,000 Winner Take ALL
FREE-ROLL - 3 Free League Players Join Final 5 @ 630p)

Sept 24th - Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills ($250 Qualifier #3 @ 12p)

Sept 25th - Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills

Sept 26th - Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills ($250 Qualifier #4 @ 630p)

Sept 30th - Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills (Thursday - $3,000 Winner
Take ALL Cash Players Free-Roll #1 @ 6p)

Oct 1st - Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills (Friday - $3,000 Winner
Take ALL Cash Players Free-Roll #2 @ 12p)

Oct 2nd - Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills

Oct 3rd - Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills (Sunday - $3,000 Tournament
of Champions #1 @ 630p)

Oct 8th - Glenwood Oaks Glenwood IL (Friday - $3,000 Tournament of
Champions #2 @ 12p)

Oct 9th - Glenwood Oaks Glenwood IL

Oct 10th - Glenwood Oaks Glenwood IL ($1,000 Round #2 Qualifier #1 @ 630p)

Oct 15th - Glenwood Oaks Glenwood IL ($1,000 Round #2 Qualifier #2 @ 12p)

Oct 16th - Glenwood Oaks Glenwood IL

Oct 17th - Glenwood Oaks Glenwood IL

Oct 22nd - Location TBD ($3,000 Televised Main Event FRIDAY @ 12p)

Oct 23rd - Location TBD

Oct 24th - Location TBD

Oct 29th - Glenwood Oaks Glenwood IL

Oct 30th - Glenwood Oaks Glenwood IL

Oct 31st - Glenwood Oaks Glenwood IL

WindyCityPoker - POKER IS OPEN

Written by Kirk Fallah Published on Monday, 10 February 2020 16:36

WE ARE OPEN AS OF JANUARY 15TH, 2021

HFS Scholars

Written by Windy City Poker Championship Published on Tuesday, 24 May 2016 14:11

Join HFS Chicago Scholars Friday, May 13 at 6:00pm for their 5th annual Poker and Casino Night - "All In for Scholars" which includes a chance to win a seat to the Main Event at World Series of Poker (valued at $10,000) in Las Vegas!

The event is being held at a new venue this year, Galleria Marchetti at 825 W Erie. Your $150 ticket ($150 thru April 16 only, then $200) includes food, drinks and entry into the Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament with $5000 of poker chips to start. Poker chips have no cash value. Casino only players can attend for a discounted $100 ($125 March 15 - April 16, $150 after April 16.)

Chicago Poker Club is giving away seats. Share this article on Facebook or Twitter with hashtag#CPCScholars to enter!

Attire: Cocktail, Business Casual or Dressy Casual is appropriate.

Click here to learn more and register!

HFS Chicago Scholars assists economically disadvantaged Chicago inner-city high school students who show academic and leadership promise achieve their educational goals by providing financial assistance and mentoring. They provide the following to their scholars:

financial assistance to attend top Chicago private high schools;
Academic Directors dedicated to each high school class and one-on-one mentors;
four-year written commitment specifying performance expectations;
college visits, selection and admissions support.

Hollywood Poker Challenge Aug 29-31

Written by Kirk Fallah Published on Tuesday, 20 May 2014 20:55

This weekend the Hollywood Poker Challenge kicks off its $100,000 guaranteed prize pool main event at the Hollywood Casino in Toledo Ohio.

So far the events and qualifiers leading up to the $1,070 deep stack re-entry main event have been a great success. Ken Lambert at the Hollywood Casino Poker Room has designed an amazing tournament series that culminates this weekend with a multi-day/multi-flight championship. Click here for google maps info

Saturday at 2:15pm players will participate in Day1A of the main event which features a 20,000 chip deep stacked structure. Players can re-enter if they go broke or try their luck again on Day 1B which kicks off on Sunday at 2:15pm.

Players who advance from both flights will re-start day 2 on Monday at 12:15 and play to a champion!

For those who want to win their way into the $1,070 main event...you can do so by participating in either $20 Super Satellites, or $125 Mega Satellites on Friday thru Sunday!

Several local Chicago players including Windy City Poker Championship's Kirk Fallah will be heading out to toledo to play in the $1,070 main event. Kirk is so excited to participate and is confident in his victory that he is going to donate 10% of his winnings to (2) local charities that have participated in Windy City Poker Championship events. He also has decided to buy-in one lucky Windy City Poker Championship player/fan to either the 8-30-14 10:30 am $125 Mega Satellite, or the 8-31-14 10:15am $125 Mega Satellite. The first player who email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the nickname for Pocket Fours according to Kirk Fallah (4-4) will receive a free entry into the $125 Mega Sat of their choice on those two days.

There are a variety of hotel rooms you can stay at while playing in the event. The poker room will discount your hotel room $2 for every live hour of cash you play, or $10 for every tournament over $100 you play in while in Toledo....not too bad! Click here for a list of local hotels ask poker room for details. http://www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com/Hotels

Player must have a Marquee rewards card and a valid government issued ID to enter or claim any prize. Management may change or cancel any offer or promotion with OCCC approval. Not valid if you participate in the Voluntary Exclusion program. Must be 21 years or older. Offer valid only at Hollywood casino Toledo. Pending OCCC approval - Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-589-9966

The player who wins the $125 entry must provide their own travel to and from the event in addition to paying for their own hotel stay. Depending on resources, the player may ride with others heading to the event on Friday at 6pm in the South Suburbs and split hotel stay with another player. Approximate cost for ride/hotel share will be $30 for gas, and $75-$100 for three nights of hotel stay before tax. Ride back will be Monday afternoon or evening when last remaining Chicago player is eliminated from the Day 2 of the main event. For info call 708-935-2861. This promotion is via Kirk Fallah and Windy City Poker Championship and not by any other company or entity. All rights reserved. Windy City Poker Championship reserves the right to change, alter or, cancel this promotion at any time without notice or reason.

Chicago Poker Club

Sept 17th @ Glenwood Oaks, Sept 18th/19th @ Marcus Theaters Country Club Hills

WindyCityPoker - POKER IS OPEN

HFS Scholars

Hollywood Poker Challenge Aug 29-31

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