PokerDawgs.net Texas Hold‘em Charity Tournaments
Presented by the Tampa Police Department
to benefit Special Olympics Florida
2012 Schedule: 6 Saturday Events
Feb 11 | Apr 14 | Jun 09 | Aug 11 | Oct 13 | Dec 8
Registration and Hors D’Ouevres begins at
5:15pm
Tournament begins at
6:00pm
$2 drafts and $1 soft drinks also available
Poker Room at Derby Lane Greyhound Track
10490 Gandy Blvd, St. Petersburg, Fl
$50 Initial Buy-in = 3,500 chips
$25 Charity Add-on = 3,000 chips
$5 Dealer Add-on = 1,500 chips
$50 Re-entry available prior to first break = 4,500 chips
$20 First Break Add-on (end of first hour) = 3,000 chips
(50% of Re-entry fees added to prize pool.)- Chances at every event to win buy-ins, re-entries and charity add-ons.
- First Break Add-on awarded to any player who brings a new player to an event.
- Bubble player receives a free First Break Add-on to any future 2012 event.
- Cash prize pool paid out to top 10% of players.
- Top 5 players in each event awarded a seat to the Freeroll Tournament of Champions.
Over $500 in door prizes will be given away at the December 8th event.
One ticket to win will given for each buy-in, re-entry and charity add-on at each event.
One ticket to win will be given to each final table player at each event.
Must be present to win.
2012 Freeroll Tournament of Champions (January 12, 2013)
1St Place: PokerDawgs.net Bracelet and 3-day Vegas Vacation (airfare and hotel)
2nd Place: $250 entry into 2013 Derby Lane WPT Event
Top 5 players in any of the six 2012 PokerDawgs.net events awarded one seat to the freeroll.
Total 30 seats available. Maximum one entry per player.
Any open seats will be awarded to additional 2012 players based on total Final Table Points.
Each player will receive 5,000 chips
$5 Dealer Add-on available = 2,000 chips
Bonus chips awarded to top 3 players at each 2012 event:
1st Place = 3,000 bonus chips, 2nd Place = 2,000 bonus chips, 3rd place = 1,000 bonus chips.
Breakdown of 2012 Event Tournament Fees:
Initial Buy-in: $50.00: $34 cash prize pool, $11 derby lane, $5 PokerDawgs.net.
Charity Add-on $25.00: 100 % to Special Olympics Florida (SOFL).
Re-entry $50.00: 50% SOFL, 50% cash prize pool.
First Break $20 Add-on: 100% to SOFL.
Registration available in advance or at the event.
Poker 101—Free Class
Basics of Texas Hold’em - Playing to Win
Held in conjunction with
PokerDawgs.net Texas Hold‘em Charity Tournaments
(Class attendees are not required to participate in the tournament.)
4:15pm at Derby Lane
In the west side of the poker room.
- Starting Hand Selection and Table Position - Feb 11
- Odds and Bet Sizing - Apr 14
- The Continuation Bet and Telling a Story - Jun 9
- Reading Your Opponents - Aug 11
- The Three Levels of Game Strategy - Oct 13
- Winning a Tournament - Dec 8
If you play bridge badly you make your partner suffer,
but if you play poker badly you make everybody happy.
-Joe Laurie Jr.
Classes taught by Martin Shapiro of the Poker Players Alliance.
Last edited by larry timmer; 01-23-2012 at 11:27 AM.