Frequently Asked Questions
How Does The Annual Charity Poker Tournament Work?
While we do other smaller fundraising events throughout the year, far and away our biggest event of the year is our Annual Texas Hold 'Em Charity Poker Tournament. This year's tournament Will take place on Saturday, February 22 at the intelligent office location right off of Route seven in Tysons corner.
The suggested donation to enter the tournament is $250, and in exchange for that each player starts the tournament with $10,000 in chips. The tournament starts at noon, and from noon until 2 PM there are unlimited re-buys for a $150 donation in exchange for each receive another $10,000 in chips w. Add-ons are also available after 2 PM for $150.
As we like to always remind everyone, this is a Texas Hold 'Em tournament that is all about fun. In fact, most players enjoy playing with rather reckless abandon the first two hours knowing that Re-Buys are available for a small donation.
The top five players at the end are paid out using 1/2 of the total pot. Last year's winner won over $6000! The other half of the pot goes directly to our featured charities.
That's not all though, throughout the event there is a silent auction and raffle for great prizes, and every penny raised through these goes 100% directly to charity.
What Charities Receive Our Fundraising Proceeds?
Each year we select 3-4 deserving local charities to receive all of the charitable giving from our Annual Charity Poker Tournament, as well as our other fundraising efforts throughout the year.
We are a 100% not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and are also 100% volunteer, meaning every penny we raise goes to charity minus the 1/2 of the Poker Tournament prize pool which is split between the Top-5 finishers in the annual tournament. That means all of our silent auction, raffle, and sponsorship dollars go directly to charity.
Last year's charities included the Boy's & Girls Club of Greater Washington, Devotion to Children, The Mountain Seed Foundation, and Capital City Robotics who facilitates access to STEM education through robotics engineering and computer science for underrepresented students.
How Do I Become An Event Sponsor
Corporate and individual sponsors of our annual poker tournament make a tremendous to our charitable mission to support the neediest of DC area charities, particularly where they affect children in need here in our area.
We offer a variety of sponsorship levels ranging from $1000-$25,000. All donors receive year-round acknowledgment here on our website, buy-ins to our annual poker tournament, special mention during our annual charity poker event, as well our social gatherings throughout the year.
To become a sponsor instantly you can visit our donations page here on the site where donor level is broken down by size and type. We are 501 C3 nonprofit and all donations are fully tax deductible. For questions customer or to discuss a possible donation of any size feel free to contact us directly.