Full Tilt Has a Heart
There are many nice thing about charity events. Chief among them is the fact that you get to participate in a game that you love, and give back to a very good cause; lately there are no shortage of good causes to give to! Also, there are the prizes. Not typically a monetary prize, but with a well sponsored event, the swag you can potentially walk away with is usually worth it, if you’re in the giving mood!
With that in mind, Full Tilt has partnered with Pokergives.org for a $5 +$5 charity event taking place 2pm (ET) April 4th 2010 (Full Tilt Tournament ID: 137275439 Password “PokerNations”). Pokergives.org is a non-profit organization that states on it’s website “No Board Members or Founding Members will receive a salary in the expectation that a minimum of 95% of all funds raised will reach the charities. All efforts will be made to keep the administrative costs of maintaining the site to 5% or less.” The charities that Pokergives.org supports are: The Special Olympics, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and the Step by Step Foundation.
The Pros
While this is Pokergives.org’s first foray into online charity tournaments, that doesn’t mean it will be light on pros at the tables. You will have a chance to virtually sit down and play against Andy Bloch, T.J. Cloutier (if he’s not playing Craps), Jan Fisher, Eric Lynch and more (Mike Sexton is a founder of Pokergives.org, but he’s not associated with Full Tilt, so i’m not sure if he’ll be participating in this one..)
The Prizes
I talked up the prizes at the beginning of this article, and they are absolutely worth while; particularly when you factor in the fact that it’s a charity event. The prizes range from poker sunglasses from Blue Shark Optics, a home game set from DB Dealer, a one-year subscription to Bluff Magazine, six months of poker coaching from Deuces Cracked, poker books, card protectors, a $200 gift certificate to Andrew Shirley and Company, and private coaching sessions with Johnson, Delk, PokerXFactor’s Chris “Fox” Wallace, and Michael “tuna_fish_tank” Stroh. Entrants can also receive a one-month CardRunners Gold Subscription, Texas Hold’em strategy cards, a one-year membership to the Down to the Felt Club, a one-year subscription to Australia Poker Weekly, and a PMS PokerWear prize pack.
To be eligable for the prizes you need to go to the PokerNations Forums and post your Full Tilt user name in the associated thread. After posting your info (note: you do not need to provide anything other than your user name!!), and most likely registering at the forum, you will receive a one month membership to the Down to the Felt Club (retail: $25).
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