One of the best ways to promote a charitable cause is with a fundraiser and poker tournaments are one of the most proven, effective fundraising activities. With over 30 years of expertise, Vegas Concepts is the leader in charity fundraising events. Follow this guide to ensure success with your charity fundraising event!

A charity poker tournament or Casino Night can be a glamorous way to achieve your non-profit organization’s fundraising goals. The benefits of hosting a poker tournament are many – donors will look forward to the event and you will likely have the opportunity to introduce new supporters (who love playing poker) to your organization. Share Charity Golf Tournament 2021 with your friends. Save Charity Golf Tournament 2021 to your collection. A schedule of Illinois Charity Poker poker tournaments, including time, buy-in, blind structure, and more. You also can find Illinois Charity Poker phone number, address, and website info. Poker tournaments is a great way to raise money for your non-profit organization. Royal can put everything in place so that all you need to do is find the location and invite all your poker players. If your guests don't know how to play we will have a training session just for them! Charity poker is even bigger than traditional charity golf, billiards or tennis events. There’s a good amount of logistics that goes into proper planning and running of a charity poker tournament. Generally speaking, the more effort you put into the event beforehand, the smoother it will run and the better the experience for all involved.

For Starters…

• Your charity must be a 501 c-3. (Non-Profit).

• Tournament director and VCI will customize the Tournament.

• Each player will be giving a donation to the charity cause for the seat
  in the Poker Tournament. 3-hour timed tournament on two hours of elimination and final
  table in the last hour.

• We suggest $50, $100, $200 per seat for your Tournament.

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Table Sponsorship

• Sell the poker tables to individuals or corporations.

• Print 4×6 – VCI provides table tent signs for recognition of sponsors.

A Successful Approach for Non-profit Events

• Paypal for registration of event
  Day of Tournament.

• As your guests register, Vegas Concept’s will randomly place
  your guests at the tables.

• We suggest starting each player with 3-k or 2,500 in chips for a
  three-hour tournament.

• After play has begun, the computer moves the blinds up every 7
  to 15 minutes for the first hour.

• The blinds will start at 100/200 and increase every 7 to 15
  minutes 200/400, etc.

• As this happens, players will be eliminated from the tournament.

• Tables will be consolidated as we see 3 or less players at any
  given table.

Rebuys

• Re-buy amounts should always be one half of the seats price
  donation.

• Rebuys are for either 1,500 or 1,250 in chips. One add-on buy.
  Rebuys will be for the first hour only.

• What we have experienced at Fundraisers is that “UNLIMITED
  re-buys” give the Tournament a new flare. Basically, a player
  could pay to win the Tournament. We have raised more money
  for our charities by allowing unlimited re-buys for local charity
  events.

Tournament Play

• The first two hours VCI will do an eliminations style tournament.

• As players are eliminated and drop out of the tournament, they
  will leave their table. The Pit boss will move the remaining
  players to consolidate the tables.

• The top 12 players will be at the final table in the last hour. We
  will give the players a voucher for the total value of their chips at
  the end of the two hours. Each player will come to the final table
  with the amount of chips they had at the end of the first two
  hours of play. They have to present the voucher to the Pit Boss
  on the final table to get their chips. Then as play at the final table progresses, your guests will start
  cheering for their favorite players. The final table really gets the
  gallery into hooting and hollering for their favorite player.

Vegas Concepts Provides

• Chip value vouchers (Hold’em/Poker only).

• 4×6 acrylic table tent signs (for recognition of table sponsors).

Client Provides

• Require 2- committee members to assist are Tournament director
  in collecting cash or credit cards transactions for re-buys sales.

• The charity needs to supply the event with I-Pad and credit card
  app download and tested wifi, with charges.

Vegas Concepts can also provide professional/Custom poker supplies

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• Custom poker chips with your logo

• Playing cards with the charity logo

• Custom poker sets

• Custom Poker table felts

Poker Tournaments For Fundraising Websites

Start planning your Charity Fundraiser Poker Tournament today by giving us a call at 972-438-1800, or request a quote online!