KW Poker Fundraiser for Slo Pitch Team - April 01, 2006

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Folks:

:ah I am a member of a Slo-Pitch team in the KW area (KW Slacker's Slo-Pitch Team) that is going to the Canadian National Finals in Lethbridge AB in August.

:ac "So What!!" you say......

:ad Well, our team is having a Poker Tourney to try and raise funds for the trip.  There will also be door prizes, 50/50, twoonie toss for glass bats, raffles, etc. going on during the tourney.

:as All details can be found at the following link...

http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/3993/SlackersPoker.htm

We are doing pre-register and pre-pay, and it is a $55.00 entry ($5.00 goes towards grub in case you were wondering about the odd $ amount), and only allowing 100 people to enter.  The date is April 1st and cards fly at 12 noon sharp.  Please contact either of the following for best bet of registering:

Louise 519-894-6922

Lorraine 519-620-7277

Hope to see you all out there...... and thanks for the support.

Please ensure that you advise one of these ladies that you heard about this on the Poker forum, and that you visited Ian's page.

Big E

I'd be very, very careful with this....it may sound like a great idea but your website clearly states you WILL be taking a rake at this event at the NL games going on during the tournament. Taking part of the entry fee for food, rentals, etc. is kind of a gray area and although it is not really a rake it could be taken as such (and I believe the local police would consider it a rake) BUT outright stating you're taking a rake is, well, for lack of a better word.....just plain stupid. This event is illegal if you take any rake whatsoever so I would suggest you investigate the legalities a little closer...or bar the doors and hope the cops don't show up.

QueenNine

The payouts are out of whack too.

7th-10th lose $5 for finishing in the money.

Charging $55 and having 55% going to pay for costs and fund raising is way too steep. I wouldn't be interested in something that is only contributing 45% of the buy in towards the prize pool.

Good luck though.

haddon

I could see everyone playing it regardless of how poorly it is set up if it were for a dying child or something. But slo pitch...

Goodluck though, with the tourny and the ball.

The Prophet 22

Glad to hear you have 80 pre-sold tickets for your event. I hope it goes well.

Prophet 22

jpajamas

Excuse my for touching this with my 11 ft. pole, cuz I'm not touchin' it with my 10!

witchdoctor

Be very very careful......there have been some big time crackdowns lately when it comes to the cops. Big E is very right...advertising how much of a rake you are taking from the main tourney is one thing, but advertising a rake on the cash games is just inviting the police to knock on your door. I would be extra extra careful if the lodge has its liquor licence and if they are planning on serving beer. If it gets busted they will lose their licence and get a BIG fine!!!! You really should have looked into the legalities of this event because there is nothing legal about it, and you could stand to lose a lot more then you could make. Also for the record, even holding a 50/50 draw requires a licence!!! If I were you I would take down your website advertising the event as soon as you have sold all of your tickets (or now!!!)