Charity Poker Tour for Bistrots du Coeur and Inde
The International Swiss Youth Chambre from La Côte organizes for social causes,the Charity Poker Tour. The main prize will be up to 12,000 dollars. Saturday, 24 May 2008, at Cannes, six poker stars will participate at a special charity poker tournament. In stake: 1 million dollars given to the social help organizations. A week later, at Gland, the participants gather in a larger number (maximum 200), but less prestigious and with less impressive stakes. The principle yet remains the same: playing for a good cause.
“Each player will give an entry fee of 300 dollars, explains Grégoire Villard-organizer of the main event. The third party is splited in gains for the tournament, the rest being shared between Bistrots du Coeur and a sustain project of micro credits in Inde, launched by Caritas organization.”
If the tournament announces to be complete, 15,000 dollars will be designated to Caritas and other 5,000 dollars to a local association initiated by the International Swiss Youth Chambre-organizer of the Charity Poker Tour.
“We have given free snack breaks last December. The aim being to develop, to give more, we are always searching for new resources. This tournament takes part of our development plan.”, says the organizer.
As for the players, the first twenty-seven will be distributed at least with their stakes, as long as the limit of 150 participants will be overcast.” The computing depends evidently on the number of competitors. In the best case, the winner will leave with 12,000 dollars.” The others will , themselves, take advantage of the adrenaline rides that can cause the competition to launch “from 10 o’clock Saturday morning, to dawn.”
Concerning the entrance fee, Grégoire Villard justifies the costs without any difficulty.” We must see this manifestation as a support dinner. As long as we take part at this kind of events, we can easily give 200 dollars for eating, without any gaining afterwards.” And the worst is that, one week later, another tournament is held at Chavannes-de-Bogis. For 100 dollars as stake, but without any humanitarian goals.
May 15 2008 01:45 pm | Uncategorized