Bad Beat on Cancer May 24th, 2009

[Fonzi]

On May 24th at 18:00 ET, Full Tilt Poker along with www.HoldemPokerChat.com will be running a charity tournament for the Bad Beat on Cancer Organization.

Cost for the tournament is $5 for the prize pool, plus an additional $5 for the charity. Several Full Tilt Poker Pros will be playing along with us.

Details for the tournament are as follows:

May 24th, 6:00pm ET
Full Tilt Poker
Private tournament tab: Bad Beat on Cancer
Password: badbeat
$5 plus $5
Tournament #91037395
(Under the Private Tournaments tab)

Even if you can't make it, please consider registering anyway since all proceeds will go to the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation. I hope to see you all there.

About the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation:

The Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation was started in 1985 when Founder and President Carolyn Aldige first understood the power of prevention to defeat cancer -- and recognized that too few of the country's resources were used to promote cancer prevention research or education. Today, it is one of the nation's leading health organizations and has catapulted cancer prevention to prominence. Since its inception the Foundation has provided more than $74 million in support of cancer prevention and early detection research and education programs. CRPF peer-reviewed grants have been awarded to more than 250 scientists from more than 150 of the leading academic medical centers nationwide. This research has been pivotal in developing a body of knowledge that is the basis for important cancer prevention and early detection strategies.

About Bad Beat on Cancer:

Bad Beat on Cancer was started a few years ago by Rafe Furst and Phil Gordon to help fund cancer research and prevention – by playing poker. They ask professionals and amateurs alike to donate 1% of whatever they win at the WSOP. They've been extraordinarily successful over the last few years, raising over $1 million for a very worthy cause. It's a very fiscally responsible organization, nearly 86 cents from every dollar goes to the cancer research programs that they're funding. It's a great organization and they have most of the world's greatest players signed up.

[Assistanc3]

had a really good turn out last time this was held
Fonzi can correct me if I am wrong but was around $800 raised
with 13 pro's registered

lets try to top this time

[Fonzi]

You're way off buddy, we had 577 players, raised almost 3k and had over 20 pros. We're working our asses off to make this one even bigger.

[Assistanc3]

I was guestimating off the numbers from my screen shot I had from 4 days before the trny started
I knew u would correct me ;)

lets get registered early everyone

[shamanalix]

May I pass this announcement along to other forums I play with? I'm paid and registered...

[lkport]

That is fine as long as they do not remove the Holdem Poker Chat sponsorship at the top. We are sponsoring it, and Fonzi did set it up so we kinda want our name to remain associated with the event.

[Fonzi]

Please post this all over the web

[lkport]

Just a reminder. This charity game is tomorrow!

You get to play Andy Bloch

[spidyberge]

seems to be for a great cause but i have run into some bad luck , and i'm down to my last $2.00 on there and can't afford it . great job all who play in it , and gl .

[Fonzi]

Come on Guys, we have over 10,000 members, let's raise some money for a worthy cause. Cancer affects everyone, let's help put an end to this deadly disease.

I know many of you are members on other forum, please make a post on those forums so we can get more people in. (do not post our FTP affiliate link as other sites don't allow this)

Bad Beat on Cancer
May 24th, 6:00pm ET
Full Tilt Poker
Private tournament tab: Bad Beat on Cancer
Password: badbeat
$5 plus $5
Tournament #91037395
(Under the Private Tournaments tab)