Come to Vegas Meet Drivers, Help Kids! hope to see you there!
The Las Vegas chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities will hold its third annual Cards for Kids Texas Hold ’em Poker Tournament Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Cannery Hotel & Casino. The charity event will help to kick off the sixth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Tournament players will have the opportunity to compete against NHRA drivers Brandon Bernstein, "Hot Rod" Fuller, Cory McClenathan, Ron Capps, Morgan Lucas, Eric Medlen, Greg Anderson, Melanie Troxel, Dave Grubnic, and "Fast Jack" Beckman.
Entry fee (buy-in) is $250, and players will receive $1,000 in tournament chips. Players also will receive complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks throughout the evening.
A total prize purse of $5,000 will be up for grabs at the event, with a guaranteed first-place prize of $1,400. The top nine players will each receive part of the cash prize, and other players will have the chance to win a variety prizes donated by local businesses. Participants and observers also will have a chance to purchase raffle tickets for the opportunity to win a Jack Daniel’s poker set, autographed NHRA memorabilia, and more.
For entries and information, call Janae Melvin, (702) 632-8242; e-mail,
[email protected].
Speedway Children's Charities (
www.speedwaycharities.org) is a nonprofit foundation based in Charlotte, N.C., that distributes funds to charities and foundations providing medical, emotional, and social services to children in need.
Last December, the Las Vegas chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities granted $275,000 to 67 local children’s causes during its annual grant-distribution ceremony