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Charity Poker Challenge benefits five area charities
August 1st, 2011

Charity Poker Challenge benefits five area charities

Area media were invited to participate in a “Charity Poker Challenge” hosted by Horseshoe Casino and World Series of Poker on Sunday April 7th at the Poker Room at Horseshoe Casino in Shreveport.

Over 70 participated played in this charity poker tournament to win $5,000 for their charity. After a lot of fancy poker skills, lucky dealt cards, fancy bluffing, but mostly lots of great fun in the 3 hours of play, the result was that 5 media finalists agreed to split the $5,000 winnings to allow each of their charities to receive $1,000.  The winners were:  Larry Ryan who awarded his winnings to the Krewe of Centaur; Byron Trust who awarded his winnings to the Philadelphia Center, Stephen Kempf who awarded his winnings to MDA, Justin Greene who awarded his winnings to St. Jude Medical Research, and Phillip Scurria who awarded his winnings to the Service over Self- a Youth Ministry.

This Charity Poker Challenge was the kick off event of Horseshoe Casino hosting of the first of the 16 stops of the World Series of Poker Tour which will take place on September 8th through September 19th.

Special thanks to the World Series of Poker and Horseshoe Casino was hosting this charity event to benefit five area charities.

(NOTE:  The Best of Times proudly participated in this “Charity Poker Challenge” and was represented by Gary Calligas, Publisher and radio show host along with one of his radio show listeners selected in a contest to join him in this tournament, Ms. Jo Anne Woodard of Shreveport.  Though they both did not win for their selected charities of Caddo Council on Aging and Bossier Council on Aging, they did have fun in participating in this unique tournament.)

 

  

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